notoriousgod71

Unwatchable.

Is a .900 OPS the same in Colorado as it is in San Diego? We certainly don't need a formula to figure out what his numbers would be if this, that, and the other thing.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/stephen-strasburg-shut-down--nationals-off-base-with-explanation.html So incredibly stupid. I hope Washington never makes it back to the postseason.

So you want him to pitch less than five innings per start?

As long as it's not a 4 man rotation with a 75 pitch count per day. Having watched that Kaat video the most distressing thing was to hear Boras try to take claim of "putting this team together".

If we adjust simply for league averages, here is Tony's batting average if he played 2004-2011: [TABLE] [TD=align: right]Year[/TD] [TD=align: right]Rank[/TD] [TD=align: right]BA[/TD] [TD=width: 49, align: right]Pts[/TD] [TD=width: 27, align: right] [/TD] [TD=width: 50, align: right]Year[/TD] [TD=width: 50, align: right]Rank[/TD] [TD=width: 50, align: right]Adj BA[/TD] [TD=width: 50, align: right]Pts[/TD] [TD=width: 35, align: right] [/TD] [TD=width: 86, align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]1964[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].323[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2004[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right].353[/TD] [TD=align: right]-19[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].247/.270[/TD] [TD=align: right]1965[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].321[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2005[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].355[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].242/.268[/TD] [TD=align: right]1966[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right].307[/TD] [TD=align: right]-9[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2006[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].351[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].240/.275[/TD] [TD=align: right]1967[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right].289[/TD] [TD=align: right]-37[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2007[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right].332[/TD] [TD=align: right]-31[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].236/.271[/TD] [TD=align: right]1968[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right].289[/TD] [TD=align: right]-12[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2008[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].336[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].230/.268[/TD] [TD=align: right]1969[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right].309[/TD] [TD=align: right]-23[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2009[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right].335[/TD] [TD=align: right]-30[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].246/.267[/TD] [TD=align: right]1970[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right].325[/TD] [TD=align: right]-4[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2010[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right].338[/TD] [TD=align: right]-21[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].250/.260[/TD] [TD=align: right]1971[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].337[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right]2011[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].352[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].247/.258[/TD] [TD=align: right]Total[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].313[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right].344[/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [TD=align: right] [/TD] [/TABLE] Note that he would have won 4 batting titles instead of 3, taking 2 away from Mauer. What do these numbers scream? I'm not arguing one way or the other for Oliva's HOF candidacy, but I absolutely hate league adjusted numbers. You can do that for any player of that era and they suddenly look amazing offensively. The numbers are what they are and shouldn't need adjusting.

Personally, I agree. Hendriks has had a lot of bad luck, and the strike zone was crummy last night, but I couldn't believe how many times Hendriks was 3-2 in those first couple of innings. Of course, that's also when he wasn't giving up runs, but I can't figure out why the hell he's nibbling so much. Is that really his game? This comment will completely distract from the point but I would laugh my ass off if Gardy actually said, "Thy bloop them".

And now Mark Reynolds puts two more on the board. It's fun to see an Orioles crowd going nuts. Still a stupid move by the likely Manager of the Year.

He's temporarily saved as Adam Jones homers in the bottom of the eighth.

is 100% to blame if Baltimore does not win this game or comes up one game short for the playoffs. His blatant refusal to use Jim Johnson for more than three outs has led to the Yankees drawing walk after walk against Pedro Strop. And now he has turned to Darren O'Day. Meanwhile Johnson continues to sit.

Wait a year and give them Wimmers.

They're perfectly free to give less innings to Swarzak if they wanted to give Slama an opportunity. It's really inexcusable not to give this guy a shot. We'll see Blackburn again before we see Slama.

I ****ing hate this. I would have been better off to have submitted my list from last year.

Dare I ask.... does she RULE???!!!!

Let me tell you it's much more enjoyable to follow the team when they are good (or even average). Traveling to road games to watch this team is cruel and unusual punishment.

Arcia and Sano homer again.

I don't get to watch a lot of the games. Are most of his throws tailing toward the first base side of the bag still?

It's sad how many of these games I distinctly remember.

At least we don't have Valentine.

100% of BYTO posters know, love, and have visited her in Frogtown.

6:15pm: The Red Sox and Dodgers are currently reviewing medical records, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com (via Twitter). The deal would include Rubby De La Rosa, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Ivan De Jesus, and a top prospect, according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com (Twitter link). Holy hell, that is a load of ****.

That Nationals are "protecting" Strasburg for a period where he probably won't even be on the team anymore. There are no guarantees in sports. You have to take your chance when you get it.

I hate trades like this. It rewards both teams for being stupid. LA gets a killer team and Boston gets out of signing stupid contracts.

Or hit.

Doesn't look like it by our eighth inning "fielding".