Jake

We are getting killed out there

looking very dicey early in the third

ugh

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 29, 2013 -> 08:19 PM) Unlocked, developer edition? Naw. Straight AT&T

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 26, 2013 -> 08:07 PM) Haha.... Johnson, Snodgress, Webb, Thompson + one more A player who'd probably turn out the best of all Done. We'll have to settle for McCann...that's okay.

Picked up the One today. Beautiful, snappy, awesome. Happy to be far, far away from iOS (and TouchWiz, for that matter)

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 29, 2013 -> 01:40 PM) Didn't matter. When Dunn delayed going home right away on what was a crisply hit ball, the DP was lost. Probably at least 65-70% they turn that DP, 100% DeJesus is out at home unless Dunn throws it away. Those plays at home are always bang-bang, usually you just take the two outs if you can

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ May 29, 2013 -> 01:40 PM) There is no excuse for Dunn there. He did not even look. That is the catchers call though, I wonder if Flowers messed up. Everyone should have known the plan before the play started. They had to have been planning for two outs rather than one run in the first inning.

Time to hit

I love how Danks forgot to cover 1B

I'm about to bite on the HTC One. Anything I should be reconsidering/waiting for before I go ahead and purchase?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 28, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) Check this page out: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...&position=P When comparing this year's line and last year's line, I conclude that he's just fine and will be better going forward. Here's why: 1) 48.3% strand rate vs. 85.8% League average strand rate is around 70%. There are instances of pitchers that are who are worse consistently either because they can't focus on the batter with runners on or because their stuff diminishes from the stretch. Typically, however, RPs are NOT among them, given that most of them always pitch from the stretch and come in with runners on base most of the time. Given Jones' success last year, I have no reason to believe he is below average. To me, it's a safe bet that this number will regress toward 70% going forward. 2) 7.01 ERA vs. 3.55 FIP DIPS theory is not infallible by any stretch, but this difference is absolutely stark. Furthermore, his component rates (BB%, K%, HR/FB) are all very similar to last year's rates. The K's are down a touch, but the homeruns are better, resulting in a FIP that is very close to last year's 3.39. This is absolutely ripe for regression. 3) 11.9% walk rate vs. 10.6% If Nate was really having major control issues (as compared to last year), this rate would be much higher. Overall, I think this is a case of some bad luck in sequencing for Nate. I don't ever expect him to put up the same baseball card numbers as last year, but the peripherals are showing him to be essentially the same pitcher in terms of process and stuff. I think he's fine. I noticed all of those same things as well. He still is in trouble, though. He can't have more poor outings, luck or not. For now, Omogrosso should be getting higher leverage appearances than Jones.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 28, 2013 -> 10:52 AM) Because when I see a guy whose average fastball clocks 97 mph, I know I always think "mop-up man". lol no s***. He has excellent, excellent stuff. His ceiling is absolutely sky high and all we are trying to get out of him is a set-up man. With that said, I think he is near a trip to AAA. He just needs some low pressure opportunities to use all of his pitches and get into a groove again. Worth noting that his FIP is in the 3.5 range, which is very curious.

Yeah they need to quit talking about the dunks, it's silly. We expect someone as big as Griner to dunk on a regular basis. With that said, I might try to follow the Sky a bit more. I like that my town's team has a talent like EDD and that EDD-Griner matchup might be a pretty cool rivalry down the road.

I'm feeling pretty upbeat at this point. I'll be infinitely more heartbroken if we lose it at home, in Game 7. Let's get it Hawks!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2013 -> 10:36 PM) You're making it too complicated. This was the year they wanted to see if Flowers could be a full-time starter. They're not going to give up on giving him a shot after 2 months. They may also be unsure if they have even seen a healthy version of Tyler yet.

Nate Robinson is arguably the most explosive scorer in NBA history. Look at that fourth quarter against Brooklyn.

Phegley has a lot more to prove in AAA. Look at his career statistics. He's had a lot to overcome and has been aggressively promoted, but that doesn't mean he doesn't need more seasoning. Give him at least another month before bringing him up.

Well, we're not out of it.

Maybe we should have scratched a couple runs across, but we just got beat by a really good pitcher tonight. Nothing to hang our heads about. As Hawk would say, this is one of the 50 you were always going to lose.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ May 27, 2013 -> 08:24 PM) AJ was better handling pitchers and better defensively as well as with the bat. Flowers has done nothing well and he doesn't appear to be very durable either. Plus AJ was the real on field leader of that team. All indications are that the team was happy to see him leave, and IMO Flowers is the better pitch caller which is why guys like Peavy pretty much demanded to throw to him. Let AJ stay in the past.

It's time for Omo to be preferred over Jones. Nate is an outing or two away from Charlotte. He has got to get things going.

A good splitter is next to impossible to hit/see. If he gets ahead and can throw it anywhere near the plate, our guys will understandably look bad

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2013 -> 03:15 PM) You know, right now...I'm not sure I agree with this. I think we have a good chance that next year, or even late this year, Johnny Danks can be the theoretical Peavy replacement. As others have noted, that still leaves the team with a 4 lefty starting rotation, which is definitely an oddity, but it does kinda make some sense. And we'd still be sitting there 6-deep in the rotation thanks to EJ. That said, if we're 2-3 games out at the deadline, screw it, I want Peavy in my rotation for the stretch. This

The only redeeming quality of potentially dealing Peavy is that we would be trading from organizational strength, so we wouldn't be likely to be screwed without him. It would be very surprising to me if we couldn't have a good rotation without him. With that said, it will almost certainly be better with him.