711 Opener: Gamethread #2
by The Wizard on Apr 9, 2008 8:30 PM CDT
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ISO Booster!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
shake ya ass! show em what you're workin with!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Hell of a fastball to swing through there. Bleh
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
PK! Anyway, back to Thome
He only has 2 BBs in 30 PA's. Small sample size etc, but even if he isn't hitting you'd expect his walk rate to stay stable wouldn't you?
I cat imagine such a huge part of his game would just fall off the table.
I don't think there's much precedent for it either.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
I know, I'm worried
He's had plenty of slumps in the past two years, but he always managed to draw his walks. Ain't happening now.
that is reason to not be concerned really
stuff without precedent often stays that way
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
7 games, little early.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Not really
Check out his BB% graphed throughout the year on fangraphs. Pretty erratic the past two seasons and the trend in '07 is not pretty
by 3E8 on Apr 9, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
There's actually...
usually a spike in walks late in a good hitter's career, as pitchers still show respect, but the hitter knows that he can't catch up with the good stuff anymore.
It's actually pretty rare for a hitter to lose a good batting eye.
Anyhoo, it's a bit early to be worried about Thome. Check back in three weeks or so.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 9, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, that's what I thought too
They lose bat speed and can't catch up to stuff, so they lay off of more pitches and draw more walks. He's going the other direction, which is kind of strange. The way this offense is scoring, it's not like there's pressure on him to expand his strike zone. It's not logical Captain.
Best explanation is that his swing is off
pitches that he thinks he can so damage too become outs or misses.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Couple more here.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Why are we swinging thru these?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Holy hell.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
A variation on a theme.
A solo homer in each of innings 3 - 7 and we could head into extra innings.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Provided, of course...
that the Twins don't score.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 9, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
"could head"
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Colin, I need German help
I knew i could find you here. What does dangast mean?
ha. Um did you spell it right?
also pretty sure WinningUgly knows deutsch too
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
babelfish said side branch so i was confused
turns out it was just a city
Yeah I had never heard of that word ever
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
We need some base clogging.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Testing DJ's statement
# of hitters to qualify for the batting title and hit over .300:
1965-1975: 198
1995-2005: 473
dj wins
1st time in Uribe's career.
4 pitch walk.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Okay, that's kind of crazy.
Crede has put the ball in play hard five times this year, and has two doubles and three homers.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 9, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions
Farmer:
One over the wall will get us within 2.
I'm serious.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
These two used to come up with some useful stuff they got from talking to the coaches
They're such idiots that I don't think anyone wants to talk to them anymore, now they just make shit up.
unfortunately DJ feels the need to tell his own story for everyone Hawk tells
and Hawk is always telling a story
I don't even care if they make shit up
Hawk is too lazy to even do that, he just spins out the same old same old.
I don't like Harris
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Because he punishes us?
I liked him at Tampa - always seemed to be in the middle of something good.
I took the "under".
yeah well now he's a dick.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
He's pitching out of the stretch when he allows
his own baserunners. They haven't scored (yet). He's a stat man.
I took the "under".
fuck. Nick Magic is an asshole.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Here's how bad that walk was...
...was reading in BP today - Delmon Young, dating to last year, had gone 97 AB without a walk going into tonight's game.
Saw somewhere else
That he had seen the fewest pitches per PA of anyone else in the majors this year
This is the Masset...
we all know and love.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 9, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions
I was waiting for this to happen
I feel real bad for the guy, to be honest
Bloggin'
http://bierjournal.blogspot.com/
The Twins had scored 23 runs in 8 games before THIS.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
So, I was working late and got home...checked on the game...
And by golly, I didn't miss a thing. That's the positive spin I've got...
So, that McCarthy trade is really paying dividends tonight. Thanks Texas -- you really helped the Sox out.....
Is that playing the game the right way?
If you're losing, is there supposed to be smiling in baseball?
by hitlesswonder on Apr 9, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Stone and farmer explained why Anderson should play hard.
Advance scouts are watching and might check the box "try to acquire."
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
sb stand alone.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Harmer:
No kidding.
I'll make you guess - it's got a 6 in it.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
BB to lead off the 1st
and it hasn't stopped.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Stone and Farmer
explaining why Anderson should be playing hard.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Scoreboard watching (nuthin' else goin' on)
Tiggers score 7, Greinke shutting out the Spanks, Cubs/Bucs in the 13th (BWAHAHAHA).
At least the Scrubs are suffering. Not like us, but a little pain is good.
I took the "under".
Royala team ERA is about 2.28 as we speak.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
Anyone know?
Have any other MLB players that have had the same surgery as Joe Crede gone on adn stayed healthy?
I love the guy, but I keep waiting for him to swing real hard, collapse and be done for the year.
"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)
Farmio impressed
the Sox are still fighting.
"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)
Keep the line moving.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
That's a White Sox loser
More good news...
Next couple of nights good chance of rain/snowouts.
"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)
1 behind in the loss column.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2. Sox with Carlos Quentin, 5 - 0.
have to change your sig
I blame Quentin for the loss, can you tell?
Bloggin'
http://bierjournal.blogspot.com/
I'm sure. How can you not?
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2.
That Ozuna RBI single...
ensures that he will be on the Sox forever.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 9, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
Stat of the game.
Piranhas - 7 BB.
CWS - 1 BB.
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2.
Crede
not hurting his trade / free agent value (notwithstanding Colin's fine analysis yesterday).
Sox without Carlos Quentin, 0 - 2.
It's a good thing we had a longman like Masset...
to give up 5 ER in 3.2 IP. It might have actually been a game without him!
every bullpen of a contending team needs a long guy to go 4 or 5 innings once a week, after all.
Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.
by Toonderstrook on Apr 9, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Masset
If Masset wasn't here to get shelled on the mound, we would have had to put McDougal, Thornton, Wasserman, etc. out there. Yeah Masset might not have kept us in the game, but this team needs someone to take a beating when Danks, Contreras, or Floyd goes down in the 3rd, because it will happen again.
fratdaddy.blogspot.com
agreed. that goes back to the whole origin of the masset discussion,
which is that if you need a guy like nick masset, you aren't going to be very good because your starters are getting killed.
Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.
by Toonderstrook on Apr 9, 2008 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
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