Keith Law on Herrera

by gr7070 on Dec 23, 2007 8:13 PM CST Comment 36 comments

"Danny Ray Herrera ... with a ... curveball right out of the 1940s."

What does that mean? I've never heard anything remotely similar.

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Great Post

baseBALLIN!

by kevzta on Dec 23, 2007 8:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+2

"Why am I the only guy who's got bio information on here? I mean shit where do you guys work anyway?" - BGL

by Chase Irwin on Dec 23, 2007 8:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe 'cause it resembles.....

Bingo Long's INVITE pitch!

by tklawless on Dec 23, 2007 8:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You can hold the space bar down

for a few seconds and avoid the character issue.

by Brett Perryman on Dec 23, 2007 10:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I used to do that

but for some reason it no longer works for me.

Tomorrow Never Knows

by t ball on Dec 23, 2007 10:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Use the html encoding:

Vista named PC World's biggest tech disappointment of 2007

by RangerMoto on Dec 24, 2007 1:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I have no idea

what that means. I solve the problem by trying to come up with thoughtful diaries...though I recognize the need to occasionally throw something up quick.

Tomorrow Never Knows

by t ball on Dec 24, 2007 7:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that &nbsp;

is the html encoding for a space. Just copy a bunch of those into your diary and the LSB server will recognize them as characters towards the minimum limit, but will display them as spaces.

Vista named PC World's biggest tech disappointment of 2007

by RangerMoto on Dec 24, 2007 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ignore the title...

...of that last post and just copy this:  

Vista named PC World's biggest tech disappointment of 2007

by RangerMoto on Dec 24, 2007 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't...

hardly anyone throw a true overhand curve anymore? I don't know if Herrera throws an overhand curve, maybe that's it.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Dec 23, 2007 10:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Herrera's

curveball is slow, but it is not a Barry Zito type curve. It just looks like a regular curveball. His fastball is about 82 mph, his curve is about 72, and his change is in the high 50s to low 60s.

by uthornfan on Dec 23, 2007 10:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think he meant screwball (or change)

The curve isn't a pitch that really stands out. He's a trick-pitch guy. Very good screwball, but unlikely that it would be enough at the big league level. Hard to see him being a contributor in a championship bullpen.

by AZranger on Dec 23, 2007 11:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Will

he ever amount to anything? Probably not...

by miles on Dec 23, 2007 11:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Says the guy...

with the enormous Erasmo Ramirez erection.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Dec 23, 2007 11:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lol...

2.84 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched last year..

We should have never gotten rid of him. :)

by miles on Dec 23, 2007 11:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Erasmo

I've never understood why the Eraser hasn't gotten more of a shot in the majors. I know he throws slop, but he's been an effective pitcher wherever he's been, and has a 3.95 ERA in 114 big-league innings.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Dec 24, 2007 12:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

At once...

Someone feels the same way I do about Erasmo...

He wasn't treated fairly by the Rangers, he would pitch perfection and then be sent to the minors for an entire year.

The guy is a hard worker, I think he still works with his dad cleaning pools.

I think the Eraser was on of the "origonal" beasts. Ill have to check on that though.

by miles on Dec 24, 2007 12:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That should

read original* and one*

I am mentally reSMARTED.

by miles on Dec 24, 2007 12:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Go sit in a corner

and make sure it doesnt happen again Miles.

""I love GOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLD" blueglovelefty

by NYTXFAN on Dec 24, 2007 6:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

DRH

He's one of the most entertaining pitchers you'll ever watch. He'll be in the bigs, and I can't wait to see him deal.

That said, you never kill a trade by refusing to include someone like him (esp. when he's still in AA).

by Jamey Newberg on Dec 24, 2007 8:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Danny Ray

I was one of the first that likes his stuff

Merry Christmas

by hurlerhurley on Dec 24, 2007 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

RCCook

He was first when he chided me for making fun of the Rangers for drafting his shrimpy azz:
http://www.lonestarball.com/comments/2006/6/21/153536/769/3#3

Pages and Pages of Great Pics

by shroomer on Dec 24, 2007 6:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And i'd still chill with you.

if you apologize for everything, you apologize for nothing...

by Longhorn on Dec 24, 2007 7:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ha...

"you gotta be a chick magnet"

Yeah shromm I could party with

Merry Christmas

by hurlerhurley on Dec 24, 2007 8:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll be damn

first time I mispelled shroom in like over 2 years or so

Merry Christmas

by hurlerhurley on Dec 24, 2007 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We should

start a LSB party some time, that would be dominant.

"The only thing to be scared of is being scared itself." -Daxflame

by miles on Dec 24, 2007 9:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We'd have to figure out where

We've got LSB peeps in Houston also west texas as far as Lubbock.

Plus, all the LSB fans all over the US.

This would be a logistic nightmare. We'd have to limit it to Texas I think. Make a neutral site or something. Prolly won't happen. LSB fan base is by far to huge now. Last year maybe... but now I don't see it

Merry Christmas

by hurlerhurley on Dec 24, 2007 9:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs