Random baseball thoughts

by **Werthless** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 15:09:44

CrashburnAlley wrote: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.

It might be a case of putting the cart before the horse, but it's really just a reflection of salaries/contract situation. Mauer is gonna be a free agent soon, while Wieters is years from arbitration. Baltimore would not trade Wieters for Mauer straight up.

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 22:03:28

We're averaging 44k a night, over 81 games and at $31 a ticket that's over $110 million from gate alone.

by **cartersDad26** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 22:04:32

i'm sure it's been said before - but the Yankees announcer's "See Ya" homerun call is just beyond awful.

by **cartersDad26** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 22:05:18

Trent Steele wrote:
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

alternate unis!

by **Rev_Beezer** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 01:56:51

Mrs Beezer and I went to the Harrisburg Senators game tonight, and we happened to be sitting two rows in front of a group of players' girlfriends/fiancees (none of them were married to the players).

It kind of soured me on baseball a bit. I was trying not to eavesdrop on their conversation, but they were loudly dropping names of famous people they knew (which I think was in order to impress those sitting around them). A long discussion ensued about following the team around, because otherwise their player boyfriends would have a "roaming eye". It kind of made me sad. A lot of these women left their lives behind and don't do much apparently except live in small Harrisburg apartments/hotel rooms and spend their boyfriends' signing bonuses. I wonder what will happen when their guy doesn't make it to the big club....

Anyway, it was like Sex and the City the Baseball Edition acted out behind me. yecch....

by **philliesphhan** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 02:00:19

CrashburnAlley wrote: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.

Fangraphs has some really cool stats

and some really terrible writers

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 02:39:55

If we play at the pace we've played so far this year the rest of the way, the Mets have to go 50-20 to catch us. That's a percentage that would just about match the 116-46 Seattle Mariners team from a few years back.

by **VFB** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:15:11

heard on WIP that rube is going after Qualls

by **smitty** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 16:50:26

Rev_Beezer wrote:Mrs Beezer and I went to the Harrisburg Senators game tonight, and we happened to be sitting two rows in front of a group of players' girlfriends/fiancees (none of them were married to the players).

It kind of soured me on baseball a bit. I was trying not to eavesdrop on their conversation, but they were loudly dropping names of famous people they knew (which I think was in order to impress those sitting around them). A long discussion ensued about following the team around, because otherwise their player boyfriends would have a "roaming eye". It kind of made me sad. A lot of these women left their lives behind and don't do much apparently except live in small Harrisburg apartments/hotel rooms and spend their boyfriends' signing bonuses. I wonder what will happen when their guy doesn't make it to the big club....

Anyway, it was like Sex and the City the Baseball Edition acted out behind me. yecch....

This is pretty interesting Beez. It did make me wonder how many famous people the girlfriends of Harrisburgh Senators actually know all that well.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 22:23:11

The Tigers have had six different players hit a grand slam this season. The Phillies and White Sox have had five.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 22:53:33

Rev_Beezer wrote:Mrs Beezer and I went to the Harrisburg Senators game tonight, and we happened to be sitting two rows in front of a group of players' girlfriends/fiancees (none of them were married to the players).

It kind of soured me on baseball a bit. I was trying not to eavesdrop on their conversation, but they were loudly dropping names of famous people they knew (which I think was in order to impress those sitting around them). A long discussion ensued about following the team around, because otherwise their player boyfriends would have a "roaming eye". It kind of made me sad. A lot of these women left their lives behind and don't do much apparently except live in small Harrisburg apartments/hotel rooms and spend their boyfriends' signing bonuses. I wonder what will happen when their guy doesn't make it to the big club....

Anyway, it was like Sex and the City the Baseball Edition acted out behind me. yecch....

So what you're saying is it's not really like it was in Bull Durham?

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 00:59:15

We play at 1 tomorrow. The Fish are on at 3:30. Bravos-Gigantes (with Timmy on the mound) and Mets-Nats (Big Pelf!) at 7. Nice full day of beisbol tomorrow.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:02:42

Don't know where else to put this, but it's pretty funny.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6bp1k-5iBw[/youtube]

by **z ipper** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:58:06

when is sheehan's next chat and can sum1 please ask him what place the mets are finishing now

by **CrashburnAlley** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 23:58:04

What is with the fascination over Vin Scully? He sounds so bland whenever I hear one of his calls. There's no enthusiasm at all. I'm wondering where his greatness came from.

[/child of the '80's]

by **Drugs Delaney** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 08:22:07

CrashburnAlley wrote:What is with the fascination over Vin Scully? He sounds so bland whenever I hear one of his calls. There's no enthusiasm at all. I'm wondering where his greatness came from.

[/child of the '80's]

Listen to any of his classic calls from the '80s or before. The guy's amazing. He even makes the 20+ hour 1986 World Series DVD set a pleasure to listen to. The guy's been with the Dodgers since the Brooklyn days. Amazing. I think what I like most about him is that he's got this really friendly sounding voice and he was always impeccably prepared. The guy is a true living legend.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GgbP9C9Zk[/youtube]

by **Barry Jive** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:47:31

CrashburnAlley wrote:What is with the fascination over Vin Scully? He sounds so bland whenever I hear one of his calls. There's no enthusiasm at all. I'm wondering where his greatness came from.

[/child of the '80's]

Me and my fellow child of the '80s friend were at a bar last night and we talked about how great Vin Scully is. Don't group us in with you, please.

by **kruker** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:00:19

I love Vin.

And that RBI Baseball reenactment is amazing. One of the finest pieces of art I've ever seen.

by **Bakestar** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:05:23

kruker wrote:I love Vin.

And that RBI Baseball reenactment is amazing. One of the finest pieces of art I've ever seen.

They interviewed the guy who made it, said it took him hours upon hours to reproduce the Mookie/Buckner play. I'm both awed and disgusted by his dedication.

by **kruker** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:08:46

It belongs in a museum.

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