First, if somehow this post can be put down the page so we can have still see Tommy, Nando, and a station that gave Gilbert Gottfried an entire night to do whatever he wanted, on the top of the page, please do.
Next, Carlos Gomez. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the big plus to him was his ability to steal bases. Not Henderson/Coleman/Raines scary, but more than above average. I haven't been able to find what "average" is for a center fielder or someone like Gomez, but it seems like every time I watch him play, he gets caught. The above link has him 40 for 55 with the Twins. 73%, if I am reading this correctly. Is that a good percentage?
My point: If he can't steal bases almost at will, what's the point on having him.
Edit: Math is hard for me sometimes.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Something about this does not sit right
A nugget from today's paper:
Oh my. There will soon be Spawn of Gomez on this planet. This child doesn't act old enough to brush his teeth without assistance, and he is procreating. That's almost as messed up as Carlos Silva naming his first son "Justin".
Carlos Gomez is leaving after batting practice today to take his pregnant wife to a routine check up.
Oh my. There will soon be Spawn of Gomez on this planet. This child doesn't act old enough to brush his teeth without assistance, and he is procreating. That's almost as messed up as Carlos Silva naming his first son "Justin".
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A Comprehensive List Of Problems On The Current Minnesota Twins Baseball Team
This has been a great year, far surpassing expectations and giving many of us hope for the future. It has also been a year in which we've had to endure looking at Brendan Harris' face. With that in mind, allow me to comment on the problems that this Twins team currently has:
1. Nick Punto is allowed to play baseball on a regular basis.
His life is one horrible failure after another. As Nani once put it, he's just not quite good enough in so many areas of athletic competition, it leads to a sinking feeling every time I see his face. I will give him points for being incredibly stupid though, because that means he fits right in with this team.
2. Jesse Crain can't do anything well.
We really could use a guy to come into the game in the 7th or 8th inning and leave without giving up 8 runs. That would be really quite nice. A guy that doesn't walk everyone he faces. A guy who doesn't telegraph every pitch. A guy who can throw a strike without it being right down the middle. Jesse Crain is not this guy.
3. Carlos Gomez plays the game like a small child, and that's not a good thing.
Eventually, he's going to have to figure out a way to hit a baseball.
4. Livan Hernandez is fat.
It's really going to suck when he peels off 4 starts in a row where he gives up 8 runs a piece. Because that's coming. But, of course, maybe Liriano will be allowed up when that happens, so that might be a good thing. Liriano stays in the vegetable aisle, while Livan goes straight for the boxed dinner section.
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The bottom line is that occasionally, the collective stupidness of the team works against them, as it has been when they play against good teams. Smart pitchers can easily take them apart, because all you really have to do is know exactly what they are going to swing at, and throw something that looks like it. You see it happen to Gomez every time up. The upside of this is that with the team so dumb, I'm not sure they even remember that they played a game yesterday. That should help the swings on Friday.
1. Nick Punto is allowed to play baseball on a regular basis.
His life is one horrible failure after another. As Nani once put it, he's just not quite good enough in so many areas of athletic competition, it leads to a sinking feeling every time I see his face. I will give him points for being incredibly stupid though, because that means he fits right in with this team.
2. Jesse Crain can't do anything well.
We really could use a guy to come into the game in the 7th or 8th inning and leave without giving up 8 runs. That would be really quite nice. A guy that doesn't walk everyone he faces. A guy who doesn't telegraph every pitch. A guy who can throw a strike without it being right down the middle. Jesse Crain is not this guy.
3. Carlos Gomez plays the game like a small child, and that's not a good thing.
Eventually, he's going to have to figure out a way to hit a baseball.
4. Livan Hernandez is fat.
It's really going to suck when he peels off 4 starts in a row where he gives up 8 runs a piece. Because that's coming. But, of course, maybe Liriano will be allowed up when that happens, so that might be a good thing. Liriano stays in the vegetable aisle, while Livan goes straight for the boxed dinner section.
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The bottom line is that occasionally, the collective stupidness of the team works against them, as it has been when they play against good teams. Smart pitchers can easily take them apart, because all you really have to do is know exactly what they are going to swing at, and throw something that looks like it. You see it happen to Gomez every time up. The upside of this is that with the team so dumb, I'm not sure they even remember that they played a game yesterday. That should help the swings on Friday.
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