minor lines, 7/11/10
by steve S on Jul 12, 2010 12:12 AM PDT
in They Might Be Giants
Email
PrintSunday highlights from the Giants' farm: Matt Yourkin and Chris Heston each allowed just 1 ER in their starts.
AAA: Fresno lost to Tacome 6-4 (11 innings)
Fresno: RF Eugenio Velez: 2 for 5, 2B, CS
Fresno: C Steve Holm: 2 for 3, 2B, SH, CS
Tacoma: C Eliezer Alfonzo: 2 for 4, HR, SO
Fresno: SP Matt Yourkin: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K--1 HR
Fresno: RP Tony Pena Jr.: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 K--1 HR
Velez and Holm each had two of the Grizzlies' nine hits, including their 7th and 12th doubles, respectively. The ex-Giant Alfonzo who is now in the Mariners organization had his 4th HR.
Yourkin seems to have emerged as the Giants' best starter. Today he allowed just three batters over the minimum, including the solo HR to lead off the 4th inning. Pena seems to be struggling to throw quality strikes. (Today he threw 14 of 19 pitches for strikes.) In five appearances, PCL hitters have a .448 AVG against him.
AA: Richmond lost to Altoona 5-3
Richmond: 1B Brandon Belt: 1 for 4, HR, 3 SO
Richmond: 3B Conor Gillaspie: 3 for 4
Richmond: SP Clayton Tanner: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K--1 WP
Richmond: RP Mike MacDonald: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB--1 WP
Belt had his 4th HR in nine Eastern League games. He also had a hat trick today, leading me to wonder whether perhaps he has sold out for power since his promotion. All else equal, one would not expect this spike in power in moving from the Cal League to the Eastern League. However, his SO/AB ratio since his promotion remains below 20% given that he had struck out just three times in his previous eight games, so it does not appear based on that stat that he is selling out for power. A couple days ago, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus indicated that he now considers Belt among the top 100 prospects (although not among the top 50). Gillaspie had the Flying Squirrels' only multi-hit line. Hitting close to .500 over his last eight games, he has raised his season AVG to .270.
Tanner had his shortest start in nearly two full months. Still, he ERA remains comfortably below 3.50. MacDonald, the Squirrels' opening day starter, made his third relief appearance, in which he did not retire any of his three batters.
A+: San Jose lost to Lake Elsinore 9-3
San Jose: SS Ehire Adrianza: 2 for 4, BB, SO, SB, E
San Jose: 2B Charlie Culberson: 1 for 4, HR
Lake Elsinore: LF Jaff Decker: 3 for 3, 2 BB
San Jose: SP Kyle Nicholson: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K--1 HR, 2 WP, 1 E
San Jose: RP Jason Stoffel: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
With the Giants' only multi-hit line, plus a walk, Adrianza raised his OBP to .330. He also committed his 12th error. Culberson had his 11th HR. Decker, who entered season ranked among the Padres' top five prospects, reached base in all five plate appearances.
Nicholson had an ineffective start. While usually the issue is the number of hits allowed (.307 BAA), today he also issued three walks, which was as many as he had issued over his past eight starts combined. Stoffel allowed a couple earned runs. Like Nicholson, he now has an ERA above 6.00.
A-: Augusta lost to Kannapolis 4-0
Augusta: DH Chris Dominguez: 0 for 4, 3 SO
Augusta: 1B Luke Anders: 2 for 4, 2B, SO
Augusta: SP Chris Heston: 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K--1 E
Anders had two of the GreenJackets' five hits, including his 21st double. Dominguez had the oh-fer with the hat trick, raising his SO/AB above 24% as he has struck out in each of his last ten games.
The victim of no run support, Heston saw his W-L record drop to 3-10 with just one run allowed in 8.0 IP. In his eight starts since Memorial Day, he has peripheral stats of 49 H, 8 BB, and 43 K in 49.2 IP. Even with a 2.54 ERA in that time span, he has 1-5 W-L record with two no decisions.
ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Tri-City 10-0
Salem-Keizer: C Andrew Burg: 2 for 4, SO, E
Salem-Keizer: SP Edwin Escobar: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 8 K--1 HR
Salem-Keizer: RP Aaron King: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K--1 HB
Burg had two of the Volcanoes' six hits (all singles), but his AVG remains below the Mendoza line.
Escobar matched a season-high (in four starts) with 8 K, but he also allowed a season high 5 R. Making his first appearance in a week, King retired just one of his five batters.
