SB Nation User Blog: ajay

"Understand something. Sabathia is a left-hander, maybe the most overpowering lefty in baseball,...

ajay — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:59:09 -0000

"Understand something. Sabathia is a left-hander, maybe the most overpowering lefty in baseball, and he surrendered three home runs all regular season to lefties. And he has surrendered three home runs in two games to Utley."

Chase Utley is talented

"We got the Cowgirls next!" - Brian Stewart, ex-Dallas Defensive Coordinator, current Eagles...

ajay — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:04:52 -0000

"We got the Cowgirls next!" - Brian Stewart, ex-Dallas Defensive Coordinator, current Eagles coach

Noted by Inside the Iggles

"No." - Nick Cole When asked by people on the street if he plays football.

ajay — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:46:35 -0000

"No." - Nick Cole

When asked by people on the street if he plays football.

Modesty is Good

Wow...Pedro's Rehab

ajay — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:14:18 -0000

Wow...Pedro's Rehab

"Both of my calves were blown out," he said. "That’s how I hurt my shoulder. I needed a complete up-and-down rehab."

His longtime personal physical therapist, Chris Correnti, who worked for the Red Sox and is now in the Mets’ organization, supervised his rehab.

"It was really, really intense," Martinez said of his rehab. "The most intense work I’ve ever done in my life. Two times I threw up while training and peed in my pants because I was out of control, it was so hard. I couldn’t do anything about it.

"I’ll tell you this. I wouldn’t do it again."

Quick Thought: Why couldn't the Panthers have been this bad last year when we had their 1st round...

ajay — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:07:22 -0000

Quick Thought: Why couldn't the Panthers have been this bad last year when we had their 1st round pick?

A Modest Proposal to Improve BGN

ajay — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:54:30 -0000

So with the start of the 2009 Eagles season, I have a modest proposal that I think could make Bleeding Green Nation even better. It started when I was thinking back to when we lost the NFC Championship Game last year and some Giants, Cowboys, Cardinals, etc. trolls quickly made BGN accounts to rub it in our faces that we had lost. So I thought about how we could avoid that situation this year.

On Blogging the Boys they have a smart feature when you try to create a new account: they activate your account only after 24 hours. I'm pretty sure this is the only positive thing the Cowboys have contributed to the NFL in the last 20 years. I kid, I kid.

But I think this is a good feature; it prevents trolls from coming on and creating an account in the aftermath of a bad loss just to talk shit. Also, it prevents people who don't regularly post on this site from creating an account just to blast the Eagles over a recent decision they have made (i.e. how many people did just this after the Michael Vick signing!). In short, preventing the creation of instant accounts would probably stop a lot of dumb posts.

I don't mean to be stepping on Jason's toes here, but I wanted to throw this idea out there and see what you guys thought. It's not a huge deal because trolls and dumb posts are just something you have to live with, but if this little feature could reduce both then I think it would be worthwhile.

Charlie Work

ajay — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:24:39 -0000

Manuel never has been as one-dimensional as he has been depicted. Anybody who has been paying attention would have understood a couple of things. That winning is paramount. And that he's not scared to do what he thinks is best to reach that goal.

Those who don't believe that must have skipped class last year when he benched reigning MVP Jimmy Rollins twice, once for not running out a pop fly and once for arriving late for a game. Or earlier this season, when he took sentimental favorite Jamie Moyer out of the rotation.

From Hagen

I, just as much as anybody, cringed every time Charlie had Brad Lidge trot out there to blow another save over the past few months. But I mean the guy can't win, right? His loyalty is either what we celebrate or what we denigrate. But Charlie has yanked the plug, at least for now. Maybe he deserves a little more credit for his ability to change than we give him?

"Booker might as well go straight to the airport when he gets back to Philly."

ajay — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:42:03 -0000

"Booker might as well go straight to the airport when he gets back to Philly."

Nice one by GCobb

Time-Out / Time-In ?

ajay — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:29:21 -0000

This was an interesting idea for the NFL proposed in the Boston Globe a while back: the "time-in"

Here's the idea in short, by author Samuel Arbesman:

"If you’ve ever noticed that football games slow to a predictable crawl at the end of each half, the time-in is the rule for you. The idea is simple: When the clock is stopped, for whatever reason, a coach could call a “time-in”, and force the clock to start up again. Think of it as the antimatter version of the timeout."

He further suggests, because of the disruptive nature of this idea, coaches only be given one "time-in" to use per season. What do you guys think of this? I am not sure how I feel. And I certainly don't think our coach, Mr. Clock Mismanagement himself, needs anything else to mess up the clock. But I can't help but be intrigued at the thought of a post-season game coming down to a "time-in" and a hurried play. All hell could break loose, and that's kind of exciting...

Baldinger on Vick

ajay — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:59:41 -0000

Baldinger on Vick

"I think Andy's saying, 'Good luck preparing for us, we're going to create the most dynamic offense we can with Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, Brian Westbrook, Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and LeSean McCoy,'" Baldinger said. "With those weapons, you'll have as much speed on the field as any team has ever seen."