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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #690 on: October 12, 2009, 09:55:38 AM »
Phillies/Rockies ended at about 2:15 AM on the east coast. And the game switched channels midway through. The MLB actually wants people to watch these games, right?

I like that Joe Blanton wore exactly the same uniform he'd wear in mid-July last night in apparently the coldest postseason game ever.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #691 on: October 12, 2009, 11:39:10 AM »
i swore i'd never talk about baseball ever again, but i will say that I am holding a grudge against the phillies because their fans booed a very kind-hearted, sensitive friend of mine this season when he sang God Bless America for them.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #692 on: October 12, 2009, 09:57:35 PM »
That was not a fun loss. But I'll still be pulling for the Phils against LA.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #693 on: October 13, 2009, 12:32:21 AM »
i swore i'd never talk about baseball ever again, but i will say that I am holding a grudge against the phillies because their fans booed a very kind-hearted, sensitive friend of mine this season when he sang God Bless America for them.

of course I'm holding a much bigger grudge against the Dodgers.  I guess the Angels are my team now.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #694 on: October 13, 2009, 06:42:09 AM »
A friend of mine from Philly just sent me this; I feel a sick compulsion to share.

"What's the difference between a New York Met's hot dog and a Phillie's hot dog? You can get Phillies hot dogs in October!!!!"


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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #695 on: October 14, 2009, 09:58:23 AM »
here here.

That was quick and mostly painless. I'd love to see the Twins lock up Mauer and sign a decent second baseman so we can go into the new stadium with hopes of winning more than weakest division in baseball. Hudson, Polanco, Sanchez and Iwamura will all be free agents so they should be able to get one of those guys if they don't sit on their hands. Just gotta get it into Gardenhire's head that Punto is nothing more than a defensive replacement. He might be a ballplayer but he sure isn't anywhere near a good one.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #696 on: October 15, 2009, 05:26:17 PM »
The calculations are official; here's my top 20 picks for NL MVP

1) Pujols, Albert 1B STL
2) Ramirez, Hanley SS FLA
3) Braun, Ryan J. LF MIL
4) Kemp, Matt CF LA
5) Fielder, Prince 1B MIL
6) Holliday, Matt LF STL
7) Bourn, Michael CF HOU
8) Tulowitzki, Troy SS COL
9) Howard, Ryan 1B PHI
10) Sandoval, Pablo 1B SF
11) Reynolds, Mark 3B ARI
12) Upton, Justin RF ARI
13) Utley, Chase 2B PHI
14) Lee, Derrek 1B CHC
15) Morgan, Nyjer LF WAS
16) Wright, David 3B NYM
17) Werth, Jayson RF PHI
18) Votto, Joey 1B CIN
19) Lee, Carlos N. LF HOU
20) Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS

And my top 20 pitchers

1) Carpenter, Chris SP STL
2) Lincecum, Tim SP SF
3) Vazquez, Javier SP ATL
4) Haren, Dan SP ARI
5) Wainwright, Adam SP STL
6) Broxton, Jonathan RP LA
7) Bell, Heath RP SD
8) Jurrjens, Jair SP ATL
9) Cain, Matt SP SF
10) Lilly, Ted SP CHC
11) Hoffman, Trevor RP MIL
12) Wolf, Randy SP LA
13) Johnson, Josh SP FLA
14) Pineiro, Joel SP STL
15) Street, Huston RP COL
16) Franklin, Ryan RP STL
17) Wilson, Brian RP SF
18) Rodriguez, Wandy SP HOU
19) Lee, Cliff SP PHI
20) Jimenez, Ubaldo SP COL


and for fun, my worst 20 NL pitchers; seriously, how do these guys keep a job?

112) Davis, Doug SP ARI
113) Putz, J.J. RP NYM
114) Young, Chris R. SP SD
115) Villanueva, Carlos SP MIL
116) Webb, Brandon SP ARI
117) Lehr, Justin RP CIN
118) Corpas, Manny RP COL
119) Volstad, Chris SP FLA
120) Looper, Braden SP MIL
121) Hanrahan, Joel RP PIT
122) Miller, Andrew SP FLA
123) Geary, Geoff RP HOU
124) Smoltz, John SP STL
125) Pelfrey, Mike SP NYM
126) Owings, Micah SP CIN
127) Silva, Walter RP SD
128) Olsen, Scott SP WAS
129) Carrasco, Carlos SP CLE
130) Suppan, Jeff SP MIL
131) Parra, Manny SP MIL


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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #697 on: October 16, 2009, 10:14:55 PM »
Dave--I think part of Pelfrey's struggles were due to having an tremendously bad infield defense behind him for much of the season. Even allowing for that, though, I admit he regressed big time. Their entire pitching staff did, just walking every body in the ballpark. I have no idea how Dan Warthen (Mets pitching coach) still has a job.

Also, regarding that hot dog joke, nice to the see Phillies fans exhibiting such hubris. I see no way that could possibly come back on them some day.
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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #698 on: October 17, 2009, 12:31:16 AM »
Success is fleeting. So I say let the Phillies and their fans revel in theirs while they can.

Besides it's not as if Philadelphia has a sterling record of sporting achievements.
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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #699 on: October 17, 2009, 03:09:06 AM »
and for fun, my worst 20 NL pitchers; seriously, how do these guys keep a job?

116) Webb, Brandon SP ARI


Obviously due to injury.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #700 on: October 17, 2009, 05:17:30 PM »
Most of those in the bottom are pitchers who were top prospects at one time or had one good year so they keep a job based on their outliers rather than their actual talent. Smoltz and Webb are two guys who don't belong there but the rest probably do and will most likely have some kind of a job on a bad team next year.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #701 on: October 19, 2009, 08:43:07 PM »
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaack

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #702 on: October 19, 2009, 08:45:31 PM »
Most of those in the bottom are pitchers who were top prospects at one time or had one good year so they keep a job based on their outliers rather than their actual talent. Smoltz and Webb are two guys who don't belong there but the rest probably do and will most likely have some kind of a job on a bad team next year.

I am not making value judgements or trying to predict the future; I am just applying a formula I developed to assess their level of achievement in the recently completed season.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #703 on: October 20, 2009, 08:41:06 PM »
Most of those in the bottom are pitchers who were top prospects at one time or had one good year so they keep a job based on their outliers rather than their actual talent. Smoltz and Webb are two guys who don't belong there but the rest probably do and will most likely have some kind of a job on a bad team next year.

I am not making value judgements or trying to predict the future; I am just applying a formula I developed to assess their level of achievement in the recently completed season.

I know, I was just confirming your comment that most of those pitchers shouldn't have jobs.

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Re: 2009 MLB Thread
« Reply #704 on: November 13, 2009, 07:27:18 PM »
well, it's over (thank god). Wainwright and Molina got deserved gold gloves, and we'll see about the Cy Young next week. 
What compelled me to bring this thread back to life was this bit of awesomeness. Now if only ESPN Classic would show the game.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUhSYLRw14[/youtube]