Aaron Crow

I believe you mean “All Star Aaron Crow”

/idiot Royals fans

Kittinger leapt from an open gondola on Aug. 16, 1960, from an altitude of 19.5 miles and reached 614 mph, or Mach 0.9

I guess it’s not that much crazier than other jumps he and others did, but still… why???

I mean I can hate him but I understand his move, but it was also a very high risk move.

I can’t see him getting more than the Bucs offered him last year. He could end up really fucking with his career.

I’m pretty sure he’s not going to the Bucs. Who was the dude who called him out on Twitter? I don’t think you can really hate on a guy for passing up all his leverage and going back to school, can you?

I mean I can hate him but I understand his move, but it was also a very high risk move.

I hate the CBA and ESPN more than anything though. That’s what caused this.

I genuinely hope Appel loses his pitching arm in a bus accident the day before the draft.

I’m pretty sure he’s not going to the Bucs. Who was the dude who called him out on Twitter? I don’t think you can really hate on a guy for passing up all his leverage and going back to school, can you?

He might have put up good numbers but he’s consider more of an upside kind of pick

I was under the impression Appel was a more polished pitcher, with less upside but higher floor.

The scouting report is pretty nice though. Not sure if he can dominate in the pros. Very few pitchers can.
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/09/18/potential-red-sox-draftees-stanford-rhp-mark-appel/

Ha. I had something else typed out about him never having good numbers but I couldn’t remember if it was actually him I was thinking of. He might have put up good numbers but he’s consider more of an upside kind of pick. So, basically, yeah, that was a Joe Morgan scouting report.

starkweather=Joe Morgan?

Whoa man, let’s not say shit we can’t take back.

He’s enigmatic. He’s got great stuff but he’s inconsistent

starkweather=Joe Morgan?

So we’re going by playoff appearances now, eh? The Red Sox, Cubs, and Mets haven’t made the playoffs for 3 years!

/dances around

World Series teams aren’t always the best indicator of money = success. Sample size is relatively small there. Looking and playoff teams and division winners is a little better.

Payroll and wins has a pretty decent correlation, IIRC. It’s just not as strong as some might make it. MLB needs rich/popular (NYY) teams to have an advantage. But poorer teams can still compete. It’s really a pretty nice system. Only in the NFL could crappy markets pull good ratings/interest.

2007?

My bad, yes, 2007. They were second. They’ve been second in the league every year since 2004 with the exception of 2009 (fourth).

will revisit this the next time McIntyre makes a payroll post regardless of which teams eventually make the World Series

World Series teams aren’t always the best indicator of money = success. Sample size is relatively small there. Looking and playoff teams and division winners is a little better.

They had the second highest in 2008.

2007?

They haven’t spent like drunken sailors that entire time though…

They’ve been pretty high up for a while. Keep in mind they gave Manny a huge deal in 2000 (?), so they haven’t exactly always scrounged for bargain FAs like they have been the last few years.

He’s enigmatic. He’s got great stuff but he’s inconsistent