vr, Xeifrank

Woath.

Tampa, a Yankees farm team, is tied 1-1 in the third.
Tampa Bay, for whom Edwin Jackson pitches, is located in St. Petersburg.

Top 4 worst GMs:

#1. Sabean
#2. Ed Wade
#3. Colletti
#4. Bavasi

The Phillies/Astros game may be of interest.

Also, Andy Pettitte has given up 5 hits in the first two innings but no runs allowed.

vr, Xei

Furcal, SS

Kemp, RF

Ethier, LF

Kent, 2B

Loney, 1B

Martin, C

Jones, CF

DeWitt, 3B

Kuo, P

Yikes, I benched Longoria today

Some of you may remember Dodger Math's hilariously nasty Worst GM Poll from 2006, in which Dave Littlefield flattened the competition and took home the trophy.

Immediately after Littlefield was fired, I contacted Andrew from Dodger Math, who now helps run the SBN Dodgers blog True Blue LA. Neither I nor others at SB Nation could get an email through to him, though, so I had to put the idea on hold. Tonight, however, Andrew showed up in the game thread here at Bucs Dugout, so I was able to get his permission. Cheers to him, and please visit Andrew's blog.

Possibly the same e-mail snafu that kept him from being invited to the Dodgers' bloggers night?

Great Lakes - Bryan Morris
Inland Empire - James Adkins
Jacksonville - Minotaur
Las Vegas - Jon Meloan

Instead, he disappoints us with a strikeout of the last batter.

Scene: Central Library, History & Genealogy Department, sometime in 1996

Rachel Robinson: Excuse me, can I get a copy of this journal? (Shows me citation.)
Me: Yes, ma'am. It's shelved down at that end of the room (points to genealogy section). It will be under this call number (something starting 929)
Rachel Robinson: Thank you!
Me: You're welcome.

Of course, the Clippers seem set to make the Lakers do the heavy lifting themselves.

1. Jackie Robinson Day
2. Proper outfield alignment
3. There's no where to go but up
4. Lots of prospects pitching tonight
5. Kuo in rotation

Last 7 days:
.353/.389/.412/.801

"Tony Abreu has been shut down in Vero Beach due to the lingering aftereffects of offseason surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle."

I never knew what to think of him. He never seemed to be FJM-level wrong, but he was unenlightening. A good writer, style-wise.

Rats.

Final Minotaur numbers: Six innings, four hits, one run, two walks, two pickoffs, six K's.

Orange alert.

http://tinyurl.com/3orykl

He just fell apart in that last inning. He had very little control all game long and could not throw his slider to save his life. Not to mention the Yanks are rediculously patient and foul off pitch after pitch. All in all, its an improvement from last year. He might have given up 7 or 8 last year without his good stuff, and he was close to delivering a decent performance tonight. Anywyas, the next start is a big one for Edwin.

Can't believe the Dodgers cheaped out by only giving the jersey's to kids tonight. As though any of them even know who Jackie was. I don't mind when they cheap out on the real kids giveaways, but come on, it is a jersey.

Why do i always spell ridiculous wrong? I guess because the e is so close to the r on the keyboard...

Not cool, Bob. Not cool.

http://tinyurl.com/6y39qj

>> The Brewers finalized an incentive-rich, Minor League contract with veteran right-hander Jeff Weaver on Tuesday evening, pending a physical scheduled for Wednesday in Phoenix. <<

http://tinyurl.com/3hcaca

Go Junior!

2008-04-15 14:40:32
229. Ricardo
I don´t know if anyone posted it, if the answer is yes I am sorry. Rosenthal on Andruw:

" Dodgers center fielder Andruw Jones is playing in the wrong division as he tries to overcome his 5-for-44 start; the starting pitching in the NL West is outstanding, and the Dodgers play nearly half their games against division opponents. Jones hit 10 of his 26 home runs last season against the Pirates, Reds and Marlins, the teams that posted the three highest ERAs in the National League."

-------------------------------------------

Yes, pitching looks tough in the West, but Rosenthal is really cherry-picking his "stats" there. Of course, looking at one season's performance split by division is in the land of small sample sizes, but the reality is different than Rosenthal portrays. If the numbers were meaningful, Jones should be happy to see less of the east and more of the west:

Andruw Jones 2007, split by division*:

West: .284 .360 .523 .883, 100 PA, 25 PAs/HR
Cent: .258 .345 .536 .881, 174 PAs, 14.5 PAs/HR
East: .219 .311 .381 .692, 302 PAs, 33.6 PAs/HR

* excluding the Dodgers, his current team and the team Jones hit worst against in the West.

That's the closest I came to knowing Jackie.

Nice interview with a kid from Compton College and nice commentary on the many factors effecting African American participation in the sport. MLB is on the right track with this program and all their efforts in they doing in this area.

Man does Chaka Khan have a set of pipes on her!

3-0 Houston.

Valverde enters the game.

Snelling, PH, hits long homer to right.
Utley HBP.
Howard struck out.
Burrell hits long homer to right.
Jenkins struck out, reaches on a passed ball.
Feliz doubled to deep left, Jenkins scored.

Ballgame.

That was Lidgesque!

That sounds like a broken record.

She then joined the Cubs broadcasters in the booth, and inquired ... on the air ... as to why certain players were all wearing #42 tonight.

well at least it's something legit no conspiracy theories can be claimed from upper-management.

Her husband when he goes to work has to put on all sorts of protective gear.

When she goes to work, she puts on a swimsuit.

It's scintillating!

Don't fall for it Bob.