Tuesday Bird Droppings
by duck on Aug 17, 2010 9:50 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps of last night's win can be found at The Sun, Orioles.com, MASNsports (with post-game Buck), and Seattle Times.
Buck believes Wakamatsu will find new job | orioles.com: News
Gee, wonder where that might be...
Orioles Insider: Berken has tear in labrum, rotator cuff inflammation; 2nd opinion likely
Hunky dory became a fabrum bear pretty quickly. Jason Berken is hopeful he can avoid surgery.
Felix Pie Passes A Hall of Famer | Camden Crazies
Those of you who follow Daniel on Twitter might already be aware, but he's been tracking a crazy streak of Pie's, one that ended when he struck out Sunday. Leading up to that K, Felix put the ball in play 63 straight times (no Ks, no BBs). The former O's record for this zany stat was held by Brooks Robinson. I'll think of Daniel every time Felix Ks (hopefully not many) or walks (hopefully a lot) from now on. -Stacey
MANNY MACHADO IS COMING TO BALTIMORE
Orioles, Machado agree to terms - baltimoresun.com
"According to a source, [Manny] Machado, the third pick overall in June's amateur draft, will receive, pending a physical, a $5.25 million bonus, the second-largest in Orioles history. Catcher Matt Wieters, who, like Machado, is represented by agent Scott Boras, signed for $6 million as the fifth overall pick in 2007."
Orioles Insider: Jordan reacts to signing first-round pick Manny Machado
"We got a new player. It went like we thought. We had a really good read on the financial side of it, what it was going to take. Again, it played out till the end. We’re very happy. I’m not going to release the terms. They’ll be out there pretty soon, but it’s a good deal for the club and the player."
Steve Melewski: More on Manny and a few other things
"We had most of the terms entered," Jordan said. "We put together the other parts of the contract beyond the signing bonus. There is language, there is school money, we had all of that figured out before hand. We just had to plug in the bonus and the payout schedule," Jordan said. Jordan added the O's will exceed last year's $8.7 million on last year's draft.
FIU loses out on former Brito standout Machado, who signs with Orioles - FIU - MiamiHerald.com
Even if the deal had fallen apart, Machado would not have played for FIU next spring because the infielder, who signed commitment papers with the Golden Panthers, missed a different deadline Monday. It was the last day to enroll in fall classes.
Richland's Urban Passes On Orioles - WJAC Johnstown
After wavering back and forth over the last two months about his baseball future, recent Richland High School graduate Austin Urban finally made a decision late Monday night. "I'm going to college," he texted WJAC-TV's Matt Maisel.
IN THE MINORS
Orioles Insider: Minor league game recaps -- Aug. 16
God bless you, Dean Jones, Jr.
2010 Baltimore Orioles Top 20 Pre-Season Prospects in Review - Minor League Ball
Brian Matusz still gets a A, Josh Bell gets a B, and Matt Hobgood gets a B-. Wow, this guy has more of a curve than I do on final exams.
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Sickels' prospect review is up
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/8/17/1624954/2010-baltimore-orioles-top-20-pre#storyjump
Doesn’t say much, but summarizes our minor leagues as such:
Matusz hasn’t done what people expected, but I think he will eventually. Two other pitchers I like a lot are Britton and Berry. There wasn’t much hitting on this list to begin with, and most of it has been disappointing. There are also too many people named “Brandon” in this system.
Um, I linked to it already
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
Crap., forgot to add it
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
I'm not one to always look at every link
but i did scan through this time to make sure it wasn’t there
Also, the grades aren't new
Its just him reposting the preseason list with some brief comments. Grades won’t be updated until the offseason.
+1
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 17, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Machado may very well be our #2 prospect going into next year
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I would be pretty shocked if he wasn't our #2 prospect next year.
I think since Britton is so much closer to the majors, he’ll be #1 and I don’t think anyone else from the system is going to be close.
Yeah, there is a pretty steep drop off after Bell on that list.
I would assume that Bell won’t qualify as a prospect next year, since he should get enough ML service time this season.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
miclat?
I can see him going to az in September.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
by j.q. higgins on Aug 17, 2010 1:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
AVERY!!!!!!!1!!1!
"double rainbow...what does it MEAN?"
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Aug 17, 2010 10:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yesterday turned into a pretty great day
Started out great at work, then went downhill quickly minutes before leaving, and I figured my day was shot. Had dinner, started watching Giants-Jets and keeping an eye on the O’s. Giants were losing, Manning got a ultra nasty gash that just gushed blood all over, and Simon sucked balls. Then, the Giants blew up, Lugo draws a walk, and everything is amazing. Now maybe the green kool-aid drinking slows down just a bit around here (NJ, not CC) and we beat Seattle yet again. All is right with the world.
