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Saburo · « **Reply #200 on:** October 24, 2005, 05:08:13 AM »

Quote from: daigong

I have it on mute, and my radio tuned to ESPN's Jon Miller and Joe Morgan!!

I'd love to do that except there's a definite lag time between the radio and the TV broadcast, at least three to four seconds.

Jon Miller may well be the best play-by-play announcer in MLB today.

Saburo · « **Reply #201 on:** October 24, 2005, 05:35:21 AM »

Scott Podsednik, with no HR in the regular season, hits his second of the post-season and a WALKOFF shot to win Game Two of the Series for the White Sox.

Lidge served it up. Ouch!

Saburo · « **Reply #202 on:** October 26, 2005, 11:13:57 AM »

Fourteen innings. One winner. Geoff Blum's solo homer wins it for Chicago!

Last time they played 14 innings in a World Series game... Babe Ruth was pitching for the RED Sox!

daigong · « **Reply #203 on:** October 27, 2005, 05:19:04 AM »

You stayed up for it all?? So many basemen stranded.

Tonite: "Staring Problems" Backe leaves. Lidge on. Run scores. DAMN.

daigong · « **Reply #204 on:** October 27, 2005, 10:16:08 AM »

....whoa. Congrats to Ozzie and the ChiSox. Shoeless Joe is redeemed

Saburo · « **Reply #205 on:** October 27, 2005, 06:09:51 PM »

Congratulations to the White Sox and the fans of Chicago:

I doubt this will "unite" Sox and Cubs fans but it is a helluva moment for Chicago baseball.

The White Sox just dominated in the postseason, particularly their pitching and defense. Yeah, they had some lucky calls but luck usually evens outs; it's never THE reason why championships are decided.

TheQuickening · « **Reply #206 on:** October 27, 2005, 09:14:24 PM »

Quote from: Saburo

Congratulations to the White Sox and the fans of Chicago:

Don't get it? SWEEP!!!

daigong · « **Reply #207 on:** October 28, 2005, 08:52:03 AM »

True...the lucky calls come from the hustle. DAMN look at Uribe for the final 2 outs!!! The Baseball Gods were truly watching. Props to Frank Thomas too. One of my favorites growing up. Truly Hurt Big but he's got a ring now.

So it was the lowest rated ever, this was some quality strategy by both sides and Ozzie Guillen got it done!!

They'll be in tough signing Konerko and AJ. Doubt Rocket will be back. Heard Bush on Dan Patrick Show and he's like "Barbara knows how to score and shit"...BAH!!

At least I can relax and not hear Tim McCarver: "he got good wood...on that ball" And then he goes "You think Lidge shaken off the Pujos HR?" .. "OH NO" .....BOMB by Podsednik. Dude turned Brad Lidge into Byung-Hyun Lidge.

Saburo · « **Reply #208 on:** October 29, 2005, 10:58:52 PM »

It's the OFF-season! And I am bummed. I was looking forward to two more games this weekend...

Random ramblings:

These start times for World Series games have GOT to change. Don't kids have to go to bed at 8PM? I mean, the friggin' games begin AFTER 8:30! Don't they (MLB and Fox) want to breed a new generation of fans? (That was a rhetorical question; we know that they could give a fuck about the kids and would rather sell more Budweiser and "Prison Break.")

I'm happy for The Big Hurt getting a ring, even though he had zero postseason plate appearences. Monster player in the early 90s. First-ballot HOF.

Leo Mazzone in Baltimore. If he cuts the Orioles' staff ERA considerably then we'll have to consider a HOF nomination. Seriously.

Brian Cashman resigns as GM with the Yankees. Not a big surprise, given the happenings of the last couple weeks.

There are media stories that report LA Dodger GM Paul DePodesta was canned by owner Frank McCourt, which if true shows that McCourt may be the new Steinbrenner. And a small blow to the "Moneyball" movement. (Update: if Bobby Valentine signs on as field manager of the Dodgers, then McCourt and the entire city of Los Angeles will TRULY go to hell.)

Who the hell is going to sign Johnny Damon? Not the Yankees. I suspect Boston might get a discount and resign him. And why do people think Konerko will sign with Anaheim? They have money and a lack of power at that position but the same applies with the Red Sox.

Well, time for the BBWAA awards! I sure hope A-Rod gets the AL MVP and the Rocket steals the NL Cy Young. I think Santana should repeat as AL Cy Young but voters have an unhealthy (read: asinine) fixation on wins and RBI.

daigong · « **Reply #209 on:** November 06, 2005, 11:03:35 AM »

Hey Sab...thought u'd update the biggest bombshell of Theo Epstein resigning from Boston. WTF is up with that move? And no way is he going to LA

The Yanks are completely revamping their coaching staff. I'm surprised Cahsman didn't resign either.

