Posted on June 24, 2008 by Hef
The Panda has made his triumphant return to active duty last night starting for the Snakes and batting leadoff (!). Why is Eric Byrnes batting lead off you ask. I have no idea. At all. Byrnes has a .298 OBP this year and a BB% of 7.4 which ranks him right around 124th in the [...]
Filed under: Panda Watch | Tagged: Bob Melvin OBP, Chris Snyder, Eric Byrnes, Juston Upton, Leadoff | 7 Comments »
Posted on June 6, 2008 by Hef
For all the jokes I made about Eric Byrnes during his struggles at the plate, I can honestly say he’s still one of my favorite players on the team simply because he’ll give you a straight answer.
This morning on the Bickley and MJ show in Phoenix (XTRA 910-link to the podcast is here) Byrnes came [...]
Filed under: Panda Watch | Tagged: Eric Byrnes, Straight Talk Express | 36 Comments »
Posted on May 28, 2008 by Hef
I’m sorry to be the bearer (get it?) of bad news, but Panda Watch is going on a two week hiatus. You see, the Panda was placed on the DL against his wishes.
“I’m not thrilled about it, but that’s because of my competitive nature. I wanted to keep playing. It’s something I’ve been dealing [...]
Filed under: Panda Watch | Tagged: Eric Byrnes, injuries, Overpaid Players | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 27, 2008 by Hef
My only response to this is: well, that could work once, but afterward you’re toast right? Is this even legal in MLB (from now on referred to as “Real” baseball)? Still, I can see Mark Reynolds swinging at it or the Panda popping it up on the infield.
Filed under: Neat Visuals | Tagged: Asians, Eric Byrnes, Video | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2008 by Hef
The Panda made a positive appearance today and ran into a Grand Slam off of confused geriatric Tom Glavine in the fifth inning today. But let’s set the table here. Let me take you to a simpler time. A time, not too far into the past. A time known as the [...]
Filed under: Panda Watch | Tagged: Eric Byrnes, Grand Salami | No Comments »
Posted on May 21, 2008 by Hef
The Panda showed a little life last night by blooping an opposite field single yesterday, and the Major League Jerk crew stood by with baited breath wondering if he had finally broken out of his slump. He looked impressive going first to third on a hard hit ball from Mark Reynolds that ricocheted [...]
Filed under: Panda Watch | Tagged: Dbacks, Eric Byrnes, Mating to Save Your Own Species, Sugarcane | 12 Comments »
Posted on May 17, 2008 by Hef
In an update to our previous post, where we damn near broke our arms patting ourselves on the back we have breaking news: Eric Byrnes was not responsible for the music change last night at Chase Field! Gasp!
Filed under: Panda Watch | Tagged: Dbacks, Chris Snyder, Eric Byrnes, Van Halen, The Outfield, Major League Promise | 15 Comments »