MLB 2009 Season Thread

[YOUR Hero]

ROFFFFLLLLLLL @ Manny in the field today. Fucking hilarious.
explain.

[DAMN iNATOR]

So Smoltz strikes out 9 in 5 scoreless innings in his first start for the Cards. :wtf:

Why are you shocked at this? He clearly wasn't happy playing in Boston, let alone for an A.L. team...I think the Red Sox had heaped too much in the way of lofty expectations on Smoltz (a local guy from my hometown, btw), and now he's back in the N.L. and playing with the St. Louis Cardinals, where I believe he will flourish in his late career. I mean you mentioned the 9 K's in 5 innings, but that doesn't even include sitting down 7 in a row to set a Cardinals record for most consecutive K's. I believe he will prove to all the doubters out there that he can still be DAMNED GOOD in any pitching situation, whether starting, short, middle, or long relief, as an 8th inning-er, or as a closer. But I suppose we will all find out in the final month or so.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Oh, also mad frustrated that no matter what, the damned Tigers can't seem to get any more of a lead than 2.5 Games with 39 games left for them to play...they really should be at least 4 or 5 ahead right now, IMO. They just haven't had any offensive production lately, and plus it will be an immense help to Leyland to have Zumaya back whenever that happens as it will give him 12 and not 11, pitchers to work with.

[SammyG]

explain.
Just watch highlights or something. Ball hit down the line, looks like a double, manny chasing it, doesn't get it, runs into the wall, while ball deflects off to center field... he thinks Kemp is gonna run to get it, but Kemp doesn't do that. So Manny hangs out for a couple seconds, then when he sees Kemp isn't going for it, he runs and throws into third, and the guy has a triple.

Any other fielder would honestly had cut that ball off for a single....

Then he had one more fuck up , don't remember.

[SammyG]

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090823&content_id=6575454&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

there, watch the video.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Manny being Manny :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jeff Francoeur has a tear in his thumb...and now out of the blue Johan Santana is missing his scheduled start tomorrow to have an appointment with Dr. David Altcheck about his pitching elbow.

This is just unfuckingreal.</font>

[Boomer]

Frenchy has been our inside spy all along, so the plan is going along swimmingly.

But a lot of Braves fans just wanted him dead.

[DaveWadding]

New York Metropolitan Hospital

[Supreme Olajuwon]

20 years ago today, Commissioner Bart Giamatti gave Pete Rose a lifetime ban from the game of baseball.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Just Pete being Pete

[Skippord]

Jesus Christ Manny should not be a fielder

[McLegend]

It's comical how good Cliff Lee is in the NL.

[Gertner]

Fuck you Blue Jays. Fuck you.

[Skippord]

RYAN FUCKING SPILBORGHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

walk-off grand slam

[YOUR Hero]

Just watch highlights or something. Ball hit down the line, looks like a double, manny chasing it, doesn't get it, runs into the wall, while ball deflects off to center field... he thinks Kemp is gonna run to get it, but Kemp doesn't do that. So Manny hangs out for a couple seconds, then when he sees Kemp isn't going for it, he runs and throws into third, and the guy has a triple.

Any other fielder would honestly had cut that ball off for a single....

Then he had one more fuck up , don't remember.

Oh I saw all that.

I just don't get why you find it funny. The guy is a cancer.

[Loose Cannon]

Manny with the laser throw to the cutoff man, who was standing like 10 feet away, is my all-time favorite

[Innovator]

Going to the game tonight, sitting with the creatures in 203

[Splaya]

YEAHHHHHHH TIGERS BEAT THEM ANGELS 10-7.










I won't tell you guys how much of lead the Tigers had, or how I was sweating the 8th inning real bad though :shifty:

[SammyG]

I swear to fucking God if the Rockies go on a tear and win the NL West, I am gonna be pissed.

