<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772</id><updated>2008-11-04T15:54:16.039-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MLB Blog - Big Show Baseball</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>245</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-4985309021366286902</id><published>2008-11-04T10:29:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T10:34:25.629-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Derek Jeter&apos;s Herpies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jeremy Giambi you fucking retard slide'/><title type='text'>HOPE and CHANGE to cf or 1b at least, jesus.</title><summary type='text'>Hello friends, as the election is upon us, let me remind you, my fellow Americans, about how fucking horrible Derek Jeter is.

HELLO I AM A LINK, NOT LIKE A ZELDA ONE THO. PLEASE CLICK.

Also for robo Jeter sex stories, we have the SOSH kids

She made eye contact but was too shy to go over. No need to worry, the captain made the first move. He walked over to her and dropped the following pickup </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/4985309021366286902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=4985309021366286902' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4985309021366286902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4985309021366286902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/11/hope-and-change-to-cf-or-1b-at-least.html' title='HOPE and CHANGE to cf or 1b at least, jesus.'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-8191004712044336881</id><published>2008-10-22T19:33:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T19:53:21.023-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BLOGGGIN AINT SHIT BUT TRICKS AND HOS'/><title type='text'>Children of the damned</title><summary type='text'>Pittsburgh Pirates: 
year DV DIVS RECD WINP PLC 
2008 NL Cent 67-95 (.414) 6 Tampa Bay advances to the World Series
2007 NL Cent 68-94 (.420) 6 Colorado advances to the World Series
2006 NL Cent 67-95 (.414) 5
2005 NL Cent 67-95 (.414) 6
2004 NL Cent 72-89 (.447) 5
2003 NL Cent 75-87 (.463) 4 Florida Wins World Series
2002 NL Cent 72-89 (.447) 4
2001 NL Cent 62-100 (.383) 6 Arizona Wins World </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/8191004712044336881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=8191004712044336881' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/8191004712044336881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/8191004712044336881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/10/requiem-for-dream.html' title='Children of the damned'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-49255054725187706</id><published>2008-10-22T19:20:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T19:23:00.357-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Philadelphia Phillies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tampa Bay Not Devil Rays'/><title type='text'>Culling of the weak</title><summary type='text'>We here at Big show baseball are the best bloggers ever. This is why while as the world series starts, we ask you this question:

I'm totally drinking right now and I only counted like four Backstreet Boys here. I seem to recall five, who the hell is missing?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/49255054725187706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=49255054725187706' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/49255054725187706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/49255054725187706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/10/culling-of-weak.html' title='Culling of the weak'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-4581339630486848995</id><published>2008-10-20T10:04:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-20T10:15:53.072-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Philadelphia Phillies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='World Series'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Carl Crawford lets make a deal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TACO TACO TACO'/><title type='text'>Ancestral Recall</title><summary type='text'>There are only like 4 reasons ever to name a baseball blog post after an overpowered Magic the Gathering card. I forget the other 3 but they have to do with rolling 20 and an elf.

FREE TACOS FOR STOLEN BASES IS BACK:
TACOS

Free tacos on ROCKTOBER 28th (Tuesday) if a base is stolen in games 1-4, if none are stolen until games 5-7 then November 3rd is the taco day. Times are 2:00PM to 6:00PM for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/4581339630486848995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=4581339630486848995' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4581339630486848995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4581339630486848995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/10/ancestral-recall.html' title='Ancestral Recall'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-618450336832706291</id><published>2008-10-06T12:44:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T13:32:11.022-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Evan Longeria'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Albert Pujols'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tim Lincecum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cliff Lee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Geovany Soto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kevin Youkilis'/><title type='text'>2008 MVP, Cy Young, Rookie Of The Year</title><summary type='text'>My picks for 2008.

AL MVP: Kevin Youkilis, 1B - Boston Red Sox

Youkilis was among the AL leaders in Batting Average (.312), OBP (.390), OPS (.958), SLG (.569), and RBI (115.)

