Thursday Rockpile: The Phillies time may be now, but they're going sour faster than you might think
by Rox Girl on Feb 11, 2010 9:24 AM MST
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PrintSo I'm having some issues this morning deciding what to write about, not because I lack options (well, sort of, the direct options for the Rockies are seemingly limited to discussing Ryan Spilborghs' batting music and how important Chris Iannetta is to the team in 2010) but because I'm just not sure where I want to go with this. So, here's what's on my Google Chrome Tabs this morning:
- FanGraphs 2009 pitching leaders. I think I opened this because of a Beyond the Boxscore article that may or may not be an open tab right now.
- Minorleagueball.com - John Sickels' prospect site features two Rockies related stories on the front page currently, a Smackdown between Franklin Morales and Scott Elbert, and a prospect retrospective of Ubaldo Jimenez.
- The Hardball Times - Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres top ten prospects. I really think a lot of us are going to be sorry we don't have Chris Nelson in our top ten Rockies prospects list anymore this season, and Matt Hagen doesn't have Hector Gomez in his list, either. If he's knocking Gomez for being a flop risk despite his upside, the same could be true (perhaps more true) of Wilin Rosario, who does make the list. It's sort of puzzling to me.
- Beyond the Boxscore: Playoff Probabilities Simulation, PECOTA Edition. Nope, this wasn't the BtB article I was thinking about which had me at FanGraphs, but I'm easily hooked into these articles because I want the computers to like the Rockies as much as I do. I actually was originally looking at this Rotations by CHONE piece, and ended up meandering over.
- Fire Jim Bowden - This Nats blog was actually linked via FanPost at BtB, so I just opened the tab from there. The specific post is a fundraiser for a beat reporter that's been laid off due to the shifting media environment to cover the Nats' Spring Training in Florida. While Troy Renck and Thomas Harding are solid for getting news from the MLB club, maybe we need to pony up to pay for Jack Etkin or somebody to head down there get us some better Rockies prospect coverage.
- Yahoo! Tim Brown: Smart moves nearly complete Phillies -
No one in the NL - not the Cardinals, Dodgers, Rockies or Braves - did enough to chase down the Phillies.
88, 85, 89, 92, 93. Those are the win totals for the Phillies over the last five seasons.
- 2005: 30.0/29.7
- 2006: 29.3/30.5
- 2007: 28.8/30.6,
- 2008: 30.1/30.6,
- 2009: 31.3/31.2.
Those are the average ages of the Phillies batters/pitchers over those five seasons. The Phillies are a pretty good team, but they are also at or near their peak already, and there's a "Best if used by" date to baseball talent that Philadelphia's approaching with a good portion of their core.
67, 76, 90, 74, 92.
For comparison, these are the same numbers of the Rockies.
- 2005: 27.2/27.3
- 2006: 27.8/28.8
- 2007: 27.9/28.1
- 2008: 27.5/28.5
- 2009: 27.8/28.5
So, despite Tim Brown's needling that more should have been done, the Rockies stance should be continued patience in 2010 as far as being the best in the NL is concerned. The team still hasn't approached its peak and is still maturing. This should be a lot easier to sell now that they're actually competitive and playoff worthy anyway.
- Baseball Reference 2009 National League Team Standings and Statistics - opened to get the figures for the above.
- AZ Snakepit: The Josh Byrnes Interview, Part Two. It's been linked in the comments the last couple of Rockpiles, but probably needs some main post love. Byrnes likes the Rockies in 2010 to.
Alright, and then there were the aforelinked (this seriously needs to be a new word) DP pages and a tab for Gap.com that's probably considerably less relevant for you guys than it is for me. At any rate, there we go. Rockpile complete.
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Matt Hagen
offers McKenry as an everyday option at catcher soon. Let our 2010 war start!
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Woohoo
CDI v. McK
These are the problems I like to have though.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 11, 2010 9:56 AM MST up reply actions
Iznt McK a poor man's CDI?
I’m not impressed with his hitting stats so far.
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i dont get the comparison at all
Iannetta was always supposed to earn his paychecks with his bat. Mckenry has had the reputation very early of being extremely solid defensively, with his a necessary unknown improvement in offense deciding his fate at the pro level
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 2:37 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Iannetta was lauded in college for his ability to call a game..
