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Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 08:58:57 AM
He gonna suck

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 08:58:57 AM
He gonna suck

Quote from: Pre on February 18, 2010, 09:04:42 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 08:58:57 AM
He gonna suck

So, in your eyes, you're saying he's nothing like Alexei Ramirez?

I'm suddenly optimistic.

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 09:07:57 AM

Quote from: Pre on February 18, 2010, 09:04:42 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 08:58:57 AM
He gonna suck

So, in your eyes, you're saying he's nothing like Alexei Ramirez?

I'm suddenly optimistic.

I just have a FEELING. I don't know what he looks like in my eyes as I don't recall seeing a picture of him. I couldn't tell him from Alexei in my eyes. They're both Cuban or something.

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 18, 2010, 09:22:13 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 09:07:57 AM

Quote from: Pre on February 18, 2010, 09:04:42 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 08:58:57 AM
He gonna suck

So, in your eyes, you're saying he's nothing like Alexei Ramirez?

I'm suddenly optimistic.

I just have a FEELING. I don't know what he looks like in my eyes as I don't recall seeing a picture of him. I couldn't tell him from Alexei in my eyes. They're both Cuban or something.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7226.0

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 09:23:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 18, 2010, 09:22:13 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 09:07:57 AM

Quote from: Pre on February 18, 2010, 09:04:42 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 08:58:57 AM
He gonna suck

So, in your eyes, you're saying he's nothing like Alexei Ramirez?

I'm suddenly optimistic.

I just have a FEELING. I don't know what he looks like in my eyes as I don't recall seeing a picture of him. I couldn't tell him from Alexei in my eyes. They're both Cuban or something.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7226.0

He looks 14

Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 09:23:36 AM
He looks 14

Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 11:19:50 AM
(http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Fidel-Castro.jpg)

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 18, 2010, 11:41:50 AM

Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 11:19:50 AM
(http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Fidel-Castro.jpg)

Has he died yet?

Quote from: Armchair_QB on February 18, 2010, 09:30:32 AM
(http://mcstinx.mlblogs.com/pie.jpg)

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 18, 2010, 08:24:49 AM
I want this party started right. I want this party started quickly.
(http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-cubs-wrigley-bound/Starlin%20Castro.jpg)

Quote from: Simmer on February 19, 2010, 12:05:30 PM
I'm not sold on Castro as a viable Major League option.  Don't shoot me.  Woah man, don't fuckin' shoot me!  Wait till I'm done before the statfags skewer me with pitchforks.

I think us Cubs fans are deluded into wishful thinking, much like we were with Felix Pie.  The holes in Pie's game were there, we all saw them.  We chose to ignore them, because he was Felix Pie, Cub prospect extraordinaire, and this time was going to be different, dammit.  This time a Cubs prospect would be a fleeting success instead of a faltering suckass.  But, it was not to be.  Pie sucked, we learned the taste of hate, and he was summarily shipped out the door.

Sure, I hope this guy succeeds.  But its hard to ignore his current shortcomings in maturity (all of 19 years old) and skill (more E than BB).  Let him cook a few years.

Ok, I'm ready now.

Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2010, 12:12:36 PM
(http://www.meetmaddenporn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/meetmaddenblondeamateurlovesthecubs.jpg)

Quote from: Yeti on February 19, 2010, 12:18:53 PM

Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2010, 12:12:36 PM
(http://www.meetmaddenporn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/meetmaddenblondeamateurlovesthecubs.jpg)

I think I just sprung a woody

Quote from: Jon on February 19, 2010, 12:21:15 PM

Quote from: Yeti on February 19, 2010, 12:18:53 PM

Quote from: PenFoe on February 19, 2010, 12:12:36 PM
(http://www.meetmaddenporn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/meetmaddenblondeamateurlovesthecubs.jpg)

I think I just sprung a woody

Why, is there a hyperlink to ACB hidden on that pic?

Quote from: Pre on February 23, 2010, 12:47:16 PM
Rocketing up the prospect charts! (http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?topic_id=7962336&content_id=7150953)

I enjoy that his highlights mostly involve bloop singles.  Shows some
serious grit.

Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on February 22, 2010, 03:44:39 PM
If there are naked pics of this cutie we NEED links plz.

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 09:45:59 AM
Left to right, 2010. Fontenot at short (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0224-cubs-bits-chicago-spring-trai20100223,0,292835.story), Starlin at 2B.

QuoteBut the Cubs love the idea of having Millar around to be Millar, the life of the clubhouse.

Quote from: Pre on February 24, 2010, 09:56:44 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 09:45:59 AM
Left to right, 2010. Fontenot at short (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0224-cubs-bits-chicago-spring-trai20100223,0,292835.story), Starlin at 2B.

QuoteBut the Cubs love the idea of having Millar around to be Millar, the life of the clubhouse.

Then hire him as a fucking ball boy.  I've never hated a Cub so completely before a single AB.

Quote from: Slack-E on February 24, 2010, 09:58:31 AM

Quote from: Pre on February 24, 2010, 09:56:44 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 09:45:59 AM
Left to right, 2010. Fontenot at short (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0224-cubs-bits-chicago-spring-trai20100223,0,292835.story), Starlin at 2B.

QuoteBut the Cubs love the idea of having Millar around to be Millar, the life of the clubhouse.

Then hire him as a fucking ball boy.  I've never hated a Cub so completely before a single AB.

I hated him quite a bit when he was actually considered a major league caliber ballplayer. This is nothing new for me.

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:13:34 AM
I've hated Millar ever since Al said we "gotta get that guy" a few years ago for his clubhouse presence.

MY KUBBEEZ NEED TO KOWBOY UP IN 2010!

Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2010, 10:14:35 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:13:34 AM
I've hated Millar ever since Al said we "gotta get that guy" a few years ago for his clubhouse presence.

MY KUBBEEZ NEED TO KOWBOY UP IN 2010!

Few years ago? That gives him some credit for when Millar was a baseball player. Al suggested it after 2008.

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:21:52 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2010, 10:14:35 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:13:34 AM
I've hated Millar ever since Al said we "gotta get that guy" a few years ago for his clubhouse presence.

MY KUBBEEZ NEED TO KOWBOY UP IN 2010!

Few years ago? That gives him some credit for when Millar was a baseball player. Al suggested it after 2008.

I'll defer to you on any BCB related facts. 

Millar, I'm assuming, used to play the game the right way.
Have we heard any reports out of Spring Training on whether or not he still does?

Quote from: Slack-E on February 24, 2010, 10:23:42 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:21:52 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2010, 10:14:35 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:13:34 AM
I've hated Millar ever since Al said we "gotta get that guy" a few years ago for his clubhouse presence.

MY KUBBEEZ NEED TO KOWBOY UP IN 2010!

Few years ago? That gives him some credit for when Millar was a baseball player. Al suggested it after 2008.

I'll defer to you on any BCB related facts. 

Millar, I'm assuming, used to play the game the right way.
Have we heard any reports out of Spring Training on whether or not he still does?

What are the odds he slides headfirst into first base at least once during spring training?

Quote from: Slack-E on February 24, 2010, 10:23:42 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:21:52 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2010, 10:14:35 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 10:13:34 AM
I've hated Millar ever since Al said we "gotta get that guy" a few years ago for his clubhouse presence.

MY KUBBEEZ NEED TO KOWBOY UP IN 2010!

Few years ago? That gives him some credit for when Millar was a baseball player. Al suggested it after 2008.

I'll defer to you on any BCB related facts. 

Millar, I'm assuming, used to play the game the right way.
Have we heard any reports out of Spring Training on whether or not he still does?

What are the odds he slides headfirst into first base at least once during spring training?

Quote from: Brownie on February 24, 2010, 10:09:53 AM

Quote from: Slack-E on February 24, 2010, 09:58:31 AM

Quote from: Pre on February 24, 2010, 09:56:44 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 09:45:59 AM
Left to right, 2010. Fontenot at short (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0224-cubs-bits-chicago-spring-trai20100223,0,292835.story), Starlin at 2B.

QuoteBut the Cubs love the idea of having Millar around to be Millar, the life of the clubhouse.

Then hire him as a fucking ball boy.  I've never hated a Cub so completely before a single AB.

I hated him quite a bit when he was actually considered a major league caliber ballplayer. This is nothing new for me.

I trace my hatred to the seventh game of his MLB career. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199905240.shtml)

I had a lot of other hate in my blood at the time: Rick Aguilera, Ed Lynch, Andy MacPhail, Sammy Sosa's clown act in right playing a double into a 3-run inside the park home run with 2 outs in the ninth, half of the members of the 1999 Cubs, so little did I know I would continue hating him for 11 more years.

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 10:28:11 AM

Quote from: Brownie on February 24, 2010, 10:09:53 AM

Quote from: Slack-E on February 24, 2010, 09:58:31 AM

Quote from: Pre on February 24, 2010, 09:56:44 AM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 09:45:59 AM
Left to right, 2010. Fontenot at short (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0224-cubs-bits-chicago-spring-trai20100223,0,292835.story), Starlin at 2B.

QuoteBut the Cubs love the idea of having Millar around to be Millar, the life of the clubhouse.

Then hire him as a fucking ball boy.  I've never hated a Cub so completely before a single AB.

I hated him quite a bit when he was actually considered a major league caliber ballplayer. This is nothing new for me.

I trace my hatred to the seventh game of his MLB career. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199905240.shtml)

I had a lot of other hate in my blood at the time: Rick Aguilera, Ed Lynch, Andy MacPhail, Sammy Sosa's clown act in right playing a double into a 3-run inside the park home run with 2 outs in the ninth, half of the members of the 1999 Cubs, so little did I know I would continue hating him for 11 more years.

I vented this very thing in the ShoutBox a few weeks ago.  ThrillSignal even found me what I was looking for--proof that his asshattery even pissed off the guy for whom he's supposedly going to be playing behind--Derreck Lee--during that '99 season.  

