Frayed Knot
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In his book on the '85 season; 'If At First', Keith often admits to going through a lot of ciggies during a game (half-pack, maybe a pack?) but usually only a few puffs from each - more for nerve purposes than anything else. 2-1/2 is certainly way over the top but I wonder how "much" of them he actually had. ]: According to Keith he hasn't had a cancer stick in 11 years Well there was no way he was getting past 1st base with Elaine if he didn't quit.
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Trachsel didn't have a start "skipped"; rather his 2nd start was delayed 2 days in order to get Zambrano his 1st which had been postponed due to his ST hammy injury plus a bout with the flu. And, unless the Mets start skipping the 5th started position - something they haven't done in many years - what "number" starter is assigned to each pitcher is vurtually meaningless.
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Saying that announcers *can be* biased in their views isn't the same thing as saying that they *can't NOT be unbiased*.
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I think the game-cast (or whatever they call it) at CBSportsline.com is better than either of them. The others are too "busy" and the fact that they're far too interested in getting you to participate in their links, pop-ups, fan polls, and all other sorts of interactive cross-promotional nonsense makes them tougher/slower to both load and use. Both the MLB & ESPN sites make my computer throw up at times.
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All threads lead to Piazza. Or is it Rey? Or maybe Benitez? Actually it's Vic's ass.
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Schaefer POTG, 4-22-06, Mets 8, Padres 1
Frayed Knot replied to Gwreck's topic in New York Mets Talk
Martinez - 5.1 Delgado - 1.2 Nady - 1.5 Castro - 1.5 Julio - 0.3 Wright - 0.15 Chavez - 0.1 Floyd - 0.15 -
Tough 4th inning for Cincy's Branden Claussen: B Hall homered to left R Weeks singled to left center D Miller homered to left D Bush singled to left B Clark homered to left J Hardy homered to left He was relieved after HR #5 (what took ya so long skip?) First 5 HR inning in 40 years. And ESPN has a lead story for SportsCenter; because, even with the beginning of NBA & NHL playoffs, Barry has hit his 1st HR and everyone in Bristol, Conn knows how much the American public cares about this.
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OK Jorge ... let's not make Willie have to dip into that tired pen in order to bail your butt out.
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Reyes is frustrated. He stopped running about 2 strides into the liner to CF he hit as soon as he realized is was going to be caught.
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Jose Valentin: Hitting Machine
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Rockin' Doc wrote: The Padres finally retire Castro. Something John & Bobby Kennedy were never able to do.
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and opine that 20-some consect innings of shutout ball from the bullpen (until last night's late run) can put a positive dent in the team ERA when a season is just 2 weeks old.
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" ... to repair a herniated disk in his back" He probably caught it from Andy Hernandez.
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The confusing part, as Bret mentions, is the lack of context with those stats: Rank amongst how many?; how large is the gap between 1st place and say 10th, or 10th and 20th - and are those gaps meaningful or trivial?; what kind of sample sizes?; etc. Too often there's some stuff that seems so counter to observations that I'm reluctant to trust the remainder. for ex: I remember Rob Neyer examining the Hampton/Bell-Cedeno/Dotel trade all those years ago and concluding (among other things) that the Mets would be hurt by it becuase Roger Cedeno had been a "dominant defensive RFer" - and of course he had some kind of stats to back up his claim. Now Roger verison 19.99 certainly wasn't as bad as the version we got back a few years later but, even then, anyone who had watched him play that season would know that the notion of calling him "dominant" defensively was simply laughable.
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Iriki was "designated for assignment" which isn't the same thing as losing him it just means that the Mets had a specific time for deciding what to do with him after removing him from the 40-man roster (a move made to promote Feliciano). So instead of cutting him loose they exposed him to waivers. Once he cleared he was simply re-signed and put right back where he was. The only difference now is that he's no longer on the 40-man meaning he'll be tougher to call up if needed.
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That's the thing with defensive stats, I've yet to see any that don't confuse the matter as much as explain it. Meanwhile, I agree completely with those written mini-scouting reports which say almost precisely what I would have said for each player just based on observation alone.
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I'm not resting stars based on 9 AB sample sizes.
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I'm pissed that I wasn't invited!
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Variations among voters isn't a problem. It's just that if this thing is going to even attempt to measure something it shouldn't be subject to 'I hate him so I'll screw him in the voting' whims.
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Well it doesn't have to be 6 points, folks are just questioning why only 1 pt for a full game w/just 2R (1 ER). You gave Castro twice the love, for ex, for a single and CS.
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At least he writes real goodly and his syntax and speling r good two!
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Trachsel - 3 Franco - 1.8 Delgado - 1.2 Matsui - 1.1 Sanchez - 0.5 Heilman - 0.5 Felciano - 0.5 Wright - 0.5 Chavez - 0.3 Floyd - 0.3 Julio - 0.15 Reyes - 0.15
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Not a quote per se, but I heard yesterday of tee-shirts in Boston which read: 'Damon looks like Jesus, acts like Judas, and throws like Mary'
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"He doesn't get to read up on the other team squeezing in 18 at Pebble Beach before games." Pebble is no where near SD but we get your point. Nice game boys, nice I-G-T folks
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Sign Valentin to a multi-year deal NOW!!!!
