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Post by ibsmith85 on May 21, 2013 7:29:49 GMT -5
They cant get enough of him over there....
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Post by bluechip on May 21, 2013 19:18:37 GMT -5
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Post by James Dunne on May 23, 2013 11:57:21 GMT -5
Jesus Montero has been optioned to Triple-A by the Mariners.
Also, Kevin Gausman debuts tonight for Baltimore.
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Post by jdb on May 23, 2013 14:08:46 GMT -5
If anyone has family or friends from Houston in the snow cone industry let them know the Stros are hiring. sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/gross-houston-astros-vendor-fired-bringing-snow-cone-143626343.htmlRyan had a snow cone vendor fired — he was an employee of Aramark — for bringing the product into a toilet stall at Minute Maid Park during an Astros game earlier this week. The vendor was caught with his pants down around his ankles — literally — by a good Samaritan who also happened to be using the bathroom at the time. The whistleblower switched on his cell phone to record the shocking moment, and alerted another ballpark employee (who was walking into the men's room) to the vendor's behavior. The fan also demanded to see a supervisor, adding, in an unintentionally hilarious moment:
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on May 24, 2013 20:12:41 GMT -5
Tigers ace looking very good tonight.
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Post by pedroelgrande on May 24, 2013 20:32:37 GMT -5
Yes Anibal Sanchez is throwing a no-hitter.
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Post by iakovos11 on May 24, 2013 20:51:09 GMT -5
not anymore - broken up in the 9th inning. 130pitches.
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Post by pedroelgrande on May 24, 2013 20:57:20 GMT -5
Oops sorry!!! Nice outing though. we should be proud our former prospects are doing well in the Big Leagues.
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Post by Steve Henley on May 25, 2013 10:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by gregblossersbelly on May 26, 2013 14:49:36 GMT -5
Here's a crazy stat I heard the Phillies announcers say. Cole Hamels will be 1-8 after today with a 4.45 ERA entering the day. He hasn't thrown a pitch with the lead since April 7th. 9 straight starts. He got a win against the Mets. He pitched the bottom of the sixth and the score was 1-1 on 4-28. Phils got three in the top of the 7th. But, he didn't come out to pitch. Hence, he hasn't thrown a pitch with a lead in 9 starts. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=hamelco01&t=p&year=2013
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 27, 2013 13:27:48 GMT -5
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Post by pedroelgrande on May 27, 2013 14:35:39 GMT -5
Polish College hitter with defensive questions from UNC....Anybody similar in the 2013 draft? ??
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Post by charliezink16 on May 27, 2013 15:26:52 GMT -5
Polish College hitter with defensive questions from UNC....Anybody similar in the 2013 draft? ?? "Sure, but at least he won't be playing for Seattle" - Dustin Ackley, Justin Smoak, Jesus Montero, Jeff Clement
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Post by danr on May 27, 2013 16:29:44 GMT -5
Playing 2B for the Baltimore Orioles today, and hitting .320 (SSS), Yamaico Navarro.
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Post by James Dunne on May 28, 2013 11:45:47 GMT -5
Michael Wacha will debut for the Cardinals on Thursday: espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9318473/st-louis-cardinals-top-rookie-michael-wacha-debut-thursdayHis peripherals don't really support his 2.05 ERA at Memphis, but he's a 21-year old pitching well in the PCL, which is impressive any way you break it down. I believe this will make him the first debut among 2012 first-rounders (though second rounder Paco Rodriguez debuted last September and already has made 36 appearances out of the LA bullpen).
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 28, 2013 12:13:00 GMT -5
Playing 2B for the Baltimore Orioles today, and hitting .320 (SSS), Yamaico Navarro. .444 babip. Glad to see him succeeding though.
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Post by bluechip on May 28, 2013 14:47:22 GMT -5
"Sure, but at least he won't be playing for Seattle" - Dustin Ackley, Justin Smoak, Jesus Montero, Jeff Clement The changes to Safeco probably should have been slightly more dramatic. That field is still the last place I would want to be as a hitter.
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Post by stevedillard on May 28, 2013 15:05:02 GMT -5
Guess "going to see Lewis Yokum" just became even more ominous.
And I will distance myself from this offensive comment. I don't think the Sox should be swayed by the Poles.
