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buster olney thinks the padres are gonna get david wells for catcher george kottaras, one of their best prospects --- in fact, the best padre prospect, according to baseball prospectus:

A native Canadian grabbed out of junior college as a 20th-round pick as a draft-and-follow, Kottaras showed a precocious batting eye, intriguing doubles power and great defensive instincts behind the plate. The Padres compare him to Brad Ausmus with the glove, Jorge Posada with the bat.
a few weeks ago, kevin goldstein rated him the 6th-best catching prospect in the minors. john sickels rates him a B+ prospect, same grade he gave to rasmus. if the padres go through with this, they're koo-koo. . . . . but then, if they go through with it, the cards will never beat wells should the teams meet in the postseason. might as well forfeit whatever games wells starts --- nobody'll miss 'em, as they'll be scheduled for midnight EDT and carried on one of fox's many obscure spinoff networks . . . . .

padres now lead the wild-card race, by the way. the reds have fallen to 3d place in that competition and are right at .500.

before we leave the subject of minor-league catchers: gateway redbirds has a Q+A with top card catching prospect bryan anderson, who's wrapping up an excellent year at quad cities.

last night's win was the cards' 24th in which they outscored the opposition by 5 runs or more --- their 24th "blowout" win. at this rate (~5 blowouts a month) they'll end up with 29 or so, nearly as many as they had last year (31) and the year before (32). the big difference this year is (surprise) the cardinals have lost a lot more blowouts than they're accustomed to doing. in 2005 they were a league-best 31-13 in blowouts, virtually identical to their 32-13 mark in 2004; this season they're just 24-21. bill james showed long ago that there's a strong correlation between overall winning percentage and winning percentage in blowouts; that particular pattern is holding in 2006. here are the records of all the nl playoff contenders in blowouts, in order of their blowout winning percentage:

w-l w pct overall
w pct
1. nym 29-11 .725 .626
2. la 24-18 .571 .534
3. sd 18-15 .545 .511
4. stl 24-21 .533 .534
5. hou 20-19 .513 .489
6. sf 18-18 .500 .489
7. fla 20-20 .500 .492
8. cin 18-22 .450 .500
9. pha 16-20 .444 .508

the cards are tied for 2d in the league in blowout wins but (bad sign) 1st in blowout losses among the teams most likely to actually make the playoffs -- ie, mets cards dodgers phils and padres. (baseball prospectus' playoff odds report this morning assigns both the phils n pads at 20 pct chance of winning the wild card; the reds are at just 12 pct and fading.) i'm shocked to find the phillies at the bottom of this list; in their ballpark, with their lineup, how can they only have 16 blowout victories? must be winning a lotta 8-6 games.

as long as we're on this cheerful subject: which cardinal pitchers are most heavily implicated in the team's blowout defeats? we can all probably guess, but let's count 'em up anyway:

blowout
losses		 starts pct
marquis 7 28 .250
suppan 5 25 .200
mulder 4 17 .235
reyes 2 12 .167
weaver 2 9 .222
carp 1 26 .038

you'll note that, aside from carpenter, the pitcher least likely to start a blowout loss --- ie, least likely to lose a game singlehandedly --- is the rookie. miklasz has a fine column on that subject this morning, counting seams along with the rest of us:

Reyes likes to pitch up in the zone with a four-seam fastball that moves, then offset the heat with a changeup. Duncan had Reyes working on a cut fastball and pitching lower in the strike zone to get more ground balls and reduce his pitch count.

This makes sense. I don't criticize Duncan for trying to make Reyes a more complete pitcher. In the long run, it will make Reyes better. But after the changes were made, Reyes wasn't as effective. He lost velocity in his fastball. Back at Memphis, Reyes said he concentrated on regaining confidence in his fastball. Indeed, Reyes hit 94 mph on the gun again.

When Reyes comes up, let's hope La Russa and Duncan let his natural talent flow. Let Reyes pitch in a way that maximizes his confidence. Let him go after hitters the way he attacked the Chicago White Sox in June. And if Reyes fails doing it his way, then go with Duncan's way.

La Russa said recently that the best assets to have for the postseason are two power arms. The Cardinals have one in Carpenter. And if given a chance by the manager, Reyes could be No. 2.

it might still break that way; youneverknow. lotta rookie pitchers who struggled in their first 10 or so starts this season --- matt cain, cole hamels, chad billingsley, anibal sanchez -- are now hitting their stride. maybe reyes'll comes back pissed, with something to prove.

finally: the king of blowout losses, jason marquis, set a new franchise record last night for victories by a pitcher with a 5.00+ era; congratulations. he also crept to within 7 points of bill sherdel's franchise record for highest era by a qualifier (set in 1929). and, most impressively, he has returned to the top of the nat'l league leaderboard in wins, joining penny, zambrano, webb, and trachsel in a five-way tie. and so jason sustains his peculiar disjunction: 1st in the league in wins, dead last in era. if he can keep it up for one more month, he'll be the first man in history to accomplish the deed. i'm rooting for him like crazy.

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Here's to the Padre's
winning the wildcard. Cause Philly scares me to death.

by fuegophil on Aug 31, 2006 8:57 AM EDT   0 recs

without looking at the stats
i think i'd rather face philly --- weak rotation and horrible bullpen.

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 9:02 AM EDT   0 recs

but
if the Phillies make the playoffs, and the Dodgers have a better record than the Cards, unless they've changed the seeding rules while I wasn't looking, the Cards end up playing in the first round... the Mets.

Far better for either an NL West or NL Central team win the wild card, letting the Birds take on the NL West winner in the first round.

by DCGreg on Aug 31, 2006 9:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i'd rather face the mets
in the 5-game round ---- easier to upset a superior team in a shorter series. i'd rather take my chances w carp pitching twice in a 5-game set, as opposed to twice in a 7-game set . . .

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 9:38 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

interesting
I think I'd rather let someone else have a chance to knock them out in the first round. Plus, in a five-game series, with the Mets guaranteed to have set up their rotation in advance, Pedro and Glavine would get three of the five starts.

Not that it looks especially good for the Cards either way.

by DCGreg on Aug 31, 2006 9:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

but if the cards play the dodgers
in rd 1, they won't face a single weak link in the rotation : penny / lowe / billingsley / maddux. vs mets, they'll get cracks at trachsel and o hernandez, neither of whom would crack the dodger rotation imho.

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 10:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You think
Trachsel and Hernandez -- and not Maine -- in the Mets' postseason rotation?  That sounds like the kind of goofy trust-the-veterans-no-matter-what approach TLR would use, but I would certainly go with Maine if I were Willie Randolph.

by DCGreg on Aug 31, 2006 10:40 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i would too
but trachsel leads their team in wins (their version of marquis), and o hernandez has playoff experience . . . . my bet is that's who he would throw

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 11:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wells trade
Rumor has it that they want Duncan or Wainright in return...Help me here, is that possible? I thought whoever gets traded has to clear waivers and there is no way that guys like Duncan or Wainright will clear waivers. What am I missing here?
How about handin' me another helpin' of those mashed taters...thank you very much!

by Elvis on Aug 31, 2006 9:35 AM EDT   0 recs

as I understand it
they might already have passed through waivers, along with half the league. Or they could go over as a "player to be named later" in the offseason, circumventing the waiver system.

that being said, it's pretty clear that deal isn't (and shouldn't be) happening.

by DCGreg on Aug 31, 2006 9:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

post-trade deadline waivers
A new waiver period begins on August 1, and players traded after July 31 must pass through waivers during that new period.  So, Wainwright or Duncan would have to have cleared waivers sometime during August.  I don't see how that is possible, unless GMs routinely let good cheap players pass through in favor of a lively trade market.

by Speedy G on Aug 31, 2006 12:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That would make me jump with glee
And therefore is almost guaranteed not to happen

by Valatan on Aug 31, 2006 11:45 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Of course, above
I was going into a time warp and thinking that the trade was for Vernon Wells.

