MLB 2012 Season Thread

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: the ump ending up distracting Ryan which gave enough time for a throw to be done at 1st to ensure the perfect game.


:foc: Padilla. Doubront pitches great today and the first relief pitcher gives up a slammy to the Yanks.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ryan didn't even swing. But no ump would have the balls to end the PG that way after Joyce.</font>

[Skippord]

lolRedSox

[ClockShot]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Wait a second.......



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[ClockShot]

CAN'T.............STOP................LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

:| the whole bullpen is full of incompetent pitchers.

Wasted a great outing by Doubront and the offense. Crowd is booing Booby V badly but Francona would be stuck with the same crap if he was still there as manager.

Don't care if Bard throws another fit but he needs to be thrown back into the bullpen.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I always loved Bobby V as Mets manager...but yeah, even I think he's gotta go. Inexcusable performance today. But his job status is going to be a distraction all year now.</font>

[Innovator]

9-0, don't worry about that. What happened to Aceves?

[Droford]

Os sent Josh Bell to the diamondbacks for the ol PTBNL

Gotta know you suck real hard when you play 3B and the Os dont want you considering they're fed up with Reynolds at 3B.

[ClockShot]

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Yup. Any minute now in Boston...............

[ClockShot]

Pete Abraham tweeted earlier that Bobby V had 3 security guards and a cop waiting for him at the dugout when he came back from his last trip to the mound.

I wonder if he brought the fake mustache and glasses with him. He gotta go out in a disguise today.

[Droford]

Wonder what the odds of two perfect games in one day are..

Weaver looks like he could do it vs the Orioles, its ridiculous. The ump is calling strikes a foot off the plate.

[Droford]

Droford Jinx works..lol

[Supreme Olajuwon]

dave the cubs beat the reds today

i'll let you know if i hear anything else

[DaveWadding]

Dave Wadding Suicide Watch: pushed back 1 day.

[Dragon]

The Yankees game today was one of the most satisfying regular season wins I've seen.

[ClockShot]

Cherington hits the panic button after the game yesterday.

Red Sox aquire Marlon Byrd from the Cubs for Michael Bowden and a PTBNL.

"Help me Theo, I don't know what to do!"

[DaveWadding]

how is that the panic button? Like every outfielder they have is injured (Ellsbury, Crawford, Repko, Kalish), they DFAed Bowden recently anyways, and the Cubs are picking up most of the tab. Why NOT do that deal?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>So the list of players that threw no-nos for other clubs after they left the Mets organization is now at:

-Nolan Ryan (7 of them, hence why it's the Curse of Nolan Ryan)
-Tom Seaver (after a million close calls with the Mets)
-Dwight Gooden (damn Yankees)
-David Cone (damn Yankees)
-Mike Scott (ball scuffer extraordinaire)
-Hideo Nomo (threw one before his Mets tenure AND one after)
-AJ Burnett (worst no-no ever but still)
-Philip Humber (only pitched in like 6 games as a Met)

Looking at the first 4 names on the list is pretty much all you need to know. So much great pitching has rolled through Queens and nobody's been able to seal the deal. And when you look at some of the close calls, it's such a tease.

They've had numerous one-hitters in which the only hit was a pitcher (Steve Trachsel and R.A. Dickey off the top of my head, think there may have been more). Jon Niese a couple of years ago had a near perfect game, retiring 27 of 28 batters faced. John Maine took one into the 8th inning one time and ended up losing it on a slow grounder up the third base line that somehow didn't go foul. 35 one-hitters in team history.

It's never going to happen. Pretty much just left hoping the Padres never get one, as they're the only other team that hasn't.</font>

[ClockShot]

how is that the panic button? Like every outfielder they have is injured (Ellsbury, Crawford, Repko, Kalish), they DFAed Bowden recently anyways, and the Cubs are picking up most of the tab. Why NOT do that deal?

They could have easily got someone on the cheap on the free agent market and give them a deal Johnny Damon got from the Indians. J.D. Drew, Marcus Thames, and Aaron Roward are still sitting at home. There's gotta be somebody down on the farm they could use. I'm no expert on the PawSox, but somebody could come up to the big stage for a few weeks to get their outfield sorted out.

Just makes no sense rushing into a trade this early into a season. A trade with the Cubs no less since it took most of the offseason to work out the comp for Theo.

[RoXer]

Chipper Jones and Matt Williams talking about stuff

[RoXer]

The very same Matt Williams with Randy Johnson

[Droford]

Rewatching Cal Ripken's 2131 game from 1995 on MASN. Ridiculous..the Os had Mike Smith in right field..Jeff Huson at 3rd..Manny Alexander at 2B..lol..Im pretty sure no one would ever remember them 17 years later for any other reason..

Angels had some names you remember: Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, Chili Davis, JT Snow, Garrett Anderson..

[Droford]

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saw this from todays game, illustrating just how god awful the strike zone was today..

Haren gets 12 balls called strikes to Chen's 3, Chen gets 9 strikes called balls to Harens 1.

something needs to happen, Im getting tired of the terrible strike zones.

[Droford]

Ordered my tickets off stubhub for the Os/Red Sox game on Wednesday June 6th.

Got Right Field Box Section 90 Row EE seat 3 for $31.99 + $9 in service fees. Tickets in that section are $52 face value. According to this site (http://www.preciseseating.com/fenwaypark2.php) they aren't obstructed and are in fair territory for HRs (404 ft to home plate).

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[Innovator]

www.scorebig.com is a cool site. No service fees.

