So, it has come to this. Season 3. Ortiz vs Shamrock. Awesome.
The back and forth verbal jabs at each other were pretty sweet. Shamrock came off looking he didn't give a fuck about the fighters and also as a complete fool when it comes to coaching and interacting with humans.
Tito came off looking like an amazing coach, but with some serious favouratism flaws. He coddled the deaf kid, while kind of ignoring Bisping a little. At least he dominated Shamrock verbally all season, then pounded him out when they fought.
Well, without further adu, let's look at where the fighters are now.
Middleweights
Mike Stine
Stine was the token guy who just did not belong on the show. He showed some lame skills and got bulldozed by Starnes. There is not much information on the douchebag that I could track down.
Kalib Starnes
Kalib was the Canadian on this season, and had the leaf buzzed into the back of his head. Starnes is 2-3 in his UFC career since the show ended. He lost in the semi-finals on the show and was 1 of 2 members of team Shamrock to actually win a fight.
Kendall Grove
"Da Spyder" won the whole thing and made quite the indent on Tito Ortiz, as they seem to have pretty good friends. Grove is 5-2 in the UFC, including a victory over Evan Tanner in his final fight before his death.
Ross Pointon
Along with Bisping, "The Gladiator" is one of the first European competitors on the show. He used to fight at 205 before the show, moving to 185, then to 170 after the show. He has 2 losses in his 2 UFC fights.
Danny Abbadi
Danny was a pretty big douche on the show, being Hamill's personal slut. He also wore kapri pants and told some silly stories. His MMA career seems to have started on the Ultimate Figher, and then lost 2 fights in the UFC. He is pretty shitty.
Ed Herman
"Short Fuse" was a cocky fuck the entire season, but he had some great skills. Even though he lost in the finals, he was still offered a contract similar to the Stephan Bonnar incident. He is 4-4 in his UFC career and has been pretty blah.
Rory Singer
The nurse who trains with Forrest Griffin. That is what he was coming in. I also thought he was secretly gay, but it turns out I was wrong. I still think he has some cock-sucking tendancies (not that there is anything wrong with that). He is 2-2 in the UFC, and has seemed to move on to smaller promotions.
Solomon Hutcherson
The starter of "Team Dagger" with Kendall Grove, Solomon chirped at Rory the whole season until losing to him. Hard to find info on this douche.
Light Heavyweights
Noah Inhofer
Noah was the clown who left for his girlfriend and has not been invited back to the UFC since. Nice job, ass. Again, it seems Dana White has wiped this guy off the face of the planet.
Jesse Forbes
Jesse lost twice on the show, and did so while being a douche bag in his off time. He is 0-1 in his UFC career, but has been pretty good in smaller promotions, including a win over future Ultimate Fighter competitor Jesse Taylor.
Josh Haynes
Haynes was the fat, out-of-shape dude who cried a few times and didn't seem to have much skill. But damn could he brawl. He has since lost a bunchmore weight and fights at 170 now. He was 0-3 in his UFC career.
Tait Fletcher
Not much to say here. He didn't get a ton of screne time on the show and put of a good fight in his loss. He has never gotten a shot in the UFC, so he must've done something to piss off Dana.
Matt Hamill
Ah, the deaf kid. The 3 time NCAA champion and 2 time medalist in Greco-Roman Wrestling was hand picked to be the winner by Tito and it was hard to argue against it the way he pwned everyone in practice in wrestling drills. Things took a bad turn when Kendall knocked him loopy in sparring drills. Lol. He won a brawl with Nickels, but had to withdraw due to a head injury. He is 6-2 in the UFC, which is his only MMA experience.
Mike Nickels
He is a 3 time Gold Medalist in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsui events, which I didn't know. He also owns a tattoo parlor, which is pretty rad. He is 1-1 in his UFC fights. I hope to see him in the future.
Mike Bisping
"The Count" was my favourite from the beginning due to him not being American. Then I found out he was actually a great fighter and was pretty stoked. He ended up winning the show pretty convinclingly, but with doubts over whether he was better than Matt Hamill. He fought Hamill in England and pulled off a very controversial decision, still leaving those questions unanswered to some. Bisping has since dropped to 185 and is the Coach for Season 9. He is 7-1 in the UFC and will be fighting Dan Henderson soon for the #1 contendership for Anderson Silva's title.
Kristian Rothaermel
Kristian turned down a shot in the semi-finals, which ended up going to Ross Pointon, and has probably been black-balled a little for this. He has fought in the UFC though, losing his only fight.
OTHER NEWS!!!!
Anderson Silva will be fighting Forrest Griffin, in what will be a huge test for the Middleweight Champ. Griffin is my favourite fighter, so I do not know how I feel about him fighting the best fighter in the world. I hope Griffin pwns him and sends him back to his own weight class, but Silva is fucking dangerous. I don't know when this fight will be happening, but Silva will be motivated to put on a good fight, which should not be a problem.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
What The Fucking Fuck Cito?
Why? Pinch running for Adam Lind is fine, as long as it's John McDonald or maybe even Jose Bautista. But, Travis Snider? One, I would bet money that Lind is a faster runner. Two, now your BEST hitter is no longer able to pinch hit. Three, Jose Bautista is not a good OF, so pinch running your only bench OF that day for your DH is fucking stupid.
Now, I love Cito as much as the next guy and have been known to verbally shine his knob a time or two, but c'mon you old fuck. Why even have McDonald if you are not going to use 1 of his 2 skills.
And BJ Ryan? What can I say about BJ that hasn't allready been said about Afganastan? He looked bombed and depleted. (Yeah, that's right, a Chappelle show quote. Wanna fight about it?). Nice start to the inning dick face. You hit a lefty and walk the next prick. Nice. Your lucky Hill bailed your ass out with an error or all 3 runs would be ER, not just 1. Fuck you BJ.
And then Millar's tubby ass hits into a DP. Fuck. I think I'm gonna slit my wrists.
And now Frasor will come and and give up a HR just to fuck his scoreless season.
But how about Rios? 4-5? Nails. And how good has he been with runners in scoring position? Nice. I'm not one to believe in the clutchiness of players (well, unless it makes certain players look better), but Rios has actually hit will well in big situations so far these year even though he chokes on his own meat most other times.
And Rowdy Rod? Two 2-run bombs from the other shitty hitter so far this year? Tits.
Purcey only walked 2 Rangers as well, so that's a plus. But thanks to BJ Ryan he doesn't get his win. Again, fuck you BJ Ryan.
I'm waiting for the game to end before I actually post this, so essentially what I'm writing are my random thoughts from the moment Ryan got shelled by Young. This isn't going to be one of my proudest moments in hindsight.
So, Frasor & Camp haven't given up a run yet? How is that possible? I thought they were the 2 biggest shitbags in the pen, and now they are pitching like bullpen Halladays. Weird.
Fuck you Jamie Campbell. You know damn well they aren't the Devil Rays anymore. Stop appologizing for your incompetance and blow your fucking head off allready. Take Mullinicks with you.
Mullinicks is like the announcer from Major League, who never says a fucking word, only to have to replace Harry Doyle when he passes out. There was a 15 minute stretch where he didn't say a single fucking word, which left Campbell to pollute my ears with his nonsence.
I like that soccer commecrial where he skeet shoots. I wonder how many tries he got. And I wonder if I could hit a skeet with my spunk. I also think that was just an excuse to make a cum joke while I wait for the pitching change after Willie Eyre pussied out of the game so Barajas didn't jack him off in the left field stands. That sounded dirty.
That's smart Rod, argue balls and strikes when you have to squat in front of the same prick next inning. Nice decision dick face.
If Rios wins it here, he is definately having a 3-way tonight.
Rios sucks. No 3-way of celebration. But he will probably have a 3-way anyway, you know, because he is Alex Rios.
This is pretty awesome. Darren O'Day shows up in Toronto after being acquired of waivers late in the game. He warms up and comes into the game wearing someone else's jersey. Yep. Darren O'Day is wearing Kasson Gabbard's jersey. I didn't even know that was legal. If it is, it's barely legal. I hope Gabbard gets the runs when Millar hits Windows resaurant.
SNAP!!!!!11111!!!!
Kevin Millar is my hero. I think I called him a tubby fuck earlier, but he is my hero right now. FUCKIING PLAYOFFS!!!!111
Now, I love Cito as much as the next guy and have been known to verbally shine his knob a time or two, but c'mon you old fuck. Why even have McDonald if you are not going to use 1 of his 2 skills.
And BJ Ryan? What can I say about BJ that hasn't allready been said about Afganastan? He looked bombed and depleted. (Yeah, that's right, a Chappelle show quote. Wanna fight about it?). Nice start to the inning dick face. You hit a lefty and walk the next prick. Nice. Your lucky Hill bailed your ass out with an error or all 3 runs would be ER, not just 1. Fuck you BJ.
And then Millar's tubby ass hits into a DP. Fuck. I think I'm gonna slit my wrists.
And now Frasor will come and and give up a HR just to fuck his scoreless season.
But how about Rios? 4-5? Nails. And how good has he been with runners in scoring position? Nice. I'm not one to believe in the clutchiness of players (well, unless it makes certain players look better), but Rios has actually hit will well in big situations so far these year even though he chokes on his own meat most other times.
And Rowdy Rod? Two 2-run bombs from the other shitty hitter so far this year? Tits.
Purcey only walked 2 Rangers as well, so that's a plus. But thanks to BJ Ryan he doesn't get his win. Again, fuck you BJ Ryan.
I'm waiting for the game to end before I actually post this, so essentially what I'm writing are my random thoughts from the moment Ryan got shelled by Young. This isn't going to be one of my proudest moments in hindsight.
So, Frasor & Camp haven't given up a run yet? How is that possible? I thought they were the 2 biggest shitbags in the pen, and now they are pitching like bullpen Halladays. Weird.
Fuck you Jamie Campbell. You know damn well they aren't the Devil Rays anymore. Stop appologizing for your incompetance and blow your fucking head off allready. Take Mullinicks with you.
Mullinicks is like the announcer from Major League, who never says a fucking word, only to have to replace Harry Doyle when he passes out. There was a 15 minute stretch where he didn't say a single fucking word, which left Campbell to pollute my ears with his nonsence.
