Wednesday Morning Fun Fact
by azruavatar on Mar 10, 2010 9:12 AM EST
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Also known as "The Robot doesn't want to open the 700 comment post anymore" quick post.
Take a guess as to Ruben Gotay's 2009 walk rate in AAA Reno. Answer after the jump.
21.3%
That was the best walk rate in the PCL for 2009 and more than double his pre-2009 career walk rate. CHONE projects a 13.9% walk rate in 2010, which seems high to me.
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rec - don't miss the Milton Bradley thing on SC
or maybe their Chicago thing online. Whatever you think of the interview… great Cards highlights.
Made my night.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
took me a while
found it!
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=4980983
the highlights are intact, woot.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
there's extra highlights!
Hellloooooo Waino curveball.
It’s been a long winter.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Hey, look
More stuff that Bradley never reported to anyone. Hahah.
670 the score out of Chicago
had a caller call in and say this…."sure there are racists in chicago, but what’s not being reported is that there are also people with bipolar desease and skitzophrenia(sp) in the stands at wrigley
This guys so good(Pujols) He should be illegal-Pirates announcers
by punchinjudy on Mar 10, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
A Chicago sports fan
with a sense of humor? We need to study him and try to get him to teach his ways to the others.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I listen to the Score quite a bit
and there are a lot of Chicago fans with great senses of humor…however, for every one thats got it, there are 20 that don’t.
(Its fun to listen to Chicagoans whine about their shitty teams while working)
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Mar 13, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
ahahaha, MB called Dominguez because he forgot something
he wanted to add that he needed sage advice, and so he had a long talk with Barry Bonds.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Milton Bradley is the gift that keeps giving the whole year round.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
and now they have silva
though i guess they could just cut him.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Mar 10, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I hope they don't though
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
another fun fact.
I’m working my seventh day in a row and we have a head in cluster failover last night due to upgrading the management software. (This cluster always fails over everytime we patch the management software.)
Long story short I have 250 locations down and I haven’t even finished brewing the first pot of coffee.
And I found this:
You youngsters
Start the Dew BEFORE you start working on the problem.
always and forever pond scum
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
game time stuff
Ackerman1120 How about this batting order? Schumaker 2b, Lopez 3b, Pujols 1b, Holliday lf, Rasmus cf, Ludwick rf, Molina c, Craig dh, Greene ss. Strong. about 1 hours ago via web
via p-d: Starting pitcher: RHP Brad Penny. Followed by: RHP Mitchell Boggs, RHP Ryan Franklin, RHP Lance Lynn, RHP Shelby Miller, RHP Francisco Samuel, RHP Pete Parise.
meanwhile via p-d… blasts from the past!
1. Willie Harris, 2B
2. Ian Desmond, SS
3. Chris Duncan, DH
4. Adam Dunn, 1B
5. Mike Morse, LF
6. Justin Maxell, CF
7. Ivan Rodriguez, C
8. Elijah Dukes, RF
9. Pete Orr, 3B
Starting pitcher: RHP Garrett Mock. Followed: RHP Matt Capps, LHP Ron Villone.
gee-d has about five new articles since last I checked, so I’m not linking all that…
http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/sports/cardinals/
however, big rec for the ktrs audio page
http://ktrs.com/spring/?page_id=2
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Albert has been switched to DH
Craig to 1B.
Peter Gammons has appeared from somewhere.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
omg....3rd spot??? really???
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
in other news....lost boys 3: the electric boogaloo is off.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
That was my reaction, 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
me 3.
I posted “lost boys 2 is off” on my facebook status but then I remember flipping through and seeing “the two coreys” on A & E. Haim was begging feldman, crying his eyes out, trying to get into The Lost Boys sequel. After I posted on FB I remembered this, googled it and there was indeed a lost boys 2 back in 2008. Feldman had a role and Haim made a brief cameo that setup part 3….
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Incredible.
"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
Apparently,
"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
/pours one out for the homeys
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 10, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
I think this gives me an excuse
to watch the guilty pleasure that is “License to Drive”.
I love that movie and I’m not apologizing for it.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
(dgoold struggles to explain...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Goold had this note about Gotay's PCL walk rate:
Spoke to Gotay this morning, and I asked how it happened that he had more walks than hits with Triple-A Reno last season. He said he first noticed when he got to 70 walks or so, and by the time he reached 90 it was like he "had to get 100, right?" Gotay said it wasn’t a case of looking for walks instead of hits; he just worked his way into counts late in the season where he could be choosy.
