Major League Baseball 2010

[Mark B.]

Well, once again it is my duty here to start the baseball thread for the upcoming season. The Mets have signed Jason Bay. I wonder how many at bats he will have before he goes on the DL for the Mets?

[Hockeyfan]

He's a Canadian. He's a stud. You have finally found a real player. The Mets are going to turn things around. Congrats. I was wondering why you never posted about that last week or two when it happened. That's a big signing for the Mets.

[stretch]

I don't think you need to worry too much about that. He's a tough guy and a gutsy player. I understand why the Sox let him go, but I wish he could have stayed here.

[Mark B.]

I was wondering why you never posted about that last week or two when it happened. That's a big signing for the Mets.


I was too busy monitoring the World Hockey Junior tournament to post. Finally catching up after the victory party!

I hope you and Stretch are right about him.

[Hockeyfan]

I was too busy monitoring the World Hockey Junior tournament to post. Finally catching up after the victory party!

I hope you and Stretch are right about him.

Just look at the cat's stats. They speak volumes. Where is your precious Silvio in all this. He likely knows everything about him off the top of his head. He's Mr. Baseball. Me, I have to get my info from the net and sportscenter. LOL.

Piss on you and your celebrations. Wish you'd have choked on a mini hotdog (not really). I did have a dream last night where I performed the Heimlich maneuver on a big girl and saved her life.

[Mark B.]

I did have a dream last night where I performed the Heimlich maneuver on a big girl and saved her life.

What was she choking on?

Do you have a Mama Cass fetish?

[Hockeyfan]

What was she choking on?

Do you have a Mama Cass fetish?

I really can't remember. It was a nice feeling though.

[Kwak]

He's a Canadian. He's a stud. You have finally found a real player. The Mets are going to turn things around. Congrats. I was wondering why you never posted about that last week or two when it happened. That's a big signing for the Mets.

WTF happened? Are they taking back Manny or something?

FWIW I wish he'd stayed in Pittsburgh but the ownership here is completely inept. As long as he didn't go to the Cubs I'm OK with it.

[stretch]

This thread is very quiet.

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Off-Duty-Officer-Daughters-Assaulted-at-Phillies-Game-90983739.html

[Hockeyfan]

This thread is very quiet.

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Off-Duty-Officer-Daughters-Assaulted-at-Phillies-Game-90983739.html

It's MADDOX. LOL. Exactly how I picture him. :chugchug:

Remember Stretch. THis is baseball. It's too long and drawn out and boring. Where is the tumbleweed smiley when you need it?

[Mark B.]

Another proud moment for Philly. What a shit hole.

Mets hold on to win in 20 innings in what just might be the most ebarrissing win in franchise history. The Cardinals pitched just about everyone but the bat boy and the Mets could barely muster another run. 6+ hour game. Caught the end of it in my hotel room in VA Beach. A wasted Saturday night of TV for FOX.

[Hockeyfan]

Mets hold on to win in 20 innings in what just might be the most ebarrissing win in franchise history.

It was also embarrassing. :eusa_whistle:

[Kwak]

Bucs lose to the Brewers 20-0. They lost the series 36-1.

Wow. A new low. I predict that PNC Park will eventually host little league games. :sad:

[Mark B.]

Bucs lose to the Brewers 20-0. They lost the series 36-1.

Wow. A new low. I predict that PNC Park will eventually host little league games. :sad:

trade ya Bay for a bag of balls! He looks pathetic. Mets somehow are only 2.5 out of first. I guess the whole division sucks......for now.

[Kwak]

He's probably sulking because the Red Sox traded him. IIRC he really loved it there.

[Hockeyfan]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7677663

This is terrible.

[Cubfan]

that is funny as hell, and embarassing. But the reality is, sometimes you just lose your rhythm. Sometimes the hardest throw in the world is from the 2nd baseman to the 1st baseman. I know, I played 2nd quite a bit. Such an easy throw and you tend to over think it and lose your mechanics.

[Kwak]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7677663

This is terrible.

Hmmmm. A fuck up in a MIL/PIT ball game and it's not by the Pirates?

I'm sensing that he could have hit each Buc who walked up to the plate and the Brewers'd have still won. Remember, they shut out PIT last week 20-0.

[Mark B.]

Hmmmm. A fuck up in a MIL/PIT ball game and it's not by the Pirates?

I'm sensing that he could have hit each Buc who walked up to the plate and the Brewers'd have still won. Remember, they shut out PIT last week 20-0.

Maybe we should ban all things Pitt. Pirates from the MLB thread?

[Kwak]

OK, Mark, but unless I drove everybody away then this thread is pretty much dead anyway. Maybe we should have a "Baseball Follies" thread instead?

[Mark B.]

I don't think you need to worry too much about that. He's a tough guy and a gutsy player. I understand why the Sox let him go, but I wish he could have stayed here.

This quote from Sir Stretch was about Jason Bay who just almost check swung (?) for strike three with a Met stealing 2nd down by a run in the 9th. The guy blows! He has the deer in the headlights look every night. He blows! He makes weak out after weak out. Just another guy melting like a Canadian snowball in the Big City.

[Mark B.]

Holy crap! The Mets have had an inside the park home run and made a triple play in the same game against the Gnats! BTW, they are losing 2-1 in the 6th.

[Mark B.]

Holy crap! The Mets have had an inside the park home run and made a triple play in the same game against the Gnats! BTW, they are losing 2-1 in the 6th.

AAAAND the Mets lose. Only the NY Mets could do that.

[Hockeyfan]

AAAAND the Mets lose. Only the NY Mets could do that.

And the Cubs. :eusa_whistle:

[Mark B.]

And the Cubs. :eusa_whistle:


? I have my own issues.

[Hockeyfan]

Then again they were on a 4 or 5 game winning streak. Do the MEts ever do that? LOL. I saw the play. Nice. Hard to see for the base runners. That was the first time since the 50s that both of those plays happened in the same game. Nice.

[Mark B.]

I know you are lurking Silvio. I guess you are just too much of a gentleman to post this.

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2010/05/mets_send_struggling_pitcher_o.html

But to be fair, a day or so after this happened the Mets beat Derek Lowe who the Braves can not get anyone else to take. Could end up being a big $$ saver for the Mets. We shall see.

[Kwak]

AAAAND the Mets lose. Only the NY Mets could do that.

And the Cubs. :eusa_whistle:

Buck up, fellas. The season is still young. Don't start worrying until after the trade deadline.

FWIW the Pirates usually do okay early in the season but come July everybody on the squad will be wondering where they'll be traded to so performance usually drops off considerably. Still, I can't keep away. It's just not summer without a baseball game every day such as it is in PNC Park.

[silviomossa]

I guess you are just too much of a gentleman to post this.

I wasn't actually aware of it, though I'd heard a few weeks ago that they wanted to send him to AAA. Lowe isn't much better -- serviceable at the back end up of the rotation, but I think in the last year of his deal, he'll be in the pen, or released, as well. Or traded to the Orioles!

Whatever happens, I do hope that Bobby Cox makes it to the playoffs in his last year. He's one of the good ones.

[Mark B.]

Mets shutout the Phillies 3 straight games!! Boy, that was fun. Hide the kids Silvio! The Mets are heading to Milwaukee next!

