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He Said, He Said
2007-12-08 06:07:00 I'm not here to criticize the Andruw Jones signing. $18.1 per may be a little pricey, but that seems to be what decent center fielders are going for these days, and it's only for two years. I do agree with Keith Law when he says that it could end up being a mistake if it's a prelude to a Kemp trade and a starting role for Juan Pierre. But I digress; what I'd really like to talk to you about today is the continuing presence of Bill Plaschke at the Los Angeles Times. What's up with that?Folks will complain because Jones, 30, is coming off the worst full season of his career, but every question has an answer.You say he had a bad summer? I say he still would have led the Dodgers in home runs (26) and runs batted in (94).I say RBI are lineup-dependent and tell us very little about Jones' performance. I also say that he hit .222/.311/.413. He may have hit more homers than anyone on the Dodgers, but if we're only considering offense, would you really have taken him over Russ Martin,...
What We've Got Here is a Failure to Communicate
2007-11-07 18:46:00 Bill Plaschke really doesn't understand the concept of instant replay:All this talk about bringing instant replay to baseball neglects one piece of, as the football techs like to say, indisputable visual evidence.Baseball already uses instant replay. When a plate umpire checks with a first base umpire on a check swing, isn't that instant replay?When a third base umpire gathers his crew to decide whether a ball that sailed over the fence was fair or foul, isn't that instant replay?No. This is instant replay.
Bill Plashcke Soars to New Lows
2007-07-05 21:51:00 I honestly debated about whether I should post something about this article. It?s about a man, dying of cancer, who fulfills a lifelong dream by finally traveling to Dodger Stadium. I have no desire whatsoever to mock a dying man?s last wish, but the pomposity and ridiculous sappiness of this column forced my hand. The subject matter is just the sort of thing one would expect Bill Plaschke (of the LA Times) to jump all over. Plaschke lives for heartwarming stories that he can pounce on and milk for every last drop of emotion they contain. He usually goes overboard, but in this particular example, he embarrasses not only himself, but the man about whom the column is written. Ultimately, I have no desire to mock the column?s protagonist, but I have no problem with mocking Plaschke?s insanely pretentious writing style.He walks onto the concourse, stares down at a Dodger Stadium field dotted with current players and past legends, grabs his camera and immediately begins snapping photos.P... |
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