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Game Thread #-34: Brewers (0-1-1) at A's (0-1-1)

Sorry I missed the Mug this morning - technical difficulties. Internet was out when I got up and didn't come back until after 10:30.

I hope everyone is taking this opportunity to get into shape for the regular season. Yesterday's game, for example, gave me my first opportunity to delete a troll. (Thanks for stopping by, Cubs fans!)

Today, it's Manny Parra (NR) taking on former Brewer farmhand Dana Eveland (NR) for the A's. Game time is at 2:05 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

Let's get a win today!

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Someone stopped by to say hello in the post-game thread.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's do this

My first game thread of the season at work, always a good time.

BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.

by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 27, 2009 12:08 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Indeed.... It is on the radio as I recall

So will enjoy have one earpiece in listening while working!

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 12:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I think I need to start using the preview button as long as you can't edit!

My grammar is far worse than any jsonline reporter

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think so.

I thought today’s game was exclusively on the internet.

by tcyoung on Feb 27, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yahoo! note

The game threads do not appear on the Yahoo! Brewers page.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 12:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That’s a shame

BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.

by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 27, 2009 12:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, only stories we submit for distribution show up on the Yahoo page

But once the regular season starts, our game threads are supposed to show up as part of Yahoo’s live box score page.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 12:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome!

Yahoo’s been all about the blogs lately

by tcyoung on Feb 27, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

it means, “tell the world this is a must-win game!!”

nah, it’s just a techie feature of the blogging platform.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 12:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm drawing a blank

Who won the NL MVP last year?

by tcyoung on Feb 27, 2009 12:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Gagne, I think

Pujols, actually.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Feb 27, 2009 12:56 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I was watching the Ken Burns documentary Baseball last night

And they were playing a clip of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game… and if I heard correctly it was Harvey Kuenn who made the last out of the game

According to baseball reference he had a .114 batting average vs Sandy all time…

Good little piece of trivia for you… maybe I should have put it in a form of a question and given out a free Rickie Weeks bobblehead for the correct answer… ohh well

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 1:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

and Harvey was

The final out in another one of Sandy’s no-hitters two years earlier in 1963- according some research

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Also Harvey was

The final out in another one of Sandy’s no-hitters two years earlier in 1963- according some research

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that research being done by the Redundant Research Center for Researching Redundancy?

:-)

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

oooh

With a Rickie bobblehead, I could start a new shelf at work.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think

there should be insulting or derogatory bobbleheads. Like Bill Hall at the plate, completing his swing, with the ball past him.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Feb 27, 2009 1:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

My friends and I used to suggest the same thing.....

Our first idea was a “Wes Helms Bobble-Glove Night.” The head wouldn’t bobble, but the glove would bobble violently.

I miss the slide, the balloons, and the giant beer mug. :(

by Adam P on Feb 27, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Some minor league hockey team did

A Larry Craig Bobble Foot night.

by tcyoung on Feb 27, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

If I worked with you

I would complain to human resources about that display.

September 15: Not a bad little Monday

by molitorfan on Feb 27, 2009 6:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

New trends for 2009

Bill Hall love is coming back!

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Brewers lineup:

1. Jason Kendall C
2. Chris Duffy CF
3. Corey Hart RF
4. Prince Fielder 1B
5. Trot Nixon LF
6. Casey McGehee 3B
7. Craig Counsell 2B
8. Mike Lamb DH
9. Alcides Escobar SS

Mark DiFelice, Chase Wright, Omar Aguilar, R.J. Swindle and Chris Narveson will also pitch.

Also, McCalvy notes that Todd Coffey’s son’s birth has been pushed back a week, so Coffey is still with the team.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 1:26 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

And for the A's:

Rajai Davis CF
Travis Buck RF
Matt Holliday LF
Jason Giambi 1B
Jack Cust DH
Kurt Suzuki C
Bobby Crosby SS
Joe Dillon 3B
Cliff Pennington 2B

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's funny

Giambi’s most recent two teams might just be the only teams that would play him a majority of time in the field, rather than at DH.

