SB Nation User Blog: ufoboy90

I LOVE BROOKS KIESCHNICK

ufoboy90 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:59:17 -0000

I LOVE BROOKS KIESCHNICK

this shit rules.

Ivan DeJesus breaks leg, is out for 2009 season

ufoboy90 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:50:25 -0000

Ivan DeJesus breaks leg, is out for 2009 season

Sorry to see him go down so early in spring training after a great year last year.

Hat tip for first hearing the info at

jordan walden, a favorite here at minorleagueball facebook is great.

ufoboy90 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:50:21 -0000

jordan walden, a favorite here at minorleagueball

facebook is great.

Organizational Rankings #5

ufoboy90 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:51:04 -0000

Tampa Bay
Los Angeles Dodgers
Texas
Cincinnati

Cincy takes the #4 spot by a huge margin. By request, Seattle will take a spot on the poll.

Poll

#5 Minor League System?

New York Yankees

83 votes

Seattle

14 votes

Boston

68 votes

Other (Please Specify)

7 votes

Colorado

53 votes

Cleveland

22 votes

Detroit

40 votes

287 votes | Poll has closed

Linebrink: What do we want?

ufoboy90 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:39:46 -0000

Scott Linebrink's numbers since being dealt to Milwaukee:

7 IP
4 H
3 BB
1 ER
1 HR

So, those numbers have limited usage due to the extraordinarily small sample size.

But, Linebrink has been on the team for half a month already, and he's been great. I think it's substantial that he's done well in the first 1/4 of the time he was rented for by Doug.

If he posts zeros for the rest of the year, will you still be upset at the prospects given away?

What if he performs well in the playoffs?
What if he posts a sub 2 ERA and we don't make the playoffs?

How well does Linebrink have to perform for the deal to be considered a success for the Brewers?

William Inman is a social guy

ufoboy90 — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:47:48 -0000

Wanna be best friends with Will Inman?

I found his face book page looking at a group about baseball players who are looked down upon by Baseball America.

Maybe if somebody sweet talks Will we can get a nice interview here at BCB...

http://hs.facebook.com/addfriend.php?id=1564860039

Ryan Braun as an OF

ufoboy90 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:35:28 -0000

Much has been made of Ryan Braun's defensive struggles at 3B, and those who say he won't cut it at 3B in the bigs say he's going to stick in an OF corner.

This off season, Braun was usually ranked the the 20-40 range of prospects. If he moves off 3B, how much does this affect his value?

As many know, he absolutely raked this spring (.353/.405/.912), and has continued his play in AAA, with 4 HR's this weekend, giving him a AAA line of .343/.425/.886. It's a small sample size, but not extremely small, and his numbers are out of control.

Anyways, assuming passable defense, where does Braun rank as a 3B? As an OF, how far does he slide down the list?

If Braun is considered an OF, is he as good of a prospect as Bruce, Maybin, or Upton?

Go Brewers!

Mathieson, Wood, and Purcey

ufoboy90 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:09:01 -0000

Just doing a little fantasy scouting...

And these 3 guys are intriguing me. We've got:

David Purcey, P (Tor)

Travis Wood, P (Cin)

Scott Mathieson, (Phil)

Mathieson I've heard of, but I don't have any real info on him. Wood and Purcey I've never really heard anything about... far off from the majors? lacking the stuff to make it in the majors? Future roles (starter or releiver)? I'd really like to learn anything I can about these 3.

Thanks guys.

Books vs. Online Content

ufoboy90 — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:21:28 -0000

Hey Guys.

I'm just sorting out which baseball books I'll be purchasing for the 2007 season. Seeing as this site is free, I'm definitely going to be purchasing John's book.

The two other books I'm looking at purchasing are probably BA's prospect handbook, and possibly BP's as well.

The thing is, BA and BP both sell a prospect book, but then to access their websites you have to fork over cash again. What is the better deal? Getting the comprehensive book at the beginning of the season, or getting full access to the websites throughout the season?

Also how does John's newsletter compare to his book, and if you had to buy one, which one would it be and why.

Thanks Guys

Guitar Hero

ufoboy90 — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:16:36 -0000

In light of Joel Zumaya's freak injury revelation...

I thought it might be a great time to discuss Guitar Hero. Any fellow intense GH gamers on this site? I got Guitar Hero 2 a few weeks ago and felt like a true rock star when I beat Freebird on expert today... it was truly a beautiful moment. Game mags have all put the game in at least their top 10 if not top 5 games of the year. A pretty stellar investment, even at the $70 it takes to buy the game.

What song is your favorite? I'd say Carry on my Wayward Son and Jessica are my favorites from GH2, and Heart Full of Black from GH1.

Poll

"I bet I could own Joel at Guitar Hero"

Yes

16 votes

No

10 votes

I've never played

55 votes

81 votes | Poll has closed