Comments on: Don’t Call it a Comeback

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:42:27 +0000

http://nomaas.org/gennaro.html
This is a facinating article. Check out all the ‘values’, but especially Tex, CC and Robbie. Anybody know anything about this guy? Are his evaluations real-world worthy?

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:50:40 +0000

[5] I hope you’re right, but no whoo-hoos until the ink is dry…

I would not be unhappy if Tex ends up in the NL, would you?

By: Bama Yankee

Bama Yankee — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:47:07 +0000

Nice job again on the show, Alex. Just one thing, you need to get a better wardrobe department. I mean, seriously, how many shows are they going to put you guys in the same clothes…

By: Raf

Raf — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:32:30 +0000

Personally, I think the Jays have enough arms to make up for the departure of Burnett, but if they’re willing to sign him for 5 years, more power to them

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:59:30 +0000

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081121&content_id=3687533&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp

WHOO-HOO!

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:57:33 +0000

I just did a little research and I’m wondering if the 2008 version of Cano wasn’t battling a night vision problem:

BA by year (day/night)
2005: (.283/.303)
2006: (.388/.317)
2007: (.262/.329)
2008: (.295/.259)

Some more #s to chew on:

BA by year (hitting first pitch):
2005: .307
2006: .423
2007: .424
2008: .290

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:53:51 +0000

[1]

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My favorite euphemism is still “scrappy” which is the all purpose way to say you’re not very good at something. You can be a scrappy hitter, a scrappy runner or a scrappy defender.

You’ll notice Derek Jeter, for example, was never described as a scrappy hitter. Torii Hunter is not a scrappy defender. Jose Reyes is not a “scrappy” baserunner.

Bubba Crosby, on the other hand, was so scrappy at everything he reached the rarely attained level of “Spunky”

By: Eggs

Eggs — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:12:35 +0000

I disagree that aggressive is a euphamism for impatient. I think it’s a euphamism for aggressive!

When I played, I had to be patient. I had little skill and not much confidence. I would choose to attach on certain counts, in certain situations, when everyone was sucking, etc. Cano just thinks, “this is the pitch” every pitch. Maybe for him, passing the baton by working a walk is shirking his duties cause he’s capable of more. He infuriates me sometimes, but that walk-ethic is hard to teach. It goes right to the core of who you are as a player.

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:59:05 +0000

(With apologies to Naughty by Nature)

You down with OBP (Yeah you know me) 3X
Who’s down with OBP (Every last homie)
You down with OBP (Yeah you know me) 3X
Who’s down with OBP (All the homies)