(Well, ok, I suppose NL teams would probably put him in the field, too.)

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 1:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Pushed back?

Is it is natural birth or c-section (sp?)

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a c section.

Was scheduled for tomorrow, but it’s been delayed a week.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

too bad

the “natural birth push back” creates better/worse visual imagery

by grant76 on Feb 27, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

when we know for sure the method by which our possible 7th reliever’s child is going to be born, is it possible that fandom has gone too far?

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Hey, it's spring training.

Would you rather go back to talking about Eric Gagne?

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

whenever you’re ready to accept that you were wrong about gagne, I’m ready to go back to talking about gagne :).

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Dana Eveland trade

That trade looks a little worse everyday.

We gave Eveland and Doug Davis for Johnny Estrada, Vargas, and Aquino.

Betweeen Eveland and Jorge De La Rosa, we should implement a rule about giving young lefties a few more years to develop.

by grant76 on Feb 27, 2009 1:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hidden value

Without Aquino, firenedyost.com might never have been born.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

So who does that apply to today?

Stetter, Swindle and Wright?

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking Chase Wright

When we acquired Wright, my thought was that sometimes lefties take a while to develop. I don’t know if any sabremetric type people have verified whether its true.

by grant76 on Feb 27, 2009 1:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think lefties tend to play until they are older

but that might just be because there are more roster spots for LOOGYs than for one-out RHPs. Either way, I’m pretty sure some analytical work has been done.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Baseball Prospectus took a look here.

A few quotes:

“…Anyway, nothing magical happens for left-handers when they turn 26, or 27 or 28. Bill James studied the issue and ran a chart including data for every left-handed pitcher born between 1920 and 1939 (The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1983, page 211). The lefties posted a .505 winning percentage from ages 23 through 26, and a .507 winning percentage from ages 27 through 30.”
“Did you ever hear the saying that lefthanders don’t find themselves until age 26? It’s obviously a ‘magic’ theory – there is a magic about turning 26 – but people say it, so there must be people who believe it…on balance, though, there’s nothing to it. Nothing too much happens to left-handed pitchers as a group at age 26. Their wins increase by 17; their losses increase by 13.”

The author did his own studies and determined:

I was hoping I’d have a nugget of wisdom to offer those of you brave enough—or masochistic enough—to slog your way through this mess of a column. Unfortunately, the only thing I can offer you is this: Bill James was right. Maybe a good percentage of left-handers have a breakout season around age 26, but that’s only because a good percentage of all pitchers break out at that age. Yes, there are many examples of left-handers who didn’t reach their full potential until their late 20s, but there are just as many examples of right-handers who took just as long.

by grant76 on Feb 27, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

hmm

that seems like the wrong way to go about things. (and I did read the article).

the right way seems pretty simple — calculate aging curves (including minor league data) for all pitchers, then break them out by RHP and LHP. I’d be shocked if nobody has done that work, esp. among the guys who do projections. (Like, uh, me … I think my system assumes that LHPs peak a year later, but I don’t know that I had any evidence for setting it up like that.)

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

By the Way

JDLR was traded for the legendary Tony Graffanino.

by grant76 on Feb 27, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not ready to bemoan the loss of JDLR yet.

