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#2351 |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
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zito retired. it's interesting to search the FOFC forum and see mention of Zito back in 2000. Zito's started and ended his baseball career in the time I've just been dicking around this place.
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#2352 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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I guess I'm naive, but locally our stadiums/arenas have been selling drinks in plastic cups for quite some time now (instead of bottles or cans). You never know how alcohol-fuelled fans will act. I'm surprised public places that serve alcohol still do it in cans or bottles. Those few fans that acted stupid are idiots, but don't like that paint the picture of all Jays fans. ![]() |
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#2353 |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Story from our town. Our winery is about two miles from this road/school.
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#2354 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Pretty much what you said, I was very surprised when I saw that story break and it mentioned "bottles". Heck, I've seen a couple of HS stadiums that won't even sell Cokes and let you have the bottle any more.
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#2355 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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Last time I was at Gillette Stadium, they'll give you the bottle, but not the cap.
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#2356 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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Enjoyed the data behind Murphy hitting that particular Arrieta pitch:
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#2357 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Northern Kentucky
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#2358 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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The fun that is Johnny Cueto.
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#2359 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Best team in baseball history struggling in game 3.
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#2360 |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Geography is clearly not the strong point in the Canadian education system.
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#2361 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Northern Kentucky
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Isn't there a Kansas City, Kansas as well? Right across from Kansas City, Missouri?
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#2362 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Yes. It's an armpit of a town with basically nothing in it. Royals and Chiefs are in Kansas City, MO. Saying the Royals are in Kansas is like saying Detroit is in Canada. It's called a border for a reason. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 10-19-2015 at 09:42 PM. |
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#2363 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Northern Kentucky
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I doubt the Canadians give two shits about it being the wrong state.
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#2364 |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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#2365 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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I love how a when a sports team comprised of professional athletes from all over North America who happen to be employed by a team in Toronto win some games, suddenly sports fans like MBBF suddenly decide they hate Canada. I know it goes the other way too, it's just...really stupid if you think about it.
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#2366 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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I'm kind of enjoying this full heel turn. "Let me tell you something brother, your town smells and your women are whores!"
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#2367 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Who hates Canada? I've been there several times and love it. I just felt the need to point out they need a bit of stupid redneck control when it comes to their bottles and signs. The rest of them are just fine. What's really stupid is overgeneralized rationalizations based on a pot-shot at a few stupid fans. |
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#2368 |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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#2369 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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LOL......so true.
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#2370 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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We're 3 games into the ALCS and by my count, MBBF has 16 posts in this thread since the series started and not a single one is actually discussing baseball.
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#2371 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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I see the word throw in one off them, does that count?
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#2372 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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By my count, you've got far too much time on your hands. Congrats to the Blue Jays for getting a must win and making sure it wasn't a blowout against arguably our worst playoff rotation starting pitcher. Got our ace going tomorrow. Should be a much more competitive game. Speaking of Cueto, he's giving a way millions over the last two months of this season. It's just crazy. |
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#2373 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Best team in baseball history has a pitcher with a career xFIP of 4.87 as thier ace? Say it aint so Joe.
Chris Young an ace is quite the comedy. Flyball pitcher in Toronto is scary. That defense is going to running around all day hoping to make some big plays. |
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#2374 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Puyallup, WA
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The words Chris Young and Ace do not belong in the same post. |
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#2375 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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You obviously haven't checked the head to head stats of Young vs. the heart of the Toronto lineup. We'll see how it pans out. |
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#2376 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
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PvB 10/20 - Daily Baseball Data You mean these stats? Nah, they were proved irrelevant in "The Book" by a bunch of statisticians a few years back. The sample size is too small to gain any relevance. They did tons of research on Batter vs Pitcher stats. http://www.amazon.com/Book-Playing-P...words=the+book Last edited by jbergey22 : 10-19-2015 at 10:51 PM. |
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#2377 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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I think he'll be just fine. |
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#2378 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
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I have no dog in this fight, but for kicks I looked at the numbers. You are basing your confidence off of that few plate appearances? Sorry man, that is ridiculous. Maybe Young shuts them out tomorrow. Hell, maybe he no hits them. Maybe he throws a perfect game against them. . . Even so, how do you think the head to head stats mean ANYTHING with that few of at bats? He's had a very good post season career and he may do well tomorrow. If he does, it's because he's pitching well, not because the Jays hitters cannot hit him. |
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#2379 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Agreed. He'll be just fine. |
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#2380 |
College Starter
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto
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LOL. This thread...hahaha, hard to believe it's not an act!!
