Friday Rockpile: Why Should Rockies Fans Be Excited For Marco Sctuaro?
by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 7:31 AM MST
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PrintMarco Scutaro may have been the most satisfying acquisition of the 2011 offseason. This is for a couple of reasons. First, Michael Cuddyer in RF was likely overpaid, was redundant, and seemed to be an act of desperation: signing a guy to say they signed somebody. For what it's worth, I hold most of those opinions still, but it's not because I don't think Cuddyer's going to be decent. It's because I'm a gigantic Seth Smith homer.
Second, Casey Blake was brought in for 3B, and he's taking the back seat, as far as attention goes, for a couple of reasons that aren't really even about him. The first reason is the circumstances which brought him here; the second is the fact that he's so temporary for this organization. Ian Stewart, for all his promise and controversy, left an unpleasant taste in most Rockies fans mouths, and Ty Wigginton practically had a parade escorting him down Pena Boulevard to send him to Philadelphia. 3B isn't a position Rockies fans are thrilled with. The expectations aren't really high for Blake this season as it stands, as we're just hoping he can put up 60-100 competent games at the hot corner before Nolan Arenado is ready to roll in the majors. Blake's tenure with the Rockies will likely be forgotten, much like Royce Clayton and Desi Relaford.
There's something different about Scutaro, though. It's not the skill level, per se. It's not the glove either, really. It's perhaps the fact that for players with 100 or more games in the season played at 2B, the best season the Rockies have ever seen was roughly a league-average season. That's right, Eric Young's 1995 campaign in which he posted a .317/.404/.473 batting line with 35 stolen bases and 6 home runs, good for a whopping 108 OPS+. That's right, folks. 8 percent above average with that batting line (115 wRC+ for you fans of the linear weights). The rest of the top-5 go as follows:
Clint Barmes, 2008, 98 OPS+
Eric Young, 1996, 98 OPS+
Jamey Carroll, 2006, 94 OPS+
Kazuo Matsui, 2007, 87 OPS+
Bad 2B has been the story of the Rockies existence. If Scutaro can meet his ZiPS projection of .289/.350/.415, he's going to end up just a shade above average (that is, 100 OPS+/wRC+). A potentially slightly-below-average glove will peg him as a totally average player, and having that league average player at 2B is going to make most Rockies fans turn cartwheels.
The cherry on top of Scutaro's acquisition is just the way he came to be part of the Rockies: Scutaro was identified as a trade candidate for Colorado, trade rumors flopped one day, returned the next, and then the Rockies sent Clayton Mortensen to the Red Sox and took on Sctuaro's salary. While $6M may not seem that much for a starting-caliber player, we know the Rockies have been relatively content to let their own infield depth battle it out up until about June 30, 2011, when they traded for Mark Ellis. Knowing that they pulled the trigger on a trade that was essentially a salary dump feels good for me, as it's usually other teams who can afford the salary dump guys.
The irony of this entire breakdown is that Scutaro is very temporary as well. At age 36, we're going to need him to be big for Colorado in 2012, both starting at 2B and backing up Troy Tulowtizki at SS. Unless Chris Nelson takes over the 2B position at some point in the 2012 season, we might even need Scutaro to give us another year while we await DJ LeMahieu or Josh Rutledge to suddenly grasp their potential or hard work or something and become that 2B we've all been waiting for.
But until then, let's enjoy our senior citizen veteran stopgaps leaders while they're here, and hope they help instill the clubhouse culture we've all been promised.
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The Post was all about articles today, so let's at least cover last night:
Rockies' young left-hander Drew Pomeranz armed with rare poise - The Denver Post
Pomeranz' minor league career has been one of mental fortitude: nothing flusters Drew, he just goes out there and throws hard. I'd wager this mental toughness fits in well with the team's whole "work hard or get traded for borderline pitching talent" philosophy this season.
"My dad was a really big baseball guy who helped coach me and thought the game should be played the right way," Pomeranz said, remembering some visits to the mound by his father during the formative years. "If I was doing something out there, whining, complaining, moping, he would just say, 'Shut up and do your job.' "
Is it any wonder that the big left hander is very stoic and doesn't get flustered by much?
Speaking of daddy issues...
Good lord, this story was unavoidable. I mean, all respect to Patrick, if I were in his shoes I'd make sure to put the "personal interest: family" spin onto the spring. Lil' Tracy, at age 26, looks to be another Joe Koshansky type in that he can hit home runs in AAA and drive 'em in, but he's really like 3rd string injury replacement for Colorado. If Helton goes down, Giambi becomes the starter. If Giambi goes down, Cuddyer is the starter. If Cuddyer goes down, sure, bring up Tracy. Why not.
Yeesh, I'm already biased against the guy just because I'm not a fan of his father's managerial performances. That's completely unfair. PROVE ME WRONG, CHAD.
Roy Oswalt and the Must Trade Clause | FanGraphs Baseball
How's THIS for an interesting contact structure? Dave Cameron suggests that Oswalt sign with a team in a pitcher's park and then:
However, make it a non-standard contract with a few interesting wrinkles.1. The base salary is $5 million, paid out evenly over the course of the season.
2. There’s a $3-$5 million signing bonus, payable September 1st.
3. Oswalt specifies a list of teams to which he will accept a trade before the season begins.
4. If Oswalt is not traded to one of those teams by August 1st, he has the right to opt out of the contract and become a free agent.
Russell Wilson trades baseball for shot at NFL career - The Denver Post
While I'm pretty disappointed about Wilson not only not winning the Rose Bowl but also because he didn't stick around with the Rockies. He's really raw, and was about 3 years out, so he wouldn't have been a surefire major leaguer. Jeff Legwold of the Post paints the decision as one not taken lightly, so I think we can all respect Wilson as he leaves the Rockies' organization.
In the event that everyone changes their minds, the Rockies have Wilson's rights for 5 years, so the door isn't closed.
Colorado Rockies minor-leaguer Joe Torres apologizes for his failed drug test - The Denver Post
Alfonzo, Jacobs, and now Torres. At what point is this just bad luck, and at what point does it reflect the guys we pick up as depth?
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Is OPS+ position adjusted?
If not, how often are 2B league average bats and how would a league average at that position rank him against other 2Bs?
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by I_Am_Marshall on Feb 24, 2012 7:56 AM MST via mobile reply actions
I believe it's park adjusted, but past that it's absolute batting production.
ZiPS doesn’t do positional adjustments in that fashion, and even if I were to look at his splits from 2011, he played primarily SS with Boston.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 8:01 AM MST up reply actions
Thing I am most excited about
And has been said over and again, but bears repeating is the fact that even league average performance at 3rd and 2nd will be a 2-4 win swing for us this year. Any better than average and we are looking at 80+ wins. I am very excited about the additions of Blake and Scutaro, think they will be huge, and while many don’t like Cuddyer (for decent reasons), I have high hopes for him as well. ZiPS had him pegged in the top 5 RF (they discounted that because of Coors). I will take average production from 2b/3b and top 5 from RF and see this team vastly improved over last year.
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There were 18 3B with WRC+ over 100 for 400+ plate appearances last year
this includes DH types like Michael Young, Edwin Encarnacion, and Mark Reynolds and there were 14 2B who had a wRC+ of >100 over 400 PA last year. Oddly there were only 14 LF who had 100 or better wRC+ meaning there were more 3B than LF last year who were above average hitters.
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I think these number may be falling victum to the # of games each player played at these positions
and by the sheer amount each one was above or below average at the plate last season because if I break down 3B and LF the way I did below for 2B, LF was a much better offensvie position in 2011 than 3B.
Average 2011 wRC+ from 3B: (91)
Average 2011 wRC+ From LF: (101)
Number of teams who received above average production at the plate from 3B = 9
Number of teams who received above average production at the plate from LF = 12 (The Rockies were not one of them – That’s how bad Cargo’s replacement’s were.)
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
It is not
As Andrew stated above it is park adjusted, but unfortunately baseball reference does not have OPS+ by position for each team so we can’t answer you question (which is an important one) with this metric.
Note: Baseball reference does have sOPS+ which can compare how Rockie 2B did in comparison to the other league 2B, but this is not Park Adjusted so it would completely wreck our data since we are dealing with Coors Field.
What we can do however is use OPS+’s sister, wRC+. Since fangraphs houses this stat and allows us to break it down both by position and by team, we can answer how often 2B are league average bats and how a league average bat at that position ranks him against other 2Bs through this prism.
