tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post6749119404391838499..comments2023-11-05T04:04:40.621-05:00Comments on Down with Goldy: What's the deal with Nick Blackburn?WWWWWWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029975451902509241noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-34570390004225961562008-05-01T15:55:00.000-05:002008-05-01T15:55:00.000-05:00Mauer/BB for sure. Chicks dig the sideburns.Mauer/BB for sure. Chicks dig the sideburns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-11212451530230641232008-05-01T14:37:00.000-05:002008-05-01T14:37:00.000-05:00Friends may be a little strong. I pretty much tole...Friends may be a little strong. I pretty much tolerate you for free gopher tickets.<BR/><BR/>Sidler - Who do you think pulls in more tail? Mauer/BB gun or Hoffarber/Hair Pie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-61562335646791623192008-05-01T13:43:00.000-05:002008-05-01T13:43:00.000-05:00We're friends?We're friends?WWWWWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029975451902509241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-65953674801319510602008-05-01T10:18:00.000-05:002008-05-01T10:18:00.000-05:00Sometimes I wonder why I am friends with such a co...Sometimes I wonder why I am friends with such a complete f-ing nerd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-29418775708164419832008-05-01T09:25:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:25:00.000-05:00Only boring to guys like Dawg who don't get "stati...Only boring to guys like Dawg who don't get "statistics" and are big fans of gamers like Nick Punto and Jeff Hagen.WWWWWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029975451902509241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-15300775939642959752008-05-01T09:14:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:14:00.000-05:00I'm going to add a "Sidler is boring" tag for my p...I'm going to add a "Sidler is boring" tag for my posts. Fine.<BR/><BR/>A mid-rotation guy with a ~4.00 ERA is a great projection, especially one with such a low K-rate. Sure, some guys like The Common Man still think any ERA over 3.00 is bad, but he's a moron when it comes to baseball.<BR/><BR/>Can you imagine the tail Blackburn and Mauer rake in when they hit the town?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-58545188277510638492008-05-01T08:38:00.000-05:002008-05-01T08:38:00.000-05:00I'm not even close to worried.I'm not even close to worried.WWWWWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029975451902509241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-15787796892530220242008-05-01T08:20:00.000-05:002008-05-01T08:20:00.000-05:00Sidler - You are the only guy that could make Blac...Sidler - You are the only guy that could make Blackburn seem boring. I think you gave him such a half assed review because in your season projections for the rotation he wasn't in your starting 5 or 3 reserves. So you took your shame out on the next Greg Maddux. I think you also fail to give him his just praise because of your unhealthy man crush for Scott Baker. Whats with you and injury prone Twins ie Kubel, Baker and Cordova.<BR/><BR/>Blackburn's earl season success has come against some very quality lineups. Angels, Whitey's x 2, Detroit, Cleveland and Texas.<BR/><BR/>He was named MVP of the Arizona Fall League that features the top prospects from around the league. <BR/><BR/>He had a scoreless streak of 42 innings in AAA last year. Which they were just slobbering all over Cliff Lee's junk on Baseball Tonight last night because his scoreless streak reach 27 innings. <BR/><BR/>He is a sexy son of a b*tch.<BR/><BR/>He is relatively young at 26.<BR/><BR/>He is lights out at the dome with a 1.66 ERA but has struggled so far on the road with a 5.94 ERA.<BR/><BR/>In conclusion, once BB gun is able to figure things out on the road his ERA will probably drop to the 2.20-2.50 range and he will certainly reach my prediction of 14wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-22561237675624297792008-05-01T07:42:00.000-05:002008-05-01T07:42:00.000-05:00Two things I forgot to write about - Blackburn's s...Two things I forgot to write about - <BR/><BR/>Blackburn's strikeout rate is in line with what he did in the minor leagues, so he's not being helped by some abnormally high strikeout totals.<BR/><BR/>To remain successful, Blackburn's going to have to maintain the K-rate he has, keep the ball on the ground, and avoid walking guys.<BR/><BR/>And ideally he'll play in front of a good defense since they're going to be doing a lot of the work. His ERA is going to be dependent on how well the defense behind him plays.The Sidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060457215692529581noreply@blogger.com