MLB 2006 Season Thread

[YOUR Hero]

early game. Jays won (8-3) WOOO!

Ok, look at this. differnt subject, look at what Clement had to say about his start yesterday being pushed until tommorow...
May 11 The Hartford Courant's David Heuschkel reports Boston Red Sox SP Matt Clement, who was originally supposed to pitch Wednesday, May 10, against the New York Yankees, has had his start pushed to May 12. "In all due respect, I'm doing what they tell me and I really don't have much comment on it," Clement said. "I really don't want to comment on the whole situation. I'm usually pretty open. But it serves me better not to make a comment."

LOL, there's always drama in Beantown.

[Loose Cannon]

WOOOOOO DAMON WITH A HOT GRAB :love:

[Gertner]

Have you watched the second half of baseball the last 5 years? Oakland owns it. Everyone is injured or slumping and they still are in 1st/2nd place. Just wait, it'll be about the same time the Blue Jays are fading out

jays aren't gonna fade.

[Loose Cannon]

fuck, Matsui is done for a while. $$$$$Tori Hunter$$$$$$ :shifty:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

JUNIORRRRRRRRRRRRRR GRIFFEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I've convinced myself the bullpen blew the lead on purpose.

[BCWWF]

I am home, and will be attending Johan's perfect game tomorrow night, MEAT

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Red Sox woulda won by more if it wasn't for two homers gettin' robbed, figures one of the catches would be from Damon.

[FakeLaser]

Just heard that the Yankees are interested in Griffey. If I remember correctly, Griffey said he'd never play for the Yankees though.

I know he's kind of broken down and will probably get injured after about 7 seconds (and it probably won't happen), but the thought of Griffey in pinstripes is pretty exciting.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Yankees would probably have to trade a lot of their top prospects for him though, and he has that injury issue. I dunno who they have for prospects though? Trading away all their young guys has to catch up with them at some point you'd think, can't keep offering guys 18-20/year contracts because they seem to keep piling up. (Not sure when Giambi is off the books, but I am pretty sure he still has a few years)

[FakeLaser]

It's catching up with us already.

I don't think we'd have enough to land Griffey (which is a good thing). Most of our better prospects are in A ball, save Eric Duncan and Andy Phillips (who is underrated, IMO).

[BCWWF]

Alright Joey Slugs,
Santana vs. Garland
Radke vs. Buehlre
Silva vs. Garcia

What's on the line?

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

If all their best prospects are in A ball then I think if the Yankees are going to go get anyone worth anything they'd have to trade Cano. Or just tons and tons of cash

[BCWWF]

Dear ESPN,
Just because the Yankees lost their left fielder doesn't mean that other teams are going to drop everything and trade good players to them. It's what, two months into the season, and suddenly the Phillies want to trade Bobby Abreu and the Twins want to trade Shannon Stewart and Torii Hunter?

FYI, teams don't trade based on the Yankees need. The Twins are waiting on a new stadium, if one is passed this session, the Twins won't be involved in a fire sale. If the stadium bill is not passed and the Twins are out of contention come June, then the Twins might start making trades. Just because the Yankees need somebody doesn't mean teams are just going to trade to them.

[Dragon]

Matsui was a big player to lose but I see all these people saying we should trade off all our young players to get someone now. There is no reason to even think about getting someone like Soriano.

Bringing up someone like Kevin Thompson wouldn't be bad, he has speed and plays the outfield well. Even having Bubba Crosby out there for a while won't hurt, I mean he was our starting center fielder in the playoffs last year and did well. Once Sheff comes back that is another big bat back in the lineup.

With a lineup that has Damon, Jeter, Giambi, A-Rod, Posada, Cano, etc...there should be no problem scoring runs. Anyway, we have gotten by this season with Matsui slumping, only batting .250/.260 so trying out some younger guys won't hurt.

[YOUR Hero]

Abreu was shopped around alot by the Phillies in the off season, so you never know... They tried to swing a Wells/Abreu trade with Toronto. No dice.

[FakeLaser]

Bubba Crosby will be fine out there. That's only 2 outfielders though. I'm not sold on Melky Cabrera, he is a pretty decent prospect but I don't think he's big league ready. We need guys out there that can play defense. We have plenty of offense. Bernie Williams definitely is not the answer. It doesn't matter if the replacement is detrimental to the offense, but we don't want the replacement to be a detriment defensively.

[Dragon]

Yeah, I think Melky still needs to develop some more, not sure if he is ready yet. He only played one game in right field in the minors before he was put in there against Boston, and that was the day before he was called up. Bringing up Thompson will help though.

I am hoping that Torre doesn't overdo it with Bernie in the outfield though, something that I can see happening.

[FakeLaser]

I have a feeling we're looking at a Damon, Williams, Crosby outfield for a while, unfortunately.

[Dragon]

Well, looking at ESPN they have Bernie in right against Oakland tonight, switching Melky over to left. Honestly hope its not what they plan to do too often while Matsui is out.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2442913

[Dragon]

Torre said Cabrera is going to be in the outfield most of the time if not everyday while he is up, so it looks like Bubba is the odd man out again which is a shame, he should be in left with Cabrera in right. I know he is not an all-star player or anything but he goes all out on every play in the outfield or at bat.

