What was Mientkiewicz thinking, running on Alf? Guys that run slower than me shouldn't press for two like that.
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Originally posted by nathanKent View PostI'm watching the gameday pitch-by-pitch tracker. From the stats it looks like Demp is electric again, and is on pace to pitch a full 7 innings. Too bad he's not getting much run support--1 run on 8 hits with 4 left in scoring position, and only 1 BB.
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Originally posted by nathanKent View PostI'm watching the gameday pitch-by-pitch tracker. From the stats it looks like Demp is electric again, and is on pace to pitch a full 7 innings. Too bad he's not getting much run support--1 run on 8 hits with 4 left in scoring position, and only 1 BB.
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Dear Ryan Dempster;
So far you are making me eat my words. You don't completely suck as a starter. Actually you have been quite good. My words taste extremely good though when you are sporting a .069 ERA. Please, I would like more helpings.
Sincerely,
Jeff Pico
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Originally posted by rockin500 View Postthank you aramis! talk about crushing one.
now lets close this puppy out.
Wuertz is doing the same thing he was doing last year: keeping up that sub-1.00 ERA in April (still at 0.00 right now). If he could keep that up he could develop into the 7th inning go-to guy.Senior Editor/Featured Writer for Home Of The Chiefs
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Originally posted by wrigleybum View Postthank you pie!
now lets close this puppy out"Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps."
Bo Jackson
Actually, I think they were about the same because I lettered in all sports, and I was a two-time state decathlon champion.
Bo Jackson
My sophomore year I placed 2nd, and my junior and senior year - I got smart and piled up enough points between myself and second place where I didn't have to run the mile.
Bo Jackson
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In Pie's defense, a couple points. First, 20 AB is way to early to make a judgement; what was Aramis hitting after 20 AB? Not even .200. But we didn't sit him.
Second, Pie had most of those AB's against GOOD enemy pitching. Sheets, Suppan, et al pretty much shut down everyone, with the exception of Fuku.
Johnson has benefited from a parade of mediocre to flat out terrible pitching by the other team. That the whole offense lifted in that span isn't because of Johnson, he is merely feasting on bad pitching like everyone else is.
Niefi Perez could have hit that Pirates pitching, and if he had happened to be playing those days, we might be pushing HIM into the lineup. And we all know that, over the LONG term, that is a huge mistake.
Pie needs to play! I like Johnson, but Reed is at his ceiling, and sitting doesn't hurt him. It kills Pie.
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The thing that makes me dislike Pie as a hitter isn't his low production through 20 AB. You're right in that anybody can have a 20 AB slump. But I don't even see quality at bats. I see him chasing pitches way out of zone. Pitches that make him look foolish and really bad. And every scouting report I've read on him talks about his lack of discipline and selectivity at the plate.
You're right when you say Reed is as good as he's gonna get, while Pie has (or at least may have) some potential to be better. Still, my preference is for Murton to come up and Pie to go down or get traded and let Fukudome shift to center. I would weaken our OF defense considerably, but I think the improved offensive production would more than compensate. Especially given that Murton is the kind of player we NEED near the top of the lineup - some one who hits for a decent average, works the count, and draws walks giving him an above average on base percentage."I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame."
- Sammy Sosa
"Get a comfy chair, Sammy, cause its gonna be a long wait."
- Craig Ashley (AKA Windy City Fan)
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