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Offline aspenbubba

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #125: March 30, 2014, 08:51:58 AM »
The animosity towards Dan Haren here is astounding.

No it's not

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #126: March 30, 2014, 09:45:35 AM »
I never felt like Haren wasn't putting forth a credible effort.   The only criticism I'd have is when he denied he had any ailments, and Rizzo put him on the DL anyway and he pitched better coming off it, which lent credibility to the thought that he actually WAS hurt.

But most of our players suffer the same conceit - "I'm not hurt, everything is good, leave me alone" even if their arm is falling off.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #127: March 30, 2014, 08:42:55 PM »
Bernie added to Cinci's roster.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #128: March 31, 2014, 05:37:58 PM »
Chris Cotillo tweets: Former Major Leaguer Mike MacDougal signed with Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #129: March 31, 2014, 05:44:27 PM »
Chris Cotillo tweets: Former Major Leaguer Mike MacDougal signed with Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League.
It's a good thing the battleship New Jersey has heavy armor or else it'd be in line for some dents.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #130: March 31, 2014, 06:17:51 PM »
John Lannan with a not-so-good relief appearance for the Mets today: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 54.00 ERA :)

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #131: March 31, 2014, 07:07:24 PM »
John Lannan with a not-so-good relief appearance for the Mets today: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 54.00 ERA :)

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #132: April 01, 2014, 12:41:56 AM »
How can you get an ERA that high?  What's the formula again?

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #133: April 01, 2014, 01:17:28 AM »
How can you get an ERA that high?  What's the formula again?
ER/9

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #135: April 03, 2014, 07:15:34 AM »
Joe Biemel pitched a scoreless inning for Seattle last night.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #136: April 04, 2014, 05:06:24 PM »
Michael John Morse ( The Beast ) of the San Francisco Giants
3 for 10 with a double, 2 rbi's and a walk
BA - .300
OBP - .363
SLG - .400
2 runs scored
next update - Friday, April 11,2014

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #137: April 04, 2014, 07:04:59 PM »
is Emilio Bonifacio still playing his ass off?

last i heard, he had 11 hits in the first 3 games of the season.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #138: April 05, 2014, 10:28:50 AM »
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=23208

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Derek Norris Finds the Opposite Field

by Daniel Rathman, Baseball Prosectus

The Wednesday Takeaway
Back in February, when Athletics pitchers and catchers were settling into the team’s spring training camp in Phoenix, Derek Norris spoke with San Francisco Chronicle beat writer Susan Slusser about the work he put in during the offseason and the changes that he planned to implement this year.

Norris’s list included the customary claims players often make when they report, telling Slusser than he had cut out fast food and junk food, shedding 10 pounds to improve his durability and endurance. More interestingly, though, the 25-year-old said that he had reworked his swing in an effort to hit more balls the other way. Norris attributed his pull-happy ways to his front hip “leaking out” too early in his swing, a flaw that prevented him from taking pitches to right field.
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49 of Norris’ 65 hits last year landed to the left of dead-center field and only 16 went to the right of it. That’s about a 3-to-1 ratio of pull-side to opposite-field knocks.
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What stood out on Wednesday is that two of Norris’ three hits went to right field, and the third landed just left of dead-center. The Indians pitched him both outside and inside, and regardless of the location, Norris geared his swing to go to right field.


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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #139: April 05, 2014, 07:34:56 PM »
Adam Dunn as a National:
317 games
3.9 WAR
Adam Dunn after leaving the Nationals:
426 games
-1.3 WAR

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #140: April 05, 2014, 07:36:29 PM »
Adam Dunn as a National:
317 games
3.9 WAR
Adam Dunn after leaving the Nationals:
426 games
-1.3 WAR

Poor guy, I liked him when he was a Nat.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #141: April 05, 2014, 07:39:49 PM »
Adam Dunn as a National:
317 games
3.9 WAR
Adam Dunn after leaving the Nationals:
426 games
-1.3 WAR

He was so awesome for us. I miss that dude.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #142: April 05, 2014, 08:04:58 PM »
Have Norris  as one of my catchers on my fantasy team and have Karns as a farm pick.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #143: April 06, 2014, 05:59:14 PM »
The Shark zero for nine with four strikeouts has his fans seeing Red

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #144: April 06, 2014, 08:29:57 PM »
The Shark zero for nine with four strikeouts has his fans seeing Red

Better start than one Alfonso Soriano.  Well before today's hit I guess.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #145: April 07, 2014, 10:52:33 AM »
Brad Pea**k now the Craig Stammen of the Houston Astros - long relief, spot start.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #146: April 07, 2014, 11:02:00 AM »
The Hammer took a nasty one off the left wrist. Initial X-Ray says not broken, listed as day-to-day.

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #147: April 08, 2014, 10:39:42 AM »
Brad Pea**k now the Craig Stammen of the Houston Astros - long relief, spot start.

jinxed him.............

Pea****   3.0-IP 5-H  4-R 4-ER 2-BB 4-K 7.11-ERA

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #148: April 08, 2014, 11:57:15 AM »
Alex Meyer made his first AAA start - 5IP, 2ER, 6K, 1BB (allowed a HR).

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Re: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2014)
« Reply #149: April 08, 2014, 05:58:13 PM »
Mike Morse- 8G .364 avg 7 RBI solid start