Chad Billingsley, TBLA Forecast Review
by meercatjohn on Dec 27, 2011 9:23 AM PST
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This was Michael White's Preview:
| Year | Age | IP | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | x-FIP | tERA | ERA+ |
| 2008 |
23 | 200.2 | 3.59 | 9.01 | 3.14 | 3.35 | 3.62 | 3.58 | 133 |
| 2009 |
24 | 196.1 | 3.94 | 8.21 | 4.03 | 3.82 | 4.04 | 3.93 | 99 |
| 2010 | 25 | 191.2 | 3.24 | 8.03 | 3.57 | 3.07 | 3.81 | 3.21 | 107 |
| 2011 | 26 | 188 | 4.00 | 7.03 | 4.21 | 3.83 | 4.14 | 4.18 | 88 |
| 2011 Projections - Age 26 Season | |||||||||
| Year | IP | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | ||||
| Bill James | 201 | 2.25 | 8.46 | 3.63 | 3.54 | ||||
| Marcel | 175 | 2.45 | 8.33 | 3.57 | 3.37 | ||||
| Baseball HQ | 203 | 3.40 | 8.20 | 3.37 | |||||
| ZiPS | 207 | 3.38 | 8.47 | 3.30 | |||||
None of the experts expected an increase in walks per nine innings, a decrease in strikeouts per nine innings, and the corresponding jump in all the various ERA metrics. They basically expected Chad in 2011 to be Chad in 2010 which is basically why some forecasts are as useful as Luke Walton.
How did the TBLA Members do?
First off we always look to SilverWidow for guidance.
214 IP
3.23 ERA
197 K
Arguably #1 starter on the team this year.
Hmmm, if only that had been true.
Taylor was even more optimistic:
I say he finally goes sub-3.00
ERA: 2.90
IP: 210
K/9: 8.50
Bam.
It was a bad thread for forecasting. The game thread came quickly so very few projections and every one was optimistic. That was to be expected given his success in 2010. No winners for this projection.
Two members did express concern about the declining K Rate:
3.90 ERA in 210 innings. FIP 3.50 with a 1.25 WHIP.
Is Billingsley’s declining K/9 rate reason for concern? 8K/9 is still excellent of course and his BB/9 has also declined.
by guy clinch on Mar 27, 2011 10:50 AM PDT actions
If it continues to decline this year
Then it could be of some concern, but typically its a declining K rate combined with an increasing walk rate that raises real red flags. As it is its plenty high.
by EMDarrow on Mar 27, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up actions
Based on the comment by EMDarrow, red flags have been raised after Chad's 2011 season.
Looking at Fangraphs, they say he stopped using his slider in 2011. In the past he would throw it about 3% of the time. He used his change up more then ever, going up to .6.5% from 2.9% the year before. Everything else stayed the same, so according to Fangraphs he discarded the slider for the change up. Baseball HQ has this to say:
Dramatic skills dips raise specter of a hidden injury but that's just speculation. Bet on some partial recovery from regression alone.
and this:
8/22/2011 - Chad Billingsley (RHP, LA) has looked like an elite pitcher the first time through lineups: 8.2 Dom, 2.4 Ctl, 43% GB%, 104 BPV. His control escapes him after that. He has a 4.2 Ctl the second time through lineups and a 4.5 Ctl the third time through lineups. He sustains a 7.0+ Dom during both situations, so if he can solve his middle and late-game control woes, he could re-emerge as an impact SP.
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I am really optimistic about our core every year.
I will admit.
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 27, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Went to Big Daddy's for lunch yesterday
Not very impressive, especially since the pricing is outrageous. Cheeseburger, fries and a drink will run you $9.14. Fries are pretty good but not really a step up from McDonald’s quality. And they cook the burgers well-done – unbeknownst to me – which is idiotic. All that does is kill its juices and flavor.
This place is a waste of space; there’s an In-N-Out right next to it if you want something worth your money.
Burger lore
Went to the Lazy Ox yesterday for a burger, fries, and a flight of cold beers
not a bargain menu, but if you want to drop 16 bucks on a burger and fries, you’d be hard pressed to find one much better
it was delicious
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Still a big fan of Red Robin burgers and fries. Go about once a year, they did not disappoint during a break while Saturday shopping.
