Eric Steinbach and The Domino Effect at Left Guard

Multiple aspects that form the collective that is Mooncamping. Ever see full Metal Alchemist? I see him like one of the homunculus from that anime.

What kind of dork are you? Do you have to throw diminutives around to feel better about yourself?

True. But I found the second part of the definition of neologism to be VERY humorous considering the context:

1. A new word, usage, or expression.
2. A meaningless word coined by a psychotic.

I’ve been surprised by how well he’s played, no doubt. But I still don’t know if I’m confident that he would make a passable starter all year.

This is all kinds of wrong. If you would allow me to dig in to my inner LGT here:

Ubaldo is on an extremely team friendly contract. If I were him I would be pissed at my agent for letting me sign it. He’s under contract for two years after this one. He’s had a down year, but he is still an above average pitcher, even during the worst season of his career. His ERA is up but all of his peripherals are as good or better than years past. The only difference is a slight drop in velocity, which can be partially attributed to injuries he’s been dealing with all season.

The indians are not totally out of the race yet. There is still a lot of baseball to be played. Thome essentially replaces Hafner in the lineup and cost us next to nothing. It’s a move that improves the team at basically no cost. Since there is still a real shot at making the playoffs, the move is really a no-brainer.

you obviously didn’t see Ubaldo’s start last night because he pitched a gem. his stuff is nowhere near “bp pitcher” he has just not been hitting his spots well recently and it doesn’t help that he doesn’t yet know the strengths and weaknesses of the AL batters. I’ve seen some good pitches go for hits that were just pitched where the hitter probably likes it.

Ubaldo’s stuff is incredible, he had 10 Ks last night, he just needs to settle down. I think with a full offseason and this half season to get used to it, he can be a dominant #2 next year.

Ubaldo Jiminez ERA+ for each season before this one: 112, 118, 136, 162

This year it’s 94, and 102 in Colorado. Keep in mind those seasons are when he was 23-26. This shows a clear progression. He may not be the 162 ERA+ pitcher every year, but considering his peripherals he’s much closer to that than the 94 ERA+ guy or even the 112 ERA+ guy.

he has had more than one great half a season and just because he had a few bad starts after switching teams and leagues, he all of a sudden sucks?

we always overrate our own prospects. white and pom may be good, but ubaldo is legitimate ace material. the window for the indians right now is 2011-2013/14 before the next complete reboot. they had to get someone to help for that period, and ubaldo is a dead lock to contribute more during that period than white and pom combined.

another reason it’s a good trade is that the indians finally showed some guts, which they almost never did under shapiro. they needed front-line rotation help, and they went and got the best pitcher on the market. i love that. it shows a commitment to contending and winning that shapiro never really demonstrated.