MTD lives in New Orleans and Derwood built a cabin out of sticks and mud in Conyers, Georgia, so occasionally they have to communicate through text message. Here's the latest back-and-forth entitled "Strasburg Returns".
MTD (7:45 p.m. EST): Strasburg struck out two in the second. A 90 MPH change up and a 99 MPH fast ball.
Derwood Morris (7:47 p.m.): 90 change up? Big deal.
MTD (7:48 p.m.): Yeah, no biggie. Miles started swinging at the 99 MPH before it left Strasburg's hand.
DM (7:49 p.m.): So, I guess you could say there is a little Aaron Miles in all of us, thought hopefully not too much?
MTD (7:52 p.m.): Yes, I would have had to change my pants.
DM (7:55 p.m.): I had to change my pants and I wasn't even watching, which actually describes every single at bat I had in little league.
MTD (8:12 p.m.): Strasburg has retired nine straight after giving up a lead off double.
DM (8:16 p.m.): What a bum. A double?!
MTD (8:41 p.m.): Five innings, two hits, and he's in line for the all-important pitcher win.
DM (8:44 p.m.): He'd tie for the all-time lead in wins by a pitcher on September 6, 2011. Also, I bet if Donnie came out of retirement and pinch hit, he would've doubled down the right field line off Strasburg. But, I sometimes live in 1987.
MTD (8:47 p.m.): All of this Strasburg pitching to contact BS makes me want to punch my TV in the groin.
DM (8:49 p.m.): What if you pitch to contact and no one makes contact? Is it still considered pitching to contact or does it not matter at all because it's a really stupid and pointless topic to discuss?
MTD (8:51 p.m.): It makes sense if you're a crappy ground ball pitcher, like me in wiffle ball, but not wanting Strasburg to strike guys out early in games to keep his pitch count low is like having a Ferari that you only pull in and out of the garage.
DM (8:56 p.m.): According to Moe Syzlak it's called a car hole, but that does remind me of the time I had my station wagon and I refused to drag race my friend Chris' grandpa. I forgot what we were talking about. By the way, the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers are making a come back! Someone tell Alex Cora to grab a bat.
MTD (9:07 p.m.): I have drinking to do now, so, I stopped watching.
DM (9:10 p.m.): I never started.
Showing posts with label editor's meeting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label editor's meeting. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Editor's Meeting
MTD lives in New Orleans and Derwood built a cabin out of sticks and mud in Conyers, Georgia, so occasionally they have to communicate through text message. Here's the latest back-and-forth entitled "All the Joses of our Lives".
MTD (3:34 p.m. EST): So, Jose Bautista. Man, Superman, or a figment of my imagination? I have Joey Bats as the fourth-greatest hitter of all time. But I'm delusional.
Derwood Morris (3:38): Fourth of all time is Darrin Erstad. Hmmm....Bautista? Not sure. He's like me but with talent and another foot of height. But I have a salami sandwich.
MTD (3:44): Yeah, aside from the talent and the sandwich, you guys are nearly identical. But he's having a Bondsian season; better than last year. He makes Corey Patterson a better hitter.
DM (3:48): He makes Corey Patterson a better hitter. OK, just had to type it out once myself. In a recent game against the Yankees, the Nos. 4 and 5 hitters behind Bautista in the Toronto lineup were Juan Rivera and Jose Molina. Funny thing was, that's the same two guys who were on registers 4 and 5 at the Ingles by my apartment last winter.
MTD (3:56): I knew that was Juan Rivera working register 5. He consistently missed the scanner.
DM (4:01): And then he slipped and fell trying to pick up an orange he had dropped. But enough about how much we dislike Juan Rivera/Ingles. Jose and Ozzie both injured in the first doubleheader of the season for Yuma. Thoughts?
MTD (4:04): First thought: how did it take this long to talk about it. Secondly, why can't I pay to get Yuma games on TV? Ozzie got thrown out of their third game for yelling at an ump Jose was yelling at. I love them.