[silviomossa]

Anything that brings the Phils down is a good thing! The Brews won with the better pitcher today, but it might be their only win of the series. Their pitching, overall, has been horrid. Either way, of my two teams, I'm more interested in the A's. The Brews are third at best in the NLC, .500 at best too.

[Electriclime]

Jim Leyland blew yet another Tigers game by constantly switching pitchers in the late innings. Will this guy ever learn? If your pitcher walks a guy or two, you don't throw another reliever out there and then toss out yet another guy after the reliever faces one batter! Cabrerra's third HR of the game could have been a walk off win.

[Kwak]

The Pirates were a game ahead of the Cubs 2 weeks ago and now they're behind the Brewers. Why? Well the offense is pretty lackluster with the exception of CF Andrew McCutchen and the pitching still isn't quite up to major league standards.

Starter Charlie Morton gave up 7 runs in just 2 innings on the mound and his record is 1-9. The Pirates are 8 games under .500 and 9 games behind the NL Central leading Cincinnati Reds (who got those 7 runs the other night I should add.) Instead of sending Morton down to AAA Indianapolis they put him on the DL for 15 days. Word is that he's been trying to work around a sore shoulder.

Whatever. :eusa_hand:

BTW, I'll still root for the Bucs but I'm approaching it more in the form of the anti-fan a la Randy Quaid in Major League: http://www.entertonement.com/clips/xgscbhnzlb--YOU-MAKE-MY-BUTT-STINGRandy-Quaid-Bob-Uecker-Harry-Doyle-Major-League-II-

[Mark B.]

He is going, going........GONE FOR THE SEASON!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCMSMs3ANIM

[Hockeyfan]

I saw that the other day. LOL. Pretty sad eh. I always thought it would be when all the people piled on someone that they would get hurt, not just themselves jumping and landing awkwardly. Serves them right.

[Mark B.]

Good bye to one of the real good guys in baseball. I am going to miss that sweet swing.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Seattle-Mariners-Ken-Griffey-Jr-retires-060210

[feedthemachine]

Baseball needs to step into the next generation and use replay for what it is meant to do,get the call right!!:eusa_doh:

[Mark B.]

Baseball needs to step into the next generation and use replay for what it is meant to do,get the call right!!:eusa_doh:

I had a feeling this outrage about the blown call in the perfect game would be big. Realistically, umps miss ball and strike calls every inning of just about every game that have a bigger effect on just about every game. The technology is there to get every pitch right but baseball seems content on letting each ump have "His interpretation of the strike zone". I happened to see the play live. I have never seen a first base ump get cursed out during live play like 1st basemen Angel Cabbrera did yesterday for the Tigers. The ump could not throw him out because I guess by that time he knew he blew it. Jim Leyland let him have it too after the game and to the umps credit he stood there and took it.

[feedthemachine]

I give the ump all the credit in the world,but its just kinda another slap in the face for baseball IMO.

[silviomossa]

I don't think it's a slap in the face at all. Every sport has human judges, so of course mistakes will be made. Hopefully this will prompt some positive changes, but I do hope that sitting in a replay tent for five minutes (NFL) will not be one of them. Either way, Selig is supposed to speak on the matter later today.

I also don't think the technology is ready to replace umps for balls/strikes, but any good system needs to be tested in the minors or at the college level for at least a full season before it is considered in the bigs.

[Cubfan]

but I do hope that sitting in a replay tent for five minutes (NFL) will not be one of them.

+1,000,000. That is another reason I dislike the NFL. What a buzz kill those things are. Make the friggin call and move on.

It's unfortunate this happened. As said, mistakes are made. But due to the circumstances, this mistake is magnified. Sh*t happens. I'd like to know what Bud Sel-idiot has to say about it.

[Hockeyfan]

Baseball's history is officially a total sham. Epic fail on the part of MLB. Hope Selig does the right thing. I've been busy and haven't heard if he manned up.

[Mark B.]

Selig did not and should not have changes the call.

Hey HF, the Islanders won their first Stanley Cup on a missed off sides by Leon Stickle. It was not the overtime goal by Nystrom but the one that tied it up against Philly if I remember correctly. Does that make hockey a total sham as well?

I do not want the game slowed down anymore. As for Homer reviews would it not be easier if the league just mandated a certain amount of space between the fans and the outfield wall? 90% of the reviews have to do with possible fan interference or not seeing the ball off of an advertisement I would guess.

And while I am on my soap box about speeding the game along, I think a visit to the mound between a catcher and pitcher should count as half a visit. Ya had all winter to figure it out fellas. Play ball.

[Hockeyfan]

Mark. An off side call is much different than a missed goal first of all. In baseball, people who get on base can score. Scoring is what matters. Same as hockey. So I equate an offside call to that of a missed ball or strike. To a degree. There is an argument to have that fixed in MLB too as the umps are inconsistent. If you have the technology, why not use it? Don't go into the whole history and grass roots of the game. That's steroids now. Another detriment to that sport. Still waiting on the hockey scandal to come out. LOL. I'll be waiting for a while I presume.

For your Islanders that was years and years and years and years and years ago. Hockey for the record does have instant replay for certain aspects of the game. Thankfully NFL does too. It does matter. Inches matter in football. Inches can mean the difference between a TD and a loss of downs. I'm glad they have it. Same for hockey. Just ask the FLYERS last night. They are sure glad. It does matter. If they didn't FIX that call the Cubfan HAWKS BIATCH would be up 3-0 in all likelyhood. Who knows for sure....

I agree that baseball is the most boring sport to watch on planet earth and anything they can do to speed it up is almost certainly a win for me. The meetings between the catcher and pitcher have gotten ridiculous. It's insane. I'm glad MLB finally fixed the home run rules to allow for replays. IT's important to get the RIGHT call. This was going to be the 20th (I think) perfect game EVER. That's EPIC for a game that has been played forever. This would have been the 2nd in the same season (within a week or so too). That's crazy. I think it's all too sad. The ump even owned it saying he F'ed up. It was the last out right? Come on. Sad. It wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game. I think he got the next batter to ground out or something. Fix it for the record books. At least then the stadium could sell the remaining 50,000 tickets (empty seats) for that game. It's a win win. LOL

Honestly I don't care. Steroids have ruined the game and the length of the games has all but made it unwatchable. I'll still cheer your Canadian Met. Funny how you hate him 1 day, then he goes 3/4 and I hear nothing. Interesting.

[Cubfan]

Selig did not and should not have changes the call.

Ive been thinking about it.... Why not? He was clearly out. He absolutely should change it. He threw a perfect game. This will go down as just another chapter in the Bud The Boob Selig saga.


I agree that baseball is the most boring sport to watch on planet earth

Golf. Oh wait, its not a sport.

[DarthDaddy]

I am not a big fan of Baseball, but that call SUCKED! It should be changed. It is not like it was the first call of the game or that they lost after the call. The pitcher threw a perfect game and it should be recorded as one.

Replay has it's place in all sports. We have the technology it should be used. At least when important calls can screw things up.