I like that soccer commecrial where he skeet shoots. I wonder how many tries he got. And I wonder if I could hit a skeet with my spunk. I also think that was just an excuse to make a cum joke while I wait for the pitching change after Willie Eyre pussied out of the game so Barajas didn't jack him off in the left field stands. That sounded dirty.
That's smart Rod, argue balls and strikes when you have to squat in front of the same prick next inning. Nice decision dick face.
If Rios wins it here, he is definately having a 3-way tonight.
Rios sucks. No 3-way of celebration. But he will probably have a 3-way anyway, you know, because he is Alex Rios.
This is pretty awesome. Darren O'Day shows up in Toronto after being acquired of waivers late in the game. He warms up and comes into the game wearing someone else's jersey. Yep. Darren O'Day is wearing Kasson Gabbard's jersey. I didn't even know that was legal. If it is, it's barely legal. I hope Gabbard gets the runs when Millar hits Windows resaurant.
SNAP!!!!!11111!!!!
Kevin Millar is my hero. I think I called him a tubby fuck earlier, but he is my hero right now. FUCKIING PLAYOFFS!!!!111
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Where Are They Now: Ultimate Fighter Season 2
So, continuing the look back on the Ultimate Fighter alumni, I reach the second season, coached by Rich "Ace" Franklin & Matt Hughes.
The 2nd season featured Welterweights & Heavyweights.
Welterweights
Joe Stevenson
Joe "Daddy" has dropped to 155 and become a solid competitor since winning the Welterweight crown on the show. Joe is 6-4 in the UFC, but 3 of his losses are B.J. Penn, Diego Sanchez, and Kenny Florian.
Luke Cummo
Cummo was the finalist on the show, but has kind of faded away sice the show ended. Cummo also drinks his own piss. True fact. He also enjoys coffee enemas. Again, true. He is 3-4 in UFC fights. He also has a pre-UFC loss to Josh Koscheck.
Josh Burkman
The "People's Warrior" was a solid fighter in the Welterweight division, kind of a stepping stone of sorts. He also fucked the hot ring girl, Arianny (might not be true). His UFC record is 5-5, with a pre-UFC loss to Jeremy Horn.
Sam Morgan
Morgan was player of the year in 1972 for Port Vale and scored 11 goals the next season. Oops, wrong Sam Morgan. I bet that Sam Morgan could have had the same success as the douche who did fight. 0-2 in the UFC and loser of 4 of his last 5, Sam is a true loser whose only vistory in that time was against Sam Jackson. Yes, the Sam Jackson.
Marcus Davis
The "Irish Hand Grenade" was a former pro boxer who seemed like a solid bet from the begining of the show. He is 8-2 in the UFC. He has been awarded Fight-of-the-Night honors twice and KO-of-the-Night honors once. He is a current contender in the Welterweight division.
Jorge Gurgel
Gurgel trains with Rich Franklin and cornered him during his ass-whooping of Ken Shamdouche on the Ultimate Finale of season 1. He was 3-4 in the UFC and was released, signing with Strikeforce. He has issues with being boring, causing him to not go with his strength (Jiu-Jitsui), leaving him over matched on his feet.
Anthony Torres
He looks like a date-rapist and is 1-1 in the UFC. He probably won't be back.
Melvin Guillard
The "Young Assasin" was seemingly the token black uppity housemate. He now competes in the Lightweight division. After getting dominated by Stevenson, he accused him of using HGH, only fail his own drug test and look like a massive douche. Oh, he failed for cocaine. Typical. He's 4-3 in the UFC.
Kenny Stevens
Stevens was a punk bitch and couldn't make it, choosing Sam Morgan in the first episode and proceding to get pwned, by not making weight. Hillarious.
Heavyweights
Kerry Schall
Schall had one good knee coming in to the show, and clew out his good knee in practice before teams were picked. He lost to Keith Jardine in his only UFC fight.
Eli Joslin
Joslin was the first punk bitch to actually quit the show. He couldn't stand the cameras and left, leaving hundreds of fighters who had failed to make the show pissed the fuck off.
Mike Whitehead
Whitehead, like many of the guys, looked a little fat due to fighting above his weight class. He lost to Keith Jardine in his only UFC fight, but is 14-1 since that loss outside of the UFC. He could be back into the UFC soon, but he is getting up there in age. Has notable fights in his career against Tim Sylvia (2 losses), Babalu Sobral (loss), Krysztof Soszynski (win), and Brandon Vera (loss).
Dan Christison
He was one of the true Heavyweights and one of the most experienced guys coming in, as he had 2 fights against Dan Severn. He is 1-1 in the UFC, and has since moved on to the smaller shows. He is a 6'8'' 270 LB true Heavyweight.
Rob MacDonald
A true 205LB fighter, MacDonald seemed a little small. He is 1-2 in the UFC and is Canadian, which made me hope for the best. My wishes did not come true.
Tom Murphy
Murphy should probably be in the 205LB division, but is probably a little lazy, due to the fact he fights in the Heavyweight division. He is 1-0 in the UFC, but took 2 years off after his win.
Keith Jardine
The "Dean of Mean" had had a successful UFC career to date, at a 6-4 record. His losses are to big names, with wins over Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell, and Brandon Vera in the Light Heavyweight division. Another big win could puch him into title contention.
Seth Petruzelli
Probably most know for demolishing Kimbo Slice, Petruzelli also holds a notable victory over Dan Severn. He is 0-2 in the UFC.
Rashad Evans
The winner of season 2, Rashad is the current Light Heavyweight champ after beating Forrest Griffin. He is 8-0-1 in the UFC.
Brad Imes
Imes was the most inexperienced fighter on the show, but was impressive. He was a lineman in the Arena Football League and appeared the the movie "Missionary Man" with Dolph Lundgren. He is 0-3 in the UFC and has gone back and forth with wins and loses recently.
Season 3 Upcoming.
The 2nd season featured Welterweights & Heavyweights.
Welterweights
Joe Stevenson
Joe "Daddy" has dropped to 155 and become a solid competitor since winning the Welterweight crown on the show. Joe is 6-4 in the UFC, but 3 of his losses are B.J. Penn, Diego Sanchez, and Kenny Florian.
Luke Cummo
Cummo was the finalist on the show, but has kind of faded away sice the show ended. Cummo also drinks his own piss. True fact. He also enjoys coffee enemas. Again, true. He is 3-4 in UFC fights. He also has a pre-UFC loss to Josh Koscheck.
Josh Burkman
The "People's Warrior" was a solid fighter in the Welterweight division, kind of a stepping stone of sorts. He also fucked the hot ring girl, Arianny (might not be true). His UFC record is 5-5, with a pre-UFC loss to Jeremy Horn.
Sam Morgan
Morgan was player of the year in 1972 for Port Vale and scored 11 goals the next season. Oops, wrong Sam Morgan. I bet that Sam Morgan could have had the same success as the douche who did fight. 0-2 in the UFC and loser of 4 of his last 5, Sam is a true loser whose only vistory in that time was against Sam Jackson. Yes, the Sam Jackson.
Marcus Davis
The "Irish Hand Grenade" was a former pro boxer who seemed like a solid bet from the begining of the show. He is 8-2 in the UFC. He has been awarded Fight-of-the-Night honors twice and KO-of-the-Night honors once. He is a current contender in the Welterweight division.
Jorge Gurgel
Gurgel trains with Rich Franklin and cornered him during his ass-whooping of Ken Shamdouche on the Ultimate Finale of season 1. He was 3-4 in the UFC and was released, signing with Strikeforce. He has issues with being boring, causing him to not go with his strength (Jiu-Jitsui), leaving him over matched on his feet.
Anthony Torres
He looks like a date-rapist and is 1-1 in the UFC. He probably won't be back.
Melvin Guillard
The "Young Assasin" was seemingly the token black uppity housemate. He now competes in the Lightweight division. After getting dominated by Stevenson, he accused him of using HGH, only fail his own drug test and look like a massive douche. Oh, he failed for cocaine. Typical. He's 4-3 in the UFC.
Kenny Stevens
Stevens was a punk bitch and couldn't make it, choosing Sam Morgan in the first episode and proceding to get pwned, by not making weight. Hillarious.
Heavyweights
Kerry Schall
Schall had one good knee coming in to the show, and clew out his good knee in practice before teams were picked. He lost to Keith Jardine in his only UFC fight.
Eli Joslin
Joslin was the first punk bitch to actually quit the show. He couldn't stand the cameras and left, leaving hundreds of fighters who had failed to make the show pissed the fuck off.
Mike Whitehead
Whitehead, like many of the guys, looked a little fat due to fighting above his weight class. He lost to Keith Jardine in his only UFC fight, but is 14-1 since that loss outside of the UFC. He could be back into the UFC soon, but he is getting up there in age. Has notable fights in his career against Tim Sylvia (2 losses), Babalu Sobral (loss), Krysztof Soszynski (win), and Brandon Vera (loss).
Dan Christison
He was one of the true Heavyweights and one of the most experienced guys coming in, as he had 2 fights against Dan Severn. He is 1-1 in the UFC, and has since moved on to the smaller shows. He is a 6'8'' 270 LB true Heavyweight.
Rob MacDonald
A true 205LB fighter, MacDonald seemed a little small. He is 1-2 in the UFC and is Canadian, which made me hope for the best. My wishes did not come true.
Tom Murphy
Murphy should probably be in the 205LB division, but is probably a little lazy, due to the fact he fights in the Heavyweight division. He is 1-0 in the UFC, but took 2 years off after his win.
Keith Jardine
The "Dean of Mean" had had a successful UFC career to date, at a 6-4 record. His losses are to big names, with wins over Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell, and Brandon Vera in the Light Heavyweight division. Another big win could puch him into title contention.
Seth Petruzelli
Probably most know for demolishing Kimbo Slice, Petruzelli also holds a notable victory over Dan Severn. He is 0-2 in the UFC.
Rashad Evans
The winner of season 2, Rashad is the current Light Heavyweight champ after beating Forrest Griffin. He is 8-0-1 in the UFC.
