Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Hey Bobby

ALI- "Hey Skip, took one on the chin today, eh?"
#6- "Plenty of bright spots in today's game, 'cept the score."

ALI- "You're the eternal optomist Bobbo, what was so great?"
#6- "Did you watch the game? Javy struck out 12 in his 6 innings of work. I know goats are terrible at math, so I'll help you out. That's 2/3 of the total outs he recorded by way of stike out. He gave up 3 runs in 6 innings, that's a 'quality start' for all you stat geeks."

ALI- "Damn, that's pretty impressive. So what's up with Garrett Anderson? Did he forget that you can get outs by catching fly balls even in foul territory?"
#6- "You know Goat, your attitude is a bit condescending. Garrett's old and a bit fragile, I think his eyesight is deteriorating, but we'll have him fitted for bi-focals soon. Didn't I say there was positive things to take from this game?"

ALI- "You're right Bobbo, what else you got?"
#6- "How about Johnson? Kelly popped his 3rd long ball. He's really got some pop in this bat."

ALI- "So why's he hitting lead-off?"
#6- "Who's the soon to be Hall-of-Fame manager here Goat? There's another pretty decent manager in Chicago that has a lead-off man with pop."

ALI- "You make a good point, sir, as you always do. Speaking of other good managers, LaRussa likes to bat the pitcher 8th, and place a high on-base-percentage guy in the 9 hole which is designed to provide more RBI opportunities for the top of the line up. With Schafer's speed and OBP, what do you think of hitting him 9th, and potentially having ducks on the pond when Johnson takes to the dish?"
#6- "LaRussa is a moron. I'm tired of being compared to him. This interview is over."

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