[Droford]

Im not going to complain about being able to get a fenway ticket for $10 less than face value fees included. I thought for sure it would cost way more or Id have to settle for sitting behind a pole like this woman:



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[Cooler Tom Schuler]

That Cubs win PS3 commercial may be one of the most depressing things I've ever seen.

[Droford]

Dontrelle Willis walked out on the O's AAA team without permission after a disagreement about being placed in a relief role.

Id say he's pretty much done.

[ClockShot]

Yankees/Rangers game went by quick today. Good win.

Off topic, don't like this Meredith Marakovits chick YES hired to replace Kim Jones. Couldn't we send a truckload of money to Maria Menunos or some really hot chick who's a die-hard yankees fan?

[Skippord]

on the topic of sideline reporters, the Rockies hired a new one who is the love of my life

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Bard's back in the bullpen and he didn't screwup today. Supposedly the Red Sox are considering using Aaron Cook from Pawtucket to fill in the 5th spot but also rumored to just let him leave since his current deal ends on May 1.

[SammyG]

Best record in the league still, I'll take that shit.

[Triple Naitch]

Yankees/Rangers game went by quick today. Good win.

Off topic, don't like this Meredith Marakovits chick YES hired to replace Kim Jones. Couldn't we send a truckload of money to Maria Menunos or some really hot chick who's a die-hard yankees fan?

http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/00/16/00/slideshow_1001605812_1.jpg

[RP]

Cubs are only 6 games out!!!!!

[ClockShot]

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Thanks for killing my day, Naitchx3.

[ClockShot]

HazMat is supposed to sign with the Rays. Don't know if it's a major or minor league deal.

[Ermaximus]

The Dodgers are a pretty damn solid club right now. Very scary stuff.

[YOUR Hero]

Jays first in the AL east!!!

[Evil Vito]

Really interested in seeing The reaction for Reyes tonight. Frankly I think he should get a standing O for his first at bat. Sounds like a large group of fans are planning on booing him, but that's stupid. It's not Reyes' fault the Mets never made him an offer.

[ClockShot]

Jays tied for first in the AL east!!!

Fixed.

[Evil Vito]

"I will be booing Reyes tonight. He showed a selfish, low-class persona in Game 162 last year. The fans were only there to see him, and he bolts after one at-bat just to pad his next contract."

Loads of comments just like this one in the news articles. Love how 8 years of exciting Reyes baseball apparently got cancelled out in one at-bat. Morons.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

twas a pretty shitty move tbf

[DaveWadding]

Thanks for killing my day, Naitchx3.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kqa5iBIf_iU/Thtfbi1VLYI/AAAAAAAABZ8/RHetDnXVlV4/s1600/kate-upton-all-star-game4.jpg

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[Supreme Olajuwon]

sick buckle, Andruw

[ClockShot]

Braves send Jair Jurrjens down to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ouch.

Adjust your fantasy rosters accordingly.

[Ermaximus]

So who becomes the 5th man in the rotation now then?

I know Hanson is coming back soon, but does this mean Delgado stays in the rotation now instead?

[Innovator]

I'm gonna guess that Cano got with all 3, but took a half day so Nunez could join in.

[Evil Vito]

twas a pretty shitty move tbf

<font color=goldenrod>I don't disagree that it was a shitty move - I'm just not convinced that it should negate everything he did as a Met.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>In other news, here come the black clouds over the Mets. Mike Pelfrey (who was actually off to a good start) and Jason Bay suddenly have been DL'ed. Pelfrey's season is likely over with a UCL injury. WTF.</font> :(

[ClockShot]

They just said on the 6 o'clock news that Bay got a broken rib.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>And Reyes did indeed draw heavy boos. Unreal. Fuck him for not signing the contract he was never offered.</font>

[Droford]

Thames with the assist on the Wieters HR. Awesome.

[Cooler Tom Schuler]

The Twins would be a good team if baseball teams didn't require pitchers.

[Droford]

So you're saying they'd be a good Tee Ball team?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pujols is definitely feeling the pressure now. Shocked he hasn't hit one out yet. Isn't hitting for average, either. Was talking to himself in the dugout tonight.</font>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

He's definitely pressing. He's got an almost 1:2 BB:K ratio right now.

[owenbrown]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/cache/location.php-pitchSel=429717&game=gid_2012_04_22_balmlb_anamlb_1&batterX=&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=.gif



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saw this from todays game, illustrating just how god awful the strike zone was today..

Haren gets 12 balls called strikes to Chen's 3, Chen gets 9 strikes called balls to Harens 1.

something needs to happen, Im getting tired of the terrible strike zones.

Just wondering how does this box show the differences in the players height that changes what the strike zone is?

Seems pretty bad anyways. What kind of pitches were the ones that were far off? Sliders? Cut-fastball? Curve? Do they have a computer chip in the balls now to track this?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The Marlins yesterday somehow managed to walk 4 batters in a row with 4 different pitchers with 2 outs, allowing the Mets to tie the game in the 7th.</font> :lol:

[ClockShot]

Darvish might have K'd 10 Yankees, but he certainly was beatable last night. Had the bases load once or twice, but couldn't drive anything in.

[ClockShot]

Carl Crawford's out indefinately and is going to see DR. JAMES ANDREWS about his elbow. And you all know what that means..........


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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Michael Pineda officially out for the season.</font>

[Dragon]

NY Yankees: Where young pitchers go to die. Unreal.

