the Wall St Journal, moronic on baseball subjects too:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204485304576645521305549678.html
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 23 October 2011 02:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/page/keown-111025/goofiness-2011-world-series-makes-memorable
"The best part? We might get two more games of this. We might get two more games of Ron Washington riding the dugout rail like a jockey on the home stretch in the Derby. "
IS THIS RACIST YN
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:51 (twelve years ago) link
I dont think hes even trying anymore..
http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-1026-plaschke-mike-napoli-20111026,0,6425851.column
The Angels never gave up on Napoli's hitting, and, in fact, valued it even more than the Rangers, as he had nearly 100 fewer at-bats with the Rangers this season than with the Angels last year.
Apparently our friend Bill isnt familiar with the concept of walks not being counted as at bats and the disabled list.. Either way if the Angels gave a fuck about Napoli they would have designated Mathis for assignment to pry him from Scioscia's cold dead hands.
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 27 October 2011 05:27 (twelve years ago) link
Scioscia's not much more intelligent on this subject:
"I think we have to wait a couple years first. Right now, it's obvious. Mike Napoli is having an incredible run with Texas," Scioscia said. "He was certainly capable of doing what he did and we valued him. The thing that cracks me up is when people say we didn't think he was any good. We played him a lot more than Texas has this year over his career with us."
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 27 October 2011 10:20 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, well they did if you count this year against his entire angels career
― francisF, Thursday, 27 October 2011 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
so happy this came back to bite Scioscia in the ass. having said that, Napoli is no .300 hitter.
― sanskrit, Friday, 28 October 2011 00:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre-selig-mccourt-20111103,0,907241.column?page=1
To many in this generation of sports critics who have a pair of pajamas, a laptop and a basement to type from, he is known as "Bud Lite," or "Bad-Hair Bud." He is an easy target because he is 77 years old, doesn't look or speak like a movie star, hails from a burg called Milwaukee and is most effective out of sight of cameras and TMZ.We live in an age of Kardashian shallowness, and Selig's roots are deep in the soil of hard work and slow-moving compromise. He is snail mail in a texting world.
We live in an age of Kardashian shallowness, and Selig's roots are deep in the soil of hard work and slow-moving compromise. He is snail mail in a texting world.
http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/columnist/2008-12/23456599-19093659.jpg
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 3 November 2011 08:40 (twelve years ago) link
slow-moving is right.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 3 November 2011 14:34 (twelve years ago) link
i've decided this guy is an idiot.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 3 November 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx177/tupac-chopra/46336_slug_lg.jpg
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 3 November 2011 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
he is known as "dummy bud selig" and "bud selig is a jerk"
seriously did this old dude just make up slurs from alleged internet rapscallions?
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bad-hair+bud%22+selig
About 9 results (0.14 seconds)
One of the "Bud Lite" culprits: SKIP BAYLESS.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/050812
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
thought this article was interesting.. an analysis of Heyman shilling for Boras
http://www.yankeeanalysts.com/2012/02/heyman-by-the-numbers-38590
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
interesting. but how is it dumbass?
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
There is not kickass media about dumbass media thread.
― Andy K, Friday, 17 February 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
no instead of not
ah true.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 17 February 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
uh heyman is a dumbass? I dont know I got confused when searching for a baseball journalism thread
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 17 February 2012 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
i let the fact that it's 2012 slide ;)
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 17 February 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
If you believe Jack Morris pitched to the score and that no one wanted to face him, yeah, you are a dumbass.
― Andy K, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
really, we need a whole new year of dumbass
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 18 February 2012 01:00 (twelve years ago) link
ICE COLD Simers:
In reading about the Dodgers before arriving, I see that Todd Coffey is comfortable being fat. That worked so well for Jonathan Broxton. But apparently Coffey is different because he likes to run from the bullpen to the mound.On a bright note, with Aaron Harang, Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano in the pitching rotation, Coffey might get the chance to run himself into shape.
On a bright note, with Aaron Harang, Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano in the pitching rotation, Coffey might get the chance to run himself into shape.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-dodgers-20120320,0,5760230.column?page=1
― Andy K, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 13:07 (twelve years ago) link
Tim McCarver is still terrible.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 14 April 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
if only elston howard had taught him how to broadcast
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 April 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
I muted the tv to listen to Kinks songs while I work on that ballot, but caught a couple of innings of him just being a vegetable. He can't even fake making a coherent point anymore.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Saturday, 14 April 2012 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/opinion/pearlman-mariano-rivera/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
certainly can't argue with rivera's bonafides but:
The best pitcher any of us has ever seen is, in all likelihood, done.
