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by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 7, 2008 4:29 PM PDT
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PrintI'm going downtown to watch Cha Baek pitch on purpose for some reason, but depending on when I get back, I may throw up a handful of observations from our latest massive failure.
Biggest Contribution: Ichiro, +9.8%
Biggest Suckfest: Miguel Batista, -16.7%
Most Important AB: Ibanez double, +12.6%
Most Important Pitch: Ramirez homer, -15.6%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -13.1%
Total Contribution by Position Players: -37.0%
Total Contribution by Opposition: +0.1%
(What is this chart?)
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I've never played OF before
But seriously, I wonder how much worse I could look.
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Yeah my giffing wasn't going to start until the STL game ended.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Besides being a bit small
the bottom one is perfect.
I might take a crack at the top one later.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Read the section "pro career"
http://www.mahalo.com/Raul_ibanez
Ibanez would be selected in the 36th rould of the 1992 MLB Draft by the [[Seattle Mariners. He would make his Major League debut on June 24, 1998. Ibanez would play catcher and outfielder in his first season. In 2001 he would then sign with the Kansas City Royals as a free agent. He would play three season with the Royals where he would develop into a power hitter and an everyday outfielder. In 2003, he would return to the Seattle Mariners as a coveted free agent. Originally signed as a designated hitter, Ibanez would return to left field to take advantage of his underrated glove and provide solid defense for the Mariners ball club.
How does the management not see this? I'd be ashamed if I were Raul.
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Jun 7, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they see it, they just don't care or think it really is effecting the outcome of games much.
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Jl
Any chance you could make a YouTube montage with all of Raul’s defensive suckiness? I want to prove to my girlfriend’s boss that Raul does indeed suck ass at defense. (He claims that Raul is average. But again, he also listens to KJR and thinks Beltre is only good for his defense and all that casual fan goodness).
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, the player who is leading the team in home runs is only good at defense.
That’s flawed logic even for a casual fan.
I tried arguing this with him
But of course Beltre’s standard was set in 2004, so he was expected to repeat 2004 every year with the Mariners, in a stadium that kills right-handed power of course.
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
So he thought Beltre was Mike Schmidt?
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 7, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
He probably doesn't know who Mike Schmidt is.
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Very good idea! Jl, get on it, if possible.
Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage on Friday nights!
by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose I could do it, but I've never edited any video together before.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
We need more material too.
Add those 7 gif together, and I still don’t think we have a minute’s worth of footage. If anyone would like to direct me to any asshattery we may have overlooked (the archives go back to 2005) feel free to point out the date/inning of the potential blunder.
Another thing, i wouldn’t youtube it, because it would be removed immediately, my photobucket will host small videos, and I’m not sure, but I think host a video full of mlb owned footage on a SBN website may raise concerns as well.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright, just do your best
Anything would be appreciated. Were people here taking tabs on Raul’s suck last year and the year before like we are this year?
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that idea.
One day when we collect enough footage, Jeff and I are going to have to storyboard that shit. It does sound like a massive undertaking.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The gifs are about 30 seconds long total
even if you stretch it out to include long takes of each play you’re still talking ~45 seconds I don’t really feel like re-watching every mariner game from the last 2.33 seasons, so if anyone has any pointers it would be much appreciated.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
scratch that obne was bad take
so it’s close to 35
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You can YouTube it, there's ways around it.
Like spelling the player’s name backwards or something.
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There are WWE clips all over YouTube and those are copyrighted
so it can and has been done. It’s just a matter of being conspicuous and not using the material of anyone who is actively out to sue people for copyright violations (like Metallica).
If someone can get me some full-game .avi files I can make any of these videos
I’ve always kicked ass at video editing.
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I think I may still have the original viedos on my hard drive.
but right now there’s not nearly enough video to take up3 minutes.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the idea of making a story out of the clips.
Like adding some footage of Squinty, Silva, Washburn, and Johjima as well.
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone get me the files and I'll do this.
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My idea
Cut into generic press conference footage of mac in between shots and add captions:
(Real quotes, not these pharaphrases):
“We’re happy with our OF defense”
“We play these guys deep, balls drop in front, we move the forward and they sail over their heads. Now we’re going to split the difference.”
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that would be a slap in the face to management
I love it, but I think there should also be a story based throughout a game or even throughout the season.
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I just sent you all 36 seconds of my Raul archives.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think setting it to Werewolves of London is perfect.
I have 52 seconds of usable footage on my hard drive. I think it could work well silent, but I also think it would be better with the pbp, unfortunately when I’m recording the mlbtv window I don’t get any sound.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If this gets made
We’re calling it Lawn Darts of London.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
KJR seems to defend Beltre on the post game show most nights.
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The M's postgame show is pretty much the best thing on KJR.
Not sayin’ a whole lot, but…
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 7, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I really only listen to KJR when Dave Cameron is being interviewed
but I have heard that most of the people on sports radio are really biased and support the team’s bad decisions, and probably not the best place to go to for sports coverage.
