EVIL~! alkeiper

Honestly, Foley seems like just a name thrown into the match to collect a few more buys.

Here's a name for Yankee fans to remember: Edwar Ramirez. Originally an Angels' product, I believe he encountered injury problems. Plucked from the indies last year, Ramirez struck out 47 batters in 30 innings. This year, he's struck out 62 batters in 34.1 IP, with 14 BBs and just one home run allowed.

After perusing ESPN's new player ratings for about three minutes, I am happy to declare them entirely useless.

Last night Tampa Bay's Edwin Jackson lasted 1/3 of an inning, giving up five runs, five hits, two walks, and two home runs. Currently his ERA stands at 8.20 along with a gaudy 0-8 win/loss record. Anthony Reyes of the St. Louis Cardinals was also 0-8 upon his return to the minors. Four pitchers in the Majors collected ten or more wins in a season without a loss. How about on the opposite end, the pitchers with the most losses in a season without a win? Are Jackson and Reyes close? 1 Terry Felton 1982 13 0 4.99 -11 T2 Russ Miller 1928 12 0 5.42 -12 T2 Steve Gerkin 1945 12 0 3.62 -4 4 Charlie Stecher 1890 10 0 10.32 -48 T5 Tom Tuckey 1909 9 0 4.25 -17 T5 Rod Beck 1996 9 0 3.34 6 T5 Heathcliff Slocumb 1997 9 0 5.16 -4 T5 Earl Hamilton 1917 9 0 3.14 -5 T5 Stump Wiedman 1880 9 0 3.40 -15 T5 Edgar Gonzalez 2004 9 0 9.32 -25 Very close. The first column is the season, second is number of losses, third is wins, fourth is Earned Run Average and fifth is Runs Saved Above Average (RSAA). RSAA simply measures the runs above or below what a pitcher with a league average ERA would have allowed in similar innings. Rod Beck immediately strikes me as he pitched well in 1996, posting a 3.34 ERA. Looking at his gamelogs from that season, Beck entered the game just 7 times with his teams behind, 6 times with the game tied and 50 times with his team ahead. Talk about being setup to fail. Terry Felton is baseball's hard luck man. Felton pitched in three other seasons for the Minnesota Twins, finishing with an 0-16 record. Jackson is close, but the problem is that pitchers of this nature are unlikely to continue pitching. He may well have pitched himself out of the rotation in favor of Jason Hammel at this point. If Jackson is out, he falls well short of the mark of pitching futility. The standard remains Steve Blass, who lasted 88.7 innings with an ERA of 9.85 in 1973. Rain Delay Most of you know I went to Raw on Monday. Tuesday I attended the Scranton/Durham game, on assignment from Baseball Info Solutions. I've been working my other job 730-5 all week, so the lack of sleep Monday night hurt. Still I figured, at least I'd get home a bit earlier from the game, right? Rain was in the forecast, but I didn't figure they would wait two hours to finish up a game. In the top of the eighth, the game resumed with maybe 50 fans in attendance, along with the stadium staff. All for seven more outs of baseball. Dustin Mohr created a scare in the ninth when he hit a home run shot 20 feet foul. Imagine that game going into extra innings. With such a small crowd, you can hear the game chatter from the field. It's certainly a unique experience and I like it in a way. It's too bad you have to sit through crappy weather to get to it.

Gold. http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/06/14/...ying-to-get-pr/

You can't illicit a violent response and then hide behind the First. Desecration of the flag won't fly and that's been protected by the courts. But the general actions are not protected, so there's a case elsewhere. That's flawed logic. You should be allowed to protest the country and the flag. If you want to stand on it, so be it. It goes beyond flag desecration. My poli sci professor stated it in this manner. If you yell "Fire" in a crowded theatre and start a panic, are you protected by the first amendment? You aren't. The first amendment allows you to protest, not incite. If a judge finds they did the latter, then they have a case.

Indeed. I was going to post this but I felt it necessary to check my fantasy teams first.