[Gertner]

thank god the jays didn't take that trade

[FakeLaser]

Williams belongs on the bench. He can't hit and he can't field. Crosby is probably their best defensive outfielder. Makes no sense to me.

[YOUR Hero]

Why do the Jays struggle against the Rays so?

Jesus.

[YOUR Hero]

When's the last time you head a player appologize for getting hurt?



Matsui apologizes for injury

NEW YORK (AP) - Immediately following surgery Friday to repair a broken wrist that will sideline him for at least three months, Hideki Matsui (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/114762) apologized for getting hurt.

Matsui was injured trying to make a diving catch in left field during the New York Yankees (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71596)' 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71588) on Thursday night. The broken radius bone ended his consecutive games played streak that dated to August 1993 and included 1,250 games with the Yomiuri Giants (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71612) in Japan and 518 with the Yankees (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71596).

"Due to this injury, I feel very sorry and, at the same time, very disappointed to have let my teammates down," Matsui said in a statement. "I will do my best to fully recover and return to the field to help my team once again."
Yankees (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71596) manager Joe Torre spoke with Matsui, who was operated on at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Torre expects Matsui will return to the ballpark in the next few days and remain in the New York area while his wrist heals.
Torre wasn't surprised by the apology.
"It's all about responsibility - what he thinks his responsibility is to this team, this organization, because the Yankees (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71596) committed to him and he feels it's a two-way street in that regard," Torre said. "He's done that before here, where he's made an error, he's come up and apologized to me."
Matsui's statement also praised his manager.
"I would like to thank Joe Torre from the bottom of my heart for having been considerate of my consecutive games played streak these past several years and for placing me in the lineup every day," he said.
With right fielder Gary Sheffield (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/85606) also on the disabled list with a left wrist injury that will keep him out of the lineup until at least late May, New York will go with a makeshift outfield that includes Bubba Crosby (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/140903) and Melky Cabrera (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/340181) in the corners on most days, with Bernie Williams (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/85250) sharing time.
Torre estimated that Matsui will miss most of the remainder of the season.
"We don't know what the timetable is. It's probably a minimum of three months," Torre said. "I think my feeling is, with everything involved and trying to get back into game shape, it's probably closer to the end of the year, the end of the season."
Matsui was put on the 15-day disabled list, and outfielder Kevin Reese (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/338865) was recalled from Triple-A Columbus.
"I was back at my place in Columbus, and getting ready packing for Norfolk," said Reese, who got the call about 12:30 a.m. "I was supposed to fly out this morning. A little nicer here."
Reese had gone out with Clippers teammates to watch Thursday night's game. He didn't see the play when Matsui got hurt, but then saw a replay.
"I started getting all these text messages from my family and stuff, 'What's going on?"' Reese said.
Reese was picked over Columbus teammate Kevin Thompson.
"He called me. He said, 'You hear anything?"' Reese recalled. "I said, 'No, have you?' And he said, 'No.' He told me to call him if I heard anything, but I didn't get the call till late and didn't exactly know how to make that phone call, anyway."
Torre addressed the Yankees (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team/71596) before Friday night's game against Oakland to tell them how the surgery went. After getting about an hour of treatment on his shoulder and foot, center fielder Johnny Damon (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/85305) said the absences of Matsui and Sheffield left a big void.
"That's two to three runs a game. And that's quality at-bats that give us more and more chances to succeed," Damon said. "But we know what we have to do. We know during this time when Gary's out, we've got to bear down."
Damon said that when he ran into the center-field wall to catch a drive by Doug Mirabelli (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/84954) on Thursday, "It rattled me a little bit."
"I got to try to be a little more graceful," he said.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5602410
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Class.

[Dragon]

Yeah, shows you the difference between Sheffield and Matsui. Matsui apologizes for getting hurt and Shef is gonna milk his injury until he gets a contract extension.

[Joey Slugs]

Alright Joey Slugs,
Santana vs. Garland
Radke vs. Buehlre
Silva vs. Garcia

What's on the line?

Sorry I missed this post while I was at work. The next series they play... I'll be up for an week avatar bet.

God... I love the Sox/Twins rivalry. Just not tonight. :lol: Ouch.

[Joey Slugs]

Anyone think that the Yankees are "apologizing", not Matsui?

[YOUR Hero]

Nah, Japanese players are like that. The entire Japanese culture for that matter. A real feeling of responsibility for themselves.

If the Yankees want to apologize, then they'd do it themselves.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Damn its been raining here in Boston for like 4 straight days now, and it is suppose to continue. Good chance tonight's game and tomorrow's game with the Rangers could both be canceled.

[The Outlaw]

Yeah, doesn't surprise me that Godzillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllla apologized for getting hurt. He apologizes to Torre when he makes an error or messes up.

Like Hero said, class.

[OssMan]

pujols!

[ct2k]

I wonder what the odds are for him breaking the record?

I mean we've not had a 70 HR season in a few years now, damn roid crackdown:rant:

[Gertner]

friggen Halladay is sick

[YOUR Hero]

BCWWF must be rolling over in his grave. WSOX with a triple play on the Twins.

[YOUR Hero]

2 complete games in a row by Doc. Towers looked good, finally in todays game to boot. Great sign if you're a Jays fan.

[The Miz]

lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

[Joey Slugs]

lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

and still lose the game :lol:

atleast we took one this weekend.

