Thread Moves On: A's Up 3-2 After 7
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 5, 2009 12:20 PM PDT
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Wonderful effort by Gio Gonzalez today, allowing two runs in six innings of work, while striking out 8. Just enough offense has A's clinging to a 3-2 lead.
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So here's my thinking for the 8th/9th
With Hafner and Martinez available, you can’t guarantee Ziggy a group of right-handers to face, and you know that if someone else starts the 8th Bailey will be up as soon as there’s a baserunner. So why not just give Bailey the ball to start the 8th and let him go? He’s well rested.
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by Nico on Jul 5, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Geren's thinking
“Let’s overwork Wuertz another inning.”
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two threads.
Must be a good sign.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Vince is dreaming
Ken Ko: “This is the only visit to Cleveland this year”
Vince: “(in the regular season)”
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i think VC is smoking something
on a regular basis
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps
maybe only crawford is marginally deserving, but zobrist and bartlett are definitely deserving
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
???
Aren’t we ahead?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
remember what team we all root for here
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize that it SEEMS like we call for a rally every day,
but technically we only do it when we’re behind.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is every day.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 5, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Rally" = runs for the team that is behind.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So then I should've said "more runs"
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did you call us?
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by Nico on Jul 5, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Landon Powell
sure seems like a pretty good hitter.
by bear88 on Jul 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's almost as if he should DH
over, say….Nomar?
by Technotofu on Jul 5, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby struck again.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay insurance!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So was that an example of
a good double play?
by bear88 on Jul 5, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i think if you drive runs in by hitting into a DP
it shouldn’t be worth anything. in any other situation that’s the worst kind of hit to get. it only works because there were 0 outs
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They don't award an RBI there
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in this case forgive my ignorance
is this a stat kept by fantasy people. GIDPWOO or something?
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's part of the rules/official scoring
There’s no stat that shows how many times someone GIDP with a run scoring that I know of.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, that was a nice play.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We better win.
I’ve been watching sports since 6am. I’m tired.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What the hell did you get up at 6am for?
No sport warrants that.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wimbleton i suppose
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wimbledon final.
And it was TOTALLY warranted. And worth it, except that I don’t like Roger Federer, so that sucked. But the match was awesome.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least you saw a good match
I happened to turn it on later in the morning in time to catch the final game.
Federer seems like a decent enough guy, just a bit smug when he’s winning. I felt sorry for Roddick, though. Winning that match – at Wimbledon, in front of Sampras, Laver, and Borg, against Federer – would have undone every disappointment in his career.
by bear88 on Jul 5, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously.
And Fed just couldn’t figure out his serve, and only broke him ONCE…and it won him the title. Argh. He bugs.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t want a runner on with Choo coming up.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
(may come in from deck and watch victory inning)
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by ak_A on Jul 5, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ixnay on the inxjay
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soooo...
…you don’t have enough faith in Wuertz to get Choo out with nobody on that you bring Bailey in for a 4-out save, Geren?
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Geren believes in giving pitchers consistent roles
Bailey’s role is the 4-out closer.
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do we really want to blow out Bailey's arm.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No chance of blowing out his arm with the amount of innings he's thrown this year
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Among relievers, he's like top 3 in IP though
Or was earlier in teh season.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's not really
Not when he’s on pace to go over 100 innings. It’s easy to say “So what? He started in the minors,” but the training regimens starters and relievers go through aren’t the same. That’s why relievers need to be “stretched out” before starting, so they can build up the ability to pitch a starter’s workload. Starters throw side sessions between their games but relief pitchers have to be ready every day.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up watching Rollie Fingers throw 3 inning saves.
He was just fine throwing a lot of innings and had a long hall-of fame career. It should be ok.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do know this isn't the 70s any more, right?
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No but its all conditioning
Teams condition their closers to throw fewer innings and throw harder in those innings
That’s like training to run a sprint and then running a marathon at sprint speed. You either can’t do it or you fuck something up.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably, yeah
Do you see closers going three innings these days?
Didn’t think so.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if Nolan Ryan was managing we would
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I don't think even Nolan Ryan would have closers work three innings
In fact, they don’t for the Rangers.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well then...
if humans are lamer today then you have a point. I say a reliever that can’t handle a 100 innings a year is a pussy and I don’t want him on the team.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's ridiculous
Bailey throws a cutter and 95 MPH 2-seam fastball. Were that Fingers’ repertoire, he wouldn’t have gotten 3-inning saves either.
