The Pitchers and Catchers Report Day Celebratory Talkathon Thread
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 9:58 AM EST
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The day has finally come. Pitchers and Catchers Report Day. One of the holiest of holidays on the baseball fan's calendar.
Okay, so sure, most of the pitchers and catchers have already been there in Florida for a week now. And sure, most of the position players are right there with them, taking early ground balls at positions they've never played before and just generally getting into TBSOML. None of that matters.
I'm excited, folks. No, scratch that. I'm more than excited. I am pumped. I'm jacked. I'm, um, how about scorched? Is that a word that construes excitement? If not, it should be. Proclamation: from now on, all VEB members will refer to states of extreme excitement as being scorched. The Baron has spoken.
Scorched may not even be enough. I'm literally giddy with anticipation. I'm like Tony Robbins getting laid on Christmas morning in the middle of Disney World. That's how excited I am to find myself typing this missive to you all on this holy day.
I have no topic today; a topic would really only cheapen the moment. What I do have, however, is about two and a half hours of free time, so let's chat. On-topic, off-topic, I frankly don't give a damn. Let's see if we can't bring down the servers with the traffic today. Actually, make that two and a half hours, a cup of oolong tea, half a Yoo-Hoo in the fridge, the Hot Stove show on MLB Network on the television, and a bowl of Spaghetti-O's. Let's rock.
The Baron's Playlist for the 17th of February, 2010 - Valentine's Day is Over
"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" - Nina Simone
"Heartbroke" - The Good Life
"White Blank Page" - Mumford & Sons (Seriously, listen to this song. Right effing now.)
"Nothing Better" - The Postal Service
"Hello Darlin'" - Conway Twitty
"Sometime Around Midnight" - The Airborne Toxic Event
"Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space" - Spiritualized
"Why Can't He Be You?" - Patsy Cline
"Make War" - Bright Eyes
"Paper Thin Hotel" - Leonard Cohen
"Just the Motion" - Richard and Linda Thompson
"One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)" - Frank Sinatra
"Beer" - Reel Big Fish
"A Man/Me/Then Jim" - Rilo Kiley
"Tell It to Me" - Tom Waits
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don't give up baseball for Lent
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Hey, the Pope said we could eat muskrat, I'm sure he's fine with baseball.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Muskrat, eh?
I’m scorched to no end about that.
He hit it good. He hit it good.
by Jack618 on Feb 17, 2010 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You, sir, have just made my good list.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
i'm sure scorched muskrat is no good,
but then, are there really any good muskrat recipes?
read today that some tv chef got suspended for declaring he ate cat.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Depends on if you're starving or not.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 18, 2010 2:16 AM EST up reply actions
party pooper
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I would give up baseball
for Len, though.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Truthfully, when I typed that
my mind was thugged, all laced and bugged, all twisted round and beat.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Your moves were swift, your words were riffed.
You pined for summer heat.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Feb 17, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Beer was one of those inappropriate songs
that made our play list at our wedding. It’s just a really fun song to swing dance too.
God damn it I love that song.
Wildly underappreciated.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love me some Reel Big Fish
Turn the Radio Off is one of my favorite albums to this day. Good, happy drinking music.
Excellent playlist all around today, sir.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
by fourstick on Feb 17, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Grazi.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Good Work RB
there Take On Me remake is far superior to the original as well
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Probably.
But still not as good as A.C. Newman’s version.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
I love A.C. Newman
and the New Pornographers! Although I’m not sure I’ve heard his version of Take On Me.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on Feb 17, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Search it out right now.
It’s fantastic.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
the video was epic but
the horns make anything better
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Look now...I'm a former band-nerd and brass player...
…and NORMALLY, I’d agree… But the synth-keys in a-ha’s version trump RBF.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
Yeah but the impossibly high falsetto
is impossible to recreate in a bar setting
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Not even close to true, man!
I’m a bass but I’ll hit that note night in and night out.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
Does it require a legolike incident pre song?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Not if you're good.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
by vexedtechie on Feb 19, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Did someone say
falsetto? I love “singing” that song in “falsetto” to annoy my friends. Really good when I can get one of the others in on it as a “falsetto” duet.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Have you heard their cover album?
I’m a big fan. Granted I like ska covers much more than anyone probably should.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
You and me both brother
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Locally we have
Synthetic Elements. Kyle was in my Western Civ class seems like a cool kid.
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Why Do They Rock So Hard?
Is my favorite RBF album.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on Feb 17, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Holy crap!
Where have you been?
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Hah
Umm….I moved out of the St. Louis area so there was a very dark period of time in the last 2 seasons where I could not view the Cards. Very, very dark.
But then I got DirecTV and Extra Innings! Other than that, I’ve been hanging out at Rock M Nation for the college football/basketball seasons. But seeing as how it is a day of celebration, I thought I’d come back over here. Yay!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on Feb 17, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
We've missed you.
Not nearly enough estrogen around this place.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
there is, however
adequate progesterone.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Aww thanks
I’ve missed you guys, too!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on Feb 17, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks!
I need to get back to it, but I’m a wimp about getting out there when it’s cold.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on Feb 17, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
I don't blame you
I think part of why I find it so awesome is that I wish I was standing in that weather, lol. This 3 feet of snow on the ground stuff is starting to get old.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Is it sad I read that first
as a comment about the RBF song… then did the math? FWIW Where Have You Been is also a fantastic song. In fact to the mp3 software… time for a listen.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Baron, I wanted to thank you for your recommendation of Chuck.
I finally took your advice about the show and caught up with the first two seasons over my Christmas break. What do you think about the direction of the show so far this season.
Also, yeah Baseball. I kept up my yearly tradition of wearing a Cardinals jersey and hat on the day pitchers and cathers report.
He hit it good. He hit it good.
Hooray Chuck!
And I’ve frankly been really surprised how good the show has been this season. I was afraid they had written themselves into an impossible situation at the end of season two, but I honestly think this may be the best the show has been yet. Fantastic.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
Completely agree.
It just sucks that they have to take a two week break right as the show was really starting to pick up.
He hit it good. He hit it good.
Yeah.
I tuned in Monday night, expecting my fix, and immediately began screaming obscenities at my television and the Winter Olympics just in general.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Don't act like you weren't thrilled to find the short program for ice dancing
or whatever crap they had that wasn’t dude’s going balls first down an iced over mountain…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I did fall in love with that Chinese pair.
I’m not going to lie. Seeing them win gold made me well up like crazy.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Korpi needs to get in front of a camera, Pronto!
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I've been pleasantly surprised
how well the Kristin Kreuk and Brandon Routh angles have worked in the context of the show.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Agreed.
I was afraid they were going to be tossed in simply in a standard obstacles sort of role, but the handling has been deft enough that the storylines have really resonated.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
As we sit here today, I agree. I think it's been very good.
Although, I admit that I think the last handful episodes last season were the show’s best. I really feel like they missed an opportunity. Rather that diving right back into Buy More, I wish they would have covered his training a bit more and built up the Casablanca homage train scene as the moment before the Olympics, leaving us all on a cliff for two weeks. I say this just because I feel the first episode of the season glossed over these happenings in a way that made me really concerned for the series. However, the show has rebounded nicely and is pretty awesome. I also love going from Chuck the spy to Jack Bauer the spy on Mondays.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
You know, that's a fair point.
They did let an awful lot of stuff happen sort of off-camera, only to be told in flashback. I htink I like your ideas. Not sure about a newsletter, yet, but…
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
True
but in their defense, they didn’t know that Leno was going to be cancelled when they were writing the show and they hadn’t yet been renewed for a full season. With a limited run of episodes you kinda want to get on to the next thing as quickly as possible to show the network that it was going to stick so they could get more episodes green lighted.
I think this has a lot to do with this, and it’s also why I think we’re seeing some of this in flashback now.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
fake sumo wrestling
Of all the people (players, coaches, etc) at the jupiter complex; who would win in a fake sumo suit wrestling match? My money would be on either Murphy the bullpen catcher, joey bombs or Bernie Miklasz.
To be fair,
I’m not sure Miklasz would be allowed in a sumo suit match. He’s, um, overqualified, if you take my meaning. I’ll go with Mather. His good lucks would stun his opponent long enough for him to land a killing blow. Plus, I don’t think there’s a whole lot of wrist stuff in fake sumo.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
A very well thought out analysis
of an absurdly comical situation. (Applauds).
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
am I the only one here who isn't impressed by mather's looks?
really, I just don’t see it.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I theorize it's his aw-shucks that makes it
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Yes.
Yes you are. (swoon)
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
or it could be that he's like a taller, more articulate Colby.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
Here's my take:
Tall…very, very tall
Well-built
Blond-ish
Wavy hair
Looks cute chewing gum
Very calm, seems intelligent
Obviously loves Boog and indulges his ridiculous behavior. Good foil to Boog’s craziness. See video in my sig for evidence.
Really, you don’t see it?
Nice interview with Good Reporter from last year here, with more pics
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
He's so beautiful.
Such a good smile.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Verily
Verily indeed this is a fine day.
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
by Aranathor on Feb 17, 2010 10:18 AM EST reply actions 16 recs
That is fucking brilliant.
I’m reccing this as hard as I’ve ever recced before. (Gonna be sore tomorrow.)
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
Fantastic
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Make it green.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Where did this come from?
It’s wonderful.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
http://moronail.net/
Caution: lots of NSFW
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
just been checking that site out
i am in tears, i love the pulp fiction parody on page 4
"Chuck Norris CAN divide by zero"
Brilliant.
I didn’t think anything could top the Phineas and Ferb parody of this, but this one takes the cake.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Very, very nice. I love it.
Verily.
Is it Spring yet?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 17, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
HFS -- Pitching Depth
Atlanta Braves A-ball pitchers.
Oh, what I would give to have that much pitching potential in the high A system of the minor leagues.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
It's ridiculous how the Braves
somehow manage to always have a dozen of these kids floating around. Those are some serious, serious scouts, apparently.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
One of their prospects went to my high school.
Michael Broadway went to Pope County. He’s the truth to the fact that scouts can find you anywhere. 160 kids in the whole high school. My graduating class was 42. And folks, that’s the WHOLE COUNTY going there.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
what state is that?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Baseball question...
How do you see the Bullpen shaking out? How many guys in the pen and who?
Do you see guys like Parise, Salas, or Sanchez having a shot at making the team out of Spring?
He hit it good. He hit it good.
Seven bullpenners.
I see Franklin, Motte, K-Mac definitely on. The two lefties. Boggs in all likelihood.
That leaves one spot, I think, for all of those guys to compete with Hawksworth. I think the Hawk probably wins the spot. However, seeing as how I made Salas my Spring Surprise pick, I think he could definitely sneak in.
I don’t think Sanchez has much of a shot this year. Maybe sometime during the season, if the Cards need an arm (and they always do), but I just don’t see him starting the year in St. Louis.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Is Jukich a goner for sure?
Even if Hill is a non-factor, it just seems like there are too many people in his way for him to make the team.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
I hope not,
but I just don’t see a spot. I would really like to see him sneak in, but I’m not sure whose spot he takes. Hawksworth is out of options, I believe. Maybe Boggs starts out in Triple A, but I kind of doubt it. I think the staff really likes what they saw from Boggs at the end of last season out of the ’pen and would like to get a better look. (I think most of us are in that camp, also.)
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Carp
Waino
Lohse
Penny
Franklin
Motte
Kmac
Reyes
Miller
That leaves Hill, Jukich, Boggs, Hawksworth, Garcia, plus the other longer shots with three spots between them. I hate Hawksworth, but I don’t see how he doesn’t stick unless his spring is just abominable or he gets injured. The Hawk is being considered for the rotation, however, so perhaps that leaves a low-leverage bullpen spot open. Boggs is the next most likely to stick, and with his skillset and connections he could be a basic lock.
Among the final three, I think Garcia is either in the rotation or in the minors. I don’t see Hill factoring in without a miracle, so Jukich is either the last man on the roster, or the odd man out. Perhaps Ryan Franklin will get a hangnail?
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Possible Hawksworth makes his way to the rotation.
But I kind of doubt it. Just my opinion. Might not be the worst thing if he did. Then again, it might be the worst thing. Tough to say.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
K-Mac vs. Hawksworth
I don’t see much of difference between one or the other as starters in MLB.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Agreed.
I don’t think either of them have what it takes to succeed in a major league rotation.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
I see a difference
Hawksworth didn’t blow Waino’s 20th win
Testicle-exploding shit storms, to date: T.E.S.S '08, T.E.S.S '09
There's a stat
that would allow another player to cause a player not to attain it? That’s dumb. Who thought that? It makes no sense whatsoever.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
You hate Hawk?
Really? I’m biased because I watched him K 10 I-Cubs in a brilliant performance early last AAA season. He has showed no such strikeout ability in the bigs.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
His strikeout and walk rates were almost equal,
and his BABIP was in the low .200s with a LOB% in the 80s. His HR/FB is 5.3%.
IMO, with normal luck he’s just above replacement level. He could be a decent pitcher in the rotation because he has shown a high GB%, but that could easily be another mirage. In any case, if his rise kicks Boggs (already an average pitcher with high upside) or Jukich (a free player who I think could be better than Hawksworth), then I hate him.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Numbers, numbers, numbers....
I know what I saw in one 7-inning AAA performance!
I don’t disagree with anything you said. Still, hatred seems a bit extreme.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
hey hazel, this is OT...
what are your initial thoughts on SIERA? Seems pretty cool to me. (sorry if you have adressed this elsewhere)
Free Melodi Dushane
I know you weren't asking me
But I was reading Tango’s blog the other day and he had some interesting things to say about how it treats walks — essentially treating them inversely to how walks should be treated by a rate stat.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Yeah, I read that too. Pretty much the only deep dive I have come across, though
Free Melodi Dushane
On the one hand, I really like the idea of SIERA's attempt at reconciling GB%,
with RA a bit more closely than FIP does. Honestly, I’m not sure what to make of it yet. From the initial work, it looks pretty promising for some things, but it seems unlikely to unseat FIP (which is the stat I usually prefer for such retrodiction) due to its less elegant formula and weaker predictive abilities.
I’ve more or less neglected to substantively comment on this before because I’ve been too busy to really look into the math myself.
Also, I do get a warm nostalgic feeling actually hearing about BP coming out with something new and useful, and it would be good if BP became very relevant (and differentiated from other sites) again to counterbalance what seems to me to be the waxing influence of the fangraphs/LL/BtB crowd.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
by hazel on Feb 17, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Siera seems to me to be
searching for an answer to a type of pitcher that isn’t modelled particularly well by FIP.
That doesn’t mean that Siera is bad, but that’s my initial impression.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
A thousand times this.
again to counterbalance what seems to me to be the waxing influence of the fangraphs/LL/BtB crowd.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
His strikeout and walk rates were almost equal,
and his BABIP was in the low .200s with a LOB% in the 80s. His HR/FB is 5.3%.
You are basing this (from memory) on about 50-odd innings in major league baseball. There’s a lot of reasons not to want Blake Hawksworth throwing important innings for the Cards next year but, in my opinion, his major league stats so far should not really be one of them.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Certainly it's a SSS,
but his ERA was spectacular, and it’s quite possible to look at that and think something like ‘future closer’ or some such. If anything, I’m probably overreacting in the opposite direction: Those stats were basically founded on complete BS, but underneath the BS, Hawksworth could be a decent pitcher.
When Hawk came up and closed out that extra inning win, there was a lot of irrational exuberance and overestimation of him. I’m probably still reacting to that.
His stuff seemed fine- Fastball/Changeup mostly, with a few badly controlled sliders. His fastball was fast, but his changeup wasn’t really slow, lacking the velocity separation that characterizes very good changeups. His control wasn’t great, but he was generating ground balls and I think his HR rate could be somewhat sustainable.
I’d say his upside is something like Aaron Heilman or Joel Pineiro if things really work out well for him.
I’ll say it again: I’d prefer to see him at #5 in the rotation rather than in the pen. His skillset that I’ve seen (lots of BIP, lots of baserunners) just doesn’t look like bullpen material to me.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Yeah, that all sounds very fair
I think I agree. He had a genuinely decent year in AAA (although again his FIP seems built on what may be an unsustainable HR%) which seems to suggest he could be a sub-5.00 FIP guy as a starter in the majors, or maybe a 4.50-odd FIP reliever/swingman. At the very least, he’s a good Thompson replacement, and I think he may well end up being a bit better – I’m broadly impressed by his fastball (just from having watched the guy, nothing more), it seems lively with decent sink and tail and he locates it well, as well as his demeanour on the mound.
I still think there’s a tiny shred of upside in that he’s not hitting the velocities he was pre-injury; I wonder if there’s not a slim chance he might add 1-2mph to his FB as his arm strengthens (I know very little about this sort of thing, but I believe pitchers have done so in the past a year or two after injury) which could really help his game, both because his FB already looks major-league ready (unlike, say, PJ Walters’), and another 1-2mph of FB/CH separation could turn that change into a viable out pitch, too.
TBH, I’m happy to just let the pieces fall as they may with Hawksworth – if KMac makes it as 5th starter (which I kind of doubt, but which would be helpful), Hawk can be the long-man in the pen, and we can see what he has. Otherwise, I actually like him in the 6th starter role (providing we sign no-one else) behind Garcia, but, given he’s out of options, we probably have to hide him in the back end of the pen as a swingman. I’m fine with that too, really.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not really informed on his injury history,
I’ll look into it, although I doubt he will be adding speed- if he improves his control and maintains his speed that would be plenty for me.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Okay, his last surgery was probably too long ago for there to be lingering velocity issues.
He could be suffering the standard prospect velocity drop, where kids who were working in the mid nineties in A ball suddenly are throwing around 92 when we get a look at them. I assume this is caused by scout bias- they discount slower pitches from affecting the average speed if the pitcher hits 95 often enough.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Interesting in that....
Hawksworth’s FB seemed to take a big velocity jump out of the pen. If that trend continues, I’d rather him be in the pen than in the rotation, where his velocity falls back to 90 mph or so.
Also, because I think Hawk is pretty “meh,” I’d rather keep him in the bullpen (preferably in the mythical, low-leverage long role) where he’ll presumably get less innnings than he would in the 5th spot.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
I think Hawk is a candidate to be the new Wonder.
Wonder Hawk?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I could see him in that role
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Wonder Hawk > Wonder Brad
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Feb 17, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Says PJ Walters-
90 MPH is no joke. Hawksworth has other skills (high GB rate, low HR rate) that make him a good candidate for the rotation. Many pitchers improve their control at lower speeds, and if Hawksworth could do the same he’d have something to rely on other than smoke and mirrors.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Having been a 6' RH who topped out at 86-88 (and whose hopes of a baseball career ended in college)
I know all too well that 90 mph is no joke. (If only I were a lefty!)
I meant that I seem to remember Hawk hitting 95 somewhat consistently out of the pen last year, a velocity that he didn’t touch while starting. If he can control a 94+ mph fastball out of the bullpen, he’ll be an asset there that I don’t think he’ll be in the rotation (other than as filler).
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I've thought for a while that Walters' future might be in the pen
since about 2008, I think. He has the out-pitch (that apparently great change that we didn’t really see last year, and I actually thought his slider looked decent too, at least somewhere approaching average). His big problem AFAIK (other than some minor control/nibbling problems) is that his fastball kinda sucks. I reckon if he could add 2-3mph in the pen as a specialist reliever, he wouldn’t have to nibble quite so much and could make a real go of it in terms of attacking with first-pitch fastballs, and he definitely has the secondary weapons (I’d have thought, looking at his scouting reports and minor league K numbers) to put batters away.
Given he looks pretty replacement level as a starter, I don’t see what we’d have to lose by giving him a season as the de facto closer in Memphis and seeing what sort of stuff he can come out of the pen with, if he’s doing that as a full-time job.
If he doesn’t improve as a starter (and IMO he’s pretty much got no projection left in that regard) I’d be perfectly happy if we simply have Ottavino or Hearn or someone as plan D (as it is, I think Walters is something like 8th or 9th on the starter depth chart, so if we have to use him much next year we’re probably out of it anyway), and give my little pet “Walters to the pen” project a chance.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:26 AM EST up reply actions
except maybe
we may have a real closer or two possibility there that he’d be “blocking”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think the wildcard is...
KMac makes the rotation as the 5th starter, Garcia goes down to AAA, and Hawk and Jukich are in the pen. (I think Boggs is 99% in the pen right now)
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Hawk's options
I didn’t realize that he’s been on the 40 man since Nov 2006. I believe he’d be claimed if the Cards tried to send him through waivers. With all the bullpen departs from last year, I don’t think the Cards would want to risk losing the Hawk
That's much what I'm thinking as well.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Josh Kinney
is out of options too. He also just missed being dfa’d due to Super Two arbitration eligibility.
What are the chances Josh makes the big club or alternatively Mo can trade him for a low level prospect?
Slim and none, I think.
I just don’t see Kinney impacting this year’s club.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
i am not sure Kinney or Hawk is out of options
I swear i read otherwise
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Kinney will technically be a rookie the day he retires.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
you are correct on Kinney
first option used on Aug 1 2006. Kinney then spent 2007 and most of 2008 on 60 day DL, activated in Sept 08. No options used. This is where Josh got most of his mlb service time. Second option used on Apr 17 2009.
Looks like Josh has one more season with Memphis.
Hawk was added to the 40 man in Nov 2006, optioned off the 25 man to Memphis after ST in 2007 (3/16/07) , 2008 (can’t find) & 2009 (3/22/09) so I believe Hawk is out of options.
Problem solved, then.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta be the Hawk in there somewhere
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
Lots of variables to the bullpen this spring
Due to a lack of RH experience, I really dont know whats going to happen. TLR is probably scorching mad about the amount of unproven guys in his bullpen.
Flagged.
For inappropriate use of my made-up word.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I guess I wouldn't be able to blame him
The bullpen is my biggest worry going into the season. I like that the right side is mostly homegrown and cheap, but I don’t know how confident I am that they will be consistently effective.
He hit it good. He hit it good.
are you pleased that your screen-name remains half-right?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
You SOB RB.....
I have a shit ton of work to get done and its a free for all day.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
My apologies.
If it makes you feel any better, um, hmm. I had hoped something would come to me somewhere in the middle of that sentence, but no such luck.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Goold talking to SC aka annoyingJosh.
He’s saying the media is following Skip around to ask him questions about McGwire. Lies! They just miss him.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
there's a "media pen" set up by the cages
we could get some nice pics
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Similar.
Only with less dancing and hoses.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I'll get right on it.
Just let me grab my go-go galoshes.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
there are in fact police barricades and a few armed cops out there
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
media pen is Goold's
holding pen is Straussie’s
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I'm so scorched my pants are smoldering!
which isn’t out of the norm, really
Testicle-exploding shit storms, to date: T.E.S.S '08, T.E.S.S '09
Oh, my.
Well, you’re still on the good list. And maybe several other lists as well.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
scorched in the outfield
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Fire scorching in the outfield.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Ooh, that's a god one.
Scorched Earth, because it has the day’s word in it. Otherwise, hmm, probably Skifree.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
I really like PeeWee's Playhouse when I was young.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno what the fuck that is
but I like it. Rec.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
SkiFree, hands down.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
didn't peewee's playhouse have a secret word?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
high five
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
It did.
The word one week was reply. The next week it was fail.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
i did post that to a new thread on purpose...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Oh. Well then, never mind.
Perhaps it is I who am full of fail this day.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Twas not a fail, they were simultaneous.
And, the lack of a subject line on my gif was purposeful. You are all welcome.
Free Melodi Dushane
you're just scorchin' today. very good.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Well I won't be in this thread very much then.
Although it didn’t actually bother my computer that much like it usually does.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, and I must say, RB,
any playlist that immediately follows Conway Twitty with The Airborne Toxic Event is the work of either a genius or a schizophrenic. I lean toward the former.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Probably equal parts of columns A and B.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
repost... from last July
http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/828485.html
andi_k pointed out what a gem that is from Colby
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
gotta make sure I chew my food up good
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
The Bench.
Who will make up the bench coming out of Spring Training?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
A carpenter?
not The Carpenter, though.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
No idea.
It would take a much smarter man than I to figure out how this bench is going to shake out. Just too many variables.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
I think it depends on Ryan's fitness
if Ryan’s out, Tyler Greene is the starting SS and the bench is LaRue, Lugo, Craig, Jay and Gotay. If Ryan’s in, I guess you can swap the Goat for Tyler Greene. I’m guessing Mather isn’t healthy/productive enough to make the cut.
My possibly-maybe wildcard earlier in the year, Mark Hamilton, isn’t looking so likely now… I still think he’d be worth a chance if we have enough flexible guys to cover the other roles and we literally just want a lefty bat for the bench.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Hamilton & Jay
These guys have to be our trade candidates this season don’t they? Both are odd men out on the MLB roster, and both should have value on the trade market: One is a possible 3TO player at first base with lots of production in the power department, and the other is an excellent defensive outfielder who can hit a little but probably not enough to start. Obviously neither has a LOT of upside, and neither is going to have a lot of value, but if you could trade them together for a bullpen guy, reclamation project starting pitcher, or trade deadline salary dump, it would make sense to do that deal, no?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
You'd think so.
I think Jay in particular makes a really good trade candidate. Hamilton could have some value sticking around with this team for a year or two as a power bat off the bench/extra 1b type guy. Jay, on the other hand, has Tyler Henley pushing up behind him, who is essentially the same player.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
The problem with Jay
was that horrible AAA season he’s just had. I think he’d have had more value at the end of 2008, so I’m concerned we’d be “selling low” on him somewhat if we traded him now. I’m not sure either player is worth very much, especially as much of Jay’s value comes from his ability to play CF well.
I actually think Craig is our most likely player to get dealt, and I wouldn’t mind doing so if it brought back a young starter or something like a high-end young bullpen arm (one of the many Oakland guys, for instance). I had considered doing a fanpost about trading Craig for Glen Perkins (Twins 4th/5th starter, soft-tossing lefty) a while back – whilst I think Craig is the better player, I think getting a cheap pre-arby starter with the ability to touch league-average wouldn’t be a bad haul in return.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno about Hamilton
He can really only play on position and he doesn’t even do that very well. I just think that makes him a really limited bench bat, kinda like Thome was for the Dodgers last year only with the best player alive in front of him instead of James Loney. If he could be flipped to a team like the Giants, where he might get some decent PT at 1B, and we could get someone like Nick Noonan or something in return, I don’t think that would be an awful deal.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Trade idea
Chris DuncanMark Hamilton for Matt Cain
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
I think I agree with that argument.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
I just want a Noonan on this team
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
bummed we missed out on wang?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Some sort of Thai noodly thing.
Lemongrass and dried chiles to cut through the sweetness.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
Bok Choy with Sobu noodles in broth
and some brussel sprouts done the Momofuku way (I would skip the rice though)…
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FYI
Those will be the best brussels sprouts you’ve ever had. Trust me.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I'm allergic to brussels sprouts.
They make me break out in a very irritating whine.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
My favourite brussel sprout recipe
is quite simply to stir fry them, shredded, with bacon. A few mustard seeds first in the oil is a good addition, too. Delicious with roasted meats.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I've had them that way as well
My wife hates them that way, but loves them the Momofuku way. Considering she’s been iron deficient while pregnant, I’ve been trying to find more and more ways to get iron into her diet and brussels sprouts really fill that bill nicely.
Just try them this way once, trust me.
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seriously Lima Beans and Brussel Sprouts catch
a bad rap from the straight from frozen prep that everyone gives them
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Fresh brussels sprouts
are fantastic if cooked properly. The problem is that nobody cooks them properly, they overcook them and then they lose all their flavor.
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I don't think that's fair...
a lot of things are good if cooked properly.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
True, but sprouts get a really bad rap
for being slimy and flavorless, which only happens when you overcook the shit out of them. Admittedly, this is easy to do because they cook fairly quickly and overcook even quicker, but I feel like there’s always been this stigma attached to them due to poor prep rather than being a shitty tasting vegetable.
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and how long have you felt this way?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Or really hot oil
also work particularly well, and seals in a lot of nutritious goodness.
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My fave for really any greens, is a quick steam,
followed by a bacon grease fry…..because everything is better with pork fat.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I like to cook them, halved, in nearly smoking grapeseed oil
which gives them a slightly sweet flavor and they cook in less than 3 minutes.
