tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.comments2024-01-10T07:00:57.766-05:00It is about the money, stupidJason @ IIATMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-90138488305688541182009-07-01T11:58:20.063-04:002009-07-01T11:58:20.063-04:00New site looks great. Bloguin is lucky to have you...New site looks great. Bloguin is lucky to have you.<br /><br />Great stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668316292152014638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-43780032228506815952009-07-01T04:17:00.655-04:002009-07-01T04:17:00.655-04:00Can anyone argue with the probability of these guy...Can anyone argue with the probability of these guys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-6680439781707854122009-06-30T20:02:01.066-04:002009-06-30T20:02:01.066-04:00You gotta see this one:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...You gotta see this one:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVAD8Zl5nggMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-30431584972301574042009-06-30T17:38:25.201-04:002009-06-30T17:38:25.201-04:00And how are the yanks going to get Hughes to 150IP...And how are the yanks going to get Hughes to 150IP this year? Assuming Andy isn't back next year, the rotations will be CC, Burnett, Wang, Joba, and ... Hughes .. who needs to get enough innings this year to actually be a viable starter. To date, he has a whopping ~46-47IP ... I agree this is in the best interest of the team RIGHT NOW, but next year and the years thereafter? probably not so much. Call up Melancon, send down Hughes to startGlen Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-8606154954220510992009-06-30T15:34:39.607-04:002009-06-30T15:34:39.607-04:00Just being a guy who studied history, this is how ...Just being a guy who studied history, this is how McCarthyism started.<br /><br />Oh yeah, good times ahead.Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-23471494471529159892009-06-30T13:56:08.477-04:002009-06-30T13:56:08.477-04:00Ditmars....I think we all want the names out, just...Ditmars....I think we all want the names out, just to be done with the 'death by a thousand cuts' torture.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-26554125492098892642009-06-30T13:53:45.036-04:002009-06-30T13:53:45.036-04:00Jason, my friend, don't split hairs with me. ...Jason, my friend, don't split hairs with me. The end result is the same.<br /><br />Saw your update. I knew it would turn out to be fake. I just wish the real one would be exposed so that we could get past all this at once instead of slowly bleeding.ditmars1929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-46458354994033427592009-06-30T13:11:31.413-04:002009-06-30T13:11:31.413-04:00I didn't like TO it. Just linked to Marchman,...I didn't like TO it. Just linked to Marchman, Craig and Jay.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-5680261204900409432009-06-30T12:19:17.056-04:002009-06-30T12:19:17.056-04:00Matt,
Thanks. It was just a 'flash of insight...Matt,<br /><br />Thanks. It was just a 'flash of insight' moment, but I think it is a good question. <br /><br />I'm not going to pretend like I'm the first guy who thought of it, so hopefully there is some kind of study in the works/completed on this. <br /><br />It might not be the most definitive test, but I'll bet there are some decent correlations between pitches thrown percentaages and innings compared to the injuries suffered.Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-36107367763200613412009-06-30T11:25:54.472-04:002009-06-30T11:25:54.472-04:00Jason, this list is obviously bullshit. You shoul...Jason, this list is obviously bullshit. You should not have given it a sense of credibility by posting links to it.<br /><br />But, like anyone else, I was just dying of curiosity and absolutely had to check it out, so thanks for that.<br /><br />Geez, now I feel like a woman addicted to celebrity gossip tabloids.ditmars1929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-90521421147830792782009-06-30T10:51:27.650-04:002009-06-30T10:51:27.650-04:00It appears to me that Lincecum and the others are ...It appears to me that Lincecum and the others are not being "babied" any less than Hughes and Joba, but rather that they are more efficient. <br />You pointed out yourself that Lincecum threw less than 100 pitches for the complete game.<br />He hasn't conditioned himself to throw more pitches, but rather to throw more strikes and thereby throw less pitches per inning. He didn't throw more than 110 pitches in any one of his last 5 starts.Bernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-77323021624214433062009-06-30T10:10:10.899-04:002009-06-30T10:10:10.899-04:00Nice work Jason. Injuries to Hughes, Joba, and to ...Nice work Jason. Injuries to Hughes, Joba, and to a lesser extent Kennedy prevented this from becoming an issue last year. It'll be interesting to see how it play out this year.<br /><br />Ron - I think you've touched on something important here. Sabrmetrics has already done an excellent job of evaluating batting and pitching statistics and is making great strides in fielding. Given all the the talk and varying opinions on pitcher devlopment this may be the next great frontier for statistical analysis.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265292606548843859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-53423069648131123592009-06-30T08:48:40.424-04:002009-06-30T08:48:40.424-04:00I think one thing they miss on all of this is what...I think one thing they miss on all of this is what type of pitches do they throw?<br /><br />Carlton had his slider.<br />Blyleven had his curver.<br />Spahn had his screwball.<br /><br />I believe all the rest of the guys who used to throw lots of innings were power guys. I might be wrong on that, but it would be worth looking into. <br /><br />Everyone knows that breaking pitches put more of a strain on the elbow and shoulder than do non-breaking pitches. <br /><br />Anyone know of any studies relating innings to type of pitch thrown?Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-91825910402302229512009-06-29T12:42:29.521-04:002009-06-29T12:42:29.521-04:00I actually like attending games at Citi Field. Eve...I actually like attending games at Citi Field. Every seat I've sat in I had a nice view of the game. <br /><br />I totally agree about the fence though. They probably should just make it 8-12 feet all the way around the entire (funny shaped) outfield. <br /><br />If they took out all the strange angles would it take away the whole overhang? I sure hope so.Alex Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-647248186529968212009-06-29T12:26:04.361-04:002009-06-29T12:26:04.361-04:00Ha, that is funny.