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by Nico on Jul 5, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize that 3 inning saves are a thing of the past, but,
a pitcher not being able to handle a 100 inning a year workload is weak.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's really not
There’s no reason they should need to pitch that much in today’s game.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's probably a good thing you're not the manager, then
Mariano Rivera averages between 70-80 innings a season, just as one example.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. And he's freaking elite.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm saying there is no chance of Bailey blowing his arm out.
Rivera could handle a hundred innings a year.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you know this, how?
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's your responsibility to prove it
But, you won’t be able to unless you’re a) a doctor with evidence supporting that belief and/or b) a manager willing to run his relievers out there for 100+ innings.
Again, it’s probably a good thing you’re neither of those things.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or c) a fan who has seen it happen before
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rollie Fingers - hall of famer, long career.
Threw over a hundred innings every year from 1969 thru 1980 (except one year when he threw 83).
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And how long ago was that, again?
One more time:
This. Is. A. Different. Era.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Humans. Can. Still. Do. It.
If they’re not pussies.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don't get you
Pitchers are not pussies because they don’t pitch to a standard of yours that is well in the past.
Should starters be pitching as much as people like Cy Young, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson did, just because they did it when they played?
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm saying nothing more than
any pitcher, reliever or starter, should be in good enough condition to throw a hundred innings a year. That’s it. Is that so hard to get?
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that they're pussies if they can't
Starters? Of course they can go over 100 innings. Relievers? Maybe they can, maybe they can’t, but the way the game is now there’s no NEED for them to and when someone approaches even 80+ innings the opinion is they’re being overused (basically an inning every other game).
This is like a carbon copy of the debate I had with my father over 15 years ago about basketball. He’s 30 years older than I am and he couldn’t watch basketball any more because when he used to follow it any little contact was an automatic foul. All I could do was tell him that’s just not how the game is any more.
You grew up used to seeing relievers used differently than they are today. If that means it’s what you still want and expect even though the game has clearly gone in another direction, I can’t do anything for you.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude,
don’t get your panties in a bunch over this. I excepted the Larussa invented one inning closer thing years ago when he inserted Eckersley into the spot and the A’s went to three consecutive world series.
My beef boils down to conditioning. It is my opinion that these guys are making a lot of money and should be in good enough shape to throw a hundred innings – whether they NEED to or not.
If it makes you feel better I take back calling them pussies. I’ll just say that they’re wimps if they can’t do it.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I wasn’t aware disagreeing with you equaled my panties being in a bunch.
Let me guess: you like macho things.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laughs
I don’t even know how to respond to that but I’ll let it go here.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call it a vibe I get from you
You sound old-school, “things-should-be-the-way-they-were,” “people are wimpy, weak, or pussies if they can’t do it the way I think they should even though it’s outdated.”
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A vibe, OK.
I’m pretty sure I’m not gonna lose any sleep over the fact that Flashfire doesn’t like me or my opinions. I’m also relatively certain that you’re not the cutting-edge hipster that you’re trying to portray here.
By the way, nothing you have in quotes is anything I have said exactly. Those are your interpretations.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a hipster, not even close
And if you go back through the things you’ve said, it’s VERY clear that’s the way you feel by bringing up Rollie Fingers going 3 innings over 30 years ago and having no trouble with it compared to relief pitchers today and saying if one can’t throw 100 innings he’s a pussy.
What else WOULD you be trying to suggest?
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do stand by the statement that
all pitchers should be in condition to throw a hundred innings a year. They are professionals not babies.
I have revised the pussy statement to wimps.
Rollie Fingers was brought up by myself simply to reference the fact that it is humanly possible to throw a hundred innings a year as a reliever for a long period of time and not blow your arm out.
Don’ t add anything else to the argument that isn’t there.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By suggesting pitchers are wimps...
…if they can’t, won’t or don’t pitch with the kind of workload people like Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter and so on did, I feel pretty comfortable in criticizing your position and describing it the way I have.
If you recall, this really started out with you saying that since Bailey had worked as a starter before then he’d have no problem pitching a lot of innings as a reliever. The counter to that began with me explaining that based on the roles starters and relievers have, their training regimens and workouts are not the same.
