Game Thread, White Sox/Indians 3/24
There's actual video for this one, and it's on WTAM with Hamilton & Hegan for once. I believe this is also the first game back for DeRosa since the WBC, so we actually have something approximating a regular-season lineup today.
Carmona starts with a flyout & then walks the next batter, who steals second.
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..and then walks the NEXT batter, 2 on, one out.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thome grounds out weakly to first, runners move up, 2 outs & AJ [redacted] up.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is bad Fausto. I want good Fausto.
I also want the new MLB.TV player so I can watch without being subjected to the Sox broadcasters. And a pony.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sounded to me like he was getting a little squeezed. i actually want a baserunner an inning so he can work on pitching from the stretch – and induce plenty of DP’s
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
everyone else have this? I missed some of that inning:
1FO, 2BB, 1Fausto, 1K
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought there were two FOs and one Fausto.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i missed the thome AB. you’re probably right.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I think that’s right. First batter flew out to right, second & third walked, Thome with the weak grounder, & then AJ flew out to Grady.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineups, per the PD:
White Sox (11-14): CF DeWayne Wise, 2B Chris Getz, 1B Paul Konerko, DH Jim Thome, C A.J. Pierzynski, 3B Josh Fields, RF Brian Anderson, SS Brent Lillibridge, LF Jerry Owens and LHP Aaron Pordea.Indians (8-14-1): CF Grady Sizemore, 3B Mark DeRosa, DH Travis Hafner, C Victor Martinez, SS Jhonny Peralta, LF David Dellucci, RF Ben Francisco, 2B Jamey Carroll, 1B Chris Gimenez and RHP Fausto Carmona.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anytime you can run a lineup out there with DeWayne Wise, Chris Getz, Brent Lillibridge, and Jerry Owens, you gotta do that.
by mrich on Mar 24, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I decide to give the Sox guys a chance and turn up the volume and the first thing I hear is “the greatest offensive player I’ve ever seen was Rickey Henderson.”
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He could have said much worse
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
White Sox fan behind me at the game kept on saying that…ugh.
by APV on Mar 24, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty weak offensive showing against a pitcher wearing #78.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i think he’s one of their 3 prospects.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poreda’s a pretty decent prospect for them.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fields lays down a bunt to get on, tries to go to 2B on the hit & run & gets nailed by Victor when the “hit” part of that isn’t executed.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why they make Fields bunt is strange. There’s one thing he looks to do in the majors, and that’s slug. But at this point it’s spitting in the wind.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Mar 24, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he’s a former prospect/3rd baseman?
Wait until he’s lifted in the 7th inning with 2 on, no out for the White Sox version of Jamey Carroll.
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding, sounds like he’s really got the sinker working right now.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jhonny with a nice play on a hard hit ball. Inches off the ground, so technically not a fausto.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I could be watching this in theory, but I can’t deal with Harrelson. Plus it’s nice to hear the regular WTAM duo. Makes it feel more springlike to me for some reason.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m switching to the audio feed. The video keeps cutting out anyway.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shapiro on Hafner, from WTAM’s site:
“I feel the only thing not there for him right now is timing. He’s clearly seeing the ball better. There’s no way anyone could see him this year and not see the difference. Just the way he’s taking pitches and tracking the ball, last year he was a different guy. I think it’s just a matter of time before his timing gets down and he starts to hit the ball with authority. He’s finding himself in hitters counts, last year he was almost never in a hitters count. His injury filtered into other parts of his game last year.”
by bewwolv on Mar 24, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s finding himself in hitters counts
<hafner>how the hell did I get here?</hafner>
by mrich on Mar 24, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
Wife
And you may ask yourself-well…how did I get here?
by woodsmeister on Mar 24, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec.
man did david byrne look weird back in the day.
um, think he could DH?
by RD74 on Mar 24, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Been too long since I’ve heard Hammy
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to switch to the WTAM feed in a bit, but I want to watch Fausto for at least this inning as I have not seen him yet this spring.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know they’ve done at least the last two Sunday games, FWIW.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Mar 24, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
First pitch strikes Fausto baby attaboy
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3 pitch strikeout for Fausto, on a changeup
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t remember Fausto throwing a lot of 2-strike changeups, but the Annual tells me it was 74% fastball, 13% slider, 13% change.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy play for Giminez, 2 out
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fausto, but Giminez let it go through his legs
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fausto is looking good despite the ball going through.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
konerko is now to the point where he scares me zero.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cornholio out on a grounder to Peralta.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course the Yankees/Red Sox game is n the new MLB.TV player. Douchebags.
