MLB 2008 Season Thread

[Splaya]

GOD I LOVE CURTIS GRANDERSON :love:

[Dragon]

LOL, Farnsworth doing his best to spoil the Yankees day.

Crazy game for the Yankees, great win though. Of the 14 runs they scored, only 5 were earned I think. Nady ends the day with 6 RBI's.

[YOUR Hero]

It's up to Piazza, no one else what team he chooses to sport when (if) he goes into the HOF.

[Splaya]

I WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO MIGUEL CABRERA

[Dragon]

Too bad he can't pitch. Looks like Rodney is gonna blow it.

[SammyG]

Manny
fucking
Ramirez

[Evil Vito]

It's up to Piazza, no one else what team he chooses to sport when (if) he goes into the HOF.

<font color=goldenrod>Nope, the HOF chooses what hat a player goes in with now because teams would pay off players to go in with their cap. They put a stop to it when Wade Boggs wanted to go in in a D-Ray cap.

Anyway:

Piazza w/ Dodgers: 177 HRs, 563 RBIs, 115 doubles, 3 triples, 10 SB, 896 Hits, 726 Games, 2702 AB, 283 BB, 1548 TB (.331 AVG/.572 SLG/.394 OBP) [5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger]

Piazza w/ Mets: 220 HRS, 655 RBIs, 193 doubles, 2 triples, 7 SB, 1028 Hits, 972 Games, 3478 AB, 424 BB, 1885 TB (.296 AVG/.542 SLG/.373 OBP) [7x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger]

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And the HOF surely has to factor in that he was one of the most important players in Mets history, helped lead them to an NL pennant, and is prolly gonna get into the Mets' HOF and have his number retired.</font>

[DaveWadding]

I really hate the D'Backs pitching staff today.

[SammyG]

Wow, Jeff Kent, shut the fuck up.

I really appreciate Manny being here, but I don't think he's our savior," second baseman Jeff Kent (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4826) said

Barry was a home-run threat every at-bat," Kent said. "I mean, he hit 70 home runs in one year. Manny's not going to do that.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jesus Christ...there's no stopping the Filthies this year. They always come from behind and their bullpen doesn't blow it.

How Brad Lidge has yet to blow a save this year is beyond me. Probably saving it for the postseason.</font>

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

ROFL Jeff Kent is a piece of shit

[Triple A]

Fucking Farnsworth, haunting the Yankees from the grave

Amazing game today though. Like constant things that made me so angry and then ridiculously happy. An Emotional Rollercoaster

[Skippord]

Matt Holliday needs to play the Marlins more

[SammyG]

ROFL Jeff Kent is a piece of shit
Yah, hate him. He is such a douchebag. Does not like baseball, plays it because he is good at it. Doesn't really talk or hang out with any of his teammates, he is such a dumb redneck.

He is a good player though, still, gotta give him that. Still cheer for the guy, because he is a Dodger, but I would hate him if I was a fan of any other team.

[YOUR Hero]

Nope, the HOF chooses what hat a player goes in with now because teams would pay off players to go in with their cap. They put a stop to it when Wade Boggs wanted to go in in a D-Ray cap.

Anyway:

Piazza w/ Dodgers: 177 HRs, 563 RBIs, 115 doubles, 3 triples, 10 SB, 896 Hits, 726 Games, 2702 AB, 283 BB, 1548 TB (.331 AVG/.572 SLG/.394 OBP) [5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger]

Piazza w/ Mets: 220 HRS, 655 RBIs, 193 doubles, 2 triples, 7 SB, 1028 Hits, 972 Games, 3478 AB, 424 BB, 1885 TB (.296 AVG/.542 SLG/.373 OBP) [7x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger]

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And the HOF surely has to factor in that he was one of the most important players in Mets history, helped lead them to an NL pennant, and is prolly gonna get into the Mets' HOF and have his number retired.
Ah.

See I missed this rule change. Thougth it was still the players choice.

[Dragon]

What a terrible loss. Marte has kind of sucked here. At least Nady has been a beast.

If Joba is hurt for any decent length of time the Yankees are pretty much screwe

[SammyG]

MAN RAMMER


DODGEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWWW


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT WAS THAT

[Gertner]

Roy freaking Halladay

[ClockShot]

Holy shit.

Yankees prospects may have been forced to kick back bonus money
By T.J. Quinn and Mark Fainaru-Wada
ESPN.com

Major League Baseball investigators are looking into accusations that several New York Yankees prospects from the Dominican Republic were forced to kick back portions of their signing bonuses to one or more team employees, several sources told ESPN.

The revelation is one of several developments in an ongoing investigation of a financial scandal involving the signing of players from the Dominican Republic. Last week, the Red Sox's Dominican scouting supervisor, Pablo Lantigua, was fired after MLB investigators confronted him about allegedly skimming signing bonuses, according to an MLB source.

