Sunday, May 26, 2013
Jays’ 3B Brett Lawrie ejected, sister lashes out on Twitter
(www.cbc.ca)
Well Danielle says it’s the worst call that she’s ever seen.
Read More...Crew chief Wally Bell told a pool reporter after the game that it was Lawrie’s tossing of the batting gloves that prompted Bellino to run him, calling it poor baseball etiquette.
Lawrie’s older sister immediately went on her Twitter account (@DanielleLawrie5) to express her displeasure.
“The umps these days in @mlb can suck it… Some of the worst calls I have ever seen have been this 2013 season,” she tweeted, adding the hashtag ...
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1. SoSH U at work posted on September 30, 2012 at 06:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0Part of this has to do with going from a role where he often pitched more than an inning to one where he consistently pitched less. I would imagine he's had the platoon differential more in his favor over the past five years (on the whole).
A favorite of mine since he started here in Texas, but also now indelibly associated with Game Six last year. The bad with the good, I reckon, like everything else in life.
This guy is a better example.
Career ERA+ of 118, last 5 years were 134, 173, 137, 111, and 171.
career ERA+ through age 36 - 112
ERA+ from 37 through 41 - 140
He then went and fought a world war, and came back at age 45 to post a 148 in 42 innings.
Yeah, Red's run what I was talking about.
Of course, the new role goes a long toward explaining why he's been better than when he was a starter. But he's been used pretty much the same way for the past five years (and at similar work levels), and has gotten more effective each season. That's what I find interesting for a guy his age.
However, for a guy who looked thoroughly washed up seven years ago, he ended up with a very nice run as a reliever.
I've imagined that one of the baseball gods decreed "Gee, you just can't have Darren Oliver as the central figure of a World Series dog pile." Another baseball god disagreed, saying Oliver's been pretty effective the last few years, making him a redemption story. As the baseball gods debated the issue, Ron Washington changed pitchers to get the platoon advantage against Ryan F. Theriot, which offended everybody's sensibilities.
Yes and yes
Yes and yes.
I was miffed when the Mets didn't retain him. It was a mistake that the team paid for. I'm happy for Mr. Oliver that he got to a couple WS with Texas.
Yep. A 2-year deal would have given the Mets playoff berths in 07 and 08 (assuming nothing else changed).
And if he was able to get Descalso and Jay out he would have won one.
Not now, he isn't. He's collected 0.5 WAR in a half-season as a Darren Oliver-style LOOGY-plus. If he wants to pitch next year in MLB, he'll have a job somewhere.
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