One of my favorite books, whic...Ha, that is funny.<br /><br />One of my favorite books, which is pretty obscure, has this scene where a man is banished from the territory for trying to assassinate the territory's leader, who is an absolute dictator.<br /><br />The dictator, to set an example, has the guy stripped naked and kicked out. He then has his minions post pictures of the guy all over the place and saying that if anyone offers him assistance of any kind, then they will be executed immediately.<br /><br />Now that would be truly appropriate for Mr. Madoff.ditmars1929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-70107805147907424722009-06-29T11:53:38.522-04:002009-06-29T11:53:38.522-04:00Thanks Fletch, for the update. I didn't reali...Thanks Fletch, for the update. I didn't realize that. <br /><br />Matt, that's exactly it: weird for the sake of weird. Camden and Petco have worked buildings into their "footprint". Pittsburgh and SF have the water impacting the design. The Mets just created a mess of bad angles and inside-the-park-HRs-yet-to-happen. <br /><br />There's a lot about CitiField that's worth noting, but the lines and heights of the OF are not two of them.<br /><br />Artificial.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-15244530764587001612009-06-29T11:47:36.236-04:002009-06-29T11:47:36.236-04:00Citi Field's OF is weird for the sake of weird...Citi Field's OF is weird for the sake of weird. And for the sake of Wilpon's sick obsession with anything related to the Brooklyn Dodgers.<br /><br />Old parks had quirky dimensions in order to fit into the cityscape around them. Citi's outfield is not shaped that way to preserve Flushing's famed chop shops. It's a contrived attempt at originality.<br /><br />Nice work Jason.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265292606548843859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-80008813842211487272009-06-29T11:42:06.501-04:002009-06-29T11:42:06.501-04:00Re: the orange poles
Shea was the only stadium wi...Re: the orange poles<br /><br />Shea was the only stadium with orange poles (don't know why), so the Mets wanted to keep that tradition alive in their new park.Andrew Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00891903681627777912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-56468325772901994222009-06-29T11:12:02.201-04:002009-06-29T11:12:02.201-04:00"Errors, mistakes, mediocre pitching, little ..."Errors, mistakes, mediocre pitching, little offense. More errors."<br /><br />Substitute "mediocre" for "excellent", and you perfectly describe the Braves. Except the Braves haven't had the same injuries but have been just as frustrating.tHeMARksMiThhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445834941960575715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-46833312606170389592009-06-29T11:11:45.575-04:002009-06-29T11:11:45.575-04:00I like nuances, originality... but grounded in com...I like nuances, originality... but grounded in common sense. <br /><br />Working in the surroundings is good. mixing up the angles and wall heights, just to be "unique, like everyone else" is silly.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-6191935391247457672009-06-29T11:08:30.964-04:002009-06-29T11:08:30.964-04:00I'm okay with the weird dimensions, but the wa...I'm okay with the weird dimensions, but the walls are just gratuitous. They should probably just level those out. But after a few years, we won't really care anymore. <br /><br />Different parks are something I really, really love about baseball. Football stadiums and basketball arenas are all essentially the same, except for the design on the floor. Baseball fields are completely different. Different dimensions, designs, quirks, and foul areas. I love it.tHeMARksMiThhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445834941960575715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-33485081761765230472009-06-29T09:06:26.194-04:002009-06-29T09:06:26.194-04:00Off the TV with a mediocre blackberry camera. Not...Off the TV with a mediocre blackberry camera. Not even my good camera.<br /><br />God bless HD. And a great sunset.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-71188692993205028092009-06-29T08:50:28.013-04:002009-06-29T08:50:28.013-04:00Wow..Off the TV???
I wish my Dad was still around...Wow..Off the TV??? <br />I wish my Dad was still around, He would be fascinated by that.<br />He was a photographer as a hobby<br />In the very late 40s he colored pictures of my mom, You would have thought it was a real color picturenutballgazettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953156266049373818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-26809884883483638512009-06-29T08:40:19.554-04:002009-06-29T08:40:19.554-04:00While watching the game last night my wife said ab...While watching the game last night my wife said about the Mets defense..."That looks like your softball team."Alex Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-61902058163262764502009-06-29T08:29:43.442-04:002009-06-29T08:29:43.442-04:00Thanks. Taken with my blackberry phone from my TV...Thanks. Taken with my blackberry phone from my TV. Love me some technology.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.com