First, here are the five best seasons at the plate for Rockie 2B that Andrew gave you above but instead ordered by wRC+. The only differences are that wRC+ favors OBP a little more than SLG% and that it doesn’t seem to penalize our hitters for playing at Coors Field quite as much as OPS+ does but overall it’s very, very close.
Eric Young (1995) 113 wRC+ (108 OPS+)
Eric Young (1996) 101 wRC+ (98 OPS+)
Clint Barmes (2008) 98 wRC+ (98 OPS+)
Kazuo Matsui (2007) 94 wRC+ (87 OPS+)
Jamey Carroll (2006) 92 wRC+ (94 OPS+)
Now here are the two money stats as far as I’m concerned with why we should be excited for Marco Scutaro.
1) Scutaro has a career wRC+ of 94 but had a 110 wRC+ last season and has a 101 wRC+ over the last four seasons. Since 81.1% of Scutaro’s career WAR has come in the last four seasons (after his 32nd birthday), I think it’s pretty safe to classify him as a late bloomer and that a completely average hitter (100 wRC+) is probably what he is. As long as he doesn’t begin a sharpe decline this season, I’d say something around a 95 wRC+ seems reasonable (I do expect a slight decline now that he’s 36).
2) The league average wRC+ for 2B last season was 92 and as you can see below (where each team and the wRC+ they got from the 2B position last season is listed), only eight teams received above average offensive production from that slot. Most importantly though, look at the team on the bottom.
Red Sox / 131
Rangers / 124
Yankees / 124
Reds / 119
Rays / 116
Braves / 107
Angels / 105
Pirates / 103
Nationals / 100
D’Backs / 98
Brewers / 96
Cardinals / 92
Mets / 90
Athletics / 90
Mariners / 88
Astros / 88
Tigers / 84
Indians / 83
Dodgers / 83
Marlins / 83
Orioles / 82
Phillies / 82
Cubs / 81
Padres / 77
Giants / 75
Twins / 75
Royals / 73
Blue Jays / 69
White Sox / 67
Rockies / 65
If Scutaro can somehow surprise us (just a little bit) and be 5% above average (105 wRC+), then we are talking about an increase of 40 wRC+ points from that position. That would be about the same positive impact as if we took a league average hitter (100 wRC+) and replaced him with a Tulo (minus all the awesome defense). That’s the type of increase in production the Scutaro move has the potential to have as long as 2012 isn’t the year his numbers fall off a cliff.
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:02 AM MST up reply actions
not to negate your post
but I don’t think fangraphs positional splits are done right.
they’re based on positional eligibility iirc, not actual playing time at the position.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 10:15 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Ah damn, you're right
The PA’s are not equal now that I look at them. Some of the numbers will be very close to being accurate but others will end up quite skewed.
Thanks for the heads up
One thing that we can do though to get a ball park number I guess is look at the OPS from baseball reference for all Rockie 2B from last season and find that it’s a miserable .655. We know that Eric Young Jr. had 229 PA’s last season with an OPS of .640 and an OSP+ of 67 and that Chris Nelson had 189 PA’s last season with an OPS of .664 and an OPS+ of 69, so we can deduce that the Rockies OPS+ last season from 2B has to be within a notch or two of 68.
Since Scutaro’s OPS+ numbers are almost identical to his wRC+ numbers, he couls still give us the type of increase in production I was talking about above with a 108 OPS+ season.
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
I know this all too well
that added 90% of the work for my positional splits war series in 09
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 24, 2012 11:10 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Why should we be excited for Marco Scutaro?
Is he expecting a baby or something? Maybe he is going on a safari
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
He’s going from a terrible clubhouse atmosphere to a great clubhouse atmosphere.
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depends how you see as terrible…eating chicken, drinking beer, and playing video games sounds freaking awesome to me. Also winning 90 games versus 73 sounds a little better as well. 17 more wins probably means a lot more chicken and beer too.
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by waterboy31321 on Feb 24, 2012 8:45 AM MST up reply actions
For some reason
I feel like our 2011 heartbreak was a little less heartbreaking than their 2011 heartbreak though. At least we didn’t go through most of the season thinking we were going to make the playoffs.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:06 AM MST up reply actions
Says you.
