Comments on: The Okajima Deception http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:15:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: How ChiSox Can Beat the BoSox | umpbump.com http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-55721 How ChiSox Can Beat the BoSox | umpbump.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:02:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-55721 [...] the Yankees for six-and-two-thirds innings, Okajima came in with a runner on second. Okajima has not been good with inherited runners this year. He promptly surrendered a game-tying, pinch-hit home run to Jason Giambi, and the Red Sox [...] [...] the Yankees for six-and-two-thirds innings, Okajima came in with a runner on second. Okajima has not been good with inherited runners this year. He promptly surrendered a game-tying, pinch-hit home run to Jason Giambi, and the Red Sox [...]

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]]> By: joe l http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-55720 joe l Fri, 16 May 2008 17:54:46 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-55720 I don't watch the Sox closely enough to know this, but does he alternate between the stretch and windup? Or might I suggest 'intangibles', the catch-all that stat-heads persistently deny? I don’t watch the Sox closely enough to know this, but does he alternate between the stretch and windup? Or might I suggest ‘intangibles’, the catch-all that stat-heads persistently deny?

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48469 Zvee Geffen Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:35:58 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48469 The Jays have had <a href="http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jFDl63PDlThoIkBrYnDZaFcQ0e8g" rel="nofollow">two hundred fans</a> booted in two games. That's a lot of drunken unruliness. The Jays have had two hundred fans booted in two games. That’s a lot of drunken unruliness.

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48466 Paul Moro Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:20:00 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48466 Yeah, that same thing happened with the Dodgers! Two years ago they introduced "Two-dollar Tuesdays" for a few sections of the park. But then there were some incidents with drunken unruly fans, and they restored tickets to their normal prices on Tuesdays. So basically these teams are saying they only want rich fans. It is totally unfair to the Average Joe that is not drunken and unruly, and just wants to be able to take his kids to the park for a reasonable price. Just because like .002% of the $2-paying fans are unruly. Ridiculous. Beef up security, or don't sell beer in those sections, or whatever you have to do, but if some kids don't end up becoming baseball fans just because a few people got drunk, that is a real tragedy. Especially in Canada where we need all the baseball fans we can get! Yeah, that same thing happened with the Dodgers! Two years ago they introduced “Two-dollar Tuesdays” for a few sections of the park. But then there were some incidents with drunken unruly fans, and they restored tickets to their normal prices on Tuesdays. So basically these teams are saying they only want rich fans. It is totally unfair to the Average Joe that is not drunken and unruly, and just wants to be able to take his kids to the park for a reasonable price. Just because like .002% of the $2-paying fans are unruly. Ridiculous. Beef up security, or don’t sell beer in those sections, or whatever you have to do, but if some kids don’t end up becoming baseball fans just because a few people got drunk, that is a real tragedy. Especially in Canada where we need all the baseball fans we can get!

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48455 Zvee Geffen Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:45:33 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48455 In other news, the Blue Jays may be discontinuing their $2 ticket night after multiple violent incidents. I guess teams like the Jays and the Nats can choose between having no fans at all and having drunk, unruly fans! It was 70 degrees tonight in Boston and the Sox routed the Tigers. Why did I have tickets to last night's game instead? In other news, the Blue Jays may be discontinuing their $2 ticket night after multiple violent incidents. I guess teams like the Jays and the Nats can choose between having no fans at all and having drunk, unruly fans!

It was 70 degrees tonight in Boston and the Sox routed the Tigers. Why did I have tickets to last night’s game instead?

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]]> By: JE http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48451 JE Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:35:32 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48451 It was a comfortable evening at the Nats ballpark last night. Attendance was announced at only 23,000 and change and the Marlins won easily. On the other hand, there was good beer to be had throughout.... It was a comfortable evening at the Nats ballpark last night. Attendance was announced at only 23,000 and change and the Marlins won easily. On the other hand, there was good beer to be had throughout….

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]]> By: JE http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48412 JE Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:58:57 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48412 Thanks, Danny O! We are expecting partly cloudy skies and mid 50s at tonight's Nats game. I'll go sans thermals, Sarah. ;-) Hopefully, the crowd will be large and the concessions near my seats won't run out of the good beer (Stella, Bass) by the third inning this time.... Thanks, Danny O! We are expecting partly cloudy skies and mid 50s at tonight’s Nats game. I’ll go sans thermals, Sarah. ;-) Hopefully, the crowd will be large and the concessions near my seats won’t run out of the good beer (Stella, Bass) by the third inning this time….

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48409 Zvee Geffen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:37:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48409 Is there anything Baseball Reference *can't* do? Is there anything Baseball Reference *can’t* do?

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]]> By: Danny O http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48408 Danny O Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:35:57 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48408 Checked out the box for those two games in doubt. At Miller Park’s second game (dome was closed) they drew 40,651. Comerica’s second game saw a crowd of 14,135 on a balmy Saturday afternoon. I love baseballreference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200104070.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200004150.shtml Checked out the box for those two games in doubt. At Miller Park’s second game (dome was closed) they drew 40,651. Comerica’s second game saw a crowd of 14,135 on a balmy Saturday afternoon. I love baseballreference.com.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200104070.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200004150.shtml

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/15/the-okajima-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-48396 Zvee Geffen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:11:06 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/the-okajima-deception/#comment-48396 You know what is weird to me? Big media outlets like, say, The Economist buying the pay-per-search package on Nexis when really, it makes much more sense to get the flat rate. That's all I will say! You know what is weird to me? Big media outlets like, say, The Economist buying the pay-per-search package on Nexis when really, it makes much more sense to get the flat rate. That’s all I will say!

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