Sources also told ESPN that the investigation is expected to implicate roughly 20 people on "a handful" of teams before it is complete. Investigators also have expanded their probe into Venezuela, where many major league clubs have player academies. "Things are coming to a head," one source familiar with MLB's investigation said.

The Yankees placed several employees on leave pending the results of baseball's probe into the possible skimming of bonuses in the Dominican Republic, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

The employees scouted in the Dominican Republic, the newspaper said, citing an unidentified person in baseball who was briefed on the matter. Their names and jobs were not revealed in the report.

Four MLB investigators returned to the United States from the Dominican last week and are preparing a report for the commissioner's office. While clubs have fired several officials already implicated in the scandal, MLB has worked closely with the FBI, which is conducting its own investigation into the alleged skimming of bonuses.

One source briefed on MLB investigators' findings said he believed "less than a half-dozen" teams would be implicated, including the Yankees, Red Sox, Nationals and White Sox.

The 20 or so employees, based in both the United States and the Dominican Republic, either received money or were aware of others who did, the source said.

Sources said FBI agents have not traveled to the Dominican, and contrary to media reports, have limited their probe thus far to allegations surrounding fired White Sox official David Wilder, Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden and Nationals special assistant Jose Rijo.

Wilder has not commented and did not return several phone calls. Bowden previously confirmed to ESPN that he had spoken with federal authorities but insisted he has done nothing wrong, and that FBI agents had asked him nothing about his own activities. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman declined to comment. Officials with Major League Baseball and the Red Sox on Monday did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

The accusations against the Yankees surfaced more than a month ago, sources said, but were augmented by an anonymous letter sent to the club shortly after investigators began looking into the charges. The letter listed the names of several prospects and the amount of money allegedly skimmed from their signing bonuses.

Two sources familiar with the letter's contents said Yankees officials turned it over to MLB investigators and have cooperated.

One of the players named in the letter was well-regarded prospect Kelvin DeLeon, a 17-year-old outfielder who signed for $1.1 million last year. He is currently playing for the Yankees' Dominican League club.

Investigators are looking at the involvement of Yankees scouting official Carlos Rios, sources said.

The scandal began to break in March when Wilder, then the scouting director for the White Sox, was stopped in Miami by U.S. Customs officials while trying to bring about $40,000 in cash back from the Dominican Republic. Sources said Wilder, who has not been criminally charged, has been cooperating with the FBI. He and two scouts were fired by the White Sox in May.

Wilder and others have been accused of inflating the value of some Dominican prospects, then demanding a kickback from the players' families once the players were signed. Critics have long complained that street agents known as "buscones" had been taking large cuts of players' bonuses as fees, but the news that scouts and other officials employed by the clubs were taking money has jolted the island.

"The families went along with it because they were still getting the money," one source said. "[The scouts] were really stealing money from the clubs."

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Do note that it's not ONLY the Yanks, but other teams are involved in this as well.

[Hanso Amore]

Its not really the teams involved. its the Scouts stealing money from Players, who are in on it.

Like X Yankees scout says "Ill sign you, and we split the money".

So fuck, I bet mad scouts have been stealing.

[ClockShot]

Joba to go see the the good Dr. James Andrews.

I hope this is nothing major.

[Dragon]

The fact that he had an MRI today and is still going to see Andrews can't be good. Hopefully its just precautionary.

Also, his last pitch yesterday was 96 MPH and that he didn't look like he was in that much pain is good. It'll be tough if he's out for a while this year.

[FakeLaser]

I am crying

[SammyG]

Harlan for the save.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Just got home from the Mets game...

1. I'm really liking Dan Murphy.

2. Fernando Tatis is giving Kerry Wood a serious run for his money as an NL Comeback Player of the Year candidate

3. Aaron Heilman should probably get sent down

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Fun game.</font> :cool:

[Innovator]

FUCK

that is all

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Jason Bay!!!!!!!!!

[Gertner]

son of a bitch, the jays actually came back.

[YOUR Hero]

Jays have been winning from behind a lot lately which is *finally* nice to see.

[Skippord]

The Rockies had a really weird game

1 hit until Ian Stewart annihilated a ball in the 7th inning to tie it at two and then a 6 run 8th

[SammyG]

2.5 games back, because of Torre refusing to put in Broxton last night. Awesome.

[Nervous Ferret]

Jeff Karstens (one of the minor leaguers the Yankees traded to the Pirates for X-man/Marte) has a Perfect Game through 7 innings against the D-backs right now :|

[Triple A]

AHHHHHHHH

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080806&content_id=3264570&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Rotator cuff tendinitis sends Joba to DL
Injury is same as Posada's; Yanks to start Kennedy on Friday
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com

ARLINGTON -- Though their worst fears have not been realized, the Yankees must proceed under imperfect conditions. The team officially placed Joba Chamberlain on the disabled list Wednesday with right rotator cuff tendinitis, assuring that he will miss a significant chunk of the season.
General manager Brian Cashman released an update early Wednesday evening, revealing Chamberlain's diagnosis to club officials in Texas. Chamberlain will spend approximately the next week resting in New York, before commencing a throwing program shortly thereafter. He will not rejoin the team in either Anaheim or Minneapolis.