Also, I got a new phone so I can actually take CC with me (like i’m not on here enough). If anyone has cool insider android secrets, clue me in. Got the Droid 2. Hope it’s not the double-posting machine that Apple puts out.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
that and
once froyo gets released for the X later this month, hello Flash. Way to listen to your customers Steveo!
Flash on my Evo
is a mixed bag. I’ve tried playing some flash games (like Desktop Defender on Facebook) and it’s a horrible experience. Mostly, the only time I see flash content is through flash ads.
i heard that
Verizon is crapping the bed on the release date but I was hoping the X would be better.
I'm trying it right now on my Droid 2
Works pretty seamlessly so far. playing desktop tower defense.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I kinda want one
But then all my old iTunes stuff won’t play on the new phone
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
Will it work with the old DRM-protected stuff?
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
As of Feb 2009, no
http://forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=35
Can I use doubleTwist to convert my protected iTunes purchases?
No, that is outside the scope of our application. We recommend you use iTunes to upgrade your purchases to DRM-free iTunes Plus files. Apple charges $0.30 (ouch!) for every audio file you wish to upgrade and $.60(oof!) per video.
I don't have TOO many DRM files, so that might stil be enough to make we switch
Another Droid question – I assume it’s got pretty easy syncing with a Google Celendar account? Because that’s one of my fave parts of the iPhone right now, is seamless over-the-air syncing of my Google Calendar
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
Noteburner
It makes a copy of the music file, kind of like putting your microphone up to your radio to record off there, but with lots better quality. No noticeable loss. They want you to buy it, but it’s easily torrented.
nice thing about Android
is that your Google Account (ie duck@gmail.com) can be used for everything. Complete and simple integration with everything Google. I have both my Exchange calendar and my Google Calendar synced on my phone.
I'm doing mail and calendar now with iPhone from my Google accounts
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
The android GMail application is true push email, also
Using GMail through the “mail” application is not, I don’t think.
I don' get email that is that time sensitive
so push isn’t a big deal to me. I can see how it would be for others, though.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
Tinfoil hat comment
I’m not going to buy any Google product anytime soon. I love their search function and language tools, but their position on net neutrality bugs the crap out of me. Most people I know have Google so integrated into their lives, they’d be pretty well screwed if Google decided to charge for the freebies. …. WAY too much power in one place. Apple may be an over-controlling company, but they’re not trying to control all the information in the world like Google is.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I’m on android 2.1 but I noticed that the gmail mobile site is better than the gmail app. you can’t access any mailboxes other than the inbox with the app. very annoying.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Yeah the GMail app kind of sucks
I was hoping it would get better with 2.2, but no dice. Maybe with 3.0!
Android is taking over, son
Looooove my Evo. Do wish I had a hardware keyboard, though. Need any app recommendations, I can nerd this thread up real quick
Seems Mr. Jobs made a huge mistake not opening up the iPhone to Verizon
Apple may well have been able to quash the Droid before it ever had a chance to gain a foothold.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I think there's room for them to coexist
No knocks on anyone who uses an iPhone, but that’s a platform for all ages. Simple, easy to use, limited in features compared to other platforms but nothing that gets in the way of doing a lot of convenient stuff that makes life easier. Geeks/enthusiasts can jailbreak it if they want to do more.
Android (the “Droid” is just Verizon’s branding for some of their Android phones) is great and does more, but the learning curve is a bit steeper, especially since there are so many iterations and versions of it floating around. Also not as smooth or fluid as iOS – the iPhone 4 really blows every Android phone out of the water when it comes to overall UI speed and fluidity.
Should happen this fall
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
I am all about app recommendations
i’m sure there’s enough other android users on here that I won’t be the only one finding it useful.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I think the most important app/site to get started is App Brain
It’s like the Android Market, but does a whole lot more. You can download the App to your phone and use it in place of the Market to browse apps on your phone. You can sign in on the website from your desktop computer and browse apps, read and write reviews, and basically do a lot of things you can’t do from the official Android Market website yet.
Most importantly, though, is that you can browse apps on your desktop through App Brain and then “push” them to your phone one of two ways: you can tag it and then manually download it to your phone through the App Brain app – meaning the next time you open the App Brain app and press “Sync,” it will download all the apps you have tagged. OR, you can install the App Brain Fast Web Installer. This way, when browsing the App Brain website, you can click “install” on your desktop and it will automatically download it and install it to your phone.
Yes, appbrain is awesome
Dave what kind of apps are you interested in? I’ve downloaded and deleted a ton since I got mine.
I just recently got a cassette tape adapter for my ancient car stereo
so I’ve been using an App called DoggCatcher to snag podcasts. It downloads them over the air, either automatically or manually.
Also been loving Grooveshark. The Amazon app is great for going into Best Buy, scanning a barcode, and seeing just how overpriced Best Buy really is. I’ve been playing games called Shopper’s Paradise and Alchemy. Shortyz is a great little crossword app that automagically downloads crosswords from major newspapers. I use Jorte for my Calendar.
