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Most pinch-hitting appearances in Los Angeles Dodger history: Dave Hansen tops the list with 539. Scroll down enough, though, and you'll see Fernando Valenzuela with 15!
And for good measure ... most times reaching base as a pinch-hitter in Los Angeles Dodger history.
Update: Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus will host a chat about the site's newly released Top 100 Prospects list at 10 a.m.
On the list from the Dodgers:
5) Clayton Kershaw
14) Andy LaRoche
32) Chin-Lung Hu
66) Scott Elbert
That's it.
Update 2: Keith Law of ESPN.com also came out with a Top 100 list today. From the Dodgers:
6) Clayton Kershaw
25) Andy LaRoche
50) Chin-Lung Hu
52) James McDonald
86) Chris Withrow
ToyCannon, I tried to post this on TrueBlue, but my computer stinks. I am interested in three tix. Email?
Where is the best place to get BABIP #s?
Ahhh, if it were only that easy. It's a new work computer that absolutely hates me. It's like an ex-girlfriend imaged it for me...
BP put out their top 100 prospects today. Dodgers who made the cut:
Kershaw(5)
LaRoche(14)
Chin-Lung Hu(32)
Elbert(66)Surprise
McDonald does not make the list. He is really flying under the radar.
No Meloan is the biggest surprise.
Marlon Anderson is listed as having only 8 times reached base as a pinch hitter. (Follow Jon's second link above.) Does that sound right to you? In 2006 alone, he hit 7 home runs. Do home runs not count as "reaching base"? (Pretty silly, if true.) Did he really hit most of those home runs, and much else, as a starting position player? Doesn't sound right to me.
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Put Dodger/Boston in the subject line. Until I have the tickets in hand I won't require payment.
Cajuns and Canucks can often be confused in a pack of otherwise different Dodger commenters. Cajuns just originated in Nova Scotia, while Canucks come from a place a couple hundred miles westward.
No.
Yes, he started most of the games in Sept instead of Ethier. He was traded for to be a pinch hitter but we all know he became so much more. If only Mark Sweeney had the same magic.
10 Toy did I miss something? Are you offering to get tix for the 3/29 game for folks? If so, I want in.
Duke Snider
Chris Gywnn - he got on base?
Will do...
http://www.truebluela.com/story/2008/1/30/13287/8853
http://tinyurl.com/2p3l9f
Darn MLB Trade Rumors for bringing me some false joy in relation to Luis Gonzalez.
Sorry community for posting something without double fact checking.
No, it was due yesterday but I guess the Twin trade shot it down, now he's doing the top 100 chat in about 12 minutes. I was hoping he'd have us done before the chat.
You surprised that Meloan was not on the list?
Not really. I'm more surprised McDonald wasn't though.
I think Neftali Feliz at 30 is ridiculous and Gerrado Parra at 64 isn't so hot either.
http://www.fangraphs.com
for BABIP numbers.
Chase broke out this year. Laroche has performed for numerous years.
Yes
Chase can only dream about Andy's power.
Mr. Headley can only chase the dream that is Andy's power.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5892
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I'd always thought Lenny Harris was higher on the Dodgers' PH appearance and on base list than he actually is. Dave Hansen was the closest to "money" of any Dodger PH I've ever seen.
Keith Law loves Truinfel but no one else seems to. I'm betting that Law is right and that he will prove it this year.
34 You can do a search on the site, it will come up with articles, some free, some not, the 2001-2003 list are there as is some articles about 2004, Kevin Goldstein joined BP in 2006/2007, that is when they expanded the list to 100.
Ahh, 2003, its arguable that when under Honorable Mention you have David Wright, Prince Fielder and James Loney, you realize its a lot of speculation. An old friend was the No. 7 prospect according to BP that year.
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?columnist=law_keith&id=3221365
Maybe the answer is to have an open chat thread at Season Pass, then a postgame chat thread at Season Pass as well.
I'm sure I'm over thinking this - the simplest thing would be to keep everything at Screen Jam - but it behooves me to get people over to the other site.
vr, Xei
Thanks
It sure would have been nice to have a sandwich pick for LuGo. That way we could have had an outfielder in the top 40 or so picks. I love Logan, but it sure would be nice to see our first pick be a position player, especially an outfielder with a high ceiling.
6. Clayton Kershaw
25. Andy LaRoche
50. Chin-Lung Hu
52. James McDonald
84. Chris Withrow
Reading between and not so between the lines, Law thinks the Dodgers should take it slower with Kershaw (pitch a full season at AA and watch his IP), give Andy the job on day 1 of ST, if Hu hits at all, he could become an All-Star caliber SS because he can really pick it, McDonald could be a real surprise especially if he can get a tighter rotation on his curve ball, and Withrow could be a Logan White legacy because of his success with Chad and Clayton (I think Elbert fits here too but Law thinks the Dodgers rushed Scott, especially in 2006)
I do think that is why White has tended to pick pitchers in the first round (outside of Loney, that is what he has done, Chad, Scott Elbert, Clayton Kershaw and Chris Withrow) And he has been really successful in doing that.