He also said there were a few calls that helped him along the way.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
Why Not Build
a team cowposed entirely of midgets who never swing the bat and draw BBs, and we can walk, walk, walk our way to a 162-0 season?
:=8/
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
i think you mean heh heh heh
Take that, Winter!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Mar 10, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
This note made me hopeful about Gotay.
Then, we signed Felipe Lopez and made both Gotay and Lugo somewhat redundant.
"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
Wouldn't, by definition,
Gotay and Lugo already make each other redundant?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Nomah.
So what’s his lifetime DAR?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
doesn't that, uh, diminish the...
never mind.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
That was not a category.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 10, 2010 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
I assume that is why the Hebrew Hammer was left off?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Are you referring to Braun?
He was left off because he looks like an Aye Aye (Spelling?) which are cute as animals (IMO) but not as humans.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 10, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Aye-ayes are not cute as animals
They are horrific, ugly beasts. That is what makes them so awesome. Don’t take that away from them.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I think they're adorable.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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You have strange tastes
In everything. (Linked instead of imaged for everyone’s sake.)
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I know.
I think they’re cute in their own special way.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
1 walk every 5 AB's?
Clearly he’s taking something.
Most likely pitches outside the strike zone, but it could be something ELSE.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
One A Day Mens Health… oh wait, thats just the umps…
"Four goals in sixteen shots... I'm really tired of the...............25% rule." -John Tortorella
by esylvester6 on Mar 10, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
valium?
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
An interesting piece on the new Toronto GM
here it is wierd how many positions in MLB have begun to be filled by guys who never played. It does make more sense no-one says that Immelt was unqualified to run GE because he has never worked in a factory
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
And not just no experience in basebal
but YOUNG.
People in early 30s being put in charge of $100m payrolls.
Obviously I’m doing something wrong!
If the people don't really have experience in baseball
You’d rather have them younger anyway IMO. #1 they are more in their cognitive prime #2 you get them experience and they can help guide the organization for 30 years instead of retiring 10 years later. Bill Simmons figuring out that apparently most great NFL coaches are great up until the age of 55 and then start to lose their marbles isn’t too surprising to me.
Not afraid to nitpick
People who haven't played may be better at making unbiased baseball decisions, generally speaking
I mean, think about all the former players you see on TV. They’re all full of crap. They understand how to play the game of baseball, but they don’t understand how to step a little further back and look at things objectively. They’ve been playing in baseball so long that they’ve bought into all the grittiness stuff and that no-hit-okay-glove middle infielders have value and all that jazz. A highly intelligent, objectively-minded, creative young thinker is probably better for suited for the GM role than someone who played MLB.
Not to mention that, realistically, most MLB players just aren’t that smart. These young GMs are all smartypants. Epstein went to Yale. Daniels went to Cornell. Anthopoulos went to McMaster, which I believe is a very good school (only because it’s the only school I’ve ever heard of in Canada). On the other hand, most ballplayers don’t even have a college degree, I believe.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
does McMaster = McGill?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
No, they're different
But now that you mention it, I’ve heard of McGill, too.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
had never heard of McMaster
guess he has a McMaster’s degree?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think what they're trying to say is he used to work for McMaster - Carr...
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Generally
I think the people you’re putting around you are more important than your general experience.
Anthopoulos has hired Tom Tango as a consultant, doubled down on his scouting department at all levels, so he’s making the appearance of getting every last possible drop of information before making a decision. To be successful he’s just going to have to be good at making decisions and avoiding stupid ridiculous contracts like his predecessor, who’s scouting and talent evaluations are pretty underrated, imo.
This isn’t just native to the baseball world either. The NBA should embrace it — they have too many former players making stupid decisions and making guys like Daryl Morey look like geniuses just because they don’t accept “conventional wisdom” as fact and have come up with different, more efficient and accurate, ways of evaluating performance.
I’m going to guess that, like you said, most CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies have never worked in the actual ground level business that the company they lead in involved in. They simply need to know talented people and put them in situations where they can succeed, while making good overall business decisions based on the information that those talented people collect.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Well, someone's gonna make Joe Morgan mad this morning,
and that someone is Bill Conlin.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
who's Chase Utley?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
....utley, rollins, howard, token 3b vs
A-Rod, Jeter, Cano, Tex?
