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What exactly does McTaggert mean here with the phrase "the immediate future of the franchise (is) uncertain"? Am I missing something?
Today is one and there is one.
http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/08/24/what-is-left-to-say/
Please be warned, it's a rambling mess.
My heartfelt best wishes to you. As someone who's recently been through this (albeit, luckily, sans offspring), I can tell you that it's a roller coaster of emotions, but it does get better. Feel free to PM me if you need to chat.
Cooper spends half his laudatory quote explaining Coste's positives in a negative way (he's no I-Rod or Q, but he does do this), and the other half explaining Coste's negatives intricately and in detail.
If I'm Coste, I'm thinking, "Gee, thanks, skipper."
I think the most a catcher can do most of the time is not fuck up the ump's perception of a good pitch. There have been a few guys along the way who maybe could consistently catch pitches off the plate and make the ump think they were strikes, but in my opinion that talent is far less common than some fans think.
In other words, it is far more common for a catcher to lose borderline calls for his pitcher by screwing around back there than it is for a catcher to influence an ump into calling a borderline pitch a strike he might not have been inclined to anyway.
Lopez was never thought of as a good defensive catcher, he was far more valued for his offense. What he did do was not try to impose himself on the action behind the plate too much by jumping around back there, or half-ass backhanding balls in the dirt, or jumping out to fake or actually throw the ball behind runners on base between pitches. He had three HOF pitchers out there, the best thing he could do was not try to be too flashy or super aggressive and fuck things up. Glavine, Smoltz and Maddux threw the pitches, hit the locations consistently, etc. They deserve 90% of the credit. Give Lopez 10% for having the sense to sit back and let them do their thing, and for allowing the ump to feel comfortable calling most of their borderline pitches strikes.
I think the idea the ATL staff got special preference by umps is overblown. That was just an incredibly rare convergence of HOF pitchers in one place at one time. Any pitcher who isn't wild and who locates his pitches consistently on the edge of or just off the plate over time is going to get the benefit of the doubt from any umpire. Atlanta happened to have three guys like that at the same time.
Kevin Eschnfldr asked Jim Wynn if he played fantasy foolball, Wynn replied, "No, I don't even play fantasy baseball."
Not only will Coop finish the year, he will be back next year and is more likely than not to be offered another contract extension.Source?
I love Domelise's. Also, the spicy sausage there is fantastic.
Let me ask you. Do you REALLY believe this? Because if so, I want to know how a man with this attribute was hired to run one of the major league baseball clubs of America.
BudGirl posed an interesting question that I'd be curious to hear thoughts on in one of the Sunday trivia threads... How, if at all, would having clubhouse leadership like Bagwell/Biggio have changed how things have gone down under Cooper this year? Could 5/7 have made up for Cooper's leadership lackings?
There is no defending Cooper.
In spite of Cooper, the 2009 edition of the Houston Astros have found their level. I only hope Ed Wade will be allowed to supply whoever he replaces Cooper with, a better starting five, or the next guy is going to have problems winning games as well.
i would do this in a heartbeat.
I'm also driving to work and have had enough DoRay, thank you.
you see, this is how you get people not only to talk to you, but also to listen to you. you're not trolling for once.
I don't mean to be a dick but all of this is about as funny as working in 'Houston, You Have a Problem.'
i thought Cooper left Sampson out there twisting in the wind last night. now he gets sent down. i hate to even think this, but i believe he retaliated against Sampson for his comments.
Fuckers are charging $2 for their iPhone app. Grrrr.
I'd like to think that at least the pitching coach is watching how a young guy like Norris is working, rather than his pitch count.I don't know much about Dewey Robinson, but I'd have to think that he was watching Norris pitch, not just a pitch count. Now, as for Cooper, I have no idea what he thinks about, because he and I disagree over baseball strategy in general.
the only way i'd agree that 5 was enough is if Norris said to someone that he had nothing left.
caveat: i was not watching the game--was just following it on my BB.
No, no. Mechanics schmechanics. It's all about that homerun Pujols hit 4 yrs ago. Ruined the man. Broken psyche, without question.
However, I didn't have a problem with him pulling Norris last night when he did. The youngster looked gassed. Early in the 5th Deshaies said he would hope Norris could give Cooper 6 tonight but towards the end of the inning he changed his tune saying "surely this will be his last inning." BTW, I thought he did a pretty damn good job of competing. I've nothing in him to indicate he isn't mentally tough. Is keeping him out another inning a way to make him tougher and build more endurance? Probably so. It was his decision to make and he made it. I didn't question it, perhaps because it was their star pupil.
he pitches well most of the time. wrong whipping boy.
that's the spirit!