DM (4:09): To paraphrase Kids in the Hall character Jerry Sizzler: but I love them. I mean, Ozzie got thrown out for Jose's arguing? These guys can't do anything right.
MTD (4:14): Or do they do everything right? Jose, via Twitter, said he was with a bunch of players on some street and invited girls to come party. That's a good manager.
DM (4:18): He was on some street and invited girls to come party. Translation: they were wandering around in the Yuma suburbs and they found a mother/daughter who recognized Jose as "the guy from the energy bar commercial on the public access channel", they all went to a Golden Corral and ate a lot of macaroni and cheese, then went back to the hotel and Jose and Ozzie butchered an Abbot and Costello routine while the ladies did each other's hair.
MTD (3:34 p.m. EST): So, Jose Bautista. Man, Superman, or a figment of my imagination? I have Joey Bats as the fourth-greatest hitter of all time. But I'm delusional.
Derwood Morris (3:38): Fourth of all time is Darrin Erstad. Hmmm....Bautista? Not sure. He's like me but with talent and another foot of height. But I have a salami sandwich.
MTD (3:44): Yeah, aside from the talent and the sandwich, you guys are nearly identical. But he's having a Bondsian season; better than last year. He makes Corey Patterson a better hitter.
DM (3:48): He makes Corey Patterson a better hitter. OK, just had to type it out once myself. In a recent game against the Yankees, the Nos. 4 and 5 hitters behind Bautista in the Toronto lineup were Juan Rivera and Jose Molina. Funny thing was, that's the same two guys who were on registers 4 and 5 at the Ingles by my apartment last winter.
MTD (3:56): I knew that was Juan Rivera working register 5. He consistently missed the scanner.
DM (4:01): And then he slipped and fell trying to pick up an orange he had dropped. But enough about how much we dislike Juan Rivera/Ingles. Jose and Ozzie both injured in the first doubleheader of the season for Yuma. Thoughts?
MTD (4:04): First thought: how did it take this long to talk about it. Secondly, why can't I pay to get Yuma games on TV? Ozzie got thrown out of their third game for yelling at an ump Jose was yelling at. I love them.
DM (4:09): To paraphrase Kids in the Hall character Jerry Sizzler: but I love them. I mean, Ozzie got thrown out for Jose's arguing? These guys can't do anything right.
MTD (4:14): Or do they do everything right? Jose, via Twitter, said he was with a bunch of players on some street and invited girls to come party. That's a good manager.
DM (4:18): He was on some street and invited girls to come party. Translation: they were wandering around in the Yuma suburbs and they found a mother/daughter who recognized Jose as "the guy from the energy bar commercial on the public access channel", they all went to a Golden Corral and ate a lot of macaroni and cheese, then went back to the hotel and Jose and Ozzie butchered an Abbot and Costello routine while the ladies did each other's hair.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Editor's Meeting
MTD lives in New Orleans and Derwood built a cabin out of sticks and mud in Conyers, so occasionally they have to communicate through text message. Here's the latest back-and-forth entitled "Jose Canseco, Part 17".
MTD (4:06 p.m.): Oh.My.God. The Yuma Scorpions have hired Jose Canseco as a player-manager. Ozzie will also be a coach. This is the best thing that's happened to me in a week.
Derwood Morris (4:07 p.m.): Four things: 1. Outstanding. 2. How can we get tickets and/or a minority stake in the franchise? 3. Who the hell are the Yuma Scorpions? 4. OUTSTANDING.
MTD (4:09 p.m.): I'm thinking a couple hundred gets us an ownership stake. I'll look into it.
DM (4:11 p.m.): How long do you give him before he pencils two Cansecos on the lineup card, 1-2 in the order?
MTD (4:14 p.m.): One game. It appears they are owned by Diamond Sports & Entertainment, which might be an Arizona porn company.
DM (4:17 p.m.): With apologies to Cousin Eddie, the Jelly of the Month Club is not the gift that keeps on giving the whole year. It's Jose Canseco.
