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Be the ball, Clayton ...
(This does not constitute an endorsement of ceaseless quotes from this film or a debate of the film's merits.)
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No?
Okay.
Can we say 'nanananananah' during K'shaw's strike three pitches?
You forgot to follow that up with the same quote a few minutes later.
Does BABIP factor in foul pop ups, or are they too statistically insignificant to worry about?
Not sure how Clayton measures himself with other pitchers, but...
Kershaw - 6'3"
Lohse - 6'2"
7 Wait for it...
Yes, any foul outs are counted as balls in play.
BTW, Kent's double was near the wall, the good side!
[raises hand]
{opens door} "I just want to tell you good luck (Clayton). We're all counting on you."
I think he's just going to walk Pujols and Ludwick each time.
I hope I get to see Ethier starting tomorrow night when I'm there in person.
In some strange almost mysterious way, Juan Pierre is almost begging to not play.
History has shown that despite statistical evidence showing that unless he has a high OBP, JP does not do enough other things to warrent his playing time, in his whole career, managers have continued to play him.
But now, I am observing what has to be basically pouting. Which goes against everything you heard about him.
Excellent. Just what the Doctor ordered.
Gameday is not misleading you.
I assume he has refused on professional or moral grounds. Anyone with a take on this?
Nice half inning, kid.
GREAT 2nd inning for The Minotaur, though.
I know Simers is being Simers, but today's quote, "to his credit [Jones] has never turned nasty or become sullen and unapproachable like Juan Pierre" was pretty much the first media attack on Pierre's formerly spotless character.
George Grande on Reds broadcasts refuses to say the "Damn" part all the time.
In a way our line-up is like the Cards - pitcher, and then the #9 hitter. Sort of.
That doesn't render him a worthless human being, but it should make him a little less sainted.
My reverse jinx worked!
Now, let's see if Kershaw can miss Pujols' bat with the bases loaded. Or even without.
Okay, off to a meeting, with a smile on my face.
Not quite. Manny is at 1,905 as a Dodger, .619/.667/.1.238.
You mean since the day before?
Yep. I guess I grouped both Simers pieces together.
I am probably delusional.
Tee-hee!
I would like the lineup like this...
Kemp
Ethier
Kent
Manny
Loney
Martin
Blake
SS
P
Insert my usual grumble about forgotting the Dodgers existed before 1958. Stat. lists should include all Dodger history. I believe.
HOWEVER Duke Snider was still at the top!
I think you mean Marlon Wayans.
/not really
Exactly. I called it a couple of days ago.
When Kent hit behind Bonds he didn't do very well but when he hit in front of Bonds he had a great year. The difference of course is that Kent is not the hitter he was then. It's easy to plug him into the 3rd spot when Martin is on the bench.
Loney = 5
Pierre = 2
It's a collective Rule 8 situation, and considering how fluid the lineup has been, it's kind of pointless at this point.
Looks like you're right.
Would you like 10,000 pages on string theory in return?
It was also the only season where he had started a significant number of games batting 3rd.
Year - OPS
1998 - .943
1999 - .889
2000 - 1.018 (MVP)
2001 - .892
2002 - 1.054 (3rd); .838 (4th)
The meme is a little played out, though.
121 - :)
Phew.
Said this morning, before the game, that Schmidt is probably done for 2008.
``Yes, for this year,'' Torre said. ``At this juncture, a lot would have to happen in a hurry for him to be able to pitch for us at this level. He would have to start throwing bullpens (now), and then his rehab probably would take him through the second week of September at this point. I think it would be a long shot.''
http://tinyurl.com/5sro7b
Torre said he and the coaching staff have considered Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's preference for batting his best slugger, Albert Pujols, third, the pitcher eighth and putting a speedster, in St. Louis' case former Dodgers shortstop Cesar Izturis, ninth. That way, Pujols bats in the first inning and in subsequent at-bats he is preceded by three position hitters.
"We're flirting with a number of things, even moving Manny to third," said Torre. "The nine-hole hitter gives you three guys to get on. We would have [Juan] Pierre batting ninth. We haven't gone there yet."
It's amazing how many swinging bunts the Cardinals have today.
Cheap.
I can't argue against the numbers. Without looking it up, I remember that when Bonds was going crazy, Kent did much better batting in front of him.
I love this idea. If you're gonna play Pierre, that's the spot for him.
It's 81 pitches.
Even so, with a 3 run lead why not give the kid a chance to earn a quality start?
Im just a little scared of Pujols and Ludwick.
2) Mark Sweeney would have hit.
I have no problem with letting him stay in.
ummmm????
Way to work the count Pierre.
I think with Penny going tomorrow (in that game I will nervously be watching in person) they probably want to spare the pen as much as possible. I would love to see Kuo tomorrow, especially if it's for the 3 inning save. :-)
Still surprised Manny's getting as many pitches to hit as he has been. He's in such a zone & with the hitters around him, figured he'd be walked alot more.
Kershaw with 7 ks.
The Large Hadron Collider isn't fully fired up yet, but surely there must already be a rip in space-time!
Methinks Manny will be hard to miss.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=lewis
Don't bother Manny. He doesn't like to be bothered when he eats.
Tee hee.
I'm not watching, but I'm imagining a DiMaggio-esque reaction after Gionfriddo's catch.
So far, so good. I was really depressed after those last two games. We need a rebound here.
Today is finally the save Torre was waiting for Tuesday night. Of course Broxton is coming in! :)
Manny only has 3 PA against Matt Cain, he has one hit, a home run.
If you're really concerned about Broxton being tired, then dont pitch him in a low leverage situation.
Seems obvious, huh. But I guess that's why we're sitting at home watching the game, while the real experts are, well, sitting in the dugout watching the game.
I'm not allowed to talk about that anymore.
C'mon Ox! Don't make this one go to extras.
Sigh... I want to eat my lunch.
Don't they have any fact checkers on the radio these days, or does Monday just choose to ignore those little voices in his earpiece? I usually don't mind Monday too much despite his shortcomings, but I was pretty mystified by his repeated inaccuracies today. I had to check a handful of things when I got home just to make sure I wasn't going crazy.
Up to that last one.
Broxton didn't go on the DL last year.
Close this!, says the Big Blue Ox.
Kuo
Broxton
Aw Big Jon, how could I have doubted you??
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Oh gosh, you're right! My bad..
We survived and got one out of StL this time. I will not be rooting for the Cards to make the playoffs should we get there. Albert destroys us!
On to San Francisco. I WANT A SWEEP.
That's assuming NedCo survives 2008. <-- not a given.
And if they were going to go that route, they might as well resign Blake.
You should go in your Kevin Elster jersey. That's a sure fire winning move.
Either way, huge outing by Kershaw today. To go a strong seven and save the bullpen after they worked so much the last two days was huge. Glad to see Manny is still Manny!
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