Edgy MD

Wow. If he keeps his weight under control, he'll probably be one of their two or three best hitters.

I'm a Law-breaker, so...

Fixed. Typing is hard.

The company is not as elite as it was before Johan's no-hitter, thankfully, but Alex Rios has joined the Hall of the Frustrators.

Yeah, certainly the strategy is dependent on what the particular players skillz are, but I think Tejada is more Ord��ez than Reyes, build-wise, and it would perhaps (and I'm just speculating), be a good thing for the team instructors to experiment with him on his technique there, before he habituates the Jeter imitation which may perhaps not be his best move. Or at least get his confidence behind whatever is his best move. (I think that if Reyes makes that play, it's in part because he just gets to the ball faster and a even has a moment to circle forward a few degees into better throwing position. But I'm not certain that he, Tejada, or even Ord��ez were a better-than-50% chance to make the play. It was simply a tough chance. A shortstop is going to play a righty spray hitter like Rios shaded toward the middle every time with a hard thrower like Harvey on the mound.

And naturally, getting no offers for guaranteed major league work, he ends up with a minor league deal for the Dodgers, and Toronto ends up almost instantly needing help as J.A. Happ got nearly beheaded by a line drive last night. Listen, any ballplayers out there, I'm going to give you some free advice. Nobody wants to go to AAA. But if a team sends you there because they think of you as the number-six starter, a team that thought enough of you to claim you a week before, go. You're backing up not one, but six guys. Six guys doing a task that makes their health highly vulnerable. If you perform, there will be an opportunity for you. Ask R.A. Dickey.

metsmarathon wrote: versus plant-and-throw, the jump throw looks to take an extra step longer, while making the throw itself longer, all while taking the fielder's momentum away from the throw, resulting in an expected lower throw velocity. about the only good thing the jump throw does is keep the ball in the air longer so that a weaker throw has a more favorable terminal ballistic profile. easier to catch and less likely to skip under a glove if it does come short. i'd love to see a real kinematics/bio-mechanics study on it. Well, talking speculatively, as kinematics/bio-mechanics is merely my hobby and not my profession, I think an advantage to the jump throw is that if the infielder plants his right/push-off leg, but fails to completely arrest his momentum, he has to turn his left/pointing leg toward the direction of his momentum to keep his body from collapsing. This necessitates yet another right/plant step in order to return to an executable throwing position. Jumping allows you to rotate your hips toward first, while your momentum is continuing to take you away toward the leftfield foul line, without having to negotiate that paradox on the ground until after your release. Acknowledging that, the disadvantages are obvious --- a lack of leg thrust and too much loft and air-resistance on your throw. But I know a still more excellent way, and that's the slide plant.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Don't know why Ventura didn't play Baxter to pull. If Rios cuts that off, I imagine, Davis is on third. It was somewhat odd even to have pitched to Baxter, with a lefty in the pen ready. Thinking about this one this AM, and I'm guessing that the pitcher was under instructions to pitch around Baxter. If he walks, no biggie, as his run doesn't matter, and the team won't have burned a pitcher, and if he chases a pitcher or two and makes an out, bonus. The pitcher just left one a little up.

I don't think it's possible for Mike Francessa to have as many Mickey Mantles as I had 1975 Jack Heidemanns. I got this card in every pack! Little ditty... 'bout Jack Heidemann Played for the Cardinals back when Nixon got canned Jonny wanna buy a baseball pack Hoping for some Seaver, he gets nothing Jack OH YEAH! Topps goes on! Separating nickles from... young boys like Jon! OH YEAH! Topps goes on! Separating nickles from... young boys like Jon

I think infield instructors (specifically Metly ones) need to have a long and analytical talk about infielders jumping to throw after backhand plays. It's hard to see the general advantages relative to the alternatives. Philosophical differences aside, Tejade made a hell of an effort against a fleetfooted runner, and played some solid defense all night.

Fuck yeah. Despite the Braves' quick start, the Nats still feel like the team to beat in the division. Even the Phils seem more worthy of setting my sites on. Good thing a fan of a fourth-place club has no shortage of choices among teams ahead to root against.

The Office of Rules that Make Sense has handed down a ruling on my appeal and awarded the victory to Harvey. How about the slumpiest guy in the game being the only one from either team to make his way around the bases?

Also nothing wrong with a 10 inning game clocking in at 2 hours 30 minutes Edgywife: "Is this a bad time to interrupt?" EMD: "Well, it's the ninth inning of a scoreless tie." Edgywife: "I thought it was, like, the fourth."

Funny to hear them openly discuss Buck's assault on Valdespin.

Don't know why Ventura didn't play Baxter to pull. If Rios cuts that off, I imagine, Davis is on third.

[bigpurple:9dwynk58]OUR BENCH RAWKS!![/bigpurple:9dwynk58]

You call these guys up from AAA where they've been batting third-fourth-fifth in the lineup, and ask them to bunt, sometimes you get indifferent results. --- Ron Darling. Good job, anyhuck.

Looks like somebody just shook his hand. He's done.

That didn't look like the batter went, to me. But holy crap.

Barry Lyons' all-time 33 crown is in serious jeopardy.

Maybe Tejada would have been better off planting there instead of... being like that other guy.

Iassonga calling the low one all night on both teams.

Perhaps the last time I'll say this about the guy, but Byrd would be eating this guy up.

Know what Harvey could use? Runs.