Dodgers Notes: Blake Running Out Of Time, Gimenez In Left Field, And Rain In The Forecast
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 11:43 AM PDT
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Live from Camelback Ranch -- Donnie Two Times puts his nickname to the test today, as he plans to manage the Dodgers, twice. The Dodgers have two games today, though rain threatens them both. The first game features a nice matchup of young southpaws, with Clayton Kershaw facing Brett Anderson of the A's. In the nightcap, the Dodgers travel to Scottsdale to face the Diamondbacks, with Tim Redding facing Ian Kennedy.
UPDATE: The first game, against Oakland has been canceled. Kershaw will pitch tonight against Arizona if that game isn't rained out, too.
DL Likely For Blake
As we are now a mere 10 days away from opening day, this week is critical as players make their final push to prepare for the season. For injured players, that preparation is even more critical. Casey Blake hasn't played since March 12 as he deals with inflammation in his back, so he is running out of days and plate appearances he needs to get ready for the regular season. Still, Blake feels he will be ready for March 31 against the Giants, even if his manager isn't so sure.
Don Mattingly apparently knows the players will say what he wants to hear. "I know guys, what they do is they start targeting opening day. They want to be ready, and do stuff and tell you stuff to get to opening day," he said this morning, noting that Blake is running out of time to be ready for opening day.
"For me, I'd rather, if it's five days or seven, eight, 10 days into the season and he's healthy and ready to go and gets to that point, and have him the rest of the year, instead of trying to bang around and not being ready to go, and have a guy who's 100% on opening day."
In other injury news, Mattingly said Jon Garland and Vicente Padilla were progressing well in their rehabilitation, but that neither one will be ready on opening day. That said, Mattingly wouldn't rule out Garland being ready to start when the Dodgers first need a fifth starter, which would be April 12 in San Francisco. Theoretically, the Dodgers could place Garland on the disabled list to start the season, retroactively to March 21 (the earliest possible date for such a maneuver), opening up a roster spot until he is needed to pitch.
Left Field Not Yet Decided
What we know is that the Dodgers will run a platoon in left field this season. However, the participants in said platoon are not yet set in stone. When asked who would start against right-handed pitchers, Mattingly was noncommittal, saying only that a number of players in the mix, including Tony Gwynn, Jay Gibbons, and Xavier Paul.
Mattingly even said Hector Gimenez was a candidate in left field, and that the catcher / first baseman would see time there this week, perhaps as soon as Tuesday. Mattingly said Gimenez played some outfield in winter ball. It seems like the Dodgers are trying to create as many ways as possible to justify carrying Gimenez, who is out of options, on the active roster.
Mattingly did commit to Marcus Thames as the right-handed half of the left field platoon. When asked about Thames' defense, Mattingly said, "I'm not afraid of Marcus Thames defensively. It's not like we're coming here and thought he was going to be a Gold Glove outfielder. We knew where we were at when we started." Thames will also see occasional time at first base, but not too often. Thames is starting at first base in today's day game, his first action at the position all spring.
What the platoon in left field will bring offensively is what is appealing to Mattingly, who said he expects the combination of players to have a home run total "in the 20s." In 2010, Dodger left fielders hit a combined .261/.322/.392 (an 86 sOPS+, relative to the league) with 14 home runs, and 34 doubles.
Lineups
| Athletics | Dodgers | |||
| SS | Pennington | SS | Furcal | |
| DH | Suzuki | CF | Gwynn | |
| RF | DeJesus | 3B | Uribe |
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| 1B | Jackson | LF | Paul | |
| 3B | Kouzmanoff | 1B |
Thames |
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| LF | Carter | RF | Kapler |
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| CF | Carson | C | Barajas |
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| C | Powell | 2B | Velez | |
| 2B | Sogard | P | Kershaw | |
Following Kershaw will be Jonathan Broxton and Matt Guerrier, both making their first back-to-back appearances of the spring. Mike MacDougal will also be making his first back-to-back appearance, as he is slated to pitch tonight in Scottsdale, weather permitting.
Following Anderson for Oakland will be Brian Fuentes, Michael Wuertz, and Brad Ziegler.
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Game Time: 1:05 p.m. PST
TV: Prime Ticket
David Young contributed to this report.
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Because you have not yet witnessed the glorious future infield of Loney, Carroll, Castro, and Uribe.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Collectively, the most overrated (3/4 of an) infield in history. Frank Chance was a legit star, Johnny Evers was somewhat above average, and Joe Tinker was, at best, average.
I think you need to review your history, the latest I’ve read on them is that they did indeed deserve a poem about them.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall an article by Neyer some years ago where he outed the worst Hall-of-Famers of all-time and both Evers and Tinker made his list. I’m pretty sure his argument was that Evers and Tinker benefited excessively from the poem. Looking at the two players.
Johnny Evers:
Career OPS+ 106
Below league average range factor
No power whatsoever, decent batting eye
1 MVP award (with a .279 average, 1 HR, 40 RBI and 81 Runs!)
Joe Tinker:
Career OPS+ 96
Slightly above average Fielding% and range factor
Mediocre power, weak batting eye.
Finished 4th in MVP once.
In understand that MVPs weren’t around their whole careers and there were no all-star games to use as metrics as well, but these guys just don’t stand out in any way. They needed the Veteran’s Committee to get elected, which was a notorious old boy’s club.
And, I apologize, Josie, I was not saying that our IF compares to them favorably or even adequately, just pointing out that TCE was not as legendary as the existence of a poem might make them seem.
and Paul Revere hardly did a thing, if not for Longfellow we would be more focused on the ecnomic drivers of the American Revolution rather than the characters of the Revolution
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, you’re right. Loney-Carroll-Castro-Uribe is every bit as good as the Cubs’ infield of the oughts!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
so what you’re saying is, we’d have a bunch of stiffs in the infield.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
That is exactly what I am saying.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
because you already knew he was disabled, this was just confirmation
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
the consensus right now is that
Uribe moves to 3rd and Carroll plays 2nd?
*wishing Jerry Sands could play 3B and also wasn’t only 23 and also had experience above AA
by stevesaxaphone on Mar 21, 2011 11:47 AM PDT reply actions
Over Carroll? Why?