But I was thinking of doing a trial chat soon to try and test the software out. It's really easy and fun "live blogging" interface. Anyone have interest in jumping into a Super Bowl chat on Sunday? Might keep the BT servers from overloading. ;-) I'd suggest it for "Lost" tonight instead but don't want to steal people away from Variety and/or SJ.
Do they make radios out of coconuts?
Paolo (Tempe, AZ): Keith, what do you make of the Dodgers moving Meloan back to starting pitching? How do you think he'll pan out?
Keith Law: (1:34 PM ET ) I haven't heard that they are doing that, and if so, they might as well as him to stick his arm in the wood-chipper. The injury risk is the same either way.
He doesn't post to the public and then send me a private email explaining why he said it.
Im on the west coast and many others here are on the west coast, but there are people in other time zones. How does that affect the in-game chat thread?
You're kidding right?
"Keep an eye on this one. Withrow pitched all spring with an average fastball (88-91 mph) and a fringe-average curve with good depth but an early break, but his velocity rose after his move to pro ball. He has some projection left and has a great delivery with a quick, explosive move toward the plate. And after the success of Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw to date, the Dodgers get a little extra credit on first-round arms."
I have seen videos of him, and his delivery seems like a guy that could pitch 200 innings plus for a really long time. I see him being for the Dodgers what Rich Hill has become for the Cubs.
Solid #2-3 that seems like he could pitch three times per week.
The basic plot is supposedly planned out for the show's entire run, so the show plays like a big mini-series/movie. The story generally moves forward as the characters get closer to leaving the island and discovering all of the island's secrets, but the show also has the habit of bringing up more questions than it answers. Viewers either get more intrigued to keep watching and more annoyed by the never-ending mystery.
Kevin Goldstein: Clayton Kershaw.
Kevin Goldstein: You're on the spreadsheet, if that's any consolation. I think the velo is what kept you off.
I have been in and out, so I'm not sure if this has been discussed, but why are the Dodgers converting him. I know that it would be easy to just stick him back in the pen if Saito retired and promote him as Brox's set-up guy, but why take the risk that 120-150 IP will bring for a guy with a funky delivery?
It's a different case than Broxton, who does have a smooth enough delivery to be a starter, but doesn't quite have the pitch repertoire or stamina to pull it off successfully.
There is much else to be gained from losing him, though.
This is a corollary to my Joakim Noah Theory.
The Dodgers are kind of unpredictable on this. They rushed Elbert just a bit, but were very careful with Bills (I still think his initial move to the pen last year was about limiting innings and hoping that Tomko/Hendrickson/Kuo could work for half a season).
I just hope they're right in what they are doing.
That being said, I was surprised the Dodgers are converting Meloan. They clearly see big potential in him ... or maybe it's just an experiment ... or maybe it's just a hedge against a swath of injuries in March/April.
could it just be that schmidt knows he is going to answer thousands of questions about it next month and just wants to relax in his last few weeks of the off season?
Andy Marte was BP's number one prospect a few years ago, but since Goldstein's come on they've been much better. Baseball America rarely flubbs the top prospect, the only real duds they've had are Ben Grieve and Todd Van Poppel. They couldn't have known Brein Taylor would get injured in a bar fight.
{92] Since we have heard from both Ned and Stan Conte that Jason Schmidt is on track, I don't think what Ken Gurnick says in an article should be viewed with any concern.
That said, obviously Schmidt's recovery along with Andy v. Nomar will be something to watch in this tri-Spring Training (Vero, China, Phoenix)
Ryan Anderson, the Little Unit (or Space Needle or whatever his nickname was).
Regarding Law's Meloan quote, I'm not sure I follow. If the injury risk is the same between starting and relieving, why would making Meloan a starter be throwing his arm in a wood chipper?
vr, Xei
It's hard to not find fault with Baseball America, who somehow deemed 63 other minor leaguers to be more valuable than Jeremy Giambi. That's like calling Ted Williams the 64th-best player of all time. Yes, Giambi is slow and has no defensive value. But to suggest that one of the two or three best hitting prospects in the minor leagues is only the 64th-best overall prospect is to suggest that offense represents an absurdly small fraction of a position player's overall contribution.
Yes, they actually compared Jeremy Giambi to Ted Williams.
Baseball America's No. 1 Prospects since 1995
1995 - Alex Rodriquez
1996 - Andruw Jones
1997 - Andruw Jones
1998 - Ben Grieve
1999 - J.D. Drew
2000 - Rick Ankiel
2001 - Josh Hamilton
2002 - Josh Beckett
2003 - Mark Teixeira
2004 - Joe Mauer
2005 - Joe Mauer
2006 - Delmon Young
2007 - Daisuke Matsuzaka (Alex Gordon was No. 2)
2008 - My hunch is Jay Bruce.
I chose 1995 since it was A-Rod and its a good starting point.
