Thursday, October 21, 2004 |
Pickoff Moves
Fenway Nike Ad
In case you missed it -- that sweet Nike ad that came on after the Red Sox won last night is available online.Arizona Fall League
Angels outfield prospect Nick Gorneault had a nice little game yesterday, with two hits in one inning. As always, it's hard to get a good read on AFL numbers, but his .333/.419/.407 line isn't shabby. The Angels' two pitchers in the AFL, Dusty Bergman and Jonathon Rouwenhorst, have fared much worse, with 14.21 and 5.40 ERAs respectively. Moneyball draftee Mark Teahen (now property of the Kansas City Royals), a teammate of theirs, is hitting a respectable .333/.357/.556.The Dodgers' James Loney continues to have an amazing eye (.385/.457/.410) without much power. Jason Repko looks a bit like Rob Deer with his .225/.298/.525 line. On the pitching side, Ryan Ketchner continues to fan batters, but also has an 8.31 ERA. Tom Farmer's 11.57 ERA in 7.0 IP is even worse, but Steve Schmoll's 0.00 in 6.0 IP looks mighty good. Remember, these are all in a small number of innings in relatively high elevation parks.
More On Dis-Mantle-ling
Yesterday was also Mickey Mantle's birthday.Was Mike DiGiovanna at the stadium when he wrote that the Yankees played Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York"? I thought they played Liza Minelli when they lost...
Most beautiful phrase in this New York Times story: the "Yankees owe [first baseman Jason] Giambi a staggering $82 million through 2008."
Jay Jaffe wrote a guest column at all-baseball.com about game 6. About the howling over A-Rod's chop-socky action:
Though a few fans tuned into radio and TV broadcasts, most of us had no way of knowing how blatant Rodriguez's knocking of the ball out of Arroyo's hand had been; looking at it a few hours later, I muttered at the replay, "That's the lamest sissy slap I've ever seen. Give him some elbow, A-Rod!" It pains me to admit it, but [clearly], the umps made the right call.So we know there are at least three honest Yankee fans: Jay, Alex Belth, and the little girl in the stands who declared Mark Bellhorn's ball to be a home run.
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