Oh I have no idea
i’m all over the place right now
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
wow
Nice find. If I could rec from this thing I would.
"double rainbow...what does it MEAN?"
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Aug 17, 2010 11:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My favorite app is Tasker
It’s like $7, but it’s seriously the best thing ever. You basically schedule your phone to do anything you want, and the possibilities are pretty endless. I never have to mess with my settings, because my phone now automatically does it for me. When I get to work, everything goes to vibrate. When I leave, my ringer turns on. When I get home, Wi-Fi gets turned on and brightness goes down. If I am home Monday-Friday mornings, Pandora automatically comes on to wake me up. When I start Maps or Naigation, GPS gets turned on, and gets turned off when I close it. It really is the coolest app ever, and the fact that Apple would never allow it on the iPhone gives me joy.
Other great apps: Baseball Scores, DC Metro Transit Info, Dropbox
"This club is not a good club." --Jim Palmer
I saw a free app
that lets you set stuff like that by gps location. Basically, you can set it to go to vibrate when you are in the area of your job, or to go silent at the movie theater. I gotta find it again.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Also Launcher Pro
is a great homescreen replacement. I have the Droid Incredible which has the Sense UI that everyone loves, and I use LauncherPro instead. I do miss those Sense widgets though.
"This club is not a good club." --Jim Palmer
that sounds amazing
I might have to shell out for it. I also second DC Metro and Dropbox, although I guess Dave doesn’t need DC metro for anything.
Dropbox is AMAZING
regardless of the device.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
I'm not using it as much as I thought I would
but I like the idea of cloud storage. I usually just send a gmail to myself with files attached.
Dropbox is just so easy
I can’t imagine why no one else thought of that style interface before, especially with the ease of doing stuff to the files – one click gets you copy, move, delete and copy link options
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
start with
Advanced task killer – its quick
Cherry Rplayer – carries the stations i heart radio doesn’t
Paper Toss – it’s just fun
Advanced Task Killer
Do you have it set to auto-kill apps? I did at first, but my phone was acting verrrry strangely, like resetting by itself, etc. I did some forum searching and setting Task Killer to auto-kill was screwing up everyone’s phone. When I turned off auto-kill, the phone went back to working normally. Now I just use it to manually kill apps.
no
i turned that off becasue i heard the same thing. i select everything except email and text and just every now and then kill stuff.
Same as Philly O's
Advanced Task Killer (ATK). It’s nice to kill stupid apps that don’t turn off things like GPS when you close them (I’m looking at you, Coldwell Banker app).
ah, does ATK kill any app running (assuming you don't put them on the exception list)?
I noticed that whenever I open ATK, there are different apps showing up on the list. Does that list vary simply by what’s running in the background at that particular time?
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Yes, I think
You say that your phone is running slowly. Do me a favor and open ATK, press MENU, press SETTINGS, and then press AUTO KILL LEVEL. What do you see? Is it set to anything other than “DISABLE”?
If so, then I would suggest selecting DISABLE to turn off the auto-kill function. Keep it off for a day or two and see if your phone behaves any better/faster.
It was set to disable
But since my phone is acting so slowly, I decided to experiment with the setting. I switched it over to safe yesterday. And I must say that this is the one drawback with android phones (at least mine). I noticed the more and more apps you download, the slower it gets. Until I downloaded google voice, it didn’t bother me, but now it’s getting too slow.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Yeah
My friend has the Droid Eris, which is the same as the Sprint Hero, and it’s really slow compared to my Evo. I think it;s underpowered for what 2.1 offers.
Thats why I was waiting for the Droid 2
I was looking at the Ally, which they are basically giving away, but the processor is too weak. I can wait a few seconds here and there, but I figured the 1GHz was worth the wait.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Does the Droid have angry birds as an app?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
No I want the Jets fans to drink the KoolAid, so we drain it alll out of them on MNF.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
That'd be fine with me
and don’t worry, the unwarrented confidence/cockiness is overflowing with them right now. Sure, they have a very good team, but they also have a team that wouldn’t have made it to the playoffs if it weren’t for the Colts resting starters (and this is by the Jets’ own admission). Bring it down a notch, boys.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
the same could be said about baltimore
I’ve heard three of my friends talk about how they reall, truly believe they can go undefeated. Its going to be tough.
"double rainbow...what does it MEAN?"
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Aug 17, 2010 11:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Undefeated? No effing way.
We’ll lose to the Saints, we might lose to the Squealers when Ben is back, were might lose to the one of the teams in AFC East, I’d guess the Pats, and we’re probably gonna lose to the Bungles in Cincy.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
You might lose to the Steelers when Dixon is in there this year.