What's with people grumbling today? Astros won last night. We should all be sunshine happy today.
Brydak to Mr. Happy:
"Bite me"
Carry on.
Very nice to see Norris work his way out of that jam.
crazy Tinkering Coop.
Just had a conversation with someone here at work regarding Cooper. He was saying that it really didn't matter the rest of the season if Cooper finishes it out. I disagreed because it seems like every player Cooper is managing ends up on the DL or pretty close to it.
Interesting. You always hear the tired "can't fire the players" platitude when a coach gets shitcanned. Turns out you can do both.
It might be appropriate for the regatta, possibly even for evening croquet, but it is entirely unsuitable for the links.
It says a lot when a guy can drop his bat on strike 3 (that was 6 inches outside, which hasn't been and wasn't at any other point of a game a strike), turn around, and blatantly question the strike zone for a solid couple of minutes before the HP ump tell him that's enough. Dude either is completely clueless or knew he was sucking it up.
the game last night seemed to stand for the way this whole season is playing out. the astros start out behind and build up momentum only to fail in the end. i know the team is made up of professional athletes, but at what point do the loses piling up start to grind. i love the astros and plan to attend a game soon. this time instead of buying tickets off line i plan to walk up and avoid paying the charges and taxes.
Okay, what is the over/under that Cooper calls this "the worse loss of the year!" (just like the 40 other times he's said the same thing)
"I'm glad I wasn't pitching tonight. I'd given up 11 runs and gotten ejected."
.228 going into tonight
I'm not sure he didn't beat the tag. The throw was great and beat the runner by ten feet, but it looked like Pudge was late getting the tag down.
Who cares, let's score some runs.
So, a new coaching opportunity opens up?
he could still put Erstad in the outfield, Blum on 1B and Kepp on 3B. I don't mind not switching out Pence, as they might need a big fly later and Lee was already gone.
Because Byrdak is a good pitcher.
Pence with the tailor-made DP. He is KILLING this team. But let's order up another round of Hunter's Lodge t-shirts!!
ump handled that well
That was all Miggy could do.
Roy's throwing hard but he seems to be laboring more now. Six innings is a lot to expect from him tonight.
Vin Scully expects to work one more season and then retire.
El Caballo has to be the most ironic nickname for Carlos Lee ever.
Pence's bumbling slide into second with two outs, after being fooled that a throw was coming in.
fuckinshit!
Aug 11, 2009: Same lineup used on consecutive days. Mark it down.
Roy needs to be the Stopper today.
Morgan documents it all in his book, pages 247 to 251. It's great, comedic, tragic, ironic.
Harry the Hat. Unfortunately, he is probably not available.
My pain meds are kicking in... kinda.
must be the kool-aid
Looks like Sampson is here for the duration too. Mr. Happy is gonna be Mr. Un-Happy.
he's lucky they didn't get hurt. i was on the phone and started yelling at pence. drives me absolutely batty.
Maybe he needs to play more chess.
I braced for impact. That could have been ugly. I'm sure they'll chat about it in the dugout. Bourn appeared to be calling him off all the way to the catch.
multiple choice and you still got it wrong.
cut it out and answer.
multiple choice and you still got it wrong.
which begs the question.
who would you rather have as manager collins or cooper?
(703): how do you have sooo much energy?
(571): billy mays threw in a lil somethin extra when I ordered some oxiclean last week
ETA: That's not directed at you, Mr Happy, or anyone else. It's just my favourte TFLN on today's list.
You're a hopeless optimist. And I agree. Cards and Cubs have daemons of their own. I'm going to enjoy watching what this team can do, regardless.
Footer explained it as "I won't use you 'til Saturday except in case of emergency." I guess Hampton coming out after two counts as an emergency.
Call me a hopeless optimist, but I think that this team has one more run in it. I think that Berkman's return will dramatically improve the offense. And I think that a rotation with Oswalt, Wandy, and even Norris and Moehler can win a lot of games.
Coop will place him based on his production the last 3 weeks. "I just haven't seen him show me he can move the base runners over for almost a month. We need him driving in runs and he's just not getting it done. The good news, though, is he's not made any errors in the field."
(703): how do you have sooo much energy?
(571): billy mays threw in a lil somethin extra when I ordered some oxiclean last week
What he might be surprised about, is his place in the lineup. But then I think that's a daily occurrence for hitters on Coop's team.
Even with Coop?
That one struck me as well, but I wouldn't admit it in public.
whoops.
Cooper is bound and gagged in the trainer's room. Clark made out this lineup.
controversial srike three call on Howard the inning before that got the Phils all riled up. residual from that, i'll bet.
How do you see the CF and not the shortstop standing behind home plate looking toward CF.
Watch the video. Rollins was just as demonstrative as Victorino.
So why didn't Eddie eject Rollins for doing the exact same thing?
thanks one and all. (well those with good intentions) anyhow spent the day with my three lovely daughters one granddaughter and grandson in making
cant think of anything better
Hell, they might go with Wright as the starter for all we know.
IIRC, when he signed his multi-million dollar bonus, his parents quit their jobs and just started hanging out with him, full-time; on the pretense of 'protecting him' from all the evils of the world.
Waking up every morning in a hotel room with my parents, when I'm 21 or 22 and a multi-millionaire - that alone would drive me to drugs.
i agree that the fans could not know that Cooper once again lost his mind.
i also agree that one should NEVER boo the home team and rarely boo anyone.
Sounds like Victorino agrees with you about Rapuano, generally. I have to come out of the dugout when you go after him - he's on my fantasy team. Apologies in advance if I wind up kicking dirt on your shoes, it's just business.
Call me a sucker or a hopeless optimist. It's not over 'til the last game is played. And the team is in the race 'til mathematically eliminated. That's why I like the Wild Card.
Budgetary issues. I laid my thinking out earlier in this thread.
"I've got to hold myself accountable," Victorino said following the Phillies' 12-3 loss. "It's not something that you should be doing, but I've done it 1,000 times this year. It's not the first time -- and I'm not trying to show anybody up. Just things got built up from the half-inning before that, and it's just one of those things I let my emotions get the best of me."Victorino sounds much more contrite in writing. I've heard really good things about Rapuano from my friend who umpired in the NL around the time that Rapuano came up. We used to spend a fair amount of time with the AAA umpires when they came through NO (Phil Cuzzi immediately comes to mind) and with the NL umpires when he was still umpiring.
...
Victorino apologized to Bako for their encounter and hugged Werth for having to enter the game.
Through the media, he also apologized to Rapuano.
"I love the guy," Victorino said. "That's why I think I'm more upset. He's just one of those guys you can play [around] with and have fun with on the field. I mean that sincerely. That's why I think it's more frustrating to me that it was him that got my first ejection from a Major League baseball game."
LINK
For young pitchers, it can be a mixture of confidence and mechanics. Which comes first is anyone's guess. The kid tries to do too much to prove he's worthy of staying in the bigs, compromises mechanics and loses confidence. Paulino has the stuff to be a major leaguer, but he has to work through the loss of confidence in his pitches and trust that he can throw a slider for strikes along with get guys out with a better than average major league fastball.
It's about knowing how to pitch for that kid now and not so much if he is a major league talent.
Not exactly doing the managers part to give Bazardo a good initial appearance.
Cooper said Bazardo wasn't available today then used him.
Bazardo wasn't ready, he's just getting warm.
Over/under on how many more runs Coop allows before he goes to get him? Just curious.
i'd be surprised if they dont dfa hampton tonight. eriting is on the wall.
What Homer's dick did to your asshole is not germane to the discussion.
Stay Golden, Pony Boy.
I. Rodriguez?
Not every day a Cy Young winner is DFA'ed and an MVP released.
The Red Sox did it for him. He was DFA'd today.
The Steve Carlton school of thought.
If they do, I'll watch the game in honor waering my rainbow gut and orange star hat sitting high atop my massiveSambitoLemongello fro.
You made it seem like you just had to hit Publish and it was ready to go. I've been waiting impatiently since yesterday for this masterpiece to be shared.
Well, in that case, thank you sincerely.
Well, maybe a really more ascerbic version .... more along the lines of an Earl Weaver. But I was not being sarcastic.
Well, when you post shit like that to me, yes, I do.
I am shocked that you (Jim and Andy) do not believe my sincerity. It brings tears to my eyes. (That or the asbestos in my office does, but either way, there are tears.)You have all the sincerity of a barracuda.
Yeah...I'm going to wait a day to put up my Off-Day now.
Asshole.
When have we ever left *anything* at that?
That was my point - This was an easy decision. Drayton may deserve praise or derision in general depending on your view, but I think it's silly to say he's a good family man based on letting Lugo go. Wasn't Lugo also dumb enough to do it on Astro's property and on surveillance camera?