When a relief pitcher is conditioned to throw all he’s got an inning at a time and you want him to go to starting, he’s going to need time to get stretched out or he’s going to have a serious injury because he’s not ready for the additional pitches it requires.
On the other hand, someone who’s used to starting and pitching once every five days, even with side sessions in between you can’t expect him to just go start pitching in game situations every other day or even consecutively. It’s not just a physical change but a mental one as well.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I recall
W A’s Fan being the one that said “he used to be a starter so he can handle it”. It wasn’t me who said that. It’s actually below all this mess if you want to reference it.
I understand everything else you say in this post of yours here but those are not my arguments. That is information for W A’s Fan.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct
My bad on that part.
In the end we just disagree on this one overall.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And really, on average...
…Rollie’s games were about 2 innings based on his IP and appearances.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
In actuality I recall more than a few times he went three but, still, you’re getting hung up on the 3 inning closer thing which is an argument that I’m not making. I’m making an innings per year argument.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
…you did start out with “I grew up watching Rollie Fingers throw 3 inning saves,” then you said he threw a lot of innings and had a long, HOF career.
Just because he did it and did it well doesn’t mean everyone can, especially today.
Rollie was an elite pitcher.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are we blaming the relievers,
when today’s wussy starters refuse to pitch every fourth day and toss 300+ innings?
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by Nico on Jul 5, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because Bob Geren won't let them!
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that we can agree on.
Rollie was an elite pitcher!
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so since my great grandfather is still alive..
and almost 100, he could argue that starters can go 18 innings in one game and throw again 2 days later?
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Relievers can handle 100 innings a year IF their teams condition them accordingly
Again. You can’t run a marathon with a sprinter mentality.
A good example to look at would be Carlos Marmol’s 2008 v. his 2009. Marmol had a MAJOR innings jump in 2008, when you factor in playoffs and WBC this year, and he’s totally screwed up this year.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most relievers don't even get close to 100 APPEARANCES a season, let alone innings
I don’t remember the last time a relief pitcher’s thrown 100+ innings in one year. Marmol was at 87.1 in 2008, to use him as an example.
This is a different era. Closers and relievers normally work one inning, sometimes two max.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right,
they don’t even get close to 100 innings in a ear but they sure as shit better be “conditioned” to pitch them if necessary (in my humble opinion).
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as it was said before
it’s a different era of baseball. Teams are much more careful with the health and conditioning of their players. Teams protect their assets. Hence, the 5 man rotation, and giving catchers regular off days to keep their knees from wearing down.
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by Kallus on Jul 5, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever you say
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
isn't a save automatically given
to a releiver that pitches 3 innings reguardless of the difference in score?
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, but those are rare and usually wind up going to a long-relief type in a blowout...
…so they can rest the situational, one-inning guys.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he used to be a starter so he can handle it.
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's completely faulty logic
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as often as he has save opportunities
he might as well be on a starter scuedule, once every 5 days. lol
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that he's being used in a relief ace notion
BUT the innings issue is inexcuseable. Especially since Wuertz and Ziggy are elite relievers AND the team is out of contention.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Choo's so hot
that he might have made up a 4-2 deficit with a two-run solo shot, I guess.
Geren starts getting me to defend him, and then he does weird stuff like that.
by bear88 on Jul 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I just hear
“Jerry Blevins — always a River Cat” on a commercial? Because I’m not sure that’s something that Blevins would really like to hear…
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 5, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Commercial FAIL.
Don’t play “Always a Rivercat” commercial for a player who is CURRENTLY a Rivercat.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never seen those ads.
But that entire campaign sounds wrong.
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a good chuckle out of the Crosby one earlier today.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My only comment to that commercial is...I sure hope not!
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 5, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that commercial almost makes me want to borrow a dog for dog day
by Deborah51 on Jul 5, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Borrow.”
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
whaaa? oc
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by ak_A on Jul 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Insurance.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Waaaait a sec. Our Cabrera just homered? Huh.
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i do believe we're going to win this game
by Deborah51 on Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shhhhhhhhh!!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
woooo o-cab!
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Perez can’t lower his 8.88 ERA now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
just regained consciousness
saw 7IP/2ER for Gio, and fainted
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by Kallus on Jul 5, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He pitched six innings.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 5, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You saw wrong
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We won't overtake the Royals in the overall standings though.