I'll do all four sports later on. Cheech, in response to number two, how would you feel about eliminating a travel day from each series? There's no reason teams can't play five days in a row in October.

I fully intend to talk wrestling my first time out.

And seeing as how they tend to hire Hollywood rejects to write for them, its only a matter of time before we find out that the man who really died in the limo was Vincenzo, Vince McMahon's evil twin that had kept the real Vince locked away until just recently and with his death, we will be graced with Vince coming back to the booth as the goofy commentator we all knew and loved growing up wondering just how in the world did he get up from that and exclaiming on how he "thought he had him"... BAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK BBBBOOOOOODDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DDDDRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One! Two! HEGOTHIMNOHEDIDNTCOMEONREF!! I always loved how Vince's announcer voice sounded like he was shouting at the top of his lungs, yet really he wasn't louder than anyone else. My last minute sign idea for Raw, realized two late. Three signs, saying "1", "2", and "He got him! No he didn't." For each pinfall attempt a person would raise a sign at one, two and two and a half. Someone needs to steal this idea. What was it called before? Do or Die Match.

The Phillies are just two games out after sweeps of the Mets and White Sox. The divisional races in both the NL East and West are looking very good this year. The Yankees have moved to 4.5 back of the wild card, they're certainly contenders yet.

Mostly confusion and silence. Not shitting on the angle, more of a "whoa" reaction.

I just saw Gaetti the elder in AAA. He's coaching Durham. Rating drafts immediately after they happen cracks me up. You've got 30 teams who have staffs of 10-15 people who do practically nothing but rate amateur players for the purpose of the draft. Then you have one person like Keith Law (who I respect), who feels he knows enough about all the players that he can do a better job evaluating them than the teams themselves.

One thing from that I never noticed before. 71 steals in 88 games? That's INSANE.

Monday I attended the show live in Wilkes-Barre, PA. I've been busy recently so I have been unable to post my thoughts in full until now. I have the show recorded on DVR but I haven't watched it yet. Therefore my conception of what I watched might be slightly different than what aired on television. Dark match: Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch d. Cryme Time. Good little tag match. All of the matches were good save Candice vs. Krystal. Benoit/Lashley was fun, and there was some pro-Benoit sentiment in the arena. John Cena got his fair share of boos but there were mostly Cena supporters. Honestly, I think Cena gets booed more because it's the cool thing to do than anything he really does. The Hardy Boys were both quite over. We got Snitsky, the hometown product. Snitsky got quite a few cheers and certainly the Miz was not going to steal his thunder. The reverse-decision was nonsense though. Here in the Pocono Mountains, you're allowed to continue beating on your opponent. It's kind of a reward. Overall, considering appearances by Roddy Piper and Dusty Rhodes, I feel like I hit the jackpot in getting this show in my area. A tremendous night of wrestling overall.

Indeed. My stuff (Survivor Series '02, No Way Out '07, MSG '81) is all there.

Then or now?

Yeah there's a case. There's a limit to how far the first Amendment goes. You can't illicit a violent response and then hide behind the First. Desecration of the flag won't fly and that's been protected by the courts. But the general actions are not protected, so there's a case elsewhere.

I wasn't thrilled with the angle, but I have to say that's there a feeling of "I wonder what happens next" that I haven't felt in some time. Whever they go with it, it amounts to a huge shakeup in whatever goes on. From the Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre newspaper).

Shit, I meant ECW. I'm usually asleep at this hour.

Snitsky got screwed out of a win in his hometown. The rulebook clearly states you can beat the piss out of some pissant after the match. That's just the way we do things in the Poconos. I like Benoit to Raw since it gives him more exposure.

You know, I saw almost nothing of interest when I exited the arena. Certainly nothing that would indicate a limo had unexpectedly exploded in the parking lot. Great live show though.

That's him.

I'll call in for a segment if you want. I think the world demands the number one TSM mod!

I want to bring a sign tomorrow that says, "his ass can do tricks!"