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24 Jun 2011  |  monkeyball  |Game Thread

Moscoso-Worley sounds like a wonkish bit of finreg legislation that’ll eventually pass the House in watered-down form: “Series 7, Moscoso-Worley Compliant”

53 thoughts on “Mindless compliance”

  1. 5Aces Jun 24,2011 3:43 pm

    I was assuming that Moscoso-Worley was a new addition to MHA and HOPE. I was preparing for annual refresher courses of 45 minutes to review new Moscoso specific content…

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • nevermoor Jun 24,2011 3:57 pm || Up

      Here’s hoping Moscoso lasts 45 minutes.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  2. lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 4:01 pm

    I don’t like seeing Jackson’s name in the lineup when Chris Carter is on the 25 man roster.

    • DFA Jun 24,2011 5:01 pm || Up

      Do you ever like seeing Jackson’s name in the line up?

      In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 5:06 pm || Up

        Against a lefty, sure.

        • DFA Jun 24,2011 5:28 pm || Up

          Every time is see jackson in the lineup it just reminds me of how poorly the A’s were constructed this year.

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
          • lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 5:31 pm || Up

            I feel the same way when I see Suzuki, except replace “this year” with “since 2006”.

            • DFA Jun 24,2011 5:35 pm || Up

              I panned the contract at the time too. Danny gave me a ton of shit for it. But I do think hes probably the only position player you can trade and get a win for.

              In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
              • lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 5:46 pm || Up

                Doubtful, considering how bad his surface stats have gotten and how the contract wasn’t that team friendly to begin with.

              • nevermoor Jun 24,2011 5:47 pm || Up

                The problem there is internal replacement. Which is why I’d like a blockbuster SP deal.

                "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • monkeyball Jun 24,2011 5:53 pm || Up

                  Gio + Gojira for Montero + Swisher

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • nevermoor Jun 24,2011 5:57 pm || Up

                  I think that’s underselling Gio.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • DFA Jun 24,2011 10:44 pm || Up

                  Who would give you parts that would let you contend next year with for a SP?

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • nevermoor Jun 25,2011 12:13 am || Up

                  Who said anything about next year?

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • DFA Jun 25,2011 1:56 am || Up

                  Then you should trade everybody

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • monkeyball Jun 25,2011 6:35 am || Up

                  It’s an interesting question: flushing 2011 and 2012 — how many years beyond that automatically get flushed as well?

                  I’m leaning strongly toward the “blow it up” side — and have been since ’06, but Billy’s kept wavering and half-assing it.

                  But how far does “blowing it up” go? Gio? Cahill? Anderson (once/if he comes back and establishes himself as healthy … -ish)? Jemile?

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • grover Jun 25,2011 11:13 am || Up

                  You only part with Gio and/or Cahill if you get a Haren sized return. They’re young, cost controlled and have a history of staying healthy.

                • nevermoor Jun 25,2011 12:16 pm || Up

                  Right. The way you do it is the way he did it last time: “hey guys, I’m trying to decide what to do with the franchise. Store’s open but nothing is on sale”

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • grover Jun 25,2011 1:55 pm || Up

                  So try to deal the spare parts come July and wait until the offseason to shop the pretty-pretty?

                • nevermoor Jun 25,2011 2:14 pm || Up

                  Depending on the deal. If a CC or Beckett or someone goes down there might be some great leverage.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • grover Jun 25,2011 4:13 pm || Up

                  But barring catastrophic injury to someone’s Ace it would probably be best to shop the shiny during the offseason.

                • nevermoor Jun 25,2011 5:01 pm || Up

                  Depends. You waste a couple months of value but you might get more buyers. How that applies to top-line starters in 2011 I don’t know.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 24,2011 5:42 pm || Up

      I have no problem with Jackson as a 4th-5th outfielder.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 5:45 pm || Up

        Unfortunately, that’s not how he’s being used right now.

        Old Bob’s platoon of Jackson and Sweeney was one of the few things he did right. New Bob’s insistence on treating Jackson like it’s 2008 is annoying.

        • DFA Jun 25,2011 1:54 am || Up

          Agreed. It was the best part of old bob.

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
  3. aardvark Jun 24,2011 4:04 pm

    Moscoso, Worley, and Associates– Architecture for Modern Life

  4. nevermoor Jun 24,2011 5:01 pm

    …

    And this is their worst pitcher?

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  5. lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 5:07 pm

    Jesus, this guy is just throwing fastballs and we can’t hit shit.

  6. monkeyball Jun 24,2011 5:22 pm

    Moscoso & Worley — an unsuccessful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team.

    … That’s right: no hits.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  7. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 24,2011 5:41 pm
    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 24,2011 5:52 pm || Up

      I guess I jinxed it.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • nevermoor Jun 24,2011 5:52 pm || Up

      And just like that…

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • dmoas Jun 25,2011 5:39 am || Up

      “You’re a bunch of asses.”

  8. nevermoor Jun 24,2011 6:45 pm

    Ibanez’s picture looks like it already has the JL treatment.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  9. suspicious coin Jun 24,2011 6:52 pm

    why the f*** do we keep seeing fuentes’s stupid face in critical situations?

    • nevermoor Jun 24,2011 6:55 pm || Up

      Proven. Closer.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • dmoas Jun 25,2011 5:39 am || Up

        Well. He did prove to close out the game.

        • nevermoor Jun 25,2011 12:16 pm || Up

          And has done 8 times.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  10. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 24,2011 6:56 pm

    FUUUUUCK!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  12. nevermoor Jun 24,2011 6:58 pm

    FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU strikes again.

    Worst free agent signing in quite awhile. And we’re probably gonna get swept.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  13. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 24,2011 6:58 pm

    Two late-and-close losses in three days without Bailey reaching the mound.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • nevermoor Jun 24,2011 7:02 pm || Up

      For all that nBob caused a winning streak, I will say oBob is better at the bullpen usage. Maybe nBob feels he owes his job to Fuentes?

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 7:10 pm || Up

        If Bob didn’t want to bring in Bailey in a tie game situation, he could’ve at least brought in Balfour for Francisco, but he seems to be utterly incapable or unwilling to make pitching changes during an inning.

  14. lenscrafters Jun 24,2011 6:59 pm

    There goes half of our six game winning streak.

    And once again, Andrew Bailey didn’t pitch in a crucial, tie game situation.

  15. suspicious coin Jun 24,2011 7:08 pm

    f*** you bob f*** you brian I hate this f****** team

    • Leopold Bloom Jun 25,2011 6:06 am || Up

      I’m certainly getting there. Couple this game with that 13 inning fiasco, and, yeah, I fucking hate this team.

  16. ArakSOT Jun 24,2011 7:08 pm

    Oh, New Bob…

    There is always a score.
  17. Soaker Jun 24,2011 10:37 pm

    For all the focus here on bullpen management and Fuentes

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Leopold Bloom Jun 25,2011 6:06 am || Up

      …and he’s fucking right. We gave up one run in nine innings, with Moose Costco and Fuentes pitching. We should win that game.

      • nevermoor Jun 25,2011 12:17 pm || Up

        To be fair, the Phillies are one of a very few teams with better pitching than us. And we can’t hit.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • suspicious coin Jun 25,2011 10:11 pm || Up

      The bully is within mtnb’s control, and he definitely did not maximize our chances of winning.

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