Comments on: Gomez crashes into wall, leaves game on a stretcher

By: sane

sane — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:04:22 +0000

When winning despite deficiencies prevents you from correcting those deficiencies, winning is deadly.

Football points that out more clearly than does baseball.
The football team that wins the first game makes no changes (corrections) because “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”
The football team that loses the first game knows that they have to make corrections (adjustments) and they improve themselves.
Thats why the losing football team often wins the rematch when it “really” counts.
Winning may be “the goal” but winning GAMES the wrong way can sabotage a teams chance for winning a CHAMPIONSHIP.

By: the Dragon

the Dragon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:27:18 +0000

Evets,

I will gladly claim I am wrong, WHEN you show me the rule change which selects play-off or World Series teams by ERA, WHIP, whisper from the Tooth Fairy or any other criteria which does not includes wins or losses.

Until that time, I will resist being happy about a 0-1 loss or condemn a 9-8 win.

I may be old, but wins are still the criteria to make the playoffs. Over the course of any year each team will probably win 10 games they should have lost, and lose 10 games they should have won.

Regards,

By: the Dragon

the Dragon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:18:07 +0000

Evets,

You are obviously correct. I was so sure NO other team in baseball would have such trash pitching at the major league level, I looked over the box scores starting Friday a week ago.

I’m amazed how many stupid baseball clubs there are.

Burress, Baltimore
Cabrerra, Baltimore
Balckburn, Twins
Wells, Colorado
Danks, ChiSox
Robertson, Detriot
Wellemeyer, St. Louis
Grienke, KC
Laffey, Cleveland
Kuroda, LA Dodgers
Hernandez, Twins

ALL gave up atleast 5 runs in the 1st 2 innings.

Think how much $$$ the Dodgers paid for the bum Kuroda.

Regards,

By: sane

sane — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:39:46 +0000

Alexander Soto, Elizabethton C.
Current stats:

61 AB; .377 BA; 9 HR; 21 RBI; .934 SLG; 1.376 OPS

That would project to 72 HR, 168 RBI over 488 AB.

Small sample size, but very nice projection.

By: Daniel1966

Daniel1966 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:52:05 +0000

Mr. Dragon, So that you know that I haven’t gone completely off the deep end…I am truly happy that the Guinness, in fact, still tastes good and that Old Sol will again reappear manana. Let us hope that together (pulling from opposite sides of the country) we can help draw our young pups to a much needed victory! Good night and regards to you, sir.

By: Evets

Evets — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:51:39 +0000

not really the type of game that I was expecting from Livan????

His road ERA is over 7.00!!! did he exceed your expectations tonight??