Spring Training Game #28: White Sox @ Mariners
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 2:19 PM CDT
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Jose Contreras vs. Jarrod Washburn
Time: 3:05 p.m. CT, Radio: MLB.radio (Live Boxscore; MLB Gameday)
Sox: Ozuna, 2B; Ramirez, CF; Thome, DH; Konerko, 1B; Swisher, LF; Crede, 3B; Uribe, SS; Anderson, B, RF; Hall, C
Mariners: Suzuki, CF; Lopez, 2B; Ibanez, LF; Sexson, 1B; Beltre, A, 3B; Wilkerson, RF; Vidro, DH; Johjima, C; Betancourt, SS
In other news,
- Jim previews Boone Logan.
- Comparing the Sox and the Royals.
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Let's go Toby!
Do away with that 0fer!
While we're at it, let's see if you can fire one down to 2nd.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
by rhythm on Mar 24, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Wiz
for the rest of the week, can we make the Gamethread headlines shorter? Move the stuff after the "--" to the body in some H3 tags or something...
It doesn't look very good on the homepage, and the headlines section is cluttered. That won't be a problem in the future, since I'm pretty sure gamethreads don't get put in the recent posts box, but we still need to trim up the gamethread titles.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So Cheat... how does it feel to be called
a liar by none other than Rock Raines? See your Sunday night thread for details...
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Badge of honor
like getting plunked after taking one deep.
I've watched all but 2 of the televised games so far (the first 6 innings at least). I don't really see anything different from BA that assures me he's going to succeed this time. Could I be wrong? Yeah.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but his swing is 100% different, now, cheat
of course you're wrong. no one has any idea how BA will bat now that he's a lefty.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and while wearing his brunette wig.
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean standing on his brunette wig
he also totally does not walk like he knows what he's doing to the plate. he looks like a scared little boy as he creeps towards the plate. but he's all business once he's on his head in the lefthander's box.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I edited the post
let's make the rest of the spring training gamethreads look something like that...
When the season starts, I'm not sure how it will work. Since we have the lineup widget and such. 'Twill be a learning process.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoa nellie!
I left with 4-5 comments on the gamethread
I come back and 50 of the 80 comments are marked read
damn, I didn't mark those 'read'
ps. ok, i'll omit the stuff after the -- in the title
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
comments are marked read when you reload the page
so leaving and coming back will do that
it's me, JP
by JP on Mar 24, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, he's correct
When you leave the page open, all new incoming auto-refresh comments will pop in as new (yellow), and when you reload the page, only the comments added new since you last opened the page will be new.
So I suppose you want to avoid leaving the window open on a thread for a long time and then refreshing (or closing) the page before you've Z keyed through the new stuff.
Does that make sense? This behavior seems to make sense for most users, but now that I type it out it sounds sorta complex :)
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 24, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One more feature -- recommending comments
If I can get a number of you to recommend this comment, you'll see that it gets specially highlighted.
Click Actions -> Rec to recommend
Probably not too useful in a gamethread like this one, but it will come in handy for those longer meltdown threads where somebody drops some worthwhile knowledge.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 12 recs
that was quick
I lowered the threshold to demonstrate. We'll leave it there and monitor how you guys use it.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I rec'd it, but we should test it with Rock's post.
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This new design,
much like a slice of Portillo's soon to be World Famous Chocolate Cake, is pretty sweet.
by chrome on Mar 24, 2008 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jumbo Dog w/ Everything is the only way to go....Cakeaters!!
"You might be impressed with your analysis, but I am not. Stop wasting my time." - Chris De Luca
by BoKnows on Mar 24, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Qu'ils mangent de la brioche
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will not..
"You might be impressed with your analysis, but I am not. Stop wasting my time." - Chris De Luca
by BoKnows on Mar 24, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still quite a few regulars missing, eh?
How many weeks until WinningUgly figures out how to register with the new site?
Out-underacheiving the other guy.
by defensive indifference on Mar 24, 2008 3:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can picture him looking behind his computer monitor
saying to himself, "I know this used to be different. Maybe somethings cloggin' up my tubes"
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question:
I hope to never bring up this topic again with anyone but...what the HELL is that thing on your avatar?
Out-underacheiving the other guy.
by defensive indifference on Mar 24, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha, yes.