[Skippord]

Josh Reddick from the A's comes up to The Rock's theme, and it is awesome

[ClockShot]

Yeah. They're going bonkers over at RAB right now.

This trade's gonna hurt. We're paying him a little over $500k this season which isn't a big deal.

Hughes and Steady Freddy are gonna fight for a spot on the rotation now. Andy's about 3-4 minor league starts away before the gets the call.

[Triple Naitch]

Josh Reddick from the A's comes up to The Rock's theme, and it is awesome

Apparently he's friends with Triple H or something.

[Triple Naitch]

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DAMN iNATOR making his first appearance in this thread this season.

[Corndad]

18th straight game for Pirates where they haven't scored 5 runs.

Funny thing is... 18th straight game their opponent hasn't scored 5 runs.

If only there was SOME kind of offense to this team they might have a chance at .500 this year.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>David Wright is now the Mets' all-time RBI leader</font> :love:

[Droford]

Os have 54 straight wins dating back to last season when allowing 0,1 or 2 runs, leading 2-0 in the bottom of the 8th tonight. The record is 66 straight for the 05-07 Yankees.

[Cooler Tom Schuler]

Chris Parmelee almost just took a pitch to the face. Just got down enough to take it on the helmet. Scary moment.

[Droford]

If you had told me that near the end of April the Os would have a better record (11-7) than the Tigers (10-8) I might have laughed. Being able to beat the blue jays is a good sign things are turning around (6-12 vs them last year, 4-1 so far this year).

Hopefully they can get things turned around vs the Yankees next week up in NY. If they can finally play with the Yankees and not get swept like they did earlier I might start getting optimistic about this season.

[Emperor Smeat]

Good win and great series the Sox had against the Twins even though the bullpen almost caused another big lead to be tossed away tonight.

[owenbrown]

DAMN iNATOR making his first appearance in this thread this season.

How dare you call me DAMN iNATOR :foc:

[RP]

O M G

CUBS WON A SERIES! Break up the fucking Cubs!

[owenbrown]

OMG IT'S APRIL WE MUST START PANICKING THAT [INSERT FAVORITE TEAM HERE] MIGHT START TO COLLAPSE!!!!

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[RP]

Cubs fans don't panic in April. We start preparing our draft parties in April.

[Evil Vito]

The Mets are fielding a completely homegrown lineup tonight. Honestly can't remember the last time that happened.

1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
2. Ruben Tejada, SS
3. Daniel Murphy, 2B
4. David Wright, 3B
5. Lucas Duda, RF
6. Ike Davis, 1B
7. Josh Thole, C
8. Jordany Valdespin, LF
9. Jon Niese, P

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit, what a 9th inning!</font>

[Nark Order]

FUCK YOU SUPREME. Did an audible fist pump at the gym today in the ninth inning and caused quite the ruckus.

[Droford]

Hoping Matusz can avoid losing his 13th straight start to help the Os get the sweep tonight..not confident though he'll magically find it for a good start.

[ClockShot]

Tigers release Brandon Inge and call up Brad Eldred to take his place.

Reading/hearing news about Inge was like watching Survivor. Guy's like on the verge of getting released from the team but always found a way to stay. This time, I don't think he found the immunity idol.

[Droford]

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andhow the hell does this guy hit?

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[Emperor Smeat]

Humber's first start since the perfect game and he got shelled badly:
5 innings, 8 runs (7 in the 1st 3 innings), 9 hits, 3 HRs allowed.

Dubront finally got his first win for the Red Sox and had another good game. Bullpen didn't blow it this time.

[ClockShot]

Pujols watch tonight, right? Today is either make or break for him to get a home run or else this will the longest game streak without a home run?

[Triple Naitch]

Bryce Harper is getting the call tomorrow. Kinda stoked.

[screech]

Nice

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>6 errors and 18 runs allowed for the Mets tonight on top of horrendous pitching. Fuck.</font>

[Skippord]

if I'm getting anything from the first game of this series it's that the Rockies pitching is a disaster, and the Mets could use some work

[Skippord]

actually scratch that I don't think the Rockies pitching is to blame

fucking Scott Hairston always does this to them

[RP]

GO CUBS GO!!

[Hardkore Kidd J]

I am still pretty happy about that game last night. When you go against Verlander you don't expect to actually win. Any reason they kept in that pitcher in the 9th? I kept hoping and praying that they didn't take him out. BTW what did Delmon Young do again? I heard he got arrested but I'm not sure what it was about.

[ClockShot]

Dude, we stole that game. We take what we can get.

As for Delmon, got into an altercation somewhere and said some stuff. Some of said stuff was over the hate crime line.

[ClockShot]

Angels release Bobby Abreu.

[Droford]

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Plate umpire Jeff Kellogg received a loud cheer during the Baltimore Orioles' game against Oakland on Friday night when he tackled a streaker.

But the hit is unlikely to go down so well with Major League Baseball officials, who are likely to discipline Kellogg over the incident, The Baltimore Sun reported.

The bare-chested fan ran onto the field in the middle of the seventh inning during the Orioles' 5-2 loss, and headed down the third base line, sliding head-first into home plate.

He stood up and continued running, when Kellogg gave chase and tackled him from behind.

Kellogg refused to comment after the game, but Orioles center fielder Adam Jones commended the umpire for the action he took.

"I told him, 'That's awesome," Jones said. "I'm sick and tired of these guys running on the field, man."

It was the fourth time someone had run onto the Camden Yards field this season.