QuoteBrash bush-leaguer

Florida Marlins prospect Kevin Millar failed to make the club's major-league roster for the second spring in a row this year, but he probably made some organizational enemies when he popped off to the Calgary Herald after hitting a home run to lead the red-hot Triple-A Calgary Cannons to a 13-12 victory last week.

`I'm calling ESPN," Millar said. "We're challenging the Marlins to a seven-game series, and the winner stays. We'd beat them in six games."

The Marlins are taking enough heat from the rest of the baseball world for their lackluster performance again this year, so the tongue-in-cheek comments touched a nerve.

"If it's accurate, it's an inappropriate comment," said Marlins GM Dave Dombrowski, "but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt as to whether or not he said it."

Millar, perhaps realizing that he had gone too far, called Dombrowski and manager John Boles to apologize and insist that the quotes were taken out of context.

Quote from: Jon on February 24, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
Are the multiple variant spellings of Lee's first name intentional or due to a new HUEYBOARD?

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 11:31:06 AM

Quote from: Jon on February 24, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
Are the multiple variant spellings of Lee's first name intentional or due to a new HUEYBOARD?

Side effects to MILLAR RAGE.

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 24, 2010, 11:58:38 AM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 11:31:06 AM

Quote from: Jon on February 24, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
Are the multiple variant spellings of Lee's first name intentional or due to a new HUEYBOARD?

Side effects to MILLAR RAGE.

Fucking scabs will do that to ya.

SCAB!!

Quote from: Oleg on February 24, 2010, 12:08:26 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 24, 2010, 11:58:38 AM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 11:31:06 AM

Quote from: Jon on February 24, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
Are the multiple variant spellings of Lee's first name intentional or due to a new HUEYBOARD?

Side effects to MILLAR RAGE.

Fucking scabs will do that to ya.

SCAB!!

Are you accusing Huey of cheating on his wife with Kevin Millar?

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 24, 2010, 12:11:59 PM

Quote from: Oleg on February 24, 2010, 12:08:26 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 24, 2010, 11:58:38 AM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 11:31:06 AM

Quote from: Jon on February 24, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
Are the multiple variant spellings of Lee's first name intentional or due to a new HUEYBOARD?

Side effects to MILLAR RAGE.

Fucking scabs will do that to ya.

SCAB!!

Are you accusing Huey of cheating on his wife with Kevin Millar?

That's EXACTLY what I'm doing.  You got that, Huey!  I'm calling you out.

Quote from: Oleg on February 24, 2010, 12:08:26 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh on February 24, 2010, 11:58:38 AM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 11:31:06 AM

Quote from: Jon on February 24, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
Are the multiple variant spellings of Lee's first name intentional or due to a new HUEYBOARD?

Side effects to MILLAR RAGE.

Fucking scabs will do that to ya.

SCAB!!

Are you accusing Huey of cheating on his wife with Kevin Millar?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
   7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
   7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD. 

Heh heh.

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
  7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD.  

Heh heh.

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
  7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD.  

Heh heh.

That list is rife with phallicism.

Dick Groat?  Dave Bancroft? Roger Peckinpaugh?  Dick Bartell?

Bill James is a pervert.

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 24, 2010, 01:16:17 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
  7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD.  

Heh heh.

That list is rife with phallicism.

Dick Groat?  Dave Bancroft? Roger Peckinpaugh?  Dick Bartell?

Bill James is a pervert.

HAAAA!!! Get it? Dave Bancroft? I don't.

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 01:23:08 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 24, 2010, 01:16:17 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
  7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD.  

Heh heh.

That list is rife with phallicism.

Dick Groat?  Dave Bancroft? Roger Peckinpaugh?  Dick Bartell?

Bill James is a pervert.

HAAAA!!! Get it? Dave Bancroft? I don't.

Suck my Bancroft, pal.

When you say it it sounds like "bang".  Banging typically involves hard weiners.

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 01:23:08 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 24, 2010, 01:16:17 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
  7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD.  

Heh heh.

That list is rife with phallicism.

Dick Groat?  Dave Bancroft? Roger Peckinpaugh?  Dick Bartell?

Bill James is a pervert.

HAAAA!!! Get it? Dave Bancroft? I don't.

Suck my Bancroft, pal.

When you say it it sounds like "bang".  Banging typically involves hard weiners.

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 24, 2010, 01:16:17 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
  7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD.  

Heh heh.

That list is rife with phallicism.

Dick Groat?  Dave Bancroft? Roger Peckinpaugh?  Dick Bartell?

Bill James is a pervert.

HAAAA!!! Get it? Dave Bancroft? I don't.

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
   7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD. 

Heh heh.

Quote from: CT III on February 26, 2010, 12:37:22 AM

Quote from: MAD on February 24, 2010, 12:56:59 PM

Quote from: BH on February 24, 2010, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: R-V on February 24, 2010, 12:39:33 PM
Hey old guys: was Garry Templeton (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/comping-castro/) any good?

QuoteIt's clear that the Cubs prospect is Reyes' inferior; Baseball America would rank Reyes its third overall prospect after the 2002 season, while Castro came in at 16 when the magazine released their list yesterday. Reyes displayed more patience and more power, Castro a better knack for contact. What interests me is the comparison between Templeton and Castro – both were impatient contact hitters with questionable power profiles.

QuoteTempleton never developed home run power, he never developed patience, and when his speed started to go (and the BABIP with it), Templeton was no longer a useful player. Using the WAR historical database, we see that Templeton was 25.2 wins above replacement player in his 16-year career. I think Castro can be better than this (he's already a little more patient than Templeton, and walks are preached more than ever nowadays), though his four-year peak of 14 WAR seems appropriate.

Garry's comparable players.
  1. Dick Groat (911)
  2. Royce Clayton (909)
  3. Dave Bancroft (879) *
  4. Roger Peckinpaugh (875)
  5. Dick Bartell (873)
  6. Tony Taylor (870)
   7. Jack Glasscock (868)
  8. Bill Russell (863)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (860)
 10. Joe Tinker (860) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

His nickname was "Jumpsteady". I'm sure Huey can come up with a good nickname off this for Castro.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/templga01.shtml

DPD. 

Heh heh.

I was sick for half a fucking day.  Where were Tank and Jon on this?  How many potential Simpson's references fell by the wayside in my absence?

Anyway, I'm just glad Mr. Glasscock was able to catch on with a major league team after he left the teaching profession.

Dave Bancroft, indeed.  You've all got some serious boning to do.

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

I'm sorry.

The answer we were looking for was "The Battle of New Orleans."

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

I'm sorry.

The answer we were looking for was "The Battle of New Orleans."

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:33:18 AM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

I'm sorry.

The answer we were looking for was "The Battle of New Orleans."

Yea, I must've missed something on that last page.. Predictable. What's a battle?

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:53:27 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:33:18 AM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

I'm sorry.

The answer we were looking for was "The Battle of New Orleans."

Yea, I must've missed something on that last page.. Predictable. What's a battle?

What's that rattle?'d

Quote from: Jon on February 26, 2010, 09:55:37 AM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:53:27 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:33:18 AM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

I'm sorry.

The answer we were looking for was "The Battle of New Orleans."

Yea, I must've missed something on that last page.. Predictable. What's a battle?

What's that rattle?'d

I have a cold.

Quote from: CT III on February 26, 2010, 10:00:35 AM

Quote from: Jon on February 26, 2010, 09:55:37 AM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:53:27 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:33:18 AM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Yeti on February 26, 2010, 09:19:51 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

This is probably rhetorical but it won't be the first time in Desip history that I've missed the point...

Andrew Jackson.

I'm sorry.

The answer we were looking for was "The Battle of New Orleans."

Yea, I must've missed something on that last page.. Predictable. What's a battle?

What's that rattle?'d

I have a cold.

Oh, so you hear your "b's" as "r's"?

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 26, 2010, 09:32:00 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

(http://www.overthinkingit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/hoosiers.jpg)

Quote from: Internet Apex on February 26, 2010, 11:05:59 AM

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 26, 2010, 09:32:00 AM

Quote from: Indolent Reader on February 26, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
What nineteenth century figure was named "Old Hickory"?

(http://www.overthinkingit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/hoosiers.jpg)

That old gym in Crawfordsville where they filmed a bunch of that movie; I used to run and shoot hoops and workout in it when I was sports editor at the paper there. It was probably the lowest point of my entire life, which is saying something because my life is complete shit now that Robbie Hummel is injured.

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

Quote from: Jon on February 26, 2010, 12:20:27 PM

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

You are my hero. doppelgänger.

Quote from: MAD on February 26, 2010, 12:23:22 PM

Quote from: Jon on February 26, 2010, 12:20:27 PM

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

You are my hero. doppelgänger.

Based on my drunken recollection of last Kitty's'd.

Quote from: Jon on February 26, 2010, 12:23:55 PM

Quote from: MAD on February 26, 2010, 12:23:22 PM

Quote from: Jon on February 26, 2010, 12:20:27 PM

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

You are my hero. doppelgänger.

Based on my drunken recollection of last Kitty's'd.

Only if I stood on a chair and was allergic to wheat.

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

Quote from: JD on February 26, 2010, 05:50:47 PM

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

That post was awesome.

Quote from: Wheezer on February 26, 2010, 10:02:50 PM

Quote from: JD on February 26, 2010, 05:50:47 PM

Quote from: Pre on February 26, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Andy on February 24, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
I see nothing wrong with comparing a 19 year old's minor league stats with those of major leaguers with long careers and coming up with such a comparison.

It's science.

I sense your green font, and your stick in the mud old timey ways are a joke old man.

See, you grew up in the Space Age.  You dreamed of colonizing Mars and boning hot
blue alien chicks.  And your generation blew it.  You wasted untold resources and
destroyed our environment and the closest you came to your goals was to shoot a fucking
probe out of the solar system and then make a jerk off sci fi movie about it coming back
with some aliens.

