Dodgers Fall, But Matt Kemp Rises
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2011 10:56 PM PDT
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The Dodgers lost on Wednesday night, 8-5 to the Giants, but there was still excitement at Dodger Stadium, thanks to Matt Kemp. On the same night Kemp received the 2011 Roy Campanella Award, the National League MVP contender inspired the hell out of a pitch in the fifth inning off Ryan Vogelsong, a towering drive into the pavilion in left center field. The home run was the 35th of the season for Kemp, bringing him to within one of Albert Pujols for the National League lead, and punched Kemp's ticket into an exclusive club.
There have now been 19 seasons in major league history with at least 35 home runs and 35 stolen bases, and Kemp is the 14th player to accomplish the feat. The last was Alfonso Soriano, who also joined the 40/40 club in 2006 with 46 home runs and 41 steals for the Washington Nationals.
Kemp also singled in the ninth inning, raising his batting average to .3222 on the season. Jose Reyes of the New York Mets leads the National League with a .3301 batting average, just ahead of Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers at .3297. Kemp is third, his lowest rank in any triple crown category.
Kemp's three-run home run pushed his RBI total to an NL-leading 116, which is the sixth most in one season by a Dodger since they moved to Los angeles in 1958.
| Most RBI By An LA Dodger, Single Season | ||
| Player | Year | RBI |
| Tommy Davis | 1962 | 153 |
| Shawn Green | 2001 | 125 |
| Mike Piazza | 1997 | 124 |
| Adrian Beltre | 2004 | 121 |
| Frank Howard | 1962 | 119 |
| Matt Kemp | 2011 | 116 |
| Source: Baseball-Reference.com | ||
Dana Eveland wasn't very effective tonight, allowing five runs in four innings, the shortest of his four starts as a Dodger. But his ledger is even at two good games and two bad ones, which is about as good as you can expect for a fill-in on the staff.
Though the Dodgers were down 5-0 early, it actually could have been much worse. The Giants grounded into three double plays in the first three innings, including two by Jeff Keppinger. The Giants ran into a fourth double play in the fifth inning as Brett Pill was caught stealing second base on a strikeout pitch to Brandon Belt.
After Kemp's home run cut the deficit to one, the Giants tacked on one run in the sixth inning and two more in the top of the seventh.
Notes
- James Loney had three more singles, giving him 13 hits in his last 20 at-bats, including three doubles and two home runs.
- Jerry Sands singled in the eighth inning, extending his hitting streak to nine games, and has 17 hits in his last 34 at-bats
- Dee Gordon had two singles, a stolen base, and scored a run, extending his hitting streak to eight games. During the streak, he has 14 hits in 34 at-bats, hitting .412/.444/.500.
- Eugenio Velez made a pinch hit appearance in the bottom of the fifth inning, and he did not make an out! Velez was hit by a pitch, which put him on first while preserving his concurrent streaks of 0 for 33 (this season) and 0 for 42 (dating back to 2010).
- Carlos Beltran left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning with a contusion in his right foot.
- Hiroki Kuroda starts the final home game of the season on Thursday night, facing Madison Bumgarner for San Francisco.
WP - Ryan Vogelsong (12-7): 5 IP, 9 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
LP - Dana Eveland (2-2): 4 IP, 6 hits, 4 runs, 3 walks, 1 strikeout
Sv - Brian Wilson (36): 1/3 IP, 1 hit
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4-3 to 81-80
Unless I’m wrong or have lost count or am just foolish.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
7 games left, .500 record at the moment.
You’re not wrong and you haven’t lost count.
I don’t know you well enough to comment on the last one.
cal. lakers. dodgers. packers. chelsea.
vols. rangers. galaxy.
You will have to take Bride’s word for it.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
dee gordon
i’m really getting excited to see what dee and sands do next year. Hope springs eternal!
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
word
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Trouble is the rest of that quatrain
Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
+1 on Gordon
I had faith in him, and he has quieted his critics thus far. 2012 will be more telling though.
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Sep 22, 2011 6:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Which was expected
But he’s a beast when he gets on base and does the occasional home run play on defense.
Dee is my favorite Dodger to watch not named Kershaw
by Julio Nievas on Sep 22, 2011 7:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
with 20+ SBs?
at SS? sure he has made 9 errors, but how many plays has he made that most SSs simply don’t?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
At least according to dWAR
he’s at -0.2 so far, so he’s been good enough to (almost) balance out the errors.
same here
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And if birds had transistor radios there’d be music in the air
by preacher roe on Sep 22, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If Kuroda leaves I expect both a few cheap vets to be signed, and Eovaldi to be ahead of Webster in making the rotation.
Fielder…maybe. But considering how much the Dodgers would have to overpay for him, I’m not even thrilled with the idea.
Sands is going to be the leftfield, so he can’t exactly replace Ethier. Besides, Ethier’s trade value is at an all time low.
webster gonna get shelled
and now I can’t wait for him to get called up in september and do well and you to try to shove this comment in my face.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and I will continue to ignore all “I told you so’s” regardless of the source and the intent
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
This is vague, is he going to get shelled all the time and completely wash out, get shelled in the beginning then settle down, start out solid then get shelled in his fourth start? Get shelled in AAA?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
if he starts the year in the rotation
it’ll be ugly for a long time before he gets better if he does. Joey Joe will interpret it the same way he interpreted the comments that jansen could use more work in the minors: That we think he sucks and won’t be ever be good.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Ok, but there is a good chance he simply wore down and really is what we hope him to be, and with a winter of rest will come into spring training and beat out Eovaldi for a rotation spot and not be as disappointing as you think.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
there is a chance
theres always a chance, but do you want to rely on a player who has yet to have success above A ball?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Not me, I’d rather sign Jon Garland, and Padilla, or roll with Eveland
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I wonder how much we can get padilla and garland for
pretty cheap i’m sure. I’d take that over eveland.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
you think he is ready to plug into the rotation day one next year?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Well I’m going to the game to pay my tributes in any case. He deserves an ovation one way or another.
by Table on Sep 21, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
it's just great to see kemp, dee, sands, and loney all still on fire
This is the most exciting group to watch since late 08-early 09 with manny ethier and kemp being beasts
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
by Ivdown on Sep 21, 2011 11:05 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
I just find it remarkable that around 08 Dodger fans had these fantasies in their heads about how great Kemp and Kershaw would be. How Kershaw was the next Koufax and Kemp would hit .330 .400 .550 with 40 homers and 40 steals. It seemed like we might have been wearing blue tinted glasses at the time, yet here we are. Not only have those dreams become reality, they have become reality during the same season! Couldn’t have come at a better time either, they’ve truly been becons of awe-joy during a trying year in Dodger land. It’s not so often that dreams come to be so true, don’t forget to open your eyes and take in the dreamity.
Indeed, it’s remarkable — these two have hit the best case scenario.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, it could have came at a much better time.
A time when the team was more competitive.
Wasting two career years on a .500 season is tough to stomach.
Hopefully Kemp/Kershaw get more than 2012 to do it again as a tandem.
Well I don’t think any of us consider their seasons to be flukes, so we can hope for more of the same going forward.
Fluke would be the wrong word. Fluke would imply that these seasons came out of nowhere. They did not. Their careers have been building toward this.
That said… I think it would be reasonable to suggest that there will be some regression from both of them next year. Expecting them to put up perennial MVP/CY numbers… I’m not sure I’m ready to do that. They’ll put up good numbers, but great numbers? League-leading numbers? Gosh I hope so, but….
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Then players like Ernie Banks wasted their whole career
since they didn’t play for a winner.
Not quite…
At this point right now
Who seriously cares? Stop raining on the parade, idc if that is how people may feel, let’s enjoy these two amazing player right now, even if it is a 77-77 team.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Kemp mentioned 40/40 last year
and i’m amazed he could actually come very close to doing that just a year later.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Today, Braun 0-4, Reyes 1-4
Though on Braun I’m worried they might rest him some for the playoffs, might kill Kemp’s already low chances
Just for fun
If Reyes and Braun go 0 for 4 tomorrow (I haven’t checked to see if they play) and Kemp goes 4-4…
Reyes .32755
Braun .32727
Kemp .32696
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2011 11:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OK it will take a few days
Mets play Thursday but Brewers don’t.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2011 11:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Dana Eveland is who we thought he was
Now if you wanna crown him…
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
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but they didn't let im off the hook
right up there with “im a man, im 40” among my all time favorite coaches rants
by lchristmas on Sep 22, 2011 6:11 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Kemp needs 5 homers in the last 8 games. If he goes 40-40 I think he wins the MVP. Voters love round numbers.
Only 7 games left
Stupid DC weather
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2011 11:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Homered in 4 straight games to end 2010
I’d love to see something similar in the last 7 games this year.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Touche sir
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
So ummmm....
Sure woulda been nice to have Sands hitting with two outs in the ninth instead of A Mile…ahem…Mattingly…
Elimination - it will go on at least until Sunday
No teams can be eliminated tomorrow.
NL races West and Central will go on at least until Friday (West) and Saturday for Central. Wild Card cannot be settled until Sunday at the earliest. Current leaders Phillies (clinched best NL record), Brewers (4), D- Backs (2) – Braves currently lead Wild Card
Giants could be eliminated for the NL West on Friday (regardless of what happens tomorrow) if the D-Backs beat them.
Giants cannot be eliminated from Wild Card race until Saturday at the earliest
Cardinals cannot be eliminated until Saturday for the NL Central title
Cardinals cannot be eliminated until Sunday for the Wild Card.
D-Backs trail Brewers by one game for second seed, Brewers need to win out since they lost season series to D-Backs.
AL races – Yankees and Tigers have clinched their divisions, Rangers (3), Red Sox currently lead Wild Card race over Rays and Angels
Angels can be eliminated from AL West on Friday at the earliest.
Angels and Rays can be eliminated from Wild Card on Saturday at the earliest.
Tigers and Rangers are tied for second seed, Texas needs to win out over Detroit since they lost season series.
Yankees magic number to clinch the best record is 3 over both the Tigers and Rangers.
If season ended today
Yankees would host Rangers
Tigers would host Red Sox
Phillies would host D-Backs
Brewers would host Braves
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Was at the game tonight an its amazing how arrogant fans can become after winning a title for the first time in almost 60 years. I love sports but I hate how many fans have such little perspective.
I did not get that last night at all
of course I was surrounded by Real Wives of the South Bay.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
There were four Giants fans behind me, and a couple others around me. To make matters worse I went with a friend who is a Giants fan and he was talking shit the whole game. Usually he keeps it down because I just pull out the Laker card and he has no shot at any comebacks since he’s a Warriors fan.
I don’t like to trash talk very often though because I know how quickly things can change in sports, especially baseball.
they reply with some crap like yeah, we have the same # of titles as the dodgers and are, as a franchise, have the most overall wins in MLB history. i tell them you won 5 in the 40s when there were 10 teams. what a joke these giants fans are.