The Yankees recalled reliever Chris Britton to fill Chamberlain's roster spot and announced plans to recall Ian Kennedy for a start on Friday.

"You have to move on," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "That's the only thing you can do in this case."

Chamberlain left Monday's start against the Rangers after 4 2/3 innings with stiffness in his right shoulder, complaining of a "grabbing" sensation in his deltoid muscle. The Yankees flew him to New York early Tuesday morning for an MRI with team physician Dr. Stuart Hershon, and then to Florida on Wednesday for a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews.

The diagnosis was right rotator cuff tendinitis, the same injury that sidelined catcher Jorge Posada for the entire month of May. Posada eventually returned but never regained full strength in his throwing shoulder, undergoing season-ending surgery on a right shoulder strain last week.

The Yankees can only hope that Chamberlain won't suffer a similar fate.

"To be quite honest with you, you can't sit here and hang your head about it," shortstop Derek Jeter said. "Hopefully, it's not something that goes for an extended period of time."

Chamberlain, 23, was 4-3 with a 2.63 ERA, and 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA since becoming a starter in early June. He joins fellow Yankee starters Chien-Ming Wang and Phil Hughes on the disabled list.

Kennedy also spent part of this season on the disabled list but recovered and has been pitching for Triple-A Scranton since early June. There, he has posted a 3-0 record and 1.33 ERA over his past four starts, giving the Yankees reason to believe he might be an able sub for Chamberlain. Kennedy posted a 1.89 ERA over three starts last September, providing further hope that he might excel on Friday.

"Obviously, he wouldn't make that start if Joba wouldn't have gone down," Girardi said. "But we're expecting him to come up and pitch the way he did in September."

Though Dan Giese was originally slated to start on Friday, the Yankees pushed him back to Saturday so that they could use him in relief at some point this week.

[YOUR Hero]

Maybe they can convince Clemens to come back for the playoff push

[Nervous Ferret]

Hopefully Kennedy and (a soon to be returning) Hughes can catch some of that fire from last years stretch run :(

[ClockShot]

Damn Karstens. When we can use him now, he's kicking ass and taking names in Pittsburgh.

[YOUR Hero]

Jeff Karstens (one of the minor leaguers the Yankees traded to the Pirates for X-man/Marte) has a Perfect Game through 7 innings against the D-backs right now :|

complete game 2 hit shut out.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wow Mets...6 home runs given up to the weak-hitting Padres in 2 games. :| So inconsistent</font> :|

[SammyG]

Dodgers have won 2 games in St.Louis in the last 10 years. Awesome.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Brian Giles got placed on waivers and the Red Sox claimed him and are working out a deal. Apparently they only are getting him to block the Rays from getting him.</font>

[OssMan]

Another ND for Santana :y:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>And Scott Bloweneweis blows the game.

Now 6 games in which the Mets bullpen has blown a Santana start. That's more than the Twins bullpen blew in Santana's last 100 starts.</font> :|

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>DAVID WRIGHT wins it via walkoff HR

Shame I can't get excited. Fuckin Bloweneweis and Jody "future HOFer" Gerut</font> :(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Rays claim Chad Bradford</font>

[SammyG]

Wowwwwww Manny Ramirez with his 4th home run with the Dodgers. WOWWWWWWWW.

[Gertner]

yay, Snider got promoted to AAA Syracuse, Dopriak to AA New Hampshire and Cooper to High A Dunedin. Good to see some jays prospects climb the ranks.

[YOUR Hero]

I wonder if Burnett is going to opt out of his contract at the ned of this year. He's stated he has no intentions of leaving but I don't know... The guy's an enigma he *can* be so good yet he too often pitches so poorly.

[Gertner]

He got bailed out tonight.

[YOUR Hero]

Pitchers deserve to win even when they don't have their A stuff. Too bad Halladay wouldn't get more support from the offence. If he did I wonder where he'd be record wise. I believe I read somewhere that in his losses ( 8 I think) the Jays had only scored 12 runs.

[Gertner]

Yeah, the Jays hang Roy out to dry constantly. We really have a chance to beat up on some struggling teams the next two series. If our bats continue to hit we migt not be that far out of the wild card.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I don't get why that always happens with aces...Mets with Santana, Jays with Halladay, etc.

It's like the offense puts more pressure on itself because they KNOW their pitcher is gonna keep them in the game.</font>

[Gertner]

I've noticed with Halladay on numerous occasions that when the jays give him an early first/second lead by like 3-4 runs he doesn't pitch as well.

[ClockShot]

A couple bits and pieces.