That stupidly awesome 2007 run makes me believe in ridiculous comebacks :(.
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Lol
It seems so far removed now… :-(
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, well
then 2009 how bout that comeback? :(
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You're right
And that got me thinking about how mediocre we played in 2010, yet we still had a shot at the division with 2 weeks left…
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:24 AM MST up reply actions
it was really all just a dream
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 24, 2012 10:08 AM MST up reply actions
But that heartbreak really didn't have a chance to affect the clubhouse
They went through most of the season being all excited about making the playoffs, which is great for a clubhouse. Then all of a sudden it was time to clean out lockers. There hasn’t really been anyone in the “clubhouse” since and by Spring Training, it’ll all be about motivation to never let that happen again.
The 2011 Rockies had almost all year to wallow in their mediocrity and frustration, then face the reality of the Ubaldo trade. Couldn’t have been a very fun place to be.
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i have a tough time considering anything that happens to boston teams heartbreaking
i file it under “well-deserved karma”
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I thought...
…our clubhouse atmosphere was a big problem and a reason we cleaned house?
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by WhiskeyDrinkingMan on Feb 24, 2012 2:10 PM MST up reply actions
yeah
and after cleaning house, it’s great
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Oh, ok...
…but what will the excuse be this year if it all falls short of special?
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by WhiskeyDrinkingMan on Feb 24, 2012 2:21 PM MST up reply actions
ask that again in october
when it’s possible to have an answer
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hey….Chris Nelson is awesome, just needs to be given the job and a vote of confidence and consistent playing time will vault him into a really good 2nd baseman
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by waterboy31321 on Feb 24, 2012 8:50 AM MST up reply actions
I have a hard time disliking anyone
who steals home
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by The jDub on Feb 24, 2012 8:53 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
I agree with you!
Wait, what?
/thud
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Get a room you two!
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Holy crap!
I don’t think I’ve been green since Erasure.
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by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 24, 2012 4:41 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Kermit agrees
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Totally agree...
…I will give up my faith in Chris Nelson being our long term 2B guy when you pry my fanclub card from my cold, dead hands.
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by WhiskeyDrinkingMan on Feb 24, 2012 2:12 PM MST up reply actions
I fail to see why so many Rockie fans continue to believe Chris Nelson is some sort of answer for this team
Let’s look at his last four seasons worth of play broken down by level. First up, time in MLB.
Total seasons = Parts of 2 (2010 and 2011)
Total PA’s = 216
OPS = .659
OPS + = 68
Total rWAR = -1.2
Not a huge sample size here but what we have seen has been pretty terrible.
How about AAA?
Total seasons = The bulk of 2 (2010 and 2011)
Total PA’s = 671
OPS = .889
While that number may look really nice on paper, I’m pretty confident it’s fool’s gold. Once you put it into context, it’s not too inspiring. Below is a list of players who have had at least 150 PA’s in Colorado Spprings in 2010 and or 2011 and have posted an OPS comparable to Nelson’s (within 50 points either way).
Scott Beerer (158 PA’s) = .915 OPS
Mike Jacobs (495 PA’s) = .910 OPS
Cole Garner (672 PA’s) = .903 OPS
Brad Eldred (434 PA’s) = .893 OPS
Eric Young Jr. (417 PA’s) = .892 OPS
Mike Paulk (322 PA’s) = .860 OPS
Joe Mather (234 PA’s) = .847 OPS
Matt Miller (586 PA’s) = .840 OPS
Now for a list of players who have had more than 150 PA’s in Colorado Springs who have clearly outperformed Nelson.
Josh Fields (203 PA’s) = 1.103 OPS
Charlie Blackmon (272 PA’s) = .965 OPS
Brad Emaus (186 PA’s) = .954 OPS
Ian Stewart ( 195 PA’s) = .950 OPS
Looking at these numbers doesn’t give me much more faith in Nelson than his poor MLB line.
Finally, let’s look at Nelson’s AA numbers.
Total seasons = The bulk of 2 (2008 and 2009)
Total PA’s = 451
OPS = .715
We’re going back a little but this shows us two things. 1) He was not good in a neutral enviorment. 2) He has not been good with the bat for any significant period of time in the last four seasons regardless of what level he was playing at.
Considering he’s now 26, we’re getting pretty close to the what you see is what you get period with Nelson and what I see isn’t very good.
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
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He stole home. Once..
It was awesome. Legend of Chris Nelson will never die. It’s irrational but I like him.
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Tough to argue this
But you gotta like the flashes of potential he’s shown. He drives the ball to the opposite field extremely well, and has a ton of power. Can make plays with the glove, but is prone to errors at times. Now, I’m off the “FREE CHRIS NELSON” wagon because of the inconsistency, but I wouldn’t be that surprised if he had a good year.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 24, 2012 6:45 PM MST up reply actions
What is everybodys thoughts on Ryan Braun?
Not Guilty not innocent?
Bud Selig got his “Brewers” fingertips in on it?
Really innocent?
Technicality?
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Is there a “don’t care” option?
Or maybe a “I like seeing good players play baseball” option?
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by Muzia on Feb 24, 2012 8:55 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
so your cool with cheating as long as your good?
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by waterboy31321 on Feb 24, 2012 8:57 AM MST up reply actions
doooooooooooon’t caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare
Testing procedures are in place. They were not followed. Ryan Braun should play baseball.
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by Muzia on Feb 24, 2012 8:59 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Exactly...
Why the hell is MLB engaging someone that’s not even competent enough to know when his local FedEx closes?
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Seriously
Can I have that guy’s job? Please!
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:07 AM MST up reply actions
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by Muzia on Feb 24, 2012 9:11 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
he looks like mauer
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He beat the rap...
Far play. Better luck next time, coppers! Now get on with baseball.
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I would love Ryan Braun's job
it would mean I’m playing baseball
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geez your sure cranky for a Friday
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by waterboy31321 on Feb 24, 2012 9:38 AM MST up reply actions
Oh no
Please don’t start the “is taking steroids cheating” discussion for the third time in three weeks!!! Can’t we just do memes again?!
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yeah I'm on that wagon too
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 9:13 AM MST up reply actions
I like seeing good players play baseball too
but at the same time I want to know that what I’m seeing is authentic. (I don’t believe we have the proper evidence to prove that what we’ve seen with Braun is not.)
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:25 AM MST up reply actions
Innocent until proven guilty
Thats how the courts do it, I’ll go with that. If the independent olympic dude says hes allowed to play, I’m fine being able to watch him
haha except in this case it was guilty until proven innocent
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by waterboy31321 on Feb 24, 2012 9:00 AM MST up reply actions
In my mind
It’s innocent until proven guilty
His other clean tests and the independent arbitor letting him off is good enough for me.
I’m with Muzia that I don’t really care that much
We don't have enough information to make an accurate assessment
but the test was obviously positive. Sound like he was guilty but they could not prove it due to a technicality. I say not innocent, but not proven guilty.
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Perhaps suspect of a little hanky-panky....
but not proven guilty. A more important concern , on this subject, is why does the Rockies organization have TWO players accused of using enhancement drugs or at least failing the test too ? As far as Braun is concerned, he won his appeal regardless of the circumstances,so let’s move on and just “PLAY BALL”.
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Giambi and Herrera in the major league squad alone.
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It was his herpes medication
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
reminds me of a friend
he got a DUI and was proper drunk, but a lawyer got him off, good for him, not really admirable.
Is it April yet?
Which is why any lawyer worth their salt
will tell you always opt for blood over blowing because of the chain of custody thing.
Cooler than a polar bear's toenails...
Metrosexual: It's like being gay, but not being into guys.
His test showed 4 to 5 times higher testosterone levels than normal.
The tester was unable to send the sample in per the MLB testing rules because the test was done on a Saturday and could not be sent, via the rules, until the subsequent Monday. The sample was stored and not compromised when it reached the lab.
Braun was caught cheating and let off the hook.
Luftfeuchtigkeitsregler über alles.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 24, 2012 10:03 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
That’s awesome how certain you are about everything
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by Franchise26 on Feb 24, 2012 10:08 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Right, but is it more awesome, or less awesome than those
who scream “lalalala, I don’t see any reason to be concerned!!!!!!”
This isn’t aimed at Matt with his “Don’t Care” post, but at all those who say that the case is closed.
