Shallow Thoughts....

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:45 am

Six games had attendance under 15,000 fans yesterday...

Twice as many folks went to see the Cavaliers over the Indians....

Derek Jeter has less range this year than last.

I didn't think that was possible....

Starlin Castro looks like a superstar....

Elvis Andrus has already saved four runs for Ranger starters...

Chin-Soo Choo has eight strike outs in 16 at bats....

Daric Barton has three hits...And three errors...

Same for Mike Aviles.....

Charlie Sheen, meet Milton Bradley

Milton, Charlie....

The Dodgers have one home run this year....

The Dodgers have one stolen base this year...

Matt Kemp has one home run and one stolen base this year...

The Cubs are the only team without a stolen base....

The Royals have won all their games on their last at bat....

The Royals have 12 stolen bases this year...

No other team has more than seven...

Manny Ramirez is one for 16....

He didn't have a chance last night, he has 10 strike outs in 18 at bats vs. Jared Weaver...

Newly acquired Carl Crawford has two total bases...

Newly acquired Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon have two total bases as well, one each.....

Albert Pujols leads the league in.....grounding into double plays...

The press likes easy to follow stats like Nellie Cruz opening the season with a homer in each game....

Fantasy'ers would rather have Mark Teixeira hitting three run bombs....

Marco Scutaro is 0-11 without a run, rbi, bb, or even a strike out...

The Cincinnati Reds are hitting .338....

The Tampa Rays are hitting .138

Neil Walker has made four outs by balls in play....

In 21 at bats, he has seven hits and 10 strike outs.....

The Orioles have not been behind this year....

The Rays have not been ahead this year...

Micro-managers-

Besides asking a player if a baby will be due during baseball season, ask him if his appendix has been removed......

I don't know what is worse, listening to White Sox broadcasters when the team is going well, or Rays broadcasters when they're not....

I miss Ron Santo.....

Fourslot40 · Post by **Fourslot40** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:10 am

I've rarely seen as few people at a professional ball game as I saw at the Marlins game yesterday. I think the XFL had bigger crowds.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:42 am

I haven't heard the Rays broadcasters. What do they do?

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:58 am

Been watching some TB games this week, and Johnny Damon looks about as cooked as can be

Scott Boras · Post by **Scott Boras** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:03 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Micro-managers-

Besides asking a player if a baby will be due during baseball season, ask him if his appendix has been removed......

Great stuff as always.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:02 am

Brian, to answer your question, Rays broadcasters are under the mistaken impression that every team, every umpire, even every circumstance, have all conspired to keep the Rays from winning.

It is never the fault of the 25 players on the field or in the dugout.

Teams are throwing their best pitchers against them, umpires have a smaller strike zone for them, clods of dirt await and spring out to make bad hops for their infielders, the sun only shines in Rays fielders eyes...Sorta like Rodney Dangerfield without the humor...

Fun to listen to for awhile in a passing a car crash type of way, but tiresome after many innings.

By the way, they are still under the mistaken belief that the Rays are still on the Yankees/Red Sox talent level.

Now, THAT, is funny.

[ April 07, 2011, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:09 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

I don't know what is worse, listening to White Sox broadcasters when the team is going well, or Rays broadcasters when they're not....

[/QB]I do....and I've never listened to the Devil Rays broadcasters!

Outlaw · Post by **Outlaw** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:46 am

Seen a bunch of Games on mlb and it seems a lot of stadiums are more empty than usual. Attendance figures dont mean anyhting. Even the first 5 yankee games I could not believe the Empty seats... I guess gas and economy are starting to hit attendance hard....

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:50 am

Originally posted by Outlaw:

Seen a bunch of Games on mlb and it seems a lot of stadiums are more empty than usual. Attendance figures dont mean anyhting. Even the first 5 yankee games I could not believe the Empty seats... I guess gas and economy are starting to hit attendance hard.... Maybe the stadiums are emptier because Bud's grand plan of starting the season IN MARCH wasn't such a good idea. The weather SUCKS in much of the country yet and still Bud started the season 4 days earlier than ever before. It's still winter around here and Opening Day on a Thursday just didn't have the same feel as opening on a Monday the same day as the NCAA Final. I know Bud likes the playoffs opening on a weekend, but it's now at the expense of fewer people in the stands during the first cold week of the season.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:49 am

Dan, this one probably doesn't belong among your game shallow thoughts, but I know you'd like this nonetheless:

Barry Bonds has 13 lawyers representing him in his current trial about lying to a grand jury and they didn't call a single witness in his defense. Truly an amazing ratio. What the hell is he paying them millions of dollars for?

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:17 am

Holy Cow!

That's like buying 13 bags of Doritos and then declaring a chicken-only diet!

How many folks in America can say they have more lawyers than jurors?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:20 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Holy Cow!

That's like buying 13 bags of Doritos and then declaring a chicken-only diet!

How many folks in America can say they have more lawyers than jurors? See, I knew a numbers guy like you would appreciate that one.

Winston's Empire · Post by **Winston's Empire** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:55 am

Good stuff Dough! I also miss Ron Santo... I love listening to the Cubs games and its just not the same. A die-hard fan needs somebody on the radio living and dying with them and a few of the Cubs win's this year would have been a lot of fun to get a Santo "ALL RIGHT" to!!!