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SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/4/2014 2:57:54 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Dave E

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

How come Dave E only posts when Matty is around?


Never seen us both together in the same room, have you? [:-]

Actually...you have.

Yup
I can vouch for that one ....



MDK -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/4/2014 6:16:58 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: Dave E

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

How come Dave E only posts when Matty is around?


Never seen us both together in the same room, have you? [:-]

Actually...you have.

Yup
I can vouch for that one ....


Well......you could also find Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen in the same room at the same time....

Sorry.....that was coming up ole Broadway and needed to be hit.



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SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 8:33:56 AM)

I now have to rethink the whole Dave/Matt thing
I just assumed they were very close, ya know ... Sitting on the knee and stuff.
Now.... Not so sure.



Dave E -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 9:08:32 AM)

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Mr. Ed -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 10:01:19 AM)

Reds starter Homer Bailey will undergo surgery tomorrow on his right forearm to repair a flexor mass tendon tear, the club announced on Twitter. He is expected to be ready in time for the spring, according to a report from C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer, who says the injury has been deemed a similar but less-severe version of that which afflicted what recently-dealt reliever Jonathan Broxton.

Needless to say, this is not how the 28-year-old — and, even less so, his team — hoped to see this season end. Bailey inked a six-year, $105MM extension before the 2014 campaign, a significant investment for a mid-market club that has already locked up several core players and had to choose carefully in making commitments to its best arms.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 10:02:24 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Dave E

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Notice ... I was kind, and didn't reveal who was on who's knee.



MDK -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 10:18:15 AM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: Dave E

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Notice ... I was kind, and didn't reveal who was on who's knee.


Dave can't use youtube at work....but this is for you Dave......

The whole Charlie McCarthy brought to mind the wonderful Cheers episode......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxaQ9cKYQXo

grr grr grrr grrr groin injury



Stacey King -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 3:08:36 PM)

Wash gets canned in TX.

shouldn't he be allowed 13 or 14 more seasons to right the ship based on his past success?

knee jerk TX ownership. expecting results.

edit, not canned.


Ron Washington has resigned as Rangers manager for personal reasons, the team announced.



MDK -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 3:14:47 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Stacey King

Wash gets canned in TX.

shouldn't he be allowed 13 or 14 more seasons to right the ship based on his past success?

knee jerk TX ownership. expecting results.

edit, not canned.


Ron Washington has resigned as Rangers manager for personal reasons, the team announced.



On August 20th, I posted this

Why do I think that Ron Washington, a manager who lead his team to back to back WS (lost both) is on the hot seat for his teams terrible record this season while Gardy's job security is safe after 4 straight 90+ loss seasons?

We fired our minor league coordinator of hitting.

And we are damn close to letting some of the beer vendors go.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 3:15:23 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Stacey King

Wash gets canned in TX.

shouldn't he be allowed 13 or 14 more seasons to right the ship based on his past success?

knee jerk TX ownership. expecting results.

edit, not canned.


Ron Washington has resigned as Rangers manager for personal reasons, the team announced.

Sigh
Everyone else gets it.
We Twins fans "get it" all right .. if you know what I mean.



Trekgeekscott -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/5/2014 3:20:52 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Stacey King

Wash gets canned in TX.

shouldn't he be allowed 13 or 14 more seasons to right the ship based on his past success?

knee jerk TX ownership. expecting results.

edit, not canned.


Ron Washington has resigned as Rangers manager for personal reasons, the team announced.


He didn't get canned.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/09/ron-washington-resigns-as-rangers-manager.html

And if anyone believes it was all for personal matters...get your nose checked cause you're not smelling the bullshit.

He quit because he knows he sucked.
Meanwhile, Ron Gardenhire knows beyond a doubt that the Twins manager job is his for as long as he wants it. He can lose 150 games a year, and they'd find some excuse to cover his ass.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/8/2014 4:57:56 PM)

Watching the Royals get knocked around by the Tigers.
Jack working the game.
I know I whine about this often, but other teams broadcast crews are so enjoyable to listen to.
There's no comparison. We're doing it wrong here, IMO.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/8/2014 5:09:34 PM)

The Angels keep raking.
Pounded the Tribe today.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/8/2014 5:20:22 PM)

Puig really scuffling
Four for his last forty one.
Gardy would have had him in AA by now.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/8/2014 5:23:10 PM)

Calhoun with another big day, guess it wasn't just us ....



lylej -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/8/2014 5:25:35 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

The Angels keep raking.
Pounded the Tribe today.

Calhoun is something like 11 for 19 including the fiasco in MN!



Stacey King -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 1:18:54 PM)

Left-hander Drew Smyly started for the Tigers on the afternoon of July 31, and after leaving the game received two or three texts, including one from his father, saying, "Are you about to get traded?"

Smyly thought, "What are they talking about?" but then he got on Twitter, saw what was going on and said to himself, "I think I might get traded." Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski eventually broke the news to Smyly, leaving him shocked.

Well, it turns out that the trade could be the best thing that ever happened to Smyly, who has produced a 1.70 ERA in his first seven starts for the Rays, albeit with an unsustainable .186 batting average on balls in play.