Mike Fox mentioned in an interview that CDI was the only catcher he allowed to call pitches throughout a game. While CDI doesn’t have McK’s arm, he is usually good at blocking the plate (although lately I think Yorvit’s laziness has rubbed off on him).
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McKenry sports very similar skillsets to Iannetta IIRC
low average, good eye, good pop
better throw-and-catch though.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:13 PM MST up reply actions
McK's minor league hitting stats weren't close to CDI's:
AVG/OPS
.264/.826 – McKenry
.303/.920 – CDI
I just don’t see McK improving his offensive skills enough to start for anyone but SF. His AVG nearly matches Christian Colonel’s numbers in the minors.
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I think we have a misunderstanding in "similar skillsets"
I don’t mean “similar talent levels”, I just mean that McKenry looks to be a low average, high ISO numbers kind of hitter.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2010 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
Are we discussing clutchiness again?
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by Charlie77 on Feb 12, 2010 2:57 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
no?
for the third time now, he looks to be a low average, lots of walks, good power relative to his average kind of hitter.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2010 3:34 PM MST up reply actions
thanks..
..for..speaking..slowly..and….using….small…words
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i like a stream of consciousness rockpile every once in a while
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 9:40 AM MST via mobile reply actions
Depends....
What are you looking for at the gap?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 9:43 AM MST reply actions
People still shop at the Gap?
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Gap lost its appeal
after Elaine Benes and her boyfriend decided they were white and went to shop at the Gap.
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Chrome
also has some problems with the SBN interface.
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That sort of thing is why I don't use it.
Most of my regular sites aren’t designed to work correctly with it.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 9:46 AM MST up reply actions
it does?
I have never had any issues using chrome – ironic because wolf has had a lot of reply rail issues that I have never has
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 9:53 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Poseidon has a lot of grammar issues that I have never has.
Hehe.
The reply fail has been much better. It only happens about once every other week now.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 9:54 AM MST up reply actions
thats my phone browser's problem :(
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 10:00 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Poseidon
also has significantly more double posts than you has (probably another phone issue though)
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I haven't had a double post here ever, as far as I know.
And not from my iPod Touch.
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I've done them by accidentally submitting the post twice when my internet connection was slowed.
But I’ve never had the system do it itself.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Well, it did.
They probably fixed those bugs by now.
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I've never even looked at Chrome...
I’m also a Firefox guy, and probably will be until I die or until it goes the way of AOL.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 11, 2010 9:46 AM MST up reply actions
I have Chrome on my machine (I actually have like six browsers)
I just rarely use it.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 9:47 AM MST up reply actions
Firefox, IE8, Chrome, Safari
Had Opera on my old laptop, but since I never used it I didn’t put it on the laptop I currently have.
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I have:
- Firefox
- Chrome
- IE
- AOL Explorer
- Opera
- Steam
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 9:50 AM MST up reply actions
Google Chrome is awesome.
A lot better than Firefox and IE, IMO.
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
Random Question
At work I use IE, and every so often it randomly makes the text size huge, and I have to go in and change it. Are there some keys I’m (inadvertantly) hitting to make it do that, or is my 4 year old machine acting up?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 2:41 PM MST up reply actions
If you hold
ctrl and then hit the + sign, text gets bigger, opposite happens for the – key…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Hmmm….OK, I’ll have to pay attention to that.
Thanks.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 5:24 PM MST up reply actions
Also does that with the scroll mouse
On firefox at least.
Ctrl scroll up zooms in.
Ctrl scroll down zooms out.
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 11, 2010 5:25 PM MST up reply actions
Thats awesome
Everyone can have their settings on 3 if SDCAT’s sig gets huge again. :)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 9:34 PM MST up reply actions
Don't know why the cross out appeard there
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 9:35 PM MST up reply actions
Because if you put a - on each side of a letter.
For instance if you do this TEST
Another thing you can do is add bold by typing a * on each side of a letter TEST
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That mush have been it.
Thanks
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 10:49 PM MST up reply actions
I find it's best used when
you want to read something on a website but you’re also slouching hardcore and are too lazy to move in closer to the monitor
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
What exactly are Matt Hagen’s credentials? That’s one funky prospect list, and while funky can be interesting, in this case I’m just confused. Don’t get me wrong, I like Brothers and Arenado as much as the next guy, but their spots in the top ten really don’t seem right.
