8/31 Minor Athletics: Hello, Mr. Carter
by noava22 on Aug 31, 2009 11:15 PM PDT
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PrintChris Carter with a monster game tonight. Oh boy.
Sacramento:
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Sacramento 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 17 20 1 Reno 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 13 1 Carson DH: 4-6, 3R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, K
Cunningham RF: 2-6, R, 2B
Cardenas 2B: 2-4, R, 2 2B
Everidge 1B: 2-4, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K
Wallace 3B: 3-6, 2 R, RBI, K
Carter LF: 3-5, 3R, 3 HR, 7 RBI
Denorfia CF: 3-6, 3 R, 3B, 2 RBI, SB, K
Reineke (W, 9-4): 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
H. Rodriguez: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 3K
Midland:
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Midland 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 10 1 Frisco 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 Wimberly SS: 0-5, RBI
Donaldson C: 2-5, E
Spencer DH: 0-4, K
Peterson 1B: 2-4, R, K
Brown, C CF: 2-2, R, 2 BB
Weeks 2B: 1-3, RBI, BB, K
Banwart (W, 10-5): 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 6 K
Lansford (S, 12): 1 IP, K
Stockton has a travel day
Kane County:
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Wisconsin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 3 Kane County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Crumbliss CF: 1-4
Barfield RF: 0-3, BB, K
Paramore C: 1-2
Ladendorf SS: 0-3, SB, 2 E
Barham (L, 4-1): 2 IP, 1 R (0 ER), BB, 3K (was his first start of the season)
Smyth: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K (the streak continues!)
Vancouver:
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Eugene 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 12 14 2 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 3 House CF: 0-4, R, RBI, 2 K
Stassi C: DNP
Dixon LF: 0-3, BB, 2 K
Richard, M RF: 0-3, BB
Street: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB
Hunter: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, K
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BEAST!
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Aug 31, 2009 11:20 PM PDT reply actions
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen someone hit three homers in a game in person
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The first one was a no-doubter
Second was a bit higher, I think. The last one seemed like it was up there a while and was more down the left field line.
All three cleared with plenty to spare.
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I've actually seen it in person several times
but not in quite some time. They are memorable.
The very first time I saw it — in person, no less — I was a very young child. Jim Hickman hit three HRs for the Mets.
My first was HoJo for the Mets
I also saw Big Mac do it twice
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
He was probably just responding to your post the other day about him not squaring any balls up for you to take pictures.
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
King Carter is coming along nicely.
I approve!
Wallace still looking good, too!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
I'll take that one, or any other moniker, over the "Black Deer"
by CapgrasDelusion on Sep 1, 2009 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Aww...
…you don’t like the Black Deer? LOL
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
How about
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.
we in the losin baseball binness. and cousin, binness is a boomin.
by walk off bunt on Sep 1, 2009 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Gross
How many “Kings” do there need to be?
we in the losin baseball binness. and cousin, binness is a boomin.
by walk off bunt on Sep 1, 2009 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
President-for-life Carter?
Emperor Chris? Prime Minister Carter?
My vote is for Vernon Christopher Carter, Member of Parliament.
President Carter works for me ... but Im still partial to BEAST!
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Sep 1, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
thats Mr. Anderson's though
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Sep 1, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Chris-t Carter?
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Us peasants shall create a sign for him.
We must show our true love and appreciation of his most devoted work.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
First inning
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By the way, could anyone tell me if this looks too bright or too dark?
Editing on a new laptop for the first time and I put the brightness settings to the middle, but I need to see how it is for others to know if I need to change it a bit.
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Looks gorgeous.
None of the details are obscured, and none of the colors are washed out. Great picture, btw.
Cool, that's good to know
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Are you shooting in raw?
It looks really good to me, but on my computer it looks like the shadows could be opened up just a little more.
I'm not yet
Tried it a little and it took up way too much space on my card, and I have an 8 GB in there.
I tend to play with the contrast a bit in editing later, though.
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I shoot raw with an 8GB card
I have a D200 and the files are 15.4 MB, so I can hold about 480 or so on the card. Of course, I don’t shoot sports much, so 480 is plenty. I shoot mostly film and I get 15 shots per roll, so 480 seems like a huge amount.
Anyway, if you are using Photoshop, you should be able to open jpegs in Adobe Camera Raw and selectively adjust shadow and highlight areas. I love ACR, and I love shooting raw because I can adjust the white balance so easily after the fact. After making corrections in ACR, I usually just adjust levels and curves, reduce noise, and sharpen. If they’re portraits, I may touch up blemishes too. It’s fast and looks good.
That's a great photo, Flashfire
And a beautiful swing by Carter. He’s on balance, with an excellent weight shift (just his back toe still on the ground, and his left leg almost vertical), his swing looks pretty level (not rolling over with his top hand), and his head is down.
Also, interesting that he uses a traditional ash bat, not maple.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Not interesting at all.
Maple bats suck. Carter would be exploding those stupid things every other time he made contact.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
The guy has a great ash.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Gigantic.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
He likes big ash, and he can't deny!
It should be a rule, honestly.
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
Thanks, definitely some good-looking swings from him last night
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Last of the Ninth - Photography
Also
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
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Dear lord that's a meaty middle of the lineup
Also, I love Carters face in this picture.
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
He sure looked taller than 6’3" to me.
by chri5 on Sep 1, 2009 8:50 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He and I are about eye to eye
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and you're gigantic.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
TWSS
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Score
Perfect alley-oop pass by mikev
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't want to do it, but I had to
TWSS
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Just imagine
A lineup with Carter, Everidge, Wallace and Powell. The ground may sink a little beneath them.
