InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comWed, 22 May 2013 14:30:37 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/1/2013)[/b][hr]CO is leading the division, so I'm not sure how much we count a month of baseball. A few year ago the Yanks were 10 out at the All Star break and made the playoffs.[/quote]Well they're coming back down to Earth now. Glad they came to Wrigley the past 3 days, the Cubs managed to take 2 out of 3 and climb out of the basement of the NL Central for the time being!Thu, 16 May 2013 14:57:05 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxNats/Tigers game last night. Pretty much the same atmosphere. Started out raining then slowed down to a misty drizzle. Game was delayed an hour but I got to see Mr. Triple Crown and Prince Fielder play! It stopped drizzling just before game time and it turned out to be a beautiful night.During the first couple innings I checked out the scoreboard for other games going on and I saw the Twins were up on Boston 11-5 in the bottom of the 2nd... I had a strange feeling the night wasn't going to end well.Thu, 09 May 2013 08:24:47 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxWent to Yankees/Rockies last night. First game in two years, and almost a rainout. It drizzled, and then came down hard almost the entire game. We only watched 2 innings, and then the last 2 batters from our seats.Still it was fun to go with a friend.A pitcher's battle most of the game, if you can believe it.Wed, 08 May 2013 11:44:07 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxTalk about [url=http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=26917245&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_26917245&v=3]scary[/url]. Happ had a rough night I bet.Wed, 08 May 2013 06:51:51 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/1/2013)[/b][hr]CO is leading the division, so I'm not sure how much we count a month of baseball. A few year ago the Yanks were 10 out at the All Star break and made the playoffs.[/quote]I hear ya Steve... so many folks say half way through the season stick a fork in this team or that team.... I say... it ain't over till its over...I remember the last time the Marlins won the WS... they rolled into Cincinnati and swept the Reds right before the All Star break... they were 10 games below .500 at the All Star break... ended up being the Wild Card and winning the World Series....Back in the late 90s the Angels were like 11 games behind the Mariners with like 15 games left in the season and on the last day of the season won the division.... Meltdowns and hot streaks happen.Wed, 01 May 2013 05:41:30 GMTMarkushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxCO is leading the division, so I'm not sure how much we count a month of baseball. A few year ago the Yanks were 10 out at the All Star break and made the playoffs.Wed, 01 May 2013 02:25:23 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxHa! Love it!"Girardi, however, lauded third baseman Kevin Youkilis for helping everybody forget that Alex Rodriguez is still on the team."Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:39:08 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]roryp 96873 (4/29/2013)[/b][hr][quote][b]Markus (4/29/2013)[/b][hr]Yea, it isn't how you start, it is how you finish. Games in April count just as much as ones in Sept though. Sometimes one game is all that seperates a few teams at the end.My Reds have 4 guys on the DL... #4 hitter goes down on opening day and is out till July and #1 starter is on the DL too. Not a good way to start the season.[/quote]How about Choo though? 0.492 on base percentage at the end of April. :w00t: That is incredible.[/quote]Unbelievable on base percentage.... He is making a case to be the #1 Free Agent in the off season.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:31:23 GMTMarkushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Markus (4/29/2013)[/b][hr]Yea, it isn't how you start, it is how you finish. Games in April count just as much as ones in Sept though. Sometimes one game is all that seperates a few teams at the end.My Reds have 4 guys on the DL... #4 hitter goes down on opening day and is out till July and #1 starter is on the DL too. Not a good way to start the season.[/quote]How about Choo though? 0.492 on base percentage at the end of April. :w00t: That is incredible.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:26:35 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxYea, it isn't how you start, it is how you finish. Games in April count just as much as ones in Sept though. Sometimes one game is all that seperates a few teams at the end.My Reds have 4 guys on the DL... #4 hitter goes down on opening day and is out till July and #1 starter is on the DL too. Not a good way to start the season.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:23:44 GMTMarkushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]calvo (4/29/2013)[/b][hr]RecapWe're 25 games in and Boston is looking good (we need a best-record-in-baseball emoticon!) New York isn't doing so bad, not as bad as everyone thought they would with their list of broken players. I'm actually surprised with Toronto. Not sure if they've just had a tough schedule but they did a lot of buying during the off-season and it's not showing up in their record. Detroit in the central is on par with KC. I'd think with all their firepower and pitching they would be doing a little better within their own division.Texas fans are loving the Angels right about now. 9-15, yikes. And to the Astros... welcome to the AL, you're as good as Miami. I think the NL upset is Atlanta really giving it to Washington. So much hype around the nats, predictions of pennants and world series appearances. And here they are, in second. They have a huge 4 game series in Atlanta starting today through Thursday. They could either put a hurtin' on the Braves or shoot themselves in the foot and lose a lot of ground to them in the standings.Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cincinnati are all pretty tight in the NL Central.Arizona and Colorado are tied atop the NL West. Overall, there is some pretty good races going on this year. Still a long way to go![/quote]Definitely a long way to go. Texas was 17-8 after 25 games last year and the Angels were 10-15. Look how that worked out for both of them! :-P Like the old saying goes, you can't win a division in April, but you certainly can lose one.And for some humor, The Onion had a [url=http://www.theonion.com/articles/yankees-warn-eduardo-nunez-to-stop-showing-up-dere,32226/]pretty funny article[/url] about the Yankees the other day.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:20:58 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxRecapWe're 25 games in and Boston is looking good (we need a best-record-in-baseball emoticon!) New York isn't doing so bad, not as bad as everyone thought they would with their list of broken players. I'm actually surprised with Toronto. Not sure if they've just had a tough schedule but they did a lot of buying during the off-season and it's not showing up in their record. Detroit in the central is on par with KC. I'd think with all their firepower and pitching they would be doing a little better within their own division.Texas fans are loving the Angels right about now. 9-15, yikes. And to the Astros... welcome to the AL, you're as good as Miami. I think the NL upset is Atlanta really giving it to Washington. So much hype around the nats, predictions of pennants and world series appearances. And here they are, in second. They have a huge 4 game series in Atlanta starting today through Thursday. They could either put a hurtin' on the Braves or shoot themselves in the foot and lose a lot of ground to them in the standings.Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cincinnati are all pretty tight in the NL Central.Arizona and Colorado are tied atop the NL West. Overall, there is some pretty good races going on this year. Still a long way to go!Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:13:56 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/3/2013)[/b][hr]no idea. not my piece[/quote]Ya, I saw that, I just didn't want to login to another account to have to post a comment on the original post. More a question to myself I guess. The OPS can be the highest of any of those values and the highest that can be is 5.000. Unless they have some strange rules in their softball league. :-PWed, 03 Apr 2013 13:18:15 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxno idea. not my pieceWed, 03 Apr 2013 13:04:25 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/3/2013)[/b][hr][url]http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/everyday-sql/2013/04/02/merging-sql-server-and-softball-just-for-fun/[/url][/quote]Why a decimal(5,3) for all the averages?Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:37:32 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[url]http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/everyday-sql/2013/04/02/merging-sql-server-and-softball-just-for-fun/[/url]Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:57:36 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxRockies are .500.Might be the last time this seasonWed, 03 Apr 2013 11:09:33 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxOpening Day!First, went to the Yankees/Nationals game on Friday. Good fun. Kinda weird to hear NY fans yelling "YOOOOOOOOUK!". Got to see some future hall of famers play. Got to see Ichiro play, something I've always wanted to see. Some great baseball on Monday. A few upsets and a few blowouts. Yu Darvish's almost perfect game (d'oh!). Harper's back to back jacks. And Boston beat NY :)Payroll issueI say leave it. It's like a business with supply and demand. If A-Rod can find someone to pay him 29 mil/yr, good for him. If a team is smart enough to say the product isn't worth the asking price, they pass. If they gobble 'em up like he's the last ball player on the planet, well then shame on them for being irresponsible with their money.Looking at last year's salary standings and final w/l standings 6 of the top 10 teams had a salary under 85mil. Washington (81mil) and Cincinnati (82mil) finished 1 and 2 (NY in 3rd with 197mil). Sure, you can make an argument that you can buy championships or wins but I wouldn't say that it's a given. Lots of teams find a way to stay competitive without spending over 200mil, they just need a strong farm system and a creative coach.As for Scott Boras, he's not an agent. He's a salesman.And it looks like [url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9124684/robinson-cano-new-york-yankees-switching-scott-boras-jay-z]Jay-Z[/url] wants a piece of that action as well.Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:45:35 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/29/2013)[/b][hr]I don't love government intervention, but I do think it's needed in cases. Not here, but I do believe this is bad for baseball: [url]http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9109596/alex-rodriguez-make-more-houston-astros-combined-salary[/url]The long, guaranteed contracts without limits, overall, doesn't help the sport. I would prefer that we somehow balance things out a bit more. Not sure if I'd do what football does, but I'd do something.[/quote]We could start by giving guys like Scott Boras the Pete Rose treatment and ban them from baseball. Dude said Oliver Perez was the next Sandy Kofax and got him and his 6.00+ ERA $12 mil a year with the Mets.Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:16:28 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxI don't love government intervention, but I do think it's needed in cases. Not here, but I do believe this is bad for baseball: [url]http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9109596/alex-rodriguez-make-more-houston-astros-combined-salary[/url]The long, guaranteed contracts without limits, overall, doesn't help the sport. I would prefer that we somehow balance things out a bit more. Not sure if I'd do what football does, but I'd do something.Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:51:15 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Markus (3/27/2013)[/b][hr][quote][b]calvo (3/27/2013)[/b][hr]Base stealing is fun, indeed. Should happen quite a bit more with the removal of the fake to third throw to first pick-off move. Not so sure I agree with taking away that move though, gotta give the righties some love.I bought the subscription for the MLB premium. I'll be watching games on my phone/computer :D For $130 I think it is a great deal.[/quote]I missed it... is MLB banning the third to first fake throw thing? I always thought that was a dumb thing.[/quote]Looks like they haven't updated their [url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/pitcher_8.jsp]rules[/url] yet8.05(c)[quote]A pitcher is to step directly toward a base before throwing to that base but does not require him to throw (except to first base only) because he steps. It is possible, with runners on first and third, for the pitcher to step toward third and not throw, merely to bluff the runner back to third; then seeing the runner on first start for second, turn and step toward and throw to first base. This is legal. However, if, with runners on first and third, the pitcher, while in contact with the rubber, steps toward third and then immediately and in practically the same motion “wheels” and throws to first base, it is obviously an attempt to deceive the runner at first base, and in such a move it is practically impossible to step directly toward first base before the throw to first base, and such a move shall be called a balk. Of course, if the pitcher steps off the rubber and then makes such a move, it is not a balk.[/quote]But that's the change for this year. It's a balk if you fake to third and throw to first.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:33:40 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxNo plans here. Rockies don't open until Fri and I'll be in Omaha that weekend.Skipping this year, though I may watch some of the first game Sun night.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:46:52 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]calvo (3/27/2013)[/b][hr]Base stealing is fun, indeed. Should happen quite a bit more with the removal of the fake to third throw to first pick-off move. Not so sure I agree with taking away that move though, gotta give the righties some love.I bought the subscription for the MLB premium. I'll be watching games on my phone/computer :D For $130 I think it is a great deal.[/quote]I missed it... is MLB banning the third to first fake throw thing? I always thought that was a dumb thing.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:30:24 GMTMarkushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxBase stealing is fun, indeed. Should happen quite a bit more with the removal of the fake to third throw to first pick-off move. Not so sure I agree with taking away that move though, gotta give the righties some love.I bought the subscription for the MLB premium. I'll be watching games on my phone/computer :D For $130 I think it is a great deal.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:44:17 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]roryp 96873 (3/26/2013)[/b][hr][quote][b]Markus (3/26/2013)[/b][hr]Hoping to check score once in a while.... My Red's aren't looking good at all in Spring Training.... 9-18. Hope they get better when the bell rings and the games start to count.[/quote]I will be keeping an eye on them. Not just because they are in the same division as my team, but I watched Billy Hamilton play his rookie ball here in Montana and am pretty excited to see if (or more likely when) he cracks the big league club this year.[/quote]Ah, understood. I cannot WAIT to see him on the Major League roster. I love seeing base stealing. I grew up in the 70's watching Joe Morgan, Lou Brock and them and love that aspect of the game. It has gone away over the last 20ish or so years in favor of getting on base and waiting for the home run.Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:46:51 GMTMarkushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Markus (3/26/2013)[/b][hr]Hoping to check score once in a while.... My Red's aren't looking good at all in Spring Training.... 