Random baseball thoughts

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 15:20:01

mat latos making his big league debut today

by **BigEd76** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 15:55:52

Twins signed Grudzielanek

by **kruker** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 16:29:01

ReadingPhilly wrote:mat latos making his big league debut today

4K's through 2. Throwin' super filth.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 16:31:27

kruker wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:mat latos making his big league debut today

4K's through 2. Throwin' super filth.

been watching on some internet feed because espn sucks, he looks nasty

by **BigEd76** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 16:49:44

Angels released WFC Rudy Seanez

by **bleh** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 16:51:09

Ed Wade'll be all over that

by **kruker** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 16:52:57

Ace Rothstein wrote:
kruker wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:mat latos making his big league debut today

4K's through 2. Throwin' super filth.

been watching on some internet feed because espn sucks, he looks nasty

That long arm motion reminds me of Jered Weaver.

by **kruker** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 16:58:15

Looking at his pitch f(x) data.....47 four seamers so far, avg velocity of 95, topped out at 97.9. 10 inches of avg, vertical break.

by **kruker** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 17:13:05

Done after 4 because of the pitch count. Struggled with putting some guys away with 2 strikes, but he did have 4K's. 75 pitches, 51 strikes.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 19:26:55

How is my fantasy team slugging under .300 this week? :shock:

by **FTN** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 19:30:25

I dont care for Latos

by **kruker** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 19:46:58

Unless you are so hung up on his mechanics, I don't see how you could not like him. If he's healthy, he's going to be very good.

by **kruker** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 23:22:31

He smiled: “I watched George Brett play. He was my hero. I don’t know if anyone watches me but if there’s one kid out there who has me for a favorite player … I want that kid to be proud of me. I want that kid to be able to say, ‘THAT is how you are supposed play baseball.’”

Posnanski on Raul

by **Philly the Kid** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 23:26:41

The A's are the most - should've been organization of all time...

Connie Mack sold off HOF rosters -- twice, and then Charlie Finley and then more recent times... Giambi, Tejada all those pitchers ... the A's should have been the Yankees, and should have been in Phila.!

by **z ipper** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 23:40:09

today it dawned on me that the fightins have been dominate under charlie on sundays. i decided to look it up.

2005- 15-11
2006- 19-8
2007- 17-8
2008- 17-11
2009- 12-3
total- 80-41

that'll work.

by **td11** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 23:51:15

kruker wrote:
He smiled: “I watched George Brett play. He was my hero. I don’t know if anyone watches me but if there’s one kid out there who has me for a favorite player … I want that kid to be proud of me. I want that kid to be able to say, ‘THAT is how you are supposed play baseball.’”

Posnanski on Raul

joe writes good

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 02:04:17

We're seven games up in the loss column and the three starters still in our rotation from the start of the year have ERAs of 4.44, 4.72, 5.58.

by **philliesphhan** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 02:21:37

Philly the Kid wrote:The A's are the most - should've been organization of all time...

Connie Mack sold off HOF rosters -- twice, and then Charlie Finley and then more recent times... Giambi, Tejada all those pitchers ... the A's should have been the Yankees, and should have been in Phila.!

Despite all that, they still have 9 WS titles, which I believe is third best. Mack had reasonable excuses for why he sold off his stars though. The Federal League had started and was raiding talent, and the second time was during the Great Depression.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:50:41

What?

Am I missing something, or is it ... odd ... that Matt Wieters apparently has the fifth-most trade value in baseball? He's ahead of Joe Mauer and Brian McCann.

by **Trent Steele** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 14:31:51

z ipper wrote:today it dawned on me that the fightins have been dominate under charlie on sundays. i decided to look it up.

2005- 15-11
2006- 19-8
2007- 17-8
2008- 17-11
2009- 12-3
total- 80-41

that'll work.

Papa Manuel was a preacher....before he blew his brains out

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