tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post5628528880147307951..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: Lincecum in a Funk at the Worst Possible TimeCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-68361277945260908832010-08-18T11:48:05.628-07:002010-08-18T11:48:05.628-07:00They should pay all 'em of the bums, whether g...They should pay all 'em of the bums, whether greats, or not like a base salary--50 grand a year or so.<br /><br />The Dodgers are nearly bankrupt from coughing Manny R's 45 million (and Mannywood's now closed, due to MR's injuries). Not to say McCourt's alimony to his ex-Ho. <br /><br />It's the Padres' year, probably (also mostly overpaid, egotistical thugs), at least for NL. <br /><br /><br />For an interesting read, CF check out the book on DiMaggio's mafia connections. Don't recall the writer...(some material on my blog). The yankee clipper actually hired Frankie Costello--the Prime Minister of Murder, Inc--to do his accounting work for him. Nothin' but bad joss. Yet that was hardly anomalous. Pro-baseball (not to say NFL, NBA, etc) was tied to the Mob from the start (as I was reminded a few weeks ago whilst re-perusing...F Scott's Great Gatsby...recall the pal of Gatsby, Wolfstein, or 'heim or somethin' who "fixed the world series"..was it 1919 or so...<br />that was REAL sir. F Scott knew the score on pro schports...)Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-79450993450657295202010-08-18T10:17:23.900-07:002010-08-18T10:17:23.900-07:00To my knowledge, Nolan Ryan--who played for the As...To my knowledge, Nolan Ryan--who played for the Astros, Angels, Rangers and Mets during his career, was the fastest, often throwing pitches over 100 miles per hour. He has the most career no-hitters (seven), and the most career strike-outs in the history of the game.<br /><br />You didn't want to get beaned by a Ryan fastball.<br /><br />Marichal's leg kick was pure poetry. There have been other pitchers with distracting wind-ups. Luis Tiant had a weird one--turning his back on the hitter, and then spinning slowly back to his release point. <br /><br />Submarine pitchers are fun too. Looping underhanded deliveries.Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-4195462561291594492010-08-18T10:16:37.505-07:002010-08-18T10:16:37.505-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-10466702730509376122010-08-18T10:06:32.033-07:002010-08-18T10:06:32.033-07:00The local big town is called Oneonta, and they had...The local big town is called Oneonta, and they had a team there for thirty years -- triple A, or maybe just single A, called the Tigers. The owner was 95 and sold it to another team on the stipulation they remain at least two years. They immediately left, and we thought we'd be without baseball.<br /><br />But another team stepped in. It's not a pro league but something called Collegiate Baseball. These kids are from colleges all over. One was from Virginia Tech and another from UCLA. They had about twenty pitchers, and just one fielder for each position.<br /><br />The pitchers could all throw about 85 mph.<br /><br />What's the fastest anyone can throw? Can some regularly throw over 100 mph accurately?<br /><br />I watched a game this summer with the Collegiate Team and thought they were about as good as the single A team they replaced. I'm not an aficionado, but the only thing I didn't see was a homerun. The fence is about 390 on the corners. In the middle it's a bit deeper I think -- 420 perhaps.<br /><br />The field is shaped like a parachute rather than like a perfect semi-circle with home plate as the axis.<br /><br />It was a lovely night. all my neighbors had gone there for a birthday party, and the young men signed baseballs and programs, and were very pleasant. College boys.<br /><br />They said that they got free room and board and a small stipend which amounted to board.<br /><br />all of them were hoping to make it to the majors, they said, or they wouldn't waste a summer like that.Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-57447352123578199202010-08-18T09:59:40.646-07:002010-08-18T09:59:40.646-07:00Craig, Marichal was also my favorite player of all...Craig, Marichal was also my favorite player of all time. He was in Cooperstown last year to sign stuff. He looked pretty good.Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-77678487212055180882010-08-17T19:09:39.330-07:002010-08-17T19:09:39.330-07:00Just reading about the death of Bobby Thompson and...Just reading about the death of Bobby Thompson and the "shot heard round the world". Interesting that both the Dodgers and the Giants moved to the west coast shortly thereafter to make room for the Mets. My favorite Giant was always Juan Marichal, whose Lefty Grove leg kick was more entertaining to watch than a Koufax curveball, a headfirst slide into second by Maury Wills or a trademark basket catch by the say hey kid. <br /><br />How many talented kids and their families only tolerate public education because it provides access to organized sports? How many capable coaches endure certification as teachers in order to coach?Craighttp://pinnacled.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-79593125265225444992010-08-17T12:29:06.015-07:002010-08-17T12:29:06.015-07:00The fragility of pitchers is due to their constant...The fragility of pitchers is due to their constant use of the rotator cuff.<br /><br />Most players only make one play or two per inning. <br /><br />Pitchers are constantly using their bodies, and their minds can get thrown off, too.<br /><br />Some good pitchers only last a year. I forget the name of the one whom Tom Clark lauded. He had only one good year, and then became a farmer.<br /><br />Died last year, I think, and Silliman had a quick note on him, or someone did.<br /><br />Or maybe it was in a book I was teaching about athletics and poetry. That's it, Fredrich, Heydrick, something like that.<br /><br />In Seattle I was doing a temp job and a woman there's husband was an ace rookie for the Tigers. He lasted two seasons, then tore his rotator cuff.<br /><br />Was then a point man on the garbage run through a wealthy neighborhood that abutted a crummier one.<br /><br />It would be nice for the artificial intelligence folks to come up with a robot pitcher who could outdo Koufax and co. But AI can only do binary decisions.<br /><br />Pitchers have to keep six or seven pitches in mind. They have to think about the sweet spot for any given batter. They have to watch three bases for stealers.<br /><br />AI will never be able to come up with so many variables.Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-89603662409881618182010-08-17T09:16:45.339-07:002010-08-17T09:16:45.339-07:00well
the Washington Senators
just signed this kid...well<br /><br />the Washington Senators<br />just signed this kid who quit highschool to play professional baseball...<br /><br />for $10 MILLION DOLLARS!<br /><br />this kids parents should go to jail!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com