Smyly, 25, clearly is benefiting from the Rays’ advanced approached to analytics. Upon joining the team, club officials informed him that they had detected some of his lesser-known strengths by studying the numbers.

The Rays told Smyly to elevate his fastball more — sort of a counter-intuitive move for a pitcher — and they also emphasized that while he was successful getting to two strikes against right-handed hitters, he needed to find better ways to finish those hitters off.

Obviously, the biggest key for Smyly is executing pitches, but he said the Rays’ suggestions made a big difference in his approach. Makes you wonder why the Tigers didn’t pick up on the same things.



twinsfan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 1:21:52 PM)

The Rays told Smyly to elevate his fastball more — sort of a counter-intuitive move for a pitcher — and they also emphasized that while he was successful getting to two strikes against right-handed hitters, he needed to find better ways to finish those hitters off.

Exactly what the Twins should have been telling Scott Baker. Instead, they told him the opposite. "Keep the ball down." Baker's strength was the high fastball. That was always his best pitch. But the Twins encouraged him to find different ways to get outs.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 1:30:31 PM)

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

The Rays told Smyly to elevate his fastball more — sort of a counter-intuitive move for a pitcher — and they also emphasized that while he was successful getting to two strikes against right-handed hitters, he needed to find better ways to finish those hitters off.

Exactly what the Twins should have been telling Scott Baker. Instead, they told him the opposite. "Keep the ball down." Baker's strength was the high fastball. That was always his best pitch. But the Twins encouraged him to find different ways to get outs.

Precisely why we always talk in game about not having guys who can "get one by the guy" when needed.
The plane of the bat on the low pitches allows for more "staying alive" until they eventually get a pitch to hit.



twinsfan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 1:35:34 PM)

Baker has been a bad luck pitcher for the Rangers this season. But his 1.20 WHIP suggests he might be in for a nice season next year.



Stacey King -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 1:57:03 PM)

Just because it is interesting. Some of these guys you'd never guess hit .300 back in 2000. Koskie and Lawton for the Twins did it.
Herbert Perry ? Mitch Meluskey ?

They are now saying in 2014 that .280 is the new .300
because only 21 or so players are on pace to hit .300 this season.


.300 hitters in 2000

Todd Helton, Colorado .372
Nomar Garciaparra, Boston .372
Darin Erstad, Anaheim Angels .355
Moises Alou, Houston .355
Manny Ramirez, Cleveland .351
Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal .345
Carlos Delgado, Toronto .344
Ellis Burks, San Francisco .344
Derek Jeter, N.Y. Yankees .339
Jeffrey Hammonds, Colorado .335
David Segui, Texas/Cleveland .334
Chris Stynes, Cincinnati .334
Luis Castillo, Florida Marlins .334
Jeff Kent, San Francisco .334
Jason Giambi, Oakland .333
Mike Sweeney, Kansas City .333
Jose Vidro, Montreal .330
Frank Thomas,ChicagoWhiteSox .328
Johnny Damon, Kansas City .327
Jeff Cirillo, Colorado .326
Gary Sheffield, L.A. Dodgers .325
Edgar Martinez, Seattle .324
Mike Piazza, N.Y. Mets .324
Edgardo Alfonzo, Mets .324
Jermaine Dye, Kansas City .321
Travis Fryman, Cleveland .321
Darrin Fletcher, Toronto .320
Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs .320
Jason Kendall, Pittsburgh .320
Shannon Stewart, Toronto .319
Will Clark, Baltimore/St. Louis .319
Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia .316
Alex Rodriguez, Seattle .316
Brian Giles, Pittsburgh .315
Magglio Ordonez, White Sox .315
Sean Casey, Cincinnati .315
Richard Hidalgo, Houston .314
Barry Larkin, Cincinnati .313
Chipper Jones, Atlanta .311
Luis Gonzalez, Arizona .311
Jeff Bagwell, Houston .310
Roberto Alomar, Cleveland .310
Bernie Williams, Yankees .307
Barry Bonds, San Francisco .306
Matt Lawton, Minnesota .305
Charles Johnson, Baltimore/White Sox .304
Joe Randa, Kansas City .304
Andruw Jones, Atlanta .303
Phil Nevin, San Diego .303
Dmitri Young, Cincinnati .303
Geoff Jenkins, Milwaukee .303
Deivi Cruz, Detroit .302
Gabe Kapler, Texas .302
Herbert Perry, Tampa Bay/White Sox .302
Andres Galarraga, Atlanta .302
Bill Spiers, Houston .301
Carlos Lee, White Sox .301
Carl Everett, Boston .300
Cliff Floyd, Marlins .300
Bobby Higginson, Detroit .300
Fernando Vina, St. Louis .300
Mitch Meluskey, Houston .300
Corey Koskie, Minnesota .300



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 1:59:41 PM)

It's definitely harder now to hit .300
Very crazy to see that.



Pete M. -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 2:00:56 PM)

I suppose that's why walks are even more critical and valuable these days.



Pete M. -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 2:01:32 PM)

(Just trying to start as many fires in here as I can before I duck back out again.)

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Jim Frenette -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (9/9/2014 3:28:30 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Pete M.

(Just trying to start as many fires in here as I can before I duck back out again.)

[:D][&:]


And you're doing a good job at it.[:D]



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