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  1. soccer10k
    I would have to say that Gagne's save streak and Hershiser's scoreless innings streaks are better than DiMaggio's hit streak. A hitter generally gets four plate appearances per game, i.e. four chances to get a hit. For a pitcher, one bad pitch and your streak is over, whether that is scorless innings or consecutive saves. I would say that the scoreless innings streak is even better than the consecutive saves streak because depending on the opportunity, you can give up a run or two and still get a save. You don't get that chance for the scoreless innings streak. But they are all quite impressive.
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    I dunno, I remember Alou being upset that he didn't even get a call from Hendry or any courtesy interest even though they knew they weren't bringing him back. I was disappointed we didn't bring Alou back. He definately would have helped last year. Probably wouldn't have got us to the playoffs, but definately would have helped.
  3. soccer10k
    Now that I get the "moran" joke, it's SO much funnier when somebody says that.
  4. soccer10k
    Everybody ripped him when he left for Cincinnati. If I remember correctly, he actually took less money to play in Cincinnati than what somebody else offered him.
  5. soccer10k
    sometimes you have to take the game out of abstraction and look at what was going on in the game. big gigantic right handed hitter, Lowe burying sinker after sinker at the ankles and in the dirt, Navarro having trouble picking and even more trouble on the transfer, and the infield unable to hold Pierre close. if he goes, there is very little chance that he is thrown out. I agree with the original poster (although I do not agree that he should always have the green light). I don't know if it was a hit and run with Walker up or not, but Pierre should have been at second two or three pitches before that. I don't think Pierre should have the green light but, in the case of last night's game, he should have been more aggressive on the bases. But I agree that Pierre should worry about getting on base first before he worries about stealing.
  6. soccer10k
    How about Gagne's 84 straight save streak.
  7. soccer10k
    Also, how did Pawtucket manager Joe Morgan go 33 innings without screwing something up? That in of itself is amazing.
  8. soccer10k
    That's what I like. An interesting question: How many beers did Wade Boggs drink between the games?
  9. soccer10k
    It's a lose-lose situation for Dusty. If you walk Drew and bring in Williamson to face Kent and Williamson gives up a game winning hit, then Dusty is criticized for not just pitching to Drew. He stuck with a lefty-lefty match up, which is a good idea, and got burned. It was unfortunate that it cost us the game.
  10. soccer10k
    Are you freaking kidding me? They lost that series, so obviously he didn't clutch up enough. You want to talk about random stuff like that, how about throwing in Leyritz. The only reason Jeter has lots of big hits in the playoffs is because he's a good hitter who has played lots of playoff games. He's also had a lots of times he's made big outs (offensively, not defensively) in playoff games because he's played lots of playoff games. I'd rather have the better hitter, which in any given game is usually somebody other than Jeter. They didn't lose that series because of Jeter. They would have lost in 5 (I think, it might have been 4) without those two homeruns.
  11. soccer10k
    You can go ahead, but if I'm pitching in on an Aston Martin, I had better be driving it sometimes.
  12. soccer10k
    No he doesn't. Not even close. The two best things about Jeter is he's relatively productive for his position, and he's consistently productive (for the most part). He's not particularly clutch. He doesn't ALWAYS come through. He's just a really good offensive SS, and a questionable defensive SS. He's grossly overpaid. Just because he's on the Yankees doesn't change that fact. If Beltre was on the Yankees and doing what he's doing, he'd still be overpaid. You can't just disqualify a guy from the discussion because he's on a team that can afford him. Heck, every team can afford a bust, because they all have one to some extent or another. I'm not disqualifying him. I'm just saying to put it in perspective. $19 mil for the Yankees isn't the same as $19 mil for any other team. That's my point. The Yankees will pay people more because they know they can. I would consider Beltre much more overpaid. As for Jeter being clutch, two home runs in the World Series against the Diamondbacks and countless other big hits. Stats don't tell the whole story. Honestly, who else would you want up to bat in a crucial situation? I would pick David Ortiz over Jeter but Jeter would be number 2.
