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LonghornCDR

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Death, Taxes, and...
« on: April 11, 2006, 01:12:18 pm »
...Brad Lidge giving up the go-ahead run when he enters a tie game.  Maybe he's got a mental block or something and his switch only flips on in save situations.  Thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2006, 01:17:56 pm »
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...Brad Lidge giving up the go-ahead run when he enters a tie game.  Maybe he's got a mental block or something and his switch only flips on in save situations.  Thoughts?



There is another type of slider we've been neglecting entirely: the one that hovers over the middle of the plate.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2006, 01:22:59 pm »
Richard Justice, not a typical go to guy, has this one pegged,

"Even after 238 big-league appearances, even after establishing himself as one of baseball's best closers, Lidge remains a work in progress. He was among baseball's best closers last season before a pair of postseason defeats.

Some have been quick to look for a larger meaning. Like permanent psychological scarring. There's a textbook description for this kind of analysis: stupid."

Article says he's blaming his windup and will work permanently from the stretch.
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2006, 01:25:59 pm »
he should have listened to Milo's advice concerning Ward: "be careful with this guy. he can hurt you."
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2006, 03:16:12 pm »
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he should have listened to Milo's advice concerning Ward: "be careful with this guy. he can hurt you."



I think milo had a flashback and was talking to Hank Aaron after #715 when those 2 dudes were running with him.
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2006, 04:02:31 pm »
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...Brad Lidge giving up the go-ahead run when he enters a tie game.  Maybe he's got a mental block or something and his switch only flips on in save situations.  Thoughts?



There is another type of slider we've been neglecting entirely: the one that hovers over the middle of the plate.



Is that the 12-6 kind?
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2006, 04:13:01 pm »
That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2006, 04:13:32 pm »
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...Brad Lidge giving up the go-ahead run when he enters a tie game.  Maybe he's got a mental block or something and his switch only flips on in save situations.  Thoughts?



There is another type of slider we've been neglecting entirely: the one that hovers over the middle of the plate.



Is that the 12-6 kind?



No.  This type is distinct from the 12-6 variety, and, after it's hit, looks something like  this.
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2006, 04:57:19 pm »
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That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.



Just you wait until he adds the 9-3 screwball.
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2006, 05:32:31 pm »
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That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.



Just you wait until he adds the 9-3 screwball.



Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.  Kinda like the bullet that assasinated Kennedy.
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2006, 05:42:25 pm »
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That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.



Just you wait until he adds the 9-3 screwball.



Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.  Kinda like the bullet that assasinated Kennedy.



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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2006, 05:44:18 pm »
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That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.



Just you wait until he adds the 9-3 screwball.



Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.  Kinda like the bullet that assasinated Kennedy.



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You know, the bullet that assassinated Kennedy with the magic Oswald.
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2006, 05:46:13 pm »
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Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.



You might be thinking of a knuckleball.
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« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2006, 05:47:07 pm »
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That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.



Just you wait until he adds the 9-3 screwball.



Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.  Kinda like the bullet that assasinated Kennedy.



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You know, the bullet that assassinated Kennedy with the magic Oswald.



Sparky bulldozed Kevin Kennedy??
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« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2006, 05:47:39 pm »
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Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.



You might be thinking of a knuckleball.



Sounds more like one of those Bugs Bunny pitches.
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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2006, 06:03:02 pm »
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Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.



You might be thinking of a knuckleball.



Sounds more like one of those Bugs Bunny pitches.



Busg Bunny didn't pitch from the stretch, doc.
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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2006, 06:16:08 pm »
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That's the problem.  He's throwing one of those 12-6 sliders, the ball knows that's impossible, so it just hangs there trying to grasp quantum physics.



Just you wait until he adds the 9-3 screwball.



Nah.  I''m waiting for the 1-7-2-6-11 curve myself.  Kinda like the bullet that assasinated Kennedy.



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You know, the bullet that assassinated Kennedy with the magic Oswald.



Whoa.  Are you telling me that a magic cartoon octopus voiced by Fred "Wonder Years" Savage killed Kennedy with a dancing bullet?
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