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Great outing for Russ Ortiz today. Bochy almost pulled him before Duffy's at bat (118 pitches), but he left him in to get the CG and Duffy took him deep. Still good to see the old Russ throwing for the Giants.
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04-13-2007, 09:55 PM | #202 |
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Giants scored runs. Yay!
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04-13-2007, 11:50 PM | #203 |
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Oh my goodness, the Astros created some offense! Carlos Lee with three jacks, woohoo!!!
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04-14-2007, 01:06 AM | #204 |
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04-14-2007, 12:11 PM | #206 |
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Berk will get his, don't you worry...
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04-14-2007, 11:16 PM | #208 |
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04-14-2007, 11:37 PM | #209 |
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The Nationals are look good in preseason.
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04-15-2007, 10:03 AM | #210 |
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On the road, punk...
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04-15-2007, 12:12 PM | #211 |
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04-16-2007, 08:37 AM | #212 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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It's funny how we all thought the Dodgers got a steal when they signed Jason Schmidt. Instead, we should have been wondering if the Giants knew something and were staying away from him. From Olney's blog:
• A scout who watched Jason Schmidt the other night: "He had nothing on the ball early. Eighty-one, 82 miles per hour. He kind of loosened up and got up to 85-86, but he really had nothing. I wouldn't be surprised if he wound up on the disabled list." Said another talent evaluator: "You don't go from throwing 94-95 mph to 84-85 without having some kind of an issue."
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04-16-2007, 11:20 AM | #214 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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No kidding. Although in their defense, maybe they thought they'd get a couple of decent years out of Zito (specifically, one very good one to coincide with what is probably Barry's last very good season), whereas with Schmidt, they had serious concerns whether he'd be able to contribute anything starting in 2007.
Nah, I can't defend the Zito signing. I understand it, but I can't defend it.
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04-16-2007, 12:52 PM | #215 |
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04-16-2007, 06:39 PM | #216 |
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Jesus.
Zack Grenkie just threw 50 pitches in the first inning of the Tigers/Royals game and only recorded two outs for his troubles. |
04-16-2007, 07:12 PM | #217 |
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The O's just made THREE errors on the same play.
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04-16-2007, 07:17 PM | #218 |
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04-16-2007, 07:20 PM | #219 |
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Now Millar just got screwed out of what should've at least been a ground rule double. He hit the rafters in fair territory, and after they said it was a double, then a HR, they decide it's a foul ball somehow.
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04-17-2007, 07:06 PM | #220 |
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I subscribed to MLB.tv and I've had a chance to watch most teams already this year. One thing has really stuck out.
Josh Hamilton is a wonderful story and a guy I'm definitely pulling for, but I can't help but wonder what might have been. This is a guy that was considered one of the best high school hitting prospects ever. On the same level as Griffey Jr. and A-Rod. His patience at the plate is stunning for a guy that hasn't played hardly any baseball in 4 years and had limited ABs above high A ball. The fact that this guy could still very well develop into an all-star is amazing. I also hate Steve Philips even more for the shots he takes at the Reds for putting him on the Major League roster (he was a rule 5 pick, they didn't have much choice). As one of the worst GMs in the past 20 years, he should be thankful he still has a job in baseball and stop spreading his idiocy over the airwaves. |
04-17-2007, 07:13 PM | #221 |
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04-17-2007, 10:17 PM | #222 |
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It may be damning with faint praise, but Phillips was 100 times better than Jim Duquette!
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04-17-2007, 11:46 PM | #224 |
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I don't want anyone to freak out, but Jeff Francouer is on pace for 75 walks.
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04-18-2007, 06:42 AM | #225 | |
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His career depends on it.
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04-18-2007, 11:01 AM | #226 | |
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So the first manager on the hot seat is.......
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2841584
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I wish this would have been caught on tape. Hal McRae might have had some competition.
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04-18-2007, 11:06 AM | #227 |
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Gord Ash was a worse GM than anyone you're talking about.
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04-18-2007, 11:15 AM | #228 |
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I hope Manuel gets fired. I never liked the hiring in the first place. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who has control over a clubhouse or who does the little things to get to know what makes his players tick.
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04-18-2007, 12:16 PM | #229 |
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Did I miss it, or was there no discussion of the pizza-throwing incident at the Red Sox game? Jerry Remy is awesome! "The gentleman has been asked to leave the game for ruining a perfectly good piece of pizza."
If you haven't seen it, here it is: hxxp://youtube.com/watch?v=oOZm8gUdr-Y On a foul ball down the left field line, dude gets soaked when Garret Anderson's glove clocks his beer as he attempts to catch the ball. But for some reason, and you can see it on the initial play if you're looking for it, some other dude hurls a piece of pizza at the guy, hitting him in the side of the face. It's sucks for the guy who got beer AND pizza all over him, but it's so absurd it's funny.
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An xcerpt from an article dissecting the incident:
Drew lofted a foul toward Box 82, which juts into left field foul territory. Sole stretched for the ball as the Angels’ Garret Anderson reached the stands. They collided, spilling beer everywhere, and the ball bounced away.
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04-18-2007, 12:29 PM | #231 |
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Thats awesome.
I never knew pizza was so aerodynamic |
04-18-2007, 12:31 PM | #232 |
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For those that have never read or heard of firejoemorgan.com, I'm gonna toss it out there because its one of my favorite websites. Its not your typical firexxxxx.com, its a blog that points out how bad sports jounalism can be, although Joe Morgan is their favorite target.
hxxp://www.firejoemorgan.com/ The link below is probably my all-time favorite Colin Cowherd showing how stupid he really is moment. Its definitely recommended reading. hxxp://www.firejoemorgan.com/2006/01/12-minutes-of-hell-with-colin-cowherd.html |
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I don't get it. That was akin to reading some ahole dissecting an idiot's message board post. If I want to do that I could do it here. I have never heard of Cowherd, but it seems like he is trying to drum up some conversation. I will admit I am not a big fan of critics. |
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I'm not either, but this guy nails CC dead on. I was listening to ESPN online rather than the music station they pipe in here at work and eventually would turn it off during his time because of his idiocy. I was pretty much in agreement with 95% of the dissection and I would imagine it was the build up of listening to CC more than once that led up to the eventual blow up that resulted in that post. |
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04-18-2007, 03:40 PM | #235 |
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Think the Phillies slow start is getting to them?
Manager Charlie Manuel's frustration was evident after the game. The normally mild-mannered manager challenged a radio talk-show host to a fight. Manuel had to be restrained by hitting coach Milt Thompson at one point.
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04-18-2007, 05:48 PM | #236 |
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Brett Myers is now the second closer for the Phils.
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I read he's just a setup man. Where did you see he's the closer? Or is this the intention on this move? |
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The article I read said he would the closer when Tom Gordon was not available.
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04-18-2007, 06:02 PM | #239 |
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Either way that is a stiff drop for the "ace" of your staff.
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Yep... Colin Cowherd gets completely destroyed. He really is that much of an idiot, yet has a show on ESPN radio... it's insane.
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Zambrano is injured. Not officially yet, but he's throwing 91-92 and has dropped down to 3/4 on several pitches. He should have signed that contract before the season started because he won't make it through this season.
Another Dusty Baker casualty. Thats 3 young pitchers he's ruined. |
04-18-2007, 09:13 PM | #242 |
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Wow, no one watching White Sox game?
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04-18-2007, 09:15 PM | #243 |
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And the no-no is complete for Buehrle. 1 walk, Sosa in 5th, followed immediately by a pick-off.
I have a friend who passed up great seats for tonights game because he went last night. He'll hear about this for awhile ... |
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Luckily I caugth the last out since the Brewers announcers mentioned it and I flipped over.
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For all that is holy, I'm hoping Felix's injury isn't anything arm-related.
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04-18-2007, 10:08 PM | #247 |
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No-hitters are one of the many things that makes baseball great and in my mind, better than almost anything.
Fernando Vina on Baseball Tonight doesn't seem too bad.
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If he thinks he said something clever or funny you'll hear it in just about every other sentence the rest of the show and a lot of times he'll carry it on through several shows. There's no real discussion on the show. He'll bring up a topic and if anyone calls in that disagrees with his view he'll either repeatedly interupt them or just drop the call and go off for a few minutes on why his view is right and everyone else's is wrong. He's also been known to steal stuff off of message boards and passes it off as his own material. He's so uncreative he'll actually read it word for word. Anyways, I love the firejoemorgan blog. Its nice to see someone at least attempt to hold poor sports journalists accountable for spewing out garbage, relying on cliches throughout their writing, or just simply making up stats to support their point. |
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04-18-2007, 11:07 PM | #250 |
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Fuck me - elbow tightness. Are the baseball gods really so cruel as to strike Felix down so early in his career, just as it seems he's ready to fulfill the enormous expectations heaped upon him? Has the Mariner's pitcher prospect injury curse struck yet again?
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