"Surgeons have determined that doing the wave will, yes, will cause tears to the suprapinatus muscle and the infraspinatus muscle from the throwing of an individual's arms rapidly into the air. In addition, any children doing the wave will be sold to the circus. Do NOT do the wave in the ballpark. Doing the wave is safe at pro football games and Miley Cyrus concerts.
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by RdRnnr on Feb 24, 2012 10:13 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, but the case IS closed...
Call it a technicality, blame the system, hate Braun, whatever. Braun beat the rap. It’s done.
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
Except for the whole can of worms it's opened
but technically his case is closed.
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Yeah, Braun will definitely live under a cloud for a while...
Rightly so? Maybe.
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
Not just Braun
but the whole testing procedures now too.
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Again, rightly so?
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
The sample was stored and not compromised when it reached the lab
This is what neither you nor MLB can prove since the collector took the sample home for the weekend.
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
Why would they collect the sample when it can't be sent?
That seems like some serious fail right there….
Seriously, give me that guys job. Well, not the urine collecting part. Or the part where I’m transporting urine. Or the part where I have to store urine in my fridge. But you know, the rest of it.
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 24, 2012 10:57 AM MST up reply actions
How about the part where every baseball blogger is discussing how bad you are at your job today?
I think I’ll pass on that part too.
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Isn't that the whole job?
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
I would rock at knowing the hours of FedEx/Kinko's near stadiums
also, collecting paychecks.
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 24, 2012 3:56 PM MST up reply actions
You know I've been
screwed by FedEx/Kinkos. One of the locations near my old office would randomly close before their posted times. I was not a happy camper :(
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We don't have enough details to know for sure but there's some pretty good evidence to say he's innocent (and he will remain that way in my mind)
According to an interview I heard with Will Carroll this morning, Ryan Braun took another test right after he was notified that he failed the first one and passed. The defense team however was able to take a urine sample from the test he passed and replecate the failed test from before.
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
Has anyone read this yet, regarding the Braun case?
Really makes it sound like this type of stuff happens frequently and that the collector was only following proper protocol…
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not talking about it today
you can read my thoughts in yesterday’s RP if you’d like
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John Sickels with his Top 120 prospects over at Minor League Ball
I believe it is the first time he has ever complied such a list, as he prefers to do Top 50 Hitters & Pitchers separately, but he caved to pressure.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/2/24/2821479/minor-league-ball-baseball-top-120-prospects-for-2012
Arenado #13
Pomeranz #21
Bettis #86
Story #99!!!!
Wheeler #105
HM:
Tyler Anderson
No Rosario ….
Pomeranz ahead of Parker, Skaggs, and Bradley. Whoa.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I can't wait to see him pitch again
Is it April yet?! (Or March 22-25?)
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
Sickels really likes Pomeranz
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:56 AM MST up reply actions
Rosario didn't have a good year repeating AA last year but I need another year to decide one way
or another
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage." ― Thucydides
He's not high on Rosario
Your 2012 Colorado Rockies:freshly exorcised from Ty Wigginton
Also, John is answering q's in the comments section today.
gotta love this one:
A question for John (or anyone else if they want to answer) What pitcher and what hitter in the back 40 – spots 81-120 – do you see as having the best chance of jumping into the top thirty next year? For me it would be Keyvius Sampson and Mason Williams.
by cookiedabookie
those are good candidates Also Guerrieri. Robert Stephenson. Story. Corcino
by John Sickels
by Traindogger on Feb 24, 2012 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
Nonsense:
I saw Tree of Life last night… what… I don’t even… huh? Wondering what the resident PR film gurus thought?
My opinion – it was downright BEAUTIFUL, and I probably would have given it a solid B/B+ if it hadn’t been for the last 10 minutes… I mean what the hell.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:39 AM MST reply actions
Shoot
this doesn’t belong here. My apologies.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
I thought it was about Nolan Arenado's bat
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 24, 2012 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
Arenado's bat is the real Tree of Life?
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 24, 2012 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
We can only hope
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Good movie
I should probably read the book some time
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No one knows what it means...
It’s provocative!
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 9:52 AM MST up reply actions
No its not, its gross
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Now I want to see it.
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 24, 2012 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
It's sort of like offering Manny Ramirez
A minor league deal – if things go terribly wrong, you’re just out the .99 you spent on redboxing it (and I suppose 2 hrs and 20 minutes of your life). Also, if you have a Blu Ray player, rent that sucker in Blu Ray. It’s beautiful.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 10:48 AM MST up reply actions
I hate that guy though.
