Comments on: Hit or Be Hit

By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:45:31 +0000

Baseball has a habit of doing strange things to the human psyche.

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By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:23:28 +0000

#126@Turbine Dude: I grew up here, but my Uncle lived in Stamford CT and as a kid I spent several summer vacations with him in the 1970s. He took me to games at Shea. Those early 70s Mets teams still have a soft spot in my heart. They kind of remind me of the present day Padres. Good pitching, lots of 80 win teams, pitchers parks, no center fielder, no offense, etc. By the late 70s the Mets were bad, but the seed was sown. I rooted for Carlton Fisk, Reggie Smith, and George Brett against the Yanks every chance I could. As I get older, I look back on those Bronx Zoo Yankees with affection. Nettles, Catfish, Billy, Reggie, Pinella, Gossage, Guidry , Munson, etc. That was a special crowd.

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By: DavidM

DavidM — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:11:16 +0000

#128@malcolm: Well, if you want to put a positive twist on it. The current Padre lineup has a tendency to make the worst picture look like a Cy Young nominee. So, if he can hit the bottom feeders he's an improvement.

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By: malcolm

malcolm — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:52:42 +0000

Within the overall numbers on Dykstra are these for the ACC only(ie the decent teams Wake faced). In The ACC he was 46th in BA at .287 and only had 6 HRS- not among the league leaders. Wakes top hitter in the ACC by BA is named WILLY FOX. Looking at the scores Dkystra must have totaly raked vs. High Point and Kennesaw State.

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By: Turbine Dude

Turbine Dude — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:49:41 +0000

BTW, is anyone else having problems with MLB.TV?

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By: Turbine Dude

Turbine Dude — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:47:26 +0000

#125@parlo: Ha ha. Actually, I wish they would go into a downward slide. Even though I grew up watching the Iowa Cubs (previously the Iowa Oaks) at Sec Taylor and watching the Chi Cubs at Wrigley, I've lived in SoCal since 1986 and have since been a die-hard Padre fan. I think watching Cubs games just remind me of my younger days.

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By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:38:52 +0000

#124@Turbine Dude: How are your precious Cubbies doing TD ? OK, I am only messing with you.

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By: Turbine Dude

Turbine Dude — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:31:41 +0000

OT: The Giants are up 8-0 over the Nats going into the bottom of the 3rd. Grrr.

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By: parlo

parlo — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:28:08 +0000

#120@Didi: Thanks Didi! Although taking the first pitch is not the same thing as working the count or having a good eye. Khalil Greene does not become Brian Giles by taking the first pitch. It just means he will strikeout on six pitches instead of five.

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By: Dick Wade

Dick Wade — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:27:46 +0000

The draft is certainly fascinating. I look forward to looking back on this one in four or five years and seeing if anyone knew what they were talking about.

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