On the one hand, you have Coco Crisp, 28 years old, who is a good outfielder but his OPS has fallen to the just above .700 in the last two years.
On the rise is Jacoby Ellsbury, 24 years old, who is not quite as good an outfielder but a legitimate CF, who had a .903 OPS in limited appearances but eventually found his way into the lineup during the playoffs.
When listening to Terry Francona today on the radio (XM), you could tell that he is going to have a talk with Coco about this situation and my hunch is that there will be a platoon between them but its likely that they will both play in later stages in the game if they have the lead for defense.
I'm not a big records guy so I really don't care who has the most pinch hits. However, Dave Hansen's numbers are very misleading. He was Lardsoda's pet for a few years. Tommy would "start" Ramon Martinez (#1, the pitcher) at third base and then Hansen would "pinch hit" for him in the first inning and play the whole game.
He did this often one year (maybe 92?) in order to let Hansen break Mota's record. Mota must have been fine with it because he never said a peep and I think he was a roving coach at that point.
Just Tommy doing what he wanted to do again. Hansen was a decent bench player, but not the best pinch hitter in Dodger history. That was before Tony Danza put on a uniform and sat in the dugout during a game.
Will Tommy please go away? Please?
Though Giambi did actually retire with a career OPS+ of 111 and had a 147 in his second to last year.
His numbers aren't really misleading - I don't suspect Hansen was much more a pet for Lasorda than Mota was during his playing days.
Hansen pinch-hit in the second inning 11 times in his career.
Mota pinch-hit in the first inning 22 times in his Dodger career.
I'm not intending to misrepresent the situation, it was unethical in my opinion to do what Lasorda did regardless how often he did it. If I were Hansen, I would have declined. Knowing Tommy, I don't think it was Hansen's doing.
I've never seen a manager do that before Larsorda nor since.
Thanks. I misread the quote.
I mean no disrespect to Hansen nor the posters here.
I do indeed lack respect for Lasorda. Do Lenny Harris and Mark Sweeney have first inning pinch hits?
I can swear that I saw Hansen do that far more often than twice. I'm frankly amazed if it only happened twice. I would have lost the mortgage on that kind of wager.
I wonder how I can find out how many times Ramon Martinez "started" as an infielder. I was sure that Tommy did this and used Ramon more than twice. I really thought it was a daily thing for a stretch of time.
Hansen was 1-for-2 with an RBI single in his first-inning PH appearances. So I guess if you wanted to be a stickler you could subtract one from his career pinch hit total.
Orel and Pedro were the starters at 3B on the days Eric mentioned in 115 .
But if you mean the other one, he never started a game at any position other than pitcher. For the two Hansen games in 1993, Orel Hershiser started at 3B on September 15 and Pedro Martinez on September 20.
I thought it was the year we had the worst record in baseball, '92. I didn't even get that right. It just must have been my loathing of Tommy that made this mushroom in my memory or something. I truly believed it happened quite a bit. Seems I was wrong.
Kevin Goldstein: I think he's right.
I think the good news is that THOSE kind of statheads don't sit in their garage and work for BP, and many of THOSE kind of statheads have changed their way of thinking and now see that there are parts of the game beyond the spreadsheet that are extremely important, and that THOSE kind of statheads are, thankfully, a dying breed.
When I was a teenager, I was one of THOSE kind of statheads. I learned my lesson.
Are you all Tommy bots? Are you figments of my imagination?
Pinch me. I'm having a nightmare.
http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/fBNz
As for why the Dodgers are converting Meloan back to starting, it could be as simple as Meloan wants to do it. We know that Meloan has asked to start because that has been reported. He may have been actively complaining about relieving, or at least not being given a chance to prove himself as a pro starter when he was successful at it in college. I always thought that one of the things that people who complained about Broxton relieving instead of starting weren't considering was that Broxton LOVES relieving. Gagne was the same way.
Kevin Goldstein: I actually take some affront to being called nerd. Nerd implies a certain lack of style and social graces, as well as a certain kind of shyness and nervousness about new and different things. I'm a geek when it comes to baseball and video games, but I'm not a nerd.
I think this is why I was put off by Chaz's comment yesterday. A Geek inner circle is one thing but a Nerd inner circle is another animal entirely. I am certainly a Dodger, Prospect, Roto, and SciFi Geek. But a nerd. that cut to the bone.
Okay, going back to this, I wanted to ask -- is that really universally true? Or does the way the guy's stuff translates to the bullpen have something to do with it? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the notion that Gagne would have been better off as a #4 starter than a Cy Young-winning reliever.
Keith Law: No, I said Gomez would be good.
poor juan can't keep his name from being dragged around in internet blogs... well i gues he's laughing all the way to the bank
Or this quote from Byran Smith who is a bright bulb himself.
dtimmeny (NYC): Where would you rank the peak of Matt Kemp relative to the aforementioned outfielders?(Bruce, Upton, Jones, Maybin, Rasmus)
Bryan Smith: Pretty highly, probably right behind Bruce and in front of Adam Jones. You could make a case for Bruce and Kemp on the same level. With Nate already mentioning Pecota loving Kemp, you readers might just see a BP-Kemp lovefest for the next decade. Be prepared.
