So far, all 5 of our projected starters have done well (although it's far, far too early). Three of the four backups (four if you include Saito), have also done well. I guess I would consider that a good thing

And you know that's a bargain.

The best one I've ever had.

I don't know if I'm a big Who fan, but their lyrics always stay in my head.

And not just the ones that the CSI shows stole.

Back during a time where I was listening to people like Dan Fogelberg, my friends introduced me to The Who. Changed my (musical) life. I'm happy to say I went to their 1982 farewell tour at the Coliseum - the concert where T-Bone Barnett opened, followed by The Clash, who were so out of it that they were booed off the stage.

But then, somebody named Chip Ambres hit two for KC, off somebody named Kenny Baugh and somebody named Erick Burke.

Somebody fast forward me to April, please.

I went to summer camp in Colorado in the 1970s - which spawned a rather mellow taste in music in me for quite a while. Yes, Olivia, I have indeed ever been mellow.

Wasnt Izturis leading off today? I figured with 1 run in 20ip, he had to be in there somewhere.

I've become less mellow in my tastes since then, but I still have room for my old favorites.

Technically, you could be referring to his offense or his defense. I'm guessing the former...

In other news, a native Chinese speaker tells me that our favorite fireballing Taiwanese left-hander should have his name pronounced "Gwoh Hoong-jer"

What was that guy's name?

Here's his line so far:

IP: 3.2
H: 2
BB: 2
K: 3

He didn't allow a run against Chinese-Tapei who put up a more respectable showing than the abysmal China team. The political irony may be a bit too delicious for baseball.

At any rate, my anecdotal, amateur analysis while watching Seo pitch is that he reminded me of Ishii with a much better fastball. I hesitate to compare the two pitchers' control, because I'm not sure if Kaz couldn't hit the plate or didn't want to because he knows MLB hitters enjoy 85 mph pitches.

It'll be interesting to see how Seo does when the competition is a bit stiffer. Korea will be matched up against Pool B winners, which should be the US and Mexico.

Is anybody keeping track of Choi's WBC performance? He's 3 for 11 with a 2B and 3 K's.

If we get this kind of pitching during the year-especially from our starters, we will walk to the division title.

Our offense should be fine once Rafael Furcal, JD Drew, Bill Mueller, Kenny Lofton, Jeff Kent, and Nomar are all in the same line up, instead of having 3 of our starters at most in any given day's line up.

The Chinese started playing baseball before the Japanese. They just didn't keep up with it with the wee bit of dosmetic upheaval they had in the 1930s and 1940s.

Sun Yat-Sen played baseball for a time according to a book I read on Asian baseball.

Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping weren't so big on it. I believe Mao was disappointed that "The Great Leap Forward" was not an effective way of learning how to hit curve balls.

High school lyrics are the greatest. No matter when you went to school or who the band/singer is, Led Zeppelin or Carly Simon, you always think those lyrics are soooo very deep. As though you and your close friends are the only people on earth who truly understand them.

I do wonder what Keith Moon might say, though.

I've always wondered what the song "stair way to heaven" means. Is it like I think, a bunch of gibberish, or some evil message, like others say.

Keith Moon would say the same thing that every other rock & roll icon has said and that is "show me the money" and I'll sell my soul.

Well, that's what it says at the start of the song.

Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen

Runner up:

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Traffic

Anything by "America".

Horse With No Name
Sister Golden Hair Supply

These songs must be eradicated from human culture for the good of future generations. Every record must be melted. Every CD destroyed. Every computer or portable device with these songs must be erased. Every master of these recordings must be burnt and then have the ashes sealed in a lead-weighted barrel and dropped into the Marianas Trench.

you obviously haven't been listening to Pavement (even though Pavement be dead, Pavement be king!)

28 - Did you notice during the Oscars that Ziyi Zhang's name was pronounced like "Zooey."

42 The Clash nailed that in Death or Glory (I'll clean up the lyrics)

every gimmick hungry yob digging gold from rock 'n' roll
Grabs the mike to tell us he'll die before he's sold
But i believe in this-and it's been tested by research
That he who (sleeps with) nuns will later join the church

"Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx was on one of the radio stations on my way home just now from Kinkos. That was one of my "songs I would sing to my girlfriend, if I had one" songs in high school.

