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  1. a700hitter
    The rain shortened game cost you the Over bet.
  2. a700hitter
    All wins are good.
  3. a700hitter
    What's Masterson's velocity today?
  4. a700hitter
    Not much sleep and the teams routines are completely out of whack. I see the hitters being a little off today. I am not thinking the over is a great bet. Where's iortiz? I like his track record.
  5. a700hitter
    The NL won 9 AL 7. Of the 7 AL victories, the A's Dynasty and the Bronx Zoo accounted for 5 of the 7. I don't think there was much dispute that the NL was the better league at the time, and Dick Williams was probably the best AL manager of that era.
  6. a700hitter
    His tactics at the time were not in anyway revolutionary in the American League that didn't bunt, play small ball or run. It was known as the old white players league. Probably moe than half of the AL managers managed the same way as Weaver at that time. The National league had the better younger players with more tools so they ran a lot more. They were the more talented league -- better pitching, better fielding, more speed. That is why they won more of the World Series back then and almost every single All Star game. Weaver didn't lose World Series because the post season was a crapshoot. He lost because the NL counterparts were better. The Mets didn't have the Orioles hitting, but they had Seaver, Koosman and Gentry (who was better than Nolan Ryan who was in their bullpen). That 1969 season was the one year where Weaver might have lost with the better team. Gil Hodges managed Weaver's pants off in that Series.
  7. a700hitter
    Weaver had a philosophy, but no great tactics. He alwasy had a superior pitching staff that finished what they started most of the time and a lineuo full of power hitters together with the best fielding SS and CF (they were all-time great fielders). Weaver was a better motivator than a tactician. For all of his love hate relationship with Palmer, he motivated Palmer to greatness.
  8. a700hitter
    THe most Classic Weaver ejection was caught on mic when the ump told him that Weaver would be remembered for blowing World Series. Weaver went nuts. Great viewing.
  9. a700hitter
    Another example was J.D. Drew's 2007 season. His son had some rare conditionand the treatment involved was very painful and I believe that the kid was in a body cast of sorts for an extended period. Drew's numbers were off for the year -- that is my recollection.
  10. a700hitter
    Entertaining post. Even inside the crazy world of baseball,$20 million/year for 4 years is at the top of the scale for a number 3 type starter. Porcello will probably be our best pitcher so I will feel good when he takes the hill. Nevertheless, Bennie didn't pay wholesale for him. He paid full retail plus a premium. He also extended Miley who looks like a bottom half mediocrity. Why stop at those two? Maybe he should extend Kelly so we can have a core of mediocrity for 3 years. I don't understand why yhe rush to sign either one to extensions. Do they expect there to be a shortage of middle/bottom of the rotation types? I don't get it. In the meantime we will get to watch a lot of high scoring games. Has anyone else noticed that opposing batters have been tripping over each other running to the bat rack?
  11. a700hitter
    Go for it Thunder.
  12. a700hitter
    I am just going by what Tito reportedly said at the time, and he reportedly suggested his firing.
  13. a700hitter
    And if they were 12-0 we shouldn't revel in that either by this logic. What's the point of watching... just wait until the end of the season for the post-mortems or celebration. No one is burying them, but it is worth noting that the rotation is living up to the backs of their baseball cards -- they have been very inconsistent and mediocre. There are no encouraging metrics on this bunch. If there are encouraging metrics, I wish someone would share them. Pecotas projections are worthless. Give me some good metrics for us to sink our teeth into.
  14. a700hitter
    I wish Porcello had something better to do.
  15. a700hitter
    I am just going by reports at the time. He reportedly told management that he lost control in 2011 and he was pretty hurt by it. He suggested that he was through in Boston.
  16. a700hitter
    Hopefully, he starts building some velocity. 87-88 is not going to cut it over the course of the season.
  17. a700hitter
    He also gets paid much higher than number 3 starters.
  18. a700hitter
    We can disagree about whether he is worth $20 million/year but don't tell me to grow up, punk. Let's get that straight. If I hang a nickname on him, it comes with the territory if you play like s***. Today, he threw like puss.
  19. a700hitter
    His stuff isn't close to being comparable to Lester's stuff. Lester misses bats and strikes out about 100 more guys a year than Pussello. He was also our 1 for the last 4 years. This guy Porcello is number 3 until he proves otherwise. Number 3s don't get $20 million/year for 4 years.
  20. a700hitter
    The FO should have been more patient about handing out $82 million extensions. That is where the patience should have been exercised. There's nothing to be patient about now. We have him for 4 years, and it will be what it will be. Patience is not a question now.
  21. a700hitter
    He gave up a lot of runs in spring training and he has had poor outings after the season started.
  22. a700hitter
    He was a players manager, and in the end they showed him no respect
  23. a700hitter
    5 Home Runs in 3 games is not a good sign for a sinker ball pitcher and neither is 4 ground ball outs today. This guy is no $20/year pitcher, not even at today's inflated prices. Congrats Ben on setting a new market level for mediocre #3 starters. Kershaw must be worth $50/year now.
  24. a700hitter
    I saw it in Spring Training. He has no instincts in the outfield. Maybe it will come over time. Hopefully, it will come.
  25. a700hitter
    I'll contact you in a pm.
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