If a guys stuff becomes shutdown good out of the pen, it's probably better to have him there than in the back of the rotation. If they have the stuff to be a front line starter, then you have them make the switch to starting.
135 You have to be a completely blind Boston homer to like Ellsbury better than Kemp.
I don't think Baseball Reference has any pitch data from 1977 to 1987.
I found that out by accident when looking up a ridiculously low pitch count (74) in an Aaron Cook complete game last year.
My hand still hurts from Suffering Bruin making the rounds and high-fiving me!
I take Canuck's point - Gagne may just not have wanted to start, period - and I'm hardly going to downplay Gagne's value as a reliever, but we never really got to see what his potential as a starter was.
"If they have the stuff to be a front line starter, then you have them make the switch to starting." Has it been decided that Meloan doesn't have the stuff?
I might just be because NASA has yet to finish computing Fernando's pitches! I heard they would start computing that right after they figured out Barney's bar tab.
Your friends probably think Ellsbury is going to OPS 900 the rest of his career. That power kind of came out of nowhere. If he even becomes an 850 OPS player he will be extremely valuable but his minor league numbers say that is unlikely. On the other hand the 1st 300 at bats of Loney's season also indicated that his explosion in Sept was very unlikely.
146 Done, just couldn't resist one last time. I'm still irked.
Oh, so you're basing Kemp's future on his first 100+ ABs straight out of Double-A. Okay.
He was 21. Mike Schmidt was awful at 23. Did you forget how great he was before the bad stretch when he hit bomb after bomb?
Or, more likely, knock on Plexiglas.
if pierre avg. 8-12 HR a year what would our thoughts of him be?
The 1st 100 at bats were awesome. It was the last 50 at bats that were his undoing.
i've said a couple of times in my eyes he compares a lot to torii hunter to me.
Cory Patterson
That he ingested the world's entire known supply of HGH?
i think if kemp has a career like hunter we'd all be happy with that right? or for the most part is everyone expecting more?
If Pierre turned 10 of his singles in 2007 into home runs, his slugging percentage would increase from .353 to .407. His OPS would still be .730. That's still really low. Especially considering his .330 OBP.
If you were a Rockies fan and saw Troy Tulowitzki put up .240/.318/.292 in his first ~100 ABs, would it scare you?
so i guess kemps 350 abs last year should put my fears to rest... like i said i could still see him hitting in the .270's that's all
It is amazing how everyone has the time to come back with these stats and great tidbits with references so quickly.
http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/8t5S
Also having Baseball America.com, BaseballProspectus.com and BaseballReference.com helps a lot too.
Poor retrosheet and baseball cube, how quickly the pioneers are forgotten.
eric if you want to create a list let's come up with least amount of HR for guys at least 6-0 180 with 3000+ AB's
Not accurate. He said he only lost 15 lbs (audio interview), down from 240 from the end of last season. Also, he is a legit 6'4"
I could easily see Matt Kemp getting into the top 5 of that list.
In most Sunday papers during the MLB season, those stats are still listed. And today, for some strange reason, the team batting stats are sorted by batting avg instead of runs scored.
I know Rob Neyer has railed on this in the past (I want to say in "Baseball Dynasties" -- a great book, btw), but it's amazing to me that the team stats aren't sorted by runs scored.
No, you were right. Better websites have passed them by. I only use Cube now for older players minor league numbers and I never use retrosheet anymore. Baseball-Reference has just blown them out of the water.
If Baseball Prospectus would ever put together a sortable table based database for EQA and Vorp then I'd really get excited. It is amazing how far behind they are in the web world when they must have a gazillion interns doing all their stuff for free. Sortable databases isn't rocket science.
5 star
Kershaw
Laroche
4 star
Chin Lung Hu
Scott Elbert
3 star
Chris Withrow
James McDonald
Jon Meloan
Blake Dewitt
Josh Bell
Delwyn Young
Andrew Lambo
I forgot about Baez. I agree with that.
Have you heard Magnolia Electric Co.? You may like his stuff.
Don't get me wrong: Neil Young is a legend and blows this guy out of the water, but it's easy for me to hear Young's influence in Magnolia's music and the guy acquits himself well enough, I think. Just curious about your opinion.
I saw "Away From Her" the other night, and I thought Polley used Neil Young's music to nice effect in that. Particularly given that the film is set in "a town in North Ontario."
Which reminds me: I saw the video for Dream Academy's "Life in an Northern Town" on VH1 Classic this morning.
That channel has me pumped up. It's as if Hanz and Franz made a personal visit.
imagine if out OF situation this year was Kemp Drew and Jones with Ethier as our 4th (but at least he's the 4th for the right reasons)
Torre's Opening Day Lineup:
Furcal SS
Ethier LF
Kemp RF
Jones CF
Kent 2B
Loney 1B
Martin C
Nomar/LaRoche 3B
Penny P
I can't wait until the ST games begin, or until Pitchers and Catchers report. TWO WEEKS BABY!!! GO DODGERS!!!