[feedthemachine]

Definately think it should have been changed,but its not.I also think that with all this going on,its probably getting more talk and will be remebered alot better,than if he did just get the perfect game.This call will be remembered and talked about for a long time.Every time someone else gets a bad call or close to a perfect game,boom,it'll be there.My wife knows about it because it was on the Today show.Don't be surprised if he gets on Letterman or Leno,or both,plus in the public eye he did it ,heck he got the vet!Now,who just did it a couple weeks ago?

[Mark B.]

Bigger plays have been missed in playoff games in MLB. Sure it sucks to lose a perfect game but to lose as playoff game in MLB due to a bad call REALLY sucks. Remember Jeff Maier?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier

Disclosure!! The article states that Jeter hit a long fly ball to right field in Yankee stadium. This is a lie. If it was a long fly ball it would have been 20 rows deep. Just sayin.

[Hockeyfan]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c53_1275536758
:icon_lol:

I guess that is the best part of a ball game. Maybe there is something to being a fan.

[Hockeyfan]

And you call yourselves fans....

I have to assume everyone in the World caught Steven Strasburg's debut pitching for the Nats. At least highlights of it.

WHAT A FRICKING BEAST!!! No question now. THis kid is a phenom. What's that Young???? Eat it!!!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300608120

It was only the lowly Pirates, but still. For a first game in the majors and fighting nerves and such. This was quite the performance.

[Mark B.]

Strasburg did have an awesome start to his mlb career. The pirates are AAA and it will get a bit tougher down the road. I am hoping the Nats burn him out. Strasburg punches out 14 and the Nats gain no ground in the division from the teams playing. BTW, Mile Pelfry was the story last night going 9, 1 run allowed, innings for the Mets to get a ND against the very good San Diego Padres.

[Hockeyfan]

Strasburg did have an awesome start to his mlb career. The pirates are AAA and it will get a bit tougher down the road. I am hoping the Nats burn him out. Strasburg punches out 14 and the Nats gain no ground in the division from the teams playing. BTW, Mile Pelfry was the story last night going 9, 1 run allowed, innings for the Mets to get a ND against the very good San Diego Padres.

I'll take the 6 innings (or 7...) pitched and 14Ks any day. Oh and the WIN!!!!!!

Either way. Did you see his stuff? Holy shitgoblins batman. Scary stuff indeed. I don't care if it's a roided up player like McGuire, Sosa, or whomever. That is tough to hit that stuff.

[silviomossa]

Strasburg did have an awesome start to his mlb career. The pirates are AAA and it will get a bit tougher down the road.

They have a few good hitters (now), but only a few. Still, without looking it up, I doubt that anyone else struck them out 14 times this season. And, just as important, no walks.

I don't see the Nats threatening this year, even though they are said to be in on Oswalt. Still, Stras, Harper, and Zimm not only have huge ability, but give the team drawing power for FAs to make the overall team a good one. Recall that their last good FA signing, Adam Dunn, pretty much went there because no one else would take him. (The Braves wasting '09 on the remains Garrett Anderson over Dunn may have well cost them the division.) Washington will be a more attractive landing spot now, perhaps as soon as next year.

[757dad]

Washington will be a more attractive landing spot now, perhaps as soon as next year.

That is what I have heard the talking heads say also. When you factor in the 17 old wonder kid, who by all accounts will be in the majors in 3 years, they could have the makings of a great young nucleus. As a Cubs fan it brings me back to the good pld days of Prior and Wood and the promise that they had. But we all saw how that story ended.

[Hockeyfan]

As a Cubs fan

:icon_lol:
:icon_razz:
:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol: :icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Mark B.]

The Orioles make up a bit for sucking on the field with their announcers of their games. I am a big Gary Thorn fan on TV. He was a former Mets and NJ Devils announcer. Tonight I listened to the game on the radio "old school" while washing the cars and avoiding the kids on a beautiful Friday night . The game on the radio was classic even thought the reception was sketchy at times. And true to for the wife called from out of town during the bottom of the 9th which I ended up missing. Thanks honey!

[Kwak]

How'd Strasburg do against Cleveland?

You guys are right about the Pirates *only* being AAA though. I heard their bullpen give up a loss to the Tigers for a series sweep - even though our starter pitched a solid 7+ innings. They're really sucking this year: 23-40 and it isn't even time for the fire sale at the end of July. I wish they'd pull out of the tailspin they're in but it's almost like they're being sucked into a black hole or something.

Seriously, WTF is up with the Pirates? Is it the coaching? Is it the ownership and the fact that they have the lowest payroll in MLB? Is it the lack of hitting? Is it the youth/inexperience of the team? Is it the bullpen? Is it the farm system?

I wish I had a team worthy of rooting for. :crazy:

[Electriclime]

How'd Strasburg do against Cleveland?

You guys are right about the Pirates *only* being AAA though. I heard their bullpen give up a loss to the Tigers for a series sweep - even though our starter pitched a solid 7+ innings.:

That's funny since three of the Tigers coaches are former Pittsburgh guys :icon_razz:

Actually, they didn't do too bad the last two games (and the Tigers didn't do too good either).

[Kwak]

That's funny since three of the Tigers coaches are former Pittsburgh guys :icon_razz:

Actually, they didn't do too bad the last two games (and the Tigers didn't do too good either).

Yeah, I'm aware of that. I just read Leyland's comments and they seem to mirror your own: close but no cigar. It doesn't ease the sting of an 8 game losing streak though.

[silviomossa]

Seriously, WTF is up with the Pirates?

Bad drafting, mostly. They've done well in the last two years, but the early 2000's were awful, and since top picks take years to get there, it'll be awhile. If you look at that box score from Sunday, the top five hitters in the Pirate lineup are ones that any team would take. Add Pedro Alvarez (3B) in a few weeks, Tony Sanchez (C) next year and they'll be good. But.... the pitching is awful. They've been really bad at developing young pitchers, and still have little in the minors to show for it. They just drafted some interesting ones with upside, but they are 18 so it'll be awhile.

As for free agents, the good ones will only go to teams that show an ability to win. See the Nats soon, and the Rays. The Pirates have a chance since they are developing a good offense, but their quality lack of arms will hurt.

[SteveH]

How'd Strasburg do against Cleveland?


Cleveland's not much better than Pittsburgh these days. Neither team was much of a challenge for Strasburg. Neighbors of ours were at the game. My son's buddy said it was pretty cool watching him snap off a 100 MPH fastball, but that he was a crybaby about something with the mound and the fans were all over his case for it.

[Kwak]

Woo hoo - Pedro Alvarez got called up last night. He starts his Big League career tonight against the White Sox. That starter they called up could've done better (hit 2 batters, walked 3 of which 2 were batted in) but the Bucs' offense kept 'em in it until late in the game.

[Kwak]

OK, I know I haven't really contributed here other than to gripe about my home town team but I gotta wonder: what makes for a bad baseball franchise? The Pirates are a pretty lucrative team for the ownership but they don't seem to put money back into the team itself and the product they're delivering and how they present them to the fans doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The only thing I can think is that they're looking to shoot the moon and try to get the 1st round draft pick yet again. Too bad the Orioles are doing worse this year, just like the Gnats last year.

[silviomossa]

The Pirates are a pretty lucrative team for the ownership but they don't seem to put money back into the team itself

Wait'll you see what they have to spend on their #2 picks, James Tallison. They didn't go cheap when it comes to the draft this year, unlike some other past years. They also went for pitching in all but one of the first ten rounds, so they recognize their weakness. However, they are mostly HS arms, so it'll be awhile.

