The Home Debut Of Rod Barajas Awaits
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 3:34 PM PDT
in Dodgers Game Previews
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PrintThere has been so much national media coverage of the Dodgers today, no doubt as the nation prepares for the home debut of Rod Barajas. The Phillies come to town atop the wild card race, with the Dodgers several games behind. The Dodgers really need to sweep, perhaps not only the Phillies, but the Giants as well this coming weekend.
I like really obscure baseball statistics, especially for things that aren't the easiest to track (even more if I'm not the one doing the tracking), so this stat from today's Dodgers game notes blew my mind: tonight's starters, Hiroki Kuroda and Roy Halladay, are the top two pitchers in baseball over the last three seasons when it comes to breaking bats.
| Fewest Batters Faced Per Broken Bat Since 2008 | |
| Pitcher | BF per Broken Bat |
| Roy Halladay | 18.8 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 20.8 |
| Fausto Carmona | 22.5 |
| Cole Hamels | 22.9 |
| CC Sabathia | 24.0 |
| minimum 1,000 BF; Source: STATS LLC | |
Broken bats is one of those things that you don't think much about, let alone think they are being tracked somewhere, by someone.
Halladay thew a perfect game in Florida earlier this year, and is the first pitcher to face the Dodgers in the same season of a perfect game since Randy Johnson, who pitched against the Dodgers three times in 2004 after his perfect game against Atlanta.
Deconstructing Kemp
You will never find a more detailed and thorough breakdown of a player and his performance than Chad Moriyama's analysis of Matt Kemp over at Memories of Kevin Malone. An excerpt can't possibly do it justice, but here is one:
Now going back to my original hypothesis, I believe Matt Kemp’s contact struggles stem from his inability to hit fastballs rather than curves and sliders, and as far as I can tell, the statistics back me up on this.
In 2009, he was worth 23 runs above average against fastballs and -4.3 runs above average against off-speed pitches. In 2010, he is worth 2.6 runs above average against fastballs and -3.8 runs above average against off-speed pitches.
If you only read one article on the Dodgers this year, it has to be this one. Except for everything ever written at True Blue LA of course.
Notes
- Ramon Troncoso, who has allowed 10 home runs in 40 1/3 innings combined between LA and Albuquerque since the beginning of May, is back with the Dodgers, taking the roster spot of one Manuel Aristides (Onelcida) Ramirez
- Ryan Theriot has a 10-game hitting streak, the fifth double-digit hitting streak by a Dodger this season
- Today is the one-year anniversary of the acquisition of Ronnie Belliard from the Nationals. In his time with the Dodgers, he has hit .265/.335/.435 in total, which is pretty much what you would expect
- Vicente Padilla will pitch on a rehab assignment for the Class A Inland Empire 66ers tonight. The game, the finale of a homestand in San Bernardino, starts at 7:05pm, and you can listen here.
- I don't have the legal expertise nor the desire to write about the McCourt divorce trial, which started today, but if you want updates, you should follow Josh Fisher (@DodgerDivorce) and Molly Knight (@molly_knight) on Twitter.
Get your guesses in for Xeifrank's game simulation here.
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV:Prime Ticket
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Wow, Manny really IS Belliard's idol
He even copied the whole magical, late-season acquisition performance headed into free agency, followed by a disappointing second act!
I threw Ronnie some love in the game recap yesterday. Both him and Gibbons had 1 PA (a pinch hit) and managed to get a hit and drive in a run.
by Michael White on Aug 30, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
According to ESPN:
Take steroids in baseball: Villain
Take steroids in football: You’re just being a man.
Take steroids in basketball: no mention at all, despite considered the most athletic of the major pro sports. (Seriously, why wasn’t Rashard Lewis trashed?)
This has always killed me. In football, guys are obviously taking stuff and they just act like it aint happening or that the sport is so tough that it is required.
It’s a joke.
Right
Nobody remembers the points scored by Kareem (okay, I do: 38,387), or the number of rushing yards by Emmitt Smith, Jim Brown, Walter Payton, or Barry Sanders.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It's just men
using drugs and the league not giving a fuck about them when they aren’t playing anymore.
But more people watch SNFB than any other show on Sunday’s!!!!!!
