Friday afternoon linkaliciousness

by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 2:30 PM CDT

Kevin Goldstein has a really good, detailed piece up at BP today explaining the advisor/agent distinction with amateur baseball players, what is and isn't allowed, and what is actually going on...really good info in there for those interested in this stuff, definitely to be checked out...

Tim MacMahon is giving grades to the under-30 Rangers who are in the majors. You can check out the hitters here and the pitchers here.

John Barten has his weekly THT awards up. And I agree with him about what a bad idea having Jimmy Fallon take over the Late Show is. Of course, I'm approaching 40, so what do I know...maybe the kids today like Jimmy Fallon. Hopefully, he'll crack up at his own jokes and stumble over punch lines because he's laughing at how cute and funny he is, like he did on SNL. Because that's what is so awesome about him.

Chris Davis is #7 in BA's latest Prospect Hot Sheet. And he has only 1 K in the last week. He also gets some love in the BA Hot Sheet chat...

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has salty really disappointed behind the plate?

hes looked fine to me.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 2:34 PM CDT 0 recs

What really doesn't make sense...

...is that he says he’s disappointed behind the plate but he’s done a good job of handling the pitching staff. Don’t those two things kind of contradict themselves? Sure, he’s not Pudge from the mid-90’s in terms of throwing out runners, but Salty is struggling more from a lack of consistent playing time than anything else, IMO…

"Hello win column..."

by rangersfan34 on May 16, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

Those grades are worthless

It looks like MacMahon based these grades only on the basic stat lines. German Duran an ‘F’? He hasn’t exactly been tearing it up at the plate, but he’s not been a complete failure. Feldman has a lower grade than German? Doug Mathis with an A+?

by JBImaknee on May 16, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

Guide to writing Tim McMahon articles

take 4 parts of stuff that Evan Grant wrote
Take 3 parts of generic scouting reports written at the beginning of the year.
Mix.
Add 5 parts edginess.

Voila.

by FirebatM3 on May 16, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Jimmy Fallon

I don’t know if I qualify as a kid. At 22, almost 23, I think I do. I don’t like the idea of Fallon, and most people I know don’t, either.

‘Course, I don’t like Conan, either.

by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 3:00 PM CDT 0 recs

+1

Oh look, I didn’t add anything.

"When I am pissed off, I get angry." - Miles 5/06/08

by Chase Irwin on May 16, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

Jimmy Fallon

Taking over for Conan? Eh…what’s the difference? They both kind of suck. Jay Leno forever!!! (I’m 24)

by trekds9 on May 16, 2008 3:15 PM CDT 0 recs

I was with you...

until you said “Jay Leno forever”. All 3 of those guys suck ass.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on May 16, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Leno

At least has a barn full of vintage classic vehicles. A few weeks ago I was up late and idly watched either a Discovery channel or A&E special on his discovery and cleanup of a rare Duesenberg. Amazed at the collection he’s built.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on May 16, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

My uncle has a country place, that no one knows about
He says it used to be a farm, before the motor law
And on Sundays I elude the eyes and hop the turbine freight
To far outside the wire, where my white-haired uncle waits.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on May 16, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

sir, you are now one of my favorites

Now I have to go listen to the whole Moving Pictures album before the Ranger game starts….

"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve

by bspate on May 16, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well, my uncle preserved for me an old machine

For fifty odd years
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream

Dalton

by jparks77 on May 16, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

I will give you that...

he does have quite the collection of classic cars and motorcycles.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on May 16, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

All this Conan Hate

makes me sad

by FirebatM3 on May 16, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah

especially with one coming in defense of Leno!

I’ll take Leno over Letterman though, but barely. I don’t really enjoy either of them. Ferguson is pretty bad too.

I would love to see Chris Parnell get a shot at a show. I don’t know, maybe he’s only a #2 guy, but he made me laugh in his tenure w/ SNL. The name just isn’t big enough though.

by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Letterman >>>>>> Leno

imo.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on May 16, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

I know a lot of people who feel the same...

but Letterman is way too “NYC/Manhattan” for me.

I live about 1.5 hours from the city, I’ve visited quite a bit. I don’t mind it, but let me tell you… it’s the ultimate cheese factory. Anything that screams “NY” to me is cheesy.

by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

I agree with that, in a sense.

I don’t live in the north east, but I do hate the north east vibe. And I love the So Cal vibe.

But that’s still not enough for me to prefer Leno. My sattelite allows me to usually watch both, though, if I have the time.

by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

My Late Night Order

Ferguson
Letterman
Kimmel
Leno
O’Brien

Daly

by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

eww

you’re a 40 year old in a 23 year old’s body, my friend.

by FirebatM3 on May 16, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'd take that as a compliment.

Most 40 year olds I know are a lot more intelligent than most 23 year olds I know.

by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

I find

that people often mistake immaturity for lack of intelligence. I know a lot of 40 year olds that aren’t nearly as intelligent as 23 year olds, but because they’re mature enough not to pick every fight and generally keep their mouths shut, people think they’re intelligent.

by FirebatM3 on May 16, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up 0 recs

I think they're fairly related virtues.

by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

im pretty sure maturing and getting older

have some strange mystical connection.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

I think

he’s talking about maturity and intelligence.

by FirebatM3 on May 16, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

I know

By saying such it at least appeared to me he was sticking to his original point. I was disagreeing.

Of course, im 20 something.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

Virtues?

by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah..

Man. I can’t believe people would actually profess love for Leno in public.

I hate that bastard like no other.

by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Speaking from myself as a 22, soon to be 23 year old...

I hate Fallon and so do most of the people I know. We all kind of see him as part of the downfall of SNL in the early 2000s. From which it’s gotten better lately since he’s left.

Over/under on how many minutes before he laughs at one of his own jokes in the monologue? I give him 1 monologue joke, although he might not even make it to the monologue.

All this Conan hate makes me sad as well. I think he does well and he has a pretty big following among current college kids. I can see how he may not translate well to older people though. However, I think it’s a good move by NBC’s fault since Letterman won’t lose his older crowd, but NBC may get the younger crowd. Jimmy Fallon makes no sense though and I think could fail horribly.

I agree with above, I think Chris Parnell could do a good show, or at least should be given a shot before Fallon. I’d even say that Seth Meyer could do a better show. He’s seemed to do well with Weekend Update.

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by rangers85 on May 16, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

2 Words

Will Arnett.

He would’ve been great for Conan’s spot. I thought they were going to give him a shot because it seemed like he was on Conan like once a month last year.

by LiamP on May 16, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

Will Arnett...

I agree. I’ve just now started making my way through Arrested Development and in season 2 right now and he just seems to have that zany vibe that would make him a late night success.

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by rangers85 on May 16, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

+1

by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

impressed by shiny bright lights?

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on May 16, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

i was gonna go

with a “D” for duran, but i guess i understand the “F”

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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 3:19 PM CDT 0 recs

argh... my fanshot got usurped!

Oh well. That Goldstein article is quite interesting for those interested in the draft. It makes sense of a lot of the contrary signals you hear about college players and the draft

I particularly liked the part about how MLB likes agents being involved to explain to the 8th round kid’s dad that his son’s not worth a million dollar signing bonus. I could see how that would be a problem

by JBImaknee on May 16, 2008 3:38 PM CDT 0 recs