Sweet Jesus
With Blanton on the mound and Powell behind the plate, if Raj were in center he’d be half way up Mt. Davis.
I would say he's "head & shoulders" above the other guys in that picture
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
Someone needs to talk to the RCs about their socklessness, though
That shit ain’t gonna fly in the majors.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yeah we cant be the pajama team
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Sep 1, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
Didn’t have too many chances but he made the plays fine. Didn’t get to really pay attention to his routes and such.
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Splashy time (they do this for homers)
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
hey now....
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by stranahanahan on Sep 1, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Carter will replace them both
Chris can play an OK first or COF, so if you can’t hit, you’re gone. And plenty more hitters are on the way.
by redtopcowboy on Sep 1, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
My god
We have players who can actually (potentially) hit the baseball? Holy…
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Oh, and an old familiar face
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Last of the Ninth - Photography
Yeah, though word is he's probably going to stay in Reno until their season ends in a week
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I already posted this, but I thought I'd link it again.
Defensive scouting report on Brett Wallace.
"Surely these gents are talking about the dashing rookie campaign of southpaw Jamie Moyer. Now, that cat is on the up and up." JLaff, in 1929.
He shortarms his throws.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Thats exactly what I thought
and I don’t see good range at all. That video made me think the opposite of the article it accompanies.
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Sep 1, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
he seems to purposely be working on fielding with one hand
At the 23 second mark, he fields a ground ball with 2 hands, and seems to get told that’s a no no. You see him look to the home plate area and then swipe with his glove.
Also seemed to be trying to keep his left foot back or at least even. This makes sense when you’re fielding a one handed ground ball as a third baseman, you need to have your hips opened some to allow you to sweep the glove back, as the drill appears to be intended, and also allows a better angle to step the right foot across, square to the first base bag. This especially true from the grass, and not deep (which would be more like a SS). Compare this with the SS footwork, where you prefer your left to be slightly ahead of your right foot (maybe heel to toe) as you field “through” the ball, and now step across with your right foot, plant and throw. It’s just about the angle.
Jeter fielding a ground ball, left foot in front. Jeter Link
"...bulk of his career"
Is that a fat joke?
by mikedaviswhereareyou on Sep 1, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
His throwing motion is pretty bad, yeah.
That’s definitely the first thing I noticed. His fielding mechanics are pretty shaky, too. It’s almost as if he can’t/doesn’t bend down far enough to cleanly get to the ball so he’s forced to swipe at it instead.
Thankfully Wash will be able to ohhhhhh wait.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
to put things in perspective...
ryan howard age 24 season between AA and AAA (same year he got his first taste of the majors):
131(G),111(H),18(2B),1(3B),37(HR),102(RBI),46(BB),129(SO)
chris carter age 22 season between AA and AAA (with about 20 less games at the AAA level than howard above):
131(G),174(H),42(2B),2(3B),27(HR),113(RBI),82(BB),124(SO)
pretty epic so far.
EVERYONE PLEASE STOP USING HOWARD AS A PROSPECT COMPARISON
his path to the majors was so unique that using it as a baseline for comparison really doesn’t make sense.
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Sep 1, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
explain
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
hes a college player
who didn’t hit the first two years in the minors. In the FSL which is the biggest pitchers league in the minors he slightly gains in his ISO but is K to BB rate is 3:1 and his walk rate dropped and his k rate rose. Which really shouldn’t predict at 24 that he has .120 ISO gain and a .340 ISO at AA but rather a prospect that won’t work out. Which kinda looked flukey in itself because his doubles to homers rate just craters. That and the number of people that have their first full season in the big leagues and win the MVP at 26 is very very very small.
Chris Carter entered a villiage where an ogre had devoured all the crops and livestock, and Chris Carter asked the people of the village, "Have you no beasts of labor with which to pay tribute me?" And the people answered, "No, the ogre has taken our livestock," and with one mighty swing of his bat Chris Carter felled the ogre, and Chris Carter did proclaim, "Let my people be free," and it was so. - Aufheben
by designatedforassignment on Sep 1, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice sig,
though I think I would compare Chris Carter more directly to Trogdor the Burninator.
I would heartily support Carter’s nickname being “Trogdor”.
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HELL. MOTHERFUCKING. YES.
He can go about swording homers left and right.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Burninating Ervin Santana
Burninating the Rangers
Burninating all the Lackeys
And their hanging SLIDERRRRRRRRRRRRRS! HANGING SLIDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS!
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we need to start a campaign
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I support the Trogdor nickname
It gives me an excuse to play it whenever Carter comes to bat.
Troggggddooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Exactly.
That NEEDS to be his walkup song.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Carter was a man
..I mean.. he was a DRAGON man.
..or.. maybe he was just a DRAGON.
..but he was still…
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
that sounds familiar
or.. maybe he was just a DRAGON
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
Greatest. Walkup song. Ever.
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by CaliforniaJag on Sep 1, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
TROGDOR!!! Burninatin' the Aces!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
So, better plate discipline and better contact skills?
To go with similar freakish power? I’ll take it.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
That's a pretty crazy comparison.
Epic is most definitely the right word to use there.
But every time I see “22” and “Carter” I still have to think, “No Fucking Way.” Dude is a Tank.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Technically, the answer to your question is no
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
I will go along with any nickname as long as I can say it to him in person
at the Colli
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
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