sunnydoo

Yea, a lot of people dont like me when i bring this up. But facts are facts. I read the article and, while I wish those Sabremetrics guys will have fun doing their work, the area of trends and Aramis is what is disturbing to me. To wit: April (BA/OBP/Slug/OPS) 2003 .239/.317/.370/.687 2004 .308/.333/.626/.960 2005 .241/.344/.458/.802 2006 .197/.321/.394/.716 May 2003 .343/.379/.429/.808 2004 .306/.372/.500/.872 2005 .289/.324/.546/.870 2006 .236/.259/.436/.695 His splits this season are lefties .190/.749, righties .219/.700. In total now, his stats are .214/.296/.413/.709. And we are complaining about OBP and still championing this guy? He is last in BA among all qualified ML 3b (26th), 23rd in OBP, 18th in Slugging %, and 22nd in OPS. He ranks in the bottom 3 in all 4 categories in the NL. He is also 11th in the least number of pitches per plate appearance in the NL at 3.56, so i am not buying this pitching around thing. Careerwise he is .275/.327/.479/.806. That .806 career OPS is 4th amongst our divisional 3b behind Rolen (.889), Ensberg (.873), and Koskie (.827). Edwin Encarnacion has a (.802) and Joe Randa (.765) for the Pirates are the 2 remaining. Interestingly enough, Randa is on the DL and Freddie Sanchez is now playing for him, and he has a .863 OPS for this season (although his career is .725). So why does Aramis get the free pass, and Jones and Pierre get picked on? Especially Jones and his lefty split? Oh, its because we KNOW Aramis will come around. What if he doesnt? What if the trend/slide continues? Do we really want to keep paying this guy $11M a year if he isnt performing? This guy is supposed to be hitting the peak in his career while nearing his 28th birthday. And it looks as if he is going downhill. Only thing i see besides a slightly lower HR/AB ratio this season is a few more fly ball outs (81% as opposed to his career avg of 87%). Is the power not there anymore?

my head just imploded. that is all.

Ok, same plan as yesterday. Good job on the start Flame! Make the Nats feel sorry for us and suck up to their pitcher. Today's effort is by U2. The heart is a bloom Shoots up through the stony ground There's no room No space to rent in this town You're out of luck And the reason that you had to care The traffic is stuck And you're not moving anywhere You thought you'd found a friend To take you out of this place Someone you could lend a hand In return for grace It's a beautiful day Sky falls, you feel like It's a beautiful day Don't let it get away You're on the road But you've got no destination You're in the mud In the maze of her imagination You love this town Even if that doesn't ring true You've been all over And it's been all over you It's a beautiful day Don't let it get away It's a beautiful day Touch me Take me to that other place Teach me I know I'm not a hopeless case See the world in green and blue See China right in front of you See the canyons broken by cloud See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out See the Bedouin fires at night See the oil fields at first light And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth After the flood all the colors came out It was a beautiful day Don't let it get away Beautiful day Touch me Take me to that other place Reach me I know I'm not a hopeless case What you don't have you don't need it now What you don't know you can feel it somehow What you don't have you don't need it now Don't need it now Was a beautiful day

me too. so many things have gone wrong with him of late.

He's making things up. actually there is a recent article out there where Prior said he would be ready by Memorial Day. I think i read it at cubs.com on one of the daily blurbs.

Brewers win 3-2 in the 9th. Manuel should get the gate. He is terrible. But Gillick is an idiot.

i am the biggest poopyhead here.

Ground to be gained on everyone cept the Brew Crew. Bucs 7-3 in the 8th over the Reds Giants 13-3 in the 9th in Houston Mets 4-3 in the Louis with a rain delay in the 7th Brewers batting in bottom of ninth 2-2.

Cubs WIN!! Oh my God, Cubs Win!

nah, i bet it is the DBacks still. No matter how much they win this year.

South Chicago just went up on the Bravos 3-2 in the 11th. Willis went 9. Borowski 1. Bringing in Vargas i believe.

That kid the Phiting Phils replace Rowand with is unstoppable. .413 in 46 ABs and just tripled

The Jerr-O-Meter now reads .279

Raining in STL. 4-3 in the 7th, Mets.

Sox lose! 10-7 final. WTG D-Rays

Ross goes yard in the 8th. Bucs still up 7-2.

they called the guy out at home. still 2-2 in the 8th

and Milky scores...Lee singles. 3-2 8th inning.

speaking of trying to get fired, Manuel just ordered an iw to Jenkins so he could set runners on 1st and 2nd vs. Lee and Fielder with 1 out.

120 is what i have

now dusty is either going to have to burn a lefty, or let Eyre face Guillen with multiple runners on base. i want to kill Rothschild.

Crap. Cards tie it at 3 in the 7th. Giants score again, now 13-3

i agree. this is dangerous.

White Sox are threatening to tie TB, after being down 10-3 earlier.

Phiting Phils catch Milky 2-2 in the 7th 12-3 Giants over Stros in the 5th 7-0 Pitt over Cincy in the 7th Meets up 3-2 in the 6th. That bad man will be in on deck circle.