javy knows my name

Brutal, brutal call. That was the game changer... The more brutal call was the one at second that took kenny off second with no outs. God I hate the Red Sox

It was above the knees. Gameday lies. But I already knew this.

Gameday says the ball to Veritek was a really good pitch. Elevating his sinker and getting some hard luck.

8 pitches for Matsuzaka in the 2nd :shock: This game is going way too quickly. Might only catch a half hour after work.

Poor J.D. Drew. I'm gamedaying this, maybe someone can tell me if they're back to booing him yet.

I see. Thanks. Apologies if this was discussed previously or doesn't belong in baseball discussions. If someone would be able to point me to the original thread, I would appreciate it.

Ummm what? This seems as good a time as any to advertise that I don't know what many of the acronyms mean, including IBL, IIRC and other stuff.

I honestly don't think I'd even watch a Rockies/Indians World Series. I don't care for either team. I think Joe Buck will start sobbing if that happens. I fully expect it to not happen, but only because it would give me so much pleasure. :evil:

I think he might be saying that "anything" should and would likely include the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/search/label/espn A couple days old, but one of my favorite FJM posts to date! Warning: Explicit content may not be suitable for children.

Hmm nothing mentioning Pie's chances to start in CF on opening day... Guess we just have to hope for a productive spring training for him

Manny, is that you? You say it like it's a bad thing. If a pitcher can leap around and cavort on the mound like a madman, I see nothing wrong with a hitter taking a moment to enjoy when they've just clobbered one out of the park. Players can show emotion or that they're pumped everywhere else...except when they do what is arguably the most awesome singular display of baseball's, well, awesomeness. Bosh, I say. Flimshaw. You can go ahead and call me a purist, but what Manny did last night epitomized what is wrong with professional sports today. Guys like TO and "Ocho-cinco" drop more passes than your average receiver because they are thinking too much about the damn TD celebration to follow. The NFL is absolutely not hard enough on these guys. But I digress. Manny is helping to bring an aspect of pro sports that I never thought would befall the game of baseball, and I can't help but resent him for it. He is turning a team game into something all about him. Not only is he showing up the other team, but also his own. I also think that this depends on the circumstances (his 3-run hr in the 2004 ALCS comes immediately to mind), and the situation did not call for it. This has nothing to do with grit or lack thereof, and even if it did, it doesn't belong in a discussion mocking "gritty" players (btw, I love this discussion). Running out a hr modestly doesn't seem to me like something that should be mocked. *However, this does not apply to running out a walk. Every time Eckstein does that, I die a little inside.

Manny, is that you? You say it like it's a bad thing.

Good. He'll be cheaper in a trade with Dusty at the helm, anyway.

# of foul balls with 2 strikes? I'm looking for that "pest" factor. I wish we could quantify # of starts over a better, younger, player. Difficult to do though. How about a calculation for reverse VORP? The gritty player in question is assumed as an average replacement-level player and his rVORP would be the inverse of the VORP of the more talented, higher-ceilinged player he's blocking. I would also consider introducing "loss-shares." Thoughts?

Ugh. Please not the Red Sox

=D> did he actually say that?! Wow. What a... well, what a DBag. I really loved how he actually came out and said that they outplayed the Rockies, but were victimized by bad luck. I must say, my world was turned upside down when I heard about their bad soap-droppin' luck. :evil:

No, but I believe you. But, I think Juan "4-3" Pierre might get on base at a better clip... :lol:

Yep. Who's Micah Owings? :wink:

Morales is a real talent. Triple digits from the left side of the mound and a great breaking ball. He looked as good as anybody at the futures game this year.

Although I am rooting for the Rockies (and every other team against the D-Backs), it made me feel a little better to see them make Livan Hernandez look good. At least for 5 and two-thirds. That said, I hope they rip apart the guy on the mound tonight who also happens to be their best hitter. :lol: