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  1. Derwood
    I recently witnessed a Clines hitting session. It went something like this: CLINES: Okay Matt, we need you to be agressive out there. I know you like taking pitches, but that only gets the pitcher's confidence up. So let's try this again. MURTON: CLINES: C'mon now! Why didn't you swing at that? MURTON: It was 2 feet out of the zone CLINES: Zone, Shmone. If you can reach it by stepping across the plate and diving, it's in the zone cracker! Not let's try this again. CLINES: MURTON: CLINES: Gawd almighty! You some kinda ginger kid? Swing at that! MURTON: You almost earholed me! CLINES: You need to change your panties now? Pull that bat back and tomahawk that ball! CLINES: MURTON: CLINES: That's my boy!
  2. Derwood
    ...with the suicide hotline? sorry, it was the first thing that popped into my head. Evil thoughts :twisted:
  3. Derwood
    6-Fits of Manic Laughter - every time the team invents a new way to suck
  4. Derwood
    Berkman Biggio Ensberg Clemens Oswalt Pettitte Lidge Need any other reasons?
  5. Derwood
    I'm taking that as a challenge. Murton and Pierre have both hit home runs in each of their last 23 at bats. It's true. I didn't say false. I just said useless. The poor horse has been beaten so much that he's just a pile of mush
  6. Derwood
    That was the most useless 3 pages of posts I've read since the last Jack Bauer thread
  7. Derwood
    I hope that Gene Stocker and Edgar Snyder get some ad space! oh i'm sure they will. Snyder's got big billboards on I-99 now http://www.edgarsnyder.com/images/home-main-promo.jpg
  8. Derwood
    anyone else notice Hanley Ramirez is the NL batting leader? :shock:
  9. Derwood
    with Hendry we can only speculate that he is somehow trying to defy metric-based scouting. It's a well known fact that Morgan is anti-Moneyball. There would be no speculation with him
  10. Derwood

    Derwood replied to DivineBovine's topic in Other Sports

    Thomas is a hard worker by all reports. I can't see that happening at all. I meant a high flyer who can dunk and dazzle but can't create his own shot. Thomas is already a better defender than Robinson ever was
  11. Derwood
    Unfortunately the pristine-ness of the outfield wall will soon be defaced with billboards, but such is the view of any minor league park
  12. Derwood
    We have the June 6th draft to look forward to. I can't wait to see how many toolsy, fast atheletes and control-free fireballers the team drafts this year!
  13. Derwood
    Thanks Rocket. By Weaver-ball I simply meant "playing for the big inning". Without any real HR threats, there are no big innings. If you can hit a 3 run HR early in the game, that takes pressure off the starting pitcher. Steve Phillips really took shots at the Angels hitting coach for teaching his guys to swing early and often. Clines and Sarge should get equal treatment
  14. Derwood

    Derwood replied to DivineBovine's topic in Other Sports

    I think worst case scenario is that Thomas ends up being the next Eddie Robinson.
  15. Derwood

    Derwood replied to DivineBovine's topic in Other Sports

    All reports I've read say that if the Bulls land the #1 pick that they are taking Tyrus Thomas. Otherwise it's likely Aldridge
  16. Derwood
    What do you mean by "manufacture runs?" I can't tell if that was a sarcastic question or not
  17. Derwood
    Great...we'll end up getting help at the one spot in the line up that is actually starting to hit alright. From a guy who can't hit. but he's fast. And can catch the ball. And....okay, just shoot me
  18. Derwood
    the OBP thing isn't new, but the team could always hide behind the fact that the team hit a lot of homers and could play Weaver-ball. Now with very few homers the inability to manufacture runs is even more magnified
  19. Derwood
    2 HR? My HR Derby team rejoices!
  20. Derwood
    I taught for a year at IWU
  21. Derwood
    Cubs lose 5-2
  22. Derwood
    Alright, tickets in hand, 8 games in total. Opening Day of the inaugural season i'll be 2nd row. Plus a Curve game and possibly the Eastern League All Star Game. Nuts to the Cubs...I want to go see players who actually care
  23. Derwood
    Vance, for some reason the one from your sig made me laugh even harder. Something about "grrriittssssss".... :lol: that was from the "Dmitri Young slapped his girlfriend" episode
  24. Derwood

    Derwood replied to DivineBovine's topic in Other Sports

    just bumping this with the lottery drawing imminent (tuesday?) Tuesday, 7:30pm EDT, ESPN
  25. Derwood
    They can't send Theriot down! Who would play 2B?
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