If not for a boneheaded play last year Dennis the menace would have gotten it done.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Saints is a tough game both ways
the Ravens should def. be good this year. I think that secondary might keep them from anything like an undefeated season though.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
ive got the devour
Runs the same operating system as the droid I think. It’s a lot of fun, far superior to the 4G IMO.
"double rainbow...what does it MEAN?"
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Droid 2 came with android 2.2 stock
but i’m sure everything will be upgraded in the next month or so anyway.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
yeah its not the exact same
But its really similar. Not a huge deal, I’ve only had one problem with it and that’s that it got stuck on the startup screen when an update failed to install correctly. Nothing a quick hard reset couldn’t solve though.
"double rainbow...what does it MEAN?"
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Aug 17, 2010 11:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The iPhone is NOT a double posting machine!!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
by zknower on Aug 17, 2010 11:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The iPhone is NOT a double posting machine!!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
by zknower on Aug 17, 2010 11:21 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I see what you did there.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
i tried, believe me
stupid SBN interface was slow as molasses.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I have an android phone (not the Droid 2) and I just downloaded google voice on my phone and I’ve noticed that my phone battery and speed has been considerably slower the last few days. You HAVE to download app killer or else your battery will die in 6 hours. I use “Advanced App Killer” and I’ve been pretty satisfied.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Did you end up getting the Evo?
I have never used Google Voice on my phone, although I do have it turned on and use the “only use for calls to foreign numbers” setting. Meaning any time I type in a phone number outside the US, Google Voice will make the call, not my phone’s dialer. Not that I’ve ever made a call to a foreign number, but if I ever do…
no Evo for me
It’s fucking huge. I don’t know if I’m on board with the Evo anymore. I don’t feel like carrying around a phone that barely fits into my pocket. I’m going to get rid of google voice. I downloaded it because I thought it made calls through your phone’s interest connection, thus I thought the voice quality would be better. Not the case unfortunately. I really like the voice mail service but it’s not worth draining my battery and slowing down my phone.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
I have biggish hands
I’m 6’2 and a bigger guy in general, so the Evo is like the perfect size for me. I even have a case on the Evo and it fits in my jeans pocket no problem.
That's why I went Droid 2 over Droid X
that thing is sexy as hell, but it’s just way too big. It was really between the Incredible and the 2 for me. While the incredible has a couple nicer specs (like an 8mp camera, though I dont really use my phone as my primary camera anyway), I felt I needed the saftery net of the hardware keyboard. Ive never had a phone without one and ive never really been happy with virtual keyboards. I think I made the right choice so far.
BTW, i’m not a small guy either (6’1") but that thing is still way to big for me.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I think Sickels should have given extra credit
for Ryan Berry’s overall look.
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
He will look perfect in those orange throwback uni's
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Searching for Ryan Berry using Google Image Search
yikes. Although eventually I found the picture of the real Ryan Berry rocking some crazy glasses.
man...I was so hoping it would be Jake Fox
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I called this.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok, scary thought of the day
since the beginning of June, Nick only has 11 walks. For reference, AJ has 10 walks. I’m getting a little worried about his walk-rate. It’s back below what it was last year over the last 2 months.
he’s also looked like shit generally for the last week or two.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
ebbs and flows baby
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 17, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Somebody who understands these things
when is Harper going to be a free agent?
Boswell is saying 2020, but that doesn’t seem right.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
7? I thought it was a 6 year deal?
is that 6 to arb and one year of arb?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
4 years of team-controlled contracts, 2 years of arb
the arb usually is 60% market value in year 1 and 80% market value in year 2
Using up your option years doesn't mean you're accumulating service time though, does it?
I thought that clock only started when you hit the 25-man roster, and he’s just on the 40-man roster until he hits the big leagues for good.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 17, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
actually it's a 5 year deal
so what the hell does that mean? arb after the 5 years?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
the 5 years just means that the Nats will spread out his bonus over 5 years.
It has no impact on how long he will be in the organization.
I just explained this right above you
the 5 year deal is only for how they’re paying his bonus/contract, after that, he is still controlled by the Nats until after his 6th year after he debuts on the 25 man roster. Players go on arbitration their 5th and 6th years of team control, and are paid approximately 60% and 80% of their market values.
I dont see how that could possibly be read as a contradiction
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
I thought you MIGHT be saying his service clock started now.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
and if you were just agreing with him
I was confused why you were posting at all since he had already explained it.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
It will be 6 years after his ML debut.
The major league contract only affects when his debut will be, it means he is using up one of his options for every year in the minors. So he has 4 years to make it the the majors or he will have to go back to the minors on waivers. For minor-league contracts, players have 6 years to make their debut. Basically, the major league contract is used to get players up to the majors to start their arb clock faster.
so theoretically
he could be in the organization for 10 years? 4 in the minors and then 6 in the majors?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
if he passes through waivers after his 4th year (unlikely)
than i think he can spend 2 more years in the minors and then the full 6 years of arb in the majors. I’m not sure about that though, and it doesn’t really matter cause he would probably have to lose a limb to pass through waivers. So yeah, 10 years is most likely the limit from what I understand.
well or if they just put him on the 25 man in his 4th year
wouldn’t that then give them 6 years from that point?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Barrett Loux will be granted free agency after failing to sign w/ the D-Backs
Someone the O’s should take a look at?
