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  1. Outshined_One
    John Paxson has shown a history of drafting guys who perform well in the tournament and who played for the best teams in the tournament (Hinrich, Deng, Gordon). UCLA doesn't have anyone of note in this year's draft, but Florida and LSU have a few guys who looked very good and looked like they could very well play in the NBA now and be effective. Aldridge might end up becoming a decent player, but he just doesn't have that fire underneath. As for Roy, he really reminds me of Deron Williams. Considering I really liked Williams last season, that's a good thing, imo.
  2. Outshined_One
    My point was that even Neifi can have a good day. Jose Macias could be halfway decent on some days, too. So can Lenny Harris, Delino Deshields, Corey Patterson, etc. Using him as a bench player, especially when it comes to defensive replacements, is perfectly fine in my mind. But, we all know Dusty's manlove for the guy. The possibility that Cedeno or Walker is almost always 0-11 away from getting replaced by Neifi indefinitely is one that makes me feel ill. Yes, he could kill the team and he did so on a number of occasions last year with bad plate appearances, double plays, and so on. More often than not, that's what you'll get with him.
  3. Outshined_One
    Blind squirrel, meet nut.
  4. Outshined_One
    I think that's the only walk Jock's going to have this month.
  5. Outshined_One
    You go, Garden Gnome!
  6. Outshined_One
    Neifi with a Texas Leaguer, haha.
  7. Outshined_One
    If Ronny and Murton continue to produce effectively over the next month, I can't see how Dusty will keep them at the bottom of the order. Cedeno needs to work on his double clutching.
  8. Outshined_One
    He had no chance of getting to it, but the skip over the puddle and the hilariously bad throw won't endear him to any Cardinals fans any time soon.
  9. Outshined_One
    Hey Ronny...nice hit. :D Juan Encarnacion is hilariously bad. Wow.
  10. Outshined_One
    Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerike 3!
  11. Outshined_One
    Rolen looks healthy. And only Cardinals fans think that Rolen is the greatest defensive 3B ever, Len. :P
  12. Outshined_One
    That seems to be a running theme with him, no?
  13. Outshined_One
    Also, thanks to Derrek for showing those of us watching at home what the new bleachers look like! :lol:
  14. Outshined_One
    That was gone off the bat. Attaboy Derrek! Show them why you won the Silver Slugger for 1B!
  15. Outshined_One
    Lean into it Neifi!
  16. Outshined_One
    Neifi looks chubby.
  17. Outshined_One
    Pujols with an awkward swing on that last pitch. Tee hee.
  18. Outshined_One
    I wasn't a fan of the double clutch and throw, but the fielding was quite nice.
  19. Outshined_One
    Good thing the Cards no longer have Ray King!
  20. Outshined_One
    You know it's baseball season when you hear Wayne Messmer belt out, "BREVE!" Woo!
  21. Outshined_One
    I just haven't liked watching Aldridge. While he seems to be fine in the low post in the college game, he'll get mauled underneath by guys like Garnett and Bowen, who will push him around and basically out-muscle him. Aldridge just doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who doesn't seem to have that killer instinct and willingness to get dirty underneath. I feel much the same way about the vast majority of foreign PFs/Cs in the NBA. It's like they'd much rather kick out and take the jumper than go to the low post and get the layup and the foul. It's like they either get overpowered or they're hesitant to take that approach, which can seriously hurt the underneath game. Noah and Thomas, on the other hand, seem to have those down and dirty qualities I like seeing in Cs and PFs. Having a player like that can really make a team much stronger defensively and offensively, in my opinion.
  22. Outshined_One
    My take is as follows... I don't see much strategy and attention to scouting reports from our hitters at the plate. Typically a guy will go up there seemingly with the sole intention of hacking away until he gets a hit. If a pitch even seems to be close to their zone, they'll take a swing at it, even if it turns out to he a slider that's low and away or something along those lines. There doesn't seem to be much of an intelligent approach when it comes to this team at bat. If the batter gets behind, more often than not, he'll panic and just keep trying to foul pitches off instead of letting certain pitches go for balls (which drove me NUTS with Corey). The arguments in this thread goes both ways. Jamie Moyer might not be able to crack 85 mph any more, but if he's throwing his stuff for strikes and no one's swinging at it, he'll have a nine pitch inning. However, if a pitcher is wild and his pitches are going all over the place, then taking a couple of pitches would be a smart idea. I don't think a number of guys on this team don't read the scouting reports on pitchers. It is different when you're at the plate as opposed to when you are watching on TV, I understand, but it would help if some guys could keep certain facts in their mind when up there and try to formulate some plan of attack. Instead, it just seems to be, "If you get a pitch that you think looks good, make contact!" That tends to hurt, especially when it comes to the soft-tossing lefties, where everything they throw looks like an eephus pitch down the middle of the plate.
  23. Outshined_One
    I like to think of him as an older Corey Patterson. Somehow, that makes it slightly more bearable.
  24. Outshined_One
    Box Scores Iowa won 5-3 Box Score CF F. Pie 2/4, 2 R, 2 SB (2), Assist SS R. Theriot 1/3, 2 RBI, K, E (1, throw) 2B M. Fontenot 1/4, K LF M. Restovich 2/4, 2 RBI 2 2B (2), K 1B B. Sing 0/3, BB, 2 K 3B C. McGehee 1/4 RF B. Coats 2/4, R, RBI, HR (1) C G. Soto 0/4, R SP L. Walrond 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3/4 K/BB, 7/6 GO/FO RP A. Shipman 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/0 K/BB, 1/2 GO/FO RP R. Novoa 1 perfect, 0/0 K/BB, 0/3 GO/FO RP D. Aardsma 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 2/0 GO/FO West Tenn won 2-1 in 11 innings Box Score CF C. Walker 1/5, K 2B E. Patterson 1/5, R, RBI, HR (1), 3 K, 2 E (fielding x2) LF L. Montanez 3/5, K, CS (1) 3B S. Moore 0/4, BB, 3 K DH R. Lewis 2/5, 2B (1), K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/5, K RF A. Greenberg 1/4, K C T. Richie 0/4, R, K SS C. Rojas 0/4, K SP C. Marmol 6 scoreless, 1 H, 6/2 K/BB, 8/1 GO/FO Daytona lost 7-3 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/4, RBI, 2 K DH N. Jackson 1/5, SB (1) C J. Fox 0/3, BB, K, E (1, throw) 1B M. Craig 1/3, BB, R SS J. Simokaitis 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, SB (1) 2B N. Spears 1/3, BB, SB (1) SP S. Gallagher 6 scoreless, 5 H, 8/1 K/BB, 7/2 GO/FO Peoria won 3-0 Box Score CF D. Gregg 1/5 RF M Ciaramella 0/5, 2 K 2B R. Chirinos 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (1), K 1B R. Norwood 1/5 DH A. Garcia 1/4, 2B (1), RBI, K 3B B. Taylor2/4, SB (1) LF J. Valdez 1/4, RBI, K C J. Muyco 1/4, 2 K SS D. Johnston 0/3, BB, K SP T. Blackford 5 scoreless, 5 IP, 6/1 K/BB, 4/4 GO/FO RP R. Sotolongo 2 scoreless and hitless, 2/1 K/BB, 2/2 GO/FO RP E. Campusano 2 scoreless and hitless, 4/1, 2/0 GO/FO OVERALL: 3-1
  25. Outshined_One
    If In-N-Out Burger and Krispy Kreme count as steroids...then yes, yes he is on steroids.
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