Over at SI.com, Jon Heyman delivers his mid-season trade primer. Who do you suppose is listed as the #1 player available and lone super-star? Yep, Roy Halladay. Halladay figures there is a 50/50 shot he gets moved and said he'd "rather hit than face Jeter, A-Rod, Matsui and Teixeira." Come on Roy, you don't need to go to the NL to make that happen - just go to the Bronx and problem is solved...at 51-37, the New York Yankees would be in the playoffs if they started today. The downside? They're 5-15 against the other division leaders they've played: Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. The 0-8 against Boston is a big part of that, but sub-.500 against the rest is still sub-.500...speaking of playoffs (playoffs?), Baseball Prospectus has updated its playoff odds for each team qualifying as a Divisional or Wild Card winner. You have to go four decimal places to get a number for the Washington Nationals. Seriously...speaking of Roy Halladay, he gets the start in the All-Star Game tonight. So say he goes out and pitches like he can and is the lead leg to another AL victory, and then gets traded to a contender in the NL, he will have ultimately harmed his new team by being strong in what should be a meaningless exhibition game. Great idea, Bud Selig. Obviously, that's just another scenario as to why the "this one counts" concept is terrible...the San Francisco Giants had 13 shutouts in the first half. That there is some serious pitching. Their ace, Tim Lincecum, goes for the NL tonight...just what the NHL needed to decrease the entertainment factor: Jacques Lemaire is back coaching the New Jersey Devils...David Beckham says the issues between he and Landon Donovan are resolved. Right, because the linguistic genius that is Beck's could even sort out a rationale explanation in a couple days for a couple years of action...I'm told Prince Fielder won the Home Run Derby last night, and Chris Berman overdid the "back back back" thing. I didn't watch to know the latter, some things you just know...J-Gam convinced me that Twitter was fantastic for sporting updates and I finally bit. Track me down here. It'll be a good dose of sporting commentary from yours truly, but not exclusively...and on the heels of yesterday's mention of Chicago Black Hawks GM Dale Tallon's epic error, he's been axed...Ron Artest got off the best tweet ever, on the subject of Allen Iverson: Much love for AI, he's a tough mofo, but these days he's missing more shots than Muhammad Ali with a sniper rifle." Wow...have a great Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Halladay Showcase Intensifies
Over at SI.com, Jon Heyman delivers his mid-season trade primer. Who do you suppose is listed as the #1 player available and lone super-star? Yep, Roy Halladay. Halladay figures there is a 50/50 shot he gets moved and said he'd "rather hit than face Jeter, A-Rod, Matsui and Teixeira." Come on Roy, you don't need to go to the NL to make that happen - just go to the Bronx and problem is solved...at 51-37, the New York Yankees would be in the playoffs if they started today. The downside? They're 5-15 against the other division leaders they've played: Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. The 0-8 against Boston is a big part of that, but sub-.500 against the rest is still sub-.500...speaking of playoffs (playoffs?), Baseball Prospectus has updated its playoff odds for each team qualifying as a Divisional or Wild Card winner. You have to go four decimal places to get a number for the Washington Nationals. Seriously...speaking of Roy Halladay, he gets the start in the All-Star Game tonight. So say he goes out and pitches like he can and is the lead leg to another AL victory, and then gets traded to a contender in the NL, he will have ultimately harmed his new team by being strong in what should be a meaningless exhibition game. Great idea, Bud Selig. Obviously, that's just another scenario as to why the "this one counts" concept is terrible...the San Francisco Giants had 13 shutouts in the first half. That there is some serious pitching. Their ace, Tim Lincecum, goes for the NL tonight...just what the NHL needed to decrease the entertainment factor: Jacques Lemaire is back coaching the New Jersey Devils...David Beckham says the issues between he and Landon Donovan are resolved. Right, because the linguistic genius that is Beck's could even sort out a rationale explanation in a couple days for a couple years of action...I'm told Prince Fielder won the Home Run Derby last night, and Chris Berman overdid the "back back back" thing. I didn't watch to know the latter, some things you just know...J-Gam convinced me that Twitter was fantastic for sporting updates and I finally bit. Track me down here. It'll be a good dose of sporting commentary from yours truly, but not exclusively...and on the heels of yesterday's mention of Chicago Black Hawks GM Dale Tallon's epic error, he's been axed...Ron Artest got off the best tweet ever, on the subject of Allen Iverson: Much love for AI, he's a tough mofo, but these days he's missing more shots than Muhammad Ali with a sniper rifle." Wow...have a great Tuesday.
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Some serious distance on Fielder. 503 and 497 feet. 4 HR over 480 and 11 I believe over 450. Not just the most hits, but by far the most powerful as well, so well deserved.
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