Also, as far as Spilly’s hitting music? He’s gotta go with something ridiculous, something cheesy as hell. I vote for “Win In The End” by Mark Safan – also known as that song from the basketball game in Teen Wolf.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
If for some reason I were ever a professional MLB player...
… I’d use ABBA as my callup music. Just for the lulz.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 9:51 AM MST up reply actions
If we had Fernando Tatis
he could have come out to ABBA’s “Fernando.”
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"Money money money"
now THAT would be delightfully ironic.
"And I'm sick of all my judges/They're so scared of letting me shine/but I know that I can take it/So long as somebody takes me home every now and then" -- The Killers
In a rich man's wordl....
Oooeyoooeyoooeyoooey
Crowd: Booooooo
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
"I work all night, I work all day..."
Yeah, maybe not so much. He could use the Dancing Queen, that’d be fun. :)
"And I'm sick of all my judges/They're so scared of letting me shine/but I know that I can take it/So long as somebody takes me home every now and then" -- The Killers
Spilly
After Spilborgh’s using “Sweet Escape” in 2007, I could see a more toned down song for his PAs. Maybe “Party in the USA”?
Maybe Tik Tok by Keisha?
The section
about Matt Hagen on his page is blank.
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agreed
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:15 PM MST up reply actions
You know what would be the best?
The opening to the A-Team
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
YES
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:15 PM MST up reply actions
it's gotta be more recognizable
After Eye of the Tiger and Thriller, I figure he should go for some Journey
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:14 PM MST up reply actions
You love them!
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WHAT
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:23 PM MST up reply actions
I'm with you.
They have a song or 2 that I can tolerate, but mostly I can’t stand them either.
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
I dont know if anyone is an ESPN Insider...
But Buster Olney (sp?) put up his column today, one of the things he discusses is the “Clear winner of the NL West”. Curious is anyone has read this.
Olney
also did three up, three down on SportsCenter last night. Jason Marquis departure was second in his three down and mentioned something about Jeff Francis making up for the loss.
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If you are asking who he named
his answer will make everyone here happy.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
Here's his answer:
For starters, predictions aren’t really worth anything, given the simple fact that we don’t know all the tangibles and intangibles that will come into play during the long summer marathon. That being said: Barring some major injury tidal wave in spring training, the Rockies should be clear preseason favorites to win the NL West. The Dodgers have an excellent lineup and rising stars in Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw, but have almost no margin for error with their thin starting pitching; the Giants spent money but may or may not have improved their offense; and the Diamondbacks have a long way to climb after winning 70 games last season. The Rockies were the NL’s best regular-season team in the last four months of last season, they have the most depth in the division and they have an excellent corps of young players on the rise; they should get better.
Spoilerrrrr!
lol, just kidding.
Yeah, in Season 1, McNulty and the kids are at a grocery store, arguing about jersey numbers of players.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
There’s precious little sports talk in that show so I treasured any stray sports reference I could get, even if it was just some corner boy shouting about how Mike Anderson was going to team with Jamal Lewis on the Ravens to tear the NFL up.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 11, 2010 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
The amount of "sports talk" in a television series is important to you?
:\
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 10:31 AM MST up reply actions
Strictly as a curiousity, nothing more. It’s the story of a city with a rich sports culture, and I was always interested to see how/if that culture intertwined with the daily lives of the characters.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 11, 2010 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
My wife would not watch Sports Night, no matter how hard I tried to get her to watch the DVDs. She was worried about too much sports jargon. I really didn’t think that would be a problem, there’s way more TV production jargon.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
Anyone watch
The League on FX in the fall?
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I did. Thought it was hysterical.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 11, 2010 10:45 AM MST up reply actions
Only caught the first one, but I did like it. Just never seemed to remember it was on. I loved how they dealt with Taco.
“Hi, I’m Taco.”
“Hi Taco, I’m Nick. We’ve been friends for 15 years.”
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
It was
on after It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Thursdays 10-11 PM this past fall was the best hour of TV.
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Is always sunny Live
I a huge fan of the show. Tomorrow night the gang is doing a live screening of “Nightman Cometh.” It is a fund raiser for Haiti. Family guy and Sarah Silverman are going to be there too.
On a related note- Danny Devito is hilarious on twitter
by TGumb on Feb 11, 2010 1:43 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
love this show
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
season 3 is so good
the school system season…Unreal how gut wrenching it is and how complex the issues that show deals with…
I still talk about the lie detector machine opening, where the cop fools some gangster into giving up his friend by using mcdonalds and a copy machine.