Which is why Yankee fans suck.
His return may well be the highlight of the season for me.
i think more than three ignore you, but three have put you on Ignore.
three are ignoring me. i dont think i shall be able to go onSay it ain't so!
Awesome!
I just found out 4 people are ignoring me.
I had no idea.
That's like the coolest thing I've heard all day.
"If Willie Mays wants to bunt for a single, we will let him do that."
he decided to focus on pence instead.
that's because Bourn is amazingYep. How Cooper didn't screw him up this year is beyond me.
You, sir, are NOT good at this.
A fiver says that Matsui won't get him in.
and they better not strand him again.
not a bad outing at all.
i'm sure he's done for the night though. he's tossed over 100 pitches.
controversial statement:
the jewish delis and bakeries in los angeles are better than the jewish delis and bakeries in new york
I don't believe what I didn't just see.
What happened?
no, he does not.
I never understood this logic.
If I have a below average guy with a shitload of experience or a new kid with a shitload of talent, let's see what the kid can do. We already know what the old man can't.
Will this be Hampton's last start in an Astros uni?Milo says all Hampy has to do is pretend he's facing the Pirates and he'll be fine.
to build up his confidence?
More disturbing:
Ryan O'Neil hitting on HIS DAUGHTER at Farah Fawcett's FUNERAL.
yep. Mark can verify.
Well, you're right and so am I. I was trying to come up with the answers without checking baseball-reference. The key to the question was that these were his only NLCS HRs. I think the Mets made it back to the post season in 1972, so that made it likely that it was a Brave. The most prolific HR hitter for the Braves at that time was Aaron, and it probably took a good HR hitter to hit three in three games since the Mets swept the Braves. However, most trivia questions aren't answered by the "obvious" anwer. I think Aaron started playing for the Milwaukee Braves in the mid to late 50's, say, about 1957. I know he was traded to the Brewers at the end of his career in the mid 70's. So, by 1969, Aaron had but 4 years left of what was to be about, what, an 18 year career with the NL Braves. I think that reasonably constitutes a "tail end". Although, I agree, the term "tail end" connotes "washed up". As you pointed out, Aaron was hardly "washed up" a la Bagwell was at that stage in his career.
I think Vick has gotten a raw deal, honestly. I think the animal cruelty part of it is actually a misdemeanor (someone told me that; I don't care enough to verify). What Vick was charged with was the federal conspiracy to commit a crime involving interstate borders (which I think is a bogus crime anyway). I mean, yeah, he was acting like a mobster organizing an illegal activity that involved a lot of different parties. Maybe I don't have enough respect for dogs, but I don't see that as too sick and twisted. I'm involved in an illegal March Madness bracket every year.
Don't get me wrong- he was doing a very bad thing; but overall, I think he's just a really dumb kid with too much money. As I remember I think there was also some pub about him contracting an STD in Mexico while operating under a really bad alias - I think there was a T-shirt about it - again, he's a dumb kid with too much money.
I think his punishment has been pretty severe. He'll always be marked as a convicted felon now, with all of the civil rights limitations that go with it. I want him to play football. When guys like OJ are walking free, I don't see what the public outrage against this kid is all about.
9. The 69 NLCS was between the Amazin' Mets and the Atlanta Braves. Aaron was at the tail end of his career with the Braves then, so he is a good candidate
So the ump blows the call and then gets to throw out the player? Awesome.
WTF
It was her, Happy. BTW, I am a 25 year chick with big boobs that was Miss Alabama and a freak in bed. Do you see me in a different light now?
He heard it at E-Harmony.com.
A hustling Quintero and a lackluster Card CF has Q on 2nd with no out.
Hampton
Add to that the fact that the public perceived AE as the weak link on the team. This team has many other areas to easily browbeat.
this is one of the things about Cooper i like the least. Ortiz was classy. not so Cooper. rather than just expressing regret for the release and thanking him for his effort, Cooper has to talk about how Ortiz was hurting the team.
who do the Pirates have left? it may be time for my comeback.
Anyone - and I mean ANYONE - still think this team is a contender?
I'm sure they saw the grand slam without him pointing and making a spectacle of it.
He really isn't Coop's kind of pitcher.
So when Kaz gets 3 hits he gets to hit second but if he gets zero hits today is he going to be dropped down again?
Cruz was a solid player. He had 75 or more RBIs 6 times in his 19 year career, 5 in his 13 seasons with the Astros. He was a good fielder, and a good baserunner. He should be remembered as a steady and popular Astro. But let's face it, he's no hall of famer, and retiring his number was ridiculous.
You've seen alot of years of Astros baseball. Who would you say is the most underrated Astro of all-time? My choice would be Jimmy Wynn. I believe he was the best CFer in the NL for many years not named Willie Mays.
He's "slugging" .242? That's even worse than I thought.
and a gazillion GIDP
He needs a week off. Sitting right next to Sean Berry to reintroduce himself to Hitting 101. Oh, and he needs to forget about the girl who dumped him... she ain't coming back, so move on and play ball... or sit down and let someone else take your job.
i feel bad for Brocail. let Carlos pitch.
NEWSFLASH (dos):
Brocail is not going to help much down the stretch unless he finds his release point and power from his legs to throw much harder and crisper.
Good to see Brocail is in top form
Total: 99 IP, 6-8, 5.36
vs. PIT: 27 IP, 4-0, 1.00
vs. everyone else: 72 IP, 2-8, 7.00
52 pitches today. 3 days rest until Sunday. Is that enough time?
I had to listen to Ron Santo on XM for the ride home and he takes bad broadcasting to a whole new level. I'm not sure his mind is right. Good grief!!!
openly questioning Coop's moves occasionally, but dancing around being critical constantlyHe's an org. man.
JD now openly questions Coop at least once per game. Currently pointing out that he'd not put in a "tender" Valverde in place of Byrdak with a 5 run lead
what happened to mr. happy? (byrdak w/ the walk as i type this)He's watched Byrdak pitch too often. I think that we need the runs for Valverde too.
Why not bring in Ortiz and bring up someone to take his place in the rotation
Oh gawd finally. Coop has no grasp of the right or wrong time to let a pitcher take his lumps.
Look on the bright side - at least you can blame it on the drugs. I've just got me.
I liked Paul Hood. One of my all-time favorite posts was the fight throwdown, complete with address.
Huh. I always thought that was a picture of you. I was also really confused when I met Homer and he looked nothing like Roy Oswalt. That's kind of why I'm torn about wanting to have a beer with The Spleen and JackAstro some time. Two funny guys who I'd love to hang out with, but it would destroy the fantasy of having Apu and Mahoney entertain me.
If it makes you feel better, I just found out four hours ago you were Paul Hood.
You must have pulled this pub stunt while I was on hiatus.
I had no idea you were Paul. None.
If I had known Paul was going to make my name public, I swear I wouldn't have referred to him that way. I thought it was public that he was Paul before. My bad, whateveryournameis.
i have to log out now, this place just isn't the same when fucking names are being thrown around.
a little anonymity please, we'll have to fine you for a HIPA violation otherwise.
Paul - appreciate you warning others for me. Saves me time and I like that.
BatGirl - Paul just called you a clark. Looks like I'm not the only one.
can you see which finger i'm giving you?
trust me - it's the one you are thinking of
I'm just saying there are a lot of jobs that won't hire convicted felons - it's not that crazy of a policy.
Happy birthday, HH. This raises an interesting point... I was born 9 years after you, and I consider myself a product of the 80's. But all the really important shit happened in the 90's, if I'm being honest – just like you would have transitioned from a kid to a real live grown-up in the 80's. Which decade are people more a product of, the one from their childhood, or the teenage through college years?
Do you think 3B coaches are good at charades?Yes.
he threw a 100+ pitches?
FINALLY. Someone in to pitch that I can root for.Who? Sampson?
Did Kaz catch a cleat there or something?
you see a lot more batters talking back to umpires than pitchers. didn't an umpire almost toss randy johnson for showing emotion on the mound, talking into his glove or something?
but with hawk, as his back loosened up, his command might have been improving.
dis agree.
He could have ended it. Hawk was done with the argument and the ump stepped out unnecessarily. It's a tight game, a lot of tension all around. No need to blow it up into something bigger. As JD stated, a batter could have gotten away with that argument.
So a pitcher is not allowed to gain his command while on the mound. Strike is a Strike.
Marmol is the best set-up man in the game.
Looked to me like he got squeezed on at least three pitches. That curve broke over the plate. It was a strike.
pudge pinch-hitting for wandy, boooooo i say
I'll bite. It's 2009. Define "fruitcakes and weirdos." You know, the kind that overrun SF.
Is anyone that has an advanced degree and tolerates other cultures a fruitcake or a weirdo?