Brad Imes
Imes was the most inexperienced fighter on the show, but was impressive. He was a lineman in the Arena Football League and appeared the the movie "Missionary Man" with Dolph Lundgren. He is 0-3 in the UFC and has gone back and forth with wins and loses recently.
Season 3 Upcoming.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
AWESOME!!!!1111
I just found out that you can search, for free, the National Sex Offenders database. It also includes pictures. NAILS? Yes, it is.
Feel free to click the link to see if your on there. I know I did. And I actually got nervous while waiting for the search results. But, to my surprise, no matches. I guess I'm pretty stealth.
Blue Jays 2B Aaron Hill is apparently a convected offender. Just ignore the age and picture. He's guilty.
As is Vernon Wells, our child raping CF.
Michael Barrett, as suspected, is a pedo. Shame.
There are many John McDonald's, but one of them has to be our back-up SS. He's pissed about not started and taking it out on the chocolate starfish of innocent children.
OK, I'm done. I admit this was a stretch.
Feel free to click the link to see if your on there. I know I did. And I actually got nervous while waiting for the search results. But, to my surprise, no matches. I guess I'm pretty stealth.
Blue Jays 2B Aaron Hill is apparently a convected offender. Just ignore the age and picture. He's guilty.
As is Vernon Wells, our child raping CF.
Michael Barrett, as suspected, is a pedo. Shame.
There are many John McDonald's, but one of them has to be our back-up SS. He's pissed about not started and taking it out on the chocolate starfish of innocent children.
OK, I'm done. I admit this was a stretch.
Good Night Sweet Prince
Retired?On this, one of the most anticipated days in the history of baseball blogging, Brad "Tatar Salad" Wilkerson, he of the name of my blog, has decided to hang up his cleats after he had been relegated to the AAA reserve roster. Apparently, he lost his fire to compete. I would lose my fire when I'm going 0-4 with 2 K's on most nights in my career.
In the above picture, it shows Brad "Showtime" Wilkerson in his most natural state, swinging at a ball (and missing, obviously) that is so far out of the strike zone that ... well, insert your own joke.
It's a shame that the legacy of Brad "Too Much" Wilkerson will have to live on on the pages of my blog, which was created solely to besmirch the "good" name of Brad "No Love" Wilkerson.
Now, I wait 6 years until his enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame. His plaque should wear the hat of the Expos, and his numerous records and accomplishments will be listed in reverse alpha order. It will be short list, because "clown shoes of the year" and "most strikeouts by a pedophile" are NOT legitimate records in MLB's books. Although they should be.
Well, I bid you adu Brad "Papa Come Home" Wilkerson. What a career.
He finishes up with a .247 batting average (very John McDonald of him) and actually a pretty good .350 on base percentage. His 122 home runs rank him first among convicted sex offenders as well. Congrats
Where Are They Now?
So, as I anticipate the UFC video game that is coming out, I have decided to go back and watch every episode of the Ultimate Fighter ever.
I am going to take a look at where each guy is now, as it seems everyone has been highly successful.
The first season was Light Heavyweights and Middleweights and coached by Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. Dana White makes some appearances and Willa Ford's tits do some hosting.
Light Heavyweights
Bobby Southworth
After being the token black guy on the show, he went on to lose on the Ultimate Finale to Sam Hogar. He beat Sincaid, but get eliminated by Stephan Bonnar. Bobby has gone on to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title, and after defending it successfully, lost to Babalu recently.
Sam Hogar
Sam was kind of a bitch on the show, being a cunt to his team. He was also treated like a cock sucker before he even did anything, so he was fucke from the onset. Sam has won 2 of 5 UFC fights since the show ended, including undefeated Lyoto Machida and current Light Heavyweight champ Rashad Evans. Sam was awarded a medal of bravery for saving a teammate, so at least he has something going for him.
Forrest Griffin
What can I say about Griffin that hasn' allready been said about Jesus Christ? I kid, but Griffin won the show and my heart with his style of fighting that can be described as arratic. Easily my favourite UFC fighter, Griffin has gone on to have some huge fights in the UFC. With 10 fights in the UFC, including 7 wins and a UFC Light Heavyweight title reign, Griffin is in the top teir of fighters in his division. Griffin has been given "Fight of the Year" honors on three occasions (vs Bonnar, vs Rampage, vs Ortiz).
Alex Schoenauer
Schoenauer has been an IFL regular since his Ultimate Fighter run (and losing the Mike Swick in 21 seconds on the Ultimate Finale). He is 8-8 since leaving, so I see no UFC future for the unimpressive clown.
Stephan Bonnar
After an epic battle in the finals with Griffin, UFC was not only getting bigger, but so was Bonnar. And by that, I mean he started juiced up. He tested positive for horse roids after a fight and hasn't been the same since. He is 5-3 since his debut loss.
Mike Swick
Swick has dropped 2 weight classes since the show ended, and now is a Welterweight. Swick is 8-1 in the UFC, with some impressive knockout earning the nick name "Quick."
Lodune Sincaid
After losing to Quarry on the Ultimate Finale, Sincaid won the WEC Light Heavyweight title, only embarassingly lose it and go on a quality streak of bad showings.
Jason Thacker
Thacker was the Canadian on the show, and was also a little bitch. He threatened to quit a couple times and got pwned in practice and in his fight.
Middleweights
Diego Sanchez
"The Nightmare" win the show and has since dropped 2 weight classes and plans on terrorizing the lightweights. Is 9-2 in the UFC and is going to be a force and will most likely be a top contender for a long time.
Josh Koscheck
Koscheck was dropped to Welterweight and is very impressive in his development, going from a wrestler with no stand-up to a very well-rounded fighter. His most recent fight was a disappointing loss to a relative unknown. Has 14 UFC fights, and is 10-4 in those fights.
Kenny Florian
Has dropped to 155 and is the top contender for the Lightweight title. He has already had a shot at the title. Florian is 10-2 in the UFC.
Josh Rafferty
"Boy Band" was pretty aweful during his tenure, but at least looked better than Sanford.
Nate Quarry
Nate was the leader of his team while on the show, serving as a assistant coach after being forced to withdraw from the competition. He was a Jehovah's Witness as well, which isn't relevant at all. He is 6-2 in the UFC, including a loss for the Middleweight title.
Chris Leben
Leben is the original Bad Boy of the show. He is also the first guy to lose twice on the show. Leben has re-invented himself as a spiritual man with a new found drive. Leben is 8-4 in the UFC, but more importantly, his most recent loss was incredible showing against a tope Middleweight contender, Mike Bisping. He also tested positive for steroids after the fight, earning a 9 month suspension.
Alex Karalexis
The Mass-Hole has gone on to be very unimpressive since his run on the show. Next.
Chris Sanford
Sanford was the fattest fighter on the show, and easily the least impressive in his weight class. Enough said.
Season 2 is coming up soon. Love it.
Oh, and Ricky Romero is fucking nails. PLAYOFFS!!!!
I am going to take a look at where each guy is now, as it seems everyone has been highly successful.
The first season was Light Heavyweights and Middleweights and coached by Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. Dana White makes some appearances and Willa Ford's tits do some hosting.
Light Heavyweights
Bobby Southworth
After being the token black guy on the show, he went on to lose on the Ultimate Finale to Sam Hogar. He beat Sincaid, but get eliminated by Stephan Bonnar. Bobby has gone on to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title, and after defending it successfully, lost to Babalu recently.
Sam Hogar
Sam was kind of a bitch on the show, being a cunt to his team. He was also treated like a cock sucker before he even did anything, so he was fucke from the onset. Sam has won 2 of 5 UFC fights since the show ended, including undefeated Lyoto Machida and current Light Heavyweight champ Rashad Evans. Sam was awarded a medal of bravery for saving a teammate, so at least he has something going for him.
Forrest Griffin
What can I say about Griffin that hasn' allready been said about Jesus Christ? I kid, but Griffin won the show and my heart with his style of fighting that can be described as arratic. Easily my favourite UFC fighter, Griffin has gone on to have some huge fights in the UFC. With 10 fights in the UFC, including 7 wins and a UFC Light Heavyweight title reign, Griffin is in the top teir of fighters in his division. Griffin has been given "Fight of the Year" honors on three occasions (vs Bonnar, vs Rampage, vs Ortiz).
Alex Schoenauer
Schoenauer has been an IFL regular since his Ultimate Fighter run (and losing the Mike Swick in 21 seconds on the Ultimate Finale). He is 8-8 since leaving, so I see no UFC future for the unimpressive clown.
Stephan Bonnar
After an epic battle in the finals with Griffin, UFC was not only getting bigger, but so was Bonnar. And by that, I mean he started juiced up. He tested positive for horse roids after a fight and hasn't been the same since. He is 5-3 since his debut loss.
Mike Swick
Swick has dropped 2 weight classes since the show ended, and now is a Welterweight. Swick is 8-1 in the UFC, with some impressive knockout earning the nick name "Quick."
Lodune Sincaid
After losing to Quarry on the Ultimate Finale, Sincaid won the WEC Light Heavyweight title, only embarassingly lose it and go on a quality streak of bad showings.
Jason Thacker
Thacker was the Canadian on the show, and was also a little bitch. He threatened to quit a couple times and got pwned in practice and in his fight.
Middleweights
Diego Sanchez
"The Nightmare" win the show and has since dropped 2 weight classes and plans on terrorizing the lightweights. Is 9-2 in the UFC and is going to be a force and will most likely be a top contender for a long time.
Josh Koscheck
Koscheck was dropped to Welterweight and is very impressive in his development, going from a wrestler with no stand-up to a very well-rounded fighter. His most recent fight was a disappointing loss to a relative unknown. Has 14 UFC fights, and is 10-4 in those fights.
Kenny Florian
Has dropped to 155 and is the top contender for the Lightweight title. He has already had a shot at the title. Florian is 10-2 in the UFC.
Josh Rafferty
"Boy Band" was pretty aweful during his tenure, but at least looked better than Sanford.
Nate Quarry
Nate was the leader of his team while on the show, serving as a assistant coach after being forced to withdraw from the competition. He was a Jehovah's Witness as well, which isn't relevant at all. He is 6-2 in the UFC, including a loss for the Middleweight title.