[Loose Cannon]

Derek Jeter MVP :love:

[SammyG]

lol @ Billy Wagner flip flopping and now joining the Red Sox

[ClockShot]

So many games does it take before Wagner and Papelbon start throwing punches in the bullpen?

[ClockShot]

Going to the game tonight, sitting with the creatures in 203

Hey, would you let the bullpen know I'll be paying them a visit in a couple weeks?

Appreciate it.

[Innovator]

Got it, got row 5, prime home run territory

[SammyG]

Johan out for the yearrrrr

[The Outlaw]

I swear to fucking God if the Rockies go on a tear and win the NL West, I am gonna be pissed.

Get ready.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Manny with the laser throw to the cutoff man, who was standing like 10 feet away, is my all-time favorite
I thought he cut off Damon's throw lol

I like the one where he goes to slide for the ball but his cleat got caught in turf, causing him to do a front flip.

[Hanso Amore]

Nothing beats Manny Rolling around on top of the ball.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>So Santana is out for the year, and ESPN is coming out that his elbow was an issue even back in 2007 and that was the reason that the Yankees and Red Sox balked at the trade.

However, it sounds like a fairly minor surgery, and he should be ready to go for Spring Training.</font>

[Boomer]

I'd still be worried though. Any arm trouble is bad news.

[The Gold Standard]

How is Joba 8-3 with a 3.98 era? I am a Yankees fan and I am dumbfounded.

[Loose Cannon]

I thought he cut off Damon's throw lol

I like the one where he goes to slide for the ball but his cleat got caught in turf, causing him to do a front flip.

oh yea, you're right, my bad. I always have it reversed. haha, that was tremendous though

[YOUR Hero]

Manny should just be a DH. -or is he 'against' that?

[McLegend]

Alright if you blow a game in August against the pirates I think it's safe to say you are done.

[McLegend]

Damn Brad Lidge.

[Loose Cannon]

just heard JJ Putz and Sheff just went on the DL today. lol. come on now

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yep, Putz was slated to pitch in a Class-A rehab game tonight...then he was scratched from it out of the blue and is now out for the season. I feel like the Mets are just giving up on rehabbing their players, not that I blame them...but fuck.

David Wright is expected to be back in September...and Beltran is hoping to get some games in before the end, but other than that...nada. The 2009 Mets will really live in infamy I think. Has there ever been a team that has lost their FIVE best players to the DL at the same time (three of them for several months)? The baseball Gods really wanted to make sure the Mets did nothing this year.

And to Boomer - while I'm a little concerned, I am slightly optimistic about Johan because it sounds like and injury he's been pitching through it for a while now...they just figure there is no point in making him push it when they are out of contention. If the Mets were healthy and in the race he'd probably still be in the rotation, ready to put off surgery until after the end of the year, like he did last year.</font>

[SammyG]

I fucking hate the fucking Rockies

[Skippord]

lol

TULOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWITZKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[SammyG]

I think I texted you saying fuck the rockies while wasted.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Another day, another season-ending Mets injury.

Oliver Perez getting hip surgery.

The Mets rotation is now Pat Misch, Tim Redding, Bobby Parnell, Nelson Figueroa and Mike Pelfrey.</font>

[SammyG]

I've only heard of Mike Pelfrey

[DaveWadding]

Justin Upton back in the lineup tonight.

[SammyG]

ETHIER, LONEY SHOWW

[Skippord]

god the Rockies need Cook back

[SammyG]

Padilla going for the Dodgers today...

[The Gold Standard]

AJ Burnett is stinking the place up.

[YOUR Hero]

probably Posada's fault!

:lol:

[Triple Naitch]

Nick Green is pitching for the Red Sox.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nick Green is pitching for the Red Sox.

Yeah, NESN post-game show had a stat that its been almost 80 years since Red Sox had 2 different non-pitchers pitch in a season.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol so Chris Carter was slated to be one of the two PTBNLs headed from the Red Sox to the Mets in the Wagner deal...so the Red Sox needed to put him through waivers first. The Yankees claimed him, and Boston had no choice but to pull him back...so now Carter can't be traded to the Mets until the offseason.

