Comments on: Pre-game chemistry forecasts

By: JerBear

JerBear — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:53:21 +0000

They should use a dipstick to measure it.

I nominate Rick Rizzs.

Zing!!!!

Oh, and mln – Does Batista play guitar too? I know he’s a sax player. His idol is Kenny G. Which is one more reason for me not to like him. (Other than, you know, hiding injuries and serving up meatballs over the plate.)

I know Raul is learning guitar, and RRS is picking up bass…If Batista brought his sax and they all had pre-game jam sessions for the entire clubhouse, that would be like 8 pony chemistry!

By: teacherrefpoet

teacherrefpoet — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:52:24 +0000

People are going the wrong direction on this. We don’t need an expert in chemistry, but in human relationships.

Add Dr. Joyce Brothers to the booth. She has experience broadcasting baseball from “Naked Gun.” She can comment on how well everyone is getting along, and would be able to see under the surface if there’s anything really going wrong underneath.

By: DMZ

DMZ — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:31:27 +0000

I’m not suggesting that I know how you’d best measure it. After all, I haven’t been hanging around in major league clubhouses for years and years. But since people who have believe that they can, then it’s entirely reasonable to expect them to do it.

By: JMHawkins

JMHawkins — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:40:38 +0000

Who would sponsor the team chemistry report?

These guys ought to be a good choice, though apparently they recently changed their name from "TruGreen ChemLawn" to just "TruGreen", so maybe not. Hmm, wonder why they changed their name?

By: kevlar

kevlar — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:05:17 +0000

They way I see it is, if clubhouse problems are reported, and they become public issues, that creates much more of a distraction then being able to take care of these issues in house. Not that I disagree with any of the points made thus far. This just seems to me like something that is better taken care of privately within the clubhouse, where as if bad chemistry was publicly disclosed, little disagreements (which I am sure happen all the time) would probably blow up in the media and just cause more problems then necessary.

By: mln

mln — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:00:59 +0000

More signs of how to tell if Mariner team chemistry is good:

-Players share time in the whirlpool/hot tub together while drinking pina coladas with little umbrellas in them.
-Richie Sexson volunteering to give everybody backrubs.
-Miguel Batista brings his guitar and serenades random players at their lockers.
-Jarrod Washburn and Kenji Johjima having weekend sleepovers (ala Derek Jeter and A-Rod).
-Raul Ibanez asking people to pull his finger.
-Ichiro offering to give fashion tips to the bullpen.

By: tgf

tgf — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:26:54 +0000

How do you measure that?

In ponies, of course. Like if Richie gives WFB a “hot foot” before the game, that might be evidence of four pony chemistry. However, if Silva follows RRS around the clubhouse saying “a dingo took my baby” over and over until RRS breaks Silva’s nose, well, that’s likely scored as one pony chemistry.

By: Steve T

Steve T — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:59:46 +0000

The problem is, no one can agree what good chemistry means.

We know what bad chemistry looks like: guys attacking each other with Gatorade tubs in the dugout, 25 cabs, yadda yadda. Or, alternatively, the too-placid clubhouse, where players JUST DON’T CARE if they win or lose, it’s all the same in the hot tub, brah.

What we really need is a FIRED UP meter. Guys accidentally breaking their knuckles on their locker doors (wait, they don’t actually have lockers anymore, do they?) Inspirational speeches. Shaving cream pies. Huzzahs audible on Fourth Avenue South. Tears in the pregame huddle. Lots and lots of butt-patting, but never in a gay way, am I right, fellas?

How do you measure that?

Must be some kind of a meter. They could put it on Gameday.

By: Phightin Phils

Phightin Phils — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:49:06 +0000

But it would lead to trying to measure and report every comment “senior baseball insiders” have of the game. It would be impossible.

By: msb

msb — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:36:09 +0000

sponsor?

here you go:

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