Ollie Perez walked six batters on his way to giving up six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Ralph Kiner said it best, “if Ollie was pitching to make the team, he wouldn’t be making it.” More talk of delivery changes in the booth, this time it’s Ollie changing for the Classic, can’t be a good thing. Dan Warthen doesn’t see any arm strength. Jerry Manuel didn’t seem to think his 27-year-old, $36M “pillar” needed “monitoring” until now. The Mets outslugged the Tigers to the tune of 13 hits to 12 with a lineup boasting nearly every regular – David Wright did not play. The Tigers fielded a B-squad. Ron Villone was a rough spot in the otherwise solid bullpen effort. Dessens, Parnell, and Stokes threw four scoreless innings. Today it’s John Maine, “armed with a longer stride and a new slider grip”, against the Cardinals.
On the Yankee side, trade talks for Melky Cabrera are heating up (as discussed here yesterday). At least, that’s what Brian Cashman says. Today it’s Joba Chamberlain versus the Phillies.
Please check out my Baseball Digest article on the passing of Johnny Blanchard, which features a pretty cool baseball card pic. Here’s one I found on the web. R.I.P.:
I think 25 is the sweet spot for Jeter. I think he’ll surprise on the bases this year turning 35.
Mizzou is puttin a hurtin on Memphis
Paulie stole 20 at like 38.You think DJ cant run?
That wasnt a nasty, “You think DJ cant run” more of a shiiiiit, you know he can.
Levi, the gut trumps the stats every time. I’ve seen plenty of moves like this show up in only one single solitary statistic … wins!
Unless you run like Posada, it’s all about getting the jump anyway.
Nat- It seems the basic “W” gets lost all too often nowadays. I can’t tell you how tired I am of hearing about “P-wins” and all the other stats these gurus dream up.
I just looked at Jeter’s 2006 numbers and they were monstrous. He stole 34 that year J. I know Morneau had a great year but you won’t find many better than Jeter’s 2006.
How long ago was 06? Seems like yesterday and when you add the HGH he has 5-6 more .300/.370 years left.
That’s the last thing I want hear. The light might go off for baseball with me if that ever comes out.
Hate ta tell ya….
j, 30 might be a bit of a stretch, but he should pick up a few on the back end of a double steal.
Today’s greenies
Thats the last time I ever say that, I swear to God.BUT guess what.LB, erase this and the last one, cuz I dont want evidence of me sayin g that.
Lb is too busy blocking poor TINA.
Poor Aunt Tina.I bet he pinches babies too.
I hope Bobby Flay doesn’t go down to Tampa. He might get clocked.
Opening day in Baltimore. Woo hoo!
I’m only goin if Witers is there Shoe.
Joe, Tina is real and she is my Aunt.
That’s Wieters, sorry shoe
Wieters just got sent down to AAA.
OK. You’re not going to tell me that MARGE DE SARGE is your uncle, though, are you?
I know and it’s a crying shame.
The more I think about it, the more I think it’s a good move. Regardless of free agency, I think that Matt Wieters can use at least two or thee months at AAA. Last season, he only played three months of AA ball right out of college. He hasn’t played pro ball for a full year yet. Our team sucks this year, anyway. we aren’t going to have a winning season until 2010.
JRZ: I’m assuming that your aunt is a few years older than you. Whom did she root for before 1998?
JRZ: Why did you call your aunt “He”? You said “I bet he pinches babies, too.”
You know him better than I do Shoe. It just seems to me that there isn’t much pressure to win and by almost all accounts this kid is the real deal. If 2010 is the year I’d love to have him get a full year under his belt. But I defer to you.
Shoe- J was referring to Lib locking TINA out when he made the “pinches babies” comment.
Her family is from Philly so that would be my guess.I never asked.All I know is the whole family is pro hyphen Rays.
Marge, I dont know, but I will say I believe LB when he says it is no one from over there.
LEVI: Actually, 2011 is the year. 2010 is a winning season. Somewhere between 83-79 and 88-74. 2011 is the year that we win The American League Pennant.
And yes, Wieters is the real deal. He just needs three months at AAA to make sure he can continue to knock down fences at the highest minor league level. Last year, he played at AA.
I don’t understand. You know your aunt very well now, but before 1998, you didn’t know anything about her?