[Kwak]

Wait'll you see what they have to spend on their #2 picks, James Tallison. They didn't go cheap when it comes to the draft this year, unlike some other past years. They also went for pitching in all but one of the first ten rounds, so they recognize their weakness. However, they are mostly HS arms, so it'll be awhile.

Great. 5 year rebuilding plan #5. Maybe they'll be contenders when my kids start dating.

[Mark B.]

My son finally wore me down. He has asked for a while to be able to open a complete set of Topps baseball cards given to him by my brother shortly after he was born as a keep sake. They are from 1999. I thought it was a very nice gesture and he is probably old enough to really take care of them. He comes down all excited and says " Dad, look I found my first Met! His name is Bobby Bonilla!" "Oh Christ, go to your room" was my reply. He made up for it with a Robin Ventura find.

[Electriclime]

Sounds like a lot of fun, Mark! That set is ancient history to him :icon_razz:

Speaking of the Mets: they hammered the Tigers tonight!

[Mark B.]

Sounds like a lot of fun, Mark! That set is ancient history to him :icon_razz:

Speaking of the Mets: they hammered the Tigers tonight!

Rain delay was a nice break for Verlander. They were teeing of on him. Reyes took him the to the warning track his second time up. Homer in most parks.

[Hockeyfan]

I want to see what Strasburg will do tonight. I think he plays today. It's his 4th start I believe. He's a stud.

[Mark B.]

I want to see what Strasburg will do tonight. I think he plays today. It's his 4th start I believe. He's a stud.

I heard on ESPN radio that MLB is pushing for him to be put in the 2010 All Star game. C'mon! Some poor slob, who might have 1 chance to make the team with a possible All Star game bonus on the line, will get the boot for some unproven phenom. If he does end up going, which I am against, I hope he takes the place of a Mets player. I like my players staying home and resting a bit and not at some home run contest or having some other coach burn out another teams pitcher.

[Mark B.]

Mets beat Detroit 5-0 tonight! Perhaps those on the Strasburg for the 2010 All Star game might consider Mets pitcher A.R. Dickey instead. 6-0 and just polished off the Tigers with 8 innings pitched, 4 hits and 2 walks. BTW, Strasburg was handed his first loss against the KC Royals tonight. 1-0, welcome to life as a Washington National.

[Electriclime]

Mets beat Detroit 5-0 tonight! Perhaps those on the Strasburg for the 2010 All Star game might consider Mets pitcher A.R. Dickey instead. 6-0 and just polished off the Tigers with 8 innings pitched, 4 hits and 2 walks. BTW, Strasburg was handed his first loss against the KC Royals tonight. 1-0, welcome to life as a Washington National.

Yeah, Dickey really shut down the Tigers offense, and we have a batch of really good hitters this year too! At least it wasn't as one sided as last night.

[Hockeyfan]

IC'mon! Some poor slob, who might have 1 chance to make the team with a possible All Star game bonus on the line, will get the boot for some unproven phenom.

He is the single greatest pitcher in the modern era. End of story. His stats speak for themselves. I think he had 9Ks and no walks. In all of his outings he may have 4 WALKS. FOUR!!!! His opponents BA is like 0.026 when they have 2 strikes against them. If it weren't for his team sucking donkey balls he would be 4-0. EASILY. He's freaking amazing.

[Mark B.]

He is the single greatest pitcher in the modern era. End of story. His stats speak for themselves. I think he had 9Ks and no walks. In all of his outings he may have 4 WALKS. FOUR!!!! His opponents BA is like 0.026 when they have 2 strikes against them. If it weren't for his team sucking donkey balls he would be 4-0. EASILY. He's freaking amazing.

You are laughable when it comes to baseball. Please define your definition of "modern era" The guy gave up 9 hits in 6 innings against the KC Royals! . I agree that he is a major talent but let him go through the division two times prior to anointing him the Sandy Kofax of the new millennium OK. Just about every great long term pitcher that I can think of developed to that status after a few years of being into the league not right out of the minors.

[Hockeyfan]

Exactly! He's that good already. Allstar game here we come.

[Electriclime]

Yet another BS call screws the Tigers! The last strike, which would have tied the game with a bases loaded walk, was waaaay off the damn plate. The game was just getting interesting after dragging. :tusk:

[Hockeyfan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5336478

The poor Cubs. LOL. Not sure if it's in this article or not, but the big Z even went out to dinner with the manager and others of the White Sox. Ouch!

Aren't they paying this guy alot of money? :icon_razz:

[Mark B.]

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5336478

The poor Cubs. LOL. Not sure if it's in this article or not, but the big Z even went out to dinner with the manager and others of the White Sox. Ouch!

Aren't they paying this guy alot of money? :icon_razz:

He might be a Met before long! Not sure I would want his attitude in the clubhouse.

BTW HF, LP Strasberg for the second time this week.

[Hockeyfan]

He might be a Met before long! Not sure I would want his attitude in the clubhouse.

BTW HF, LP Strasberg for the second time this week.


Strasburg K's 7 but gets no support in Nationals' loss (ESPN)




Allowed only 3 runs on 6 hits. Not bad. 7Ks.

I didn't mean to bold. It came in like that in the copy/paste. Every ESPN annalist agrees with me. He will be an All-star.

[Mark B.]

HF you are always bold!

How many runs did the Brave's pitcher (Hudson) give up on how many hits?

He very well may go to the All Star game and if so it is nothing more than a marketing ploy. Hell, let him go and wear him down some more. Just another sad "Strasmus" (that is what the Nats fans call the day Strasburg pitches now btw) day. They have just won 3 of their last 17 I believe. If he is as good as they think they might consider moving him for 3 everyday players from what I witnessed last night.

The giddiness that the Nats are going through right now is almost exactly like the giddiness you denounce the Caps fans for when celebrating Ovechkin HF.

[Hockeyfan]

His ERA is amazing. His Ks/walks is silly. The allstar game is for fans, not players. Give his league a chance to win! Imagine him coming in to close at the allstar game. Epic!

The Nats offer 0 run support. He can have a pretty much perfect game and lose. Like that 0-1 loss. Not much he can do. We can't all pick who drafts us.

[Hockeyfan]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ac4_1277951948


LOL @ the Yankees and their fans.

[Mark B.]

What a shame for that Skanks fan! 314 ft. down the line in right. I think it is 310 ft. in left. And Yankee fans laugh at the Big Green Monster!

[Electriclime]

LOL @ the Yankees and their fans.

That was AWESOME!

[Hockeyfan]

See that guy from the Orioles. LOL. Home run and pulls a hammy. Poor cat.

[Kwak]

Looks like the Pirates stole one from the Phillies yesterday. Pedro Alvarez got his 2nd career homer and reliever Evan Meek got selected to the All Star Team. Not bad considering how bad the night before went when our starter gave up 8 which was too much for our offense to come back against.

[Electriclime]

Ichiro has a way with the ladies!
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/news/Sports_Minute/20767565#news/Sports_Minute/20767565

[Patrickz]

Watched a little Strasberg on the mound for the Nats lastnight. Damn he has a nasty sinker. Our future...:icon_wink: First batter he faced however put his 100mph fastball into the upper deck. The Kidd is a fast learner though.

[Mark B.]

Long time Yankees P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard died at age 99 today. The Yanks can put another "Horizontal Pinstripe" on their uniforms for the rest of the season for more mojo. The very cool thing Sheppard is that he called his very first game for the Yanks the day Mickey Mantle played his very first game for the Yanks. Mantle got sent back down to the minors a short time later for a little while. Sheppard did not. RIP Mr. Sheppard.

[Hockeyfan]

George Steinbrenner is dead. Wow. Hasn't even hit ESPN yet. RIP George.

[Mark B.]

Just what the Yanks needed, more inspiration! Looks like the Yanks will put Bob Sheppard day on the back burner after the All Star break. Time to make plans for the Steinbrenner Memorial second half of the season. RIP Mr. Steinbrenner.

[Mark B.]

Nice! This has to fall in the lap of Capt. Derek.


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2010/07/16/2010-07-16_yanks_fail_to_show_stripes.html

[FuriousStylz21]

Hello all...I'm new to the site and just had my first son born May2. I came to this site and immediately went straight to the baseball question....ha!!! Sad to see Steinbrenner go, especially considering alll the wonderful things he did for the Tampa Bay area. Looking forward to the series coming up...we finished up the second half strong and need to keep that momentum going against the first place Yanks. Look out for BJ Upton to have a big second half after the embarrassment that was his first half...

[Mark B.]

FS21,

Hi and welcome. George sure was a Pillar in the Tamp area. Be sure to introduce your self in the proper thread. This way all the guys can say hi. We baseball fans are very few here. The thread is the 3rd one down on the site's home page-"New to site, just saying hello".

[Hockeyfan]

FS21,

Hi and welcome. George sure was a Pillar in the Tamp area. Be sure to introduce your self in the proper thread. This way all the guys can say hi. We baseball fans are very few here. The thread is the 3rd one down on the site's home page-"New to site, just saying hello".

1/3 of the posters in this thread are haters like me. LOL.

[irie feeling]

I'll be a hater. What like I got time to sit around and watch baseball!
Worse than watching golf!
Get outside and do somethin useful. Don't watch it-Play it!
Cheers!:chugchug:

[Hockeyfan]

Hey now. I LOVE watching golf. At least it's enjoyable to watch and not boring. I watched countless hours today. It's a perk of the job. :icon_wink:

Great seeing Watson at the end today. Woods was 5 inches from a hole in 1 on a par 4.

Is baseball still on? I thought it was over the other day when they had that game on TV.

[Hockeyfan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Mat-Latos-joins-sneezy-Sammy-Sosa-on-strange-inj?urn=mlb,256482

What a Sally.

[silviomossa]

I'll be a hater. What like I got time to sit around and watch baseball!

You've got no time to watch sports that don't interest you, but you do have the time to read and write about sports that don't interest you. M'kay!!!!!

I'll see Strasburg face the Reds on Wednesday, 2nd row seats behind the dugout. Should be fun.

[irie feeling]

Are you taking me seriously? I was just playing the hater. Don't hate the player, hate the game. Enjoy yourself at the ballpark. Taking the youngins?
Cheers!:chugchug:

[silviomossa]

Are you taking me seriously? I was just playing the hater. Don't hate the player, hate the game. Enjoy yourself at the ballpark. Taking the youngins?

Not so much. And no kids, just myself and a friend. At this age, it's not worth the expense, and they have more fun at a $5 minor league game, with all of the amenities, then the big places anyway.

[FuriousStylz21]

I drafted Strasburg in my fantasy league and was sitting on him all season till they called him up. He is fuuuuuuuun to watch. It reminds me of when Doc Gooden came up...whenever you had a chance to watch him throw, you did. I just hope for fantasy teams sake they dont shut him down at the end of August.

[silviomossa]

I just hope for fantasy teams sake they dont shut him down at the end of August.

They are going to start him every fifth day and then shut him down after 160 innings, which gives him 62 left. Since they pull him after the 6th usually, that should give him 10 starts left. Early September.

[FuriousStylz21]

Yeah I know, which is right when our playoffs are starting. Thinking about dealing him for someone now just to avoid the anger that will come when the shit ass Nationals pull the plug.

[Mark B.]

Steven Strasburg ducks his first start against the Braves with "shoulder soreness". Faygala! Listed as "day to day". Wait until he pitches more than 6 innings!!

[FuriousStylz21]

Got tickets for the Rays/Yankees Sunday game for me and wifey...no baby! My boys could conceivably take over first place that day...GO RAYS!!!

[Mark B.]

GO RAYS!!!

+1!

Have fun.

[Mark B.]

Pretty good piece on Bobby Cox's history of getting thrown out of baseball games during his MLB coaching career in SI this week. He is the King in that department.

SI did another piece about the Pittsburgh Pirates a couple of weeks ago. Not good. Sorry Kwak.

[Modaisycreech]

This season of baseball has been by far, my favorite season ever. I am not sure why I have gone from a 39year old who wants to watch games when he can, only follows the Braves kind of guy to one that is watching EVERY GAME (or has it on the radio) - Is following other NL east teams and watching some of the other divisions - I have become passionate about baseball this season.

It could be due to Twitter - I have set up an account and am following a few Braves friends and now feel more attached to the team as a result of the back and forth we share during the games.

GO BRAVEs -
for today - GO NATIONS as well.

[Mark B.]

This season of baseball has been by far, my favorite season ever. I am not sure why I have gone from a 39year old who wants to watch games when he can, only follows the Braves kind of guy to one that is watching EVERY GAME (or has it on the radio) - Is following other NL east teams and watching some of the other divisions - I have become passionate about baseball this season.

That is simple. That is what most Braves fans do. But here is the really good news. The NL won the All Star game this year and that means the NL team that makes it to the World Series will be the home team. So potentially if the Braves make it to the World Series and there is a game 7 you can walk right up to the "Ted" and buy a ticket to the game that night just like Braves fans had done during the Braves "Hey Decade". You will have a harder time getting a seat on the MARTA train that night than at the game. No silly lotteries or scalpers to deal with! Oh, to be a Bravos fan!!

[Kwak]

Pretty good piece on Bobby Cox's history of getting thrown out of baseball games during his MLB coaching career in SI this week. He is the King in that department.

SI did another piece about the Pittsburgh Pirates a couple of weeks ago. Not good. Sorry Kwak.

Ugh. I don't even need to read it to know what it said. Some teams have players that are a cancer, here's it's the ownership. Don't even get me started. :tusk:

[Modaisycreech]

That is simple. That is what most Braves fans do. But here is the really good news. The NL won the All Star game this year and that means the NL team that makes it to the World Series will be the home team. So potentially if the Braves make it to the World Series and there is a game 7 you can walk right up to the "Ted" and buy a ticket to the game that night just like Braves fans had done during the Braves "Hey Decade". You will have a harder time getting a seat on the MARTA train that night than at the game. No silly lotteries or scalpers to deal with! Oh, to be a Bravos fan!!

I remember the run in the early 90's - We used to go down and sit on the lawns around FCS as they had big screen TVs set up outside - (College kids were beer money poor).