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chocolate milk is delicious
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man, really? i could never get into that.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just tried it again a few weeks ago and I can’t stop drinking it now
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you make it yourself? or bought it already chocolate?
by Ryan Kelsey on Mar 24, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Francisco walks, first Tribe baserunner.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i still count 40. hammy must be subtracting westbrook already.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Francisco caught trying to go to second. Pickoff throw to first while he was already running to second.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And then Carroll walks.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Carroll walks. 1 out. Gimenez up. Takes a 4 pitch walk.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Grady ground rule double, cost him a triple and a 2nd rbi
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Runners on first and second. Grady takes a couple of questionable called strikes; and puts one down the first base line to drive in a run with a ground rule double.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we count today’s game in the LGT roto league, please?
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not a bad idea. Go Fausto!
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa hits a single to shallow center, 2-0
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha! Bloop drops and run scores. Runners on 1st and 3rd.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it’s on WTAM with Hamilton & Hegan for once
I’ve got no baseball on my actual physical radio. Unless a guy who sounds like Kosar is being interviewed.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Weird. MLB.com says it’s the WTAM feed.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried like 10 minutes ago… I’ll try again later.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s a delayed broadcast today.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Mar 24, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For what it’s worth (and it’s a lot), George Lombard went 3/5 with 3 RBI’s in a minor league game yesterday.
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
(and it’s not a lot)
fixed
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, i’ve missed a whole bunch of game day threads. who the heck is george lombard & where did he come from? i don’t remember him in the 100 prospect list from lastoria or hearing about him in the minors.
by oaksterdam on Mar 24, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s not a prospect, just some roster filler. He’s been around for a while, you can see him at baseball-reference here.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was shocked too.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hafner up. Working the count 3 -1; and takes a walk. Bases loaded.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa hitting made me think to look up what Stevens did this spring with the Cubs, guess he got sent down a week ago:
Stevens, a reliever picked up in the Mark DeRosa deal, allowed eight runs — six earned — in 6 2/3 innings
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was just wondering this, but never went to look.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shallow fly caught for the second out. Runners hold.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Victor swings at 1st pitch, hits weak flyball to center, Jhonny up
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitcher’s walked four this inning, and Vic swings at the first pitch. WTF, Victor?
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he gives him a high outside fastball this will be a 6-0 game
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a big fan of Victor swinging at the first pitch of a guy who’s walked 4 people this inning, but whatever.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that’s just always the way victor’s gonna be. he swings at pitches he likes.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, and I don’t really mind it, even though I usually would
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn’t hurt him much to look at a pitch or two with the way the pitching had been going.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Peralta grounds out on a little nubber that was played nicely.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
inning over? 2-0?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thome with a grounder up the middle through the shift to get on.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Fausto keeps his walks to less than 3.5/9IP he’s going to win the Cy Young, guaranteed
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i truly believe Victor is on top of this.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hammy saying all 5 starters (minus Pavano plus Lewis) look like they’re in midseason form
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i can say that i’ve seen this from Lewis.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s just like Hoynes saying that though. It doesn’t mean anything.
by mrich on Mar 24, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also says Miller starting to throw the ball and adjust to the Unmovable Finger.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there is no link. hammy was just talking about it in the broadcast.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fields up. Smashes one off his foot. Hobbles around and gets back in the box. Grounds out, inning over.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I might be alarming
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hammy talking about Adam Miller throwing with his busted middle finger & saying he’s actually getting better at it.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Better relative to what? Any indication?
by NickFantana on Mar 24, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I wasn’t clear, I just wondered if there was any indication he might be able to compete this way.
by NickFantana on Mar 24, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounded like. “compared to the first day, it wasn’t completely depressing”
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sounded like he was just getting used to throwing with it like that.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fausto looking gooood
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is any one else watching MLB.TV? My player keeps showing the game upside down….which is annoying.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who is this Delucci character?