Roids in football lead to more dudes getting messed up, which is why 90% of people watch football. They should probably just switch to MMA, but they probably give up due to homophobia.
by regfairfield on Aug 30, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeesh. Not much stereotyping going on in that comment.
by Michael White on Aug 30, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Well there is the “reason to get drunk at 9:00 AM” crowd.
Do you doubt that there’s a huge amount of people who watch football just to watch hits?
by regfairfield on Aug 30, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I like football for a lot more than tackles.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
That’s great, but there’s lots of people, hell me included, that couldn’t name more than one defensive player per team and enjoy watching dudes get mashed. This really shouldn’t be a controversial statement.
by regfairfield on Aug 30, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say betting and now fantasy
are big reasons why it’s the No. 1 sport in the US, and will stay such
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
I can play fantasy baseball and bet on it too.
by regfairfield on Aug 30, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
but only 16 games a season, then a few playoff games
makes each one an event. It’s really just more in line with American mainstream values and culture.
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
I just want the divorce to end
I don’t care who wins, I don’t care who gets what. I just want the Dodgers to have an owner that can spend some money on Baseball.
by keithc13 on Aug 30, 2010 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think it is fair to say
that the Dodgers have spent money on their baseball team in the last 6 years.
Now has that been the McCourts’ money or from somewhere else, that remains to be seen.
I needed to be clearer
than I was earlier.
I want them to be able to spend, without using a divorce as a reason not to spend. I know wer have spent in the past, I just want them to be able to in the future.
I remain in the minority on this one
but really, until this waiver deai for Manny, I don’t think the divorce played into how the team spent money in 2010.
You think the waiver deal WAS influenced by the divorce?
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Have they used the divorce as a reason not to spend?
by Michael White on Aug 30, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That the fate of the Dodgers rests in a Divorce proceeding
of an owner who was in over his head in the first place. Par for the course this season I guess.
Bow down, when you're Westwood bound.
Dylan Hernandez dylanohernandez
RT @ussoccer U.S. Soccer has agreed to a contract extension with #USMNT head coach Bob Bradley through the end of 2014.
Don’t take David Moyes. I just became an Everton fan!
by Bob Timmermann on Aug 30, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't feel either way about Everton
but David Moyes is great.
I absolutlely think he is one of the best managers in the business.
Meh
Don’t dislike him, don’t know if he’s The One. But choices are limited. Might as well have consistency.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Phillies lineup
per Matt Gelb:
Rollins SS
Utley 2B
Polanco 3B
Howard 1B
Werth RF
Ibanez LF
Victorino CF
Ruiz C
Halladay P
What a bunch of scrubs
we got this
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by nolander on Aug 30, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
question is, will the reporters have enough space on their recorders for Manny after Ozzie Guillen is done?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
my own personal benchmarks for the homestand
Which I will stick to…this time, I really mean it. No, really:
5-1 or better: Dodgers legitimitely back in this thing!
4-2: Dodgers continue to be on the outer fringe, in their ongoing season long joke, just to mess with us.
3-3 or worse: It’s over. Seriously this time. Nothing to see here. Move on already…
Agreed
Although I kind of feel even if they go 5-1, if they don’t sweep the Phillies its not good enough.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I’m okay with the line. New coach, shitty year last year (9-4 with wins over UCLA, Notre Dame, Ohio St and a bowl win is shitty; is my perspective out of whack or what?), first game, tough to travel to Hawaii.
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You had me right up until
tough to travel to Hawaii.
I would suspect that there is no other team in Football more ready to travel to Hawaii. It’s not that long of a flight. (They are in SC not Iowa) They are used to the distractions more than others.
You know more about them than I do. I am thinking like 47-17.
Well, you may have a point. I forgot to add the Bates factor; meaning their old OC is in Seattle w/Pete so that’s good for 20+ extra points a game right there.
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
tough to travel to Hawaii.
Dating this supermodel is tough. The sex alone lasts for hours and hours. It’s time consuming.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Man, this is going to be a late week for you. Big games, SC on Thursday. The only saviour is a day game Wednesday.
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The fridge is fully stocked
Late games aren’t so bad for me. Everyone’s in bed and I can watch the games in peace.
