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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby swishnicholson » Sun May 20, 2012 07:07:25

Kind of interesting story contrasting the fates of two South Jersey "can't miss" prospects, Mike Trout and Billy Rowell.

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Although it would have been nice to get a comment from Rowell, if possible, who comes off as a drug-addicted loser, to steal a phrase.
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby Luzinski's Gut » Sun May 20, 2012 07:21:54

Good friend of mine coached Trout at Millville. Stays in touch with him as well. Told me three years ago he was going to be an All Star in the Big Leagues...might be the only thing he ever said that is going to turn out to be true...
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby BigEd76 » Sun May 20, 2012 13:16:58

Stark has info on next year's schedule and how interleague will work:

-- 18-20 interleague games per team
-- No more than 1 interleague series per day in April and over last 5 weeks
-- No more than 1 road interleague series per team in final 5 weeks
-- Division-by-division matchups rotate annually, with teams playing all 5 teams in the other division
-- 3-4 "rivalry" games, likely home-and-home, back-to-back, spread over a Monday-Thursday
-- Every team will have a "rival"
-- The Phils and Braves will rotate between the Red Sox and Blue Jays
-- The Astros and Rangers will rotate between the Diamondbacks and Rockies

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby smitty » Sun May 20, 2012 13:48:31

Wow. Colorado is pretty stinky. Terrible pitching.
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby CFP » Sun May 20, 2012 19:16:07

I'm unfollowing Heyman

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trout @Trouty20 beats out grounder to ss. very exciting #angels player. and came for about $239M less than 1 teammate

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby Ace Rothstein » Sun May 20, 2012 19:17:54

CFP wrote:I'm unfollowing Heyman

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS

trout @Trouty20 beats out grounder to ss. very exciting #angels player. and came for about $239M less than 1 teammate


then he stole 2nd and took the bat out his pujols' hands

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby ReadingPhilly » Sun May 20, 2012 19:17:54

That's also incorrect

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby stevelxa476 » Sun May 20, 2012 19:32:17

I stopped following Heyman a month ago.
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby CFP » Sun May 20, 2012 19:37:50

I refuse to follow someone who has such a strong agenda. FanSince09, you're next. JK.

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby SK790 » Sun May 20, 2012 19:40:58

stevelxa476 wrote:I stopped following Heyman a year ago.
I like teh waether

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby kruker » Sun May 20, 2012 19:59:47

Lincecum blows.
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby kruker » Mon May 21, 2012 00:57:37

Mussina gets in the HOF, right?

(thought brought on by SportsCenter's mention that he, like Scherzer, also had a 15K, 7IP game)
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby CFP » Mon May 21, 2012 07:49:24

Jimmy Key? What's he, like 45?

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby CFP » Mon May 21, 2012 09:11:00

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/shooting ... ts/1231157

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Elaborate statistics such as OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage), WAR (wins above replacement) and FIP (fielding independent pitching) were defined and explained.

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby The B1G Piece » Mon May 21, 2012 09:17:10

At what point does Brandon Beachy become a Cy Young contender, a la Kair last season?

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby CFP » Mon May 21, 2012 09:19:16

Wait, are you talking about Brandon Beachy, "baseball's underrated ace?"

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/ ... rrated-ace

WHERE DO THE BRAVES GET ALL THESE ACES

Don't worry. I'm sure Brandon Beachy will hold that .214 BABIP right where it is. And Jurrjens won the Cy Young last year, right? Oh, what's that? He was sent to AAA a few weeks ago and gave up 11 runs in a game the other day? OK.

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby Soren » Mon May 21, 2012 09:25:52

Yea Beachy is really good though. Not 1.95 ERA good obviously.
Olivia Meadows, your "emotional poltergeist"

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby CFP » Mon May 21, 2012 09:28:11

He's a #4 pitcher, maybe a #3

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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby Soren » Mon May 21, 2012 09:39:52

well, with his current K rate yea. Last year he had a 10.74 K/9, 11.5 IFF%, and an 11.8 swining strike%. That's very, very good stuff right there. This year all of that has tanked.
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Re: Safe and Secure with Baseball Random Thoughts

Postby The B1G Piece » Mon May 21, 2012 09:41:03

CFP wrote:Wait, are you talking about Brandon Beachy, "baseball's underrated ace?"

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/ ... rrated-ace

WHERE DO THE BRAVES GET ALL THESE ACES

Don't worry. I'm sure Brandon Beachy will hold that .214 BABIP right where it is. And Jurrjens won the Cy Young last year, right? Oh, what's that? He was sent to AAA a few weeks ago and gave up 11 runs in a game the other day? OK.

LOL, without fail.

He is better the Kair, but let's get completely carried away with his unsustainable results, decreased K-Rate and decrease velocity.

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