vtmet, one game is a small sample size. I'd wager that a team with a higher OBP is going to score more runs than a team with a lower OBP over a course of a season.
Delgado 0.5 Glavine 4 LoDuca 2 Nady 2 Reyes 0.5 Sanchez 0.5 Wagner 0.5 ]Glavine deserves a lot of credit, but when you get down to it, he only went 6, no matter how dominant he was. Rationalization: Blame it on Willie.
mlbaseballtalk wrote: Howard Cosell... If people think blowhards today like a Mike Francesa are bad, this guy pretty much started the whole "I'm smarter than you and quite frankly I don't give a shit" attitude from sports journalists Except Cosell did it right. The other's are just imitators.
It's Ralph, you've got to love him like you love your grandfather. OE: Unless your grandfather is an abusive alcholic prick. Then you probably don't think of him so fondly.
G-Fafif wrote: JOE TORRE FOR BONDS! Be still my heart. Nice find. I can't take credit for the find. KC found it ages ago and in fact I linked the image hosted on his website.
The 1998 Orioles are a cautionary tale. After winning the division in 1997, they started off the season 10-2 prompting much excitement. And then they proceeded to SUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK winning only 79 games for a fourth place finish.
Elster88 wrote: Old joke: Who are the two best managers in the history of the American League? Joe Torre and Casey Stengel Who are the two worst managers in the history of the National League? Joe Torre and Casey Stengel As often as it's trotted out, I still love the Warren Spahn quote: "I'm probably the only guy who worked for Stengel before and after he was a genius."
Despite having the best record in the majors and a four game lead on the Braves I'm still "cautiously optomistic" about the Mets at best. This is either because: a) I'm a pessimist I'm a Mets fan c) Bret's been right in the past and thus I follow his lead d) All of the above. Ther'e still a lot of baseball to play so we shall see.