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yeah
I pretty much stir-fry all my veggies these days. GF likes boiling stuff but I think that’s more from a lack of culinary imagination than actually liking it – although I do like gently simmering carrots in a little bit of water, and then piling something like shredded cabbage on the top to steam, pouring off the water after a minute or two, and dropping in a chunk of butter, salt & pepper to stir in. That’s about the only veggie-boiling I do these days.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:28 AM EST up reply actions
When boiled they are usually the consistency of blanched spinach
that slimy feel can turn most people off
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
rejecting slimy stuff seems to be a North American thing
closes up a lot of the best Asian cuisine
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
especially with Eels
I have been in about 500 separate bodies of water I have yet to run across one of those tasty little suckers outside of a resteraunt
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
The Italians have
some awesome recipes for them but I understand the reaction
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
But unagi rolls are soooooo good.
Freshwater eel, not sea eel
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"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
I caught one off a pier in the Gulf of Mexico as a kid
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
It looks a really nice recipe fourstick
I might try it – it does looks like a hell of a lot of fish sauce, mind you, which is salty as hell, so I might use a little less. I think you could get much the same effect, flavour-wise, by doing them shredded & stir-fried with the same ingredients, so I might try that too. Should be a nice side-dish for saturday!
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
That's a good point
I don’t use as much Fish Sauce as this calls for, I season really heavy flavors like saltiness or sweetness to taste rather than following the actual recipe. You could substitute some of the more Korean fish sauces if you can find them — they are less salty than the variety listed here.
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I only have the thai variety
nam pla. It’s pretty salty and smells utterly revolting when it’s used to, say, deglaze a pan or otherwise when it’s evaporating. It tastes good, though, as a seasoning.
In the summer, we like to do a thai-style beef salad, get the bbq outside with some nice steaks on it, cook them medium-rare, slice thinly and toss into a crunchy salad with a warm dressing made with a ton of olive oil, lime, lemongrass, fish sauce, garlic and chillie. I usually fry the garlic & chillie in the hot oil, drop in a stick of lemongrass, throw in a bunch of fish sauce to boil/deglaze and then squeeze in a bunch of limes and a bit of lime zest. Coriander (cilantro in the US, I think) is a nice addition at the end, too.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:32 AM EST up reply actions
I love brussel sprouts but,
That kind of creeped me out till I realized that it was covered with puffed rice and not maggots.
Holliday.
Uh huh, oh yeah.
Holliday.
He will be so nice.
I dislike puffed rice
so I generally skip it in this recipe. I’ll just use a brown rice risotto if my meal needs a starch.
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do a spicy polenta
get creative with polenta.. add some chillies, chicken stock, etc. corn pairs well with coconut
by Birds on the Matt on Feb 17, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Best cold medicine that will still allow me to be functional at work
Go
(I like never get colds, that’s why I don’t know already)
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
No clue.
I don’t take cold medicine to be functional. I have, however, mixed Nyquil and Dayquil, just to see what would happen. (Spoiler alert: it isn’t pretty)
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
do she'll take care of anything....an-eee-thing.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
hot and sour soup
is my sudafed pe.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The Remedy of My People:
Chicken Noodle Soup, Dayquil and Sprite.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Daytime Theraflu is okay.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Claritin D
but it depends on whether you’re one of those people who gets sleepy when taking cold meds. I don’t. Claritin (must have the D) and what’s it, Zyrtec are what docs usually recommend. A couple of friend of mine with very serious allergies really like Zyrtec (I think that’s it, it begins with Z).
Try dosing with heavy caffeine. heheh.
a hot toddy
whiskey + lemon + honey + hot water
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Any chance
Franklin doesn’t make the cut? I jest, I jest; I’m aware where La Russa and company stand on their closer of choice. But seriously, I don’t like Ryan Franklin. I’d trade him for the bowl of Spaghetti-O’s you alluded to at the end of your post, which, might I add, would be a most delicious compliment to my early morning carrot/peanut butter combo.
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by sprayahen on Feb 17, 2010 11:15 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, unfortunately, I think Franklin is just going to be a thorn in our collective side this season.
And I frankly fear him pitching at the ends of games.
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by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
This is what happens when you let people that aren't baseball fans
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:21 AM EST reply actions
Is that John Leguizamo?
z
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
It is a Phillies jersey
with the number in the wrong place.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
I was making a joke.
Apparently I swung and missed. Bad.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
No no
I got it. I just wanted to make sure everyone knew why it sucked.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
I think the number in HL's pic is much higher on the arm, almost on the shoulder
The Phils’ actual jersey has the number lower, almost at the elbow. See:
The number is also much smaller on HL’s pic than on their jerseys.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
Disagree with what?
number right above Majestic logo = correct.
number beginning at shoulder sleeve stitching = incorrect.
It has been this way for 2 years now.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe it's their way of protesting the useless TV number.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
I didn't realize I was supposed to be that picky.
I thought you thought it belonged under the front or something.
Free Melodi Dushane
haha
I AM that picky. Especially since they don’t have minor league teams in the game, they only have to get the MLB unis correct.
It isn’t like the Phillies changed their unis lately.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't they start the blue hats
on special days a few years back, and bring the more cream colored unis along for the ride too?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Mike Matheny
Am I the only one who didn’t know that Matheny was a Cards coach now, at least in spring training? That’s sweet news.
chances are, if they're an ex-Card who doesn't want to wring Tony's neck
they are invited to ST. Matheny’s been a fixture for a while. I remember one of the female anchors on 5 begging for another look at the footage of his return, so it stuck with me.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Oh man that's right
He was here last year, right?
Man I"m getting old.
He was there last year.
And maybe even the year before that, too.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
so is Red Schoendienst
you don’t see him crashing the golf cart
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
i think wiki removed the 'honorary' coaches from their roster lists
which is crummy
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
I think so.
Decades begin with a date ending in zero, right?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
They do, but don't tell Matty.
It’s a bit of a sore subject for him.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
no they don't
Decades begin with years ending in a one
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
yes
2011 will be the first year of the 2nd decade of the 21st century. but then it gets confusing because of the nicknames for the decades, which are offset by a year because of the numbering/naming convention. they should just make a random word for a decade name. especially this one coming up, I don’t want to call it the teens or any such nonsense.
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
I believe I will call it ....
Tim.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Feb 17, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the Sourcerer?
Is it Spring yet?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 17, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
It depends
I think technically decades go from years ending in 1 to years ending in 0, but you wouldn’t consider, say, the ‘90s to be from 1991-2000. So we’re in the ’10s, but not the 201st (202nd?) decade AD.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
different ways to group years
techincally a “decade” is just a group of 10 years, so 83-92 could be a decade, and when we talk about the 80’s it is 80-89, but when refereing to things like “the 21st century” that techincally started with 2001 not 2000 since it is the 21st of something and the first set of 100 years was from 1-100. So 2001-2010 is the first decade in the 21st century, that doesn’t mean that 2000-2009 isn’t a decade in its own right
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
unnh unnhh..i believe the rule of internet evidence is its the first thing you come across that proves your initial hypothesis
is true, all other statements which cast doubt on that is partisan agenda’d bullshit
As I understand it there was not
1BC and 1AD were back to back, there may have been a year 0 but it wasn’t AD or BC if I recall it correctly. Therefore the first century AD was 1-100
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
next thing we'll be asking about the serial comma, geez.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
For the record
I am pro serial comma
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I still remember learning about it in like 2nd grade
“For lunch today, we will be eating pizza, corn and pudding.”
Corn and pudding? Gross.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ok, one of you english teachers out there tell us,
when did dropping the last comma (the one just before and, but, etc.) become “OK”. As jd points out here, way back when I was in grade school, that last comma was required. Now, it seems to be more a matter of choice and usually discouraged, if anything.
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 17, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
It's become "OK." in your first sentence. /haha
The serial comma is still required if you need it to avoid confusion. I always use the serial comma because it invariably makes the sentence clearer and I rarely, if ever, need to remove the last comma to save space (which is the reason why some, especially newspapers, started dropping it).
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
I always use it because I think one of the Standardized tests still say it is correct.
The ACT maybe.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
BTW, it's ok to split infinitives and to end a sentence in a preposition too....
Write for the reader, not for some pseudo-rule.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
I'll write for a rule if it will get me into college or a better scholarship.
Also that’s how they taught us because that’s what the test said.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
But never, ever
let your participle dangle.
Is it Spring yet?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 17, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Down with the
evil serial comma empire! I hate the serial comma, the em-dash and the “it’s the exception that proves the rule” argument!
Time for a new sig.
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 17, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I just wondered
because only 2 MLB players in baseball history have homered in 4 decades: Ted Williams and Willie McCovey.
But if this was a new decade, then Ken Griffey Jr, Omar Vizquel and Gary Sheffield could all replicate that feat.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
isn't sheff effectively retired?
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Only retired in the way that no-one wants him to play for them
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
he's gotten interest
just pricing himself out.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm not sure he's good enough any more to justify the head ache.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:35 AM EST up reply actions
I've been wanting to get your point of view on a throwback jersey at a store here in town.
It’s a powder blue Willie McGee jersey, but it’s a Majestic. That being said, it has the yellow-eyed Cardinals and is historically accurate except for the hideous Majestic label on the sleeve, which, obviously, the real jerseys did not have. I can’t bring myself to pull the trigger because it isn’t Mitchell & Ness and has the Majestic label on the sleeve. What do you think?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I wouldn't get it
Majestic throwbacks are pretty awful. But the price can be a big deal, too. If the Majestic throwback is $50-100, and you aren’t willing to pay $250-300, then get it.
For the Super Bowl, M&N ran a 50% off sale and I almost got a McCarver throwback. It would have only been $140.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
I *love* Mitchell & Ness jerseys.
They are awesome and my preference. And that’s the thing. Even spending $100 for the ugly Majestic logo seems too much and I’ll always know that it isn’t authentic.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
A friend of mine and myself both own that Jersey....I am pretty satisfied with it
I refuse to pay $300 for an authentic jersey. Bought mine off of ebay though for pretty cheap
So I'm wondering if McGwire is ever gonna talk
I’m starting to think he’s not.
2010: will Brendan Ryan be McGwire's new interpreter??
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
"Mark McGwire arrives"
and he didn’t talk to anyone = breaking news to SC. twice.
espn is still red sox network, in case anyone was worried.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I don't watch ESPN for anything other than live sporting events.
It’s terrible. Sportscenter has fallen off of a cliff. It has become to sports what cable news is to politics. (Do not start a political discussion. I am just making an observation about talking heads speaking loudly in one another’s general direction.)
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I watch it to mock it
and also in case stuff like Goold coming on happens. they’re asinine but I have great respect for their video editors.
their looping opening since last night includes McGwire making the “loopy” gesture round his head.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
or amusing bits like Sage Steele pitching an ice ball to Bucci.
a little high, but he made contact
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I DISLIKE EVERYTHING YOU SAY ABOUT POLITICS, UNLESS YOU AGREE WITH ME!
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Moving on.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Nobody asks any tough questions either
Everything is scripted, just like cable news (and now network news as well considering how David Gregory got owned by Rachel Maddow on his own show last Sunday), so that you know what the outcome is going to be before it even happens. Hell, they scroll the scores on the bottom and send you text updates for free. There’s no need to even WATCH the highlights anymore because there’s no tension about the outcome.
Sports talk radio has also become just like political talk radio as well. Jim Rome:SportsTalk::Rush Limbaugh:PoliticalTalk.
It’s disgusting that we can’t have a conversation about anything anymore. It’s just about who’s right and who’s wrong and facts don’t matter if you don’t have an strong opinion.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
by fourstick on Feb 17, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I'll rec this since I FERVENTLY AGREE WITH IT.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
What I love is checking ESPN for a basketball game update
and the ignorant scroller is blocking my view of the score on the screen.
oh wait, wait, the Good Reporter has a more accurate report
Hitting coach McGwire greeted by cheers from fans and asks media: “Where do I go?”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Goold talking to second round of SC
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
I am really annoyed that one of the top news stories is
Mark McGwire Arrives as Cards Hitting Coach After Admitting to PED Use
who cares if a hitting coach did it? there are still players playing the game that used them, the media is so freakin dumb!!!
/scorch
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
Look for "A-Rod arrives at first Spring Training since admitting PED use"
to quickly follow since the media has done a bang up job on following the A-Rod story.
it will be right next to "Manny Arrives at First Spring Training Since Being Caught Using a Banned Substance"
in the category of headlines that will never happen
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Well, my dear man
you seem to have chosen my favourite band of the moment (Mumford & Sons) and one of my favourite Richard Thompson songs (Just the Motion) in your little melange of music, so I certainly salute you for that. Personally, I’m loving “Little Lion Man” from the Mumford’s first LP, although I am smitten with your choice also. Bizarrely, they often play Winter Winds in my gym (which is usually wall-to-wall Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, etc etc, the usual gym-y stuff, and pretty much never plays any folk-inflected indie pop, as far as I can recall) which is partly what got me into them.
Great record, anyhow. Reminds me of summer, as a lot of the best music seems to (I am really not a winter/cold weather person at all, and I’m a lot happier in the sunny months…).
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
Pretty much everything
Mumford has done so far has been pretty damned good. I can’t imagine hearing Winter Winds in a gym, though. Somehow, jogging to the Fruit Bats just seems odd.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
I think the pre-requisite for gym music is a pretty steady beat
at roughly peddling/stepping/running speed; winter winds kinda has that going in the chorus. My gym sometimes plays some quite weird stuff in the mens’ changing rooms, but it’s mostly the Gaga/Britney/dance music/rap type stuff in the gym itself.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
it's unbelievable that wiki knows where the latest seat cushion night erupted
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_Cushion_Night
In fact, the sound explosion started with a lonely cushion clapping from a visiting Detroit Tigers’ fan in the first row of Section 132 (along the first base line). In a spirited effort to gain some advantage for the Tigers from an Indians loss, Shoppach’s pop drop prompted a solo seat cushion clap. A group of children in Section 132 joined in, and with Molina’s bunt, fans in surrounding sections took up the refrain. Within minutes the entire stadium had joined in a cacophony of deafening noise. The Cardinals responded to the super-thunderous applause, and the Indians were no match for the fans.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That is awesome
but I’m fairly sure my commenting on a 2-day-old thread is not : (
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
it's not like you're Monk
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hee hee : )
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
HEY!!
