The Three-Ball Walk
Many of you probably caught this during the broadcast last night, but for those who didn't, Suppan walked Pujols with only three balls last night. Pujols had the count wrong, the ump had it wrong, and Suppan let it slide:
"I was mad at myself for going to 3-2 after being up 0-2, and then I saw him walking to first," said Suppan, who figured that maybe it was his mistake and he had walked him. "I looked at the umpire expecting him to call him back, but no one said anything. I just moved on and it didn't end up hurting me."
I'm not sure whether that says more about Suppan's control or his pitch efficiency!
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This is exactly what Buster was talking about...
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster&entryDate=20070430
by engbjm06 on May 1, 2007 2:54 PM CDT 0 recs
and
by Bigdogg2002 on May 1, 2007 3:42 PM CDT 0 recs
meh
Sports journalism is a pretty sketchy area to begin with, but guys like Rome really destroy the concept, with their need to rub elbows and kiss ass with the figures they supposedly cover.
by Marty McSuperFly on May 1, 2007 3:48 PM CDT 0 recs
This is all well and good
by hyattff2003 on May 1, 2007 3:57 PM CDT 0 recs
didn't say
by Bigdogg2002 on May 1, 2007 3:58 PM CDT 0 recs
sure
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:06 PM CDT
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i don't know
by Jeff Sackmann on
May 1, 2007 4:10 PM CDT
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Oooh
- What areas do you feel Corey Hart needs to work on in order to be an everyday right fielder?
- Why do you hate Corey Hart?
- Did you come across any discussion of Leverage in your offseason reading? Do you think about the concept of leverage in making game decisions?
- Do you sometimes cry yourself to sleep at night, holding a picture of Jeff Cirillo, and dreaming of someday being reunited with him?
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:23 PM CDT
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Answers
- With Corey--and this is true of just about any young player--it's about consistency. We've seen some great things from him, but we just need to get to the point where we know what we'll get from him on any given day.
- Corey Hart is a very promising young player.
- I read a lot of interesting things this offseason and I've tried to incorporate some of those things. So far, it's working.
- Rillo's a great player and the Twins are lucky to have him.
by Jeff Sackmann on
May 1, 2007 4:40 PM CDT
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He's nowhere near as bad...
by hyattff2003 on May 1, 2007 4:01 PM CDT 0 recs
Agreed
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:03 PM CDT
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I'll expand that
by hyattff2003 on
May 1, 2007 4:15 PM CDT
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Ouch
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:23 PM CDT
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Maybe not Kruk
by hyattff2003 on
May 1, 2007 4:27 PM CDT
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yes
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:29 PM CDT
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I didn't really think about it...
Glad I don't have to listen to Rick S. tonight; Brian A. is bad enough...
by engbjm06 on
May 1, 2007 6:59 PM CDT
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I agree
by Bigdogg2002 on May 1, 2007 4:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Problem with Uecker though
by hyattff2003 on May 1, 2007 4:26 PM CDT 0 recs
I agree about the fly balls...
(I love him; but i can't trust him anymore)
by engbjm06 on
May 1, 2007 7:10 PM CDT
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Yeah
by nmc on
May 2, 2007 10:40 AM CDT
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The end of lefty-righty
Rickie Weeks 2B
J.J. Hardy SS
Prince Fielder 1B
Bill Hall CF
Johnny Estrada C
Geoff Jenkins LF
Kevin Mench RF
Tony Graffanino 3B
Ben Sheets P
by Marty McSuperFly on May 1, 2007 4:31 PM CDT 0 recs
is that official?
sheets is a tough guy, and will pitch through pain tonight, but does anyone besides me think it woulda made more sense to just sit him for one?
Maybe he's going by history against Looper.
Which makes perfect Yostian sense since hart OPS 1.100 vs. Looper and Mench OPS 0.000 vs. Looper.
by jacob on
May 1, 2007 4:38 PM CDT
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js online
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:39 PM CDT
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Who can tell with this guy
Weeks 1.339
Hardy .666
Fielder 2.083
Hall .555
Estrada .666
Jenkins .717
Mench .000
Graffy .833
Hart 1.100
Gross .333
Gwynn .000
Counsell .333
Well, it can't be matchups that Ned's relying on this time. So, why is Mench playing? Gotta be the gamer stat. Interesting that Graffy shows some success, and Counsell is sitting.
New question for Ned: What went through your mind while preparing this lineup?
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:39 PM CDT
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Answer
by Jeff Sackmann on
May 1, 2007 4:41 PM CDT
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Creepy
by Marty McSuperFly on
May 1, 2007 4:43 PM CDT
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good to see
by Bigdogg2002 on May 1, 2007 4:37 PM CDT 0 recs
yeah
by Bigdogg2002 on May 1, 2007 4:40 PM CDT 0 recs
Decent lineup...
by hyattff2003 on May 1, 2007 4:48 PM CDT 0 recs
The ones
by grant76 on
May 1, 2007 5:16 PM CDT
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