We've moved on from your mistakes.  We're in the Information Age now gramps.  We
use computers to make money instead of creating nuclear waste all over the place and
we wear jeans while we do it.  And if a computer tells you that Starlin fucking Castro
(we curse all the time now, too) is destined for greatness because at age 18 he hit
.311/.364/.464 and Jose Reyes hit .307/.337/.472 at the same age, then you sure as
shit know that he's going to do it.

That post was awesome.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Pioneer_plaque_humans.svg/547px-Pioneer_plaque_humans.svg.png)

QuoteReading an image, like the reception of any other message, is dependent on prior knowledge of possibilities; we can only recognize what we know. Even the sight of the awkward naked figures in the illustration cannot be separated in our mind from our knowledge. We know that feet are for standing and eyes are for looking and we project this knowledge onto these configurations, which would look 'like nothing on earth' without this prior information. It is this information alone that enables us to separate the code from the message; we see which of the lines are intended as contours and which are intended as conventional modelling. Our 'scientifically educated' fellow creatures in space might be forgiven if they saw the figures as wire constructs with loose bits and pieces hovering weightlessly in between. Even if they deciphered this aspect of the code, what would they make of the woman's right arm that tapers off like a flamingo's neck and beak? The creatures are 'drawn to scale against the outline of the spacecraft,' but if the recipients are supposed to understand foreshortening, they might also expect to see perspective and conceive the craft as being further back, which would make the scale of the manikins minute. As for the fact that 'the man has his right hand raised in greeting' (the female of the species presumably being less outgoing), not even an earthly Chinese or Indian would be able to correctly interpret this gesture from his own repertory.

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 11:11:20 PM

QuoteReading an image, like the reception of any other message, is dependent on prior knowledge of possibilities; we can only recognize what we know.

Quote from: Wheezer on February 26, 2010, 11:38:29 PM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 11:11:20 PM

QuoteReading an image, like the reception of any other message, is dependent on prior knowledge of possibilities; we can only recognize what we know.

And here we have the enduring failure of "library and information science" in a nutshell.

Quote from: Wheezer on June 21, 2008, 05:40:00 PM
I do in fact deny ontology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology_%28information_science%29).

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 27, 2010, 01:11:28 AM

Quote from: Wheezer on February 26, 2010, 11:38:29 PM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 26, 2010, 11:11:20 PM

QuoteReading an image, like the reception of any other message, is dependent on prior knowledge of possibilities; we can only recognize what we know.

And here we have the enduring failure of "library and information science" in a nutshell.

Quote from: Wheezer on June 21, 2008, 05:40:00 PM
I do in fact deny ontology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology_%28information_science%29).

Quote from: BH on March 01, 2010, 03:43:02 PM
rotoworld.

"Cubs manager Lou Piniella may lead off 19-year-old shortstop Starlin Castro in Thursday's spring opener.
"I'm anxious to see the kid myself," Piniella said. "He handles himself very professionally for a young kid out here, he really does. He's calm. He's not awed by being here. He's relaxed. He's not starry-eyed. If you didn't know he was 19 years old, you couldn't guess he was 19." Castro isn't projected to make the team out of camp, and should spend most of the season as Triple-A's shortstop. A good showing in camp, however, would put him first in line for a promotion if Ryan Theriot gets hurt.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times "

Quote from: BH on March 01, 2010, 03:43:02 PM
rotoworld.

"Cubs manager Lou Piniella may lead off 19-year-old shortstop Starlin Castro in Thursday's spring opener.
"I'm anxious to see the kid myself," Piniella said. "He handles himself very professionally for a young kid out here, he really does. He's calm. He's not awed by being here. He's relaxed. He's not starry-eyed. If you didn't know he was 19 years old, you couldn't guess he was 19." Castro isn't projected to make the team out of camp, and should spend most of the season as Triple-A's shortstop. A good showing in camp, however, would put him first in line for a promotion if Ryan Theriot gets hurt.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times "

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on March 02, 2010, 08:35:13 AM

Quote from: BH on March 01, 2010, 03:43:02 PM
rotoworld.

"Cubs manager Lou Piniella may lead off 19-year-old shortstop Starlin Castro in Thursday's spring opener.
"I'm anxious to see the kid myself," Piniella said. "He handles himself very professionally for a young kid out here, he really does. He's calm. He's not awed by being here. He's relaxed. He's not starry-eyed. If you didn't know he was 19 years old, you couldn't guess he was 19." Castro isn't projected to make the team out of camp, and should spend most of the season as Triple-A's shortstop. A good showing in camp, however, would put him first in line for a promotion if Ryan Theriot gets hurt.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times "

Starlin Castro is the only thing that interests me in the Cubs this Spring.

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 09:39:57 AM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on March 02, 2010, 08:35:13 AM

Quote from: BH on March 01, 2010, 03:43:02 PM
rotoworld.

"Cubs manager Lou Piniella may lead off 19-year-old shortstop Starlin Castro in Thursday's spring opener.
"I'm anxious to see the kid myself," Piniella said. "He handles himself very professionally for a young kid out here, he really does. He's calm. He's not awed by being here. He's relaxed. He's not starry-eyed. If you didn't know he was 19 years old, you couldn't guess he was 19." Castro isn't projected to make the team out of camp, and should spend most of the season as Triple-A's shortstop. A good showing in camp, however, would put him first in line for a promotion if Ryan Theriot gets hurt.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times "

Starlin Castro is the only thing that interests me in the Cubs this Spring.

Between Starlin and the new Cubs hot dog they're rolling out, I've got all the excitement I can handle as well.

Quote from: D. Doluntap on March 02, 2010, 12:44:06 AM
I find Starlin Castro's brother, Dennis, to be far more intriguing.

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 02, 2010, 07:29:31 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

"Trough"

QuoteThe Ring of Troth, now called simply The Troth, is an American-based international Germanic neopagan (Ásatrú or heathen) organization. The Troth was founded on December 20 (Mothers' Night), 1987 by former Asatru Free Assembly members Edred Thorsson and James Chisholm.  However, neither is any longer involved with the organization. The current Steerswoman is Patricia Lafayllve, who took office at Trothmoot 2008.

The Troth is recognized as a non-profit corporation in the state of Texas and recognized by the state of New York as a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization. It hosts a yearly June meeting called Trothmoot. Trothmoot 2009 was held in Prince William Forest Park, Virginia.

QuoteThe Troth defines itself as a church of "Northern European Heathenry or Asatru," international in scope, with training clergy, promoting cooperation and community, and providing information and educational publications as objectives.[4] The Mission Statement refers to the ancient virtues of "Boldness, Truth, Honor, Troth, Self-Rule, Hospitality, Industry, Self-Reliance, Steadfastness, Equality, Strength, Wisdom, Generosity, and Family Responsibility."

QuoteThe Troth is prominent in the non-racialist, inclusionary branch of neo-heathenry. The organization's statement of purpose and bylaws refer to "non-discriminatory groups and individuals" and specify that "Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation shall not be practiced by the Troth or any affiliated group."

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PMCall me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

Quote from: MAD on March 02, 2010, 09:39:16 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

If anything, I think it makes you more of a queer to be so repulsed by whizzing in a trough.  One may call you an unwashed ogre for preferring to use the troughs, but "faggot" is not the pejorative that springs to my mind.

Quote from: R-V on March 02, 2010, 08:21:03 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PMCall me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

Afuckingmen. Yeti can go sit on a tack.

Quote from: MAD on March 02, 2010, 09:39:16 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

If anything, I think it makes you more of a queer to be so repulsed by whizzing in a trough.  One may call you an unwashed ogre for preferring to use the troughs, but "faggot" is not the pejorative that springs to my mind.

I like the troughs.  They seem a more efficient use of space and time than dainty, little individualized faggoty urinals.

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 10:34:10 PM

Quote from: MAD on March 02, 2010, 09:39:16 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2010, 06:29:19 PM
Call me a faggot, but I rather prefer the troth. Less waiting in line, more vein draining. I have no statistics or measurements to back this up but I can downright swear that the troth offers more standing space. I've never been pee'd on at the troth. I don't see what the big fucking deal is. I come to the game to watch sports not to stand in line for a filthy urinal. Fuck sake.

If anything, I think it makes you more of a queer to be so repulsed by whizzing in a trough.  One may call you an unwashed ogre for preferring to use the troughs, but "faggot" is not the pejorative that springs to my mind.

I like the troughs.  They seem a more efficient use of space and time than dainty, little individualized faggoty urinals.

Well, I do on occasion enjoy a cheeky gander at the next man's beast.

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

Quote from: CT III on March 03, 2010, 08:37:11 AM

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

So you finally learn how to hail a cab and you're a Big Man, is that it?

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 09:01:05 AM

Quote from: CT III on March 03, 2010, 08:37:11 AM

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

So you finally learn how to hail a cab and you're a Big Man, is that it?

Okay, fine. I didn't hail the fucking cab. The guy I was travelling with called the cab. The secret's out. I'm not as cool as you all thought I was. Are you happy now, CT? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

Quote from: Oleg on March 03, 2010, 09:17:14 AM

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 09:01:05 AM

Quote from: CT III on March 03, 2010, 08:37:11 AM

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

So you finally learn how to hail a cab and you're a Big Man, is that it?

Okay, fine. I didn't hail the fucking cab. The guy I was travelling with called the cab. The secret's out. I'm not as cool as you all thought I was. Are you happy now, CT? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

Fuckin hayseed.

Quote from: Jon on March 03, 2010, 09:24:42 AM

Quote from: Oleg on March 03, 2010, 09:17:14 AM

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 09:01:05 AM

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

So you finally learn how to hail a cab and you're a Big Man, is that it?

Okay, fine. I didn't hail the fucking cab. The guy I was travelling with called the cab. The secret's out. I'm not as cool as you all thought I was. Are you happy now, CT? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

Fuckin hayseed.

I'm pretty sure CT will never be happy until they bring Prell back in the glass bottle.

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

Quote from: Fork on March 03, 2010, 10:24:52 AM

Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

Quote from: Yeti on March 03, 2010, 12:01:25 PM
My first cab ride entailed improper lane usage, speeding, and running a red light.

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 03, 2010, 12:06:51 PM

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

It is a small button, after all.  And it's hidden in the corner.

Quote from: MAD on March 03, 2010, 12:29:45 PM

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

It is a small button, after all.  And it's hidden in the corner.

I think the joke isn't so much IAN not knowing how to find the quote button but, rather, mystifyingly quoting something other than that to which he was replying.

Quote from: Jon on March 03, 2010, 12:38:03 PM

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Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

It is a small button, after all.  And it's hidden in the corner.

I think the joke isn't so much IAN not knowing how to find the quote button but, rather, mystifyingly quoting something other than that to which he was replying.

Listen: IAN has come unstuck in time.

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 03, 2010, 12:43:25 PM

Quote from: Jon on March 03, 2010, 12:38:03 PM

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

It is a small button, after all.  And it's hidden in the corner.

I think the joke isn't so much IAN not knowing how to find the quote button but, rather, mystifyingly quoting something other than that to which he was replying.

Listen: IAN has come unstuck in time.

Is that why he ruined a perfectly good joke about Gil's fiancee's menses? (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7219.msg205601#msg205601)

Quote from: Jon on March 03, 2010, 12:44:49 PM

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

It is a small button, after all.  And it's hidden in the corner.

I think the joke isn't so much IAN not knowing how to find the quote button but, rather, mystifyingly quoting something other than that to which he was replying.

Listen: IAN has come unstuck in time.

Is that why he ruined a perfectly good joke about Gil's fiancee's menses? (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7219.msg205601#msg205601)

Wow. I forgot about that one.

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 03, 2010, 12:43:25 PM

Quote from: Jon on March 03, 2010, 12:38:03 PM

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Quote from: SKO on March 03, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Yeah, if you're insecure enough that you're afraid that a random stranger out of a crowd of 40,000+ drunk morans is going to take a gander at your warhammer and get some secret Chad urge that he has to repress by calling some other dude a faggot, you should probably just stop going to public restrooms, period. Frankly I like that I can go to a venue that large and still take less than 5 minutes to get from seat to pisser and back. Saves me the time I need to hurl as many racial epithets as possible at Milton Bradley.

It's not insecurity. I'm just looking for an excuse to piss on Apex's leg.

I successfully hailed a cab in Chicago.  IT WAS AWESOME.  It was my first cab ride.

So there's hope that some day you'll figure out how the "Quote" button works, too?

It is a small button, after all.  And it's hidden in the corner.

I think the joke isn't so much IAN not knowing how to find the quote button but, rather, mystifyingly quoting something other than that to which he was replying.

Listen: IAN has come unstuck in time.

Is that why he ruined a perfectly good joke about Gil's fiancee's menses? (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7219.msg205601#msg205601)

Quote8. Chicago Cubs
Last Year's Ranking: 26
Why They Are Here: As bad a year as the Cubs had at the big-league level, that's how good a year they had down on the farm, as 2008 draftees stepped forward, international signees shined, and plenty of others stepped forward. Throw in a first-round draft steal in Brett Jackson, and things are looking very, very up.
Where They Will Be Next Year: Chances are good that all of these players should still be eligible next year, and while I don't see the true star potential in Starlin Castro that others do, it's reasonable to expect good performances from Josh Vitters and Hak-Ju Lee. The aging big-league team needs help now, but this might take awhile.

Quote from: Day Man on March 09, 2010, 12:19:57 PM
NO WAY (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10183)

Quote8. Chicago Cubs
Last Year's Ranking: 26
Why They Are Here: As bad a year as the Cubs had at the big-league level, that's how good a year they had down on the farm, as 2008 draftees stepped forward, international signees shined, and plenty of others stepped forward. Throw in a first-round draft steal in Brett Jackson, and things are looking very, very up.
Where They Will Be Next Year: Chances are good that all of these players should still be eligible next year, and while I don't see the true star potential in Starlin Castro that others do, it's reasonable to expect good performances from Josh Vitters and Hak-Ju Lee. The aging big-league team needs help now, but this might take awhile.

Quote from: Internet Apex on March 09, 2010, 12:54:16 PM

Quote from: Day Man on March 09, 2010, 12:19:57 PM
NO WAY (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10183)

Quote8. Chicago Cubs
Last Year's Ranking: 26
Why They Are Here: As bad a year as the Cubs had at the big-league level, that's how good a year they had down on the farm, as 2008 draftees stepped forward, international signees shined, and plenty of others stepped forward. Throw in a first-round draft steal in Brett Jackson, and things are looking very, very up.
Where They Will Be Next Year: Chances are good that all of these players should still be eligible next year, and while I don't see the true star potential in Starlin Castro that others do, it's reasonable to expect good performances from Josh Vitters and Hak-Ju Lee. The aging big-league team needs help now, but this might take awhile.

Hak-Ju Lee. Sweet. Somehow someway, we'll come up the most awesome nickname ever for this dude. I'll put the leader in the clubhouse at: Hak-Ju Lee "and make a blog out of her skin."



Go.

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Quote from: Internet Apex on March 09, 2010, 12:54:16 PM

Quote from: Day Man on March 09, 2010, 12:19:57 PM
NO WAY (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10183)

Quote8. Chicago Cubs
Last Year's Ranking: 26
Why They Are Here: As bad a year as the Cubs had at the big-league level, that's how good a year they had down on the farm, as 2008 draftees stepped forward, international signees shined, and plenty of others stepped forward. Throw in a first-round draft steal in Brett Jackson, and things are looking very, very up.
Where They Will Be Next Year: Chances are good that all of these players should still be eligible next year, and while I don't see the true star potential in Starlin Castro that others do, it's reasonable to expect good performances from Josh Vitters and Hak-Ju Lee. The aging big-league team needs help now, but this might take awhile.

Hak-Ju Lee. Sweet. Somehow someway, we'll come up the most awesome nickname ever for this dude. I'll put the leader in the clubhouse at: Hak-Ju Lee "and make a blog out of her skin."



Go.

I think CubbieJu-lee's RSS feed just went off...

Quote from: Slack-E on March 09, 2010, 01:40:42 PM
Weren't we (as a whole) down on Brett Jackson as a first round pick?

Quote from: Slack-E on March 09, 2010, 01:40:42 PM
Weren't we (as a whole) down on Brett Jackson as a first round pick?

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...with Starlin Castro breaking off first, Micah Hoffpauir struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch, and Castro was called out for sliding past 2nd base (he had the base stolen easily, too). I hate to say this because it's not fair to Castro, but the play brought back nightmares of Ronny Cedeno running the bases.

Quote from: motown on March 10, 2010, 08:17:44 AM
In case anyone missed it:

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park (http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park)

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...with Starlin Castro breaking off first, Micah Hoffpauir struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch, and Castro was called out for sliding past 2nd base (he had the base stolen easily, too). I hate to say this because it's not fair to Castro, but the play brought back nightmares of Ronny Cedeno running the bases.

Quote from: motown on March 10, 2010, 08:17:44 AM
In case anyone missed it:

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park (http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park)

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...with Starlin Castro breaking off first, Micah Hoffpauir struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch, and Castro was called out for sliding past 2nd base (he had the base stolen easily, too). I hate to say this because it's not fair to Castro, but the play brought back nightmares of Ronny Cedeno running the bases.

Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 10, 2010, 08:37:17 AM

Quote from: motown on March 10, 2010, 08:17:44 AM
In case anyone missed it:

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park (http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park)

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...with Starlin Castro breaking off first, Micah Hoffpauir struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch, and Castro was called out for sliding past 2nd base (he had the base stolen easily, too). I hate to say this because it's not fair to Castro, but the play brought back nightmares of Ronny Cedeno running the bases.

At least he didn't get thrown out on a walk like RonCe did.

Quote from: Slack-E on March 10, 2010, 09:08:46 AM

Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 10, 2010, 08:37:17 AM

Quote from: motown on March 10, 2010, 08:17:44 AM
In case anyone missed it:

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park (http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park)

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...with Starlin Castro breaking off first, Micah Hoffpauir struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch, and Castro was called out for sliding past 2nd base (he had the base stolen easily, too). I hate to say this because it's not fair to Castro, but the play brought back nightmares of Ronny Cedeno running the bases.

At least he didn't get thrown out on a walk like RonCe did.

Yeah, it's not remotely the same thing. No one can top RonCe's retardity.

Quote from: Slack-E on March 10, 2010, 09:08:46 AM

Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 10, 2010, 08:37:17 AM

Quote from: motown on March 10, 2010, 08:17:44 AM
In case anyone missed it:

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park (http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/03/09/alls-wells-hohokam-park)

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...with Starlin Castro breaking off first, Micah Hoffpauir struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch, and Castro was called out for sliding past 2nd base (he had the base stolen easily, too). I hate to say this because it's not fair to Castro, but the play brought back nightmares of Ronny Cedeno running the bases.

At least he didn't get thrown out on a walk like RonCe did.

Yeah, it's not remotely the same thing. No one can top RonCe's retardity.

Quote from: motown on March 10, 2010, 09:58:30 AM
Perhaps a better retardity comparison is Theriot, yes?

Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno was no Freddie Bynum.

Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Quote from: BBM on March 10, 2010, 05:38:31 PM

Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Quote from: Slack-E on March 10, 2010, 09:36:04 PM

Quote from: BBM on March 10, 2010, 05:38:31 PM

Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Thing was, as bad as Jose Macias was, he actually had a major league career before he came to the Cubs. It's kind of special knowing that Cedeno and even Bynum got their first taste of undeserved major league service as Cubs.

