Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Random Thoughts
According to ESPN, the Mets are interested in some guy named Gonzalez on Tampa Bay. Unfortunately, Tampa Bay does not think a deal can happen. A team official said "How are we supposed to fleece them for another top prospect when they have nobody left? Sure those Saber-tooth guys may say Yusmeiro Petit, but the MSM would crucify us for trading for such a non-prospect...I mean "Gonzalez" is a key part to our next contending team. Yes, in the front...His first name, umm, beats me...next."
Yes Mulder I said you sucked...in fact, i will keep saying it.
The White Sox announcers are a complete riot. They are blatant cheerleaders for their own team but are not condescending to other teams (quick to point out other players doing well)...they just really like the White Sox. Against Kansas City, Tadahito Iguchi hit a liner down the line and the call went "come on come on come on...dad-gummit a foul ball" I spit out my soda when I heard that. Who uses the term dad-gummit??!! They are also blissfully unaware of modern-day baseball. Andy Sisco came in the game and they had a conversation wondering who he was. "The guy is 6'10" and throwing 95 and nobody knows who he is." Correction: YOU don't know who he is!!! They are also compelled to sing the praises of Ozzy Guillen and his Steven Hawking intelligence. God I hate Guillen. How obnoxious can one guy be. Can the White Sox please just revert to an 80-win team so I can stop hearing the virtues of small ball. They keep winning games on late-inning home runs after small ball kills rallies in the middle innings.
The Yankees announcers are also blatant homers, but unlike their White Sox counterparts, they are extremely condescending to other teams. They are just as clueless as the Sox guys, but they make their statements with an aura of snobbery that makes them seem smarter; however, I would like to point out one of their many bouts of idiocy. During Pavano vs. Clement, they kept extolling the virtues of Pavano, who was not afraid of his stuff like Matt Clement. According to them, the Yankees non-Johnson pickups were clearly superior to Boston's. The dreaded unnamed scout quote said that Clement had no intangibles to be a winner and that Pavano was off the charts. The announcer then went on a long tangent about the magnificence of Jaret Wright while Wells was struggling and Wade Miller can't even pitch because of injury. a "waste of money."
So let's see...Sox 11-9 Yanks 8-11 Pavano 22IP 27H 12R(7ER due to notorious Yankee scorekeeper) Wright 19IP 36H!! 20R!!! 1 shredded shoulder (totally shocking...who could have seen this coming) Clement 25IP 26H 6R Wade Miller ahead of schedule on rehab. On a brighter note for the Yankees, they do get to knock off $3million in Year 3 of Wrights contract if his shoulder is not sound. God I pray for the losses to keep mounting in New York.
My Pedro prediction was right on. No pitcher stood to be helped more by facing a pitcher instead of a DH. The 10 or so pitches saved allows an extra inning of work and knocks another .5 off the ERA. Bad news for the division.
Matt...please take this the right way. If Jason Lane keeps Lance Berkmaning the league, do not trade him for a 2nd round pick. To succeed in these leagues, you need to keep impact players. Keep the young guys for an extra year even if they have struggled. Take the gamble and hold your Jake Peavys at the expense of a solid innings guy. You can always find another innings guy in the draft. If trading a youngster, make sure you are getting a youngster in return or are trading for a good veteran when you are sniffing the playoffs.
Who is going to represent the NL at catcher in the All-Star game? Sort their stats. LoDuca and Ramon Hernandez better keep it up or their will be a frightening selection for the team. No Damian Miller will not keep it up.
According to ESPN, the Mets are interested in some guy named Gonzalez on Tampa Bay. Unfortunately, Tampa Bay does not think a deal can happen. A team official said "How are we supposed to fleece them for another top prospect when they have nobody left? Sure those Saber-tooth guys may say Yusmeiro Petit, but the MSM would crucify us for trading for such a non-prospect...I mean "Gonzalez" is a key part to our next contending team. Yes, in the front...His first name, umm, beats me...next."
Yes Mulder I said you sucked...in fact, i will keep saying it.
The White Sox announcers are a complete riot. They are blatant cheerleaders for their own team but are not condescending to other teams (quick to point out other players doing well)...they just really like the White Sox. Against Kansas City, Tadahito Iguchi hit a liner down the line and the call went "come on come on come on...dad-gummit a foul ball" I spit out my soda when I heard that. Who uses the term dad-gummit??!! They are also blissfully unaware of modern-day baseball. Andy Sisco came in the game and they had a conversation wondering who he was. "The guy is 6'10" and throwing 95 and nobody knows who he is." Correction: YOU don't know who he is!!! They are also compelled to sing the praises of Ozzy Guillen and his Steven Hawking intelligence. God I hate Guillen. How obnoxious can one guy be. Can the White Sox please just revert to an 80-win team so I can stop hearing the virtues of small ball. They keep winning games on late-inning home runs after small ball kills rallies in the middle innings.
The Yankees announcers are also blatant homers, but unlike their White Sox counterparts, they are extremely condescending to other teams. They are just as clueless as the Sox guys, but they make their statements with an aura of snobbery that makes them seem smarter; however, I would like to point out one of their many bouts of idiocy. During Pavano vs. Clement, they kept extolling the virtues of Pavano, who was not afraid of his stuff like Matt Clement. According to them, the Yankees non-Johnson pickups were clearly superior to Boston's. The dreaded unnamed scout quote said that Clement had no intangibles to be a winner and that Pavano was off the charts. The announcer then went on a long tangent about the magnificence of Jaret Wright while Wells was struggling and Wade Miller can't even pitch because of injury. a "waste of money."
So let's see...Sox 11-9 Yanks 8-11 Pavano 22IP 27H 12R(7ER due to notorious Yankee scorekeeper) Wright 19IP 36H!! 20R!!! 1 shredded shoulder (totally shocking...who could have seen this coming) Clement 25IP 26H 6R Wade Miller ahead of schedule on rehab. On a brighter note for the Yankees, they do get to knock off $3million in Year 3 of Wrights contract if his shoulder is not sound. God I pray for the losses to keep mounting in New York.
My Pedro prediction was right on. No pitcher stood to be helped more by facing a pitcher instead of a DH. The 10 or so pitches saved allows an extra inning of work and knocks another .5 off the ERA. Bad news for the division.
Matt...please take this the right way. If Jason Lane keeps Lance Berkmaning the league, do not trade him for a 2nd round pick. To succeed in these leagues, you need to keep impact players. Keep the young guys for an extra year even if they have struggled. Take the gamble and hold your Jake Peavys at the expense of a solid innings guy. You can always find another innings guy in the draft. If trading a youngster, make sure you are getting a youngster in return or are trading for a good veteran when you are sniffing the playoffs.
Who is going to represent the NL at catcher in the All-Star game? Sort their stats. LoDuca and Ramon Hernandez better keep it up or their will be a frightening selection for the team. No Damian Miller will not keep it up.
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