"I'd [advocate] that people get Tased. I'd enjoy that," added Jones, referring to the brand of stun gun. "You don't run on the field and just disturb a game that's going on. It's private property."

getting really tired of people running out on to the field

[ClockShot]

Freddy Garcia's starts is like a game of hangman. For each bad one, add a limb.

[Evil Vito]

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Reds minor leaguer Billy Hamilton has 26 stolen bases already. Holy shit.</font>

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=t423&t=p_pbp&pid=571740

[Droford]

http://itsalwayssunnyindetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Fan-Moons-Camera_Bryce_Harper_first_hit.jpg

everybody do the waaaaaaa..oh my

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pretty sure Matt Kemp can already safely be handed the 2012 NL MVP Award.</font>

[Innovator]

I went yesterday, told my wife, "The pitcher for the Yankees...won't last too long." Even the beer guy was saying he couldn't wait for Pettite.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Reds minor leaguer Billy Hamilton has 26 stolen bases already. Holy shit.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=t423&t=p_pbp&pid=571740

stole 2 more last night

had 103 last year

also love hearing him talk because he's from Mississippi and is country as fuck

[DaveWadding]

he had to run from the guys playing the banjos.

[ClockShot]

I went yesterday, told my wife, "The pitcher for the Yankees...won't last too long." Even the beer guy was saying he couldn't wait for Pettite.

Wish granted.

Steady Freddy got banished to the Bullpen. David Phelps comes out to keep the 5th starter chair warm.

[Nark Order]

Timmy had a pretty nice game last night. Broke up a no-hitter in the sixth and pitched a pretty solid game. He needed to get out of this retarded fucking slump he's been in.

[Droford]

Wilson Betemit with a walkoff 3 run homer to cap a 5 run 9th down 2-0 with 1 out for the Os to win 5-2.

win #57 in a row when allowing 2 runs or less as well when it was looking pretty bad for that streak..

[Emperor Smeat]

Red Sox couldn't get the 4 game sweep against the White Sox but the road trip has been a huge success (6-1) after the debacle at Fenway's 100th.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Why am I not surprised that the Mets blew a 4-0 lead to waste a great Johan start?

Oh yeah, because that's what they've done throughout his entire Mets tenure. Either there's no run support, or the pen blows it. He was on a HOF pace before the trade to the Mets. Poor guy.</font>

[Nicky Fives]

I caught a Diamondbacks game this weekend on TV..... they have excellent announcers.... no idea who they are.....

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Cue a Mark Grace induced DaveWadding orgasm in 5...4...3...2...1...</font>

[DaveWadding]

Daron Sutton and Mark Grace

Sutton is kind of a doof, and Mark Grace is Jesus.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Big win today. Nice to see the team bounce back from blowing it twice.

Captain Kirk has been incredible in CF and the leadoff spot. Collins has already said Kirk will move to left and be moved down in the batting order tomorrow to make room for Andres Torres. Nothing against Torres but I think that's a huge mistake. Feel like it sends a bad message to essentially demote the guy after what he's done.</font>

[Skippord]

Nieuenheis doing well against the Rockies was infuriating, can't root against him cause he's a Colorado guy

[Triple Naitch]

Guy had a sick catch today.

[ClockShot]

CC getting back on track and giving us 8 strong innings.

Hope this injury with Swisher is minor. We ain't due to get Gardner back until the end of the week, I think.

[ClockShot]

A couple tidbits.

Brandon Inge found a new home in Oakland.

Vlad Guerrero has reemerged and will work out for the D-Backs.

[DaveWadding]

hahahahaha oh Jesus. I can only imagine how that is going to work. Where the fuck is he going to play?

[screech]

Vlad plays wherever he wants.

[RP]

If the Cubs do decide to trade Garza, hes gunna bring back a kings ransom. Hes been amazing this year.

[RoXer]

Get rid of Kubel and Vlad (might( make a good replacement to give any of the regulars a might off

[RoXer]

I don't mean trade to trade Kubel or anything but he just hasn't been stellar at all in the field

[SammyG]

Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier > you

[Skippord]

at baseball maybe

[ClockShot]

Rays sign Hideki Matsui to a minor league deal.

The day Dodgers fans have been waiting for a long time has arrived today. The sale of the team closed today. Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten are moving in, Frank McCourt is moving out.

I'll turn on ESPN in a little while and see Magic still doing NBA anaylsis.

[ClockShot]

Interesting article over on espn.com. MLB is considering tweaking the interleague schedule. Eliminating the big time intracity rivalries (i.e. Mets/Yankees Cubs/ChiSox)
and moving toward natural rivalries. The one they mention is Padres/Mariners.

Here's the story.

Sources: MLB to revamp rivalries

Updated: April 30, 2012, 6:42 PM ET

<CITE class=source>By Adam Rubin (http://search.espn.go.com/rubin-adam) | ESPNNewYork.com</CITE>

HOUSTON -- Major League Baseball is working on a scheduling reconfiguration for the 2013 season and beyond that likely will eliminate the Mets and Yankees as well as other "natural rivals" playing home-and-home, six-game series annually, baseball sources told ESPNNewYork.com.
With the Houston Astros (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/hou/houston-astros) moving to the American League West next season and the leagues becoming balanced at 15 teams apiece, natural rivals throughout baseball no longer will be guaranteed six games a season and home-and-home series, the sources said.