Although there was a moment in time where I thought RonCe might actually have been turning into a decent hitter. I can't say the same for Bynum.

Quote from: Bort on March 11, 2010, 10:40:25 AM

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Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Thing was, as bad as Jose Macias was, he actually had a major league career before he came to the Cubs. It's kind of special knowing that Cedeno and even Bynum got their first taste of undeserved major league service as Cubs.

Although there was a moment in time where I thought RonCe might actually have been turning into a decent hitter. I can't say the same for Bynum.

Holy hell, Bynum was so bad. The only thing worse than his playing was Dusty's attempt to give him the nickname "Boom-Boom."

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Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Thing was, as bad as Jose Macias was, he actually had a major league career before he came to the Cubs. It's kind of special knowing that Cedeno and even Bynum got their first taste of undeserved major league service as Cubs.

Although there was a moment in time where I thought RonCe might actually have been turning into a decent hitter. I can't say the same for Bynum.

Holy hell, Bynum was so bad. The only thing worse than his playing was Dusty's attempt to give him the nickname "Boom-Boom."

Especially when "Piano Keys" made so much more sense.

Quote from: MAD on March 11, 2010, 11:11:12 AM

Quote from: morpheus on March 11, 2010, 11:10:03 AM

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Quote from: Slack-E on March 10, 2010, 09:36:04 PM

Quote from: BBM on March 10, 2010, 05:38:31 PM

Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Thing was, as bad as Jose Macias was, he actually had a major league career before he came to the Cubs. It's kind of special knowing that Cedeno and even Bynum got their first taste of undeserved major league service as Cubs.

Although there was a moment in time where I thought RonCe might actually have been turning into a decent hitter. I can't say the same for Bynum.

Holy hell, Bynum was so bad. The only thing worse than his playing was Dusty's attempt to give him the nickname "Boom-Boom."

Especially when "Piano Keys" made so much more sense.

It was a team effort, but I want everyone to know that *I* was the one who coined "piano keys".  ME!

Quote from: BH on March 11, 2010, 11:15:26 AM

Quote from: MAD on March 11, 2010, 11:11:12 AM

Quote from: morpheus on March 11, 2010, 11:10:03 AM

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Quote from: Slack-E on March 10, 2010, 09:36:04 PM

Quote from: BBM on March 10, 2010, 05:38:31 PM

Quote from: Simmer on March 10, 2010, 01:36:31 PM
Ron Cedeno Freddie Bynum was no Freddie Bynum. Jose Macias

Thing was, as bad as Jose Macias was, he actually had a major league career before he came to the Cubs. It's kind of special knowing that Cedeno and even Bynum got their first taste of undeserved major league service as Cubs.

Although there was a moment in time where I thought RonCe might actually have been turning into a decent hitter. I can't say the same for Bynum.

Holy hell, Bynum was so bad. The only thing worse than his playing was Dusty's attempt to give him the nickname "Boom-Boom."

Especially when "Piano Keys" made so much more sense.

It was a team effort, but I want everyone to know that *I* was the one who coined "piano keys".  ME!

GARBANZO BEANS!

Quote12. Andrew Cashner, RHP, Chicago Cubs
13. Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs
23. Josh Vitters, 3B, Chicago Cubs
42. Hak-Ju Lee, SS, Chicago Cubs
49. Jay Jackson, RHP, Chicago Cubs

Quote from: Yeti on March 11, 2010, 01:36:45 PM
Kinda what we've been hearing (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-top-50-national-league-prospects)

Quote12. Andrew Cashner, RHP, Chicago Cubs
13. Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs
23. Josh Vitters, 3B, Chicago Cubs
42. Hak-Ju Lee, SS, Chicago Cubs
49. Jay Jackson, RHP, Chicago Cubs

I very much enjoy that the Cardinals only have 1 guy in this list

Quote from: D. Doluntap on March 12, 2010, 08:55:12 PM
What the hell happened to Gail Fischer?

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:33:48 AM
Bump because there isn't any other positive Cubs news right now.

Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer last night.  Now hitting .380/.396/.620 in 50 at-bats, good for a 1.016 OPS.  That's almost twice Ryan Theriot's OPS.

So, yay?

Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2010, 08:34:24 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:33:48 AM
Bump because there isn't any other positive Cubs news right now.

Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer last night.  Now hitting .380/.396/.620 in 50 at-bats, good for a 1.016 OPS.  That's almost twice Ryan Theriot's OPS.

So, yay?

Not .400? Time to cut bait.

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 08:56:59 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

I'm just hoping the Cubs resist the temptation to call him up to rescue the bullpen and keep him starting in the minors where he belongs until September at least. He looks outstanding. 0.63 WHIP. Jay Jackson at Iowa is another starter in the minors with #1 stuff. Casey Coleman at Iowa has good #s but he has #3 stuff at best. Either way, between Wells and those two they have enough starting pitching prospects that they will hopefully consider trading one or two of the veteran starters if when they're sucking ass at the all-star break.

Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2010, 09:07:56 AM

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 08:56:59 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

I'm just hoping the Cubs resist the temptation to call him up to rescue the bullpen and keep him starting in the minors where he belongs until September at least. He looks outstanding. 0.63 WHIP. Jay Jackson at Iowa is another starter in the minors with #1 stuff. Casey Coleman at Iowa has good #s but he has #3 stuff at best. Either way, between Wells and those two they have enough starting pitching prospects that they will hopefully consider trading one or two of the veteran starters if when they're sucking ass at the all-star break.

Who, though? I don't think you can trade Z, no trade clause and also the market for him would be small based off of his salary. Dempster, possibly. Silva, no, unless he continues to be good, which is highly unlikely. Lilly's a matter of if he looks good from the surgery. I'd protest a Lilly move, because I'm thinking he might be a guy who will be better in his 30s than in his 20s, so I'd like to see the Cubs re-sign him. Plus, I love the guy.

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 09:19:06 AM

Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2010, 09:07:56 AM

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 08:56:59 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

I'm just hoping the Cubs resist the temptation to call him up to rescue the bullpen and keep him starting in the minors where he belongs until September at least. He looks outstanding. 0.63 WHIP. Jay Jackson at Iowa is another starter in the minors with #1 stuff. Casey Coleman at Iowa has good #s but he has #3 stuff at best. Either way, between Wells and those two they have enough starting pitching prospects that they will hopefully consider trading one or two of the veteran starters if when they're sucking ass at the all-star break.

Who, though? I don't think you can trade Z, no trade clause and also the market for him would be small based off of his salary. Dempster, possibly. Silva, no, unless he continues to be good, which is highly unlikely. Lilly's a matter of if he looks good from the surgery. I'd protest a Lilly move, because I'm thinking he might be a guy who will be better in his 30s than in his 20s, so I'd like to see the Cubs re-sign him. Plus, I love the guy.

I wouldn't argue trading Z. I think he's still young enough to be effective for a few more years and with his no-trade he'd probably be more difficult to move. Dempster would make the most sense. His deal isn't terribly unreasonable and I'm sure a team would be desperate enough to pay well for him. Lilly could also be moveable. It's just something to think about. Chances are Jim will trade Cashner for Matt Lawton or something anyways because the Cubs are only 7 1/2 games out of the WC lead at the break.

Quote from: Andy on April 21, 2010, 10:42:26 AM
I think it's time to give up on Castro and trade him.  He's only hitting .380 with a 1.016 OPS at AA Tennessee.

Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2010, 08:34:24 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:33:48 AM
Bump because there isn't any other positive Cubs news right now.

Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer last night.  Now hitting .380/.396/.620 in 50 at-bats, good for a 1.016 OPS.  That's almost twice Ryan Theriot's OPS.

So, yay?

Not .400? Time to cut bait.

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 10:45:13 AM

Quote from: Andy on April 21, 2010, 10:42:26 AM
I think it's time to give up on Castro and trade him.  He's only hitting .380 with a 1.016 OPS at AA Tennessee.

Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2010, 08:34:24 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:33:48 AM
Bump because there isn't any other positive Cubs news right now.

Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer last night.  Now hitting .380/.396/.620 in 50 at-bats, good for a 1.016 OPS.  That's almost twice Ryan Theriot's OPS.

So, yay?

Not .400? Time to cut bait.

Missed all that?

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 10:45:13 AM

Quote from: Andy on April 21, 2010, 10:42:26 AM
I think it's time to give up on Castro and trade him.  He's only hitting .380 with a 1.016 OPS at AA Tennessee.

Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2010, 08:34:24 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:33:48 AM
Bump because there isn't any other positive Cubs news right now.

Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer last night.  Now hitting .380/.396/.620 in 50 at-bats, good for a 1.016 OPS.  That's almost twice Ryan Theriot's OPS.

So, yay?

Not .400? Time to cut bait.

Missed all that?

Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2010, 10:45:13 AM

Quote from: Andy on April 21, 2010, 10:42:26 AM
I think it's time to give up on Castro and trade him.  He's only hitting .380 with a 1.016 OPS at AA Tennessee.

Quote from: Fork on April 21, 2010, 08:34:24 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:33:48 AM
Bump because there isn't any other positive Cubs news right now.

Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer last night.  Now hitting .380/.396/.620 in 50 at-bats, good for a 1.016 OPS.  That's almost twice Ryan Theriot's OPS.

So, yay?

Not .400? Time to cut bait.

Missed all that?

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2010, 12:43:17 PM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

BONAR.

For fuck's sake, call up Starlin.  Even if it's only for my enjoyment.

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 12:46:34 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2010, 12:43:17 PM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

BONAR.

For fuck's sake, call up Starlin.  Even if it's only for my enjoyment.

If they keep sliding and Castro keeps hitting, it'll probably hai.*

* I don't think I ever got the origin of "hai."  Is that a SBox thing?

