State of the Rotation
Doug Fister FOREVER IN DEBT TO YOUR PRICELESS ADVICE Dept. - We didn't write a postgame after that one, but Doogie again fanned 5 guys in 6 innings, running his streak to 17 in his last 19 innings.
Doug Fister FOREVER IN DEBT TO YOUR PRICELESS ADVICE Dept. - We didn't write a postgame after that one, but Doogie again fanned 5 guys in 6 innings, running his streak to 17 in his last 19 innings.
Q. First root cause of the 6 runs: you say the ball was up in the zone?
A. Check out the strike zone plot from Brooks.
PROPS TO FELIX for being a Seattle Mariner. They have a saying in golf, usually applied when assessing new golf courses -- "Par is supposed to be a good score."
Behind Brett Anderson, the Oakland A's woulda beaten up most MLB teams Saturday night. Unfortunately for them, they messed with the wrong Marines.
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=== Ichiro ===
=== News & Notes ===
Have you seen this MLB link, bro'? Kewl 5-minute chill before a ballgame.
=== Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New Dept. ===
For some wild-n-crazy reason, Royce Ring had been sold as a mortal lock for Openin' Day.
Q. OK, it was poor strategy to park inside the zone, but the slider was still mushy, wasn't it?
A. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
Q. Wow. Sounds like SSI is advertising Paxton as a top-10-in-the-draft type.
A. ::shrug:: That was the consensus before the nicks, dings, and holdout -- because that specific LHP toolbox is a rare and very kewl deel-ee-oh.
Any left hand pitcher who:
Bradley's 2010 numbers were far below his ability, and far below his 2011 projection.