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
labrum tear and elbow issues?
He’d have to be willing to sign for pretty little, right? It’d probably be worth a couple hundred K.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
We wouldn't wont to mess with the fabrum bear.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
"Elbow issues" means
he will need TJ surgery within 2 years
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
most likely
may as well just get the TJ and labrum surgery out of the way now. haha
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
this
As far as i’m concerned, any money given to him is money wasted. The fabrum bear destroys all in his way.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 17, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Fabrum Bear is a bad muthafucka
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
The Fabrum bear eats kitties and kicks puppies.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Tis a savage beast, indeed.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
by the way
it’s funny that his MLB scouting report touts him as being durable.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
found this interesting, from a Jim Callis chat on BA
Jimi (Chicago): Will Machado be the O’s #1 prospect or does Zach Britton still get that honor?
Jim Callis: As much as I like Britton, I’d go with Machado.
the best part is
it doesn’t matter! They’re both ours! Bawahahaha!
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
look at you all in a good mood
you and James F are no longer twins
I got tired of his mopiness
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Buck
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
I'm kidding, James
but I just can’t get caught up on a 6th round draft pick non-signing. I know it’s bad and dumb, but my heart says that the net effect of it is basically insignificant. And there are many real reasons to like Buck that don’t involve a win-loss record, so don’t nobody accuse me of nothing.
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
Has anyone read Founding Brothers?
I’m just not up for summer reading right now…and although Founding Brothers seems interesting it’s also long and boring. Although, I could just read up on early American History…
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I have and some of the chapters were better than others.
I had just read Gore Vidal’s Burr previously, so the Burr-Hamilton chapter was particularly interesting to me. I don’t think I would describe it as ‘boring’. It can be slow to get going, but once immersed in the stories it flows pretty well.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not boring per se
But it is slow. I’m trying to get through the first few chapters. My mom says it’s great. I’m programmed to hate all summer reading, though, even if it’s a good book.
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i found that after high school
I had the chance to reread a lot of my books (summer or otherwise) and really started to appreciate them and also to get through them a lot easier. I guess it’s more pleasant to feed yourself than to be fed, or something.
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
Quite true.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
i found it boring...
and i’m pretty fond of constitutional history and american history. i refer to it as founding jerks just b/c it seems to take such glee in laying bare the faults of the founders.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
If you're looking for American History summer reading...
Burr, by Gore Vidal is worth checking out. It’s historical fiction, but Vidal is a great writer. It is long, but I still burned through it in under a week.
Also, Thomas Jefferson: Author of America, by Christopher Hitchens is a wonderful and concise bio of TJ. Can be read in a day or two.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i endorse this message
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 17, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, a book called The River of Doubt by Candace Millard
for fans of Teddy Roosevelt it is a must read.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Recommendations
If you’re not clicking with Founding Brothers, these may not do it for you, since Ellis is a pretty lively writer and the book is pretty short as far as these things go… But maybe a different point of view beyond the endlessly rehashed “founders” might be more engaging. (Caveat: with one exception, this is an academic’s list of readable books by actual historians rather than folks who are more popular history writers [e.g. McCullough et al.], so YMMV.)
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A Midwife’s Tale is excellent — beautifully written and also a major, important work in its own right (though it does dwell on daily life rather than high politics, so you can decide if that’s what you want).
John Demos, The Unredeemed Captive is a very readable microhistory of Puritan/Indian interactions around the turn of the 18th century (I have some problems with it, but it’s definitely readable).
Jill Lepore, The Name of War is a similar work (unsurprisingly, since Demos was her advisor) on King Philip’s war. Very well-written (she writes for the New Yorker a lot these days).
Catherine Allgor, Parlor Politics looks at the role of women and sociability in the beginnings of the federal government in Washington. Another very well written but also serious historical book.
On the more popular side, anything by Tony Horwitz is good. His early America book, A Voyage Long and Strange is pretty interesting, as are Confederates in the Attic and Blue Latitudes.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Aug 17, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess this is a question for James F but I'll pose it to everyone
Is there a major difference between college players and high school players? How does that translate to the pros?
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College players have more experience at a higher quality of play
Making it theoretically easier to project their likelihood of success. That, and they’e older, so their physique is much closer to what it will eventually be than a 17-year-old kid.
But it’s still a crap shoot. Especially with pitchers.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
college pitchers
have survived a gauntlet, too. Ask Austin Wood if that’s a big deal or not.
