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Heavy Legs O Lamb

Oucho Bucco?

Meat Loaf (emphasis on da loaf)

that said, i'm still holding out hope.

if karstens keeps this up and knocks carl out of the rotation, however, i think his nickname should be tofu. as in, the "meat" replacement.

but... yeah... comeback carl is in the hizzy...

y'all are too funny. esp. chyll & sliced!

27 stop making me spit water on my laptop screen!!! ; )

even the royals farm team can Beat The Meatles

"Ouchback Steakhouse"

Come for the bruised ribs, stay for the butt steak.

Vegetarian.

Glass-Ass will forever be my favorite.

Whoops, on the names, I mean!

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Going all wood is going to cost a ton of money. There's a good reason there aren't many legendary NYC hockey players - because playing hockey in NYC is incredibly expensive. I won't go as far to say inner city baseball will be extinct if this gets enforced, but it sure isn't going to help the situation.

More kids have died in the last few years from injuries due to metal bats than have died from using PEDs/steroids. I don't see why something can't be done to increase safety and keep costs reasonable.

Having said that, there are composite bats that come in less than $600. There are people who will pay that much for an alumninum bat.

I don't know why they don't compromise and mandate certain bats (-3 between the length and weight of the bat, IIRC), or just outlaw certain bats like they do in my softball league.

Meatless has to rule. Say what you will about the "Wacker" but I doubt a bruised bottom would hold him out for long. No "glass ass" on that boy.

For shame, BB... ;-)

49 If every league in the country started using them, the prices would come way down. The material is cheap. They just have to perfect the technology.

God, I hope so.

Ohlendorf is another year away maybe two, but I liked what I saw, even though it was his worst outing the other day. Tyler Clippard if FAB. I put them as two solid future stars, but would give either one up for a Johan My Johan trade. After all Pavano went for Pedro Martinez...

I have to learn to foster a spring training mentality...patience patience.

the other factor is all you have to do is
1. beat the other teams in your division. if our traditional competition is the rsawks, well they are sucking big time at this point. no cf, no 2nd, no closer. Patch THIS theo. sawsks are fighting it out wiht baltimore for 3rd

2. get hot at the end of the year for the woild serious. that means having moose and andy fully rested. and Roger, is he's on board at that point.

3. viva karstens and hughes: the keys to this season

4. mvp = jason giambi who learns how to DH this year.

5. as much as I like andy philips I think he has lost the job to phelps who has a great swing and looks like he is going to kill the f---ing ball every time he steps to the plate. I know it's just spring training but how do you NOT choose this guy. Seems like every box score I see he's 2 for 3. he's tall, though. does he remind anyone of someone?

Considering that youth leagues are going to use metal bats more often than wood, I'm not convinced that going to all wood bats is going to reduce the risk of death by batted ball.

All things considered, I think you, JD, and KG have the right idea. You'd think that MLB and MiLB would be behind it, too. The transition from metal bat to wood bat has dashed more than a few prospects. At the least, evaluating high school talent might be easier if everyone is using a similar bat, and that bat is closer to a wood bat. Add in the positive PR aspect and it looks like a win-win.

Instead, the Mitchell 'investigation' will drag on at a cost I'm glad I don't have to pay.

From a College POV, especially D1, I'd like to see hitters use wood. They seem to turn so fast on anything with those Al bats that you just can't really tell what they can and can't hit. We get out to a lot of college ball starting around now and it's maddening when you know you're watching a pitcher who needs to come inside and yet knows they don't dare risk it. It really seems to take a little away from the game.

To me, it's a market opportunity and if Louisville Slugger or Easton, the later which built its name on metal bats, miss that chance then they die. Still, they're going to protect their turf any way they can. Just as I'm sure the wood bat companies did when the metal bats came along.

Me, if I was consulting Easton I'd have them develop a separate product line based on synthetic wood. It's more upfront costs, but they're not bound in any way by their history, can use their knowledge where appropriate, and serve two markets.

I'm a big beleiver in win-wins. And if Easton doesn't pursue solutions, someone else will.

But to add to your point, what is the point of using metal bats in college or elsewhere (outside of saving a wad of cash) when the pros don't use or allow metal bats? On one hand, programs from colleges all the way down to Little League want to defend the use of metal bats, but on the other they refuse to be accountable for the injuries that occur from batted balls, either minimizing the occurrences or blaming the victim for not having the wherewithal to react in time.

I'm willing to petrose that if these programs were required to cover their players' insurance costs in the event of injury due to the use of potentially hazardous equipment, they'd see how much cheaper it is to buy grosses of wooden bats or develop alternative non-metal composites.

Carl Pu-Pu Platter
Carl Chow Mein or Pava No Mein
Carl Jerky
Pavanogna or Pavaloney

Carl Jerky

Pa'vegemite sandwich (if ya remember "Men At Work")

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Doesn't seem to be a limit to how many times you can vote either . . .

A Pavanowurst-moment is not a selection, sadly. I would have voted for his slip off the mound - the 'butt bruise heard 'round the world'.

(FWIW, if you type "butt bruise" and "Pavano" into Google, you get 142 results. "bruised buttocks" and Pavano is 688 results.)

Carl Jr's

KFC

Pavaloni?

Carlo Bell?

I've played with all 3 (composite, wood, aluminum), and I think composite is the way to go. Easier for me, wood bats are expensive to replace ($60 a pop)

IIRC there is an approved "bat standard" out there that was put together with safety in mind; that's why there aren't any 34/26 bats out there

82 What kinda Carl name is that?

Carlmel Candy-A$@

His refusal to ever wear a coat to a ball game made it cool to do so in a weird way. I knew a guy who named his Border Collie Bowie. Smartest damned dog I ever saw.

And that's the thing. The bat companies are missing a golden opportunity. Because the synthetic wood costs less to make, they can make more on the margins. Weird they're fighting.

Pavano Under Glass (redundant)

One thing Meat has not been in recent years: gamey.

89 It's the same principle as with DirecTV refusing to release or augment the technology that would allow anyone to receive a satellite signal without having to face a southerly direction: they have a billion dollars of inventory to dispense, and they would rather saturate the market first and then re-saturate with the alternative, which would take years. They're arguing for the right to sell their inventory until they come up with a viable alternative, which ostensibly means a few or a hundred years. Point is, they don't want to do it NOW.

Carl Chowder

For instance Fehr talked to the players today. And he mentions that they'll approve an HGH test once one is found. By that point of course, the cheaters have moved on to the next PED. And around and around they go. Meanwhile, guys like Gary Matthews are getting 50 million dollar contracts. Instead they should just collect and store blood samples. Red blood cells last for ten years. THAT'S a deterrent.

Carizo

Pavano Carlzone...

Non-Daily Creamer?

Lemon Peppered Chicken

Chipped Carl on toast.

Ken could probably attest to how many times we've seen that.

Rump Roast.

Pavano de Foie Gras

That would be cool. At least we're alluded to in the papers; if not in a direct-reference way.

Thin-Crust Meat Lover's Pavano.

But it's late now, so I must complete my homework. Ugh. Later, this has definitely been fun.

Pavanbalaya! >;)

Arod's swing is absolute beauty when it's on.

I think Cano's bomb is circling Saturn right about now.