1999-2000 No Fehr Noteworthy E-mails
From Bill E. (9/22/00):
Eliantors co-owner Chris Farrell's band, Pushcar, has a CD you can listen to when you click on the above link. Just click on "search" at the top of the home page, and type in "pushcar" in the search box.
No MO Mora Mania for Wildcats
From Barry (7/10/00): The Chico Wildcats dealt away their two week wonder, Melvin Mora yesterday.
Mora was very impressive over his short stint with the Wildcats, playing
more like Jeter or Garciaparra than a fill in for an injured Rey Ordonez.
Looking at his projected stats for a full season you can see why the
Floaters took a chance on this guy. Good luck at winning back your position
Rey, a .161 average ain't going to do it, even with the highlight real
defense.
Two weeks of stats
Mora, Melvin .309 3 11 3
Projected over a full season (600 AB):
Mora, Melvin .309 25 84 25
Melvin Becomes Mora Than a Throw-In
From Barry (6/27/00): To all No Fehr GMs: Next time a guy makes a counter offer to a trade and
adds a little known middle infielder who went in the 9th or 10th round of
the reserve draft check his stats out before you accept the trade. Melvin
Mora has been a major plus to the Chico Wildcats since they activated him 8
days ago. What a difference over Sean Berry!
Let's look at his stats after 8 games with the Wildcats:
UT MORA,MELVIN .320 3 Homers, 7 RBI and 2 SB
Maybe the Wildcats don't need Shawn Green or Jeff Bagwell after all.
"Fair Ball" Hits a Grand Slam
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From Greg (6/9/00): I've always thought Bob Costas might be a good choice as baseball commissioner. After reading his book "Fair Ball...A Fan's
Case for Baseball," I KNOW he would be a good choice. For those of you that are tired of all stupid changes baseball has
implemented recently (the wild card, interleague play where you only play the same division in the other league, etc.) and the
stupid ones they will inevitably make in the next couple of years (radical realignment, NL with 4 divisions, AL with 3, no real
revenue sharing), this is the book for you. Though some of the ideas he throws out there will probably never be heard, and may
not even be feasible, it would still get the ball rolling in the right direction. Knowing the owners, and to some extent, the
players, they wouldn't even take a token glance, and all that's going to happen is either a lockout or a strike come 2001 or
2002. It's funny how easy it is for millions of true fans to see what needs to happen to make things work, but all it takes is a
few hundred people to be blinded by greed and power to not make things right.
I wasn't trying to make this sound like a book report, but it sounds like I did...anyway, if you are a true fan of the baseball,
and you think the game is heading in the wrong direction, like I am, this is a really interesting take on where the game has
been and where it should, and is headed.
From Robb (6/11/00): I also just finished the book last weekend and man, how baseball could improve itself if they implemented some of the most basic of basic common sense ideas that Costas throws on the table. I strongly urge anyone interested to get it and read it. Online it's only 11 bucks and it's a quick read as well. Also, for another awesome book on the business of baseball, read Lords of the Realm,which talks about how all the egos and personalities came to be influenced by the money that was being generated and not shared evenly among players and owners.
Props to the Stat Man
From Kirk (5/2/00): Just wanted to send out props to Counts, who despite being a Ted Nugent hunting camp refuge, has managed to maintain the stat sheets without any serious downtime or lag. Thanks Bill.
Peelers Preparing for First Championship
From Eric (7/1/00):As a guy who deals with races on a daily basis ...This one is over!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel like a basketball team who's up by 20 (no pun intended, 89 to 69) and the coach is beginning to empty the bench.
See you guys at next year's draft.
p.s. Another big year by Opportunistic Infections. Somebody get that guy a vaccine.
The Nameless Wonders Still Looking for an Identity
From Chris: While we're on the subject of team names, exactly how
long will it take Scott to join the ranks of the entitled. I mean talk about
making a federal project out of something. Let me offer some suggestions: How
about Flodin's Bottom Feaders, or... Flodin's Floaters!
Just kidding! (I don't want to upset Paul) Anyway, I have to get some jabs in
before I take up his spot in the cellar.
From Scott: Possible name for my team: "Too Lame for a Name"
What's Wrong with Baseball? Exhibit A: Jay Bell
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From Chris (Amazing A's): When Bell went down for $10, I knew it was a steal, but my
God! Has he not already surpassed his single-season record for home runs?
This deeply disturbes me, not because I missed out on him, but because of the
sorry state of baseball, or should I say plateball. I hoped that last year,
the worst year in baseball, was an aberration. I guess not. Hopefully when
Jay breaks Maris's old home run record, people will start to open their eyes
to the home run contest that is major league baseball. These double-digit
slugfests make me yearn for the old days (early eighties, in my case). Heck,
I'd be willing to try the days of Koufax and Gibson with the high mound. At
least then you had some strategy. I mean, I could be an A.L. manager, and I
never even played little league! Being an A's fan, I loved nothing more than
to see Mark McGwire break the record (he'll always be an A). He deserves, and
is a better hitter than Ruth in my opinion. But by nine, and two broke it in
the same year! What a farse! I don't care what last year did for baseball's
attendance, those people are ignorant fools who don't understand the game.
Everyone who enjoys this sandlot-ball are probably the same people that enjoy
watching professional golfers shoot over par in a major tournament (where's
the windmills and drawbridges). If the bigwigs have any self-respect they'll
raise the mound, call the high stike (I say let 'em go, and bring in the
collage ump's), and stop expansion now. When Jose Rosado makes the A.L.
All-Star team, there's a serious problem. (Submitted Jul 17, 1999)
Can Pat Burrell be Cloned?
From Bill C.:
"Burrell is hitting .359 with 11 homers and 44 walks at Double-A Reading. Even
more impressive are a .636 slugging percentage and a .482 on-base percentage."
From Eric:
"Your team needs about eight of those guys. "
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