Comments on: Austin Jackson’s feat hadn’t been pulled off since 1988 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182737 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:37:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182737 “Guess I’ll have to comment on a Tigers-Indians game since all the Phillie fans do.
Did I mention that AJax is a former Yankee? And we’re still glad we have Granderson now?”

When you said we’re glad we have Granderson now with a question mark, I thought you were talking to your fellow Yankees fans. I guess I just read it wrong. Granderson is a beast this year and I would take him over any CF in baseball right now. I don’t care about Kemp and his gaudy WAR…the Grandy-man is the best CF in baseball for 2011.

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182724 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:29:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182724 Chris, I think you ought to take me at face value once in a while. Grandy is terrific in CF and since last August wields a helluva bat.
Tigers fans have been carping about AJax’s strikeout rate all year and except for a splashy play or two it would be like having Melky back, although he’s suited for KC

]]> By: ditto65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182722 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:28:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182722 Have you seen Granderson’s numbers?

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182719 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:23:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182719 Were you being sarcastic? You seriously wouldn’t trade Granderson back to the Tigers for Jackson would you?

]]> By: jimbo1949 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182714 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:20:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182714 Yeah, nice throw. Playing off the triple play theme of last week, wanna see a nice catch?

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182702 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:13:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182702 We already know Valverde danced and shook uncontrollably like Charro on Meth. What else is a pitcher to do?

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182699 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:12:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182699 Guess I’ll have to comment on a Tigers-Indians game since all the Phillie fans do.
Did I mention that AJax is a former Yankee? And we’re still glad we have Granderson now?

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182689 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:59:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182689 LOL…I deserve the thumbs downs and the abuse for this one. I really did think it was a double play though. Sorry HBT. Won’t happen again…I promise :(

]]> By: kopy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182685 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:58:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182685 We need a little more time for the Brewers to pass the Phillies for home field advantage.

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182680 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:56:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182680 In 2 different posts I said Shane Victorino, Hawaiian, and then, after I watched the video and got all hyped up again, I called him the Flyin Hawaiian. This season needs to end soon so we can start the playoffs.

]]> By: Utley's Hair http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182674 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:49:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182674 Whew…THAT was close. Disregard my admonishment below.

]]> By: Utley's Hair http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182672 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:48:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182672 Chris, that doesn’t count, since you didn’t refer to him with the proper modifying birthplace.

]]> By: mmowery2323 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182671 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:47:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182671 Here’s a video of Austin Jackson’s reaction to the play, along with the thoughts of Jose Valverde and Delmon Young: http://bit.ly/oXe89D

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182668 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:46:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182668 Now to REALLY compound it I am going to post the video of the throw from the Flyin Hawaiian…go to the 2:40 mark of the video…was an amazing throw.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2009/index.jsp?gid=2008_06_06_phimlb_atlmlb_1&mode=gameday

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182666 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:43:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182666 oops…thrown out on a single…still an unbelievable throw from the Hawaiian…and yeah, I just put a Phillies slant on a non-Phillies posting after I said we don’t do that :) Sue me.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL200806060.shtml

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/austin-jacksons-feat-hadnt-been-pulled-off-since-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-182662 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:41:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=80641#comment-182662 This has to be wrong…Shane Victorino did this in 2008 back to save a Lidge game. it was the final outs in Atlanta too.

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