LoMoMarlins
I’m baaaaack. Apologies for being MIA. Tough week.
44 minutes ago

Feeling that way about the Yankees too.

“In a national pilot survey of five effluent-dominated rivers, the highest level of antidepressant he and the EPA found in fish tissue was about 19 nanograms of Zoloft per liter in a fish outside Philadelphia.”

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/pharmawater_site/day3_02.html

In other news, the BRIB, if only for a day, rests in ol’ St. Lou. With the assistance of Lance, who yes, I still like a Lot, Homer-a-day Berkman leading the way, the mostly Memphis Cards took another series. Five of the starters, Lynn, Cruz, Hamilton, Greene, and Jay, were practicing their collective craft at the minor league level earlier this year, got the starting nod and proceded to garner another victory. Add a clutch PH by another rookie Descalso, and fine relief from Batista, Miller, Motte, and Sanchez and the no-names protected our narrow league lead. It is off to Milwaukee, where I hear they have a beer there that makes them famous. Personally it makes me want to puke, but that is a story for another day. Cheer up gang.

First, it took about 4 minutes for the review…I was watching the game and I timed it.

Second, The umps got the call 100% right.

Third, The fan was ejected.

Maybe David Samson has put the clamps on him. Free Lomo.

But anyway, didn’t want to add to the gloom of Phillies fans because you could take all the previous posts here about them, change a few names, and that would characterize the Yankees shameful lack of offense the past three games.

Oh, and throw in the Electronic metaphor of OG’s Feesh for good measure.

And I have to say Charley probably (I really don’t know) isn’t running things on the base paths. Knowing how Charley likes to manage, Sammy P and Juan S are in charge right now. And what I know of Sam P, he is afraid to make any outs. I’ve seen him numerous times put up the stop sign when I’d have had the guy go. He’s afraid to have an out chalked up to him I swear it. But then again if Charley wants the guy to run he can make it happen, It’s his choice. I think you guys are correct that they must play more small ball, at least when guys aren’t mashing, you have to change it up some to keep winning games anyway. But then again Shane just got back from an injury. Do you really want to endanger his season by working him too hard too soon, for a game you almost expected to lose anyway? I tend to think he’s got some guys being told not to over do it. All Charley wants to do is get to the post season with every one of his players on the top of his game. As we saw last season, that’s important. So, while we can yell about small ball and whatnot, don’t forget the real prize, the prize Charley promised Big Roy and the rest of them if they followed his plan. I’d say he’s trying to get these guys to hit, and stay healthy, and keep the lead in the NL East, if he does that, he’s doing what he needs to do.

I don’t know how you tease apart the effects of “pride”, confidence, experience, or whatever else may be in play with respect to things like Madson improving in the closers role. I would expect that improved stuff or improved confidence in his stuff would be more relevant than “pride”…that makes it sound like he was just too lazy or didn’t care enough to try hard in closing situations compared to setup situations. The guy may have just gotten nervous and mentally/emotionally overwhelmed….I don’t know that pride can help you overcome innate reactions (whereas experience and confidence may).

“i’m a mushroom cloud laying motherfu*ker, motherfu*ker”

However, I do believe that athletes have a certain amount of pride or lack thereof. I believe that LeBron James has very little pride, as is evidenced by his total of 11 points in the 4th quarter during the NBA finals this year. And I also believe that guys like Howard, Rollins, Victorino, and even Utley, and Ibanez should show some pride in their work by doing whatever it takes to get better…more BP, more film study…something. To me, if you show up at the game and just play, you are showing no pride in what you do. Halladay works hard, and it shows in his pitching…that’s pride. Same with Lee, Hamels, and to a lesser degree Oswalt.

You who else has no pride? Joe Heavy B Blanton. Guy has a pretty good arm, yet he let his fat ass go and he never truly pitched to his potential. Pride-less slob.

Pride is also what helped to make Madson better at closing this year…he took the time to change his approach and he is much better for it. If you don’t see that he is a totally different pitcher around the mound this year, then you just didn’t watch him enough the last couple years. It’s no coincidence. I just hope he didn’t kick any chairs last night because the last thing we need is another DL stint for him.

And they censored it. Petty.