Here's my stab on what Torre has in mind for Day 1:
Furcal SS
Pierre LF
Jones CF
Kent 2B
Kemp RF
Loney 1B
Martin C
Garciaparra* 3B
Penny P
*That's a guess. If LaRoche hits in ST, and Nomar doesn't, LaRoche will get the gig.
Allow me to rephrase.
Considering that the Dodger management thought well enough of Juan Pierre to give him an enormous contract just one year ago, I will be highly and pleasantly surprised if Juan Pierre is not in the opening day lineup.
I tend to think Law is more critical of how the Dodgers handle their players more than the players themselves and sometimes comes out in his analysis while KG just writes about the players and not so much about if they should be playing or not.
But Goldstein, Law, Sickels, that guy at Baseball HQ, I think all of them have been really positive about the Dodger system over the past few years.
Hu usually makes the top 50 or so, after that I have seen Elbert, McDonald, Meloan, and Withrow on various lists.
Grady Little doesn't have a trademark on foolish lineups.
I used to have some LPs and 45s from the 80s, but I don't know what happened to them. I had a lot more 45s than LPs. I also had some cassettes.
The few LPs included:
Crowded House
Heart
(Geez, that might be it)
Never! I've (finally) been given an inch!
You have failed me. Hang your head in shame.
Jones will play everyday with an occasional day off.
Kemp will get the second most playing time but he will get more days off than Jones.
Ethier and Pierre will get about equal time, not a platoon since they both bat lefty.
Jones 155 games
Kemp 146 games
Pierre 125 games
Ethier 120 games
I have no idea if mathmetically that works out but that is my prediction.
Let's see how the Chamberlain starting gig looks in ST, if he is in the bullpen in April, than Kershaw moves up in my opinion.
Kershaw's numbers were worse (12.03 K/9, 2.43 K/BB) and he was at a lower level, so I have to give the nod to the first two. There's just more of a guarantee that they'll be productive big leaguers.
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
I mean its hard to see Pierre not playing at all but I also don't see any way that if healthy, Torre keeps Kemp off the field that much so you are down to that one spot.
Then again, he could end up as the next Omar Vizquel or Davey Concepcion, which would be fine with me.
270 All I wanted was the guy to have some success without a .400 BABIP. Is that too much to ask?
Buchholz and Chamberlain both improved a lot after they were drafted, and their stuff PLUS upper minors and MLB performance makes it fair for them to rank ahead of Kershaw. But that ranking does not preclude Kershaw from being even better than them down the line. Bonus points for being a lefty too.
244. swood
236 I have faith that Torre will choose the openind day lineup based on who he thinks best helps the team. Not how much money a player makes. I understand your point though, and I can see why you made it considering we've been suffering under Grady's lineups for the past couple of years.
I do feel 3b is a truly up for grabs though.
vr, Xei
(The rejected ad featured [Danica] Patrick and a beaver, according to Advertising Age, which provided no more details.)
Looks fun.
VH1 Classic is showing "Sixteen Candles" in less than 15 minutes. Love that movie.
"I know this, much is true-ue..."
Did you know that both Crystal McKellar and Josh Saviano went on to Ivy League educations and now work as attorneys?
I did, but I wasn't sure how to acknowledge it.
I'm looking forward to tonight's "In Treatment." I'm a big Embeth Davidtz fan.
I'm having a hard time getting a handle on this version of D4P. Did you start some new medicine?
Prospect talk is my favorite. If they only stayed young forever and didn't become JtD's and dissapoint their parents.
Not sure how much fun she is having doing litigation work there but its a living.
I like some stuff.
Never heard of Stephen Duffy, but the rest sounds good. I actually won the Suzanne Vega tape with "Luka" on it from the radio station, but I had no way to get to the station to pick it up so I never got to claim my "major award".
I have lots of LPs from the 80's but they range from the Cramps to X. I think I've downloaded just about every song on my LP's so I'm not sure if it would be worth ripping them anymore.
80s top 40 music and AOR = gack
I'm just glad to see D4P happy, whether or not it's because of Molly Ringwald.
Funny you should mention that. My advisor approved my last 2 chapters the other day, and I now have a defense date set up. Plus, I found out earlier today that my first article submission was accepted for publication, only needing minor revisions.
However, one of the reviewers identified an issue that I've been worried about and hoping no one would ever notice. Not sure what's gonna happen with that.
imho, season 1 is fantastic, season 2 less so, season 3 half okay and half (the second half, after the writers responded to some of the frequent fan complaints and speed things up a little) pretty great, too.
Doesn't that tend to happen a lot if you're the most talented actor in the bunch?
Whoever posted the link to KROQ, thank you! That's what I grew up listening to.
You mean like how Britney Spears became the most successful Mickey Mouse Club girl?