That goes for obvious intracity rivals such as Mets-Yankees and Cubs-White Sox, as well as for more-forced natural rivals such as the San Diego Padres (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-padres) and Seattle Mariners (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/sea/seattle-mariners).
The Mets and Yankees will continue to play six games a season -- three apiece at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium -- when the AL East and NL East line up for long-form interleague play every three years.

But in the other seasons, a major league source added, the competition likely will be limited to three games at one ballpark, or two games apiece at each ballpark.

Sources cautioned that the 2013 Major League Baseball schedule, and the precise new configurations, are still being discussed.

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The Mets and Yankees annually have played three games apiece in the Bronx and Queens since 1999.

The rivalry typically has been a boon to attendance while also increasing the toughness of the New York teams' schedules relative to their division rivals.

While it increased the difficulty of the Mets' schedule, the Yankees annually playing three games a season at Citi Field has provided a boost to attendance and revenue.

The nine largest crowds at Citi Field during the first three seasons of the stadium's existence were the Yankees' nine visits to Queens -- an average of 41,513 tickets sold per game.
Since interleague play began in 1997, the Mets are 35-49 against the Yankees.

[Droford]

I really hate the yankees. 3 of the 4 losses by 1 fn run.

ughhhhhhh

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Mets wrap up April at 13-10. Would have signed up for that in a heartbeat at the end of ST.</font>

[RoXer]

Daron Sutton and Mark Grace

Sutton is kind of a doof, and Mark Grace is Jesus.

I like both of them. They're a good standard of what most homer announcers should be. Root for your team to win but acknowledge talented plays/players from the other team.

[Droford]

Nick Johnson can't get a break, he's 0/32, bloops one to left and Nunez botched it for an error but 2 runs scored. 6-1 Os, looking good right now.

Nick Johnson is 0/32 with 3 HBP and 1 BB, and a .133 OBP, so much for the "BUT HES A .400 OBP GUY!!"

[Droford]

Buck Showalter gets his 1,000th career win as a manager, Os win 7-1!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Where can one go to learn more about the Baltimore Orioles?

[Skippord]

the Rockies pitching is an insane trainwreck

[YOUR Hero]

Did anyone think Pujols woudn't have hit at least 1 HR by now?
LOL.... oh my

[Gertner]

6 blown saves already for the Jays

[YOUR Hero]

is Santos back yet?

[Triple Naitch]

Tim Beckham is now the third #1 overall pick by the Rays to be suspended 50+ games.

[SammyG]

Dee Gordon has more home runs than Albert Pujols... just saying.

[ClockShot]

Reds sign Mark Prior and Mike Wuertz to minor league gigs.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

The Red Sox signed Prior. The Reds signed Wuertz.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Although Dusty and Prior reunited woulda been pretty amazing :'(

[ClockShot]

Yeah, my brain's shot. Long day at work. :o

Yankees had Prior stashed away in AAA last season but never used him.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Mets swept away by the Stros, taking away the sense of optimism I had built after last week.

Suicide Alert, not a drill, *sirens*, etc.</font>

[Skippord]

Giambiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Showwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Skippord]

also a couple of Car Bombs today

which is the new nickname for Carlos Gonzalez home runs

[Gertner]

is Santos back yet?

Nope, they are still managing to blow saves somehow without Santos.

[DaveBrawl]

also a couple of Car Bombs today

which is the new nickname for Carlos Gonzalez home runs

Brilliant name by the way.

[ClockShot]

Wow. Eric Chavez just got injured. Yankees bench is down to Chris Stewart and that's it.

[Dragon]

Eric Chavez gets injured by standing at the plate.

Yankees will probably still refuse to call anyone up. Swisher should have been on the DL days ago with an actual OF called up.

[Droford]

This has probably been the best game Ive seen the Os play all year so far. Hammel's near no hitter was the previous but that was against the twins..

[Dragon]

Yankees offense in full-on postseason mode.

[Droford]

The last time the Os held the yankees to 2 runs or less in each game of a 3 game series was 1978.

[Droford]

SHUTOUT! Win the series!

YES YES YES YES..

so happy right now..

[Droford]

lol AJ Burnett 12 ER in 2.2 innings

fucked my fantasy teams up sideways to sunday, thanks a lot

[Emperor Smeat]

:nono: Red Sox still pretty bad at home overall.

Same record as last year but with the difference being Bobby V at one point was better by about 2-3 wins.

[SammyG]

lol @ that terrible call against the Dodgers today. Helton was like 2 feet off the bag.

[Boomer]

This Braves Phillies game has been nuts.

[Droford]

If the playoffs started today:

AL EAST Sends 3 teams to the Playoffs, neither of which named the Red Sox or Yankees.

MLB would be fucking pissed off if that happened for real.

[Skippord]

Jered Weaver's dad SLAMMIN BEERS as Jered pitches a no hitter.

[Triple Naitch]

This is why I love MLB Network.

[Skippord]

if Extra Innings were a man I would gay marry it/him in a heartbeat

[OssMan]

rofl at this announcer :'(

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[Evil Vito]

Hawk Harrelson has said he will never retire, and that he will keep going til he's dead. With each clip I see of him, I hope that day draws closer. Gotta be the most annoying announcer in sports.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

love that he doesn't even bother calling the other team's players' names

just calls everyone on the other team He

[OssMan]

Hawk Harrelson has said he will never retire, and that he will keep going til he's dead. With each clip I see of him, I hope that day draws closer. Gotta be the most annoying announcer in sports.
Can't wait till he dies so I can say He-Gone

[Keith]

Hawk Harrelson has said he will never retire, and that he will keep going til he's dead. With each clip I see of him, I hope that day draws closer. Gotta be the most annoying announcer in sports.

He's MLB's Jim Ross. Only thing is that he's so biased, that unless you're a White Sox fan, he comes off as annoying.

[RoXer]

Have the White Sox ever had a uniform where they actually wear white socks?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Probably under some black stirrups.

[Keith]

I think so. They used to wear shorts at one point, I'd guess the socks were white.

[RoXer]

In 1976 the team's uniforms changed again. The team's primary color changed back from red to navy. The team based their uniforms on a style worn in the early days of the franchise, with white jerseys worn at home, blue on the road. The team brought back white socks for the last time in team history. The socks featured a different stripe pattern every year. The team also had the option to wear blue or white pants with either jersey. Additionally the teams "SOX" logo was changed to a modern-looking "SOX" in a bold font, with 'CHICAGO' written across the jersey. Finally, the team's logo featured a silhouette of a batter over the words "SOX".

[RoXer]

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[Keith]

I'm sure they at all costs avoided sliding.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

lolCubs :'(

[MTH15]

Bryce Harper

[Droford]

He's MLB's Jim Ross. Only thing is that he's so biased, that unless you're a White Sox fan, he comes off as annoying.

http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/soundboard

i forget if someone posted that here or if I saw it somewhere else..

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Mariano Rivera carted off the field before the game. Injured his knee shagging fly balls in the outfield. Didn't look good.</font>

[Innovator]

SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH VITO

[Keith]

lolCubs :'(

At what point do the Cubs get rid of Carlos Marmol? Another blown save at Wrigley, and the fans may riot.

[Evil Vito]

Rivera has a torn ACL. God damn. That sucks. Even the biggest Yankee hater has to admit that the greatest closer in history deserved a better ending than this. Makes me hope he makes a comeback, but that'd be shocking.

[Keith]

It's not the way he deserves to go out. But I have a feeling he'll interpret it as "a sign" from God that it's time for him to retire and dedicate his life to other things, life preaching or something. But it's definitely not the way I'd like to see him go out.

[YOUR Hero]

At what point do the Cubs get rid of Carlos Marmol? Another blown save at Wrigley, and the fans may riot.
3-0 sliders aint the way to go, Carlos

[Dragon]

Wow, what horrible news. Seriously hope he makes a comeback for next year and goes out on his own terms but I doubt he would want to do it. He was already hinting that this was his last year.

Doesn't get much worse as a Yankee fan than to see that.

[Triple Naitch]

Bummer for Mo.

[Keith]

Fortunately the Yanks have Robertson.

[RP]

At what point do the Cubs get rid of Carlos Marmol? Another blown save at Wrigley, and the fans may riot.

im starting to think he's holding one of the Ricketts hostage. But atleast Svuem sounded like enough is enough in the post game. I think Dolis might be a great closer. I also think this team isnt as bad as everyone thinks. They are above .500 if Marmol didnt exsist this season. The rotatiom with the exception of Volstad,.has been fantastic.

[RP]

Why the hell is the Yanks.HoF 40+ year old closer, fielding fly balls to the warning track?

[Droford]

http://i.minus.com/iYWJFGGWmZIxH.gif

Joe Girardi - kicking a guy when he's down..nice guy

[Keith]

Still can't believe it, such a freak injury. I mean, shagging fly balls in BP, he tears his ACL.

[Droford]

The pitching matchups this weekend look good for the Os

May 4: Jon Lester (4.65 ERA, 23/14 K/BB) vs Wei-Yin Chen (2.22 ERA, 19/8 K/BB)
May 5: Aaron Cook (First start of 2012) vs Jason Hammel (1.97 ERA, 30/10 K/BB)
May 6: Clay Buchholz (8.69 ERA, 16/15 K/BB) vs Tommy Hunter (4.26 ERA, 18/11 K/BB)

If the Os dont win at least 2/3 I'll be disappointed. Lester is the problem though..they've never beaten him.

[ClockShot]

Way to go, Yankees. You gave the Royals their first home win of the season.

Top it off with Mo, could it get any worse?

:nono:

[Innovator]

i hate things right now

[Hardkore Kidd J]

We all kinda had a feeling D-rob was gonna take over for Mariano when he retired anyway. This is very Unfortunate news, but at least D-rob wasn't traded or anything. I'd much prefer Mariano going down now then in the Summer or September when the games really, really, matter. I would of preferred MO staying but think about it if you're a Yankees fan with only 2 options.

1. Your top closer going down in very early May

2. Your top closer going down in mid to late August/Early September

Which one would you prefer?

I'm kind of glass half empty kind of guy and I think Robertson might do a fine job as closer.

[Droford]

Way to go, Yankees. You gave the Royals their first home win of the season.

Top it off with Mo, could it get any worse?

:nono:

Yankees arent in last place yet.

[Sepholio]

I hope Mariano can somehow come back and get a proper send-off during the playoffs this season. He deserves to go out on top, not like this. I don't like the Yankees at all but give credit where credit is due: Rivera is the best closer in the history of the game.

[MVP]

Definitely not the way Mo's career should end. He deserves to go out on a high note.

[MVP]

The pitching matchups this weekend look good for the Os

May 4: Jon Lester (4.65 ERA, 23/14 K/BB) vs Wei-Yin Chen (2.22 ERA, 19/8 K/BB)
May 5: Aaron Cook (First start of 2012) vs Jason Hammel (1.97 ERA, 30/10 K/BB)
May 6: Clay Buchholz (8.69 ERA, 16/15 K/BB) vs Tommy Hunter (4.26 ERA, 18/11 K/BB)

If the Os dont win at least 2/3 I'll be disappointed. Lester is the problem though..they've never beaten him.