Brian Giles vetos the waiver deal to Boston. He'll stick around in San Diego for now.

Huston Street was put out on waivers and some teams claimed him. But no deal was worked out so he's still in Oakland.

Blue Jays like what Cito Gaston is doing. They'll bring him back for the '09 campaign.

[Triple A]

Love Dan Geise. :mad: He has been consistently good this entire year. Only had like one bad outing and has been "lights out" otherwise. He has been just a minor leaguer forever so I guess I can see why they aren't thinking of him as a serious full time starter but I dunno, he has been mad good.

[Nervous Ferret]

yeah word, I went to a Yankee game a month or so ago, and he pitched 5 scoreless, going on 6, and a ground ball to him went to turn a double play and threw it into centerfield. Then they brought in Veras who promptly gave up a home run and they got raped the next few innings and lost like 9-1 making Giese look awful but he was jAwesome besides that

[Nervous Ferret]

Fucking Jose Veras just blew another Dan Giese game :|

[Dragon]

Wow, the Yankees are so frustrating. So many opportunities are wasted every game.

[Triple A]

gg

[ClockShot]

Ouch. And I saw that homer Edwar gave up to Vlad. Good thing I turned it off when I did.

Gotta get something going soon.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>D-Backs claim Adam Dunn and are trading 3 prospects for him (one of them being pitcher Dallas Buck)</font>

[SammyG]

ooo, Dodgers are so scared now, D-bags. We pick up Manny, and you pick up Dunn? k.

[Skippord]

Well now I'm positive the Snakes are winning the West again

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fuck it, I give in. The Filthies are winning the East. The Mets bullpen just can't hold a lead, not even against the worst teams in the league.

4 against the Nats and 4 against the Pirates coming up...and that's not gonna save them.</font>

[RoXer]

The back-to-back duo of David Wadding and Joseph Roxer would be able to produce a better obp% than an Adam Dunn and Mark Reynolds combo.

True.

[DaveWadding]

ooo, Dodgers are so scared now, D-bags. We pick up Manny, and you pick up Dunn? k.

Number of days Dodgers have lead the NL West since Manny deal: 0

[RoXer]

I know we traded him to get power but it'll be hard hittin HRs when he's fighting the windy backdrafts from his whiffs.

[ClockShot]

Gotta sweep the Twins to make this road trip some sort of success.

Ian Kennedy got sent back down and Billy Traber got called up. Can't wait till Wang and Hughes get the all clear.

[SammyG]

NL West Race is mad good.

[Dragon]

I don't understand Joe Girardi sometimes. The Yankees need to win games, and fast. Yet he decides to bench Damon (who is the leading hitter in the AL) and Giambi?

He thinks about match-ups far too much and its kind of frustrating. I'm guessing he benched them because the Yanks are facing a lefty. But lefty hitters are batting .340 or something off him.

Not really sure how he expects to win when the number 7-8-9-1 hitters are Sexson-Pudge-Melky-Christian. Kind of terrible.

[YOUR Hero]

He's got too many choices. I've said it before, he's trying to get all his guys at bats and it might end up costing them a playoff spot. Rookie manager.

[Dragon]

I dunno though. He really doesn't have that many GOOD choices.

Sexson is terrible and should barely ever play. And both Christian/Melky shouldn't be in the same lineup on the same day. One or the other is fine but both isn't a good thing.

It's definitely hurt the team a couple games this year though. He needs to just run a consistent lineup out there the rest of the way. He has the DH spot pretty much open so he can still give guys days off from the field.

[YOUR Hero]

I never said he had good choices, just lots of choices and some of the names of those guys have had big numbers before so I guess he thinks he owes it to them. Rookie thinking.

Example: I'd never play Sexson, I'd leave him on the bench and if I made the playoffs, fine, he could come off the bench.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

He's not a rookie manager

[Hanso Amore]

Might as well be, its only his second year.

This shit worked in Florida since they didnt have many stars, and they were all young guys that were sort of equal.

He needs to just play the best guys in NY.

[Hanso Amore]

I also would rather have had Donnie Baseball as manager. I know he was green, but Girardi isnt that experienced.

[Hanso Amore]

Dunn is a huge pickup. He whiffs alot, but is still going to hit mad home runs, and with a decent team, going to put up huge RBI numbers

[YOUR Hero]

He's not a rookie manager

where it counts, he is.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

The back-to-back duo of David Wadding and Joseph Roxer would be able to produce a better obp% than an Adam Dunn and Mark Reynolds combo.

True.

Dunn has a .373 OBP. Try again.

[DaveWadding]

Dunn has a .373 OBP. Try again.

At least admit that we could hit better than 233.

[OssMan]

What do you expect from Adam Dunn? He's probably the most predictable player in MLB. He will hit .230, get walked a lot, K 150 times, and hit 40 home runs.

