SB Nation User Blog: slimshadty12

For those blacked out on MLB.TV

slimshadty12 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:36:27 -0000

This should do the trick: http://xssports.getfreehosting.co.uk/

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Volquez

slimshadty12 — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:00:06 -0000

So someone please explain to me outside of his whip and k/bb why Volquez era will be below 4 for the rest of the year if he doesn't improve those categories?

Discuss....

Oh and I expect some graphs.

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Question of the day: Why are players from other countries more and more taking over baseball?

slimshadty12 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:42:34 -0000

Here's something I've been thinking of after doing some baseball camps lately:

1. Why does it seem like pitchers from the Dominican and other countries throw harder? Genetics?

Simply put- they aren't over coached. They pick up the ball and throw it. Here in America we teach pitchers to have pretty deliveries instead of effective deliveries. We teach balance points to the death. We have for the most part taken the athlete out of the pitchers.

Here's a question? Why does an outfielder tilt his shoulder back to throw it 300 feet but we teach pitchers to be balanced and not tilt back? You cannot throw the ball 90+ mph without a big enough leg kick and tilting back. Then we take our kids arms, stop them in the middle of it and say you need to here instead. Do you think stopping a kids arm in the middle of throwing is going to teach him to speed it up? Then we teach our kids that we have to be in perfect fielding positions...good luck trying to get your kid to finish his delivery, throw it 90 mph, and field it like Kenny Rogers.

All these pretty, balanced, little deliveries and we still haven't learned from guys with the quirkiest of deliveries (Nomo, Dontrelle Willis, El Duque, etc.) that know they're only chance of succeeding is deception?

Advice...if you don't truly know how the body works to throw a baseball hard and efficient, throw your kid in the outfield where he'll have no choice but to use his body to throw a baseball hard.

2. Why do hitters from other countries seem to be such strong pure hitters?

Simply put- they literally are not allowed to walk in little leagues. They know they have to hit to "get off the island." Now I'm not taking away the importance of knowing the strike zone but you're not making it anywhere in baseball until you can hit. I can go on all day about the mechanics of hitting and pitching but I can't emphasize enough that you can't take the athlete of the player. That's really what we're doing. We're turning our players into inefficient robots.

Until this is realized and preached, expect to see your kids and the rest of America lag behind the upcoming kids from other countries.

It's early but man I was wrong...

slimshadty12 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:59:52 -0000

I thought it would be worth it to pursue Andruw Jones for the discount he'd be at. Well:

He's slugging .182 after creaming a single yesterday and collecting his 2nd rbi of the season yesterday.

I think it would be a decent bet that Hamilton outperforms Jones and Rowand this year. Maybe Hunter.

So I guess the point of this thread is to remind people of contracts like Zito/Hunter etc. that we avoided by accident and that the fact that we don't have another albatross of a contract makes Hamilton that much more valuable and easier to see Volquez tear it up.

Wed April 2nd Streamed Games

slimshadty12 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:39:31 -0000

Today's streamed games can be found here.

Once again to be able to enjoy these free games you need Sopcast or sometimes TVAnts.

Enjoy!

01:05PM Kansas City Royals @ Detriot Tigers
02:20PM Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs
03:35PM Boston Red Sox @ Oakland A's
07:05PM Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies
07:05PM Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians
07:05PM Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
07:05PM Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees
07:10PM Arizona Diamondbacks @ Cincinnati Reds
07:10PM New York Mets @ Florida Marlins
07:10PM Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves
08:10PM Los Angeles Angels @ Minnesota Twins
08:15PM Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals
10:05PM Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres
10:10PM Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

April 1st Streamed Games

slimshadty12 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:23:58 -0000

Today's streamed games can be found here.

07:05PM Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees
07:10PM New York Mets @ Florida Marlins
08:10PM Los Angeles Angels @ Minnesota Twins
08:15PM Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals
10:05PM Boston Red Sox @ Oakland A's
10:05PM Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres
10:10PM San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers
10:10PM Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

Todays Streamed Games

slimshadty12 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:10:26 -0000

So if you have Sopcast downloaded, click here for today's streamed games. Enjoy!

1:05PM - Kansas City @ Detriot Tigers
1:05PM - Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees
2:10PM - Arizona Diamondbacks @ Cincinnati Reds
2:20PM - Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs
3:05PM - Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians
3:05PM - Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
3:05PM - Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies
4:10PM - New York Mets @ Florida Marlins
4:10PM - San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers
4:15PM - Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals
6:40PM - Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners
7:05PM - Los Angeles Angels @ Minnesota Twins
7:10PM - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves
10:05PM - Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres

3/23 Gameday

slimshadty12 — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:13:57 -0000

1. Ian Kinsler

2. Michael Young

3. Josh Hamilton

4. Hank Blalock

5. Milton Bradley

6. Marlon Byrd

7. Frank Catalanotto

8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia

9. Ben Broussard

Luis Mendoza is starting and Josh Rupe, Frank Francisco and Wes Littleton are also available.

Sopcast broadcast: http://www3.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=8823&part=sports

Salty's Trade Value

slimshadty12 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:43:32 -0000

With Laird possibly positioned to open the season as the starter, Teagarden and Max Ramirez in the wings, and Chris Davis looking to entrench his spot at 1st within the next year, there has to be some thought of trading Salty.

Now I know things might sort themselves out in short order because of injuries or another trade not involving Salty, but here's a hypothetical:

If you know you're going to probably eventually trade Salty because Teagarden is the better defensive catcher (with some other potential catchers coming up) and Davis is the better offensive first baseman, when would be the best time to trade Salty? After you've tested him at catcher/1st for an extended time? Before you test him out? Discuss.

OT: Roy Williams makes Pro Bowl

slimshadty12 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:32:10 -0000

For the 5th consecutive time to replace Sean Taylor. Discuss...lol