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not that optimistic for the season. If given an opportunity, I’d like to see a youngster get a chance. I also think Carroll is most valuable as a bench player.
if
It was DeJesus, he would be here to start
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I argued with comedian Dave Anthony on twitter last night about Jerry Sands vs Brandon Belt
Actually I didn’t really argue much, I said Belt looks like he’ll be solid (if G fans may be overhyping him, then hey, maybe we’re overhyping Sands too) but he said Sands K’s way too much and I pointed out his K rate is similar to Belt’s and basically, whatever man. Maybe he thought I meant Kyle Russell.
(PS: Hope you caught my Firefly/Kaylee reference this morning on twitter)
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1. They’re making the Lorax?
2. Will it be as bad as The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? Or as bad as Horton Hears a Who?
3. Yes, they could be sisters, Audrey and Kaylee
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I once made a fake april fool's article about a Lorax movie
thinking, nah, they’d never actually do this. I was wrong.
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(I actually liked Horton okay, more than the Grinch movie at least)
The Grinch was irritating as hell, the Horton CGI toon was at least sweet and palatable, with a fun voice cast…
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agree
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems right. Not on the 40 man roster.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Sands isn’t even in the announcer’s wordbank. I had to make Jerry Sandberg
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
This is why the show is awesome. In about 3 weeks some ex-scout types will put out a roster of all AA and AAA guys too. They work crazy hours on it.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 21, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Color me skeptical about Gimenez in LF
but hey, worth a try.
Why he’d be better out there than XPaul is beyond me, but as yet another position added to his arsenal it makes him an even more flexible bench option.
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it makes him an even more flexible bench option
I think that’s it. He wouldn’t be better out there than Paul, but he can play the infield and Paul can’t? I guess that’s it.
Why two weeks of Spring Training are being used as evidence that he can hit is what I don’t get.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
He hit last year in the minors too
and he plays catcher, so he can probably get away with being a less good hitter then Paul? Some Navarro/Barajas insurance isn’t the worst thing in the world imho. I still think he and Paul could both make the team with Garland and Blake likely to be on the DL.
These hands will always be rough
I mostly wish Gimenez had options
so they could just send him to AAA with Ellis and may the best man win the Battle to Be Starting Isotope Catcher (and First In Line to Replace Navarro When Navarro Sucks)
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from dodgers.com
# Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
28 Rod Barajas R-R 6’2" 250 Sep 5, 1975
17 A.J. Ellis R-R 6’2" 225 Apr 9, 1981
79 Hector Gimenez S-R 5’10" 225 Sep 28, 1982
30 Dioner Navarro S-R 5’9" 205 Feb 9, 1984
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Ironically, not on the 40 man roster. The man has his limits.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
He’s not fond of carrying the lumber any more.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
well of Jesus is on the roster. Or the Jesus. I always forget what De means
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
We had to protect him from the rule 5!
I mean if they where actually worried about protecting him from the rule 5, why wouldn’t they be worred about him being snagged on waivers?
These hands will always be rough
Yes. He just doesn’t have any options so 25 man is what’s important with him
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
If this is the same storm, the rain will not stop.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s the big frakker from last night. What we got this morning were the cows that wandered from the herd
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s in Arizona
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, the implied header to my sentence was: The storm currently in Arizona is the big frakkers from last night (in Los Angeles). What we (the rest of us, not in Arizona) got this morning were the cows that wandered from the herd.
I was trying to address both of you, but it was a bit loose
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Is frakkers like the Mormon way of saying fucker? ;-)
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all you’re doing is showing your Battlestar ignorance, so please, keep embarrassing yourself : )
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
ah yes, I don't know BG as much as I know Firefly
Please forgive me for only being 90% nerd, not 100%. :-P
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You don’t even know that the proper abbreviation in nerdom is BSG!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I did not know that Lorne Green was part of nerdom:)
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Just trying piss off BSG nerds!
(Just teasing, I really did like that show but admit I haven’t yet finished watching the series and there’s been too many pauses in between watching.)
Another definition of fracking is explained in this movie
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all of these comments made sense at the time
Gimenez will clear waivers
Gimenez will not make the Dodger roster
Gimenez will not be an option to play 1st base
Gimenez will not be an option to play the outfield
Gimenez will not be on the team once everyone is healthy
The Vector has made this spring fun for this fan.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Where does “Gimenez will be fun to root for but if the Dodgers think they can go anywhere this year than putting him on the team is nuts?”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Missed a word — where does that sentiment rank?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If your 25th player decides how good you are then the Yankee’s have been in a world of hurt the last 15 years.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m mostly kidding, as always. But I was promised that bench players matter!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
FWIW, bench players matter a bit more in the NL than the AL
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don’t want anybody to be disappointed if Gimenez makes the team and then hits like Garrett Anderson.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
The difference being that GA was a known quantity at that point. Gimenez, while unlikely, could be putting things together. Mostly, I just like finding production from an unlikely source, which is how I view Gimenez if he works out.
Like I say, he would be fun to root for. i hope he actually is putting everything together. That would be a blast.
Just… he probably isn’t putting everything together.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s a late blooming Victor Martinez you fracking skeptic:) He is everything Victor is other then the hitter part, what else do you want.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
True or False: the most important thing that Gimenez and Martinez have in common are the consecutive letters “c-t-o-r” in their first names.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
False
last three letters of the last name
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I stand corrected.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is one known and the other unkown? In both cases we take the information we have (statistics largely) and project how we think they would do. It’s not like Gimenez just picked up a baseball for the first time last week.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
True. Perhaps that was the wrong way to state my optimism. GA was sputtering into last season, certainly on the way out, a turnaround and a productive season would have been totally unexpected. Gimenez has never really got going, and a productive season might be unexpected but it seems less so to me.
Slightly below "Gimenez will be fun to root for, and when he leads the Dodgers to the pennant by filling in at catcher, 1st base, 3rd base, LF, while providing more punch from the pinch hitting corps since Boom Boom, he will become a folk hero at the Ravine where Vector Rules T-Shirts will outsell Jamie Sucked but never swallowed T-Shirts"
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record, I still think he will clear waivers.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
all of our bench players would clear waivers
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Jamey Carroll wouldn't.
