tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post2242798873155265161..comments2007-09-05T11:21:49.590-04:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-64209618460875818732007-09-05T11:21:00.000-04:002007-09-05T11:21:00.000-04:00If anyone is curious, reader Devin also compiled some more hot Morgan-on-Sheffield action:<BR/><BR/><B>"You're not going to get much better with Matsui, you will with Sheffield. I say that because Sheffield can dominate a game and carry you for days at a time."<BR/>-August 30, 2006<BR/><BR/>"Sheffield generates a lot of power with a quick bat."<BR/>-May 27, 2006<BR/><BR/>Joe defending Sheffield for throwing a tantrum:<BR/>"Well, I was in NY on Sunday and Sheffield threw his helmet down and was ejected immediately. My understanding is, if you throw equipment, you get fined for each piece of equipment you throw. It's not an automatic ejection like some people think. I didn't think Sheff should have gotten ejected for that, because, you know, it's in the heat of the battle, the Yankees were on a four game losing streak and Gary was upset. The umpires have to understand that their is emotion in baseball."<BR/>-July 1, 2005<BR/><BR/>Same chat, defending Sheffield again "First of all, I don't think that he would be a cancer, but it's his way of telling teams that he doesn't want to go any place because he doesn't have a no-trade contract... BUT, I guarentee that IF he gets traded to another team, he will play and he will perform."<BR/>-July 1, 2005<BR/><BR/>Apparently Sheffield's problem in the HR derby is that he's too good...<BR/>"It's true. Anytime you have a great stroke, if you're swinging a hot bat, it can be harder to hit the ball out of the ballpark in a contest like this."<BR/>-from the 2003 HR Derby</B>Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-13875799433800034262007-09-05T02:42:00.000-04:002007-09-05T02:42:00.000-04:00<B>KL - NC: Is Jake Peavy the best pitcher in the NL, MLB><BR/><BR/>Joe Morgan: At the first half of the season it was Webb, and then Young, and now Peavy. Peavy has been the most consistent, so you can make that argument for the NL. </B><BR/><BR/>This is just wrong. Brandon Webb's been fine, but he had an ERA over 3 all year until that insane scoreless inning streak he just ripped off.<BR/><BR/>"At the first half of the season it was Webb"?<BR/><BR/>Webb Pre-ASB ERA: 3.37<BR/>Peavy Pre-ASB ERA: 2.19<BR/><BR/>In the second half, they've both been incredible, with Peavy still just a little bit better.<BR/><BR/>Webb Post-ASB ERA: 2.10<BR/>Peavy Post-ASB ERA: 1.92<BR/><BR/>Looking at these numbers, you might say that Peavy has been more consisteblarg, a word meaning "constant," "invariable," or "unchanging."Juniorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399868922850358920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-36918442651168611922007-09-04T23:18:00.000-04:002007-09-04T23:18:00.000-04:00Aaron writes in with an excellent point about Joe's inconsistency:<BR/><BR/><B>Joe Morgan this week: “Any team that gets into the playoffs can win the World Series.”<BR/><BR/>Joe Morgan last week: “That is why (the Oakland A’s) have struggled in the post season. They may win the division with that philosophy, form time to time, but they will never win a World Series like that.”<BR/><BR/>As a diehard A’s fan, I’d like to know which Joe is right.</B>Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.com