  13. soccer10k
    He fell off his legs last winter.
  14. soccer10k
    Man, I want this win tonight! Give us some momentum going into the dreaded Card Series... Winning 2 out of 3 on the road is important. Especially with the Cards coming up.
  15. soccer10k
    How do you vote multiple times? It only lets me vote once.
  16. soccer10k
    Agreed. If Prior comes back and pitches the rest of the year I think we'll have a good shot. Obviously if all three (Prior/Wood/Miller) come back healthy we'll have a great shot. But if Prior can return to his 2003 form, that will help immensely.
  17. soccer10k
    I'm loving this scoreless innings streak. Anybody know the longest scoreless innings streak for a reliever?? If I had to guess I would say Gagne from a couple years ago or the Eckersley 1990 year where he had a 0.61 ERA and only allowed 9 runs all year. Not sure though, those are just guesses.
  18. soccer10k
    Face value, they're a hundred. I paid $20 over. That's not too bad.
  19. soccer10k
    Add Peralta to that list, and Felipe Lopez was very close. Peralta, Young, Lopez and Tejada combined don't make what Jeter makes. You can disagree if you wish, but Jeter is my choice for most overpaid player in baseball. Jeter is overpaid but he's still a valuable player, unlike Beltre, who has turned into a useless pile of puke. If you needed a big hit at the end of the game, who else on the Yankees would you want batting other than Jeter? What about in the league, with the exception of David Ortiz? Jeter ALWAYS comes through for his team. I'm not saying that he isn't overpaid, because I do think he is. But if you factor in that he's on the Yankees, I don't think you can consider him the most overpaid player. He would only be making 10-12 mil if he was on any other team.
  20. soccer10k
    That could be said for a lot of hitters last night, including Lee, Barrett, Walker, and Murton. Nobody looked good at all. Jones did. But he was taken out. Yeah, the one day that Jones actually hits well, Dusty takes him out early.
  21. soccer10k
    Pedro easily with Maddux second. Clemens always seemed to disappear when his team needed him the most. Pedro had so many unbelievable games in his prime that I would have to go to him. Pedro during his prime was flat out untouchable.
  22. soccer10k
    It's fun to think that it's just part of the Master Plan when he does walk someone. That's still an amazing streak.
  23. soccer10k
    Remember that RBI single he had against Wuertz in the Sunday Night game? It was on a pitch exactly like you described, and he hammered it past Cedeno. But it didn't go out of the park. If he hits it on the ground at least we have a chance ...when its in the seats we don't. That's an excellent point. I believe the quote is "you can't hit it out of the park if you hit it on the ground" or something to that affect. But I think you do the same thing you do with any great hitter. Be careful. If the situation permits, then pitch to him. Base open, unintentional intentional walk. We've seen the same thing happen with DLee this year a couple times.
  24. soccer10k
    I don't think he improved at all last night. Many people have said he didn't pitch well in the first four games. What's the difference between his lines from last night and from the St. Louis start? STL: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 111 PIT LAD: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO, 112 PIT If he wasn't pitching well before, how was last night any different? I know he didn't pitch well in both starts against Cincinnati but he still isn't right. I don't care about the gun speed. His problem is still walks. He's walked 17 in just 4 starts while only striking out 21. He's only given up 19 hits because the opposing team is too busy getting walked to swing at the pitches. His WHIP is 1.59 right now. He has to get his walks down to be an effective pitcher and until he does that consistently, he isn't pitching well. I'm not saying he can't walk anybody, but only walk one or two a game instead of 4 or 5.
  25. soccer10k
    Absolutely. He was one of the top 5 players in the game when he was with Seattle. I argue that Bonds would have been a HOFer with just his career before he took roids and I think if you take Griffey's career through the 2000 season, he's the same way. BTW, he played 145 games with the Reds in 2000.
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