The Worst Season of Francisco Rodriguez's Career
It's a little shocking to find out that (though by a little margin) K-Rod is having his worst year. Even a little bit weirder is that he's losing his stuff. His velocity is way down. Some poor team is going to give this kid 45 million.
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I was reading that this morning and it pretty much confirmed what I thought while watching him pitch in a few games. Bet he’ll be getting Cy Young votes though.
by Natto on Sep 5, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And contracts like that are exactly why I really hope we don’t trade Brian Wilson.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Sep 5, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Brian Wilson is excellent K-Rod insurance.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 5, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Believe ML teams have decided to ride their FA which they do not intend to re-sign very hard. See Sabathia, Rodriguez etc. Get every penny out of them and then pile up the compensation draft picks.
by wilriv21 on Sep 5, 2008 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
An interesting point
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Sep 5, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I should be nervous about my wife riding me so hard lately.
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Sep 5, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
fantastic.
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
by Karlifornia on Sep 5, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
she is about to let you leave via free agency
by FluLikeSymptoms on Sep 5, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good
I wish failure on all members of the 2002 Calihiem Angels.
(except for, you know, that catcher guy they had, what’s-his-name …)
by SnowLeopard on Sep 5, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ummmmmmm
You know I was talking about his brother Bengie, aka “The Flash”, right?
by SnowLeopard on Sep 6, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jokes? On the Internet? I can’t believe it!
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Sep 6, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How aybody can even attempt to make jokes on the internet astounds me. You just can’t get across any sort of tone in print. Every punch line would fall completely flat.
Keep it serious. That’s my motto.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Sep 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See
there’s different kinds of folks here at McC
There’s the folks who show up once, blurt out something ungramatical and unconsidered, and then never show up again (or show up again only twice a year or whatever)
Then there are the people who are here for the cleverness, the community, the repartee.
And then there are the folks who show up here to post numbers and baseball geekery.
Yeah, there are overlap between the types, and yeah there are probably a bunch of other types I’m leaving out.
But I’m more of a, you know, type three. I usually get the type two stuff. But not always …
by SnowLeopard on Sep 6, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping that the™ would make it more obvious that it was a joke because the “True Yankee” idea is so ridiculous.
by Natto on Sep 6, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2005/04/glossary-of-terms.html
A leader. A guy who’s full of intangible qualities that help him triumph – with class. Derek Jeter. A guy who has a certain look in his eye, like he knows what it means to don the pinstripes with some motherfletching pride. Bernie. Mantle. Joe D. Jeter. A guy who you want in the trenches with you. Mattingly. Joe Girardi. Derek. Jim Leyritz. Posada. Derek Jeter. A guy who stares adversity in the face and says, "I play for the Yankees, and that means something, and I am going to hit a HR off BK Kim in this World Series Game because I am a New York Yankee." Scott Brosius. Tino. Dave Justice. Derek Jeter. A winner. Derek Jeter.
Here are some people who are not True Yankees: Alex Rodriguez, Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi, Alfonso Soriano, Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright, and every other New York Yankee who has never been on a Yankees’ World Series winning team.
If you ever – ever – hear someone use the phrase "True Yankee," for any reason, I want you to find the nearest exit, form an orderly line, and leave the premises quickly and calmly. Seek shelter. Cover head. Report the incident to your nearest FJM representative immediately. You are in great danger, because the person you are talking to is an idiot.
by SnowLeopard on Sep 6, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(not saying you’re an “idiot”. To the contrary, saying, “got it”).
by SnowLeopard on Sep 6, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mussina
I went to a Yankees game this year, and I think the fans may have inducted Mike Muuuuuuuus into the TrueYankee™ fellowship.
Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.
by kennv on Sep 8, 2008 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that
Mussina pretty much locked in his case for the HOF this year.
At this point, he has more WARP3 (wins over replacement player, adjusted for all time) than : Reggie Jackson, Gaylord Perry, Tom Glavine, Fergie Jenkins, Roberto Clemente, Dave Winfield, Rod Carew, Tony Gwynn, Barry Larkin, John Smoltz, Johnny Bench, Ernie Banks, Brooks Robinson, Bob Gibson, Pedro Martinez, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling, Billy Williams, Willie McCovey, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Frank Tanana, Tony Perez, Bernie Williams, Willie Stargell, Dave Concepcion, Kevin Brown, Tommy John, Derek Jeter, Mario Rivera, Luis Tiant, Chipper Jones, Jim Palmer, Dick Allen, Harold Baines, Mike Piazza, Don Drysdale, David Cone, and most other players (not to mention more WARP3s than HOFers Bruce Sutter and Catfish Hunter combined, although that is actually a pretty low bar …)
by SnowLeopard on Sep 8, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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