SB Nation User Blog: DJCahill

Milton Bradley Drama

DJCahill — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:08:12 -0000

Milton apparently threw his helmet after he flied out in his AB in the 6th, and broke a water cooler. Pinella benched him, and there were words. They interviewed Pinella and he still seemed a little wound up.

So the question is, if the Cubs put Bradley up on the market for bargain prices and were willing to pick up some of his contract, would you be interested?

My suspicion is because of the Tom Hicks financial situation, it would be tough to make a deal work.

The Three True Outcomes of Chris Davis.

DJCahill — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:19:45 -0000

After watching Chris Davis put together some great three true outcomes games (games in which the hitter keeps the ball out of play all night long), lately, I was wondering how far advanced he was on the path to being a TTO monster. For his career, he has a TTO/PA of .445, which would put him #5 on the all time list.

However, this year he is just smoking along at a .542 clip, which is just awesome. It means over half his PAs, the defense can just pick dandelions. Hopefully he can pick up his walk rate, and even have less balls in play.

It's awesome that you really don't have to worry about his BABIP because he so rarely puts the ball in play. We might be able to see the greatest TTO player in the history of baseball.

From the Recondite Baseball Blog

Rank	Name	PA	SO	BB	HR	TTO/PA
1	Rob Deer	4512	1409	575	230	.4907
2	Adam Dunn	4098	1092	675	238	.4893
3	Jim Thome	8427	2043	1459	507	.4757
4	Mark McGwire	7660	1596	1317	583	.4564
5	Mickey Tettleton	5745	1307	949	245	.4353
6	Pat Burrell	4743	1137	683	218	.4297
7	Jay Buhner	5927	1406	792	310	.4231
8	Brad Wilkerson	3444	879	457	118	.4222
9	Gorman Thomas	5486	1339	697	268	.4200
10	Troy Glaus	5203	1165	701	277	.4119
11	Danny Tartabull	5842	1362	768	262	.4094
12	Don Lock	3116	776	373	122	.4079
13	Jose Canseco	8129	1942	906	462	.4072
14	Mickey Mantle	9909	1710	1733	536	.4016
15	Reggie Jackson	11416	2597	1375	563	.3972
16	Darryl Strawberry	6326	1352	816	335	.3957
17	Gene Tenace	5525	998	984	201	.3951
18	Pete Incaviglia	4677	1277	360	206	.3941
19	Eric Davis	6147	1398	740	282	.3937
20	Jim Edmonds	7307	1587	919	362	.3925

Shamwow dude busted in hooker fight.

DJCahill — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:34:00 -0000

Shamwow dude busted in hooker fight.

OT: Newspapers die a little more - Part 2

DJCahill — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:01:49 -0000

http://www.freep.com/article/20081216/FREEPRESS/81216032

Detroit Media Partnership CEO Dave Hunke, publisher of the Free Press, said that starting in spring 2009, both the Free Press and the Detroit News — also operated by the partnership — would deliver to homes only on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, the heaviest days for advertising and the most popular papers for readers. But the newspapers will remain available seven days a week at stores, newsstands and coin boxes across Michigan.

I thought this story was an interesting followup to the previous fanpost about the DMN and FWST pooling beat guys. I wonder how long the concept of a delivered paper will hold up across the country. It seems like such an antiquated concept in these days of digital delivery everywhere 24/7.

The NHL, are you shitting me?

DJCahill — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:43:47 -0000

Suspending a guy indefinitely for referring to his ex-girlfriend as sloppy seconds? Really? That must be the most wussified, PC things I have ever heard of. He didn't unleash obscenities, he didn't get caught with a weapon, he wasn't using drugs. He said the league was tearing up his sloppy seconds.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/03/AR2008120300468.html

Just for the record, I'd hit his sloppy Seconds.

via galleries.lycos.co.uk

Day after Election thread

DJCahill — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:39:59 -0000

Since the Election night thread is at about 700 posts.

Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama, and congratulations to the House and Senate. I suspect Obama is smart enough to know that if he goes with a radical enough agenda, all the Dem gains can turn around and wash out about as fast as they washed in.

If he doesn't know that, I suspect he can ask Bill Clinton on how that works.

New New Election day post

DJCahill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:01:19 -0000

the other one is breaking 500 posts, so its time for a new one.

Remember to get your free Starbucks

Prior to Monday afternoon, Starbucks was promoting an ad that said anyone who says enters a Starbucks on Election Day and says that they voted would get a free cup of tall coffee.

RAW VIDEO: Starbucks' Election Day Ad

Election officials for the state of Washington told KIRO 7 that rewarding voters with free coffee is illegal.

"No good deed goes unpunished," said Nick Handy, director of elections.

Handy said there is a federal statute that prohibits any reward for voting.

Starbucks' good deed can be perceived as paying someone to vote, and that’s illegal, Handy said.

"The way it is written, it expressly prohibits giving any kind of gift," Handy said.

Handy said the intent of the statute is aimed at special interest groups trying to influence who and how people vote.

To fix the situation, Starbucks had agreed to give a tall cup of coffee to anyone who asks on Election Day.

OT: Josh Howard Hates America, and probably Freedom

DJCahill — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:28:08 -0000

Josh Howard Hates America

In a video posted on YouTube, the swingman is shown at Allen Iverson's charity flag football game in July. When the national anthem is being sung, various participants are shown mugging for the camera. When the camera gets to Howard, he says: " 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this [expletive]. I'm black."

Probably the entire Maverick organization hates America, hates freedom, and hates Apple Pie. David Stern was right to conspire from keeping them from an NBA title.

OT: Vince Young, another Crazy Longhorn?

DJCahill — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:54:54 -0000

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/newstest.aspx?id=4178719

"Last night, we received a call from people that are closest to Vince informing us that he had left his house in a state of mind that had them concerned; and that he was unreachable, having left his cell phone at the house," the statement began.

"Not having all the facts available to us and approaching the matter prudently, we contacted Metro Police to make them aware of the situation and asked for their assistance in locating Vince. He was located at a friend's house, where we made contact with him. He then came to the practice facility where it was determined that those initial concerns by his friends and family were unfounded and he returned home without incident."

After Ricky Williams and Cedric Benson, you just can't be to careful about those crazy Longhorns. Looks like the Texans did make the right pick in the draft all those years ago.

Good to see the Cup coming home to HockeyTown!!!

DJCahill — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:29:48 -0000

Good to see the Cup coming home to HockeyTown!!!