It's posts like your that make this special. That's an equisite slice from one of my favorite bands. Feel free to post Clash lyrics every week or so.

Any Loyola Marymount hoop hopefuls out there? The Lions are in a Round of 128 game against Gonzaga in abotu an hour.

If it's from one of the spinoffs, maybe you get a deal if you buy songs from The Who in bulk.

Although they were close in a lot of the games. Except the one against Washington. They lost in Seattle 112-65.

I play too hard when i ought to go to sleep
they pick on me because i really got the beat
some people give me the creeps
every other week i need a new address
landlord landlord landlord cleaning up the mess
our whole effin life is a wreck
we're deperate, get used to it
its kiss or kill

Geez.

especially when you can turn it into a grill turkey and cheese maker, a grill tuna melt maker, a grill roast beef and cheese maker... well you know.

62 - As usual, let me mull ... tough to break away from the kids on a weekend day. I always envisioned a get-together being closer to their bedtime.

God, I can't believe Puckett is gone, yet I can believe it.

you grow up and you calm down
working for the Clampdown
You start wearing blue and brown
working for the Clampdown

So you got someone to kick around
make you feel big now
You kick until you brutalize
make your first kill now

A sad day for all Twin and baseball fans. Everyone makes light of clutch but he made me believe in it in 1991.

http://tinyurl.com/pwv79

My interest in LMU sports begins and ends with my "LMU Football: Still Undefeated" shirt.

Question: Whats Willy Aybar's status?
"In a word, uncertain. The Dodgers paid Aybar $1.4 million at age 17 because they thought he would be a power-hitting third baseman. The power never came, so he's evolved into a versatile utility infielder who showed his value during last year's callup. But the signing of Rafael Furcal, the continued exceptional play of Oscar Robles and the addition of Ramon Martinez leave the Dodgers with far too many middle infielders, not counting when Izturis returns from injury.

What did Robles do to get the label of 'exceptional'?

More trife...

Am I the only person that thinks Hee-Seop Choi is getting a raw deal?

Gurnick: Choi has put up some interesting numbers, but what he hasn't been is consistent. Even worse, he tends to pile up his most impressive stats in very short bursts, meaning that he slumps for extended periods. He hasn't helped his cause this year by leaving for the World Baseball Classic, although he had no shot at regular playing time once Nomar Garciaparra was signed. It's hard to argue that Choi should be playing over a two-time batting champ.

Actually its pretty easy to. Some people wont ever learn.

"impressive stats in very short bursts" - i.e., he can carry the team at times.

two time batting champion Nomar Garciapparra

All-Star Lance Carter

All-Star Cesar Izturis

Exceptional Oscar Robles

Gold Glove winner Kenny Lofton

this is going to hurt his draft status.

Midnight to six man
For the first time from Jamaica
Dillinger and Leroy Smart
Delroy Wilson, your cool operator

I see that loot has finally deemed Adam's actions worthy of suspension. I respect Lute as a coach, but he has a history of not suspending guys who've run afoul of the law. I can't talk though, we had Frieder the Clown as our coach.

When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting on death row

You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, the guns of Brixton

Really sad.

I don't post too often, but I really enjoyed watching him play baseball back in my college days (late 1980s) and afterwards (early 1990s).

Thanks for the good times, dude.

You are already missed.

Re: 108 --

Anything I want, he gives it to meeeee!

Anything I want, he gives it -- but not for free!

And it's hateful.

And I'm so grateful.

To be nowhere!!!

Actually Bing Crosby didn't murder my grandfather (although my grandfather did die of suspicious causes). In reality, Crosby and my grandfather were embroiled in a heated patent dispute over a process to mass produce petticoats.

Dan Fogelberg song "Leader of the Band" though kind of cornball is moving if you have sons.

Arizona having a very bad year with no interior defense ,bad chemistry.You wonder if Lute is losing his touch.Recruiting has got him to a place where he's not getting just choirboys but more thugs.

