Comments on: Settling the Score: Saturday’s results

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:14:35 +0000

That is, the Fish have the talent to contend for a wild card themselves. Think we can look forward to more meaningful Nats-Fish games for years to come.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:10:31 +0000

Don’t think we’re disagreeing.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:16:54 +0000

I beg to differ with you. With some luck and good health, the Gnats will be in it well into the fall. 120 games? No. But a legit shot at the extra wild card? Yep.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:46:53 +0000

My god, would you two get a room….or better yet, go on a cruise together.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:45:21 +0000

I check the box scores everyday hoping to see him doing some good.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:44:25 +0000

Rasmus’ problems are 100% mental. Dealing with players with fragile mental issues was never a strength of TLR. Who knows what Rasmus needs…maybe a hands off manager will allow him to be more productive and consistent, tinkering with his swing/approach and badgering him to change never worked. The kid isn’t particularly bright and seems to get frustrated easily….he also doesn’t seem all that interested in baseball at times (e.g. refusing to work on his game during the off-season).

Super talented kid, hope he figures it out…but I think the key will be that he has to figure it out himself….no one is going to be able to do it for him.

By: wlschneider09

wlschneider09 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:36:02 +0000

Braden isn’t that terrible, just injury prone.

Charlie Robertson.

By: wlschneider09

wlschneider09 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:34:52 +0000

You sorta stuck with him for three years, there was plenty of TLR effect on a day to day basis

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:26:49 +0000

spudchukar, it’s funny you a fan of the Cardinals of all teams should mention that. I’m not sure but as best I can recall it wasn’t the Cardinals pitching that won them the World Series verses the Rangers.

Besides I said the Yankees pitching with their offense only had to be good to decent. And sometimes it takes a bit of luck regardless of the pitching or hitting. I’m sure the Phillies can attest to being on the wrong side on that concept last year.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:12:00 +0000

UfY, that pal of mine, that strategy may indeed get you to the playoffs, but will find you watching the more complete teams vying for the WS crown.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:09:26 +0000

UYF, mon ami, a word to the wise. Finding silver linings, and concentrating on the positive may indeed aid the psyche, but ignoring glaring weaknesses is a recipe for disaster. You can only whistle past the graveyard so many times before you asked if you want a job digging graves.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:04:58 +0000

We stuck with him for almost 3 MLB years and 1440 plate appearances. Opportunity is not a complaint that Rasmus is justified in using to explain his failure in St. Louis.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:03:15 +0000

spudchukar, my friend. I forgot one thing in my reply just now. With the Yankees offense the rotation doesn’t need to be stellar it only needs to be decent or good. Have a good day.

By: wlschneider09

wlschneider09 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:01:39 +0000

Not to rain on your self-congratulatory parade, but it was the Twins after all.

Trust me, they make a lot of pitchers look really stellar.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:01:01 +0000

My friend, as the saying goes and it is particularly appropriate to the game in question. It’s not how you start but where you finish.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:58:21 +0000

Not a particularly intelligent comment on my part regarding the “nobody is perfect”, coming on the heels of Humber’s gem.

By: wlschneider09

wlschneider09 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:55:56 +0000

‘Tis a valid point, but the nice thing to see for folks on the Rasmus wagon is the way that the Jays stuck with him through the tough stretch.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:55:55 +0000

Another lackluster performance from St. Louis. Westbrook was very good again, a couple of two out bloobs did him in, though he could have made better pitches in those situations, but hey, nobody is perfect.

Burnett tried to hand the Birds the game in the opening inning, but our situational hitting again floundered with poor at bats from Beltran and Freese. Holiday, continues to be a ground out machine, and that is if he doesn’t strikeout. Another day with frustratingly poor approaches at the plate. If St. Louis were healthier, I would suggest a couple of days off to clear his head, but that isn’t likely or prudent with Jay, Schumaker and Berkman shelved.

Craig homered last night in his rehab start. His promotion cannot come too quickly.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:48:32 +0000

Uyf, my good ol’ chap, congratulations on a marvelous comeback, especially vs. the Sox. But while reveling in a justified historic comeback, let’s not forget that at one point the Yanks were down 9-0 to the woeful Sox, and Garcia continues to implode.

Pettitte’s return cannot be too soon, but even then the starting rotation is far from stellar.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:43:45 +0000

Here is to hoping Rasmus can keep things turned around. But I am skeptical. Trust me, as a Cards fan, we have seen these flashes of brilliance before. His effortless talent is seductive.

As for his new surroundings contributing to his recent surge, weren’t these the same surroundings for the first 10 games when he was slumping badly?

By: APBA Guy

APBA Guy — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:34:49 +0000

Brian Fuentes is the second highest paid player on the A’s. I considered that as I watched pitch after pitch in the center of the strike zone in the 8th inning last night, after Brandon McCarthy’s tight-rope act had kept the game close for 7 innings. The A’s seemed stunned by the patience of the Indians after the total impatience of the Angels. Jeanmar Gomez has to have the softest sub-2.00 ERA in the AL right now, but sub 2.00 it is after the A’s refused to exhibit patience of their own.

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:31:45 +0000

I contend there was.

By: missthemexpos

missthemexpos — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:23:19 +0000

Begs the question, Is there a correlation between the shearing and the vastly improved power numbers?

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:22:06 +0000

yankeesfanlen – in spite of the fact the way the Angels have started or that the Yankees recently took 2 of 3. I think the Rangers and Angels get 2 of the postseason spots with the Tigers winning the AL Central. That just leaves 2 left one for the winner of the AL East which I believe will be the Yankees and I believe the other WC will either be the Rays or get this the Jays. But there is still a lot of baseball left, obviously.

Have a good day my friend.

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:21:41 +0000

Not the first high profile player unable to live up to the hype in the Big Apple, won’t be the last. I’m hoping he’ll thrive in the ‘burgh, he does have the talent.

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:13:42 +0000

“worst pitcher ever to pitch a perfect game?” Dallas Braden?
As for Humber, one of the surer signs of incipient talent is to have been traded from the Mets. He was a 1st round draft choice, 3rd overall in 2004, and one of 7 former Mets to throw a no hitter. 50 years and no Metropolitan has pitched a no hitter.

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:13:29 +0000

Burnett will thrive in Pittsburgh. He has electric stuff and, after the pressure cooker of the tiny lil Yankee Stadium, he can pitch knowing that every time someone sneezes with bat-contact on his pitches they don’t fly into a New Yorker’s lap looking for comfort. Good luck AJ. I think you’ll have a great season.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:10:31 +0000

Indeed thosepitching stats indicate that the Sox are more than on the wane.
The Yankees challenges this year are the Rangers. Tigers, Rays and Angels, probably in that order. Starters hould be settled within next 20 games.
We’re right up there with Texas in runs scored, will it be a 1000 run Year? Let’s hope

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:09:10 +0000

That was a little somthin’ somethin’, eh? Kid’s got a real power swing: easy looking, flat through the zone, and plenty of bat speed. He’s even trimmed his sheepdog hairdo he was working on. Its was a nice night for him.

By: icanspeel

icanspeel — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:07:45 +0000

The Padres finally beat the Phillies and Cory Luebke outpitched Roy Halladay, is the world ending?