posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:38 AM by Jim

Carlos Quentin has Real Ultimate Power

Q and A:

Q: Why is everyone so obsessed about Carlos Quentin?
A: Carlos Quentin is the ultimate paradox. On the one hand he doesn't give a crap, but on the other hand, Q is very careful and precise.

Q: I heard that Carlos Quentin is always cruel or mean.  What's his problem?
A: Whoever told you that is a total liar.  Just like other mammals, Quentin can be mean OR totally awesome.

Q: What does Carlos Quentin do when he's not hitting game-winning homers or flipping bats?
A: Most of his free time is spent flying, but other times he likes the same things you do.

Q: How many consecutive times has Carlos Quentin won player of the Week?
A: Five.

(And about about the Q-perman thing: He did say his favorite show on the CW network is Smallville.  Coincidence?  Not likely!)

Checking the Week in a Box leaderboard after two months:
  • Player of the Week:  Quentin (5)
  • Pitcher of the Week:  Jose Contreras (5)
  • Player of the Weak: Juan Uribe (3)
  • Pitcher of the Weak: John Danks and Mark Buehrle (3)
  • Fireman:  Matt Thornton (3)
  • Gas Can: Ehren Wassermann and Octavio Dotel (2)
  • Super Sub:  Brian Anderson (4)
  • Super Scrub: Pablo Ozuna and Anderson (2)
  • Gold Glove: Eight different guys.
  • Hands of Stone: A.J. Pierzynski and Paul Konerko (2).
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Minor league roundup:
  • Charlotte 3, Lehigh Valley 2 (10 innings)
    • Josh Fields went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, which provided the winning run.
    • Jerry Owens went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts, and is now hitting .217.
    • Jason Bourgeois went 2-for-4; Danny Richar went 1-for-4 with a walk.
    • First of all, the Knights have Scott Sauerbeck on the roster.  Secondly, Mike MacDougal cleaned up his mess by coming in with the bases loaded and getting a strikeout and popout to end it.
    • Adam Russell pitched two scoreless innings, and hasn't allowed an earned run in 11 innings.
  • Birmingham 6, Huntsville 5
    • Cole Armstrong went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
    • Dave Cook hit his 10th homer and walked; Victor Merecedes drove in two.
    • Carlos Torres struck out seven over seven innings.
  • Kinston 11, Winston-Salem 0
    • Matt Long gave up a couple solo homers but pitched well otherwise -- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
    • Santo Luis gave up the other nine runs (seven earned) over two innings.
    • Anderson Gomes and C.J. Lang had the Warthogs' only hits.
  • Hagerstown 11, Kannapolis 7
    • Jim Gallagher went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.
    • Dale Mollenhauer had three hits; Luis Sierra had two hits and two RBI.
    • Tyson Corley pitched two scoreless innings; the other three were hit hard.

Comments

# re: Carlos Quentin has Real Ultimate Power

Monday, May 26, 2008 2:39 AM by Doctor Lingerie
[Carlos Quentin] walk down street to go eat some food. [Carlos Quentin] are all wearing black and looking totally sweet. There is some awesome music playing in the background to get the audience really pumped. Then some dude jumps out of nowhere. The [Carlos Quentin] start beating this guy's ass bad. Then the dude starts trying to run away, but one [Carlos Quentin] pulls out a [Carlos Quentin] star ([Carlos Quentin] weapon) and throws it at the dude. The [Carlos Quentin] star cuts the guy's head totally off. The head rolls over near this old dog that looks at the head and barfs all over the place, including the camera, which is awesome. The [Carlos Quentin] start flying and everybody starts screaming. Then the scene ends.

# re: Carlos Quentin has Real Ultimate Power

Monday, May 26, 2008 1:06 PM by Orestes
His current value per jack / rbi has to be off the chart compared to ....anyone.

What would the Rays give him ?r

# re: Carlos Quentin has Real Ultimate Power

Monday, May 26, 2008 2:49 PM by Salty Dog
[Carlos Quentin] is sleeping at his house. Some idiot walks by singing a super annoying song. Then [Carlos Quentin] wakes up super pissed and ready to rock. The guy just keeps walking and singing, while [Carlos Quentin] starts cutting down a building. When the guy walks by the building, it falls on him. (When the building is falling, a guitar will be wailing hard in the background.) There will be a close up of the dude's feet sticking out from under the building. The feet explode all over the place, because of blood pressure. Then we see that [Carlos Quentin] was playing the guitar. Then all these babes start coming out of nowhere and [Carlos Quentin] starts wailing ever harder (if that's even possible). Then the camera starts fading out and then explodes.\

Man, I can't believe that website is still around. Fantastic.

# re: Carlos Quentin has Real Ultimate Power

Monday, May 26, 2008 5:09 PM by Jim Margalus
"His current value per jack / rbi has to be off the chart compared to ....anyone."

FanGraphs says that Quentin is third in the league in Win Probability Added, and first in win advancement, which is a pretty good measure for that sort of thing. Click my name for the link.

# re: Carlos Quentin has Real Ultimate Power

Monday, May 26, 2008 5:14 PM by Jim Margalus
If you don't believe that [Carlos Quentin] has REAL Ultimate Power you better get a life right now or [Carlos Quentin] will chop your head off!!! It's an easy choice, if you ask me.

[Carlos Quentin] is sooooooooooo sweet that I want to crap my pants. I can't believe it sometimes, but I feel it inside my heart. [Carlos Quentin] is totally awesome and that's a fact. [Carlos Quentin] is fast, smooth, cool, strong, powerful, and sweet. I can't wait to start yoga next year. I love [Carlos Quentin] with all of my body (including my pee pee).