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I was going to stay away from the Boards for a while for a couple of reasons but had a few things on my so-called mind, so ....



According to RotoWorld, Johan Santana and the Mets pitching coach has found a flaw with Oliver Perez delivery (insert your own joke here).

My first thought was that since Santana was included in this story, that HE was probably the one that found the flaw and brought it to the pitching coach's attention.

Time for the Mets to get a new pitching coach!

The thought of Santana working with Perez on his delivery is sorta like Heidi Klum working with Roseanne Barr on beauty tips.



When Wang and DiceBB come back to their teams, who will they replace?

Hughes and Masterson seem to be doing fine. The Yankees may have a little harder decision than the RedSox since nobody in their rotation is getting killed at the moment. Oh, but wait, the Yankees bullpen blows...leads, to the surprise of few. It might be time for Joba to start setting up if Wang can get things wight.

The RedSox have an easier problem. Brad Penny is humming like Brad Paisley. When DiceBB is ready, it may be time for Penny's hip to start hurting.



Cole Hamels called the Mets "chokers" during the off season. A fair enough statement. What is it called when you don't put yourself within "choker" status because you can't make it out of the 5th inning?



Aaron Rowand. Really? That batting stance? You don't have enough problems hitting?

I like watching Evan Longoria, especially, and Albert Pujols in the batters box. It's almost as if they are so relaxed that you can read their Crash Davis lips saying,"Yeah, thats it, bring the cheese."

Aaron Rowand?. He looks like my grandson when he has to go potty.



Watching the Dodger-Giant game last night, four pitches will be on my mind for a long time.

Broxton was brought in, in the eighth inning with two guys on. He walked a hitter filling the bases. The next batter forced Pablo Sandoval out at home. Two outs. Aurilia is the next hitter. With a 2-0 count, he swings and misses. The camera pans over to the dugout and Sandoval is yelling at the top of his voice, encouragement for Aurilia. Ball three. The camera again pans to the Giant dugout with Sandoval giving the fist pump. I had no interest in what Aurilia did till now. If Sandoval was going to act like a little leaguer ( A GOOD THING) and try and get a teammate pumped, I was in his corner. The next pitch was a questionable strike. The announcers whined, coaches yelled, and there was Sandoval shouting at Aurilia to go get 'em. Ball four. Aurilia runs down to first with meaning and Sandoval has both arms raised. He didn't score or get an rbi, just truly excited for his team and his teammate. I miss that at the pro level.



[ April 29, 2009, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]

Watching the Dodger-Giant game last night, four pitches will be on my mind for a long time.

Broxton was brought in, in the eighth inning with two guys on. He walked a hitter filling the bases. The next batter forced Pablo Sandoval out at home. Two outs. Aurilia is the next hitter. With a 2-0 count, he swings and misses. The camera pans over to the dugout and Sandoval is yelling at the top of his voice, encouragement for Aurilia. Ball three. The camera again pans to the Giant dugout with Sandoval giving the fist pump. I had no interest in what Aurilia did till now. If Sandoval was going to act like a little leaguer ( A GOOD THING) and try and get a teammate pumped, I was in his corner. The next pitch was a questionable strike. The announcers whined, coaches yelled, and there was Sandoval shouting at Aurilia to go get 'em. Ball four. Aurilia runs down to first with meaning and Sandoval has both arms raised. He didn't score or get an rbi, just truly excited for his team and his teammate. I miss that at the pro level. [/QB][/QUOTE]

Watching the Dodger-Giant game last night, four pitches will be on my mind for a long time.

Broxton was brought in, in the eighth inning with two guys on. He walked a hitter filling the bases. The next batter forced Pablo Sandoval out at home. Two outs. Aurilia is the next hitter. With a 2-0 count, he swings and misses. The camera pans over to the dugout and Sandoval is yelling at the top of his voice, encouragement for Aurilia. Ball three. The camera again pans to the Giant dugout with Sandoval giving the fist pump. I had no interest in what Aurilia did till now. If Sandoval was going to act like a little leaguer ( A GOOD THING) and try and get a teammate pumped, I was in his corner. The next pitch was a questionable strike. The announcers whined, coaches yelled, and there was Sandoval shouting at Aurilia to go get 'em. Ball four. Aurilia runs down to first with meaning and Sandoval has both arms raised. He didn't score or get an rbi, just truly excited for his team and his teammate. I miss that at the pro level.

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Opps-let me try this again



I noticed the same thing last night with Sandoval. He is young and fun to watch both hitting and being a great teammate. He reminds me a lot of Vlad when he is at the plate. He seems to be able to hit anything that is any where near the plate

You know you are in for a rough head-2-head week when your opponent gets a stolen base from Sandoval on Monday.

I’m a lifelong Cub fan. I say this because I know that at times it has clouded my judgment on player evaluation.



Back in February I submitted Felix Pie for the ‘Top 20 NFBC Sleepers’ in Fantasy Sports Magazine. My write-up didn’t make the magazine, but Felix Pie did with another player summary. I always thought that Dusty Baker just screwed Pie up and that now he would have a chance to bloom in Baltimore. Wrong. This guy can’t hit.



I’m watching the game right now and as he bats you can just watch his approach and see that he appears to have no awareness of situation. His time is short and I expect to see Lou Montanez get more playing time soon.



P.S. I have Uehara pitching for Baltimore today and Pie blew an RBI chance.

Olie and Maine definitely miss having Rick Peterson as their babysitter.