I was really bummed, because like every other teen of the time, I was in love with her and Ally Sheedy.
317 You can also GreenCine it. :-P Email me for a free trial.
Oh man... now I'm gonna be thinking about Keri Russell while at the gym. Damn you, Jon, damn you something fierce! Wait, maybe it's good I'm going to the gym.
Thanks, D. It will all seem very anti-climactic if I don't get a job.
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The bigger point is that talent is neither necessary nor sufficient for success.
I look at Ally Sheedy in those movies and I wonder why I liked her.
Wasn't a fan of Keri Russel until I saw the Waitress.
My affection for Ally peaked with War Games and her guest appearance as a Catholic schoolgirl who tries to seduce J.D. on Hill Street Blues. That evoked the classic line from Taurean Blacque.
"Just three words, babe. Statu. Tory. Rape."
I'll take Ryan Gosling over Timberlake, though.
Bob Newhart Show fans will recognize Tauren from his appearances during the latter part of the series as one of the "Cons" Bob counsels.
Because no one really had talent in that movie?
(crickets)
During the 6th and 7th seasons, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Keri Russell, and Ryan Gosling were all cast members and Jessica Simpson and Countess Vaughn were finalists but did not make it onto the show.
Forget talent.
Matt Damon was a finalist too.
However it is relevant since former cast member George Clooney is now doing his thing for the United Nations.
George, one thing, do not allow anyone there to see those episodes, your credibility as a spokesman for world peace will be ruined.
I watched Facts of Life re-runs as a child.
I watched it in the 80's and was unimpressed with the angst of being a teenager. Now Valley Girl, that was a movie.
I like either the Alaskan wild caught salmon or the tilapia.
Wait: you're trying to distract me!
She is older than me, so I have always been in the clear.
Rick can sell that is for sure. Quite the amazing turn around indeed. Of course, games still need to played.
I do need to brush up on my risotto skills.
The Salton Sea used to have Tilapia because they were one of the few fish that could live in that environment. Unless I'm wrong, which is possible.
No kidding. Tilapia's gonna be on the Endangered Species List.
I was waiting for someone to mention Oingo Boingo, plus you already mentioned Depeche Mode, so Daniel rules.
Just Like Heaven
Love Song
Friday I'm in Love (not as good as the first two, but still fun)
The Cure-Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Lovesong
The Cure - letter to elise (really brings back memories)
The Cure - Boys don't cry.
Most of the 80s music deserves to be on the ash heap of history. The 80s ruined KROQ
The '80s gave us Nebraska, London Calling, Document, and Joshua Tree. Whatever the decade's other sins, they will be forgiven.
The Dodgers, with 2 players in the top 15, should be considered to have the 4th (or at worst 5th) best group of prospects. The number after each team name is
the corresponding number of top 25/top 26-50/top 51-100 on each team of course, the number in front of each prospect's name is his original ranking in the BP top 100 list.
With 6 of the top 25 prospects, when should we be expecting Tampa Bay to be playing better than .500 ball for the first time? It should be soon , no?
1)TAM
5/1/0
3. Evan Longoria, 3b, Rays
6. David Price, lhp, Rays
15. Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
18. Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
25. Reid Brignac, ss, Rays
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40. Jacob McGee, lhp, Rays
2)BOS
2/0/5
2. Clay Buchholz, rhp, Red Sox
16. Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Red Sox
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53. Justin Masterson, rhp, Red Sox
57. Jed Lowrie, ss, Red Sox
60. Ryan Kalish, of, Red Sox
95. Michael Bowden, rhp, Red Sox
100. Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox
3)CIN
3/0/1
1. Jay Bruce, of, Reds
9. Homer Bailey, rhp, Reds
21. Joey Votto, 1b, Reds
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41. Johnny Cueto, rhp, Reds
4)LAD
2/1/1
5. Clayton Kershaw, lhp, Dodgers
14. Andy LaRoche, 3b, Dodgers
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32. Chin-Lung Hu, ss, Dodgers
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66. Scott Elbert, lhp, Dodgers
5)NYY
1/3/1
4. Joba Chamberlain, rhp, Yankees
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34. Ian Kennedy, rhp, Yankees
47. Austin Jackson, of, Yankees
48. Jose Tabata, of, Yankees
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67. Alan Horne, rhp, Yankees
6)ATL
1/1/4
17. Jordan Schafer, of, Braves
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36. Jason Heyward, of, Braves
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63. Brent Lillibridge, ss, Braves