HBO series Rule…I find it amusing how HBO and Showtime puts out original and edgy stuff , the following season a basic cable channel will steal and copy the idea’s and then the season after that these idea’s come up in the free TV shows
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by El Paso Jeff on Feb 11, 2010 10:25 AM MST up reply actions
School system season was season 4 – I just finished that one a week ago.
Season 3 was the best season, though, you’ve got that much right – that was the ‘Hamsterdam’ season.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 11, 2010 10:26 AM MST up reply actions
definitely the best season
though the entire series is top notch. I got a real kick out of Season 5
Attention Whore.
I had never seen the show before Season 5, and I probably enjoyed it more because of my background in media and communication studies – especially as the season aired during my senior year of college when I was taking a lot of classes in that field so I could minor in it. But I felt like the show kind of stretched reality that season, especially having gone back and viewed the first four seasons now. I feel like it was easily the weakest of the five season, which is short of like being the dumbest guy in Mensa.
I’d rank them 3, 4, 2, 1, 5 myself.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 11, 2010 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
it absolutely stretched reality
but McNulty is McNulty…
(and honestly, after Hamsterdam, was Season 5 truly that implausible?)
I agree with your rankings, but there is a big gap between Seasons 2-4 and 1-5. Those middle seasons are absolutely flawless.
Attention Whore.
Yeah, trying not to give anything away, but I did not love McNulty’s storyline in #5.
And good lord, is the guy who played the editor in every commercial nowdays?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
typical I get most things about half right
either that I’m right for the wrong reasons or wrong for the right reasons
sigh…and now I have to go to a meeting. further punishment
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by El Paso Jeff on Feb 11, 2010 10:29 AM MST up reply actions
It's great to see so many people into The Wire.
Considering it never achieved mainstream success, I appreciate people seeking it out.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Deadwood was also an outstanding series
Larry Sanders show, 6 feet under and Oz sucked me into HBO original series about ten years ago….I dont watch free TV except for sports now
ha Im gonna make them come get me if they want to meet. (no one WANTS to meet)
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by El Paso Jeff on Feb 11, 2010 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
DOH
they found me….curses groupwise messenger service…how can they tell i was on the computer…
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by El Paso Jeff on Feb 11, 2010 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
I haven't seen Deadwood, and I'd like to, but...
One of the stars of Deadwood, Ian McShane, is an actor who for years played pretty dull/schlocky roles in not very good British TV drama and I honestly can’t take him seriously!
it would be hard not to take him seriously in Deadwood
the man is an absolute terror
Attention Whore.
Deadwood ruled.
McShane ruled. Brilliant show.
Ian plays Tai Long the snow leopard..
In Kung Fu Panda.
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no
but it look like fun
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"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I would toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation."
Very OT
but the Toy Story 3 trailer is now out, and I couldn’t be more excited about this film.
Attention Whore.
just watched
me too! me too!
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Wow this looks awesome.
I loved Toy Story as a kid, Toy Story 2 was okay but I can’t wait to watch this one :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:48 PM MST up reply actions
Woohooo! One week till Spring Training!!
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Feb 11, 2010 10:31 AM MST reply actions
Until first workout, at least.
Which I hope means some Denver Post photo series!
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
With Joe Gorshe!
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With this I agree
YAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes!!!
Which mean more conversation about baseball and less about TV shows, and other wonderful topics like yesterday topic de jour.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 11, 2010 10:56 AM MST up reply actions
The Nats
need their Wang to rise in order to win the East?
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Maybe I'll just check out for a week...
