Maverick0984

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 03:31 PM) Why does Podsednik deserve any respect? Statistics don't lie. The only thing the guy does better than other qualified AL leadoff men is steal bases and score runs, and both of those statistics are clearly overvalued, as one has a smallish chance of contributing to a victory and the other is the product of the hitters behind you. everything besides home runs basically are the only thing that aren't improved or worsened by team members. it's a team game, him not getting home after he steals second isn't his fault...wtf kinda sense is that?

so italy won the world cup

a homerun by pods!

this is a large gamethread

well at least AJ is always good for a quality at-bat. Crede has played like s*** the last week or so...i wonder if the snub by Ozzie ticked him off?

to be fair, i don\'t know of any pitcher/catcher combo that throws out MORE than are given up. it\'s just a difficult percentage to deal with. slow people aren\'t going to run all that often so they are already in the hole there. the main problem is with our pitchers. AJ has a great arm, and actually very recently (the last week) i\'ve seen him throw out 3, 2 in 1 game.

alright just 23 more outs

i would like to see a win

i\'m feeling so confident

we better score 27 runs this game

at least he\'s getting ahead...

so many people left on base in this series so far...

XL only? why so big? jeez.

wouldn\'t that be funny if we took the lead back at the bottom of this inning and somehow got garland a win? haha

woah garland

at least cotts is still pretty dependable

anyone bitter from the loss?

this game has a crappy feeling to it

time for patented Thome streak? to last us through Boston!!!!!

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 08:31 PM) for some reason I don't want boston coming in on a 4 game losing streak i know what you mean...same reason i wasn't 100% comfortable when the Pirates had there huge losing streak before we played them. Eventually they'll turn it around, and losing 7 in a row? (Boston) isn't very likely.

ya but i can't see Ozzie or Coop putting up with a player "not putting in 100%." i think it's just a confidence/attitude problem really. eventually, hopefully sooner than later, it'll turn around. on a side note, after that crap 3 run inning, which wasn't ALL his fault, he's picked it back up, instead of folding like he normally does. *crosses fingers*

he was out pretty good...i don't think any partiular slide instead of maybe a plow would have changed that play. i feel bad for Crede not making the allstar team even with Ozzie there.

dammit

i fixed it for you

during the 9th last night, when it got a bit scary, i was thinking. If Bobby blows this, it\'s going to be a huge confidence drain and if he saves it it\'d be a huge confidence boost. Good thing it was the latter.