Wainwright is too much to give up for David.

by Valatan on Aug 31, 2006 12:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

[new] MVP stats
Larry,

Sorry not to get this into the "Sizing up the MVP Candidates" post and thread the other day.

I'd be curious to see those stats/comparisons for the end of year numbers for 2005. I wonder how Pujols' OPS, VORP, WPA numbers look compared to Lee's. In the end, it seemed Andruw Jones was his main competitor among the voters (I say seemed because I don't recall the vote count), but Lee's case by the numbers was stronger than Jones', wasn't it?

by Youneverknow on Aug 31, 2006 9:38 AM EDT   0 recs

you're correct
lee had a better case numerically. no doubt he lost votes because he didn't play on a contender. and he may also have lost some votes because he wasn't perceived as a great player --- just an above-avg player having a great (read: fluke) season.

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 10:04 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I have to wonder
if the Cubs didn't sign themselves a new albatross last year in the likes of Prior and Wood

Someone they think is this amazing cornerstone player but just never quite lives up to reputation.  W/ his injury and no real statistical support for last year ... well it is the Cubs after all.

Acquire Jason Schmidt!

by azruavatar on Aug 31, 2006 10:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think everyone but the Cubs
knows he won't reproduce 2005. But he should be a great player.  And the Cubs desperately need his work ethic and leadership.

As I told a friend of mine "Uh, you're giving him Pujols money?"

by sdrone on Aug 31, 2006 10:43 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

But
Earlier in the season though, he was single-handedly making the Cubs a dangerous team.

If anything, their horrible spiral out of respectability after his injury proves what an important part he is to the team ... and how good he is.

Since the injury though, the question has simnply become whether or not he can fully recover from it.  And that I think is what's going to affect his play going forward.

Hopefully in the offseason he'll be able to work through some of the issues that he's been battling since coming back.

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 11:04 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well
he's kinda the only person capable of making the Cubs a dangerous team.   So there's part of the reason for hte cash.

I like  him; he's a good player and plays hard.  I just don't want him to be a part of some program involving the Cubs actually getting better.

by sdrone on Aug 31, 2006 11:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ok
I normally always to a search for '[ n' to find new posts, but by putting '[ new ]' in your title I've now read this post like 20 times.

Not that it's a bad post or anything, I just find my dependence on teh '[ n' kind of humorous.

Also, notice how I added spaces in my reference so that I wouldn't cause the same problem.  Anyone else who does the same thing can thank me later.

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 3:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

THANK YOU
Glad to hear I'm not the only one.

by whopperman on Aug 31, 2006 4:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL
You can add me to that group...
END OF LINE...

by iron duke75 on Aug 31, 2006 6:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Marquis
"i'm rooting for him like crazy."

I'm also rooting like crazy for him to have an unfortunate, season-ending injury.  Maybe he can borrow Mr. Matheny's hunting knife.

okay maybe that's abit harsh, but watching him pitch is excruciating.

by _pistol_ on Aug 31, 2006 10:26 AM EDT   0 recs

That
Hunting knife accident was the single biggest hoosier injury which has ever befallen on the Cards.

But, those things will happen while we're under "The Curse of Keith Hernandez."

Cheers

by Alxfritz on Aug 31, 2006 10:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hey
If he gets victories I could care less what the ERA is. If he leads the league in victories at the end of the season then thats more wins for the team. Odd way of getting there but with this squad, a W is a W.
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by beanocook on Aug 31, 2006 11:05 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he is also
just one short of leading the league in losses.  Sub "losses" in for "wins" in your paragraph and you'll have a more accurate description of what Marquis gives the team.
You either get all the glory or all the... goat hair. -mike shannon

by SleepyCA on Aug 31, 2006 11:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

how
Would that be more accurate? Im not saying Marquis is a good pitcher. All Im saying is, I like wins.

If he happens to be pitching the night we win games, then good. I dont see how leading the league in wins can be a bad thing.