Literally can't think of one reason for the Yanks to do that other than to be like "lol fuck you" to the Sox and Mets...Boston now needs to carry him on the 40-man until the offseason where he will most likely do nothing but sit on the bench as a September call-up, meanwhile the Mets would have likely given him playing time but can't since he has to stay in Boston for the rest of the year. Gay.</font>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I really doubt they even thought about the Mets when they did this.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Maybe not, but it was still a pretty un-necessary move since Carter wasn't going to play in Boston whether on the roster or not. Screwed the poor guy out of playing time once the next Mets injury inevitably occurs.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

big leagues

[SammyG]

Biiiiig win for LA, 4 games up now.

[Triple Naitch]

Wow, Scott Kazmir is going to the Angels. How did he even reach the Angels through waivers?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Wait, what? Tampa's only 3.5 games out of the Wild Card. What the fuck are they doing?

[Triple Naitch]

I've heard they are going to try and unload Crawford and Pena in the offseason too.

[ClockShot]

Kazmir to the Angels.....

We're screwed.

[Evil Vito]

I've heard they are going to try and unload Crawford and Pena in the offseason too.

<font color=goldenrod>I'd fucking LOVE for the Mets to get Carl Crawford. Most teams probably could offer better prospects...but if the opportunity presented itself I'd jump at it. Not only would Citi Field be a great place for him to hit, but they need speed-burners in that outfield.

If Reyes comes back healthy, a Reyes-Crawford punch at the top of the order would be awesome.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

Kazmir to the Angels.....

We're screwed.

Kazmir hasn't been all that good this year. This is a bold move by Tampa. I like it.

[CSL]

I don't have a whole lot of interest in baseball but I'm watching ESPN online atm and find it pretty fucking hilarious that MLB have 'Kids, don't take steroids!' adverts

[Droford]

Wait, what? Tampa's only 3.5 games out of the Wild Card. What the fuck are they doing?

With any help from the Os they'll win the Wild Card since they play the Os 8 more times though the Os also play Boston 5 more times.

[RP]

I follow the Cubs, but when i'm in a baseball money league, i follow baseball hardcore.

[Droford]

I don't have a whole lot of interest in baseball but I'm watching ESPN online atm and find it pretty fucking hilarious that MLB have 'Kids, don't take steroids!' adverts

Little Leaguers have "I won't cheat" on a patch on their uniform for the LLWS.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg1/oneeyejack54/iwontcheat2.jpg

I think Little League mainly has overage players as most of their "cheating". Forgot what year it was where the pitcher was dominate with 1-2 no hitters and then later found to be a few years over the limit.

[Skippord]

Tim Lincecum is Satan

pretty sure of it

[Triple Naitch]

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg1/oneeyejack54/iwontcheat2.jpg

I think Little League mainly has overage players as most of their "cheating". Forgot what year it was where the pitcher was dominate with 1-2 no hitters and then later found to be a few years over the limit.

Danny Almonte. Wound up being like 15.

[Loose Cannon]

just heard this morning that Kazmir went to the fucking Angels. And he's 4-0 against the Yankees and Sox this year. ughhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Looks like Homer Bailey finally has his shit together. 8 shutout innings and 7 Ks last night against the Dodgers.

He's been working on a splitter and it's starting to be a pretty effective pitch. Maybe he won't be a bust after all.

[YOUR Hero]

I hope Bailey does get it together.

[SammyG]

So weird seeing a knuckle baller for the Dodgers. First one since Tom Candiotti prolly.

[Dragon]

Sergio Mitre and Chad Guadin combine for a 1 hitter against the White Sox. Thats gotta be pretty embarassing for them.

Pretty crazy, Yanks are only 8 wins away from their total from all of last year, with 30 somthing games to play.