And the ones that believe in rehabilitating drug addicts instead of throwing them in jail. Are those the weirdos or the fruitcakes?
No wait, maybe it's the people who actually choose to spend time with people they love instead of the people who you wish they would fall in love with. Are those the fruitcakes or the weirdos?
No! I know. It's the people who are trying to do something they enjoy, like playing in a band or creating art instead of taking a shit 9-5 job for someone else where they despise waking up every morning. Those are the weirdos. Or is it the fruitcakes.
Fuckin' SF. With all its educated, forward thinking, upwardly mobile weirdos.
Ask me again on Thursday if we should be buying.
A middle of the order hitter under club control for several more years over a #3 at best pitcher in a contract year.
They save up their best cooking for Sunday, the Sunday roast in England, or the Carvery in Ireland is some pretty awesome grub. They both do roasts well. Other stuff is hit and miss, but I think in England at least you're best served (haha) by not going for anything too fancy, stick with bangers and mash, sausage rolls (why they haven't caught on here is beyond me), the aforementioned meat pies, etc, and you'll be well satisfied with the food.
Not for Davis or Garland.
Would it be worth one of the outfield prospects, given the bottleneck at the major league level?
Feast could change your mind. Give it a try.
A coordinator with cojones would get Vick into the spread option there with Bush and McFadden.
Why would the NFL care about rehabbing Vick's image? Or are you referring to the team that signs him?The NFL doesn't care about Vick or his erputation, but it will fall in ranks behind the owner who signs him. Remember: the owners are the league.
I know it's a fun cliche, but you are wrong.
I love my 'boys, but Jones has picked up some players of questionable character in the past.
Black pudding tastes good as long as I don't think about how it was made. In British cuisine, "pudding" generally has to be one of the biggest gastronomic/epicurian misnomers out there.
Who would take the chance? Wherever he plays the noise from animal rights activists will be pretty deafening (and rightly so). I think ownership should quietly collude to keep him out. They won't, though, I'm sure, if there's money to be made.
Signing pool: who and how soon?
Yeah, I was just limiting it to those who have actually killed people.
Look, I think anyone who does what Vick did is unconditionally a sack of shit. But there are plenty of sacks of shit who are allowed to play in the NFL. (Leonard Little and Donte Stallworth, come on down!)
So, you hang out there a lot?
We've been in SF five days and it's overrun by Germans. Did Germany shut down? I will never give up, never surrender.
No, they won't.
All time greatest VA hospital.
Moehler's numbers have actually been pretty good if you take out his wretched first 2 starts before he went on the DL.
Superior blamed it on a staff mistake said the following:
they say the third time is the charm. congrats
Because of Cooper's treatment of Paulino?
No way they could grow them before the season ended.Thank goodness.
All very decent options for your team's #5 starter.
This team is not going to win very many 3-game series with Hampy, Ortiz, and Moehler facing any team
I don't think he can control it. His walks are way down this year, but hits against are up.
Ivan has gone down three times now flailing at 86-mph fastballs from Livan. That last one was right down the pipe.
Certainly don't remember seeing this last year from him though. Any ideas on what is going on differently for his this year vs. last year, or are the 'differences' merely in my noggin?He occasionally trotted out a slider if I recall. I haven't seen it this season, although he may have used it down in RR.
Might want to get your sarcasm meter checked. Just a suggestion.
I ate there one time and asked for onions on my sandwich and was told "we don't have onions Sir".Never knew that they put anything on those sandwiches.
Never been back.
(idiot fan) You can't be serious, he hit a two-run homer last night. Hunter Hunter Pence Yo!
wesley wright with the much-needed strikeout. wright looked good last night, and looked good on that at-bat.WW needs to work on another pitch, or to work on some movement on his pitch. He's too one-dimensional, IMO. Every pitch looks the same.
Blum looked like Carlos in slow-mo rounding third.
Have any of y'all that constantly question Clark actually coached 3rd base in a baseball game?
We're not anti-Catholic, but a Vampire Tour sounds interesting. Hubby wants to hit one of the cemetery tours.
This will be a totally different New Orleans experience for me. I last went to the French Quarter when I was young, single, in college, and quite drunk.
Who I was trying to bang, remember.
I can't imagine Kazmir being available. He is too good a talent, plus young, LH and under club-control for a couple of more years to give up on during a bad year.
Hey, that some neat stuff at that site. I did notice that he used the split finger a fair amount on Wednesday (and that it was dropping in for strikes). Because I was paying attention to that, I also noticed for the first time just how much Valverde shows the batter his grip prior to the pitch. Right up in front of his face for all to see. It was shocking once I noticed it.