I don’t think the rosters changing any between now and then. And I really don’t have interest in TV Shows or “Wang”
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 11, 2010 11:04 AM MST up reply actions
i dont blame you
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 12:17 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
The Nats’ Wang needs to perform 5 times a week for them to content, and I don’t think that can happen.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
The Official SF Giants 'Arguments Against Lincecum's Arbitration Figure' thread
1. Dumb hair.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 11:11 AM MST reply actions
2. Tiny, frail body
3. That one commercial for MLB 2K9 where his digital self was really creepy looking
by controlled_slide on Feb 11, 2010 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
5. When he starts against the Rockies, there’s a good chance Seth Smith will start. That will make Rockies fans happy, and we don’t want that.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 11:21 AM MST up reply actions
7. Did not win Cy Young Award in 2007
by controlled_slide on Feb 11, 2010 11:24 AM MST up reply actions
8. Longer last name requires extra thread to stitch letters onto uniform. Annual cost of extra thread: $5,000,000
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 11:29 AM MST up reply actions
9. We use a proprietary talent evaluation methodology
in which Bengie Molina > Tim Lincecum
I believe in a risen Francis
Lincecum's hair is the best in baseball.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
He looks like Wiley Wiggins in Dazed & Confused. Sure, it’s nice but looks weird with a hat on. And his long flowing locks shouldn’t be allowed to mezmerize people. Performance enhancing hair is going to be a big problem.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
Every time I see him pitch
I wish just once some dudes were hanging over the dugout heckling him with paddles, and of course then Molina would come up and ask him to leave out the back gate…
wat
he looks like a michael jackson wannabe, all pale and girly-sort-of
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:19 PM MST up reply actions
This is not a laughing matter.
Attention Whore.
by Muzia on Feb 11, 2010 11:49 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
“The Colorado Rockies offered Willy Taveras a 2 year, $10 million deal if he could make it to Denver by 12 noon Thursday. Taveras had trouble boarding his plane however. He just couldn’t get on.”
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 11:54 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
this
made my day.
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see, and people wonder why I called you a favorite
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:19 PM MST up reply actions
He from the quality >>>>>> quantity department
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 9:38 PM MST up reply actions
alright...who is this bryan kilpatrick?
or who was bryan kilpatrick?…this real whole name thing gets me
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that seems likes a strange name
is that pronounced Tog-Ba or
two-GeeBee?
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by El Paso Jeff on Feb 11, 2010 12:15 PM MST up reply actions
I always pronounced it
Theoldgrizzlybear
by controlled_slide on Feb 11, 2010 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
its short for theoldgrizzlybear
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 12:23 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Man, it feels odd...
..to be mentioned thusly:
“No one in the NL – not the Cardinals, Dodgers, Rockies or Braves – did enough to chase down the Phillies”
Lat year, the Rox usually shared sentences with the likes of the Royals, the Brewers and the Pirates. Now, they’re regularly dropped in with the big boys.
Very strange to pick up the baseball magazines (Athlon., Lindy’s et. al.) and see them all pick the Rox to go to the postseason. It’s become such a ritual to look at those things, shake my fist and say “You’ll be sorry for picking them 5th!” that I can’t handle all this new found respect. :)
by BroJB on Feb 11, 2010 12:44 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Renck has actual news.
In case you were wondering, utilityman Melvin Mora will wear No. 6, Omar Quintanilla’s old number. Quintanilla, who is a longshot to make the roster this spring, will wear No. 18. Newly-acquired catcher Miguel Olivo is going with No. 21, last worn by all-star pitcher Jason Marquis. And Greg Smith, who is due some good luck, has taken No. 27, Garrett Atkins’ old number.
It’s good luck to get Atkins’ number?
baseball America is accepting applications from college students for summer internships
I vant attach links mobile, but duties could include days entry, writing of part of the prospect handbook and aiding scouting efforts in the minors, college and team USA.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 3:26 PM MST via mobile reply actions
typos
*cant attach links
*data entry, not days
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 3:28 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
typos
*cant attach links
*data entry, not days
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 3:35 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
If you don’t want people to take a whack, stop putting the ball on the tee.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
the Wyoming tumbleweeds put it there
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 4:47 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I'm a college student looking for summer internship.
What kind of skills does it require? I would be stoked to work for BA.
I mean, say what you like about the tenets of Rockies baseball, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
Journalism experience required
Applicants should have experience writing for a newspaper or working for a college sports information department.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 12, 2010 9:15 AM MST up reply actions
They want newspaper experience?
What other archai experience are they looking for.. telegraph morse code reader?
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by Charlie77 on Feb 12, 2010 3:03 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I have newspaper experience
I know Rox Girl does, and at least four other Rowbots whose names escape me.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 12, 2010 4:17 PM MST up reply actions
I have newspaper experience too..
But it seems like the company is limiting their candidates to only the most traditional of choices.
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Something tells me that they will have plenty of applicants
Might as well narrow it down to applicants with some journalistic experience
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 13, 2010 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
Gammons: Time to give Rockies their due
All of this positive attention cannot be good, right?