[SammyG]

Dodgers winning on ESPN :love:

[YOUR Hero]

NOt sure why Dunn is looked down upon, he drives in a lot of runs, hits a lot of HRs. People just want more from him, they're not happy with the fact he's doing what everyone hoped he'd do.

[Dragon]

Yeah, everyone just seems put off by his average.

The average shouldn't mean much when he gets on base as much as him and knocks in as many runs as he does.

[Hanso Amore]

Exactly. Dunn is an 80s slugger. He has great OBP, runs scored, RBI and HRs.

How many guys hit 290 and dont produce nearly as many runs? It is more than worth it.

His slugging is good too. Basically, if you add 30 slap singles that mean nothing to his team's wins/loss, his average would be better and you would all be sucking his cock.

[Innovator]

Red Sox are on pace to win 93 games I think, Yankees need to go 30-13, which I can't see happening.

[Dragon]

The fact that they have 6 games against TB and 6 games against Boston left is what can help them make a push. Its not gonna be easy but I don't think its out of the question.

Hughes and Pavano (lol) should be back soon. Joba too depending on how his throwing goes.

9 games back of the Rays is a large task obviously but they did lose Crawford and Longoria for a while. Crawford probably for the season.

Bottom line is the Yanks just need to start playing better, and quick.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

At least admit that we could hit better than 233.

I don't think you could hit .033 honestly.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Paul Byrd got traded to the Red Sox today, guess he's been pitching real well since the All Star break. Sox had to do something, Buchholz has been awful and Wakefield just went on the DL.

Charlie Zink is pitching tonight for the Sox, Knuckleballer from Triple-A

[SammyG]

lol, after 1 inning, the Sox are up 10-0.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Ortiz with 2 3 run homers in the first inning................what

[SammyG]

2-2, 6 RBIs in the first inning is decent, I guess.

[RoXer]

Dunn has a .373 OBP. Try again.

PSSHHH I can best that. Easily.

[Innovator]

Blackburn has an 0-1 record in two starts against the Yankees this season with a 6 ERA....here comes the no hitter

[RoXer]

BTW, I'm not saying this Dunn move is bad. It is EXACTLY what the D-Backs need.

[ClockShot]

Word going around the net is that Gary Sheffield got put on waivers by the Tigers.

So who's gonna be the sucker who picks him up?

[Triple A]

ROFL @ Rangers leading 15-14 now against the Red Sox.

[SammyG]

Was just about to post what AAA posted.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Manuel pinch-hits for Santana with the Mets only up by 1 after 7 innings. Santana only threw 97 pitches.

I'm off the Jerry Manuel bandwagon now. The pen is clearly gonna blow his start again.</font>

[Gertner]

lol the tigers bullpen is such a joke. Fuck I wanna bang every member of the Jays bullpen. Best in the majors.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The Mets bullpen held up :eek:

Santana finally gets that elusive 10th win, even though it should have been his 15th, if not more.</font>

[Gertner]

Jays win!

[MVP]

I hate the Red Sox bullpen right now. You should never be losing a game in which you score 15 runs.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

19-16.........wow

Another homerun for Youk

[SammyG]

Yeah, watching the Sox game on sopcast, what the hell.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Red Sox win

http://images2.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/MNJM106081222_lower.jpg

[Dragon]

Wow, Mo's first blown save could not have come at a worst time. Tied up now.

[OssMan]

Scott Schoenweis is a dbag, I had bullpen seats tonight and he came in before the game and started throwing chairs all over the place for some reason. Cause he is a big shot

[SammyG]

So he is a terrible person, and a terrible pitcher?

[YOUR Hero]

Scott Schoenweis is a dbag, I had bullpen seats tonight and he came in before the game and started throwing chairs all over the place for some reason. Cause he is a big shot

For every chair he threw, you should have yelled "Ball 1", "Ball 2", etc...

[Skippord]

Maybe Scott Schoenweis just hates chairs?

[YOUR Hero]

Anti-chairtite

[Dragon]

Much needed win for the Yanks

[Nervous Ferret]

Yankees have 21 games against the Blue Jays/Orioles/Mariners/Royals left. Pretty imperative that they dominate that

[Nervous Ferret]

Obviously it's even more imperative that they really take it to the Rays/Sox in their remaining games, or else those others really don't matter. Should have said that

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>God, the Rays are screwed without Crawford and Longoria in the lineup. Shame they probably gonna wind up coming back down to earth due to injury. I mean, for ages I saw a dropoff eventually coming...but they were making a believer out of me until now.</font> :(

[SammyG]

Andre Ethier :love:

[Hanso Amore]

The sad thing is that I have been waiting for the Rays to drop off, and they havent. Injury will knock them out of first. But they are still playing top level. Crazy.