It's sad when I think the Red Sox taking 2 out of 3 against the Os is optimistic.

[Innovator]

The Fan is depressing, Mike is talking like Mo died.

[Droford]

Credit to Roy Firestone (yes, that Roy Firestone)over at the Orioles Hangout:

Can the Orioles beat Lester?

The stats are as imposing as any pitcher since the turn of the 20th century! He's 14-0 in the last 10 years(he's only been around since 2006) ERA at 2.36 But in his last three starts( he was excellent in his very last start) he is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA. Very small sample size. The Red Sox want this first game very badly. They need to start gaining ground and are without Youkillis and Ellsberry. Beckett will not pitch in this series either. This is an important game for the Sox. Boy, wish we had Reimold in thie lineup tonight.

the Lester thing vs the Os is a little blown out of proportion. He pitched 162 last year and the Os won that game but he got the no decision, so..whatever. Itd be nice if they could finally hand him a L like they did with Nova earlier this week.

[ClockShot]

The Fan is depressing, Mike is talking like Mo died.

Mo already said come hell or high water he's coming back. He doesn't wanna go out like this.

Believe in Hi-Sox Robertson.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Apparently the Mets are all using Beastie Boys music for their at bat songs tonight.

Nice

[ClockShot]

Lots of hits to choose from.

I'll tune in tonight and listen. Make sure nobody doubles up on Sabotage or Sure Shot.

[Droford]

Orioles Agree To Sign Miguel Tejada (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/05/orioles-agree-to-sign-miguel-tejada.html)

By Mike Axisa [May 4 at 6:33pm CST]
The Orioles have agreed to sign Miguel Tejada (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=tejadmi01,tejada002mig&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker), reports Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#%21/Britt_Ghiroli/status/198555515163389953)). The SFX client will report to the team's complex in Florida on Monday for his physical. Terms of the deal are unknown at this point.


lol, the Os are desperate for a 3b that they'll bring back Tejada. WHAT?

[Hardkore Kidd J]

It's sad when I think the Red Sox taking 2 out of 3 against the Os is optimistic.

Well, think about this the Orioles are in second place for a reason. Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if the Orioles took the 2 games that Lester wasn't pitching myself. But, at least you could know that you got beaten by a recharged Orioles team that seemed to become a second place team almost over night.

[ClockShot]

Ax got the nerve to report Orioles news.

Blasphemy.

[Droford]

Coincidentally Mark Reynolds has a HR, 2B and a BB tonight..lol

he needs to stay hot long enough for them to tell Tejada to go pound sand on the sunny beaches of Sarasota Florida on Monday

[Emperor Smeat]

Not counting the 1st series against the Tigers, Padilla almost can't go a full inning before either letting the other team score or give up a hit every time he has to.

Probably the worst guy in the Sox bullpen right now if he has to protect a lead once a starter or reliever goes out.

[Droford]

lol..Rich Hill in the bullpen for the Sox.

I remember when he was starting for the Os. Had almost an 8.00 era in about a dozen or so starts.

[Gertner]

Henderson Alvarez throws the Jays another CG shoutout, with Morrow doing it the night before. First tjat's happened with the Jays since 1993 with Jimmy Key and Dave Stieb

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The Mets' pen has been atrocious. This season already seems to have the makings of a .500 campaign - which is admittedly better than most expected.

The Beastie Boys at bat songs were awesome though.</font>

[Shisen Kopf]

Delmon Young is back today. Good for him.

[Emperor Smeat]

The way the Red Sox are playing at home, this could easily be the first year they have a loosing record at home in 14-15 years.

Whole team is in a mess and giving away divisional games which ended up being a huge reason for last year's collapse.

[Droford]

Orioles bullpen hasn't been scored on in 21 innings and is the best bullpen in baseball ERA wise.

I cant remember even when they had good teams in the mid 90s a time when they had such a great bullpen..

[Droford]

Still having a hard time grasping the fact that the Orioles have a better record (18-9) than everyone but Washington (same), Texas (potentially the same if they win tonight) the LA Dodgers (same) and Tampa (19-8 with a game tonight currently losing).

[ClockShot]

Angels/Scioscia gave Pujols the day off.

Think Arte Moreno is regretting signing him yet?

[Emperor Smeat]

Most likely although wouldn't be as huge of an issue had Texas not open up a good 10+ game lead early on and the Angels didn't struggle overall.

He's facing the same problem a lot of NL players have when they adjust to the AL since it takes a lot longer than vice versa to be great again.

Fielder himself after the intial couple of games has been struggling a bit as well in terms of scoring and batting average but not in hits.

[Skippord]

at this point I'm fairly certain that if the Rockies don't score 17 runs a game they will not win

it's like 1998

[Droford]

Skippy would have loved the Os/Sox game today.

Jason Hammel vs Aaron Cook, and both teams used relievers (Matt Lindstrom and Clayton Mortenson) that were with the Rockies last year as well. Plus the Sox Pitching coach Bob McClure was with the Rockies from 99-05 as well

[Skippord]

I regret not watching that game now.