[Joey Slugs]

BCWWF must be rolling over in his grave. WSOX with a triple play on the Twins.

That was HOT!

[YOUR Hero]

I missd the first 3 innings of the WSOX/Twins game but when I turned it on it was 7-3 and Chicago was really coming on.
When your pitcher gives up 7 in the 1st inning, yet still picks up the win, that's crazy.

[The Icon of Elisim]

First time its happened since 1900 or something

[BCWWF]

Yeah Carlos Silva is just awful this year, I don't know whats wrong. It didn't help that Batista and Castillo had erros in there, but taking two of two against the White Sox isn't bad, especially for the Twins right now. The White Sox have the division in the bag, but a big second half could steal the wildcard from the AL East.

[BCWWF]

lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

Hunter and Cuddyer have just been brilliant lately.

ODDLY ENOUGH, as I type this, Hunter just jacked one deep to center. I should make posts about Torii more often.

[Joey Slugs]

split series against the Twins leads into a week against the D-Rays and Cubs.

6-0 for the week?

could be.

[DaveWadding]

D'Backs sign Chad Tracy to a 3 year/$13.25 mil extension with a club option for a 4th year. :)

[OssMan]

Hanley Ramirez becoming one of my favorite players

[The Miz]

Only the Rangers could blow a 9-0 lead

[The Miz]

LMFAO Posada walkoff homer. Texas 13 New York 14. I love Ranger baseball

[Dragon]

LOL yeah, not a pretty game for either team but at least the Yankees come out with the win.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Schilling gave 5 earned in 5 innings...damn, still got the win Randy Johnson style but that isn't a good thing really

I dunno what is deal is, he looked "alright" the last 2 starts - like nothing wrong with him physically he just made too many mistake pitches.

[Nervous Ferret]

:love:

[BCWWF]

If the Twins starting pitching can come around, they will at least compete late in the season. Right now the offense is clicking, playing effective small ball, but then starting pitching gives up a big inning and everything falls apart. BAH

Carlos Silva to the pen and Francisco Liriano to the rotation this week, FYI. At least there's two capable guys now.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I dunno what is deal is, he looked "alright" the last 2 starts - like nothing wrong with him physically he just made too many mistake pitches.I remember hearing about how Schilling made took a hospital visit right before one of the games on the recent road trip (One of Schilling's off days) but it was for undisclosed reasons, and Schilling has continued to keep the reasoning private as well. While it was probably nothing and just being blown up by the Boston media, you never know it could be something serious.

[The Miz]

Twins finally demote that loser Lohse

[YOUR Hero]

LOL.

That Houston pitcher, Springer is my new hero. I've been saying forever that pitchers should be plunking Bonds.

[BCWWF]

What is the deal with Detroit having good pitching right now? Who was called up in Lohse's place? I assume Boof Bonser, but I wonder what happened to JD Durbin, he used to be the big pitching prospect.

[YOUR Hero]

Russssss Springerrrrr

[Gertner]

Wow, Casey Janssen was just SICK last night

[The Miz]

Not to take away anything from Janssen, he's awesome, but the Angels suck so bad this year its not even funny. They're Mariner-bad

[Savio]

does any one have a gif of bonds getting hit?

[Gertner]

they are mariners bad but they haven't reached "A's bad" yet

[The Miz]

You do realize they are going to win their division, right?

[Gertner]

lol no they aren't

[The Miz]

The Rangers cannot pitch.
The Angels cannot hit.
The Mariners cannot do anything.

That leaves the A's, who despite having all but 2 players slumping or injured the first month and a half managed to stay within 2 games of first, and now they are in a tie for first and their players are getting healthier. The A's make a run EVERY YEAR all throughout the summer. Check who has the best second half record over the last 5-6 years; it's not New York, Boston, St. Louis or Atlanta.

And yeah 21-19 is horrible. If 21-19 makes them "bad" what does that make the 22-17 Blue Jays?

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

What do the Bluejays have to do with anything? :shifty:

[The Miz]

Nice try, but that wasn't a shot at the Blue Jays. All he ever talks about is how great they are and the A's whose record is one game worse are "bad"

[YOUR Hero]

Damn, Halladay got roughed up a bit in the 3rd inning here against the Angels. The Angels didn't pound him at all, but they scored a 3 spot against Doc. Come on Roy, get 'em.

Janssen's done well so far this year... against the Angels.

[BCWWF]

The Twins are Rangers bad right now

[The Outlaw]

LOL Springer is the man.

[YOUR Hero]

I just want to reiterate my love for baseball. How can people not like this game? Terrorists, that's who.

[Gertner]

Jays win! Jays win! A's only have the record that they have cause they play shit teams.

[Boomer]

Braves are shocking me right now. But then again, they just had to squeak in 3 late inning rallies to the Florida Marlins.

Watch them though. They might squeak through again. If the bats keep producing we just might.

[BCWWF]

Mets might have marginal interest in trading for Kyle Lohse!!!

[The Miz]

Wow, if Vlad didn't have a cannon for an arm he would be the worst defensive RF in baseball. He's seriously terrible

[FakeLaser]

Wow, if Vlad didn't have a cannon for an arm he would be the worst defensive RF in baseball. He's seriously terrible
Sheffield

[Joey Slugs]

MARK BUEHRLE

9IP 2H 1R (unearned) 2W 2K
retired 19 of the last 20 batters faced

[The Miz]

So when do they start playing real MLB teams again?