There's a pumpkin outside the arena for you.

BLOWS THE LAYUP!

Hello Mark,
Recently i read in article were Little said told Ethier to swing on a 3-0 count. When a manager gives a player the green light that means he has the option to either swing or not, right?
If Ethier didn't like the pitch than why should he get in trouble for it? Can you clarify? I think that there are sometimes when you shoul be aggressive when you are batting but you should also have enough discipline to hold off on some pitches. There should be a happy medium between the Oakland thing and the Anaheim thing. Which way is this team going? With Eddie Murray as our batting coach i thought he would teach these young kids about patience as well a power.

Posted by: erikb_77@yahoo.com | March 6, 2006 04:48 PM

That LMU blown layup was probably the biggest choke I've seen in a long long time. THats the easiest shot in basketball for a player almost 7 feet tall.

J/k

To see the rest, with pictures of course, you'll have to wikipedia on your own.

Chicago Cubs 85
Los Angeles Dodgers 85
New York Yankees 97.5
Philadelphia Phillies 82.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 76
San Diego Padres 78
St Louis Cardinals 93.5
Toronto Blue Jays 87

Way under, Very Close, Under, Over, Under but Close, Under but close, Under, Under

All predictions right or your money back (as TMQ would say)

Cubs: Under
Dodgers: Close, but over
Yankees: Close, but under
Phillies: Over
Pirates: Under
Padres: Way under
Cardinals: Under
Blue Jays: Under

I dont think I'd agree with this.

Cameron in CF.--most productive CF in NL West
Giles in RF.--he's great
Piazza at C.--most productive C in NL West
Sledge/Johnson-LF- Each of these guys have Jayson Werth-esque career stat lines. Decent patience and power. I think a platoon of these two could produce.
Greene- SS--he's not much of a hitter.
Gonzales- 1b- question mark
Barfield- 2b- question mark
Castilla- 3b- Stinks

I think the Padres have a good (in comparison to the NL West) lineup depending on how well Barfield and Gonzales do.

They could win 80+ games. It depends on how dominant Peavy is.

I'd probably rate the Padres as having a better offense than the Dodgers. The Dodgers should have better pitching. I could see either team winning at most 85 or at worst 70.

Unless Ryan Klesko is completely washed up, I think he can still contribute something. Klesko's career line is: .280/.371/.507
Obviously the last 3 years havent been so great:
2003-.252/.354/.456
2004- .291/.399/.448
2005- .248/.358/.418

Klesko still has his plate discipline. Perhaps his SLG was due to roids'... who knows? It wouldnt surprise me if Klesko OPS's more than Nomar does this year though. I think he'll bounce back from a bad 2005. IF he hits like 03/04 he can still contribute.

Klesko might be one of the most undervalued talents. I didnt realize he was this good. His 2001- .286/.384/.539 and the most surprising stat..23 of 27 in SB's.

I'll agree with you that Roberts and Castilla wont do much. But if the Pads go with a platoon of Sledge/Johnson, I think LF can at least be league average or better.

The Pads have quite a few 3TO hitters on their team. Their offense is probably the most sabre inclined in the NL West IMO.

"We're getting his feet wet in one spot out in left field," Little said, "but if we feel like he's got some comfort out there, maybe before spring training's over we'll give him a shot in right field too."

Seems like more proof that Guzman is only in LF to get use to the OF and to give him a shot at the opening day roster. It makes far more sense to play him in RF in Vegas

Came out, came out?

Why is that anytime something good is said about the Dodgers you try with all your might to rip it apart yet you'll defend just about any other team till the end? IE

When someone brings up Nomars possible production this year based off his past stats you call them idiots yet you use the same line of logic to predict Klesko will have a good year? Is there something I'm missing? Or are you suffering from "The Grass is always Greener syndrome"."

Nomar is not that type, and as contact hitters get older, they seem to drop off much more swiftly.

Regairfield talked about how Klesko wont give the Padres normal 1st base production. But in comparison to the rest of the division, he's probably better than Nomar and still behind Helton.