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by beanocook on Aug 31, 2006 11:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

shhhhhh
don't tell anyone . . . .

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 11:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hmmm
kottaras' sixth closest comparable on BP: one john rodriguez, circa 2001.

by sjoshi on Aug 31, 2006 10:30 AM EDT   0 recs

Is Mulder's
lack of blowout losses a result of redbird offense scoring more runs when he's getting knocked around?

by sdesserman on Aug 31, 2006 10:36 AM EDT   0 recs

Yes....
...He gave up 6 runs to the Brewers and the Cardinals came back to win that game, and you obviously know what happened last week.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 31, 2006 11:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Reyes
I know I've probably been labeled "anti-Reyes" but I will be the first to admit I agreed with Bernie's column. There is no reason Reyes shouldn't be in the rotation right now.

It doesnt make sense to me. Where I differ with most here is the whole changing him thing. But, anyway, we probably all agree the kid should be in this rotation right now.

I would be interested to see why Tony would think otherwise.

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by beanocook on Aug 31, 2006 11:08 AM EDT   0 recs

Floor Man!!
Hey LB (or Bernie), how about sneaking into the clubhouse for an interview with Anthony Reyes to settle this issue once and for all?  I think myself and some of the loyal readers would be more than happy to help you generate some clubhouse press credentials, if you need 'em.  :)

LB: "Has Dave Duncan asked you to change anything with your pitching style, and if so, how has that affected your game?"

AR" "..."

This is either an urban myth perpetuated by thousands of fans like myself repeating it over and over, or this is a real issue the Cards don't like talking much about.  

I want to know which!

by EckEqualsClutch on Aug 31, 2006 11:43 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

there's no need for a stealth interview
to clear up the "mystery." there is no mystery. duncan and la russa have been talking openly since spring training about reyes' need to change his approach. they've been very explicit, on the record --- in the post-dispatch, on mlb.com, on bernie's radio show ---- about reyes' need to pitch down in the strike zone. here's a post i wrote about it in march: http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/story/2006/3/10/93052/6172 first of many such statements from mgr and pitching coach to matt leach, derrick goold, joe strauss, etc etc. they've been very open about this; don't know why you would characterize it as an "urban myth" when it's been so well documented.

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 3:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lboros
Here is where my argument comes. There is a big difference between asking a guy to totally change what he does and having them ADD to what he does.

Thats been my point all along. Dunc/Tony never asked Anthony to completely change everything he does. Drop everything, start from scratch. What they HAVE done is ask him to learn and implement a new pitch. Pitch down in the zone more than he currently does.

They myth comes from people thinking they are trying to reinvent him. Thats not true. They are trying to IMPROVE him by adding another dimension. Never once have they said to scrap what you know and start again.

Again, Duncan has coached many, many, many pitchers over the years. Given advice. Given them tools to be better pitchers and given them more options to get major league hitters out. That is what he is doing with Reyes. This idea that they are completely overhauling him just isnt correct.

Thats my beef with the situation. As usual, its ok for Duncan to work/teach Carpenter but Reyes is above that?

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by beanocook on Aug 31, 2006 3:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

let me also
add that I get frustrated that people blame all of Anthony's problems on the "changing him" or the "pitch-to-contact" thing. Has it played a role? Probably.

But I think the MUCH bigger role is the fact that he is a young pitcher in the major leagues and there are struggles that go with that. I dont see why some cant acknowledge that he isnt much different than many, many, many pitchers that came before him.

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by beanocook on Aug 31, 2006 4:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

the music thing in the other thread
I would play been caught stealing by Jaynes Addiction after Yadi guns someone down.

by punchinjudy on Aug 31, 2006 11:17 AM EDT   0 recs

Man I've got to start
downloading some music again.  I need to hear what Pujols song sounds like.

by sdrone on Aug 31, 2006 11:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What song was that?
I missed the first part of the game last night, and didn't hear on the TV broadcast what song they played when he came up.
The Cardinal Curmudgeon

by lawman3842 on Aug 31, 2006 1:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That is funny
But I would choose "Galvanize" by the Chemical Brothers, particularly the portion of the song where they say "Don't hold back"
The Cardinal Curmudgeon

by lawman3842 on Aug 31, 2006 1:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's a great song
I downloaded it when it came out because of the Q-Tip cameo.
The 26th Man

by 26thMan on Aug 31, 2006 2:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I missed last night's threads
A couple of months ago, I did a bit on what I thought should be the entrance music for various Cardinals.