I see. Is that what you do? Computer animation?
Out-underacheiving the other guy.
by defensive indifference on Mar 24, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't really sound like that, do you?
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys are a stitch
I actually have a JOB that (some days) requires a lot of attention.
Plus, I confirmed the site using my home e-mail and didn't "activate" until a couple minutes ago.
And I voted "meh". Just 'cause I like the term.
Jeff Cox: I'm going to call you "FN".
by winningugly on Mar 24, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JOB: jacks or better?
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crede will never leave this team.
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how poorly does he have to play (and for how long?)
for Josh to eventually get the call.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think...
he'd have to put up a sub-.200 batting average (and a sub-.250 OBP) for about ten weeks before the team cuts bait on him.
Something tells me this is a "we're not trading the fan favorite unless we get something in return" situation.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had all last year for the fans
to get over him. If he were gone now, nobody would care. Especially if he got to join his pal in SFO.
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And everyone...
pooh-poohed me when I said the team should non-tender him.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
$5.1 million for 2008 seems like a calculated risk by KW to me...
A healthy Crede could net a decent bullpen arm or a high-risk prospect.
I think that risk is worth taking when it makes up less than 5% of the current payroll. It's not my money.
Now...the fact that he is blocking Josh Fields is frustrating. I think K.W. took the risk, lost, no it's time to unload.
"You might be impressed with your analysis, but I am not. Stop wasting my time." - Chris De Luca
by BoKnows on Mar 24, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Problem is...
that Spring Training isn't enough time to show anyone anything, when you're coming off a season-long injury.
Even if Crede was having a good spring, teams still wouldn't want to trade value for him, because of the risk of re-injury and his contract situation. Would the Dodgers or Giants give Crede a low-risk contract were he a free agent? Sure, but they're not giving up talent for him, no matter what he did this spring.
Crede has no trade value, no matter what. He didn't have any trade value a month ago, and he's not going to have any trade value in three months.
We're left with hoping that either (1) he's great, so at least he'll help the team win a few ballgames and give the fans a thrill, or (2) he's awful, so the team dumps him for a PTBNL and moves on. Meanwhile, Fields mashes AAA pitching.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that's the situation now...
If Crede was having a great Spring scouts would be singing a much different tune.
Crede had more trade value a month ago than he does today. That's the problem.
"You might be impressed with your analysis, but I am not. Stop wasting my time." - Chris De Luca
by BoKnows on Mar 24, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so...
teams weren't willing to give up anything for Crede until he showed he was healthy, and I think another contract problem like Scott Williamson would be the best the Sox could hope for in that case.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you jer
If half a season of an average 2b (Gooch) was worth an A ball reliever, what's a dinged up more or less average 3b going to be worth for a year? If Sox fans perceive Crede as being better than he is, then I guess there's no attendance loss, but Josh is an asset and should be treated as such. Crede is not and he should be treated as such.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
by colintj on Mar 24, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Fields was in LF
Keeping Crede seemed like a better idea than non-tendering him...Now, not so much.
by hitlesswonder on Mar 24, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back, JRE
You were missed. Not by me, but others asked about you.
;-)
Jeff Cox: I'm going to call you "FN".
by winningugly on Mar 24, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, he will...
Scott Boras won't let him stick around past 2008.
He's not getting traded unless Williams realizes that he's only worth a proverbial "A"-ball reliever.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fat Toby
kills a perfect spring
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One Suggestion
I have been lurking on SSS for awhile but the redesign has prompted me to make a suggestion about the new layout..
I have no problem with the new site except that on the main page, I wish the middle section (where all the blog posts actually are) was wider. The right bar is much less important but gets almost as much space as the blog posts. It just leaves a very cramped feeling when trying to read the blog. I imagine other people feel the same way. Besides that, keep up the good work.
by rjhubs on Mar 24, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i agree completely
the space allocation on here seems pretty odd.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would guess it has to do with advertising?
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At top of column.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for all these sites
i have about 20% of the screen taken up by nothing all the way done. on each side of the screen. waste of space.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree completely too
so I changed my SSS bookmark to http://www.southsidesox.com/stories/
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good work Cheat
the more and more I tool around with the new options and features, the more I'm liking it.
I do agree that the middle, main column seems a bit cramped though.
by BustedFlush on Mar 24, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great job Cheat.
Anyone have the stats
1. # of stolen bases against us this spring.
2. # we've caught stealing.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 4:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
a team that hits lefties this well
clearly has no use for josh fields.
by Ryno on Mar 24, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what...
the Secret Weapon™ is for!
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who will hit lefties better
The Knights or the White Sox
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
That's the most frustrating thing. For the nth year in a row they'll have problems with LHP. But this time, they'll have a guy who mashes LHP playing for Charlotte. What's the marginal value of keeping Fields to platoon with Thome over Ozuna or the last reliever in the pen? Is it a full win over the course of the season? I'd be more upset if Fields could play defense (he's on the Ballplayer's with Ironic Last Names list). But it's still an annoying move. One I'll to my litany of minor moves that bug me:
1) Ozuna on the roster. What's the point if the team already carries Uribe and Ramirez? Every infield position is backed up.
2) Dye not being in left field
3) Thome playing against LHP
4) Not cutting bait on Toby Hall
by hitlesswonder on Mar 24, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ozzie's secret weapon for Left Handed pitching
The very small, yet very speedy dual bantam weight speedster lineup.
Ozuna up top, and Owens at the bottom. That may underproduce the Erstad and Pods lineup.
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We are in midseason form
Insert Lefty Here, has had a marvelous day today. 6 innings, 3 hits, no runs and 6 or more strikeouts.
Its like a replay from the last few years. Thank god we have Crede on the team to pop up repeatedly to the 2nd baseman. I forget, he won a silver slugger and is healthy. So when the bell rings he will start to mash the ball and catch everything.
I can't wait.
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's just...
"getting comfortable up there".
I can see it now, with the team floundering in late May -
"Ya know, Feisty, when Joe Crede gets hot, this team is going to start winning ballgames. Because there's no way a ballplayer as talented as Joe Crede will stay cold all year."
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Followed by a monologue on Uribe's ability to carry the team
while he hits .230 with a sub .300 OBP
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then the next interview
"Fiesty, in my years of being around baseball. I have never seen a team so snakebit in April. I talked to Greg and he talked about how the stars are aligning again, and its another perfect storm. Our guys need to be loosey goosey. And they are puckering up. Joe Crede and Juan Uribe can carry a team. I know that Alex Rodriguez has hit 3 homers today, but did he hit any in the World Series. Daggumit he never did. I remember Brooks Robinson, and I see brooks everyday when I see Crede dive at 3rd."
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
A "clutch" RBI single. Now we're going to hear about this forever, like those two fluke infield hits the other day.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like the last few years
Take out lefty starter, then start medicore rally.
"Don't tell me that you hit it, but when you hit it Fiesty" crows the Hawk
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thome gets the kid glove treatment.
Last 3 years vs. LHP.
.209/.325/.344
; (
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 4:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Downright Owensesque!
"They say that blood is thicker than water. What we have is thicker than blood."
by Toonderstrook on Mar 24, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh Fields last year vs. LHP in 116 ABs.
.321/.371/.698, exactly .400 better OPS.
He's a HOFer, though. And an expensive one, at that.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This...
always remind me of the situation where a player is hurting but tries to tough it out. On the one hand, he's tough and trying not to let his team down. On the other, he's not 100% and might be hurting the team.
On the one hand, I want Thome to be confident that he can hit lefties and Dye to be confident that he can play a competent right field. On the other, I wish those guys could show leadership by saying...hey, Don Guillote, I am willing to sit down against some tough lefties (Thome) or play left field (Dye)...without being labeled as sissies, because we all know Ozzie won't even think about it otherwise.
It's one reason I never really dug Cal Ripken and his streak that much...there is just no way that his team wasn't hurt by him never getting a day off to recharge.
"They say that blood is thicker than water. What we have is thicker than blood."
by Toonderstrook on Mar 24, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Ozzie won't even think about it otherwise."
WTF - he's the manager.
So the ship is listing before we even get away from the dock. Really that's what it's like.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guillen...
is a "players manager", and players hate, hate, hate to be platooned.
If they're benched, they can try to work their way off the bench, but if they're platooned, they're always afraid that they'll be stuck with the "part-time player" label forever.
Look at how much AJ Pierzynski howls every time someone suggests that he shouldn't face lefties, even though he sucks against lefties.