[Skippord]

Kung Fu Panda needs to get hurt

fuckin' guy and all his home runs

[Hardkore Kidd J]

Kazmir to the Angels.....

We're screwed.

Nah, the Red Sox are screwed. Cause think about it unless we fall to second place. We're not even gonna face the Angels. I think we'd only be facing the Angels if we got the Wild card. But, even if that weren't the case at least we got HFA.

[Droford]

For all the talk of the Rockies its now the Giants who are a game back in the WC and like 5 games back of LA.

I picked them to win the NL West in the offseason thread back in march. Damn I feel smart.

[Skippord]

the Dodgers are winning the west

not sure about the Rockies or Giants winning the Wild Card right now.

Rockies are getting bitchslapped after having a 5-2 lead in this game.

[SammyG]

Rockies suck.

[Skippord]

I firmly disagree with that

although the last 5 games support your statement

[ClockShot]

Brad Penny finds a job with the Giants.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Reds and Pirates are playing a day night DH today at Great American Ball Park

The first game drew less than 2,000 people lol

[Loose Cannon]

lol awesome

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090831/capt.a0ab70d8a071454f9e425e75a0c28496.pirates_reds_baseball_csb107.jpg

sea of red

5 of the Reds' minor league affiliates drew more than 2,000 fans yesterday

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Brad Penny finds a job with the Giants.

Probably gonna become a Cy Young candidate now

[ClockShot]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Innovator]

CMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

[Triple Naitch]

Wow, didn't think Penny signing with the Giants would create this much of a reaction.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I'm assuming something good happened for the Yankees.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I bet they signed Hideo Nomo and ClockShot was just starting a Nomo chant.

[Triple Naitch]

Figured it out

http://twitter.com/Ledger_Yankees/statuses/3676546317

[Skippord]

lol ESPN

last week talking about the Rockies winning the West and being a threat in the playoffs and now pretty much saying they're dead

[Innovator]

Pettite took a perfect game to two outs in the 7th

[Loose Cannon]

AHHHHHHHH are you kidding me :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[The Gold Standard]

Damn Hairston. However, I am happy with the win.

[The Gold Standard]

Trades Happening:

[The Gold Standard]

Thome is a Dodger

[The Gold Standard]

Contreras is a Rockie

[The Gold Standard]

Garland is a Dodger

[RP]

WTF


MLB's trading deadline is dumb.

[Skippord]

Contreras is a Rockie
uh cool?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Makes sense to see this flurry of moves...players need to be on your 25 man roster by August 31st to qualify for the postseason (only other way to be on the postseason roster despite not being there Aug. 31 is to fill in for someone on the 60 day DL)</font>

[Skippord]

pretty psyched about the Contreras deal after reading more about him

hopefully he can be a good fifth starter for a bit

[YOUR Hero]

18-11 Jays.

needed 7 runs in the 9th to seal the deal after having an 11-0 lead.

[Hardkore Kidd J]

Wow, I never would have thought Thome and Garland would become Dodgers. The Dodgers are go far in the playoffs let me tell you that. They might even win the World Series.

[Hanso Amore]

Wow, I never would have thought Thome and Garland would become Dodgers. The Dodgers are go far in the playoffs let me tell you that. They might even win the World Series.

LOL

Come on

garland is a number 5 start at this point.

Thome will only see the field as a Pinch Hitter.

THese trades arent going to change a thing.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That's one hell of a pinch hitter though.

[Hanso Amore]

For sure he isa weapon, but he is not a season changing aquisition. The guy will see maybe 8 Post season at bats at best before the world series.

[Hardkore Kidd J]

LOL

Come on

garland is a number 5 start at this point.

Thome will only see the field as a Pinch Hitter.

THese trades arent going to change a thing.

I know I wasn't saying that just because of a trade. Even without Thome and Garland I thought they'd really go far in the playoffs. For the whole year I thought they'd make it to the World Series. Because they have a good team going.

[SammyG]

Not as confident as I was last year. Manny really sucks right now. Hopefully with that HR last night he snaps out of it.

As far as Garland-Thome go, meh, I don't think it's that big of a deal. Thome is gonna be a pretty good pinch hitter, yeah, but I dunno bout Garland. Then again, dude is hot right now, so it might help us out. I still don't know if we can get past the Cardinals and the Phillies.

[Dragon]

Whats the deal with the helmet David Wright is wearing tonight? I know he got that concussion so I'm guessing its for better protection? Looks pretty ridiculous but I guess better safe than sorry.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah that helmet looks absolutely ridiculous...but it's going to be mandatory in the minor leagues next year I believe, only a matter of time before it becomes mandatory in MLB.</font>

[Dragon]

Wright looks like the guy in Spaceballs with that on.

Although if I got hit in the head with a 95 MPH fastball I'd be wearing it too.

[Dragon]

http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/ea3fdf11fd7c92fe616d3f9ee686cbbb.png

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

LOL holy shit, I saw someone holding it up and I was like "What's the big deal?" Now that I see it on somebody's head WOW

[Skippord]

lol fantastic

[SammyG]

lmao @ David Wright.

[Skippord]

I'm not thinking that helmet's too safe if you get hit in the ear

[Emperor Smeat]

I'm not thinking that helmet's too safe if you get hit in the ear

Yeup seems to be padding more of the forehead than just increasing the size of a regular helmet to include the ears.

[DaveWadding]

I'm not thinking that helmet's too safe if you get hit in the ear

or maybe because that's the ear that doesn't need to be protected?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/ea3fdf11fd7c92fe616d3f9ee686cbbb.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mhzCr7TmSGg/SOa4llqr2YI/AAAAAAAAAC8/jhmeIM-bX9E/s400/darkhelmet.jpg

[RP]

LOL that helmet doesnt look wright

[YOUR Hero]

Nice

[Skippord]

or maybe because that's the ear that doesn't need to be protected?
yeah Dave I noticed that after the time of that posting

[Loose Cannon]

lol @ helmet.

ugh, I hope they don't start making that the style throughout all baseball leagues from Tea Ball through the MLB. That looks horrendous

[SammyG]

Sweet catch by Dre last night.

[Jeritron]

big head mode in Ken Griffey Baseball

[Triple Naitch]

That pic's not showing his left side, which is the side which faces the pitcher when he is at bat.

[Triple Naitch]

He also kinda looks like a 6 year old Make-A-Wish kid who got to spend a day with David Wright.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Meh, if that helmet becomes mandatory in every league it'll just start looking normal.</font>

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Feel like they could do something more advanced than that. Just took the same helmet they had before but made it bigger, I dunno, we got people walking on the moon here come on

[The Gold Standard]

That helmet is insane. I thought Wright was a little kid for a second.

[YOUR Hero]

Feel like they could do something more advanced than that. Just took the same helmet they had before but made it bigger, I dunno, we got people walking on the moon here come on

haha, good point.

Batters should wear goalie masks

[ClockShot]

Senator Schilling, anybody?

[Triple Naitch]

Wow, Sox just got 3 straight walks and a wild pitch to tie the game at 5 without a hit.

[YOUR Hero]

6-5.

[YOUR Hero]

;)

[Triple Naitch]

You mean 8-5


:nono:

[Skippord]

The Giambinoooooooooooooooo

[DaveWadding]

DODGEEEEE SHOWWWWWWW

[Innovator]

Brad Penny debuts for the Giants and dominates

Anyone still buying the NL being better than the AL?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Giants have batted just .226 through their last 6 games yet have still won 4 of them. Scary to think what their record would be if they had an offense to go with their pitching.</font>

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Fucking Brad Penny

[SammyG]

DODGEEEEE SHOWWWWWWW
uh.... Best record in the NL? What? Gonna make the playoffs while both your teams suck? What?

