Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...

hutch wrote:
i tend to really like leyland, or at least i thought i did, but he was too quick to pull sherzer (sic)…

If Scherzer gets the third strike call (which I think he should have, it was the perfect pitch) then he stays in, but at 109 pitches and after the walk, Leyland made the right call going for the lefty-lefty matchup.  It wasn't Leyland's fault his rookie shortstop booted the double play ball.  Absent the error, which you can't predict, it was the perfect move and did exactly what it was supposed to from a pitching stand point.

vansmack wrote:

hutch wrote:
i tend to really like leyland, or at least i thought i did, but he was too quick to pull sherzer (sic)…

If Scherzer gets the third strike call (which I think he should have, it was the perfect pitch) then he stays in, but at 109 pitches and after the walk, Leyland made the right call going for the lefty-lefty matchup.  It wasn't Leyland's fault his rookie shortstop booted the double play ball.  Absent the error, which you can't predict, it was the perfect move and did exactly what it was supposed to from a pitching stand point.

ok i can see that

i like leyland a lot… i guess he's available to the Nats? ofcourse the nats will never do that.. who are your top choices for Nats manager
I think I like leyland, dusty baker, and cal ripken.

seriously? dusty baker is the absolute last guy id want rizzo to go with

leyland stepping down certainly makes for an interesting new layer of manager drama

apparently dombrowski's known for a while so im sure hes already begun the process, but i wonder if theres any overlap with rizzo's targets

and i totally agreed with taking scherzer out when leyland did. he looked done and i had a bad feeling watching him that he was gonna give up a big hit any pitch. of course it backfired terribly, but thats the way it goes sometimes

edit: just to add a bit more on the nats direction, i think they should go with a smaller name guy. no dusty baker, no jim leyland, no joe girardi (obviously), no established name that would add even more pressure on this team to win big. idk if im sold on randy knorr but i like that direction a lot more than any of the big name guys

hutch wrote:
i like leyland a lot… i guess he's available to the Nats? ofcourse the nats will never do that.. who are your top choices for Nats manager
I think I like leyland, dusty baker, and cal ripken.

I don't think Skip has the energy any longer, so I don't think he'd take the Nat's job. 

I've always been partial to catchers, so I think the Nat's should hire Brad Ausmus.  He's studied under Bud Black, whom I also admire, and I think he's ready.

I think the Tigers have known about Skip's departure and will go with Gene Lamont.  Or they may give it to Larry Parrish, but as a former catcher, I like Lamont.

vansmack wrote:

hutch wrote:
i like leyland a lot… i guess he's available to the Nats? ofcourse the nats will never do that.. who are your top choices for Nats manager
I think I like leyland, dusty baker, and cal ripken.

I don't think Skip has the energy any longer, so I don't think he'd take the Nat's job. 

I've always been partial to catchers, so I think the Nat's should hire Brad Ausmus.  He's studied under Bud Black, whom I also admire, and I think he's ready.

I think the Tigers have known about Skip's departure and will go with Gene Lamont.  Or they may give it to Larry Parrish, but as a former catcher, I like Lamont.

I agree that Leyland looked completely worn out.. he looks much older than 68….he honestly did not seem to be having a good time.. he looked not just worn out but almost scared…

leyland said hes staying with the tigers in a new role, btw

and dombrowski's known about his stepping down since early september

this is according to his press conference

Anybody who is a chain smoker at 68 is not going to be having a good time in life.

hutch wrote:

vansmack wrote:

hutch wrote:
i like leyland a lot… i guess he's available to the Nats? ofcourse the nats will never do that.. who are your top choices for Nats manager
I think I like leyland, dusty baker, and cal ripken.

I don't think Skip has the energy any longer, so I don't think he'd take the Nat's job. 

I've always been partial to catchers, so I think the Nat's should hire Brad Ausmus.  He's studied under Bud Black, whom I also admire, and I think he's ready.

I think the Tigers have known about Skip's departure and will go with Gene Lamont.  Or they may give it to Larry Parrish, but as a former catcher, I like Lamont.

I agree that Leyland looked completely worn out.. he looks much older than 68….he honestly did not seem to be having a good time.. he looked not just worn out but almost scared…

gaaaaaaaaah wrote:
leyland said hes staying with the tigers in a new role, btw

and dombrowski's known about his stepping down since early september

this is according to his press conference

Stupid west coast.  I haven't had a chance to hear that yet, but I'm not surprised.

I'm sure for the right money the Nats could hire him but they won't do that.. they will prefer to go in house and go cheap…

Anyone but Dusty Baker is fine by me.

No surprise here - this is what Magic menat when he said that Cano would not be a Dodger.

Dodgers sign Cuban Infielder Guerrero to 4 year $28m deal.

Doesn't bother me as long as Anaheim signs Tanaka.   

whats up with all the cubans lately.. is cuba loosening its grip or are they all defecting?


i'm surprised by how powerful some of these recent cubans are…

hutch wrote:
whats up with all the cubans lately.. is cuba loosening its grip or are they all defecting?

Yes and yes.  Cuba is starting to transform, but the players still have to defect to play in America because American businesses cannot hire Cuban citizens.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2013/10/sports-cuba

Heads up smackie, Ash is headed your way
http://www.ash-official.com/tourdates/

kosmo wrote:
Heads up smackie, Ash is headed your way
http://www.ash-official.com/tourdates/

You da man.

Rickshaw's tiny….

Tickets purchased.  Thanks again! 

vansmack wrote:
Tickets purchased.  Thanks again! 

They were pretty great last year in DC, enjoy..

Are we still posting World Series comments and questions here? If so:

1. A question about the bug-eyed Red Sox starter from last night who looks like a meth using Appalachian hillbilly: Is that Vaseline he has in his hair, and does he use it on the ball?

2. Anybody else have a wife who has the hots for the Red Sox manager? Even the straightest guy here would have to admit he's better looking than any of his players.

Keeping a close eye on this Free Agent Tracker, but really this is the only subset that matters to Anaheim right now.