I know linking to the post is a shameless act of self-promotion, but what are you gonna do?

With that out of the way, I'd like to see a player come in with "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy and Anthrax. Or for a closer, the P.A. guy could cue up "Eye of the Beholder" by Metallica when the manager makes the signal to the bullpen. The way the song fades up at the beginning is ominously awesome.

The 26th Man

by 26thMan on Aug 31, 2006 2:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry, for a second
I thought you were suggesting, "Come on, Bring the Noize" by Great White.

Which would be totally sweet for the person awesome enough to make such an attempt.

by Valatan on Aug 31, 2006 3:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Do you mean
"Come On Feel The Noise"? by Quiet Riot? That group featured a young guitarist named Carlos Cavazo, who once played with Ozzy.

Uh, Osborne, not Smith.

The 26th Man

by 26thMan on Aug 31, 2006 3:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes, I am
A full day's research destroys the non-academic part of my brain.

Thanks

by Valatan on Aug 31, 2006 5:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Can anyone guess whos line this is????
.307BA. 129Games, 488AB, 99Runs, 150Hits, 21Doubles, 3Triples, 33Homers, 87Rbi, 276Tot.Bases, 38BB, 124K, 36SB, 7CS, .373OBP, .566SLG, .939OPS

by RB on Aug 31, 2006 11:35 AM EDT   0 recs

Well
I had to look a little bit but it seems like it's probably the Haf's.

Although I'd actually prefer to have Grady Sizemore ...

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 11:40 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hafner
wouldn't steal 36 bases.

by Nate811 on Aug 31, 2006 11:43 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

haha
totally glossed over that one ... he has like 2 ...

Although Pujols does steal more than you'd think he would (or used to at least)

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 11:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

wait
Make that 5 stolen bases in his whole career ...

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 11:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Considering
That nobody in MLB has that line, I'm going to guess that it 's "Paste" from "Bases Loaded" or Willie Mays Hayes.
Cheers

by Alxfritz on Aug 31, 2006 11:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ding Ding Ding...
.. Solanus gets the golden cookie today!! Yep Terry Evans has continued to hit even after the trade, mashing 11 more homeruns in an Arkansas Traveler jersey. I grow more sick about this every day especially when I watch Weaver pitch. And I am one of the few that thinks Weaver can still pitch at the MLB level. But I think this kid was way too much to give up for Weaver. Terry looks like he might be playing CF for the Angels in a couple of years. And a good CF at that.

by RB on Aug 31, 2006 1:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's..
Terry Evans, get over it.
That's beer, that's Budweiser.

by Ankiels Missing Curveball on Aug 31, 2006 1:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That is no one's line in the majors this year
Soriano is close on some of those.  Two guys currently have 36 swipes, Podsednik and Ichiro, and neither of them has 33 hrs - Beltran only has 16 SBs or so.

