April 10, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, ztejas said: Average NPB salary is $321k. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/players-seek-riches-opportunity-in-japan-and-korea/
April 10, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, ztejas said: Average NPB salary is $321k. Overall or for American players? I had a HS classmate who struggled to get more than a cup of coffee in the majors, so he headed to Japan and made ~$1M a couple of years in a row. I recall him telling me that a team could only have two Americans on the roster at any given time, but they paid them well because they were good draws.
April 10, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, BachelorTrek said: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/players-seek-riches-opportunity-in-japan-and-korea/ Yeah - MLB or AAA guys with promise that get sniped by NPB are going to make more than the average salary. Or washed up stars that go over there. The average guy in Japan isn't making that much. The below average guys hitting .200 certainly aren't. I get the point you're making - and it's definitely a sweet deal. 3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Overall or for American players? I had a HS classmate who struggled to get more than a cup of coffee in the majors, so he headed to Japan and made ~$1M a couple of years in a row. I recall him telling me that a team could only have two Americans on the roster at any given time, but they paid them well because they were good draws. Overall.
April 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said: Overall or for American players? I had a HS classmate who struggled to get more than a cup of coffee in the majors, so he headed to Japan and made ~$1M a couple of years in a row. I recall him telling me that a team could only have two Americans on the roster at any given time, but they paid them well because they were good draws. Great book that covers the subject. Up to that time, Cromartie was the the most prominent American player to play in Japan while still in his prime. Probably still is. ( my parents were living in Okinawa at the time and dad was the one who told me about the book in the 90's) Edited April 10, 20232 yr by BillyGoatHill
April 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, BachelorTrek said: Minchey's dad was a MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) pitcher. It still amazing to me you can make a million bucks (or more) a year playing in the NPB hitting for just a .200 average. NPB has the "beer girls" -- a definite plus! Lulz. Obligatory.... Lulz.
April 10, 20232 yr 42 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said: Great book that covers the subject. Yeah, my friend loved it over there. Ended up being a manager in Japan for years before coming back to AAA manager roles in the US.
April 10, 20232 yr 43 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said: Up to that time, Cromartie was the the most prominent American player to play in Japan while still in his prime. I beg your pardon?
April 11, 20232 yr On 4/10/2023 at 1:27 PM, Hookem2147 said: Correct. That 2018 lineup really wasn’t that good and was also pretty weak at the bottom. We had Jake McKenzie, Petrinsky, Tate Shaw and Ryan Reynolds all hitting .256 or worse. McKenzie was basically Jared Thomas that year without the speed and Reynolds was very similar to Jack O’Dowd while getting hit by 18 pitches to inflate his OBP. That 2018 team had no business sniffing Omaha. As you mentioned, the pitching in the pen was performing way over their head. I remember Shugart being nails that 2018 season.
April 12, 20232 yr Author 9 hours ago, Levi said: I remember Shugart being nails that 2018 season. He and Kingham were great. Can't believe the bullpen full of ragtags we threw together. Really fun season. Missed the Texas st. games. Figured tonight would be difficult with the 5 games in 5 days thing. We'll sweep Baylor and be back on track. Anyone going to waco this weekend remember to bring your rape whistle and don't bring your cat.
April 12, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Fletch said: He and Kingham were great. Can't believe the bullpen full of ragtags we threw together. Really fun season. Missed the Texas st. games. Figured tonight would be difficult with the 5 games in 5 days thing. We'll sweep Baylor and be back on track. Anyone going to waco this weekend remember to bring your rape whistle and don't bring your cat. Man, I love the elephant-like memory we all collectively have about the cat thing. You'd think that with the murder and rape scandals since then everyone would forget about the cat. But no, its memory lives on.
