Comments on: Walking in a Winter Meetingland http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/ A Rough Draft Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KHAZAD http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-45402 KHAZAD Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:53:27 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-45402 I Hate the Farnsworth signing also. It is the type of move the Yankees could make & get away with, but not with our type of payroll. He reminds me of Relievers of the past (Affeldt, Macdougal, Burgos etc.) with one good pitch and a flat, high fastball. Scenario: Royals up by 1 in the 8th. Farnsworth comes in. Strikes out first batter, Walks second batter, strikes out third batter, walks fourth batter (Soria starts to warm up), Gives up 3 run Homer to 5th batter, head whipping around to watch the ball hit the fountains. Royals lose by two. Hillman says Farnsworth had great stuff and was almost unhittable-he just made one bad pitch. He runs him out there again the next night with a 1 run lead. On the 3rd night, Soria pitches a mop up inning in a game we are losing just to get some work in. I Hate the Farnsworth signing also. It is the type of move the Yankees could make & get away with, but not with our type of payroll. He reminds me of Relievers of the past (Affeldt, Macdougal, Burgos etc.) with one good pitch and a flat, high fastball. Scenario: Royals up by 1 in the 8th. Farnsworth comes in. Strikes out first batter, Walks second batter, strikes out third batter, walks fourth batter (Soria starts to warm up), Gives up 3 run Homer to 5th batter, head whipping around to watch the ball hit the fountains. Royals lose by two. Hillman says Farnsworth had great stuff and was almost unhittable-he just made one bad pitch. He runs him out there again the next night with a 1 run lead. On the 3rd night, Soria pitches a mop up inning in a game we are losing just to get some work in.

]]> By: Depravity… « PLUNGE47 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44998 Depravity… « PLUNGE47 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:09:50 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44998 [...] abut the Dark Knight) and only get a three star movie… well that is minus one experience. (Click here to see his blog article. You will have to scroll down about halfway, begins with “Against my better judgment, I [...] [...] abut the Dark Knight) and only get a three star movie… well that is minus one experience. (Click here to see his blog article. You will have to scroll down about halfway, begins with “Against my better judgment, I [...]

]]> By: Schuyler http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44920 Schuyler Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:17:23 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44920 "I’m not a particularly big Burnett fan but we all know he has dominant stuff — and if they get him he will probably the best strikeout starter the Yankees have had since David Cone more than a decade ago" I don't know, once upon a time Randy Johnson was pretty good strikeout pitcher as a Yankee starter “I’m not a particularly big Burnett fan but we all know he has dominant stuff — and if they get him he will probably the best strikeout starter the Yankees have had since David Cone more than a decade ago”

I don’t know, once upon a time Randy Johnson was pretty good strikeout pitcher as a Yankee starter

]]> By: jaybar http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44890 jaybar Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:42:32 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44890 As an aside, Joe, I loved the paragraph in the SI article about JJ putz the "most interesting" name. Had me LOLing. As an aside, Joe, I loved the paragraph in the SI article about JJ putz the “most interesting” name. Had me LOLing.

]]> By: TOM M http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44750 TOM M Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:59 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44750 My wife is a big George Clooney fan and we went to see Leatherheads. I figured it was about football and a comedy, so at worst it would keep my interest and be a few laughs. It was the most painfully boring movie I've sat through in many years. I turned Soup Nazi on my wife and decreed that George Clooney lost the right to entertain our family for one month after that movie (no watching him in cable movies, etc - first time I ever even thought of such a thing), and she agreed since she hated the movie even more than I did. My wife is a big George Clooney fan and we went to see Leatherheads. I figured it was about football and a comedy, so at worst it would keep my interest and be a few laughs. It was the most painfully boring movie I’ve sat through in many years. I turned Soup Nazi on my wife and decreed that George Clooney lost the right to entertain our family for one month after that movie (no watching him in cable movies, etc – first time I ever even thought of such a thing), and she agreed since she hated the movie even more than I did.

]]> By: Jake (also San Diego) http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44668 Jake (also San Diego) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:52:53 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44668 I see the other Jake has attempted to clarify his identity ... alas, nope, guess where I'm from. Clearly I need a handle. I see the other Jake has attempted to clarify his identity … alas, nope, guess where I’m from.

Clearly I need a handle.

]]> By: Jeremy http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44652 Jeremy Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:54:43 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44652 Can we get some of the SABR folks to calculate Stars Over Replacement Movie? Can we get some of the SABR folks to calculate Stars Over Replacement Movie?

]]> By: Fabio http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44641 Fabio Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:36:24 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44641 I had picked up Cool Runnings for my kids to watch, which they strenuously resisted. When they finally did watch it, it was a +4 for each of them. +4 times 4 kids and a +2 for me makes it a staggering +18. If the Lions go 0-16, will their fans be like Brian Kingman and pathetically cling to that negative piece of history? How sad it was that it was that important for him to be the last player to lose 20 games and to openly root against anyone challenging that mark. I had picked up Cool Runnings for my kids to watch, which they strenuously resisted. When they finally did watch it, it was a +4 for each of them. +4 times 4 kids and a +2 for me makes it a staggering +18.

If the Lions go 0-16, will their fans be like Brian Kingman and pathetically cling to that negative piece of history? How sad it was that it was that important for him to be the last player to lose 20 games and to openly root against anyone challenging that mark.

]]> By: Glenn B. http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44585 Glenn B. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:47:04 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44585 I'm late to the commenting party but regarding the Lions "perfect" record, the fans definitely don't want that despite what has been posted here. I see only two reasons to want your team to run the table, so to speak: 1. To get the coach or GM fired (already happened) and 2. To secure a specific top draft pick. I don't see anybody in college right now who could help them in all the areas they need. I don't think the Lions fans want ignominy just to land Tim Tebow. As a Colts fan, I followed three teams that came fairly close and could have gone winless: '86 (who started 0-13), '91 (1-15 and the worst team I have ever seen) and '97 (who started 0-10). In '97 we fans were openly rooting against the team and not just because we wanted Lindy Infante fired but because we wanted a certain QB out of Tennessee or, failing him, another can't miss gunslinger out of Washington State. I’m late to the commenting party but regarding the Lions “perfect” record, the fans definitely don’t want that despite what has been posted here.

I see only two reasons to want your team to run the table, so to speak: 1. To get the coach or GM fired (already happened) and 2. To secure a specific top draft pick. I don’t see anybody in college right now who could help them in all the areas they need. I don’t think the Lions fans want ignominy just to land Tim Tebow.

As a Colts fan, I followed three teams that came fairly close and could have gone winless: ‘86 (who started 0-13), ‘91 (1-15 and the worst team I have ever seen) and ‘97 (who started 0-10). In ‘97 we fans were openly rooting against the team and not just because we wanted Lindy Infante fired but because we wanted a certain QB out of Tennessee or, failing him, another can’t miss gunslinger out of Washington State.

]]> By: Mike http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44545 Mike Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:41:56 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/11/walking-in-a-winter-meetingland/#comment-44545 My favorite story about Pete Reiser is that Leo Durocher thought Willie Mays "might" have been a better player. And Durocher managed them both. My favorite story about Pete Reiser is that Leo Durocher thought Willie Mays “might” have been a better player. And Durocher managed them both.

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