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used to work at Nordstrom Topanga – ate many a RR Burger – they do not disappoint
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t Billz the main chip in a potential deal to land Halladay from the Blue Jays a few years ago? And did we balk on that deal or did Toronto?
Pretty sure it was Bills and Kemp.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
If you mean 2009
we definitely balked at that one.
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 27, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
We would have balked in 2009, we looked kinda dumb for not taking it in 2010 and now it’s a good thing we didn’t do it.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
I only recall Chad being the centerpiece of the deal for Roy when he was a BlueJay. I have zero recollection of Matt Kemp being involved. Tom Hoffarth of the Daily New wrote an article saying we should trade Bills for Roy and we at TBLA (mainly me) decried the idea of trading a young future stud like Chad for a rental. If the fucking SB Nation worked like a normal search engine should I should be able to find the story but we are left with the weakest POS search engine left on this planet.
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I remember it would have been Chad plus a prospect or two
Possibly even just straight up for him.
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If only we had an archive that listed every story we ever published in chronological order.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that is fun. Who needs a search engine when you can simply look at an index story by fucking story to find the needle in they haystack you might be looking for.
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Something that took under 10 seconds
1) Clicked on “Archive” at the very top of this page
2) Clicked on “2009”
3) Clicked on ‘July’ (since we were talking about Halladay at the 2009 trade deadline)
4) Eyeballed list looking for meercatjohn or Phil (control F also an option here), found this
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Nice, but I find it bizarre you are defending this site’s POS search engine by using old style hunt and peck. This only works because we know the trade scenario was happening in July of 2009, that is rarely the case when one wants to find when they wrote about something obscure.
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Not defending it; there are just many ways to find things
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Easiest way is to have you eventually do it. The downside is that we have to listen to you complain.
by fbihop on Dec 27, 2011 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
MLBTR is saying the deal was “Bills and others” so I must be thinking of something else.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
For all the love of prospects and youth
Baseball makes a pretty good argument for “Bird in the Hand”
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think Roy wanted to pitch on the West Coast
He lives near Clearwater, I believe.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
some forecasts are as useful as Luke Walton.
very timely, as Luke actually played 6 minutes in an NBA game last night. What’s more depressing is that Derek Fisher actually played 30.
For the love of god, enough.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
One is the worst player on an NBA roster. The other is a shooting guard in a point guard’s body, who now has to play PG in a non-triangle offense, and is probably worse than every backup PG in the league.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 27, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
they should've just amnestied Walton
and picked up a warm body who can actually do something, like run or jump.
Whatever, I’m resigned to the fact that they’ll be a 5 seed at best and not do anything this year. A wasted year for Bryant near the end of his career.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
They could be saving the Amnesty for Kobe in case his health does not hold up. He’s not someone they can build the future around, do they really want that contract?
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Interesting
I never considered it because I’d think he keeps himself in enough good shape, and cares enough to have alternative procedures done like the one in Germany, that he’d still be valuable enough to keep or trade even at a max salary.
I’m not sure how many years he has left on his contract, but I imagine I’m one of the few Laker fans who wouldn’t mind trading him if he refuses to age gracefully and keeps ballhogging at the end of games thinking he’s still 26 years old. His last shot in that Bulls game was ridiculous.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
including this year
3 years left
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 3:21 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
and
He has a NTC
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 3:22 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
No one would trade for Kobe with that contract. You amnesty him, you free up money for the future. If you had a choice this summer of Kobe for two more years, or amnesty him so you can pick up Deron Williams for five more prime time years which would you do?
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Bryant could earn $27.4 million in 2011-12, $30.2 million the following season and more than $32 million in his final year, when he would be 35.
Yeah, that would be kinda hard to fit under the cap. I see the Bulls as a fit maybe if they amnesty the overrated Boozer, tho I don’t know their cap situation.
If we can get Howard I keep Kobe, if not then I build around Bynum and try to get Williams.
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I really don’t see any way that happens
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 3:21 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
At this point, you could probably just give Walton Fisher’s minutes directly and improve the team. Maybe not a lot, but certainly some.
Man, wasn’t so long ago I thought Walton would be a pretty decent player… wonder what exactly happened, or if he just got complacent or something.
Neither deserve minutes right now
Walton was okay for 2 years or so, enough to fool Kupchak to give him $30 million or something, which I hated then and hate now.
