tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post1211835691926220390..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Reading List: Truck Day Is Silly And Serious, Fenway Bluegrass, Babe Ruth As Mechanized Warfare, The Shatometer, And Revolution In Egyptallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-87640792199480157902011-02-13T07:44:47.574-08:002011-02-13T07:44:47.574-08:00Utley is not unknown, but he's definitely unde...Utley is not unknown, but he's definitely underrated. He is so far beyond any other 2B in the game -- and I think that is not generally known or accepted by average fans.<br /><br />Maybe our definitions of the word are different. I would say Pujols is also hugely underrated. He has never hit under .312, nine of 10 years with an OBP over .400, eight of 10 years with an OPS over 1.000 (the other two were .997 and .955), more BB than K every single year, his career OPS+ is 172 (that is #6 all-time and for comparison, Manny has had only 3 of 18 seasons that good), he is also a damn good fielder. He is only 31, and while those career rates will likely drop later on, he <i>already</i> might be one of the best 10-15 hitters of all-time.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-70366367345707732292011-02-12T21:18:55.766-08:002011-02-12T21:18:55.766-08:00Pedroia-related, but included only to illustrate h...Pedroia-related, but included only to illustrate how insanely underrated Chase Utley is<br /><br /><br /><br />How is he underrated?<br /><br />He makes 15 mil per and is a 5 time all-star.......<br /><br />He gets good pub here on the east coast ..... he is a quiet guy who just goes about his business.9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-41510897828927744382011-02-12T20:40:21.866-08:002011-02-12T20:40:21.866-08:00This is exactly how I feel. He's summed it up ...<i>This is exactly how I feel. He's summed it up perfectly. I have to remember this to quote him as needed.</i><br /><br />He did present some very reasonable reasons why a fan would be bothered/annoyed/pissed off, though.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-82049558562281505552011-02-12T20:15:40.893-08:002011-02-12T20:15:40.893-08:00And finally:
Revolution for OUR future!
Th...And finally:<br /><br />Revolution for OUR future!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That is all.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-28054677306433206312011-02-12T20:13:15.474-08:002011-02-12T20:13:15.474-08:00Here I go, leaving comments as I make way through ...Here I go, leaving comments as I make way through this post...<br /><br /><i>Why do we care about money? If our favorite team signs a player for more than we think he's worth, why do we care? Why does giving a three-year deal at $10 M per to a merely OK relief pitcher bother (some) of us? It's not our money, after all - and the owners are more than wealthy enough to afford an extra couple million bucks. Better it go to the players than line his pockets, yeah?</i><br /><br />This is exactly how I feel. He's summed it up perfectly. I have to remember this to quote him as needed.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34775867385944506262011-02-12T20:10:06.064-08:002011-02-12T20:10:06.064-08:00I will never understand why so many in this town n...<i>I will never understand why so many in this town need to crap on the things that most people just find enjoyable.</i><br /><br />Cyn, I relate. I feel this way about so many things, not in "this town" (since I don't live there), but in this life.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-31719891507573967072011-02-12T19:56:03.238-08:002011-02-12T19:56:03.238-08:00Hmmmm. I would say:
That pizza : RSN Depository
...Hmmmm. I would say:<br /><br />That pizza : RSN Depository <br /><br />an 6-2 loss to the Royals in April : 2003 ALCS Game 7<br /><br />Many months ago, after vowing to never go to that thread, I gave in and figured why not take a peek ... What a huge mistake. I am happy to report I am cured now.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-76722962249651621342011-02-12T19:15:22.246-08:002011-02-12T19:15:22.246-08:00That pizza is among the most revolting things I ha...That pizza is among the most revolting things I have ever seen. The scarring it caused to my psyche is on par with the results of my one brief foray into the RSN Depository.Gregory Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469505900506304292noreply@blogger.com