They’re beating the White Sox and knocked the starter out after like 4 innings.
See Chicago, this is why you don’t trade your pitching depth..
Not like that really matters.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sippin' on a MG
First time I’ve heard it while lying in bed. Not as good as in a chair, but still better than standing.
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
win one, loose two, win one loose five etc.
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by ak_A on Jul 5, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lose
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay one out
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Oakland!
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 5, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty curve, 1-2, 2 out
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by SwisherThresher on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I love Ken Ko.
He just called Bailey “nonpareil”. Awesome.
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 5, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tuning back in to this game...
…after missing most of it.
Hopefully there’s not much of it left….
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 5, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 5, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
then you need to turn it off now!!!
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I left the room and it ended....
Close enough?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 5, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay bailey time to prove that ASG selection
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey now, get your game on.
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's that.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Croz
Open your eyes next time.
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Powell is catching?
Did Suzuki come out, or is he DH today?
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DH
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he hit the ball wicked haaaahd
but the croz saves the day
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No sweep for you!
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by SwisherThresher on Jul 5, 2009 12:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Gio
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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So Bailey is our AS Rep?
I really think it should have been Suzuki!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 5, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They needed Bailey in case the AL team
requires a four-out save.
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was mentioned that maddon wanted more pitchers and only 2 catchers
can’t say i blame him, but suzuki is a snub for sure
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more of a snub than any of the guys
on the vote list. Doesn’t Peña lead the league in HRs?
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by iglew on Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes and wow you're right
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
guess maddon didn't want to seem like he was playing faves to his own team
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 5, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you look at the number of Rays players...
I think he already is.
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but they're deserving though.
Zobrist and Bartlett have put up great seasons. Longoria is awesome.
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Free Travis Buck.
by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, Bailey.
You’re cute.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I liked when he said:
“That’s what I tell all the young guys”
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 5, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there video of this interview anywhere?
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
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by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i laughed at that one
he seems like a nice kid. good for you, andrew! have fun at your first ASG.
by Deborah51 on Jul 5, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And congrats to Bailey on being named to the All*Star team
Good interview. Kid seems genuinely thrilled
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by SwisherThresher on Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He should win ROY
Dare I say it.
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by Blicks on Jul 5, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm afraid to have any of our players get that award.
look at what happens to them
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what exactly happens?
they set a season records for homeruns? they become the first 40-40 guy in MLB history? Or becoming a very good closer? By “them”, don’t you mean “Crosby”
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by Kallus on Jul 5, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not a Street fan?
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by Kallus on Jul 5, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Greive.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 5, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
forgot about him
ok, so yes, I mean Crosby. lol
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking at the players that have won that award...
The first 2 were Canseco and McGuire, Juiced?
Walt Weiss, stud
Ben Grieve….who?
Bobby Crosby, don’t get me started
Huston Street, inconsistant (but when he’s on he’s lights out)
by VV A's fan on Jul 5, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we're 4 and 2, as far as having good to great careers
I’ll take those odds. And besides, the award is overrated anyways. It doesn’t guarantee any success, nor does it jinx or curse a player to have a bad career. I’m with you on Croz, though. And I completely forgot that Grieve won it, or rather, I’d forgotten about Grieve completely.
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by Kallus on Jul 5, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Vida Blue - 3 world series rings, Cy Young award, MVP
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vida didn't win the ROY, though
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by Kallus on Jul 5, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I never realized that?
He was MVP as a rookie but not rookie of the year.
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other words, he was the most valuable player
in the entire league but he wasn’t the best rookie. So who was this rookie, who was better than Vida yet somehow less valuable?
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by Nico on Jul 5, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just looked it up.
Chris Chambliss, Cleveland Indians
by jdub69 on Jul 5, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now my interest has truly been piqued.
The maximum number of IP to be considered a rookie was changed in 1971, from 45 to 50. However, this would not have precluded Vida from winning the award because he pitched 42.0 in ‘69 and 38.2 in ’70. There is also an exception for MLB service time, which was also changed in ’71. My only guess is that Vida’s 2 previous seasons surpassed this mark. I can’t find specific data for how many days he spent on the active roster back then. I can think of no other reason.
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