{"id":4635,"date":"2011-08-26T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T18:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2011-08-26T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T17:59:00","slug":"changeups-and-screwballs-a-southpaw%e2%80%99s-perspective-for-82611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/4635","title":{"rendered":"Changeups and Screwballs: A Southpaw\u2019s Perspective for 8\/26\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am glad to see Jim Thome waive his no trade clause and return to Cleveland.\u00a0 He is the anti-LeBron for that city, not to mention they could really use his bat to make a final push at the playoffs.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Talk about a grand showing by the Yankees last night.\u00a0 Did anyone else find it as fitting as I did that Curtis Granderson was the guy to hit the record setting 3rd<\/sup> grand slam?\u00a0 Thank goodness it wasn\u2019t Derek Jeter.\u00a0 I am tired of hearing people talk about how great he still is.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just to point out a few stats the back up my claim that despite his recent \u201cresurgence\u201d at the plate, Jeter is still not very good anymore.\u00a0 His .299 avg. is completely hollow.\u00a0 His isolated power stands at a paltry .088 (lowest of his career).\u00a0 This in turn leads to his meager .388 slugging percentage and an OPS of only .747.\u00a0 He is on pace to set career lows in runs scored and total bases.\u00a0 I am not here to pile on with the Jeter haters.\u00a0 I just wish people would put it into perspective that despite his mashing of late, he is still set to have one of the worst years of his career.\u00a0 Dude is still a 1st<\/sup> ballot HOF though\u2026so don\u2019t get it twisted.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Those of you who saw California\u2019s Braydon Salzman take a comebacker right of the brim of his hat witnessed something amazing.\u00a0 For the science behind why he was not killed immediately upon impact check out this video<\/a> from ESPN\u2019s Sport Science.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I watched The Sandlot last night on AMC and was reminded of why that movie is the Best Baseball Movie of All Time.\u00a0 For more details on that, look for my write up on the movie to come out later today.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lenny Dykstra has been charged with indecent exposure<\/a>.\u00a0 Supposedly he exposed himself to women he met on Craigslist\u2026Hello ladies, why else do you think a washed-up, has-been, like Lenny Dykstra wants to meet you based on an internet personal ad?<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And ending on a good note for my Astros today, we actually won a real, live, major league baseball game last night!
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