Baseball Managing 101

I_Can_Still_Pitch — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:24:00 -0000

Top o' the ninth, tying run on second base, no outs. (Degree of difficulty - your team is among the worst in OBP and near the lead in strikeouts.)

Do you:

a. BUNT THE GUY TO THIRD!

b. Send a cold pinch hitter up to flail away. Hopefully this batter will be a player with next to no major league at-bats.

My 11 and 13 year old sons immediately asked me why the Pads weren't bunting. Apparently they should be managing the Padres. This is just embarrassing.

Bud Black is not a good manager. Discuss.

If Khalil Had a Signature Cologne

I_Can_Still_Pitch — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:01:35 -0000

The guys in the booth during the Padres-Rockies game were talking about how Derek Jeter has a cologne called Driven, and Greene should have is own cologne. I say we come up with the name.

I am going with Strikeout or maybe NeverSmile. I know you all can do better. Let's come up with some thing good and get this marketing Juggernaut started. We'll come up with what it smells like later; I have some ideas along those lines too.

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If Khalil Had a Signature Cologne