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That is awesoke
I get home late from work and everyone is asleep. I get to do whatever I want. And I want to watch sports.
I'm ok with the line too
I’m tending to be pessimistic about this season.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
oh, and I bumped into Mike Garrett
in my local Von’s this weekend. That was weird.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
He looked very at ease
Golden Parachutes do that.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I wouldn't know
mine have always been lined with lead
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to reach a certain level in business
where someone pays me a lot of money to go away
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
You mean like Antonio Bryant
$8,000,000 to not play for the Bengals.
Nice work if you can get it.
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You should have said, “Hey, is that TJ Simers over there?”
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Rivalries
I know I’m late on this one after just scanning thru the last thread, but my perspective is different on who I root against more. I grew up in Philly and rooted for them for only a few years, after I started liking sports, before moving out West. So after 08, I was just happy finally winning a playoff series and didn’t even watch the WS, but was kinda happy Philly won. Then last year I was so hating the Phils for beating us AGAIN that I even hoped the Yanks would beat them (especially to my Philly-rooting family) before the series, but when push came to shove I just could not root for NY.
So that cemented it once and for all, I root against the Yanks above all. I dislike them so much, I just resent NY teams so much in general after growing up in Philly. I admire the rivalry with the Giants, but I kind of have to manufacture the disdain of them, and I like the Bay Area way more than LA, just as cities, to make it more ambiguous.
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
I follow your rule number
rooting against the Yankee’s trumps all other scenarios. Not sure what I’d do if the Giants played the Yankee’s because I so enjoy the fact the Giants haven’t won a WS since Willie Mays came back from the War.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
My head would asplode
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
MLB Network just showed the Dodger Dugout, and Torre meeting with the media. Holy shit is that a crowded dugout, much more than usual.
They normally would not take part in the Torre conference.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
“I just told you guys, Manny’s not fucking here! So get the hell out of here! No, I do not know why the fuck I didn’t start him the past three nights. Now just get the fuck away!”
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That looks like more than the Yankees first game. Unreal.
by Alex41592 on Aug 30, 2010 4:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I thought he was flavoring her water bottle.
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Technically, it was the hallway, not inside the office.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
You were in the hallway, was any part of you in the office?
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard it was so big
it was both the office and the hallway. Isn’t that how the Stephen boys roll?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
BTW
Josh Rawitch is on the far right, in glasses, in the white shirt. Dylan Hernandez is the dark shirt, black hair with the beard on the right (way back of scrum; front of picture).
Jim Alexander has the orange striped shirt in the front of the pic.
Simers is next to Torre
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I always wanted to take the Simers seat
just to see what would happen.
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That’s usually either Ken Levine, or the big AP dude (Joe Resnick, I think) on either side of Torre
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Jim Peltz is in the red shirt, in between Hawaiian shirts if you will.
Lotta Times people there today, including Dilbeck. I wonder if Plaschke is there too.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
smokes like a Chimney
and I’ve always wondered how he’s a sports beat reporter now. He was on the business desk when I got here
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I would expect Dilbeck was not happy with the fact that Dilbert
became famous. Or is it just me who thinks of Dilbert whenever I see the name Dilbeck? Then again he also shares the last four letters of his name with the biggest yahoo I’ve had the misfortune to listen to.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 30, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Mattingly on MLB Network right now.
by Alex41592 on Aug 30, 2010 4:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Is he asking them to clarify if it’s 2 or 3 trips to the mound per inning he’s allowed?
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Did they ask if his son is going to give back his bonus money
since he’s a fraudulent baseball player?
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I'm still irritated that Manny is not a Ray
it would have made for a more resounding post season story because the White Sox are not going to the post season.
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That would have been great if the White Sox didn’t claim him but the Red Sox got wind of Tampa Bay and then put a blocking claim in.
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame the Rays
they should have tried harder to get him before the fake deadline. Their offense needs help.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Finally some truth
Torre: “Manny told us Friday he felt he would be better off in the American League.”
twitter.com/benmaller
by Alex41592 on Aug 30, 2010 4:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Torre: “Had planned to play Manny four days a week because of his legs. He felt it was better to DH in the American League.”
by Alex41592 on Aug 30, 2010 4:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I call bullshit. Was he going to play him 4 straight days and then sit him 3 straight? Wouldn’t it be smarter to sit/play/sit/play/etc?