by Toddius396 on Aug 31, 2006 11:53 AM EDT   0 recs

stolen base leaders
Player   TEAM   POS   G   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR   RBI   TB   BB   SO   SB   CS   OBP   SLG   AVG  
  1.  J Reyes
 NYM SS 125 541 109 161 25 16 16 68 266 43 67 54 12 .350 .492 .298
  2.  C Figgins
 LAA OF 129 515 81 134 18 5 6 47 180 55 85 47 12 .330 .350 .260
  3.  C Crawford
 TB OF 125 497 74 155 17 13 16 67 246 32 69 45 9 .357 .495 .312
  3.  J Pierre
 CHC OF 133 568 67 161 28 12 2 31 219 30 33 45 17 .328 .386 .283
  5.  H Ramirez
 FLA SS 128 505 101 142 32 9 12 43 228 46 106 42 9 .345 .451 .281
  6.  C Patterson
 BAL OF 121 417 66 115 17 2 13 47 175 20 83 40 7 .314 .420 .276
  6.  D Roberts
 SD OF 103 394 66 123 16 11 2 36 167 44 43 40 4 .382 .424 .312
  8.  S Podsednik
 CWS OF 121 451 80 118 25 6 3 43 164 49 87 36 14 .334 .364 .262
  8.  I Suzuki
 SEA OF 133 563 84 180 15 6 7 38 228 44 57 36 2 .372 .405 .320
  10.  A Soriano
 WSH OF 131 533 101 157 35 2 43 84 325 54 124 34 13 .365 .610 .295
  11.  F Lopez
 WSH SS 126 499 85 136 21 2 11 41 194 69 106 33 11 .360 .389 .273
  11.  B Roberts
 BAL 2B 109 442 70 128 30 2 7 48 183 51 52 33 5 .359 .414 .290
  13.  R Furcal
 LAD SS 131 543 92 155 26 7 9 49 222 62 89 32 10 .358 .409 .285
  14.  R Freel
 CIN OF 117 401 60 112 28 2 7 24 165 49 82 31 10 .370 .411 .279
  15.  J Rollins
 PHI SS 128 551 107 153 37 5 19 60 257 48 62 30 4 .339 .466 .278
  16.  W Taveras
 HOU OF 127 450 70 126 16 4 1 29 153 28 70 28 8 .333 .340 .280
  17.  D Jeter
 NYY SS 126 510 93 173 31 3 12 83 246 58 83 27 3 .415 .482 .339
  18.  K Lofton
 LAD OF 103 377 60 115 12 9 2 30 151 36 33 24 4 .364 .401 .305
  18.  O Vizquel
 SF SS 127 485 78 151 18 8 4 47 197 50 45 24 6 .378 .406 .311
  20.  J Damon
 NYY OF 124 498 99 148 32 5 22 73 256 58 67 23 8 .369 .514 .297
  21.  O Cabrera
 LAA SS 129 508 84 146 39 1 8 63 211 46 46 22 3 .345 .415 .287
  21.  B Phillips
 CIN 2B 124 449 61 135 25 1 15 66 207 30 66 22 2 .347 .461 .301
  23.  B Abreu
 PHI OF 98 339 61 94 25 2 8 65 147 91 86 20 4 .427 .434 .277
  23.  M Cameron
 SD OF 112 456 72 121 28 7 19 61 220 54 124 20 8 .347 .482 .265
  23.  L Castillo
 MIN 2B 119 493 77 145 19 5 3 45 183 41 47 20 7 .348 .371 .294
  26.  J Barfield
 SD 2B 125 452 61 127 25 3 10 47 188 28 67 19 4 .322 .416 .281
  26.  R Weeks
 MIL 2B 95 359 73 100 15 3 8 34 145 30 92 19 5 .363 .404 .279
  28.  E Byrnes
 ARI OF 114 443 67 123 33 3 20 60 222 31 69 18 1 .331 .501 .278
  28.  C Crisp
 BOS OF 89 361 52 94 18 2 7 28 137 29 58 18 4 .317 .380 .260
  28.  J Gathright
 KC OF 110 305 48 68 9 3 0 28 83 38 59 18 8 .318 .272 .223
  28.  J Lugo
 TB SS 73 289 53 89 17 1 12 27 144 27 47 18 4 .373 .498 .308
  28.  G Sizemore
 CLE OF 132 537 107 157 46 9 20 60 281 62 117 18 3 .375 .523 .292
  33.  C Guillen
 DET SS 129 460 81 143 34 4 16 72 233 58 71 17 7 .390 .507 .311
  34.  C Beltran
 NYM OF 119 443 109 127 35 1 39 111 281 74 85 16 3 .389 .634 .287
  34.  D Wright
 NYM 3B 128 488 84 146 32 4 23 101 255 57 103 16 4 .373 .523 .299
  36.  V Guerrero
 LAA OF 132 511 80 168 29 1 27 105 280 44 62 15 5 .384 .548 .329
  37.  C Duffy
 PIT OF 57 207 29 44 9 2 0 12 57 10 43 14 0 .271 .275 .213
  37.  A Kennedy
 LAA 2B 115 378 40 99 21 6 2 44 138 29 62 14 9 .318 .365 .262
  37.  N Punto
 MIN 3B 104 332 60 102 20 5 1 36 135 44 50 14 5 .385 .407 .307
  37.  E Renteria
 ATL SS 121 492 87 147 32 1 11 54 214 53 76 14 6 .370 .435 .299
  37.  V Wells
 TOR OF 125 501 75 160 32 4 30 90 290 43 75 14 3 .373 .579 .319
  42.  A Amezaga
 FLA OF 102 242 33 66 8 3 2 12 86 26 37 13 10 .344 .355 .273
  42.  R Clayton
 CIN SS 122 419 47 110 26 1 2 36 144 26 78 13 5 .308 .344 .263
  44.  C Lee
 MIL OF 102 388 60 111 18 0 28 81 213 38 39 12 2 .347 .549 .286
  44.  C Utley
 PHI 2B 130 528 107 165 36 3 22 80 273 47 98 12 4 .380 .517 .313
  46.  Y Betancourt
 SEA SS 131 452 57 135 20 6 7 41 188 15 40 11 8 .321 .416 .299
  46.  M Cabrera
 NYY OF 99 365 63 104 19 2 7 41 148 43 42 11 5 .362 .405 .285
  46.  M Cairo
 NYY 2B 67 197 25 46 8 3 0 25 60 10 29 11 1 .271 .305 .234
  46.  C Counsell
 ARI SS 81 319 48 86 13 3 3 29 114 21 43 11 6 .330 .357 .270
  46.  M Izturis
 LAA 3B 78 258 52 78 17 1 5 32 112 22 29 11 4 .362 .434 .302