Actually
the Giants won titles in 1905 (Mathewson 3 shutouts), 1921 and 1922 (Played Yankees, series were played in Polo Grounds); 1933 (Carl Hubbell and Vin’s childhood favorite, Met Ott), and 1954 (Willie Mays) all in NY. They won their sole SF title last year.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 22, 2011 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate to say it, but Giants fans are the worst. I picked up on that before I really went hard-core Dodger. I wonder sometimes if it’s just that way toward LA teams, or toward other teams, too.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Sep 22, 2011 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Some giants fans were pretty bad last night
I had a lot of satisfaction after the last outs in the 9th yesterday, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
or
it is simply amazong how arrogant fans can be. Period.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and while we have no amazong
we do have our own little tribe of Amazons
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it insane to get my hopes up for a better than mediocre free agent signing this offseason?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/09/major-offseason-signings-possible-for-dodgers.html
There have been a few things written that maybe the Dodgers could go after someone like Prince or Fielder or someone else. Brandon Phillips might be cool to get, who knows. Honestly, with the way the Dodgers are playing, with Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw playing at elite levels, with Sands and Dee showing why they were top prospects, with Loney coming back to life for the first time in 4 years (disputable for the 4 years part, i know he’s streaky), another big piece and maybe, just maybe, this team is a real contender next year.
/crazy
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
The only free agent I see the Dodgers trying to Pick up is Aramis Ramirez
by Julio Nievas on Sep 22, 2011 4:46 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree, I think Ramirez will be a target. But Brandon Phillips makes a good bit of sense with Uribe sliding over to 3B, gives us a pretty strong defense all around the infield. I just think Sands and Gordon inject a lot of energy into the lineup and will help to improve us over the long haul. I do hope Rivera and Gwynn are brought back as reserves.
I had blocked uribe out of my mind as part of this team
thanks a lot
by lchristmas on Sep 22, 2011 6:13 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i would love to see Brandon Phillips hitting second in a lineup of Dee, Phillips, Kemp, Ethier, Sands, Loney, Uribe, Barajas
Unfortunately...
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/09/jocketty-says-phillips-will-be-back.html
I would agree Aramis will be the focus because he would constitute a “big” signing, without breaking the bank
sounds like they're trying to extend him
but Phillips won’t give a hometown discount, which may complicate matters.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers should trade
Ethier, Webster, Songco and Guerra for Phillips and Yonder Alonso
Yikes
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
If only Phillips was actually under contract with the Reds next season…
by court168627 on Sep 22, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I was gonna add that...
…but them picking up his option is not his call. No matter what, according to what Walt said, Phillips is not available next year (as a FA). Point taken though.
here's a direct link
to the Shakin article that discusses that.
Some good quotes there. Like this one from an “anonymous agent” (not Lozano or Boras)
The agent said he would not discourage any of his clients from signing a multiyear deal with the Dodgers, with the upside of the Los Angeles market and an end in sight to the team’s bankruptcy and long-running ownership saga.
“I don’t consider the Dodgers to be insolvent,” the agent said. "I consider the Dodgers to be mismanaged and in turmoil.
“I’d rather sign with the Dodgers than with a lot of other teams.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions
“Whatever happens with the club, it’s in everyone’s interest for the team to be competitive and not compromised in trying to operate,” said Michael Weiner, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Assn., which, as co-chair of the bankruptcy creditors’ committee, represents the interests of every party to whom the Dodgers owe money.
I missed seeing who was named to the creditors’ committee, but it seems logical that the MLBPA would be on it.
Still, it would seem that it is in the existing creditors best interest for the Dodgers not to take on new debts, although they also can’t kill the revenue stream, at least any more than Frank has already polluted it.
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Weiner, the union chief, suggested that a nine-figure player contract should not be viewed in the same light as a nine-figure loan. “If the Dodgers decide to sign a player to a long-term contract, from a bankruptcy perspective, there is a corresponding asset to go along with the liability,” he said. “You get the player’s services.”
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Not like this guy
Michael Weiner, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Assn.
doesn’t have a self interest in all teams being in on free agents.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Obviously. Not sure who on the committee is the counterbalance to that. MLB itself? – they are owed the loan. Banks Frank owes money to?
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James Loney's OPS+ this year is now 109
His career cumulative OPS+ is 108. Which means his season to date is a tick better than his career norm. Whether the Dodgers tender him or not, you have to admire the man for hanging in there this season, given where he was two months ago.
Which makes me wonder...
why wouldn’t they tender him? Even if they want to make a strong push for Fielder, doesn’t Loney now have trade value?
Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates all will be without real 1Bs next year. Prince and Albert likely could take two of those slots, but if the Dodgers get Prince, there are three 1B-less teams. And that’s just the NL Central.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
One other thought – by tendering Loney, it would give the Dodgers a slight negotiating advantage in signing a free agent. Plan B would already be in place.
it wouldn’t give them an advantage, but it’d give them a way to back out and not feel totally devoid of options.
Is there a competitive team that would be improved if they had Loney?
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
The rays had Kotchman (although at a much lower price) and they picked him up when he sucked
Loney is on the upswing right now, improving his OPS .100 or more points in just a month’s time, that’s incredibly impressive in the last month of the season. Loney will cost more, but the Rays started off a with a similarly bad 1B, so you never know.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
to be fair, it’s a helluva lot easier to go from .650 to .750 than say, .700 to .800 or from league average 1B to .900.
Ain’t that easy you have to slug .669 over 40 games to make it happen if you wait until Aug to get going.
How many players in 2011 do you think have slugged > 600 over a 40 game period playing everyday?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don’t know but I’d sure like to have someone tell me
I want to know
someone please tell me
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure more then that, but I’d also bet they were all what we would consider elite players. 40 games is now 25% of the season.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Stop speculating and tell me!
I want to know this information
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m so late to the party, but I can’t believe this question hasn’t been answered!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I could easily see the Brewers trading for him when Fielder leaves.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Sure I can buy that, but does getting something back from the Brewers really count as trade value :)
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely
Teams will see how Loney has made adjustments and they would be interested, though the salary will be the problem.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
sure, but it will be “buy low” trade value
there is no “Loney Haul” to be had
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Loney’s value isn’t at a low right now, though. Most teams won’t think Aug/Sept Loney is real Loney, so it won’t be at a high either. I expect that he will have about the value that his career numbers would indicate. He could yield something like a B-/C+ prospect or a similarly average-to-below major leaguer.
Using the Brewers as an example, he might yield someone like a Chris Narveson or Nyjer Morgan.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
If James were cards
I think you value that suited 9 J much higher than I do
I don’t acquire that hand by putting value into the pot, I don’t challenge trade for that hand, I buy that hand on a significant discount or I let someone else bear the risk
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
The suited 9 J isn’t too bad, since I’m putting the Brewers on 8 10. But they might have a low pocket pair and have me beat.
OK, I’m just gonna let this metaphor die now. Mostly, value is relative. If someone else wants Loney, he has value.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Moot point now, he ain’t going anywhere.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Who does he have the most value for?
Us or some other team?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Both those guys have less service time than remaining than Loney.
You’re getting something that you couldn’t possibly care about.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Morgan is at 4 WAR this year and Naverson is having as good of a season as Bills there’s zero way you could get those guys.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Narveson hasn’t been that good (I know, Bills hasn’t either). Morgan is extraneous to the Brewers with Corey Hart, Ryan Braun and Jordan Schafer. I fully expect they will trade him, presumably for a 1B, unless they want to try Schafer at 1B, which I guess is reasonable.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Why on Earth would you consider anyone expendable for Jordan Schafer?
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
OOPS! I blew that. Wrong Schafer.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Yeah hit me that he wasn’t on the team.
Either way Morgan has been damn good this season and you can’t just sideline that for a 24 year old prospect.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Gomez probably would have been a more sensible choice, but he’s terrible.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Scratch Lance Berkman off the winter shopping list
The Cards and Berkman have agreed to a one-year contract extension, the Cards’ official Twitter feed reports. Even accounting for some regression, it’s hard for a one-year deal to go bad. This gives the team some short-term insurance in case Albert Pujols signs elsewhere, though Berkman could certainly replicate the job he did in right field this year again if Pujols returns.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
on it
Prince Fielder
Albert Pujols
Aramis Ramirez
Lance Berkman
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
he's not available
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I think his knee had everything to do with not performing, and that we could get him for a couple years coming off a down year at a reasonable price and then get avlue on the return.
So last year his fade from June – Sept was totally attributable to his pinky, and this year to his knee?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
He's been dealing with this knee thing since last year's spring training
they said it started when he hyperextended his knee during 2010 ST.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
So it did not bother him when he was putting up triple crown numbers, but after he broke his pinky and got a month off, it did?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
my guess
it got worse
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather have Dre at his price and play Sands in left or right than have Sands in left or right and settle on a Thames/Gibbons platoon again.
Dre was a beast the first two months of this season until he got in a fight with a wall in Chicago. I expect offseason rest and health having something to do with that, and I think corrective surgery could restore that health. Plus, the rehab he’ll have to do for his knee is only going to make the rest of his body stronger and more stable.
by G.Scott on Sep 22, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and
get his swing right
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
If we have the money to pay Andre 13 Million, Kuroda 8, and Loney 6 I have no problem with this in 2012. I’m just not sure I’m keen on extending him this winter until I see for sure that the knee was the problem and that he simply isn’t going Higginson on us. Not like we will get a discount if we extend him this winter.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
There is a reason to think about extending him now: he may be willing to take a 3-4 year deal. It is a gamble, because the production might not come back. Ethier might be afraid of the same thing and be willing to give up some of a big payday in order for some security.
But if you do not extend him and the production DOES come back, then you are competing with every other team for his services, and I have to believe that somebody out there would give him many years and many dollars.
I have been on the trade-Ethier bandwagon for a long time, but I’m seeing the light on the idea that it’s not all or nothing, that maybe they can hold on to him for a few more years without paying him to suck at age 36 and 37 and 38….
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you want a player who is not confident enough in his skills that he’d sign this contract?
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, is his wife attractive?
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a great way of twisting that around. Am I not supposed to want Evan Longoria because he signed a way-below-market deal that sets him up for life?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Best retort ever
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Usually it’s Josie who wants that.
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I all about Andre getting extended
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
well I landed it, you abandoned the controls and figured autopilot would land : )
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought I left it with a deft subtlety, a solid joke that could still accommodate the follow-up hammer.
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I'm sad to see that I am the first to rec this
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I’m ok with an Ethier extention, but it has got to be for drastically less money than those given to Kemp/Kershaw. Kemp Kershaw might approach 20 mill, I would want Ethier pretty close to 10 mill. Annually of course.
