What a weekend...
Busy weekend so unable to get out any fascinating baseball talk...
...this is a good thing for the Minnesota Twins. Not that they care what I say, but after being outscored 33-1 over the weekend, I've finally equated them to the Kansas City Royals which equals "Not worth talking about."
...Al Pujols...at 14 HR a month, he'll pass Bonds in early September. For the sake of baseball, GO PRINCE ALBERT! In a related note, the line for Pujols on the 30th - 0-1 with 4 walks, 2 intentional...the Barry Bonds treatment is already starting.
...the Kevin Mench watch stopped at 7 consecutive games with a HR...thankfully, his name didn't need to join that of Ken Griffey and Don Mattingly...
...Jeff Weaver, after his 2.1 IP, 8 ER debacle on Friday, is changing the question from total wins for the Weavers as a family to "Which Weaver will win more games this year?" Jeff is leading 1-0. :) And speaking of Friday's Angels game, J.C. Romero back to reality - 0.2 IP, 3 BB...
...On Saturday, the Yankees completed a rare feat, scoring in every inning they came up to bat this year. Coincidentally, Josh Towers fell to 0-5...and yet, the Jays are committed to turning Dustin McGowan into a reliever...huh...
...Adrian Beltre - welcome back (for a game). Let's see, at one HR a month for the rest of your career, that = ROBBING THE MARINERS BLIND!!!
...Jon Papelbon's April - 13G, 14.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 14K, 10 Sv, 0.00 ERA. How do you make this guy a starter? How do you not try?
...Brad Wilkerson - 37 K's in 89 AB...a 42% K rate...wasn't he the steal of the Soriano deal?
...Byung Hyung Kim - Heck of a first start of the season Sunday - 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 9K's...Over/Under on ER's next start - 5.5.
...Nick Swisher - .314/.403/.738 - Fact or Fiction
...Andy Sisco - now we know why he was a Rule V pick - Season stats: 13 G (0-1), 10 IP, 18 H, 5 BB, 9K's, 9.00 ERA.
...Carlos Zambrano - are the effects of all of those Dusty Baker Innings Pitched finally catching up with him? Through six starts and 34.2 IP, he's allowed 33 hits and 25 walks along with SIX home runs. Coming into the season, he averaged a HR allowed every 13.8 innings. This season, he's averaging one every 5.8 innings pitched.
There is so much more to talk about, but a guy's gotta work a little bit during the day...
posted by David @ 11:34 AM
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The Twins, I'll reserve comment.. OK, I won't. When you sign Ruben Sierra, and he bats 4th, it's time to shut it down...
Al, I hear he's good.. of course, he's only got 4 seasons left until he hits 40, then he's to old to play any more...
Mench, not quite that good, but he will he 35 this year in that park...
See, I told you, Weavers, no good...
JC, glad you only cost me two young stars..
McGowan, unfortunately, has to be a reliever.. sounds like his arm will hold up fine there, but can't take the 100+ pitch counts.
Just remember, someone had to sign the check for Adrian. All he did was put up a career year. Anyone else in the world could do the math (4 seasons, one outlier, which do you believe?)... Seattle chose to chase the straight, rather than folding.
Why you don't try to make Pabelbon a starter? Let me steal something from you: 13G, 14.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 14K, 10 Sv, 0.00 ERA. Think Keith Foulke can equal that? If not, let him alone..
Brad will be OK, it's all about learning pitchers. That said, he's already in decline..
I'll take the under on Kim.
Fact (sort of). Try .270/.370/.540 for Swisher.
Sisco, he'll be a fine LH reliever... I'd take him over Romero :-)
Zambrano, sad to say, I'd guess you are right.. basically, what we are learning is that Livan Hernandez is the only guy in the world who can survive Dusty..
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