"He's pretty impressive. There are a lot of good young shortstops out there. But I'd put him up there with Hanley [Ramirez] and the others."
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Oh snap.
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by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 19, 2010 11:38 AM EST reply actions
And just for you conspiracy theorists out there...
The article breaks down the Top 5 young ML shortstops. Hanley’s blurb as #1, took 14 lines. Troy Tulowitzki (#2) took 12. Jose Reyes, at #4, also took 12. Erick Aybar, at #5, took 22. And, at #3, they give Yunel a whopping seven lines. Just bitching, but, you know. If the Braves played in Brooklyn he’d already be Derek Jeter Jr.
"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"
by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 19, 2010 11:45 AM EST reply actions
Actually...
Aybar’s was 12 lines; the last 10 lines were about assorted other shortstops. But I agree with your premise…..
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
True. Should have accounted that. Still, let the tsk-tsking commence.
"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"
by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 19, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
tsk tsk
you clearly fail at life, or at least reading comprehension and line counting
Shouldn't Reid Gorecki get a shot in RF before that Heyward kid everybody talks about?
I did get a D in line counting in college.
Somehow, I blame Otis Nixon.
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by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 19, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
im still upset to this day that i never got to take brd in college
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
Whoa, and I thought my rock climbing class with no climbing rock was stupid (we threw ropes on a tree and pretended to climb).
Oh Lizzie...
thank god Igloo Man hasn’t shown face in forever and Mr. Snide hasn’t shown face in 3 days
haha
I noticed that too. Just another time when I wondered “why do the Braves get completely shafted on coverage?”
Good to see I’m not the only one.
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by alligatorimpersonator on Jan 19, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
It probably doesn't help that Yunel, you know, doesn't do interviews...
And is generally regarded as a jackass among opposing players.
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by MichaelProcton on Jan 19, 2010 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
I heard that too.
And I think I’m ok with it, as long as he produces and doesn’t make a complete ass of himself in public.
by soup du jour on Jan 20, 2010 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed, I think he'll grow out of a lot of that though.
I’m sure he’ll always be more of a flashy, flamboyant player than most folks appreciate, but we saw him grow up late last season and I’m sure he’ll continue to do so, both as a player and a person.
"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"
by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 20, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
With Javy gone, and Melky in.....it will be interesting to see the effect on Yunel
Viva los Bravos ~
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jan 20, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
AND NO BRAYAN PENA!
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by MichaelProcton on Jan 20, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
thank god we didn't trade him for Jake Peavy last off-season.
Remember folks, I'm almost always wrong.
"Let Jason Heyward start the season in RF, and get the hell out of his way."
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by Scott Coleman on Jan 19, 2010 12:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Thank god we didn’t trade him for Jake Peavy last off-season.
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by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 19, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
even better
Remember folks, I'm almost always wrong.
"Let Jason Heyward start the season in RF, and get the hell out of his way."
Tyreke Evans for Rookie of the Year.
Peyton Manning = Best Quarterback of all time.
At Arizona, our basketball team doesn't rebuild...we re-load.
by Scott Coleman on Jan 19, 2010 1:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
oh yeah
if we signed Furcal that would’ve been a huge mistake. No Marteeen Prado! :(
Remember folks, I'm almost always wrong.
"Let Jason Heyward start the season in RF, and get the hell out of his way."
Tyreke Evans for Rookie of the Year.
Peyton Manning = Best Quarterback of all time.
At Arizona, our basketball team doesn't rebuild...we re-load.
by Scott Coleman on Jan 19, 2010 1:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This
his “issues” be damned he’s something special. I’ve been a big fan since day one, and I made a lot of noise about not trading him for Peavy because he was simply too valuable. I’m SO glad he’s still around, and I hope he posts up another fantastic season.
+1
he is one of my favorites on the team, and outside of those mishaps really shows how to play good hard baseball. Plus he’s not some full of shit bastard who makes ridiculous claims or is just a pompous bastard.
He also couldn't articulate such claims in English, you know.
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by MichaelProcton on Jan 20, 2010 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
some observations
4 out of the 5 were out of the National League. 3 out of the 5 were out of the NL East. Kinda challenges that “AL is better” banter you often hear from sports commentators (Cowherd). As noted, Ramirez gets all the press. It’s a shame the fans won’t come out to support the team. (Not that Atlanta is the shing light of fan support.) And even though I generally dislike the Mets, Reyes 08 triple stat of 19 is pretty darn good. The article should’ve mentioned something about Yunel’s clutch hitting last year w/RISP.
As I'm sure most of you are, I'm tired of the AL dominance.
The way things are looking, the NL East could very well be the AL East by 2011. Yunel and Hanley could well help insure that we never have to see a World Series game start after 8:30 ever again.
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by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 19, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
I get tired of it too, but then I think to myself "A league where someone is paid to just be an extra hitter (usually one of the best hitters on the team) has GOT to be better than a league of only 8-hitter teams.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Jan 19, 2010 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
If the Yankees were a NL team
Then the NL would be better than the AL. There’s an arms race because of the Yanks.
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by FineHamAbounds on Jan 19, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not sure I follow this logic; what do the players involved have to do with the start time of the WS games. This year there were two East coast teams and they still stated the games late.
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Valid point
I was just insinuating no Pacific-Time-Zone teams, although I’m sure FOX will eventually figure out a way to start a BOS/ATL World Series game at 10:30 on a weeknight…
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by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jan 20, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
so the nl is dominating one position...
and that’s enough to prove the al isnt dominant?
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by Doghnut on Jan 19, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry...
But one division’s strength at a single position doesn’t exactly prove it to be dominant.
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by MichaelProcton on Jan 19, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
Fair enough.
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by MichaelProcton on Jan 20, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t care how good Hanley is, he’s still a total dick.
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The other day
I saw Yunel Escobar leaving Coco Loco (A Cuban restaurant) in a 7-series. I’m not the first person to report such, but I believe it now that I saw for my own eyes. I should go there more often.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
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