FTN wrote:watching the tivo of today;s game

* oswalt was play acting. he sits up, looks at home plate, smirks, then lays back down and adjusts his cap. just relaxing in the sun.

* herndog's slider looks so much better

Based on limited viewing, Herndog looks like he might be serviceable oneday.

FTN wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:In my defense, my wife is 8 months pregnant. And she spilled some hormones on me.

if its a boy, can I recommend the name Luis?

It's a girl. We're leaning towards Inara Violet. If we had to name it Luis, I would send it back.

Wizlah wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:it's okay. i mean if everyone hated Castillo i'd understand but you really railed against the move in the first place so it just makes you seem a little insane.

You will all hate him with time.

I do feel sometimes like you must fit in with the group think on the board or you are treated like crap, unless you are one of the chosen ones who can do whatever they want. The group think on the board is often wrong. I should have chosen a different way of dealing with it, however, instead of the "poking my brother in the backseat with a stick until he screams" approach.

I wouldn't make such a much about it. It's possible your Jamie Lee Curtis avatar makes it more annoying though.

i swear, all this time I thought it was from stand by me or something.

#$&!.

It's from the baseball movie Sandlot. Shame on you for not knowing the adorable character Squint. In my pic, he just stole a kiss from the lifeguard... classic stuff, Wizlah

Monkeyboy wrote:

FTN wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:In my defense, my wife is 8 months pregnant. And she spilled some hormones on me.

if its a boy, can I recommend the name Luis?

It's a girl. We're leaning towards Inara Violet. If we had to name it Luis, I would send it back.

Bigger Firefly fan than I realized.

WheelsFellOff wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:

FTN wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:In my defense, my wife is 8 months pregnant. And she spilled some hormones on me.

if its a boy, can I recommend the name Luis?

It's a girl. We're leaning towards Inara Violet. If we had to name it Luis, I would send it back.

Bigger Firefly fan than I realized.

we just like the name.. 2nd place was Liana Violet

In Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god Teshub/Tarhunt

hmmm

FTN wrote:

In Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god Teshub/Tarhunt

hmmm

yeh, makes you think.

she is similar to Artemis.

mathieson should be on the coaching circuit full time after this spring.

Monkeyboy wrote:

Wizlah wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:it's okay. i mean if everyone hated Castillo i'd understand but you really railed against the move in the first place so it just makes you seem a little insane.

You will all hate him with time.

I do feel sometimes like you must fit in with the group think on the board or you are treated like crap, unless you are one of the chosen ones who can do whatever they want. The group think on the board is often wrong. I should have chosen a different way of dealing with it, however, instead of the "poking my brother in the backseat with a stick until he screams" approach.

I wouldn't make such a much about it. It's possible your Jamie Lee Curtis avatar makes it more annoying though.

i swear, all this time I thought it was from stand by me or something.

#$&!.

It's from the baseball movie Sandlot. Shame on you for not knowing the adorable character Squint. In my pic, he just stole a kiss from the lifeguard... classic stuff, Wizlah

I was close.

if i had to listen to the rays pbp guy on tv for 162 games, i think id find another team to root for. hes so effing bad

FTN wrote:if i had to listen to the rays pbp guy on tv for 162 games, i think id find another team to root for. hes so effing bad

RAYSWIN
RAYSWIN
RAYSWIN

his voice is like sand paper dipped in nasal dipped in suck

Watched Stutes pitch very well today at the complex against the Yanks. His fastball was hitting mid 90's

mike martinez is like a jose reyes/bonifacio clone.

hes my new favorite player, and ill be devastated if he doesnt make the 25 man roster.

sweet, six months of "This is why they should have kept Martinez" posts from FTN

Wait so Oswalt took a comebacker to the brain stem?

Barry Jive wrote:sweet, six months of "This is why they should have kept Martinez" posts from FTN

they're gonna keep him

so no posts

What do you like about Martinez?

I'm legitimately clueless/curious, as I've isolated myself from the ST newswire

Eem wrote:What do you like about Martinez?

I'm legitimately clueless/curious, as I've isolated myself from the ST newswire

legitimate defender at 2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, RF

has good raw speed, but needs to improve his technique. he could steal 20-30 bases playing full time, he won't get that chance here, but he'd make an excellent late game pinch runner for ibanez in the 8th inning if we need to squeeze out a run. and he can play every position on the diamond except C, so he offers you that safety net at the end of games.

14% K rate at AA/AAA last year is pretty solid, so he'll make a decent amount of contact, which is important for pinch hitters. And for someone his size, he actually hit 11 HR last year.

I think we've lacked someone like him in years past. He's not a burner like Bourn was, but he's much more versatile defensively. I think he'll be more useful off the bench than, say, Dobbs or Bruntlett or Taguchi in years past.

Please, physically he looks like a cross between Bonifacio/Jose Reyes, which is entertaining.

FTN wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:sweet, six months of "This is why they should have kept Martinez" posts from FTN

they're gonna keep him

so no posts

Well that's encouraging; like Eem I'm more or less out of the loop but I like his versatility and cost controllability so I'm on board.