J.P. Howell Versus Japan
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 22, 2009 10:24 PM EDT
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PrintOnly 12 pitches, meaning I'm going to withhold from uploading the graphs. The important thing to note is that Howell's velocity sat around 85 and peaked at 88. That's just about what you would expect from Howell, and should put any concerns about him to rest. If the current score stands we'll see J.P. and Evan Longoria eliminate from WBC play, leaving only Akinori Iwamura who actually got to face Howell and flied out to center.
Awkward situation, not knowing who to root for.
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Aki flied out to center, which was probably the best result.
by bluechairgreengrass on Mar 22, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
Come on, give Longo a AB
make it seem like he was taken from the Rays for SOME reason
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No, you hate him.
He acts like Evan is an awful hitter or something.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 22, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean Jeter sucks?
Agreed, but its not true- our pitchers aren’t stretched out.
Who would you take in a 7 game series 2 months into the season?
hard to say who i'd pick. i'd lean toward the japanese, to be honest. they seem more fundamentally sound.
also, they want to play the koreans in the final round because of their rivalry. i don’t think our team is quite as motivated.
If Peavy remembers he is Peavy
Then they would have a real shot
If Jeter played DH or rode the bench, they would have a good shot
If Longoria knocks some girl up and it’s a boy, he better become a player
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i know MLB is tickled pink that jeter is starting every game
but i don’t know wtf he’s doing there, to be honest.
i just found out im cheering hard for USA
more 9th inning magic?
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Remember when Hack-Saw Jim Duncan used to fight Nikolai Volkoff?
The crowd would go nuts!
Those were some red-meat times, huh?
doesn't matter
everyone still LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVES DEREK JETER
also
for the love of all things holy, dunn doesn’t need to be walked every time he comes to the plate.
Can someone please tell me why Jeter and Dunn are playing defense?
Please?
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i can tell you why jeter's playing defense
cuz of ratings eyeroll
as for dunn, i don’t have a damn clue. what a bonehead play.
With his combned crappy defense and super meh bat, you get the great Jeter
And why is Darvish being used in a 5 run game anyway
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Jeter's bat is still good for a shortstop.
He’s good for 10+ wRAA.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 22, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeter will be this year's Varitek
Then there will be 2 Captain GDPs in the AL East.
Which one will reign supreme?
Tek still sucks worse
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I can agree
He keeps getting worse with the bat and that glove is a joke
And with that, the Rays smile
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oh thank goodness we get a mention of red sox/yankees/mets in the telecast.
i don’t know what i’d do if i weren’t constantly reminded of those teams.
Even though he has liked 5 IP
JP has been gone a very long time, at least it will be nice to have our bullpen ace back and actually getting some work in before the season
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Aren't we over this whole stigma of guys who walk and strikeout a lot?
And if not, why aren’t we? Walks are valuable, strikeouts are only slightly worse than a groundout or flyout.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
actually a K can wind up being much better than a ground out
a ground out can turn into a Navarro, i mean double play
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not sure if you're talking to me or not, but i wasn't commenting on the overall value
of strikeouts/walks/groundouts/flyouts. so yeah.
after tomorrows game, Aki can FINALLY report to camp
Barty misses him
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i totally predicted japan and korea in the final.
i desire plaudits
I predict Longoria will be drunk soon
Now who is more obvious?
I will stay bitter a while, this will be the FIFTH time Japan and Korea play
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Eh, Jeter will keep dropping the beer bottles
Evan Longoria and David Price - the fight for my heart
Actually, Jeter will grab a beer, jump into the air, do a 180, and toss it to Dunn.
Dunn will drop the bottle.
I totally drafted Oswalt in the DRaysBayII league.
I desire sympathy and reassurance about sample size and such.
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