Elster88

Nymr83 wrote: Proposition: Assuming that Kaz Matsui gets 400 plate appearences he will not even match his .272/.331/.396 line from his rookie year. Just to bust balls, but this bet is showing a lack of guts on your part, or a lack of faith in Matsui-suckage. If you're so sure he sucks, why not go with last year's line? Or split the difference? .272/.331/.396 is not a half bad line. Anyways, I'm not trying to weasel my way out of the bet. It's only $5, and I think he will better that line. But if you're betting that a guy sucks, I'd go with lower numbers. Maybe you are finally realizing that Kaz can hit? Just busting balls here. No need to RedLight me.

That's a heck of a lineup. Welcome back Carlos.

Martinez 3.5 Wright 3.5 Matsui 1.5 Reyes 1.5

Why compare to the Yankees? That's exactly what Yankee fans want. You don't have Yankee-envy, I hope, JD?

I'd like to reiterate though, that Kaz's performance has nothing to do with my stance on booing.

Sounds like a good bet. I'd prefer not to mess with signature lines, but a beer sounds good. If we never happen to meet at a game we can just send the $5 over the web. I'll take the 2 out of 3 bet.

Nymr83 wrote: omg pedro gave up a double, he must suck because 1 AB is asufficient sample size to make a judgment! Wow. I've only addressed this twice already. Keep trying son.

Pedro's good.

Have anyone seen this before? ARod clip

I am big proponent of "[u:a752c934bd]Kaz's[/u:a752c934bd] increased offense will more than compensate for the decrease in defense from playing [u:a752c934bd]Kaz[/u:a752c934bd] instead of [u:a752c934bd]Andy[/u:a752c934bd] at [u:a752c934bd]second[/u:a752c934bd]." I dunno if the sentence remains true after changing the underlined words to Diaz's, Nady, Endy, and center. But I am willing to listen to other arguments. And you do make interesting points. I doubt we'll have the chance to see that in any event. What I describe is not remotely near anything Willie would consider doing while managing on this planet.

Elster88 wrote: Nady would be a train wreck in center. Who hasn't reached this conclusion from seeing his play in right so far? ="Edgy DC's response"]Maybe I havne't seen enough, but he's been a clear improvement over Diaz in every facet. I'm not sure how Diaz's ability affects speculation on Nady's ability to play center. Nevertheless, I'll rephrase: Who hasn't reached the conclusion that Nady would be a train wreck in center from seeing his play in right?

Nady would be a train wreck in center. Who hasn't reached this conclusion from seeing his play in right so far?

Long Beach State third baseman Evan Longoria

So far: 9-2 vs. Milwaukee, Washington and Florida 5-5 vs. Atlanta and west coast trip That's the way to do it. Beat the hell out of the weaklings and go .500 vs. the good teams and on long road trips.

Where does the expression punch and judy hitter come from? "What is the etymology of that idiom?"

Willets Point wrote: My favorite part is the catcher who just kind of looks at the ump for a second and then casually walks to the mound. For me it's the way the bat comes flying from offscreen and hits him. It's like a cartoon, and I keep imagining the "Doink!" sound effect in my head.

Someone help me out with a thread title.

The video is pretty funny to watch too.