Quote from: Bort on April 21, 2010, 12:55:01 PM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 12:46:34 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2010, 12:43:17 PM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

BONAR.

For fuck's sake, call up Starlin.  Even if it's only for my enjoyment.

If they keep sliding and Castro keeps hitting, it'll probably hai.*

* I don't think I ever got the origin of "hai."  Is that a SBox thing?

There was a picture of someone at Wrigley holding up a handwritten sign that didn't fit and trailed off that looked like "IT'S GOTTA HAI, if I recall correctly.

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 12:46:34 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2010, 12:43:17 PM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

BONAR.

For fuck's sake, call up Starlin.  Even if it's only for my enjoyment.

If they keep sliding and Castro keeps hitting, it'll probably hai.*

* I don't think I ever got the origin of "hai."  Is that a SBox thing?

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 12:46:34 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 21, 2010, 12:43:17 PM

Quote from: Eli on April 21, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Bonus prospect positive:

At Tennessee, Andrew Cashner has a 2.60 ERA in 17 innings, with a 25-to-4 K/BB ratio.

BONAR.

For fuck's sake, call up Starlin.  Even if it's only for my enjoyment.

If they keep sliding and Castro keeps hitting, it'll probably hai.*

* I don't think I ever got the origin of "hai."  Is that a SBox thing?

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Quote from: Elihttp://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37017632/ns/sports-player_news/

Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reports that the Cubs have called up prospect shortstop Starlin Castro.

According to Rojas, Castro is en route to meet the club for this weekend's series against the Reds. If true, it represents a surprising change of pace for the club, as Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Castro was not in line for an early-season promotion as recently as last week. Castro, 20, is batting .376/.421/.569 with one home run, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored over 109 at-bats with Double-A Tennessee. He was ranked as the organization's No. 1 prospect by Baseball America over the winter. His promotion would push Ryan Theriot to second base.

Quote from: Yeti on May 07, 2010, 09:21:12 AM
Well, make or break time now for the kid. For the people who have been wanting it (IAN), this may get you interested again, and I sure hope this doesn't fuck him up.

Quote"[Castro] is on a very good path. There's no doubt he'll be here sometime this year, but it won't be in the next couple days."

Quote from: Eli on May 07, 2010, 09:26:41 AM

Quote from: Yeti on May 07, 2010, 09:21:12 AM
Well, make or break time now for the kid. For the people who have been wanting it (IAN), this may get you interested again, and I sure hope this doesn't fuck him up.

It's a big risk, without much upside.  Like R-V said, it really seems like a panic move.  It's unlikely that a 20-year-old shortstop is going to come up from AA and play well enough to make a significant difference in the season, so what is the big rush?

Quote from: MAD on May 07, 2010, 09:29:26 AM
The Cubs have a logjam with 5 outfielders....so let's  rush up the shortstop NOW after Theriot seems to have gotten back on track.  Genius.

Sometimes it feels like this team makes counterintuitive moves out of spite just to fuck with placate their fan base.

Quote from: Eli on May 07, 2010, 09:26:41 AM

Quote from: Yeti on May 07, 2010, 09:21:12 AM
Well, make or break time now for the kid. For the people who have been wanting it (IAN), this may get you interested again, and I sure hope this doesn't fuck him up.

It's a big risk, without much upside.  Like R-V said, it really seems like a panic move.  It's unlikely that a 20-year-old shortstop is going to come up from AA and play well enough to make a significant difference in the season, so what is the big rush?

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 07, 2010, 09:30:22 AM

Quote from: MAD on May 07, 2010, 09:29:26 AM
The Cubs have a logjam with 5 outfielders....so let's  rush up the shortstop NOW after Theriot seems to have gotten back on track.  Genius.

Sometimes it feels like this team makes counterintuitive moves out of spite just to fuck with placate their fan base.

Meatballed.

Quote from: Andy on May 07, 2010, 05:03:04 PM
Phil Rogers is a simplistic boob.  But you all know that.

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 07, 2010, 08:34:43 PM
Nice pop-up, loser.

Quote from: powen01 on May 07, 2010, 08:35:58 PM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 07, 2010, 08:34:43 PM
Nice pop-up, loser.

Dooooooooom. NO GRIT!!!

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 07, 2010, 08:34:43 PM
Nice pop-up, loser.

Quote from: Andy on May 07, 2010, 03:05:30 PM
I think the move is as much to fix the defense as anything.  They should have won Dempster's start, but Theriot misplayed two grounders that a normal shortstop makes outs out of. 

The part that makes no fucking sense is that the Cubs knew they were going to do this at some point this season, but they didn't play Theriot even one inning at second all spring.

Quote from: Shooter on May 07, 2010, 08:48:03 PM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 07, 2010, 08:34:43 PM
Nice pop-up, loser.

Intrepid reader: Al Yellon

Time to cut bait.

Quote from: BBM on May 08, 2010, 11:12:01 AM

Quote from: Shooter on May 07, 2010, 08:48:03 PM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 07, 2010, 08:34:43 PM
Nice pop-up, loser.

Intrepid reader: Al Yellon

Time to cut bait.

So do we trade him to mets for Jose Reyes to then trade Reyes to SF for Edgar Renteria?

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 08, 2010, 06:13:00 PM

Quote from: BBM on May 08, 2010, 11:12:01 AM

Quote from: Shooter on May 07, 2010, 08:48:03 PM

Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 07, 2010, 08:34:43 PM
Nice pop-up, loser.

Intrepid reader: Al Yellon

Time to cut bait.

So do we trade him to mets for Jose Reyes to then trade Reyes to SF for Edgar Renteria?

Hold on, big shooter. Wait until he completely fails as a prospect and then flip him to the O's for Tejada BRIAN ROBERTS!!!!!.

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 09, 2010, 08:09:38 AM
What's the difference in Starlin playing meaningless biesbol in Chicago versus meaningless biesbol in Iowa or Buttfuckingham, Tennessee or Crotch Scratch Springs, Florida?  For fuck's sake, he was proving that he was above thr competition in the minors.  Why not bring him up?

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 09, 2010, 08:09:38 AM
I know a lot of you like to think you know better, but this team sucks.

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 09, 2010, 08:09:38 AM
What's the difference in Starlin playing meaningless biesbol in Chicago versus meaningless biesbol in Iowa or Buttfuckingham, Tennessee or Crotch Scratch Springs, Florida?  For fuck's sake, he was proving that he was above thr competition in the minors.  Why not bring him up?

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

Quote from: SKO on May 10, 2010, 12:07:26 PM

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

He might be the first Cub player in my lifetime who is younger than me.

Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2010, 12:22:58 PM
Felix wasn't younger than you, SKO? People born in the 90s have always freaked me out. it just seems weird. And I can say this since I was 4 yrs 3 mos old when the 90s began

Quote from: Bort on May 10, 2010, 12:12:58 PM

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Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

He might be the first Cub player in my lifetime who is younger than me.

Mine was Kerry Wood.

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Quote from: Fork on May 10, 2010, 12:54:03 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Translation: Stan Hack

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Quote from: Fork on May 10, 2010, 12:54:03 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Translation: Stan Hack

Please. He doesn't look a day over Phil Cavarretta.

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 01:26:55 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Castro could legally date your daughter, couldn't he?

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

Quote from: Eli on May 10, 2010, 01:36:49 PM

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

Isn't he the first player born in the '90s to make the majors, on any team?

Quote from: CT III on May 10, 2010, 01:28:23 PM

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 01:26:55 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Castro could legally date your daughter, couldn't he?

Not in Arizona.

Quote from: PenPho on May 10, 2010, 01:41:46 PM

Quote from: CT III on May 10, 2010, 01:28:23 PM

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 01:26:55 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Castro could legally date your daughter, couldn't he?

Not in Arizona.

He's Dominican, idito.

Quote from: Bort on May 10, 2010, 01:46:35 PM

Quote from: PenPho on May 10, 2010, 01:41:46 PM

Quote from: CT III on May 10, 2010, 01:28:23 PM

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 01:26:55 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Castro could legally date your daughter, couldn't he?

Not in Arizona.

He's Dominican, idito.

Still looks Mexican enough to give probable cause.

Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on May 10, 2010, 01:48:39 PM

Quote from: Bort on May 10, 2010, 01:46:35 PM

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Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 01:26:55 PM

Quote from: flannj on May 10, 2010, 12:52:39 PM
Shut. up.

All of you.

Castro could legally date your daughter, couldn't he?

Not in Arizona.

He's Dominican, idito.

Still looks Mexican enough to give probable cause.

If he's Dominican, he's probably older than all of us put together.

Quote from: Bort on May 10, 2010, 12:12:58 PM

Quote from: SKO on May 10, 2010, 12:07:26 PM

Quote from: Kermit IV on May 10, 2010, 12:01:36 PM
Starlin is the first Cub player born in 1990 or later to make the MLB.  I feel old.

He might be the first Cub player in my lifetime who is younger than me.

Mine was Kerry Wood.

Quote from: Eli on May 10, 2010, 03:01:32 PM
Intrepid Reader: Stew

Carl Lundgren

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Intrepid Reader: Stew

Carl Lundgren

I think ChuckD got you the anti-PenFoe app for Chuck to Chuck's posts

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Who is Scott Moore?

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Who is Scott Moore?

Quote from: ChuckD on May 10, 2010, 06:36:16 PM
Who is Scott Moore?

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Intrepid Reader: Stew

Carl Lundgren

I think ChuckD got you the anti-PenFoe app for Chuck to Chuck's posts

That'd be worse, because it would mean that I unwittingly made the same joke as Chuck.

Which is what happened.  I'll go sit in the corner.

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

Quote from: Bort on May 11, 2010, 08:33:04 AM

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

I don't normally encourage kids to STAY OFF HUEY'S LAWN, but...

THIS.

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

Quote from: Oleg on May 11, 2010, 08:59:34 AM

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

So much for not caring...

