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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 14, 2014 5:40:03 GMT -5
"Götze sei Dank!" Was a very funny headline. What a goal! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 17:04:55 GMT -5
I also think Messi is over-rated and did not deserve the golden football reward. That had to be FIFA politics. Wonder if Suarez will get the golden teeth award? Or maybe a variant cover on Rat Queens since he does have a habit of biting people.  |
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Post by paulie on Jul 15, 2014 14:56:14 GMT -5
I also think Messi is over-rated and did not deserve the golden football reward. That had to be FIFA politics. Wonder if Suarez will get the golden teeth award? Or maybe a variant cover on Rat Queens since he does have a habit of biting people. Suarez was playing quite well when he bowed out a the very least. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 15:24:57 GMT -5
Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland A's becomes only the second player ever to win back to back Home Run derbies, launching over 30 home runs last night, some travelling 500+ feet. He wasn't the only one to put on a prodigious display of power, Giancarlo Stanton almost hit one completely out of Target Field and disrupted a few parties in the uppermost deck luxury boxes with some bombs he hit up there. In the end I know the Derby is meaningless, but I love the contest and I loved the old TV show Home Run Derby that featured some of the all time greats in the only format I ever got to actually see some of them hit, so I dig this event.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 15, 2014 15:55:40 GMT -5
and I loved the old TV show Home Run Derby that featured some of the all time greats in the only format I ever got to actually see some of them hit, so I dig this event. -M Yup,I loved watching that old show as well.Some cable channel in the 80s broadcasted it each day and I made sure not to miss watching.Here's the list of players who appeared when it ran in 1960 Following their names is the number of games they appeared in and their won-loss record. Hank Aaron: 7 (6–1) Bob Allison: 3 (1–2) Ernie Banks: 3 (1–2) Ken Boyer: 2 (1–1) Bob Cerv: 2 (1–1) Rocky Colavito: 2 (0–2) Gil Hodges: 2 (1–1) Jackie Jensen:[2] 4 (2–2) Al Kaline: 1 (0–1) Jim Lemon: 2 (0–2) Harmon Killebrew: 4 (2–2) Mickey Mantle: 5 (4–1) Eddie Mathews: 1 (0–1) Willie Mays: 5 (3–2) Wally Post: 2 (1–1) Frank Robinson: 2 (1–1) Duke Snider: 1 (0–1) Dick Stuart: 3 (2–1) Gus Triandos: 1 (0–1) |
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Post by Action Ace on Jul 15, 2014 21:44:07 GMT -5
Eek, I'll have to be up at 3:00 am to watch Tiger on Thursday morning. Hopefully, his back will let him play all 18 holes.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 16, 2014 9:22:05 GMT -5
Once again,under the spotlight's glare,Derek Jeter rises to the ocassion.I'm always how Derek performs whether its the pennant chase or post-season time.He's played a full seasons worth of post season games (158) and has .308 batting average with 20 Hrs and 61 RBIs.In 27 at-bats for the All-Star game he's batting .481.And the way he handles the press before and after games all these years,handling the pressure of playing for Steinbrenner (loved those old American Express commercials) dosn't show up in the stats.The respect and admiration he gets from his fellow ballplayers are very sincere.Even the Red Sox players and fans tip their cap in his direction.I'll admit,Red Sox Nation has class in that respect both with Jeter and Rivera
Not much to be happy about this season for Yankee fans.Odds are Tanaka might be out for this season.All we have to cheer on is how Dellin Betances developes in the bullpen and Jeter accumulating his basehits and finishing at #6 for All-Time
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 10:35:31 GMT -5
Jeter also heals the sick, raises the dead & provides loaves & fishes for the starving. What a guy.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 16, 2014 10:55:06 GMT -5
Jeter also heals the sick, raises the dead & provides loaves & fishes for the starving. What a guy. And instead of getting nailed to the cross, he's nailed many a beautiful woman |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 11:33:57 GMT -5
True. He only played SS as if he were nailed to a cross.
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Post by The Captain on Jul 16, 2014 11:52:03 GMT -5
Recently had a discussion about Derek Jeter with a co-worker of mine, in which I argued that if he had played for any other team than the Yankees, he wouldn't be thought of nearly as highly. He told me I was crazy, so I did a little research and showed him Jeter's career stats (to date) against an unnamed player's stats, which I have below:
Jeter: 3408 hits, 534 doubles, 66 triples, 258 homers, 354 steals, .311/.379/.443 BA/OBP/SLG, 116 OPS+, 72.1 WAR
Player B: 3060 hits, 668 doubles, 55 triples, 291 homers, 414 steals, .281/.363/.433 BA/OBP/SLG, 112 OPS+, 65.1 WAR
The second player is Craig Biggio, who many believe to be a borderline Hall of Fame candidate, but in terms of sheer statistics, his compare very favorably to the guy who nearly everyone says is a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer who may be the first to ever be voted in unanimously; that's the East Coast-ESPN-New York hype machine at its finest, as Jeter wasn't even the best shortstop on his team for a while (A-Rod was better, his personal slimyness notwithstanding).
It's also interesting that, according to Baseball Reference.com, the player that Derek Jeter is most similar to in his career through his age-39 season is...Craig Biggio.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 12:01:52 GMT -5
There's also the fact that Biggio was perfectly willing to change positions -- twice -- to benefit his team.
Despite being a historically bad fielder, Pope Derek I declined to put his obviously colossal ego aside & do the same when the Yankees acquired a far better shortstop, A-Rod.
Funny how that worked.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 16, 2014 12:25:33 GMT -5
Somehow Dan is able to look at some statistical pages and is able to judge a persons fielding ability as being historically bad.I guess I was mistaken since watching Jeter live or on TV constantly for 20 years to think he was an asset at shortstop.Sure hands,average range laterally,extraodinary range going back and a powerful and accurate arm.I need to stop watching ballplayers live and just go on those forums Dan gets his info from.
Now of course Jeter's not perfect.But I've seen many great players from smaller markets who when arriving in NY were never as good.Or when it was post season time they underperformed.Biggio sucked post season.No question about it.40 games with a .234 Avg and 2 Hrs.His World Series record is even worse.I'll take jeter easily along with a lifetime batting average thats 30 point higher
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Post by The Captain on Jul 16, 2014 12:33:37 GMT -5
Jeter's fielding is pretty much considered to be below average by most advanced fielding metrics (which, I will admit, are still being refined and are far from perfect). His Range Factor/9 innings and Range Factor/Game are both significantly below the league averages for the course of his career, his Defensive Runs Saved Above Average is -154, and his Total Zone Fielding Runs Above Average is -171.
His range was limited, but he made up for it by that one time he dove into the stands, the play against Oakland where Jeremy Giambi inexplicably didn't slide at home, and his myriad of leaping throws that somehow ESPN fawned over as though they were something out of the ordinary.
Derek Jeter is a really good player, to be sure, but he is not the Baseball God that the media has made him out to be.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 16, 2014 12:42:33 GMT -5
Fair enough Rich.I just can't buy into those fielding analysis' vs what I actually saw all those years.And yes lots of hype-but thats what the media does.Build you up then tear you down.If Jeter ever gave them a reason,they'd attack him like vultures |
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