Jamie Hoffmann Added To Dodgers' 40-Man Roster
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 7:00 AM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers added outfielder Jamie Hoffmann to the 40-man roster on Friday, protecting him from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Hoffmann was selected by the Nationals in last year's Rule 5 draft, then traded to the Yankees to complete an earlier trade for reliever Brian Bruney. Hoffmann was returned to the Dodgers in spring training this season, and spent the season in Triple A.
Hoffmann, who turned 26 in August, saw time in the majors in 2009, filling in for the injured Xavier Paul during the 50-game suspension of Manny Ramirez. Hoffman had little time to adjust to the show, but collected four hits in 22 at-bats, including two doubles and one home run, hitting .182/.167/.409 in 14 games. He hit .284/.360/.455 with the Isotopes in 2009, and hit .310/.369/.431 with the Isotopes in 2010, although his plate discipline waned this year:
| Jamie Hoffmann in Triple A | |||
| Year | PA | BB% | K% |
| 2009 | 293 | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| 2010 | 608 | 7.1% | 16.1% |
At the very least, Hoffmann will avoid joining Shane Victorino, who was selected from the Dodgers in both the 2002 and 2004 Rule 5 drafts. Hoffmann is probably the best defensive outfielder currently on the 40-man roster, which now has 34 players. In fact, as of now Hoffmann is one of only three right-handed-hitting outfielders on the 40-man roster, joining Matt Kemp and Trayvon Robinson, who is a switch hitter.
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Get outta bed ladies.
Drop your cocks and grab your socks.
Knees to the breeze in 5 minutes!
There was no NPUT that I noticed in the last thread, with a few people continuing to add comments during the day, so I had no idea there was a new thread. 12 hours later I got here.
I honestly don't know how this continues to be a problem
IT’S ON THE FRONT PAGE
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You have created a monster
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
I’m probably not the only person who keeps only ONE PAGE of TBLA open at a time. It’s on a web page with about 10 other tabs for different sites open. I follow the current page, keep coming back to it until I see an NPUT. I don’t keep flashing back and forth to the FRONT PAGE continuously.
The very fact that comment pages auto-update with new comments is a great feature. But it also means that I never have to refresh, so I get out of the habit of doing so. That means that even “Recent Posts” on the right doesn’t update with the new post (not that I’d necessarily notice). So, like nolander says, you’ve created a monster.
But if you’re interested in why it continues to be a problem – that’s why. I have only the current page open, so I don’t see the front page. With no baseball on, I’m less obsessive about checking back, so I get out of date for longer periods now.
Who Else?
I wonder who else will be added or exposed to the rule5. Any guesses.
I'll have a whole post up the Rule 5 and 40 man roster additions
it’s aleady written..i’m just trying to decide when to post it. I might post it tomorrow since the Dodgers could add more guys any time, and i want to have it up before they do that
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 6, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's the rub
I can’t tell if this is like the good old days when BYU could win a national title, or if this is just a result ESPN’s giant spin cycle. Cause on its own, nothing about this matchup says primetime television.
by Josie Becker on Nov 6, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Because they are really good teams, and been good to great the last couple of years?
The rankings are always partly based on how you finished the year before. Also, both teams are undefeated in Nov.
Utah’s signature win over Iowa St really impresses you huh? TCU beating Oregon St means they should be in the hunt for the national title? I know some D-II teams go undefeated, maybe we should throw them in the pot
by Josie Becker on Nov 6, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Why you gotta hate the Mormons and the Southern Baptists?
More seriously, you can’t blame teams from lesser conferences for not scheduling better teams if the better teams try to duck them.
Teams from the SEC rarely play out of conference unless its to schedule a 1-AA pasty. And you can stop complaining about Utah as soon as they beat Cal next year.
If Utah can run the Pac12 table then more power to them. Except they won’t. My beef is that Cal in ’04 lost only once, to NT winner USC and had to play in the Holiday Bowl. But the winner of Utah/TCU is going to go to a BCS bowl based on a season where they only play one team from an automatic conference.