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM

Quote from: Oleg on May 11, 2010, 08:59:34 AM

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

So much for not caring...

I don't care about this year's team.  Castro is a future consideration.  If he continues to play the position like a softball catcher, I'll stop caring about him, too.

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
I don't care about this year's team.  Castro is a future consideration.  If he continues to play the position like a softball catcher, I'll stop caring about him, too.

Quote from: fiveouts on May 11, 2010, 08:34:37 AM

Quote from: Bort on May 11, 2010, 08:33:04 AM

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

I don't normally encourage kids to STAY OFF HUEY'S LAWN, but...

THIS.

At least he got eight whole innings before the idiots at Wrigley booed him.  Fuck Cubs fans. 

Quote from: fiveouts on May 11, 2010, 08:34:37 AM

Quote from: Bort on May 11, 2010, 08:33:04 AM

Quote from: MAD on May 11, 2010, 08:21:36 AM

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2010, 08:03:42 AM
This kid gets to balls that Theriot can only dream of tracking down. And then he nonchalantly sidearms them wide of the bag. It's a good thing Alan Trammell is the best infielding coach in the history of the sport or who knows what kind of bad habits this dude would develop. At some point he might teach one of them the proper way to field a throw from the catcher. One hopes that someone is Castro.

THIS.

If Trammel is worth a shit, he'll teach Castro to stay home, on the bag, on throws to second from the catcher on attempted steals.  I heard on the radio that Castro apparently did one of those ghey-assed, jump out-out-in-front-of-the-bag and then sweep back for a diving tag attempt on a Brandon Phillips stolen base.  Just because all the kids are doing it doesn't make it right.  That shit needs to stop yesterday.

I don't normally encourage kids to STAY OFF HUEY'S LAWN, but...

THIS.

At least he got eight whole innings before the idiots at Wrigley booed him.  Fuck Cubs fans. 

Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 11, 2010, 09:43:22 AM
Sorry, but if you make three errors in a single game, you have heartily deserved a dose of booing.   I don't care how old he is. 

Quote from: Andy on May 11, 2010, 04:00:52 PM
I don't mind them booing when a guy fucks up.  It's when they boo them pre-emptively that bothers me.  Like Soriano getting booed during introductions at the home opener.  Holy shit, just hang on, in about 20 minutes he'll give you an actual reason to boo.

Quote from: PenPho on May 11, 2010, 04:13:12 PM

Quote from: Andy on May 11, 2010, 04:00:52 PM
I don't mind them booing when a guy fucks up.  It's when they boo them pre-emptively that bothers me.  Like Soriano getting booed during introductions at the home opener.  Holy shit, just hang on, in about 20 minutes he'll give you an actual reason to boo.

How about preemptive MOOOOOOing when Cubbie Julie is around?

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 11, 2010, 09:48:26 AM

Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on May 11, 2010, 09:43:22 AM
Sorry, but if you make three errors in a single game, you have heartily deserved a dose of booing.   I don't care how old he is. 

I'm gonna guess it was the lack of hustle and the allowing of the runner to move up that got the boos going.

Considering I wasn't watching, I'll just have to guess.

Quote from: R-V on May 20, 2010, 10:26:32 AM
I love this guy. He's up to 50 plate appearances and still has more walks than strikeouts. And there's no way in hell Theriot even gets to that ball for the last out of the 8th last night. Are we sure he came from the Cubs farm system and not some other planet?

Quote from: Internet Apex on May 20, 2010, 06:19:13 PM

Quote from: R-V on May 20, 2010, 10:26:32 AM
I love this guy. He's up to 50 plate appearances and still has more walks than strikeouts. And there's no way in hell Theriot even gets to that ball for the last out of the 8th last night. Are we sure he came from the Cubs farm system and not some other planet?

He's one of ours.

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Quote from: Internet Apex on May 20, 2010, 06:19:13 PM

Quote from: R-V on May 20, 2010, 10:26:32 AM
I love this guy. He's up to 50 plate appearances and still has more walks than strikeouts. And there's no way in hell Theriot even gets to that ball for the last out of the 8th last night. Are we sure he came from the Cubs farm system and not some other planet?

He's one of ours.

You people are so sensitive about that kind of stuff. We're all brothers, right?  One love, bro tribe, y'all.

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Quote from: powen01 on May 20, 2010, 10:40:16 PM

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Quote from: R-V on May 20, 2010, 10:26:32 AM
I love this guy. He's up to 50 plate appearances and still has more walks than strikeouts. And there's no way in hell Theriot even gets to that ball for the last out of the 8th last night. Are we sure he came from the Cubs farm system and not some other planet?

He's one of ours.

You people are so sensitive about that kind of stuff. We're all brothers, right?  One love, bro tribe, y'all.

Eyed Peas of Color'd.

Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Quote from: CT III on May 26, 2010, 09:43:42 AM

Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Too bad he's keeping that stud Mike Fontenot on the bench.

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 26, 2010, 10:08:58 AM

Quote from: CT III on May 26, 2010, 09:43:42 AM

Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Too bad he's keeping that stud Mike Fontenot on the bench.

So, Starlin Castro doesn't suck?  What a time to be alive.

Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Quote from: Oleg on May 26, 2010, 03:45:16 PM

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Quote from: Slaky on May 26, 2010, 10:46:31 AM

Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Quote from: Bort on May 26, 2010, 03:48:18 PM

Quote from: Oleg on May 26, 2010, 03:45:16 PM

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

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Quote from: Slaky on May 26, 2010, 10:46:31 AM

Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

What's wrong with those statistics?

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

What's wrong with those statistics?

I'm just interpreting Kermit's headache.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

What's wrong with those statistics?

I'm just interpreting Kermit's headache.

Now I'm getting Kermit's headache.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

Yeah.  I thought it was pretty clear.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

Yeah.  I thought it was pretty clear.

Seriously, what's wrong with those statistics?  Other than the fact that they're a small sample size, they're good, right?  Other than minor league numbers, that's all I've got to go on for them.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

Yeah.  I thought it was pretty clear.

Seriously, what's wrong with those statistics?  Other than the fact that they're a small sample size, they're good, right?  Other than minor league numbers, that's all I've got to go on for them.

There's nothing wrong with them.  I'm just busting your balls.

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Quote from: R-V on May 26, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Len informed me last night that Starlin has reached base every game since he's been called up. The two games that he went hitless/walkless he reached on errors by Furcal and our old bud RonCe.

Look, you're not focused on the real story here. He makes too many errors. He is KILLING this team. They're an abysmal 9-8 since they called him up. Take him and that piece of shit Soriano and fire them into oblivion.

Nor did you consider that he's given them 17 games of clogging the bases.

Holy dicks, has it been 17 games already?  Baseball Reference says 16, but still.  I haven't been doing a whole lot of Cub watching other than watching the videos on my MLB app, so I checked out Starlin's lines so far.  Go Starlin:

.350/.405/.500/.909/133, a double and a triple and two dongs.

He's made five errors, but three in one game, right?  Not that errors are good to judge fielding, but whatevs.  I'm very impressed with his discipline at the plate.  6/6 K/BB ratio isn't bad at all for a 20 year old, right?  I know it's been just 66 PAs, but the bonar...it grows.

And just for poops and giggles, TyCo is .313/.370/.609/.979/147, 4 dongs, 5 doubles and a trey.  DOUBLE PROSPECT BONARS.

Does it give you as big a headache as it gives me when you look at statistics?

Why would you get a headache when IAN looks at statistics?

Because then IAN talks about statistics?

Yeah.  I thought it was pretty clear.

Seriously, what's wrong with those statistics?  Other than the fact that they're a small sample size, they're good, right?  Other than minor league numbers, that's all I've got to go on for them.

There's nothing wrong with them.  I'm just busting your balls.

Pan to IAN, who has a look of "OOOOOOOHHHHHH" on his face

And... scene.

Quote from: Yeti on August 06, 2010, 12:39:36 PM
Starlin is sexy:

Rookies 20 & Under (http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/CRRuq): 14th
Rookies 21 & Under (http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/XaZ3B): 29th
Rookies 22 & Under (http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/Ea6EW): 46th
Cubs Rookies 25 & Under (http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/FzdMS): 4th

Quote from: Yeti on August 06, 2010, 12:53:17 PM
He's 29 PAs short of being 3rd in the NL in BA. He's averaged 3.97 PA/game. So, on that pace, he'll crack the requirements (3.1 PA/team game) of the leaderboard in game 142. That's all I'm going to look forward to now.

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Quote from: Yeti on August 06, 2010, 12:53:17 PM
He's 29 PAs short of being 3rd in the NL in BA. He's averaged 3.97 PA/game. So, on that pace, he'll crack the requirements (3.1 PA/team game) of the leaderboard in game 142. That's all I'm going to look forward to now.

I hope the little fucker gets braces.

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He's 29 PAs short of being 3rd in the NL in BA. He's averaged 3.97 PA/game. So, on that pace, he'll crack the requirements (3.1 PA/team game) of the leaderboard in game 142. That's all I'm going to look forward to now.

I hope the little fucker gets braces.

I hope Soriano lets him take the top bunk.

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He's 29 PAs short of being 3rd in the NL in BA. He's averaged 3.97 PA/game. So, on that pace, he'll crack the requirements (3.1 PA/team game) of the leaderboard in game 142. That's all I'm going to look forward to now.

I hope the little fucker gets braces.

I hope Soriano lets him take the top bunk.

I hope no child molester from Desipio gets his hand down the kid's pj's.

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Quote from: Yeti on August 06, 2010, 12:53:17 PM
He's 29 PAs short of being 3rd in the NL in BA. He's averaged 3.97 PA/game. So, on that pace, he'll crack the requirements (3.1 PA/team game) of the leaderboard in game 142. That's all I'm going to look forward to now.

I hope the little fucker gets braces.

I hope Soriano lets him take the top bunk.