I could have also gone with Chicago's Carlos Quentin but he only played 130 games and his rate stats are not significantly better (.965 to .958 OPS.) Milton Bradley lead the AL in OPS (.999) but he only played 126 games </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/618450336832706291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=618450336832706291' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/618450336832706291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/618450336832706291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/10/2008-mvp-cy-young-rookie-of-year.html' title='2008 MVP, Cy Young, Rookie Of The Year'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-6267231616299353598</id><published>2008-09-29T11:24:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T11:41:04.647-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My team missed the postseason and I&apos;m being a little bitch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><title type='text'>I'm leaving today dah dat dah da dat...</title><summary type='text'>Here at bigshow baseball, we are adults who would never make fun of the city of New York and their hilarious baseball teams.

OH SNAP, I just did.

Enjoy the 4 more years guy who traded Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, and Brandon Phillips for like 3 weeks of Bartolo Colon.

P.S.: The Onion

Shine on you crazy diamonds.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/6267231616299353598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=6267231616299353598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6267231616299353598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6267231616299353598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/09/im-leaving-today-dah-dat-dah-da-dat.html' title='I&apos;m leaving today dah dat dah da dat...'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-8443419210509426829</id><published>2008-09-09T10:37:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T10:38:26.042-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mark McGwire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holy Shit Balls'/><title type='text'>Party like it's 1999 GIVE STEROIDS PLZ</title><summary type='text'>MLB Trade Rumors

Holy shit.

Today, McGwire says, he works out twice a day and still weighs 245 pounds. "I can still hit, if somebody wants me," he said. "Now, wouldn’t that be a shocker?"

WHAT?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/8443419210509426829/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=8443419210509426829' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/8443419210509426829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/8443419210509426829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/09/party-like-its-1999-give-steroids-plz.html' title='Party like it&apos;s 1999 GIVE STEROIDS PLZ'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-4880927584624428250</id><published>2008-09-08T14:19:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T14:32:38.995-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Kelly'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hall Of Fame'/><title type='text'>Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame First Baseman</title><summary type='text'>I've already done 3rd base, shortstop, and 2nd base, now it's time for 1st. Unlike the positions I've done already, first basemen are generally among the best hitters on a team. Because of that the worst hitting Hall of Fame first baseman is likely a much better hitter than the worst hitting Hall of Famers at the other infield positions. 

That theory is proven to be true by looking at the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/4880927584624428250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=4880927584624428250' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4880927584624428250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4880927584624428250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/09/worst-hitting-hall-of-fame-first.html' title='Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame First Baseman'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-7915634406848012304</id><published>2008-08-27T19:13:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T19:25:08.812-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Albert Pujols: Frontrunner For 2008 NL MVP</title><summary type='text'>Albert Pujols is putting up some great numbers this year (even better than he normally does.) He's leading the NL in OPS by a pretty wide margin (1.100 to Lance Berkman's second place 1.025), he's right behind Chipper Jones in batting average (.357 to .356) and leading the NL in both OBP (.466) &amp; SLG (.634)

The only problem is that the Cardinals are long shot to make the playoffs (4.5 games out </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/7915634406848012304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=7915634406848012304' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7915634406848012304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7915634406848012304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/08/albert-pujols-frontrunner-for-2008-nl.html' title='Albert Pujols: Frontrunner For 2008 NL MVP'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-830564006525325076</id><published>2008-08-11T22:04:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T22:13:03.128-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hall Of Fame'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bill Mazeroski'/><title type='text'>Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame Second Baseman</title><summary type='text'>I'm a little slow getting to 2nd base. So far Brooks Robinson is the worst hitting Hall of Fame 3rd baseman and Rabbit Maranville is the worst hitting Hall of Fame Shortstop.

The worst hitting Hall of Famer at 2nd base? This one is pretty easy: Bill Mazeroski.