[Joey Slugs]

So when do they start playing real MLB teams again?
Monday (we play Oakland... and I'll be there)

[YOUR Hero]

You're right about Vlad, Miz. Over the last few years, his running and defensive attributes have been declining. Seriously, watch him run, he looks terrible. He's still got decent speed, but man.

[The Miz]

He's never been the same since the back injury

[OssMan]

Suck it Yanks

[The Miz]

Why the hell haven't the Yankees signed Erubiel Durazo yet? He makes sense for other teams too, but the Yankees are a perfect fit. They lost their best left-handed hitter for the rest of the year, they have no DH, Durazo is 2 years removed from hitting .321/.396/.523 (.919 OPS), and he will cost next to nothing. No risk, extremely high reward

[Gertner]

christ Josh Towers is awful

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Crosby on the DL and Damon has a cracked bone in his foot. Yankees outfield is hurtin' right now.

Trot Nixon was in the leadoff spot tonight for the Red Sox, don't see that everyday. Really had no choice though with Youk being forced to sit out to allow Ortiz to play first.

[The Miz]

lol Jeff Weaver is lower than whale shit. Complete trash

[Dragon]

Johnson continues with his spectacular pitching. Kind of ridiculous he is basically our #5 guy right now. Even Jaret Wright has been much better than him. On the subject of pitching, Pavano has to have surgery after throwing a couple pitches in a rehab game. So I'm pretty sure he has to be one of the worst signings ever, hasn't pitched in close to a year.

But yeah, Yankees are in tough shape right now. Matsui, Sheffield, Crosby are all out. Damon hurt his foot, I guess Posada came out of the game today with back pain (don't know if its anything serious).

Melky Cabrera has been good though. He's hitting well and improving in right.

[Dragon]

Is Erubiel Durazo still available? I forget, is he injured or still rehabbing or what?

[FakeLaser]

We suck.

[Joey Slugs]

Why the hell haven't the Yankees signed Erubiel Durazo yet? He makes sense for other teams too, but the Yankees are a perfect fit. They lost their best left-handed hitter for the rest of the year, they have no DH, Durazo is 2 years removed from hitting .321/.396/.523 (.919 OPS), and he will cost next to nothing. No risk, extremely high reward

Who did they lose for the year?

[The Icon of Elisim]

I'm guessing Miz is talking about Matsui

[Joey Slugs]

he's out for the season?

[FakeLaser]

At least 3 months.

[Dragon]

LOL damn. Did anyone just see the Cubs/White Sox scuffle at home plate? Was watching the Yanks game and it showed a clip of it.

Pierzynski collides at home plate with the Cubs catcher pretty hard. The Cubs catcher gets up and plants a punch clear across his face. Guess the benches cleared after that.

[The Miz]

lmao @ Barrett socking Pierzynski in the face

[BCWWF]

AJ is the man, I wish he was still a Twin, but Mauer is the future of baseball so meh.

[The Miz]

You wish he was still a Twin, are you kidding me?

Giants get:
C A.J. Pierzynski

Twins get:
RP Joe Nathan
SP Francisco Liriano
SP Boof Bosner

[The Miz]

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/05/20/LRzppnWV.jpg

LOL. The Cubs have accepted that they can't win games, I guess they're trying to win fights now.

[The Miz]

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[FakeLaser]

lol, awesome.

[RoXer]

Also: Bonds ties Ruth

[The Miz]

lol like 80% of the people at the A's game have Giants caps on

[Dragon]

Suck it Mets

Was really a bad game, 7 errors I believe. Billy Wagner implodes and gives up 4 runs though, so a win is a win. In tight spots Cabrera worked a walk and A-Rod hits into another double play.

Both games gone to the closers. Wagner was dominant last night and then just is awful today. Mariano wasn't good last night and was great today.

[OssMan]

haha wagner

[SammyG]

AJ will call some of the TNA guys to kick Barrett's ass.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Who gives a fuck if Barry Bonds hit a homerun? Beckett's was way more impressive haha

[Joey Slugs]

Barrett is a little bitch.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

That was awesome though

[Loose Cannon]

all AJ did was go for his helmet and Barret like bear hugs him and punches him in the face. lol and to top it off, AJ gets ejected somehow.

[Joey Slugs]

do you think that guys on the Giants and Twins would of backed AJ up like Pods and Anderson did yesturday?

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

http://images.sportsline.com/b/ap/photos/APTOPIX_CUBS_WHITE_SOX_BASEBALL5433478_lower.jpg
From what I hear everyone seems to think AJ is an asshole so Barrett was probably just waiting for any type of reason to punch him

[BCWWF]

AJ only had a bad rep when he was on the Giants because of some random news article where a bunch of pussy pitchers anonymously bitched him out. On the Twins he was always a team player and that is the same impression I get from him on the White Sox now. He has the rep of an ass hole that talks a lot of shit, but really there aren't many catchers I'd rather have a team.

[OssMan]

Bye Yankees

[Dragon]

A-Rod grounding into a rally ending double play. Double plays for him have become far too common, he also leaves 7 men on base. A-Rod and Giambi pretty much contributing nothing lately with Giambi in a huge slide.

[Dragon]

Yankees do sign Durazo though.

[MVP]

Giambi left his lucky syringe at Yankee Stadium.

[SammyG]

Dodge Show has picked it up lately. Just Swept the Angels.

[RoXer]

Shut up with your SHOWS. fuck

[The Outlaw]

http://images.sportsline.com/b/ap/photos/APTOPIX_CUBS_WHITE_SOX_BASEBALL5433478_lower.jpg


http://www.dailyherald.com/dow_photos/7/mnw_wsox.jpg

LOL owned. Barrett said he thought AJ was coming after him so he reacted like anyone would.

[BCWWF]

Apparently Barrett had no idea that AJ even slapped the plate and it had absolutely nothing to do with AJ's rep, see Outlaws post.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

AJ just looks like an asshole, I'm surprised he isn't involded in shit all the time

oh wait

[The Miz]

Big Hurt goes deep in his first AB in Chicago as an A

[The Miz]

lol Thomas goes deep again. Garland = ultimate one year wonder

[Joey Slugs]

I cheered hard after Thomas hit his "welcome back" home run.

I cheered even harder after Ozuna's bunt single in the 10th.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

"Its hard to deal with an idiot"

"If I had the problems with he seems to have with me, I'd be knocking on somebody's fucking door"

LOL classic soundclip

[BCWWF]

?

You're going to have to fill us in here Mike

[Gertner]

B.J Ryan is amazing

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

?

You're going to have to fill us in here MikeThat's the White Sox GM from last season during the whole Frank Thomas situation.

[BCWWF]

Does anybody know what the contract is like with Melvin Mora? It seems like the Orioles are in a position where it'd be best just to trade Mora and Tejada and start over doesn't it?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Mora was given a 3-year extension just a few days ago</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>OK, well I wouldn't be shocked if this were fake...but it's coming from a Mets site that always posts legit information.

http://www.sheabaseball.com/news/mets/1148331334.shtml

Sounds wayyyyyy too much like a tall tale to me, but I dunno.
If by some chance this article were true, then holy shit...</font>

[The Miz]

Chone Figgins really killing the Angels right now. I'm beginning to question who's more overrated, him or Jose Reyes

[Gertner]

ryan with another stellar outing. 11 for 11 and has only given up 1 run this year

[OssMan]

Diamondbacks trade SP Orlando Hernandez to Mets for RP Jorge Julio

[The Miz]

Dbacks get:
Jorge Julio

Mets get:
El Duque


In a related story, I once traded this guy my shit for his shit

[The Miz]

Chicago Cubs = New York Knicks of MLB

[Dragon]

Randy Johnson giving up his expected 4 runs in the first two innings so far.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

YOUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[Dragon]

Thankfully Clement is just as bad.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

fuckin A

[Loose Cannon]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4929/showletter0sz.jpg

[Dragon]

Nice heads up baserunning by Wily Mo haha

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Damn nice play by Jeter to end it.

25 hits in the game, damn

[The Miz]

lol textbook Randy Johnson win. 5 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 HR

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Two terrible outings by Red Sox pitchers. Gotta get their shit together

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm really liking the El Duque/Jorge Julio deal

Duque's coming back to NY, in a spacious ballpark, away from Arizona (which he disliked), and back to pitching every 5 days. Also, his team is filled with Latino friends. Not to mention he's a proven clutch pitcher. He'd make a solid #4 or #5 for 2006

Julio was doing great recently, admittedly. Still, this was the best time to trade him. He'd likely crumble in the NY spotlight at some point.</font>

[Joey Slugs]

Big sweep by the Chi Sox.

Hey Wadding... since you were so nice to point out to me how AJ went "down" from a sucker punch... I'd like to point out that the Cubs just got sucker punched by the worst team in the NL. Keep up the good work.

[DaveWadding]

So, when did I ever say that the Cubs were good?

[The Outlaw]

That was not a sucker punch sir. lol

[RoXer]

Damnit. I have to nothing to shit up Slugs with now when he goes on a WS rant. :mad:

[Joey Slugs]

:lol:

[The Miz]

Pretty sure Oakland has 9 WS titles

[Joey Slugs]

"What have you done for me lately?"

[The Miz]

Great, now White Sox fans get to assume the role of Red Sox fans in 04 and act like their 90 years of failure doesn't matter because of their one win.

[Joey Slugs]

I didn't say anything of the sort, but the White Sox ARE defending champs.

The difference between the White Sox and the Red Sox (outside of waiting so long to get a title) is that White Sox fans didn't have to make up some lame ass curse to make them feel better about having shitty teams. They took losing to a new level and made it personal and built up a "nation" of depression.

The best we can do is say that we stopped going to games for a few years because our owner was public enemy #1 in reguards to the 1994 strike.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Great, now White Sox fans get to assume the role of Red Sox fans in 04 and act like their 90 years of failure doesn't matter because of their one win.
haha I've always loved that one. I guess I was alive for 86 years?

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Also if you wanna go in the past, Red Sox have 7 World Series titles haha

[SammyG]

Dodgers on a 7 game winning streak :)

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

All cuz of Nomar Garciaparra

[Gertner]

THANK GOD Towers got sent to the minors.