[OssMan]

Jeff Francouer has the most at bats on the Mets

...

wtf

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Josh Thole</font> :cool:

[Skippord]

Marquis pitched so awful today

worrying

[DaveWadding]

uh.... Best record in the NL? What? Gonna make the playoffs while both your teams suck? What?

Don't know anything about baseball except "MAAAAAANNYYYYYYYWOOOOOOOD" What?

[Skippord]

I'm going to pick the Cardinals to win the World Series this year

just throwing that out there for no real reason

[The Gold Standard]

I could see the Cards getting there. They are pretty good.

[The Gold Standard]

and very underrated

[Skippord]

because I'm in love with Matt Holliday I'd like to see him win it

[Loose Cannon]

so apparently A-ROD collided with a female cop in yesterday's game and copped a feel or something. lol

[Dragon]

Yankees offense has just been ridiculous this year. 7 players with 20 or more homeruns and Jeter at 17.

OPS+
A-Rod - 140
Tex - 138
Posada - 134
Damon - 132
Jeter - 128
Cano - 125
Matsui - 124
Swisher - 123
Melky - 98

For anyone that doesn't know, 100 is league average.

[ClockShot]

Jonathan Papelbon fined 5k for delay of game. Took him a while to throw his first pitch on tuesday night.

:lol:

[SammyG]

Don't know anything about baseball except "MAAAAAANNYYYYYYYWOOOOOOOD" What?
Haha, I don't know anything about baseball? ok, fat retard.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

oh you two

[DaveWadding]

Haha, I don't know anything about baseball? ok, fat retard.

West W L Pct GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 80 55 .593 --

Home Road
42-27 38-28

East Cent West
16-12 18-16 37-18

Streak L10
Won 1 6-4

[DaveWadding]

# of Western division teams the Dodgers will face in the Playoffs: 0.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Actually there will more than likely be a second team from the West in the playoffs, Dave.

[DaveWadding]

Yes, but the Cardinals are going to end up with the best record and therefore get to face the Wild Card team.

[Triple Naitch]

It wouldn't matter anyway because you can't play within your own division in the first round.

[DaveWadding]

And there you go.

[Skippord]

Jason Giambi is my hero

[Triple Naitch]

Why Wright ditched protective helmet (http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/117451-why-wright-ditched-protective-helmet)

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After two days of non-stop jokes -- all at his expense -- David Wright (http://www.fannation.com/tags/show_tag/3827) ditched his Great Gazoo helmet Thursday and went back to the standard-issue one he has worn throughout his career. Wright first wore the new Rawlings S100 when he returned from a concussion Tuesday against the Rockies (http://www.fannation.com/tags/show_tag/59). He wore a slightly different version of the new, more protective helmet during a pinch-hit at-bat Wednesday. By Thursday morning, he had had enough.
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[Emperor Smeat]

I don't blame Wright for making the change since the Dark Helmet version looked horrible. But at the same time kind of bad that the ridicule was soo much he's willing to go back to the original helmet instead of something that could protect him more.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol @ that article being written in a way that makes it sound like Wright just got sick of the jokes.

The real reason is the thing didn't even fit and kept sliding around his head. They might need to make customized versions for every player once they become mandatory.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

The great Gazoo

[YOUR Hero]

So Clemens has dropped his defamation suit against MacNamee. (or however you spell it)

[ClockShot]

O's were wearing throwback uniforms today.

Very, very nice.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Sheffield is "extremely close" to being shut down for the rest of the season. Omar refused to trade him to the team that claimed him (who I'm pretty sure was either the Giants or Rockies), and instead they get nothing for the guy and he's barely played at all since the non-move. Little things like that are what annoy me most about Minaya.

