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  1. SouthSideRyan
    Which one is Wojo gonna interview for?
  2. SouthSideRyan
    NOICE
  3. SouthSideRyan
    Ok, Len must have some sort of fucked up view, cause he just called that pitch close.
  4. SouthSideRyan
    Haha, what the hell was Len watching there?
  5. SouthSideRyan
    I forgot how much I hate Theriot's slide stop in the hole.
  6. SouthSideRyan
    The question mark was in parentheses regarding the name of the high school.
  7. SouthSideRyan
    Maybe he was Sherron Collins's dad?
  8. SouthSideRyan
    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/sports/ncaabasketball/20storm.html?ref=sports Here's the article on Roberts's firing.
  9. SouthSideRyan
    Because they've spent their entire life in the spotlight being treated like a celebrity and getting whatever they want.
  10. SouthSideRyan
    Quick calculation has Z making an error about once every 77.6 innings pitched. Greg Maddux had an error once every 94.4 innings pitched. When I had more time at work a few years ago I ran through the #s regarding Z's unearned runs showing he didn't give up any more unearned runs than the average pitcher(I believe he actually gave up less). If Z was this volcano ready to lose it any time, you'd think it would show up in the #s somewhere. You've "seen that sort of inning from Z before" because every pitcher has that sort of inning where he gets dinked and dunked and then actually makes a bad pitch and it gets crushed. You've "seen that sort of inning from Z before" because there's already the notion in your head that he can't handle pressure, so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when it happens. That "sort of inning" has happened to every pitcher, but it doesn't stick when it happens to Ryan Dempster, because he doesn't "melt down," he just makes bad pitches.
  11. SouthSideRyan
    Yeah that doesn't make sense, you'd give him some extra credit on his peripherals, but defense is taken into account for his ERA
  12. SouthSideRyan
    Why would you take that over Longoria/Carpenter??
  13. SouthSideRyan
    Eh, just read the article, not as awful as I was expecting. When Norm Roberts got canned, there was an article referencing AAU coaches in NY essentially saying Roberts couldn't succeed because he wouldn't give them what they want.(i.e. jobs, money, etc.) Cultivating relationships is to be expected. My only issue with the article was Mike Irvin barking out orders about what he needs to do, and the other guy saying he was done with DePaul if they didn't retain Webster. Very few of these guys are looking out for the best interests of the kids they coach, and it's really sad.
  14. SouthSideRyan
    It's not just Chicago. AAU is a cesspool in general.
  15. SouthSideRyan
    OK, but I don't think it's out of bounds to complain when he melts down. Drawing larger conclusions about it may be, but it's really Z's job to be in top form every time out. Doesn't seem like he's been doing that. No pitcher, ever, has been in top form every time out. Plenty of pitchers don't suffer the same magnitude of meltdowns, with the same frequency, as Z. And what magnitude and frequency would that be?
  16. SouthSideRyan
    So what you're saying is none of these had anything to do with station ID.
  17. SouthSideRyan
    OK, but I don't think it's out of bounds to complain when he melts down. Drawing larger conclusions about it may be, but it's really Z's job to be in top form every time out. Doesn't seem like he's been doing that. No pitcher, ever, has been in top form every time out.
  18. SouthSideRyan
    I'll stand by my argument that that there's no comparison between the 2 when it comes to actual coaching.
  19. SouthSideRyan
    It's just another way to group pitchers in terms of level of talent. I don't see the issue. Because the terminology is based on Joe Morgan-esque mysticism and tomfoolery. Oh this guy's a great, pitcher Jon, but he's not really an ace. See you need to have that ace that you can throw out there in a big game, and you just know he's gonna get the job done. And that's why I voted for Jack Morris and not Bert Blyleven. Blyleven never stepped up his game to that ace level, whereas Jack Morris was out there throwing 10 inning complete games when it mattered. The term has less to do with how good a pitcher was, and more how your anecdotal evidence applies to him. Was Randy Wells an ace last year?
  20. SouthSideRyan
    RPI is trash, but you can definitely game it without playing Big 6 teams.
  21. SouthSideRyan
    I've been told for the better part of the last year that Milton's negative effect on his team can't be measured in stats. How did his team do?
  22. SouthSideRyan
    I hear ya, but on the illini scout board they are saying he was talking about it. I don't get the kid, he's buddies with all our our guys, but doesn't want to come here. Is he a Fire guy, or is he with the Wolves?
  23. SouthSideRyan
    If Mike Shaw winds up at DePaul, I don't know if I can even be upset. More pity for Shaw than anything else.
  24. SouthSideRyan
    That's different, that was an act of God. And there was literally no way that picture wasn't posted.
  25. SouthSideRyan
    Whoa, what happened to John Scheyer? K now that's a personal attack you guys really can be jerks at times....I was just trying to make a General Fantasy Sports thread and you aren't stopping
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