tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00The Green WeenieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2880125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-44502187912962579482023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:002023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Very good. Happens to all of us. Very good. Happens to all of us. JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859600379999763021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-49097935791138878442023-10-09T19:33:53.527-04:002023-10-09T19:33:53.527-04:00Thanks, wrong contract, lol. Appreciate the heads ...Thanks, wrong contract, lol. Appreciate the heads up & fixed it up.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-84716077040050900352023-10-09T18:47:23.164-04:002023-10-09T18:47:23.164-04:00Doubt Neal Huntington will be discussing contract ...Doubt Neal Huntington will be discussing contract with Cutch. JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859600379999763021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-1846798739089148842023-08-28T10:53:42.591-04:002023-08-28T10:53:42.591-04:00The Pirates only Alaskan Latino pitcher as far as ...The Pirates only Alaskan Latino pitcher as far as I know.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-61779876588941317932023-08-28T10:23:12.318-04:002023-08-28T10:23:12.318-04:00Blast from the past: Shawn ChaconBlast from the past: Shawn ChaconCocktailsfor2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-87179950028945349612023-08-07T19:12:52.629-04:002023-08-07T19:12:52.629-04:00Ha! Yes, sir!Ha! Yes, sir!Cocktailsfor2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-15272197523169320722023-08-07T14:49:46.591-04:002023-08-07T14:49:46.591-04:00With ya 100%...guess it's a PC world, even in ...With ya 100%...guess it's a PC world, even in sports. The only current Buc I can think of with a moniker is the Renegade now that Slamtana is gone. Where's the Gunner when you need him!Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-22668193681623301952023-08-07T14:44:59.291-04:002023-08-07T14:44:59.291-04:00Tyler went from being a fireman here to a cop in H...Tyler went from being a fireman here to a cop in Hawaii, so speak kindly of him if you visit the Aloha State...Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-43569192848495311612023-08-07T11:24:50.319-04:002023-08-07T11:24:50.319-04:00“Adonis” “Deacon” “Peanuts” “Babe”… where have all...“Adonis” “Deacon” “Peanuts” “Babe”… where have all the good nicknames gone? Now, it’s all “ARod” “ERod” and adding a “y” to a shortened name. “Shelty” etc. Cocktailsfor2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-41655390701417500792023-08-07T11:18:39.219-04:002023-08-07T11:18:39.219-04:00Tyler “Flood Gates” YatesTyler “Flood Gates” YatesCocktailsfor2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-32992560103022547722023-07-02T01:31:50.835-04:002023-07-02T01:31:50.835-04:00Elmer Ponder after MLB career played for Los Angel...Elmer Ponder after MLB career played for Los Angeles Angels, married a silent film organist and had 3 kids, Kent, Nancy, Leanne<br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elmer_Ponder.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-48411212289125731502022-10-25T23:37:40.933-04:002022-10-25T23:37:40.933-04:00Amen...his start was the series-changer.Amen...his start was the series-changer.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-3555515559749221032022-10-25T20:52:05.583-04:002022-10-25T20:52:05.583-04:00Rooker’s very solid game 5 Start in the 79 World S...Rooker’s very solid game 5 Start in the 79 World Series changed momentum leading the Buc’s out of 3-1 hole. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-29475487141068470112022-07-21T11:21:01.190-04:002022-07-21T11:21:01.190-04:00That 1903 E107 Deacon Phillippi is a very rare car...That 1903 E107 Deacon Phillippi is a very rare card. Beautiful!timelordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485464672265445476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-50088058187750941832022-06-03T20:23:16.804-04:002022-06-03T20:23:16.804-04:00Indeed, lol.Indeed, lol.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-2156103996442251502022-06-03T18:55:43.381-04:002022-06-03T18:55:43.381-04:00TABATA!!!!TABATA!!!!Cocktailsfor2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-17809496226774182382022-02-25T03:45:11.831-05:002022-02-25T03:45:11.831-05:00Sorry to see you go, Will my friend...you might wa...Sorry to see you go, Will my friend...you might want to see how it shakes out first, but yah, old time NL ball is dead. I miss the action of the 70's & 80's myself, agree that Moneyball/video game envy has dragged down the quality of ball, and think that you're right MLB plays around too much with the game. Anyway, you know how to reach me if you need a vent or a chat.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-38960781773696592352022-02-24T21:51:12.261-05:002022-02-24T21:51:12.261-05:00Well, Ron, I thought I should let you know that I ...Well, Ron, I thought I should let you know that I don't think I will be watching baseball much anymore. I could tolerate the designated hitter as long as the pure, original version of the sport was still being played in the National League---though I would much rather have gotten rid of the DH altogether. <br /><br />But now that the NL is going to play beer league softball, I've had enough. I haven't liked many of the changes made in recent years. Interleague play wasn't horrible, but still too much of a gimmick for me in the end. Sabremetrics, IMO, has utterly ruined the sport. Or at least, the extremes to which it has been taken has caused enormous damage. Nobody runs the bases aggressively or steals bases anymore because "analytics prove" it doesn't help you. Uh huh. Everybody is a roided-up fatso swinging from their heels. Nobody cares if you strike out 250 times as long as every hit you get is a home run. Pitchers don't complete games anymore and now they won't hit or bunt or hit and run or do any of the other little strategies that were so interesting. <br /><br />And now they're talking about having robots for umpires. ROBOTS.<br /><br />Sorry, but I've had enough. I want you to know how much I have enjoyed meeting you and reading your excellent blog and also your other writing, and thanks again for including me in this worthy enterprise. Maybe I'll change my mind at some point, but I doubt it. Take care of yourself, Ron. (Numbers 6:24-26)WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-74036151018592873102022-02-15T16:15:16.467-05:002022-02-15T16:15:16.467-05:00I'm not a DH fan myself, but the MLBPA is and ...I'm not a DH fan myself, but the MLBPA is and and extra hitter is prob in the MLB's interest as a PR boost, so...<br /><br />Meadows' bat & power will let him stick, Will, but his splits and fielding peripherals don't scream star. And yah, it was a kinda inexplicable deal for a team that should have been building; the old FO rolled the dice and took a snake eye on that swap.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-52888816220679971202022-02-14T21:21:22.977-05:002022-02-14T21:21:22.977-05:00I truly hate to see the universal DH, particularly...I truly hate to see the universal DH, particularly given the Pirates' rich history of heavy-hitting hurlers, but: it does seem to me that fewer and fewer pitchers in recent years have really worked at that part of the game. Some still do, certainly, but not as many as once did. So it's almost as though the players and teams themselves more or less brought this on the National League through their action or inaction. I really hate overspecialization and truly loved the "all arounder" aspect of true National League players. <br /><br />Re: Austin Meadows, he does seem to be a player who has some significant weaknesses, but: he is a legitimate major league hitter and the Chris Archer trade is still one of the all time worst in Pirates and major league history. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-33003224772848181052022-01-26T18:22:03.974-05:002022-01-26T18:22:03.974-05:00He was really solid going into 2007, Will, but by ...He was really solid going into 2007, Will, but by 2009 was pitching indie ball. From a quick dive, he wasn't hurt, but was just too much a one-trick pony. He counted on guys chasing his slider ala Frankie Liriano, and once he got to the upper levels, batters laid off, leading to a lot of walks and pretty average fastballs. Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-38533734404068482152022-01-26T16:38:52.897-05:002022-01-26T16:38:52.897-05:00I never did understand why Sharpless didn't ge...I never did understand why Sharpless didn't get more of an opportunity in Pittsburgh, particularly given that he was from the area. Maybe it was just a case of him being near the top of a so-so lot, and getting passed by others as the farm system improved? Even so, he wasn't awful in his limited time in the big leagues, and any number of far worse pitchers have stuck around a lot longer. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-46082724073917210922022-01-17T18:22:04.558-05:002022-01-17T18:22:04.558-05:00I always enjoyed watching Melky Cabrera play. He ...I always enjoyed watching Melky Cabrera play. He was definitely a throwback to an earlier and in my opinion better era of baseball. He was a high average, moderate power, line drive guy who finished with almost 2,000 hits. There used to be a number of guys like that in the majors, but not anymore. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-67844946714563672822021-12-16T17:04:35.520-05:002021-12-16T17:04:35.520-05:00To be honest, Wil, I don't remember that much ...To be honest, Wil, I don't remember that much about May except he was the guy Manny beat out for the C spot. Manny was pretty good defensively - he had a 39% throw-out rate, and as I recall, was pretty agile at blocking balls and hung tough on the plays at the plate. The one rap I remember was that he sometimes had trouble, not in calling a game (he was pretty good at that by most reports), but in communicating with pitchers early in his career because his English was a work in progress, but that improved enough over time to become a non-issue. Of course, his rep was always second to Bench, but Manny was a pretty good all-around guy with his mitt behind the dish.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-79598259778987347412021-12-15T22:52:47.579-05:002021-12-15T22:52:47.579-05:00I didn't realize that Jerry May was that good ...I didn't realize that Jerry May was that good with his defense. Thanks for the recap of his career. It occurs to me that most of what I have read about Sanguillen has to do with his good hitting rather than his glovework. How did Manny compare with Jerry? WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com