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Post by chud on May 11, 2012 20:27:41 GMT -8
OAKTOWN MOJO!!!
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Post by stamper on May 11, 2012 20:55:33 GMT -8
Braves schooled the Cardinals tonight in extra innings. FUCK THE CARDINALS.
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 12, 2012 2:50:42 GMT -8
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Post by chud on May 12, 2012 7:03:25 GMT -8
HEY NOW!
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Post by chud on May 12, 2012 12:08:53 GMT -8
CHUD, in fantasy baseball, you are not allowed to pick up the pitcher facing your favorite team. Real life > Fantasy I was hoping that he would pick up a handful of K's and only give up a few runs, which he did, and utlimately get the loss, which he didn't. I fucked up! |
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Post by wonk on May 13, 2012 0:41:25 GMT -8
I was hoping that he would pick up a handful of K's and only give up a few runs, which he did, and utlimately get the loss, which he didn't. I fucked up!You should have been hoping he gave up 15 earned runs, and the A's won 34-0. |
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Post by chud on May 13, 2012 8:11:30 GMT -8
Okay, I get it: Fantasy < Reality (which I already knew)
For the record: I NEVER ROOT FOR THE A'S TO LOSE! FACT! EVER! DOUBLE FACT!
I promised my friends that I'd start a riot if the A's took 3 of 4 from the Tigers, so, this evening check the news. Although, I'm not sure how much coverage a riot of one in the middle of nowhere Montana will garner.
A month and a half into the season and it's looking like all of the off-season moves have gone in favor of the A's. Gio's doing well, but the take Oakland ended up with should prove to be more impressive (Peacock and Norris aren't too far off from being roster worthy). Cahill is a solid major leaguer but is no more than a #3 or #4 guy in a decent rotation. What Cook is doing in the pen alone was worth the deal IMHO.
Must say that I'm pleased (for the time being) with the decision to remove Balfour from the closers role. He just didn't have it. Not thrilled with Fuentes, but he's looked relatively sharp this season.
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Post by chud on May 13, 2012 8:15:04 GMT -8
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Post by badchoices on May 13, 2012 11:49:45 GMT -8
Fuentes drives me crazy. I always feel like he is going to blow a game. For your sake I hope he does well
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2012 14:29:32 GMT -8
Mets Bullpen Is Bad
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Post by stamper on May 13, 2012 14:44:37 GMT -8
Atlanta went into St. Louis and swept 'em. 9-7, 7-2 and 7-4!
Fuck yeah!
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Post by chud on May 13, 2012 18:51:37 GMT -8
Atlanta went into St. Louis and swept 'em. 9-7, 7-2 and 7-4! Fuck yeah! Do you want to fix your re-ranking of the NL East? |
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Post by wonk on May 14, 2012 13:36:16 GMT -8
Must say that I'm pleased (for the time being) with the decision to remove Balfour from the closers role. He just didn't have it. Not thrilled with Fuentes, but he's looked relatively sharp this season. I'm was initially against removing Balfour from the closers role, but I think there is a logical plan behind the move. Balfour is one of the best relief pitchers available on the trading market. He is not going to close for whichever team obtains him, so Beane can keep the trade value high by discounting Balfour's brief closer stint and saying, "he just didn't have it as a closer, but he's one of the best proven set up man out there." I'm not a Fuentes fan either, but he has 200 career saves, and if he piles up a few more, Beane can market him as a closer who still has it. Neither pitcher should be on the A's after the trade deadline, so this move should maximize the return for the combo, rather than getting a nice haul for Balfour and nothing for Fuentes. |
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Post by chud on May 17, 2012 10:12:39 GMT -8
FUCK YOU BUD SELIG!!!
FUCK YOU SF GIANTS!!!
FUCK YOU BOTH!!!
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Post by chud on May 17, 2012 16:18:25 GMT -8
Ryan Cook is beyond impressive. That's now 19.2 innings without giving up a run. Opponents are hitting .066 have an OBP of .197 and a SLG of .098. DOMINATING!
