Outshined_One

Sam, thanks a bunch for answering our questions! My question to you is, how do you prepare yourself before every game? Do you try to relax and listen to music, make small talk with some other players, or do you have any rituals or superstitions that you go through? Thanks again!

With the 67th pick, Masturbatory Autism takes Ashley Lelie, WR, DEN.

Box Scores Iowa lost 7-2 Box Score SS R. Cedeno 1/4 RF M. Murton 1/4, K 1B S. McClain 1/3, K, HBP LF M. Hoffpauir 0/3, BB, K C G. Soto 0/4, 2 K 2B R. Lewis 2/4, R, RBI, 2 K PH S. Mitre 0/0, BB (heh) PH M. Fontenot 0/1 SP B. Brownlie 5 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1/2 RP C. Pignatiello 1 scoreless and hitless, 1/1 RP R. Rohlicek 1 perfect, 1/0 RP C. Bartosh 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 West Tenn lost 3-2 in the 9th Box Score RF A. Greenberg 0/2, BB, 2 K 1B M. Craig 1/1, 2B (20) SS R. Theriot 1/2, 2 BB, RBI, E (11, throw) 3B C. MCGehee 0/4, R, K, E (13, throw) 2B A. Sisk 1/4, RBI, 2B (5) CF B. Coats 0/4, 3 K 1B B. Sing 0/2, 2 BB, K LF L. Montanez 0/3, BB, K, 2 Assts (2B, Home) C J. Reyes 1/3, BB, R, 2B (10) PH D. Bacon 0/1, K SP R. O'Malley 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5/1 RP D. Aardsma 1 perfect, 0/0 RP A. Shipman .2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1/0 Daytona won 9-0 Box Score CF C. Walker 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI 3B S. Moore 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (26), SB (21) 1B B. Dopirak 1/5, RBI, K, E (15, fielding) RF J³ 0/2, BB, R C T. Richie 1/3, BB, R SP R. Wells 7 scoreless, 2 H, 6/0 Peoria is off until the 24th Boise won 4-2 Box Score CF D. Gregg 1/3, BB, R, CS (9), K C M. Reed 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K LF J. Valdez 1/4, 2 RBI, K RF J. Defendis 0/4, RBI 1B E. Puello 1/4, SB (3), K 2B K. Reynolds 0/4 DH C. Quinones 1/3, BB, R, K SS J. Mota 2/4, R SP D. Veal 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4/2 Mesa lost 4-1 Box Score 2B E. Serrano 1/4, R, 3B (4), K CF R. Brown 0/4, 2 K RF D. Lewis 1/1, RBI RF S. Harris 0/3, 2 K DH Y. Carter 0/3, K LF R. Episcopo 0/3 3B S. Baez 0/3, 2 K SS D. Johnston 0/3, 3 K SP M. Pawelek 4 IP, 4 H, 5/1 OVERALL: 2-3

I'm sure that if told him that to his face, you might well have your femurs ripped out. :D

Box Scores Iowa won 3-2 Box Score SS R. Cedeno 2/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (14) RF M. Murton 0/3, BB, RBI 1B S. McClain 1/4, RBI LF B. Grieve 1/2, K LF M. Hoffpauir 1/2, 2B (10), E (2, fielding) 3B M. Fontenot 0/4, 2 K 2B R. Lewis 0/4 C G. Soto 2/3, R SP J. Leicester 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5/3, HR RP J. Van Buren 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 West Tenn lost to Mississippi 6-0 Box Score LF L. Montanez 1/3, BB SS R. Theriot 1/4 3B C. McGehee 0/3, BB 2B A. Siska 1/3, BB CF B. Coats 0/3, BB RF/1B B. Sing 1/2, 2 BB, 2 E (12, throw, fielding) 1B M. Craig 1/3, K RF A. Greenberg 0/1 SP R. Pinto 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5/2 RP D. Aardsma 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0/0 Daytona lost 11-2 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/4, 2 K, PO 3B S. Moore 1/2, BB, K, HBP 1B B. Dopirak 0/4, K RF J³ 0/3, K C T. Richie 1/4, K SP JR Mathes 4 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 2/2 RP A. Tavares 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4/3, HR Peoria is off until the 24th. Boise lost 5-2 Box Score CF D. Gregg 2/5, RBI RF J. Defendis 2/5, K 1B C. Gaskin 0/5, 3 K LF J. Valdez 1/3, BB, 2B (9), 2 K 2B K. Reynolds 0/2, 2 BB, R DH C. Quinones 2/4 C J. Muyco 0/3, 2 K C P. Farina 0/1, K SS J. Mota 0/4, 3 K, E (17, missed catch) SP J. Yepez 3.1 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 2/5, HR Mesa won 5-2 (Completed Early) Box Score 3B V. Heredia 1/4, RBI, 2B (2), K RF S. Harris 2/4, 2B (4) LF D. Lewis 0/4, K, Assist (1B) C M. Mercedes 0/3 DH Y. Carter 2/3, 2 R 1B R. Canzler 1/1, BB, R SS D. Johnston 2/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), CS (3), K CF R. Brown 2/3, R, 2 RBI SP S. Taylor 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4/2 RP B. Paganetti 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/2 OVERALL: 2-3

With the 54th pick, Masturbatory Autism takes Tatum Bell, RB, DEN

Therein lies your problem. :)

My nickname for Murton was "Dusty's Red-Headed Step Child".

