A Boy Named Seo

Phillip Evans tore up spring training for a coupla weeks IIRC. Short dude. And just because, we should also call up the guy who caught the bat with one hand like nothing.

d'Kong76 wrote: That's an interestingly busy room, it's like the complete opposite of our quite boring living room. Cat looks fake or perhaps taxidermy'd? Real cat. Note the big piece of cat furniture in front of the window. Saw some SNY vid w/ Keith and his gato and Keith positively loves that cat.

I'm as surprised that Keith's place is so cluttered with stuff as I was when I found out Keith is a cat guy. That's a lot of throw blankets and pillows and candles and vuvuzelas!? What the hell are those horn things on the table behind him bookending the antelope?? And did Keith win Wimbledon?? Still love ya for ever, Mex!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Can I advocate for an app-based interpretation of the forum? I don't know shit but I think some old-school websites are app-able these days. YesYesYes. I follow a couple forums on tapatalk. I don't know if our board's code is compatible with that, but something like it would be a giant leap for CPF-kind.

A codpiece sounds like something in a short black skirt that Harvey and bros would scour Manhattan bars looking for.

Ceetar wrote: Should I point out that I helped with an e-book that's basically this? http://beergraphs.com/bg/995-the-baseball-lovers-guide-to-craft-beer/ Yes, you def should. Curious, does or will that e-book get updated? I'm sure lots o beers get added everywhere, every season.

metirish wrote: This is a great thread, I remember a game a few months back and Keith and Gary basically defending Ray Ramirez on the telecast, I was taken aback as it seemed odd that they would feel the need to defend a head trainor. Passionately defended Ramirez. Wasn't Ronnie on it, too? I remembered being pretty surprised by it, too.

Great review. Totally love this park, and was lucky enough to witness the Bartolo homer and the David Wright barehanded catch live there. It's so open and wide and comfortable. Leaving the old warehouse up that frames the stadium on the left field side is cool looking (if not a tiny bit of contrived old-timeyness). Views in any direction at this park are pretty wonderful. The only thing dreadfully boring about the stadium is the home team.

themetfairy wrote: One cool feature is that you can borrow a glove for the game. If you like the glove, you can purchase it at a discount after the game. Although having some strange, borrowed piece of leather on your hand instead of the trusty mitt that you've gone to battle with for years would seemingly increase the chance of you muffing that rare foul ball catch opportunity, I am still in favor this cool, little park perk.

Centerfield wrote: 2. The yellow seats are kinda jarring on TV but more so in person. I know it's part of the classic look. But it's still strikes me as odd. Looked a bit cooler to me when I learned this lil factoid: [tweet] [/tweet]

Something weird keeps happening. My adoptee keeps getting promoted despite numbers that would indicate promotion should be for other dudes. He went .214 / .304 / .382 (.686 OPS) in 148 plate appearances with St. Lucie, which somehow got him promoted to AA Binghamton. There, he went .227 / .322 / .347 (.669 OPS), in 87 plate appearances, which naturally got him promoted to AAA Vegas. And at Vegas, he finished .182 / .308 / .364 (.671 OPS) in 13 scant plate appearances. In 4 seasons, my dude, the 40th (last) round pick of the 2014 draft, #1195 overall, has defied all odds and climbed to the top rungs of the minor league professional baseball ladder with this career line: .201 / .311 / .318 (.629 OPS). He has played every infield position this year (but mostly second base). Like, I wanna put a change.org petition together to get this guy called up to Queens for an inning of defensive replacement work. I make shitty jokes about your OPS, Dale, but you're almost there, dude. Keep going.