Chris Leben
Leben is the original Bad Boy of the show. He is also the first guy to lose twice on the show. Leben has re-invented himself as a spiritual man with a new found drive. Leben is 8-4 in the UFC, but more importantly, his most recent loss was incredible showing against a tope Middleweight contender, Mike Bisping. He also tested positive for steroids after the fight, earning a 9 month suspension.
Alex Karalexis
The Mass-Hole has gone on to be very unimpressive since his run on the show. Next.
Chris Sanford
Sanford was the fattest fighter on the show, and easily the least impressive in his weight class. Enough said.
Season 2 is coming up soon. Love it.
Oh, and Ricky Romero is fucking nails. PLAYOFFS!!!!
UFC 97 Results
The fights not shown on PPV:
Marshall vs Magalhaes
This one went the distance, with Marshall pulling out the victory, unanimously.
Chonan vs Grant (Canadian)
Even though Chonan has a victory over Anderson Silva, he lost to the Canadian by split decision.
Bocek (Canadian) vs Bielkheden
Bocek got the win with a rear-naked choke at the end of the 1st round.
Loiseau (Canadian) vs Herman
Herman gets the decision victory over Loiseau.
MacDonald (Canadian) vs Quarry
Quarry stopped MacDonald with elbows in the middle of the 1st round.
Kang (Canadian) vs Foupa-Pokam
Kang gets the victory, by decision.
The Main PPV Fights:
Cantwell vs Cane
Cane won this by decision, by out-scoring Cantwell. A really good fight though. Cane had the stronger showing, although Cantwell has nothing to lower his head about. Great start to the PPV.
Kongo vs Handonk
Kongo dominated in the second with some vicious ground and pound.
Soszynski (Canadian) vs Stann
Soszynski had a great showing, getting a nice submission victory in the 1st round. He showed some big Canadian pride after the fight too. Well done.
Liddell vs Rua
Rua and Liddell were having a nice stand-up fight until Rua ended it with a big left near the end of the 1st round. Liddell could've fought his last ever fight in what is one the greatest MMA careers ever.
Stout (Canadian) vs Wiman
In the Fight Of The Night, Stout took the decision in a really close fight. The 1st round was very close, while Stout easily took the 2nd and Wiman the 3rd. I really enjoyed the fight, and hope it shows up on the fight of the year ballot.
Silva vs Leites
Silva took the decision easily, in what could go down as the fight to least live up to hype. Silva showed some great attacks at times, but Leites just refused to put on an entertaining fight, at times just going to his back and hoping Silva would fall into his trap. Leites looked like shit, but didn't take any damage of significance.
All in all, a good show, although the final fight put a bit of a damper on the card overall.
Marshall vs Magalhaes
This one went the distance, with Marshall pulling out the victory, unanimously.
Chonan vs Grant (Canadian)
Even though Chonan has a victory over Anderson Silva, he lost to the Canadian by split decision.
Bocek (Canadian) vs Bielkheden
Bocek got the win with a rear-naked choke at the end of the 1st round.
Loiseau (Canadian) vs Herman
Herman gets the decision victory over Loiseau.
MacDonald (Canadian) vs Quarry
Quarry stopped MacDonald with elbows in the middle of the 1st round.
Kang (Canadian) vs Foupa-Pokam
Kang gets the victory, by decision.
The Main PPV Fights:
Cantwell vs Cane
Cane won this by decision, by out-scoring Cantwell. A really good fight though. Cane had the stronger showing, although Cantwell has nothing to lower his head about. Great start to the PPV.
Kongo vs Handonk
Kongo dominated in the second with some vicious ground and pound.
Soszynski (Canadian) vs Stann
Soszynski had a great showing, getting a nice submission victory in the 1st round. He showed some big Canadian pride after the fight too. Well done.
Liddell vs Rua
Rua and Liddell were having a nice stand-up fight until Rua ended it with a big left near the end of the 1st round. Liddell could've fought his last ever fight in what is one the greatest MMA careers ever.
Stout (Canadian) vs Wiman
In the Fight Of The Night, Stout took the decision in a really close fight. The 1st round was very close, while Stout easily took the 2nd and Wiman the 3rd. I really enjoyed the fight, and hope it shows up on the fight of the year ballot.
Silva vs Leites
Silva took the decision easily, in what could go down as the fight to least live up to hype. Silva showed some great attacks at times, but Leites just refused to put on an entertaining fight, at times just going to his back and hoping Silva would fall into his trap. Leites looked like shit, but didn't take any damage of significance.
All in all, a good show, although the final fight put a bit of a damper on the card overall.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
UFC 97: Redemption Preview - The Main Events
Anderson "The Spider" Silva (23-4, 8-0 in UFC) vs Thales Leites (14-1, 5-1 in UFC) - UFC Middleweight Championship
If Silva loses, I will post a video of me fucking a cantalope. Seriously. That is how confident that I am that Silva will win this fight. Silva is better, period. He should overwelm Leites (who isn't a chump, just overmatched by a wide margin) and knock him the fuck out in the 1st round.
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell (21-6, 16-5 in UFC) vs Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (18-3, 1-1 in UFC)
Liddell may be the better actor, but at this stage, he isn't the better fighter. Rua is very good on his feet, and has 15 KO's in his career. Liddell has lost 3 of his last 4 fights and another loss here could send Liddell into retirement and the Hall-of-Fame, where he belongs. So, Rua by KO. 2nd round.
Results & "Analysis" tomorrow night, then back to baseball on Monday.
UFC 97: Redemption Preview - Under Card
So, tonight is the big night of fights in Montreal, for the second time.
UFC 97 should be a good one with Anderson Silva (the greatest fighter on the planet right now) headlining in a bout I'm calling "Why The Fuck Even Bother -insert opponent-"
Should be a good under card as well.
Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8, 1-0 in UFC) takes on Brian Stann (6-1). Krzysztof, a former pro-wrestler, was the favourite on the Ultimate Fighter season 8, while Stann is a former WEC Light Heavyweight champ. I know that Krzysztof is a great stand-up fighter, with decent jui-jitsui as well. I know nothing about Stann, but have read he is a guy who likes to slug it out with a lot of power behind his hands. Apparently, Stann has never been on the ground in any of his fights, raising a huge question.
Prediction: Soszynski in round 2. Submission.
Cheick "Unstoppable" Kongo (13-4-1, 6-2 in UFC) takes on Antoni Hardonk (8-4, 4-2 in UFC). Kongo is a beast with a ton of UFC experience and whose UFC losses were both splitt decisions. Hardonk is less impressive so far in his career, but has had enough experience and success to be dangerous. A win for either dude should put them in contention as a guy with a shot at the title once it is settled on Brock Lesnar. This should be a slug fest as well, with the power edge going to Kongo, while Hardonk has better striking technique.
Prediction: Kongo in round 1. Knockout.
Steve Cantwell (7-1, 1-0 in UFC) takes on Luiz "Banha" Cane (9-1, 2-1 in UFC). Cantwell is a former WEC Light Heavyweight champ and a striker (although he has 4 submission victories), while Cane is a striker as well who has had some good octagon showings (should be 3-0 as only loss was an illegal blow in a fight he was winning). Cane is the better fighter at all aspects of the game, in my opinion, so I expect him to pull it out.
Prediction: Cane by unanimous decision.
Elliot Marshall (6-1, 1-0 in UFC) vs Vinny Magalhaes (2-3, 0-1 in UFC). Both were members of season 8 of the Ultimate Fighter. Vinny is an incredible ground fighter, dominating show favourite Krzysztof with a 1st round armbar victory in the semi-finals. These two have squared off in the past, with Magalhaes pulling out a victory in a jiu-jitsui match, Brazilian style. I would expect history to repeat itself, with a ground based match-up and Magalhaes pulling off some sort of submission.
Denis Kang (31-11, 0-1 in UFC) vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-8). Kang is Canadian, with a Brazilian Jui-Jitsui black belt, with a loss in his UFC debut. Xavier is a Muay Thai striker, while Kang is a ground guy, so it should be settled by whoever can control the fight in their game. Ultimately, I like the ground guys in these match-ups, so I guess Kang will pull of someting to get the submission victory.
Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald (21-11, 5-4 in UFC) vs Nate "The Rock" Quarry (10-3, 5-2 in UFC) . MacDonald is nicknamed "The Athlete" which is the most un-creative nickname of any fighter in the world. Quarry was a contestant on the 1st season of the Ultimate Fighter, but suffered an injury and had to withdraw from the competition. He is also a former Jehovah's Witness, which he calls a cult. Awesome. Quarry has big strikes, while MacDonald has pulled of a few submission victories in the UFC allready. Should be fun fight, and I hope the Canadian pulls it off. I don't think he will however, o give it to Quarry by TKO in round 2.
David "The Crow" Loiseau (18-8, 4-3 in UFC) vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman (14-7, 3-4 in UFC). "The Crow" is the hometown favourite over "Short Fuse" and it should be a good battle. Herman has a ton of submission victories, while Loiseau is the knockout expert. Herman has the edge in terms of youth and drive, as Loiseau has been less than impressive the last couple of years. Ed Herman is also a ginger, so he has no soul, which will probably be another advantage, as "Short Fus" will take down "The Crow" and disapoint the crowd.
Skipping over 2 preliminary fights due to indifferance, I will move onto the last prelim fight, Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout (13-5-1, 2-4 in UFC) vs "Handsome" Matt Wiman (10-4, 4-2 in UFC). Stout is from my hometown of London, Ontario which is probably a disadvantage. Wiman has much more success in the UFC, so maybe Stout was just destined to lose, which he will, by decision.
UFC 97 should be a good one with Anderson Silva (the greatest fighter on the planet right now) headlining in a bout I'm calling "Why The Fuck Even Bother -insert opponent-"
Should be a good under card as well.
Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8, 1-0 in UFC) takes on Brian Stann (6-1). Krzysztof, a former pro-wrestler, was the favourite on the Ultimate Fighter season 8, while Stann is a former WEC Light Heavyweight champ. I know that Krzysztof is a great stand-up fighter, with decent jui-jitsui as well. I know nothing about Stann, but have read he is a guy who likes to slug it out with a lot of power behind his hands. Apparently, Stann has never been on the ground in any of his fights, raising a huge question.