Honestly, I think Dye would try to play left if they asked him to, but Guillen is a big believer in not taking players out of their comfort zone, and Dye has played right field for a long, long time.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like 2 simple conversations.
1. Jim, look at this
Last 3 years vs. LHP. - 209/.325/.344.
2. Jermaine, last year there were 35 triples (guess) hit to RF when you were out there, 50% more than the next OFer in MLB. Roll the tape, Bob (clips of the 35 3B).
These guys are not malcontents, not Elijah Dukes'. They are (I think) great team players who want to win. Show 'em the facts.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least one...
of those is probably moot since Fields is likely headed to Charlotte.
"They say that blood is thicker than water. What we have is thicker than blood."
by Toonderstrook on Mar 24, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are ways...
to make both of those work (without Josh Fields), I think.
Play Dye/Owens/Swisher in the outfield against righties with Thome DH'ing, and Ramirez/Anderson/Swisher against lefties, with Dye DH'ing.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anything.
Pablo vs. LHP - .307/.338/.411
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the plan is...
to play Ozuna at 2B vs. lefties, which I don't quite get (if Uribe's the starter at 2B, he's better vs. lefties than he is vs. righties).
But whatever. I'm not sure what place Pablo Ozuna has on this team, period. As far as I'm concerned, he's completely redundant. He can't do anything that two or three other guys on the roster can do better.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know about that
he seems to get hawk more excited than anyone this side of yaz and freddy lynn.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw a piece by Barry Rozner
the other day (don't know if anyone has already mentioned it), which half-jokingly suggested trying Fields at 2B. It's incredibly unconventional, no doubt, but it's definitely some food for thought. I'm not saying I'm in any way in favor of trying it, as the transition makes no sense, but it's a way to get Josh on the roster while making one part of our super-second-trifecta (not named Ramirez) unquestionably expendable.
by onthemark12 on Mar 24, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
8 + Fields =
9 second basemen.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news...
Twins sign Joe Nathan to a four-year extension
The Twins haven't been very smart with their money this winter, methinks.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The money doesn't seem like the issue to me
It's that they would seem to be the team best situated to contend in a couple years, and Nathan might have had more value by turning into a two regular players in two years time versus a part time player (a closer) who might be declining at that point.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In two years...
Nathan will be thirty-five. There aren't many closers who are still effective at that age.
Rather than throw all that money at Morneau, Cuddyer, and Nathan, I'd have brought Johan Santana back.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there aren't?
rivera, hoffman, wagner, franco. name just about any closer who has done well over a long period prior to that age and they're still plenty effective at that age.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really.
Those guys are the exception, not the rule - that's why they're either Hall-of-Famers or close to it.
Look at guys like Jeff Brantley, Tom Henke, Jeff Montgomery, Keith Foulke, Roberto Hernandez, Rob Dibble. That's more often what happens after four or five or six years of being a top closer.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
henke was horseshit at 35. wouldn't want that guy for sure.
and did you really just compare roberto hernandez to nathan?
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My point was...
that most relievers aren't really that great for more than a half-dozen seasons or so. Those that are are really, really special.
If you want to lay claim that Joe Nathan is really, really special, then okay, but I think it's a risk.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
duh
of course it's a risk. welcome back to JRE, also known as charles comiskey, the man who thinks every player should be on a one year contract. i'm failing to see, however, how someone who is concerned about risk thinks it's a better idea to tie up all their risk in one player instead of three. diversification, anyone?
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
I guess it's the specific three players they picked.
I'm always leery of giving long-term contracts to relievers (any reliever). I think I've made that clear.
I think Morneau and Cuddyer are pretty overrated.
But that's just me.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
morneau is overrated
but i don't think the money he gets isn't worth it. he's signed through, what, his age 32 season or something? basically they're paying for the prime of a player who will put up between 120 and 140 OPS+, maybe better. that contract looks fine now and will only look cheaper. cuddyer is a fine enough player who they signed for his prime and nothing more. nathan is a bit trickier (but he's a lot better than signing a linebrink for 4 years - had to get that dig in). if one uses a tool like, say, MORP, that's the only contract that looks not so good. the others are pretty much in line with it.
by larry on Mar 24, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe...
I just like Santana more than I should - there's risk involved there, too. I just would rather have one superstar than two above-average, but not great, players and an aging reliever. But that's just me. The Twins have their own opinion, obviously - they traded Santana for less than I would have.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, just like the old days:
larry and JRE having a dance.
Jeff Cox: I'm going to call you "FN".
by winningugly on Mar 24, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you made the transition!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
by colintj on Mar 24, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On bb-ref...
Nathan's top comp both for "Most similar by age" at 32 and "Similar pitchers through age 32" is Hernandez. Not that that's concrete evidence, but at least an interesting side note.
by parkermo on Mar 24, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't see the game, but
"Brian Anderson, how can you TAKE a 3rd strike with men on 2nd and 3rd?????"
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
RHB vs. Boone Logan in his time w/ Sox,
112 ABs.
.357/.394/.571
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ozzie doesn't know what a LOOGY is
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dr. Don explains it.
"We're not looking for lefties to get lefties out or righties to get righties," pitching coach Don Cooper said Monday. "We want our relievers to get both lefties and righties. That's what good bullpens do. We're not looking at them as specialty guys."
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thome's day vs. LHP.
AB1 - Strike out swinging.
AB2 - Strike out swinging.
AB3 - GO 3 - 1.
AB4 - GO 1 - 6 - 3?
Gotta love him but not good.
Really not good for your DH.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
9 days since we won a game, boys.
Swaggering
Strutting
Stumbling
Same old shit.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They just need to flip this, and everything is okay.
by southsideirish71 on Mar 24, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. Ha. Ha.
He need a Spanish / Venezuelan one.
"All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us."
by ballyb on Mar 24, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
really, winning games in Spring Training doesn't mean a whole lot.
There are things that concern me about this team, but Spring Training results aren't really one of them.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Mar 24, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Z button
why does it take so long for my Z button to start working? I started scrolling down to read comments then after about a minute it worked
Bring Back BA
by marco054 on Mar 24, 2008 5:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the problem with SSS on iPhone
is there's no Z button! Only a virtual keyboard. But I will not get a Crackberry just to post from my deck.
Otherwise, the new site is growing on me.
Next time, Bhoov, do some research.
by Chiburb on Mar 24, 2008 6:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
agree with you there
Especially since my real comp is on the fritz
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
by colintj on Mar 24, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frandsen Fried
This is supposed to happen to the old players on the Giants:
San Francisco Giants infielder Kevin Frandsen ruptured his left Achilles tendon in a minor league game Monday and could miss the entire season.
Frandsen, who was expected to be a key utility infielder and perhaps start at times at second base, injured his leg while running the bases after getting aboard on a single.
The fact that he was expected to be a utility infielder amazes me. At this point, he's more a futility player.
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FanShot for sure
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heck
I dumped a woman's underwear site in there today.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Mar 24, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
dammit
I used that long long URL you gave me once to post a FanShot, after I clicked it it asked me to logon, I did and it said
"Sorry, you've entered an invalid username or password. Did you forget your password?"
fuck...
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dammit again
that URL is for the beta...
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
blockquote test
[bamu]:
This is supposed to happen to the old players on the Giants:
San Francisco Giants infielder Kevin Frandsen ruptured his left Achilles tendon in a minor league game Monday and could miss the entire season.
Frandsen, who was expected to be a key utility infielder and perhaps start at times at second base, injured his leg while running the bases after getting aboard on a single.
The fact that he was expected to be a utility infielder amazes me. At this point, he's more a futility player.
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The close tag was on the end
but it blockquoted only the 1st sentence
by The Wizard on Mar 24, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, this is a bug
testing to see if it happens for me below. thanks for finding this--you guys have been a big help.
Now this is a story all about how
My life got flipped turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you how I become the prince of a town called Bel-Air
In West Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground is where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said you're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 24, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my damn Z button won't work at all now
Bring Back BA
by marco054 on Mar 24, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just goofin'
Want to see how this looks.
Hey man, this game is a bunch of frontrunners. If you're good, they kiss your butt. If not, you're horse s---.''
by winningugly on Mar 24, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not relevant...but
I got my tickets today --- bring on the frustration with the team.
So instead of a big splash, there were ripples -- enough to change the tide, Williams believes
by Brush Back on Mar 24, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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