I hope he throws a complete game two hitter with like 20 strikeouts

/jinxed (hopefully)

they need Fuentes in a big way

Why not Iannetta???? Catcher ERA? Running Game? Veteraness? Blocking? Framing? Receiving? Target? Handling struggling LHP? Hitting? Power? Baserunning? Please give me a REAL/Solid answer so that I can sleep tonight! P.S. I have not posted a word on this topic, all year…..but I have finally ””“BROKEN!!!!”””“

But I’m pulling out all the stops to end this streak tonight.

I like it.

Helton used to get those calls

Than I can remember for all of 2006 and 2007 combined.

lets see some location and some break on your pitches tonight

Featuring really extensive data showing that Jeff’s really been struggling with his release point this year. It’s been extremely inconsistent. He’s barely lost any velocity, most of his problems are due to location which stems from those release point problems.

Anytime you’re ready to take your mustache and head out to pasture, that’d be fine with me. I’m sure your knees are telling you to.

we’ll take it

But here’s the deal with Francis this year:

http://fantasybaseballstrategy.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-is-wrong-with-jeff-francis.html

Next best thing to actually getting hits.

that was a 2007 vintage curve and being able to locate on the corners as well

Doing about all you can expect him to do against Penny.

Still couldn’t nail the runner on a 200 foot fly ball.

Why Penny would go away from the fastball that Smith can’t touch is anyone’s guess, but hey, who can complain.

60 hits from 2,000 I think.

That bad of a bunter?

I like

So if you have a problem with me saying this at this point in the game, keep it to yourself.

Obviously, as we’ve seen so far this year, Jeff could implode at any moment tonight. He’s not even halfway to the kind of start the team needs out of him. But I just wanted to point out that he got knocked around a bit during his first outing of the 2007 season, at Coors, but then got on track by throwing a gem during his first road start… at Dodger Stadium. I’m just saying is all.

Turn over that lineup.

This would be a good time to start.

was just horrible

Getting killed by that forkball/splitter/change thingy.

was thinking grannie the whole way there

For a guy who often leads the league in them.

busting a double

Tens of millions of times by millions of people over the years, but I’m enjoying listening to crusty old Vin Scully tonight. Sure, he’s slowly turning into a vegetable, but for now he’s still got it.

from Boomer

He’s a wall.

is it looks like the change is back

I’d be more frustrated right now to be an Indians fan. They haven’t had the injuries we have, plus they got an enormous boost and surprise by having Cliff Lee turn into Bob Gibson for the first 6 weeks of the season. And they’re still languishing.

it makes sense in the bottom of the eighth, but as an offensive sub? Even if Stewart’s struggled with the breaking ball tonight, giving him an AB against an unproven picher would have been a good idea.

Is there a message to be sent, or are we thinking Herrera is a better leadoff guy (meaning by old book definition, he has no power)?

I’ll sleep soundly assuming that the bullpen survives two innings here

Buchholz, our new set-up man, is setting up! Have we even seen this yet?

Iannetta just got that week’s worth of starts we’ve been after…

However, good for Yorvit, we don’t have to take that!

Don’t pick a fight with a guy in catchers gear.

It always looks ridiculous when the two relief corps join a fight in progress on the infield after having run 400 feet right next to each other, like they do in a lot of parks.

showed his age thou

Dodger Stadium- where Jeff Francis goes to remember how to pitch.

The lone dissenter in the Chacin revolution of evil.

effective SP we had out there tonight? We should let him pitch more often.

Hey, Jhoulys Chacin probably had a bad day. Word is his teammates snubbed him while the Rockies front office heckled his agent with threats of release. Hopefully this will get him on the losing track because Lord knows the Rockies need him to.