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I left out one “L” because he’s lame.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DelLAMEucci?
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stand your ground. Make him earn back that second L.
by woodsmeister on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m mock drafting on Yahoo. Took Grady 4th overall. I have Santana, Webb and Halladay in my rotation. Why am I picking so many SPs? Because they are there?
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is kinda like what I did yesterday.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mock draft fantasy post?
DRINK N/A BEER!
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This seems like so long ago
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
back when you were still drinking chocolate milk?
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do I fake rec this comment?
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ended up with Sizemore and Webb yesterday, but not Santana. Mock drafts do not prepare one to draft with you guys, however. Mock drafters have much less respect for Lee, Wood, Peralta, Martinez, blah, blah, blah. Plus they don’t hate Jeter and A.J.
by FredOx on Mar 24, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was the interesting strategy. I knew I had to reach for Choo bc of it.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeter? I move him to my do not draft list. I know, irrational, but you have to draw a line somewhere.
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My teams are always Yankees free zones. I love the No Draft List. In football, my teams are Ravens free zones. Victory is not worth the price of one’s eternal soul, especially in a league with no $$$ on the line.
by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
chuckleyuckchuckleyuck going on in the booth
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gimenez slaps a barely fair ball into left field. Runners at first and third.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sizemore jammed and pops out. Three outs.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Swing Vote is available on Pay Per View!
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think you might be my favorite poster all of the sudden.
by afh4 on Mar 24, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t stand the topsy-turvy video anymore. Switching to audio.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course it immediately flips right side up again.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guy in the stands was wearing a Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs T-shirt.
by woodsmeister on Mar 24, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fausto still working it. Gets a weak little liner out on the infield.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Come backer grabbed by Fausto; throws to first for the third out. Awesome.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
rec for three outs in two minutes.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 24, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i might be willing to give tithe for this.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa hits one to fairly deep left center. Caught.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitch count for Fausto? Coming out?
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure how many he’s thrown. I’ll guess 42.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shoots one through the hole for a single. Yay.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re about 7 seconds ahead of me
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m actually just guessing on all of this. How am I doing?
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay if he was Ichiro maybe. I’ll take a hard line out to RF please.
by SeattleVinny on Mar 24, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is getting into hitter’s counts …
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fouled off the fastball, “might have been a little anxious”
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, a hit. I’ll take it.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Victor batting lefty. Weak roller to first. Two outs.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Peralta down in the count 0-2. Now 1-2. Flails at the outside breaking ball. 3 outs.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Danger! Danger! Kobayashi Alert! Kobayashi Alert!
by woodsmeister on Mar 24, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hold on to ya butts.
As General Manager of this team, I demand to know when I'm getting a start.
by bigbrabbs on Mar 24, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
This has to be used every time Masa comes in. Please.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Mar 24, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
giant rec
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 24, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This phrase is, I kid you not, on the front of my bike helmet as a sticker I made with a label making machine.
by afh4 on Mar 24, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it a Label Baby Junior?
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gets the first out on a high pop-up to DeRosa.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“They have Carl Pavano at #3. And then after that they have problems”
After that? AFTER Pavano? I have miles more confidence in Reyes and SLewis than I do Pavano.
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 5:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kornholio shoots a single down the 3rd base line. Mas lucky as ball kicked off the stands instead of going to the wall.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Francisco with a beautiful diving catch to end the inning!
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone watching actually see that catch? Hammy got excited, but it doesn’t take much.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a nice one. He layed way out for that.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fangraphs has Cubs #7 organization; Indians in Top 6
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ben Fran working the count full; takes a called strike three on a breaking ball. Fooled.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who remembers Marshall McDougall
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We turned Brian Giles into him (eventually). Sigh.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Giles is so good
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who knew: Ricardo Rincon actually threw 4 innings last year for the Mets.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JLewis in. Facing Lucy. Lucy faced; line drive out to Peralta.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haven’t had a visual on the Indians much this spring.
by afh4 on Mar 24, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the next big sabermetric breakthrough is going to be quantifying length of swing.
by afh4 on Mar 24, 2009 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought maybe it would be quantifying not just how often a pitcher misses bats (ie K rate, swing strike%) but how badly the bat misses (ie .2 inches, 1 inch, etc).