70. Brandon Jones, of, Braves
83. Gorkys Hernandez, of, Braves
86. Jair Jurrjens, rhp, Braves
7)OAK
1/3/3
22. Daric Barton, 1b, Athletics
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26. Carlos Gonzalez, of, Athletics
46. Fautino de los Santos, rhp, Athletics
50. Brett Anderson, lhp, Athletics
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56. Gio Gonzalez, lhp, Athletics
98. Trevor Cahill, rhp, Athletics
99. Chris Carter, 1b, Athletics
8)TEX
0/2/5
30. Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
49. Eric Hurley, rhp, Rangers
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58. Elvis Andrus, ss, Rangers
77. Taylor Teagarden, c, Rangers
74. Chris Davis, 3b, Rangers
62. Engel Beltre, of, Rangers
73. Michael Main, rhp, Rangers
9)COL
1/0/4
13. Franklin Morales, lhp, Rockies
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80. Chris Nelson, ss, Rockies
82. Greg Reynolds, rhp, Rockies
91. Casey Weathers, rhp, Rockies
92. Dexter Fowler, of, Rockies
10)LAA
0/2/2
27. Nick Adenhart, rhp, Angels
38. Brandon Wood, 3b/ss, Angels
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59. Jordan Walden, rhp, Angels
89. Hank Conger, c, Angels
11)SEA
0/2/2
33. Jeff Clement, c, Mariners
44. Chris Tillman, rhp, Mariners
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55. Carlos Triunfel, ss, Mariners
93. Wladimir Balentien, of, Mariners
12)STL
1/0/2
8. Colby Rasmus, of, Cardinals
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69. Chris Perez, rhp, Cardinals
71. Bryan Anderson, c, Cardinals
13)SD
1/1/1
23. Chase Headley, 3b, Padres
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39. Matt Antonelli, 2b, Padres
61. Matt Latos, rhp, Padres
14)BAL
1/0/2
12. Matt Wieters, c, Orioles
75. Chorye Spoone, rhp, Orioles
85. Radhames Liz, rhp, Orioles
15)PIT
1/1/1
24. Andrew McCutchen, of, Pirates
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43. Steven Pearce, 1b, Pirates
94. Neil Walker, 3b, Pirates
16)WAS
0/2/1
28. Chris Marrero, of/1b, Nationals
35. Ross Detwiler, lhp, Nationals
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81. Michael Burgess, of, Nationals
17)ARI
1/0/2
20. Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
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64. Gerardo Parra, of, Diamondbacks
90. Max Scherzer, rhp, Diamondbacks
18)KC
1/0/1
9. Mike Moustakas, ss, Royals
72. Luke Hochevar, rhp, Royals
19)FLA
1/0/1
10. Cameron Maybin, of, Marlins
88. Chris Volstad, rhp, Marlins
20)MIL
0/2/1
31. Matt LaPorta, of, Brewers
42. Manny Parra, lhp, Brewers
76. Jeremy Jeffress, rhp, Brewers
21)CHIC
0/2/0
37. Geovany Soto, c, Cubs
45. Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs
22)TOR
1/0/0
7. Travis Snider, of, Blue Jays
23)DET
1/0/0
11. Rick Porcello, rhp, Tigers
24)
0/1/1SF
29. Angel Villalona, 3b, Giants
84. Henry Sosa, rhp, Giants
25)MIN
0/0/3
65. Carlos Gomez, of, Twins
79. Deolis Guerra, rhp, Twins
97. Ben Revere, of, Twins
26)CLE
0/0/2
52. Adam Miller, rhp, Indians
78. Wes Hodges, 3b, Indians
27)PHI
0/0/2
68. Carlos Carrasco, rhp, Phillies
96. Joe Savery, lhp, Phillies
28)NYM
0/0/1
51. Fernando Martinez, of, Mets
29)HOU
0/0/1
54. J.R. Towles, c, Astros
30)CHISOX
0/0/1
87. Aaron Poreda, lhp, White Sox
The Arizona-based guy, Tom Kuiper, specializes in shouting.
All that deserves some type of Kudo's. How about the Tampa pitching plus the best infield prospect. Can't wait to see how it unfolds.
Oingo Boingo had so many members in the early years. Not My Slave one of my favorite songs in the later years. Who knew Elfman was going to become the most prolific film composer of my generation.
Hated the Cure. Couldn't get past the voice. I tried but was unable to connect.
It also helped that ASU couldn't figure out what to do on offense.
But what's the deal with the floor level camera angle with the camera shooting up? I want to watch a basketball game, not see a recreation of "The Third Man."
We did it a few days ago. Martin will not qualify as he's to old for Goldsteins list according to Canuck. Still an impressive list and will be even more impressive next season.
Lotta Love going on in this game. Kind of a catch-22 for UCLA fans. The better Love plays the more likely he'll be a Clipper next season:)
Glad your going. You'll be the only person I know other then my niece.
Both these guys seem to still be improving offensively, despite Abreu's MiL lagging in power and Hu's lagging in OBP. I guess I can hope.
Probably a good chance you will get to see that DP combination. The better our young guys perform, the more likely it is that Ned will start to trust all of them.
The USC-Unnamed School winner will be tied with Wazzu for third.
vr, Xei
Never liked Ally Sheedy at all until I saw her in the indy feature "High Art", for which she was nominated for an indy Best Actress Spirit award. She was sensational in that.
Haven't seen her in anything since that I liked her in, though.