Prediction: Soszynski in round 2. Submission.
Cheick "Unstoppable" Kongo (13-4-1, 6-2 in UFC) takes on Antoni Hardonk (8-4, 4-2 in UFC). Kongo is a beast with a ton of UFC experience and whose UFC losses were both splitt decisions. Hardonk is less impressive so far in his career, but has had enough experience and success to be dangerous. A win for either dude should put them in contention as a guy with a shot at the title once it is settled on Brock Lesnar. This should be a slug fest as well, with the power edge going to Kongo, while Hardonk has better striking technique.
Prediction: Kongo in round 1. Knockout.
Steve Cantwell (7-1, 1-0 in UFC) takes on Luiz "Banha" Cane (9-1, 2-1 in UFC). Cantwell is a former WEC Light Heavyweight champ and a striker (although he has 4 submission victories), while Cane is a striker as well who has had some good octagon showings (should be 3-0 as only loss was an illegal blow in a fight he was winning). Cane is the better fighter at all aspects of the game, in my opinion, so I expect him to pull it out.
Prediction: Cane by unanimous decision.
Elliot Marshall (6-1, 1-0 in UFC) vs Vinny Magalhaes (2-3, 0-1 in UFC). Both were members of season 8 of the Ultimate Fighter. Vinny is an incredible ground fighter, dominating show favourite Krzysztof with a 1st round armbar victory in the semi-finals. These two have squared off in the past, with Magalhaes pulling out a victory in a jiu-jitsui match, Brazilian style. I would expect history to repeat itself, with a ground based match-up and Magalhaes pulling off some sort of submission.
Denis Kang (31-11, 0-1 in UFC) vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-8). Kang is Canadian, with a Brazilian Jui-Jitsui black belt, with a loss in his UFC debut. Xavier is a Muay Thai striker, while Kang is a ground guy, so it should be settled by whoever can control the fight in their game. Ultimately, I like the ground guys in these match-ups, so I guess Kang will pull of someting to get the submission victory.
Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald (21-11, 5-4 in UFC) vs Nate "The Rock" Quarry (10-3, 5-2 in UFC) . MacDonald is nicknamed "The Athlete" which is the most un-creative nickname of any fighter in the world. Quarry was a contestant on the 1st season of the Ultimate Fighter, but suffered an injury and had to withdraw from the competition. He is also a former Jehovah's Witness, which he calls a cult. Awesome. Quarry has big strikes, while MacDonald has pulled of a few submission victories in the UFC allready. Should be fun fight, and I hope the Canadian pulls it off. I don't think he will however, o give it to Quarry by TKO in round 2.
David "The Crow" Loiseau (18-8, 4-3 in UFC) vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman (14-7, 3-4 in UFC). "The Crow" is the hometown favourite over "Short Fuse" and it should be a good battle. Herman has a ton of submission victories, while Loiseau is the knockout expert. Herman has the edge in terms of youth and drive, as Loiseau has been less than impressive the last couple of years. Ed Herman is also a ginger, so he has no soul, which will probably be another advantage, as "Short Fus" will take down "The Crow" and disapoint the crowd.
Skipping over 2 preliminary fights due to indifferance, I will move onto the last prelim fight, Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout (13-5-1, 2-4 in UFC) vs "Handsome" Matt Wiman (10-4, 4-2 in UFC). Stout is from my hometown of London, Ontario which is probably a disadvantage. Wiman has much more success in the UFC, so maybe Stout was just destined to lose, which he will, by decision.
Friday, April 17, 2009
The Real Roberto Alomar
So, after re-reading a fantastic MSN conversation with my good friend Rusticle M Garnagle, I have decided to convert all of Robbie Alomar's stats using my patented "AIDS Equivilancy Certification" translator. And after choosing a very "AIDSy" picture of Robbie, I am all set to go.
Since Robbie aquired the AIDS when he was 17, his whole career gets the treatment, so lets go.
Using Pi (3.14 to be more precise for ease) to multiply half his counting stats, we will see where Robbie truely ranks among the all-time greats.
Now, I cannot assume that he would attempt more SB, but I can assume that he would not have been thrown out trying as much. So to take that into account, 10% of his caught stealing attempts have been converted into stolen bases. Actually, make that 24%, to account for the seriousness of his disease.
Looking over my results so far, I have come to the conclusion that altering his AB and PA keep his rate stats the same, which would obviously be higher if he didn't have AIDS.
So, I must now keep his PA & AB, along with sacrifices (because, Alomar would have bunted less if he didn't have to worry about Super AIDS).
That's better.
So, now Alomar's career line looks something like this:
2368 Runs Scored (Ranking 1st all-time)
4277 Hits (1st all-time)
791 2B (2nd all-time, by 1)
126 3B (87th all-time)
330 HR (2nd behind Jeff Kent for most be a 2nd Baseman)
1780 RsBI (18th all-time)
502 SB (37th all-time)
1620 BB (1oth all-time)
.471 BA (1st all-time by .105)
.549 OBP (1st all-time)
.695 SLG (1st all-time)
1.244 OPS (1st all-time)
6308 Total Bases (2nd all-time)
Ok, so obviously these stats are a little off. Maybe my system needs some tinkering. Or maybe it doesn't? Who knows the true impact AIDS had on the career of Robbie. Could he have played longer? Which would meen more hits, HR, 2B, etc. What about steroids? He couldv'e tacked on another 300 HR easily with roids. Maybe I should factor in that? Of naybe this is just a lame excuse to make fun of an asshole with AIDS? Probably.
Either way, I am still going to try to pound out a proper equivilancy for the AIDS infested and maybe even a steroid eliminator/insertion equation. Stay tuned.
Another Minnesota Ass Raping
How awesome is Doc Halladay? Every time I see him pitch, I am reminded of how much I love the game of baseball and just how lucky I am to be ableto watch him pitch. Not every market in baseball is lucky enough to be able to watch greatness every 5 days like we are.
Last night Marco was money, Hill was swinging sweet again, and Vernon, Barajas, and Bautista were swinging a nice stick. Millar added a nice little grand slam as well to back Doc as he got his 3rd win of the year.
What is up with Rios though? Damn. He looks like shit at the plate, late on every thing, hitting weak pop-up and fly balls. Who does he think he is? V-Dub? If only he would yell FUCK whenever he hit a weak out, he would at least be showing he cared.
I am so happy to see a team that can hit the ball out of the park, with 19 bombs in 11 games. Hill & Lind have put almost identical lines so far, with 3 HR and 12 RsBI, with averages of .380 & .370. Snider & Scutaro have also hit 3 HR, while Rolen & Wells have 2.
A lot of doubles as well, leading to an awesome .540 slugging percentage to start the year. This could be a fun season.
On the other side of the ball, the pitching has been pretty fantastic. Downs, Frasor, and Camp have yet to give up a run. Romero & Richmond have both had great starts to the season. Doc is a robot from another planet, so his start is both unsurprising and expected.
Some guys have had a rough start though, with Ryan & League struggling a bit early in the bullpen. Purcey has been a little shakey and Litsch looked pretty bad before getting hurt.
So, all in all, GO FUCKING JAYS GO!!!
BRAD WILKERSON UPDATE!!!!!!!!
1 hit in 9 ABs and a .200 OBP. A tiddy little .111 Slug% is nice too. Oh, he's not a pitcher? Then I guess these stats are pretty awfull. Moral of the story, Fuck Brad Wilkerson.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wednesday Night Ass Raping...And A Blue Jays Game
Wow, did Richmond look like shit in the 1st inning or what? It turns out his second run was eventually rulled un-earned, lessening his line to 1 ER of 6.1 IP. He got rocked by Morneau, but was pretty outstanding the rest of the way, save for 3 BBs. But 4 hits? Nails.
Everyone but Rios had a hit, and he kinda looks like dog shit so far this season. Snider's 2-run 2B in the 9th was kind of silly, as it really was not needed. Snider showed some nice plate discipline tonight, and I really like the defense Overbay showed tonight.
Oh, and the catchers kind of suck huge black cock, don't they? God damn, I can't take an entire season of sub .200 BA, sub .300 OBP, and pretty rotten defense.
I also watched "Shawshank Redemption" today, and didn't like the movie as much as I thought the rapage was funny.
Now, as I wait for the Ultimate Fighter to begin, I look back on the Jays game with a smile and a chubby.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Minor Leagues Part 2
Continuing on with part 2, the final part, of my tour through the minors.
First up today is Dunedin, the Blue Jays, in High-A.
Pitchers:
Chad Beck, Robert Bell, Ross Buckwalter, Tim Collins - L, Edgar Estrada - L, Alan Farina, Dan Farquhar, Kyle Ginley, Andrew Liebel, Brandon Magee, Trystan Magnuson, Ryan Page - L, and Marcus Walden.
The prospects to look out for are "Tiny" Tim, Farina, Ginley, and Liebel. Chad Beck was brought in from the D-Backs in the Eckstein trade, and is a sleeper in relief.
Position Players:
Jon Jaspe (C), Matt Liuzza (C), Al Quintana (C), Kevin Ahrens (3B), Raul Barron (IF), Jesus Gonzalez (IF), Justin Jackson (SS), Manny Rodriguez (1B), John Tolisano (2B), Jon Baksh (OF), Chris Emanuele (OF), Adam Loewen (OF/1B), Darin Mastroianni (OF), Moises Sierra (OF), and Eric Thames (OF).
Jackson, Ahrens, and Tolisano are part of the "significant 7" of the 2007 draft and are ones to watch out for. Thames could be big time power hitter, so I will be keeping my eye on him in the box scores. Sierra has the best rated arm in the system, and has been compared to Jesse Barfield.
Finally, the Low-A Lansing Lugnuts.
Pitchers:
Henderson Alvarez, John Anderson - L, Dustin Antolin, Mike Barbara, Jonas Cuotto, Matt Daly, Frank Gailey - L, Charles Higgins - L, Ryan Koch, Yorman Mayora, Hunter Moody - L, Jared Potts - L, and Josh Wells.