MTD (4:20 p.m.): I would buy a subscription to those games online.
DM (4:21 p.m.): I may move to Yuma.
MTD (4:24 p.m.): Shit, me too. I hear Yuma is lovely.
DM (4:28 p.m.): Over/under games managed by Ozzie for various reasons?
MTD (4:32 p.m.): Ozzie is serving as player/catcher-hitting coach. But, depending on Jose's prior commitments, like fighting an ostrich in Mexico, Ozzie probably manages a dozen or so games.
DM (4:34 p.m.): The ostrich will be starting in right field by May 2nd.
MTD (4:38 p.m.): Seriously, let's relocate Offbase headquarters to Yuma. Plus if we lived in Yuma, there's a good shot I'd finally get to play right field again after a disastrous season when I was 8.
DM (4:42 p.m.): The ostrich will have RF locked down by then, but you can battle Ozzie, my Uncle Ernie and a poster of Danny Tartabull for the 4th outfielder spot.
MTD (4:50 p.m.): I'm not sure how this got started, but now I want an ostrich farm when I get to Yuma. OK, over/under Jose home runs?
DM (4:55 p.m.): That depends on if the field has a fence. If it has a fence, I say 10 real, 32 imaginary.
MTD (4:06 p.m.): Oh.My.God. The Yuma Scorpions have hired Jose Canseco as a player-manager. Ozzie will also be a coach. This is the best thing that's happened to me in a week.
Derwood Morris (4:07 p.m.): Four things: 1. Outstanding. 2. How can we get tickets and/or a minority stake in the franchise? 3. Who the hell are the Yuma Scorpions? 4. OUTSTANDING.
MTD (4:09 p.m.): I'm thinking a couple hundred gets us an ownership stake. I'll look into it.
DM (4:11 p.m.): How long do you give him before he pencils two Cansecos on the lineup card, 1-2 in the order?
MTD (4:14 p.m.): One game. It appears they are owned by Diamond Sports & Entertainment, which might be an Arizona porn company.
DM (4:17 p.m.): With apologies to Cousin Eddie, the Jelly of the Month Club is not the gift that keeps on giving the whole year. It's Jose Canseco.
MTD (4:20 p.m.): I would buy a subscription to those games online.
DM (4:21 p.m.): I may move to Yuma.
MTD (4:24 p.m.): Shit, me too. I hear Yuma is lovely.
DM (4:28 p.m.): Over/under games managed by Ozzie for various reasons?
MTD (4:32 p.m.): Ozzie is serving as player/catcher-hitting coach. But, depending on Jose's prior commitments, like fighting an ostrich in Mexico, Ozzie probably manages a dozen or so games.
DM (4:34 p.m.): The ostrich will be starting in right field by May 2nd.
MTD (4:38 p.m.): Seriously, let's relocate Offbase headquarters to Yuma. Plus if we lived in Yuma, there's a good shot I'd finally get to play right field again after a disastrous season when I was 8.
DM (4:42 p.m.): The ostrich will have RF locked down by then, but you can battle Ozzie, my Uncle Ernie and a poster of Danny Tartabull for the 4th outfielder spot.
MTD (4:50 p.m.): I'm not sure how this got started, but now I want an ostrich farm when I get to Yuma. OK, over/under Jose home runs?
DM (4:55 p.m.): That depends on if the field has a fence. If it has a fence, I say 10 real, 32 imaginary.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Editors Meeting
Derwood lives near the other four places you don't want to visit in Georgia and MTD "lives" in "New Orleans", so occasionally they have to communicate through text message. Here's their recent conversation.
[Began February 14, 11:21 p.m.]
MTD - Jose Canseco's baseball reference page costs $135 to sponsor. But for $135, he'd probably come play wiffle ball with us.
Derwood - For $135? He'd leave us a few hangers out over the plate, then buy us Steak N Shake afterwards and pave the driveway.
MTD - I'm going to try to track down his representation. Where'd you say that mailbox he and Ozzie talk to is located?
Derwood - Take a right at Ozzie Canseco's pet raccoon.
MTD - Gotcha. Just before the well they think the Goonies live in?
Derwood - Just before the well they think Oddibe McDowell lives in.
MTD - McDowell? OK. Well, I hear Ozzie is really cleaning up on his mesh shirt line after Jose wore it on his last book tour.
Derwood - I don't want to see Ozzie Guillen in mesh anything.
MTD - I thought we were making fun of Ozzie Canseco. It works either way.
Derwood - For some reason I had a terrible vision of Ozzie Guillen in a mesh shirt. But if I was forced to choose to see someone in mesh, Ozzie Canseco or Ozzie Guillen, I'm going Canseco.
MTD - We need to change the subject. We shouldn't have to see any of those people in anything, let alone mesh.
Derwood - Change the subject? OK. So, Cano is better than Utley, right?
MTD - Let's go back to Ozzies wearing mesh...
Derwood - This needs to be the last time we talk about men in mesh...I know it's technically still Valentine's Day, so you and Utley's relationship is a sore subject, especially since he doesn't know about it.
MTD - My relationship with him is only between us, several attorneys and a Pennsylvania judge.
Derwood - First, put the ocean sounds cd on and put a cool rag on your forehead. And if you're going to lob pebbles at Utley's bedroom window, just make sure you have both pant legs on this time.
MTD - That was indeed a poor decision on my part. Next time, I plan on just bringing a boom box and a sweet mix tape.
Derwood - Anything with Bryan Adams should get that restraining order reduced to 150 feet.
[Began February 14, 11:21 p.m.]
MTD - Jose Canseco's baseball reference page costs $135 to sponsor. But for $135, he'd probably come play wiffle ball with us.
Derwood - For $135? He'd leave us a few hangers out over the plate, then buy us Steak N Shake afterwards and pave the driveway.
MTD - I'm going to try to track down his representation. Where'd you say that mailbox he and Ozzie talk to is located?
Derwood - Take a right at Ozzie Canseco's pet raccoon.
MTD - Gotcha. Just before the well they think the Goonies live in?
Derwood - Just before the well they think Oddibe McDowell lives in.
MTD - McDowell? OK. Well, I hear Ozzie is really cleaning up on his mesh shirt line after Jose wore it on his last book tour.
Derwood - I don't want to see Ozzie Guillen in mesh anything.
MTD - I thought we were making fun of Ozzie Canseco. It works either way.
Derwood - For some reason I had a terrible vision of Ozzie Guillen in a mesh shirt. But if I was forced to choose to see someone in mesh, Ozzie Canseco or Ozzie Guillen, I'm going Canseco.
MTD - We need to change the subject. We shouldn't have to see any of those people in anything, let alone mesh.
Derwood - Change the subject? OK. So, Cano is better than Utley, right?
MTD - Let's go back to Ozzies wearing mesh...
Derwood - This needs to be the last time we talk about men in mesh...I know it's technically still Valentine's Day, so you and Utley's relationship is a sore subject, especially since he doesn't know about it.
MTD - My relationship with him is only between us, several attorneys and a Pennsylvania judge.
Derwood - First, put the ocean sounds cd on and put a cool rag on your forehead. And if you're going to lob pebbles at Utley's bedroom window, just make sure you have both pant legs on this time.
MTD - That was indeed a poor decision on my part. Next time, I plan on just bringing a boom box and a sweet mix tape.
