Weekend Link Dump (Feb 26-27)
by Brett Narloch on Feb 26, 2011 10:57 AM PST
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PrintTHIS is why the A's were smart to let Duchscherer go.
Kendry Morales isn't anywhere near 100%
.Jerry Crasnick covered the A's offseason. MLBTR looks at Oakland's offseason, too.
Oakland has one of the hardest schedules off the bat. (EDIT: I blew it! They actually have one of the easiest in the AL)
Michael Taylor wants to put last season behind him.
The Yankees could be scouting Oakland's starting pitchers.
It was a humid -30 degrees today when I woke up this morning at my house in Bismarck, ND.
Dump... dump away.
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Poor Justin
I think it’s time for the Duke to look for another line of work.
I say bring it. We have to play those teams anyway, I am all for getting them early.
Yankees have to realize that they need young pitching and who better to scout than us.
I am with Taylor: I want to put his last season behind me too.
Here is a fun little video for the DLD Clicky click
I got nothin'
Duke would be dumb to try find another line of work right now...
What else could he do to get paid $700,000 to do nothing?
I’m guessing he’ll soon be forced to find another line of work.
by Brett Narloch on Feb 26, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Or, save as much of that $700,000 as possible
and never have to work again
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Feb 26, 2011 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly. As long as teams are willing to throw him several hundred thousand a year...
…why not?
"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are."
~ Anais Nin
I just guessed
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by cuppingmaster on Feb 26, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
total and complete guesses on my part
And in the categories where I was familiar with the films, I went with my own preferences, which is a sure-fire way to not guess the winner.
That google doc form was pretty slick! We should do something like that for the baseball GOG this year…
ugh Fuentes
Per Susan Slusser via Twitter
“Fuentes allows three runs in his first intrasquad game. #Athletics”
woohoo
the A’s are awesome! 3 runs off an elite reliever.
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
glass half full
Yeah I keep the stickers on my A's hat and don't bend the bill. So what, big whoop, wanna fight about it?
by MudkipzGetHYPHY on Feb 26, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
We have starting pitching available?
Huh, I wonder how much the Yankees would pay for half a season of an awesome Brandon McCarthy…
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
montero. tell hank that mccarthy isn't building a mansion.
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We actually have a pretty easy schedule early on
I don’t want to step on your toes, Mr. Narloch, but Olney wrote something different than what you suggest. His ranking goes from toughest schedule to easiest, with the A’s three spots from the easiest at # 11. Only 16 of our first 35 games are against teams who had records better than .500 in 2010. (Compare that to the Blue Jays, who have to face better than .500 teams in 38 of their first 44.)
(Insert standard caveat about sample size here. Add in cliches along the lines of “2010 was last year, and that’s why they play the games.” Mention squirrels in a vain attempt to get Bloom to rec the comment. Close with a gratuitous Motley Crue reference that no-one else will find funny and/or enlightening.)
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by Wes7 on Feb 26, 2011 1:56 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I want to bitch about something, someone commiserate or tell me I am wrong
So… baseball was on tv today! w00t! I presently have on on my computer the Arizona-Colorado game. w00t! HOWEVER… spring training isnt available on the MLB.tv for the PS3!!! WTF??
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Real reason for signing Balfour and Fuentes revealed:
“Having Balfour and Fuentes, they shorten the game,” Geren said. "You can bunt a guy in the sixth or seventh instead of the eighth or ninth
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
(facepalm)
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by cuppingmaster on Feb 26, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Well, it's pretty much in line with something real Bob would say...
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
That's awesome.
Daric should be the leadoff man. That way he can bunt one at-bat sooner.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Is that really a terrible idea?
I’m generally against sacrifice bunts but in some situation they are the correct call right? I mean, if you were in a tie game in the sixth inning and had a great bullpen would it really be the wrong decision to bunt a guy from second to third with no outs?
yes is is a terrible idea
No matter how elite your bullpen is, you still have 3 innings to not give up a run.
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
in your last ab at home tie game
runner on 2nd no outs, you worst batter up, much much better hitters next, non strikeout pitcher,
then maybe
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
In an interleague game when the pitcher is batting.
Exploring the limits of what's acceptable in a CT thread.
in real baseball, not fake NL rules
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
...and your manager isn't smart enough to understand how to properly work the double switch.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Meh
You may actually want to hold on to your starter.
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Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
I see no benefit to having the starter bunt early in the game.