To be honest, I have never heard of these guys. Antolin was an 11th RD pick, Daly was a 13th RD pick, Higgins was a 23rd RD pick, and Koch was a 36th RD pick in the '08 draft. I don't know enough about these guys to name a sleeper, but anyone who posts a good season could be a guy to watch for next season.
Position Players:
CJ Ebarb (C), Chris House (C), AJ Jimenez (C), Jon Talley (C), Jon Del Campo (IF), Balbino Fuenmayor (3B), Bryan Kervin (IF), Justin McClanahan (1B), Mike McDade (1B), Tyler Pastronicky (SS), Rob Sobolewski (3B), Markus Brisker (OF), Johermyn Chavez (OF), Brian Van Kirk (OF), and Kenny Wilson (OF).
The guys to watch for are Talley, Fuenmayor, Pastronicky, Brisker, and Wilson. Wilson & Pastornicky are big time speed guys, while the others are pretty big threats with the stick, especially Brisker, who could be a huge power guy.
Brisker has been named best athlete, while wilson the fastest in the entire organization.
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Minor Leagues
So, finally, I have gotten around to checking out the minor league rosters for the Jays.
I'm actually surprised where a couple of the guys are.
Let's start with the Las Vegas 51's, the new AAA affiliate.
Pitchers:
Jeremy Accardo, Jonah Bayliss, TJ Beam, Bryan Bullington (SP), Brian Burres - L (SP), Brett Cecil - L (SP), Dirk Hayhurst, Wade Miller (SP), Brad Mills - L (SP), Bill Murphy - L, Robert Ray (SP), Davis Romero - L (SP), Sean Stidfole, and Brian Wolfe.
The rosters are a little weird in the minors, with a few spots for extras. There is plenty of MLB experience here, from a successful closer (Accardo) to good middle relief (Wolfe) and a former promising star (Miller).
The prospects to look at are Mills & Cecil first & foremost. Robert Ray is a guy I like, and I think could be a sleeper.
Position Players:
JP Arencibia (C), Raul Chavez (C), Russ Adams (2B/OF), Scott Campbell (3B/2B), Howie Clark (3B/1B), Brett Harper (1B/3B), Joe Inglett (IF/OF), Randy Ruiz (1B), Angel Sanchez (SS), Buck Coats (OF), Jason Lane (OF), and Aaron Matthews (OF).
Howie Clark is a name that pops out like your first boner. No matter how many times he gets cut, he seems to find his was back, almost like a retarded dog that just doesn't know he's useless. Maybe the Jays should just take him behind the shed, and pull the trigger once and for all. I kid. I like Howie, and he provides depth should the Jays ever need anyone to get embarrassed by A-Rod (again) near the end of the season.
Jason Lane had the huge spring, so he should be the first OF up when Wells gets hurt. and Joe Inglett should be back when McDonald gets released.
The prospects are the future 30 HR catcher of the future, JP Arencibia. I get hard just thinking about the line-up with a power hitting catcher. Sure, he will strike out a ton and won't walk, but walking is for faggots. Chicks dig the long ball.
Another prospect to look at is Scott Campbell, who could be up if the Jays trade Rolen to someone who likes a small sample size of health. I'm not sure on Campbell yet, I think he could be no better than Howie Clark, meaning a solid hitter, but not enough glove for 2B or bat for 3B. Meh, I'm still intrigued.
New to the organization are Brett Harper & Randy Ruiz, a couple AAAA types. Angel Sanchez is also new and could see time if McDonald gets released and the Jays decide they need a back-up SS. Harper & Ruiz probably won't get a call, but will hit enough to deserve it.
Onto AA, with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Pitchers:
Randy Boone (SP), Leon Boyd, Fabio Castro - L (SP), Zach Dials, Reider Gonzalez (SP), Rommie Lewis - L, Adrian Martin, Marty McLeary (SP), Luis Perez - L (SP), Celson Polanco, Marc Rzepczynski - L (SP), David Shinskie, and Nathan Starner - L.
Leon "Dutch Clutch" Boyd is a name that instantly deserves some attention. The Netherlands closer during the WBC (actually born in Vancouver, so Oh fucking Canada), Boyd chose to sign with Toronto, assuming he had a choice. He could move quickly if he for real.
Fabio Castro is a familiar name, as he came over for "The Walrus," Matt Stairs, in August last year. Marty McLeary is another Canadian, who has a little MLB experience.
The prospects here are decent: Rzepczynski, a control type lefty, similar to Brad Mills. Dials is a solid relief prospect. Gonzalez & Perez have great arms, but are a little inconsistent.
Position Players:
Brian Jeroloman (C), Kyle Phillips (C), David Cooper (1B), Jon Diaz (SS/2B), Brian Dopirak (1B), Brad Emaus (2B/3B), Chris Gutierrez (SS/2B), Luis Sanchez (2B/SS), Adam Calderone (OF), Todd Donovan (OF), Nick Gorneault (OF), Cody Hearther (OF), and Sean Shoffit.
Emaus and Cooper are the big names to watch here, as they could be the future corner infielders for the Jays. Jeroloman & Dopirak are also names to watch. Hearther is a name that is familiar, as he was bounced around like a god-damned yo-yo between the Cardinals & Jays organizations on waiver pick-ups.
Tomorrow, High & Low A ball. Ya!
I'm actually surprised where a couple of the guys are.
Let's start with the Las Vegas 51's, the new AAA affiliate.
Pitchers:
Jeremy Accardo, Jonah Bayliss, TJ Beam, Bryan Bullington (SP), Brian Burres - L (SP), Brett Cecil - L (SP), Dirk Hayhurst, Wade Miller (SP), Brad Mills - L (SP), Bill Murphy - L, Robert Ray (SP), Davis Romero - L (SP), Sean Stidfole, and Brian Wolfe.
The rosters are a little weird in the minors, with a few spots for extras. There is plenty of MLB experience here, from a successful closer (Accardo) to good middle relief (Wolfe) and a former promising star (Miller).
The prospects to look at are Mills & Cecil first & foremost. Robert Ray is a guy I like, and I think could be a sleeper.
Position Players:
JP Arencibia (C), Raul Chavez (C), Russ Adams (2B/OF), Scott Campbell (3B/2B), Howie Clark (3B/1B), Brett Harper (1B/3B), Joe Inglett (IF/OF), Randy Ruiz (1B), Angel Sanchez (SS), Buck Coats (OF), Jason Lane (OF), and Aaron Matthews (OF).
Howie Clark is a name that pops out like your first boner. No matter how many times he gets cut, he seems to find his was back, almost like a retarded dog that just doesn't know he's useless. Maybe the Jays should just take him behind the shed, and pull the trigger once and for all. I kid. I like Howie, and he provides depth should the Jays ever need anyone to get embarrassed by A-Rod (again) near the end of the season.
Jason Lane had the huge spring, so he should be the first OF up when Wells gets hurt. and Joe Inglett should be back when McDonald gets released.
The prospects are the future 30 HR catcher of the future, JP Arencibia. I get hard just thinking about the line-up with a power hitting catcher. Sure, he will strike out a ton and won't walk, but walking is for faggots. Chicks dig the long ball.
Another prospect to look at is Scott Campbell, who could be up if the Jays trade Rolen to someone who likes a small sample size of health. I'm not sure on Campbell yet, I think he could be no better than Howie Clark, meaning a solid hitter, but not enough glove for 2B or bat for 3B. Meh, I'm still intrigued.
New to the organization are Brett Harper & Randy Ruiz, a couple AAAA types. Angel Sanchez is also new and could see time if McDonald gets released and the Jays decide they need a back-up SS. Harper & Ruiz probably won't get a call, but will hit enough to deserve it.
Onto AA, with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Pitchers:
Randy Boone (SP), Leon Boyd, Fabio Castro - L (SP), Zach Dials, Reider Gonzalez (SP), Rommie Lewis - L, Adrian Martin, Marty McLeary (SP), Luis Perez - L (SP), Celson Polanco, Marc Rzepczynski - L (SP), David Shinskie, and Nathan Starner - L.
Leon "Dutch Clutch" Boyd is a name that instantly deserves some attention. The Netherlands closer during the WBC (actually born in Vancouver, so Oh fucking Canada), Boyd chose to sign with Toronto, assuming he had a choice. He could move quickly if he for real.
Fabio Castro is a familiar name, as he came over for "The Walrus," Matt Stairs, in August last year. Marty McLeary is another Canadian, who has a little MLB experience.
The prospects here are decent: Rzepczynski, a control type lefty, similar to Brad Mills. Dials is a solid relief prospect. Gonzalez & Perez have great arms, but are a little inconsistent.
Position Players:
Brian Jeroloman (C), Kyle Phillips (C), David Cooper (1B), Jon Diaz (SS/2B), Brian Dopirak (1B), Brad Emaus (2B/3B), Chris Gutierrez (SS/2B), Luis Sanchez (2B/SS), Adam Calderone (OF), Todd Donovan (OF), Nick Gorneault (OF), Cody Hearther (OF), and Sean Shoffit.
Emaus and Cooper are the big names to watch here, as they could be the future corner infielders for the Jays. Jeroloman & Dopirak are also names to watch. Hearther is a name that is familiar, as he was bounced around like a god-damned yo-yo between the Cardinals & Jays organizations on waiver pick-ups.
Tomorrow, High & Low A ball. Ya!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Early Season Orgasms
7 Home Runs in 4 games! Awesome.
Good early season starts from David Purcey & Ricky Romero today (against a really tough right-handed line-up) have also been pretty boner-ific.
Adam Lind has 7 RsBI & Aaron Hill has 6 to lead the team and near the top of the American League.
Although BJ Ryan looked a little shaky, the rest of the bullpen hasn't given up a run.
Now, onto a few other topics.
1. The Angels are fucked. In the aftermath of Adenhart's death, their rotation is thinner than my pubes. Saunders, Moseley, Weaver, Loux, and ????. Loux sucks, Moseley isn't anything more than decent, and whoever comes up to replace Adenhart's innings is the loser of battle with Loux which says something. They have dealt with injuries to Lackey & Escobar as well, leaving them with little depth.