I want a better economy
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I don’t think Ethier is worth a 13 mill per year salary. So if he wont sign for 3-4 years at 33-40 mill I don’t want him.
I’m not Ethier, but if I were, no way would I sign that deal. I would take my chances in 2012 with the Dodgers and go for the big payday that offseason in FA.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, Eric is estimating that Ethier will get 13.5 million next year in arbitration, and his FA years would be worth more than that.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s probably closer to $12, what with the knee business. I just haven’t changed it.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Or follow Brad Hawpe to the independent league.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
especially since you’ll be making $13-14 in arb. He’d only need a 20/2 deal after that to match the 33/3 deal Table offered.
you could extend him at the value of his arb award, but then you’re looking at 3/40 (12 for 2012 and 14 for 2013/2014 free agent years, which would be a steal) or 4/55 which would be 12+14+14+15, which is closer to what he deserves
I think that would be an overpay. Especially with his health and power currently in question. Even if he rebounds next year, I would call that an overpay.
Then you should advocate trading him.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That boat probably sailed with the lack of production and the knee surgery. Only teams with money are going to be interested at $12 Million to find out if Andre’s problem was knee related.
At the end of the day some people are advocating paying Andre as though he is an everyday player when the facts show he’s not. Knee or no knee the man cannot hit LHP enough to be in the lineup.
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Only 18 outfielders have ever been paid over 14 mill per season, those on the list are either much better than Ethier, or their contracts were huge flops.
1. Manny Ramirez, $22,500,000 (2009-10)
2. Ryan Braun, $21,000,000 (2016-20)
3. Carl Crawford, $20,285,714 (2011-17)
4. Manny Ramirez, $20,000,000 (2001-08)
5. Andruw Jones, $18,100,000 (2008-09)
6. Torii Hunter, $18,000,000 (2008-12)
. . . Ichiro Suzuki, $18,000,000 (2008-12)
. . . Vernon Wells, $18,000,000 (2008-13)
. . . Jayson Werth, $18,000,000 (2011-17)
10. Matt Holliday, $17,142,857 (2010-16)
11. Carlos Beltran, $17,000,000 (2005-11)
. . . Alfonso Soriano, $17,000,000 (2007-14)
13. Carlos Lee, $16,666,667 (2007-12)
14. Jason Bay, $16,500,000 (2010-13)
15. Magglio Ordonez, $15,000,000 (2005-09)
16. Ryan Braun, $14,550,000 (2011-20)
17. J.D. Drew, $14,000,000 (2007-11)
. . . Vladimir Guerrero, $14,000,000 (2004-08)
Braun 1st time
Manny 1st time
Suzuki?
Holliday looking good so far
Beltran earned a good portion of that deal until 2010
Vlady sure earned his keep
but dang, lots of dreck when comparing production to cost.
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The best Ethier comp I can think of off the top of my head is Nick Markakis. Markakis is being paid 11 mill annually from 2009-14. Sure Ethier has more power than him, but overall they are similar plus Markakis is younger.
Markakis also signed that deal super early compared to where Ethier is at.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The next bunch on the list is where I think Ethier belongs.
19. Johnny Damon, $13,000,000 (2006-09)
. . . Hideki Matsui, $13,000,000 (2006-09)
21. Bobby Abreu, $12,800,000 (2003-07)
22. Kosuke Fukudome, $12,000,000 (2008-11)
. . . Jose Guillen, $12,000,000 (2008-10)
. . . Aaron Rowand, $12,000,000 (2008-12)
25. Matt Holliday, $11,500,000 (2008-09)
26. Carlos Gonzalez, $11,428,571 (2011-17)
27. Nick Markakis, $11,016,667 (2009-14)
28. Jermaine Dye, $11,000,000 (2008-09)
but Fukudome and Matsui signed those deals after posting fees(?), Gonzalez/Markakis signed those way early in arbitration, Abreu signed his a long time ago, and Guiillen’s can be attributed to terrible Royals decision making.
K well I like the comp to Markakis, Damon, Rowand, Dye.
But I’ll look around for better comps, there have got to be some.
Paul Konerko, $12,500,000 (2011-13)
Kevin Youkilis, $10,281,250 (2009-12)
Dan Uggla, $12,400,000 (2011-15)
Adam Dunn, $14,000,000 (2011-14)
Deals like these might work for Ethier, if he’s paid like Bay/Werth it would be a big blow to the Dodgers.
Dunn was a free agent deal, so he’s out. Uggla would be a good comp, but he’s not coming off injury/down year and plays (poorly) a more difficult position to fill offensively. I think Konerko may have been a free agent deal.
I think free agent deals are relevant. Ethier is going to want to be paid as much as possible or close to it, so to keep him the Dodgers will have to pay him almost as if he were a free agent no?
Also, I think whatever Josh Willingham gets this offseason might be a good comp for Ethier. Especially if he negotiates a contract with Oakland before hitting free agency.
maybe, but he’s also not negotiating to cover any arbitration years so he doesn’t have a hard starting point.
Willingham isn’t going to get much. 8/24 would be good for him. JMO
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Injury history, no defense, a way increased strike out rate, makes me think people will stay away.
The guy has been salary dumped twice already.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of team want a bat, after Pujols/Fielder you got Pena, Ramirez, Beltran, and Willingham. Someone will pay.
How heavy would you like to bet that money?
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by the time people go to pay for Willingham, they will have spent their money elsewhere and he’ll be looking around at a handful of 1 year deals. If you’re a team trying to land Pujols or Fielder and you miss, you’re going to wait a year and try to land the next big fish. Having Willingham for more than one year might preclude you from that.
I’m sure they have similar numbers, but Markakis being way younger and his contract covering arb years can’t be ignored, just as Willingham being a free agent who struggles to get 1 year deals and Ethier being a two time All star with 1 more year of arbitration can’t be discredited.
Bottom line, if he signs for more than 12 per year, it’s a waste, if he signs for less than than and for 3 or fewer years, do it.
Yep (regarding Markakis)
The relevant details of Markakis’s deal, with respect to Ethier, are that his free agent years are $44 million for 3 years (plus an option which would push it to $59.5m for 4 years).
His final arb year was $10.25 million, but (a) he signed the deal two years earlier than Ethier in service time; and (b) he wasn’t a super two like Ethier.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Teams needed bats the last couple years and no one has been willing to outbid Emilio Bonifacio or Corey Brown.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the best hitters in the NL only got one year and 12. Maybe Andre should think about 3/36 for 2012 – 2014. I know Berkman is old but man based on other contracts I’d call that a bargain for the Cardinals.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I know Berkman is old
My finger is on my nose.
I think Ethier has got to be thinking Jayson Werth money. Whether that’s realistic or not, whether that’s a good comp or not, I can’t/won’t say, but it’s the comp I’d draw if I was making the case for him.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a jinx contained in there somewhere
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Berkman can’t be used as a comp. He’s much older andwas set between retiring and returning on just a one year deal IIRC
yeah, plus he’s great and hasn’t been meh for 1,000 at bats.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
why can Berkman come back from a back injury and a year of suckitude but Andre can’t come back from a knee injury?
He can
Hope he does
I ain’t giving him a long term extension to find out if he does.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Right
the extension only makes sense if you get him for a decent discount. Talking 3 years 24mil and 8mil per year in games played incentives and performance bonuses.
Berkman could certainly replicate the job he did in right field this year again
I wouldn’t count on a "replication" of a NL-leading 169 OPS+ at age 36, but that is definitely a good move by the Cards.
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More than Carpenter per year?
$10M + some incentives.
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shorter term deal, i assume a bit higher annual value since he probably could have gotten 2-3 years elsewhere
At age 36? Maybe, maybe not. He also seems seriously disinclined to look elsewhere, so that may not have been much of a lever for jacking out more dough.
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Depending on how much
That’s a great extension for them.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Since Sept 17th
when Eric posted his same as he ever was column
This season, even after his hot streak, Loney is 22nd out of 24 qualified first basemen with a .314 wOBA.
Loney has climbed one spot to 21 out of 25, I guess one more 1st baseman qualified since then.
His wOBA was .314, in only four games he has moved that from .314 to .327
12 for 19
The real streak is now bordering unbelievable:
.390 .458 .669 1.127
As hot as Jim has been in the past, I doubt we can find any streak where he posted a slug% > .600 over a 40 game period.
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For Ref I’m starting this on Aug 7th where his OPS was .612 when he entered play, and it is now .752
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That's insane in a month and a half time span
You’d rarely see the top hitters in the game improve like that this late in the season.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Because they were already good to begin with.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
you have two opposing forces in making a move like that, one helps you and the other hurts
If you shit the bed badly enough early, it makes moving it up later that much easier, yet with each additional at bat, shitting the bed early gets harder to improve
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
You can say that
But i’d still be interested to see how many players have improved their OPS .130+ points in 40 games from August on. If it’s easier to bring a really low number to average levels (which i know it is), I’d like to see how many bad hitters have done it pretty recently. I’m sure that would make for a short and interesting list.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
that is insane
I am not enough of a statistician to understand what this kind of outlier of performance really means
I suspect that this is not in the expected range of standard deviation from his norm – and that is an understatement
the power numbers make this not a BABIP string
something is happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear
stay true James, be changed
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
wise beyond your years
cages Friday or Saturday?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp is at 7.8 fWAR and over 9 bWAR
The closest players in the NL for fWAR are tied at 6.9.
MVP, MVP, MVP!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Sorry, I meant position players
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Loney is now tied for our 3rd best position player based on fWAR this year at 1.9
Amazing.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Sands and Gordon both at 0.6 WAR
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Sands has a Penceian quality about him in the outfield
he is without grace and takes really strange routes
yet he is much more of an athlete than my eyes give him credit for
I am not sure what to do with these feelings
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
i really don't want to get my hopes up
but if loney is into something and carries into next season, it turns out the knee was Andre power problem and Sands is legit this could be a pretty nice team.
if all those ifs are true, this team is well beyond pretty nice
all of those stars line up, that is a playoff roster
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Sadly all the ifs are never true.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
fine only Ethier and Sands
we are going to need Fielder to play 1st anyway
I am not so sure about that
See: Giants, San Francisco, 2010
but yeah, mostly you hit about 60% of the ifs at any given time if you ifs are based in reality
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course, dumb luck alone can mean a 20 game swing.
My general rule is that if you have more than two ifs trouble’s a brewin’.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
My rule of forecasting revenue
take 100% of what we should get for each revenue stream
assume 40% of that 100% will drop off
assume zero upside
= beat your number every year yet never seem like you are sandbagging
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Like to see how you manage that, most of any roster is built on if’s.
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Every team has them sure, but if you have a stable core to go along with your ifs it helps a lot.