So, I would only bunt him later anyway.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Who said anything about early or later.
Just the desire to hold on to your starter. That could be in any inning 1 through 9.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Then why differentiate between pitchers and other hitters?
If it is bad practice early in the game, then who is batting makes no difference.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Because pitchers historically suck at hitting?
If the guy seldom successfully gets on base and is usually an out, it really doesn’t matter at what point in the game you’re at, your best bet is to give up that out in a way that A) doesn’t create a second out (i.e. double play) and B) possibly moves the runner over. Rolling the dice on your "I’m going to strikeout nearly every time up and/or seldom capable of successfully getting a hit pitcher is just a bad move.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
And they also suck at bunting.
If the concern is when to sacrifice bunt, then it doesn’t matter who is at the plate. If the concern is what to do with an incompetent hitter( the pitcher), Then why risk him getting hurt bunting? Have him leave the bat on his shoulder and hope for a wild pitch, or a walk.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Huh?
Who says they suck at bunting?
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Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
I did.
The same way you said they suck at hitting.
Look, I have no problem with using the sacrifice bunt early in games. However, if you’re making the case that it is a bad practice to sacrifice, except for pitchers, I disagree. It is either bad, or it is not. The hitter does not himself decide whether it is a good practice. For an example, even though Ichiro is an excellent bunter, I would rather have him swing at the pitch. How many times have the defensive team deliberately allowed the pitcher to get on base, in order to force him to run the bases?
If the need to sacrifice is effective only later in the game, then I submit that the double switch is a better use of assets.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
I really have no idea what you're talking about.
Pitchers really do suck at at hitting. With the exception of a small subset of pitchers, it’s simply better to have them try to move the runner over. They actually practice bunting and most pitchers are pretty good at it. If your pitcher is good at bunting but sucks at hitting AND IS DOING STRONG on the mound, your best option with a runner on is for that pitcher to bunt. If the pitcher is tired, you double switch. If the pitcher is a good hitter, he should swing away. If your pitcher sucks at hitting and bunting, he should stand there and do nothing. I’m not making any sort of case about when in the game this happens, the variables are basically the same at any point in the game.
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Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
This is the post I was replying to:
In an interleague game when the pitcher is batting.
I think this is too broad of a condition.
I agree with what you are saying. It is the situation and hitter that dictate the need to sacrifice. The fact that it is the pitcher at bat, does not dictate the need to sacrifice. I, for one would never want Rajai, a non-pitcher, to attempt a sacrifice. It is too painfull to watch.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Well sure, it's a generalization.
But DMOAS is correct. Pitchers are almost always terrible hitters but passable bunters. And the odds of them pulling off a successful sac bunt are much better than the odds of them walking, getting a wild pitch, or reaching base via hit or error.
As for whether or not bunting is a good idea, why don’t you think who the batter is doesn’t matter? Of course it matters. That seems pretty obvious.
Exploring the limits of what's acceptable in a CT thread.
Who as an individual matters, but not who as the position.
Which is what I took from your statement. Sorry.
I’ve also seen the stupid move of having the pitcher attempt a sacrifice with two stricks. This are where I don’t think bunting is smart. It is done, however.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Nah, generally pitchers should still bunt with 2 strikes, excepting 3-2 counts.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Feb 28, 2011 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
If for some reason you know that your odds
in this particular situation are different from the odds for the league over all time, then sure. I’m not sure how you would know that (and for that matter, how you would know that you know that), but I suppose it’s possible.
Like, for example, if the current hitter is 100% guaranteed to strike out if he doesn’t bunt. Or if the next hitter is 100% guaranteed to hit a single and the hitter after that is 100% guaranteed to strike out.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Dang it, mistake post
I meant to say that even if you’re playing for one run rather than multiple runs, is it still a bad idea to bunt in late game situations?
it really depends on the situation
there are a few situations. Here is a nice local primer. there are a lot of other sources too.
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dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
I could definitely be missing the point
But I feel like judging the merits of a sacrifice bunt strictly by run expectancy doesn’t fully capture its value. My limited understanding of bunts is that they are generally bad because it increases the chance of scoring one run at the expense of your chances of scoring multiple runs. The argument for bunting, in my mind, is that in some situations increasing your chances of one run is worth the sacrifice of a chance at a big inning.