You know that she is a rabid Devil Ray fan, but you don’t know who she rooted before then?
O.K. gang, catch yas all come the morrow.
One day closer to opening day.
Thank goodness for expansion teams. I always wondered who the fans over 25 years old rooted for before they rooted for the new team.
Lou- be good
Shoe- Got it. No need to rush the kid.
She is my girls blood, not mine.I have known her for 4 years.What the fuck do you want from me Joe?She is the reason that I got to 3 or 4 of the games I got to, her season TIX.You dont believe me Joe, I dont know what to tell ya.
OK JRZ, sorry.
Missouri looks good enough to beat Connecticut. 7’2″ Thabeet doesn’t have character. I saw that in The Notre Dame game, as well as the sextuple overtime game against Syracuse.
shoe, interesting sports description … what do you mean by “doesn’t have character”?
Against Notre dame, he was throwing The Irish players all over the court for 39 minutes. Then, with 36 seconds to go and his team up by one point, he was fouled. He fell on the floor and lay there for more than five minutes. He wasn’t even hit! The big pussy didn’t have the balls to shoot his own free throws, so he lay there like a big wuss, faking an injury. Even worse is the retartded NCAA rule. The NBA rule states that if a player is supposed to shoot foul shots, and he is too injured to shoot, the OPPOSING TEAM gets to pick anyone off of the other team’s bench to shoot the shots. This ensures that players that suck at foul shooting won’t fake an injury, because there is probably at least one player on the bench that is as bad or worse than you are at shooting.
Even his own teammates were offering their hand to help him up, and they were saying, “C’mon man, get up.” A big wuss.
Against Notre dame, Thabeet was throwing The Irish players all over the court for 39 minutes. Then, with 36 seconds to go and his team up by one point, he was fouled. He fell on the floor and lay there for more than five minutes. He wasn’t even hit! The big pussy didn’t have the balls to shoot his own free throws, so he lay there like a big wuss, faking an injury. Even worse is the retarded NCAA rule. The NBA rule states that if a player is supposed to shoot foul shots, and he is too injured to shoot, the OPPOSING TEAM gets to pick anyone off of the other team’s bench to shoot the shots. This ensures that players that suck at foul shooting won’t fake an injury, because there is probably at least one player on the bench that is as bad or worse than you are at shooting. The retarded NCAA rule states that the SHOOTING TEAM gets to put anyone they want in! Horrible rule, and it only encourages wusses like Thabeet to lay there and feign injury.
Even his own teammates were offering their hand to help him up, and they were saying, “C’mon man, get up.” A big wuss.
NATIVE: Read my second, edited post. It contains the retarded NCAA rule regarding who gets to pick someone off of the bench when a player that is scheduled to shoot free throws is injured.
The NCAA is always about 30 years behind the NBA in ridiculous rules, anyway. How many years did it take for The NCAA to figure out that it wasn’t fair to play basketball without a shot clock? Also, the shot clock for high school kids is 30 seconds, and 30 seconds for college women. If high school boys and college women can handle a 30 second shot clock. Shouldn’t the college men ALSO have 30 seconds?
Then of course, it took them FIVE YEARS to change another horrible rule. For the first five seasons of a shot clock, if a team blocked a shot, they RESTARTED the shot clock! It took them FIVE YEARS to change the rule. They penalized a team for playing good defense, and rewarded the offense for getting stuffed!
I agree, it’s an awful rule. And I now I get your definition. Give Bill Parcells or Bobby Knight a week with him, see what happens.
I remember in the 1972 Olympics, when Doug Collins was knocked underneath the bucket with only 3 seconds to go, and The USA trailing the USSR by one point. Collins was definitely hurt pretty darn bad, and no one would have faulted him for coming out. HANK IBA, who was coaching the USA said to the other players “If Collins can walk, he’s shooting the free throws.” Collins knocked down both free throws, giving the USA a one point lead with three seconds to go. You know the rest.
THAT is character!
I believe in gamesmanship to an extent. It just looks weird for the tallest, strongest guy on the court to use his strength for the entire game, and then with less than a minute to go, see him flop down and take himself out of the game to avoid foul shots. I just wouldn’t want to depend on a guy like that in the clutch.
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