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Feeling dour so I'll be Accentuating the negative....





Geo Soto's catching gear looks like an elaborate man bra....



Jim Hendry should think about a political career.

He's mastered paying too much, for too little.

Nothing is expected from the Cubs, nothing is expected from politicians.

Race relations advisor for campaign: Milton Bradley



Jose Tabata has proven that he is injury prone at every level.

Especially at the upper level this year.

If baseball were boxing, the Pirates just handed a six year contract to a guy with a glass jaw.





Chris Davis was called 'Crush' Davis in the Minors. A takeoff on Bull Durham's Crash Davis.

In the Majors, Lets call him M*A*S*H* Davis.



Remember Brandon Lyon?

Former Astros closer, he had a season ending injury early in the year.

Lyon threw 13 innings before leaving.

Brett Myers has thrown 167 innings.

Both have three wins.





Joey Votto, MVP from last year, had nine stolen bases after the All-Star break last year.

This year, nada.



What pitcher is the opposite of Justin Verlander?

Verlander has 202 ip/204 k's/136 hits allowed.

Let's go with Carl Pavano.

Pavano has 167 ip/73 k's/196 hits allowed.



Most drafters that selected Chase Utley got more at bats from him than they could have even dreamed.

Even at that, Utley has less home runs (8) than mostly non-selected teammate John Mayberry (10)



The Mets history of stats are just plain bad.

No no-hitters, no batting champs, no cornerstone hitter throughout the years.

Mr. Met is as well known as any Met.

David Wright 'accomplished' hitting double figures in home runs for the eighth straight year this week.

An easy feat for a guy like Wright.

But, it has only been done by just three other Mets players during the 50 year life of their franchise..

Strawberry, Piazza, and Kranepool.



Speaking of Wright, he hit his homer in PetCo Park this week.

San Diego broadcasters wondered aloud if he was happy to leave that big park in New York.

No kidding.



Casey Kotchman has reached base 160 times this year.

He has scored just 34 runs and driven in 40.

He and Marlon Byrd are yucky .300 hitters.

Yeah, I said yucky.



Alright, one positive note...



Only one player during the last 60 years has scored as many as 150 runs.

Jeff Bagwell in 2000, scored 152 times.

Only 19 players have scored 150 runs during the course of baseball history.

Curtis Granderson has scored 112 times and has a shot at 150.

Just a footnote on Granderson.

He'll be the first player to reach 150 runs scored, despite hitting no higher than seventh in the order for the Yankees during their first 10 games.



Seems the Yankees may have been caught a little off guard by Grandy's terrific year as well... damn, back to the negative.

just could NOT bring himself to say, or write, or even think the words "on pace"

I caught abit of Tigers-Indians the night Tomlin pitched and the DET announcer told of a stat that would've been very STUFF worthy.



Apparently Tomlin has not had a base stolen against him, and even more incredibly not 1 baserunner has even ATTEMPTED to steal! He has one pickoff. Considering he's a right handed soft tossing pitcher I find this truly remarkable. Evidently despite his lack of heat, JT still manages to get the ball to the catcher as quick as anyone. I have him on more than 1 team b/c despite the occasional ass drilling at least he doesn't freaking WALK people!!!

Originally posted by headhunters:

just could NOT bring himself to say, or write, or even think the words "on pace"

Good to see you back, Mike.



Here is a long-winded retort...



Some guy whose name I can't say because the Message Boards won't allow it was seeking world domination in the late 30's and early 40's. His armies would travel across Europe and annihilate other countries.

Making a long story short, in the meantime, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, pisssed off the United States and in time, the United States played a huge part in stopping the maniacal man from world domination.

A few years later, that maniacal man committed suicide.



Early on, he was 'on pace' (ugh) for world domination, but then shitt happened. Shitt usually happens when it comes to, well, you know.



Another example...

A seventeen year old virgin boy is taking out his sweetheart to the prom. He knows it could be his 'big night'. He's hoping the girl feels the same way.

He dances close with her all night, stealing glances down her low cut dress. He's ready.

In the Chevy Impala after the dance, he makes his move. The kisses are responded to, the gropes and touching are met with no resistance, but on his way to third base, she tells him that she's not ready.

He was 'on pace' (ugh), things were going so good, but, it all was thwarted with the utterance of the word, no.



Moral to these stories?



Believing in 'on pace' (ugh), can only lead to suicide....or worse, blueballs.

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

quote:Originally posted by headhunters:

just could NOT bring himself to say, or write, or even think the words "on pace"

Good to see you back, Mike.



Here is a long-winded retort...



Some guy whose name I can't say because the Message Boards won't allow it was seeking world domination in the late 30's and early 40's. His armies would travel across Europe and annihilate other countries.

Making a long story short, in the meantime, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, pisssed off the United States and in time, the United States played a huge part in stopping the maniacal man from world domination.

A few years later, that maniacal man committed suicide.



Early on, he was 'on pace' (ugh) for world domination, but then shitt happened. Shitt usually happens when it comes to, well, you know.



Another example...

A seventeen year old virgin boy is taking out his sweetheart to the prom. He knows it could be his 'big night'. He's hoping the girl feels the same way.

He dances close with her all night, stealing glances down her low cut dress. He's ready.

In the Chevy Impala after the dance, he makes his move. The kisses are responded to, the gropes and touching are met with no resistance, but on his way to third base, she tells him that she's not ready.

He was 'on pace' (ugh), things were going so good, but, it all was thwarted with the utterance of the word, no.



Moral to these stories?



Believing in 'on pace' (ugh), can only lead to suicide....or worse, blueballs. [/QUOTE]In this politically correct world, 'I'm sorries' must be given in advance to those reading this that have already committed suicide.

Sincerest apologies.

was that game a "must win" Marv ?" No- world war 2 was a must win. marv levy

My kids room taken before yesterday's EQ event in the east coast.

I'll take a shot at answering Doughy's signature. It depends. Some parks suppress hits and some parks suppress home runs. For example, San Diego suppresses both. It gets complicated when you start trying to figure out if the reason it suppresses hits is because no one is hitting homers or doubles.



Fenway, on the other hand, is a good park for batting average but a bad park for homers. Don't believe me? Look at Adrian Gonzalez's line this year. Again, though, it's a great park for doubles and that seems to be what makes the difference.



An interesting case is Comerica because it is hard on doubles and homers but not on hits. Why? I'm not exactly sure. It probably has to do with a mixture of the amount of foul ground they have and atmospheric conditions. It allows less runs in general so by definition it is a pitcher's park, but it's a good place to be for singles hitters.



[ August 24, 2011, 01:25 PM: Message edited by: bjoak ]