To use a hyperbolic hypothetical I think of the possibility of having an offense that scores 800 runs versus an offense that has 600 runs. In most cases you would much rather have the offense that scores 800 runs. But say you had the ability to distribute those 600 runs individually in each game depending on how many runs the other team scores. That would be much more valuable than 800 runs distributed randomly.
Obviously bunting and playing small ball isn’t that efficient, but it seems that it might allow you to increase your chances of scoring one run in close games at the expense of the total number of runs you score over the course of an entire season. I wonder if successfully employing old school, small ball tactics might allow a team to put up a win/loss record greater than what you might expect based on Pythagorean calculations.
The Book goes into that.
And it does a similar treatment, except with win probability instead of run expectancy. That way, it takes those ninth inning “gotta have one run” situations into effect.
I guess where I'm not fully on board...
is the idea that those “gotta have one run” situations only happen in the ninth inning. I feel like if you have sufficient confidence in your bullpen those situation could happen earlier in the game.
There isn't a single bullpen in existence
that’s as good as shutting down the opposition as the literal end of the game. Because of that fact, the ninth inning is entirely different from all other innings.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
I don't doubt that the 9th inning is different from all other innings
I just feel like the need to get one run can be sufficiently important in earlier innings depending on the strength of your bullpen.
Like I cited below,
sacrifice bunting in the 7th inning causes, on average, a 3.5% drop in win expectancy. Maybe it’s less with a significantly above average bullpen but I wouldn’t expect it to actually help win expectancy.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
I guess I need to delve further into the inner workings of win expectancy
My big failing is that I’m just arguing based on my intuition, but I’m not fully ready to accept that statistics has been able to entirely capture the value of decisions in a single instance. Making the choice to maximize value over time is not always the correct way to operate in every present moment.
People smarter than me have developed these statistics but I still feel like there is enough variability that we can’t completely quantify the effectiveness of small ball tactics in close game situations.
I mean i you have a Jeff MAthis batting
fine. But any batter that has a RC+ of 90 or above, I wouldn’t bunt.
It is situational, I agree, but it is a very rare exception that bunting will help you win the game.
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
It's a good instinct to want to understand
the logic rather than just take someone’s word for it. I recommend you read the relevant chapter in The Book. It’s not the most accessible prose in the world, but it does explain it.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
What if, perhaps, the situations were separated:
Good bullpen vs bad bullpen. Maybe that would give us a different probability than the combined situation. Then, if you could be relatively certain that your bullpen was in the good category, you could make a more educated decision. It’s been awhile since I read that chapter, so I don’t remember the discussion on the sample size for the combined, so maybe splitting it wouldn’t be large enough.
by LoneStranger on Feb 28, 2011 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
It depends what you're trying to do.
Let’s assume you are happy playing for a tie. I don’t see why you would be but then you’d want to merely tie the game, one run is enough. The thing is you never really want to play for a tie. If it is the seventh and you are down 3-2, you want to score one run then more to get the lead and more than that to solidify it. Thats why there is no scenario earlier on where bunting really makes sense, because you dont ever want to play to tie, except in the ninth. Hope that clarifies it a bit?
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It usually is.
Bunting in the late innings rarely increase win expectancy, even in a low scoring environment (in which most late game bunts occur anyways). The Book specifically did a study on a successful sacrifice bunt in the 7th inning and found that it actually decreases win expectancy by 3.5%.
Bunting makes sense in a game theory sort of way, in that a sacrifice attempt is better than the actual, “successful” outcome of a bunt (giving up an out; the runner moves over). Attempting to sacrifice in odd and irregular situations (for example, early in the game), when the defense does not expect it, is conducive to run expectancy.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
Happy Birthday to Matt Stairs and Ron Hassey tomorrow.
Well since it’s mine I’m sure they would say the same to me..
Double link fail
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/25/SP4G1HU1BK.DTL
Remind me again why paper beats rock.
Rock smashes scissors. Ouch!
Scissors cuts paper. Cuts it apart, into pieces.
But paper, what does it do? It wraps around the rock? Oh no, I’m scared! please don’t wrap around me!
Does sleeping bag beat sleeper? Does sock beat foot? Does tortilla beat rice and beans?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
It should be
Rock, scissors, dynamite with a cuttable wick.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Well, back in the day, paper was stronger.
That was in the Rock, Papyrus, Copper Blade days of the game.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Feb 28, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
Back atcha
"As the tag line of my favorite dirty joke would have it: 'Keep your hat on. We could wind up miles from here.'" ~Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus
Uni Watch:
The Return of Outmania! Paul Lukas does some investigative reporting about Outman’s missing stirrups.