Yes, it needs to be said. Twice. Three times. Mariano Rivera, the Yankees' unparalleled 42-year-old closer, is the greatest pitcher of our lifetime. Better than Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton. Better than Tom Seaver and Greg Maddux. Better than Dwight Gooden in 1985, Pedro Martinez in 1999, Justin Verlander in 2011.
― omar little, Saturday, 5 May 2012 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson are rolling over in the graves
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Saturday, 5 May 2012 04:55 (twelve years ago) link
think i'd rather listen to mccarver than eric karros tbh
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 May 2012 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
@JonHeymanCBSAt M83 concert. Oldest one here. By 25 years
― polyphonic, Friday, 11 May 2012 01:32 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KPJ2Qfv0Ko&feature=player_embedded
― johnny crunch, Friday, 6 July 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
Lord.
― Andy K, Friday, 6 July 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
Listening to Bob Costas as the announcer for MLBtv was pretty rough yesterday. He spent like 20 minutes moralizing about Eric Chavez not running hard enough. It was endless.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 7 July 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
harold reynolds is probably the most wrong person i've ever heard
he will literally just say whatever
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 July 2012 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
Take your pick
http://msn.foxsports.com/writer/Jon_Paul_Morosi
― Andy K, Friday, 28 September 2012 14:13 (eleven years ago) link
OK, here's one from September 18:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/detroit-tigers-poor-defense-unearned-runs-hurting-playoff-chances-091712
The Chicago White Sox haven’t sprayed champagne or passed out American League Central championship T-shirts, but that day will arrive soon enough.
And then a tweet from today:
The #Tigers have been greatest benefactors of changed postseason schedule. My column at http://FOXSports.com : http://on-msn.com/QJYugb @MLBONFOX
Why wait for two series to play more than one game to make this statement?
There is no doubt that Bronson Arroyo is the best pitcher in MLB right now.
― Andy K, Monday, 8 October 2012 12:51 (eleven years ago) link
Giants made Arroyo look like Greg Maddux.
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Monday, 8 October 2012 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
Some guy on CNN, proffering advice to Bud Selig, just said Atlanta and St. Louis had their game "decided by a blown call." Meaning a game where you've got one out, bases loaded, and you're down 6-3 in the 8th inning is pretty much a sure thing.
― clemenza, Monday, 8 October 2012 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
I've made sure not to say anything that stupid, but it would have been nice to find out how the game would have ended without a blown call. I'd probably put their chances of tying at about 25%.
― Death Grits 2 (WmC), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
The 2/3 schedule really doesn't make for much of a "home field advantage"
― cancer, kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
The answer's here. Somewhere. But since the table's per 27 outs, I think further calculations are required.
5.00 r/27 3.75 r/27 5.00 r/27| runners_on_bases | outs | boLI_tango | boli_low | boli_high |+------------------+------+------------+----------+-----------+| 000 | 0 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.90 || 000 | 1 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.65 || 000 | 2 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 || 100 | 0 | 1.43 | 1.60 | 1.43 || 100 | 1 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.16 || 100 | 2 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.78 || 010 | 0 | 1.14 | 1.30 | 1.14 || 010 | 1 | 1.19 | 1.33 | 1.20 || 010 | 2 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.08 || 001 | 0 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 0.94 || 001 | 1 | 1.29 | 1.53 | 1.28 || 001 | 2 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.25 || 110 | 0 | 1.74 | 2.06 | 1.74 || 110 | 1 | 1.80 | 2.02 | 1.81 || 110 | 2 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.54 || 101 | 0 | 1.45 | 1.70 | 1.42 || 101 | 1 | 1.71 | 2.10 | 1.70 || 101 | 2 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.64 || 011 | 0 | 1.28 | 1.52 | 1.29 || 011 | 1 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.43 || 011 | 2 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.75 || 111 | 0 | 1.82 | 2.31 | 1.85 || 111 | 1 | 2.31 | 2.75 | 2.30 || 111 | 2 | 2.60 | 2.84 | 2.58 |
― clemenza, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
You can also use that table to determine the exact day you will die.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 00:30 (eleven years ago) link
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/22/why-doesnt-major-league-baseball-just-suspend-ryan-braun-and-see-what-happens/
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 25 March 2013 17:33 (eleven years ago) link
writers who dont believe in lawsuits
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Monday, 25 March 2013 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_80x80/Boston/Library/Staff/Caricatures/shaughnessy.png
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/05/07/red-sox-slugger-david-ortiz-says-hard-work-not-steroids-has-him-torrid-pace/G5lIcF9HOmUYJECJyd9zrO/story.html
― Andy K, Friday, 10 May 2013 12:52 (ten years ago) link
Mitch Williams @WildThingMLBN
I walked 7.5 guys per 9 inns. In my career. Is there anyway I should have saved 192 games? On paper, no way. Thank god I didn't play on pape
(yes there was no r)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:47 (ten years ago) link
who's gonna tell Mitch it's a junk stat?
