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Method's not that important for science

Right? Right?

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jul 13, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

Isn't it too soon to celebrate?

by Michkin on Jul 13, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

+1

by Rob Castellano on Jul 13, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

but any chance I get to use this Mike Pelfrey picture, I’ll take. Plus I’m not really celebrating, I just think that because of Pelfrey’s ERA and all the bad luck to the team, his performance is getting overlooked, so the picture started out without the quote, but I threw it in. It’s good to recognize something good that’s happening on a major league level.

by Sokojoe on Jul 13, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

But more importantly

It’s good to recognize good pictures like this one.

by ams258 on Jul 13, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

He’s got a terrible K/BB ratio.

by Salz on Jul 13, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

Correction

He had a terrible K/BB (6/9) in April. Since then, it may not be anything too special, but it is 45/17, which much more tolerable looking than his season line, especially for a guy getting a nice level of groundballs. If he were to match the last two and a half months the rest of the way he’d finish with 31 starts, 182 IP, and a 96/53 K/BB, or 1.81, a tad higher than it was last year, when he also had a rough first month.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jul 13, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

imagine him with a legit secondary pitch

he would be a beast – please please please let him figure it out

by metsjetsnets on Jul 13, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

There's always some extra development to watch out for in those big guys

Sickels made the point about Moviel that sometimes those really, really big guys with lots of parts to move around just never entirely figure out their bodies. Sometimes it takes them longer too, though, and sometimes it never comes together.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jul 13, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

According to Fan Graphs

his 2009 wSL/C (slider runs above average per 100 sliders) is 0.93 compared with -1.92 in 2008.

He’s throwing the same amount of them (almost 13%) but I recall anecdotally a lot more of them thrown for strikes and strikeouts. I wonder if this is actually true.

by TheBigStapler on Jul 14, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Cool pic. This will definately solidify Pelf getting injured in the next few weeks

He’s been decent, but he’s no number 2 starter right now. His balk thing troubles me and he’s been way too inconsistent this year. He’s pitched like a number 3-4 starter.

by Rigsay on Jul 13, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

nice GB%

didn’t realize pelf’s GB percentage was up this year. that’s reassuring considering his inconsistency in 09. hopefully he stops giving up the big inning and has a monster second half.

by englishgrey on Jul 13, 2009 6:37 PM EDT reply actions

He's already 1.5 WAR

Quietly, Pelfrey is having a good season. It’s not very glamorous but groundball pitchers eat up a lot of innings, which is underrated. We also know he’s capable of working efficiently through complete games. We have yet to see his best performances, I think.

by TheBigStapler on Jul 14, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

NOM NOM NOM GROUND BALLS

(Mo thinks assumes this means balls made out of ground beef)

by JoshNY on Jul 13, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

Do you think

Mo looks so happy in this picture because he thinks his bat is a giant corn dog covered in chocolate?

"You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always have." - Keith Hernandez

by OSUmets on Jul 14, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Still too soon

by djbutler73 on Jul 13, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions

It's never too soon to make a MSPaint creation

by Sokojoe on Jul 14, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Obviously he's a sinker baller

But dude has given up a grand total of 12 XBH’s in his last 12 starts. But he’s been “struggling”, a “disappointment” and “hasn’t taken the next step in his development”.

A few more strikeouts would be nice. If he ever gets that K/9 to around 6.00 (he’d have to refine his change-up for this to happen), he’d be an absolute beast and a borderline ace.

by All Shook Down on Jul 13, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

B! A! K! ER!

BAKER! BAKER! BAAAAAKER!

He is the baker and he bakes the cake, make no mistake, he likes to bake.

by BlackOps on Jul 13, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions

It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake!

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 14, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

If this is your idea of a cheesecake (pun intended) photo...

…you’d better be under 17 years old. If not, I strongly recommend that you Google the phrase, “age of consent.”

And isn’t she in that creepy Nick show with the aerobics guy and the puppets that my daughter liked when she was 3?

by madisonmetsfan on Jul 14, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha, I believe so. My niece watches it too.

All I know is there was a funny CollegeHumor mashup video with her in it. The person who made that is the one who should get Googling “age of consent”.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 14, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions