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Well, Joey Gathwright has no value to this team other than as a pinch runner, "losing" him in the 5th wouldn't be that tragic. This is especially true since, ironically, Gathright has been passed up even as a pinch-hitter for . . . a pitcher (Z, of course).

The figure of speech you're looking for there is... "I'd just as soon......" Means the same thing for all intensive purposes.

roar some wanted this guy too http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3504 damn.

will the commercials have funny accents?

If Milton can make his case well -- and if those comments and others I've heard from him are any indication, he will -- he would be wise to speak out against the media. Fans will see that he's well spoken and can defend himself, thus lessening the effect of Sullivan's/other's articles, if not eventually making them go away. Just made that up, but it seems logical :) If the attacks are personal (i.e. he's crazy, he's irresponsible, he's _______ as a person), why should he not defend himself because he's not hitting the baseball better?

He sure sounds paranoid there. But I think his general point is true, and avoiding most media sources when possibl certainly wouldn't be a bad move on his part (and might even save us from a few lame stories over the course of the season).

I hate to admit it -- since I don't want to be over-presumptuous about making the playoffs, especially as we sit in 4th place -- but I agree.

that wouldn't count as an AB, just a PA. ah, yes. I'm an idiot. It's still worth noting, though, that he had a PH PA where he wasn't a negative effect on the team. That, and I love PH BBs . . . But I don't love PH GIDPs. I really love ACRONYMS!! :)

This made the article worth reading in my mind:

Joe Posnanski's a sad disgrace to SI. The guys a total idiot. attack the article not the journalist please.

This is another good joke. It'd work better if the Cardinals weren't tied with us. Yet we're listed first and have been statistically better at winning. Then I'll counter with their PythW-L. CHC: 7-5 STL: 9-5 PythWL is, very roughly a measure of "luck" and "deserved wins," right? They are luckier and more deserved because they've played two more games than we have? :) Sure they'll win that argument, but it's pretty flimsy as well. Everything is a flimsy argument right now, to be honest...

This is another good joke. It'd work better if the Cardinals weren't tied with us. Yet we're listed first and have been statistically better at winning.

it's an oxymoran. :wink: :-)) You're on today.

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if the bill of your cap touches the bill of the umps cap? Yes. You can't touch the ump. It's really a simple, hard and fast, reasonable rule. he didn't touch the umpire. the bill of the cap that he was wearing touched the bill of the cap that the umpire was wearing. Almost never post, but this just really bothered me. In the context of a baseball game, the player's clothing is an extension of that player. That's why when a pitched ball catches the player's shirt(or the bill of the helmet), that player is still awarded the base. It's an HIB because the clothing is part of his body. Same reason you can tag a player out by grazing his shirt(or for that matter the bill of his hat). See Rule 5.09. (And in case there's anyone out there not following, during a game, the Ump's cap is also part of his body by extension of this rule.) So in the context of a baseball game, Bradley made contact with the ump. It's really that simple I figured someone with over 30,000 posts would have watched enough baseball to know that rule, but you know what they say when you make an assumption. As to this thread in general, there really can't be any doubt that the ump made that call because it was MB up there. Its just common sense. If course whenever there's a player up to bat that has had as many problems with umps before (such as MB), the umps are clearly thinking "man if this pitch is anywhere near the zone, its a strike. This jerk player definitely needs to get screwed." It would be foolish to think otherwise, its not like their reputation (and ultimately career) hinges on their impartiality. And it is unbelievably easy to call balls and strikes at the major league level, how dare am umpire ever make a bad call. Milton should have reacted the way he did, how else would we know that he 1. cares about winning, 2. is mad, 3. is a man, 4. is tough, and 5. that the ump got it wrong. End Rant/ Careful with statements like the bolded one. Some might think it's a personal attack. And if nothing else, what does that line imply about a poster with only 12 posts and his supposed knowledge about baseball? ;)

Banks, Williams, Santo, Fergie/Maddux, Theriot, Fontenot. :-))

But the point is he's very likely to make an out, and he did. Plus, his career OBP is partially propped up by a somewhat fluking 2008. His current OBP is something like 100 and he's looked like absolute crap. So, as the person noted, the Cubs practically started that inning with an out. I agree with the general sentiment, in that Aaron Miles is the 2nd to last hitter (after maybe Gathright) that I want up in that -- or any -- situation. I just thought I'd pull up those numbers for some perspective. But I really don't buy your arguments, to be honest. Throwing out his 2008 OBP (earned over 408 PAs) because it's .026 higher than his second best season, and then supporting the Miles-sucks campaign with his 10 PA numbers from this year?

I have a feeling Miles will get on. He wants to show his old team that they should have resigned him. Yea I wouldnt hold your breath Miles Career OBP: .328 Avg NL OBP, 2008: .331 Pessimism probably isn't worth it there. . . ;) So he's very likely to make an out, what's your point? I actually thought my point was so clear that I'm having trouble answering your question... My point is what I showed: He has a roughly league average chance of getting on base each time he comes up. Sure, obviously, as it should go without saying, getting on 67% of the time means it's "unlikely," but come on . . . in a baseball sense, it's perfectly average.

I have a feeling Miles will get on. He wants to show his old team that they should have resigned him. Yea I wouldnt hold your breath Miles Career OBP: .328 Avg NL OBP, 2008: .331 Pessimism probably isn't worth it there. . . ;)

If he only plays the 8 seasons of the current contract he'd have to hit about 38 home runs a year over the next 6 year to get to 500. Don't think it's going to happen. Good thing he's on pace for 90 this year.

Would all the seats be replaced with outdoor his/hers bathtubs? Yeah, but unfortunately, it would also be the end of frequent day baseball. Every day, the first pitch would simply be listed as "when the right moment comes along," though the players would all be out there, prepared to play when given the go-ahead.

Why is he bitter and unprofessional, and where are you seeing it in that quote? And how can he, like you say, agree with everyone and still come off bad by saying it? Are you asking me the difference between Heath Bell saying this and me or you saying this? That's what it sounds like. He needs to shut up and play baseball, not publicly criticize his crappy team's coverage in the national media. And he comes off sounding bad when voicing a popular opinion because that opinion doesn't need to be stated by a professional athlete. It's just an attention grab, and it sounds bitter and unprofessional First of all, my point with the bolded was to say that he is correct, which is an important place to start when judging what he says. Even if you think it was tactless, let's at least acknowledge that SOMEONE, anyone, in the spotlight is echoing this annoyance of ESPN. Secondly, I still don't see what's bitter or unprofessional about it. He is an entertainer in an entertainment industry (as is Kruk/others). The performance of Kruk/others is really bad (at least in this regard), another entertainer publicly disagrees with them. BBTN is nothing more than highlights, and giving attention (aka marketing) baseball. When Jake Peavy's great game is hardly highlighted/marketed at all, in comparison to the Sox/Yankees, it sounds to me like a fair criticism -- and why the heck not one brought up by Heath Bell?

Kevin Gregg is a sham closer.

Why is he bitter and unprofessional, and where are you seeing it in that quote? And how can he, like you say, agree with everyone and still come off bad by saying it?

Jake Peavy just needs a bigger market maybe . . . . .