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Take a seat Timmy!

Goodplaye — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:44:50 +0000

Today’s player comparison is gonna be between yesterday’s matchup of two of the best young pithers in baseball. Today it’s simple, who would you rather have on your team, Jon Lester or Tim Lincecum? Not that the results of yesterday’s game really have any impact on who you’re gonna pick, but here they are:

Lester: 9.0 IP, 9 k’s, 5 Hits, 1 BB, and 1 ER in getting the W

Lincecum: 3.0 IP, 4 k’s, 5 Hits, 3 BB and 4 ER in getting the L

Clearly Lester got the best of Timmy yesterday but we all know how good both of these guys are. I’ll do the usual and throw some numbers at you to help make the decision of you are gonna take between the two. You will see that this is another comparison of 2 guys that have very similar numbers and you really can’t make a bad pick here.

Lester’s career numbers: 107 starts with a record of 51 – 19 (pretty spectacular), 665 IP , 598 k’s, 245 BB, 3.56 ERA, and 1.31 WHIP. He throws lefty and is 26 years old. He is listed at 6-4, and 240 lbs (not sure I believe that weight). This years salary is $3.75 million. He has a no hitter, a world series ring, and has overcome cancer (not a bad resume). Oh yeah and one hot lady.

Lincecum’s career numbers: 105 starts with record of 48 – 20 (also spectacular), 702 IP, 793 k’s, 259 BB, 2.91 ERA, and 1.17 WHIP. He throws righty and he just turned 26 years old. He is listed at 5-11, 170 lbs. This years salary is $9 million. He is a 2 time all star and he’s coming off back to back Cy Young awards.

One thing to keep in mind is where these guys play. Lester is doing this in the best division in baseball where every team can mash. Also Fenway is definitely a hitters park. Timmy gets a lot of extra K’s against the pitchers spot and he’s pitching in a pitchers park for sure.

I’m taking Lester. He gets better and better every year and again, he does it in the AL East. I’d settle for either though thats for sure.

Rock Choke Jayhoax

El Rey — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:21:48 +0000

A day later, and it’s still fun to laugh at what has become the annual ‘shocking first weekend exit’ for Bill Self and Kansas.

Bill Self should text Mario Chaulmers everyday, and thank him for saving his job.

Next one seed and high profile coach to pull a “Self” Today?

Sorry Kid

Jerome Randle is going to abuse all the crackers from Duke. It’s just science, sorry.

The Profit, AKA Off The Heezy, tells brewSKI to Take A Seat:

bbryan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:40:39 +0000

Here’s a conversation I had tonight with our good friend The Profit, or Off The Heezy if you prefer. For those of you who don’t know him, well here’s an introduction.

OTH: Sports Brewery needs better coverage of shooting sports. Are you even going to have a guy at the IDPA finals?

Me: No, want to guest post on it?

OTH: Compensation?

Me: Being associated with us.

OTH: I could also write a column criticizing other people’s columns. Starting with SKI.

Me: That’s what the comments section is for.

OTH: Will do if they ever discover a cure for laziness. Keep hope alive.

So there you have it, pretty much a perfect introduction to The Profit. Ski you have been put on notice.

Keanon Lowe tells UW to Take a Seat!

bbryan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:01:44 +0000

Oregon 6A State Defensive POY Keanon Lowe came to his senses and told the University of Washington that no thanks, he’d rather not routinely lose games by 20 points for the next 4 years, by switching his verbal commitment from UW to the undisputed Pac-10 Champion Oregon Ducks. Lowe is a 4-star recruit by Rivals and a 3-star recruit by Scout. Apparently he’s going to try and play offense for Oregon, but that is just what coaches tell the 5′-7″ kids before putting them at corner. But at “4.4″ speed he has play-making ability and should fit in nicely with the secondary. If Oegon can haul in either of the two stud D Linemen they are targeting this could turn out to be a great looking class. It has been 2,276 days since the Huskies have beaten the Ducks, Take a Seat!