He’s had one nice half season in Colorado, following half a dozen seasons where he had awesome potential and negative results. He seems like the classic guy who needed to bounce around enough to find the right scenery.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

i was furious about the JDLR trade.

i was certain he’d have a big 2008, at the time i wrote the rant above I figured he was two years away. i was wrong, he was expendable. he showed very little improvement from ‘07→’08 and probably has peaked as a good lefty out of the bullpen.

i learned my lesson and didn’t complain too much about dana eveland, and downright celebrated will inman’s trade. :)

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know...

most of the ink that has lately been spilled re JDLR has to do with his second half, but even just looking at his entire season as a starter

A 5.09 ERA doesn’t look very good, of course, but adjusted for Coors, the OPS+ against is about average. CHONE projects him as a full-time starter with a 4.67 ERA, more valuable than (oh, just pulling a name out of a hat here) Braden Looper. I certainly wouldn’t mind having him right now, though of course there might’ve been some pain involved keeping him on the roster this long.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

oh man, remember the good king Winkelsas. man, those were dark days.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 27, 2009 3:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

the garbage man…. wow, nice find.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

One of his coaches back then was this guy

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 27, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

woah… conspiracy theory…

Yost employs the Good King to sabotage JDLR to acquire Graffanino.

We just need to show somehow that the Good King had very little business pitching in the Majors… hm…

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 3:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Funny you tube

This has nothing to do with baseball, but it’s funny.

David after the dentist

by SgtClueLs on Feb 27, 2009 2:06 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

that is one of my favorite youtubes

My favorite line… Is this real life?

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Rock!!!!

The dulcet tones of Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder. Oh, how I enjoy this moment, five minutes before I start making fun of them again.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I was just shocked

that it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to hear their voices. weird. very weird.

by Braunstalker on Feb 27, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Just got so distracted by super stacker 2 that I missed the 1st inning, at least I didn’t miss much.

BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.

by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 27, 2009 2:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

well then

This is what you get if you let nixon face leftys
three pitches three strikes

Mike P

by stallone on Feb 27, 2009 2:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Provis in?

Sounds like they are giving Corey more time to practice and get used to Brewers names and stuff.

by SgtClueLs on Feb 27, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

#1 piece of advice

Rock says, “Don’t try to pull the broadcast.”

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The guy just confused Escobar and Kendall

Not exactly twins

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 2:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

escobar kicks up a lot of dirt in the infield. all he saw was the grit.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

C'mon DeFelice

Show Gagne he’s got some competition.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 2:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

anyone else here really want DiFelice to make the team?

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Feb 27, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I do...

I like him, but think him not making the team at the beginning of the year doesn’t mean the end of the world, in fact would be surprised if he didn’t make it up one time during the year

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I do too.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Feb 27, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he looks good to me

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I do as well!

by Lavender on Feb 27, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure

He’s cheap

We've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

by drezdn on Feb 27, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

AUDIO

any free audio for this game?

Mike P

by stallone on Feb 27, 2009 3:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I hope not

cuz I just paid $14.95 for a subscription to gameday audio

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Feb 27, 2009 3:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Good for Corey

but, I have to disagree with the announcer that Corey “always came through” in runner on, 2-out situations last year…

by Oakland Brewer Fan on Feb 27, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I liked the point

I never have heard of the name Cutter either

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 3:20 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

There’s also the A.D.A. on Law and Order

We've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

by drezdn on Feb 27, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope Dykstra become an everyday player on the team somewhere down the road

just because Cutter Dykstra is pretty much the coolest name I’ve ever heard

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Feb 27, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Identity crisis

Don’t know if you guys have noticed, but clockwerks at SBNation was kind enough to transfer my username to something more reflective of my actual name, “Jordan M”. I liked using the name “jihad” and I will still use it around other sites on the internets, but in doing front-page posts here and explaining that in real-life— just don’t need/want the trouble of being named after a holy war. I’ll have my alternate identity in my signature and on my profile page, and I’ll leave the avatar the same so your color association will be with me. Most of you probably wouldn’t notice that the name is changed, I know I instantly look at the avatar to see who wrote something.

And like NoahJ, you can just address me as Jordan, not Jordan M. Or jihad if you’re in the habit.

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Feb 27, 2009 3:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Didn't notice it wasn't Jihad

until you said you changed your username

by tcyoung on Feb 27, 2009 3:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I always liked your username..

this kinda makes me a little bit sad.

Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9

by NoahJ on Feb 27, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I did too

I’m still using it elsewhere. Just got strange to say to people outside of the internets that my user/profile name was “jihad”. People misinterpret that word.

The artist formerly known as jihad.

by Jordan M on Feb 27, 2009 5:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

uh oh

Iribarren with a bad throw to first.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 3:32 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Sounds like some decent defense, running into the outfield wall and making a catch

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

i really think

he’s going to make the team

by marty22 on Feb 27, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Duffy

Is making a case for 5th spot, TGJ is probably crying inside.

by SgtClueLs on Feb 27, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Reports of TGJ crying are greatly exaggerated

Might be one tear, two tears, ten tears. Hard to say.

by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 27, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyway

the definition of “tear” is nebulous.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

false. flagged.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

actually it was rec'd

but recs don’t show up until you reload the page.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 3:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

oh no. self flagged for falsely falsifying.

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by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

oh no. you can’t flag self. flagging the boom roasted comment for “too played” as proxy for self flaggulation.

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by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh oh

Swindle’s not doing too hot…

by Charlie Marlow on Feb 27, 2009 3:38 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Shoot, we've been...

nah, too easy.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Boy, Jack Cust is silly

or at least it appears he looks that way. Strikeout swinging…on three straight pitches, and three whiffs.

by Charlie Marlow on Feb 27, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I really want swindle to make the team

so that I can see his 55 mph pitch.

by tcyoung on Feb 27, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

me too

It would be funny to go to a game and see a pitch with the same speed (obviously not curve) which a 10 year old can pitch

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

new nickname

which is better?

RJ Bamboozle

or

RJ Hoodwink

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by jacob on Feb 27, 2009 3:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Even though you refrained

Flagged for even thinking it.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Feb 27, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think I get it

You were going to say Robbed, right? Because his name is Rob?

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 27, 2009 4:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No!

It would only be “Robbed” if his MLB contract were guaranteed. Silly.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Enter button fail.

doesn’t get Swindled easily.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Feb 27, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Dangit

Any more of this misinterpretation and people might think I cheer for some other NL Central team.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 27, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

CAn someone post batter by batter updates?

Mlb gameday is annoying and keeps freezing

Mike P

by stallone on Feb 27, 2009 3:39 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Thorman

RBI double and knocks in Vinny Rottino

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 3:44 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Escobar single

Knocks in another run and the Brewers go up two

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 3:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WOW

Nixon is playing terrible. Looks like duffy for 4th outfielder unless he picks it up, i havent seen any games on tv yet.

Mike P

by stallone on Feb 27, 2009 3:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

RBI Double by Cutter

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Feb 27, 2009 3:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Passes

Much more agreeable walk total today.

by Chris B on Feb 27, 2009 4:31 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Just like when Santa stubbed his toe getting in the sleigh

“On Dancer, On Prancer, On Dasher, On…Hell!”

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 27, 2009 4:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

sleep...

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Feb 27, 2009 6:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

410 feet?

That’s only like 120 times his height isn’t it?

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 27, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He’s the Nate Robinson of Baseball

We've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

by drezdn on Feb 27, 2009 9:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow I am an idiot

No wonder people aren’t reacting. The previous comment (now deleted) is a link to a Bleed Cubbie Blue story, the good one is about Brian Bocock. You can’t not pass on a link like that.

The artist formerly known as jihad.

by Jordan M on Feb 27, 2009 10:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, sure, it was for the injury, whatever they say

I think this is another of those Craig Counsell glove stories, but this one involves the Big Unit.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 27, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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Chicago 83 78 .515 7.5 Lost 1
Milwaukee 80 82 .493 11 Won 3
Cincinnati 78 84 .481 13 Won 2
Houston 74 88 .456 17 Lost 3
Pittsburgh 62 99 .385 28.5 Lost 2

(updated 11.25.2009 at 10:33 AM CST)

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