jackie hayes

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jul 22, 2005 -> 12:10 AM) Texas always seems to need pitching. Do you think JB will get a chance to start for the Rangers, or is he strictly a bullpen guy at this point? Just a guess, but I imagine he'd be able to start. He's had some real long outings w/ the O's, 2, 3, 4 ip. And he's been primarily a starter in the minors while working his way back. Whether they intend to use him that way, I have no clue. I'm still surprised they let him go (little behind on the baseball news here). As much trouble as they've had with that group, and they cut one of their best performers?

What he's trying to get at is, who's gonna volunteer to dig Kip out?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 03:01 PM) The amazing blood bath chart. Omg, I never would have guessed Paulie pulls the ball! Why, that's so much different than what he's done EVERY YEAR. That chart doesn't say crap. Yes, PK is a pull hitter. It's not rare for a power hitter, you know. Giambi at his juiciest was a GREAT hitter, but he was dead pull. If you have the quick hands to turn around a good fb, you'll often be pulling the ball. Or look at Pujols' hitting chart from last year. The guy can definitely hit it to any field if he wants (even in the home run derby one year, I remember him distributing the ball to center, to left, to right, as the pitch came to him). Still, virtually all his hrs last year are to left, and his gb outs are concentrated on the left side. If you really look at PK's hitting chart, you notice that the singles are much more evenly distributed around the outfield than in years past. If anything, the chart shows that he has changed his style, that he is going with the pitch more than in years past. Do you expect him to suddenly become a slap hitter like Podsednik? (Whose outs are almost all on the pull side too, btw...)

QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 05:29 PM) looking into it more..he's hitting .333 with runners in scoring position after the break..... Whenever I see .333, I want to know how many abs -- in this case, he went 2 for 6. C'mon. Suppose that just one of those hits was a walk, then PK's 1 for 5, .200 ba. Does that one ab change anything? Some idea of sample size is crucial for giving your argument any kind of plausibility. So often these risp args have no mention of the number of abs you're talking about. PK with risp had a horrible April, even worse than he was hitting overall in April. He was great in May, way above what he was hitting overall. Since then he's been slightly below his overall numbers. That sounds like perfectly normal variation to me, when we're only talking about (roughly) 15-30 abs with risp in any given month. Put differently, the entire 'PK is bad with risp' argument depends on one month, April. Take that out and he's hitting over .272 with risp, not bad at all. And of course, last year he was great with risp, better than his overall numbers. But April IS the most meaningful month. Noone's ever slumped in April. What this should show is that anytime you make a conclusion based only on a week or two weeks' worth of abs, it's going to be a reach. But those conclusions never seem to go away.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 03:19 PM) And, baby, you ain't seen nothing yet. Guilty as charged. But in my defense -- see no evil, hear no evil.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 03:16 PM) I hear ya. You ain't heard nothing yet.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 01:16 PM) Is that anything like touching my monkey? ...and you went there. Can't you get your mind out of the gutter?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 01:06 PM) We never promised you a bed of roses Roses? There you go again, putting words in my mouth. Why must you always gild the lily?

QUOTE(winodj @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 11:20 AM) Watch it, he who lives in glass houses.... Appreciate the advice, but I made my bed.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 04:50 AM) Ah, well, I couldn't stand the heat so I got out of the kitchen. And I mean, tomorrow is another day, so why not pick up where we left off? What? But a woman's place is in the kitchen! /yes, 2 please

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 04:36 AM) Jackie, you and my britches, that's just water under the bridge. Well, I'm glad you've come around. Might makes right, farmteam. /first ticket to hell, please

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 04:35 AM) Whoa tiger! Let's bring it down a notch. After all, the pen is mighter than the sword. Tiger? Well, I admit I am the cat's meow, but let's not count our chickens before they hatch. I'm getting tired (maybe it's Conan's jokes? -- ah, I'm just pulling your leg), but I can keep up with you. Why put off till tomorrow what you can do today?

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 04:20 AM) Oh bring it! And let me warn you: don't bite off more than you can chew! More than I can chew? Hell, I can chew you up AND spit you out. You gonna run home and cry to your mommy now? You're talkin' a little too big for your britches.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 04:01 AM) It ain't no thing. Well, maybe it wasn't. But now that you've force me to interrupt Dave to reply, it's on.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 03:52 AM) Don't make me turn this car around. And you better just wait until your father gets home! Well, I don't want to turn this into a whole thing. It just chaps my hide that you love Conan so much, suggesting he's better than Dave. That's really putting the cart before the horse.

QUOTE(palesox38 @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 03:33 AM) Peter Gammons said that if the trade doesn't happen by noon teusday, he doesn't think it will happen at all. Adding the bucs to this trade sounds like the o's are having a tough time getting it done, or maybe they are more reluctant than once thought. Since there was so much talk about Redman being involved if the deal was to happen at all, it seems pretty natural to include the Pirates up front.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 03:16 AM) I know you are, but what am I? and He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster Okay, not a cliche, but i love that quotation. Y'know, I try my best to teach you some manners, and this is how you repay me? This just learns ya, it's no use complaining about the weather when a leopard can't change its spots.

QUOTE(S720 @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 03:13 AM) Why the hell the O's and Pirates want to give so many good players to the Marlins for Burnett and Lowell? Damn, I'm happy KW didn't get suckered into this trade! B/c everyone enchanted with Burnett's stuff, his potential. Call it the Kris Benson effect. Except Burnett actually has great stuff. And the O's apparently think they can sign him. (We'll see.) And Lowell -- you just say to yourself that talent like that doesn't completely vanish. Plus, the Pirates aren't giving up that much. Just a pitcher they don't appear ready to resign and a journeyman first baseman.

Lmao at the subtitle

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 02:48 AM) But beware the green eyed monster. Takes one to know one. Look, you don't have any right to lecture me on monsters, not until you've walked a mile in my shoes.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 02:27 AM) Try the veal and tip your waitstaff, the ten oclock show is completely different from the eight oclock show. Oh sure, the grass is always greener on the other side.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 02:32 AM) I say we do a 3 way deal get rid of baltimore... Pirates send us Perez, Marlins send us Burnett, we send Marlins Shingo, and Pirates Travis Hinton and Timo Perez Dude, that's so dumb. Trade away all that's clutch and not even ending up with Mackowiak? (Pause for reverence.) Stoopid.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 18, 2005 -> 11:59 PM) You are correct. Designating for assignment basically means that the team is out of options on a player (or never had them to begin with). Placing a player on waivers is a totally different situation. Why don't the Sox have options, though? (Just repeating Jeckle's question, but I still don't get it.) The Yankees optioned Contreras to the minors at one point. I don't see what's different with Shingo's situation. Does Japanese pro baseball count towards the MLB 'years as a professional', or something like that?

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 01:35 AM) I said if he goes another inning. Would it be great? no. Of course not. But for his first start back in our ballpark, 6IP 4ER wouldn't be terrible for a 5th starter. Nope. One run over a qs is not a concern in itself.

QUOTE(toasty @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 01:15 AM) sox presented 'crash' rowand with a custom jersey with the name 'CRASH' on the back after he came back from the bike incident That's nice and all, but he had the nickname before the accident. The accident just gave it new significance.