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#2381 |
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Here
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VS CUETO
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They actually hit Young better than Cueto, so... |
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#2382 |
Norm!!!
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Manassas, VA
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Didn't you hear? He'll be fine!
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#2383 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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Wait, did he say Chris Young is their ace?
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#2384 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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I wouldn't classify a single pitcher on the Royals roster to be "ace" material. While I like some of our arms, none of them are bona fide #1 pitchers. Certainly not Chris Young.
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#2385 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Wouldnt you say Ventura has been the closest thing to an Ace on the staff since he was re-called? He has ace potential at least. Chris Young has been nothing more than a 4th or 5th starter his entire career, lol. I can only shake my head with some of the stuff MBBF comes up with. |
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#2386 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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Yeah, that was my thinking too. Cueto when he's at his best is maybe a #2/#3, and he's probably your most talented starter. Like Shields last year, much the same. The calling card for the Royals the past couple years has been as a terrific contact-hitting and baserunning team with a great bullpen and an (at best) effective rotation. Seems to be working, too.
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#2387 |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Cueto when he is at his best is most definitely not a #2/#3. He is easily a #1 and over the past few years has been one of the best pitchers in major league baseball. No idea why he is pitching like he is this year for the Royals and to a degree with the Reds. With the Reds before the trade there was talk amongst fans that he had to be hiding an injury because he is a definite ace.
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#2388 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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I don't think Ventura will ever be more than a strong #2. I don't think he's got the mental makeup to ever be a full-time, fully effective ace. Can be too petulant, gets too wound up.
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#2389 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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I'd even go back to last year and say Shields wasn't really a true ace. He's a 2 at best as well. We have solid to good starting pitching. It's the bullpen that makes the staff.
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#2390 |
Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Volquez threw Cueto under the bus when Cueto said the Blue Jays were stealing his signs. Volquez basically said that Cueto just needed to man up and stop complaining. It is clear at this point that the Royals locker room is in complete disarray and are losing the mental part of the game. To try and state otherwise is just whistling past the graveyard.....................
Johnny Cueto thinks the Blue Jays are stealing signs | HardballTalk
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#2391 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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But we have the best, most nicest, most gentlemanly baseball team that ever baseballed.
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#2392 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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You're right, the way I phrased it. At his best Cueto is a #1. What I meant to say is that I don't think he will ever be "at his best" anymore, and that he's "at best" a #2/#3 going forward for the rest of his career. Keep in mind, still a very good pitcher. But I think the recent downturn in performance is the start of his drop into very good but no longer great veteran starting pitcher that all these young studs eventually reach. So the Royals aren't getting #1 ace Cueto.
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#2393 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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I wish I didn't post here cause it would be nice to live in a world where the Royals winning wouldn't annoy the shit out of me for obvious reasons
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#2394 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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I think I liked baseball more when a guy being off the base for a split second wasn't overturned on review.
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#2395 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Lisboa, ME
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Very curious to see how Toronto responds to this tomorrow.
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#2396 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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#2397 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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A consistent fucking strike zone would be nice.
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#2398 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
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Wow. That is a bogus rule. That is a possible inside the park homer and a certain score from first.
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Ball got stuck in the ivy, and they called a ground rule double.
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