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injuries stole that minimum amount of athleticism he needed to get by
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn't aware Walton had had such injury problems
but yea, I can see that. He was never a major athlete, and doesn’t have enough size to get by with at least a little agility. If thats gone then he’s probably only marginally better then me at this point.
Back problems galore.
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I loved his basketball brain when he first joined the team – I really liked the Lakers when he was on the floor
Walton’s are breakable – this had been proven
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Silverwidow, what did you think was preposterous about the trade deadline scene in Moneyball? That didn’t strike me as too out of the realm of possibility.
Certainly not as ridiculous as Beane flying to Cleveland to discuss in person a trade for a reliever.
You pick the weirdest things to key in on.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Billy throws his pen in the air for five minutes while he waits for Brian Sabean to stop talking to his mother
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
Why was Brian talking to Billy’s mother?
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A: why is that dumb and unrealistic? As deadlines approach these guys don’t leave their phones to pee.
B: How would the story benefited having Billy wait around 15 minutes for the GM to call him back?
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
a) Because GMs can’t just snap their fingers and get someone on the phone. It’s possible, but to get, what, three different guys on the phone within seconds? Realistically one of them would be tough to reach, or he’d have to leave a message.
b) They could have milked the drama, I guess. I don’t know. Just didn’t like the way it played out.
you realize your complaint is that it’s not a documentary
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
funny I just got back from the movie
and although overall i was expecting more I really liked that scene
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Finally hit the $1 theatre?
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does that include a hand job from the homeless guy?
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Same Tuesday deal here in Victorville at the discount Cinemark, but the regular price skyrockets to $1.50. They used to have a Monday deal that if you bought three or more tickets they were 75 cents each; not sure if it still exists.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
exactly – it had nice pacing
don’t let details fuck with the narrative, you get dry stories that way
same way with overmixed meatballs by the way
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
yes
it came off too much like “scouts are dumb numbers rule” but was a well made movie.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
well yeah
but the whole movie sounded like “fuck scouting its useless”. At no point is there even a “scouting is useful in some vague places and numbers are useful in other vague places”, just STFU SCOUTS I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING.
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Agreed
Those characters were a bit over the top but like you I really enjoyed the movie as a whole.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Which is fine from a story telling perspective because it at least puts a face on the “antagonist” of the movie.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
This is my problem with Sorkin "true stories" and I know phil hates my opinion on it
but if you are adapting a book or telling a “true” story, Giving the full picture is important to me personally.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
What are you talking about, we are in agreement. I love how Sorkin makes a movie, I hate how he bastardizes the story to suit his movie.
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hm
if only the sbnation search engine worked we could get to the bottom of this. I seem to have paul branded you
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
There's an easy solution to this
1. Google.com
2. Type in your search terms
3. Add: “site:truebluela.com” without the quotes
4. ???
5. Profit.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Dec 27, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
I hope I wasn't the only one to notice the picture description
lmao!
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Why did Chad stop throwing his slider?
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Because it hurts to throw it?
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I think, like his cutter
Chad wanted to use his change more and more. He needs to mix all them pitches properly
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 3:24 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Chad’s a good kid, when not slipping on ice….he has good potential at age 27 and an affordable contract….and a big ass…anything else?
Ponzi scheme
Fans like to laud the Packers ownership model as the ultimate ideal, but I think it is just a fancy Ponzi scheme that allows the board of directors to run that team without actually paying for it
has anyone taken the time to really look at the terms and conditions to own packers stock? You are really just buying a piece of paper….
no wonder they are releasing another 30K shares
someone is a genius
It worked so well the Mets are doing it.
Just charging 20 million a share.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Have you? It is brilliant
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I took the time and think it is an ideal perpetuated on fools by fools for fools
though to be fair, without it, why have a team in Green Bay at all? There is no there, there. (sorry Trudy)
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Rooney is an asshat
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If you are going to disparage my ancestors for being the greatest fans in all sports, then fuck Rooney and Steelers he rode in on.