[The Miz]

Royals might draft Tim Lincecum with the #1 pick out of UWASH

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Papelbon with his 16th save

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

also LOL@Rangers going down by 7 yet still coming back and winning. Their offense is a bit ridiculous, too bad their pitching is awful

[Dragon]

Carlos Zambrano had a no-hitter going with two outs in the 7th. Jacque Jones loses it in the sun and they score it a hit. Pretty rough way to break the no-hitter.

[Boomer]

HOW ABOUT A ROUGH WAY TO LOSE A GAMEEEEEEEEEEE

I would hate to be in Chicago right now.

[Dragon]

LOL, they lost? Stopped watching after the no hitter was broken up.

[Boomer]

The Braves have clutch bench hitting. I don't know how. Regardless of the two errors, they still would have tied the game. The Cubs were lucky that ball didn't go another five feet for a slam.

[DaveWadding]

Fuck.

God, being a Cubs fan is hard :(

[Boomer]

I'm sorry. :(

[The Miz]

Angels rotation now features Jered and Jeff Weaver

[Gertner]

ha, might as well call the Blue Jays "Micheal Jackson" cause they just molested the White Sox

[MVP]

Mike Lowell looking impressive as ever in tonight's game. :cool:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Papelbon's ERA = .36

[Joey Slugs]

funny how it works now in Chicago...

Sox lose: oh well. we can't win them all. we're still one of the best teams in all of baseball.

Cubs lose: WHO THE FUCK CAN WE FIRE??? AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

[The Icon of Elisim]

I dont see your point.

Alot of people thought the Cubs would be a much better team than this, whereas the White Sox are where most people expected them to be. So its not a surprise that people get up in arms after the Cubs have a gut wrenching loss as wins seem almost impossible right now.

[BCWWF]

Anybody who thought the Cubs would even compete with the Cardinals is stupid. Then take out their best hitter and this is what you get. Unless of course you were expecting Prior and Wood to be healthy.

[The Miz]

Sexson double
Everett walk
Beltre single, Sexson to third, Everett to second

(Rincon replaces Crain)

Johjima triple play

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Gonna be a loooooooong season

[BCWWF]

Boof

[Joey Slugs]

fuck.

[The Miz]

This just in: 50% of the Weaver family know how to pitch

Jered Weaver: 6 ip, 3 h, 4 k, no runs so far vs. Baltimore

[The Miz]

So far in this 16-inning game, the Pirates have used:

Paul Maholm (5 ip)
Matt Capps (.2)
John Grabow (.1)
Salomon Torres (1)
Roberto Hernandez (1)
Mike Gonzalez (2)
Damaso Marte (2)
Ryan Vogelsong (4)

Oliver Perez better pitch a complete game tomorrow or they're fucked.

[The Miz]

LMAO Houston finally gets a run in the 17th. Bottom of the 17th, first pitch to Jose Castillo gone. Not over yet!!!!!

Awesome game to watch drunk

[BCWWF]

Miz, are you ready to admit that the Sexson and Beltre signings were not good ones yet?

[Gertner]

JAYS WIN JAYS WIN JAYS WIN!

[RoXer]

Edgar fucking Gonzalez

[BCWWF]

LEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWW

[RoXer]

WOW, then they go and blow it.

[Boomer]

The Braves need to fucking waive Reitsma. Anybody can have him.

And fuck you Dan Kolb and your once again awesome ERA.

[The Miz]

Miz, are you ready to admit that the Sexson and Beltre signings were not good ones yet?

Sexson was an excellent signing. Beltre sucks.

[BCWWF]

My argument at the time was not that they were bad players (at the time Beltre was good) but that they were high priced guys to buy when the Mariners were out of contention for the next couple years. But meh. That series was too bad for the Mariners, just couldn't get the guys in. Ichiro kind of slipped up in the 10th. The line drive that Cuddyer caught wasn't too bad, but the one that Torii caught against the wall Ichiro could have made a break for home if he got the right jump.

[The Miz]

Getting one high-priced free agent was okay, because we had the resources. Sexson puts asses in the seats and without him, we're the Royals. Beltre should be shot.

[MVP]

JAYS WIN JAYS WIN JAYS WIN!

It's May

[FakeLaser]

Sexson will turn it around.

[SammyG]

Nice to see Bonds get 715. :) Dodgers still lookin good.

[BCWWF]

It's funny because the Twins upcoming schedule (which features the other AL West teams) is being called the chance to pick up some serious ground in the division. Bring it on Angels and A's.

[RoXer]

If the A's lose one of their games with Royals, I will be very upset.

[The Miz]

It's funny because the Twins upcoming schedule (which features the other AL West teams) is being called the chance to pick up some serious ground in the division. Bring it on Angels and A's.

Would've been better to play those teams last week. Angels are heating up and A's may have Duchscherer, Witasick, Harden, and Milton Bradley back by then.

[Gertner]

It's May

hey, this was a big series for us

[The Outlaw]

The Braves need to fucking waive Reitsma. Anybody can have him.

And fuck you Dan Kolb and your once again awesome ERA.

word and word.

Hello Mike Remlinger. :love:

See the game against the Cubbies? LOL 8 homeruns

[Joey Slugs]

you know what I love?

an 11 run, 2 hit shutout.