If you’re hoping for a lot of prospects breaking out, constantly injured guys being healthy, or comeback years just to have a solid set of players it’s probably not gonna happen.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
My thoughts exactly – especially if both Loney and Ethier are rested rested more frequently against lefthanders..
which makes me wonder
if Loney starts today
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe the plan is Juan Rivera to give each of those guys spells against lefties
that way you only have one middle of the order out against a LH starter
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
And you still don’t have a LF.
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Enough to make up for Matt Kemp’s regression?
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there is nothing remotely ok about this comment
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
So apparently
that Marlin logo we saw was legit; just the logo though, not the wordmark. Also confirmed, the Blue Jays are returning to their old logo next year.
the wordmark was the worst part about it
so thats good
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I like both the blue jays logos
but I’m down with retro
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
the new one invited too much black into their uniform, so I hate it for that reason. And it’s all futurefied with the biker blue jay
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
the Jays are an appealing team except for those damned Uni’s. They look like police officers from some dystopian 90’s sci fi flick
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 22, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. I think a lot of the newer logos are really tacky and that we’ll look back on them in 20 years with disgust. That being said, I might be the only person in America that LOVES the new Marlins logo.
by court168627 on Sep 22, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
you should look at some of the 70s logos. Whoo doggy, basically just copy and paste from the funny pages : )
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, pretty goofy stuff. I’m mainly thinking of the old padres logo.
by court168627 on Sep 22, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
god I'm so sick of people using rose colored nostolgia glasses for everything
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Sep 22, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
updated for these modern times : ) I like it, the colors are more contrasting, and it’s less cluttered with no baseball and a bigger leaf
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
The bird is a little less cartoony and a bit sleeker too, but defeinitely preferable to the current thing.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Yep. This was one of the rejected ones:
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
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There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Can we quantify how much Donnie loves Juan Rivera? Can words express it?
I must say, I have enjoyed him. He rarely frustrates me. I feel like I “get” what he is doing when he is doing it. I like that very much
As Table mentioned if this is indeed Kuroda's last stand
I hope he makes it a good one and does not go out on his shield. We had no idea what to expect from him when Ned snagged him but he has done nothing but wear the Dodger blue proudly. Not a lot that I’d like to thank Ned for, but I sure want to thank him for importing Kuroda.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 9:25 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I love Kuroda, been a real favorite of mine
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Hell Yeah!
Let’s go Hiro!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
More like,
what the fuck did he just say?
by Greg Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
All of you rightly love the Kemp MVP and Kershaw quest for Cy Young
but nothing gives me greater pleasure then the Loney run because it came out of nowhere. A a player who was as down and out as any player could be. Not even his most optimistic fan was left on his bandwagon when for whatever reason he steadied his hand from flushing his Dodger career down the toilet and found a swing no one felt still existed or ever existed.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 9:34 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
going to be 95 here, people driving from the Valley to the game are going to be underdressed.
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was in the low 60’s last night when I landed at LAX
Kids, always pack a sweater or jacket to DS!
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
That was the first Dodger item I bought with my own money
Wore shorts and a tshirt to a night game. My mom said I should bring a jacket/sweatshirt. As usual, I didn’t listen. About the 4th inning, I was the proud new owner of a white Dodger hoodie.
Kids, always listen to your mom!
by Greg Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
If you had listened to your mom you would not have been the proud owner of the Dodger hoodie
and you would not have had fun in the back of your parents Buick.
and you would not be know as the blind Stephen.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I didn't realize I was the "blind Stephen"
by Greg Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
subtle humor, hope at least one person gets it
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I got it
Just didn’t know I was the only blind one
by Greg Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Greg is Ray Charles, I am Stevie Wonder, and Kelly is the less-famous sightless musician of the family.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Blind Melon Chitlin'
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
53 Games June 17th - Sept 5th Ryan Braun
.373 .423 .662 1.084
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wow
Prince has had three months in 2011 where his Slug% was below .500
One huge hot streak: 41 games from May 29th – July 14th
323 .467 .638 1.106
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
with apologies to Humma
They are all Loneys now?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t see the Prince for MVP being justified. Braun definitely has a case, and Pujols is sneaking into one, especially if the Cardinals catch the Braves, but I still think Kemp deserves it and will get it.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Your biggest nightmare must be a Dodger team with Prince at 1st and Jeter at SS. Who else would make up this infield?
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I don’t really hate Prince, but am afraid of him going Mo Vaughn. If he signs with the Dodgers, I know he’d go Mo. The 2B and 3B would have to be… any of those shortstops that the Angels play everywhere — Aybar, Mice-eater, Collapse-o (but not Kendrick).
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
You should check some of Pujols' hot streaks
for about 2-3 months I think he OPSed 1.100 as well.
Braun and Fielder are such beasts though.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Scavenger Hunt
Find me a NL player in 2011 who has been able to manage an OPS over 1.100 in at least a 40 game stretch who is not considered an elite baseball player at this moment. I’m checking on Ryan Roberts
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Loney has to be pushing that right now I’d think.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Ya think:)
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
.390 .458 .669 1.127
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit
Now why the hell can’t he do that over a full season?
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
very few players do, in history
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I endorse this search!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Nice
44 Games
.349 .385 .664 1.049
From April 25th – June 15th
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
close
on the OPS
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt Joyce, 44 games
.410/.460/.729 from 4/14 to 6/2.
Wow.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Excellent
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Have to look at monthly
leaders to get clues on who to look for
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah that's what I've been doing
Some players are in the mid .900s, but very few not huge named players are above 1.000.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Jhonny Peralta (SS)
.354/.396/.632 – 1.028 for 62 games from 5/6 to 7/23
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
This one might be more impressive than any already put on here
Because he is a SS and he did his for 62 games.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Nice but not > 1.100
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s times like this I want access to the STATS database that MLB teams have access to. Can do searches with all sorts of variables.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Alex Avila
40 games 7/25 to 9/9 with .355/..449/.617 1.066 OPS
Beast
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Mike "Vernon Wells" Napoli
Absolutely unreal the last 59 games he has played. .389/.471/.702 – 1.173 OPS
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Eric Hosmer
I know it’s only a 28 game stretch, but still incredibly impressive for the rookie.
.398/.416/.653 1.069 OPS
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Kemp’s followthrough is one of the greatest sights to see on the Dodgers. It’s right up there with Dee running the bases.
Nothing can top the sight of Kershaw taking the mound every fifth day though.
Nothing is ever easy.
It’s basically the anti-Steiner. You know the ball is gone when he holds that follow through. Pretty neat.
by UCLADodger32 on Sep 22, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope this makes it into MLB the Show 13. It is one of my favorite things to see, and it is entirely unique, and it’s subtle without really “showing up the pitcher” because he starts running immediately when he does it
Cheaters
David Wright (3B) NY-N 9/22/2011
Wright, who has just five of his 14 home runs this year and has struggled since the Mets have moved to Citi Field, could be the primary beneficiary if the team moves in the fences next season, as has been discussed, Newsday reports. The tentative plan appears to involve adding an additional eight-foot fence in front of the current concrete wall in leftfield, with five to 10 feet of space that could include additional seating within the two barriers. The distance to center will remain 408 feet, but the power alleys will be shorter, and the Mo Zone in right will be framed off by another fence, creating a bigger picnic area beneath the overhanging upper deck. Wright, who usually drives the ball from gap-to-gap, could see a spike in his home runs in 2012 if these plans copme to fruition.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
reyes must be glad to be gone
won’t be able to get as many triples anymore
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Matt Moore making his first start today against the Yankee’s. I’d watch this.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Even Eric might have to jump on the Pat Burrell is a douche bandwagon
Pat Burrell (OF) SF 9/21/2011
Burrell (foot) is only interested in playing for the Giants if he plays in 2012, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Burrell is trying to play through a painful foot injury that will ultimately require career-ending surgery. That sort of limits his long-term viability.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Career-ending surgery on his FOOT?
Don’t ever that every day.
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I know if I were a Yankee fan, I’d consider making the playoffs a major fucking milestone
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
At least they feel superior having actually won something
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yankees fans should have stormed the field.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
aren't all of the playoff teams hats like that?
just with a different team symbol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I never saw the Phillies ones. Had no idea. So bad.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah
pretty sure they did the same thing last year too
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
so it’s a MLB PLAYOFFS hat, any team branding is incidental. And by god, I’m remember growing up, dream I was the first female pitcher to throw in the MLB Playoffs. What a dream.
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
They kinda look like those terrible Raiders hats that NWA used to wear.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
those were a whole NFL thing, right? That was the official cap for awhile
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Back then we had one style of hat, one style of sports poster (Sports Illustrated), and we loved it!
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
These
And they were not great.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The Ice Cube one is the one I was thinking of, and I liked that one. But it was all we had.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Why
are the guys on the ends wearing Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt caps?
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really?
haven’t seen one in ages. I guess Golden Sppons muscled them out of my area
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I only see (Color) (Fruit) and build-it-yourself places these days.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
when the yogurt market crashes
it’ll be golden spoon who survives. Mark my words
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None in your area. South Bay, Marina, Westwood, Northridge, etc.
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What comes next for champagne celebrations
I’m sure the whole “champagne on ice” thing started with players actually, you know, drinking the champagne. But baseball players being baseball players, someone started spraying it everywhere, and that became the fun tradition.
But 50 years later, its become beyond old, its become practiced. Guys filling super soakers with bubbly, gearing up with goggles and masks like they are entering a paint ball competition. Can we not find something a little more creative?
I sort of liked the Rangers celebrating with near beer and Martinelli’s in honor of Hamilton, at least there was sort of a difference. And lets face it, since little of it is drunk anyway, whether you are spraying sticky sweet carbonated apple juice on your bro, or sticky carbonated fermented grape juice, does it really matter?
WHAMMY!
since little of it is drunk anyway
I don’t believe that
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and the practice might be 50 years old, but the practice isn’t old for the players who get to do it (well, maybe for some of the Yankees)
really, we all grow up playing this game, loving this game, and hoping for that moment
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point, I do forget that
If you have waited for that moment, it would be a shame to miss out on that fun you have been waiting for.
I always loved Russell Martin and Kemp and others running back on the field to douse the fans back in ’08. I know other teams had done that, but I thought that was a great moment.
WHAMMY!
Mark Cuban wasn’t going to give his guys rings for the title, but something else “next level,” and they responded in unison, “Eff that ess. We wants the preciousssssss.” Old traditions are beloved.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Yeah, but I get that
I mean the ring is what has been talked about in all three major sports as proving you have “made it” Its the only thing you as an individual get to keep.
But the whole production of the champagne tradition seems tired. Like say, the gatorade bath for the coach? Who is going to be the guy creative enough to do something different?
WHAMMY!
We give him heavy fines and a 15 yard penalty.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I suppose the tradition the '86 Mets tried to start
Of doing lines of coke never really caught on, so there is that.