If Gameday can track pitch location, the technology to track bat & pitch movement relatively cant be too many more steps id think.
As General Manager of this team, I demand to know when I'm getting a start.
by bigbrabbs on Mar 24, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was sort of kidding. Because “long swing” vs. “short swing” is basically all Hawk Harrelson and Joe Morgan ever talk about.
by afh4 on Mar 24, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah gotcha, got the radio going not mlb tv cause they block it at work. but seriously though someone invent that now for my amusement.
As General Manager of this team, I demand to know when I'm getting a start.
by bigbrabbs on Mar 24, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The next big thing will be much better fielding analysis when Hit f/x rolls around.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Mar 24, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
will you just mix it up with other women – or couples – or several couples….?
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wilson B draws a walk on a close pitch. 1 on, 1 out.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can someone direct me to last season’s spring training stats?
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i had a hell of a time finding this. i think i went to the offical website – this year’s ST stats, then changed the URL by hand.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t even find where I’d change the makeup. Point being, does anyone remember if Kobayashi sucked this much last year during spring training?
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i couldn’t either. i forget what i did. took me forever.
and, i don’t know. i don’t think he was this bad.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/springStats?team=cle&type=pitch&year=2008
Not much, but something?
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Close enough to show he wasn’t nearly this bad. If he was, I would be more confident in the “keep him on the roster until he blows up, then dump him” idea. But I’m not confident he can come out of the gates pitching even average baseball. I’d much rather Chulk and Jackson than Masa and Chulk.
by JRontherim on Mar 24, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shallow fly ball out. Two down. Runners on 1 and 2.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Game tied at 2 with another single up the middle. First and Third. 2 outs.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 6:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the only thing worse than when these two start yucking it up, is when you miss the beginning and don’t know what the yuck they’re even talking about.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fly ball to shallow center ends the inning.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lance Broadway in for Sux. Gimenez can’t hold up and strikes out. 1 down.
by JimmyAB on Mar 24, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s got serious depression problems
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
screaming line drive, barely caught by the outfielder.
by Brick. on Mar 24, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zachson “probably going to make this team as a longman”
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Mar 24, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love the uncertainty over whether they’ll bother playing extra innings.
DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.
by zempf on Mar 24, 2009 6:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Boy, how about this offense? The Indians look like gangbusters!
by odradek on Mar 24, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lots of LOBs today
Gimenez looked real solid. Nothing really fools him.
Ben Francisco's only fan on LGT
by Toxicadam on Mar 24, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching the STO replay. See they left the HD cameras in Cleveland.
Signature to be named later.
by emd2k3 on Mar 24, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Impressions from today’s game:
- White Sox fans suck
- It was entertaining to watch Ozzie Guillen come over to yuck it up with Victor before the game and be, what I would call, politely dismissed by Victor
- Fausto did not look good early, but looked great after the 2nd
- Hafner – ugh (even his hit was weak and wouldn’t have been a hit if they had the shift on)
- I wasn’t terribly impressed by Masa, but I didn’t have a great view of him (I was standing in a concession line for much of his inning)
- Jensen Lewis obviously did not look good
- the Budweiser clydesdales, which were hanging around before the game, looked decidedly uncomfortable
by APV on Mar 24, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
White Sox fans suck
and those are just the whitesox fans in arizona.
carlton fisk is a hall of famer, buddy.
by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 sets of White Sox fans behind me. One felt compelled to do his best Hawk impression of ’hegone on every K, the other was generally surprised it was sunny in Arizona.
by APV on Mar 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
imagine 80% of the people around you doing the impression every time. then imagine tripple the number of people with the same obliviousity, and two more guys that want to fight you, all of them wasted and you’ve got a picture of the first inning at u.s. cellular.
by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also – I managed to get a photo of the guy who runs the PA system at Goodyear:
by APV on Mar 25, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So is the Goodyear PA guy’s sense of timing, music choice, and consistency
by APV on Mar 25, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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