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I just remind everyone
that Torre is a shitty manager and I’ll be so happy to see him gone next year?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by nolander on Aug 30, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“And since we are in the National League I thought he meant he didn’t want to play and so I didn’t start him. Who knew?”
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Why did Manny have to tell them that?
Don’t they read TBLA?
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
People are going to rip manny for this
why? Because they are fucking morons and they can all die in a fucking fire.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by nolander on Aug 30, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've got most of my grouch out last night and this morning
I’m too tired and confused from work to really work up proper indignation
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Manny said that he felt he would be better in the American League
Torre must be crazy. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want to play or won’t play. That means if he gets dealt to an AL team, he’d be happy.
Not Manny’s deal, this shit is still a Torre deal IMO
I haven't yet heard the audio
but the second quote by Torre leads me to believe that Manny in fact said he would rather not play. Like they went to Manny with a plan, and Manny said it’s probably best for me to go to the AL. So Torre just sat him through the weekend.
Again, I’ll wait for the full audio though. The one weird thing is if Torre is protecting his players all weekend, by absorbing the heat, what makes it OK for him to spill the beans now? Just because he’s off the team? If a patient leaves a doctor, that doesn’t mean the doctor should then open his medical records for everyone.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he expected Manny to do the right thing
and say he’s not in the lineup because he’s ready to DH, and once he left, he said, screw it why should I take the heat for this.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Certainly possible.
Perhaps Torre should have saved it for his next book :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably because medical records are a little more private than the reason why Manny is not playing baseball. :)
Well yeah :)
I went a tad extreme on the example.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I get that
I just felt like that is a cop out for the reason he didn’t play him. I would have a hard time believing that if Torre talked
to Manny and said You can help us win while you’re here. That Manny would’ve said, I’d rather not.
But he might have….
Great Articles and debunking common knowledge
The Kemp article was truly an eye opener. But I also suggest everyone read today’s ‘Mike Sciosca’s Tragic Illness’ blog, which should put to rest that Manny was terrible once he was off the juice.
by David in Florida on Aug 30, 2010 4:40 PM PDT reply actions
Helps when you mention
a story you’d like everyone to read if you post the link. This is a lazy bunch and most of them couldn’t find the left sidebar if it bit them in the ass.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Or at least spell so he doesn’t figure it out.
by KellyStephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm assuming the one
mentioned in this here post on this here blog. Unless you where reffering to the latter, in which case I agree, and will go ahead and be unoriginal and agree that we are in fact that lazy.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Amazing how many conclusions can be reached
from a mere twitter.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I'm in the mood to hate on Torre
why you gotta try to harsh my buzz
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Most of us are "working"
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
y'know what
this is my first comment all day, after spending the entirety of my time today getting orientated with the Loyola campus so you can stuff it, k : p
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The thin skin does not look good on you
I was mocking our “working” not the fact you don’t have job and sleep in all day.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yup
put my foot directly in my mouth on that one
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Josie. I’m at work right now. I don’t have time for that shit.
and we don’t have a TV here. Or I would be watching it.
:)
I just got done
with a 1.5 hour bus ride, saw folk talking about the presser. Excuuuusuuuuuuuuuuuuse me
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say something really smart that everyone would probably take as funny…..
But I won’t. I hope your day improves Josie. It is a better, happier board with you on it.
sorry
hot, tired, cranky, sorry. I’m gonna take a break and come back for the game thread.
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say something really smart that everyone would probably take as funny…..
either would be a first. See how thin that line can get:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
No round two, that was a bloody knockout
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Aren’t you old?
