Comments on: 10 Things I Didn’t Know 10 Minutes Ago

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:43:08 +0000

JAS – But when Pineiro’s actually throwing at 90+, he’s crap. He’s a much more effective pitcher when he’s a junkballer, and he’s been a junkballer most of his starts this year.

If only he’d realise that he’s a better junkballer than he is power pitcher, he’d stop throwing those powerful pitches.

By: John Moltz » Blog Archive » Deep Hurting

John Moltz » Blog Archive » Deep Hurting — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:16:31 +0000

[...] A painful stat from U.S.S. Mariner: The top 5 outmakers in the American League to date: 1. Ichiro 2. Lopez 3. Sexson 4. Beltre 5. Peralta. Yes, the four guys who have made the most outs in the AL so far all play for the hometown nine. Fantastic. [...]

By: JAS

JAS — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:38:38 +0000

I think the idea that Pineiro is a junkballer is bit off the mark. 90+ with movement is not junk. Offspeed is smart. When Pineiro was not pitching well, he was missing both location and movement. Having both doesn’t mean he doesn’t have velocity as well. He doesn’t have superstar movement + heat, but not many do.

By: GroverMustGo

GroverMustGo — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:38:05 +0000

#24 AMarshal2 said:
Do any of you have an explanation for PutzÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s unexpected break-out?

He’s finally been using his off-speed pitches so that the hitters can’t wait on his fastball. It’s as simple as that — even though he typically doesn’t throw his off-speed pitches for strikes, if they’re close and look like strikes, they’ll fool hitters and they won’t be able to sit back on the fastball…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:18:18 +0000

The AÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s are hitting .223/.302/.393 as a team

Tell me about it. Crosby has probably been my worst fantasy draft pick so far, but Swisher’s pounding the ball.

By: Rain Delay

Rain Delay — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:15:18 +0000

The Media guides should, if they don’t the sheets they put out for the media on game day should.

There is no excuse for mispronouncing a name, when your working for the media be it radio or television. It makes me want to pull out what little hair I have left sometimes. Like this whole Joh debacle with his name. None of them say it the same way twice.

By: msb

msb — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:04:44 +0000

I don’t know that the media guides include pronunciations, but I know the ESPN player cards do, as they can provide much entertainment…

mint-KAY-vich
Gress-uh-Lawn-ick
SPEE-zio
ee-chee-row suh-ZOO-key
joe-el Pih-nair-oh

By: Rain Delay

Rain Delay — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:52:44 +0000

ahh gotcha. That drives me nuts too, I’m in radio and if I don’t know how to pronounce something, I find someone who does so I don’t go and sound like a complete moron. lol

By: msb

msb — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:51:35 +0000

sorry, typo on my part– my objection is that it is correctly pronounced Vaskez, not Vaskwez…

By: Rain Delay

Rain Delay — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:48:59 +0000

Actually msb, it is Vazquez. So he’s getting it right, according to the Seattle Mariners website.