WHAMMY!
gammons
I know nobody really cares what he has to say, but Gammo was on Dan Patrick this morning and he basically said Kemp should be MVP, which caught me by surprise. Good on you Pete.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
Gammons just likes to stir the pot
I sort of feel like if he says it, its so that he can stand out and promote himself.
Does he really believe this? Maybe. Will it ultimately make a difference? Probably not.
WHAMMY!
MLB tiebreaking procedure for a three-way tie for one spot
in the LA Times:
Under baseball’s intricate tie-breaking formula, if three clubs tie for a division title or wild card with identical winning percentages, the tie is broken by designating the clubs as “A,” “B” and “C,” with selection of those designations based on the clubs’ records against one another, and playing tie-breaking games as follows:
Club A would host Club B on Thursday, Sept. 29. The winner of the A/B game would then host Club C on a date to be determined, most likely on Friday, Sept. 30. The winner of the A/B-vs.-C game would be declared the division champion or wild-card winner.
The Rays are a combined 16-10 against the Red Sox and Angels, so they would choose whether they wanted to be team A, B or C. The Red Sox are a combined 12-14 against the Rays and Angels, so they would get the second pick, and the Angels are a combined 6-10 against the Red Sox and Rays, so they would get the third pick.
It would seem logical that the Rays would choose to be team C; that way, they would only have to win one game against the Red Sox/Angels winner to gain the wild card. However, by choosing to be team C, they would give up home-field advantage for that one game.
I am, of course, rooting for this chaos.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would the Rays give up home field?
They have the best record of the three head to head so wouldn’t that give them home field by default?
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
They have to win one game instead of two.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
But that one game would be played at Tropicana Field wouldn’t it? Hence the HFA.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
No, the team that plays one game doesn’t get to play at home.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Well that’s kind of stupid.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
It should still be played at home
That’s why they look at head to head matchups now. The Rays played the Sox and Angels better than those two teams played the others. I understand that only playing one game is a big advantage, but still. Doesn’t seem right to me.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The overwhelming advantage is to only have to win one game instead of two.
It would be absolutely absurd to give a team that tied for the wild card more of an advantage over the teams they tied with than the advantage a division winner gets over a wild card winner in the playoffs themselves.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I would really want to for this one
Angels at Red Sox
but no way I can take time off next week :(. I’ve actually been trying to go to Fenway with my pops and bro for a few years.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Potential Angels scenario
Wed: host Texas
Thu: at Fenway
Fri: host Rays
Sat: at Bronx
Not to mention it would push back both ALDS, which are slated to start Friday.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Pitching
Wed: Weaver
Thu: Jerome Williams
Fri: Haren (3 days rest)
ALDS v. NYY
Sat: Santana (3 days rest)
Sun: Weaver (3 days rest)
Mon: Williams
Tue: Haren (3 days rest)
Thu: Santana
Then have Weaver lined up for Game 1 of the ALCS on Saturday, October 8, with the Haren and Santana in line behind him
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
will Haren be able to pitch
after taking liner off the wrist?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
if the Angels Rangers and Boston all have the same record but Tampa finishes below them.
Rangers auto clinch and Angels play Boston?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
No
Angels and Rangers would play for the division Thursday, and loser would play Red Sox for the wild card Friday
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
if there is a 4 way tie
rangers play angels, then the losers play winner of boston tampa?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Not completely sure
other than I know Rangers would have to play the Angels for the division. I think the loser would then fall into the A, B, C scenario from above.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think so. I think the Rangers would play the Angels, to determine the AL West champ, and the loser of that would play the three-way round robin with boston and tampa to determine the WC.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait… you might be right, since the Rays would surely pick to be Team C….
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
what if the rangers
are actually the ones who get to choose?! bum bum bum!
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I would think just due to time constraints
they would do the way I asked. That and rewards a team for tying within their division.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
It's weird
There are a shitload of scenarios covered, including a four-way tie, but that’s for one spot only (which would go your way; they draw for A, B, C, D; A plays B, C plays D, winner gets the spot)
I still think it would have to be this:
Thursday: Angels play Rangers for AL West; loser then subject to the A, B, C ranking based on head-to-head with other Rays & Red Sox
Friday: A hosts B
Saturday: winner of A/B hosts C for the wild card
ALDS start Sunday, everything gets pushed back two days. Chaos.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
How epic would that Rangers collapse be?
Totally epic, mondo epic, or uber epic?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Rangers had a 99.8% chance to win the division this morning, per BPro
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
More historical badness from Ben Badler:
Other than Otis Nixon (.030) in 1991, Ben Revere’s isolated power (.034) is the lowest of any OF with at least 400 PAs in the last 90 years
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and we said if you ain’t got mojo nixon, than your store could use some fixin
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what Velez’s would be over 400 PA.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
0-0=
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah
the great Otis Nixon. He and Enos Cabell are a pair to draw to.
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'!
Otis Nixon
The oldest looking ballplayer of all time.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 22, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
they were a veteran team
A very old battery
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 22, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Ned would still sign him over Ellis.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Sep 22, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Minnie Minoso looked pretty old. Also, he was old.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Made a fanpost about the Pioneer League top prospects according to BA
by Brandon Lennox on Sep 22, 2011 10:42 AM PDT reply actions
baldwin (:
Dickson (:
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Cool to see them ranked so highly
Is that a new thread for everyone to post in or are we staying in here?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yonder Alonso has been beast in 41 games this year
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=2530&position=1B/OF
.341/.413/.573. Hey, would you look at that, he is like Loney ;)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Jeez it died in here
I’m in a dead thread aren’t i, lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
red x
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Kemp and Kershaw are 1-2 in WAR for the NL
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
ah
that is awesoke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Sooo close in 1988. Hershiser was 4th, Gibson 1st.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
That's amazing
Even moreso that FWAR is completely different for Kemp, kershaw, and Doc.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
So I had an interesting night.
Got a call at 9:00 from my girlfriend that she had been hit by a car while riding her bike. So I got to drive 45 minutes from Santa Fe (state legislature stuff) to Albuquerque to sit in an ER room until almost 5 in the morning. Luckily, she has no major damage. A bump on her head, banged her knee and ankle but no brain damage, no broken bones, just a lot of bumps and bruises.
I just woke up from getting back to her apartment at just before 5 in the morning.
Yeah she is. She’ll just be limping around for awhile.
This (FINALLY) convinced her to wear a helmet while riding her bike.
this is one thing I refuse to do
And I know its insane but I do it anyway..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Good news
Hope she was wearing a helmet. And if not, will wear one in the future. My brother-in-law just about killed himself last weekend on his bike when the chain broke. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and now has a nice grapefruit sized bump on his head.
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'!
ok, ok
I’ll start wearing a helmet
damn
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Did the driver just take off or at least stay to help/call 911?
I’m glad to hear she got off relatively unscathed.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
That’s good at least.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
That IS good and I am glad she's okay hop. That is really scary
(as a bicyclist myself).
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
x
We went by and got her bike from the campus police a couple of hours ago. Frame was bent right behind the fork so bad that the front wheel won’t even fit under the frame anymore.
You can kind of see it here
shit
that sucks. My wifes friend was hit by a car and killed while riding his bike at night a few years ago :-/
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
glad she's ok
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel her pain
I was in an one-car accident on September 1. I blacked out, left the road, t-boned a tree, and spent five nights in the hospital. Four broken ribs and an injured eye. The doctors discovered why I blacked out, I’ll be fine, even drove for the first time yesterday, but it’s still terrifying to think that I easily could have hurt someone else.
On a happier note (sponsor alert) I have to drink two liters of Powerade per day for the foreseeable future.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Sep 22, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad they found the problem
Glad you didn’t hurt yourself
Glad you didn’t hurt anyone else
Always worried about the ole heart attack / stroke / Aneurysm while driving. Worried is to strong a word but once in a while I think about it.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. Seat belts and air bags, they are good things.
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Sep 22, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I second Phil’s gladness. Hope your vision has returned to normal as well.
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Glad she’s ok, scary stuff. Plus ER waiting rooms suck.
/callback
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On the same night Kemp received the 2011 Roy Campanella Award, the National League MVP contender inspired the hell out of a pitch in the fifth inning off Ryan Vogelsong, a towering drive into the pavilion in left center field.
I lol’d
anyone see the details of Berkman's new deal
1/$12
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 12:14 PM PDT reply actions
Seems like a Pujols isn’t coming back kinda move.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Gary- just in case you didn't check out your post
I can come tomorrow.. woohoo!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Awesome, thanks :-)
Looking forward to meet you and others..
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Just as long as I can wake up and catch a matinee of moneyball on Saturday
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Don’t think this has been linked yet, but Kemp took the Fangraphs writers vote for NL MVP.
Kershaw got pulverized by Halladay in the Cy Young vote, but it came with an admission that Kershaw will likely win the actual vote.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fangraphs-staff-awards/
by court168627 on Sep 22, 2011 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sounds good, but Fangraphs voters being that close on Kemp and Braun doesn’t give me much hope in the real ballot.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
the billboard for the show on olympic in century city
is going to get me in a car accident. to say its suggestive is an understandment. <3 u kat dennings.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
[x] Why whatever do you mean
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
by Ivdown on Sep 22, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Would have lost money; thought Dave posted this
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Beat him to it! :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
those are just two "girls"
and they aint broke
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
by JLS23 on Sep 22, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If they ain’t broke don’t fix ’em.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a fan long before I saw this photo.
But WOW
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMN YOU REALITY
theres also leaked cell phone pics of the scarjo variety out there if you choose to brave the world of google
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
She is just a 13 year old boy's body with big boobs, who wants to see that
/josie
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
no she’s a fully formed lady. She got curves
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
no they’re of the scarjo variety. Damn. Like giant torpedos
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
kinda like teats actually
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
From this pic, facially, a little bit Maddz?
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speaking of horrible CBS shows
i watched 2.5 men because i liked sheen’s character. so i watched the opener knowing this would be closure and i would probably never watch again. of course it was horrible. can someone explain to me the kutcher appeal? what demographic like this guy?
women
reading an article in the LAT today – only 40% of TV viewers are men
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
did Michael J make it to the end of that series?
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we are stumbling on a theme here
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Restart Spin City with new Free Agent Sheen back in the lead role with what I’m sure is still a smokin hot Heather Locklear
a relatively hot for her age
is what I am sure you meant to write
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Cougars.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I know for a fact that they also enjoy Dodger games
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ha ha
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
or the men who go to Dodger games
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
like a victim of abuse, I can still feel their hands all over my body
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Such a great story you guys have for that game. Classic.