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Jesus H Christ, someone needs his depends checked
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t even get why you bring a soccer player into this discussion
Wayne Rooney is English (I think) so that kinda makes him an asshat, but to say so unprovoked is beyond me
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
perpetuated on fools by fools for fools
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Herbalife is a Ponzi scheme. Advocare is a Ponzi scheme. And they sponsors sports teams/events
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
at the top of every Ponzi scheme is the ultimate king of the hill, laughing, laughing, laughing
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that is a blasphemous rumor
I think that Phil has a sick sense of humor
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 27, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
All this Ponzi discussion has jumped the shark.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Other then the fact the fine folks of Green Bay and all of Wisconsin created the plot before Mel Brooks was born. Yes
Based on the original “Articles of Incorporation for the (then) Green Bay Football Corporation” put into place in 1923, if the Packers franchise were to have been sold, after the payment of all expenses, any remaining money would go to the Sullivan Post of the American Legion in order to build “a proper soldier’s memorial.” This stipulation was enacted to ensure the club remained in Green Bay and that there could never be any financial enhancement for the shareholders. At the November 1997 annual meeting, shareholders voted to change the beneficiary from the Sullivan-Wallen Post to the Green Bay Packers Foundation, which makes donations to many charities and institutions throughout Wisconsin.
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I watched the original Producers on netflix a couple of months ago. If you told me that Mel Brooks directed that movie, I would have called you a liar. Nothing like Blazing Saddles or Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Is there truly any movie that is like both Blazing Saddles and Robin Hood: Men In Tights?
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
the Hitler
Jokes are a dead giveaway that it is a Mel Brooks movie
by bhsportsguy on Dec 27, 2011 6:46 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Always loved Zero Mostel, though.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
I thought the Producers was very much a Mel Brooks movie.
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I was a late comer to The Producers, but it is so great. I grew up a huge Blazing Saddles fan, but The Producers is probably his best. Maybe High Anxiety, which I have only seen once.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
High Anxiety does not get enough credit.
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I need to sit down and watch High Anxiety again and then Bananas (which I have not seen all the way through) in one long comedy sitting.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Okay
Who was one of the two thugs on the bus hassling Woody after the porn shop?
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
Rocky happened 5 years later.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
I had never seen High Anxiety before
…until 1987. I was laid up after surgery in the Mammoth Lakes Centinela Hospital. I had surgery for a blocked intestine, and had to stay in the hospital for another eight days after surgery because I was fighting an infection. The doc told me that the three things that would hurt the most were laughing, coughing, and sneezing. Fortunately, I never caught cold or had any allergies, and I had managed not to laugh for several days.
One day later, I was clicking through the channels and noticed Mel Brooks sitting down on a bench. I had known that High Anxiety was a spoof of Hitchcock films, and as soon as I saw the first bird land on the wire, I started laughing because I had a feeling about what was coming next (having seen The Birds, and knowing Mel Brooks)….soon enough, more and more birds showed up, did their thing, and I was laughing so hard that I was crying from the both the pain and the laughter. A couple days later, after my infection was finished and having received encouragement to fart from every nurse and doctor who’d seen me, I finally cut loose with a sizzler and they let me out :)
by The Dude Abides on Dec 28, 2011 1:09 AM PST up reply actions
I may be low brow, but Top Secret still cracks me up. Surf Nazi’s exploding Pinto’s, and the important life lesson never to be the tail gunner in a cow suit.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Hate that I'm late to the Mel Brooks convo
Blazing Saddles was brilliant. One of the best takes on Western Mythology ever. To Be or Not to Be was also very good (as was the original). The Producers, High Anxiety, Young Frankenstien…and I have a special place for Space Balls as I saw it as a kid and thought it was the best movie ever….
I guess I have nothing to add other than the fact that I love Mel Brooks
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 28, 2011 7:40 AM PST up reply actions
Young Frankenstein is so good. Error by me for not mentioning it yesterday.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 28, 2011 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
I gotta go
getting my eyes checked
I went 0 for my last 16 at bats this season and I am looking for a bailout excuse before my new season starts in January
did you guys know
Tom Seaver has his own vineyard and wine label?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 3:46 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Just another USC HOF
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Ah...
Seaver Beaver River Cabernet!
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
moneyball! and the greek god of walks and phil
I’m not sure how accurate the timeline of the movie is(or any of the movie since it was a sorkin script), but if Youks was drafted in 2001, and “moneyball” was implemented after the 2001 season, doesn’t it then make sense as to why Beane didn’t draft youks in 2001? Or is the timeline of the movie completely bullshit
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The biggest inaccuracy is that DePo didn’t bring saber stuff to the A’s, Sandy Alderson did years before.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
What reg said, but more directly to your point the 2001 draft was in June, while the season was still going on. The “Moneyball draft” was June 2002.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
What is the big deal?