Dodger Stadium was build in 1962 in very sketchy fashion on Chávez Ravine, a hill in downtown Los Angeles that was formerly populated by generations of Angelinos of Mexican heritage. These people had their homes taken away from them by the city, who cited eminent domain and a desire to build low-cost housing on the site. The city never built that housing, and instead eventually flipped the land to Walter O'Malley, who built this beautiful ballpark on a hill. (Great companion story and album --> http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/ry-cooder-talks-ny-times-chavez-ravine-dodger-stadium-marks-50th-anniversary-2012-04-12) And it is a beautiful park. Dodger Stadium is somehow the third oldest stadium in baseball (behind Fenway and Wrigley). I've been to a game at Fenway (and a concert at Wrigley) and they feel like living museums to me. Dodger Stadium was built about 50 years later than those two, but doesn't feel like an artifact in any way. The concourses are much narrower than new parks and the bathrooms a little mustier (there might even be some troughs still in the mens rooms), but seeing the palm trees dot the hillside beyond the outfield walls immediately remind you that you're sitting in an iconic baseball venue, and it will also remind you of Kirk Gibson (and the cars snaking out of the parking lot that night, trying to beat traffic in Game 1 of the World Fucking Series). Sadly Vin is now retired. And so is Nancy Bea Hefly, the wonderful organist (whom I had great pleasure of meeting years ago), who filled the stadium with beautiful baseball music for nearly 30 years. Even without those two, Dodger Stadium on nearly any Los Angeles night (the weather never sucks) is one of my favorite places to see a game. The Bad: Traffic completely sucks, don't be in a rush. Angelinos are laid-back people, so showing up a little late and leaving a little early isn't culturally a sin, like it might be on the east coast. But even with the best intentions, traffic will make you late. I used to have to leave my apartment in Long Beach (~30 miles away) by 5pm to ensure I was on time for the first pitch of a 7:05 PM start. That was rare. And traffic's even worse during a playoff game. But if you're just visiting, you want the experience and don't truly care about the outcome, show up late! Leave early! You were probably at the beach all day and couldn't make it on time anyway! If you want to park in the stadium, everyone winds excruciatingly slowly up the same hill through different entrances, loops around the park to their spot, then does the same painful dance on the way out. HOT TIP: Park outside the stadium (most of the time for free) and walk up the hill. I've parked on Sunset Blvd many times. The short walk is faster than the snarling traffic and you burn a few calories for that Dodger Dog and beer (more later). Also bad - sitting in the outfield bleachers. My ex-girlfriend would sit there regularly, but that place sucks. The views are fine and all, but the clientele is decidedly more Raider-fan. And those guys are dicks, lets face it. I did sit in the upper tank for Opening Day, 1990. Just fine, but get down a little lower. Also, there's a mez level where IIRC, if you sit a little too far back, you can't see the full flight of the ball on a pop fly due to the overhang. Not the worst thing in the world, but again, get down a litter closer if you can. The game's always better when you're right on top of it. The Good: Classic park, beautiful views! Get a Dodger Dog (the all beef one). You'll probably be like, "What the hell, it's just a goddamn hotdog" but a Dodger Dog and a tall, cold Dos Equis or Tecate in the stands on a summer night is just right, people. There are way more food and beer options now than there used to be, but old reliable is just that.

Edgy MD wrote: The sad thing about that Springer homer is that it wasn't that bad of a pitch. But Harvey has nothing on it. Yepp. Got Marwin on the backwards K, but that "fast"ball was 92.

Matt Harvey does not want us all to waste the middle part of our Saturday on a long, holiday weekend! Thanks, Matt!

And the Angels then move Cameron Maybin to Houston. Mike Trout, at least, is happy.

Ceetar wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: I feel bad for Matz, and if he felt like the team had this "rub some dirt on it, don't be a pussy" view of him, then yah, he's gonna try to pitch through it (and look like crap doing it). I mean, if the dude can't throw a ball without pain in the 4 days since his last start, why in the world would anyone think he'd feel good on the 5th day? Shut him down and keep digging for the cause. Because A. He didn't feel like the team had that view of him. He and the Mets were on the same page. and B. He COULD throw the ball without pain. It was just between starts he was having issues. So he had "elbow discomfort all season" except the days he pitched baseballs in games? And that article seems to disagree with your first point. "I figured that any little aches and pains I had were just lingering from the offseason," Matz said. "I was just going to push through it and hope it goes away." ... A pitcher tagged as soft with a lengthy injury history, Matz was determined to pitch through his problems. That doesn't sound like the Mets and Matz being on the same page, unless you mean both sides pushing for "ignore the pain, keep pitching".

I feel bad for Matz, and if he felt like the team had this "rub some dirt on it, don't be a pussy" view of him, then yah, he's gonna try to pitch through it (and look like crap doing it). I mean, if the dude can't throw a ball without pain in the 4 days since his last start, why in the world would anyone think he'd feel good on the 5th day? Shut him down and keep digging for the cause.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Reynolds is suddenly the best guy on the Mets. Some Guy On Twitter says Grandyman and Rene Rivera are to be traded tonight Prescient much? What was the handle? @ReallyNotSandyAldersonIPromise @TravelAgent4GrandyMan @LasVegasDave ???

Edgy MD wrote: Does Wlmer seem to have a better eye at the plate these days or is everybody else just worse? Yes.

Man, Trump really does make some disgusting faces. Good stuff, Eff-Man.

Trying to figure out Jerry Blevins' nickname of "Gordo". His name isn't Jerry Gordon Blevins or anything, and at 6'6", 190, he's decidedly not gordo. Reverse nick from one of the Spanish speaking teammates?

Absolutely shocking development: all of the jerseys, t-shirts, and caps are on sale NOW!!!! including Tommy "Please just call me Tommy Milone" Milone.

It should also be pointed out that those v-neck blue tops with the orange sleeves and orange caps look pretty crappy.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That image makes me realize that I don't know uniform numbers the way I used to. I don't know who BROWN BEAR, MONCHO and GOOPY are. Why is Steven Matz known as RENO? And Jacob deGrom seems to have the most boring nickname ever. Yep, time to look up some #'s here, too. I think my favorite is Goopy, whoever the hell that is, followed by Reno, and Scooter. Steven Matz doesn't scare anyone, but Reno Matz will shoot a man just to watch him die. Shouldn't "LIL D" include, you know, a little "d"? And Brown Bear sounds super gay. I mean that literally and not in a funny way.

Was the trade with the Rays for the @wefollowlucasduda Instagram account our best deadline deal?