mrbendy
Feb 14, 2008 Jan 01, 2012 10 907
Being an A's fan and living in Va. it's not unusual to get the question, "why?"
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An Apology Extended and Trevor Revisited.
by mrbendy on Oct 23, 2011 6:39 PM EDT
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First I want to extend an apology to elcroata. I was not trying to show you up or skirt around your comment. For some reason I felt my answer to your question would have taken longer than a typical reply in a comments section, which is wholly false. The answer is yes, I felt that his mechanics in his last NY start were better than in Chicago earlier in the year. I apologize for not anwering your question. I, and I am sure I speak for most here, respect the work that you post.
Warning: This may be a bit of a long post.
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Trevor Cahill? (Mechanics)
by mrbendy on Aug 25, 2011 2:27 PM EDT
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Much has been made about Trevor Cahill's struggles this year. Let's not kid ourselves, he's having a pretty tough year. Although not as tough as Craig Breslow, Cahill has shown a major kink in his Lego armor. And with injuries making the starting rotation as bare as the downtown of Gary, Ind. these struggles have only been magnified. Sure the once exception to the sabermetric rule, which is now being held by Moscoso (I swear it's Black Venezuelan Magic), was going to regress as some point it time. But this much? I don't think Trevor's problems are the numbers. I would wager that he will, at some point in time, get close to where he was. I think the answer is as simple as his mechanics.
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A year with the A's
Saw this on Twiiter. Thought I'd share. Enjoy!
2010 Fielding Bible Awards - Daric Barton
Among some head-scratching, Daric Barton was named the best defensive player at first base for the 2010 seaon. He dethrone Pujols who held it for four years.
I understand why some people may question it. But I find myself, and I really can't say I have bias because I love Pujols as a player, being okay with this.
Pending Options Spotlight : Coco Crisp (via Fangraphs)
Much of the same thoughts that have been tossed around here. But I kind of like how the question of "why the hell not?" as to if we should keep him or not.
Maybe with a new training staff we can keep him together with more than spit and duct tape.
Two Free A's tickets
August 3rd, Royals at A's Section 245, Row 2, seats 9 and 10.
Pictures and Thoughts from A's 8/11 game.
by mrbendy on Aug 12, 2009 3:44 PM EDT
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Even though the game ended in a loss for the A's, I don't think I could have asked for a better "First A's Game" experience. I hate to say this, but a good part of seeing a couple last place teams play in August is that you can get great seats at the stadium. My friend and I got seats right behind home plate 11 rows back, perfect to view the pitchers and get some pictures. Now about those pictures...
Wuertz's Slider
Harry Pavlidis, who I think is tied with the SB Nation blog Beyond the Boxscore, rates Wuertz's slider as the hardest pitch to hit in the MLB this year.
The following link explains his findings:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/7/10/944659/expanding-on-harrys-whiff-rate
Should We look at replacing Beane?
Found this over at one of the SB Nation's sister sites Driveline Mechanics, and thought I would share it.
It is interesting timing seeing as we, and by we I mean AN, have throw around what needs to change.
Brad Ziegler on The Show on XM
by mrbendy on Mar 10, 2009 4:22 PM EDT
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Don't know if anyone one else heard this, I only caught the tail end of it. This afternoon Ziegler was interviewed on The Show. For the most part the interview was about Team USA in the WBC, but there was a small part about the upcoming A's season they spoke about. A couple favorite quotes of mine, from what I heard:
On whether or not the coaches and/or teammates had called him to check up on him:
"I don't know if they have, I've turned my phone off. I'm one of the few guys here who is still being paid the Major League minimum, I can't really afford the internation roaming charges [in Toronto]. They have my e-mail, so I figured if they needed to get a hold of me, they could get me there."
On having O-Cab at short:
"You know I really felt comforatable with Bobby behind me there, but to now have a three time Gold Glove winner there now, it's really nice"
Overall it was a typical interview, but it was still nice to hear an A's player getting some air time.
Did anyone catch the start of the interview?
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