Mazeroski played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 to 1972. Check out these career hitting stats: .260 batting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/830564006525325076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=830564006525325076' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/830564006525325076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/830564006525325076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/08/worst-hitting-hall-of-fame-second.html' title='Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame Second Baseman'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-4106139451814209714</id><published>2008-07-22T12:35:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T12:53:11.629-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rabbit Maranville'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hall Of Fame'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Luis Aparico'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ozzie Smith'/><title type='text'>Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame Shortstop</title><summary type='text'>Let's just make our way around the infield, alright? The other day Travis Jackson won the honor of being called the worst hitting Hall of Fame 3rd baseman. Now I'm at shortstop, which is actually the position Jackson spent most of his career at. How about that? Maybe I should go back and give the award of worst hitting Hall of Fame 3rd baseman back to Brooks Robinson?

Shortstop is one of only </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/4106139451814209714/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=4106139451814209714' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4106139451814209714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/4106139451814209714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/worst-hitting-hall-of-fame-shortstop.html' title='Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame Shortstop'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-7725582897476835517</id><published>2008-07-18T19:14:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-18T19:39:07.927-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brooks Robinson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hall Of Fame'/><title type='text'>Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame Third Baseman</title><summary type='text'>What, you think I'm trying to come up with the most random topics I can think of? You don't think it's relevant that Pedro Feliz &amp; Vic Power are tied for #999 all time in OPS? What can I say. This is how I get down.

I intend this to be some kind of series on the worst hitting Hall of Famer at each position. But I am going to continue my policy from the past of pretty much ignoring players who </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/7725582897476835517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=7725582897476835517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7725582897476835517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7725582897476835517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/worst-hitting-hall-of-fame-third.html' title='Worst Hitting Hall Of Fame Third Baseman'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-5175314152683886945</id><published>2008-07-16T12:26:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T12:37:13.620-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vic Power'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pedro Feliz'/><title type='text'>Pedro Feliz: #999 All Time OPS</title><summary type='text'>Pedro Feliz is #999 all time in career OPS at .7252, actually he's tied with Vic Power.

Top 1000, that ain't bad really. When you consider the long history of the major leagues. Although clearly players who have played during the last 15 years have a large advantage due to the higher offensive numbers. I haven't checked this, but I bet Feliz isn't in the top 1000 in OPS+.

So who is Vic Power? </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/5175314152683886945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=5175314152683886945' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/5175314152683886945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/5175314152683886945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/pedro-feliz-999-all-time-ops.html' title='Pedro Feliz: #999 All Time OPS'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-8768335973658559559</id><published>2008-07-15T16:08:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T16:19:50.560-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dice K'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tim Lincecum'/><title type='text'>Dice K &amp; Tim Lincecum Living Up To The Hype</title><summary type='text'>Last year rookie pitchers Dice K of Boston and Tim Lincecum of San Francisco were heavily hyped. Both had pretty good seasons and showed signs of great promise. But both also fell somewhat short of the hype.

But in their sophomore seasons they are living up to the hype. Check it out:

Daisuke Matsuzaka went 15-12 with a 4.40 ERA and 201 SO in his rookie season for the Red Sox. Somewhat </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/8768335973658559559/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=8768335973658559559' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/8768335973658559559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/8768335973658559559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/dice-k-tim-lincecum-living-up-to-hype.html' title='Dice K &amp; Tim Lincecum Living Up To The Hype'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-2961629088294529471</id><published>2008-07-11T08:22:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-11T09:04:56.479-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Captian Intagibles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I would like to gamble against your boss for money'/><title type='text'>Your boss has never heard of EQA or VORP either</title><summary type='text'>In this day and age, there are still many people on this planet. Most of them think Derek Jeter is totally awesome and not COMPLETELY AVERAGE THIS YEAR (OPS+ =99). I think a lot of those people are responsible for America's got talent, American Idol, Americans making jackasses out of themselves, and America molests the 5th grader that is smarter than them. 

I believe it's the magical time in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/2961629088294529471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=2961629088294529471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/2961629088294529471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/2961629088294529471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/your-boss-has-never-heard-of-eqa-or.html' title='Your boss has never heard of EQA or VORP either'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-6553221542031895243</id><published>2008-07-10T19:59:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T20:01:25.884-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barry Bonds'/><title type='text'>Barry Bonds Could Be Ready To Play In 10 Days</title><summary type='text'>According to his agent: Read The Story At ESPN.com

Here's hoping the Mets or Yankees sign him before I leave NYC so I can see the greatest hitter of all time before I leave.

It's absolutely ridiculous to me that no one has signed the man who lead the majors in OBP last season. As his agent says - it's clearly a conspiracy of some kind. Which is such BS, as the whole steroids thing is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/6553221542031895243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=6553221542031895243' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6553221542031895243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6553221542031895243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/barry-bonds-could-be-ready-to-play-in.html' title='Barry Bonds Could Be Ready To Play In 10 Days'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-7691071230992499020</id><published>2008-07-05T01:21:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-05T01:26:41.250-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Albert Pujols'/><title type='text'>Albert Pujols Hits Home Run #300</title><summary type='text'>At age 28, Pujols became the 5th youngest player in MLB history to hit his 300th home run today. He's less than one year older than the youngest player  to reach the milestone; Alex Rodriguez.

Obviously if Pujols continues at the rate he's on now, he will one day reach some much bigger milestones.

Pujols is having another awesome year this season. He's current hitting .348 with a .470 OBP and a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/7691071230992499020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=7691071230992499020' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7691071230992499020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7691071230992499020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/albert-pujols-hits-home-run-300.html' title='Albert Pujols Hits Home Run #300'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-1436178200444527911</id><published>2008-07-03T08:13:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-03T08:15:51.157-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I wear my sunglasses at OUCH MY BALLS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><title type='text'>AHHHHHHHHHHHH</title><summary type='text'>The Arizona Republic

...Snyder suffered what was diagnosed as a left testicular fracture after he was struck by a foul ball off the bat of Corey Hart. 

OH GOD. Don't pull the blade on the guy in shades, OH NO.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/1436178200444527911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=1436178200444527911' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/1436178200444527911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/1436178200444527911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/ahhhhhhhhhhhh.html' title='AHHHHHHHHHHHH'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-6386914874005025331</id><published>2008-07-02T07:50:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T08:49:32.169-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aubrey Huff&apos;s Muff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Day Night Splits'/><title type='text'>Days of Thun-durrrr 2 COLT HARDER</title><summary type='text'>After looking at the results this season for Day/Night splits, lets see which ones are just dumb luck by looking at last year.

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 Team  2008  Day  +/-  2007  Day  +/- 
 Arizona Diamondbacks  0.51  0.50  0.01  0.56  0.47  0.09 
 Atlanta Braves  0.48  0.52  -0.04  0.52  0.52  0.00 
 Baltimore Orioles  0.51  0.36  0.15  0.43  0.38  0.05 
 Boston Red Sox  0.59  0.67  -</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/6386914874005025331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=6386914874005025331' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6386914874005025331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6386914874005025331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/days-of-thun-durrrr-2-colt-harder.html' title='Days of Thun-durrrr 2 COLT HARDER'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-6318710101094002291</id><published>2008-07-02T01:36:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T01:43:32.055-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barry Zito'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='San Francisco Giants'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tim Lincecum'/><title type='text'>Tim Lincecum</title><summary type='text'>I posted a lot about the Giants rookie Tim Lincecum last season. This year he's proving I was right to do so. Check out these numbers:

9-1 (even more impressive because he's pitching for an awful Giants team.)
2.38 ERA (2nd in the NL)
114 SO (1st in the NL)

It looks like he's got a real shot at the Cy Young award if he can keep up at the pace he's on now. Although it will take a bit of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/6318710101094002291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=6318710101094002291' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6318710101094002291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/6318710101094002291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/tim-lincecum.html' title='Tim Lincecum'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-102900756777116191</id><published>2008-07-01T14:45:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T07:43:27.801-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DIV TAGS FIXIN TABLEZ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Day Night Splits'/><title type='text'>Days of thun-durrrrrrrrrr</title><summary type='text'>Since I am a degenerate gambler, I have begun to wonder about day/night splits. In this episode of Big Show Baseball, let’s see who needs to get some amphetamines.