You make excuses for Mid-Majors but you fault Auburn for essentially scheduling a second bye week in a conference where every since team is a either a potential BCS bowl contender or just coming off a stretch of being a BCS level team
by Josie Becker on Nov 6, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s treating mid-majors with kid gloves, instead of subjecting them to the same scrutiny everyone else goes through.
by Josie Becker on Nov 6, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
The reason Cal went to the Holiday bowl in 04 has more to do with offering automatic bids to crappy conference winners such as the Big East or ACC.
I don’t see it as treating mid-majors with kid gloves, I see it that a system that is inherently flawed (the Bowl system, and the Ranking system) you can’t just claim that both teams are over rated because they can’t schedule anyone better than Iowa St, or Oregon St.
Auburn is different because the SEC as a whole can do it, but choose not to because of an Conference philosophy of scheduling teams from a lower conference right in the middle of the college football season in order to not play a good team.
FWIW here are the computer rankings:
TCU: 6, 2, 2, 3, 5, 3 (average: 3)
Utah: 8, 7, 10, 10, 13 (average: 9)
They are legitimately good teams, and it’s the best matchup of the day, using either human polls or computer averages, or a combination of both.
By contrast, LSU (computer average: 6) vs Alabama (15)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
computers. what is this game coming to?
by Josie Becker on Nov 6, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Computers, human polls. They all tell a tale you don’t like hearing.
The 2004 Cal Bears will never play in a BCS game. Get over it.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
BOOOO
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Dodgers current payroll
Players on the field $77,135,000
Defeered payments $17,327,596
Total on the sidebar $94,462,596
What’s the point?
For the Dodgers to have a $120,000,000 payroll for ‘players on the field’, they would need to add $42,865,000
heh, like that’s gonna happen …
Even if they did somehow magically have 40million dollars to spend, that money would go quickly if they tried to fill all of their needs.
Ned’s Shopping List:
Starting Pitcher
Starting Pitcher
Starting Pitcher
Long Reliever
Middle Reliever (Sorry Tron)
Second Baseman
Catcher
Left Fielder
LHH 3B Platoon Partner
RHH 1B Platoon Partner
Backup Outfielder
Backup 3/5
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
True
it’s still a long list. And we probably need a LOOGY too if Elbert doesn’t show up to Spring Training
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
not physically show up
baseball-wise show up. Yeah, we’ll probably need to find one anyway.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Ed Wade said he’s “not presiding over a youth movement.” Astros could move Carlos Lee to 1st base and sign a LF (which would leave Brett Wallace in AAA).
I gotta say, Auburn scheduling an 1-AA team IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER is fucking bush league.
It almost should be an automatic disqualification for any national championship consideration.
but Utah playing no one of substance is fine?
by Josie Becker on Nov 6, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
@AdamWFoster on twitter:
Jerry Sands doesn’t provide passable D anywhere but 1B & his swing isn’t conducive to hitting hitting off-speed. Won’t be a MLB regular.
@neufaustcan
But, but [insert someone being paid by the Dodgers or an affiliate] said [insert Dodger OF] was a good fielder
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm still going to go with the guy who watched him play 100 games
compared to the guy who just say him for 5 games until I see for myself. If Hugh is that far off on his ability to play the outfield then we’ll know that going forward. As far as hitting off speed pitches that is every prospects bug a boo and as yet I’ve seen little indication that Matt Kemp has a swing conducive to hitting off speed pitches.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I guess it’s nice to see scouting reports disagreeing instead of the usual, “this guy is perfect!” /struggles in the bigs "well I knew all along he’d struggle because of
by regfairfield on Nov 6, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Where is he getting that from? The same scout who says he's Billy Ashley?
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It's just weird
the people who have seen him play a lot say he’s very solid defensively. I wonder why the discrepancy? Maybe he had a few bad games in those few games he saw him play? Just curious and curiouser.
