Comments on: Shiggy retires http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: uglybitch http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86755 uglybitch Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:20:50 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86755 Goodbye, Shiggy. I'll miss your wide, infectious grin and the way you freaked batters out in 2003. Man that was fun to watch! I hope you find new creative outlets. Coaching Johjima sounds like an appropriate gig! ;) Goodbye, Shiggy. I’ll miss your wide, infectious grin and the way you freaked batters out in 2003. Man that was fun to watch! I hope you find new creative outlets. Coaching Johjima sounds like an appropriate gig! ;)

]]> By: DMZ http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86731 DMZ Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:26:29 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86731 <i>The guy had to retire before getting anything other than an insult here, I sadly note.</i> I sadly note that you have no idea what you're talking about. For example, Dave back in http://ussmariner.com/?p=379: <blockquote> Shigetoshi Hasegawa has been a revelation. He comes in, throws strikes, doesn't allow home runs, and gets people out. His 0.77 ERA is remarkable, but when coupled with his strikeout rate of just over 4 batters per 9 innings, it' downright astonishing. We can't expect this kind of performance to continue, but we'll be glad we have it now. Besides, Shiggy is just a cool guy.</blockquote> The guy had to retire before getting anything other than an insult here, I sadly note.

I sadly note that you have no idea what you’re talking about.

For example, Dave back in http://ussmariner.com/?p=379:

Shigetoshi Hasegawa has been a revelation. He comes in, throws strikes, doesn’t allow home runs, and gets people out. His 0.77 ERA is remarkable, but when coupled with his strikeout rate of just over 4 batters per 9 innings, it’ downright astonishing. We can’t expect this kind of performance to continue, but we’ll be glad we have it now. Besides, Shiggy is just a cool guy.

]]> By: Jeff Nye http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86719 Jeff Nye Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:12:40 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86719 "Shiggy is not very good" does not equal "Shiggy is a bad person". You can question his value to the team while not making a value judgement about him as a person. This would be something good to keep in mind whenever you read something about a player on this site; with no exceptions that I can think of save Carl Everett, the authors and regular commenters here don't insult players; they simply make judgements about their value as tools to win a baseball game with. “Shiggy is not very good” does not equal “Shiggy is a bad person”.

You can question his value to the team while not making a value judgement about him as a person.

This would be something good to keep in mind whenever you read something about a player on this site; with no exceptions that I can think of save Carl Everett, the authors and regular commenters here don’t insult players; they simply make judgements about their value as tools to win a baseball game with.

]]> By: pinball1973 http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86717 pinball1973 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:53:03 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86717 The guy had to retire before getting anything other than an insult here, I sadly note. Us Blue Wave fans missed you, Shiggy, but we always pulled for you over there as well. May you enjoy life! The guy had to retire before getting anything other than an insult here, I sadly note.

Us Blue Wave fans missed you, Shiggy, but we always pulled for you over there as well. May you enjoy life!

]]> By: David J. Corcoran http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86714 David J. Corcoran Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:27:06 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86714 Yikes. The article about iton the M's official site was written by Jim Street. I thought he was gone. Yikes. The article about iton the M’s official site was written by Jim Street. I thought he was gone.

]]> By: David J. Corcoran http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86713 David J. Corcoran Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:15:18 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86713 Good Luck Shiggy. You weren't that good, but I always rooted hard for you. Hard not to like him. Good Luck Shiggy. You weren’t that good, but I always rooted hard for you. Hard not to like him.

]]> By: Joe http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86710 Joe Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:45:42 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86710 Drinking lots of wine is one way you end up with 47 kids, too. And best wishes to Shiggy in whatever he does. Drinking lots of wine is one way you end up with 47 kids, too.

And best wishes to Shiggy in whatever he does.

]]> By: terry http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86709 terry Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:41:57 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86709 #5: Guess I'd suggest buying Jamie a fine bottle would be more endearing than drinking one in front of him :-P #5: Guess I’d suggest buying Jamie a fine bottle would be more endearing than drinking one in front of him :-P

]]> By: Russ http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86708 Russ Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:36:32 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86708 Best of luck to Shiggy. He had a nice career and I enjoyed watching him pitch (most of the time) He did have one heck of season in 2003. I think he may have been the best reliever in baseball that year. When he took over the closing role, he simply stepped up and did an amazing job. Jim, I agree with you. He has an odd delivery. That his movement was so herky jerky but the ball came out of his hand so smooth is a strange dichotomy. Best of luck to Shiggy.

He had a nice career and I enjoyed watching him pitch (most of the time) He did have one heck of season in 2003. I think he may have been the best reliever in baseball that year. When he took over the closing role, he simply stepped up and did an amazing job.

Jim, I agree with you. He has an odd delivery. That his movement was so herky jerky but the ball came out of his hand so smooth is a strange dichotomy.

]]> By: Jim Thomsen http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/01/23/shiggy-retires/comment-page-1/#comment-86705 Jim Thomsen Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:53:43 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3281#comment-86705 If I had 47 kids like Jamie Moyer, I'd drink a lot of wine, too. If I had 47 kids like Jamie Moyer, I’d drink a lot of wine, too.

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