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
We in Toronto remain lifelong Wild Thing fans.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 03:43 (ten years ago) link
This (inspired a Posnanski column today) has to be read to be believed:
http://www.themorningsun.com/sports/20131218/caputo-by-any-standard-morris-and-trammell-belong-in-baseball-hall-of-fame
― clemenza, Thursday, 19 December 2013 23:49 (ten years ago) link
The difference, the game overall was much less offensively porductive in the 1950s and, especially the 1960s, when Drysdale did his most impressive work. Hence, Drysdale had a much lower ERA.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 20 December 2013 00:52 (ten years ago) link
Pat Caputo is even worse on the air.
― Andy K, Friday, 20 December 2013 01:55 (ten years ago) link
The best line of all is the reminder that retired-in-'94 Morris did all his pitching during the heyday of steroids. Luckily for him, though, he was in the American League during the great Howard Johnson-Glen Davis HR chase of 1988.
― clemenza, Friday, 20 December 2013 02:27 (ten years ago) link
Sorta hilarious that he's unaware that plenty of stat-heads champion Trammel and Whitaker like crazy!
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 20 December 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/ScreenShot2014-05-14at90303PM_zps19432812.png
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Thursday, 15 May 2014 04:04 (nine years ago) link
Brian Jordan just said that Javy Lopez deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. "He's just such a nice guy."
― Deep brain stimulation leads patient to become huge Johnny Cash fan (WilliamC), Friday, 23 May 2014 23:14 (nine years ago) link
Oh wow, it had been a while since I heard an announcer call a Japanese player "crafty."
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:31 (nine years ago) link
Frank Tanana presents jackass baseball media 1977
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19770615&id=F3BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3hEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6993,2552923
― Andy K, Thursday, 24 July 2014 00:52 (nine years ago) link
FRANK TANANAFox Hunter
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:11 (nine years ago) link
SweetSpot has settled into a format whereby they summarize every postseason game in five key moments. That's fine, but between David Schoenfield's text, they fill the page with Tweets. Quite annoying and quite useless.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/52581/wongs-home-run-wins-a-postseason-classic
― clemenza, Monday, 13 October 2014 15:40 (nine years ago) link
Three of the tweets SweetSpot reposted yesterday:
They did it!!! They did it!!! #Royals to the World Series!!!!!@KoltenWong goes yard AGAIN. #NLCS 3 scoreless innings for Yusmeiro Petit.
Helpful.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 October 2014 15:38 (nine years ago) link
The nerds have officially taken over the world. Just give into it. All those guys who used to sit in the back of the classroom with their black horn-rimmed classes, pocket calculators and clothes their mommies picked out?They run things now. They’re making the decisions and signing the paychecks. All those years spent cozying up to the jocks and the popular kids just wasted.The Dodgers have been undergoing an amazing transformation the past few weeks, going from a mostly old-school front office to one brimming with guys who know “analytics” and “sabermetrics,” which I think are the same thing, but I’m not taking any chances.
They run things now. They’re making the decisions and signing the paychecks. All those years spent cozying up to the jocks and the popular kids just wasted.
The Dodgers have been undergoing an amazing transformation the past few weeks, going from a mostly old-school front office to one brimming with guys who know “analytics” and “sabermetrics,” which I think are the same thing, but I’m not taking any chances.
good job, good effort
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Ryan Theriot laughs it off
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/ryan-theriot-laughs-off-dodgers-hiring-of-gm-farhan-zaidi-190201826.html
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
Murray Chass has borne many sons. xp
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
That Theriot thing makes me want the Giants to forfeit their 2012 WS just to take a ring away from him.
― Big Orange Machine (Leee), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 22:45 (nine years ago) link
brandon mccarthy pointed out that both of theriot's rings were given to him by general managers who 'didn't play'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 22:52 (nine years ago) link
rob neyer loves the decemberists
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 18:04 (nine years ago) link
i'm all for pooping on the cardinals, but c'mon plaschke
FBI probe of Cardinals makes it fair to question series with Dodgers
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 June 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
Man...
http://deadspin.com/t-j-simers-wins-7-1-million-judgement-against-the-los-1740676493
― Andy K, Thursday, 5 November 2015 02:08 (eight years ago) link
@BillShaikin#Dodgers ask you to pay $6 for a 20-oz Coke but draw a financial line in the sand with Greinke? lat.ms/1Nyf6lz
hope andy mccullough literally shits on this guy's face
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 December 2015 05:23 (eight years ago) link
@LAObservedConfirmed now: judge strips T.J. Simers of all $7.1 million in damages in suit vs LA Times.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 23:00 (eight years ago) link