(2 days later…)
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 22, 2010 7:49 AM EST up reply actions
I actually have The Postal Service on my mp3 player
Am I finally cool?
Nothing Better, Recycled Air, sleeping In, The District Sleeps Alone
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Have you seen Garden State yet?
You could be the hippest guy in Novemeber of 2004!
by Mister Eff on Feb 17, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I OWN GARDEN STATE!
2004 here I come! We’re winning 100 games this year fellas!
Think; It's not illegal yet.
by azruavatar on Feb 17, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
You may want to go on a week-long bender in late October
Just so you know
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I'm always a Bender.
/entertaining one’s self
//not as clever as I think I am
///piss off
Think; It's not illegal yet.
that comes over somewhat unintentionally amusingly in Brit-speak...
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately, Eff said November of 2004.
The next thing you have to look forward to is one Mark Mulder being acquired.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
You're right.
They did. Somehow.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
The Pujols massive homer
off Lidge is also to come…..one of my favorite moments ever. Until the next game.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on Feb 17, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
Since this moves us into 2005
How do you think the Cards would have faired against the White Sox? Every Sox fan I talk to said they would have beat anyone they faced in the series. I think the Cards would have had a good chance to win that series. Couldn’t have been worse than the Astros. It would have sucked to lose back to back series to teams that hadn’t won in a million years though.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
The Sox just had a really lucky year where everything clicked
nearly all their staff had career years, they got massive power totals out of guys like Konerko and Crede from what I recall, and had very few injuries, and did an Angels-esque job on their Pythag, too (i.e. they won more games than their runs for/against totals would suggest).
But, who knows – I guess what I’m saying is that they were probably a weaker team than your average WS winner, so maybe we’d have beaten them. We’ll never know.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
The Sox got on the roll
that the Cards got on in 2006. It was interesting to watch. Even the umps were on board.
In 2006, even the Tigers' pitching staff was on board...
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
So lemme get this straight...
…Inge can’t throw home.
…Pitchers can’t throw anywhere else?
’06 was nice.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
All good choices.
I’m really hoping Ben Gibbard realises one of these days his side project is way better than his actual band and does Postal Service records only.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, I know.
Still….sigh.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
who is this Matt Carpenter...?
http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=4478368
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I like him.
He’s got a little speed, solid plate discipline, and plays a nice third base from what I hear. He doesn’t have any power to speak of, but I think he could rise quickly and be a very useful player.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
I'm really not keen, in contrast
I think players like him in the low minors are dime-a-dozen, and the contact skills and BB% will wilt as he moves up the ladder and faces pitches who won’t be scared of his slap hitting. I don’t think he ever sees the majors.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
also
he turns 25 this year and still hasn’t mastered high-A ball. I’m not sure what RB’s seeing in him, really…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
He was just drafted last year.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I thought he was an 08 guy
but I notice now you’re right. And I suppose he’s only 24 this season. I’ll reserve judgement, but I just don’t think no-power third basemen generally make it very far out of the low minors without adding some pop (which I guess could still happen) – even guys like Figgins had some power when they were low minors guys, and I don’t think Carpenter has that sort of speed…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Hard to master high A ball in half a season
Just sayin. Even Brett Wallace barely did that.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
That's fair comment
and it’s not unreasonable to give him a full year to do it, but then he’s a 25-year old in AA with no power in 2011.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Considering that our farm system has embraced the "promote as the bat dictates" mantra,
I could see him getting to AA this year. It’s not like there’s anyone in front of him of note. If he begins to hit, he’ll get promoted quickly. I agree with you on his age, but he could still be a productive player in AAA at age 26 or 27 and that’s not horrible in terms of depth in the farm system.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
true, true
I quite liked him last year, I must admit, I’m just facing the fact that (home bias aside) he probably isn’t really going to turn into anything much.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Probably not
His skill set just screams “late-bloomer” to me, good speed, can probably be a decent utility bench player and spot starter. That’s why I’m intrigued by him.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
sounds like nick punto
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I dunno if he can play the MIF
that’s partly why I’m not so high on him. If he was a good defensive SS with that skillset, he’d probably be a better prospect right now than Ryan Jackson (5th pick last year, struggled to hit) or Pete Kozma.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:36 AM EST up reply actions
i was wondering that
you have confirmed.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the guy that is making the benches
out of spring training.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Nice.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Well done, sir.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
He's the greatest pitcher ever in the history of ever
Oh, wait. You said Matt. Carry on.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Feb 17, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
the Cubs are "developing" a Chris J. Carpenter
I am still trying to figure out what the J. stands for, because we know the real one’s.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
THIS JUST IN: LA RUSSA ON HIS WAY TO LEARNING CRAIG'S NAME
@TonyLaRussa makes rounds in clubhouse, greeting players. Sees Allen Craig: “Hey, you’re not a pitcher or catcher. I like that.”
- dgoold
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Allen Craig: Young Hitter?
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Um, what does it say about me
that I just saw that as “Young Hitler” and had to do a double take?
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
You probably don't want to know.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I believe so.
I now want TLR to tweet this very badly.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Young Hitter is what I thought too when I saw that tweet
but it might be more fun to call him Slater
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
Awesome.
So, “Young Pitcher” has been replaced with “You’re not a pitcher or catcher.[..yet].”
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Feb 17, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
How'd YP end up getting that nickname?
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
Tony called him Young Pitcher
how soon we forget…
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
See, I never knew that....
….I just latched onto the community nickname.
I miss Perez… :’-(
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
it was in some post game interview
I think Perez had just had a bad outing and he said something like “the young pitcher yada yada”
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
I think that's a good sign
that Allen Craig knows how to kiss up to the brass. Unlike, say, David Freese.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Ryan Franklin is going to have cough't up a lot of games this year too
so I guess that will make him a managerial favorite…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
he's not a pitcher or catcher...
yet.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
caption this tweet....
Closer Ryan Franklin arrives. Greets Yadi Molina with a hug before unpacking. #stlcards
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Look out Yadi!
He’s trying to infect you with teh suck!
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 17, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
DON'T LET THE BEARD TOUCH YOU!
dunno what you might catch…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Or not catch.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
by hazel on Feb 17, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
smother it!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Anyone got a recent picture of Franklin... and THE BEARD
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
speculation - Carp is now hooked on tats.
p-d from Goold: St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter enters this spring training with the biggest question being the new koi fish tattoo he has on his right leg.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
A koi fish tattoo?
Is the rose tattoo on the right or left ankle? And which side has the tanning line heart not quite hidden by a waistband?
Think; It's not illegal yet.
i'm hoping for a little suitcase on his knuckles
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I won't worry until LaRue gets a matching one
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
samsonites
that’s ten letters
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I thought they were in the Old Testament?
my bible knowledge is a little rusty.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:37 AM EST up reply actions
He should get a tally on his arms
Left arm = everyday spent on the DL
Right arm = everyday spent NOT on the DL
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
hey pal
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he's not your pal, buddy.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:38 AM EST up reply actions
Last seasons- "Ryan Franklin sucks" has now turned into
everyone thinking Ryan Franklin really does suck….and it makes me sad
I'm still annoyed
that no one acknowledges that Yadi and Duncan built a system around him that is designed to work. any shots at Franklin has to be a shot at the Franklin System too. and vice versa with the Sucking, which is why it was a meme in the first place.
we knew he really did suck. why are we surprised…?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
But seriously
Who gives up a hit to Mark friggin Loretta?
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
duncan told him to issue a walk
it turned a high leverage situation into a frickin’ death star run
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah but it's not impossible.
I used to bullseye wamprats in my T-16 back home. Just sayin’
it turned a high leverage situation into a frickin’ death star run
Is it Spring yet?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 17, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
Ryan Franklin is a decent-to-pretty-good middle reliever who was thrust into a closer's role...
which he then excelled at. He had a career year. Boffo for him and good for the Cards. The fact that we shouldn’t expect him to replicate that performance is not that big of a deal.
The fact that we don’t have one of the Riveras or Nathans is just scarcity at work. There simply aren’t 30 first-class closers out there; if there were, we could push Franklin back to the role he’s best suited for.
And in any event, if Boggs is consistently cranking it up to 97mph, I think he’ll be a part-time closer option by the end of the year.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
I would like to see that
If Boggs improves his control I’d like to see him get a shot. Let’s not forget even Nathan blew a game in the post season last year.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Boggs is my great white hope too
I just don’t think Motte is ever going to not be rocked by lefties. I think he turns into an excellent ROOGY/8th inning option, though.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
fast, faster, and ludicrous?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The Testiculator
and The Furry.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
I hope you meant the Fury,
because otherwise Motte has some serious explaining to do.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
what do you think is in his cap
that he has to talk to it all the time
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
No, I actually meant the Furry
I was going for “weird”. The fury-misunderstanding didn’t even occur to me…
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:39 AM EST up reply actions
my hope for Motte in 2010 is
he does NOT apologize for any of his pitches. including the 100mph wild ones. you’re crazy, Mottie! you’re the crazy one!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Motte's eyes
always look a little wild, like he might have killed and eaten some sort of prey before taking the mound. I have a deep, unsettling urge to start calling him “The Wolf.”
Writer and editor for sprayahen.com
but only when he's on the mound
he’s really mellow and cool when he’s not pitching.
but he also… does not remember what happened when he was pitching.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
All he remembers
is toeing the rubber and staring in at the hitter. After that, there’s just a tearing sound and everything goes black. An hour later, he’s in the clubhouse trying to answer questions from reporters. I think I love Jason Motte.
Writer and editor for sprayahen.com
The sooner someone teaches Motte the difference
between throwing a strike and throwing a big fat strike the better. He COULD be a good closer… and i really hope he can do it.
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
Guys,
I hate to end this so soon, but I must leave you now.
I expect this thing to grow exponentially today. I want 1200 comments. I want 50 recs. I want, um, a hot fudge sundae. No, that doesn’t have anything to do with this thread, but it sounds delicious.
Bye.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
Your planet needs you.
We understand.
by Mister Eff on Feb 17, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
So Long and...
Thanks for the all the Fish
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
hello darlin, nice to see ya
its been along tttiiiiiiimmmmmmmeee……….. for baseball
its is a good day
"Chuck Norris CAN divide by zero"
This makes me
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
OT...
Does anyone have an opening in a fantasy baseball league? Want to play this year but none of my friends play fantasy baseball. I missed the boat on the VEB league.
"A slick way to out-figure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure." ~ Whitey Herzog
i think there are still spots in CodyG's ESPN league.
check the fan post on it.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
how does an auction work vs a draft?
can people have the same players on their teams? because I was in one league where it was like that, thought it was weird.
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
No the same players aren't on different teams
Basically in an auction draft you get x amount of dollars to draft your entire team. So who ever gets Pujols won’t have much left to buy the rest of their team.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Also everyone can bid on every player
If you still have enough money left to bid on that player
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
also when everyone runs out of money
the remaining spots are filled with that players weren’t drafted.
Ludwick
Hey, long time reader first time poster here. Can Allen Craig play RF? Any chance that we trade Ludwick mid season and have Craig/Mather take over right? I have a feeling that Mather is the second coming of Jayson Werth.
Not in the foreseeable future.
In Mather’s case, certainly not until he proves his wrist is healthy again. In Craig’s case, certainly not until he proves he can hit big-league pitching. The most likely scenario resulting in Craig or Mather in RF fulltime is Ludwick getting hurt, missing significant time, one of them filling in and hitting, then the Cards not re-signing Ludwick in the offseason.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Considering Ludwick is going to be McGwized...
And hit like its 2008
Goddamn that is an awesome adjective. McGwized: to have Mark McGwire make you an awesome hitter, but not in the steroidy way.
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
Would the steroid way be Canseco'd?
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Mather's wrist is going to limit the heck out of him
I don’t think we’re going to get much for Ludwick alone, and that throw-in is always a heartbreaker. Also, mark my words… doom will come to us if we let Ludwick go before his time.
I mean, uh, Luddy is pretty good out there in right.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
I have not much to go on. only FOREBODING.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
werth's wrist injury limited the heck out of him, too
for a year or so. Much like Mather has been limited for a year or so.
Let’s just hope that Mather isn’t the second coming of JW next year for the Phillies, because we released him in ST so that Felipe Lopez could fill the last roster spot.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
please let it happen
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
they won't cut mather
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
does he have an option left?
I thought he used his last one last year, meaning he’d have to make the 25-man.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
hmm
didn’t know that
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
nope
he has one left, per brian walton at scout.com. So they can send him to the minors if they need to.
never mind, false alarm, nothing to see here (though it is amazing that a guy drafted in 2001 can still be sent down).
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
be huge, though, if we hit this one out of the park
like victorino and werth both worked out for the phils
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I am pretty sure there's some serious dead wood on the 40
isn’t Matt Scherer, triple-A-middle-reliever-extraordinaire, on there too? I’m pretty sure we had to cut Luis Perdomo because of that.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:41 AM EST up reply actions
Matt was dropped last fall
from the 40 man. Nick and Pags are the first two who look like they could go if needed. For that to happen, the Cards would have to have three additions. Hill and Gotay could take the two open spots, then it would be time to cut ties with Nick.
sugar shane will go before pagnozzi.
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
probably
although I’m not convinced he should. If Stav is serious about going back to catching, I could see him being more useful than either.
I suspect Robinson could see some time as backup CF this year, given he’s right-handed, if Mather isn’t fit.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 19, 2010 7:40 AM EST up reply actions
I thought Ludwick was the second coming of Jason Werth
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
this is where I wish the Who's Chase Utley meme could be propogated at all.
because it depends on not knowing Chase Utley.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
^not mentioning
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
at first I thought you were saying that Chase Utley is in The Who
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
he was pretty good super bowl
should find a younger band, though
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
my relatives and I tried to bet on which CSI they would open with
we were all wrong, but I think they played all three
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
jason werth could be the second coming
of jason werth if we had any money to sign him after this year.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Ode to Pitchers & Catchers Report
Every year there’s a great baseball day
When sun starts to poke through the grey
Its almost the spring
So let us all sing
Pitchers and catchers report today!
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Feb 17, 2010 12:43 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
Beautiful!