[Skippord]

also here's this

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Rockies pitchers have a .265 OBP. That's higher than six AL teams' OBP from the 9-hole.</p>&mdash; YCPB (@cantpredictball) <a href="https://twitter.com/cantpredictball/status/198961348435116033" data-datetime="2012-05-06T02:24:16+00:00">May 6, 2012</a></blockquote>
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[Skippord]

now if only they could pitch :'(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ruben Tejada strains his quad diving into 1B.

At what point are players going to stop trying doing that? It's nearly impossible to pull off without hurting yourself.</font>

[Gertner]

Delmon Young is back today. Good for him.

Sees like a nice fellow.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ugh pitching woes continue for the Red Sox now that Cook is out injured due to yesterday and Buccholz couldn't get past the 4th inning. Outside of the 1 good week, pitching has been horrendous so far this season and hasn't been getting any better.

Didn't think it was possible for them to play worse than last year's final month but they've found a way to do it so far.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pujols finally goes yard.</font>

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Darnell McDonald is pitching....

[Skippord]

lol Jesus Christ Adrian Gonzalez

[Droford]

Darnell McDonald is pitching....

I remember watching him when he was in A Ball for the Orioles back in 1997.

That was the greatest thing ever, between the throw out at home to end the 16th and Chris Davis' pitching and Adam Jones' 3 Run Hr.

FIRST PLACE! Best record in baseball! YES YES YES

[Droford]

Can't believe Chris davis went 0-8 with a golden sombrero but won the game with 2ks in 2 innings pitching.

[ClockShot]

Interesting day for baseball today. O's and BoSox pretty much played 2, and Pujols goes yard.

Yankees fan base is on pins and needles waiting for the phone call to Pettitte. He threw in AAA today. He may go one more time or be on the Empire State shuttle to the Bronx this week.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Bryce Harper manscapes his eyebrows

[weather vane]

I hope the Red Sox die rn

[Shisen Kopf]

Sees like a nice fellow.

Loves cabbage and h8s Jews. Sixx would like him.

[Triple Naitch]

Are Yankee fans really that excited about Andy Pettite getting called up? He's giving up like 6 runs a game in Triple A.

[Droford]

thats better than most of the staff they have up..Yankees have had 9 games already where their starter hasn't gone 5 innings compared to the Os/Rays each with 3.

I would like to pat myself on the back for calling Kuroda sucking in the AL East, although it pisses me off the one game he did pitch well was the only game the Os lost on the past 6 game road trip..

[Triple Naitch]

Yeah but Pettite is pitching right now against inferior players compared to who he'll face when he gets called up.

[Sepholio]

Still can't believe Washington is in 1st place in the NL East. How many people actually saw that happening? Actually hope they can keep it up and draw in some fans this year. I feel bad for teams that are playing that good and can't fill more than like 25% of the seats.

[Droford]

Im really hoping that between the Os good start and the Rangers/Rays/Yankees coming in for the next 9 games to Camden Yards that the attendance will pick up in Baltimore.

If that past 6 game road trip (5-1, outscored the Sox/Yankees 36-15) was supposedly the early litmus test for how real the Orioles are than this 9 game homestand is that doubled. Plus its a stretch of 17 games in 20 days where the Os play either at Camden Yards or in DC (which are essentially home games) with only a 2 game road trip to KC stuck in the middle.

[Sepholio]

Jeez, that's 3 tough series in a row. If they make it through those teams with a winning record I think it will quiet a lot of the naysayers.

[Droford]

The good news with the 4 game Rangers series is they miss Darvish since he pitched today. The bad news is the bullpen threw 21 innings (23 counting Davis' 2 innings) in the last 3 days and only allowed 1 run in todays game but with no off day its gonna be tough going tomorrow and probably into Tuesday..but they seem to be catching Texas at a good time...the rangers are starting Harrison tomorrow who has given up 15 runs in his last 2 starts..

[Hardkore Kidd J]

thats better than most of the staff they have up..Yankees have had 9 games already where their starter hasn't gone 5 innings compared to the Os/Rays each with 3.

I would like to pat myself on the back for calling Kuroda sucking in the AL East, although it pisses me off the one game he did pitch well was the only game the Os lost on the past 6 game road trip..

What about the Yankees Home Opener? I remember he faced the Angels, and if I recall correctly he went like 7 innings of 2 or 3 run ball.

[Skippord]

The Rockies will probably have Drew Pomeranz, Alex White, and Christian Friedrich start the next three games.

yayyyyy youth

[Innovator]

Kurodas been a roller coaster so far this year. Crazy how the starting pitching was supposed to be solved in the offseason, then Pineda gets hurt and Hughes and Garcia both attempt to out-implode each other.

[Ermaximus]

:lol: @ Moyer accusing Chipper Jones of giving his team signals during last night's game.

[ClockShot]

Kurodas been a roller coaster so far this year. Crazy how the starting pitching was supposed to be solved in the offseason, then Pineda gets hurt and Hughes and Garcia both attempt to out-implode each other.

Garcia blinked first. :yes:

Hughes actually wasn't bad last night. Hopefully a sign of turning things around....

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Congrats to Giants reliever Guillermo Mota for becoming just the 3rd player in major league history to earn a 100 game suspension for failing two drug tests.

[Nicky Fives]

I love the fact that the Red Sox couldn't hit a first baseman for 2 innings..... makes me happy..... too bad Orioles will be choking in about a month's time.....

[ClockShot]

Cole Hamels slapped with a 5-game suspension for being stupid. AKA admitting he plunked Bryce Harper on purpose last night.

[Innovator]

Rizzo going off on Hamels was amazing.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jordany Valdespin.</font>