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Haven’t the only people who have said Sands is good defensively all been either in the Dodger org or minor league affiliate?
I remember Hugh saying he was good but an announcer will always be biased just based on the fact that he watches his own so much more than others.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 2:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Hugh was one
and I was trying to skip the Dodger scouts guys.
But BA wrote this about him this Summer so that was another thing that made me think of it.
When Sands spent the season’s first three months tearing up the low Class A Midwest League, it was easy to be skeptical of a 22-year-old beating up on younger competition. While 123 plate appearances is a small sample size, what Sands is doing after skipping a level to go to Double-A is impressive. Sands went 3-for-4 with two home runs, giving him 11 in 29 Double-A games and 29 in 98 games on the year. Sands has made enough of an impression on some scouts to project him as a major league regular with plus power and solid defense at either first base or a corner outfield position.
Er, I dont know if LADodgerTalk counts as anything definitive, er, but they wrote this
While Sands has played primarily first base this spring, he’s by no means a clogger or defensive liability. His speed is probably his weakest tool, but it’s at least average. And he has enough range and athleticism to handle an outfield corner with an arm good enough for right.
Sickels Minor League Ball notes this summer wrote this in Sands write-up:
Defensively, he’s split the season between first base and right field. His outfield range is reportedly limited, but his arm plays pretty well.
anyway, FWIW…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hugh is a beat writer not an announcer
so I would not call him bias, unless you think Tony Jackson/Dylan are biased when giving personal opinions on players abilities.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
They are biased. With offense, it doesn’t matter because we have stats to tell us one way or the other.
With defense, we are still in the infancy of defensive stats so we are forced to rely too much on subjective things.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Biased not from a rooting sense, but based on watching one guy 125 games or so, while watching comparable players in maybe 10 games or less.
It’s the same bullshit like when Michael Kay said Derek Jeter was a great fielding SS because “you have to see him every day.”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
if only he had tools
you know who has tools? Dee Gordon, kids got some fucking tools. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Bahaha
Look at his top 100 from last year, hes seriously not biased! : 0
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
according to him
dee gordon is not a top 200 prospect in baseball….r
At the very least, Hoffmann will avoid joining Shane Victorino, who was selected from the Dodgers in both the 2002 and 2004 Rule 5 drafts. Hoffmann is probably the best defensive outfielder currently on the 40-man roster, which now has 34 players. In fact, as of now Hoffmann is one of only three right-handed-hitting outfielders on the 40-man roster, joining Matt Kemp and Trayvon Robinson, who is a switch hitter.
Wasn’t one of the reasons Trent Oljent was called up because he was described as a better defender over Hoffmann?
According to MLBTR
Teams bidding on Hisashi Iwakuma are:
The A’s
The Mariners
The Rangers
I’m annoyed since this would have been a good way to acquire a 3 for comparatively cheaper than it would be to sign, say, Jorge De La Rosa.
Fuck Ken Rosenthal
and
the Giants
by 68elcamino427 on Nov 6, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This just in
Forgetting that you put your Gatorade in the freezer, followed by thawing out said Gatorade overnight, followed by trying to drink said Gatorade when there is still ice in it will produce the worst Gatorade in the history of mankind.
Even worse than Citrus flavor.
This just makes no sense
Gatorade in the flavors of anything blue or red are amazing. I <3 Gatorade.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Please, I'm already hungover, I don't need to throw up again
I never liked the yellow flavor, but I had it once after a football practice when it was extremely warm, and I’m sure that’s what piss tastes like, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Also has Yellow 5
but I don’t think a low sperm count is going to really hold you back
Sorry, that’s mean lol
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Lemon lime is classic
But tropical fruit and mango are my favorites
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 4:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Haha
From writer Michael David Smith:
Michigan beats Illinois 67-65. When these two schools played in basketball in February the score was 51-44.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Bush
Rays put this former #1 bust on their 40-man today. He’s now a reliever who put up a 13.17 K/9 (SSS).
I was wondering if he was even still around
It’s crazy to think he went from such a high draft pick (1st overall to the Pads, right?) as a SS to a freakin reliever. I wonder if he will be able to make the majors as a reliever at one point.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
can we at least all agree that Utah, losing 20-0 to TCU at home, really didn’t deserve top 10 billing?
Or, you know, TCU could actually be good.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 3:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That’s like saying the 2004 Cal Bears didn’t deserve to go to the Rose Bowl based on them not showing up and losing the Holiday Bowl.
Rankings change. Utah is legit. They were top 10 before today, they won’t be after. It happens.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 3:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
From behind the ESPN pay wall:
Jason Churchill has thrown out the names of Pavano, de la Rosa and Bad Penny as possible pick ups for the rotation. He also pointed out that we may resign the Night Stalker and Kuroda.
Good to know,
I quit reading them for a while.
Penny may return only if
Bowa does too
Jeff Kent for 1B Coach
by 68elcamino427 on Nov 6, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp mutters:
Lock and load muther Fu..ers, lock and load……..
I’m sofa king pissed that delias man isn’t buying us a copy of the Sands/Lee autocard.
Lame shit right there.
Wake me up when Oregon isn’t leading
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 2:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
They had this game on at the laundromat I've been in this afternoon
I saw the lead go from close to not so close in what felt like a matter of seconds…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Oregon is so ridiculously fast.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 3:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Frighteningly so
I’d be afraid to see them play one of those horrible Big 10 defenses right now. Could score 80 points.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
If the TCU / Boise St title game doesn’t come to fruition, I would love to see Oregon’s offense against TCU’s defense.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 3:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Btw, Sickels on Jake Lemmerman right after the Draft
5) Jake Lemmerman, SS, Duke University: Reliable defender but will likely move to second base due to range limits. Bat may be questionable but he has some power. This could be a mild overdraft but not a horrible pick.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/6/10/1509803/los-angeles-dodgers-draft-review
Of course anything could happen after this season, but he’s certainly not looking like an overdraft ,and yeah, not a horrible pick. :-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
the
Only Black and Orange at the Rose Bowl today is OSU.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 3:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
They are about to lose to LSU
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 4:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ahh
Well Nebraska was like 7 and they won, albeit by 1 in OT, but they could get it.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Probably LSU
7 through 10 were bunched up and 5-6 lost
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 4:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Could
Ohio State make it back up there.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 4:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sad news
@dSoldevila Moises Alou says #Phillies Moyer probably won’t pitch again in career after elbow injury pitching for Escogido in DR
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 3:57 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
That really is odd
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
Crazy last 20 seconds
Nebraska intercepts an OT fake PAT attempt to win the game, and JoePa wins 400.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Joe Paterno’s wife came from the same casting company that brought us Marge Hearn.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 4:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Just throwing this out there, if you don't like it send it right back
Kosuke Fukudome has a .793 career OPS against righties. Could he be half of the answer to our LF platoon question?
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
793 ops?
Why would we want that? I honestly rather have Pods out there.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
Ok
Podsednik has a career .735 against righties, .721 overall.
There’s no way we’d pay more than a couple million dollars of the money he’s owed, so if you pair him with someone who can play left and hit lefties well, he’d fit the mold. Not saying he’s THE choice, but that if we could get him for moderate prospects and $2-3mil, there’s nothing wrong with that.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Honestly, what is the difference in having a guy with a .735 OPS or .793?
Pretty much the same shit, just more expensive, even if they eat a chunk of the contract.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I like Fukudome’s OBP and his ability to walk but thats about it.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
Fukudome’s a better fielder (he’s a plus defender in right, Pods is about average in left) and a better hitter (career wOBA of .342, which has also gotten progressively better each year he’s been in the majors versus Pods’ .338, .323 last 2 years)
if we’re not paying most of the $13M, and it doesnt cost us much prospect-wise, Fukudome’s a clear upgrade
I don’t understand how a 60 point OPS increase can be considered the same.