And would (if they count) Paul or Navarro?
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I think XP is the most likely to be claimed
because he is young, left handed, and has some upside. I doubt Navarro gets claimed because of his contract.
These hands will always be rough
I’d say 3% chance of Navarro getting claimed because of his contract.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
In a world in which Vernon Wells can be traded, Navarro’s contract is peanuts?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But his contract was 20 times Navarro’s.
Was Wells 20 times as good as Navarro? Hmm, maybe he was, especially since I bet Navarro had negative value. That would show me for being a smartass!
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
XPaul, Pittsburgh Pirate. I could see it.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Carroll is our starting 2nd baseman:)
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Little riskier to sneak a catcher through I think, given how in demand they seem to be. Say, maybe that’s why they haven’t been have Gimenez catch, keep his catching ability – whatever it is – out of sight, our of mind.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Just for fun, fangraphs started their organizational rankings. Houston starts off at number 30. Given the McCourt bias in Fangraphs, where do you think the Dodgers will fit in?
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even with the bias I think they will give them a decent but not great rating
I’d say around 16-17…?
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Sounds about right
I started by thinking they had to be upper half, but that’s not necessarily so (also, the rankings are a bit strange). I’ll revise mine to #14.
19
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Fangraphs weights “sick moves your GM might make” over things like “how good are the players you have now”
Between that and it being easy to argue the overall talent level in the organization has dropped since last year….19?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 21, 2011 12:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
#19
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Raining now, but A's players are here (bus arrived 15 minutes ago)
They are acting like they will try to play; I have heard from people here that there is an 80% chance of rain at 3pm or so.
Meh. This game is as good as cancelled. No sense trying to force it for a spring training game.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s Spring Training for the Baseball Annies, too, I guess.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
just getting caught up, or should I say DUG OUT
We got about 4 feet of snow in town and MMSA is saying 5-8 feet since Friday!! I am ready for some spring this has been one crazy winter.
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
Figured you got buried. Quite a March storm, you remember one dumping this much snow in the last decade?
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
2006 was a huge March, 164 inches total, but as sorms go this was quite a couple days
05-06 was a 578 inch year, that had 118 come in APril!! if that happpens this year I might not have a wife to go home to.
gotta go all the way back to 1991, and what is called the Miracle March, after a super dry season up til then, to find bigger we got 175 inch that year in MArch (only 241 all the 90-91 season). The moutain is report 102 so far this March and we are expecting another wallop on wed-thursday.
I have a few photos I took yesterday I will post as soon as I get a litle work done.
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by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Since you seem to have this handy, what is the total for this year?
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
MMSA says 530 inches
FORTY FOUR+ FUCKING FEET
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by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Assuming for a moment the game(s) will be played
Jerry Sands is one of 11 minor leaguers suiting up for the day game, as is Dee Gordon. Gordon is also starting the night game.
If Gordon is suiting up for the day game, that probably means they really want him to play and figure the day game has a better chance – or equal chance – of happening than/as the night game. If the day game happens. that’s where he plays.
He is not starting the day game, but he is starting the night game. That is the plan.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That was quick, they are going to lose two games, that blows for the pitchers.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Also blows for the fans who made a trek out to Arizona to watch some baseball.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s Monday, hopefully those folks are out for the week or something.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
So do you head back early?
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Earlier than planned, but might do some writing first.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
What do ya do during a rainout of a spring training game?
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wet ones, even better.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Oh, you poor dear, you’re soaked to the bone. Here, let me get you out of those.”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean he didn’t care about my soaked bones?
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He cares much more about you soaking his —
I’ve said too much.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was gonna say, it’s me with the catalogue of Brit spellings
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
We discussed this just now. My take on it is double the ‘l’ if the last syllable of the word is stressed, e.g., excelled, but use only one ‘l’ is it isn’t, like “canceled” or “traveled”, but doubling the ‘l’ in those cases is also considered acceptable.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Grammer nerds are adorable.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
except in Brit it’s cancelled and travelled, so you have to modify your theory to include differences in American and Brit dialect
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Easy. I’m an American writing for an American blog.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never quite understood the term “American” for citizens of the United States. Aren’t we really United Statesian’s?
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The full name is “United States of America”.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Eduardo Galleano wrote about that a bit. Basically it comes down to this:
1. Everyone in North and South America is an ‘American.’
2. Yeah, yeah, whatever.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
but to take that further, essentially we shouldn’t have a country identifier. We should be Californians and Texans.
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t speak for Eduardo Galleano, but I don’t think he’d put it that way at all. Galleano’s (literary) point is that everyone in this part of the world is an “American” because that’s what we call the New World these days.
You are a citizen of the United States; that is your country identifier.
On the other hand, I think even Galleano would say that when you say “American,” everyone knows you mean a person from the US.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t think of any other country which takes its name from its continent. So we’re really in a unique situation
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
don’t they usually refer to the continent as Oceania though, for just that reason?
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
and isn’t Oceania a region that includes more than Australia, like New Zealand and Pacific islands or something?
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learn something new everyday
New Zealand is not on the same continental shelf and so is not part of the continent of Australia but is part of the submerged continent Zealandia. Zealandia and Australia together are part of the wider region known as Oceania or Australasia.
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah but they’ve got the directional modifier. You wouldn’t call a US citizen a North American, though at least that’d be closer
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
there are other nations in what we would call the southern area of africa
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
fair enough. So, grand conclusion, the world’s a confusing place!
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
or the correctness of the name doesn’t matter nearly as much as does everyone understand the signifance of the name
We had a friend we all called “Stinky”, he in fact did not smell any worse (or better) than the rest of us – but we all knew who Stinky was
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
United States of America. In your example, we’d call The Republic of the Congo, Republicans
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
What do we call attendees of The Ohio State University?
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if they are on the road against the Huskies
Sleeveless in Seattle
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Britain, the land of extra letters. Mat Latos needs to be sent there.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess my point was, do Americans pronounce it canceled while Brits pronounce it cancelled? Or was it just one of those letters that Webster found egregious
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric is gonna give us a play-by-play as he scores with the chicks.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That will be as productive of the 2010 Dodgers’ post All-Star break offense.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
“Oh, Mister Stephen, do you really think you could waive for me the one-day wait before I can post a new comment? Really?” (Removes top)
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
did you know there’s a tequila shortage
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
My apologies for that.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
How you are in last place and we are not:)
Serious, SD State was the least impressive team moving into the Sweet 16.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Monty Montezuma Shake his fist your direction
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll have his revenge?