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I wish you were there – all stories will fail to capture the madness
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I was intrigued how Craig got everyone’s phone numbers with his “cooking class” bit.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I wanted as little hard evidence as possible and no connections back to me
I thought that a bold move on his part
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
SBN management.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Rich, tall, good looking, confident, sense of humor, I’m guessing he has a demographic.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
How did they get Sheen out of the show
What happened to his character?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
implied to be killed by a woman he proposed to and then cheated on
not exactly a noble death for ole charlie.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
as in fiction, so shall it be in real life as far as nobility and Mr. Sheen
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
They must have been pissed at him, hahah
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
well and it’s just not funny. Nothing humourous about that death
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
better then a dream, ain’t that right Bobby?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don’t follow
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
not you
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
before your time, they once screwed the pooch so bad on Dallas they decided the whole prior year was simply a dream. Main character was Bobby.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
they then parodied it
on the Simpsons when Mr. Burns was shot.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Roseanne's finale had her like waking up from a day dream
and she was making up false memories of a family and dan was actually dead. That’s from what I remember reading anyway. Sounds depressing as hell.
I had stopped watching before that final season.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was standard “turn the lights out on the diner” kind of stuff, but I don’t really remember it.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I think I may be remembering something else
I’m starting to think what I said isn’t correct at all, lol.
Most surreal of all is the season’s final episode, in which Roseanne reveals the show is actually a story written by Roseanne Conner about her life. To cope, Roseanne twisted major elements of her life for the story, which the audience does not find out until the final moments of the series. In reality, Dan’s heart attack was fatal. The Conner family did not win the lottery. She also mentions in real life, her sister is a lesbian and her mom is actually straight.15 Another notable reality difference is David and Becky were a couple and Mark and Darlene were a couple, rather than the opposite.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Wow. Totally forgot all about that.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Most final seasons suck, but I sure did enjoy the show for a while.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Scrubs had a great finale
and an amazing final season in season 8 of what SHOULD have been the final season. Screw season 9 of Scrubs.
It’s one of my all-time favorites, the finale that is.
I missed some of the ABC season, but I loved Scrubs.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
season 8 really wasn't that great
I like the direction they took it, but most of the jokes where way played out. The new interns helped keep things more fresh. I still enjoyed it, but I was glad they didn’t try to continue with the same cast for another season.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I thought it wasn't as good as it was in seasons 3-6
Which were the best years, but still very good.
I can't really go higher then good
but the finale really was excellent
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Best Final Episode Ever was.......
The last episode of ‘Newhart’, when Bob wakes up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette (his wife in the ‘Bob Newhart Show’ nearly a decade earlier) and finds his time in New England at the bed and breakfast was all a dream.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Ha. his name is Mark Egan. He was big time as a writer for a while and did the show Alice and a lot of Newhart episodes.
by UCLADodger32 on Sep 22, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet
he made a nice living
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'!
Ya. They’ve had some awesome homes over the years.
by UCLADodger32 on Sep 22, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Everytime I drive through SF and see Mel’s Diner I think of that show. I’m surprised you didn’t like Grace Under Fire, kind of the same woman.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I had more options by the time Grace Under Fire was on, and I only have eyes for one Brett Butler.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Brett Butler
the comedienne, is legendarily bat-shit crazy
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'!
It’s a chain now. There’s one on frickin’ Hollywood Boulevard!
It’s not very good, but like most diners, they serve a variety of things, meaning a large group can all find something they can be mostly unsatisfied with.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m like the fan who doesn’t embrace sabremetrics, not knowing what real good food is allows me to enjoy all the mediocrity the world has to offer.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
i feel this way sometimes too
it also saves me a lot of money.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
There's one
on Ventura by my office too. But I’ve not b een there
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'!
all of Two and a Half men
is a delusion by the son, and will be revealed by him shaking a snowglobe.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Was that St. Elsewhere?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I believe so, little autistic boy with a snow globe. And there’s that one where the couple wakes up in bed and it was all a dream
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob Newhart
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
yes sir
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The Charlie Sheen Roast had some solid, solid jokes. One was from Anthony Jeselnik (hilarious dude) saying something along the lines of, “The only reason you [Sheen] is on TV is because God hates Michael J. Fox”.
I liked
“You’re just like Bruce Willis. You were both big in the 80s, and now Aston Kutcher is filling your old slot”
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that was Amy Schumer
She had a pretty vicious joke on Steve O about Ryan Dunn that Steve O did not even crack a smile to. And this was the guy who got his nose broke by Tyson because he “wanted a black eye”
Lots of black funeral dresses for whores apparently
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah and it hits a little too close to home
/unemployed
/economy
/riches to rags
/rant done.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
according to Ken Levine, Two Broke Girls featured three cum stain jokes
Chuck Lorre is a no talent hack, but Charlie Sheen is still crazy
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
color me old fashioned, but I want my cum humor on after 10PM or on the play channels or not at all
really, a whole world of funny out there without going to cum stains
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ken Levine
“Would our failed pilot with Kat Denning and Aaron Paul now be in the sixth year of production if we only had thrown in a couple of cum stain jokes? And there were places for ‘em. There always are. But we took the high road. We like to think we’re good enough comedy writers that we can make people laugh without having to resort to lines like, “Gee, I sure hope that was clam chowder”. "
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It was really over the top. I mean, I’m big on low brow humor, but even I cringed at the pilot.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
she has that line about her vagina drying up. It’s just no good all around.
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
oh I do. Like a great man once said, “just cause you can farm, doesn’t mean you can cook”
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
other way around :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard he was only great if you used ERA but once you broke down his xFIP he came across as quite average.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
other way around :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, “Where is my waitress?” [moans from the back] “She’s coming”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
and the laugh track just makes it so much worse, cause polite laughter is not what results from that sort of humour. The Married With Children crowd didn’t laugh politely
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Married with Children was so great
If it was on today they’d have killed half the jokes from ever being said and pged it to death.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Said in the same thread as a show with cum stain jokes?
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
right?
I think because of MWC, CBS allows these comedies twenty years later. That should be CBS slogan:
“CBS. Twenty years behind”
“CBS: Remember LA Law, we’ve got ten of them now”
“CBS: Here’s a watered down and less subtle version of Married with Children”
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
CBS: America’s number one network but no one you know watches it.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
like every comedy
the first few seasons are always the best, but its still funny, just not as consistently.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I still laugh at HIMYM, but Ted is hard to root for as the protagonist.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
he is by far the weakest character on the show
thats for sure
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I don’t know about Lorre. I think 2.5 Men is one of the least funny comedies I have ever seen, but Big Bang Theory is one of the funniest. Dharma and Greg was acceptable. I’m not sure what else he’s done, but he’s a mixed bag for me.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
As soon as Josie said that I thought of Big Bang. Hasn’t he done a shitload of shows?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Roseanne, 1990–1992, (writer, co-executive producer / supervising producer)
Grace Under Fire, 1993–1998 (creator, writer, co-executive producer / supervising producer)
Cybill, 1995–1998 (creator, writer and executive producer)
Dharma & Greg, 1997–2002 (creator, writer, executive producer)
Two and a Half Men, 2003–present (creator, writer, executive producer)
The Big Bang Theory, 2007–present (creator, writer, executive producer)
Mike & Molly, 2010–present (executive producer, writer)
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
so basically the entire CBS comedy lineup save How I Met Your Mother
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Roseanne was best show of it’s time
Grace was decent
never watched
never watched
First few years I watched, meh
BBT – one of my favorite though I think they have shot the wad
Probably good, only saw the first episode.
I’d saw your criticism was to harsh compared to those who simply produce shit.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
LOL
I wonder if he was responded to Jason Whitlock’s idiotic article on fox sports. He basically said the same thing, only he was serious.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to be a sportswriter right now. You can just reprint a column from 2005 and start drinking at 9 in the morning.
On the bright side, we can pretend Fire Joe Morgan still exists for a week.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I just wonder
how those guys who right the “Fuck Sabermetric” articles can really see themselves as taken seriously. The arguments made just really seem childish.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, this is nothing compared to what they did to Gaileo
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Making fun of nerds is a time honored tradition.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
generally* science wins over time
*except in 2011 USA, or other falling empires, then emotion kicks ass for a while
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Eventually, but man you should have seen Platos face when we togaed him Freshman year of Academy.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Because most people agree with them.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally, at least 90% of the fans who go to the games would vote that sabremetrics is ruining the game.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
is that because they believe it?
or because a sportswriter they read told them so?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
because they just want to watch
people be athletic freaks and not have to think about fancy formulas.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and yet
they whine about steroids
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
People don’t like change in general.
Hell just look at what happens when Facebook moves something to a different place.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
boom
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, isn’t it?
I mean, I know that the way to score runs is to tire out the starting pitcher, get walks, and wait for the home run. But that can be boring to watch. I sure wish the way to win was putting the ball in play and stealing bases.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I wrote a fairly benign column saying the NL Cy Young is too close to call, showing the neutralized numbers for Kershaw, Halladay, and Lee. I mentioned WAR, FIP, and xFIP, but mostly as an aside, and the first comment I got was “Winning matters. Period.”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
If only the guy who invented wins just called it GLWL (Games Left With A Lead) Cy Young voting would be changed for ever.
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by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
and if the save was never invented, we’d all enjoy the games more
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
there will always be mouth breathers, but they will die and be replaced by more enlightened models
or so we hope
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Or they could be the Managing Editor for SBN Arizona, run the Suns blog on SB Nation and be the SB Nation league manager :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think people are getting on board with OPS and BABIP for some reason faster than FIP and xFIP
I think FIP is scarier
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
fip is catching on too
fip isn’t THAT hard to calculate. X-Fip has the biggest hurdles to climb.
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So...
not a baseball guy. Check.
Follow @DavidYoungTBLA
- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Mouth Breathers get a bad rep
You get in more air that way :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
a lot of people
embrace anti intellectualism. I don’t really want to get into the why, but its just what it is.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
lemme re-use since it is handy….
generally* science wins over time
*except in 2011 USA, or other falling empires, then emotion kicks ass for a while
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean its always been that way
people are scared of change and things they don’t understand. Its human nature I guess.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
there have been periods of rapid intellectual growth, usually preceding and ushering in relative “golden ages” in human existence
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not so sure we can attribute that to the common man though
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
SI used this quote in a Moneyball article this week
“Say you were standing with one foot in the over and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable” -Bobby Bragan
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Forgot to share
I did see two star sightings at LAX yesterday
A) Malin Ackerman
B) Giada DeLaurentis
Malin was very pretty, but normally pretty. Girl next door is an over used term and she is clearly prettier than anyone who lived on my block, yet she does not have an “unearthly” or intimidating beauty.
Giada is even better looking that she is on TV, very tiny, but proportional, striking with bright eyes and nice skin. Very nice looking lady
I have no idea who these are
Though ,my guess is one is a descendant of Dino
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'!
yes…
Dave – cue the pictures for Marty
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Ackerman was in Watchmen, and that island couples movie with Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman, and is on Children’s Hospital.
Giada is on the Food Network.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Malin Ackerman is alright
But not great, she’s gotten better roles than she should have IMO
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
shes kiiiiiinda funny on children’s hospital.. and the only reason she gets roles is shes attractive. or shows her boobies.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking the 2nd part more than the first
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Giada is my dream woman...
…hot and a great cook. I remember an article a few months back about how all these women were writing to the Food Network and complaining that Giada was dressing too hot and showing too much cleavage on her show. Damn commies.
my only beef with her
is her new show is shot in this weird gauzy malibu utopia world that I absolutely cannot relate to.
and her head is huge.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 22, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not that particular but her head bugs me.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
really pretty, nothing weird about her
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
my dad calls her "that slut on the food network"
haha
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i imagine that in my sleep she would roll over and concuss me with her huge bochy like head and i will never wake up.
by delias man on Sep 22, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
The image of Bruce Bochy and Giada somehow together as one is hilarious. I would have spit out my Dr. Pepper had I been drinking any.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
cue tommy blackjack saying he'd never have that problem cause he wouldn't have been drinking that :P
nah
I’ll just manipulate some dope into doing it for me. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i imagine them both standing on ladders, heads fitting perfectly
in those giant hats outside angel stadium.
D'oh
Rotoworld_BB Rotoworld Baseball
Manny wants to play, will serve suspension http://dlvr.it/mcqRV
how does he do that?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i imagine he’d have to convince a team to sign him, so that he could play for them next August
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Saw a report that said Dominican teams would require him to serve his suspension before he could play there. I highly doubt MLB would count games sat out in another league as serving it.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Manny could sign with the St. Paul Saints or the Newark Bears or something. I bet either of those teams would pay to have Manny as a draw.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
As non-affiliated teams, MLB wouldn’t count those games either, I wouldn’t think.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Oh no, I don’t think those games would count for a suspension.
And I think those teams would sign him and play him — i.e., he would not be suspended.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
he said he wanted to play in the dominican, but MLB wouldn’t let him because the DSL is MLB affiliated. So, if DSL is MLB affiliated, by their rules he should be perfectly fine sitting out DSL games to serve his suspension, though I don’t think they play 100 games. If all he wants is to play, he could play in any of the non-MLB leagues.
I already put in a call to his agent for him to join the BCBL Ironheads at a salary of a 12 pack of Pacifico after each game.
by G.Scott on Sep 22, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I already put in a call to his agent for him to join the BCBL Ironheads at a salary of a 12 pack of Pacifico after each game.
I think you’re lying, but I think you really should do this.
Scott Boras’s phone number is (949) 760-0188.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Orange County, what’s the diff.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You just don’t want to face him. A real competitor would want to pitch to him, so he should be on another team, like the Stallions, for instance.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I think one of you jokers needs to call Boras and make your best pitch. Record the call for posterity.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m okay admitting I couldn’t get Manny Ramirez out. Having the lowest runs allowed and the lowest runs scored in a league is hellish.
If he’s your LF, you might allow a couple extra runs.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
It’s having him undress you like Charlie Brown on the mound that’s scary.
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I don’t remember Peanuts being that racy. Did you get a Peppermint Patty offshoot comic strip in your newspaper?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I was Snoopy in a grade-school production of YAGMCB. But this was always my favorite part, even though I didn’t have much to do/sing.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m too ugly to play Woodstock.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanted to be Linus. That went to my best friend. They said, “With your personality, we thought Snoopy was a better fit.”
Even now, thirty years later, I don’t know what to make of that comment.
This was my big number: Suppertime.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
“Gosh, that guy is so ugly, I could kill.”
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
What team would take a shot at him
It would be a team in contention or thinks they can be late next year, does Angels make no sense?
Yankees are the only team I can think of. Clearly he needs money for legal expenses
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They need more second basemen that they can play in the outfield.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Kendrick has played there a bunch. Collapseo too, I think.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
callaspo played one game in lf last year
all 3b this year
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Manny being
crazy
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he misses baseball
I think he wants to play in the dominican
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
this is a dick move on my part but...
Does he miss baseball, or does he miss the attention?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
how much attention
is he really going to get playing in the Winter League?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I got that sense about Rickey Henderson when he played for the Surf Dawgs: that Henderson freakin’ LOVED to play and they were going to have to cut his uniform off of his cold, dead body.
But Manny?
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I never felt like manny was only playing for the money
he seemed to honestly enjoy being out there
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
i think the guy loves baseball more than anything else
really
I read some book about him too – that point really came across
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He realized that the only thing he was good at was baseball, so he better get back to it. To bad he simply didn’t serve the suspension so he could lead the Rays over the Yankee’s and Sox.
So he’s frozen out of the winter leagues?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That wasn’t his salary. That is deferred money, already earned.
He doesn’t get paid for this year, nor will he once he comes back and serves the 100 games.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he signed for $8mil with Tampa, that’s where I got the $6M (100/162ish) but maybe that was Damon?
But he retired, so money went bye bye, independent of the suspension.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This would have been interesting if it had come to pass
I’d have a hard time remembering a deal this late in the year.
Chris Capuano (P) NY-N 9/22/2011
With Boston desperate for a starting pitcher for Sunday’s game against the Yankees, the Red Sox and Mets talked trade for Capuano this week, but were unable to come to an agreement, leaving Capuano in New York for the remainder of the season, ESPN New York reports. The Mets did treat the inquiry from the Red Sox serious enough that they held back Miguel Batista the first day of the series in St. Louis and did not use him in relief in case he needed to be a spot starter Thursday in place of Capuano. Batista subsequently was used in the series in relief when it became clear the trade wouldn’t happen and Capuano will start Thursday.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Player would have to have cleared waivers.
Follow @DavidYoungTBLA
- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Remember when Octavio Dotel helped the 2010 Rockies win the West?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Capuano still affecting the playoffs
Started today for the Mets, in St. Louis
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
(:
Kuroda is scheduled to start Thursday in the Dodgers’ final home game of the season. And all indications are that it will be his final start in Chavez Ravine.
.
The growing sentiment is that Kuroda is going to return to Hiroshima, where he pitched his previous 11 years before joining the Dodgers in 2008, for one final season before retiring.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
shit, didn’t really want to go to the game tonight….now I feel like maybe I should
tired man
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm really looking forward to bowling, should be a fun night
There’s alcohol at the alley right? lol
It may be physically impossible
to bowl sober
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'!
I’m happy if I hit 120.
I did manage to bowl a 58 with throwing balls through my legs the entire game, though.
I’d be happy to throw my age.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you use
the inverted C follow-through?
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'!
You mean
like a hook?
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'!
I will be there tonight, in the press box.
Follow @DavidYoungTBLA
- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
17 for 34 means you move up
(facing a LHP means 13 for 20 moves down)
Gordon SS
Sands RF
Kemp CF
Rivera LF
Miles 3B
Loney 1B
Barajas C
Carroll 2B
Kuroda P
still at third
blech
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 22, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Still fuckin Miles too
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'!
I think so. Fed gets the Ellis role, while Ellis shares time with Mr. Pancakes on the big league club.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He’d get a raise wouldn’t he?
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it all worked out so well this year. What could go wrong?
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
why isn't barajas batting higher yet
donnie you make no sense
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Boy, and Kemp is 2000 miles away. Pujols must be roiding.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure I found the joke.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
hand grenade attempt
you are in the vicinity, but not really all that close
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Would 2 opposite field homers
be better?
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'!
I don't know
If he gets to 40 hr, leads the Cards to the playoffs, he could sneak in. Non-zero chance in my book.
I still think Kemp, Braun, and Upton are ahead
Pujols definitely bashed his way back into the top 10, outside shot at top 5.
Just for fun
1n 1972, Steve Carlton led the league in several categories:
Wins—27
ERA—1.97
GS—41
CG—30
IP—346.1
SO—310
He finished 5th in the MVP voting.
Don Sutton picked the wrong year to have a career high in ERA+. He was at 162 (also at 161 in 1980, next best is 144), and 19-9. Carlton was at 182, not that anyone knew or cared at the time.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know which number is the craziest
he pitched a CG in 73%of his starts – freaky
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the better “welcome to your new city” years of all-time.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
loser didn’t even average a K per inning
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Sucks when the better reason is “because there are other dudes who provide more value on offense and defense.”
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Rick Wise for Steve Carlton is one of the great challenge trades of all-time.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Pujols madness - Goddam
as great as Pujols has been since Aug 3rd
.365 .434 .624 1.057
he still can’t light Loney’s cigar.
SOAB
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Getting Closer - Sept only
427 .464 .653 1.118
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
August 3rd is important because that is my birthday
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Cardinals would like to think you for setting Albert on fire.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
A while ago though, shouldn’t he be on the Wainwright path and I heard Wainwright was throwing. Maybe MONK is the answer next year.
He’ll be a year older
with a new arm
Happy days are here again
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Monk didn’t have surgery until July 15. He’s barely a month ahead of Rubby.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sheesh, he sucked in March, what took so long.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Some time in late June, Ned walked by DeJon’s office, poked his head in, and said, “Hey, how is our guy Monasterios doing in Albuquerque?”
Then, Watson suddenly got the look on his face that Kevin’s mom got on the plane in Home Alone.
“CARLOS!!!!”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
That line is very Pujols, cool thing is he's been doing it nearly as good for twice that time
.335/.403/.650 1.053 OPS since may 30th in 86 games.
Kemp leads in both fWAR and bWAR.
Pretty healthy leads in both, .9 in fWAR over Joey Votto and 1.7 in bWAR over Kershaw (1.9 over next position player, Braun).
Braves not playing, Cardinals winning, looks like one game back headed for the weekend with six games to go for both teams. My money is on the Cardinals hunting down the youngsters and feeding them into the Missouri River
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That’s a rec
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The Gordon Knot?
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'!
It’s gonna be really a letdown if after all this, it ends up being NY-Boston-Detroit-Texas, Philadelphia-Atlanta-Milwaukee-Arizona.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Go Brewers, I guess.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Yes. Brewers-Tigers is what I’d be rooting for.
Among those eight, the Humma position is:
Brewers
Tigers
Rangers
Braves
Diamondbacks
Fuck you, Ruiz
Red Sox
Yankees
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
For a Red Sox fan you have them a tad low
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The Red Sox were the team of my childhood.
When I became a man, I put away childish things.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I dig when you get all new testament on us
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
If we get down to that end of the table — if it’s Phillies-Red Sox or Phillies-Yankees — there are no winners.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m alllllll ready standin’….
on the ground
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
JMO but I think the Philies, Brewers, and Cardinals will whoop ass on the AL if they bring those rotations onto the big screen.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Angels will be just fine in the world series
you’ll see
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I've not given up hope yet
they just have to pick up 2 games going into the series with texas :). /plugs ears hums loudly.