.735 is below average, .793 would be roughly average. You just can’t let Fukudome hit against lefties. Sound familiar?
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
If I am gonna have a LF platoon, I rather have someone mash rightes. Not a overpriced aging star who could cost money and some prospects. 13 million dollars is a lot of money.. if we are not giving up anything of worth, why would they eat 10 million dollars or more?
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
When it's that low, it may as well be the same
Now if we are talking about the difference from .793 to .850, then you’ll have something.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
isnt that the type of thinking that leaves us with Theriot and Podsednik types?
an upgrade is an upgrade. a league average hitter will help us score more runs than a below league average hitter. the bump from .793 to .850 isn’t bigger, it would still be a linear increase in runs scored.
If an upgrade of only 60 points when it’s still in the .700s in OPS is going to cost more in money or prospects, it’s not worth it. Paul didn’t show much of anything, and Hoffman isn’t a league average starter, but I would have gladly had them play over pods and kept the prospects and the money (though not a huge amount, really) that went to Pods.
The difference can be very noticeable when the numbers go higher, such as 2008 Matt Kemp OPSing about .800, and 2009 Andre Ethier OPSing about .870.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
it might be more noticeable, of course. but i dont think it means you score any more runs because of it, though.
and of course, i put a little asterisk of “depending on how much salary the Cubs eat + what prospects it will cost us” in my first post. But if the price is right, i dont think we should hesitate to get Fukudome instead of Pods. it’s worth the upgrade. Even if Fukudome doesnt start, he’d be a better 4th OF.
I really hope someone in our farm system can be our 4 and 5 OFers. Trading prospects and money for a 4th OF is exactly what we don’t need to do.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
thats true
which is why i said Fukudome probably isnt happening. I was just arguing that the difference between Pods and Fukudome is considerable.
It is not sure how Ivdown doesn't grasp the difference in 60 OPS points
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ok, we would be paying Pods, if we resign him, about 3 million, correct? Do you think there is an way possible we don’t give up much, and we get the Cubs to pay 9 million of his 12 million dollar salaray? If that is the case, then i’m fine with getting the upgrade. If we have to pay more than 3 million plus one or two good prospects for him, for a guy who is OPSing almost .800 against righties for his career, to be a platoon guy btw, the jump from .735 to nearly .800 doesn’t really matter.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Oregon was a 37-point favorite this morning
They scored 0 in the first quarter, then proceeded to win 53-16.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 4:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Wow
so was the line 36.5 or 37.5? That’s a bitch if it was 37.5 and you took the over
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Depends on when you bet
Line was 36 then 36.5 yesterday, 37 today.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 4:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Which
I still think you lose but I don’t bet enough to know for sure.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 5:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
oh man
i thought i was missing it, turned it on, only to see the giants winning the world series… 20 more min haha
d'oh!
not my intention man, I wouldn’t trick anyone into that. ha ha.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
It's on tv and online too!
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6261176
Just checking in now. Anything cool happen Dodger related yet?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Are they sweaters made of dogs? Or sweaters made for Dogs? One is emo and one is black metal.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
So I got home from the movies
and discover my puppy somehow got into my closet and destroyed about $500 worth of shoes including some new ones I got for my new job. Now I have to rush out and get some more tomorrow. I’m considering Labrador stew tonight.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Stew? That's Sick!!
everyone knows you gotta go Korean BBQ with dogs. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
(no offense to Koreans…hehe)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
and
gets a steal!! Stole third, was on second from a wild pitch
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
and
scores.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Very nice indeed
Go Tray.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I'll just keep watching til Elbert gets the save
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I forgot the game was on, I havent turned on MLB network since the end of the WS
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
Yeah it's nice to be able to watch a baseball game again
with no angst or depression ;-)
actually i have to leave before Elbert comes in for the save. But hope it’s fun.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Trayvon grounds out sharply 2nd time up
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Belt hasn't impressed me at 1st
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
how'd he do?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Pretty good. fly out to tray, single by revere, and i think a 143 DP
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
Nice
That’ll do, Egbert, that’ll do.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I wish people would stop calling Elbert "Egbert"
It doesn’t work as a cutesy nick-name since it is the actual name of another pitcher drafted the same year Elbert was drafted, 2004. White Sox 2004 13th rounder Jack Egbert, who pitched in the majors 2.2 innings in 2009.
