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Death by Pitch Count; From a Fav

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by qtlaw, Aug 26, 2008.

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  1. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    That's got to be on the short list of games I'd loved to have seen.
     
    BYH, Aug 26, 2008
    #37
  2. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I'm sure you are right, you are more tuned in than I am with this kind of thing. But I do remember thinking when I heard: Damn, I thought he was their next God.
    Of course, the Great Architect (of Failure) screwed it up anyway. So it is a moot point. Or a "mute" point as a friend of mine used to write.
     
    Moderator1, Aug 26, 2008
    #38
  3. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    Lincecum-Pelphrey-Hochevar was the great debate of that draft. The Royals took Hochevar with the first pick.
     
    Hammer Pants, Aug 26, 2008
    #39
  4. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Mute point? That's defiantly not right.

    Oh, and, yes, the Twinks coveted Pelfrey like a shiny object.

    Alack and alas.
     
    zeke12, Aug 26, 2008
    #40
  5. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    In defense of the Royals (sorta), wasn't that the last year in which they tried to WalMart the draft?
     
    BYH, Aug 26, 2008
    #41
  6. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    One other contributor to higher rates of arm injuries -- higher mounds. The higher the mound, the more downward torque you're putting on your arm and elbow, and the higher the chance of injury.
     
    Bob Cook, Aug 26, 2008
    #42
  7. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    The mound has been lowered over time.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Aug 26, 2008
    #43
  8. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Mounds are lower than they were 40 years ago. Used to be 15 inches, now 10.

    EDIT: FH beat me to it.
     
    buckweaver, Aug 26, 2008
    #44
  9. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    Also, from the first time I saw a Lincecum highlight, and then I saw his size, I thought, "His arm could fall off at any minute." Compare that to big Hochevar and really big Pelphrey, and I would have had a hard time taking Tiny Tim.
     
    Hammer Pants, Aug 27, 2008
    #45
  10. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    Damn fucking straight he was.
     
    ArnoldBabar, Aug 27, 2008
    #46
  11. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Oh, go name your fucking kid after him or something.



    :) :D ;D
     
    buckweaver, Aug 27, 2008
    #47
  12. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    Fine, I will. ;D
     
    ArnoldBabar, Aug 27, 2008
    #48
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