So if the movie is sort of lik Manny Ramirez, I probably won’t like it. :)
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 24, 2012 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
haha I haven't seen the movie, so I don't know if its gross
I was just quoting Blades of Glory based off what Toddfathers Goatee said.
c_style finished the quote too.
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by purplesocks on Feb 24, 2012 11:33 AM MST up reply actions
It gets the people going!
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination."
- Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
I read Sean Penn didn't like doing it
"Some guy on the net thinks I suck, and he should know - he's got his own blog." - Nick Hornby
"Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est"
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 24, 2012 11:21 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Whatevs
he was in the movie for like 10 minutes tops and had like 2 lines
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 11:31 AM MST up reply actions
that is likely the reason
"Some guy on the net thinks I suck, and he should know - he's got his own blog." - Nick Hornby
"Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est"
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 24, 2012 11:55 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
same reason Jesus Montero is a C
being able to play a position, albeit badly, is worth millions.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 10:18 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
a la Miguel Cabrera
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 24, 2012 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
I've actually heard a lot of positive about Miggy at 1B, like it was a good adjustment for them.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 12:36 PM MST up reply actions
and now he gets to
go to another position
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
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Especially if they can hit the snot out of the ball.
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
Its also nice to see Gonzoles and Cuddier make the lists for their respective positions.
Avalanche 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
He very quietly
put together a really solid season. I think it was overshadowed by a) injuries and b) the total suckitude of 2011.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
correct
for instance, almost no one is a +30 or even +20 fielder at any position, but loads of people are +30 and even more are +20 hitters
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Tulo had a +30 Defensive Runs saved in 2007
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2012 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
and franklin gutierrez was a +30 UZR CF in 2009
but tulo was also “only” +15 UZR and +13 TZL, so maybe that +30 DRS should be viewed a little skeptically
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Welll, how YOU doin' CarGo
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
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Well, you do love the latin guys ....
… virtually of course.
by Traindogger on Feb 24, 2012 12:33 PM MST up reply actions
Well, I do love
a fit man, no matter :).
EOCC
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
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whoah
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 12:37 PM MST up reply actions
Is it me or are his guns slightly bigger than last season?
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dude he's packing
and this is FP now
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2012 12:38 PM MST up reply actions
Ha! So my creeping pays off LOL
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I'm not sure that's going to help protect the wrists, though.
Aren’t CarGo’s wrists his weak points?
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by glaucophane on Feb 24, 2012 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
I don't think I want his wrists looking like his biceps
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Fankles
I suddenly miss Garrett Atkins…
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by Junction Rox on Feb 24, 2012 1:16 PM MST up reply actions
He should eat more spinach.
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I can't let my fiance see this
she would leave me for that pic alone
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 24, 2012 1:39 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
I'm not ready for spring training
I’m in the worst shape of my life.
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I'm actually really proud of myself
I’m already back to my pre-holiday weight… usually that doesn’t happen till about May!
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 1:29 PM MST up reply actions
Could mean you are in for the best year of your career!
As studies have already shown Best shape of life storylines mean diddly-squat.
well I have been eating more.
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you should have learned cutter
and worked out with a different hitting coach
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I did learn how to hyzer flip.
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do you know what that means?
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what do you mean by that?
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that = hyzer flip.
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what do you mean by =?
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...
= = =
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I have access to this amazing thing called Google
So yeah … I learned something today. My comment was meant as a pat on the back for you … from Babe.
it's a thing that watches everything you do on the internet
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by papality on Feb 24, 2012 2:14 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Oh.....crap...
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seriously ...
If you don’t already know … and have a Google or YouTube account, you need to read this:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-google-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy-takes-effect
Yeah I read that before
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i don't use google as my search engine anymore
i’ve replaced it with DuckDuckGO
http://duckduckgo.com/privacy.html
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I do love me some babe.
Was going to be impressed if you knew what it was without using google.
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I never fail ...
To unimpress. I did throw a little disc back in my college Ultimate days … a few times out playing disc golf … but it was more of a drinking game. But then, what is college, after all?
Oh college.
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i'll just leave this here
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ryan-braun-and-confirmation-bias/
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What's this thing called confirmation bias?