Attempting to apply rationality to Dusty Baker's line of reasoning will only result in numerous contradictions and headaches. Frankly, I've given up thinking that anything out of that man's mouth is the truth. He's lied and made plenty of stuff up before, so why expect him to be honest to fans and the media?

And as we all know, that will be Baker's reasoning if he's asked about the lineup following the game.

For cripe's sake, if Neifi is going to be in the lineup, put him down in the 7 or 8 hole where his joke of an OBP won't be as much of a problem!

With the 47th pick, Masturbatory Autism selects Tom Brady, QB, NE.

That is not saying much. Hollandsworth is clearly not an everday player. Dusty gave Dubois a better chance at earning a job, than both Cedeno and Murton. He also had a chance in Cleveland to grab an everyday spot as DH, he just hasn't taken advantage of his opportunities. I thought Cleveland's DH job was Travis Hafner's and that some injuries had caused him to miss time? As much as I like Dubois, he's not as good as Hafner offensively speaking.

Scheduled Games (All Times Local) AZL Angels at Mesa 7:00 PM Box Score Box Scores Iowa lost 6-3 Box Score SS R. Cedeno 2/4, R, CS (3) RF M. Murton 1/3, BB, R, E (1, fielding) 1B S. McClain 0/4 LF B. Grieve 2/4, 3 RBI, 3B (1) 2B R. Lewis 2/3, BB, 2B (7), K SP S. Mitre 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 0/2 RP J. Koronka 5.1 scoreless, 3 H, 1/3 RP C. Pignatiello 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 West Tenn with an off day Daytona won 13-0 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/3, BB, R, 2B (20) 3B S. Moore 0/4, BB, K 1B B. Dopirak 1/5, R, 3 K RF J³ 4/5, 3 R, 8 RBI, 3 HR (10) C J. Fox 1/3, K, HBP SP J. Mateo 5 scoreless, 2 H, 6/2 Peoria won Game 1 of the DH 14-7 Box Score CF S. Fuld 4/6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B (29) 2B E. Patterson 4/6, 2 R, 2B (23) DH R. Harvey 1/4, R, 3 RBI, 2B (29), 2 K RF B. Flowers 0/3, BB SS J. Simokaitis 1/5, R, RBI, K 3B L. Rivera 4/5, R SP S. Gallagher 4.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 8/2, 2 HR, 3 HBP RP A. Francisco 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3/2 Peoria lost Game 2 of the DH 4-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/2, HBP 2B E. Patterson 0/2, BB, R, RBI, 2 SB (38) DH R. Harvey 1/3, RBI LF D. Larsen 1/3 SS L. Rivera 0/3 SP J. Blevins 5 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1/0, HR Boise won 3-1 Box Score CF D. Gregg 1/4, R, RBI, Assist (2B) RF J. Defendis 1/3, BB, RBI, SB (3), K 1B C. Gaskin 0/4, K DH K. Reynolds 1/4, 2 K 3B E. Puello 0/4 LF C. Quinones 0/2, BB PR M. Reed 0/0, R LF J. Valdez 0/1, K C J. Muyco 0/3, K SS J. Mota 0/3, K SP M. Atkins 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6/1 RP A. Santana 1 hitless and scoreless, 0/1

Yes, after less than 250 career ML ABs, it is clearly time to give up on any future he might have.

Apparently Royals owner David Glass wants Kansas City to fork over $200m for stadium upgrades. Link

Threw a scoreless inning with 14 pitches, 11 for strikes, and a hit. Not too shabby.

I very much doubt it, as that would be the loss of 25 jobs. The union would have a fit. They've tried contraction before. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried it again.

That was at the least an easy force at second. Whoops.

McCarver also had a creepy moment in the game. Geoff Blum was at 1st with Juan Uribe at the plate. Ozzie kept calling for the hit and run about six times in a row starting with a 3-1 count, but Uribe kept fouling it off. After the sixth one, Blum handed his helmet to the 2B umpire for a quick breather. McCarver said something to the effect of: "Blum is so tired right now! He's handing his helmet to the umpire, but he also probably wants to give him some more of his clothes. That uniform is hot!" :shock:

Nothing happening right now in terms of NL WC contenders, but some games are still going on. Of note is the White Sox/Yankees game, which (if you can tolerate Tim McCarver) might see some fun times going on. Orlando Hernandez threw behind A-Rod's head and has been having some issues with the home plate umpire.

Welcome aboard!

Cook looks like he went and sobbed for a few hours after getting his picture taken. What a baby!

With the 34th pick, Masturbatory Autism takes Anquan Boldin, WR, AZ.

I hear Red Grange is going to make a comeback.