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
in terms of what?
what duck said, and high school pitcher are more prone to injury. high school players typically have more upside.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
But what does upside mean, really?
How do you gauge that? I’ve never understood that phrase.
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Higher ceiling
college players have given scouts 3 more years to assess what they might turn out to be. It’s much less likely that a college pitcher will surprise anybody and surpass expectations. High school players haven’t played as advanced baseball, having faced the toughest amateur competition, aren’t done growing yet, etc, so they have more room for development.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I always thought it was more
that college players are easier to project. Like, it’s a lot easier to see Rendon’s floor/ceiling than it is to see Tim Beckham’s, because there is so much development to go through, yet.
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
right
they are easier to project because scouts have seen them for 3 more years. It’s that much more unlikely that they’ll be something entirely different after everybody has seen them play against the best competition in the country for 3 years.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
But if you already have an idea of how a college player will pan out
Then would you even take a chance on a high school player? I guess I can sort of answer my own question…in the O’s case it might be better to take a chance on a high school player because there’s more time — we’re not in a win-now mode. But from what you described I’d rather have a sure thing than a maybe.
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Theres also the advantage of having control over the player's development at an earlier age
College coaches have conflicting duties in developing players while also winning. Whats best for the team may not always be what’s best for the player.
In general, for a HS player to be taken higher than a comparable college player, the scouts have to think that he has a higher ceiling.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
but kba's point is huge
you’re getting a play that’s 3 years younger and you can then influence and monitor his development. What a college coach wants to get out of a player in order to win a conference championship or compete in the college world series or whatever may be completely different and even contradict with what will make that player a successful professional.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Is that a good thing with the O's, though?
I’d just as soon a competent college coach be instructing them than our crew, right now…
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
haha a very good point for the O's
I would think that doesn’t apply to most major league teams though.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
not necessarily
college coaches don’t always want what’s best for the player, they want to win. which is how you have guys throw 150+ pitch outings and destroy their arms at Texas or Rice or another school.
well I think his point
was that the O’s coaching staff seems to be detrimental, so college coaches can’t possibly be worse.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
DING DING DING!
We have a winner!
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
But the college player is probably about as good as he's going to get.
With HS players, there’s much more of a possibility he can exceed what he’s already done, through physical maturity and game experience. Not so much with college players – they’re probably as good as they’re going to get.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
they're all maybe's
I still think that Wieters and Matusz will figure it out, but Wieters was the top college bat and Matusz the top college arm in their drafts, and they havn’t shown why at the major league level yet.
from a draft perspective? or from a playing/quality of baseball perspective?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Playing, I guess.
I’m not sure what the distinction is between those two, though.
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well from a quality of baseball perspective
college baseball is substantially better than high school baseball. Only a very small percentage of high school players go on to play college baseball, so it’s really the best of the best (even at sub-Division 1 levels). The games really don’t even look that similar.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
slightly more breaking pitches, better defense, faster pitches?
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
Everything's faster
The leap from HS to college in any sport is unimaginable. I’ve seen 2X state champs from MD go sub-.500 in their first year of D2 competition. Everyone’s bigger, faster, stronger, and has seen it all. Or at least thinks they have. College players will be exposed. HS pitchers, especially, can get away with a lot of bad stuff in their delivery and mental approach that won’t be exposed by HS hitters.
I used to tell my HS wrestlers after they’d win but make a ton of dumb mistakes in technique or match strategy, ‘You can get away with that here, but that shit won’t work on the other side of the Bay at States." Goes about 73 times as much for high school to college.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
the mental aspect is a big thing
Almost everybody on any college team has never struggled at all before they got to college. It’s not easy to go from just cruising and being very successful to struggling and having to work your ass off to even be average.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
It’s a much faster game all around. Faster pitchers, faster baserunners, faster fielders. Also everybody is bigger and stronger – more power, harder hit balls, better arms all around the field.
It’s also just that everybody’s a better baseball player. In high school you see tons of stupid mistakes and can do things like trick plays and first and third plays that work all the time, but you really don’t get that in college.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
And EVERYONE on a college team is good, to a degree.
In HS, you’ll run into middle infielders that can’t hit their weight, or OF that are athletes that never played before HS and couldn’t hit the correct cut-off man if their lives depended on it. You’ll get the 3B who’s only on the field because he’s the only one that can make the throw from 3B to 1B with no hops. Happens all the time in HS.
In college, EVERYONE on that team was most likely among the top 1-3 players on the HS team, maybe in their HS conference. The 1B isn’t the 1B just because he’s the token fat guy that can hit. The pitcher has more than just a 85 mph fastball. And the outfielder will throw to the correct base almost every time.
HUGE differences.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
And the outfielder will throw to the correct base almost every time.
Where can we find some of these outfielders?
Felix is getting better!!!!
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
haha
You’re really good at describing this.
