ThunderBolt

Atta boy Getz. Crushes a homerun.

Everyone okay with T-Pain as a nickname for Tony Pena, or is it back to the drawing board?

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 04:07 PM) And I agree with BearSox 100% that batting average is the most underrated stat in baseball these days. Why is OBP such a skill and batting average is not? Batting average has little bearing on how many runs a team scores. Runs win ball games. Batting average fails to take into account the number of walks and the number of homeruns a player gets. So, if Swish hits 250, but walks over a 100 times and hits 25-30 homeruns, he is a much better player then say, Howie Kendrick who might hit .300, but with two homeruns, and walk very little.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 04:11 PM) Let me ask this question: does anyone on here think Poreda should actually be in the majors right now? If no one objects, can we just talk about more fun things like Quentin returning and the invention of the peep hole video camera? Erin Andrews and her lawyer are now watching this board. Congrats.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 04:01 PM) Fields can't play LF! My mother could play Lf. Honestly, it's not a premium defensive position.

There is no excuse for Wise being on this team over Fields. Field can (arguably) play 3b, 1b, and Lf. Wise can play the OF, can't hit, or field, and is not a former #1 of the organization.

I honestly wish Wise hadn’t hit that homerun. This will only due the team harm, if it convinces Ozzie that Wise is getting “on track“

Dewayne Wise is back to being Dewayne Wise.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 03:41 PM) Getz, you are so foolish! That's a terrible play by a terrible defender. That was the worst inning of the season. It's simply ignorance from Ozzie to have Getz over Nix at second this point. Aside from his recent hot streak Getz has been awful, one of the worst everday players in the MLB.

Ballgame. Carrasco's back to being Dj Carrasco.

Wow, Poreda just sealed his fate for another month.

God, i hate this.

Wow, pull him now. Just pull him.

Come on, Castro! Why do you call the damn forkball if you can't catch it? s***.

Would BA have had a better shot at that? Sinking drive to center.

That was a give-me strike Ump!

Don't pitch in Markakis' wheelhouse.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 03:14 PM) If I wasn't watching this game, I'd be very annoyed by this post. Really, Fathom? Do we have to call out a post on a message board? I’m posting my thoughts, do I have to appeal to the wider audience? I mean, I try to do that as often as possible, but I’m working on impulse and reaction here.

Ooh, Big Jim on the 3-0. Crushed.

Thank God for you Izturis.

Camera guy is having a bad inning.

Where the hell was that pitcH?

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:59 PM) What did hawk say? Called the Weezey homer about 30 seconds prior

Whew, thought that was gone. Damn, were those Weaver-run Orioles amazing.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:56 PM) Hawk is so awesome Nice prognosticator role reversal between Hawk and Stoney.