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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    I don't know the cause, but last year was the first year that he wasn't very efficient on the basepaths. Using SB-(2*CS) for net stolen bases: 2001: +15 2002: +15 2003: +19 2004: +8 (18 steals, 5 CS) 2005: +26 2006: +7(He must've been picked off twice last year, can't find it for previous years)
  2. Transmogrified Tiger
    Why not? Because the stereotype is against it? No, because it's inefficient. DeRosa and/or Murton will still be in the lineup to put up a similar OBP with less power, making them more appropriate for the 2 spot against RHP.
  3. Transmogrified Tiger
    I think that's more of an illusion after seeing pictures of people who are much smaller than even Skinny Z.
  4. Transmogrified Tiger
    I like what Lou has said so far but I I'm waiting to see what he really does. He is the guy that played A.Gonzalez at 3rd over some pretty good prospects in TB. I don't know what was up with that. It was a team of prospects. You're begrudging him playing one semi-vet at one position? No it wasn't, and yes, it was a terrible decision.
  5. Transmogrified Tiger
    Floyd has a career OPS against lefties of almost 800. Jones has one of 625. Quite a difference. '04-'06 .226/.280/.370/.650 .218/.285/.379/.664 Hard to tell the difference recently.
  6. Transmogrified Tiger
    What if it's Prior at 1-3 with a 5+ ERA? Or Lilly?
  7. Transmogrified Tiger
    If the decision is between Cotts and Wuertz, there is absolutely no reason for Cotts to be in the pen. I'd like to see McGehee get the last roster spot.
  8. Transmogrified Tiger
    I have been pleasantly surprised. I haven't been pleasantly suprised. That's because I don't always assume the worst. ::pats self on the back::. 8-) You're so awesome.
  9. Transmogrified Tiger
    That was also Kansas, the first time they played. Since Mizzou has won 2 in a row, it's time for crazy optimist theories to get them to rise up the standings. By wednesday if Tech loses at Texas, aTm wins at OSU, and Mizzou beats OU in Columbia then Mizzou is in 5th place in the B12. I guess that's how bad the Big 12 is.
  10. Transmogrified Tiger
    is that a ripoff of the "I-L-L!" chant? i don't know for sure who started it so i could be wrong. From what I remember, both schools claim that they started it first, I don't think anyone really knows.
  11. Transmogrified Tiger
    Oklahoma State undefeated at home. No more. M-I-Z!
  12. Transmogrified Tiger
    Element of surprise. Oklahoma State wasn't expecting the airballed 10 footer.
  13. Transmogrified Tiger
    Correct.
  14. Transmogrified Tiger
    Wow, that's a huge disadvantage to baserunners. Psst, it says "with no runners on base." They're not even letting them stay on base? That's just criminal.
  15. Transmogrified Tiger
    Wow, that's a huge disadvantage to baserunners.
  16. Transmogrified Tiger
    Muskat said the rotation was Z/Lilly/Marquis with everyone else competing for the other 2 spots. link Yes, and that's Muskat, who's probably the worst possible source. Wait til we actually hear from Piniella or Hendry about it, otherwise it's very hard to distinguish between what reporters may have heard and what their best(read: terrible) guess is as to who is a "rotation lock".
  17. Transmogrified Tiger
    Just to clarify, Lou doesn't say anything about Marquis in that article. I'm not willing to get upset about what was probably a poorly worded question/assumption by that writer.
  18. Transmogrified Tiger
    Wow, Tampa all the way down at 14.
  19. Transmogrified Tiger
    One thing I didn't know until after we hired Piniella was that he was a hitting coach himself, and apparently one that was pretty manic about improving his players. I'm anxious to see how those two in tandem impact our bats.
  20. Transmogrified Tiger
    That percentage sounds made up. Marquis isn't any good and we paid too much for him, but I'm not resigned to him being a blight just yet. I won't be surprised if he swings either way performance wise.
  21. Transmogrified Tiger
    Maybe Lou and Jason should trade hats.
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    Problem for them is that since they didn't beat any of the good teams they played earlier(they still play Mo. State, but they're a bubble team), and the Big South is so terrible(29th of 32 Conferences in RPI) that they'll likely be in a situation like last year, having to beat a real good team in the first round(they're 3-4 against the RPI Top 200). True, but they'll probably be better than a 15 seed like they were last year. Bracketology has them as a 12 right now, and if they finish out the year strong I don't see too many teams passing them that are that far down, so they would be at least a 13 in that scenario-facing a 4 or a 5 seed is a lot easier than facing a 2. And the fact that they are undefeated in conference this year (they had 3 losses in conference last year) and that they have 3 less losses right now than last year won't hurt either. True, but they're not out of the woods on that one yet. The 2nd and 3rd place teams(High Point and Coastal Carolina) each lost to them by 1 and 2 points respectively, and those two teams are who's left on Winthrop's conference schedule, plus Missouri St.
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    Problem for them is that since they didn't beat any of the good teams they played earlier(they still play Mo. State, but they're a bubble team), and the Big South is so terrible(29th of 32 Conferences in RPI) that they'll likely be in a situation like last year, having to beat a real good team in the first round(they're 3-4 against the RPI Top 200).
  24. Transmogrified Tiger
    I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's to keep them from breaking, especially since at this point a lot of the hitting work would be tee stuff, soft toss, etc.(work on form rather than the result of the swing).
  25. Transmogrified Tiger
    the kid in the middle looks like he may want to murder someone. Or run for school president.
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