that is the opposite of the truth, btw. hope the winking face made that clear, but just wanted to be sure… hahah
Mintxcore McJerkface
;-)
Yeah I don’t know if Egbert deserves to stick either. I think it’s more that I enjoy how much people strangely seem to enjoy the idea of it. It won’t stick. Though I’m pretty keen on calling him El-bair (as in Stephen Colbert) and seeing if that will catch on as the truth.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
But we're watching the two Grindhouse movies in HD
so gonna get back to that as soon as Trayvon’s at bat is over!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Especially since
I can’t imagine the dumb Yankee poster who suggested trading Granderson and Hughes for Billingsley, Kemp, Kuo, and “Egbert” actually meant a dude who got demoted and quite the game. They musta meant Ethier.
So, if anything, it’s Ethier who should get the Egbert nickname.
Yes, I’ve been drinking gin. Why do you ask?
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Bert
you’re shouting Bert
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Humma
“are you drinking gin” is definetely a question we would never ask you. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about the idea of a Fukudome platoon
I think I’ll pour myself another gin.
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By the way
This is tonight’s cheese. It’s very tasty, and I certainly recommend it. But I give it below average marks on texture; even after sitting on my counter for two days (in this heat!) it didn’t soften up quite as much as I’d like.
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Glorified TV dinner for us --
Costco prepared food. I don’t want to say it was bad, but there’s only so good something that says “keep refrigerated” can be when its expiration date is four months in the future.
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I don't know if you want kids or not,
and you certainly have time to decide…
….but those are the words of a woman what has no kids.
Which is fine. I’m not criticizing by any means. Just saying… if she ever pushes out a kid, she’d better be prepared to cut a corner or two or three or a million.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 6, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahah oh yeah
ive been unemployed for the last 2 years so its not a big deal to spend an hour or two to make dinner… things iwll changed im sure. hahah but thats still a couple years away, at least until i get a job :\
It's tough to hear I'm sure
and I sure as hell didn’t do this when I was unemployed — this’ll shock you, but I was a worrywart - so maybe this is “do as I say and not as I do” -
But try to enjoy the time while you’re unemployed.
If you’re gonna worry instead — and trust me, I understand that, because all I did was worry — then my other piece of advice is this:
All thing must pass, and this, too, shall pass.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 6, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
strike fail. i hate that.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 6, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, i've enjoyed my unemployed time
for the most part. but now that my unemployment checks have stopped (its been 99 weeks…) is when the worry sets in hahah when i have to pay the same bills and i dont have that little bit of weekly money from the govt to help, yeah hahah
hopefully something will come soon. my wife is prolly more freaked than i am thou.
nice play, can we have one of the Twins minor league OF prospects?
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
I hear that Jason Repko guy is pretty good ;)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
wow good job santa ana police
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2010/10/equality_california_noose_sant.php
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Anyone watching this AFL game on MLB network?
Looks like an All-Star game…wonder if any Dodgers are playing?
I didn’t see the roster, so I have no idea if hes there.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
pretty sure
the only Dodgers guys there are Tray and Elbert.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 6, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Elbert seems too old to be in the AFL.
I’m surprised they didnt just assign him to a winter league team.
I think hes still a rookie, and maybe they wanted Donny to get used to him for next season.
Hey Donny, meet Scott. This is what you hope you’ll get out of the pen, But you won’t. Hes got a lot of miles on his credit card that need using up.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
BTW
the Rays had their cuban signee playing. I think hes 28
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
Read comments above ;-)
Robinson and Elbert are playing/played.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Giants have figured out how to fast track guys to the majors..