2. "The Spirit" sucked asshole. If it wasn't for the potential of the future ass shot and side-boob action of Scarlett Johansson (which ended up being Eva Mendes', which isn't a bad thing, but not what I had hoped for while sitting there with my pants off). It was a very cheap version of Sin City, and a pretty rat shit one too.
3. The most recent season of the "Ultimate Fighter" is underway and it is looking like it is going to be a hell of a season. The U.K. was really impressive the first week, and the U.S.A. was good this past week. There are still 2 spots open for the Americans, one for a lightweight and one for a welterweight. One of the guys for the final spot is June Browning's kid brother, so that should be exciting if he makes the house. Either way, go Team U.K. Beat the fuck out of the American team.
4. I've been following the most recent season of "American Idol" as well, and I have to see a couple things. The blind dude is fucking creepy. He scares the shit out of me, and actually haunts my dreams with his cold, dead eyes. Clearly, the more cock you chug and semen you sip, the better you are at performing. Because that gay dude is easily the most impressive person on the show.
5. I tried to watch "East Bound & Down" without much success. Sure, it had some funny. Danny McBride is hillarious in short spurts (Tropic Thunder, Hot Rod), but a weekly show is way too much. The premise is funny, and had me wanting to watch it. Plus, with Craig Robinson (Zach & Miri, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express) I was expecting some awesome stuff. But, meh. It was allright.
6. I'm watching "Good Will Hunting" right now and I have decided that I am going to start calling people "chief" and "sport" on a more regular basis. It sounds really demeaning and is a pretty solid verbal mushroom tattoo. Oh, and Affleck is the fucking bomb. Both of them.
Good early season starts from David Purcey & Ricky Romero today (against a really tough right-handed line-up) have also been pretty boner-ific.
Adam Lind has 7 RsBI & Aaron Hill has 6 to lead the team and near the top of the American League.
Although BJ Ryan looked a little shaky, the rest of the bullpen hasn't given up a run.
Now, onto a few other topics.
1. The Angels are fucked. In the aftermath of Adenhart's death, their rotation is thinner than my pubes. Saunders, Moseley, Weaver, Loux, and ????. Loux sucks, Moseley isn't anything more than decent, and whoever comes up to replace Adenhart's innings is the loser of battle with Loux which says something. They have dealt with injuries to Lackey & Escobar as well, leaving them with little depth.
2. "The Spirit" sucked asshole. If it wasn't for the potential of the future ass shot and side-boob action of Scarlett Johansson (which ended up being Eva Mendes', which isn't a bad thing, but not what I had hoped for while sitting there with my pants off). It was a very cheap version of Sin City, and a pretty rat shit one too.
3. The most recent season of the "Ultimate Fighter" is underway and it is looking like it is going to be a hell of a season. The U.K. was really impressive the first week, and the U.S.A. was good this past week. There are still 2 spots open for the Americans, one for a lightweight and one for a welterweight. One of the guys for the final spot is June Browning's kid brother, so that should be exciting if he makes the house. Either way, go Team U.K. Beat the fuck out of the American team.
4. I've been following the most recent season of "American Idol" as well, and I have to see a couple things. The blind dude is fucking creepy. He scares the shit out of me, and actually haunts my dreams with his cold, dead eyes. Clearly, the more cock you chug and semen you sip, the better you are at performing. Because that gay dude is easily the most impressive person on the show.
5. I tried to watch "East Bound & Down" without much success. Sure, it had some funny. Danny McBride is hillarious in short spurts (Tropic Thunder, Hot Rod), but a weekly show is way too much. The premise is funny, and had me wanting to watch it. Plus, with Craig Robinson (Zach & Miri, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express) I was expecting some awesome stuff. But, meh. It was allright.
6. I'm watching "Good Will Hunting" right now and I have decided that I am going to start calling people "chief" and "sport" on a more regular basis. It sounds really demeaning and is a pretty solid verbal mushroom tattoo. Oh, and Affleck is the fucking bomb. Both of them.
NIck Adenhart
I awoke to immediately check MLBTradeRumors, as usual, and came accross some news that dropped my jaw.
Nick Adenhart, LA Angel top prospect and rotation member, had been killed in a car accident last night after his start.
The 22-Year-old was one of 2 members of the Angels organization, according to NBC.
This is a traggic day for baseball, and my thoughts go out to the families of the departed and the Angels organization.
Nick Adenhart, R.I.P., you will be missed by those who knew you and by those who watched you do what you love, pitch.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Wednesday Night Observations
1. Brian Tallet's mushtashe is deliciously ridiculous. What a duster on that gentleman.
2. Brandon Inge is the Peter North of the Detroit Tigers, spraying ropes all over the opposition.
3. The Jays showed the same pathetic offense that they showed most of last season, including Vernon's patented pop-up.
4. Danny McBride, in "Eastbound & Down," has the best mullet since A.C. Slater was making weekly appearances on television.
5. Thanks to the makers of Jim Carey's new movie, "Yes Man," for putting Third Eye Blind's "Jumper" back on my regular playlist. I had forgotten how much I used to like that song.
6. The cuter the girl in anime porn, the more likely she is to get raped. By tenticles.
2. Brandon Inge is the Peter North of the Detroit Tigers, spraying ropes all over the opposition.
3. The Jays showed the same pathetic offense that they showed most of last season, including Vernon's patented pop-up.
4. Danny McBride, in "Eastbound & Down," has the best mullet since A.C. Slater was making weekly appearances on television.
5. Thanks to the makers of Jim Carey's new movie, "Yes Man," for putting Third Eye Blind's "Jumper" back on my regular playlist. I had forgotten how much I used to like that song.
6. The cuter the girl in anime porn, the more likely she is to get raped. By tenticles.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
What A Start
Damn! What a great way to start the season.
A 4-5 (2B, HR, 6 RsBI) evening from young Adam Lind marked the best game of his career, and one of the finest opening games for a Jay in recent memory.
Doc was cyborgish through 6, but allowed the Tigers to get close with 4 in the 7th. Doc probably should not have come out for the 7th anyway, being so early into the season.
Carlson, League, and Downs pitched the 8th and Tallet pitched the 9th to finish it off.
Snider, Wells, and Rios all had 2 hits, and Overbay drove in 2 with a double.
Aaron Hill make a great play on a ball hit by Cabrera, and looked aggressive at the plate.
Big, young David Purcey takes the hill for the Jays tonight, and I am loving baseball being back. Hopefully, Sportsnet will show an afternoon game today. I need some more baseball.
Edwin Jackson takes the hill for the Tigers, and the Jays some experience against the erratic pitcher. He pitched for the Rays last season, and only Scutaro & McDonald (!) have an average above .300 against him (with 10+ PA), but there have been successfull power number numbers against him.
Purcey should have it in tough against a very righty-leaning line-up featuring Miguel Cabrera & Magglio Ordonez.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
It Begins Tonight
Finally, after months of waiting and reading stories on who signed where and who got traded where and looks back on 2008 and looks forward on 2009, tonight, real games begin.
The Atlanta Braves will face the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, kicking off another year of baseball.
Because this is the first game of the year, I will break down both teams rosters, and go over who may be starting and where they may be hitting.
Let's start with the Braves.
The starter tonight will be Derek Lowe and the bullpen consists of: long men Jeff Bennett & Buddy Carlyle, lefties Mike Gonzalez & Eric O'Flaherty, righties Peter Moylan & Blayne Boyer & Rafael Soriano. Gonzalez is the closer, though Soriano may be in line for some saves as well.
The starters are: C Brian McCann, 1B Casey Kotchman, 2B Kelly Johnson, SS Yunel Escobar, 3B Chipper Jones, LF Garret Anderson, CF Jordan Shafer, and RF Jeff Francoeur.
The bench consists of: C Clint Sammons, utility guys Greg Norton (1B/OF) & Omar Infante (IF/OF) & Martin Prado (IF), and OF Matt Diaz (will platoon against lefties in LF)
The line-up should look something like:
Kelly Johnson (L)
Yunel Escobar (R)
Chipper Jones (S)
Brian McCann (L)
Garret Anderson (L)
Jeff Francoeur (R)
Casey Kotchman (L)
Jordan Shafer (L)
Derek Lowe (R)
Next, the Phillies:
Starting tonight is notorious wife beater, Brett Myers. The bullpen consists of: long men Chad Durbin & Chan Ho Park, lefties Scott Eyre & Jack Taschner, and righties Clay Condrey & Ryan Madson & Brad Lidge. Lidge, of course, is the closer (who was perfect in save opportunities last season).
The starters: C Carlso Ruiz, 1B Ryan Howard, 2B Chase Utley, SS Jimmy Rollins, 3B Pedro Feliz, CF Shane Victorino, LF Raul Ibanez, and RF Jayson Werth.
The Bench: C (and best-selling author) Chris Coste, 3B/OF Greg Dobbs, 1B/OF Matt Stairs, and utility men Miguel Cairo & Eric Bruntlett.
The line-up will look similar to this:
Jimmy Rollins (S)
Shane Victorino (S)
Chase Utley (L)
Ryan Howard (L)
Raul Ibanez (L)
Jayson Werth (R)
Pedro Feliz (R)
Carlos Ruiz (R)
Brett Myers (R)
There is very little balance here, with lefties at the top and righties at the bottom. Lowe could have a field day going through the bottom third of the line-up.
Now, I want to take a look at how Derek Lowe & Brett Myers have done against the starting nice of the opposition.
Lowe vs Rollins: 6-20 (.300)
Lowe vs Victorino: 1-5 (.200)
Lowe vs Utley: 5-14 (.357)
Lowe vs Howard: 2-16 (.125)
Lowe vs Ibanez: 2-19 (.105)
Lowe vs Werth: 1-4 (.250)
Lowe vs Feliz: 5-23 (.217)
Lowe vs Ruiz: 0-2 (.000)
Lowe vs Starting 9: 22-103 (.214)
Lowe has a very typical platoon split, with lefties hitting .274 (.740 OPS) and righties hitting .241 (.632 OPS).