Is he hurt? Velocity down, or just bad control, or what?
I read somewhere that Scott Kazmir might be available, hopefully Wade's checking in on that.
I would never, ever, ever use Sampson with men on base. Ever. Never.
Why must you make me angry again?
Didn't everyone enjoy the whole comeback wins against the Cardinal thing?
i guess you have to be a Houston "insider," but i did not get the point of that. i loved how he decided that Cooper outmanaged LaRussa because Franklin got lit up.
.287 with 11 homers and 54 RBI
lackluster?
12 to 6 curve ball.
Old. Washed up.
Trade him
well, see you tomorrow night then Alkie. I expect some more magic!
kata was running for berkman. berkman did not stay in after his single.
Maybe not. I guess Berkman probably wouldn't have gone to 2B on the throw home the way he's limping around.
The ball was there in time. Pudge just dropped it.
Blum's glove caught his LH finger tips before he hit the bag. Clearly out.
Then the Astros have less hope than just a wing and a prayer. They're going to need him, trust me.
oh my fucking god I hate that one. And I like commercials, but that one makes me want to cancel our AT&T and do my best to bankrupt them and destroy them to the nth generation. It's like a commercial for FTCubs or something.
I'm rooting for the cavemen.
His dedication to perfection is belied by the fact that one sentence before that excerpt, he brags about his "brick English tutor style home."
I wouldn't say disgusting, but I don't think they are cute at all. Bug-eyed little yaps that look like chicken fetuses. OK, maybe that is disgusting.
Well cool, that must be pretty neat.
Yeah but does it count?
no disappointment. i had "Inflatable Doll" in the TZ pool.So fucking nominated.
I think Adam is a FA at the end of the season, so it sheds a bit of cost and gets some return on value.
Sunday morning:
Mass at St. Louis Cathedral then jazz brunch at The Court of Two Sisters.
If you see it as someone's left tit. . . that means something else.It means sit next to me at the next SnS function. I wanna hear what else you have to say.
Why...you'd pull him if he's at XX pitches?
Think about the irony...
anyone who does not like or appreciate Vin Scully is well beyond idiocy.
Geez, is anyone attending?
If you want, you can all mail them to me and I can meet up with any SnSers who want them before the game and distribute them.
x2. I want Gar back, of course I never wanted Gar to leave.
Or if Cooper knew shit about team management.
please. neither has been given much of a chance to contribute. you cannot be sharp playing once every 10 days.
Acta says he's been fired.
"I thank the Nationals for giving me this opportunity and I'm sorry that things didn't work out as expected. It's normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well."
Care to add another manager to the 'fired list' there Mr. Wade?
While I'm not a huge fan of the way Paulino was utilized, I think Footer's 'tweets' in response to comments made to her regarding Coop's treatment of Paulino are not without merit. (LINK, LINK)
I"m not huge Coop supporter, but I don't really agree. [Paulino's] job is to get outs. Period. When you're handed the ball, do something. *** You're either up for the task or you're not... [Paulino] has been good at times but has a long way to go, obviously.
I met Bobby Knight and Jeff Foxworthy at the Texas Capitol when I worked there. Bobby's a big man!
i never had control problems, but i always used a two seam grip. that resulted in lots of in and down movement to a RH hitter.
Sanchez is probably thinking more about how Rowland saved his No No than that Uribe "blew" his perfect game.
BTW, why did Uribe move to 3rd. In earlier highlights, Pablo Sandoval was at 3rd. Is Sandoval that big of a defensive liability?
Coste comes in for Q in the double switch.
Well, the bright spot here is that El Caballo really seems to have his swing in a groove over the last few games. He's got that really nice release through the zone now, and he's hitting the ball really hard.
Geez, don't you think that's a bit harsh? He's been doing pretty well until this game...
Ditto. And he seems very humble and grounded. I'm glad we have him.
Uribe has gone 3-4 before and will do it again. How many perfect games have there been, ever? 20? 30? I bet he does feel like a dick.
I wonder if this is a signal that Wade is offering Pudge as a trade chip. It doesn't make a ton of sense to me to carry 3 catchers who don't play any other positions.
Yeah. Poor Uribe must feel like a total dick.
Amazing game by Sanchez. I watched the last four innings, and he was magical.
6th is where he would be in my lineup. no higher.
You mean 6th? That's right, Geoff Blum is the #5 hitter.
