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Mikey says...Please sir, I want some more. http://www.cinecastshow.com/images/oliver.jpg

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How many extra chromosomes does Wiggington have?

Just got in, looks like a good start.

It expires this offseason like it did last offseason because he's in his arbitration years. Each arby year is a one year contract. He's a free-agent after 2008.

No points of my own? What is there to dispute then? My point is pretty clear. There isn't a whole lot to point to in demonstrating this "corner". I agree, it's not what happened when I take 2 hits from timeframe X and insert them into timeframe Y. The intent there was to show that the delta making the data equitable was very small in magnitude. You say a hard hit single and a double aren't the same, and I challenge you to show me where I do. I said they differ by the direction they are hit. Again, the point there is to show that a couple of more doubles can easily be singles, or even outs, if their trajectory is changed by something as small as 5 degrees. The only reason I took up the argument is to dispute your assertion of some relevant change. I don't see anything to get excited about. The comparison to Crisp is laughable. Crisp went from regular weak groundballs/popups to driving the ball regularly. Anderson has been driving the ball all year.

I agree, but Crisp is the horse right now. June/July: .327/.363/.474 in 104 PA.

Yeah, two doubles. Two doubles from June into the pre-June makes the XBH% 37 to 43, which is completely negligible when talking about "turning a corner". And, if you take two bases from June, his IsoP is only .174, a whopping 2.3% increase. His K/BB improvement was in May. He was 27/11 in April, 19/18 in May, and 22/11 in June. Oh noes, he's regressed!! The difference between a hard hit single and a double is azimuth. Since I don't live in SC and the games aren't televised, I can't speak to any noticable improvement. But, statistically, there's very little there to suggest a "turned corner". If you are going to call 2 more doubles "turning a corner", so be it. But don't expect other people to buy into it. Sell crazy some place else. EDIT: Now, this isn't to say he hasn't shown some improvement. However, the difference is marginal. Maybe it's just me, but I think of "turning a corner" to mean going from relatively bad to relatively good. He was good to begin with. And, his improvement needs to both continue and be sustained longer than a month in order to consider it noteworthy.

Very good play by Drew.

I don't get the follow-through there. Keep the glove down and you don't lose it.

Kid can fly.

Kasowned.

I don't get it? You mean they are allowed to not hit into some kind of double play there?

If Ellsbury hits a gapper, he'll be on Hinske's ass before Hinske reaches 2nd base.

Hey, a bloop. It ain't purty, but it's something.

Now here comes the challenge. Can a Sox pitcher get Whoopie Lofton out?

Site went down for a bit. Did they even combine for 300' of fly-outs in the 2nd?

Mlb.tv must be broken.

Lugo leading off makes baby Jesus' tears cry.

Wait, so the Yankees could end up having two Melky Cabrera's? Oh noes, they will be invincible.

They are hitting the ball, and they are getting on base. They just aren't hitting when people are on base. When the problem is hitting with runners on, I'm not sure giving away outs to advance runners, ie manufacturing runs, is the best thing to do. 6th in BA, 1st in OBP, 7th in SLG......right now the problem is timing.

Slick D up the middle again from Cora.