Back to current - A little trouble with the Fish and Nats, as usual, but last night looked good against the Mets -

[Mark B.]

Back to current - A little trouble with the Fish and Nats, as usual, but last night looked good against the Mets -

The Mets have trouble with all 3 of those teams and somehow stay on the bubble. The Mets could be out by double digits in a week. The offense is anemic right now.

[Mark B.]

SI continues it's excellent baseball coverage this week with a piece on Stan Musial. They will never make them like him anymore. The guy signed a HUGE contract for 100K one season. Had a bad season that year and gave 20K back to the organization. Whatdoyasay!!

[Modaisycreech]

Off topic but if memory serves me right I played tennis against some of your neighbors not too long ago - Are you still in CC?

[Mark B.]

Off topic but if memory serves me right I played tennis against some of your neighbors not too long ago - Are you still in CC?

I FRIGGEN WISH!! I moved out to Richmond VA 3 years ago. They added a 11th lighted court there. Largest subdivision tennis facility in the South with 11 courts and 5, count 'em, 5 pros on staff full time. PM me the names if you remember. I would love to bust balls if I knew them. Enjoy your season in the tennis capital of the world!

[Modaisycreech]

The Braves looked about as good as the Me(eee)ts let them. It was good to see some run production and some bats getting hot. They will need that going into the next 4 games -

Mark - The wife has been going to Richmond 3 days a week for the last month and that will continue for the next year. Sent you a PM with the name of the team captain we played.

[silviomossa]

SI did another piece about the Pittsburgh Pirates a couple of weeks ago. Not good.

Eh. I just watched Andrew McCutchen lead the 10th inning rally, with Pedro Alvarez ending it with a walk-off homer, all in front of a nice crowd that stayed four full hours. Young guys Jose Tabata and Neil Walker also contributed. And this is two days after the SP that they acquired for a bucket of balls, James McDonald, pitched six shutout innings with eight Ks. Past management would've dealt these young guys for the remains of Derek Bell, all while fans complained that has-beens like Nady and Blake were traded to make room for these players.

They are putting a strong core together in the lineup, though pitching still lags. And seriously.... they are *much* better run than the Mets. They are making solid deals of late, while the #4 payroll in baseball struggles to maintain a .500 record. Ouch:icon_exclaim:

[Kwak]

Eh. I just watched Andrew McCutchen lead the 10th inning rally, with Pedro Alvarez ending it with a walk-off homer, all in front of a nice crowd that stayed four full hours. Young guys Jose Tabata and Neil Walker also contributed. And this is two days after the SP that they acquired for a bucket of balls, James McDonald, pitched six shutout innings with eight Ks. Past management would've dealt these young guys for the remains of Derek Bell, all while fans complained that has-beens like Nady and Blake were traded to make room for these players.

They are putting a strong core together in the lineup, though pitching still lags. And seriously.... they are *much* better run than the Mets. They are making solid deals of late, while the #4 payroll in baseball struggles to maintain a .500 record. Ouch:icon_exclaim:

Yeah, that was pretty amazing. You're right about the bullpen giving out but that's a recent thing. I watch on FSN Pittsburgh and they broke down the trends for the season and it looks like if the Bucs fall behind in the first they're not likely to ever come back. There have also been a LOT of close games. Sadly, something always seems to go wrong with them.

[Mark B.]

More good news for the Mets! Love the opening salvo.


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/battered_fan_sues_met_star_g2BQAkhzx8O4e9GbrWM4wK

[Mark B.]

Even MORE good news from Flushing NY!!!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/New-York-Mets-Francisco-Rodriguez-clubhouse-altercation-081110

[Mark B.]

Joe Torre may come and go but Vin Scully will always be there. Dodgers announced Scully will be back for his 62nd straight season calling Dodger games next year. For those of you who have never heard a Dodgers game called locally it is quite different that ANY broadcast you have ever heard in baseball. He is a one man show and he never seems to trip up. It does seem like "books on tape" at times and he repeats some information from game to game in a series but he is certainly one of a kind. And he still has his velvety voice.

[Modaisycreech]

I think the NL east is going to have to be played out between the Braves and Sillies -

[Mark B.]

UH OOOHHH!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Strasburg-likely-going-on-DL-with-forearm-strain-10364246

[Kwak]

The kid's career is gonna be a flash in the pan if this keeps up.

BTW Mark, what's your take on the Pirates lately? There was apparently some big leak about the franchise's books for 2007 and 2008 that caused the ownership to release last year's figures in order to show that they are not pocketing the profits in favor in reinvesting in actual talent. If the numbers are right and if the current ownership's "thriftiness" continues (i.e. the Nuttings don't dig into their pockets and invest some of their own cash - they own several newspapers and a local ski resort - into the team in order to sign a decent free agent or two) then the Pirates will NEVER be competitive. Strangely they don't seem to want to sell - at least not to Mark Cuban or Mario Lemieux.

[Mark B.]

Kwak,

I am not smart enough to make heads or tails as to what went down in Steele Town with the mula. http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100822&content_id=13789326&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit

All I know is that short term Millage (ex Met, ex Nat) is not good for the locker room. Also your center fielder, MaCutchin (sp) is quite raw. The Steelers are the Pirates Yankees. Everything else is secondary.

[Kwak]

Kwak,

I am not smart enough to make heads or tails as to what went down in Steele Town with the mula. http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100822&content_id=13789326&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit

All I know is that short term Millage (ex Met, ex Nat) is not good for the locker room. Also your center fielder, MaCutchin (sp) is quite raw. The Steelers are the Pirates Yankees. Everything else is secondary.

Still trying to decipher that. I agree with you on Millage though I don't know about his attitude. All I know is that he doesn't come across as a serious player. He was in a slump for a bit there but may have ironed out some of his issues. As for McCutcheon, I'm surprised by your remarks. He seems to be a very hard-working player with lots of talent but I'm guessing off the field he's been dicey? That kinda makes me think of ex-Steeler WR Santonio Holmes: great talent but a mouth (or twitter account) big enough for both feet.

[irie feeling]

I require enlightenment. Is there a wildcard team in basesball? Imagine the Orioles taking the world series! Any possibility?:chugchug:
(There is in world cup cricket)

[Kwak]

I require enlightenment. Is there a wildcard team in basesball? Imagine the Orioles taking the world series! Any possibility?:chugchug:
(There is in world cup cricket)

The Orioles?!?!? Man, that'd be a freaking MIRACLE!!!! :icon_lol:

[Mark B.]

I require enlightenment. Is there a wildcard team in basesball? Imagine the Orioles taking the world series! Any possibility?:chugchug:
(There is in world cup cricket)

Cut him off!!

[One-Third]

Am wondering if my beloved Red Sox have anything in the tank to make a run - given the injuries this season combined with how well the Rays and Yanks have played, can't really complain.

But read today that the Sox claimed Damon off waivers... interesting to have him back in a Sox uniform if he clears... but good chance he might stay in Detroit.

As for Irie... man, seriously, temp ban from at least the Sports forum, LOL, the Orioles haven't been relevant since Cal retired - although Camden Yards is a GREAT place to catch a game.

And yes, there is a wild card.

[Hockeyfan]

Pretty sure Damon is not going to bean town. Not going to happen.he's commited to That crap hole.

