Comments on: Over Easy

By: Just Fair

Just Fair — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Everybody done gone home but there’s this. Realignment chit-chat.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6651634

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:21:55 +0000

[28] “It doesn’t matter a lot to me one way or another” … ie “not compelling”. ; )

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:01:43 +0000

Yes, nice win.

By: kenboyer made me cry

kenboyer made me cry — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:00:13 +0000

No harm from Blowgan. With all the injuries, he’d better get better.

Nice victory. Hope Tolo is back soon.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:59:18 +0000

[88] Maybe. I see the IL games as more or less the same as interconference games in the NFL. The percentage is higher in the NFL (25%, four games out of 16), but the schedule rotation is not very different.

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:59:05 +0000

Fugh.

That win could be costly.

I wonder who is going to take the Fat Bastard’s place?

I think my money is going to be on Noesi.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:58:47 +0000

The big picture is a bummer, with Colon getting hurt. The short term, nice game, beautiful dinger by Rodriguez, and more big hits from Granderson and Teixeira.

By: rbj

rbj — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:58:28 +0000

Nice win.

By: Just Fair

Just Fair — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:58:18 +0000

Nice. Get well soon Colon. For the love of Mo!

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:57:07 +0000

Nice breaking ball.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:56:34 +0000

Boone looking good so far…

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:55:38 +0000

So … instead of just bringing Mo into the game once he got warm, you’re gonna bring in NO-gan BUT keep Mo up just in case NO-gan fucks up?

So, best case scenario is an extended dry-hump for Mo???

By: ny2ca2dc

ny2ca2dc — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:52:04 +0000

Holy macrel Curtis has caught the Jose Bautista, with Tex in hot pursuit! So there’s that…

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:51:23 +0000

Teix just cost Mo a save!

By: ny2ca2dc

ny2ca2dc — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:50:14 +0000

And chillax a bit

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:50:01 +0000

TESH.

MORE FRIGGIN’ LAZERS!

By: Just Fair

Just Fair — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:49:53 +0000

Smoked. That’s the way, Teix!

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:49:51 +0000

That was a rope.

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:45:59 +0000

[48] I guess I don’t find the question of 15-18 games (out of 162) compelling in the face of the fundamental difference between the 2 leagues. None of other professional leagues play such a small percentage of games between their 2 sub-divisions and, more importantly, none of them separates those 2 divisions via a difference in rules that fundamentally alters both the playing of and the results of the game itself.

I don’t find the mere existence of inter-league play to be some sort of binary indicator as to whether there ought to be a combined set of awards or not. I mean if inter-league play was restricted to rivalry games, so that say the Yankees would only play the Mets (from the NL) for a grand total of 6-8 inter-league games, would that be compelling enough to argue for combined awards?

I wouldn’t find it so, so I’m not sure why I should find a situation where the number of IL games is double that, but still measures a mere ~10% of the total games played, when measured against the fundamental DH difference between the 2 leagues.

Obviously, YMMV.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:43:51 +0000

ONIONS!