by Toddius396 on Aug 31, 2006 11:56 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Marquis?
against?

by Toddius396 on Aug 31, 2006 11:57 AM EDT   0 recs

that statline....
...belongs to monroe of the minnesota twins right?

by cards4life on Aug 31, 2006 12:02 PM EDT   0 recs

your
little league stats?

by punchinjudy on Aug 31, 2006 12:07 PM EDT   0 recs

no
morneau, if thats who you mean only has 2 sb's

by eglasier on Aug 31, 2006 12:08 PM EDT   0 recs

how long RB
before you give us the answer?

by punchinjudy on Aug 31, 2006 12:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry..
 Im at work and the boss was in. the answer was Terry Evans.

by RB on Aug 31, 2006 1:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Larry, interesting article in WSJ
Talks about the struggle that bloggers have when it comes to taking vacation.

Between not letting it go (and irking your family) to losing the not-quite-faithful from the site, it's an intersting take on your recent dilemma.

by Solanus on Aug 31, 2006 12:43 PM EDT   0 recs

A link
I think this is the story here.

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 1:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks solanus
i do so many other things to irk my family that my (lite) vacation blogging hardly got noticed . . . .

by lboros on Aug 31, 2006 3:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's Terry Evans line in AA
Are we seriously going to have to listen to this BS just like with Haren? Get over it. It happened. Haren is proven major league talent now, but Evans is nothing but a 25 (I think) year old AA player who is having his first decent season. Their is no reason to believe Evans will be anything special, but even if he becomes the next Grady Sizemore, Walt did what he had to do.
That's beer, that's Budweiser.

by Ankiels Missing Curveball on Aug 31, 2006 1:23 PM EDT   0 recs

So it is
I knew I wouldn't appreciate the actual answer when I found out.

by dontEATnachos on Aug 31, 2006 1:31 PM EDT