But "High Art" did prove she could act very effectively indeed. Pretty good "art house" film, as such films used to be called...
Did you see it, Jon?
http://weblogs.variety.com/season_pass/2008/01/lost-from-a-roc.html
Did anyone else own the Split Endz LP with the laser etching in the album.
Red Mango on Pico is open.
(LAT's take: Red Mango better than Pinkberry. Big Chill better than Red mango.)
http://tinyurl.com/3bv7pu
413 "Tempted" is on my Ipod most played list.
But then I also have Go West and Tears For Fears (ok, just Everybody Gots To Rule The World), maybe I should add the boys from down under next.
X
Echo and the Bunnymen
The Smiths
Split Enz
Big Country
Midnight Oil
The Waterboys
Oingo
Talking Heads
The Cure
The Clash
REM
English Beat
The Specials
Elvis Costello
Oh, yeah, and U2, too.
There.
Where (and when) I went to h.s., pretty boy types with long bangs were called "Spandaus."
I'm using a backup computer.
Oingo Boingo at the Hult Center doesn't ring a bell, but the Hult Center itself certainly. I actually performed in plays at the Hult Center in elementary school.
Don't recall the Crazy 8's.
The videos for Toto's "Hold the Line" and Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" were hilarious.
The computer is a little over three years old I think.
I froze up trying to load a webpage and I couldn't use any Mac shortcut to stop it. So I eventually tried turning it off. Off works.
Going back on has proved troublesome. The computer won't boot up and the sound the hard disk is making is not promising.
Haven't thought of that one in a while.
Is this a self imposed deadline or does it come from MLB? If they are close but don't have a deal is there anything to keep them from extending it if they both agree?
Couldn't find the exact comment area. DT search engine isn't exactly robust. It will get you the thread link but then you have to surf all the comments to find the subject you were looking for. It is great if you just want to find something in one of Jon's posts but kinda of useless if your looking for something in the comments unless you have a lot of time on your hands since Jon's posts seem to have several 100 comments everyday. It is possible I'm not using the search engine correctly.
20 May Tuesday
Scarlett Johansson Anywhere I Lay My Head
Those Japanese sure do like their "Fuk" sounds.
It's been a long time, but do recall crossing paths with a guy named DJ Graham?
How old is he? I remember a DJ Bragg, but not Graham.
I don't think my school did Peter Pan, at least not while I was there. The two I really remember are "The Saga of Dead Dog Gulch" and "A Summer's Midnight Dream", which was loosely based on "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Actually they like "fu" sounds and they really like "ka" sounds.
The Peter Pan production was non-school event.
I think I was a miner too. I think my name was "Coffee Cup". I think there was square-dancing involved, which was actually convenient because I got to dance with the girl I had a crush on at the time.
Where is Page Elementary? I don't remember that...
Ah, Springfield. That explains it. Loggers and Millers. Nice. My favorite mascot is the Billies, from Pleasant Hill.
I was an Armadillo, followed by (I think?) a Pioneer (or some such thing) and then an Irish.
High School: The Quakers
College: The Catamounts (still not exactly sure what that is)
Law School: The Waves or Willie the Wave.
Not a redeaming mascot in the bunch. (hangs head in shame)
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we did. I never listened to it.
High School: Kewpies (as in kewpie doll and even more embarassing it was adopted because our basketball team kept smiling like a bunch of kewpie dolls while getting killed in a game).
College: Hoyas
Masters: Maroons
8. Akron Zips
7. Syracuse Orangement
6. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
5. All of the Wildcats (because there are so many)
4. Tulane Green Wave
3. UC Irvine Anteaters
2. Oregon State Beavers
1. Stanford Cardinal
http://tinyurl.com/3cndz6
Or you sure about catamount?
I was certain it was another of the many words for "mountain lion" (e.g puma, cougar to name just a couple more..
"Webster's Dictionary defines "catamount" as "any of various wild cats such as a cougar or lynx." Cats of the catamount variety, including the bobcat, have roamed the southern Appalachian Mountains, where Western Carolina University is located, for years."
Also, if (and there are always ifs, if Elbert is healthy, they do have another 5 star guy.
The list, Kershaw, LaRoche, Hu, Elbert, McDonald, Bell, Withrow, Meloan, DeJesus, Dewitt and Adkins.
If you are scoring at home, that is 1 each from the 2002 and 2003 draft, 2 from the 2004 draft, 3 from the 2005 draft, 1 from the 2006 draft and 2 from the 2007 draft with Hu being an international free agent.
The top 10 at 24 and under list was pretty much what everyone expected, with Billingsley, Kemp, Loney and Broxton joining the top 6 from this years list.
2002 - Loney, Broxton, McDonald and Martin
2003 - Billingsley, Kemp, and LaRoche
2004 - Elbert and Dewitt
2005 - DeJesus, Meloan and Bell
2006 - Kershaw
2007 - Withrow, Adkins, Lambo and Watt
And that is not including Greg Miller, Bryan Morris, and the last round of international signees including Pedro Baez.
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