Clemson’s first baseball game is this Friday and it may actually be nice-ish. It’s supposed to be 58.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
it will be 77 today in Phoenix
not to be a jerk or anything – it’s just really starting to feel like spring around here.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
But it's like a desert.
I know it’s nice in Arizona all the time but I really do like four seasons. And South carolina doesn’t really have four seasons either. From what I can tell there are like 2.5.
Enjoy your weather. It sounds lovely.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
We don't need 4 seasons in Phoenix
There’s plenty of HoJo’s
And if we really want the seasons, you just drive to Flag for a weekend, it’s only 2 hours away.
by RDCardsfan on Feb 17, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I believe
they are referring to this.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Of course...
give the rec to the one with all the flash, but not the one who grits out the research to help you get the joke. Typical woman…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
you get the mvp
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Typical whiny beta male.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
by spants on Feb 17, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I wasn't whining
I was bitching… big difference.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Rec for burn
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Nah
It is this
Time for a new sig.
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 17, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
That Addams Family machine was the best. Every pizza place and movie theater in my hometown had one.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Feb 17, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
i never knew any of that
And I own a pretty nice pinball machine
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
love the pinball
I remember the games mentioned above. In my fraternity, we used to prop the back legs up so the table was almost level, so the ball would move really slowly and you’d have a long time to react (we called it Quaalude ball). We’d rack up a bunch of free games, then put it back down and use the free games.
youneverknow
I actually knew all of these things
except for the Hugh Hefner fact. My pin of choice is “Cyclone”, but I like any of those late-80s Williams machines.
#12
in the state of south carolina, it is illegal for someone under the age of 18 to play pinball.
mind you don’t go inducing any young ones into the evils of pinball, clemson.
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
Now I know how high schoolers really get into trouble down here.
Pinball Criminals!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
they snubbed Larry Walker?!!!
http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/mapleridgenews/news/84524467.html
dude. first baseball, now this.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Cam and Larry
don’t get to carry it but Matt Lauer does? Matt Lauer Can Suck It
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Larry jr. that's ok, you can be an American from now on, we're better here anyways.
I mean look at the medal totals, the fact that baseball in general isn’t all that good in Canada, and they have a football style that’s just weird.
I just think it's boring
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
You obviously haven't run into curling...
nor do you see the beauty of going balls first down a sheet of ice at 50 mph.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
50?
i’ve broken the speed limit – i’m fast, but not olympic fast.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I will never understand luge
Ok you want me to get on two razor blades and go down this sheet of ice? Do I get to use a bobsled with walls if I wreck? NO?!?! Alright fine I’ll do it. So I just sit on this thing like a toboggan right? NO?!?!?! You want me to put my feet in front so that if I hit anything I’ll stop myself with my nuts??? What am I getting paid for this? In glory? What? Ok fine I’ll do it. Say what now? After I’m done with that you want me to let this guy lay on me and try it again? Screw you buddy we’re done here. I’m reporting you to the police you sadistic bastard.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
by ducttape16 on Feb 17, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that's funny in a couple ways
because i thought you were talking about downhill skiing, which i do pretty well.
luge i wouldn’t do, but olympic downhillers must hit upwards of 80. i’ve skiied the course in val d’isere where albertville was held (my speed limit comment)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
At least with skiing
you can attempt to turn the skis and snowplow if shit gets too crazy…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
definitely
i wouldn’t get on a runaway sled.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Either of you ever been on an alpine slide?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
just skis for me
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Same here.
I try to spend my life trying to keep my potential energy and kinetic energy without restraint to a minimum.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
a hole in the sled
not a sport for the weak hearted or those allergic to certain drugs advertised during sporting events
by ubeddie on Feb 17, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I've watched curling.
I’ve watched quite bit of the Olympic games in my life.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
They definitely break 50
I’m pretty sure some of the bobsled/luge/skeleton things get into the 80s, and maybe even close to 100…
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:43 AM EST up reply actions
Most of the Luge competitors on this track have been hitting 90+ mph on every run
But they also say it’s one of the fastest tracks they’ve ever seen.
Skeleton was clearly a sport invented by a failed luger with a death wish.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
"Luger with a deathwish"
is a tautology.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 19, 2010 7:41 AM EST up reply actions
Canada's having a rough time with this whole hosting the Olympic thing.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
It's because they're trying to green.
Totally proves the point that going green gets you nothing but trouble.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
maybe they should have tried to blave instead
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
oh shit.
Brendan Ryan is now not reporting until next week.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That's probably a good thing
He can’t do things he shouldn’t be doing if he’s not there.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
that is true
this did come from ‘midnight’ strauss. however he made it sound like he was supposed to be there today, and now is… not.
(Bernie is takin’ a shot at Goold, heh.)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 17, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
he’s home alone – probably go skateboarding and break it for good.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
or perhaps in an attempt to foil two hapless burglars?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I thought he was already there yesterday
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
I have no idea anymore
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
they lied to us!
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Good Reporter had it
rehab is starting in Cali
http://twitter.com/dgoold/status/9244072516
That means less chance of Boog in a Cardinals ad. rats.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I'm OK with this.
He was certainly in more than his share last year.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Feb 17, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
what
he made the Cape ad. it was timeless.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That one was fine.
This one was a little much.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Feb 17, 2010 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
I can understand them wanting to cast someone against Ludwick
Luddy’s great, but he can’t carry that by himself.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
(Goold covered this last year on the p-d blog
but as always, beware his Boog-on.)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Another report on the St Louis Cardinals: Top 2010 Prospects
from Scouting Book
Scouting Book’s Top Cardinals Prospects for 2010
Current Overall SB ranking for 2010 shown in parentheses. Click any player for a full report.
1. Jaime Garcia LHP (#48 overall)
2. Shelby Miller RHP (#54 overall)
3. Lance Lynn RHP (#96 overall)
4. David Freese 3B (#121 overall)
5. Daryl Jones LF (#129 overall)
6. Bryan Anderson C (#130 overall)
7. Eduardo Sanchez RHP (#173 overall)
8. Robert Stock C (#188 overall)
9. Allen Craig OF (#204 overall)
10. Blake Hawksworth RHP (#235 overall)
They like Shelby Miller
I think he should have to actually play at something other that the high school level to get that much respect. Hopefully he fulfills his hype though. I plan on trying to catch some of his starts in person this year. I’m looking forward to that.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
3 in the top 100 is pretty impressive
I’m not sure I’d say Lynn is one of the top 100 prospects in baseball, but it’s gratifying nonetheless. Garcia in the top 50 seems a stretch, too.
In general, I’m sometimes kinda bemused by prospect rankings – Lance Lynn is commonly regarded as a better ‘spect than Freese; obviously age comes into this ranking, but most views on Lynn seem to suggest he’ll be quite likely to be an average starter, but unlikely to be much more, and he’s still got a little way to go. Freese, on the other hand, is probably pretty much an average major league 3B now. Age aside, I can’t really see the difference in how everybody views those two guys.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
one is in his peak age while the other is not
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
With Freese we'll get his age 26-31 years
Assuming Lynn makes it to the show as a starter in 2011, we’ll get his 24-29 years. I don’t see a massive difference there, unless I’m wrong about ageing curves.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
alcohol overconsumption adds years?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
don't I know it.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 17, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
no doubt
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Is an average starting pitcher
worth more than an average 3B?
I don’t know, but it’s an interesting question.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Gah...Daryl Jones has fallen like a ROCK the last 18 months.
I think Miller is a bit overrated here. Garcia is probably about right. Lynn being top 100 surprised me considering his upside is a #3 or #4 starter.
Craig seems really low to me for a guy who has hit at every level, but this might be a function of not having a clear defensive position and being in his mid-20’s with not big league at bats.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Yeah I'm with fourstick
I don’t know about Miller being that high. The thing is that he’s rather far away from The Show and is a little raw from what all the pre-draft stuff said. When ranking ‘spects I usually start by asking myself how close said player is from The Show, and the farther away the lower they can possibly be on the ladder. Obviously this is pretty subjective, hence the reason it’s not an accepted system by anyone but me and my 5 year old schnauzer. Miller has the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the whole system, so obviously he’d get a good ranking were I to make one, but the sheer age and developmental distance between he and the majors is a significant concern.
Were I running this show, I’d but Garcia at #1, Lynn at #2, Craig at #3 and DJ Tools at #4. Five would be an interesting battle between Freese, Sanchez, and Anderson, and since they are all ranked in basically that range acc. to Scouting Book (4, 7, 6, respectively) I have no quarrel with that section of the list.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Feb 17, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
The great thing about prospect lists
is that you’re never wrong, lol. You can justify your opinion in a million different ways.
I just try to find baseball scouts that I trust (like John Sickels) who do this for a living and have a past history of knowing what they’re talking about.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Interesting list there -
Walters was at #327, Ottavino was at #329, Boggs was at #338, and Oneli Perez checked in at #427 (still listed with the Padres).
Just for shits and giggles, Wallace was at #26, Clayton Mortenson was at #183 and Jess Todd was at #266. Shane Peterson did not make the top 434.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Someone said that he was the A's 9th best prospect
There isn’t a farm system that bad is there?
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
yeah
yesterday i commented that fangraphs had him at 9 on A’s prospects, and wondered if he’d make our top ten, and if not, does that mean anything, considering how lowly law ranked our system. (no idea where he ranked the A’s, though)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't know if he's really in their top 10
tbh I don’t think fangraphs knows that much about prospects. The Cards’ list was certainly kinda funky.
I don’t think Peterson would be in our top 10, although you could make a case for him around 9/10 I guess.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:51 AM EST up reply actions
Those lists don't include any 2009 draftees.
They’re skewed towards older prospects inherently.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Seems somewhat low for Jess Todd, to me
I’m still a believer.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 6:51 AM EST up reply actions
i never thought much of him
but, hey, i like motte more than perez
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
DeOwner is at the coaches meeting
no word on whether he has pizza
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I posted this in yesterday's thread, but in case you missed it...
Reason # 5,399 that Phillies fans are just bad human beings.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
That's a horrible story
Why does one of the females hit by the car have to be named Wacker. I almost wanted to cry because of the horror, but then couldn’t help but chuckle because of the name. It went away quick, but I feel like a bad person for finding a small piece of humor in that. I don’t know if I’d go to a game in Philly wearing the colors of an opposing team just for the fact that there are enough annoying fans in Philly, without the dangers of drunk driving. RIP Grassi, you didn’t deserve what you got, speedy and full recovery to her friend.
I had a friend named Richard Wacker from seattle
apparently he didn’t learn anything from it because he named his daughter Callie
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
since I live in Philly...
I feel like I need to defend the city. Myself, and most philly fans are disgusted by the fact that the actions of so few fans have such a horrible impact on the national view of Philadelphia fans. I’ve been going to Phils games my whole life and have always worn my cardinals gear and never had a bad experience. Select incidents like this tragic story, the laser pointer, the batteries thrown at JD Drew, or snowballs at santa dominate the impression of the city, rather than the passion, and brutal honesty that is born out of love from the blue collar fanbase. Sure philly fans are tough and rough around the edges, but they are not bad people and are passionate and knowledgeable fans.
by stickman179 on Feb 17, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure if mentioned anywhere else..but Holliday says it wasn't really about the pies...
“It’s a natural assumption that for a Midwest native who puts family first, coming to St. Louis was a slam-dunk. Holliday insists, however, that because of the way his family works, he would have been happy signing anywhere. He didn’t feel any particular compulsion to play in the middle of the country or in a smaller city.
“It’s probably overblown a little bit,” he said. “I think I do a pretty good job of keeping my life simple. I try to come to the field and do my work and put in the time and the work, and then go out and play and do the best that I can. … Whether I play in a small market, medium market or a big market, that would be the way I go about my everyday business.” "
ungrateful pie eater.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
actually
the real pie was the support system among the wives and families. that popped up in some of his quotes.
so I think we probably have Dee Dee to thank. and while she was preggers, too.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
homerun chicken pot pies
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
"I chose Scott Boras as my agent.
Do you people think that means I like pie?"
this is the first year the Mang will not be at P/C, and will arrive with the rest of the pos. players
due to the new addition to the family
in other news, Strauss seems uncommonly unsettled by small contingent of law enforcement.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Jim Bibby died
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Todd Helton HOF?
what do you think does the Coors rep kill his chances? what numbers will he need in order to get in?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
i'd say he'll represent the rocks
after he finishes out that contract.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that's true...
HOF voters love rate stats. Er, wait a minute….
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
there's a few years before he comes up for a vote
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the problem is that his rate stats will be colored by Coors field (as they should be)
I’m not arguing that Helton shouldn’t be in the HOF. The first guy asked what numbers he’ll need to get in. IMO, he needs 3000 hits, especially to knock the Coors Field stank off of him.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
Lifetime .328 hitter
That really ought to be enough. He’d have to mortally suck the rest of his career to knock his lifetime BA down below .320. There are, like 3 players with a lifetime average of .320 that AREN’T in the HOF and two of them aren’t even eligible (Ichiro because he’s still playing and Shoeless Joe Jackson).
You’re crazy if you think he isn’t getting in.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
OK, I'll play
First off, there are 11 non-active guys with > 1000 ABs with a .320 or better BA who aren’t in the HOF:
Shoeless Joe Jackson .355 (ineligible)
Lefty O’Doul .349
Dave Orr .342
Pete Browning .341
Jake Stenzel .337
Riggs Stephenson .336
Mike Donlin .332
Bill Lange .329
Tip O’Neill .326
Bob Fothergill .325
Babe Herman .324
O’Doul isn’t a good comp, as he played a very short career (3000ish ABs), although he did finish 2nd in the MVP voting once and 3rd another time. Orr, Stenzel, and Lange weren’t eligible, as neither garnered 10 years of service time. Fothergill and O’Neill played less that Helton, as they were part time players for sizable portions of their already short (in years) ML careers. That still leaves 6 pretty good comps who aren’t in the HOF. O’Doul, Browning and Herman in particular are pretty solid comps for Helton.
Add in that Coors inflates Batting Average (by 12% in 2009, and I think it’s safe to assume that it was no lower during the pre-humidor years), and I think that you have a pretty solid case to keep Helton out of the HOF. He had no real defensive value to speak of. Sure, he won three Gold Gloves, but that’s no biggie at 1B.
He wouldn’t be the worst HOFer to get in, but he’s nowhere near a no-brainer.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, proofread much?
EDIT:
5 pretty good comps, 2 of whom are really good (i.e. Browning and Herman)
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
They're solid comps?
Are you kidding? Most of them played their entire career before the turn of the century. Browning played from 1882-1894, so I don’t see how he is a “good comp” to Todd Helton. I surely don’t have to remind you that league batting averages from 1880-1899 topped .290 an astonishing number of times. That hasn’t happened, in either league, since Todd Helton began his career. In fact, no league has come within 10 points of .290 since his career started, and pitchers don’t even HIT in the American League. Batting averages were inflated back then.
Browning won two batting titles, 1890 in the Players League, and 1885 in the American Association. In 1890, in a league with exactly 140 total players, 19 of them hit better than .300 — 13.6%. That may not seem like a lot, but compare it to 2009, when 41 players hit .300 out of 1266 total players in both leagues combined. That’s 3%. So you were four times more likely to hit .300 in 1890 as you were in 2009. Still think he’s a good comparison? I sure don’t.
Babe Herman is a better one, but his 5 year peak doesn’t hold up to Helton’s, and he played in a juiced ball era from 1926 to 1934 and hit only 181 career homers. Helton has 325 homers now and will probably finish his career with 370-400 homers if he plays another 3-4 seasons, barring injuries.
Helton also has 509 career doubles, will easily reach 600, and has a legit shot at 700 if he plays until he’s 39 or 40, even with an aging curve. Do you know how many non HOF players there are with 600 doubles? Two — Barry Bonds and Pete Rose. Neither are eligible, but both would be shoo-in HOF players were it not for other issues. Only four players in the history of the GAME have 700 doubles: Musial, Speaker, Cobb, and Rose. Pretty select company, don’t you think?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Now that I look at it,
take away Coors Field, and you might have Will Clark, who is a nice player, but no HOFer.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
Take away Coors Field
and you also might have Johnny Mize, who is a legit HOF player.
The difference between Clark and players like Mize and Helton is their five year peaks and their consistent play after that. Clark was great for about 3-4 seasons and then wasn’t the same hitter after that. Mize and Helton were great for 5-7 years and then consistently above average for most of the rest of their careers.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
You're right about having to discount his numbers
Because to call Helton like Mize without discounting the OVER 10% in BA because of Coors effect is silly, but the fact that he’s the face of the Rocks, and he’s probably first ballot, although he’s borderline at best. 3,000 makes him first ballot, but again, he plays anywhere but Colorado, and we’re probably looking at him as an above average player with some good peak years but not ridiculous slash stats. The huge drop in Home/Away OPS IMHO makes him borderline at best, but I like him and hope he gets in because of what he means as the Rocks first franchise player (if you don’t count Larry Walker).
They said the same about lego in the home/away
don’t forget that there is no Great American Smallpark in the NL West road schedule, LA, SF and SD are all solidly pitchers parks. That combined with the natural h/r split(See Wade Boggs) I certainly hope that The Toddfather gets in
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
good points
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i think some of the coors effect
will be negated by the fact he didn’t do roids (as far as i know).
as i implied in my first comment on this, i think being the face of the rocks, and the rocks needing a face in the hall, will certainly help his chances.
i’m not making a case one way or the other, just about how i think he’ll be viewed in 7-10 years by the voters.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He'll never get there
he’d have to average 170 hits for the next 5 seasons (or until he is 39/40) and there is no way he sticks around that long. He looks like his legs could snap off at any moment as it is.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I hope he gets there but it seems like it'll be tough
He’s walked so much, his hit numbers are lower and he got a little but of a late start.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think he does
He’s in.
5 Year Peak (2000 – 2004): .349/.450/.643/1.093 OPS+: 160
Career: ..328/.427/.567/.994 OPS+: 140
Name another player in the last 100 years with 10 full seasons in the bigs and a lifetime batting average of .328 that isn’t in the HOF. You can’t, there isn’t one. The only guy on that list is Ichiro, and he’s a shoo in when he retires.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I know that OPS+ is park adjusted
but voters will see his numbers came in Coors field, an atmosphere that hasn’t existed for the last 100 years in baseball and degrade his numbers in their own minds.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
i still think the absence of a roids taint
cancels that out, in voters minds.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'd be careful about assuming that Helton didn't roid.
Sincerely,
Wayne Hagin
In all seriousness, I don’t care who did roids or not, but not using roids is a poor excuse to put someone in the HOF.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 17, 2010 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Wayne backpedalled like Dunc on that one
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
helton said he'd like to take hagin on a hunting trip
deep into the woods.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
You know what happen to Barmes
when he went to hang out with Helton…..
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Apparently I write like a Creole speaks
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
if you change went to go
anyway, what happened?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Barmes got a broken collar bone
that he blamed on falling up some stairs
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
drunk
or was he pushed (luggaged)?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
claimed he was carrying deer meat in bags
I think he did it on an ATV at the ranch and as a rookie didn’t want to lose his job, sad thing is he was hitting the cover off of the ball. They call him the pre-bambi bambino
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
you think the brass
tried to verify that story with helton?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
No way helton would have sold him out
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
i know
but do you think they bothered asking?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
To what end
at that point Todd was the only decent Rockie in fact locally they were known as Todd and the toddlers. It was either eat 10 weeks of a rookie SS recovering or openly question the honesty of the face of the franchise.
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
sort of what i was getting at
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Still Deer Meat Shoulder
is nowhere near as weird as Sneeze Broken Rib, or Anal Fissure
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I hate this line of thinking
So somehow we can figure out which of these guys used based on rumors? I subscribe to the we can’t know who used (other than those who have admitted it) so they either all go in or all stay out. I don’t like thinking that so and so didn’t use because no one thinks of him as a potential user. If steroids were as prevalent as Canseco and some of these trainers say, we shouldn’t give anyone a pass based merely on conjecture.
it's not my line of thinking
but it is obviously the voters (as i said) if they are keeping some players out for roids, and they are. therefore, i think it makes sense to think that non-users (in their minds) will be rewarded, if only by default.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't
I think the steroid thing hurts him. Just like it hurts Albert’s accomplishments in the minds of baseball purists. Their numbers don’t stand out like they would in a league where nobody was juicing. Think, if Bonds doesn’t have those fantastic years in the middle of the decade, Albert might have 4 or 5 MVP’s right now. He’d have the most ALL TIME with that many!
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
you might be right
but a certain mindset of voters will reward helton for being clean, and therefore at a disadvantage in having to bat against the likes of clemens, et al. i think it comes into play with obviously debatable guys, like helton.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
plus his peak is diminished given the timing of it (steroid era)
I hope Helton gets in and I think if Todd Helton has four or so more good years (high avg, hgih OPS, lots of hits), he’ll be in. If he drops off a cliff at age 36-37, which is a possibility, I think he’ll have trouble getting in. I don’t see Will Clark. Larry Walker, or even Fred McGriff getting into the Hall, so we’ll see what happens .
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Their career batting averages don't stack up to Helton's though.
Thru age 35:
- Helton: .328
- Clark: .302
- Walker: .317
- McGriff: .287
None of them except Helton have 500+ doubles. Only McGriff will end up with more homers and all are short of 500 dingers. If Helton is able to keep his BA above .321, that will put him in the top 50 all time. That, with ~400 homers and 600+ doubles surely ought to be enough to get him elected.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
While it coincides with his prime
Larry Walker pre Coors field BA: .281
Larry Walker Coors Field years BA: .334
The point is, none of those guys above played their home games at Coors Field…which DOES inflate numbers.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
I get what you're saying
But Olympic Stadium in Montreal when Walker played there suppressed offensive numbers. Not as much as Coors may have inflated them, but it’s still worth noting.
I think Larry Walker is a borderline HOF player by WAR, so it really doesn’t diminish Helton to compare the two. If you want to diminish him, use Big Cat, or, if you’re really medieval, Dante Bichette!
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Didn't the Galaraga put up a year that stacked up with
any of his Coors numbers down in ATL?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I was speaking of batting average
I mean, Big Cat never approached .330 outside of Coors, but hit .370 for a full season there and .330 into September in two other seasons.
He had the best year of his career in 1998 in Atlanta, a 157 OPS+.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Why Assume
Coors Fields gets you hits? It might turn doubles into dingers, but it shouldn’t affect BA very much, IMO.
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The Power Alleys
that park is massive which is why it remains a mystery to me why Brad Hawpe still plays RF every day
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
it's not like they have three other starting caliber OFs who are young and wait a second
they do
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
well, at least they can always move him to 1B where he won't be blocked by an aging vet
on a too-expensive contr . . . never mind.
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
While Hawpe is a terrible outfielder
I think Coors makes him look a lot worse than he is because of his total lack of range. If you put him in LF in Philly, I would guess that his UZR would jump by around 5-10 runs over the course of a season.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I don't think it works like that.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 19, 2010 7:43 AM EST up reply actions
Actually
it probably inflates doubles and batting average more than home runs. It has huge power alleys and the thin air allows the ball to get into them quicker. Also, outfielders have to play deeper because of those huge alleys allowing more base hits to fall in front of them.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Look at it this way:
Todd Helton is Don Mattingly without the back injury. Mattingly started having back problems in 1988 at the age of 27. You can clearly see his rapid decline — if he puts up numbers similar to Helton the rest of his career, he’s a shoo-in for the HOF.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Helton has had a back injury for about 5 years
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Yes, he has
but it hasn’t been nearly as debilitating as Mattingly’s was. Donnie needed help getting out of bed by 1993.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Precisely!
Awlright, Four Stick, what’s up – we’re agreeing moore and moore these days!
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
He should be in
if he plays long enough. Those rate stats are pretty sick, even if Coors has played a big part.
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Win.
“Beer” – Reel Big Fish
Also, Curling on TV
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
I stayed up late to watch the USA vs Norway match last night
Heartbreaking
As an Econ major, the amount of game theory used in curling is ridiculous… “If I play this, then he’ll play that, which means what we SHOULD play is this…”
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Game theory sucks...
…but it’s so awesome.
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vernon davis
is apparently a big curling fan.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
was that men's
and if so, was norway wearing the john daly crazy pants? just got a look at those today.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that's a good RLT song
but i would’ve went with “when i get to the border” seems more fitting of the scirched atmosphere.
also nice pick on the spiritualized. great song
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Anxious to see what our pitching staff looks like
It’s cool that we’re one of the NL’s prohibitive favorites for the first time in a few years, but like everyone else, I am really worried about the pitching. And not even necessarily the 5th spot in the rotation. It’s the bullpen I’m wondering about.
The bullpen is a huge concern to me
Trever Miller may be the only guy out there I trust
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
As someone in Houston who often watched Trever pitch for the 'Stros...
reading your last sentence made me throw up a little in my mouth.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I think Dennys will be the better lefty this year. Miller pretty much just had a career year, in his mid-30s (at least, I think he’s that old, without looking it up!).
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:03 AM EST up reply actions
w/o looking it up
i thought miller had the lowest ba against vs. lefties the year before we acquired him?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Round 3 has commenced!
17 minutes of McGwire… gasp … SPEAKING.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Goold posting as well
link and one key quote
Asked how long he will be asked these questions, he responded: "That’s up to you guys. I’ve accepted responsibility. I can’t tell you how many times that I’m truly sorry. It’s a very, very regrettable situation that I put myself in. I’m just ready to move on, and I hope everybody else can. It would be a better place if we move on and make this a positive thing."
Interesting post
about Kiko. I’m asking this same question myself.
Is it Spring yet?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 17, 2010 2:47 PM EST reply actions
Watching 9/16/2009 game
between Marlins and Cardinals and all Dan & Al can talk about is how Ryan Franklin will be fine and will work out his problems.
No mention on whether or not Matt Holliday will be replacing his glove with a skillet.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 2:48 PM EST reply actions
They were probably
just defending Franklin because they’re scared of TLR. Seriously, if Tony hears you badmouth Franklin, he comes to your house in the night.
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Boy was Matt Holliday unclutch
in this game. He stranded 9 baserunners in this game.
Why did we resign him for so much money?
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
somebody has a man-crush?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
MLB Network's leading update
is that Big Mac has shown up at the job is is required to show up for in order to collect paycheck.
Give me a break.
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 3:00 PM EST reply actions
Need to vent
Opening Day this year vs the Reds will be on ESPN.
I plan on attending the game, assuming I can still get non-nosebleed tickets when they go on sale February 27th. Hopefully I get them.
But what I’m going to vent about is the game broadcast.
I live in Ohio but on the OTHER side of Ohio away from Cincy.
I get FSN Ohio, but I don’t get the FSN Ohio feed anymore that shows Reds game (this started last season).
I get the MLB Extra Innings package and am NOT blacked out for the Reds games, so I can still get the games that way.
But I AM blacked out for Reds games on ESPN. Last Opening Day, their game was blacked out and I got ESPNews for 3 hours. How does that make ANY sense? How am I not in their ‘market’ for the MLB package but am for ESPN. And for that matter, why are their blackouts on nationally broadcasted games anyways?
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 17, 2010 3:26 PM EST reply actions
A great sauce quote:
Not that it’s a guessing game, but it’s kind of a guessing game."
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
he really is crazy
i hope he ascends into Yogi heights of witty
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
OT: Man I feel so bad for my Dad
He is getting ready to go on a trip to Hawaii tomorrow that he has been looking forward to for over a year. But he got a call today that his father is on his death bed about to go at any moment. I will think it is such a shame if he dies when my Dad isn’t home and can’t even go to the funeral.
Wow
Life is a cruel thing :P.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
OT: Anyone know anything about lock picks
I was thinking of picking up a lock picking set. But not sure what to look for.
Why?
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
i am a tinker and hacker
Seems like a useful skill to have
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
my parole officer
said not to answer that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Feb 17, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Check youtube etc
There are tons of videos and how to’s on making your own. Saw one the toher day about making a duplicate from a coke can.
They are cheap enough to just buy them
You can get a
Manual set for as little as $6
They sell pick lock guns for only $17
But that seems almost like cheating
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
You pick most masterlocks
with some aluminum and the top of a pop can.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
can pick*
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
Sooooo I got an interesting proposition today
Basically, a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend is a porn producer for Reality Kings, and they’re shooting a “College Party” video at one of the aforementioned friends’ houses. I got invited to go to be in the background, where they’ll have an open bar from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Friday.