R: The Giants had their regular off-day (every fifth day)
DSL: The Gigantes had their usual Sunday off-day
DSL: Giants lost to Nationals 3-1
(Saturday's box score now available)
Dominican: C Gabriel Cornier: 2 for 3, BB
Dominican: SP Jose Reyes: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K--1 WP
Cornier (18.1 y.o.) had two of the Gigantes' four hits (all singles), raising his AVG to .343. Although neither Reyes (19.6 y.o.) nor his two relievers allowed an earned run, Reyes took his second straight loss in his third pro start.
71 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I think it's now fair to say
that Yourkin is the best AAA Rule V pick up on the Grizzlies (veLOLez).
Give me more hope, Aaron King.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Yeah, King hasn’t actually taken to the move to the pen very well. I can’t remeber that he’s had even 1 decent outing there. I wonder if he’s made some changes to his mechanics? When you’re trying some major changes (which King always appeared to need), you most often get worse before you get better.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
I'm slowly considering allowing myself to put him back into the adoption pool this winter
LET’S SEE SOMETHING KING!!!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I watched him throw 1 inning this year
His fastball looked like Sanchez’s… So that made me think he might take to the ’pen
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
by Gobroks on Jul 12, 2010 12:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
How did his breaking ball look?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Hit & Miss
you could see the upside he has, but he was just inconsistent…and of course it was just 1 inning but when I saw that FB my first thought was Jonathan Sanchez
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Cornier
He seems to be one of our best prospects down in the DSL, especially when you consider his age and the premium positoin he plays (catcher). I wish they would give him more playing time. He only gets in about half of the games played each week.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Brandon Belt
Is it too early to get excited about this guy?
I’ve only been to one Squirrels’ game since he got called up, but he looked good and nothing I’ve seen from his numbers leads me to believe that he isn’t. Although, Thomas Neal and his underwhelming performance is keeping me from getting too excited about Belt, but maybe I’m just jaded.
Too early!!??
It’s almost too late dude – the bandwagon is almost full. The only 2009 draftee that has had a better first season so far in the minors than Belt is Strasburg – who cost about $13M more than Belt to sign.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Sorry.
Let me clarify, taking in to account such wisdom as “There’s No Such Thing as a Pitching Prospect” (I know he’s not a pitcher), Tony Torcato, Lance Niekro, Daman Minor, Steve Decker, Todd VanPopple et. al., is it too early to get excited about a prospect in AA who up until this year was on no one’s radar.
by Giant Torture on Jul 12, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
True, but plenty of highly regarded draft prospects end up not being worth anything and plenty of late round picks end up being productive major leaguers. Belt hasn’t given anyone any reason to think he’s not a legit prospect to this point. I think we can believe. Especially if he keeps hitting DINGERZ at Connecticut.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Wow Connecticut
Richmond
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, when he plays road games at New Britain. THEN he can hit dingerz at Connecticut.
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
Yeah, my reply was meant to be mostly tongue in cheek. I know what you mean, it pays to be skeptical about prospects below the AA level in genreral, and Giants’ postion players specifically.
I do think that there are good reasons why Belt won’t fall into the same disappointing trap. First off, he has been widely respected as a smart baseball player, who knows the game, has a good batting eye, and a professional approach to his ABs and his defense. The scouts almost universally cut him down due to his lack of power and restricted batting mechanics. He had such a closed stance and stride that he pretty much limited himself to being an opposite-field slap hitter, instead of the powerful gap-hitter that his physique would suggest he should be.
Between the end of his college season and the beginning of his pro career (in April of this year), he worked on his mechanics and made changes to open up his swing and enable him to get his hips and lower body much more involved in his swing. So, he hasn’t just suddenly become “lucky” or been in an unexplained hot streak. His improved performance can be directly traced back to a mechanical change. Now he uses the whole field, can hit for power to all fields, but still has kept the good eye and plate discipline that he’s always displayed in his college days. When you add that to his plus arm, his plus D, and above-average speed for a 1B, you have a prospects with very few weaknesses to exploit.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Yourkin seems to have emerged as the Giants’ best starter.
Maybe not the Giants’ best starter, but certainly the Grizzlies’ best.
"I wanted to pick a Rockie. But I dislike the Rockies. They're not bona fide." — Jon Miller on the postgame wrap, 7/1/10
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jul 12, 2010 8:59 AM PDT reply actions
The Futures Game
Both of the Giants’ reps in the Futures Game that was played yesterday in Anaheim turned in impressive performances.