Winter Meetings coming up

Saburo · « **Reply #210 on:** November 06, 2005, 11:27:51 AM »

Quote from: daigong

...thought u'd update the biggest bombshell of Theo Epstein resigning from Boston.

It says something about the state of baseball coverage/fandom/mass coverage that the dealings of front office personnel are fodder for discussion, even on a li'l bbs like this one. I didn't even think to mention it, mostly because of laziness. But also because I never truly realized how many baseball fans really followed this stuff.

I mean, managers get hired/fired all the time. Free agents come and go. But how many MLB fans could name the GM of their favorite team, ten years ago? The field manager was always assumed the leadership of the team; we have seen a PR shift in the last few years.

As for the specifics of Theo Epstein leaving the Red Sox... he's still mum about The Truth, no doubt about it. Nobody walks away from an offer of $1 million-plus per annum without some compelling reasons. There's politics and personal drama in every workplace and I'm sure the fact that this affair made the papers convinced Epstein that he had a choice between the looney bin and his sanity. I'm not sure he made the correct decision but there are a LOT of fans in Red Sox Nation who are PISSED at CEO Larry Lucchino and club owner John Henry for not placating the architect of Boston's first World Series championship club in a gazillion years.

Epstein WILL return to the big leagues, I am certain.

daigong · « **Reply #211 on:** November 08, 2005, 09:51:44 AM »

^ I sure hope so. It's just sad how the boss always wants to take credit for his henchman's work. LOL reminds me of someone I know in real life

This is cool though: Kim Ng first to formally interview for Dodgers GM job. Asian. Female.

http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_3190064

And fuck these nerds, they fuck up the BCS. Now they choose Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals and Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees for the Cy Young

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20051107/sc_space/mathematicianspredictcyyoungwinners

Saburo · « **Reply #212 on:** November 08, 2005, 08:14:11 PM »

I follow the postseason awards and... well, the baseball "writers" who vote for these things make my toenails ache. They have a stone age intellect that doesn't reflect the great strides in performance analysis that have been in force for the last two decades -- yes, DECADES.

They'll vote for Carpenter cause he has the most wins and give the MVP blindly to whoever has the most RBI. It makes me want to upchuck my Cracker Jack.

Ahh, I'm just bracing myself for disappointment.

Saburo · « **Reply #213 on:** November 08, 2005, 09:41:01 PM »

UPDATE: Bartolo Colon is awarded the A.L. Cy Young.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2217678

Another award proving that baseball beat writers are no different in grading performance than their peers from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Fuck the writers: go to the internet for the real deal, true believers. The best pitcher in the American League this past season was Johan Santana.

Saburo · « **Reply #214 on:** November 09, 2005, 03:39:41 AM »

Jayson Stark, a writer I don't associate with statistical analysis, makes the case for Santana:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2217711&type=story

Saburo · « **Reply #215 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:17:21 AM »

Well, I predict David Ortiz WILL steal the AL MVP for 2005, based on the writers' pick of Colon for Best Pitcher.

A-Rod deserves it. Really!

Saburo · « **Reply #216 on:** November 14, 2005, 08:20:07 PM »

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2223736&type=story

I was bracing myself for another dunderhead award vote. However, to my amazement, this vote wasn't swayed by "clutch" notions and the awesome leadership that a DH can offer.

Yankee or not, A-Rod was the best player in the American League in 2005.

daigong · « **Reply #217 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:39:01 AM »

Quote from: Saburo

Yankee or not, A-Rod was the best player in the American League in 2005.

consistency pays off...buy man 331 vs 307 was really tight. he's prolly gonna grab another gold glove, for a position A-Rod just been new to the past seasons.

Just a bummer. Tim Salmon, career coming to an end. Missed all of 2005 with a bum knee and doubt anyone will take a chance on him.

Saburo · « **Reply #218 on:** November 16, 2005, 01:50:27 AM »

The N.L. vote was also close but not between Pujols and Derrek Lee. I can't believe that many people gave Andruw Jones a first-place vote. Or second. Or third.

I'm telling you: a high RBI total clouds the minds of men.

daigong · « **Reply #219 on:** November 16, 2005, 10:23:50 AM »

Derek Lee getting votes surprised me...since he was on a losing team.

The steroid ruling was brutal...but shit. after 50 games, they still get 2 more strikes? And such a shame to see Raffy and Sammy getting cut like that. They ain't the same and doubt they'd be back in the majors next year.