Derwood - Anything with Bryan Adams should get that restraining order reduced to 150 feet.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Editor's Meeting
MTD lives in New Orleans and Derwood built a cabin out of sticks and mud in Atlanta, so occasionally they have to communicate through email. Here's the latest back-and-forth entitled "Epic Moments in Poor MVP Voting", but which quickly morphs into something much more ridiculous.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:35 PM
subject Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
Your Jimmy Rollins MVP rant from our last little email session got me thinking. Since I don't have a date tonight (getting black out drunk and incoherently mumbling about the overthrowing of the Spanish Monarchy of 1807 does NOT impress the ladies), I spent some time over at Baseball-Reference. It didn't take me long to find a worse offense than the Rollins MVP voting. He was plenty valuable in 2007 with a 6.1 WAR. He wasn't Pujolsian, but still hit 30 home runs while playing shortstop. Dustin Pedroia in 2008: yikes. Fack you MTD fah nawt believin Pedroiahr. I know, settle down Boston. A 5.2 WAR and 122 OPS+ doesn't scream MVP to me. Joe Mauer had an 8.7 WAR and a 134 OPS+ and led the AL in batting average at .328 while catching. Mauer was robbed in 2006 too when his 7 WAR came in 6th to MVP Justin Morneau's 3.8 WAR. Well played, Mauer. *chugs vodka* I'm ready to discuss Napolean's invasion of Spain now.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:30 PM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
The 2008 AL MVP voting was full of nonsense and not the good kind. Pedroia finishing 1st wasn't the biggest catastrophe either. It was Pedroia finishing 1st and Morneau finishing 2nd. Mauer was obviously the best player in the league that year, Youkilis, who finished third, the ugliest. Here's the worst part: Francisco Rodriguez not only finished sixth (single season saves record!!), but he got a first-place vote. It's amazing that Francisco Rodriguez not only received votes but also was a voter. That's got to be a conflict of interest.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:58 PM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
Oh, now you're going to blast the single season saves record? Not just anyone can protect a three-run lead for one inning, am I right Brian Fuentes? Yeah, saves are a stupid stat and it shows how much voters love their counting numbers. I'm surprised Josh Hamilton didn't get more votes for his home run derby performance in 2008. You know what I forgot to tell you about your boy J-Roll? You have to go back to 1987 and Andre Dawson to find an MVP with an on base percentage lower than Rollins' .344. But Dawson is a Hall of Famer. *cleans vomit off of keyboard*
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:17 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
True, Dawson is a Hall of Famer. So is Bill Mazeroski, who had a CAREER .299 on-base percentage. Shows how stupid we are for caring about on-base percentage. I want to continue a discussion we were having yesterday about the Angels and their unwillingness to go the sabermetrics route and just do whatever the hell they feel like and still win. Does it have to do with Mike Scioscia's giant face and head, or is it something else?
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:30 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
Oh, believe me, I'm going to have plenty on the Angels and their clutchiness. And yes, I'm starting to believe they are cultivating clutch. I'm not completely sure it doesn't have anything to do with Scioscia's lack of neck. Look for a post tomorrow.
I don't know what to think about MVP voting. And the Hall of Fame voting is another conversation entirely. But yeah, we should probably change the subject before I want to fire bomb Jim Rice's house or anyone who's still not voting for Bert Blyleven. Besides, the donkey and I have been getting hammered while celebrating Mark Reynolds' second golden sombrero of the season.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:49 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
When I was playing adult league baseball a few summers ago, I tried to cultivate clutch on my back porch, even skipped our team batting practice sessions to water the plants and give them care. Still hit .190, last in the league, 40 points behind that guy who used to hold the barrel end when he hit.
Anyway, I think clutch only exists when people remember that it exists. Like some Yankees fans, who shall remain nameless because really they're just Cowboys fans, will always remember Derek Jeter as a CLUTCH PLAYER because he made a fantastic play in the Division Series against Oakland in 2001, and in a regular season game against Boston, dove into the stands and caught a foul ball and came out with cuts on his face. I love Jeter, but he isn't a clutch player any more than Johnny Jeter was a clutch player.
Also: Jeter should've moved to third and Alex stayed at shortstop when Rodriguez signed before the '04 season. I've been saying it for seven years, just ask the little man that lives in my arm pit.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:03 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
I'm certainly not getting tricked into talking to your armpit again. I have a hard time believing in clutch. But the Angels are doing doing something weird in Orange County. We'll continue this later.
