Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick 2h

 

Another name to put on list of future #dbacks manager candidates: Joe McEwing. Goes back a long way with La Russa.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 42m

 

Quote of year. RT @TBrownYahoo: Boras: "Shooting, stabbing or cannibalizing a player is not a part of baseball or being a proper teammate."

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick 2h

 

Another name to put on list of future #dbacks manager candidates: Joe McEwing. Goes back a long way with La Russa.

 

 

La Russa, who joins former St. Louis colleagues Dave Duncan and Dave McKay in Arizona, apparently has no plans to disassemble the Gateway Arch piece by piece and transport it by U-Haul to Phoenix. Then again, it’s only his fourth day on the job.Right now the buzz is swirling around LaRocque (current Cardinals' Director of Scouting) and (Mike) Aldrete. Next week it might be Walt Jocketty, Jose Oquendo (Cards), Mike Gallego (A's) or Jim Riggleman. What the Diamondbacks lack in talent, they’ll more than make up for in rumors and innuendo this summer.

 

from Crasnick piece at espn.com

 

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/i...p-d-backs-brass

 

 

 

This is the big question. A lot of people asked why La Russa would leave a cushy job with the commissioner’s office and jump back into the fray with a team. The answer was readily apparent to anyone who entered his office at 3:30 p.m. and saw him immersed in his lineup card and the injury reports on game days. La Russa missed the competition and the heat of the battle in a way that fielding media inquiries about replay and the “transfer rule” simply couldn’t fill.

 

 

But the demands of this new CBO role will test his judgment and his patience. La Russa needs to view the proceedings from 35,000 feet, delegate authority to the people below him and develop a vision. That’s not necessarily going to be easy for a guy whose mood varied solely according to what happened between 7 and 10 p.m. for 33 years.

 

 

In the final analysis, La Russa isn’t going to make his mark as CBO by hiring the most St. Louis Cardinals' employees or proving that gut instincts and scouting judgments trump statistical analysis. The final chapter of his illustrious baseball career will be judged on whether he can bring a winner to Arizona.

 

 

I imagine Tony La Russa, of all people, wouldn’t want it any other way.

Edited May 22, 201411 yr by caulfield12

To make room for Calhoun on their 25-man roster the Angels have sent pitcher Hector Santiago down to AAA

Considering they gave Guerrero $28 million and Olivo's on a MLC, I think I know how this one ends.

 

And it has.

To make room for Calhoun on their 25-man roster the Angels have sent pitcher Hector Santiago down to AAA

I'm not a big fan of Hector the pitcher, but he does seem to be a good guy. I think this move is to stop his arb clock.

Prince Fielder is seriously considering season-ending surgery on his neck. I still can't believe the Rangers let the Tigers out of that s***ty s***ty contract.

I'm not a big fan of Hector the pitcher, but he does seem to be a good guy. I think this move is to stop his arb clock.

 

It's because the Angels know he doesn't do well in the pen and that he's already had his development borderline ruined by being a relief pitcher instead of starting

It's because the Angels know he doesn't do well in the pen and that he's already had his development borderline ruined by being a relief pitcher instead of starting

 

That, and he has pitched awfully.

That, and he has pitched awfully.

be me to it, I just wasn't sure so I checked BBR, yeah, he's been bad this year.

Barring a bad 9th inning by the Jays pen,

 

Buehrle 8-1, 2.16

 

Won at Fenway.

Barring a bad 9th inning by the Jays pen,

 

Buehrle 8-1, 2.16

 

Won at Fenway.

 

Unbelievable. While I'm sure at some point he will come back down to Earth and end up with a typical Buehrle season, it would be awesome to see him 20 wins and a sub 3.00 ERA at the end of the season. He's come close but never accomplished either feat.

The Rangers were blowing out Detroit so Detroit puts in backup infielder Danny Worth to pitch . This was the first time he has pitched on any level. He proceeded to K all 3 TX. hitters he faced with knuckleballs.

The Rangers were blowing out Detroit so Detroit puts in backup infielder Danny Worth to pitch . This was the first time he has pitched on any level. He proceeded to K all 3 TX. hitters he faced with knuckleballs.