What he did this afternoon was nothing short of miraculous. Kudos Mr. Cook, kudos!
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Post by wonk on May 17, 2012 22:59:19 GMT -8
Ryan Cook is beyond impressive. That's now 19.2 innings without giving up a run. Opponents are hitting .066 have an OBP of .197 and a SLG of .098. DOMINATING! What he did this afternoon was nothing short of miraculous. Kudos Mr. Cook, kudos! I'm not an advocate for blaming anything on bad calls. I don't believe a bad call in the NFL or NBA has ever decided a game. The better team usually wins. It's also a reason I think soccer sucks, because awarding a team a goal for a bad call in the box when the teams combine to score two goals per game collectively is horse shit. "Horse Shit," is a phrase (A's manager) Bob Melvin likes a lot, and he got thrown out tonight. I am decent at reading lips. The bad call didn't decided the game, like a bad call in soccer will, but I've been thinking about a more impactful bad call in baseball, and I'm lost (especially since HRs are reviewed). For the 13 reading this, and the four who care, the situation went like this. First and third with one out in the 6th, game tied 3-3, the Rangers called the suicide squeeze. The hitter bunted the ball in the air, and the pitcher dove to catch it. He immediately threw the ball to third to complete the double play. Inning over. Except, the umpire determined the pitcher trapped the ball, so the go ahead run scored, the throw to third meant nothing, and the hitter was awarded first base. You know the saying, "if you give a team an extra out, they will make you pay." The umpire gave the Rangers two extras outs, gave them the go ahead run, and gave them an extra base runner. That game could have been 15-3 by the end of the inning with the Rangers high octane offense. Replays showed the call was blown, big time. Can you think of a situation where a bad call could affect a game more than this one? I've been pondering it for a couple hours now, and the only thing I can think of is if the same play happened in the ninth with the hitting team down by one. |
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Post by chud on May 18, 2012 6:32:04 GMT -8
The only situation I can think of that would be more horendous would be if the bases were juiced with two outs in the bottom of the ninth home team down one or tied and you get a swinging strike three during which the umpire calls catcher interference.
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 18, 2012 20:43:08 GMT -8
Can you think of a situation where a bad call could affect a game more than this one? I've been pondering it for a couple hours now, and the only thing I can think of is if the same play happened in the ninth with the hitting team down by one. How about a team is up 2-0 in a best of five ALDS when a runner rounding third base (the go-ahead run) is obstructed by the third baseman and the umpire throws up his hands to call obstruction. The base-runner sees said obstruction call and jogs to home plate, only to be tagged by the catcher and called out.  I understand that some view the call as a correct judgment of rule 7.06. I believe it's horseshit (and Bob Melvin agrees). Link to discussion about the play: writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20031013.htmlEDIT: I've done a bit of reading on the rule, and I think Tejada probably did not understand that there are two types of interference. My issue is that the umpire needs to make a judgment call as to whether the runner would've (potentially) advanced to the next base had the obstruction not occurred. If the umpire deems that it would be a close call without the obstruction, he MUST award the base to the runner. Since Tejada decided to jog to home, the umpire decided that it wasn't a close play, and that he should be out. My quibble is that had there not been any interference at all, Tejada would've continued running home and potentially scored the go-ahead run; Hence making it a close play. An umpire throwing their hands up and yelling "Interference" is as much of a distraction as the initial interference. Had Mueller not made contact with Tejada, he may have scored (he also may have been thrown out, but it still would've been a close play). When the umpire called interference, he changed the eventual outcome of the play. The intent of the rule is to award an extra base if (without interference) the runner would've made it a close play. I believe the ruling was horseshit. |
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Post by chud on May 19, 2012 15:35:30 GMT -8
^
I was going to utilize that exact play as an example, but I couldn't find a video clip of it so I passed. Glad to see it got represented in the discussion.
and yes...TOTAL HORSESHIT!
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Post by badchoices on May 19, 2012 19:43:20 GMT -8
I am pretty sure the Mariners just used up next weeks run production today...well at least it was a fun game  |
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