I got the reluctant go-ahead from my fiance. This is one of those life experience things that’ll never come up again, right?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Free booze. that's pretty much a deal maker for me.
Live porn in the background is like the cherry on top.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
than later on the bottom
than in the bottom
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 5:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nothing like drinking at 11 in the morning
while some coked out disease ridden whore gets fucked by steroid using meth head with herpes on his crank a few feet away with a bunch of other guys. Plus, you’ll wonder for the rest of your life, every time someone looks at you a little funny, like they recognize you from somewhere… “did they see that?”
I don’t see how you can pass it up!
by Mister Eff on Feb 17, 2010 5:18 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
than they did recognize you
Didn’t you used to play for the Mets?
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wear your VEB t-shirt
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
If you're in college (which I think I'm safe in assuming) and you think this sounds like a good idea...
you might think about whether it’s a good idea to have a fiance. Just saying.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 17, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
odd
I was just reading about a porn star putting out a noise album before I read this
sfw http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/pornmovie-star-sasha-grey-release-freaky-avant-noise-album-april/
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
I am compelled to click any link with the name Sasha Grey in it
I find her both interesting and, uh, “interesting.”
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
yep
I actually thought her noise/music project or whatever it is sounded pretty cool. pretty weird, but cool
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 18, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
Enjoy yourself
just spend your time not making eye contact with anyone, and trying to forget that she is doing this to afford the drugs that allow her to forget the horrific sexual abuse in her past.
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
by TomCat009 on Feb 17, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And I Was Happy That Time....
…I found a packet of dried gravy in the parking lot…
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
by The MooCow on Feb 17, 2010 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
BEEF gravy???
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:16 AM EST up reply actions
As a reluctant voice of sanity amid the comments below
Is this really something you want to do? I’d think long and hard about the possible repercussions, the type of people that are going to be attending this and what you hope it is going to be like.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
I think he should just go and drink most of their alcohol and then leave in a drunken stupor in the middle of the shoot
like he doesn’t even care what’s going on, he was just there for the free alcohol
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 18, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
I'm seeing live baseball on Friday!
Clemson’s season opener is on Friday and I am so excited!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
also seeing a college game friday
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Doesn't sound like it
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 17, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
i believe the word is "scorched"
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Feb 17, 2010 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Oh darn.
Yes I am “scorched.” I feel like a snowboarder.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you so much.
I’m giving you a rec, a gold star, and two hundred red baron brand internet fun bucks. They’re like regular internet money, only slightly less real.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
I remember looking forward to Illinois games
then in all in infinite wisdom of that athletic department they decided that a grass field was for suckers and what really needed to be done was field turf… field turf infield, field turf outfield, field turf infield dirt, field turf batting boxes, field turf warning track… I have not been to a game since the one I walked in to find that…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I wonder
can the Indians compete in their division if they sign Branyon? I have no idea what their roster looks like, except I think Chris Perez will do pretty well and Sizemore will probably have a bounceback year
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 7:33 PM EST reply actions
No, I'm calling it right now.
Whitesox win division
Twins and Tigers finish second and third
Royals and Indians fight for fourth.
well
yeah, that is probably what is going to happen, but thought I’d throw the idea out there. I think if they sign Branyan they will at least stand a chance
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't he play for the Indians in the past?
Are they getting the band back together or am I just making crap up again?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
he played for them
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
where do they put him though?
The outfield is clogged, MI has two guys that pushed peralta to third.
Firstbase should be going to LaPorta, I don’t know why they would sign Branyan so they could compete for fourth.
I dunno
it’s just weird, Branyon always is really good on offense but he’s usually the odd man out
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
part of it is the back issues
that saw his second half pale to his first half last year.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
They'll put LaPorta in left if they sign Branyan I'm sure.
Or when Hafner breaks Cleveland’s heart again he’ll be the DH or something.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
and what about Brantley?, he's ready for an opportunity to start
a club like cleveland shouldn’t be hiring guys that help them win now when they need to develop players to win in the future.
i read that laporta and branyan would platoon
that said, i know nothing about the team
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Cardball's right.
Brantley and LaPorta would platoon. I never said I supported picking up Branyan. I just said where he’d go. I honestly don’t have an opinion on Branyan.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
They really just need more pitching.
Their position players are pretty solid.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
I just think this year should be a wash for them.
win with what you have and come back next year with players with one year of experience and a lighter payroll.
I think they should still try to win.
In their division they can have a chance if things go right. Is it a long shot? Absolutely. But giving up at the beginning of the season in that division doesn’t make much sense. I am the type of person who thinks giving up at the beginning of a season in any division doesn’t make any sense.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
What?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think they'll win more than 75 games.
If things go right, they would need to be really lucky.
Peavy/Danks gets hurt
Cabrera is out for the season.
and Mornuea and mauer each suck.
I think you're wrong.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
Their offense is fantastic.
Their pitching needs some help but the potential is there. I am saying if their pitching lives up to it’s potential and some things go wrong for other teams (it doesn’t have to be major) they have a chance. I never said it was likely.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
How?
Choo and Grady are the only guys I would consider above average.
I don’t even know who’s in their rotation past westbrook.
Cabrera is wonderful.
Valbuena is really good. Peralta had a down year but can be very good. LaPorta is really good. Marson is pretty good and Santana could be ready this year.
Masterson and laffey both have a lot of potential. If Scott Lewis can stay healthy he is not terrible. I said pitching was their weakness. And it is a big weakness.
I think they have the potential to be a .500 team this year. I have never said it is likely they win. It isn’t. AT ALL. But the AL Central is crazy.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
plus they under played their Pythag by 9 games
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Grady better be back to himself this year.
Or I will not be happy. And that is the understatement of the century.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
I'll give you cabrera
But peralta is a third baseman now,so with his hitting and defense he’s probably league average now. Valbuena/Laporta/Santana all have potential , but they still need to adjust to the major league level.Masterson would be better in the pen. Laffey I have no clue about, but he looks alot like a league average pitcher.
So why waste money to compete when it would most likely take ABs/innings from rookies who could use the experience when it’s obvious they’re not going to win the division?
I NEVER said they should get Branyan!
I was impressed with Masterson as a starter last year. he had some rough starts but he also had some good ones.
I think you are underestimating their young players. And I think this s just because you aren’t very familiar with them. I am also probably slightly overestimating them.
I also realized that they only won 65 games last year (how I still watched I don’t know) but I still think they can make it to .500 this year. And at this point we are arguing about 6 wins in a completely different division than the Cardinals and about a team that we both agree is a long shot to make the playoffs.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
Like I said before
I just think this year should be a wash for them.
win with what you have and come back next year with players with one year of experience and a lighter payroll.
don’t sign anyone, field the players you have and hope it works out.
argue with clemsongirl
and lose, my father used to always say.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
If they can add maybe two solid starters, they've got a shot
and given that there are several decent starters wasting away on the FA market who’d probably sign for the sort of money Branyan might make, I don’t think it’s a bad one-year risk, plus it gives some of the AAA guys another year to learn their craft.
If they’ve got, say, $5-10m left to spend I’d definitely sign Washburn, although tbh I’d have been looking to add one more risk/reward-type guy; Wang would’ve been a good fit in that regard.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:20 AM EST up reply actions
Also
if it doesn’t work out, you can trade guys like Peralta and maybe Westbrook sometime near the deadline for prospects. I don’t see any need to blow up the team now, because there’s not a lot of high-paid veteran types who would bring back much in a trade, and they have some young talent.
They’re in a similar spot to, say, the A’s – unlikely to be a contender, but with enough young players at the mlb level (and a few million to spend) such that they might as well take a shot at signing some FAs to compete this year, in what looks a weak division.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:23 AM EST up reply actions
If he actually has a good first half Peralta is a great trade piece.
The Indians have at least one other person who can play third in Marte. I’m hesitant to put a bunch of confidence in Marte but if they need a good trade piece we at least have someone to take over.
And I don’t think the Indians actually have that much money. That’s partly why they made the Martinez trade.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Someone said they made Wang on offer on Twitter.
I don’t know how true that is.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
if things go right
to me implies mauer and morneau elope, forsake baseball, and found a theater company
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
No.
It means the Indians all do what they are capable of and the rest of the Twins don’t play to their potential.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
What is the story with
Pronk now? Has he shown flashes of 06 at all?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
No.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
what happened?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He got hurt.
Shoulder injuries suck. I hurt mine and it still bothers me almost 3 years later.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 18, 2010 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
And you're a contact hitter!
It’s even worse for sluggers.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
If you were in arms reach I would definitely call her a slap hitter
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I really don't think this division is as wide open as Cody seems to think it is.
The White Sox should be good but continually disappoint and make strange decisions like having Vizquel DH. I just never know what to expect from them.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
i'll take the twins handily
sox have a good rotation, but the d looks awful suspect – can carlos quentin play right? i guess it sounds like they might get damon now, but that does nothing for the d. and i don’t like their offense either, especially compared to minny.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Quentin has put up good defensive numbers in RF before, so there's that
Pierre and Rios are going to be at least average on the field.
The infield’s defense is a mystery to me, but Ramirez, Konerko and Beckham I’m going to say are average defensively.
Teahan is going to be a hole though.
from memory of watching a few of the games
Ramirez always seems like a good defender. UZR of 1.7 in about a season’s worth of games at shortstop anyway
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm starting to think that we will probably sign Flopez
I know, not much of stretch, but I think I’d probably be more surprised if we don’t sign him
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 7:36 PM EST reply actions
i hope we do
but pray it’s not an indication that there’s more to The Wrist…
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think they have been thinking about it before that happened
just makes it more likely, and they are waiting to see if his price drops I think. I think we can outbid whoever is interested in him considering we still have a decent amount left
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
fair enough
why is that? they have had interest in signing him for a while, and Brendan hurting the wrist should make a difference. not to mention, I don’t think the Pads or whoever can outbid us if we are interested
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
i'd just be surprised
if he lasts until mo verifies a need. plus if we sign floppy, we’re pretty much conceding an albert extension before the season. if albert is extended at, say, $22 (a huge bargain) that’s $100MM. no more payroll
i hope i’m wrong, but a floppy signing seems too good to be true
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
i don't get how an apu extension
affects this year’s payroll?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
also
last I heard Pujols doesn’t want to negotiate the extension yet
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
Need glove at SS
Lopez is a 2B’er now and no longer has the skillset to replace Ryan’s glove at SS. I for one would rather give the job to T Greene. Now if Freese and Mather both suck, maybe Lopez at 3B makes sense.
all you need is glove.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:26 AM EST up reply actions
glove is all you need
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
no glove no love
Wait I think I did that wrong…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Yadi takes another hit
he did an interview with Burwell and that other guy
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yadi says he takes about three weeks after the season's over to recharge
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
apparently he's wasting away!
he and the bros have a trainer.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
is his name pablo sandoval?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I heard the Panda fell off the wagon
I think? I’m not sure.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
the wagon
or the dessert cart?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
dessert wagon?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he opines on the awesomeness of catching Carp and Wainer
he has not yet broken in the centiquid
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"always the pitcher, always the pitcher"
so he says, re: what Yadi wants vs. the pitcher
“You gotta be in-between … you gotta be hard, you gotta be strong, but at the same time, he’s got the ball.”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
with the younger pitchers (wetting their panties) he takes control
now, when he was younger… apparently he was exactly the same. badass.
Outside of his family, he dug Benito Santiago.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
re: what Mac might be able to help him with "sometimes I think too much"
oh, and apparently there’s a virus goin’ round. Yadi’s still under the weather.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Already?
I thought the flu bug waited till June on this team. Also, do you have a linki to the interview?
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I dunno, I haven't had much luck finding 101 interviews
I imagine they go online eventually, since it’s an ESPN affiliate.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
thanks
Goold concurs that Yadi is badass.
I can’t tell how wasted away he is. everything’s baggy
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
the team was sick a whole lot more than widely reported
I guess that’s the downside of the Man Stew.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
oh hell yeah
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
how many days till the frozen tundra game?
at least Boog will, hopefully, avoid injury, but all these guys losing weight and fat may still freeze to death. Lohse is already wisely trying to get out of it (having played for the Twins, I think.)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
haha
there’s already a holliday pack
pretty good deal. $7 tickets to 7 different games
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I need to buy the cardinal nation membership
also, they have tickets now that you can put cardinal cash on to spend at the game, and they give you a discount
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
haha wow... check this out.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
trial balloon?
or tony being tony?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well it was no secret that he wanted Mac for a while
if only to show up to ST
the media ripple was amusingly prescient, though.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
el presidente?
i never knew that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Springfield bound
Dennis Martinez, the former big-league All-Star, moves from his pitching coach role with the teams in Palm Beach to be the pitching coach at Class AA Springfield.
Sorry guys
But i keep finding these today… and they kick ass.
Kudos to: Warehouse Comic
The heart is the general, the eyes are the scouts, the fists are the arrows, the body is the bow.
by Aranathor on Feb 17, 2010 8:52 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
that is awesome.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:28 AM EST up reply actions
I'm totally scorched about today's thread
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 9:30 PM EST reply actions
allan craig's bat made the walrus expendable
i found that odd. over at futureredbirds, the new prospect list by Scouting Book had that blurb on craig, as well as that he could crack rf (though it’d be easier on another team, they say).
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Any Wheel of Time fans out?
Kind of curious as to what ya’ll thought of Sanderson as opposed to Jordan. After reading the series through again, I didn’t seem to notice anything different other than most of the side-plots in the book get solved by the end of the book.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I'm only on Winter's Heart
got a ways to go
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
I went to the Ice and Fire series instead
Game of Thrones was really good and now onto the 3rd book now. It is a really good series so far.
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I started game of thrones, I think it’s going to be a better series…. not that wheel of time is bad, but geeez. some of those books drone on and on mindlessly
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
HBO is turning it into a TV Show
I am excited as hell about it
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 17, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah!
I kinda forgot about that. it’s been in the works for a long time, can’t wait for that shit
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Well Martin is only on book 5
Jordan had already written 11 prior to his death. And Martin only manages to publish one like every 2 years.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
If you want to read a really awesome book that is just starting a series
read “The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss. It’s great.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Those side stories went all over didn't they?
That series was amazing and could be blamed for stopping more teenage boys from getting laid than Brut.