[ Queue Sarcasm font ]
Certainly don’t ever see it around here on the Row.
Maybe you're just not looking for it
if you were I’ll bet you’d see it…
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by Junction Rox on Feb 24, 2012 3:33 PM MST up reply actions
Pretty interesting piece ...
for ESPN the Mag:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7602264/oakland-brandon-mccarthy-writing-moneyball-next-chapter-reinventing-analytics-espn-magazine
Highly recommended read.
2011 AL FIP leader
and totally hilarious twitter account, AND he’s one of the few outspoken SABR nerds among players??
/swoon
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And his wife ... well you have to click the link above to see the photo ...
… but this is hee-larious:
Amanda and Brandon, who’ve known each other since high school, married on Nov. 20, 2010. Amanda travels to most A’s games and flirts with Brandon on Twitter. “Happy birthday babe!” she wrote last summer. “Congrats. Your balls are a little saggier today.”
yeah i follow her too
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and he has a supah hot wife
MOYER IS OUR SAVIOR
@DylanZable
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 24, 2012 6:46 PM MST up reply actions
An excerpt on how McCarthy reinvented himself:
Sabermetric research shows that, historically, fly balls generate 0.13 runs per out, while ground balls produce only 0.05 runs per out. In other words, the average fly ball is nearly three times as dangerous as the average ground ball. Prior to debuting the two-seamer, McCarthy’s career ratio of ground balls to fly balls, or GB/FB, lived on the wrong side of one. In 2007, among pitchers with at least 100 innings, his 0.76 GB/FB ratio was fourth worst in the American League. Early in 2009, before he introduced his cutter and sinker, the ratio dipped even lower, to 0.73. But at the end of the season, when McCarthy logged on to FanGraphs, he was shocked. During that final month, his GB/FB ratio had nearly doubled, all the way to 1.44. That same season only six AL starters had a higher GB/FB ratio — Halladay among them. “I remember standing on the mound feeling like, Wow, that’s a whole lot more ground balls than I used to get,” he says. More ground balls meant fewer fly balls. Fewer fly balls meant fewer homers. In his final six starts of 2009, McCarthy allowed just two jacks. “Right then, I was sold,” he says.
Michael Young, who led the AL in hits last year, recalls one recent at-bat when McCarthy, who’d been pounding the outside corner, threw a sinker in that crossed up Young and shattered his bat. “You piece of s—,” Young texted McCarthy after the game. “I really liked that bat.”
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I find it funny
that McCarthy grew up where I did and played minor league ball where I was born. Not many people can say that.
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I just saw Renck's pic of CarGo...
Ho. Lee. Crap.
Those arms.
Luftfeuchtigkeitsregler über alles.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 24, 2012 3:22 PM MST via mobile reply actions
It looks like Cargo acquired all the young arms himself.
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 24, 2012 3:25 PM MST up reply actions 7 recs
You win at life. Flecc'd
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One more flec and it's green...
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by Junction Rox on Feb 24, 2012 3:34 PM MST up reply actions
Did you not see it on the Front Page....?
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
Happy Now?!
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I wonder if he and Giambi have a contest going or something
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
Happy Now?!
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Well played. and flec'd
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
Happy Now?!
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THIS
Spring Training is here. Let's hope Jim Tracy don't screw it up with matchupzzz. Self taught and falling in love with this game is very easy to do, you can never hate it, and that is something that not one person can take away from anybody. The love of baseball and OUR COLORADO ROCKIES. Can't wait until fantasy starts also. This will be the 4th year for my team. The Blake St. Bombers.
He isn't going to do that.
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I wouldn't count on him doing it
by any means, but it could happen!
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 24, 2012 4:13 PM MST up reply actions
it's nice you can be so sure
but what are the odds you’re putting up, because i might like a piece of that action
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2:1
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not worth it
i’ll just take the happiness if he pulls it off
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ah, it's officially baseball season now:
@hoynsie
#Indians Grady Sizemore strained lower back fielding grounders in the OF two weeks ago.
#Indians CF Grady Sizemore (back) out for opening day.
Luftfeuchtigkeitsregler über alles.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 24, 2012 4:25 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
#thingseveryonesawcoming
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- Eric Hosmer redefines the Baltimore chop with infield double (Video)
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- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