Don't try to get me started on Jeter this late. I'm too drunk to blast off 1,500 words.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:23 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
That's best, because I'd fire right back with 2,000 on Garret Anderson.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:35 PM
subject Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
Your Jimmy Rollins MVP rant from our last little email session got me thinking. Since I don't have a date tonight (getting black out drunk and incoherently mumbling about the overthrowing of the Spanish Monarchy of 1807 does NOT impress the ladies), I spent some time over at Baseball-Reference. It didn't take me long to find a worse offense than the Rollins MVP voting. He was plenty valuable in 2007 with a 6.1 WAR. He wasn't Pujolsian, but still hit 30 home runs while playing shortstop. Dustin Pedroia in 2008: yikes. Fack you MTD fah nawt believin Pedroiahr. I know, settle down Boston. A 5.2 WAR and 122 OPS+ doesn't scream MVP to me. Joe Mauer had an 8.7 WAR and a 134 OPS+ and led the AL in batting average at .328 while catching. Mauer was robbed in 2006 too when his 7 WAR came in 6th to MVP Justin Morneau's 3.8 WAR. Well played, Mauer. *chugs vodka* I'm ready to discuss Napolean's invasion of Spain now.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:30 PM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
The 2008 AL MVP voting was full of nonsense and not the good kind. Pedroia finishing 1st wasn't the biggest catastrophe either. It was Pedroia finishing 1st and Morneau finishing 2nd. Mauer was obviously the best player in the league that year, Youkilis, who finished third, the ugliest. Here's the worst part: Francisco Rodriguez not only finished sixth (single season saves record!!), but he got a first-place vote. It's amazing that Francisco Rodriguez not only received votes but also was a voter. That's got to be a conflict of interest.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:58 PM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
Oh, now you're going to blast the single season saves record? Not just anyone can protect a three-run lead for one inning, am I right Brian Fuentes? Yeah, saves are a stupid stat and it shows how much voters love their counting numbers. I'm surprised Josh Hamilton didn't get more votes for his home run derby performance in 2008. You know what I forgot to tell you about your boy J-Roll? You have to go back to 1987 and Andre Dawson to find an MVP with an on base percentage lower than Rollins' .344. But Dawson is a Hall of Famer. *cleans vomit off of keyboard*
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:17 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
True, Dawson is a Hall of Famer. So is Bill Mazeroski, who had a CAREER .299 on-base percentage. Shows how stupid we are for caring about on-base percentage. I want to continue a discussion we were having yesterday about the Angels and their unwillingness to go the sabermetrics route and just do whatever the hell they feel like and still win. Does it have to do with Mike Scioscia's giant face and head, or is it something else?
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:30 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
Oh, believe me, I'm going to have plenty on the Angels and their clutchiness. And yes, I'm starting to believe they are cultivating clutch. I'm not completely sure it doesn't have anything to do with Scioscia's lack of neck. Look for a post tomorrow.
I don't know what to think about MVP voting. And the Hall of Fame voting is another conversation entirely. But yeah, we should probably change the subject before I want to fire bomb Jim Rice's house or anyone who's still not voting for Bert Blyleven. Besides, the donkey and I have been getting hammered while celebrating Mark Reynolds' second golden sombrero of the season.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:49 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
When I was playing adult league baseball a few summers ago, I tried to cultivate clutch on my back porch, even skipped our team batting practice sessions to water the plants and give them care. Still hit .190, last in the league, 40 points behind that guy who used to hold the barrel end when he hit.
Anyway, I think clutch only exists when people remember that it exists. Like some Yankees fans, who shall remain nameless because really they're just Cowboys fans, will always remember Derek Jeter as a CLUTCH PLAYER because he made a fantastic play in the Division Series against Oakland in 2001, and in a regular season game against Boston, dove into the stands and caught a foul ball and came out with cuts on his face. I love Jeter, but he isn't a clutch player any more than Johnny Jeter was a clutch player.
Also: Jeter should've moved to third and Alex stayed at shortstop when Rodriguez signed before the '04 season. I've been saying it for seven years, just ask the little man that lives in my arm pit.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:03 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
I'm certainly not getting tricked into talking to your armpit again. I have a hard time believing in clutch. But the Angels are doing doing something weird in Orange County. We'll continue this later.
Don't try to get me started on Jeter this late. I'm too drunk to blast off 1,500 words.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:23 AM
subject Re: Epic Moments In Poor MVP Voting
That's best, because I'd fire right back with 2,000 on Garret Anderson.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Editor's Meeting
MTD lives in New Orleans and Derwood built a cabin out of sticks and mud in Atlanta, so occasionally they have to communicate through email. Here's the latest back-and-forth entitled "The Greatest Individual Season of All-Time", which tackles Bonds, Ruth, hot dogs, and of course raccoon humping.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:41 PM
subject The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
Sometimes, when I get sad, I go look at the stat line from the greatest season of all time. What Barry Bonds did in 2004 wasn't human. I don't care if he was eating babies and doing lines of coke off of a toilet. He hit 45 home runs and .362/.609/.812 for an OPS+ of 263. Getting on base at a 61% clip was aided by 262 walks (120 intentional), but he also only struck out 41 times. I think that sound you heard was Yuniesky Betancourt's head exploding. His 12.5 WAR is only 7th all time, but it's behind four Babe Ruth seasons and Mantle and Hornsby seasons. His OPS+ is second all time to his 2002 season but I think it's the OBP that puts 2004 over the top for me. What do you have? And you better not say something like the year Scott Brosius managed to put together a 121 OPS+ for the Yankees. *shakes fist*
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:30 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
You look at Bonds' '04 season when you get sad, I watch tapes of the 1998 World Series, or The Brosius Series, when I get sad. Yes, Barry Bonds in 2004 was very alien-like; the numbers are absolutely ridiculous (especially his +17 Eaten Babies, which led the NL), and I don't think a similar season is coming any time soon. Yet, in the spirit of this cheap wine-induced debate, I give you Babe Ruth's 1920 campaign as the greatest single season of all time.
Barry's walk total (262) and OBP (.609), completely absurd. I'm not going to touch those. But the other numbers are really close.
BA: Ruth, .376, Bonds, .362
SLUG: Ruth .847, Bonds, .812
OPS: Bonds, 1.421, Ruth, 1.379
OPS+: Bonds, 263, Ruth 255
HR: Ruth, 54, Bonds, 45
Pretty tight in those five categories, plus if you believe idiots, Bonds was a dope fiend who would hump a raccoon for a fix, while Ruth just ate hot dogs and drank beer. It was a clean era, man!
Except for the rampant gambling.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:00 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
Whoa, those raccoon humping charges got dropped, sir. Plus we don't know what else the Babe was on in the 20s. Sure, he ate hot dogs and drank a lot of beer (we do that too and hit no home runs), but he could have easily been hopped up on, um, weed? People in the 20s thought cigarettes were good for you. In 10 years, everybody will be taking HGH. I'm hoping it will help heal the damage I'm doing to my liver. What were we talking about?
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:14 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
We were talking about raccoon humping, but I don't think we should be anymore. I once ate a hot dog, drank a beer and hit a home run, but I was playing RBI Baseball.
You know, people in the 2000s also think cigarettes are good for you. Those people are: me. Can we get into an MVP voting discussion please? I'll get it started with Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Apparently, it doesn't matter if your on base percentage is .344 and your OPS is .875, YOU can be National League MVP. Well, not you. Jimmy Rollins. Plenty of people have already attacked the Rollins MVP vote, but I don't think many of them have pointed out that he finished 21st in 2006 with very similar statistics.