Zack Wheeler pitched the 4th inning (as the 3rd USA pitcher), gave up 1 double to left-center by LHH Carlos Peguero, but retired the other 3 hitters that he faced on weak hits. He was very efficient, throwing only 10 pithes – 7 for strikes. His FB never fell below 93 mph, and it topped out at 97. It was also good to see that he easily threw his FB 97 mph from the stretch. I can see that he’s been working on his mechanics during the 7 weeks that he was on the DL, because his motion yesterday was much more quiet, smooth and repeatable than what I saw from him in the AZ Fall League last October. Yesterday he looked very polished for a young kid that just turned 20 and who has only 8 pro starts under his belt. I didn’t see him throw any breaking balls, but he did throw 2 high-80s changeups (he’ll need to slow that down to at least the mid-80s to be a truly effective pitch). He mainly used his FB (probably a 4-seamer), which was not only a bullet (93-97 mph), but had good late lateral movement on it. He also has developed another FB, which appears to be a cutter, which has heavy downward and lateral movement and that he threw twice at 90-91 mph. The cutter was his most effective pitch – it really ate up the hitter both times he threw it.
Francisco Peguero was also very impressive, especially his speed and bat-control. This was the first time that I have seen him play. They started him at DH as the # 9 hitter, so he didn’t play in the field. He was pulled after 2 ABs. He hit a flare to RF for a single in his first AB against LHP Zack Britton, a 22 year old AAA prospect. He broke for 2B in a steal attempt (and appeared to have the base easily stolen), but the hitter swung on the pitch and hit a grounder to SS. So Peguero made it to 2B on what would have been a doupleplay grouner. He then took off to steal 3B, but Britton threw a wild pitch, so Peguero wasn’t credited with a SB. In his 2nd AB, Peguero faced another 22 year old AAA LHP – Mike Minor (the Braves’ #7 pick from last year’s draft). Minor is one of the most MLB-ready pitching prospects in all of baseball, and he’s really excelled at strikiing out batters this year (11.2 K/9), but Peguero was able to really battle him during the AB. After getting 2 quick strikes, Peguero fouled off 4 straight pitches, then finally hit a hard grounder to deep SS. Even though he was hitting from the RH side, he still almost beat the throw to first. It was a real bang-bang play.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
I get your point, but there’s about a years difference in their ages. MadBum will turn 21 in only 17 days, while Wheeler just turned 20 only 1.5 months ago. That being said, MadBum is very young – especially when you consider all of his accomplishments.
Also, I forgot to add this in my report above, but it’s obvious that Wheeler isn’t done growing. He’s going to fill out and add muscle in the next 2 years.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Forgot how young MadBum is.
Makes me love him more.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 12, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Strange, the SB is usually credited so long as the runner breaks before the WP
He then took off to steal 3B, but Britton threw a wild pitch, so Peguero wasn’t credited with a SB.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
This was the Futures Game, there were a lot of strange calls by the scorekeeper. Hosmer’s 2nd “hit” was clearly a throwing error on Lawrie – all the replays show Hosmer more than a step away from 1B when Alonso muffs his attempt to scoop the ball out of the dirt.. There were also 4 wild pitches recorded, but no past balls – at least 1 of those was obviously a past ball. There were also at least 2 more obvious errors by the World Team that were credited as hits.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
like credit the starter with a win with 2 innings pitched
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
If he is throwing his FB range is 93 to 97 MPH and his change up ranges from 87 to 89 he would have a FB/CU differential of 4 to 8 MPH (probably closer to 8 than 4) which really isn’t horrible.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 12, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I think 10ish is ideal
though I forgot which Pitch f/x study I read that said that.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I think 10 is elite and it was THT story. I think Johan and Hamels sat around 12 (Kazmir was at 15! when the story was done) http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/anatomy-of-a-pitch-change-up/
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 12, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
It's good to hear that Wheeler has a cutter
Seems that’s the been the hot pitch to learn for the past 2 years or so.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
worked for Bummy
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/9/14/1029702/every-pitcher-should-throw-a-cutter
I was promised lasagna.
