ichirohoya
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Post by ichirohoya on May 7, 2008 0:50:07 GMT -5
Thank you Joe Mauer. I much prefer remembering Gavin Floyd for beaning ichirohoya in the head in high school rather than bc he no hit the Twins. I'm pulling for him to throw a perfect game-- at least then i can claim having managed to reach base against someone who got 27 big leaguers in a row out!
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Post by RDF on May 7, 2008 1:11:02 GMT -5
They go to Cretin Derham Hall VCJack--do they play sports? Have they told you about the stud OL who has a chance to be one of the best-if not the best prospects from that school? Seantrel Henderson--only a Soph this year--and already has every school in America after him--he's 6'8 300 and carries it well--not a lot of fat on him--great feet for a Tackle and plays basketball as well. Sorry--back to baseball for you guys--just had to get a CDH rep in there/question for VCJack. Eh they are swimmers and band geeks, I don't know if they hang out 300 pound linemen. Besides my family aren't the best scouts. Just for fun I asked my brother to give me a rundown on Iman Shumpert back when he was still considering Marquette when OP/RF played at his highschool. He reported back "he's good I guess" Nothing wrong with that--and thanks for answering. It's a cool school and nice setting--right within about 10 miles of 3 different colleges, and a lot of great athletes attend and are alumni.
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Post by vcjack on May 7, 2008 10:39:34 GMT -5
Eh they are swimmers and band geeks, I don't know if they hang out 300 pound linemen. Besides my family aren't the best scouts. Just for fun I asked my brother to give me a rundown on Iman Shumpert back when he was still considering Marquette when OP/RF played at his highschool. He reported back "he's good I guess" Nothing wrong with that--and thanks for answering. It's a cool school and nice setting--right within about 10 miles of 3 different colleges, and a lot of great athletes attend and are alumni. No problem, I didn't actually remember the name of their highschool just that they have Joe Maeur enshrined as some sort of demi God. I guess its kinda like the white version of St Joes in Hoop Deams but instead of Isiah Thomas its a bearded catcher they have on display. But I go to college with a couple of basketball superstars so I don't feel bitter
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Post by hoyarooter on May 7, 2008 11:49:10 GMT -5
Thank you Joe Mauer. I much prefer remembering Gavin Floyd for beaning ichirohoya in the head in high school rather than bc he no hit the Twins. I'm pulling for him to throw a perfect game-- at least then i can claim having managed to reach base against someone who got 27 big leaguers in a row out! I concur. If Floyd keeps this up, he's going to make that Garcia deal look like gold.
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Post by TBird41 on May 7, 2008 11:55:50 GMT -5
I'm pulling for him to throw a perfect game-- at least then i can claim having managed to reach base against someone who got 27 big leaguers in a row out! I concur. If Floyd keeps this up, he's going to make that Garcia deal look like gold. It's possible, because he's still young, that' he's going to have a breakout year this year, but he's nearly 1:1 K/BB ratio and his ridiculously low BA on balls in play make me think that he's going to run into some problems soon.
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Post by hoyarooter on May 7, 2008 18:58:34 GMT -5
Could be. But given that I thought he was pretty much a worthless acquisition at the time of the deal, I'm happy to see that it at least appears that Kenny Williams knew better than I did. Also, the same criticism was often leveled at Garland, and he turned out to be pretty decent. If Floyd turns out to be as good as Garland was the last three years, I'll be satisfied.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on May 7, 2008 19:01:18 GMT -5
If Floyd keeps this up, he's going to make that Garcia deal look like gold. Given that Garcia is currently not on a major league roster, the deal already looks pretty golden. Kenny may not know how to put together a bullpen, but he certainly knows how to trade away starting pitchers at their peak value (best example: Mike Sirotka).
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Post by AustinHoya03 on May 22, 2008 11:34:48 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on May 22, 2008 12:03:18 GMT -5
I'm not belittling the seriousness of a broken nose, but thank goodness the ball wasn't hit a couple inches higher or to either side. Taking that shot right in the noggin or in the eye could have been severely worse.
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Post by vcjack on May 22, 2008 12:28:08 GMT -5
If you are going to get hit by the ball, you really don't want Puljos to be the guy swinging
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Post by TBird41 on Jul 27, 2008 20:19:59 GMT -5
Something's wrong with this board when I have to go wayyyy back to find this thread. The stretch run is just beginning, teams have already pulled off numerous trades (Sabathia to the Brewers, Harden to the Cubs, Blake to the Dodgers, Nady & Marte to the Yankees) despite the deadline still being a few days away. The Rays are still in first place, the Twins are hosting the White Sox with a chance to take first place (and remove the awful taste of that series in May), the Brewers and Cubs are about to start a four game series with first place on the line, the MARLINS are still in striking distance in the NL East. Every division outside the AL West is up for grabs with 60 games to play. This is going to be a great pennant race.
Personally, I'd like to see the Twins pick up a dominant reliever (if Neshak hadn't gotten hurt, they'd be in first right now) though I'm not sure who is still available for a reasonable price now that Marte is gone, or a right handed third baseman (preferably Beltre, provided the Mariners get realistic and stop asking for Scott Baker) as well as take Livan Hernandez out back and put him out of his misery, opening up a rotation spot for Liriano.
