Comments on: The Games They’ll Play In the Next Winning Season http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-games-theyll-play-in-the-next-winning-season/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:27:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Big Ben's Motorcycle http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-games-theyll-play-in-the-next-winning-season/comment-page-1/#comment-24908 Big Ben's Motorcycle Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:41:50 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1701#comment-24908 even though i'm eh about baseball i read tonight that the orioles might be the first team in history to have three players with 50 doubles. doubles were always one of my favorite weird stats (next to triples of course). i've always appreciated baseball for the numbers aspect - so that's pretty cool. it also reminded me of one of the sickest un-talked about years of all time - albert belle in 1995 - the height of my baseball fanitude. no matter how much we all hate that guy: .317 batting avg 126 rbi 121 runs scored 50 home runs 52 doubles! sick. even though i’m eh about baseball i read tonight that the orioles might be the first team in history to have three players with 50 doubles. doubles were always one of my favorite weird stats (next to triples of course).

i’ve always appreciated baseball for the numbers aspect – so that’s pretty cool.

it also reminded me of one of the sickest un-talked about years of all time – albert belle in 1995 – the height of my baseball fanitude.

no matter how much we all hate that guy:

.317 batting avg
126 rbi
121 runs scored
50 home runs
52 doubles!

sick.

]]> By: Andrew in Rochester http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-games-theyll-play-in-the-next-winning-season/comment-page-1/#comment-24906 Andrew in Rochester Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:03:38 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1701#comment-24906 I was merely going for shoulder injuries in general. They seem to be the touch of death to pitchers. But I agree, Guthrie's injury seems less severe than everyone else's. Johnson's, too, if we've heard the truth about that one. Thank God. I was merely going for shoulder injuries in general. They seem to be the touch of death to pitchers. But I agree, Guthrie’s injury seems less severe than everyone else’s. Johnson’s, too, if we’ve heard the truth about that one. Thank God.

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-games-theyll-play-in-the-next-winning-season/comment-page-1/#comment-24905 dan the man Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:59:18 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1701#comment-24905 Per Rotoworld, just to drive it home some more: <i>Erik Bedard revealed Wednesday that an MRI exam earlier this season showed that he has "a tear in the labrum and a cyst" in his injured left shoulder. "We tried rehab and it got better, but it never got good," Bedard said. "The pain was less at times, but I always felt it." Surgery to repair a torn labrum would knock Bedard out for at least half of next season and put his future in question, as the injury typically has a lower success rate for comebacks than Tommy John surgery. With one season of arbitration left before free agency, it's possible that the Mariners could non-tender Bedard during the offseason, in which case they'll have parted with Adam Jones, George Sherrill and three prospects for 81 innings of a 3.67 ERA.</i> AooR, I'm not sure I group Guthrie in with those other torn labrum guys. He seems to only have a minor problem or impingement, although apparently most pitchers have some degree of torn labrum. Per Rotoworld, just to drive it home some more:

Erik Bedard revealed Wednesday that an MRI exam earlier this season showed that he has “a tear in the labrum and a cyst” in his injured left shoulder.
“We tried rehab and it got better, but it never got good,” Bedard said. “The pain was less at times, but I always felt it.” Surgery to repair a torn labrum would knock Bedard out for at least half of next season and put his future in question, as the injury typically has a lower success rate for comebacks than Tommy John surgery. With one season of arbitration left before free agency, it’s possible that the Mariners could non-tender Bedard during the offseason, in which case they’ll have parted with Adam Jones, George Sherrill and three prospects for 81 innings of a 3.67 ERA.

AooR, I’m not sure I group Guthrie in with those other torn labrum guys. He seems to only have a minor problem or impingement, although apparently most pitchers have some degree of torn labrum.

]]> By: Andrew in Rochester http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-games-theyll-play-in-the-next-winning-season/comment-page-1/#comment-24903 Andrew in Rochester Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:59:48 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1701#comment-24903 Saying Igawa was a profound failure is really underselling it. The Yankees wanted Dice-K, and when they didn't get him, they went with the knee-jerk reaction of, "Oh yeah? We'll get our own Japanese pitching star!" and offered waay too much cash for a guy who doesn't translate to the bigs based on stuff, and besides doesn't like being in America. You can bet Epstein et al still feel good about the Dice-K signing just because it made the Yankees look stupid like 6 times over. <b>Erik Bedard has a torn labrum.</b> Seriously, we have literally paid back everything for Glenn Davis and then some. Nobody would even trade George Sherrill for Bedard straight up anymore. Talk about perfect timing. The baseball gods finally decided it was time to stop pissing on the Orioles. What'd we do to deserve such good karma? Brilliant! Of course, you have to feel bad for a guy with a torn labrum (I feel bad for Guthrie, Albers, Patton, Johnson, Jaret Wright, and Kris Benson, God rest their souls)...but it was time for us to not only win one, but to absolutely demolish one. Saying Igawa was a profound failure is really underselling it. The Yankees wanted Dice-K, and when they didn’t get him, they went with the knee-jerk reaction of, “Oh yeah? We’ll get our own Japanese pitching star!” and offered waay too much cash for a guy who doesn’t translate to the bigs based on stuff, and besides doesn’t like being in America. You can bet Epstein et al still feel good about the Dice-K signing just because it made the Yankees look stupid like 6 times over.

Erik Bedard has a torn labrum. Seriously, we have literally paid back everything for Glenn Davis and then some. Nobody would even trade George Sherrill for Bedard straight up anymore. Talk about perfect timing. The baseball gods finally decided it was time to stop pissing on the Orioles. What’d we do to deserve such good karma? Brilliant! Of course, you have to feel bad for a guy with a torn labrum (I feel bad for Guthrie, Albers, Patton, Johnson, Jaret Wright, and Kris Benson, God rest their souls)…but it was time for us to not only win one, but to absolutely demolish one.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-games-theyll-play-in-the-next-winning-season/comment-page-1/#comment-24902 Kevin Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:12:15 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1701#comment-24902 I find it hilarious that the "fat pussy toad" Irabu is simply labelled a failure, and Igawa a "profound failure". But considering that I watched him pitch last month in SCRANTON, I'd have to agree with that sentiment. I find it hilarious that the “fat pussy toad” Irabu is simply labelled a failure, and Igawa a “profound failure”. But considering that I watched him pitch last month in SCRANTON, I’d have to agree with that sentiment.

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