And if Albert Pujols is alive and putting up these numbers: .429 OBP, .997 OPS and 8.3 WAR, he should be MVP every single time. But he can't beat me in RBI Baseball.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:25 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
I think cigarettes are an important cog in the writing and attracting ladies process. I also enjoy a little vodka in my breakfast orange juice. There are some insane stat lines throughout the history of baseball but 2004 Bonds is as good as it gets. Agreed? Good. Let's move on.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:20 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
I think it may be time for me to call those people again and have them bring the wagon over. They'll give you the jacket without the sleeves and the big orange pill with the dolphin on it. Everything is going to be OK.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:41 PM
subject The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
Sometimes, when I get sad, I go look at the stat line from the greatest season of all time. What Barry Bonds did in 2004 wasn't human. I don't care if he was eating babies and doing lines of coke off of a toilet. He hit 45 home runs and .362/.609/.812 for an OPS+ of 263. Getting on base at a 61% clip was aided by 262 walks (120 intentional), but he also only struck out 41 times. I think that sound you heard was Yuniesky Betancourt's head exploding. His 12.5 WAR is only 7th all time, but it's behind four Babe Ruth seasons and Mantle and Hornsby seasons. His OPS+ is second all time to his 2002 season but I think it's the OBP that puts 2004 over the top for me. What do you have? And you better not say something like the year Scott Brosius managed to put together a 121 OPS+ for the Yankees. *shakes fist*
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:30 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
You look at Bonds' '04 season when you get sad, I watch tapes of the 1998 World Series, or The Brosius Series, when I get sad. Yes, Barry Bonds in 2004 was very alien-like; the numbers are absolutely ridiculous (especially his +17 Eaten Babies, which led the NL), and I don't think a similar season is coming any time soon. Yet, in the spirit of this cheap wine-induced debate, I give you Babe Ruth's 1920 campaign as the greatest single season of all time.
Barry's walk total (262) and OBP (.609), completely absurd. I'm not going to touch those. But the other numbers are really close.
BA: Ruth, .376, Bonds, .362
SLUG: Ruth .847, Bonds, .812
OPS: Bonds, 1.421, Ruth, 1.379
OPS+: Bonds, 263, Ruth 255
HR: Ruth, 54, Bonds, 45
Pretty tight in those five categories, plus if you believe idiots, Bonds was a dope fiend who would hump a raccoon for a fix, while Ruth just ate hot dogs and drank beer. It was a clean era, man!
Except for the rampant gambling.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:00 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
Whoa, those raccoon humping charges got dropped, sir. Plus we don't know what else the Babe was on in the 20s. Sure, he ate hot dogs and drank a lot of beer (we do that too and hit no home runs), but he could have easily been hopped up on, um, weed? People in the 20s thought cigarettes were good for you. In 10 years, everybody will be taking HGH. I'm hoping it will help heal the damage I'm doing to my liver. What were we talking about?
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:14 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
We were talking about raccoon humping, but I don't think we should be anymore. I once ate a hot dog, drank a beer and hit a home run, but I was playing RBI Baseball.
You know, people in the 2000s also think cigarettes are good for you. Those people are: me. Can we get into an MVP voting discussion please? I'll get it started with Jimmy Rollins in 2007. Apparently, it doesn't matter if your on base percentage is .344 and your OPS is .875, YOU can be National League MVP. Well, not you. Jimmy Rollins. Plenty of people have already attacked the Rollins MVP vote, but I don't think many of them have pointed out that he finished 21st in 2006 with very similar statistics.
And if Albert Pujols is alive and putting up these numbers: .429 OBP, .997 OPS and 8.3 WAR, he should be MVP every single time. But he can't beat me in RBI Baseball.
from MTD
to Derwood Morris
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:25 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
I think cigarettes are an important cog in the writing and attracting ladies process. I also enjoy a little vodka in my breakfast orange juice. There are some insane stat lines throughout the history of baseball but 2004 Bonds is as good as it gets. Agreed? Good. Let's move on.
from Derwood Morris
to MTD
date Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:20 PM
subject Re: The Greatest Individual Season Of All Time
I think it may be time for me to call those people again and have them bring the wagon over. They'll give you the jacket without the sleeves and the big orange pill with the dolphin on it. Everything is going to be OK.
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