{"id":4631,"date":"2011-08-26T12:41:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T17:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=4631"},"modified":"2011-08-26T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T18:00:56","slug":"changeups-and-screwballs-a-southpaw%e2%80%99s-perspective-82511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/4631","title":{"rendered":"Changeups and Screwballs: A Southpaw\u2019s Perspective 8\/25\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I guess it is a good thing that Rangers catcher, Mike Napoli<\/a><\/strong>, doesn\u2019t play wide receiver.\u00a0 Big Papi didn\u2019t even look like he was planning on barreling over Napoli, yet the catcher still heard footsteps and lost the handle on what should have been an easy out at the plate.\u00a0 And he\u2019s a catcher?<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As you may have heard, thanks to Buster Olney, the Astros pulled Wandy Rodriguez<\/a><\/strong> back after he was claimed by the Rockies.\u00a0 Not sure how I feel about this.\u00a0 While I do think that Wandy is undervalued as a pitcher, it is embarrassing to watch Houston trot him out there as an ace.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Man I hate how much coverage the NFL gets during the month of August.\u00a0 I know that it\u2019s the most popular sport in America and all, but this is the most significant time of year for MLB.\u00a0 Who the hell cares about pre-season football?\u00a0 The players themselves don\u2019t even care about pre-season games that much.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After hearing how Jered Weaver<\/a><\/strong> told his agent, Scott Boras, that he was going to take less money to stay in LA, I almost shed a tear.\u00a0 Then he had these quotes about the whole ordeal<\/a>.\u00a0 The Angels are extremely lucky to have a guy like this leading their staff and team.\u00a0 I pray that youngsters realize this is how to go about baseball.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After reading Dee\u2019s article on the Connie Mack World Series vs. Area Code Games,<\/a> I felt compelled to shout it out.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t peeped it yet, do so.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why is it that in the world of baseball, people are so slow to accept change?\u00a0 Older generations hold on to outdated theories and philosophies with such a stranglehold that it makes me laugh.\u00a0 This not only refers to SABR oriented views, but also on mechanical philosophies, coaching styles, and everything in between.\u00a0 Maybe it is because I am of a new, younger generation.\u00a0 Maybe it is because old people detest and refuse change.\u00a0 Maybe it is because the older one gets, the more out of touch they become with the youth.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, it is so bothersome to see older coaches worrying about doing things their way, as opposed to do what is in the best interest of the kids.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I guess it is a good thing that Rangers catcher, Mike Napoli, doesn\u2019t play wide receiver.\u00a0 Big Papi didn\u2019t even look like he was planning on barreling over Napoli, yet the catcher still heard footsteps and lost the handle on what should have been an easy out at the plate.\u00a0 And he\u2019s a catcher? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1300,17,6,11,13,14],"tags":[2570,2635,664,609,395,1731,2637,28,205],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4631"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4631"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4634,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4631\/revisions\/4634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}