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
It is clearly phase 3
in Facebook’s evil plot to take over the Universe.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
-- Earl Weaver
by Smokin Turkeys on Feb 17, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
that would just cause me more trouble than it's worth
although, I’m not sure what the purpose is. I guess we could start riling up some chicago people. nah.
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
No.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 17, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
best shape of their lives
fangraphs has a list going, and not only is the entire card team not listed, there’s not a single one on it yet (i think you have to comment to get a player listed)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
scorchin
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 17, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone have a download link for
Mogul 09 I lost my linki
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
didn't realize mark hamilton
is from tulane, as is stros ss and micah owings. i believe tulane draws better than zephyrs, because no one here has ever heard of zephyrs. and i don’t see any kids playing baseball, yet tulane a great program, and lsu reigning national champs – their coach tossed me a baseball from an orpheus float the other day. (tulane’s coach managed the us national team this past summer.)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The Zephyrs drew
really well in Denver, in fact their setting of minor league attendance records had a lot to do with us getting the Rockies
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
well, new orleans will never have an mlb team
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
too much stabbin
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
You would feel right at home stabbins all around
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
RAID0 question
if i wanted to setup a couple of disks in/as (i don’t really know the proper way to phrase it) how much harder is it to do if i’m adding a second disk at a later date? would it require a format and a reinstall of the OS or can i add drives as i go with little more work than if i were to install all the drives at the time of the initial build?
i suppose it’s always possible to not RAID the drives and just have the 2 separate disks, but i like the idea of having one contiguous 1.5TB disk or whatever better than one .5TB and one 1TB
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Is this to archive Games?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
no
just so that if i decide to add more HDDs at a later date, to make it appears as if they are one contiguous disk
i just found out about JBOD. maybe that’s more what i’m looking for. course if RAID0 does the same thing and increases disk performance, i might as well go that route
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Feb 18, 2010 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
well
do all the disks have to be identical to RAID them? seems like a drawback. might just go the JBOD route
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Feb 18, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
or the sort of nickname a Douchy McDoucherson
gives himself
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Don't tell me you couldn't see him refering to himself as
RBod
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
i'm disturbed that this post has more picspam of Brewers than Cardinals
someone post Jim Edmonds pics— oh wait.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
Wojtek Wolski's roommate got into my cab with 3 girls
and proceded to complain about how someone had torn his 400 dollar t-shirt, I told him he deserved it for buying a 400 dollar t-shirt.
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
pegacorns shed
400$ is more like the dried tears of orphans
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Pegacorns there is a 12 foot Pegasus statue in downtown
Denver I am going to fab up a horn and get a pic for the site
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
somewhere I actually have this pic of a giant pegasus sculpture
at some truck stop / attraction in the middle of … Nebraska, I think.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
found it. man, that was years ago. Kearney Archway.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
that is beautiful actually
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
it better be
if I remember correctly, there’s nothing around for miles
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
nope that my friends is the Demon Horse of Denver
it greets people at the airport, the eyes glow red
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
and it killed the guy who made it, true story
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
A piece of it fell on the artist and killed him
someone in his family had to finish it
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
found the story
2006, June 13: The artist, Luis Jimenez, is killed while hoisting a piece of the mustang. The torso swung out of control and fell on him, severing a leg artery.
Jimenez’s sons, Adan and Orion, along with professional lowrider painters, Richard LaVato and Camillo Nuñez, finish the work.
creepy huh
hey look new Avatar
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
ADD probably
I am kind of new to the whole thing
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
also awesome that a guy who paints lowriders
has the name LaVato
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
mt. rushmoresque
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
A night view
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
That is about what these douche uniforms in the pics go for
maybe more if they are real ed hardy
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Ryan Fucking Ludwick arrived at camp this evening
We can start baseball now.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
ya got that right
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 18, 2010 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
all systems go
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Gotay is a spittin' image...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yadi!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
THERE IS
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
sweet
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
red could take him
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
and Skip Schumaker, like any good La Russa vet,
knows that there is no such thing as job security
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
he looks a little Thurston-ish
I… I dunno. it’s late.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 18, 2010 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
Let's hope the similarities end there,
and we’re not treated to a repeat of last year’s Thurston Disaster. (Yes, I think it calls for capital letters.) I actually like Gotay, but I find myself deathly, deathly afraid he could be 2009 Pt. 2: The Legend of Thursty’s Gold.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
jay and thrusty
always look the same (sort of) to me coming out of the box.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
THERE IS NO OFFSEASON
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 18, 2010 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
sometimes I lie awake wondering
if Mark DeRosa cries himself to sleep at night knowing that Todd Wellemeyer is in his organization.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
derosa is you
he lies awake at night too – if he’s crying, it better be in retrospect
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
omg
i just realized that UPS don’t deliver on saturday
my life is over
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Your package is on time with a scheduled delivery date of 02/22/2010.
=((((((
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
over/under
for number of times the box looks like it was kicked?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I swear every time I get a box from UPS
all I can think of is this.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
The best was when I was in grad school
and ordered a 5 gallon container of solvent… that came in all dented. Really makes you wonder about that place.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
What are you having shipped?
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:49 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, come on!
I was going to make that joke after he told me! Not cool, spants. Not cool at all.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
You had your chance.
Rather than asking, you could’ve built your joke around the assumption. It’s a little embarrassing that you messed that up.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Wow.
You must be feeling feisty tonight. You know what’s really embarassing? Your face!
Boosh! And down goes spants! The baron wins! And the crowd is going wild! (Sounds of cheering crowd)
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:54 AM EST up reply actions
Don't call me awkward.
I don’t appreciate being mocked, after I gave you people such a nice chat thread today. I give and I give and I give, and this is the thanks I get?
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:58 AM EST up reply actions
The Red Baron (1980-2010)
Martyred himself in the wee hours of February 18. VEB will forever remember his witty anecdotes, hilarious personal stories, excellent baseball writing, and his willingness to share music.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
pffft
speak for yourself… I keed I keed
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Et tu, Ducte?
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:03 AM EST up reply actions
I like ducte...
I need to start using that when I refer to myself in the 3rd person on the webernets…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
It's yours.
Use it in health, my friend.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:05 AM EST up reply actions
If you start using ducte as your third person name
it’s going to get really confusing.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Ducte is happy to hear this.
I’m totally gonna for get about this by tomorrow and go back to my old ways…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Cody Writes: Ducte is very unhappy with this
Cody writes some more: Ducte wishes you would remember this in the future.
is there such a thing as Fourth person?, this is what I imagine it being like.
English teachers...
jump on this one stat. ducte is an engineer so he has no clue.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Baxter you know I don't speak Spanish.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
You like the comment
lost you from there… granted I was only able to suss that out by my love of the NO ME GUSTA!!!! line in Team America. And um the Spanish I had to take in school… that’s has obviously stayed with me.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
You are unsure this is true,
but you have nothing concrete with which to dispute it.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
You remind yourself that he's
merely a child, not yet deserving of the wrath of your blade.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Your
arm aches as well from the wetwork earlier. Lips creasing into a vicious smile, you recall the screaming as finally fell. He wanted to be a martyr, and you were happy to oblige. Smug bastard got what was coming to him.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:41 AM EST up reply actions
What?
I assume you don’t like my Marlowe-esque description of my own death? Oh, well.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 3:01 AM EST up reply actions
Pardon me;
Chandler-esque. Marlowe is the character, not the writer. Sigh. I hate when I do these sorts of things.
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 3:03 AM EST up reply actions
chandler had a line
“his eyes carried two bags of luggage” – something like that, and seemed sorta cardinal basebally
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Let me explain something to you.
Um, I am not “Mr. Ducttape”. You’re Mr. Ducttape. I’m the Ducte. So that’s what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Ductness, or uh, Ducter, or El Ducterino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:36 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Well, at least I'll be missed.
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:03 AM EST up reply actions
Hmm.
Not sure I like the sound of that martyred thing. Did I martyr myself like suicide, or was I martyred by being stabbed to death by some crazy internet killer?
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:02 AM EST up reply actions
Damn.
I don’t want to go down as an unsolved mystery. Robert Stack once ran over my dog; he’s not getting any more joy from me.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:06 AM EST up reply actions
I miss that show.
I remember having arguments with my friends in 2nd grade or so as to if Unsolved Mysteries or Rescue 911 was better… and now we have reality TV… sigh.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
That's the guy.
The Cardinals had to buy him out of a contract to be an Untouchable.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:11 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
John Snow has winterfell now
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Our LF/2B
disagrees
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Feb 18, 2010 2:22 AM EST up reply actions
Complications stemming from
a tragic produce and toaster mishap…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I'm not sure you qualify for martyrdom
if you die covered in tomato juice and fucking a toaster. Well, okay, so Joan of Arc did, but not since her.
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 2:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Exception, not the rule
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 18, 2010 6:19 AM EST up reply actions
strange
i don’t remember hilarious personal stories
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
You
may have never received said story when it was circulating.
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 6:40 AM EST up reply actions
Hold on
What do you mean…“you people”?
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 18, 2010 6:15 AM EST up reply actions
well they ain't talking about the Maryann people
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I'll never stop loving the Boosh
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
actually
the case and monitor are shipping from tennessee. so i’ll get to stare at those all weekend and think about how cool it’s going to be
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
you could take the insides out of the monitor
and put a live penguin in it.
Then, for the whole weekend, you can pretent that you’ve got a computer, and it’s really cool, and it has a penguin screensaver.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:39 AM EST up reply actions
"Penguin's don't come from next door, they come from the zoo!"
Incidentally, I reply “looks like a penguin” to the question “what’s on TV?” at least once or twice a year, and, to date, I don’t think anyone has got it…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 19, 2010 7:45 AM EST up reply actions
Ah. I see. Cool.
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:58 AM EST up reply actions
hey, the us postal system took off on mardi gras here
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
okkervil river - "black"
pretty sweet song
i just got into these guys. always wrote them off as emo
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Okkervil River are really good.
I’ve always been partial to “A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene”.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 1:59 AM EST up reply actions
How in the hell
does Australia have a speed skating program?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I know...
I just have never heard of snow in Australia… hence no ice.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
And they clearly don't have the technology to build an indoor rink.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Not my point...
There are countries that are winter countries and those that aren’t. Maybe now’s not the best time to make sure every country is invited to the winter olympics…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
hey, i snow skied on the big island
and hawaii is part of…ah, forget it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
compared to amurka
they’re practically a third world country
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I've just had a really cool idea for a film
what about, if there was a country that had no snow and ice, but was good at lots of other sports, and you had some guys there who weren’t good enough to do a sport, but then they totally just went and DID A SPORT ON ICE, and it’d be really different and wacky and kinda, “Yo?!”
Then you could have them go compete, at the winter olympics. Maybe you could introduce some arryan bad-guy team from Switzerland or something to be antagonists, trying to thwart our plucky heroes at every turn. I dunno how it’d finish but there’d probably be some uplifting moral about personal achievement and sticking with your buddies and stuff, and there’d be a gangbang.
I would call it “Australian Speed Skating Movie”.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 7:42 AM EST up reply actions
jamaican bobsledding?
although i really wish they would field a curling team.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
COOL RUNNINGS!
Saddest thing about this Olympics: Jamaican bobsledding didn’t make it. They should just be in if you ask me.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
What is the best joke one-liner you know?
I don’t have a girlfriend, I just know a girl who would get really mad if she heard me say that.
What's the opposite of Chrisopher Reeve?
Christopher Walken.
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 18, 2010 2:48 AM EST up reply actions
Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 18, 2010 2:50 AM EST up reply actions
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the show?
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 18, 2010 2:52 AM EST up reply actions
I'm going to get a full body tattoo of myself,
except 2" taller.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
That's not a one liner
given that it has 2 lines.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 18, 2010 8:25 AM EST up reply actions
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way.
So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
What has 9 arms and sucks?
Def Leppard
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
nice
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 18, 2010 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
I've always loved that joke.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I need a girl who loves me for my money, but doesn't understand math.
by brackenthebox on Feb 18, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
That could be a really dangerous combination
depending on how much money you have lol.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
R.I.P.
Man I miss Mitch Hedberg. I really wish he’d stayed off the drugs.
by WizardofOz1982 on Feb 18, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Someone asked me if I wanted a frozen banana,
and I said no, but I want a regular banana later, so, ya.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
He used to do drugs
he still did, but he used to too.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Watching downhill skiing cause nothing else is on
when they wipe out holy hell. Now I know why I don’t do that whole skiing thing.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I assume you mean that Swiss woman?
Sweet jesus yes. That looked like it should have killed her. Just awful.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 3:02 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah pretty much
I’m sliding… and I’m airborne… thud… made my teeth hurt.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Yeah that Swedish chick also had one hell of a ride...
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
it's really not that bad
unless you hit something, like a tree.
i’ve had worse falls from a bar stool.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Still looks like one hell of a ride.
Not something I’m eager to get myself into any time soon.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
you're in control of yourself, though
even wiping out – much unlike those luge and skeleton things, which i would never attempt (except on a kiddie course)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah like I said before...
I’ve never gotten luge… at least skeleton I get that you have a death wish… the balls first of the luge means you just want to have a miserable rest of your life.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
so RB Silver Sun Pickups
Most I have heard compare them with Smashing Pumpkins, I hear more Sonic Youth what do you think?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I don't get the Pumpkins much at all from SSP.
I can definitely see some Washing Machine era Sonic Youth, with the fuzzy construction and all. Personally, I hear a lot of the navel-gazing early 90s Manchester bands. Maybe something along the lines of Ride, but with a bit more pep. Not extreme enough with the craziness to really compare them to My Bloody Valentine.
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by the red baron on Feb 18, 2010 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Their riffs are what has the SY comp in my mind
I guess the Corgan thing is going to come up with the vocal similarities, What is your take on I Fight Dragons?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Honestly, I'm only familiar with the one EP.
If they have more material out there, I’m not aware of it. What little I’ve heard, though, I’m not a huge fan of. I’ve heard very similar material with other groups I felt executed more effectively. They’re a little too, um, I don’t know, forced and shiny, if that makes sense. I would have to give them more of a listen to make sure I’m not really missing the boat here, but so far I’m not going gaga for them.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 19, 2010 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
I think their hook
is the use of original NES controllers in their music including the 8-bit sound card
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