Okay, we’ll start leaving you alone.
by Michael White on Aug 30, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I've always thought Arkansas was named by Pirates
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Interesting. Here in Los Angeles we have a tribe called the Chumash, and the casino is also called the Chumash Casino because unlike the Arkansas Indians they use the same name as their tribe.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I heard Ar - Kansas was going to skip the whole TV era
and jump right into telepathic distribution.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
MLB Network just had “ballpark cam” showing the dugout, then a separate interview with Don Mattingly.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing really newsworthy
but Torre got asked point blank if Manny quit on the team, and he did a classic “I’m not going to get into that” dismissal. Said Manny just felt he’d be better off in the American League, that he was frustrated being on the DL so much
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers lineup
Podsednik LF
Theriot 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Carroll SS
Barajas C
Kuroda P
Halladay was just tweeted Kensai's info
and they have changed the game plan from sliders outside to hard fastballs.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
5th day in a row Manny sits...
oh wait!
by kngoworld on Aug 30, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Look at these baddass mofos
Phillies don’t have a chance.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
First day of school
Instructor asks us to stand up and introduce ourselves and say what our favorite news sites are. Dude next to me says Fangraphs is his favorite site.
Interesting
Awesoke
and what did you say Mr. Nievas?
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Talky group, or a class of 200?
I haven’t been in school for a while but I dont’ remember introductions lasting beyond the first day.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Many sports people here
4 said ESPN.com
by Julio Nievas on Aug 30, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
4 people in your class
need to sleep with the fishes.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Hot chicks?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by nolander on Aug 30, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
bile
rising
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
hawking on the girls is a
definite ice breaker but probably not recommended behavior. After all, this isn’t Quapaw.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Julio's already doing okay
he’s doesn’t need any help here.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Did you ask if he want’s to be your best friend?
by Michael White on Aug 30, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but he is a Dodger fan.
Look out TBLA, new member alert.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 30, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
If he really is on-line savvy and reads fangraphs
and is a Dodger fan who has not visited TBLA then Eric needs to step us his marketing efforts.
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By the way
The class is titled “Writing online”
by Julio Nievas on Aug 30, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It is important
for the masses to know that anyone can succeed.
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So you’ll remember the night when you first saw that sight?
by Bob Timmermann on Aug 30, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Heartstopper?
I heard three men died happy last night
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I'm a show off
QB: Joe Flacco
RB1: MJD
RB2: Jonathan Stewart
RB3: Marion Barber
WR1: Randy Moss
WR2: Roddy White
WR3: Pierre Garcon
TE: Brent Celek
Is Silverwidow a priest?
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by Phil Gurnee on Aug 30, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
There is some gold (or green) in this thread
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this meant to set an example to the rest of this site?
:-P Or just mimicking the usual Yahoo! Sports commenter?
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'm a Steeler fan living in Baltimore
What do you think?
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Marion Barber?
hah Dallas’s O line is dog shit right now
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I'm pretty stoked with my team
tho with my luck half these guys will be hurt by week 2. And it’s a 12 team league. A few guys were on auto draft and they regret it but otherwise it’s pretty competitive. (Right mintxcore?)
1. (2) Adrian Peterson
2. (23) Greg Jennings
3. (26) Pierre Thomas
4. (47) Tony Gonzalez
5. (50) Kevin Kolb
6. (71) Johnny Knox
7. (74) Pierre Garcon
8. (95) Kyle Orton
9. (98) Donald Brown
10. (119) Bernard Berrian
11. (122) Mason Crosby
12. (143) Jacoby Jones
13. (146) Tennessee
14. (167) Leon Washington
15. (170) Roy Williams
16. (191) Josh Freeman
17. (194) Tony Scheffler
18. (215) Correll Buckhalter
19. (218) Nate Washington
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
My starters:
Carson Palmer
Donald Brown
Buckhalter, Correll
Amendola, Danny
Ochocinco, Chad
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
your league only has 5 positions?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Well Kris Brown is my kicker
but who cares about the kicker? Heh, no this is actually a team that is drafted with the goal of being mediocre.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
man, i THINK it's competitive...
i have never done fantasy football before and um, havent paid much attention the last few years. i basically drafted based on: jets, cool names (calvin johnson from halo benders? shonn greene, ex dodger?), and um, maybe that’s it….
i also picked last hahaha. do i have a “retarded fag” team?
1. (12) Shonn Greene
2. (13) Calvin Johnson
3. (36) Antonio Gates
4. (37) New York
5. (60) Percy Harvin
6. (61) Jay Cutler
7. (84) T.J. Houshmandzadeh
8. (85) Reggie Bush
9. (108) Vince Young
10. (109) Sebastian Janikowski
11. (132) Steve Slaton
12. (133) Tim Hightower
13. (156) Jerricho Cotchery
14. (157) Dexter McCluster
15. (180) Matt Moore
16. (181) Larry Johnson
17. (204) Dan Carpenter
18. (205) Arizona
19. (228) Benjamin Watson
Yours should be a competitive team I should think
Of course… who the hell knows! Too bad the league gives negative points for interceptions. Cutler might get on your nerves at times. ;-) I waited for “sleeper QBs” and focused on other areas once the few top flight QBs were gone.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
says the broncos fan who almost drafted tebow!!! ;D
i also was gonna look for sleeper QB’s but then i realized I didn’t know who is a sleeper and who isn’t.. for any position hahaha it was a bit of shooting in the dark but hopefully this iwll be a good introduction for me for years to come :D
plus, the dodgers getting knocked out of playoff hopes early gives me more time haha
I wasn't seriously considering him !
Not unless it’s a keeper league with extra space or if it’s 2012. ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Doesn't this counter what we were lead to believe earlier?
@benmaller: Ned Colletti "we tried to get a prospect for Manny. Offered to pay $1.5 mil of his salary. White Sox declined.’
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
makes more sense
the White Sox have been moving prospects and are quite thin.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ned quotes
Ned Colletti: “Told Manny about the trade to the White Sox at 11am this morning. He thanked me.”
Ned Colletti: “If Manny could still play the field everyday, we wouldn’t have moved him.”
Ned Colletti: “The Manny Ramirez era had a lot of highs, he taught our guys how to win.”
You teach a person how to win, they will starve. You teach a person how to hit and they will feed their families forever.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 30, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want
to start a fantasy primetime television league : ) Who’s with me?
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Did we mix ourselves a cocktail?
Are we all better now?
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
you keep up that badditude
I’m saddling you with One Ordinary Family as your #1 pick : p
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
and we’re gonna saddle you with One Ordinary Family as your #1 pick : p
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm approaching it at different angles
trying to figure out why saddle is in quotes. I’ve turned myself into Picasso and I still can’t figure it out. Help me Keith, you’re my only hope : )
Three pop culture references in one post!
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it
you can take Law and Order: SVU
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Does Childrens Hospital count?
What an insane show
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
IT started as a webseries
then Cartoon network picked it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs5QbUjmtt8
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know
what kind of a ratings pull you’re gonna get out of that. But yeah, that show is everything that show should be and then a little pepper on top
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not fair
Now you two are just playing with him
by Greg Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
“Everybody says he’s getting old or he’s losing it,” said the 33-year-old Jones. “There are things you have to work on and try to get yourself more consistent. Hopefully when you get the opportunity to play, you can get back on that roll. But I’m looking for another five years, and if I play consistently, I should be where I want to be.”
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/andruw-jones-looking-to-play-five-more-years.php
only one more year than the Dodgers are paying him
by Eric Stephen on Aug 30, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Off to the Valley of Death! I will see if the concession people have made Manny a non-person, back like they did in the days of the Soviet Union.
I used Ebay
to turn Manny into Andre and Broxton earlier this year. Best decision I made that day.
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That's awesoke
I thought the stat of the day was:
Stan Musial had 3,630 career hits. 1815 at home and 1815 on the road.
Bonus baby stat
1815 was the final year of the Napoleonic wars
by Josie Becker on Aug 30, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do we need
Scotty Pods opinion on Manny? 6 is not a few games. Your cliches are failing you poddy
Regarding Kemp
I have always felt that Matt Kemp is one of those players that has so much potential but will never quite live up to it. When both of their careers are done I think you will see a lot more consistency out of Andre Ethier than Matt Kemp. Not to say Ethier will be HOF material or anything like that, just that he’ll be more consistently good.
Not that they had much of a choice, but if they hadn’t rushed Ethier back from his finger injury I think we would have done a lot better this year. Of course had he been on the DL longer it’s likely he wouldn’t have made the All-Star team either, even though his selection was mostly based on his pre-injury success.
by EthierIsBetterThanKemp on Aug 31, 2010 2:17 PM PDT reply actions
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