[FakeLaser]

Yankees pretty much have to go 21-0 in those games and split with the Rays and Sox to have a chance

[Gertner]

Yankees are gonna have their hands full with the Jays

[Innovator]

It took Mo blowing his first save for anyone to show emotion on the Yankees, about fucking time

Cano needs to man up and stop being lazy. Not running out plays, not hustling on a game winning grounder, hopefully Girardi takes him to task for these.

[Hanso Amore]

I won;t count the Yanks our of the Wildcard race until the season is over. They will find a way, they always do.

[ClockShot]

4 out of 10 on this road trip. Terrible. The Angels are one thing, I can understand that. But we should have beaten the crap out of the Rangers and the Twins. At the most, win the series with both of them.

[YOUR Hero]

Watching the Angels/Mariners game (right now) and they're saying Washburn and Ibanez have both been claimed on waivers. Did say by who. Raul just hit a HR as they were talking about it.

The Jays, even though they were falling out of the race were interested in Ibanez a couple weeks ago, I would LOVE it if it were my Jays that picked him up.

[YOUR Hero]

Looking for news on it. Conflicting reports that Ibanez is even on the waiver list, another story has Tampa Bay picking his up.

Avg .287
HR 18
RBI 80
Runs 56
SB 1

[SammyG]

Thanks for that scare, Fuentes, jeez. Let's just see if the Dodgers can complete this comeback for a win, so we can be tied for first.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Rays are gonna win the AL East, no doubt in my mind. Pretty confident in the Red Sox wrapping up the wildcard, at least for right now. Byrd Man Jr hopefully is gonna do work

[Gertner]

Jays win! Hopefully the injury to Downs isn't serious since he's been pretty much the best left handed reliever in the majors this year.

[SammyG]

NOMAR WALKOFF!!!!!

Tied for first!!!

[McLegend]

I really hate this Phillies team.

[SammyG]

NOMAHHHH

[Gertner]

Going to the Jays vs Tigers game. Unfortunatly my least favourite pitcher in the majors Jesse Litsch is on the mound today.

[YOUR Hero]

Jays lost, but Litch pitched well from the highlights I saw. Another case of the Jays with no offence.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit, up in first by a full game :eek:

Baseball is a crazy game</font>

[Gertner]

Jays lost, but Litch pitched well from the highlights I saw. Another case of the Jays with no offence.

probably the most boring game I'e ever attended

[SammyG]

Can not believe we swept the Phillies in a 4 game series. Amazing. Brew Crew next... We better win, because I don't think the D-bags are gonna lose to the Astros with Webb pitching.

[ClockShot]

Home against the Royals for 3 then back on the road for 6. Most sports critics have already declared the Yanks dead. But who knows............

[Innovator]

Melky got sent down to Scranton Wilke-Barre, Brett Gardner is CF now

[Hanso Amore]

Melky :(

I hope he can retune his swing, he is one of my favorites.

[Innovator]

Yeah I'm a Melky fan, but when the Yankees offense isn't producing, he was an easy out.

[YOUR Hero]

They waived Sexson too. They're finally purging the bench of too many bats. This is what they need, less hitters to plug in and out. I imagine come Sept, they'll both be back and they'll go through the same exercise, unless they are out of it by then.

[Gertner]

Nate Robertson is the worst starting pitcher in baseball.

[SammyG]

Wow Dodgers absolutely DOMINATING people.

[ClockShot]

*insert jaw drop emoticon here*

I knew I was right on a while back when I was starting to worry about Rivera.

[Innovator]

GARDNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClockShot]

Tom Glavine is done for the year.

I got a good feeling retirement ain't far behind.

[Dragon]

Went to the Yanks game today. Not gonna lie, most of the game was frustrating as hell with all the strike outs and rally killing double plays. Can't complain about the end result though.

Longest game I've ever been to though. Had to be there like 6 hours.

[SammyG]

Penny done for the year. Fat piece of shit.

[DaveWadding]

D-D-D-D-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDODGE SHOW

MAN RAMMER

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Gertner]

Roy Halladay> any pitcher in baseball.

[DaveWadding]

Except Gustavo Chacin.

[SammyG]

Wooo, Dodgers on TBS right now. D-Bags losing, maybe we can regain a tie in the NL West. Guys, check out Kershaw, he is our 20 year old phenom pitching today. Sickest curveball I have ever seen. Has some problems early in the game, but he is the man.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Santana complete game 3-hit shutout</font> :love:

[SammyG]

Kemp first pitch he sees, HR, and then Manny hits a 2 run shot... I LOVE IT.

[DaveWadding]

Fucking Oswalt and Fucking Souppan :nono:

[SammyG]

Suck it, fat boy.

[ClockShot]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Now that's how the Yankees play ball.

[SammyG]

...against the Royals.

[SammyG]

ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS

[SammyG]

WOOOOOOOOO ETHIER WITH A WALKOFF

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Mets acquire Luis Ayala for Anderson "two last names" Hernandez

Ayala's had a terrible year but it's worth a shot since they gave up practically nothing.</font>

[Gertner]

Jays rape the Red Sox AGAIN.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

That was one of the worst Josh Beckett performances I've ever seen.