Well that or porn.

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  East  W  L  Pct  Day W  Day L Day Pct  +/- 
  Tampa Bay Rays  50  32  0.61  13  10  0.57  0.04 
  Boston Red Sox  50  35  0.588  16  8  0.67  -0.08 
  New York Yankees  44  39  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/102900756777116191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=102900756777116191' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/102900756777116191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/102900756777116191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/07/days-of-thun-durrrrrrrrrr.html' title='Days of thun-durrrrrrrrrr'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-3463505691146836920</id><published>2008-06-21T12:49:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-21T12:54:37.540-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Check This Out: Switch Pitcher VS. Switch Batter</title><summary type='text'>Have you heard about the Yankees new switch pitcher prospect? Here he is facing a switch batter in the 9th inning in a minor league game between Staten Island (Yankees franchise) &amp; Brooklyn (Mets franchise.)

The switch hitter came up on one side, and then the pitcher switched arms, and then the hitter switched sides, and then the pitcher switched arms, and then...  

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/3463505691146836920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=3463505691146836920' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/3463505691146836920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/3463505691146836920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/06/check-this-out-switch-pitcher-vs-switch.html' title='Check This Out: Switch Pitcher VS. Switch Batter'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-3997239663917330859</id><published>2008-06-20T10:29:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-20T11:57:59.685-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='steroids'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inccorect Predictions'/><title type='text'>Fired GM's who trade for Mo Vaughn say the darnedest things</title><summary type='text'>I guess you could also select such comedy options as "Sign Rey Ordonez to an extension" in his greatest hits.

Anyways, this was a month ago:

Portfolio.com
Former New York Mets G.M. and current ESPN on-air talent Steve Phillips has a new theory: Thanks to the Mitchell report, drug testing, and overall increased scrutiny, the steroids era is over and teams that play small-ball can thrive.

On the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/3997239663917330859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=3997239663917330859' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/3997239663917330859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/3997239663917330859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/06/fired-gms-who-trade-for-mo-vaughn-say.html' title='Fired GM&apos;s who trade for Mo Vaughn say the darnedest things'/><author><name>IHateU</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16015218819923585006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-7926869022822868632</id><published>2008-06-18T14:11:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-18T14:39:42.693-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='San Diego Padres'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Greg Maddux'/><title type='text'>Can Greg Maddux Win 400 Games?</title><summary type='text'>He needs 50 more wins to get to 400 and he's only won 3 games this year. He's 42 years old. Considering all of that it seems very unlikely.

But the reason he's winning so few games this year (his record is 3-5) is not because he's become an ineffective pitcher, in fact his ERA is a solid 3.31 which is good for 12th in the NL. It's because he's pitching for a team with an awful offense (the San </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/7926869022822868632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=881836733896268772&amp;postID=7926869022822868632' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7926869022822868632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/881836733896268772/posts/default/7926869022822868632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.BigShowBaseball.com/2008/06/can-greg-maddux-win-400-games.html' title='Can Greg Maddux Win 400 Games?'/><author><name>Josh</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836733896268772.post-3593098483976030356</id><published>2008-06-17T10:16:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T07:40:49.225-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IHateU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Los Angeles Angels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YOU SONS OF BITCHES'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pythagorean Wins'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oakland A&apos;s'/><title type='text'>A look at 2008 Pythagorean Wins</title><summary type='text'>I was looking at the Los Angeles Angels of Satan's Less runs scored and more runs allowed than the A's. So I figured I'd take a look at who else is currently using voodoo to play close in 1 run games or many of the other 5,000 reasons the 2007 White Sox turned back into a pumpkin. (Division leaders in bold) 
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