9-18. Hope they get better when the bell rings and the games start to count.[/quote]I will be keeping an eye on them. Not just because they are in the same division as my team, but I watched Billy Hamilton play his rookie ball here in Montana and am pretty excited to see if (or more likely when) he cracks the big league club this year.Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:36:25 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxHoping to check score once in a while.... My Red's aren't looking good at all in Spring Training.... 9-18. Hope they get better when the bell rings and the games start to count.Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:32:23 GMTMarkushttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]calvo (3/26/2013)[/b][hr]Opening day for a couple teams is Sunday with the rest coming on Monday.With the off-season spending by Toronto and the post surgery recovery unit that is the New York Yankees, the AL East is looking pretty tight right now.What are you opening day plans?![/quote]Just going to have to listen to my Cubbies on the radio while at work. I might be able to skip away at lunch to catch part of the game on tv. I will also be trying not to get my hopes too high. :-DTue, 26 Mar 2013 13:30:03 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxOpening day for a couple teams is Sunday with the rest coming on Monday.With the off-season spending by Toronto and the post surgery recovery unit that is the New York Yankees, the AL East is looking pretty tight right now.What are you opening day plans?!Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:29:50 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxThe reputation [url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/9002734/carl-crawford-los-angeles-dodgers-shut-elbow-irritation]Crawford[/url] built isn't getting any better. Sorry LA, I could have told you it was a 100 million dollar mistake to sign this guy.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:53:08 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxha! old timer's day. I tried finding out what the promotion is but no dice. Man, there's an endless number of possibilities of what to do to celebrate old timers.I'm super excited for the season to begin. It seems like everyone is just getting hurt in spring training, they should just make the season 200 games and start in February!My son turned 2 in February and I can not wait to bring him to his first game!!! Maybe he'll be happy for a few innings until we need to go. Does anyone else have experience bringing their kids to the ballpark for the first time?Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:47:48 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxI just bought a pair of tickets to Yankees vs. Tampa Bay on June 23 -- which also happens to be Old Timer's Day!!! :w00t:Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:58:34 GMTRay Khttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxYeah, that's just bad luck. First at-bat for the year and BAM. Done for 2 1/2 months. Luckily there's another month of spring training left to absorb some of the rehab.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:10 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxGranderson = ouchMon, 25 Feb 2013 11:29:21 GMTRay Khttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxoh man!I'v been away for a bit, again.Voluntary pitchers and catchers (and injured players i.e. Boston 2012 roster) report today! And 10 days until the first spring training game! What do you consider the start of spring training, pitchers and catchers report or the first game?Napoli, who signed with Boston for 3/39mil, failed his physical and agreed to 1/5mil deal. He has a degenerative hip disease, same one as Bo Jackson, and was justification to alter his contract. One thing I don't like is that he shows up to spring training with a Texas Rangers equipment bag. The guy can't afford a new one? c'mon man!I'm getting pumped for opening day already!Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:29:52 GMTcalvohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxWe've already reported, or at least a few people have. I missed the first practice, but I need to start throwing for sure.Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:28:59 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Ray K (2/5/2013)[/b][hr]Only a week until pitchers and catchers report![/quote]Which has been the most exciting point of the season for Cubs fans of late.Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:33:06 GMTroryp 96873http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxOnly a week until pitchers and catchers report!Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:46:24 GMTRay Khttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspx[quote][b]Ray K (1/31/2013)[/b][hr]If you haven't already done so, check out today's (Jan. 31, 2013) [url=http://www.google.com/]Google[/url] doodle. Nice tribute to Jackie Robinson.[/quote]That is nice.Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:59:21 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic835391-61-1.aspxIf you haven't already done so, check out today's (Jan. 31, 2013) [url=http://www.google.com/]Google[/url] doodle. Nice tribute to Jackie Robinson.Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:45:01 GMTRay K