At first I thought Outman had abandoned stirrups for the accursed two-in-ones, but then I read the article, which said he’d been reduced to wearing the two-in-ones because "the A’s clubhouse guy forgot to have [stirrups] ready" for him.
The A’s clubhouse guy, of course, is Steve Vucinich, who happens to be a Uni Watch confidant. Had he really been caught with his stirrups down? I found that hard to believe, so I gave him a call on Sunday morning.
"Josh just told that to that reporter as a joke," Steve told me. "I had some with the four-inch opening, but he likes the longer kind — the seven-inch — and I’d run out of those. I ordered a bunch more, but he’s pitching today, and he’ll wear the two-in-ones for that game. Then we’ll have his regular stirrups after that."
Chipper Jones dropped a "Mom's basement" reference
which for many, many reasons is my favorite misled, passive aggressive derogatory remark in all of sports.
"I still feel like I have something to offer, and the cynical fan can really kiss my ass. I really don’t care. There’s a bunch of true fans and the people who actually want to take the time to get to know me know who I am. The guy who sits in his mom’s basement and types on his mom’s computer, I couldn’t really care less about."
I used to like you, Chipper
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 6:52 AM PST up reply actions
He didn't actually say he was against those who spend time in their mom's basement.
Only those who also use their mom’s computer.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Hehe, true
Clearly, he doesn’t realize us nerds save up money to buy our own computers, since our Mom’s are far too underpowered.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 7:49 AM PST up reply actions
My mom still uses a KayPro, so there is little fear of her understanding web use.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
KayPro?
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I know that dates me, but it is an old mono-chrome display computer. Actually a pretty good computer for her needs.
Which is basically word processing( addresses, recipes, calenders, etc.).
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Ha! KayPro!
My mom had an Osborne!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I knew this would bring you out
If she still has it, that thing is probably worth money now.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
It's long long gone.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
You people are engaging in a lot of SmallTalk80.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 1, 2011 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
These are the machines that made the current technologies possible.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
I'm an old fart too.
I used to surf the local dialup BBS’s.
I used to program text adventures in BASIC.
SmallTalk80 was an operating system for the Osborne, IIRC.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 1, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
I was looking at a box full of old stuff last year, and came upon an old Heathkit catalog.
In it they were proud to introduce the Zenith( their parent co at the time), Z-100 computer, with an optional 10 MB “Winchester Hard drive”. The thing was bigger than my turntable! It cost $1000!!!! My brother, 7 years my senior, was still using his Heathkit 9-key.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Sorry, I meant "10-key"
I was too young to learn it.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
We had Prodigy.
Which we dialed-up with our AST 286, with 640k RAM and 40 MB HD.
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Damn, that's advanced.
Before Prodigy, you had to dial up the phone numbers to the individual BBS, and if they were out of your local area, you had to pay long distance charges…
Of course, there were a lot of ways to hack into the phone system and get free long distance calls, too.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 2, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I wrote in BASIC, too.
But when we wanted graphics it was too slow, so we learned 6502 assembly language. And then there was this new thing called “C”.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
My Dad's TRS 80 is still in my parents house
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot," or "Gambit"
My comment re: Chipper Jones
“The player who goes around having children with women who aren’t his wife, I couldn’t really care less about
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Maybe this is why he doesn't mind "girls" who spend time in their mom's basement, only "guys."
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
I noticed that as well.
We can give him “une demie pointe” as my French teacher says.
woot!
@susanslusser
Susan Slusser
No more sac bunting on his own for Barton, “He’s too good a hitter,” Geren says. #Athletics
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 8:55 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Hey, keep the bunting, it's classy.
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Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Dude, I'm always looking out for Sac.
Good riddance to the Kings and the NBA, though.
They’re going to turn Arco Arena and it’s parking lot into a 100 acre zoo.
I like zoos better than the NBA because zoos aren’t fixed by crooked refs & commissioners.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 1, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
at least less outs
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
Has anyone else wondered WHY he bunted?
Could it have been that he,( and possibly other players), were tired of waiting for Geren to make the call, so he made it on his own?
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Besides, why did it take Geren sooooo long to make this statement?
Why didn’t he stop this practice last season, when Daric was actually doing it.? All he had to say was," Daric, I make the calls, so knock it off."
