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Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Beth

Beth — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:20 +0000

I’d recommend Stubhub. You can often find good tickets for below list price, even when you add on the fees.

One of my favorite spots to sit is press level, sections 205, 6, 7 and maybe 8 — you are directly above the home plate area so the view is good, and the seats are actually padded. Bathrooms on that level are cleaner and concessions less crowded because you are sharing the level with the luxury boxes.

Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Beth

Beth — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:03 +0000

If we start adding folks who pretty much left baseball after leaving the Rays then the list gets longer — what about Willy Aybar?

Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Mr. Smith 1980

Mr. Smith 1980 — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:49 +0000

Someone being “due” at its core is overly-simple. I understand that, but it is not nearly as cut and dry as a 50-50 coin flip either… averages are in place because they present the most likely outcome of a given situation- at its core a .300 hitter can be said to average 3 hits per 10 tries- to summarily throw that out because he can be hot or cold makes no sense. Averages tell us what scenario will most likely play-out and a large sample that tells us someone is a .300 hitter tells us that more often than not he will hit 3 out of 10.

Of course, there are plenty of variables that muddy the water beyond that, but at its absolute core that’s the crux of how averages and being “due” works.

Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Rob

Rob — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:12 +0000

I’m actually a season ticket holder and was only making a point. Bit of an overreaction.

Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Rob

Rob — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:02:50 +0000

How about Elijah Dukes?

Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Bill

Bill — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:13:04 +0000

I’m not sure why people are worried about walking the bases loaded there. Two outs, extra innings, runner already in scoring position (on third if memory servers). It’s simple as this… Juicy Bats didn’t matter. Walk the bases loaded. The runner on third ends the game anyway. You get the next batter or you go home. Yeah, loading them up opens up the door for walking one in. But 3-3 versus 0-4, I’ll take my chances of walking 0-4.

Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by Bill

Bill — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:09:12 +0000

Wow lot’s of discussion and passion here. None of it happens if Rodney doesn’t make a simple, stupid mistake on one pitch. He has Juicy Bats behind in the count, with two outs, and puts a pitch middle-in instead of outside, where he meant it. If that pitch his chalk on the outside, its a swinging strike three, game over, save for Rodney, and nice late win for Rays.

Joe made bad decisions after that not to walk Juicy in the 10th and not to bunt Escobar in the 10th, and probably to bring out Farnsworth at all, ever. But none of it happens if one pitch goes where it is supposed to.

Let’s move on and sweep up some pin stripes.

Comment on [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Playoff Chances And Longo’s Legs by Bill

Bill — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:14 +0000

That’s low life and theft. I hope when you do that you get booted out of the Trop. Anyone who buys a cheap ticket and then tries to seat jump to higher priced ticket should not call themselves a Rays fan and certainly should never complain about any signings, trades, etc.

Theft, plain and simple.

Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by OriginalTom

OriginalTom — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:08:22 +0000

Is there any evidence that if a hitter gets hits in his 1st 3 at bats that he is more likely to get a hit in his 4th at bat than usual? I remembr in game 4 of the 2011 playoffs against Texas Beltre homered in his 1st 3 at bats and then made an out his 4th time up. Also, Bautista was facing a different pitcher in the 10th inning.

Comment on Postgame Shot Of Joe: Fernando Rodney Was Set Up To Fail by s

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:43:49 +0000

if there’s no adjustment for “oh shit, he’s gone 3-3 with 3 RBIs vs bad night” in the rays sabermetrics formula, then joe still made a horrible decision . the baseball was the size of a grapefruit for jose last night. surely it’s joe’s call to follow the card or not.

yes I guess if it’s purely a math game then you’re correct and i’m wrong. god I truly hope that you aren’t right, if that decision was made with somehow factoring the “on fire” variable.: