Comments on: The ultimate closer

By: rf remote extender

rf remote extender — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:25:35 +0000

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By: 8/9 ch dvr

8/9 ch dvr — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:45:58 +0000

Metallica rocked

By: Enter Sandman, Exit Phillies

Enter Sandman, Exit Phillies — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:56:45 +0000

Video from the concert with the Mo montage

http://s1001.photobucket.com/a.....010077.flv

By: jk

jk — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:52:55 +0000

Great show last night. Metallica rocked. Ozzie came out and did a couple of songs with them.

U2 closed out the show with Bruce and then Mick Jagger on guest vocals.

It will all be on HBO in a month.

By: m

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:40:05 +0000

Alex,

Thanks for the recommendation. Did a quick search, and a lot of his stuff looks like it’s second-guessing with a critical eye. (I guess by definition, that’s what analysis is!)

But I will keep an open mind, and keep an eye out for his stuff in the future.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:07:20 +0000

I actually like most of that guys stuff. But that article is not one of his best. Its easy to say go with the projected averages over a long period of time. But that is not necessarily the best of strategy when your opportunities are limited such as in a best of seven series.

However he has had some good articles about Saunders, CC, and Papelbon during the course of the playoffs in the Bats NYT blog. Check it out.

By: Mehdi also in SF

Mehdi also in SF — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:22:25 +0000

lil more than 6+ hours till the North London Derby!!!!! Come on you Gunners!!!! Then we got game 3 of the WS, Come on you Bombers!!! who cares about Halloween!!

By: m

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:19:37 +0000

Who the heck is Dan Rosenheck? I found this on the Bats blog and was blown away.

He’s second-guessing a WIN. Says Girardi failed because he started Jose & Jerry.

Okay, Jose I’ll give him. Because he at least has a leg to stand on there. (Even though he had to give Jose some weak back-handed compliments implying that any catcher can make that snap throw to first)

But seriously? Saying it was a mistake to sit Swisher for a warm body whose OBP is X number of points lower? Even though Swisher is pressing and not doing anyone any good? Even though the “scrub” actually got on base and was pinch-run for the insurance run? You know, actually contributed to the win?

And then he calls Swisher an all-star caliber player. Huh?

The crux of his argument? The game shouldn’t have been so close. (!) How ridiculous is that? By and large Girardi got thumbs up for pushing the right buttons, but it wasn’t good enough for this guy.

They won the game, with contributions from Jose, Jerry, AND Jorge. And it was good enough to tie up the series.

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/.....old-myths/

By: DT - OPPC member

DT - OPPC member — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:15:33 +0000

“We could get Trisha to do it pro-bono???”

until she found out that Posada was a Sonny fan, and then she’d be pro-Cher.

By: BellaSakura

BellaSakura — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:00:58 +0000

I wonder if Alex knows how much control over people he has? If you truly don’t care about someone one way or the other you are indifferent. You don’t spend time worried about making them the butt of jokes.

When you spend your time hating on or constantly judging someone, whoever they are, you look pathetic (in my eyes). Maybe others see it differently.