Rays prospect Young suspended for toss Link with video ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Top Tampa Bay prospect Delmon Young was suspended indefinitely by the International League on Thursday, a day after throwing a bat that hit a replacement umpire in the arm. "The Devil Rays organization supports the decision," said Andrew Friedman, Tampa Bay's team's executive vice president of baseball operations. The 20-year-old Young, brother of Detroit star Dmitri Young and considered one of the best players in the minors, was ejected in the first inning following a called third strike in the Durham Bulls' Triple-A game at Pawtucket, R.I. When Young took his time leaving the batter's box, the umpire tossed him. Young then flipped his bat underhand and it sailed end over end, striking the umpire. The umpire, whose name was not released, did not appear injured and remained in the game. "I sincerely regret my actions in the game yesterday," Young said in a statement released by the office of his agent, Arn Tellem. "Regrettably, in the heat of the competition my emotions got the better of me. "My behavior was completely unacceptable. I want everyone to know that I recognize that it is never right to throw a bat and I certainly never intended for the bat to make contact with the umpire. Nevertheless, I owe an apology to my team, the fans and most importantly to the umpire, for the incident. I am sorry." Regular minor league umpires are on strike this season. Fill-ins umps -- most of them with college or high school experience -- have been working in their place. Minor league teams are not releasing the names of the replacements. "It's an unfortunate incident and there should be no place for actions like that in the game of baseball," the umpire said in a statement released by Pawtucket. "Any official should not be treated like that. He embarrassed himself and his teammates." After the game, Durham manager John Tamargo said he hadn't spoke to Young and hadn't "gotten his side of it." "We've had some problems with different umpires and it's tough. But I can't say any more," he said. Young left during the game and wasn't available for comment. The outfielder was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and picked as the 2005 minor league player of the year by Baseball America. "We do not tolerate this type of conduct from anyone in the Devil Rays organization," Friedman said. "We will meet with Delmon and his representatives as soon as possible to further address this unfortunate situation. It cannot and will not be repeated." Pawtucket catcher Corky Miller said he didn't hear Young say anything to the umpire. "I heard the umpire say, 'You better get going,' " Miller said. "It was hard to say what was going through his mind. Guys have emotions," Miller added. "But you try to learn how to control them. I'm sure as the bat left his hands he knew it was a bad decision." Devil Rays utilityman Greg Norton, who was at the game, talked about what happened after he was brought up Thursday and arrived at Yankee Stadium. "It wasn't violent, and I don't feel it was meant to hit him," he said. In Double-A ball last year, Young was suspended for three games by the Southern League for bumping the chest of plate umpire Jeff Latter.

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Batting Average in a Season (min. 500 at-bats) 1. 1998 John Olerud .354 Carlos Delgado, 2006: .337 2. 1996 Lance Johnson .333 =darkblue]Kazuo Matsui, 2006: .333 3. 2000 Edgardo Alfonzo .324 4. 1971 Cleon Jones .319 5. 1996 Bernard Gilkey .317 =red]Xavier Nady, 2006: .317 =blue]David Wright, 2006: .316 6. 1997 Edgardo Alfonzo .315 7. 1984 Keith Hernandez .311 8. 1986 Keith Hernandez .310 9. 1985 Keith Hernandez .309 10. 2005 David Wright .306 T-11. 1977 Lenny Randle .304 T-11. 1999 Edgardo Alfonzo .304 T-13. 1979 Lee Mazzilli .303 T-13. 1999 Mike Piazza .303 15. 1967 Tommy Davis .302 16. 1999 Robin Ventura .301 T-17. 1964 Joe Christopher .300 T-17. 2001 Mike Piazza .300 Bolded are projections, obviously. Willie better get Kaz his 500 ABs. I had forgotten about Keith's BA consistency from 1984 to 1986 until watching my 1986 World Series DVD.

RBI in a Season Carlos Delgado, Projected to End of 2006: 146.571 1. 1999 Mike Piazza 124 2. 1999 Robin Ventura 120 3. 1996 Bernard Gilkey 117 4. 1991 Howard Johnson 117 =blue]David Wright, Projected to End of 2006: 115.714 5. 2000 Mike Piazza 113 6. 1996 Todd Hundley 112 7. 1990 Darryl Strawberry 108 8. 1999 Edgardo Alfonzo 108 9. 1975 Rusty Staub 105 10. 1986 Gary Carter 105 11. 1987 Darryl Strawberry 104 12. 1997 John Olerud 102 13. 2005 David Wright 102 14. 1989 Howard Johnson 101 15. 1988 Darryl Strawberry 101 16. 1993 Eddie Murray 100 17. 1985 Gary Carter 100 ... T-465. 1989 Keith Hernandez 19 T-465. 2006 Carlos Delgado 19 ... T-517. 1992 Willie Randolph 15 T-517. 1994 Jeromy Burnitz 15 T-517. 1989 Gary Carter 15 T-517. 1989 Tim Teufel 15 T-517. 2006 David Wright 15

Jose Reyes BB: 7 Jose Reyes BB in 2005: 27 Jose Reyes BB projected in 2006: 54 (for some reason my calculator is returning 54 exactly) Jose Reyes OBP: .296 Gotta get some hits to go with the walks. Then he can get 108 walks in 2007.