I believe in a risen Francis
My kneejerk reaction to praise from writers like Gammons & Olney is worry about jinxing a good thing
but screw that. It’s great seeing positive recognition of a good team outside the big boys, and I’m overjoyed that it’s the Rockies now.
Regardless of what happens in 2010 I hope more people get to see how good Tulo, Uball, Todd, Caber and everyone is.
Stewart a potential All Star?
Okaaaaaaay.
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Feb 11, 2010 4:51 PM MST up reply actions
how do you interpret it?
I mean, Stewart has certainly been tabbed as having the POTENTIAL to be an All-Star since he was drafted. Potentially, it could happen.
Shawn Chacon was an All-Star. Jack Wilson was an All-Star. Lance Carter was and All-Star so was mark redman. I doubt it will happen this season, but it potentially could
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:22 PM MST up reply actions
I'll call it..
Caber clubs 20 HR before the AS break which puts him on the bubble. A flurry of webgem highlights pushes Stewart over the top causing Manuel to add him by coaches decision.
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Actually, I'm guessing 2010 will be Tulo's year for the All-Star team.
2011 will be Stewart’s as Jim Tracy’s selection as a coach.
i would love to see Tracy manage an all-star game.
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by Charlie77 on Feb 12, 2010 3:05 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I like the references to Eagles songs. Well played Gammons.
I mean, say what you like about the tenets of Rockies baseball, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
Chacin = Hanson?
ehhhhhhh
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:34 PM MST up reply actions
oh my god he cited OPS
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:36 PM MST up reply actions
Gammons always cites OPS..
that’s one of his favorite stats. He’s been a member of SABR since 1642 when Columbus discovered the Dominican League.
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by Charlie77 on Feb 11, 2010 11:12 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I am loving what I'm reading
O’Dowd was in the Dominican Republic last week to watch some of their pitchers and reported that Francis “had the ball coming out of his hand better than it has in three years.”
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:37 PM MST up reply actions
You will not be disappointed.
Thanks, Peter!
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:38 PM MST up reply actions
I like how he tells people to record the Rockies
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 9:42 PM MST up reply actions
I know this is extremely off-topic but
I won an award recently – Bank of America Mathematics & Science Award for my school :) Top student in my school so that’s cool.
Also got my SAT scores today and got a 2040… Damn critical reading ruined it, but I’m content.
that was the section that dragged down my ACT too
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 4:48 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Look at this
740 Math
730 Writing
570 Critical Reading
Lol that’s terrible.
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:54 PM MST up reply actions
I got about the same score in everything.
Upper 600s.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:55 PM MST up reply actions
"Lol that’s terrible."
Well, that makes sense, as reading would probably be the MOST damaged by a lack of sleep.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:56 PM MST up reply actions
Well my lack of sleep that night is certainly not an excuse
I just suck at Critical Reading (mostly because my vocabulary isn’t too expanded)
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:57 PM MST up reply actions
I thought I had a good vocabulary until I started browsing the words on the GRE.
Dear god.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:58 PM MST up reply actions
Lol I know right.
Oh well, I’ll learn as I go along :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions
I'm taking a while off before grad school
I also don’t know if I’ll even have to take the test yet, but probably will. Either way, it’ll take some studying.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 5:00 PM MST up reply actions
Probably film theory/criticism, just like for undergrad. If not film, than some other media related major. Possibly screenwriting.
It’s too far away to know for sure.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 5:02 PM MST up reply actions
I'm planning on going to grad school.
Most likely for pharmacy, just because I hate bio too much to become a doctor :P But I still have options, we’ll see how college goes
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 5:05 PM MST up reply actions
I'm looking to get a PhD over my lifetime at some point.
I’d be interested in being a writing/media/film professor.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 5:06 PM MST up reply actions
Do the dictionary.com word of the day thing. It’s a good way to sneak that stuff into your daily routine without the rigors of actually prepping…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
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Then make sure you try to use it once a day in conversation!
I neglected to do that part.
I like to think I have this awesome memory that remembers everything the first time hearing it… In hindsight, I think that was only true with simpsons episodes…
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Well I meant the discrepancy CR had from my other scores
was what was terrible
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:58 PM MST up reply actions
Dang, I feel old
I took the SAT back when there were only two sections :-/
7 or 8 years ago I think.
Got something like a 1350…750 reading, 600 math.