I'd also like to see the Rays make the playoffs (though I think they'll end up just short due a fade down the stretch, similar to the Twins in 2001), the D'Backs, Brewers, Cubs and Mets make the playoffs (think about the pitching matchups!). I'd also fully expect Ozzie Guillen to create some more controversy before the season's out, hopefully because he coins a new nickname (Piranhas was a great nickname) for the Twins after they destroy the White Sox in this series.
The AL Central is fully up for grabs, and I could see the Twins, Tigers or White Sox winning the division, as I think the Twins and Sox have been playing above their heads (though not so far that I expect them to collapse) and the Tigers are better than they've played.
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Post by TBird41 on Jul 27, 2008 20:20:58 GMT -5
Also, I really enjoyed Dave Trembley doing an awful job of smoking a victory cigar after the Orioles snapped their 15 Sunday losing streak.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 28, 2008 11:50:48 GMT -5
"I'd also fully expect Ozzie Guillen to create some more controversy before the season's out, hopefully because he coins a new nickname (Piranhas was a great nickname) for the Twins after they destroy the White Sox in this series."
We'll see.
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Post by TBird41 on Jul 28, 2008 12:52:52 GMT -5
"I'd also fully expect Ozzie Guillen to create some more controversy before the season's out, hopefully because he coins a new nickname (Piranhas was a great nickname) for the Twins after they destroy the White Sox in this series." We'll see. I'm actually somewhat surprised he didn't try and pull something similar to what he did prior to the last Twins/Sox series, considering how well that worked for him and the White Sox.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jul 28, 2008 18:40:06 GMT -5
Something's wrong with this board when I have to go wayyyy back to find this thread. Sorry, the rest of us have just been having fun ridiculing the Cubs fans and clogging up their thread with non-Wrigley-related discussion.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jul 28, 2008 23:10:37 GMT -5
"I'd also fully expect Ozzie Guillen to create some more controversy before the season's out, hopefully because he coins a new nickname (Piranhas was a great nickname) for the Twins after they destroy the White Sox in this series." We'll see. Inauspicious start to the series for the pale hose tonight. Here's hoping the Sox get a good start tomorrow out of...wait a minute...who the hell is Clayton Richard? Crap.
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Post by TBird41 on Jul 29, 2008 6:42:22 GMT -5
"I'd also fully expect Ozzie Guillen to create some more controversy before the season's out, hopefully because he coins a new nickname (Piranhas was a great nickname) for the Twins after they destroy the White Sox in this series." We'll see. Inauspicious start to the series for the pale hose tonight. Here's hoping the Sox get a good start tomorrow out of...wait a minute...who the hell is Clayton Richard? Crap. That is a very good question. I fully expect him to hold the Twins to 4 hits and one run or something like that. Random rotation filler almost ALWAYS dominates the Twins, especially left handed random rotation filler. On the bright side for the Sox, they get to face Livan Hernandez on Wednesday rather than Francisco Liriano. And no, I can't explain it. Sad thing is that it really does have nothing to do with service time. The point at which Liriano would have had a chance to become a Super 2 (and eligible for arbitration and free agency a year earlier) passed while he was still getting hit hard in AAA. www.twinkietown.com/2008/7/20/575451/greg-genske-wrong-about-ev
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 29, 2008 11:44:53 GMT -5
I just don't understand what the Twins are thinking with Liriano. I figured it had to be $ related, as that would be so Twinkie-like, but I'm sure you're correct, T-Bird. It's mystifying.
As for Richard, all I know is, he's the guy they called up when Contreras went on the DL. His first start was hardly auspicious, so I'm just hoping for better tonight.
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Post by ichirohoya on Jul 29, 2008 22:28:33 GMT -5
1) Remember last year when Atlanta sent away a bunch of talent to get Mark Teixeira? Remember this wonderfulness?
It's been a great run of success for Atlanta. But- Hello Braves, my name is rebuilding mode. Pleased to meet ya.
2) Like everyone else, I'm at a loss why Liriano is rotting in AAA. I'm also at a loss as to what in the world the Astros are thinking by adding Randy Wolf and showing no signs of willingness to make a move to get younger. Maybe that Chacon-induced fall to the ground knocked a few pieces loose in Ed Wade's head.
3) Also, even with Daniel Cabrera's less-than-stellar reputation for head-hunting, his getting ejected in the 8th inning tonight againt the Yankees was a joke. If pitchers aren't allowed to come up and in against A-Rod, he'll pass Bonds in career homeruns next year! Umpires throwing pitchers out of games w/out a warning and without obvious intent by the pitcher to go after a batter just plain sucks. Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson would be screwed if they were pitching today.
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Post by TBird41 on Jul 30, 2008 9:53:41 GMT -5
3) Also, even with Daniel Cabrera's less-than-stellar reputation for head-hunting, his getting ejected in the 8th inning tonight againt the Yankees was a joke. If pitchers aren't allowed to come up and in against A-Rod, he'll pass Bonds in career homeruns next year! Umpires throwing pitchers out of games w/out a warning and without obvious intent by the pitcher to go after a batter just plain sucks. Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson would be screwed if they were pitching today. I don't know what's worse--warning teams after the first pitcher throws at someone, or just straight up throwing the pitcher out without warning. I can't believe the ump did that to Cabrera though--does he not pay attention to baseball? Cabrera's less accurate than Vernon Macklin at the free throw line. He's currently leading the AL in walks and wild pitches and he lead the AL in walks in 2007 and 2006.
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