The drafted Belt in 2009…then this year he went from A to AA to AAA.
Contrast that with the Dodgers having a guy like Kyle Russell plod his way thru the system…I really like (if you draft college players) to fast track them like the Giants have done….that way the sooner you find out if they can make it or if they cant.
Wondering the same
In watching the end of the game and also looking at the thread, it does seem that how the Dodgers seem to fast track or not players is a mystery. A’s also seem to be better at doing that with their prospects.
Begining to think that given money, Dodgers should go for Beltre even if they overspend, and then LF and 1st and the bench are populated with Gibbons, Sands, Blake, Loney, Paul, Hoffman,and Robinson.
DeJesus plays second with Jamie as a back-up. You decide who is worth it going into June, who can’t cut it is sent down, and hopefully one of these guys catches lightning in a bottle rather than wasting more time at Triple A.
True or False: there is no player currently in the Dodger system that should be fast-tracked.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 6, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
My own vote is this: maybe false, because depending on how Zach Lee does, maybe he gets fast-tracked. But maybe not, in which case, true.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 6, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Guys like Kyle Russell and Jerry Sands shouldnt spend any time in rookie leagues..and once they show competance at one level…bump them up.
I’d even throw Lemmerman into the discussion.
Not sure what the point of playing college players in Ogden…slows their development tracks IMO.
This USC – Arizona State game is nuts.
Arizona State with a 102 yrd kickoff returnt for TD.
Then a 65 yrd INT return for a TD.
29-27.
More craziness..
Arizona State scores a TD…33-29…
USC blocks the XP, runs it back for a safety..33-31 now.
The beginning of MLB free agency is a real snoozefest
NFL and NBA far more interesting out the gates.
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I have said
Before I would be surprised if any top free agent is signed before December except for teams signing their recently left players.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wasn't expecting much
MLB free agency is glacial in comparison to the other two, where most players have signed within a week of the gates opening, and many within the first 2 days.
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Remember
Both NFL and NBA have cap issues that impact who goes where. MLB just have whatever payroll limits each team sets.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
doesn't make it any less boring
but yeah I’m aware that in the NBA for example the top players know exactly how much money and for how many years they are going to sign for, they just have to decide from whom, which makes it pretty easy for some of them.
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Dennis Green triumphs over Jim Fassel
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
Free agent predictions (grain of salt)
on Fox Sports, from a variety of people:
Tracy Ringolsby says Konerko to the Dodgers:
L.A. is looking to deal James Loney. Konerko is an offensive upgrade who provides legit middle-of-lineup power but will be 35 in March, which limits length of deal.
No other FA predictions among their 11 players listed to the Dodgers.
I would be plenty happy to bring in Konerko.
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All depends on the cost. I could be talked into 2/$16m
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Would he really be that cheap?
Didn’t he just hit 39 home runs with an ops of 158? I guess he is 34, but that still seems low.
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Eric's football picks
Went 0-4-1 today.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep
The first time I decided to do a picks column, and it backfires royally.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mystique of playing USC
At the Coliseum is gone.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It
Could come back but it is not there presently
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ask Cal :)
No, you are right though.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 6, 2010 11:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
heck
Ask UCLA. I could see USC winning their next 4 games or going 2-2
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Josie
Is as bitter about Cal’s 2004 season as I am about the 1984 NBA Finals.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 6, 2010 11:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Once upon a time in Mexico
I joined a pool for their soccer league right after recently arriving at the office there . Obviously didn’t know anything about the teams and managed nary a winner in my picks for something like 9 matches. They laughed, I considered it to be a complete triumph.
If that 26 inch vizo goes on sale one more time
and sells out before I can get to it, I’m going to set their offices on fire(just down the street from me).
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
Found where I'm taking the girlfriend
http://latroza.com/beachhouse/amenities.htm
May need to make this place a routine visit if it works out.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
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