Madness!

[Memories of 02]

Why in the hell, would this manager, in a game which is absolutely meaningless, put Cowart in as a DR for Ward in the Eighth?

Ward was due to come up in the ninth. He had gone 0 for 2 with an RBI and a  BB. 

Cowart as a DR in the ninth, we get. Why destroy the confidence of a rookie who is now at the top of every GM's list in the mlb, and whose numbers in both Double A and Triple A in the half year before being called up, actually dwarf even the great Trout's numbers in 2011, before his callup.

Is it incompetence, or has he just completely lost it?

 

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, Memories of 02 said:

Why in the hell, would this manager, in a game which is absolutely meaningless, put Cowart in as a DR for Ward in the Eighth?

Ward was due to come up in the ninth. He had gone 0 for 2 with an RBI and a  BB. 

Cowart as a DR in the ninth, we get. Why destroy the confidence of a rookie who is now at the top of every GM's list in the mlb, and whose numbers in both Double A and Triple A in the half year before being called up, actually dwarf even the great Trout's numbers in 2011, before his callup.

Is it incompetence, or has he just completely lost it?

It was strategy.  

[101halo]

9 minutes ago, Memories of 02 said:

Why in the hell, would this manager, in a game which is absolutely meaningless, put Cowart in as a DR for Ward in the Eighth?

Ward was due to come up in the ninth. He had gone 0 for 2 with an RBI and a  BB. 

Cowart as a DR in the ninth, we get. Why destroy the confidence of a rookie who is now at the top of every GM's list in the mlb, and whose numbers in both Double A and Triple A in the half year before being called up, actually dwarf even the great Trout's numbers in 2011, before his callup.

Is it incompetence, or has he just completely lost it?

Link, please. 

I mean, I'm totally rooting for the guy. It's a great story. But that's a pretty strong statement, at least from the way I think you meant it to be interpreted. If you meant the "top of every GM's list" to be defined as "most likely to be the next Derek Zoolander" and not as a baseball phenom, my apologies. 

[Lou]

if his confidence is destroyed by being replaced tonight, he is a bigger pussy than Bedrosian 

[Lou]

[101halo]

Just now, Lou said:

May I suggest a new poll with following options:

1) Madness! 

2) Creepy kid. 

3) Weirdly tolerant of creepy kid poodle. 

4) More AW overreactionary thread titles that use ! to elicit urgency to read. 

[Lou]

kudos for #3

[101halo]

6 minutes ago, Lou said:

kudos for #3

Also known as appropriate ranking of these new threads, not quite as satisfying as a #2. 

[Second Base]

I'm curious about this "every GM's list in the league" thing. Like that can't be real. It's not like they get together and make a list together and collaborate.

Or maybe he knows something. 

I mean I'm sure 29 other teams would love to have him, but that goes for most young guys breaking into the bigs.

[101halo]

Just now, Scotty@AW said:

I'm curious about this "every GM's list in the league" thing. Like that can't be real. It's not like they get together and make a list together and collaborate.

Or maybe he knows something. 

I mean I'm sure 29 other teams would love to have him, but that goes for most young guys breaking into the bigs.

This seems to be begging for a @Tank reply. Perhaps after his GM symposium tomorrow? 

[Tank]

31 minutes ago, Memories of 02 said:

Why in the hell, would this manager, in a game which is absolutely meaningless, put Cowart in as a DR for Ward in the Eighth?

sosh was simply trying to screw with your idea of ward breaking dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak.

[101halo]

Just now, Tank said:

sosh was simply trying to screw with your idea of ward breaking dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak.

Whoa...... 

[Tank]

1 minute ago, 101halo said:

This seems to be begging for a @Tank reply. Perhaps after his GM symposium tomorrow? 

we're all meeting for lunch tomorrow at lou malnati's in chicago. i'll put taylor ward on the agenda.

we're also going to discuss the DH in the NL thing, and why joe madden was really the architect of the halos '02 championship run.

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

I'm curious about this "every GM's list in the league" thing. Like that can't be real. It's not like they get together and make a list together and collaborate.

Or maybe he knows something. 

I mean I'm sure 29 other teams would love to have him, but that goes for most young guys breaking into the bigs.

They just might. After all, it takes more than the 2 GMs to make a trade, so I can see this happening. 

[Lou]

Ward >>> Vlad, Jr. !!!

[Blarg]

Just now, Lou said:

Ward >>> Vlad, Jr. !!!

Vlad Jr. is still in the minors, so, there's that.

[101halo]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Ward >>> Vlad, Jr. !!!

Ward + Vlad the 42nd + Vlad the 16th for Vlad, Jr. Get it done Eppy! 

[Lou]

racist?

[101halo]

Just now, Lou said:

racist?

Isn't it widely known he has a ton of kids by nearly as many women? 

Not trying to make it a judgmental thing, he's my 3rd favorite Angel of all time, just didn't think it was controversial in any way. 

[Lou]

I was joking.

He's in my top 3, also.

At #1

[101halo]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

I was joking.

He's in my top 3, also.

At #1

Well, that ruins my theory you've always been munkee in disguise. 

[Lou]

[Angel Oracle]

4 hours ago, Lou said:

I was joking.

He's in my top 3, also.

At #1

It was Ryan for me, until Vlad arrived.

[ten ocho recon scout]

37 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

It was Ryan for me, until Vlad arrived.

Budde?

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

It was Ryan for me, until Vlad arrived.

mine was, too, until he cho$e to go into the HOF as a Ranger.

F him.