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If you were scouting an NBA center/power forward who was 6’10. Would you rather he have large soft hands, or an extremely long reach compared to his peers?
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Gotta be the big soft mitts. If only Elden Campbell possessed such hands.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Watching the replay of the Chris Paul tonight show gig, I couldn’t keep my eyes off his hands.
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Ah, the funny part was with Jonah Hill before Paul came out.
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That video is in there somewhere; I didn’t watch that part yet though
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
People in 2084 are going to wonder (a) what the hell are “Olympics”?; and (b) will Jamie Moyer ever retire?
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Blade Runner Olympics
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No shit? Androids will be legal by then?
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks to President Nolander, they will be the only phones allowed
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
somewhere a blow job joke rears it’s head but it will take a Kavula to iron it out
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I was just about to comment, “If only Humma were here…”
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
If Yakult Swallows, Lastings won’t.
Best I can do while the baby is fussy.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2011 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Stupid fucking Humma impersonation
Know my name as Jubal Lee
Come and join my confederacy
We’ll pool our dollars
And buy the Dodgers
And live life happily
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:36 PM PST reply actions
I don't know
I’d rather see Brown take the mound against Bonds, though.
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 27, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently Bernie Williams played the national anthem on his guitar tonight in New Jersey before Nets/Hawks. Per John Hollinger:
Big ovation for Bernie Williams after he plays national anthem on a guitar and only misses five or six notes.
Obviously could have used Jimi Hendix’s Fuzz Face.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2011 4:41 PM PST reply actions
“Girl from the North Country” is a lost classic Dylan song that I wouldn’t have known without getting Freewheelin. Beautiful strings and lyrics.
I'm going to put together a Top 10
once I’m comfortable with his work. “She Belongs to Me” is another fantastic one that’s fresh to my ears.
Love that one, and two tracks later, “Love Minus Zero / No Limit” is so, so great.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
sigh
Bob Costas gives the “When in doubt, keep’em out” line as his reason not to vote for Bagwell for HOF
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 4:54 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Sign needed
You must be this tall to vote for the Hall of Fame
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
If you’re in doubt of the best (inactive) first baseman in NL history you want the Hall of Willie Mays.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Which I guess makes sense since Joe Pos’ Hall of Willie Mays column was inspired by Costas.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Dear Mister Costas,
Go F&*K yourself.
That is all.
he also gave the nod to
Jack Morris
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 5:03 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I wonder how long Costas would last on Twitter before he calls someone’s Mom.
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by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
i laughed at this (emphasis mine)
Boras told Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com that there’s no chance Fielder would prefer a short-term deal. “Not only is that inaccurate and delusional, but it seems that some people have gotten into their New Year’s Eve stash just a little bit early this year,” he said. At least six teams appear to be interested in Fielder, Levine writes. “It appears some baseball people are just bored,” Boras said. “That’s when you hear ideas like that floated.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 5:49 PM PST reply actions
I think this Levine guy is the ONLY one saying the Dodgers are in the running. What is he hearing?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 5:51 PM PST reply actions
creative
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
So I get to meet Josie tomorroW
So one more person I know actually exists on this board the rest of you are still minotaurs until we meet :)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
well according to 4down
i’m a cyborg
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
Some of us
Are actually manticores.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 28, 2011 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
Steven Cohen, a billionaire eight times over, is bidding for the Dodgers in a process tilted toward the high bidder.
However, the East Coast hedge-fund executive is not content to let his wealth speak for itself. He has engaged one of America’s notable sports architecture firms to propose renovations to Dodger Stadium, allied himself with one of baseball’s power brokers, secured the support of at least two prominent Angelenos and met with several major league owners.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1228-dodgers-steve-cohen-20111228,0,6862832.story
dis guy
done some work
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
Was just reading that. Such a handsome fella! :-/
But who cares, the dude is loaded and sounds organized.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He is a piece of scum
who was at the forefront of heavy pressure on the FDA in 2007 (after the advisory committee of experts voted 13-4 to recommend approval) to get the agency to reject approval of a life-saving drug because his hedge fund’s short position was in the tens of millions of dollars. This effort led to the FDA rejecting a drug in a terminal indication for the first time in its history after an advisory panel had recommended approval (60 out of 60 became 60 out of 61). The drug was approved two years later, but thousands died in the ensuing two years who otherwise would have survived if the drug had been approved. Fortunately for Stevie, his fund was saved from huge losses, and he covered his short in the single digits, went long on the stock, and made huge money in 2009 when the stock was approved and went above $50 per share.
If this piece of slime buys the Dodgers, I will become an Angel fan. He is one of the worst people on the planet.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 28, 2011 1:28 AM PST up reply actions
ugh….
How many owners are not scum?
Not that I don’t draw lines either, just wondering…it’s an interesting discussion
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 28, 2011 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
Now I don’t kow the complete story behind this (outside of those at the FDA I doubt many do), but I do know that the FDA was playing it extremely safe in 2007 and only approved 16 new drugs that year. This was during a time when the FDA was under increased scrutiny due to major drugs like Vioxx having the problems it did.
Is it possible Cohen had some back room dealings with some people at the FDA to help line his own pockets? Sure, anything is possible.
Is it also possible that the FDA just wanted more research done (like they said at the time) because approved drugs like Vioxx had been pulled from the market after they approved it and there was a bunch of large lawsuits going around? I would say definitely so.
Believe me, with my health problems I hate most of the red tape and political maneuvering that has to happen for new drugs to be allowed. I’ve dealt with it a ton and been frustrated many a nights by it. I’m not sure I’m going to leap to saying Cohen is guilty of anything here though. Cohen, and his company SAC, have money invested in a lot of drugs that are either already approved by the FDA or are currently awaiting approval. That’s a big part of his business.
You don't play it safe with cancer treatments
where the indication that you’re treating is a terminal indication. Two Phase 3 trials had already shown a survival benefit vs placebo + standard of care at a time when no other drugs had shown a survival benefit in that indication. For cancer trials, survival is the gold standard, and the primary trial had 34% alive three yrs after treatment vs 11% in the control arm (p=0.01). The expert advisory panel voted 13-4 to recommend approval.
Up to that time, all 60 of the previous drugs where the FDA’s advisory panel had recommended approval had gotten approved. This was the first one that wasn’t. The hedgies with the short positions who pressured the FDA’s CBER branch were led by Cohen, Joseph Edelman, and Lindsay Rosenwald of D.H. Blair infamy. Some of these hedge funds also had long positions in the company’s competitors. The whole affair was very shady. Two years later, a third Phase 3 trial yet again showed a survival benefit, and the drug was approved one more year after that.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 30, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Also: Lakers finally joined the regular season tonight!
Now just need ’Druw back and they might be too bad after all.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
yeah
i wasn’t gonna hit the panic button without Drew playing.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2011 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
Utah is bad
… hope they are missing a few players for tonight’s game because that lineup is not good.
Millsap didn’t start for them and probably will going forward but they aren’t as bad as you’re saying (or as bad as they looked tonight). Hayward and Favors are young so they’ll have their off nights. They should be pretty good in the long run though. If Harris can stay healthy he is a better than average (maybe better than that) point guard. They are weak at SG but once Millsap and Howard are a little healthier Hayward should get plenty of playing time at SG.
Basically, the best players on their team are either young or a little banged up right now. Their starting lineup should basically be the same though minus Bell and inserting in Millsap.
Oh, I didn’t even mention Kanter. He was the 3rd pick in the last draft and has the skills to be a really good big man. We’ll see how he develops.
The Jazz are building for the future though with Kanter, Favors, and Hayward. If they end up having another bad season they could line themselves up for a high draft pick in what will be a deep draft. If they can turn that into a good SG or PG then they will be dangerous for years to come.
I like what Utah is doing, they just aren’t there yet. They need to stop playing Jefferson at center, and probably trade Milsap for Guard help.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 28, 2011 8:01 AM PST up reply actions
Next time I drive through Eric's
Neighborhood, I have to pick a better time than Christmas morning and 11:30 p.m.
Great times for avoiding traffic though.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 28, 2011 8:37 AM PST up reply actions
I hate airports
That is all
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Nats sign Mark DeRosa to a one year deal.
Please let something more interesting than this happen soon.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
Airports are basically crowded Jr High School halls with many extra hall monitors.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 28, 2011 8:58 AM PST reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/12/28/2665983/james-loney-2011-community-projection-review
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
That’ll do.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 28, 2011 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
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