[Mark B.]

the Orioles haven't been relevant since Cal retired

More like since Jeffery Maier caught that pop up to right field in the playoffs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier

[irie feeling]

I remember that! Dude was a secret agent for the Yanks!:chugchug:

[Mark B.]

I remember that! Dude was a secret agent for the Yanks!:chugchug:

Just one of many.

[irie feeling]

And yes, there is a wild card.

So, it's possible, but unlikely. Would be a hoot!:chugchug:

[Mark B.]

So, it's possible, but unlikely. Would be a hoot!:chugchug:

It is not possible if you use the words wild card and Orioles in the same sentence.

I saw the Orioles TV announcer, Gary Thorne who I am a big fan of, was given a reprieve from calling Orioles games a week ago and was asked to telecast a better brand of baseball. He was on ESPN announcing the Little League World Series.

[silviomossa]

All I know is that short term Millage (ex Met, ex Nat) is not good for the locker room.

He's not as bad as the guy they traded him for.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Nyjer-Morgan-appeals-suspension-for-throwing-bal?urn=mlb-265382

[Mark B.]

He's not as bad as the guy they traded him for.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Nyjer-Morgan-appeals-suspension-for-throwing-bal?urn=mlb-265382

Too funny. I love listening to Dibble talk that guy up every night.

[Mark B.]

Well all of the Gnats fans around me can jump back off the band wagon at least for another year or so.


http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Strasburg-expected-to-need-tommy-john-surgery-082710

Wanna throw 100mph for long? Better put some meat on them bones.

[Mark B.]

http://thebubble.msn.com/#/video/?id=efb69a31-ad32-4604-9056-ce85c5cfceb9

[Patrickz]

Well all of the Gnats fans around me can jump back off the band wagon at least for another year or so.


http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Strasburg-expected-to-need-tommy-john-surgery-082710

Wanna throw 100mph for long? Better put some meat on them bones.

The Horror is to much to bear!!!!!!:sad: Bad for baseball all around. He was fun to watch no matter who you were for.

[Kwak]

Not for me. They debuted him against my Pirates for the sole purpose of building the hype as far as I'm concerned. Sure, the Bucs suck and did their part by striking out 14 times but you don't beat a dead horse that way.

OK, it's a shame that he has to go through this operation and all but I really think that the coaching staff did him a big disservice by not working to alter his technique which is what I hear caused the injury in the first place. I only hope that he comes out of this a little humbled but still with a job. GMs are just too fickle these days for my tastes. To me it's almost like they trade players as easily as trading Topps bubble gum baseball cards.

[Mark B.]

The Horror is to much to bear!!!!!!:sad: Bad for baseball all around. He was fun to watch no matter who you were for.

I never saw him pitch live since the college WS last year. And who knows for sure what the exact cause of the injury was. I wonder if the Nationals will air the "Steven Strasburg First Game" against the Pirates on their station every other day still like they have been doing since he came up to the Majors after the news on his pitching arm?

I'm thinking he should change his last name to Hindenburg.

[Kwak]

I never saw him pitch live since the college WS last year. And who knows for sure what the exact cause of the injury was. I wonder if the Nationals will air the "Steven Strasburg First Game" against the Pirates on their station every other day still like they have been doing since he came up to the Majors after the news on his pitching arm?

I'm thinking he should change his last name to Hindenburg.

You have got to be kidding me. I'm sorry but that's just classless. The Pirates are the worst team in baseball so it was basically a shoe-in that he'd shut them down. Hell, they even timed his debut so that he wouldn't really have any competition. What stings to me is that the Bucs obliged so pitifully.

[Modaisycreech]

All I can say is that I was there today - Best story ever - Me and Laura Kate and Teddy were at the game and I taught them to put their rally caps on in the bottom of the 9th - We tied it and all of us were just going crazy - at some point during out #1 and #2 Teddy noticed that a guy sitting to out left had a Braves hat on but not in rally position - He actually went to the guy and asked him to put it on ........ seconds later McCann hits this drive for a winner (walk off) - Teddy thinks that he won the game for them!

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100829&content_id=14068406&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

What a great memory!

[Mark B.]

Good for you Modaisy. I heard it was a reviewed homer too.

[Electriclime]

Well, looks like Strasburg will have some extra time to spend that $15million. I do feel bad for the guy, but it's hard to feel too bad for him will that loot. :icon_razz:

[Modaisycreech]

Good for you Modaisy. I heard it was a reviewed homer too.

Yes it was - From my seats I had no clue what happened - Saw the ball bounce and figured it was just a routine double - Then I saw McCann talking to the ump on his way in and figured something was up ........

[Mark B.]

Well, looks like Strasburg will have some extra time to spend that $15million. I do feel bad for the guy, but it's hard to feel too bad for him will that loot. :icon_razz:

It is getting to the point where Brett Lindros is laughing at him!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Lindros

[Hockeyfan]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d0b_1283113367

[Kwak]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d0b_1283113367

LOL - I admire the guy's passion about the game. You'd never see that sort of passion from the affiliated major league Pittsburgh Pirates' manager John Russell. They should promoted this guy to take Russell's job!

[Kwak]

The Bucs never fail to disappoint me: 13-0 vs the Cubs and it's only the bottom of the 5th. 7 of those runs were in the bottom of the 4th alone. :crazy:

[Kwak]

uhhhhh, ok. After losing 14-2 the Bucs beat the Cubs 14-7? It's like a race of the cripples or something.

[Mark B.]

Getting real ugly in Flushing NY. Mets look hapless. Just traded one of the few guys who seem to give a shit in Francour. I understand they might not have a place for him next year but to get a tall thin middle infielder with a cranky back?

Their best everyday player , Pagan, just went on the DL along with their big free agent Jason Bay. Reyes is back on the DL and their closer is as well along as being on "America's Most Wanted". I guess the good news with all of this recent bad news is that it really doesn't matter.

Here come all the Sept. call ups. Make room fellas!

[Kwak]

What's up with Jason Bay?

[Mark B.]

What's up with Jason Bay?

Jason who?...........Oh yea, that guy. He currently is out on the DL due to a concussion he sustained about a month ago making a catch against the wall. He now has a built in excuse for continuing to flounder offensively through the remainder of his contract with the Mets. I would be willing to take Milledge of your hands if you want Bay back. Bay has had the "deer in the headlights" look all season at the plate.

[silviomossa]

Just traded one of the few guys who seem to give a shit in Francour.

Giving a shit is nice, but not if you still suck! Whatever hitting numbers you choose, he's probably the very worst OF in baseball. That they got anything for him at all is amazing.

[Hockeyfan]

Giving a shit is nice, but not if you still suck! Whatever hitting numbers you choose, he's probably the very worst OF in baseball. That they got anything for him at all is amazing.
:icon_lol:

[Mark B.]

Giving a shit is nice, but not if you still suck! Whatever hitting numbers you choose, he's probably the very worst OF in baseball. That they got anything for him at all is amazing.

Like my next sentence said as you know, he was gone next year anyway. I am just seeing the usual suspects on the Mets starting to slack off and there are a number of them that is all. The guy is not Willie Mays of course but seemed to really like playing (if that is what you want to call it) in NY and the fans liked him. Basically he was the least of the Mets problems. I wish him well and hope he makes an impact for the Rangers the rest of the way.