ACT was much better, 31 ftw!
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 11, 2010 5:28 PM MST up reply actions
i took the SAT with two sections
Of the PSAT, in 7th grade. I think I got an 880. Essentially, I could have gotten into just about any university if I didn’t learn anything but turned into a monster athlete
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 6:01 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Me too
Let’s have a 32 party
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 12, 2010 4:19 PM MST up reply actions
damn
You beat me barely
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 7:51 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
That's what I got on the ACT too...
and 2150 on the SAT
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I wasn't pleased with my 1880 SAT score...
… until I realized I was still in the top 20%.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:51 PM MST up reply actions
But I still used my ACT score of 28 on all my college APPS.
Not sure how it breaks down, but apparently my 28 ACT was much more impressive than my SAT 1880.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:53 PM MST up reply actions
apps*
Guess I was a little cap happy there.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:53 PM MST up reply actions
Oh yes, good idea
I didn’t even think about the ACT; how was that test? Easier/harder than the SAT?
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:57 PM MST up reply actions
I don't really remember.
I think the ACT was shorter, giving you less room to mess up, but also a bit easier in terms of the actual material covered. But I may have that completely backwards. Those tests were nearly five years ago for me now.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah I've heard mixed stuff about the ACT.
I think it’s a bit something like this: The SAT tests reasoning skills, while the ACT stresses things learned in the classroom. That’s my take on it, if I remember the ACT description well
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 5:01 PM MST up reply actions
Which is funny, because I think I have better reasoning skills than retained facts.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 5:02 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah, me too.
With the math I could just think it pretty thoroughly and I’d be fine. Writing was sort of common sense..but the Critical Reading was just hard.
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 5:03 PM MST up reply actions
GRE math
is easier than SAT math
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Recognizing I didn't qualify mine
can you qualify that?
The people at ETS are well aware of the fact that most people in college take little to no math – I assume WolfMarauder fits this description (As did I). Knowing that most people don’t take math in college aside from the required courses (precal, some cal), and that that experience was more than likely two years prior to taking the GRE, they don’t put too much advanced math on the GRE. But since math is required in HS and people are up to speed on it, the math on the SAT gets pegged as being tougher.
Small sample size applies but I did much better on the math section of the GRE than I did on the math section of the SAT – essentially my math and verbal scores from the SAT flip flopped for the GRE..
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eh, i tutor both
and in my opinion GRE math is harder, it tests more on a conceptual basis, rather than rote memorization. And the other factor is that the GRE is all computer adaptive now, so if you’re doing good, you’ll get harder and harder questions. If you’re doing really well (thinly veiled brag), by the end of the test, the questions are much harder than anything you’ll see on the SAT.
Aside from the hardest questions
I wonder how a level by level comparison fares – would questions designed to be of average difficulty on the GRE appear harder than average difficulty on the SAT?
Having asked that, I amend my statement to “In my experience, GRE math is easier than SAT math”
Thanks for the info.
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yea, that's a good question
just going off the average questions that you see in a study book from Kaplan or whatever, I’d say that the GRE is generally harder, but I’m sure a lot of it has to do with your individual strengths and weaknesses, etc. It seems like the SAT has more geometry while the GRE has more critical reasoning type stuff, so I guess it could really go either way.
Hmm
Seems 28 is ~92nd percentile. Guess it was a good move to submit that one.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions
What I was told, and this was back before everything was invented, was schools West of the Mississippi used ACT more, East used SAT more.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 11, 2010 5:18 PM MST up reply actions
28 is that high?
I feel better.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 5:53 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
It is high
starting this coming year the Average ACT at Mines will be a 30. That makes me look bad (28)
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The worst part with mine was that
I got 3 hours of sleep the night before and I hadn’t even studied a lick. Weird how that turned out..
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:53 PM MST up reply actions
=/
I was stupid that night. We lost the basketball game to our rivals (we just beat them back on Tuesday though :) and I almost skipped out on the test
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 4:56 PM MST up reply actions
didnt they learn last time?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2010 5:57 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I thought he came from the Cards
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:22 PM MST up reply actions
Well, he played for Cincy last year
I guess he didn’t do TOO terrible for them
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2010 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
That won't end well
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 9:44 PM MST up reply actions
Well they cut WillyT..
so their world was out of balance.
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Really?
No one has anything to say about the KY skin on the sides of the site?
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Brilliant.
Though nobody can see it with the blog in front of it. I guess that’s why they have the ad at the top.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 11, 2010 7:42 PM MST up reply actions
On top, on the right sidebar, and on both sides of the white.
Hey, it’s Valentine’s Day soon. Some people need to get a gift for the day. . . .
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Why do they have to make the sides into links?
SBN is obsessed with ads. I’ve never used an adblocker, but I think I’ll finally give it a go.
yeahhhhhh I hate to badmouth the company, but they pick the worst ads to run
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:23 PM MST up reply actions
Gone now.
But remember, Johnson & Johnson distributes KY. J&J is one of the largest advertisers.
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what's your point?
what, they think the internet people are getting laid?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:33 PM MST up reply actions
Gotta pay the bills.
And yes, internet people are getting laid on Valentine’s Day.
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oh right that
I have an interesting idea for people who don’t have plans on that day.
we all scrounge for 2 bucks, wherever that may come from, we download one of last year’s games, and have a game thread.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:39 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe for you,
but for me. . . . oh wait, I have to work and something, something.
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the spillyslam game, please.
Because I didn’t actually get to see that game >(
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Watching the end of that game now.
I want baseball back.
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I'm actually saving it for the day before opening day.
You know, because I need onemorething to get me stoked.
God, I miss baseball.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Spilly's up right now.
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I don't believe what I just saw!!!!!!!
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I still don't believe it,
but what the hell is up with the umps?
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Well, in their defense,
it did lead up to one of my favorite Tulo moments of all time (him leading the celebration into the outfield in the next dramatic walk-off win.)
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Pay the bills
but the ads on the sides is extreme and making them into links is crazy excessive. Why? There are all sorts of things that SBN could work on, but they’re obsessed with the ads as a background. Take away the great forum software and they’re more like ESPN every day.
Yes, because
we have ads on the sides every day, all the time.
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I must have missed it..
The KY ad slipped right past me.
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Viagra and Cialis are lining up next
………
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by lizardlad01 on Feb 11, 2010 11:17 PM MST up reply actions
HA!
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2010 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
I was gonna wait until I got to the bottom of the page
I just glided down
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2010 8:22 PM MST up reply actions
OT: Does anyone here live in the Mid Atlantic where all that snow has hit?
I’ve read some crazy numbers like a combined 3-4 feet of snow in places between DC and Philly from the back to back storms and that Baltimore has had more snow so far this winter than they have had for the last five winters combined. I’m just wondering if anyone here is seeing this first hand?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 11, 2010 10:27 PM MST reply actions
My uncle lives
in Delaware and sent pictures from last weekend when they got 25". Haven’t seen pictures of what he got yesterday, but it’s over 3’ in total. Roads were closed where he lives so he had another day off.
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by Russ Oates on Feb 11, 2010 10:31 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I wonder about SDcat's mom :(
SDcat hasn’t posted in a while, so I wonder what’s going on :S
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 11, 2010 10:32 PM MST reply actions
Eh.
Should’ve ended after season six.
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by Russ Oates on Feb 11, 2010 11:03 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I've seen every episode
at least five times. I’m not a big fan.
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by Russ Oates on Feb 11, 2010 11:19 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I hope it's okay to just take a chunk of this article, from MLB FanHouse, and post it:
THESE EX-PROSPECTS FACE WATERSHED ’10
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Colorado Rockies
Gonzalez isn’t so much an example of a former prospect who has struggled as much as he is a player on the verge of stardom. Scouts have long been aware of Gonzalez’s immense talent, and some have compared him to Carlos Beltran. He’s been traded twice already, though, making it easy at times to forget what a tremendous talent he is.
The left-handed hitting outfielder is a 25-homer threat and has grown in leaps and bounds as an all-around player since arriving in the big leagues. His easy swing and ability to turn on the inside fastball makes him an especially difficult out for opposing pitchers. His rare combination of speed and power could make him one of the elite players in the game, so if you are looking for a breakout star in 2010, look no further than Gonzalez.
Personally I hope the 25-HR threat is just a function of the LAZOR or whatever you kids call it
meaning he’s belting line drive homers, rather than developing an uppercut swing
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2010 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
The Iannetta Effect?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 12, 2010 12:55 PM MST up reply actions
Pretty much that, yeah
Cargo’s a line drive hitter, and he needs to stay that way.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2010 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
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