April 12, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, hornian said: Man, I love the elephant-like memory we all collectively have about the cat thing. You'd think that with the murder and rape scandals since then everyone would forget about the cat. But no, its memory lives on. This is why Chris Beard was never going to coach here again after what he did, despite all the dipshits saying otherwise. It's a double-edge sword. Edited April 12, 20232 yr by petscii
April 12, 20232 yr Jared Thomas over his last 10 games: 12 for 36 (.333) with 4 walks and a stolen base
April 12, 20232 yr 31 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: Jared Thomas over his last 10 games: 12 for 36 (.333) with 4 walks and a stolen base
April 12, 20232 yr Was looking at some conference only stats this year compared to last year (so throwing out the midweeks and non conference play). 9 games seems like a large enough sample size to start drawing some conclusions. -Last year we had a team ERA of 4.99 in conference play. This year is 4.09 so far. -Batting average against for the pitching staff was .245 in conference play last year. At .251 this year. -We hit 65 homers last year in conference play (lol). On pace for 34 this year. -Struck out 7.9 times per game last year. Right at 9 per game this year. -On the mound, we struck out 8.8 per game last year. At 8.6 this year -Allowed 28 homers last year. On pace to allow 21 this year. -Walked an average of 4.5 batters per game last year. At 5 per game this year. -Stole only 11 bases in 24 conference games last year. On pace for 21 this year. -Committed 14 errors last year. Only at 2 so far this year.
April 13, 20232 yr Has there been any specific update on Witt and Shaw as to when they would be back?
April 13, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, chase25 said: Has there been any specific update on Witt and Shaw as to when they would be back? Pierce said Witt was 3 weeks away last week. Maybe that midweek game against Texas Southern in a few weeks is a realistic target date? Seems like a good game to ease someone back in with an inning or two. No timetable on Shaw but one of the 9.95ers said he didn’t think it was serious and he would be back “soon”. Edited April 13, 20232 yr by Hookem2147
April 13, 20232 yr 43 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: Pierce said Witt was 3 weeks away last week. Maybe that midweek game against Texas Southern in a few weeks is a realistic target date? Seems like a good game to ease someone back in with an inning or two. No timetable on Shaw but one of the 9.95ers said he didn’t think it was serious and he would be back “soon”. Good news on Shaw because he has easily been the best arm out of the pen
April 13, 20232 yr I thought we were assured by a surly genius that there is absolutely no chance that Witt pitches for the Longhorns again.
April 13, 20232 yr Well he hasn’t pitched just yet.But it’s probably in his best interests to show the scouts how far he’s come. At the same time, the worst thing is to come back too soon.As long as he leads us to the national championship I don’t care when he returns.
April 13, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, chase25 said: Has there been any specific update on Witt and Shaw as to when they would be back? Pierce was on the Horn this morning saying that Shaw was due back soon. I can't remember though if he said he is ready for this weekend or next week.
April 13, 20232 yr Baylor's "one-two punch" of Helton and Marriott has to be down there with the 2 worst Friday/Saturday starters in the country.
April 13, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, zlavydra said: Baylor's "one-two punch" of Helton and Marriott has to be down there with the 2 worst Friday/Saturday starters in the country. So we’re getting no hit?
April 13, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, Js1 said: So we’re getting no hit? We'll make them look like Nolan and Pedro
April 13, 20232 yr 34 minutes ago, zlavydra said: Baylor's "one-two punch" of Helton and Marriott has to be down there with the 2 worst Friday/Saturday starters in the country. In the immortal words of Sammy Sooousser, "keep it continue". 😂
April 13, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, zlavydra said: Baylor's "one-two punch" of Helton and Marriott has to be down there with the 2 worst Friday/Saturday starters in the country. More like a 1-2-slap, amirite?
April 14, 20232 yr On 4/11/2023 at 4:06 PM, Levi said: I remember Shugart being nails that 2018 season. Nope, not the entire season. He was a gas can in the first half of it.
April 14, 20232 yr 20 hours ago, TrashMaster G said: I thought we were assured by a surly genius that there is absolutely no chance that Witt pitches for the Longhorns again. There’s still no chance.
April 14, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, Cajun said: There’s still no chance. Well why doesn't Pierce just say that then? Again if Witt had just left the program last year we all would have understood. I am not sure why you would be publicly announcing a return in three weeks if the opposite had already been decided. And even if he does return, we don't know how big of a deal that is. He may not be back to his old self for awhile. So no reason to think too much about it until we see something.
April 14, 20232 yr "It's going to be a little bit of strategically how we handle him to not give up anything towards the team." Pierce might want to consider enrolling in a remedial English class.