Myers vs Johnson: 3-17 (.176)
Myers vs Escobar: 1-4 (.250)
Myers vs Jones: 10-30 (.300) 3 HR
Myers vs McCann: 10-27 (.370)
Myers vs Anderson: 2-6 (.333)
Myers vs Francoeur: 6-31 (.194)
Myers vs Kotchman: 1-5 (.200)
Myers vs Shafer: No History
Myers vs Starting 9: 33-120 (.275)
Throughout his career, Myers has handled lefties (.250) at a better rate than righties (.270), which is a little reverse of the norm, although he does allow righties on base at a higher rate. The OPS is reversed as well (.785 vs righties and .746 vs lefties).
The Braves have had more success against Myers than the Phillies have had against Lowe, with a higher average and more power.
I don't know what all these mean in preperation for tonight's opener, but fuck am I excited.
Holy Panda Rape, It's Baseball Season!!!!111!!!!
The Atlanta Braves will face the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, kicking off another year of baseball.
Because this is the first game of the year, I will break down both teams rosters, and go over who may be starting and where they may be hitting.
Let's start with the Braves.
The starter tonight will be Derek Lowe and the bullpen consists of: long men Jeff Bennett & Buddy Carlyle, lefties Mike Gonzalez & Eric O'Flaherty, righties Peter Moylan & Blayne Boyer & Rafael Soriano. Gonzalez is the closer, though Soriano may be in line for some saves as well.
The starters are: C Brian McCann, 1B Casey Kotchman, 2B Kelly Johnson, SS Yunel Escobar, 3B Chipper Jones, LF Garret Anderson, CF Jordan Shafer, and RF Jeff Francoeur.
The bench consists of: C Clint Sammons, utility guys Greg Norton (1B/OF) & Omar Infante (IF/OF) & Martin Prado (IF), and OF Matt Diaz (will platoon against lefties in LF)
The line-up should look something like:
Kelly Johnson (L)
Yunel Escobar (R)
Chipper Jones (S)
Brian McCann (L)
Garret Anderson (L)
Jeff Francoeur (R)
Casey Kotchman (L)
Jordan Shafer (L)
Derek Lowe (R)
Next, the Phillies:
Starting tonight is notorious wife beater, Brett Myers. The bullpen consists of: long men Chad Durbin & Chan Ho Park, lefties Scott Eyre & Jack Taschner, and righties Clay Condrey & Ryan Madson & Brad Lidge. Lidge, of course, is the closer (who was perfect in save opportunities last season).
The starters: C Carlso Ruiz, 1B Ryan Howard, 2B Chase Utley, SS Jimmy Rollins, 3B Pedro Feliz, CF Shane Victorino, LF Raul Ibanez, and RF Jayson Werth.
The Bench: C (and best-selling author) Chris Coste, 3B/OF Greg Dobbs, 1B/OF Matt Stairs, and utility men Miguel Cairo & Eric Bruntlett.
The line-up will look similar to this:
Jimmy Rollins (S)
Shane Victorino (S)
Chase Utley (L)
Ryan Howard (L)
Raul Ibanez (L)
Jayson Werth (R)
Pedro Feliz (R)
Carlos Ruiz (R)
Brett Myers (R)
There is very little balance here, with lefties at the top and righties at the bottom. Lowe could have a field day going through the bottom third of the line-up.
Now, I want to take a look at how Derek Lowe & Brett Myers have done against the starting nice of the opposition.
Lowe vs Rollins: 6-20 (.300)
Lowe vs Victorino: 1-5 (.200)
Lowe vs Utley: 5-14 (.357)
Lowe vs Howard: 2-16 (.125)
Lowe vs Ibanez: 2-19 (.105)
Lowe vs Werth: 1-4 (.250)
Lowe vs Feliz: 5-23 (.217)
Lowe vs Ruiz: 0-2 (.000)
Lowe vs Starting 9: 22-103 (.214)
Lowe has a very typical platoon split, with lefties hitting .274 (.740 OPS) and righties hitting .241 (.632 OPS).
Myers vs Johnson: 3-17 (.176)
Myers vs Escobar: 1-4 (.250)
Myers vs Jones: 10-30 (.300) 3 HR
Myers vs McCann: 10-27 (.370)
Myers vs Anderson: 2-6 (.333)
Myers vs Francoeur: 6-31 (.194)
Myers vs Kotchman: 1-5 (.200)
Myers vs Shafer: No History
Myers vs Starting 9: 33-120 (.275)
Throughout his career, Myers has handled lefties (.250) at a better rate than righties (.270), which is a little reverse of the norm, although he does allow righties on base at a higher rate. The OPS is reversed as well (.785 vs righties and .746 vs lefties).
The Braves have had more success against Myers than the Phillies have had against Lowe, with a higher average and more power.
I don't know what all these mean in preperation for tonight's opener, but fuck am I excited.
Holy Panda Rape, It's Baseball Season!!!!111!!!!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
What's On My Mind?
Well, for starters, April Fools Day. Fuck April Fools. Right in it's filthy asshole.
Saltalamacchia, Chris Davis, and Neftali Feliz got traded to the Mets for Pelfrey, Flores, Gee, and a PTBL? Really?
Tony Romo for Jay Cutler? Really?
Fucking Lame.
Another, the decision making of the whoever decided which players to bring to Toronto to start the season.
Why did Millar really deserve to make the team? And why so quick to say that there is no interest in Sheff? He would be cheaper than Millar, and is supperior in every way. But I guess Millar's .200 batting average was too much to pass up.
And Joe Inglett in the minors? Why? RELEASE JOHN MCDONALD. Please, for the love of God, please release John McDonald and allow Inglett to be where he actually deserves to be. McDonlad doesn't hit well enough to have a job in AAA, let alone the Major Leagues.
And as much as I don't like Camp or Frasor making the team over Accardo, I understand that there isn't enough of a difference in performance to justify losing Camp or Frasor for nothing. But, why didn't they trade one or the other? San Diego has been picking up scraps all spring, and Camp/Frasor are both better than anything San Diego has not named Heath Bell.
Also, what was the point of bringing in Chavez if Barrett was going to get the back-up nod the entire time? Chavez out-hit Barrett this spring and has a much better defensive track record.
How the fuck did Jason Lane not win a reserve spot over Millar? Lane was one the Jays top players this spring, yet gets demoted and sees a guy who he outplayed and a guy with no devensive skills at all get a job that should have been his. I never though I would see Inglett get optioned so that Millar and Bautista could both be on the team.
And someone remind me again why Bautista even got tendered a contract? What was the fucking point?
On another topic, a whole slew of guys have been released the last 2 days, includind Gary Sheffield, Geoff Jenkins, Frank Catalanotto, Scott Podsednik, Mike Lamb, Dallas McPherson, and Wily Mo Pena. This group adds to Adam Eaton, who was released with $12M or so left on his deal. I would never think that a team would allow a guy who could be productive go to another team, while still paying his full salary. But I also wouldn't mind seeing the Jays release McDonald, Bautista, and Barajas.
Of the above group, pretty much all of them are upgrades at some level for the Jays bench players, which is kind of pathetic.
The pitching staff, though, was actually allowed to carry over from last year (well, the bullpen) which might bode well for a good season of pitching. The rotation looks weak, but if Cecil can come in mid-season and provide a spark and another young guy (Robert Ray maybe) can come up and throw some solid innings, I could see this group being pretty good.
Maybe the Jays will stink so bad, while Rolen & Overbay rake, that they can have a decent firesale and not have to eat much money on Rolen, Overbay, and Ryan. Wishfull thinking, but it's all I've got.
Saltalamacchia, Chris Davis, and Neftali Feliz got traded to the Mets for Pelfrey, Flores, Gee, and a PTBL? Really?
Tony Romo for Jay Cutler? Really?
Fucking Lame.
Another, the decision making of the whoever decided which players to bring to Toronto to start the season.
Why did Millar really deserve to make the team? And why so quick to say that there is no interest in Sheff? He would be cheaper than Millar, and is supperior in every way. But I guess Millar's .200 batting average was too much to pass up.
And Joe Inglett in the minors? Why? RELEASE JOHN MCDONALD. Please, for the love of God, please release John McDonald and allow Inglett to be where he actually deserves to be. McDonlad doesn't hit well enough to have a job in AAA, let alone the Major Leagues.
And as much as I don't like Camp or Frasor making the team over Accardo, I understand that there isn't enough of a difference in performance to justify losing Camp or Frasor for nothing. But, why didn't they trade one or the other? San Diego has been picking up scraps all spring, and Camp/Frasor are both better than anything San Diego has not named Heath Bell.
Also, what was the point of bringing in Chavez if Barrett was going to get the back-up nod the entire time? Chavez out-hit Barrett this spring and has a much better defensive track record.
How the fuck did Jason Lane not win a reserve spot over Millar? Lane was one the Jays top players this spring, yet gets demoted and sees a guy who he outplayed and a guy with no devensive skills at all get a job that should have been his. I never though I would see Inglett get optioned so that Millar and Bautista could both be on the team.
And someone remind me again why Bautista even got tendered a contract? What was the fucking point?
On another topic, a whole slew of guys have been released the last 2 days, includind Gary Sheffield, Geoff Jenkins, Frank Catalanotto, Scott Podsednik, Mike Lamb, Dallas McPherson, and Wily Mo Pena. This group adds to Adam Eaton, who was released with $12M or so left on his deal. I would never think that a team would allow a guy who could be productive go to another team, while still paying his full salary. But I also wouldn't mind seeing the Jays release McDonald, Bautista, and Barajas.
Of the above group, pretty much all of them are upgrades at some level for the Jays bench players, which is kind of pathetic.
The pitching staff, though, was actually allowed to carry over from last year (well, the bullpen) which might bode well for a good season of pitching. The rotation looks weak, but if Cecil can come in mid-season and provide a spark and another young guy (Robert Ray maybe) can come up and throw some solid innings, I could see this group being pretty good.
Maybe the Jays will stink so bad, while Rolen & Overbay rake, that they can have a decent firesale and not have to eat much money on Rolen, Overbay, and Ryan. Wishfull thinking, but it's all I've got.
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