I hope no child molester from Desipio gets his hand down the kid's pj's.

What about up them?

Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

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Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

That gift certificate aint all it's cracked up to be, I bet. The other day they showed a close up, and I could swear I saw a whisker on his face. Could have been an eyelash that fell off. I don't know. I need more information. (googles Phil Rogers on Twitter)

BONAR

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Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

BONAR

That gift certificate aint all it's cracked up to be, I bet. The other day they showed a close up, and I could swear I saw a whisker on his face. Could have been an eyelash that fell off. I don't know. I need more information. (googles Phil Rogers on Twitter)

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 11, 2010, 02:31:46 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 11, 2010, 02:28:50 PM

Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

That gift certificate aint all it's cracked up to be, I bet. The other day they showed a close up, and I could swear I saw a whisker on his face. Could have been an eyelash that fell off. I don't know. I need more information. (googles Phil Rogers on Twitter)

BONAR

Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

Quote from: R-V on August 11, 2010, 02:37:57 PM

Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

More importantly, he's tied for 8th in sac flies among major league shortstops. Only 3 behind Orlando Cabrera and 2 behind Jerry Hairston. Hell of an accomplishment considering his relatively low number of plate appearances.

Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2010, 02:38:44 PM

Quote from: R-V on August 11, 2010, 02:37:57 PM

Quote from: Eli on August 11, 2010, 02:24:50 PM
Bump now that Castro has hit 300 at bats.  Among MLB shortstops who have at least 300 plate appearances, he ranks:

- 3rd in batting average
- 4th in weighted on-base average (behind Tulowirzki, Furcal, H. Ramirez)
- 4th in OPS
- Dead, absolute last in age

I love him very, very much.

More importantly, he's tied for 8th in sac flies among major league shortstops. Only 3 behind Orlando Cabrera and 2 behind Jerry Hairston. Hell of an accomplishment considering his relatively low number of plate appearances.

Man, Adam Dunn could learn a thing or two from Castro about knocking those guys in from third with fly outs.

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

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Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 10:20:48 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Quote from: Eli on August 13, 2010, 10:31:55 AM

Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 10:20:48 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 10:38:16 AM

Quote from: Eli on August 13, 2010, 10:31:55 AM

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Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

And Darwin Barney's white. These young Cubs are a confusing bunch.

Quote from: Yeti on August 13, 2010, 10:42:42 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 10:38:16 AM

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Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 10:20:48 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

And Darwin Barney's white. These young Cubs are a confusing bunch.

Don't these fucking parents know that there are designated white and black names in this country? Next thing you know, RV's gonna name his kid: DeJackson (or LaFonda, if my next girlfriend)

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Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 10:20:48 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

And Darwin Barney's white. These young Cubs are a confusing bunch.

Don't these fucking parents know that there are designated white and black names in this country? Next thing you know, RV's gonna name his kid: DeJackson (or LaFonda, if my next girlfriend)

Seriously THIS.

I learned on the Dan Patrick show this AM that Ryan Grant's middle name is Brett.

Former President's Last Name = Black
Ryan Brett = White

Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria.

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Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

And Darwin Barney's white. These young Cubs are a confusing bunch.

Don't these fucking parents know that there are designated white and black names in this country? Next thing you know, RV's gonna name his kid: DeJackson (or LaFonda, if my next girlfriend)

Seriously THIS.

I learned on the Dan Patrick show this AM that Ryan Grant's middle name is Brett.

Former President's Last Name = Black
Ryan Brett = White

Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria.

If had had bigger balls, or any at all, I'd love to name my next kid Juan or Ramon or something hispanic.

Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 11:47:39 AM

Quote from: PenPho on August 13, 2010, 11:24:13 AM

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Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

And Darwin Barney's white. These young Cubs are a confusing bunch.

Don't these fucking parents know that there are designated white and black names in this country? Next thing you know, RV's gonna name his kid: DeJackson (or LaFonda, if my next girlfriend)

Seriously THIS.

I learned on the Dan Patrick show this AM that Ryan Grant's middle name is Brett.

Former President's Last Name = Black
Ryan Brett = White

Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria.

If had had bigger balls, or any at all, I'd love to name my next kid Juan or Ramon or something hispanic.

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 11:55:19 AM

Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 11:47:39 AM

Quote from: PenPho on August 13, 2010, 11:24:13 AM

Quote from: Yeti on August 13, 2010, 10:42:42 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 10:38:16 AM

Quote from: Eli on August 13, 2010, 10:31:55 AM

Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 10:20:48 AM

Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
This thread needs pretty much a daily bump. 16 multi-hit games in the last month, and he's 7th in value among MLB shortstops despite being 24th in plate appearances. Monster splooge.

It's a lot like finding a gold nugget in your monster shelf-turd. But then you have to ask, "Why am I digging through my shit in the first place?"

Speaking of gold nuggets found in unexpected places, here's another gold prospect nugget:

Chris Archer at Tennessee this year:
46 IP
0.58 ERA
.169 AVG against

Overall, he has a 1.97 ERA this year at two levels.  ALSO, when I went to his MiLB page to find his stats, I saw his picture for the first time and it turns out that he's black.  This was news to me.

And Darwin Barney's white. These young Cubs are a confusing bunch.

Don't these fucking parents know that there are designated white and black names in this country? Next thing you know, RV's gonna name his kid: DeJackson (or LaFonda, if my next girlfriend)

Seriously THIS.

I learned on the Dan Patrick show this AM that Ryan Grant's middle name is Brett.

Former President's Last Name = Black
Ryan Brett = White

Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria.

If had had bigger balls, or any at all, I'd love to name my next kid Juan or Ramon or something hispanic.

Jesus Jr.

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 10:44:17 AM
Darwin Barney looks bi-racial to me.

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Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 10:44:17 AM
Darwin Barney looks bi-racial to me.

I thought all this was a joke, but I actually just went to check on Darwin's MLB page and sho nuff he's a honkey.  For some reason I thought I'd seen him called up before and swore he was a black.  Maybe that was Bobby Scales?  They all look something something.

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:49:07 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Lot's of meatballs taking pot shots at the hayseeds today. They get all cagey when their governors are on trial. Especailly toward the end.

Quote from: Slaky on August 13, 2010, 12:04:01 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 11:55:19 AM
Jesus Jr.

It'll be that much less hispanic since I pronounce mine with a hard J.

QuoteDennis: This Jew's in for a ton of work.

Mac and Charlie: WHOA!

Dennis: Whoa, what?

Mac: Come on, man! You can't say things like that!

Dennis: I don't know what I said. What'd I say?

Charlie: Uh, you dropped a hard "J" on us.

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 12:53:43 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:49:07 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Lot's of meatballs taking pot shots at the hayseeds today. They get all cagey when their governors are on trial. Especailly toward the end.

I don't think that "cagey" means what you think it means.

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM
Excuse me, soccer mom.

Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 13, 2010, 02:20:22 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM
Excuse me, soccer mom.

Is this your new "thing"?

Using words that make no sense in the context in which you're using them?

Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 13, 2010, 02:22:43 PM

Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 13, 2010, 02:20:22 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM
Excuse me, soccer mom.

Is this your new "thing"?

Using words that make no sense in the context in which you're using them?

People need to stop having things.

Yeah, take that in whatever context you want.  Even you, Huey.  We know too much about your "thing."

Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 13, 2010, 02:20:22 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM
Excuse me, soccer mom.

Is this your new "thing"?

Using words that make no sense in the context in which you're using them?

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 12:53:43 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:49:07 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Lot's of meatballs taking pot shots at the hayseeds today. They get all cagey when their governors are on trial. Especailly toward the end.

I don't think that "cagey" means what you think it means.

Weary, cautious, displaying self-interest when dealing with others.

Excuse me, soccer mom. The meatballs and mouthbreathers are having our slapfight now. We'll ask if we want you involved in our semantic struggles.

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 03:24:00 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 12:53:43 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:49:07 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Lot's of meatballs taking pot shots at the hayseeds today. They get all cagey when their governors are on trial. Especailly toward the end.

I don't think that "cagey" means what you think it means.

Weary, cautious, displaying self-interest when dealing with others.

Excuse me, soccer mom. The meatballs and mouthbreathers are having our slapfight now. We'll ask if we want you involved in our semantic struggles.

You can't "own" a slapfight, man.

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 03:24:00 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 12:53:43 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:49:07 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Lot's of meatballs taking pot shots at the hayseeds today. They get all cagey when their governors are on trial. Especailly toward the end.

I don't think that "cagey" means what you think it means.

Weary, cautious, displaying self-interest when dealing with others.

Excuse me, soccer mom. The meatballs and mouthbreathers are having our slapfight now. We'll ask if we want you involved in our semantic struggles.

You can't "own" a slapfight, man.

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 03:29:48 PM

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 03:24:00 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 02:08:09 PM

Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2010, 12:53:43 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:49:07 PM

Quote from: Fork on August 13, 2010, 12:37:52 PM

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on August 13, 2010, 12:36:44 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on August 13, 2010, 12:34:05 PM

Quote from: Night Man on August 13, 2010, 12:32:07 PM
Castro's 13 should be the only jersey the Cubs even bother trying to sell at this point.

Eh, Marmol jerseys are still acceptable. Some rubes will walk around in Colvin shirts too. I've been thinking about getting a Dawson Expos jersey. The light blue one? Would look sweet with a Cubs cap.

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He said "rubes", not "hilljacks".

Lot's of meatballs taking pot shots at the hayseeds today. They get all cagey when their governors are on trial. Especailly toward the end.

I don't think that "cagey" means what you think it means.

Weary, cautious, displaying self-interest when dealing with others.

Excuse me, soccer mom. The meatballs and mouthbreathers are having our slapfight now. We'll ask if we want you involved in our semantic struggles.

You can't "own" a slapfight, man.

But you can get "owned" in a slapfight, sweatervest. I suggest you stand aside.