April 14, 20232 yr On 4/12/2023 at 9:10 AM, hornian said: Man, I love the elephant-like memory we all collectively have about the cat thing. You'd think that with the murder and rape scandals since then everyone would forget about the cat. But no, its memory lives on. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Waco-community-Suspension-too-lenient-for-cat-2020239.php I'll never let slide any Baylor transgression.
April 14, 20232 yr On 4/12/2023 at 8:10 AM, hornian said: Man, I love the elephant-like memory we all collectively have about the cat thing. You'd think that with the murder and rape scandals since then everyone would forget about the cat. But no, its memory lives on. We must honor Queso's memory.
April 14, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Valmy77 said: Well why doesn't Pierce just say that then? Again if Witt had just left the program last year we all would have understood. I am not sure why you would be publicly announcing a return in three weeks if the opposite had already been decided. And even if he does return, we don't know how big of a deal that is. He may not be back to his old self for awhile. So no reason to think too much about it until we see something. Trust me, I’m getting my information from the scout who told the Judge that Roy Hobbs was a “joke”.
April 14, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Cajun said: Trust me, I’m getting my information from the scout who told the Judge that Roy Hobbs was a “joke”. Ok, i laughed at this
April 14, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, ztejas said: I heard Witt is up to 6'9" and he's painting the corners with 107 mph fastballs. He has a pocket full of horses, fucks the shit out of bears. He threw a knife into heaven, and can kill with a stare. He made love like an eagle falling out of the sky. Killed his sensei in a duel and he never said why. Six foot eight, weighs a fucking ton. Opponents beware, opponents beware. He's coming, he's coming, he's coming.
April 14, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, Herpa Derpa said: He has a pocket full of horses, fucks the shit out of bears. He threw a knife into heaven, and can kill with a stare. He made love like an eagle falling out of the sky. Killed his sensei in a duel and he never said why. Six foot eight, weighs a fucking ton. Opponents beware, opponents beware. He's coming, he's coming, he's coming. That's Washington. And he was 6 foot 20 fucking killing for fun.
April 14, 20232 yr 36 minutes ago, hornian said: That's Washington. And he was 6 foot 20 fucking killing for fun. Have you ever seen Washington and Witt in the same room? QED.
April 14, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Herpa Derpa said: He has a pocket full of horses, fucks the shit out of bears. He threw a knife into heaven, and can kill with a stare. He made love like an eagle falling out of the sky. Killed his sensei in a duel and he never said why. Six foot eight, weighs a fucking ton. Opponents beware, opponents beware. He's coming, he's coming, he's coming. BILL BRASKY!!
April 14, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, zlavydra said: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Waco-community-Suspension-too-lenient-for-cat-2020239.php I'll never let slide any Baylor transgression. IIRC, the cat incident was before all the rapes were covered up by Rapelor's athletic dept, their administration, and every level of LE in the area. 1 hour ago, ztejas said: I heard Witt is up to 6'9" and he's painting the corners with 107 mph fastballs. That'll be $9.95. Lulz. Edited April 14, 20232 yr by BachelorTrek
April 14, 20232 yr 13 minutes ago, BERT said: BILL BRASKY!! Well done! Tanner Witt took me out to a parking lot one day, claiming it was a secret bar. Sure enough, we stood there for two years as they constructed a bar around us. When they were done, we had a shot, and Witt burned the place to the ground and screamed, "Always leave things the way you found 'em!"
April 14, 20232 yr The weekend ahead: - We finally get to see WVU play a good team in a three-game series. They did take two of three from both Xavier (RPI 37, SOS 70) and Kansas State, but neither are that great. Either way, Texas fans should hope for some sort of split in Stillwater. - KSU @ KU will help with some separation too. Another series Texas would love to see a split. - Lastly, Texas needs to sweep Baylor. If that happens, I feel pretty comfortable for now. Although, the TCU series looms large. However, getting Witt back (even if it's just a couple of plus bullpen innings to help close out games) and Shaw back helps a ton. RPI check: Edited April 14, 20232 yr by MuellerHorn x-posting with some minor edits
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