 

He might have a better future as a pitcher (Steve Sparks/Wakefield) than an infielder. He messed up two routine plays (one because of the sun) in just a couple of innings the other day, and has never been much of a hitter.

 

 

 

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/76156...0023#!PMFOM

 

Argues that MLB needs to look more closely at the Japanese PBL for a model/template for preventing TJ injuries...including the introduction of the six-man rotation, with one more roster spot added as a sweetener for the MLBPA because of the diminished stats/salaries for starters used to getting paid for 30+ starts per year. Maybe they could actually pitch deeper into games, and it would come close to balancing out....

 

5 man rotation=32.4 starts per season

6 man rotation=27 starts per season

 

Let's say a starter was averaging 6 innings per start with the old way.

 

He'd have to pitch 7 or 7 1/3 IP per start over 27 to balance out his total innings for the course of an entire season.

Whoever mentioned last night that the MLB Network was questioning whether Buehrle had a stretch of dominance like this, yes he has. Just not to begin a season.

 

2001-

Starts 8-17: team 8-2, 6-1, 1.94 ERA

 

2002-

Starts 7-16: team 6-4, 6-3, 2.33 ERA

 

2005-

Starts 7-16: team 8-2, 6-0, 1.51 ERA

 

2007-

Starts 12-21: team 6-4, 6-3, 2.18 ERA

 

2011-

Starts 17-26: team 7-3, 5-1, 2.15 ERA

He also had a 21 game stretch with 19 quality starts and a 2.54 ERA

 

And with all of these stretches, he pitched a minimum of 71 innings. This year, Buehrle has thrown 66.2 innings.

Looking at Buehrle's stats for the past 365 days really shows that he's been on a good run for awhile. Over the past year his stat line goes as follows 33GS, 19-8, 3.01 ERA, 209.1 IP, 6 K/9, 2.73 K/BB. Thats a pretty lengthy stretch of dominance for a guy who most have never considered an ace.

Looking at Buehrle's stats for the past 365 days really shows that he's been on a good run for awhile. Over the past year his stat line goes as follows 33GS, 19-8, 3.01 ERA, 209.1 IP, 6 K/9, 2.73 K/BB. Thats a pretty lengthy stretch of dominance for a guy who most have never considered an ace.

 

MBINAA

MBINAA

 

O no u didnnnnnnn!!

Suspended games turn history on its head

 

MLB · 10 hrs ago · Suspended games turn history on its head

Summary

 

It's all in the Major League Baseball rule book. The Reds traded Griffey to the White Sox on July 31 that season, so when the suspended game resumed Aug. 25, Griffey was called on to hit for Brady Anderson in the bottom of the 14th inning of the game the White Sox lost, 4-3.

 

http://www.veooz.com/news/5HCrb7P.html

Suspended games turn history on its head

 

MLB · 10 hrs ago · Suspended games turn history on its head

Summary

 

It's all in the Major League Baseball rule book. The Reds traded Griffey to the White Sox on July 31 that season, so when the suspended game resumed Aug. 25, Griffey was called on to hit for Brady Anderson in the bottom of the 14th inning of the game the White Sox lost, 4-3.

 

http://www.veooz.com/news/5HCrb7P.html

 

That's supposed to say Brian Anderson. It's kind of funny looking at Griffey's game log from 2008 on Baseball Reference. It has a line before April 28th that says "Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox" and then a line after April 28th that says "Player went from Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds". Makes it look like he was traded three times that year.

Ron Roenicke bevingtoned last night and called for the bullpen and no one was warming up.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 1m

 

one gm, who may seek a catcher, said regarding miguel olivo's availability: "I don't think we are biting on this one."

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 4m

 

Alex Anthopoulos told us that he's looking for starting pitcher, long term solution at 2B or 3B and LH reliever Sirius 209 XM 89 #BlueJays

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 12m

 

Derek Jeter has the most appearances at any single fielding position in MLB history (2,584) w/o having played another position.

Ryu perfect for the Dodgers through 7. Dodgers winning 1-0 over Reds.