Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Mark Ellis.
Pretty sure I've never actually seen him get a hit.
Pretty sure I've never actually seen him get a hit.
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"How the #### is this guy still pulling a MLB paycheck?" (1 Viewer)
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Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Bobby Bonilla
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I think he has more hits than Ellis this year.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
He has over 1000 career hits and hit over .290 last year in 436 ABs.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Mainly pissed because I have bigHe has over 1000 career hits and hit over .290 last year in 436 ABs.
on the A's tonight and Ellis has left a small village on base. 
If you watched him this year, you'd know he clearly fits into the "How is he STILL pulling a MLB paycheck?" category.
He is beyond terrible.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
The sand has just about run out of Swisher's hourglass as well. :(
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Ryan Franklin. nuff said.
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
Javier Vasquez. At least Ellis is a pretty good glove even when his bat isn't working. Why and how does Javier remain employed?
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
Btw, why would you do this? Ervin has pitched much better than it seems and while Cahill is a total ace, the Angels have the fifth highest team batting average in the AL. Oakland can't buy a hit or score a run. And over the past several years the A's/Angels were .500 against each other going into this game. I'm seemingly one of fbg's lone A's fans yet even I would hesitate before placing money on these guys. And I'm willing to gamble on just about anything. But laying money on the Oakland 'bats' is beyond ballsy. It's just stupid.'Raider Nation said:Mainly pissed because I have big
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Especially since the game is over.
Please See Mine
Footballguy
You know a lot of other pitchers who've averaged 200 innings and double-digit wins every season over the past 11 years?Never quite lived up to what it seemed like he could have been, but there are tons of pitchers way less deserving of being on a big-league club.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Aaron Heilman
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
I'm talking about what they're doing now. Vasquez has no business still being employed.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Matt Stairs. A 43 year old pinch hitter who can't play defense or run the bases and is currently hitting .097/.263/.129 with a 35.5% K rate, with 55% of those third strikes looking.
He is basically standing at the plate while the pitcher throws the ball and hoping maybe the guy is dumb enough or bad enough to throw out of the strike zone four times. An inanimate object could do what he is doing this year.
Do I win?
He is basically standing at the plate while the pitcher throws the ball and hoping maybe the guy is dumb enough or bad enough to throw out of the strike zone four times. An inanimate object could do what he is doing this year.
Do I win?
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
Show some respect for the pinch hit HR king.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
If the thread was "How the #### did this guy ever pull an MLB paycheck" I wouldn't have even considered him.Check out this at-bat, from April 14. It's the worst at-bat I've seen at any level of baseball beyond a tee-ball game where the fat kid swings and hits the tee instead of the ball.Nats enter the 9th down 3-0 against Halladay ...
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
brandon inge, magglio ordonez, carlos guillen,
RnR
Footballguy
Odd timing on this after his 7 inning, 0 run, 7 strikeout win against TB in his last start. His fastball was clocking over 90 MPH again, which may solve one of his biggest issues this season.'Dr. Awesome said:
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sihaokills
Footballguy
Too easy for Halladay'TobiasFunke said:
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
Gotta love Halladay's cutter sitting at 92 just like his fastball. But I agree Stairs probably wins the thread.
Greco
Footballguy
/thread
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Saw your name as last post and somehow guessed it was Inge.
RnR
Footballguy
3 HR game the other day, and he's the Rockies #1 pinch hitter off the bench. Gonna have to work a little harder, guys.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Ubaldo Jimenez.
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
Kouzmanoff.
/bitterathleticsfan
/bitterathleticsfan
Man In The Box
Footballguy
How about Jason Bay? He has had over 500 AB since signing with the Mets. He has 8 HR. 8.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Brian Tallet
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Post-Memorial Day weekend update ... Stairs went 0-3 in 3 PH appearances, slash line now at a robust .088/.214/.118. At least he can play defense run the bases improve the clubhouse mood play catch with Jayson Werth between innings so the bullpen catchers can rest.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I think the fact that the Nats used Jason Marquis as a pinch hitter today while Matt Stairs stayed on the bench (and rightfully so as Marquis has almost 3x as many hits as Stairs in about half the number of plate appearances) should make this one case closed.ETA: And Livan Hernandez is a better pinch hitting option than Stairs for the Nats too.
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Eephus
Footballguy
I could maybe see it if Stairs was the 25th man on a solid contending team, but he's tying up a roster spot for a franchise that's been in rebuilding mode since the days of Warren Cromartie and Rodney Scott.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Captain Hook
Footballguy
Yeah but at least Kendall is not on the field (might be yet)'Tom Servo said:
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I think the Nats would prefer to keep the youngsters down at AAA where they can get more at bats and more time in the field, rather than use them in a pinch hitting role once every couple of games. So, while they have some guys (such as Marrero) who are close to ready to making the jump, I think they will hold off until a situation arises where they can get more frequent at bats (I thought Marrero was going to come up when LaRoche went down, but then Morse came out of his slump).If they cut Stairs, I think they'd be more likely to bring up someone like Michael Aubrey, who is close to 30, has some big league experience, and doubtful that more development would do any good for him.'Eephus said:
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
If he hadn't blown up his ankle he would be talked about in the same breath as Piazza and I-Rod.'Tom Servo said:
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
He never had the power numbers of those guys even pre-injury.
sports_fan
Footballguy
Haven't seen him play a lot but he clearly fits in the defensive specialist category. Looks like an elite fielder from a UZR perspective.Mainly pissed because I have bigHe has over 1000 career hits and hit over .290 last year in 436 ABs.
If you watched him this year, you'd know he clearly fits into the "How is he STILL pulling a MLB paycheck?" category.
He is beyond terrible.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
He's just awful.