[YOUR Hero]

Anyone watching the Jays/Red Sox game? If so you saw a great catch by Vernon wells off Youkalis.

[Gertner]

"yawn" another jays win over the red sox. what else is new

[RoXer]

Well done, PAPA GRANDE!

[MVP]

"yawn" another jays win over the red sox. what else is new

You'll wish it was new in September ;)

[AJHayes]

Tigers will take this year. Mark my words.

[BCWWF]

No they won't.

[Joey Slugs]

Tigers will take this year. Mark my words.

They might not be in first place past this week.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Damn Sox tie up in the 8th after being 6 runs down for the majority of the game then lose the lead in the bottom half of the inning. Red Sox just need to step it up with their pitching a little bit and I think they will be alright. They got the offense obviously and so far they've had the best defense in the majors. While people are quick to point out how they've lost the majority of their games to teams over .500, a lot of those games where 1 or 2 run games. So if the pitchers could just step it up they'd be all set.

The biggest problem in recent history for the Red Sox has been the closer. The one year they had a good closer (Foulke before he lost "it") they won the World Series. So I am feeling pretty good with Papelbon as the closer, hopefully it relates to equal success.

[Gertner]

the sox offence consists of ortiz and ramierez with occasional cameo appearences by the supporting cast.

Stima what is with Matt Clement not being able to pitch against the Jays. It seems like every game he pitches against Toronto he gets shelled

[Gertner]

Tigers will take this year. Mark my words.


The tigers are finding out what it's like playing teams other than the Royals. The AL East will Swallow them up.

[Dragon]

I'm pretty sure Clement has been getting shelled by every team, not just the Jays lol. Every game I've seen him pitch lately he has been pretty bad.

1 game back now with the Sox losing.

[Dragon]

Yeah, the Tigers next 4 series are against the Yanks, Red Sox, White Sox and Jays. It will be interesting to see how well they do with that.

[RoXer]

Sabathia vs. Buehrle today

Webb vs. Pedro tomorrow

[RoXer]

Also, I am very upset.

[OssMan]

Mets call up OF Lastings Milledge

[Loose Cannon]

the sox offence consists of ortiz and ramierez with occasional cameo appearences by the supporting cast.

LOL

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

the sox offence consists of ortiz and ramierez with occasional cameo appearences by the supporting cast.lol

Loretta 1 HR 25 RBI .317 AVG + 12 doubles and a 14 game hitting streak going
Lowell 7 HR 29 RBI .322 AVG + 23 doubles
Youkilis 5 HR 24 RBI .317 AVG + 34 BB and 57 runs scored
Nixon 3 HR 26 RBI .299 AVG

Varitek is slumping a bit (Only hitting .239) and Gonzalez is only in the game for his defense - other than that the offense has been pretty good. Youkilis has been doing great as the lead off man and now that Crisp is back from his injury the lineup will only improve. Many people have Lowell slated as the "Comeback Player of the Year" already. Granted it is still very early so things could change I guess but saying the team's offense is based strictly off of Manny and Ortiz is pretty dumb.

Also, Clement can't pitch againest anyone really, it is not just the Jays. I'll give the Jays credit though, they seem to keep pulling games out againest the Sox. Hopefully with Beckett on the mound tonight it'll be different, he was doing great last time he faced the Blue Jays until he broke down in the 7th.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Also Wily Mo had a .321 AVG going (still had 37 K's tho) but he's on the 15 day DL right now.

[Gertner]

lol

Loretta 1 HR 25 RBI .317 AVG + 12 doubles and a 14 game hitting streak going
Lowell 7 HR 29 RBI .322 AVG + 23 doubles
Youkilis 5 HR 24 RBI .317 AVG + 34 BB and 57 runs scored
Nixon 3 HR 26 RBI .299 AVG

Varitek is slumping a bit (Only hitting .239) and Gonzalez is only in the game for his defense - other than that the offense has been pretty good. Youkilis has been doing great as the lead off man and now that Crisp is back from his injury the lineup will only improve. Many people have Lowell slated as the "Comeback Player of the Year" already. Granted it is still very early so things could change I guess but saying the team's offense is based strictly off of Manny and Ortiz is pretty dumb.

Also, Clement can't pitch againest anyone really, it is not just the Jays. I'll give the Jays credit though, they seem to keep pulling games out againest the Sox. Hopefully with Beckett on the mound tonight it'll be different, he was doing great last time he faced the Blue Jays until he broke down in the 7th.


they could use another bat. Ortiz/ Manny almost make up half your teams homeruns

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Manny and Ortiz will probably both hit 40+ homers so that is 80 or so homers between the 2 of them. I am sure a few other guys will be up around 25-30 homers then some themselves so I really do not see them needing another bat. When Wily Mo comes back from the DL they will have to come off the bench and he can provide some power so I think that is the least of the Red Sox worries. The offense is not the problem, it is the inconsistant starting pitching and a few of the relievers.

[McDoogle]

The offense is not the problem, it is the inconsistant starting pitching and a few of the relievers.

You could say that about the Jays too though. The Jay's bats are obviously there, if their pitching is more consistant they'd be first in the AL by a long shot. Letting Josh Towers lose that many games was fucking ridiculous. BJ Ryan is a monster and once Burnett comes back as well as a healthy Chacin, the Jays can seriously win this division.