Cutter, sinker, change (with a circle or split grip)
I would try to get every pitcher in my minor league system working on at least one of those.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I love Sinkerballers
Although I’d imagine that Wheeler already throws a sinker because of his great GB rate
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Belt and HRs
Yes, the recent spike in Ks is a bit troubling, but I think it’s not fair to say that there’s no precedent for his HR spike in AA. If you look at his stats, Belt hit 6 of his 10 HRs at SJ in just 117 ABs during the month of June. So, his HR spike can traced directly back to SJ, he’s just continued the trend in Richmond.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Also, unless the numbers are wrong
He’s currently striking out at the same rate in AA as he was in A+, although the sample size is of course very small.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Yeah, I kinda wish it were true. If he really did just say to himself, “The hell with making contact, I’m just going to try to hit home runs” and then did it, that would bode very well for his future.
TY COBB BITCHES!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 12, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
The Ryan Cavan Approach(tm)
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
he had 3 ks thru 8 games and then 3 yesterday. I’d think that yesterday was more of an aberration but nothing seems overly out of whack about 6 ks in 9 games.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
All the guys pitching for Altoona yesterday have very good K rates.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 12, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s had 4 hat tricks this season and without looking into it too far I wouldn’t be surprised if LHP were involved in all of them, as was the case yesterday. One flaw in his otherwise great campaign, was his platoon splits in SJ. .265/.422/.367 against LHP with 12 K in only 49 ABs, against .403/.504/.685 with 37 K in 216 ABs against RHP.
So far in the EL that hasn’t been the case. Of course, he’s got a tiny SS in AA, but it is interesting to note that all 4 of his HRs in the EL have come against LHP.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Maybe it isn’t an aberration. I didn’t realize the splits were that big either. thanks.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hope...
Belt doesn’t draw too many starts against lefties when/if he gets called up or Bochy will think he sucks, stick him on the bench or only use him in a platoon role until he is inevitably sent down, not that that’s happened before or anything.
by Giant Torture on Jul 12, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
In terms of his LH splits, to be fair, he didn’t face many left handers in SJ. Only 61 ABs in 3 months vs. 264 ABs against RHP in the same time frame, so only 19% of his ABs were against LHP. In SJ he walked a bit more often versus LHP, but he K’d much more often versus LHP.
LHP (in SJ): BB-rate=19.7% … K-rate=19.7%
RHP (in SJ): BB-rate=18.2% … K-rate=14%
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
No doubt about it. His SS against LHP on the season is small enough that in 20 PA in Richmond he’s changed his platoon split from:
.265/.422/.367 at SJ to
.309/.435/.574 cumulatively
So it’s too soon to draw any conclusions, with perhaps the exception that he has, not surprisingly, a much greater vulnerability to the K when facing lefties.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Belt
we’ll all read about it tomorrow, but Belt is already 2/3 today with a double off Tim Alderson.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2010 11:17 AM PDT reply actions
I really love,
BONUS IF YOU MAKE THE GM LOOK GOOD DAY!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 12, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s just another example of the Pirates not being able to develop young pitchers! LOL
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Would that be called the Bryan Bullington Effect, or the John Van Benschoten Effect?
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
What's up with the plethora of afternoon games today?
Are the powers that be ensuring that all the little minor leaguers get home in time to view the always riveting HR-Hitting contest on ESPN tonight? LOL
For some reason that word plethora is stuck in my mind today – I blame BS.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Surkamp’s twirling a masterpiece this afternoon!
/Surkamp gets traded for Jeff Francoeur
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
and they’re not scoring for him at all. CAIN’D!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
How is Francoeur making 5 Million dollars this year?
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Good point
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
RafRod demoted
I just saw that RafRod is now listed on the Scottsdale roster and not on S-K’s. I don’t think even the Giants would send somebody from S-K to the AZL for a rehab, so I’m assuming this is a permanent demotion for the rest of the season. That’s fine with me, as I think he will get better coaching and more opportunities in Scottsdale.
Also, S-K now only has 3 outfielders on their roster, so I’m assuming that at least 1 OF from Scottsdale is headed north. I would love to see Chuckie Jones up there, but doubt that Giants would want him and Lofton to split starts in CF. They’ll probably just send up one of the older college guys.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Wow, that's surprising
I Imagine he’ll get a little more time in SK at the end of the year
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I am really falling in love with Chuckie Jones. 3 for 3 with another HR tonight gives him a slash line of .333/.356/.738. AZL stats are nigh on meaningless, it’s true, but they don’t make a league where a 17 year old with a .405 ISO isn’t impressive.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
/insert you-know-who joke
I am really falling in love with Chuckie Jones.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
My love is pure. There need by no insertions of any kind, thank you.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Get a grip: Reds’ Todd Frazier loses bat, still connects for home run (Video)
- Eric Hosmer redefines the Baltimore chop with infield double (Video)
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