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I wanted to be impressed but I came away very Josian.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
had a bit of an off game but got thru
Now in Anaheim we need to step it back up and knock off a couple of powerhouses, U-con and most likely Puke. Even though we are a higher seed I see us as the underdog on Thurs, need to get a lead and have the almost home court crowd get loud, then the same on Saturady.
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by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Which means I remain undefeated in the pressbox.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus I think not enough has been written about how the team came to life in the late innings during your stay.
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
We gave Corey Smith and Jamie Pedroza the good mojo.
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by David Young on Mar 21, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Tony
Jackson tweets Kershaw to start tonight if game is played
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 1:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Over at
Dodger Thoughts, Jon had this paragraph in a morning post.
While pondering the spring of Hector Gimenez this weekend, seeing him get more play at first base, it occurred to me that he could be the 2011 Jason Phillips — a player with a high-.600s, low-.700s regular-season OPS getting time at a key hitting position partly out of frustration with the incumbent (James Loney, meet Hee Seop Choi). Phillips actually didn’t play that much first base for the ’05 Dodgers, but some still consider him emblematic of a season gone wrong.Man, and we thought Humma knew how to convey pessimism.
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take at look at the comments over at DT to see the best Merkin news EVER
really, go take a look
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
IF IT WASN'T GONNA BE EVAN RACHEL WOOD....
The girls from Brazil sure are fierce.
And they shave, getting all the boys’ leers.
They’re not amur’can
So they’ll need a merkin
If they’re gonna play Mildred Pierce.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If I have more time, I’ll re-do it and try to work “Map of Tasmania” in there, for all you Amanda Palmer fans.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it coarse of me to say
that I found the news of Ms Woods upcoming performance distracting
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
How about...
The landing strip Evan Rachel was workin’
Had to be covered up with a merkin
Cause in the thirties men craved
Ladies junk that’s unshaved
For to fiddle around with their gherkin.
by Nolij on Mar 21, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Well done.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
merkins are bush league
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
by mleadman on Mar 21, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't understand the bid deal people are making out of Gimenez?
He is this years Saenz, Doug M., or other fringe bench guy that either will help the team or not be very good. If he is not very good, he is released and during the season Ned tries to find some other fringe bench guy that can help. If he turns out to be pretty good for a bench guy, they hey what a nice story for some older player.
Is the concern that by keeping Gimenez, you lose Paul? Are people afraid of Paul becoming like a Victorino, Ross Squared, Werth?
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
i always liked Olmedo.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
While agree that probably too much is made out of Gimenez pro or con,
and that he can easily be cut if they switch gears, if he doesn’t pan out, I don’t think worries about Paul being cut to make room for Gimenez should be dismissed out of hand. While I’m not sure I see him becoming Werth or Victorino, no, I do see him as a useful outfielder who has at least shown some ability to hit as a lefty bat, for a team without a ton of other good young OF depth options right now. So while it doesn’t keep me up at night, I’m still not convinced that it would be a smart move at least at season’s start to cut bait with Paul to make room for someone who may ultimately prove not all that.
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(I meant good ML-ready OF depth options
since I know we hope Tray and Sands make contributions within a year. And I don’t really count Oeltjen or Kapler as worth keeping over Paul.)
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I guess it seems easy enough for a GM
to pick up a mid season back up outfielder like the Giants did last year with Ross. I shouldn’t say “easy” but a good GM should be able find some usable outfielder like that and then you get a bonus if he did what Ross did for the Giants last year.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think that happens all that often (or at least not lightning in a bottle Ross)
and would rather us not be the team losing said player, and then hoping to gain them :-)
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Ned is an expert at getting the backup infielder (Anderson, Belliard) and getting Ross magic then he has been at getting a backup outfielder and getting Ross Magic.
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it will be interesting to see who
he digs for this year.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
No it doesn't happen all that often
but it seems that the contending teams in a year often find a guy or two from the waivers or cheap trade that makes a significant difference.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure
I guess my point was basically: Instead of later in the season going, “Oh god, we need another outfielder for the bench!” and hoping to find a Ross or a Marlon Anderson, not a Podsednik, etc… how about just holding on to the good backup you already have?
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I guess I always look at the in season part as
the important part of the year for picking up back up guys or bench guys. It seems that every year the bench gets made over a few different times anyway. During the season, one teams cast off might fit a role on anotehr teams.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
@truebluela (Eric Stephen)
Minor leaguers who suited up [for the rained out afternoon game]: Merkin, Sexton, @DeeGordon, Sellers, Denker, C.Smith, Sands, Coon, Songco, Collado, Wallach
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I’m more excited about Songco than anyone else on that list.
Do not ask me to justify my feelings on this, they make no sense.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I feel that way about Songco too
may be irrational, he may end up not making it, but I love that dude’s power potential.
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Hector Gimenez is everything that is great and bad about Spring Training baseball.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That’s right:
Great: somebody can come out of nowhere and make the team.
Bad: somebody can come out of nowhere and make the team.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree. Also a good argument for why it’s too long. All I know is that the concept of “best 25 guys” is not really accurate. There’s more to it. If we had anything resembling a long-term solution at C, I probably wouldn’t care a bit about Gimenez. Maybe we should split the difference and just call him this year’s Monk.
It doesn’t seem to long too me. The length of S.T allows teams to get their pitchers stretched out, on a month long schedule, as we’re seeing. It has much less to do with tryouts for the fringy players that fill out the roster.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I found it hard to root for Monk last year when I actually thought it was possible that the team might go to the postseason. I saw handing starts to a guy like him as getting in the way of that.
Then it turned out that the team had way bigger problems.
Regarding the Gimenez/Phillips comparison… that is rough. I am one of the people that thinks that Phillips-at-1B is emblematic of a season gone wrong (even if he didn’t actually play all that much at 1B). At the very least, it was a manager thumbing his nose at the GM and showing that they were not only not on the same page, or the same book — they were in different libraries in different cities. So that’s where the comparison isn’t apt, to me — if Gimenez makes the roster, it will be with both Mattingly’s and Colletti’s blessings. The fact of a poor-hitting catcher at 1B will be the same, but the circumstances will be very, very different.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
A long ST might in part be left over from a time when
A) Guys sold insurance in the offseason, thus needed some time to get back into game shape
B) Provided a revenue stream for clubs prior to the season opening up north where it was cold outside
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Who initiated Spring Training? Was it John McGraw? How long did ST last a century ago?
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Springtrainingonline.com says:
Spring training is almost as old as baseball itself. The best evidence points to spring training first taking place in 1870, when the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings held organized baseball camps in New Orleans. Other baseball historians argue that the Washington Capitals of the National League pioneered spring training in 1888, holding a four-day camp in Jacksonville.
The specific origins really don’t matter. By 1900, spring-training was firmly established as a baseball ritual, with most American and National League teams heading out of town so players could train and managers could evaluate
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Why Gimenez is worth getting excitied over
Reason I am rooting for him is his versatility and the fact that there is less of a chance to put both Miles and Castro on the 25 man roster, if the Dodgers sign Gimenez.
If Blake goes on the DL, I hope the Dodgers can have both Gimenez and Paul and Miles make the team, but my fear is Blake goes on the DL then you have both Castro and Miles on the 25 man roster
I only see a 3% of this team having both a Miles and Castro on the roster at any one time, unless Carroll is the person on the DL.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Agreed
I’d be willing to wager some good money that the team does not have both Miles and Castro on opening day roster under just about any circumstance.
And a side bet will be that if the above does happen, I’ll cry for ten minutes
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If Elbert and MacDougal make the team and they pitch an inning a piece will they walk more in those two innings then the rest of the staff in the other seven innings?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
We all like Elbert. We all want him to succeed. But he has to give us something to work with.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That would make me convulse slightly for five minutes
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I tend to agree with you guys. but this FO has really done some illogical things that make me paranoid
(Checks watch; checks map)
No, we haven’t!
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Some guy in my online draft yesterday actually drafted Dotel. Intentionally!
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Has reg said whether or not he’s on board the Gimenez train? When he says he’d rather see Gimenez than Castro, I’ll be game. I know reg thinks that Castro is one of the worst players of all time and — heh — is in his decline phase. But the problem is that I don’t know if Gimenez is even as good as that.
Help me here.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That last paragraph is pretty much how I think it will play out. 2 guys for one spot (Castro/Miles) plus two temporary spots to give Paul and Gimenez a chance to extend their stays.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 2:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
They say that “these things have a way of working themselves out…”
Which means Blake will come back and Furcal will go on the DL.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say that "working itself out"
would be miles and castro running into each other and knocking each other out for the season
These hands will always be rough
You want both guys in comas for the whole season? I mean, I don’t want them on the team, either, but a coma… that is harsh.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s going around.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
2012 OOO (Out of Options)
Scott Elbert (likely)
Jon Link
Travis Schlichting
Ramon Troncoso
AJ Ellis
Thoughts?
They get traded at the last moment though usually. Not July.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 2:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I will never forget the Silver God.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Jayne Mansfield.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Though May's a Silver God like the silverware in my kitchen drawer is silver
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Good point, but it screws with the poetry of the idea
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Aluminum God? Plasticine God?
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lead
Fools have been trying to turn lead into gold since forever
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
which leads me to question the Iron Horse nickname. Why the only metal that rusts is attributed to longevity I do not know.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
they had a limited frame of reference back then
I think the Iron Horse was orignally the Steam Train – anyone?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe you are correct
Iron Horse was used admiringly when comparing early road and railroad traction engines performance to slower, less powerful horse powered tramways.
These hands will always be rough
Iron Horse was referencing the train, not the metal.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
and when you compare a train to a horse, the train does last much longer
we can be a nerdy bunch here at TBLA
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Even rusted cast iron is going to last, and rust can easily be removed while the Iron itself stays strong as ever.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I have a cast iron skillet that I bought at a swap meet for $7 twenty years ago – cooked bacon in it yesterday
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Cooked a NY steak in mine last night. I figure when I can’t lift it anymore is when I’ll start preparing for my demise.
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you cook steak in a skillet? I feel like I need to be educated. When is that TBLA cookbook coming out?
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Skillet in stove, really hot.
Season steak with salt and pepper
Turn on burner on stovetop on high
Take skillet out, put steak in it, two minutes each side
Then skillet goes back in the hot hot oven for five minutes
Eat steak
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen 500 degrees and I’ve seen Broil. Not sure which is better/correct.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
saw a cooking show the other day where they used the wood stove to make a victorian meal. They could get those stoves over 600 degrees. It was cool to watch them moving things around on that stove, that was cooking, lots and lots of planning had to go into that.
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I make Pizza on a stone in my gas grill for the sole reason that I can get that oven over 800 degrees
I also bake bread in there using a cast iron dutch oven on the grill – gets super hot
Modern stoves are awesome, but the 500 degree limit can be a bummer
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I heat my house with a wood stove
well at least the main living floor, and I do have a forced air system as well, but with propane going up faster than gasoline, and a brother in the wood business…
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
classic prep! The man is cooking with gas!
don’t under season that sucker!
sometimes I pull the meat out to rest and then toss butter and mushrooms in the pan. Good hot and fast…steak and shrooms
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
my family is super high risk for diabetes, so I try to avoid putting salt on anything.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
You’re right. Am I thinking of blood pressure:salt::sugar:diabetes?
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
It is very important for diabetics to lower salt-sodium chloride-intake, as all too often diabetes is complicated by high blood pressure, a major cause of both heart disease and stroke. Many food manufacturers are recognizing the public’s growing concern about salt and have begun to offer “reduced salt” or “no salt” alternatives. Restaurant owners are also more willing to prepare food with less salt-especially when asked to do so.
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I’m no doctor, but I believe (somebody check me here) that once you have diabetes, that’s when you gotta watch the blood pressure, because that is how diabetes leads to bad stuff like amputation.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess we know who stayed at a holiday inn express last night
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot a step!
OK, so you’ve cooked the steak for two minutes each side on the stovetop. You’ve put the skillet and steak back in the hot hot oven. Rather than leaving it in for five minutes straight, you’ve got to flip it halfway through.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave and I are on the road now. Back to SoCal
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 2:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Playing Willie Nelson?
Reading Jack Kerouac?
Singing “Route 66”?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a sitcom here – at least an episode
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
World's Worst Playlist
Andrew’s 28th birthday party. Josie, as per usual, saved the day by taking over.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone no pool no pets
And I ain’t got no cigarettes…
….everybody!…
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Do folks here buy into the theory that pitching mechanics in which the throwing elbow is elevated above the shoulder are a greater risk of injury? Reason I ask is that there’s tons of pictures of Broxton that show he throws this way.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 21, 2011 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
I"m going to assume you directed this question at Chad or Gary because otherwise you are making an incredible assumption about the rest of us.
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How so? I merely meant to encourage a discussion
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 21, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Chad and Gary are in a position to make a comment that has some basis in fact.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty specific stuff – requires some knowledge
I know something about baseball but I don’t know nuthin’ about pitchers
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
My guess is that it is different for everybody.
My bro is a physiologist and very few people have the same physiology is what he says. So for some guys it may be damaging at that angle. For others maybe not so much.
I would analogize it to doign yoga. Some people are built in a way that they can naturally do the splits or or other poses because their hips are constructed differently.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
So what you're saying is...
It depends
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
What I am saying is if you talk to a physiologist
they will tell you that the body is constructed differently on everyone. It’s a worth while convo. We can infer things from talking to those who have knowledge about the human body.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hence the nickname
The Freak.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t take it the wrong way, but those two are the only two whose comments regarding pitching mechanics would be worth listening to. I mean I could say I’m worried but if you put any value on that comment you’d be doing yourself a disservice.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Check out this link
to Mike Marshall’s website.
He has some interesting views on arm angles and pitching motions. He wants everyone to throw like a girl.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He's got some cool info on Kinesiology on there too.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We had a guy who tried out at Dominguez who was a pitcher, had TJ, went to Mike Marshall to help him come up with mechanics that wouldn’t hurt his arm, and what we got was a guy who started out both feet on the rubber facing the hitter whether there were runners on or not, who stepped back with his left foot (RHP), picked the left foot and bent knee up to a balance point without turning on the rubber and strode directly towards home. It was essentially a softball overhand mechanic that tried to eliminate sideways motion/momentum/torque and put it all in an overhead circle.
This kid did not make the team.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I’ve seen stuff on Dr. Marshall. His ideas make a whole lot of sense and probably will eliminate a lot of guys getting hurt. Unfortunately, none of his proteges are capable of getting big leaguers out.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 21, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with coming straight at home like that is that you don’t get any movement on your fastball without sharply pronating your arm (which eliminates the whole purpose of the mechanics in the first place), you HAVE to have a curveball, changeup or splitter as your offspeed pitches because sliders can’t be thrown with that arm action, and I don’t think you can generate enough velocity on the fastball without inducing the extra whip that the twist provides.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
There was a segment on Real Sports awhile back on his camp. All he teaches is a fastball and screwball. And I think those fastballs are topping out in the low to mid 80’s
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 21, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I just watched the video of the dude with no shirt
yep
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
In your opinion as a pitcher who hurt his shoulder, what should be done about the fact that the pitching motion puts such huge stresses on the arm?
I can see answers ranging from nothing to major changes to baseball’s rules and diamond.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I pitched in high school and was never a prospect or something like that
but I am not sure if there is any human exercise motion that is 100% healthy. Our bodies break down. You can jog for 30 years, have an excellent heart and lungs, nad have your knees and hips destroyed because you werent’ naturally built to run. I kinda think it is survival of the fittest. No matter what, there will always be a tradeoff.
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by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
"and* have your knees"
i am not an obnoxious asshole in person. i think.
by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It only took me about 16 years of accumulated soccer to blow out both ACL’s.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 21, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I was very good as a kid, and still above average in high school. My problem was that I was good without trying, so I never worked. I’m sold that if I had worked harder as a youth and been in better shape as an adult, i wouldn’t have had an issue. Also, because I was one of those “rubber arm” guys who would throw 3-4 of 4 games in a 3 day weekend series in college, I simply overworked it while still not working to stay in shape. I had near perfect mechanics, but no strength behind them. The fact that I wasn’t the biggest dude (6’1 195lb in my playing days) and still almost threw 90 I suppose should say something.
I think if there is something that can be done to save pitcher’s arms long-term, it is the education of players, parents and coaches from age 5 to college, and regulation enforcing pitch limits in college and high school. There is 0 reason to hear stories about Kerry Wood throw back to back 160 pitch no hitters.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Man this describes me in High School. I look back and wish I had gone to someone and said, “what workout program should I be doing to develop as a pitcher and to protect my arm”….instead I just threw and threw and ended up with a stress fracture in my elbow, which led me to compensate with the shoulder, which screwed that over.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 21, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
our varsity baseball coach was also the head freshman football coach and varsity Offensive Coordinator, so we just took PE in the fall. I played water polo fall freshman year and wish I had stayed in it just to get in shape, but I spent the next 3 years walking a track and not seeing the weight room because we didn’t have a sport slot until January.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Your elbow should be no higher than your shoulder at any point. If it does, you get less of a healthy whip action and more of a torque and push mechanic that takes the stress off the big shoulder and tricep muscles and down into the elbow ligaments.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I think correct mechanics are
elbow below shoulder up until a certain point in your delivery. Might be wrong though.
by Taylor Maricle on Mar 21, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Tempting
Wienerschniztel has special going on for 5 Chili Dogs OR Burgers for $5.
Decisions, decisions.
15 bites of chili dog is significant
I am content with 1.5 carney dogs any more than that and everyone around me suffers the wrath of the dog
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're gonna go fast food
gotta go for the good stuff
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Have to start changing my diet soon, tho. This is getting ridiculous. May have to start drinking vegetable juice everyday, but it tastes so nasty!
My daily diet is:
Egg white omellete with ham, spinach, mushroom, jalapeno, tomato and bell peppers
PB&J
Apple and almonds as afternoon snack
Chicken and Spinach salad with balsamic vinagrette
Drink 1gal water throughout the day.