[YOUR Hero]

Jays are making themselves outside contenders for the WildCard again.

[Adder]

Tampa Bay intentionally walked Josh Hamilton with the bases loaded. I don't ever recall hearing of that before.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I've seen it done with Bonds a couple times. I think it might've happened once with Pujols. But yeah pretty big sign of respect right there.

[Gertner]

The jays are doing it again. playing like ass for the first half of the year and making a late failed run.

[ClockShot]

The powers that be are deciding who gets the call to pitch saturday against Baltimore.

Carl Pavano or Phil Hughes.

[Innovator]

I'd rather see Hughes, he would salvage his season with a decent outing

[Dragon]

Hughes got roughed up in his start yesterday and Pavano pitched well. I think Pavano will end up getting the call.

Plus, they probably won't want to rush Hughes, while Pavano they could care less about.

[OssMan]

Anyone see brian giles run into a door last night

[SammyG]

Dodgers get Maddux again.

[ClockShot]

Royals sign Kip Wells after being DFA by Colorado.

[SammyG]

Maddux isn't gonna be that great, but we need another pitcher. The fact that we are still contending to win the NL West is amazing, with all of our fucking injuries

[Gertner]

Burnett struck out 13 Jays win. 1 game back of the yankees

[YOUR Hero]

Someone should buy Damon a new glove.

[SammyG]

Wow I hate the Rockies, and everyone that plays the Diamondbacks decides to play shitty. What the hell.

[DaveWadding]

HONG CHI KUO SHOWWWWWWWWW

[SammyG]

lol, that one was actually funny, I'll give you that.

We are still winning the division, tho.

[Skippord]

Ian Stewart is my hope for the Rockies future

[Dragon]

Wow, now we remember why Damon has been playing LF for the last year.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Saw one of the worst calls I've ever seen in the Angels/Rays game last night:

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200808193334488

Calls like that should seriously get that ump a pay cut.</font>

[ClockShot]

Girardi thinks Wang ain't gonna make a return in October. That's if the Yankees even make it to the postseason.

:wavesad:

[YOUR Hero]

Saw one of the worst calls I've ever seen in the Angels/Rays game last night:

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200808193334488

Calls like that should seriously get that ump a pay cut.

yeah, tough to see it from the Umps perspective.

[DaveWadding]

BRAD HAWPE SHOWWWWWWWWWWW

[Skippord]

Brad Hawpe is my hero rn

love that fucking guy

[SammyG]

2 games down. Meh. Been there before.

[FakeLaser]

No Yankee pitcher is pitching in October unless Kei Igawa clears waivers and someone claims him and like 74 pitchers on their team get hurt

[Gertner]

Friggen Purcey. Every game he pitches he gives up at least a hr.

[Loose Cannon]

I still remember 1978

[Gertner]

Saw one of the worst calls I've ever seen in the Angels/Rays game last night:

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200808193334488

Calls like that should seriously get that ump a pay cut.

that was the right call

[Innovator]

I hear the Rays REALLY want Kei Igawa, and Shields and Kazmir will go on the DL

[ClockShot]

Carl Pavano gets the nod to pitch saturday.

Now this I gotta see.

[YOUR Hero]

Ponson did well tonight for the Jays.

[SammyG]

I hate you, Padres.

[DaveWadding]

You should hate the Dodgers bullpen for sucking ass, not the Padres for being who you thought they were...

[SammyG]

THEY ARE WHO I THOUGHT THEY WERE.

[Gertner]

lol nice pitching staff yankees.

[Cooler Tom Schuler]

Going to go see the Twins at Angels Sunday. Haven't seen the Twins live since Knoblauch was on the team and Mark McGwire was on the Athletics.

[ClockShot]

Capt. Jeter joined the 2,500 hit club last night.

[YOUR Hero]

JAYZZZZ

Too late, but at leat they're making it intersting.

[SammyG]

3 games out.. yyyeahh, can't get any more out of reach than this, or we are fucked.

[ClockShot]

So so outing by Pavano. Figured he would have done better, but everybody on both sides brought their bat in the first few innings.

[Dragon]

LOL @ Pavano's quote after the game.

Carl Pavano: “This is what I get paid to do, obviously. This is what I live for. This is all I really know, to go out there every fifth day and do my job.”

He kept us in the game and thats all you can really ask of him. Hopefully he keeps pitching for that next contract from another team and pitches well the rest of the way.

