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  1. Willihammer
    Alright Colabello. Chance for redemption here.
  2. Willihammer
    Classic. Risk the 3rd out at 3rd base? No problem. Dig for 2nd on a gapper? Naw too risky.
  3. Willihammer
    I didn't think Mauer had a chance. Heckuva throw
  4. Willihammer
    Cant expect them to swing at every fastball down the middle of the plate with two strikes late in a tie game with a runner on 2nd.
  5. Willihammer
    Not if I'm wearing lipst- I mean, not if we're talking almonds.
  6. Willihammer
    ...and that's why it matters who you stick in the 2 hole. Plouffe got totally lucky on that doinker.
  7. Willihammer
    That was stupid baserunning right? Or genius. I can't tell.
  8. Willihammer
    Lol he was giving a deathgrip to some pliers there. Dick was like "Swisher having something.. cut off.. his... body... (crickets)."
  9. Willihammer
    My Diamond-Sense tells me if Pelfrey goes back out for the 6th it will be disastrous.
  10. Willihammer
    I guess that was payback for ball 4 to Plouffe.
  11. Willihammer
    What the heck is that trainer cutting off Swisher's body?
  12. Willihammer
    I promise, it does not disappoint
  13. Willihammer
    Dish yourself some extra swirl. Its Friday, you earned it.
  14. Willihammer
    Shhh
  15. Willihammer
    Welp, just polished off my new favorite ice cream. Stoneridge's Lemon Graham Crumble. Mmm Mmm.
  16. Willihammer
    Dunno. I was able to get a screencap of his face... I just can't pin that face. http://i.imgur.com/eNHiZLL.jpg
  17. Willihammer
    LOL @ TK ripping the Tribe's bullpen. "You look at the INdians players, they look happy, like they're having fun. The only time they don't look happy is when they have a lead and the bullpen comes in."
  18. Willihammer
    Plouffe batting 2nd against a lefthander? Yes please.
  19. Willihammer
    Traditional Knowledge. The Pentateuch, Shahman herbal medicine, Gary Larson, that sort of thing.
  20. Willihammer
    Love me some TK
  21. Willihammer

    Liriano

    Willihammer replied to kydoty's topic in Other Baseball

    According to this, Anderson encouraged the exact opposite of what has correlated to his success. 2 seem usage up in 2010 - he's fantastic. Down in 2011 - lousy. Starts 2012 about 1:1 in fastball usage and struggles. Throws a few bullpens using his 4 seemer more, at Anderson's suggestion, and does pretty good. Then he returns to the rotation and went on that pretty awesome mid-summer run - but if you look at the pitchf/x classifications during this time (example), he returned to leaning on his 2 seemer. Then he got traded to Chicago, and for whatever reason goes back to the 4 seemer. Does just okay (example). So I guess I'm still looking for that Rick Anderson quote where he encourages Liriano to use his 2 seemer more and his 4 seemer less. If he said this at press conferences or wh atever, I missed it. ------------------------ The framing bit you can read here: All-Star Break Pitch-Framing Update | FanGraphs Baseball
  22. Willihammer
    Good list, it could be longer though. For example: I'd nominate Dozier for the Nick Punto Dirtiest Jersey award. He is really starting to dial in that sliding onto one knee backhand in the hole move. Justin Morneau for the Carl Pavano Totally Satisfying Meltdown award. Mainly because he has no rivals but also he threw his helmet and bat in New York the other day. That was sort of angry, although not angry enough to warrant an ejection as he immediately picked up the bat. Swarzak for the Matt Guerrier Meaningless Mop up Appearances award. Swarzie leads Roenicke by a solid 15 appearances, by my count. For the Joe Benson Most Disappointing Prospect award - this is a close one, but I have to give Aaron Hicks the slight edge over Oswaldo Arcia. Arcia just has a little too much production, despite his 13/19 strikeout run going into the break. Hicks has been trending the wrong way but still has holds edge. The 2nd half could easily see Arcia takeover the lead, however. And the clear frontrunner for the Butera award for Excellence in Breathing: Chris Parmelee. Man, can that kid breathe.
  23. Willihammer

    Liriano

    Willihammer replied to kydoty's topic in Other Baseball

    I am curious how you know this. The other thing that's probably worth mentioning is that Liriano is now throwing to Russell Martin. We can argue how much framing really affects a guy's ERA and IP, but by some measures, Martin has single-handedly taken the Pirates from one of the worst framing teams to one of the best. Coincidentally their pitching staff as a whole has gotten a lot better.
  24. Willihammer
    http://i.imgur.com/u2Clvgk.gif
  25. Willihammer
    Sounds like what this team needs is for Mauer to get Mono.
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