Seriously?? I haven’t even looked at the numbers but I’m pretty sure that’s a blow out.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
To say nothing of the Big Red Machine.
Well, I suppose I did say something about them already…never mind.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
He actually makes that same argument at the end of the article,
along with the 96 Orioles (Palmeiro, Alomar, Ripken, Surhoff), then blows them off because of the steroid thing.
Take that, Winter!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Mar 10, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
I stopped reading after I saw RBIs brought up
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Classic journalism trick..
“I’m going to make a ridiculous statement to get everyone to read my column, even though my statement does hold up to evidence that I supply myself, so I’m going to have to dismiss the other evidence for stupid reasons so that my point doesn’t look like shit.”
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
OT: Pitching Rotation
Best guess as to who might start 4-10 versus the Brewers? Its the fifth game of the year, but on the sixth day. I’m trying to convince myself it might be Wainwright/Carpenter and not the undetermined fifth starter. Opening Day at Busch III is on 4-12, so I’m sure that factors in.
I've heard
it will be the fifth starter, so that Waino will be the pitcher for opening day (though I suppose they could throw Carp that game and the fifth starter the next day).
waino is opening day pitcher?
has that been decided? i just assumed it’d be carp.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
meant to say
that Waino would pitch the home opener – you are right, cardball, Carp is scheduled for opening day on the road
Breaking news
Espn is reporting Milton Bradley is a Victim, and that he’s done nothing wrong…
actually when he was with TX he signed autographs for a long time and seemed like a nice guy, but he certainly can’t take pressure of handle any blame
This guys so good(Pujols) He should be illegal-Pirates announcers
That television announcer
in K.C. had it coming!
screw that, watch the highlights.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
hey everyone! it's time to panic!
- Ackerman1120 Here’s the new Cards lineup: Schumaker 2b, Lopez 3b, Freese dh, Stavinoha lf, Rasmus rf, Ludwick rf, Molina c, Craig 1b, Greene ss. 2 minutes ago via web
B.J. Rains BJRains LIVE from Florida: Pujols, Holliday scratched from Cardinals lineup | St. Louis Globe-Democrat: http://tinyurl.com/yelx2l8 2 minutes ago via web - Joe Strauss JoeStrauss Pujols, Holliday scratched with back, side issues. #stlcards 2 minutes ago via web
- B.J. Rains BJRains Matt Holliday scratched from today’s lineup after manager Tony La Russa said he “felt something in his rib cage.” 8 minutes ago via web
- B.J. Rains BJRains Cardinals have scratched both Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday from todays lineup…..Freese now DH in 3 hole, Stavinoha cleanup in LF 15 minutes ago via web
et cetera, et cetera. mostly I’m annoyed the Nats might beat us. then we’d have the same ST record.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I found Craig
do I get a reward?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
if he was in your basement....
no.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe they're just pulling a JEd.
After all, we’re talkin bout practice here.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I just pulled that line out on some 2nd graders I was just teaching
……they didn’t get it………
but I did…..and I laughed.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
i wonder if the thought process behind strasbourg's schedule
involved this: “hey, let’s make sure there’s no chance he faces pujols his first time out.”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I blame Goold
http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2010/02/the-most-important-stat-of-spring/
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
panic details
- dgoold Whole middle of order upended for today’s game as Holliday is a scratch with a pain in his right side. “A pinch,” said La Russa. #stlcards half a minute ago via web
- dgoold Pujols said the biggest problem is his back feels “weak”. #stlcards 1 minutes ago via web
- dgoold Pujols plans to go two days without taking swings, if he can force himself out of the cage. Will target playing Fri or Sat. #stlcards 1 minutes ago via web
- Ackerman1120 Saw Holliday jogging off the field after BP. Shortly thereafter he was scratched. Cards expected to release a statement soon. 4 minutes ago via UberTwitter
- Ackerman1120 Pujols resting his back for another day. Albert’s in good spirits, just saw him hanging in the clubhouse. Holliday wasn’t available. 5 minutes ago via UberTwitter
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
i hope we don't hear the word "oblique" replace "a pinch"
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
luckily, it will be followed shortly by the phrase, "progressing nicely"
Take that, Winter!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Mar 10, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
close!
“day to day”
http://ktrs.com/spring/?p=235
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
what's in the rib cage, a canary?