Yankees need to finish the sweep today and head into the Boston series on a good note. Get to miss Beckett in that series so thats good (even though he hasn't been too great this year). Lester will probably dominate us but they should hit Wakefield and Byrd hard. Who knows though.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pelfrey</font> :love:

[DaveWadding]

YEAH FILTHIES

GET OUT THE BROOMS

[DaveWadding]

FUCK YOU RAUCH

[SammyG]

Wtf, fat boy. You're a Cubs fan. Don't be so fucking bitter that the Lakers destroyed the hell out of your Suns, and that my team made the NBA Finals. I don't care about the Dodgers nearly as much as I do for the Lakers. I would still like to see them make the postseason though.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Instant replay is set to begin on Thursday</font>

[Loose Cannon]

ugh

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>7-0 lead and the Mets still find a way to lose......ugh. Tomorrow's game is even more crucial now...they need Santana to get them back into first, and he needs to do it on his own because fuck knows the pen can't do it.

And watching the game, it's become even more clear that Pedro just doesn't have it anymore. It's a shame to see a Hall of Famer get lit up like a pinata and have so many injuries, distractions, and his dad passed away a few weeks back. :( I think it's about a 95% likelihood that he hangs 'em up after the season.</font>

[Gertner]

JAYS!

[ClockShot]

:'(

[DaveWadding]

LOL

NATS WIN AGAIN

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Red Sox have something like 20 of their last 29 games at home following tomorrow's series finale in New York. Really hope they pick up the W and the sweep tomorrow, gonna put a lot of pressure on the Yankees

[Innovator]

This win put the Yankees future out of their hands, gonna need a lot of help now

[Innovator]

Like Rays falling off the face of the earth and going 10-20

[ClockShot]

Almost blew it today. Thanks to Giambi and the 'stache for coming through.

Rest of the games we're practically playing all the teams going into postseason. Gonna be a tough 30 or so games to watch.

[DaveWadding]

DODGE SHOWWWWWWWW

7 IN A ROWWWWWWW

and 9 of their last 10...

This is officially the Samuel G Suicide Watch.

[DaveWadding]

Also, calling it now, if the D'Backs take the series, the Dodgers are fucking finished...and then Samuel G can focus the Rams sucking ass again.

[ClockShot]

Word flying around the 'net is that the Phillies grabbed Matt Stairs from the Blue Jays for a minor leaguer.

[ClockShot]

Also, 3 minor league pitchers from the Domican Summer League popped positive for steroids and got suspened 50 games. 2 from the Yankees and the other from the Cubs.

[Gertner]

jays sent Matt Stairs to the Phillies to maje room for Travis Snider. Can't friggen wait to see him. Strikeouts out alot, but can hit the longball.

[Triple A]

oh my god I hate Edwar Ramirez

[Gertner]

lol good job A-Rod. I thought for sure Ryan was gonna blow another game to the Yankees, but as soon as A-Rod came up I marked down a save.

[Gertner]

enjoy Halladay tomorrow by the way.

[RoXer]

Manny just hit a shot in the 3rd.

Fuck you SammyG

[RoXer]

Cunt. He hit another one. I couldn't see this one though, it was below me.

[Cooler Tom Schuler]

Twins just lost to a walkoff bunt.

[SammyG]

BOOYAH MANNY

[Gertner]

jays win again!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>CC Sabathia is a scoring change away from a no-hitter</font>

[DaveWadding]

DBacks acquire Lil Jew Eckstein.

[Gertner]

No if we could only deal Gregg Zaun....

[SammyG]

BOOYAH BRANDON WEBB

[YOUR Hero]

Gregg Zaun wants out but there are no takers. Oh well. Gritty player and all, love his character but he can't throw out baserunners and his batting avg and power are far too weak.

[FakeLaser]

edwar e ramirez weeps

[Gertner]

God i fucking love the Jays bullpen.

[ClockShot]

Still standing at the Alamo.

[Gertner]

Gregg Zaun wants out but there are no takers. Oh well. Gritty player and all, love his character but he can't throw out baserunners and his batting avg and power are far too weak.

lol that makes for a great baseball player. That prety much describes my skills.

[SammyG]

1.5 out.

[YOUR Hero]

lol that makes for a great baseball player. That prety much describes my skills.

I'm not saying he is a great ball player... if that is what you think I'm saying. What I'm saying is he has great character attributes, but his baseball skills themself are lack luster.

[Gertner]

lol no, i wasn't saying that. I'm saying that he's a major league player who can't hit, run, or field his position.

[YOUR Hero]

OK GOOD :mad:

Jays Win. Again.

[Gertner]

Travis Snider :heart

[ClockShot]

Fuck. Would have been a hell of a comeback last night.

White Sox LF Carlos Quentin got a fractured wrist. He'll have surgery on Monday. And will be out for about 2 weeks.

[Innovator]

Of course the Yankees are about to get no hit, some Seattle guy will get a no no

[Innovator]

sums up the season

[RBM]

'some seattle guy'? :nono:

Fuck Wilson Betemit. Mediocre, useless piece of shit has to go and ruin something awesome.

[DaveWadding]

Fuck Derek Lowe in the ass.

[Gertner]

JAYS!!!!!!!