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'Sup, Goose?
'Sup, Goose?
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Someone get Goose a Snickers.Comment
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I didn't realize baseball had become a joke. What exactly has changed about the actual game because of statistical analysis?
It's not like singles were outlawed and walks equal a run.
Old athletes should stay away from the twitter verse, stop talking to people and close the door. A lot of dumb things coming out of their mouths in various sports."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Speaking of ****ing disgraces and Goose wanting to throw at kids...Boston Red Sox
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Disagree with Goose about bat flipping, but the rest was pretty hilarious.Comment
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Mike Lupica says we need more Harpers.
That's all I need to know that I'm right in my own thoughts on the matter.
Thanks Mike!
(hint:....Mike Lupica is a MAJOR douche)
M.K.
Knight165All gave some. Some gave all. 343Comment
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Going back to the discussion about the difference between the AL vs. NL strategy...
Watched an interview with Costas and Showalter and Buck said something interesting. Paraphrasing here, but he said there are given outs in the NL which dictates moves without thought; for the most part, it can be discerned what PH would be used or what relief pitcher may be brought in to face said PH...the good thing is that it's easier to make players happier in the NL as players are constantly in the game somehow. In the AL, the MGR must have a pulse continually on the game as a lead can vanish much more quickly given the lineup is 1-9; in addition, bullpen usage plays a heavier factor with getting guys to go multiple innings and save arms.
On a side note...Costas constantly talked but Showalter has such knowledge and appreciation for the game, it's so easy to like him I think. Costas asked him whether he wanted to walk Jeter on his last AB at Yankee Stadium (where he ended up hitting the game winning RBI single) and Showalter grinned and said: "I'm not tipping my hand". Basically, it was an implication he wanted to but he knew for the better of the game he couldn't - which as a baseball fan I appreciate.Originally posted by Gibson88Comment
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"Twelve at-bats is a pretty decent sample size." - Eric ByrnesComment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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I've never actually read anything he's said outside of his books."Twelve at-bats is a pretty decent sample size." - Eric ByrnesComment
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First on Goose Gossage....Man, tell us how you really feel! That story about his son is pretty disgraceful too.
As for Mike Lupica, that guys is a major douche. I've seen him on the sports reporters and he has this attitude of "I know way more than you guys STFU!" He also has the body language and look of a guy who's a total weasel.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
"Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. ParkerComment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Frank Isola? I'm curious of your thoughts oh him, YP.
I only see him on Around The Horn and while he's not my favorite (and is extremely NY centric), he's not bad.Originally posted by Gibson88Comment
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