Depending on the high school team and conference, MOST guys on the team might be pretty bad. I coach my high school’s fall team and I swear 5-6 guys probably shouldn’t be on the field in most lineups.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I have been teaching HS for 17 years this year
And man, if you saw some of the kids I’ve run out there in singlets for my wrestling team just to fill out my roster…
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
lol
I can imagine. I would think that makes for some entertainment at times…
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I've been actually embarrassed at some of the lineups I've had to put out there....
but you work with what you have. And sometimes, kids surprise you. Sometimes it takes a few years, sometimes even all four years, but sometimes, just sometimes, you get a kid that goes from not being able to tie his shoes without falling over in 9th grade to state placer as a 12th grader.
Actually had that happen 3 years ago. Kid came out as a freshman because his dad, who left his mom a decade ago, wrestled in HS. So out he comes, 5’5’, 145 lbs of goo and ADD and attitude. Seriously, fell over tying his shoes the first practice. I’m breaking up fights in teh lockerrom becomes anytime anyone messes with him, he blows his top and starts swinging. I get him 5-8 matches his freshman year, since he’s about 5th string JV at his weight. Loses everyone of them by headlock in the first period. Everyone. That’s hard to do.
10th grade, comes back out, 160 lbs of goo, but lifting a little. Loses every match by headlock until JV tournament at end of year. Says, “Fuck it, I’m throwing a headlock” (literally, that’s what he said to me as he walked to the center to start the match) goes out, throws a headlock on his consolation match opponent and pins the kid. First win after almost two full seasons. He’s stoked, mom’s crying for joy.
Junior year, he’s 215 lbs of muscle – growth spurt hits, he shoots up to 6’2". Goes .500 on varsity, BARELY makes it to Regionals, beats the #5 kid in the state in 1st round with a headlock. Doesn’t make it to states, but he’s stoked.
Lifts like a madman before his senior year, comes back at 215, pretty ripped and 2nd strongest kid on the team. Goes 20-8, qualifies for states, and headlocks his way to a 6th place finish. All from starting out as 145 lbs of goo who couldn’t win a match for almost 2 full seasons. Sometimes, just sometimes, it happens.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
It also can happen the opposite way which is incredibly frustrating.
I had a kid who started for varsity as a freshman. 6’2’’ lefty hitter and thrower with great velocity and movement and power as a hitter. I thought for sure he would be a potential draft pick by his senior year. He worked his ass off in the weight room and gained like 30 lbs of muscle, but for some reason really never got any better on the field.
Weird how different people develop.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
It's a crap shoot, for sure.
We’ve got one like that on our team now. Came out as a freshman, 5;9" and 160 lbs of ripped muscle, beast on the FB field as JV as LB. About 1 month in to wrestling practice, it dawns on us – this kid has zero lateral movement. None. Couldn’t go sideways if you paid him to. No one had worried about it in FB, because he played run coverage, so he just went straight forward 10 feet or so and decleated people. Wrestling? Not so good. If you can go sideways, you’re gonna get taken down. So we went from projecting him as a 3 year starter to wondering if he shouldn’t just do the off-season lifting program with the FB team. And FB is now thinking he’ll probably never start for them. Sometimes, good athletes just don’t get better.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
This post makes me feel like if I stuck with baseball I could have played in HS.
As a lefty, though, I guess in the field I would have been in the OF or bust. So, maybe not.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 17, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha,
I was sort of thinking the same thing. Minus the lefty bit.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
lefty??
should have been a pitcher – there’s always a roster spot for a lefty pitcher.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Alas, there's no going back in time to fix that!
The last position I played in Little League was catcher. Why did I play catcher? To this day I could not tell you why someone thought this was a good idea. But I can tell you that there was not a catcher’s mitt to go on my right hand. Also, my dorky-ass Rec Specs did not fit under the mask. And that has a lot to do with why my Little League days came to an end. Because seriously… that was not fun.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 17, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahhhh...the joys of Rec Specs.....
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Why didn't you just wear contacts?
Man, even wrestlers wear contacts.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
Don't know.
Nobody ever suggested contacts to me until after I was in high school, and my sports-playing days were over by then… not that that stopped the PE teacher in 9th grade (and also the wrestling and outdoor track coach) from telling me I should come out for wrestling and outdoor track.
I didn’t wrestle because I saw guys running around wearing trash bags trying to cut weight and I decided that wasn’t something I wanted to be involved with.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 17, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
And you were right to do so
Thankfully, under new weight management rules, that stuff is history. A minimum weight for the season is calculated within the first week of practice, you can only descend 1.5% per week now, and any wrestler caught with trash bags and the like by an official or the other team on the day of a match can’t wrestle. Not saying it still doesn’t go on, but it’s much less than it used to be. The days of kids crashing down two weight classes (10+ lbs for light kids, even more the higher you go up) for regional and states is over.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
What would a trash bag do?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
hahaha
the rec specs would have been intimidating on the mound.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
"He can't see! Fuck, where's he going to throw the ball? Ahhh!"