[FakeLaser]

and Randy Johnson finally pitches a decent game.

[Joey Slugs]

Clemens to rejoin the Astros; GM and Agent deny early reports. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2463566)

[BCWWF]

No, the Sox have turned out to be a really solid team this year. Mike Lowell is doing really well as is Loretta and some other guys. They will make some good moves when they need to, maybe go after another starting pitcher or get some bullpen guys like they did a few years ago, but right now the clash of the Sox in the ALCS looks good.

[The Miz]

Just a matter of time before Clemens to Houston becomes official. The guy missed 2 months and is still going to make $14 mil this year. Wow

[BCWWF]

Yeah, but you dated a nudist

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Hopefully with Beckett on the mound tonight it'll be different, he was doing great last time he faced the Blue Jays until he broke down in the 7th.
So much for that :-\ 7 ER in 4.1 innings.

If Vernon Wells played the Red Sox every game he'd be a first ballot hall of famer, dude continues to kill the Sox. 3 homers tonight.

Loretta didn't play tonight. Doens't make much sense to me, since he is on a 14 game hitting streak right now.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Just heard that deal with the 'Stros isn't happening or something, dunno if that means it is off for good or what. Maybe he'll come to the Red Sox haha..wishful thinking I guess

[BCWWF]

Really though, rumors like that will fly in Boston until it is set in stone.

I heard today from a St. Louis fan (based on what he read in a Cards message board) that the Cards were going to trade for Torii Hunter and that the Yankees already rejected an offer of Torii for Cano and Wang. Seriously, why would the Twins trade for a second baseman and fifth starter?

[The Miz]

Damn, I was getting ready to type "Chris Young is taking a no-no into the 8th" when Brad Hawpe doubled

[The Miz]

http://home.pacbell.net/genaro_m/deJesus.jpg

Nobody fucks with (David) DeJesus

[FakeLaser]

Fuck, of course I didn't start Chris Young tonight.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Really though, rumors like that will fly in Boston until it is set in stone.LOL

I read it on CBSSportsline.com

Had nothing to do with Boston at all

[Joey Slugs]

If the A's lose one of their games with Royals, I will be very upset.

Try not to be too upset today.

[The Miz]

lol @ the collection of jobbers fucking up everything in the A's bullpen

Matt Roney
Steve Karsay
Ron Flores
Randy Keisler

Who are these goons?

[BCWWF]

I have a DeJesus tee shirt. When the Royals give out free tee shirts, they give out 20,000 of them. About 20,000 people show up on those days as well.

[Gertner]

Wow, Wells and Glaus were amazing. Jays continue to feist on Sox pitching. I guess the Sox are starting a pitcher called up from Double A today. lol should be interesting.

[Adder]

The Jays score big against the RSOX starters, but then get virtually shut out by the RSOX bullpen. Boston makes a comeback, but then fall short.

Been 2 good games to watch... if you're a Jays fan.

[Loose Cannon]

Jays continue to feast on Sox pitching.

LOL Feast

[Joey Slugs]

Roger Clemens will be back in an Astros uniform this summer. The Rocket, 43, has agreed to a four-month deal, unretiring for a third time and returning to Houston, where the seven-time Cy Young winner pitched the last two seasons. Story (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2464315)

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

22 Mil? God damn

If the 'Stros can spend 22 millon on one guy who has already missed sometime, why don't they use that money in other areas in other situations?

[Joey Slugs]

he's "only" gettting payed $13 Million

[Gertner]

LOL Feast


lol leave my spelling alone

[The Miz]

Royals fire GM Allard Baird. Who would've thought, with all these brilliant FO moves:

Royals get:
Mike Wood
Mark Teahen

Astros get:
Carlos Beltran

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Royals get:
Alan Moye
Damaso Espino

Reds get:
Brian Shackelford

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Royals get:
Neifi Perez

Rockies get:
Jermaine Dye

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Royals get:
Angel Berroa
A.J. Hinch

A's get:
Johnny Damon
Mark Ellis

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Royals get:
Brian Meadows

Padres get:
Jay Witasick

[BCWWF]

Hey, they also got John Buck in the Beltran trade :rant:

[The Miz]

Rangers get:
2B/OF Jerry Hairston Jr.

Cubs get:
1B/OF Phil Nevin

Should be interesting to see what the Cubs will do with Nevin. They'll probably platoon him with Todd Walker at first, but I think they should let him be the regular 1B and move Walker back to 2B. When Derrek Lee gets back though he's going to have nothing to do.

[The Miz]

OMFG JASON KENDALL JUST HIT A HOME RUN

[FakeLaser]

I like that deal for the Rangers. I hope Hariston doesn't beat out Kinsler for the job at 2nd though.

[YOUR Hero]

An inside the park-er?

[OssMan]

Here's how the AL allstar team is looking

position, starter, backup

C Varitek, Ivan Rodriguez
1B Ortiz, Giambi
2B Cano, Loretta
SS Jeter, Tejada
3B A-Rod, Lowell
LF Manny Ramirez
CF Damon
RF Vlad, Sheffield

WOOOO!

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060531&content_id=1481135&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp

[FakeLaser]

Well, at least they'll try extra hard for that home field advantage.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

lol all Yankees and Red Sox, that is just the fan voting though. The back ups are picked by the coach right?