But yes wildcard is more realistic.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I’d rather see Angels and Rangers go then Rangers and Boston.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
man
I had to choose between tickets to see them playing the A’s and tickets seeing them play the rangers, and I chose rangers, but I’m worried they will be out of contention on wednsday when I go to see them.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Different Bailey but I give the parents who named their kid Champ thumbs up and the ones who thought they birthed a hitter not a pitcher thumbs down.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You
All have a good rest of the season. I am tired already as I sit in airport restaurant hopefully having the last mediocre meal in the next week or so.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 22, 2011 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
enjoy your bangers, remember to tell everyone you are from Beverly Hills or Hollywood not Los Angeles.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
travel safe
have fun
eat and drink and be merry
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Have fun
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The cheese was brought to international attention by a brief but important role in the Oscar-winning 2005 animated film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, in which it was used to revive Wallace from the dead. Demand for the cheese subsequently rose by 500%.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
TJ Simers snickers.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t wait to read the epic post Eric is preparing about Kuroda’s last Dodger start at home and the end to a short but brilliant stay in Los Angeles.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Well, shit, you have the keys. Go in and read the draft!
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
In other words, the time to hesitate is through, no time to wallow in the mire?
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
something about something funeral pyre
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not writing shit today. Dave is in the press box. I am relaxing.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, that post won’t come until next year :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember this? The Kuroda Accord!
153. natepurcell
failure
< 125IP ERA+ 96
break even
125IP-150IP ERA+ 96-106
success
150+IP ERA+ 106+
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Good times
Spawned my first ever guest post on Dodger Thoughts, too.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Great stuff, a precursor of things to come.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
71. Jon Weisman
69 – The font is called Guestcommentator Gothic Condensed Regular Light.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
173. Daniel Zappala
God totally goes for the Mormons over the Catholics and the unwashed mashes. The pecking order:
.
Mormons
Mormons
more Mormons
Lutherans
Baptists
non-denominational Christians
Catholics
buddists, Jews, and other members of world religions
atheists
Jehovah’s Witnesses
.
Keep this guide handy when determining who God chooses in any athletic contest.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
crap
just realized that was the post where JW kicked my ass for making an unsupported claim (that Penny didn’t throw deep into games). He made me go and look up the numbers, which were different from what I remembered.
Dodger Thoughts is a mystical land where they let facts get in the way of a good argument.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You can do that here too. Just right click on the date and time under the comment for the direct link.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And also, since your reply appears directly under the comment you are replying to, it’s not as necessary.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s good when citing other threads I suppose.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
My head just exploded more than Marty’s did below (I’m guessing)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
ha ha
how about this:
171. MyTummyHurts
Is there any real possibility that Pierre will end up in a White Sox uniform or am I just dreaming?
Even then 2007-12-18 18:24:31 we wanted him on the White Sox
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Canuck was a tad high on [insert not Kyle Russell here]
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Scott Elbert?
I was always with him on his love for Elbert, and always against him for his non-Russell love.
JoeyP
The bearface of his day
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'!
He is our Joey Joe
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 22, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is good
103. Bob Timmermann
102
ERIC! You’re a PTCER! PRIME TIME COMMENTER! Oh, when you see an Eric Stephen comment, you know it’s great…
And then there’s natepurcell, he’s one of DT’s DIAPER DANDIES! He works so hard at finding out ground ball rates for Japanese pitchers!
. . .
This is fact?
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'!
Joey can confirm but I’m 98.8% sure since his last name starts with a P and we have been arguing for about five years now.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wow
But I seem to remember JoeyP becoming Oldbear, so I made the bearface leap of faith.
Or maybe I was drunk
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'!
If anyone if looking for a cheap ticket to the bay
I just booked one for 120!!!! on southwest roundtrip LAX > SFO
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
too bad
I can never plan things out that far in advance
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
my friends are just impossible to make plans with
I can’t get them to decide what they want to do more then 15 minutes in advance most of the time, and thats just to hang out on a friday night!
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I want to learn to say I know in a funny way. Not like in that commercial, but funny.
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Job interview Oct 4th.. in and out the same day
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
thank you!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
hmmmm
Steelers vs Niners on Monday night in December
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
120 is really low though
usually its hard to go below 160 even with virgin/jetblue
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
would be nice
dodgerthoughts: RT @DuranLA: Matt Kemp on contract extension “havent started talks..but I plan on being with Dodgers rest of my career”
The Dodgers need to give Kemp and Kershaw blank checks and tell each to write in the amount they want to stay lifetime Dodgers.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 22, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
20 years 30 million per
and thats just for kemp. Ballsy move.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Fuck faces
Christian CF
Keppinger 2B
Beltran RF
Sandoval 3B
Huff 1B
Belt LF
Crawford SS
Stewart C
Bumgarner P
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Dolphin tale has an 86 percent fresh on RT
this is why I am reticent to right off movies with such a good cast.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
The preview made me well up. Not sure I could handle 90 minutes.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
“In a world where . . . fuck it, here’s some dolphin footage.”
by kinbote on Sep 22, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If this came from a player who had a long history of using hyperbole to say things that his audience wanted to hear, it would be easy to ignore it.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
is he suggesting tanking it to get the sox out ??
seems that way when he says ‘anything to get the Sox out would be awesome’
It would be like paying Zeb Terry to throw the world series.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn it! I was in another tab for a minute.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s a play for theater, radio, or television. But that’s not important now.
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He made one yesterday that almost killed them.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
For gary and anyone else who cares
Just ordered some new bats – trying out the I13s
Thin handle, big barrel – very excited about this. Very.
My immediate reaction was I WANT TO FACE YOU
My second reaction was “That’s awesome, Joe. Good luck!”
My third reaction was “You should buy a wood burner and sign your name into the barrel or knob, that’d be badass”
Sorry, I guess I’m pitcher before friend.
trying to bust bats is not very sporting
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Like $500, right?
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'!
nah – I got a connection through a friend in the league to a guy who gets minor league stock – $40 bucks delivered
I currently use the C243 model – which has a bit of a heavier handle. I am hoping this thing is like a whip
I probably break a bat every 15 games or so
they run about $60 in the store, in the $50’s online + shipping
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
sure – Ash bats top out about $60 bucks each
Maple can go for twice that amount, but seems to last longer
I used Maple for a while, but I think I like the lightness and whip of the Ash
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I make my bats from tree’s hit by lightening.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
you would be my hero
FWIW – I know guys who turn their own bats – some do nice work
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like
masturbation
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'!
like slide tackles in a friendly, i would never bat hunt you.
by G.Scott on Sep 22, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
These are just words strung together.
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'!
Um, yeah in BP
If were were in a wood bat league against each other….well, I wouldn’t want to be in a wood bat league against a 25 yr old pitcher anyway
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec’ing this response for utter frustration.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
one more time because they are soooooo pretty
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Once again, enough about Kat Dennings.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Sep 22, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatever it was, it wasn’t much. Bases loaded now
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Zobrist struck out four times in five at bats in the 2nd game. I guess he should have stayed home and held his wife’s hand for another day.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Zobrist reading to his new bundle
“On the night you were born, the moon smiled down from the heavens and the stars… threw daddy a bunch of junk off of the plate that he couldn’t lay off of frizzlefrazzle”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Up to the minute NL batting average
Braun .32967
Reyes .32948
Kemp .32224
FWIW, 5 for 5 gets Kemp to .32813 tonight
3 La Russa pitching changes in the 9th, 6 runs for Mets.
Serves him right.
Sorry for Raffy though, I do still like him but man, his D has been wobbly this year.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Matt Moore is starting today?
I thought he was being used in relief? is this a byproduct of the double header?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
bases loaded in Toronto too
Santana battling with 2 outs
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Indians announced last week he was going to be the every day 1st baseman next year because La Porta blows chunks.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
wrong santana
santana the pitcher. Angels playign toronto
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
diving catch by Pridie nabs the third out, Mets win 8-6 over Cards.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Cards fall before Pridie?
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'!
The Giants’ chances to make the playoffs are 0.00000000000000000000%
Source: Eric Stephen Industries, Inc., a for-profit corporation
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
If TBLA was a non profit the charitable donations pouring into Eric would be stunning, however it is a pain in the ass to become a real non – profit.
However, what would stop someone from:
1. Signing up to run for Mayor
2. Creating a campaign fund
3. Receive TBLA donations for campaign fund
4. Not spend any money on the campaign
Eric gets paid
TBLA members get tax credit
Everyone wins
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If Loney gets two hits off of Madison tonight, I sign him to 2/16 on the bus down to San Diego.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
if you think he’s good enough to buy out free agent years, you might as well try to sign him for 2-3 free agent years. figure 7 for arb year, 9 for FA in your scenario, so why not 4/34?
just as long as he doesn’t get the blank checks we were giving out earlier
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
shit that would never happen if the drinking age were 18
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
clearly the arresting officer farted right before that photo was taken
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The physical manifestation of the reaction to Aaron Miles batting fifth
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If they be dwarves
Left to Right
Stoney
Stinky
Stupid
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s #1; if you can afford ProActive, you can afford a car
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you fail at stealing a 30 pack of beer?
How do you care so much about a 30 pack of beer being stolen that you get run over by a car?
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Underage and stupid.
I’m not expecting total accuracy on this story but it did say an employee is the guy who got run over.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t be a hero, you are still going to make minimum wage, that 30 pack goes for what? 10 bucks?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly 20, but still not the guy making minimum’s problem.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m fairly certain that when I worked at a liquor store and someone stole something I’d have run after him.
Mainly because the owners daughter was oh so hot and at two years older not totally out of reach.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
there is a Bon Jovi song in there somewhere
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad has a story about running after a shoplifter when he was a grocery manager at Boy’s Market. Was there an apostrophe in Boys Market?
by Josie Becker on Sep 22, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The real crime
is it was Tecate. That’s maybe the world’s worst beer. I love Mexican beers but Tecate gives Swill a good name.
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'!
I like the rest
Bohemia is maybe my all time favorite beer
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Negro Modelo. And in Mexico, you could sometimes find these pear shaped bottles of Superior that were very good
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'!
I like the little beers you get down in Mexico
I have consumed gallons and gallons of Pacifico – it is among my favorite watery beers
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Mexican beers but Tecate gives Swill a good name.
for a brief moment I wondered why someone named their beer swill.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
“If it sounds that bad, it must be good” – Me way too often
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 22, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
OH COME ON
sunday, during football season? Thats a joke right?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
damn, I thought it was Saturday.
I play that Sunday and then Football
hmmmm, how to do it all?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
football you could probably do at a bar or something there
but then you are just sitting in one place the whole time so whats the point
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Our store might be, not our company. I’ll check, I think I got an email about it last week.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
got to be a great marketing opportunity for you
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 22, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Zobrist just gave birth to a two-run baby home run
by Eric Stephen on Sep 22, 2011 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
New Article - Game Preview
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/9/22/2443266/kurodas-last-climb-of-the-dodger-stadium-mound
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