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 17, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I was a decent pitcher in LL.
Thing is a hit like one and when you can’t pitch I whole game because of that everyone should have opprtunities stuff, being a good pitcher isn’t to fun, which is why I stopped.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I've read it 3X and it still doesn't make sense
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
I figured it out,
but it read almost like day one BSF reappeared.
Thing is, I hit like one [a pitcher], and when you can’t pitch a whole game because of that “everyone should have opportunities stuff”, being a good pitcher isn’t too fun — which is why I stopped.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
Basically
I was a good pitcher, but because of the rules, you could only pitch for two innings at maximum. I was bad to average at every other facet of the game, so I decided to stop playing.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
TWO innings????????
Man, glad I have a softball pitcher for a kid. That would drive me nuts.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
But wouldn't you be more iritated if you thought your daughter was better then the person who was pitching the whole time?
it gaves more kids a chance to pitch, it was annoying for me, but I have no beef with the rule.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that certainly happened with All-Star picks this year...
but two innings just seems arbitrarily small.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
Could be a lot worse then 33%
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Story of my life...
I never threw hard, despite being taller than everyone from the time I was 12. It worked to my advantage, as the first time I went through a line-up everyone thought at some point I’d have to lay down something over 75 mph. Nope.
Worked all through HS, didn’t go so well trying to walk on at Maryland, lol.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 17, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Same for me
I didn’t throw hard, but pitched through HS. Built like a pitcher, 6’3" and broad shoulders. I had great control of 3 pitches, just couldn’t throw hard. The other parents of guys on my HS team kept telling me to try to walk on at Rutgers, but I wasn’t going to make a fool of myself walking into a D1 tryout throwin a 62 mph fastball.
I walked-on...
and lasted through the first weekend of cuts. Then I had to start proving I could at least hit a little bit. Fastballs, off-speed = no problems. Sliders? Not so much.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 17, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
you pitched threw high school with a 62 mph fastball?
you mustve had some sick secondary stuff.
location, location, location.
Bring back Tillman.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 17, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
even 62 looks like 90 when the change-up is coming in at 50!
/threwlikeJimmyKeymyself
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 17, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
62...65...68
I dunno, it was 12 years ago. All I know is I didn’t throw hard in comparison to the other guys on my team. But I did have a good ERA, mainly because I threw strikes and could throw 3 pitches over. I was good enough to play in my small town, but not good enough to embarrass myself by trying to pretend I was Div. 1 college talent. That was the point of my story.
Depends on the school.
Mount St. Joe? Not so much. Rural public schools? Much better chance.
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
And yeah probably more breaking pitches and better control of the breaking pitches. In high school if you have a breaking ball that moves a decent amount you can basically bounce it and guys will swing at it most of the time. In college you have to at least show that you can throw it for a strike.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I always found that...
even as a soft-tosser, if you got a guy to 2 strikes in my HS league, if the off-speed or breaking ball in the dirt didn’t get them, the fastball at the eyes would. Of course, you have to have a competent catcher to do that with, but still..
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 17, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This question is bigger than I can answer right now
I’ll have something more in depth as a front page post one of these days.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Listening to CPE on future tax rates
Is really depressing.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
KLaw put up an AL draft review
nothing you haven’t already seen: Machado is a really good get, we should’ve had Anderson signed, we got outdid by Tampa and Boston and Toronto.
It's a fight to the finish. That's a good place to stop.
Hey, we beat the Yanks!
"I might know a couple things that you don't know. 'Cause I've been young, but you ain't never been old." - Elvin Bishop
They drafted a guy who was gonna go to Maryland.
Assholes.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that they spent hardly any money this year
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 17, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I really wish Citi would stop sending me all these balance transfer forms
There doesnt appear to be any way to alert them that i have no other balances to transfer, and would really prefer to not even have the one i owe them.
Citi calls sometimes and then doesn't say anything.
It’s like their robot is too stupid to realize we just picked up.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 17, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Today is the 90th anniversary of Carl May's beaning Ray Chapman leading to the only on field death in the history of MLB
I live in May’s house.
Bring back Tillman.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 17, 2010 4:41 PM EDT reply actions
Really?
That’s cool and erie.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 18, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
So I ventured over to FanGraphs...
after reading Verducci’s piece on Josh Hamilton to scope out his WAR numbers.
Holy Shit! Not Hamilton, mind you, though his numbers are impressive. Ryan Zimmerman! Andres Torres! Aubrey Huff? Looking at the top 20 or so players is pretty eye-opening.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 17, 2010 4:52 PM EDT reply actions
Even worse...
is that by re-sorting the WAR$ Value – Cesar Izturis has been worth -$1.3 million this year, if you are keeping track on this kind of statistic.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 17, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
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