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Post by mredsox89 on May 28, 2013 15:19:36 GMT -5
Wedge blamed sabermetrics for the failure of Ackley. Yes, he legitimately blamed advanced statistics, and claimed that Ackley failed because he was too focused on OBP and pitch selection. I guess the Sox are screwed then since both are fairly large parts of their gameplan
Wedge has been a disaster in SEA
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Post by James Dunne on May 28, 2013 15:24:48 GMT -5
That's a pretty good indication of where Seattle's problems are. If management wasn't embarrassed enough by Wedge's complete failure to develop any of Seattle's young talent, they should be by his willingness to externalize responsibility for it on sabermetrics. Wedge seems to combine Ned Yost's strategic acumen with Bobby Valentine's clubhouse leadership skills.
EDIT: Imagine putting Wedge's whining into a real life job situation.
Upper management: Eric, we've hired a lot of promising young folks and put them under your supervision. None of them have turned into good workers. As a matter of fact, they've all turned into unmitigated disasters, and we've ended up having to fire them. Your results have been terrible for three years running now. What explanation have you? Eric Wedge: Well, our employees are too focused on succeeding based on statistical standards established by people who don't work for our company but write about our industry on the internet and sometimes in books.
I mean, wouldn't a real life person be fired exactly immediately for that BS?
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Post by Guidas on May 28, 2013 15:52:48 GMT -5
So can Ackley be fixed, and if so, can he be had? Because before Seattle got ahold of him/Smoak/Montero all were very successful. Could be coincidence, but if there is a sense these guys have been screwed with mechanically (or not coached properly) seems like any could be had relatively cheaply a trade.
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Post by James Dunne on May 28, 2013 16:27:17 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd say there's a good chance he can be fixed. He was dominating the minor leagues only two years ago and was a fantastic college hitter. Not sure he's a great target for the Red Sox, because I think he's a second baseman long term - I don't know that he has the foot speed for a center fielder, the arm for 3B/SS/RF, or the bat for LF/1B. The Red Sox are well set at the position. But for a team like the Nationals, where Danny Espinosa is really struggling, he's not a bad risk.
I think Montero is a fantastic buy-low candidate for Boston. Could be a cheap 1B or DH going forward. I really think trying to make him into a catcher screwed him up. Bill James used to say (and probably still does), and I'm paraphrasing here, that the biggest difference between the good organizations and the bad ones is that the good organizations seem to accentuate what a player does well, and the bad organizations accentuate what a player does poorly. With Seattle, the focus on Montero always seemed to be on the fact that he was a bad catcher, and it's my opinion that it took his focus away from his hitting, which stalled. Of course, it's possible that I was overrating Montero's bat from day one, and that his failures aren't the Mariners fault. I just think it's worth finding out.
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Post by sammo420 on May 28, 2013 16:59:27 GMT -5
I think Montero is a fantastic buy-low candidate for Boston. Could be a cheap 1B or DH going forward. I really think trying to make him into a catcher screwed him up. Bill James used to say (and probably still does), and I'm paraphrasing here, that the biggest difference between the good organizations and the bad ones is that the good organizations seem to accentuate what a player does well, and the bad organizations accentuate what a player does poorly. With Seattle, the focus on Montero always seemed to be on the fact that he was a bad catcher, and it's my opinion that it took his focus away from his hitting, which stalled. Of course, it's possible that I was overrating Montero's bat from day one, and that his failures aren't the Mariners fault. I just think it's worth finding out. I don't think he'd be available.....yet. Maybe and I'm not sure what the price would be but I think I'd be willing pay it.
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Post by threeifbaerga on May 30, 2013 9:21:50 GMT -5
Old friend Michael Bowden outrighted off the 40 man by the Cubbies after some statistically odd success with the big league club. Had a respectable ERA, wasn't walking too much, wasn't getting hit around. . . but struck out 7 in 16.2 innings and threw 4 wild pitches.
Crazy to see he's still only 26. I remember being beside myself after his success in the Cal League and in AA.
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Post by threeifbaerga on Jun 1, 2013 11:53:37 GMT -5
And Ricky Romero dropped off the 40 man roster. After an outstanding 2011 season I thought he was going to be that dude for a while.
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