Pence hasn't really been making a strong argument lately that he should bat higher.
Expect my bill in the mail, sir.
What BD said.
It's all I've been using for weeks since growing frustrated with IE8. Much faster. Deals with java apps a trillion times better.
I think being a dick transcends addiction.
The usually benevolent and wise JD blew last night's game, announcing that the 3 runs would be more than enough to beat the Pads, reminding us repeatedly of how just how badly their offense sucks.
I think Maysonet is a major league second baseman. But Ed Wade quit calling me for my input a while back.
I don't imagine that they see many balls go out in CF in this joint.
Dickstain leaned into that pitch. Fuckhead.
yes, if he is going to come out for the 8th. he's as good a hitter as PHers are for one AB.
blame Valverde. this one is on him.
I have seen Roy's curveball in the 60's, whats the big deal?
Are they sure it wasn't just an Eephus pitch that got away from him?
Damn, I thought maybe McCallum High was finally retiring my football number.
Fucking Valverde. Learn to hold your fucking composure.
And Milo is blaming the hone plate ump for not blowing up Timmes on 3-2.
I think I would have PH for Ortiz if I was going to pull him
Tejada as PH with a man in scoring position makes sense
That shitbag probably thought the ball boy was getting out of the way so he could make a play on it.
I work at a video post-production company here in Tampa. Sullivan Productions' office is a floor above us and they were one of our biggest clients until a few years ago and they still work with us off and on. I've known Billy for about 8 years.
maybe so maysonet can get regular playing time.
Per Coop in the post game.
Unfortunately I'm not at the stage in my career where I can just clear my schedule.Well, what are you waiting for?
Everything was going peachy when I headed back to the office after the 2nd inning. First time I've ever left a baseball game before it ended and I am learning my lesson.
2 errors in the top of the 4th has led to the tying run with runners on 1st and 2nd and no one out.
Would you like to see some scores similar to college football? College teams typically don't have that kind of pitching depth. In that light, when will the major conferences go to wood bats?
Fuck you Mahtook, and your unattractive mom.
You know that Mr. Happy. Always the rabble rouser...
I think we all agree what to do once the bases are loaded. I still think I pitch to Matsui/Michaels with a base open rather than Michaels/Bourn with the bases loaded, but that's just me.
ARGHHHH!!!
This is SOP on every team. I am not disputing this. I'm disputing JackAstro's claim that he can somehow play the middle infielders back, try for a double play, but still not let the tying run score if he doesn't get it.
Fuck me this game is complicated. [Switches to the CricketChannel]
Momentum's as good as tonight's starting pitcher, right?
Mr. Jungmann is going to be very rich in a couple of years.
Wood's inexplicable FB to Mitchell in the 6th and Workman's even more inexplicable off-speed CB in the 11th were the ball game. Jungman could not handle the pressure of pitching with a man on. i was trying to tell Augie to get Wood out in the 9th after he retired Mitchell, but he did not listen.
oh, well. great game. two evenly matched teams, contrary to media opinion. get 'em today.
Coleman looked sharp that inning.
The.....................EEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSS of TEXAS are uPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON yooooooooooou.
And all his good work tonight will be wasted in the 9th. Damn shame.
The bottom of the third inning disagrees with you. I'll try that in the bottom of the fourth.
So did I. But I understand your predicament. Also, sobriety would explain why you can openly root for the Lakers and LSU Tigers.
Ok, new rule for the rest of the game (and series).
Everyone in here, from Alkie to Holly, must equip themselves with an adult beverage in a bottle. I'm serious.
The drinking starts now (if you haven't already). One post per inning is mandatory and each Mandatory Post must include baseball related innuendo.
Go. Don't fuck this up.
Lead off homer... gulp.
The union's culpability in the Steroid Era remains to be defined, probably because Bud and the owners are such ripe and deserving targets. Outed juicers have lost their reputations, almost every player who achieved any statistical success in the past 15 years faces doubts from the public, and we're left with shattered records that mean exactly what? Sure the guys who put the needles in their arms (or had Brian McNamee do it) are responsible, but union leaders must have known what was going on, and should have been able to envision the consequences. What exactly did they do about it? Maybe they did try to stop it and were stifled, but that story hasn't been written yet (or at least I haven't seen it).I think that the MLBPA prevented reasonable testing until public opinion made it impossible to refuse.
And from a 'serve your membership blindly and rabidly' standpoint, the union's handling of the 'anonymous' 2003 tests has been ludicrously awful.