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
once you get past the plastic, it's hollow.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
maybe we should put some play dough inside to reinforce the lego
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
as you can see, a diagnosis is not easy
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The newer minifigs
are a bit more complicated
by GasHouseMang on Mar 10, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I love posting that
it’s a screwed up gallery too.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I guess Matt Holliday knows why the 'caged bird sings
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 10, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
I prefer to think
everyone’s being overly cautious. This is me holding my breath. Probably for a month. Crazy injury can happen in any ST.
I'm guessing it's more
a case of “Matt Holliday fell asleep on the 3-hour bus-ride back from the other side of the peninsula and his back’s sore.”
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
Dave Duncan blinks
via the Commish on the p-d
The Nationals’ DH will be a familiar face – Chris Duncan, who will be facing a staff coached by his father, Dave, for the first time since C. Duncan was drafted by the Cardinals in 1999.
"I imagine I’ll be a little nervous watching him play," said Dave Duncan this morning. "At least he’s in there."
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
now you tell us, Tony
I could see him slowing up but I didn’t know he was having the pain in his neck he was having at the end.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 10, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Personally, my favorite reason is #9.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
EAT.THAT.HANDEGG.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
It says it may harm my computer.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Mar 10, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Umm...it's a link to a Fox Sports slideshow...
…so it should be fine…not sure where that’s coming from, sorry about that.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
I must have clicked on something while it was loading.
I tried again and it worked.
And then there was a maneating spider ad. It didn’t warn me that the ads could harm me (Arachnophobia).
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 10, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
I'm all for baseball over football
But those are some truly awful arguments.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I dunno.
11 minutes of actual playing time? I think that’s a pretty good reason. I’ve found that most people who say that baseball is slow are folks who don’t know what they’re watching: that game of fractions and adjustments. Now, I’m thinking it’s football fans who don’t seem to know what they are watching.
I'd think by that measure baseball would have about 3 minutes of "actual playing time" though
Seeing as how most pitches take .4 seconds to hit the mitt.
Not afraid to nitpick
the thing is
in baseball, people are playing… reading signs, watching runners on, sliding into postion, adjusting stance in the box, etc., even when there isn’t any “action.” I guess it’s always an unfair comparison. They’re very different games.
Well you would argue
That they are substituting, adjusting positional defense, feinting blitzes etc. I hate football but we’re making the wrong arguments here.
Not afraid to nitpick
Exactly
Plus, a lot of this stuff can’t be seen on TV anyway. On a broadcast, rarely can you actually see the defense adjusting, players taking signs (not that it matters, since you have no idea what the signs mean), or lots of other minutia happening away from the pitcher-catcher camera frame.
I’m not belitting baseball, but let’s be honest — it’s neither fast-paced nor chock full of action. But it doesn’t matter, because that has little to do with the sport’s appeal.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
fair enough
I only think it was an interesting point because my football friends just go on about how little “happens” in baseball, like football is a wall to wall action flick
If you don't understand why Strasburg throwing a 3-2 slider is cool
Then I can understand why someone wouldn’t like baseball.
Not afraid to nitpick
I blame that on television, rather than baseball
Television ruins more aspects of baseball than anything else, and they still can’t figure out a centerfield camera in most areas.
Whereas handegg had the fortune to be shaped like a big screen with a ruler. It’s dumbed down for tv.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
a big screen with hashmarks, rather.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I don't think football broadcasts are any better
You can’t really see what the linemen are doing from the side, which is hugely important on running plays. And the safeties aren’t even in the damn picture unless the ball is thrown downfield. And when the ball is thrown downfield, you don’t get to see what’s happening with the receiver until the ball arrives. It’d be downright impossible to enjoy a football game without instant replays, IMO.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
The endzone "coaches cams" would be 100x better way to watch the game
But people are waaaay too resistant to change for that.
Not afraid to nitpick
I'm talking historically
that’s how the no-fun league came into power, back in the day. it’s like a meme – it sticks if the masses can understand it if they’re drunk. “Ball at own twenty” is all the pertinent information a dumbed-down fan needs.
whereas even with a good camera crew / truck, it’s almost impossible to broadcast the scale of a baseball park and the skill of the players… and most crews suck.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Also, I think TV does baseball as best it can
It gives you a really, really good view of the pitcher/batter interaction at the expense of seeing a lot of other little things. In fact, if you actually attend a game, while it’s much easier to see a lot of the things going on all over the field at a given time — positioning, etc. — you probably won’t get as good of a view as the TV cameras give of the pitch-by-pitch cat and mouse of the pitcher/batter duel. That’s not to say that going to a game isn’t awesome, but it’s a tradeoff in what you can really see.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Read the Sig please
Carling does not approve.