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
He actually did stop it last season
Here is the article. Geren basically says that he told Daric to knock it off about half way through last season.
no. I didn't wonder why.
because he and bob said in interviews that he did it on his own because the coaching staff emphasized moving runners along.
At the beginning of 2010 he was coming off a year that he had been replaced and not that highly regarded. He wanted to show that he was a team player.
The issue always was, for me, why geren didn’t say
" Daric, I make the calls, so knock it off."
As you say above.
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
Then why have so many here derided Daric for his bunting?
If it was a team concept, then any “blame” should be aimed towards Geren and his braintrust, and not towards Daric. Didn’t Geren know he was too good a hitter sometime last season?
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
I agree
Someone needed to tell Daric that it was Hurting the team, and Bob is the guy to do it.
I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"
Weeell, I guess I'm just not much of a "Geren" fan.
So, I tend to look for faults in his statements. This one looks like he had some sort of revelation in the offseason, which is not the time to have it, last year was.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
I'm always down for more wins
But I kind of doubt Barton’s penchant to drop down sac bunts really had that great of an effect on the A’s last season. I mean over the course of 162 games he only laid down 12 sac bunts.
Of course that was about 12 too many in my book so I’m glad we get definitive confirmation that Barton has been told to take it easy on the bunting.
any automatic out turned into a potential way to get on base is a good thing
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
It sounds pedantic,
but it is worth observing that a sac bunt is not, in fact, an automatic out. A typical hitter has an OBP of something like .175 on sac bunts, which is obviously awful, but not zero.
Note that I’m referring to all attempted sacrifices, not merely the “SH” category (which just happens to be the subset of attempted sacrifices which results in the most common outcome of an out and a runner advanced).
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
anyone seen this yet?
the-most-miserable-sports-cities
We’re not defining sports misery as sheer futility . . . We decided to add it all up and create a sports heartbreak index to identify where fans have been exposed to teams good enough to get their hopes up, only to let them down in the end.
Oakland is not on this list and neither is SF (hooray!). Perhaps because they are part of the same “area” but I think it is mostly because the A’s and 49ers won a decent amount of championships.
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for sheer heartbreak
You gotta go with Buffalo. I felt sorry for the Bills as a kid. And the best thing that happened after that was Hasek, who no one outside of hockey fans cared about.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Uh, you might have noticed that there was a big ol' victory parade over on this side of the bay a few months ago
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
parade? I didn't notice any parade? what are you talking about? ;-)
but seriously, they were covering very long periods of time and one Championship didn’t completely take a city out of the running. Atalanta was #2 and the Braves had 1 WS victory at least. I was giving more weight to the 4 championships by the A’s and 5 by the 49ers.
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One title 15 years ago is just a leeeetle bit different from one that just happened last November
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Vallejo is overrun with hookers and pimps!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/27/MNFH1HIG2B.DTL
it is a sad situation but this made me bust out laughing!
“I have zero tolerance for this. I don’t care what it takes, I just want them all out of here,” said B.J. Conrad, who owns an art gallery and other buildings in the core streetwalker area.
They couldn’t find someone else with a name that didn’t make you think of hookers even more?
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/27/MNFH1HIG2B.DTL#ixzz1FNatRmE7
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They would have used his given name, but they thought "Blowe Jaub Conrad" would sound worse.
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BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
what sick individual thinks it's exciting to have a little dog with them while they get busy with a woman who has hit rock bottom?
or who wants recieve oral sex from a woman with no teeth? seriously, WTC?
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WTC?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
What The Crap
because I don’t use really strong curse words.
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World Trade Commission
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
well, no teeth...
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I worked with a dirty old man who loved that his wife had no teeth.
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If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
I'm getting the picture
but I can’t imagine a “lady” without any teeth being very attractive but I guess dudes trolling for whores in Vallejo don’t exactly care. blegh though . . .
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Well keep in mind the guy and his wife were in their 60s
So I’m sure it was just a denture thing. Pop them out. Pop them back in. And when I say the man was dirty, I mean the man was DIRTY. Huh… I kind of miss the old guy.
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If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Your imagination could use some expansion.
I’m not even talking about the whole “ooh, toothless blow job!” thing. But just generally, why does toothlessness automatically make someone unattractive? The world is a more beautiful place when you’re more open-minded.
And like DMOAS says, she might well wear dentures most of the time anyway.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I have a difficult time keeping an open mind about toothless crack whores
definitley when it comes to talk of beauty. Again, I feel sorry for people who have to, or feel they have to, sell their bodies for money. That sucks and i wish them a better life.
