EVIL~! alkeiper

Juan Pierre. If a batter strikes out, there's still a chance for an error as the catcher has to catch the third strike. You can reach first on a strikeout and error. OBP is the only thing that matters. The manner of the out is meaningless. Don't believe me? Take a stat page from any league and run a correlation study between runs scored and strikeouts. Then do the same for runs and OBP.

How high?

You could ground into a double play. And if Derek Jeter could hit 40 home runs a year instead of 20, imagine how high his slugging percentage would be.

.249 career. It depends on the walks however. Dunn's career OBP is .381, a very good mark. Compare that to say Dave Kingman, who hit .236 with a .302 OBP in his career. If a guy walks 100+ times a season, he can get away with a low average.

The suspension was solely for the Eagles chant. If the Eagles go 0-3, I'm going into the NFL thread and typing "P-H-I-L-L-I-E-S! Phillies!"

With Ted Turner willing at least to broadcast wrestling on his networks, I'm certain a company would at least get national airtime. Perhaps we get a resurgent AWA, or Global takes off.

The funny thing is that Rod Barajas is not really having a bad season. A .352 OBP from someone whose career mark is .288? I'll take it.

My common solution to a digital cable box issue is to reboot the system, simply by holding down the power button. It's worth a shot.

Sneak Preview: 1. Well, what do you expect? The Phillies' pitching staff isn't that good and we've been lucky to get this far. 2. Another unclutch home run from the inconsistant Pat Burrell. [/sarcasm] 3. F!@#$#%'n Mesa. 4. Seriously, fuck Jose !@$#$!'n Mesa?! 5. Jose Mesa?! What the !@!$#$$#$@^%(*&**(^#%Q%^$^#%%%*&~!

For anyone who didn't catch the Hall of Fame ceremony, Nick Bockwinkel called Heenan "sir Robert" for 15 years. Lord James Blears knighted Heenan with the AWA World title belt.

Shut up.

It's a championship game between the winners of the AAA International and Pacific Coast Leagues. Every so often minor league baseball attempts to create a full championship. The Triple-A World Series in 1983, the Triple-A Classic from 1988-91, the Las Vegas Triple-A World Series from 1998-2000. Minor league playoffs attract little fan interest. Holding one at a neutral site (in this case they have a three-year deal with Oklahoma City at AT&T Bricktown Stadium, hence the name) ensures the game is held at a site where the fans really don't care. It did ok for the novelty the first year, but are fans in OK City really going to get excited for a game between Sacramento and Richmond? On top of that, a one-game playoff has no credibility.

I have to think the Bricktown Showdown is dead after next season when the contract expires. If nothing else though, Moneyball readers can catch a glimpse of Brant Colamarino and his titties.

Can you imagine the outcry if we shot Hank Aaron's #715 into outer space?

What a bunch of self-indulgent crap. You're going to pay $750,000 for a baseball so you can possibly slap an asterisk on it?

Thank you home plate umpire for a gift. Phillies win 13-11!

Bruiser pointed out the worst fact about this game. Kyle Kendrick had a quality start.

It honestly amazes me that six teams have worse bullpen ERAs (well, except Baltimore).

Before the Phillies series, they had won 10 of their last 12 games.

The last time the Phillies were in first place was April 6, 2005. I don't know why Mets fans are nervous.

The best pitcher available, without exaggeration, might be Kyle Lohse.

I've compiled a short list of pitchers who are better than Jose Mesa. http://minors.baseball-reference.com/pitch...YP&sort=ERA

What the FUCK is Jose Mesa still doing in the Majors? Seriously, what the FUCK?!

Jose Mesa pitching to Albert Pujols with the bases loaded, none out. !#$@(*#%Q*(^%^(%(*%^*&(

2.5 game lead, but if you want to concede I'll take it.