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April 01, 2007
Dice-K's Armaments: at the beginning of the season, the Boston Globe provides a nice look at all of Daisuke Matsuzaka's pitches. What are other teams' hometown papers offering today?
Column from the Detroit News on whether the Tigers can get back to the World Series.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:00 PM on April 01, 2007
I am not knowlegeable on baseball (my dad was a Cincy fan during that team's golden years, that is all that I know about baseball). But did you notice Matsuzaka's mechanics? He transitions well from the start of the throw through to the finish. If only young would be quarterbacks can only be taught to master that type of body control.
posted by Cave_Man at 09:17 PM on April 01, 2007
This guy is in danger of hitting the apex of the too much hype machine. What if he's good but gives up 30 homers this year? 4 ERA? Will Boston fans get on him? Because that's good - but the stuff I'm hearing is starting to sound like he's the second coming of Cy Young. I'm not buying it yet. There are a lot of hitters in this crazy league. My hometown newspapers are predictably over-looking the goodness that is the Jays masher line-up and focusing on the nitpicky small stuff like no depth in the rotation, a suspect middle bullpen and our terrible infield defense. Pah. Spoilsports.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:02 AM on April 02, 2007
Is anyone looking for clutch hitters?
posted by yerfatma at 08:52 AM on April 02, 2007
My hometown newspapers are predictably over-looking the goodness that is the Jays masher line-up and focusing on the NHL playoffs race? I think I'm one of the remaining ten baseball fans in Montreal.
posted by qbert72 at 09:58 AM on April 02, 2007
We're still writing about Mark Prior get over it Chicago if he pitches again or not also a nice article about their shoddy outffield fielding this Spring anyway Go Cubs and I would write about the White Sox but nahh!!! Good luck to them though
posted by luther70 at 10:47 AM on April 02, 2007
but nahh!!! Getting closer, luther.
posted by hawkguy at 11:00 AM on April 02, 2007
It is. It's just the joke is on them.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:32 AM on April 02, 2007
Nice Opening Day write up by Dan Holmes at the Hall of Fame. My local papers are all talking about Carl Pavano. I'm not going to open him to ridicule here. As it is, he's likely to get plenty of that from fifty-some-odd thousand people today. On edit: well, I guess that's moot now. Thanks, HATER.
posted by The Crafty Sousepaw at 11:37 AM on April 02, 2007
I don't have a link, but the Cubbies were just sold to a billionaire mogul in Chicago. The transition won't take place until '08. That is a good distraction from the 5-1 pounding they took this afternoon at the hands of Cincy.
posted by sublime4390116 at 04:46 PM on April 02, 2007
I haven't seen my home-town paper today, but the USA Today focused a lot on Soriano, and if he could help get them to championship form. With that contract, and the fact that it was a reason why the holy of holies (the outfield wall) was desecrated with advertising billboards, he better.
posted by brainofdtrain at 05:02 PM on April 02, 2007
I loved that link yerfatma, that was great. SHows just how subjective of an idea a "clutch" player is.
posted by brainofdtrain at 05:07 PM on April 02, 2007
Some amateur shots of the man in action before he gave up a shot to Mr. Politeness. On Opening Day Night, hope springs eternal.