It’s boring, but I like everything on that list, I stay full, and I lose weight just by eating it. If you had to choose a first step, I’d go with the water.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Also, the V8 fusion ones are tasty, just pick the one you like. I prefer the pomegranate one.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I drink 46 Fluid oozes of V8 Fusion just about every day. The Acai Mixed Berry is my favorite.
I also cheat by adding vanillia ice cream, frozen mango, frozen banana’s and a berry flavored vitamin powder for either breakfest, lunch, or dessert.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Is that like a modified South Beach? I tried that for a couple weeks and by then, I was choking down the salad. I need more variety.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 21, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what the South Beach diet is. I try to frontload my day’s calories and drink plenty of water, beyond that, I try not to eat too many other crap things, but I do go out to bars every few weeks and I still eat chocolate covered almonds when it comes time for Girl Socut nut season.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
YOU DIDN’T KNOW?!
Dude. Yes. There is a girl scout nut season. Chocolate covered almonds and raisins, cashews, toffee, mixed nuts, you name it.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
other good advice but not nearly as specific
Avoid prepackaged or prepared foods
Avoid too much white flour
Avoid sugar outside of what you would find in fruit
This is a solid diet without too much to think about
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Baby steps. The guy eats fastfood for every meal now, telling him to avoid certain ingredients is probably a bit much to start with.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
give yourself a set number of cheat meals per week. My number is 3. Three meals a week I go where I want, eat what I want and order accompanying drinks.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Bingo.
You can’t start a diet so rigid that you are setting yourself up to fail.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention nobody seems to be able to agree on what is and isn't
a good diet. Whats working for me right now is to focus primarily on the actual calories I’m taking in, sugar and eating more whole grains/less carbs in general. Too many rules just makes it too hard to stick to the diet and you just end up giving up.
These hands will always be rough
TBLA check your Y chromosone at the door
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I had Steak on saturday, with a capital S, so y’all just sound funny to me : p
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
my diet is the
“eat fewer calories then you burn and avoid sugar and sometimes carbs” diet
These hands will always be rough
Atkins is friggin insane
they want me to eat less then 50 grams of carbs? Man, thats like… no way man.
These hands will always be rough
i'm reminded of that guy from Ren & Stimpy
who always shouts MEAAAATTTTT!!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Most diets that I have heard of
incorparate this in some way, usually I’ve heard it as a cheat “day” but I imagine its not much different to do it in 3 meals w/e you want.
These hands will always be rough
If you need that pizza fix, why not make your own? It’s easy and good and not horrible for you.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, he eats fast food every meal. I assume that’s not simply taste but convenience. He’s not going to go from picking up food that takes 6 minutes to make to spending an hour making his own pizza, not to mention the time it takes to shop for the ingredients.
This was exactly how I used to be as well.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Why? not like any of you young guys are going to live a long life anyway, enjoy your limited time while you can.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Mar 21, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My biggest motivator right now is mountain biking
its fun as hell, but I’m so fat and out of shape that its really really really hard to keep up with my friends. So really, shame, thats why.
These hands will always be rough
Ya, I need more sports. I have golf now, but I need to find another men’s basketball league to play in once a week.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, now that is a great excuse, I stayed in shape to play sports until I was 50.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Sports has always been whats gotten me into shape
and as soon as I stop playing sports for any period of time my fitness goes right out the window, and since its been almost 5 years since I last played anything… yeah.
These hands will always be rough
I have given up on exercise until my kid is old enough where i don’t have to follow him around saying “no” “don’t do that” “stop that” every 3 minutes. i find myself washing dishes at 11pm every night wondering where all my free time went.
I go for the living like a fucking slob and letting my kid eat off of the dirty floor method. You’ll find that it clears up all kinds of time.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
add to that good list, avoid products with partially hydrogenated oils
which still too many products have. and corn syrup.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It’s very difficult, but if you can stick to the rule of the first ingredient being whatever it is you’re buying, you’ll be okay too.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Yeah
it’s disturbing the number of food “items” that don’t meet this rule. In fact it’s disturbing the number of food items that have ingredient lists starting with corn syrup (followed by sugar, etc). Thank you, corn megafarm industry for making America fat.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
You eat the same thing for dinner every night?
And I thought I was a creature of habit.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
In the morning I walk down to the cafeteria, wave at Jesus the cook, he says “usual” I nod and I go talk to the cashier until it’s ready.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I do the exact same thing (and the guy is also named Jesus.)
Just not for dinner too.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, dinner alternates, I was just giving an eample. My problem is that I live at home still so I’m kind of at the mercy of my mother. Not necessarily to eat what she makes, but to use her kitchen. I eat a lot of sandwiches because I can control the portion and ingredients. Usually stick with PB&J or Tuna with olive oil instead of mayo with pickles on wheat.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I am just starting to think about what I eat. As you all know I enjoy high-fat cheeses and cocktails. I do not want to cut these out of my life.
So to counter, I eat mostly vegetables for lunch. We have a subsidized salad bar and I just load it up with about a pound, pound and a half of veggies. Once a week I’ll have a turkey sandwich and every now and then a burger. But mostly veggies.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the counter strategu
Key to a good life at the (dinner) plate
Know what you like – good cheese and alcohol work for me – enjoy what you like, but live with a sense of moderation and balance
Avoid stuff that is bad for you and you don’t really love – spend the calories on the good stuff, whatever that is for you
and be sure to have evenings when you throw both moderation and balance out the window, just not too many
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
bacon double del motherfucka!
dang i miss those things.
i am not an obnoxious asshole in person. i think.
by Ian Capilouto on Mar 21, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I had their street dog last night, paled to the real thing, but it was tasty, and HDC has been cracking down on the ladies with the carts
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The house next door, looking from my front door, yesterday afternoon
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
Looking out my entry way toward the street
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
supposed to be partly cloudy tomorrow
the mountain should be great, only problem is the boss is supposed to be here :-( but if I am not posting you can assume I am skiing.
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Mar 21, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodger announce 2011 Broadcast Schedule
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Is the Friday 4/1 game not televised except on Time Warner?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if opening day will be on ESPN3?