I’m more weirded out by the dog thing anyways.
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I didn't realize you were talking specifically of
crack whores. I thought you were saying no woman without teeth could be attractive.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I guess I was implying that but I was really picturing crack whores, not normal women without teeth.
I would say that even a super model with no teeth would be less attractive me.That is not to say that everyone without teeth is a troll, they can be attractive for sure. And I have no problem with people with dentures.
this is really an odd thing to talk about yes/no? I’m sorry i even brought it up. ;-)
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super model, crack whore
kind of the same thing, aren’t they?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I have to disagree about the whole open-mindedness on beauty
While I don’t necessarily disagree that everything can be viewed as beautiful from one slant or another, I disagree that you should always search for it. Everyone has a different view of what it is to be beautiful and to find everything beautiful basically devalues beauty itself. There can’t be good without bad, there can’t be beauty without ugly. That’s not to say a woman with no teeth can’t be beautiful, but to suggest that someone should shift there view of beauty to include is basically saying “hey, you have poor standards, change them, make what you correctly find beautiful less valuable to you.”
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Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF
Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the sewer pipes, said Tyrone Jue, spokesman for the city Public Utilities Commission. That has created a rotten-egg stench near AT&T Park and elsewhere, especially during the dry summer months.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
I think that's the rotting carcass of Barry Zito's contract
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
It really does.
Somedays the walk to school is brutal
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Both ways
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
While my little sister got to ride the mule.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Geren on Barton's Bunting:
“I’m taking that option away,” Geren said. “He’ll bunt when I tell him to.”
Bob Geren…doing…something…I agree with?
by Rebuilding Season on Mar 2, 2011 10:08 AM PST reply actions
Good/Bad?
The team is set to release information about Crisp soon. Apparently he can’t talk about it, but he’s dressed to play.
I haven’t heard a thing about this previously. Could it be a contract extension?
It's a DUI, got arrested last night.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Mar 2, 2011 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed. He should have called DeJesus and had HIM drive.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 2, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
DeJesus is good looking and can drive!
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and i used capital letters (for once) to fully express my displeasure with pam
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
so much for the united Brown Power front...
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 2, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
blame pam month trumps all other allegiances and connections. next month she's back in the brown-power club
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Ok, nevermind. I just found out what it is.
He was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
by LoneStranger on Mar 2, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
"on suspicion of"
Isn’t it just Coco’s personality to be perpetually on suspicion of being drunk?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
what the flawka!
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
He might have thought he could handle one beer and then drive, but in combination with the pain meds....
by LoneStranger on Mar 2, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
he probably said "what the flawka?"
And the cops were like “yeah man, this guy is totally loaded” and then took him in.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Need moar video
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
whose fault is that?
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
ding ding!
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
is this real life?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Haven't these guys ever heard of a cab?
Good lord! Does money REALLY make them stupid?
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Maybe they'll make him to public service announcements.
“Get your buddy to drive you home. No homo.”
by LoneStranger on Mar 2, 2011 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
"Make sure he drives a Rolls"
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sorry, but you'd think the team would have a designated driver service for these guys.
It would have given Chavy/Sheets something to do last year.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
196 comments in 4 days for a DLD?.....we need to get this thing going!
You know what sucks?…..Bacon
But seriously, folks....
HOW DARE YOU
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom
dan
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom
This DLD is dead...I guess I should go to the Raiders blog for intellegent conversation
But seriously, folks....
So I went to the Raiders blog and my IQ went down 14 points and I think I got an STD.
But seriously, folks....
You would know for sure whether or not you got an STD,
except that now you’re too dumb, ’cuz you went to S+BP.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 2, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
yep and now I also think Bruce Gradkowski is the greatest Raider ever and you people are all gay.
But seriously, folks....
So this was the first time since I was a little kid that I didn't see the Oscars but I heard the show was bad
next year they need a host with tiger’s blood and Adonis DNA.
But seriously, folks....
Wow, a little Jeffrey Dalmer, eh?
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Or Dahmer.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Oops, sorry, I didn't know about that.
Enjoy dessert, then go to dinner, B.E.D.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
Hey bed, I think this DLD needs some lists
Or a new list DLD.
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needs moar bacon
Sure, if you feel like it
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 3, 2011 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
DLD link
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2011/3/3/2027465/this-months-dld-3-3-11
But seriously, folks....
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