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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    600!!!

    That was awesome. What a great guy!
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    The Juggler wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    as a lifelong Astros fan, this season has been beyond brutal.


    as a phillies fan, i say "thank you, again."

    ugh.
    lotta love for Pence & Oswalt....

    but, DAMN.

    ugh.
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    and congratulations to Jim Thome, doing it in style with two straight at-bats with a home run.
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  • The Juggler
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    mfc2006 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    as a lifelong Astros fan, this season has been beyond brutal.


    as a phillies fan, i say "thank you, again."

    ugh.
    lotta love for Pence & Oswalt....

    but, DAMN.

    ugh.

    i hear you man.

    i have a lot of love for ed wade if that makes you feel any better ;)
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    and congratulations to Jim Thome, doing it in style with two straight at-bats with a home run.

    Congrats to thome. Gotta watch the highlight for that
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Jesus, the Pirates spent $17 million on the draft. That's insane.
  • 81
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    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Jesus, the Pirates spent $17 million on the draft. That's insane.


    8M for the pitchers and 5M for the other guy. yikes.

    seems like they are really trying to build a winner (finally)
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    81 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Jesus, the Pirates spent $17 million on the draft. That's insane.


    8M for the pitchers and 5M for the other guy. yikes.

    seems like they are really trying to build a winner (finally)

    Yeah, man. That $5 mil is more than double what anyone outside the first round has ever gotten. The draft is obviously important for a team like that. Good to see them making it a priority.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Yeah, man. That $5 mil is more than double what anyone outside the first round has ever gotten. The draft is obviously important for a team like that. Good to see them making it a priority.

    the draft is a crapshoot ... especially when it comes to pitchers ...

    but it's pretty obvious if you want to compete against the big market teams - you have to build your farm system ... and hope to do it in house ...
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I thought this was an excellent read about Thome, his home runs, and his ability to get on base. Author calls him a Picasso for learning the art of obtaining a walk to get on base.

    This article also touches on home-run hitters in general -- good read..

    http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/08/16/t ... pt=hp_bn10
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I thought this was an excellent read about Thome, his home runs, and his ability to get on base. Author calls him a Picasso for learning the art of obtaining a walk to get on base.

    This article also touches on home-run hitters in general -- good read..

    http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/08/16/t ... pt=hp_bn10

    Per usual for Joe Posnanski. Everything he writes is a good read.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I thought this was an excellent read about Thome, his home runs, and his ability to get on base. Author calls him a Picasso for learning the art of obtaining a walk to get on base.

    This article also touches on home-run hitters in general -- good read..

    http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/08/16/t ... pt=hp_bn10

    Per usual for Joe Posnanski. Everything he writes is a good read.

    Great stuff. I am a sucker for great writing, and Joe Pos is the best.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I thought this was an excellent read about Thome, his home runs, and his ability to get on base. Author calls him a Picasso for learning the art of obtaining a walk to get on base.

    This article also touches on home-run hitters in general -- good read..

    http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/08/16/t ... pt=hp_bn10

    Per usual for Joe Posnanski. Everything he writes is a good read.

    Great stuff. I am a sucker for great writing, and Joe Pos is the best.

    I am unfamiliar with his name, but have probably read stuff by him. I like the way he gets you right in the story. I'll have to keep my eye out now that I know who he is.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I am unfamiliar with his name, but have probably read stuff by him. I like the way he gets you right in the story. I'll have to keep my eye out now that I know who he is.

    He's great. Definitely check him out. Everything he writes is really long but great. Definitely the best sports writer out there. Wrote for the Kansas City Star for a long time and now writes for SI.

    Here's his blog

    http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/

    And his archives. Dig through that for a while, ha, will take you days.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writer ... i/archive/
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I am unfamiliar with his name, but have probably read stuff by him. I like the way he gets you right in the story. I'll have to keep my eye out now that I know who he is.

    He's great. Definitely check him out. Everything he writes is really long but great. Definitely the best sports writer out there. Wrote for the Kansas City Star for a long time and now writes for SI.

    Here's his blog

    http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/

    And his archives. Dig through that for a while, ha, will take you days.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writer ... i/archive/

    awesome, thanks Cliffy! I will add those to my sports favorites for sure.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    i like thome but i don't think he is a first ballot HOF ... i mean ... if it wasn't for the DH - he doesn't come close to 600 hrs ...
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    polaris_x wrote:
    i like thome but i don't think he is a first ballot HOF ... i mean ... if it wasn't for the DH - he doesn't come close to 600 hrs ...

    What? Seriously?

    Avg OBP Slg OPS
    Reggie Jackson 0.262 0.356 0.490 0.846
    Jim Thome 0.277 0.403 0.558 0.961

    Edit: That did not come out right, but you get the point.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I am unfamiliar with his name, but have probably read stuff by him. I like the way he gets you right in the story. I'll have to keep my eye out now that I know who he is.

    He's great. Definitely check him out. Everything he writes is really long but great. Definitely the best sports writer out there. Wrote for the Kansas City Star for a long time and now writes for SI.

    Here's his blog

    http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/

    And his archives. Dig through that for a while, ha, will take you days.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writer ... i/archive/

    awesome, thanks Cliffy! I will add those to my sports favorites for sure.

    No problem, enjoy. It's great stuff.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    i like thome but i don't think he is a first ballot HOF ... i mean ... if it wasn't for the DH - he doesn't come close to 600 hrs ...

    What? Seriously?

    Avg OBP Slg OPS
    Reggie Jackson 0.262 0.356 0.490 0.846
    Jim Thome 0.277 0.403 0.558 0.961

    Edit: That did not come out right, but you get the point.

    yeah ... but reggie won like 4 or 5 WS, was an MVP and how many games did reggie dh vs. thome? ... thome was below average in the field ...
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    polaris_x wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    i like thome but i don't think he is a first ballot HOF ... i mean ... if it wasn't for the DH - he doesn't come close to 600 hrs ...

    What? Seriously?

    Avg OBP Slg OPS
    Reggie Jackson 0.262 0.356 0.490 0.846
    Jim Thome 0.277 0.403 0.558 0.961

    Edit: That did not come out right, but you get the point.

    yeah ... but reggie won like 4 or 5 WS, was an MVP and how many games did reggie dh vs. thome? ... thome was below average in the field ...

    Yeah, I hear you on the titles, but that is not just his doing, he was on some great teams. I am not terrible concerned with the dh aspect, hes only been a DH for the past 5 years or so, right? I feel like anyone who hits 600 home runs and plays to a .403 OBP over 21 years, is a first ballot HOF

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