The Right Guy (in the AL) Wins CYA
The BBWAA has named Zack Greinke the AL CYA for 2009.
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Wooo!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Nov 17, 2009 11:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
My faith is briefly restored!
What a season Greinke had, STATS!:
229.1 IP, 195 H, 51 BB, 242 SO, 9.50 K/9, 2.0 BB/9, 2.16 ERA, 2,33 FIP, +9.4 WAR
by xanthan on Nov 17, 2009 11:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
CURSE YOU XANTHAN!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
by cheno on Nov 17, 2009 11:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
lol first place vote for Verlander
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Nov 17, 2009 11:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I was really afraid CC might win the award. WINZ! RINGZ!
by xanthan on Nov 17, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I figured that if Greinke lost it, Felix would win it. The voters aren’t that dumb.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Nov 17, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Felix was better but they were close-ish. Throw in a WS ring and YANKEES and I was afraid.
by xanthan on Nov 17, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That writer is from Michigan.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Nov 17, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I want to go to Magic Mountain to try out all of their waterscapes.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Nov 17, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cool
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2009 11:24 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fun Greinke Quotes
"I was about 20 times smarter before this season started than I am now."
"The game was close so, that was important. If I hit a guy, I want him to be hurt, at least feel it."
“There definitely will be flying cars, but whether there’ll be flying cars for most people to use, it’ll probably take a long time to straighten everything out, all the rules and hassles. It’ll take a while to figure out how to keep people from crashing into each other.”
“I could hit me if someone were on base. It wouldn’t be easy, but I could do it. If no one were on base, I wouldn’t care as much, so I could get me out.”
“I’d say the average person wouldn’t eat a Chipotle burrito and still do his running, full speed, like me. That’s why they call me special.”
“For the first month of the season, (Billy Butler) has definitely been an above-average first baseman. That’s hard for me to say because I never thought anyone would say that but him and his family.”
Two years ago, with Alex Gordon struggling, Greinke pulled him into the video room to show him a clip of Greinke hitting his home run. “In case you forgot,” Greinke said, “this is what a home run looks like.”
On hoping President Obama would cuss him out at the All-Star game: “Because none of the White Sox guys like me. So I was hoping that he’d recognize me and be like, ‘You punk, I hate you.’ But he didn’t do that.”
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Nov 17, 2009 11:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
lol
Two years ago, with Alex Gordon struggling, Greinke pulled him into the video room to show him a clip of Greinke hitting his home run. "In case you forgot," Greinke said, "this is what a home run looks like."
Is that real? That’s awesome.
by xanthan on Nov 17, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s the white Ichiro.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Nov 17, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro is a quote machine of awesome. I loved his quote on how hot it was in KC.
by xanthan on Nov 17, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s amazing.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
by Kitspool on Nov 17, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and where is his accent?
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Nov 17, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Over there.
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The great white Ninja?
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Nov 17, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
a great quote
I read this in a SI article about him a few months back…I think a lot of people didn´t like it because it was cocky. I think it´s hilarious.
by Mrbasepaul on Nov 17, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s hard to be down on a guy for acting cocky when he has a history social anxiety. I’d much rather him be a smart ass than depressed.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Nov 17, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That is classic!
FIRE LIT UNDER ASS!
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Nov 17, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's another
Wow, 15 strikeouts, a new club record, and in only eight innings of work. For some reason, Greinke didn’t know he’d broken Mark Gubicza’s record, thinking Luke Hochevar had 15 instead of 13 previously. The crowd knew. “I didn’t know why they were cheering so much. It didn’t really make sense to me,” he said.
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Gubicza! There’s a name I haven’t thought of in about a decade.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
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by jcb9 on Nov 17, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s awesome.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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by groug on Nov 17, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He haz a happeh!
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2009 11:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yay
:-D
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Nov 17, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What?
No Jon Lester, AJ Burnett or Andy Pettite!
ITS FAKE!
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Nov 17, 2009 11:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, for once I got something ex-Zach-tly correct!. (I also had the Yankees finishing behind the Orioles in the AL East. Massive fail.)
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
by Kitspool on Nov 17, 2009 11:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Good for him
Wow, if Tim wins, then I drafted both Cy Youngs to my fantasy team.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 17, 2009 11:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
That will be the case for me if Carp wins. I’d be happy to cede that honor to you.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Nov 17, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't even think about Carpenter
I had him too, as well as Cliff Lee. In hindsight, that draft turned out pretty well for me.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 17, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You drafted two standing Cy Young winners? Did you have any hitting at all?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Nov 17, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He didn’t say how big the league was. For all we know he it may be a tqo team league against himself
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Nov 17, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
surprisingly enough it was a 12-team league
Carpenter and Greinke both went late. My hitting struggled a bit, I did have Adrian Gonzalez, Robinson Cano, Chase Utley, and Tulowitzky. OF was pretty ugly, as Sin Soo Chu (sp?) was one of my better performers.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 17, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This pleases me.
I am also sure Emperor Norton would aprove.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Nov 17, 2009 11:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Do you guys think this bodes well for tims chances? Or no effect?
Give -peace- Ryan Garko a chance.
by GiantPain on Nov 17, 2009 11:58 AM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I think the gap between Lincecum and the Cardinals pitchers is closer than the gap between Greinke and the other AL pitchers, at least in the minds of the baseball writers.
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Nov 17, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by scout6 on Nov 17, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, LOL Deadspin:
It’s Zack Greinke by a landslide, which means the Internet won’t have the pleasure of yelling at wrongheaded baseball writers until Thursday, when they snub Tim Lincecum.
Funny because it’s probably true.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by scout6 on Nov 17, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Wooooo go Greinke
He doesn’t eat choco tacos, so I wonder what his secret is.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Nov 17, 2009 2:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
In a waffle cone. Totally different.
by TheLetter2 on Nov 17, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When you’re nuts, it helps to put a positive spin on your meds.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 18, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll be looking forward to this fanshot’s counterpart for the NL. Though it’ll probably be a front-pager.
C’mon voters! Please, have voted for Timmy to win it!
You wish you were named Frederick Deshaun...
by dregarx on Nov 17, 2009 10:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The BBWAA
seems to have upgraded their web page. Or was it a different site that used to be glaringly ALLyellow.
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
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by kennv on Nov 18, 2009 7:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Probably a different site
The BWAA site was green!
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by Natto on Nov 18, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh thats right
I was thinkgin of the BWBABA
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
FIRE BOCHY FIRE MOLINA
by kennv on Nov 19, 2009 6:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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