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)
Carlin*
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)
well, I could do with some pictures
Joe Mather
one second later, JJ Hardy was vaporized by lasers
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The second link
Dating myself, but it looks to me like he’s stepping into a shoryuken.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
is there any way to follow today's game?
Radio, gameday, or live blogging?
I’m at the live box score link from the homepage, but nothing is showing up. the game should have started by now.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
After all my slaving over a keyboard
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_03_10_wasmlb_slnmlb_1
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
thanks.
I cannot figure out how to get to this from the main site. it’s really pissing me off.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Look in the fanshots
Click into “Spring Training Gameday Links”, then follow the link in there.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
How did you do this?
I still don’t understand.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Get these links.
I didn’t understand in the fanshot and I don’t understand now. If my phone says there is no pitch data for this game why can you get pitch data?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Your phone doesn't support Flash
and gameday is written in Flash.
That’d be my guess.
I didn’t do anything but write a script to read the schedule and print out the links, then have it run daily from cron.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
I have At Bat.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
And I watched it the other day.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Yep
At Bat and Gameday are two different applications, though. They load the same data, just one’s written in C and cocoa (if you have a iPhone) the other’s Flash in actionscript 3.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
Yeah but MLB.com doesn't appear to be offering gameday right now.
How do you make it do it? I just want to know why if they could have gameday up they don’t.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
My guess
is that it isn’t the full product: they don’t track pitches at all and they tend to update it once per inning. I suppose they update it at all just because they need to train new stringers some time and they need to collect some ST statistics anyway.
Easier to not publicize the links and not get complaints about how it’s broken.
(How I make it do it is by reformatting dates and team names to fit their URL conventions to load whatever data they provide.)
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
That's all I wanted.
Sorry for the phone discussion.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
old gotay article
link
best part of the article are in the comments – WestCoastBirdWatcher makes an appearance with his diatribes.
I always assumed
that he worked for Boras. Whenever a Boras client would come in contact with the Cards, he’d pop up with some inside poop.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
Thanks for the chuckle......
brings back memories. Good times, good times.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
There are things they want.
wow, I tried to read all of his comments but they were becoming corrosive to my brain
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
I hate to break down comments on another blog
but what the hell could he have meant by this:
With Pujols inability to play with his teammates after that fateful Friday in Philly
oh how I don’t miss the headscratchin’
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
yes, the Cards are doomed, and it's all APu's fault.
That’s what I got from it.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i think he was just going for some alliteration
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ah
I thought that was the same person
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
I'd be pretty surprised if they are not one and the same
although gdm didn’t think they were
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
speaking of gdm
has monk now disappeared?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well then.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
was wondering the same thing
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 11, 2010 1:29 AM EST up reply actions
proof
Lugo could of had two broken legs and we would have trashed Chris for that money. It was the money that made that trade. DeWitt doesn’t have a large cash flow because the government is watching him like a hawk. They used the cash to get Holiday. Thats ownership that knows where its stands with the public.
Boston has to pay cash.
They owe Ludo 9 million in 2010. They will have ample payroll flexibility then. They don’t make the holiday deal without that money to pay him. Many of you would not know the rules in these transaction. There is know "we owe you". Thats why Boston has the player or cash stipulation on the completion of the deal. They took Lugo for the money, not the player. The player is nice though isn’t he. DeWitt is a lucky guy.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
i think i just had a stroke
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Mar 11, 2010 1:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 11, 2010 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
that's really to be expected
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Ludo?
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 11, 2010 1:32 AM EST up reply actions
Luda!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 11, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
one of my favorite characters.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
I must say...
even though it’s pretty early in spring training, I’ll be surprised if Mather and Craig don’t make the team
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 2:11 PM EST reply actions
they sure like Nick Stavino
I’d rather see JJ or DJ get some playing time!
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 10, 2010 2:17 PM EST reply actions
Penny appeared much sharper today, from what I can tell.
Basing that totally on the fact that he shut out the Nationals, so maybe its not saying much.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I lost a bet with my dad yesterday
He bet me a Gatorade that LD would strike out. I got giddy when LD had a 3-2 count, but as soon as the whoosh happened, I just chuckled and went to the garage. LD, we don’t miss ye.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
SIGN JOHN SMOLTZ!
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