Lookout Landing

Raaaaaayyyysss!

Now, dammit LAA, start regressing!

I just did a Pythag analysis on your team.

If my numbers are right, shouldn’t you guys be more of a 42-39 club right now?

Yeah the As should be in first by like 5 games

Eyebrows - June 30, 2008 reply

There's hope for my revised dream AL playoff scenario yet.

AL West by BP's third order standings:

Oakland: 47-34
LAnaheim: 41-41
Texas: 41-42
Seattle: 35-46

I really did not expect Oakland to do so well this year.

Nor I

Harden helps.

Non-injured Harden is amazing.

Probably the best pitcher in baseball

I instantly regret saying this

but he is indeed extraordinarily good.

He's certainly pitched like he is the best in baseball at times.

TheEmrys - June 30, 2008 reply

He's destroying baseball in terms of tRA

2.55 when the next best is 2.90

Yeah but I'm going beyond a half-season of data

Top five, though.

Teej - June 30, 2008 reply

His historical tRAs could be better

He's walking Mark Prior's path in reverse.

Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - June 30, 2008 reply

How dare you

Jose Lopez is the best pitcher in baseball

Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - June 30, 2008 reply

Is it just me or has Loafie been hitting the ball extremely hard for the last couple of weeks

he must have hit at least 6 or 7 line drives in San Diego in ~15 ABs

*John Lackey

44FAN - June 30, 2008 reply

*Jered Weaver

NO WAIT JOE SAUNDERS!

hahahahahahahaha

Just out of morbid curiosity, what is John Lackey's tRA this season/over whatever other meaningful sample size you have?

4.09

Wow, I didn't realize Oakland was doing that well

Don't you mean

LAA LAA LAA LAA I CAN’T HEAR YOU?!

Oh we're way up here in first place. Just look up and follow the light of my halo.

44FAN - June 30, 2008 reply

Have fun with the whole regression thing

don't you mean LAAA LAAA LAAA LAAA cant hear you?

late....

balls. But I did add an extra a there

Can't the season just end now?

I’d take it.

We need to lose one more game and have SD win one

so we’re all alone atop the Strasburg Standings. Then I’m OK with it.

We have them on win%

Susheel Ramasahayam - June 30, 2008 reply

RAYYYYYS

Sylar - June 30, 2008 reply

They're on pace for a 98-win season. Wow!

This is an awesome gif.

Fin - June 30, 2008 reply

That is a disturbing gif.

Unless I’m missing some hidden meaning.

The lily pad symbolizes impure emotions

What lilly pad?

I thought that thing he's throwing was a lily pad

Hard to tell though.

It's the turtle's shell.

Why does he have to ditch his shell to do whatever it is he's doing?

I think I’m too old for this stuff sometimes.

He's letting loose man.

Stepping outside of his shell. Just let the turtle guide your soul to eternal happiness and prosperity.

I have a turtle at home.

All it guides me to is cleaning it’s tank.

Dear God someone sidebar this.

Phil Hatzenbuehler - June 30, 2008 reply

Stanley FTW.

This gif is also sweet.

Fin - June 30, 2008 reply

Is he tossing a giant goldfish cracker?

Omerta - June 30, 2008 reply

I think that's the turtle's shell.

I thought it was a goldfish cracker also.

Kirsten Schlewitz - June 30, 2008 reply

That was my first thought.

Susheel Ramasahayam - June 30, 2008 reply

Batting Vidro 3rd or 4th for the rest of the year would make Strasburg a reality.

If we try really hard maybe we can get his option to vest.

I'm not sure if it's possible to get him to 600ABs this season.

Maybe if we batted him leadoff…

I don't think we want his option to vest

I think we just want him to help our team suck this year. After this year he can go away.

Fin - June 30, 2008 reply

no no no no no no no no

I was kidding.

I don’t think we could even make that happen if we tried, could we?

He'd need like 400 PA's in 81 games

4.9 PA's per game?

Yeah, that’s not going to happen even if we batted him 1st AND 9th with our offense.

I think we're going to try and get Fiddle Cat on TV somehow before the season's end.

I will send you money.

Omerta - June 30, 2008 reply

A check that is signed but I don't know how much you want

So I left the money area blank

dbroncos31 - June 30, 2008 reply

The hell?

I’m getting a denied access message for the Toronto series preview. What the hell did you guys do in that thread??

I"m still waiting

for the Rays second half collapse….. I think they’ll wilt under the pressure of a pennant race…. next year though!

MfaninAlaska - June 30, 2008 reply

According to GEO BEACH things are "tougher in Alaska",

So maybe there isn’t as much pressure down in Florida.

It's all smoke and water.

Kazmir’s favorite relaxation combination.

Smoke and water?

I’ve heard of smoke and mirrors, or smoke on water…but smoke and water?

Yes.

He likes to stay hydrated.

have you never used a water pipe?

That is, have you ever taken a bong hit, son?

Well I feel sufficiently stupid.

But no, I’m a jazz musician.

We prefer heroin.