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People are going into panic mode already? miamibaseball is always in panic mode. 24/7 :lolup

wasn't Uggla "Popeye" (es espanol)? Yah Uggla was Popeye! Ha, I think he likes the guy a little too much. Did you see him biting him after the walkoff against the Giants on Sunday. Lol

The nicknames he may be referring to were the ones (God I forgot who) that a player used when he was announcing the lineup one night. Maybe Amezaga. He called Helms "The Closer", etc. Ring a bell with anyone? Yah that was Amezaga announcing the nicknames. He did the whole lineup in spanish. I think another was Matt "El Loco" (Crazy one) Treanor. Mark "La Escalera" (The Ladder) Hendrickson. Jorge "Paisano" (Countryman) Cantu. Hmm, can't remember any more.

Someone get this article posted on the Visitor's clubhouse. I want this team so pissed off that Johan won't know what hit him OR his pitches!! The Star-Ledger Hmm, I think this has already been brought up under Oh Willie, you didn't really say that.... Pretty sure they've already seen it :thumbup

Well usually i walk around the house with a Marlins thong, twenty minutes before every road game. Wow, you must have more faith than me. I normally have to wear the bra AND thong combo.

I don't understand. This sounds perfectly acceptable to me. Oh wait. I thought this was the NY Bulls soccer forum.

Andino can play 4 IF positions and pinch run. McPherson can screw up at 2 IF positions and has a bad back. Andino can't hit the water if he fell out of a boat. Are you really saying Andino is more valuable to this team than McPherson could be? Could? I suppose he could be the greatest thing since canned beer. Atleast "could" is better than "couldn't". And a Mexican is better than a Mexican't.

There's no question in my mind that at some point this is going to become a owner vs umpires issues in collective bargaining where the "guy in the booth" or however it works out will be part of the umpiring crew. This is an imperfect sport played and run by imperfect people, and that's part of the game. Having an umpire's "eyes" on home runs 200 ft away from the nearest umpire makes sense and is sellable, going beyond that to computers calling balls and strikes gets a little too close to "Robot Baseball", and I don't think that's good for the game. I don't know. Robot Baseball seems pretty interesting...

So ESPN is reporting that instant replay may be tested in the Arizona Fall League to see its effectiveness during games. If successful the potential is there to use it in MLB as early as next season. I know this has been discussed here, and I'm all for it, but how far does it go? Just home run calls? Close plays? I'm thinking home run calls should be sufficient, but replaying every close call at first is overboard IMO. Thoughts? Article

You can always go to their Myspace pages. Alot of the players have really cool ones. You should see Olsen's blogs. I think he's using them to vent his frustration this year instead of on the mound. He's quite the poet! Are they their REAL pages or people claiming that they are them or are they just fan pages? Um, I was joking. Well, I have never checked at least. I wouldn't doubt if some of the younger guys had them.

You can always go to their Myspace pages. Alot of the players have really cool ones. You should see Olsen's blogs. I think he's using them to vent his frustration this year instead of on the mound. He's quite the poet!

Here's an interesting article from Popular Science with corresponding research data: She blinded me with science! ?We found that the batted-ball speeds were essentially the same for the two woods,? Sherwood said. ?Maple has no advantage in getting a longer hit over an ash bat.? - Jim Sherwood, the director of the Baseball Research Center at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell At least we know with ball players sometimes superstition wins out over data. I know this is off topic but i just stare at your avatar for like 2 mins everytime i see it. fat people gettin "jiggy wit it" is hilarious! They give the best jiggy!

Here's an interesting article from Popular Science with corresponding research data: She blinded me with science! “We found that the batted-ball speeds were essentially the same for the two woods,� Sherwood said. “Maple has no advantage in getting a longer hit over an ash bat.� - Jim Sherwood, the director of the Baseball Research Center at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell At least we know with ball players sometimes superstition wins out over data. It's not about the length of the hit. The bats are lighter, which allows for a quicker swing. Maybe I'm confused about why some players first began making the switch. Barry Bonds (before Steroid-gate) is largely credited with the catalyst for the shift in bat material. I felt that players were largely attracted to his increase in long balls. I mean didn't he hit 70+ hr's in 2001 when he first started using one? And a sport where the long ball pleases GM's and crowds, I would think players would do anything for an advantage in this department.

Here's an interesting article from Popular Science with corresponding research data: She blinded me with science! ?We found that the batted-ball speeds were essentially the same for the two woods,? Sherwood said. ?Maple has no advantage in getting a longer hit over an ash bat.? - Jim Sherwood, the director of the Baseball Research Center at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell At least we know with ball players sometimes superstition wins out over data.

Yeah, but all he has is hustle. You know a guy is pretty bad when all you can talk about is his hustle. Quite true quite true. But I think a hustler you can play in almost any position is still a valuable asset even with the offensive shortcomings.