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
No they've been calling for Lincoln and Armstrong and Bavasi's heads for awhile. Maybe that's why I find it listenable.
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Even Lincoln and Armstrong?
Maybe its not as bad as I thought. Are there certain hosts which are better than others?
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Post game guys are pretty good except for Jeff Nelson.
I don’t really mind the Groz. The rest are very meh. But they all want to fire the suits as well as the decision makers.
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Softy and Groz have been tearing into Lincoln and Armstrong over the last month or so.
When Chuckie came onto one of their shows and said “Bill Bavasi has done an excellent job” Softy about lost it.
Sports talk radio is the exception to Godwin's law that 90% of everything is crap
100% of sports talk radio is crap. My dad still listens to KJR just to make fun of the idiot callers.
Sweet Jesus.
I thought Raul couldn’t possibly look any worse in the field.
Miami vs. Arizona is on ESPN right now
You can watch Yader Alonso, and our 2nd rd pick Raben (Rabin?) play
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Raben with 4 walks just now!
Lefty power with walks? Looks fine to me,also his thighs are ginormous, Lou Gehrig sized
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Raben has walked
all 4 times he’s been to the plate.
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God dammit, your technique is terrible.
Look at that mouthpiece placement! Off to the side, that’s going to cause all sorts of intonation issues. Not only that, there’s way too much pressure on the top and bottom of the mouthpiece. Even pressures from all angles, you fucktard!
Go die, Kenny G. Better than John Coltrane my ass.
Pardon my totla ignorance here, but ...
are there actually people who believe Kenny G is better technically than Coltrane?
Kenny G thinks he's better than Coltrane.
Therefore, Kenny G is a fucking tool.
The quote's buried somewhere.
I think Pat Metheney overheard Kenny G say that at some event. This prompted Metheney to write a rather scathing (and awesome) tirade about Kenny G.
What is your opinion on David Sanborn?
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 7, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
As far as the modern pop/fusion sax players go he's one of the best.
Good gritty (and when we’re talking about saxophones this is a good term to use) tone, excellent range over all registers.
My favorite sax player of all time is Paul Desmond, though.
At first glance I thought it was weird al too
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by Fin on Jun 7, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird Al died after Running with Scissors.
the last song he ever did was Albuquerque.
Shave and a haircut two ti- hey hold on.
by PhilKenSebben on Jun 7, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird, not Wierd. Exception to that rule for one reason or another.
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Looks like you caught a good start from Baek, Jeff
Definitely more exciting than this game
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That's how we're rating games now?
Total number of gifs produced?
On the other hand
we’ve had 22 Fiddle Cats against 40 Strasburg Christmas Miracles .
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Completely out of left field but...
I just realized that the Philadelphia Phillies have a really white team. You don’t think about it since Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard are both faces of the franchise and they are black, so I decided to compare them to the infamous white jays
Racial Breakdown Phillies
Black: 3 (Gordon, Rollins, Howard)
Latino: 3 (Romero, Feliz, Ruiz)
Asian: 1 (Taguchi)
Other: 1 (Victorino)
White: 17
Racial Breakdown Blue Jays
Black: 2 (Stewart, Wells)
Latino: 2 (Barajas, Rios)
White: 21
Clearly the Blue Jays are still ahead in the % of white players.
Other white teams: Colorado (9 Non-Whites) Twins (7 ) Oakland (7) Pittsburgh (8) Padres (8)
Just in case you were wondering according to a study of Major League Baseball of the 2005 season, 40.1% of baseball players were non-white. assuming there haven’t been any drastic chances in the demographics of baseball over the past 3 years you would expect about 10 players per team to be non-white so even teams like Colorado and the Phillies really aren’t that far off that mark.
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6 non-white cardinals by my count
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
Yes, but the white ones are so incredibly white.
and I count 5, with Chris Perez being somewhat ambiguous.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't count Perez
Flores, Lohse, Molina, Izturis, Pujols, Barton
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
Loshe, Flores?
Their first names are Kyle and Randy. They could be the Marshes.
by JI on Jun 7, 2008 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Lohse
via wiki “Lohse is one of only three non-Hispanic Native American players”
Flores is a Spanish last name and he’s from so-cal, he at least as ambugious as Perez
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
You put way too much effort into this one
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 7, 2008 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I was interested
and I drank way too much last night to go out again tonight so it’s not like I have a lot to do that’s constructive
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
How on earth do the Blue Jays have 21 white players...
by seattlebruin on Jun 7, 2008 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Most Diverse or non-white team?
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by Fin on Jun 8, 2008 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
So for those of you who listen to the games on KOMO1000
looks unlikely that the team will be broadcast on the station in 2009. Perhaps a small chance they head back to KIRO.
Contract is up at the end of the season and renewal talks seem to be dead.
It looks like either KJR or KIRO710 will get the broadcasts next season.
Maybe a new broadcast team will brown-nose a little less
Granted, to maintain their access, they have to be a bit soft of criticism, but still, KOMO’s a bunch of half-blind shills.
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