tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post8001176902414558021..comments2024-01-15T09:53:20.236+00:00Comments on Archie Bunker's Army: For One Night, Lowly O's Are Good MedicineJaaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post-81229058034038830462009-06-18T01:07:47.637+01:002009-06-18T01:07:47.637+01:00by the way jdon, further to your remarks on Pelf g...by the way jdon, further to your remarks on Pelf getting the first two outs before allowing hits, he's got a 6.20 ERA with 2 outs, 4.32 with 1 out and 3.51 with none out. Batters are hitting .317 (.345 OBA) with none out .233 (.302 OBA) with one out and .289 (.404 OBA)with two outs. Do with those stats what you will.Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post-84879649331282113782009-06-17T19:42:43.636+01:002009-06-17T19:42:43.636+01:00True. And let us not forget that David should hav...True. And let us not forget that David should have been on second twice last night but forgot to run.jdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post-18786857197952847702009-06-17T18:10:41.054+01:002009-06-17T18:10:41.054+01:00well jdon, that image of Pelf the Cat, licking his...well jdon, that image of Pelf the Cat, licking his paws on the precipice of trouble brewing is one that I will keep with me the rest of the season - nice one. <br /><br />I did notice Wright trying to play team leader but as you rightly point out, this is not a plausible role for him while he continues to further his reputation as a man of empty RBIs and one who doesn't hit in the clutch as much as a leader does. Every game I watch and see his massive batting average all I can imagine are all those pathetic whiffs and all those times he absolutely failed with the bases juiced. He's got a long way to go but perhaps this is the season he reaches puberty and his voice deepens. <br />We need an every day outfielder AND an every day first baseman but the problem is it isn't possible to get one with NOTHING in your organisation that anyone wants.Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post-24383364986351534932009-06-17T12:12:09.028+01:002009-06-17T12:12:09.028+01:00Pelf is maddening. He licks himself like a cat wh...Pelf is maddening. He licks himself like a cat when he gets in trouble. I commented last night that when Pelf is going good, he gets the first two outs before allowing a hit. When he let the leadoff man on in the 6th and I saw him pushing his hat back and licking his paws, I said "Watch out!" This neuroses of his is getting disturbing. Watching him twitch and then pitch badly is a rotten sensation. Seeing Wright dressing him down in the dugout was hysterical, welcome as it was. I imagined that helium-inhaling voce of David's remonstrating this big bear and I nearly pissed myself. It got even better when David got up with the bases loaded and could not make decent contact on three straight 3-2 fastballs. I sometimes think Pelf feels guilty that he is so much bigger and better than every one else so he brings himself back down to earth. When he throws his slider and curve he is impressive. Guys go bsck to the dugout shaking their heads after trying to drive that sinker. But he lets them up off the mat. As for Murphy and FMart, I think they both should go down but I dread what would come up or come in to replace them. And as much as I like Tatis personally, and his hustle and his attitude, he looks shot at the plate. I think the league remembers how they used to get him out. We need a first baseman NOW.jdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post-71060873925988915932009-06-17T08:23:07.585+01:002009-06-17T08:23:07.585+01:00Well, neither are hitting and there's a chasm ...Well, neither are hitting and there's a chasm in the batting order without at least one other bat. We may be stuck with them anyway.<br /><br />Yes, that Phillies meltdown in the 9th and 10th innings was sheer beauty. And that's our season; happiness limited to schadenfreude at the demise of our enemies.Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457776.post-44210731524114645092009-06-17T07:50:37.535+01:002009-06-17T07:50:37.535+01:00whether you think Fmart and Murph are issues depen...whether you think Fmart and Murph are issues depends on whether you think this team could possibly get into serious contention. I don't know what to think, so this hasn't occurred to me. I guess Murph could do with more seasoning, but I don't mind watching him or Martinez. Maybe I've already given up on the season and don't know it. As you point out the options seem to be Willie Mo. Mo Outfielders Mo Problems, I say.<br /><br />More pleasurable than this game was watching the Phils drop one to the Jays right after. That was sweet.I.M. Formehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293906025619073103noreply@blogger.com