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 21, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
baseball usually makes it onto the 3, football’s the only one that isn’t simulcast
by Josie Becker on Mar 21, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
10 day weather forcecast shows rain next Tuesday. Wonder what opening day will be like?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Not knowing what the weather will be like is a new phenomena for us in Socal
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The one I just ate.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Dad loves Do-Si-Do’s and Thank You Berry Munch. Trefoils suck somethin awful.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Are Trefoils the plain shortbread cookies? I hated those as a kid.
But then I grew up and started drinking coffee. Shortbread cookie dunked in coffee is a good thing.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a Angelina Jolie threesome
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Samoas. There is no ranking system. It is 1 1 1 4 5 6 7 8.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
just an observation
The Beach Cities of Southern California gave nothing on the young ladies in Scottsdale
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 3:53 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I hear the wisdom of single malt
in this comment
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it would take three malts for BH to make such a brazen comment.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Two things
A) None of the girls you saw in Scottsdale are from or live in Scottsdale and are in fact almost entirely from Southern California.
B) See: A)
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I
Will yield the floor to you on this topic though maybe the Ghost should chime in.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Through college I had the same girlfriend, so I was no girl hound by any stretch, but let me tell you, if there is one thing I know more than baseball, it is the attractiveness of SoCal women. Especially the Baseball Annies. Good lord.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
though
Baseball Annie’s must be a small sample size. But maybe not.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Does that sample size include slump busters?
Did I really just type that?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what they say about slump busters
As your batting average falls so do your standards.
For you pitchers: As your ERA rises so does their weight.
Can we get a NPUT so Maddz never reads this? lol
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Mar 21, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I rec’d this comment. Hopefully, others do to, and it turns green making it easier for Maddz to find.
You’re welcome.
by Michael White on Mar 21, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
done and done
Proud of the inadvertant baiting, but as usual G Scott right on time with exactly what I was talking about
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Likely. In high school the Annies are also athletes. In college they’re the girls trying to get wifed up by a guy wearing baseball pants and who could make them a millionaire with the right draft position. Also in college, the girl who just wants to be able she said she slept with Player X in college before he was famous.
Between high school and college, you have the amateur leagues, and Oh. My. God.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
well
There’s the fact I don’t go to pubs and bars on 3 consecutive days back home
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
tomorrow
Leave after the game
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
TBLA Cookbook
it has been said in jest, but I think the next time we want to raise money for Eric that we put together a cooking / drink book where each of our commentators who would like to share give us a recipe that we will make into a book to be sold. Some day we will have a pot luck World Series Dodger Away game party and you will all need to bring the recipe you presented.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
And we'll call it -- wait for it! --
“To Serve Manny”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Out of Option swap proposal
X. Paul for Brandon Wood.
Thoughts?
Reprisals?
Laser sights aimed at my head?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
Brandon
Wood has a far way to go to be legitimate major league hitter. No thanks, also Angels have enough outfielders
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
really? I heard they were looking for one of the LH variety
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
both
Teams will DFA them and see what happens
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
that's the likely route
my way just cuts out the middle man.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
but what about
Rachel Evan? That Merkin talk shook me
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I would DF her A if you know what I mean.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve never seen anything she’s been in. Not exactly true. I saw some of Across the Universe, got confused as F, turned it off and listened to Rubber Soul instead. She seems very unmemorable.
I wouldn’t really DF her A. I just thought it would be a funny thing to say.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 21, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course not, what with it not really being a thing and all. My point is that I’m not really sure what she looks like, and after googling her (huh huh), I’m not sure if she’s even hot. Why are we supposed to know who she is?
it
Was linked for the merkin reference, nothing more
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
There's best and there's most influential
Best is impossible for me to come up with. Most influential is Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
it’s always good to have Marty weigh in on such matters
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Rubber Soul and Revolver are my two faves of theirs. The movie was just so damn weird that I needed to remember what I liked about the Beatles and get those dang kids off my TV. And my lawn.
hey
Your the one who goes commando in those Sunday games, you shouldn’t let a little inside actress dope throw you
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 4:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
also, out of curiosity
who are the Angels OFs? Hunter, Bourjous, Wells, and Abreu are the ones I can think of.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
right
he’s there
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
i wasn't
i was aware of that. but i’m guessing you most likely apply that to Wood correct?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
powerful suck
heh heh
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
NPUT
but you can keep commenting here. In fact I’d rather you keep TBLA after dark here then there.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Working :(
We had our draft last night for our season ticket pool (I got 20 tickets in sets of either 2 or 4 per game). My first game isn’t until 5/13 but I’m down for the Kuo, Kershaw and Fernando Bobble Heads as well as the 6/25 on field photo day against the Angels.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Good
1. Allows those of us who are working to either catch the game on radio on the ride home or watch on home
2. Kershaw gets the shadows
Bad
1. Lincecum also gets the shadows
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Rachel Evan Wood film festival
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
While I'd be up for watching a game with you man I ain't going to some bar to watch with a bunch of Giant pricks ;-)
Unless you know of a Dodger bar in the bay area?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
going to the game
with nephews and maybe sister in tow
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching Tim Lincecum give up four runs and take the loss in person.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 21, 2011 5:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Watching Tim Lincecum give up four runs in the first inning and take the loss in person.
by KellyStephen on Mar 21, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Royals
Everyone pimps their prospects, but they also have a guy called Tim “Lince” Collins, a very short lefty reliever with huge K rates. Heard he’s making their team.
I've heard of him
I think he has a 14+ K/9 while being 5’7 or something?
by Julio Nievas on Mar 21, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rumor has it he struck our Randy Newman 3 times
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 21, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
it is
Chilly but no rain at Salt River Fields.
The bad is parking on grass field.
I will say that you can get spoiled with the availability of good seats for Spring Training games.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 6:01 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
As G.Scott knows
NO outside food at this park, saw bags of confiscated seeds, peanuts at the front gate.
For future reference, seats in the upper section at this park are covered by a roof
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 6:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
When I was loading my car up
Before I left for this trip, I saw my raincoat and thought I should put that in the house. Good thing I kept it in the car.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 21, 2011 6:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
smart move
sports guy :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 21, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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