Check out this catch from last week!!

http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100831&content_id=14150490&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[Mark B.]

He's not as bad as the guy they traded him for.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Nyjer-Morgan-appeals-suspension-for-throwing-bal?urn=mlb-265382

Ooops he's done it again. Morgan ran the Marlin's catcher for no good reason the night before. Even the Nats announcer Ray Knight thought so during that game. What comes around goes around.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Washington-Nationals-Florida-Marlins-brawl-090110

Gnats lose 16-10!!

[silviomossa]

Like my next sentence said as you know, he was gone next year anyway.

Yeah, but he's gone next year because he, y'know, stinks. If he had any value, they'd have signed him to an extension, as there any RF stud prospects pushing him out of the way.

I just read the Dibble comments. I'm glad the "play through the pain" morons are being shown the door.

[Hockeyfan]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b32_1284045318

Phillies fans are GREAT> Who is this guy?

[Mark B.]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b32_1284045318

Phillies fans are GREAT> Who is this guy?

At least he did not force himself to throw up on her. Them be good times in Philly!

[Hockeyfan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-redspadres092410

Wow. Even fast than I can throw it.

[Mark B.]

All I cared about was the Padres knocking off, for now, the Bravos!

That sure is fast though, Dang it!

[Mark B.]

Congrats Phillies on your 4th straight NL East Division title. Very solid team. Philly fans can bite me. I will only root for the Phils over thew Yankees.

[Mark B.]

It's times like this that I am glad Maddox does not lurk her anymore.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Roy-Halladay-no-hitter-Philadelphia-Phillies-Cincinnati-Reds-NLDS-100610?gt1=39002

[Hockeyfan]

Is baseball dead?

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/18/tv-ratings-against-football-baseball-playoffs-desperate-housewives-undercover-boss-at-lows/68391

I mean they were up against the worst matchup all year in football and still got hammered. Ouch! I think the daytime game between the Hurricanes and Minnesota drew a larger number. It was on at 1pm. LOL.

[Mark B.]

Is baseball dead?

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/18/tv-ratings-against-football-baseball-playoffs-desperate-housewives-undercover-boss-at-lows/68391

I mean they were up against the worst matchup all year in football and still got hammered. Ouch! I think the daytime game between the Hurricanes and Minnesota drew a larger number. It was on at 1pm. LOL.

I wonder how low the ratings might be for the World Series if both the Phillies and Yankees get knocked out this round?

[757dad]

I wonder how low the ratings might be for the World Series if both the Phillies and Yankees get knocked out this round?

Its their own fault. How can you get young fans when the playoffs finish at midnight? How do you get new fans? I love watching playoff baseball but man its tough keeping the eyes open at times. College football best games= 3:30 (ABC and CBS). NFL 1 and 4 o'clock games, even in the playoffs.

[silviomossa]

Its their own fault. How can you get young fans when the playoffs finish at midnight? How do you get new fans? I love watching playoff baseball but man its tough keeping the eyes open at times. College football best games= 3:30 (ABC and CBS). NFL 1 and 4 o'clock games, even in the playoffs.

College BCS games are after 8:00 pm est, finishing them around midnight as well.

I've not been able to stay up for all of the weekday baseball playoff games, but I have on the weekend. I'd like them to be earlier. OTOH, if they start at 6pm est then those on the west coast who work 9-5 will miss out, so I don't think there's a perfect solution. I just don't worry about it and catch what I can. Personally, I'd like to see a Giants/Rangers series, just to get some interesting new teams in the mix.

[Mark B.]

Bye bye Yankees! What a whooping. Let the blood bath begin in the Bronx!!! Hopefully the Giants will join the Rangers in the WS.

[Hockeyfan]

Yup. That was a pummeling. LOL. Even with the Yankees cheating and scoring runs on a dead ball. Trash. GET VIDEO REPLAY BASEBALL. IT's getting quite sad.

[Mark B.]

Anyone have a horse in the World Series. I do not think we have any Rangers or Giant fans here.

Kwak, just for the record, the Nationals are once again replaying the "Steven Strasburg" first game against your Pirates tonight.

[silviomossa]

It's the first World Series in which I've been to both stadiums, which is kind of neat. I'm typically an NL guy, but I like both teams and would like to see a good 6/7 game series.

[Mark B.]

It's the first World Series in which I've been to both stadiums, which is kind of neat. I'm typically an NL guy, but I like both teams and would like to see a good 6/7 game series.

Which stadium did you like better? Never been to either. I am rooting for the Rangers.

[Mark B.]

Missed most of the game last night due to a power outage from storms. Looks like Cliff Lee just might stay in the AL after the bitch slapping he took last night.

[Hockeyfan]

Missed most of the game last night due to a power outage from storms. Looks like Cliff Lee just might stay in the AL after the bitch slapping he took last night.

He's still a stud. So has the North American Series started yet? Hadn't noticed. With the start of Basketball going on it must have got lost in the shuffle.

[Mark B.]

Too bad I missed this live with my lights being out and all. This guy can still do it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiaTuiQ4Ffs

[silviomossa]

Which stadium did you like better?

SF wins if only by atmosphere. You can't beat the Bay view. I also happened to visit it on father's day, so the kids ran the bases after the game. Good memories. Texas is nice too, but not that nice.

I did see Bennett, which was really something. I had to crash after that. An interesting game overall. Lincecum's brain freeze in the first would've been the talk if the Rangers made something of that error.

[Mark B.]

Lincecum's brain freeze in the first would've been the talk if the Rangers made something of that error.

No kidding. I could only assume he mistakenly thought the shortstop running over to 3rd to join the weave was the other Ranger base runner.

[Mark B.]

Ouch! What a beat down by the Giants. I do not think the Rangers can come back from that psychologically. The whole staff could not throw strikes. I swear Nolan Ryan would be the next guy out of the pen. "Give me the ball you gutless pukes"!! He was dying.

[Patrickz]

Looks like that 12 yr old kid is going to win it for the Giants tonight. :crazy:

[Mark B.]

This might be a good time to ask Edgar Rentaria to pee in a cup.

[Hockeyfan]

Watched the last 3 outs. Back to football.

[silviomossa]

This might be a good time to ask Edgar Rentaria to pee in a cup.

Even as his star has faded, he's still stayed solid against LHPs. He eeked a homer just over the wall in park that strongly favors hitters. Good for him -- a nice top-off to his career. He should make a good manager/coach someday soon.

[Mark B.]

Even as his star has faded, he's still stayed solid against LHPs. He eeked a homer just over the wall in park that strongly favors hitters. Good for him -- a nice top-off to his career. He should make a good manager/coach someday soon.

I agree about Edgar. I was thinking about the peeing thing a few games ago when he was making spin a rama plays at short. Not bad for an older bigger man. He is a pro's pro and proved it once again this playoffs.

[Mark B.]

Thank you Sir, the door is over there.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/San-Francisco-Giants-decline-to-exercise-option-on-World-Series-MVP-Edgar-Renteria-1104110

I agree with one of the posters saying maybe the Giants could have waited to see if he would retire before booting Edgar. That being said, Edgar would be nuts not to crawl back to Spring training for 11.5 million.