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But this time the disgust comes with being right. I’ll take that very happily.
by David S. Cohen on Feb 18, 2010 11:04 PM EST reply actions
I actually think it was classy of him not to just say, “Two words, a-holes: Jack Taschner.”
by dajafi on Feb 18, 2010 11:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
If he succeeds and lasts another two decases, I think he will be a vastly entertaining old GM who will say stuff exactly this way.
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 19, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
i love it when he smugs out like this, but contreras doesn’t really do that great a job with lefties.
career OPS vs. rhb: .718
career OPS vs. lhb: .757
for comparison, the tasch man:
career OPS vs. rhb: .791
career OPS vs. lhb: .774
i’m sure that contreras’ numbers being primarily as a SP should drop this so that he looks less taschnesque against LHB, but he’s not exactly a reverse split kind of guy.
amaro’s looking at one-year splits probably and not at stable stats like k/bb:
contreras 2009 vs. rhb: .815 (3.1 k/bb)
contreras 2009 vs. lhb: .713 (1.5 k/bb)
fangraphs actually shows him consistently throwing the same pitches and the splitter (which i assume is the cutter?) he actually threw less.
well really +/-6 with an error margin of 2.
/nerded
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 19, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Good point Matt, but I’m not going to kill RAJ because it’s clear he just pulled the name “Contreras” out of his ass. Overall it’s a valid point but I would hope he’s not relying on Contreras to be some lefty killer.
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I’d rely on Contreras to be a lady killer however. Zing.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 19, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
Yup, agreed. In the event that Romero isn’t ready to go for Opening Day, I don’t want the Phillies to carry, say, a struggling Sergio Escalona north with them simply because “We need a second lefty.” Ruben’s got the right philosophy here, so kudos for that.
Yup – what PF and WC said. That’s why I think what he said was great. The Contreras part aside, it makes sense to look at who can get who out, not just whether someone is the same handedness. Absurdly, that’s what passes for thinking outside the box in MLB, and I like that Amaro is saying that.
by David S. Cohen on Feb 19, 2010 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
And he’s a load-em-up, strike-em-out, BOOM goes the dynamite type. So buckle up.
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 19, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
By fork ball, do you mean splitter…I ask because the name Fork ball I believe refers to the pitcher’s grip and if so, then it’s probably a splitter
Fork ball grip by anime Phillie…
Splitter grip
The action was described as the same. maybe the difference is the where the webbing of the fingers touches the seams.
Fun Fact
That’s supposed to be Hideo Nomo
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 20, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe the anime artists looked at all the MLB teams and the Phillies unis. were the ones that worked best for the palette they where using. Major Season 5 from which I took this was done in 2009. Maybe it’s hommage to Charlie for his days playing in Japan where he was dubbed “Aka-Oni” (The Red Devil). From 1977-1981 he was one of the best among the imported players however his team’s fans could not forgive Charlie for the 1 week in season hiatus he took to return to the states for his son’s high school graduation. Team first samauri! Perhaps with our current success, notoriety, and Charlie’s connection to Japan, this is hommage to him. Doubt it . But who knows . I copied this picture from a forum called Japanese-American Perspectives which dedicates alot time to Major Season…and it ‘s about the only thing I can find regarding the show that’s in English. Since I am curious about a possible Phillies connection (which would be cool in terms of possible market expansion), I thought about joining the forum just to ask….I let you know what I find out.
Good News is it looks like Mr. Damon will not be playing for the Mets or the Braves. In fact he’ll be staying in the AL with Tigers.
Actually the forum is called SimCentral.Net - fantasy league stuff…the “Japanese-American Perspectives” is just a section.
I’m about to delve into the dark world that is Anime fans, but Major has quite a following. I mean, FFS, there are reasons there are 129 English fansubbed episodes. Anyways, keep in mind all teams in Major are fictional, i.e., “The Texas Raiders” so I wouldn’t get bent out of shape about it.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 21, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Cryptic
what does FFS mean? I am confused by what you mean about me getting bent out of shape about it….I just wanted to know why a main character has a Phillies style uni. on….Coincidence or other reason. Obviously they don’t want to infringe on MLB copyrights by using actual logo or names…. I’ve watched anime for years and it has a darkside sure. I’ve seen some “you get points in Hell for looking at that stuff”, but for the most part there is a lot of good art and just plain old bad writing. They are definitely some gems though…personal favorite “Fooly Cooly”. It’s way out there so be warned. Great soundtrack by a band called The Pillows. And I’ll always the Mach 5, Spritle Chim-Chim and Astro Boy. And Racer – X…can you go wrong with a name that cool.
FFS =
For f*ck’s sake
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by WholeCamels on Feb 21, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
thanks…i’m still pretty technologically challenged. I use a cell maybe 5 times a week, don’t do facebook or any other stalk-me networking sites, never sent a text message, and only know Twitter by name. My PC, GPS and my TI-89 calculator are about all I can handle.
Yeah, I didn’t know that acronym for a good 18 months, just found out what it meant recently. Just sharing my hard-earned knowledge.
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Yeah, um...
If that’s the case, never do Soviet History or work in the military, you’ll see acronyms in your sleep and wake up screaming something about SMERSH. The designs in Major are purely coincidental in this case, after all that character is supposed to be Hideo Nomo (but not really!) and they need a made up team, etc.
Also, the last time the Phillies had a big “P” on their chest George H.W. Bush was president, so yeah.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 21, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Eh...
SMERSH only existed until 1946, and even by then it was subordinated to HKBC/MBC. The real fun ones for acronym shifts were the precursors to the KGB:
1922-1934: OGPU
1934-1943: GUGB-NKVD (NKVD is parent organization, GUGB is secret police)
1943-1946: GUGB replaced by NKGB for intelligence and secret police work (the NKGB previously existed for a couple months in 1941, but on the outbreak of war with Germany the change was cancelled)
1947-1953: KI (made up of MGB and GRU)
1953-1954: KI merged with MVD by Beria prior to his execution
1954-1991: KGB splits from MVD/KI
1991-present: FSB (secret police) and SVR (foreign espionage)
"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"
Technically, SMERSH is the only acronym there. The others are initialisms. Admittedly, there are some who define those terms interchangeably, but I think that’s a minority view.
In politics/history, my favorite acronym is the one for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s a fun one, but they at least have somewhat of an excuse that they’re not native English speakers.
One who really should have known better was the Conservative Reform Alliance Party in Canada.
There’s also the Technological Institute of Textiles & Sciences in India, which I’m rather fond of.
"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"
Wait, and you forgot the Cheka? I’m somehow dissapointed :P
btw, That NOS Guy from SDN, if you are who I think you are comrade :P
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 22, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, now that’s bizarre. And yes, I am who you thought I am.
And the Cheka’s initialism would be VChK. Cheka was a shortened form of something in Russian I won’t even try to spell.
"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"
IIRC
It was All-Russian Council on Counterevolutionary Activities or something to that effect. Good to see you around dude.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 22, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
fork vs. split
My understanding of the forkball is that it’s shoved further back in the hand and behaves more like an offspeed pitch, where the splitter is more of a modified fastball.
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by WholeCamels on Feb 21, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
disagree
“Bemusement” is active, condescending dismissal.
“Indifference” = “no response”
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This sounds more like contempt or disdain to me. I don’t sense that Ruben is infuriated here. He just sees it as a teaching moment.
I think the word “relax” ups it a bit. It’s kind of right on the line between contempt and disgust.
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 19, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
These are difficult questions of interpretation. While I can certainly see “Relax” as an expression of fury if stated with a particular tone of voice, I could also see it being said with a tone of merely friendly condescension.
The problem is we don’t know, and we owe it to the Phillies fan community to be vigilant. If you see something, SAY SOMETHING.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Precisely. Unattended and unreported, such smugness, if left to ride forever on the subway, is bound to explode.
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 22, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
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