Although I like Jerry, he does make some curious lineup decisions. Right now, I'm thinking Josh Thole and Omir Santos should be handling all of the catching for the rest of the year, as the Mets have bigger needs to fill next year so you may as well see what those two guys can bring to the table. But today, Brian Schneider is out there, bringing his .185 batting average, against a lefty to boot. Thankfully only 26 or so games left in this dismal season.</font>

[Splaya]

Tigers are putting together a nice little stretch of baseball.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pirates are sitting at 81 losses. So one more loss seals up their 17th straight losing season. God damn.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

<font color=goldenrod>Pirates are sitting at 81 losses. So one more loss seals up their 17th straight losing season. God damn.</font>

Yeup, sort of feel sorry for them since thats a long amount of time to never reach at least .500 and they tend to have good players/teams. But then they also have horrible management and seem to screw up every year badly which makes it hard to feel sorry for them.

[OssMan]

It has come to my attention that Willie Harris's at-bat music is Ice Cream Paint Job. LOL

[Splaya]

Tigers win after Brandon Inge's grand slam in the ninth inning. The Twins also lose, so the Tigers are now 7 games up and their magic number is 22

[Triple Naitch]

It has come to my attention that Willie Harris's at-bat music is Ice Cream Paint Job. LOL

Cream on the inside, clean on the outside.

[Skippord]

Jason Giambi has the greatest walk up music ever

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Glad to see a great game from Murphy yesterday, driving in all 4 Met runs. His season numbers don't seem terribly impressive when looked at as a whole, and he certainly didn't wind up as the electric number 2 hitter I thought he would be, at least not this season (not that they could afford to continue batting him 2nd when Reyes got injured)...but he had a couple of really tough months when pitchers adjusted to him, and it seems like he's finally made his own adjustments.

Hope he can finish up the year strong, because he's most likely gonna be back at 1B in 2010 (no way they can move him back out to LF). I envisioned him batting around .280 or so in his first full season, and he's gonna fall short of that mark but considering he had to be bumped down the order I don't think it's that bad. Francesa stills rips into him and declares him a huge bust every time somebody mentions his name. Fat fuck.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit, Chris Carpenter has just been absolutely insane. I didn't think anyone was gonna touch Lincecum for the NL Cy Young but I think Carpenter's pulled ahead.</font>

[ClockShot]

Hmmmmmmm. If it's in the cards, I'll be catching CC vs. Jeremy Guthrie when I go to the Stadium this sunday. Pitchers subject to change of course.

Worse comes to worse, Knit Cap Day. :yes:

[SammyG]

Manny did not deserve to be ejected today.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yessssss, Mets add RHP Tobi Stoner to the roster :cool:

Their Triple-A team...goddamn:

* The Bisons were 0-63 when trailing after eight innings, and 2-59 when trailing after seven innings.</font>

[Skippord]

Tulowitzki's hurt now :(

so many injuries in the past 3 weeks for the Rockies. Kinda weird actually

[DaveWadding]

Billingsley vs. Buckner tomorrow. Yay?

[Skippord]

lol Chris Young going off the last two games

[YOUR Hero]

Is he hitting above .200 yet?

[Innovator]

Hmmmmmmm. If it's in the cards, I'll be catching CC vs. Jeremy Guthrie when I go to the Stadium this sunday. Pitchers subject to change of course.

Worse comes to worse, Knit Cap Day. :yes:
DAMMIT, when I went it was model Ford Mustang day for 14 and younger

[Innovator]

Though last year I got a gold Yankee Stadium keychain, still use it

[DaveWadding]

Is he hitting above .200 yet?

No. I dont know why you'd expect him to, it has been a down year, and he's never hit over 250 in the majors anyways.

[The Gold Standard]

I really think the Cardinals are going to win the NL this year.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So Blue Jays fans

thoughts on Edwin Encarnacion?

[SammyG]

I really think the Cardinals are going to win the NL this year.
Me too kinda :(

[Skippord]

Is he hitting above .200 yet?
I doubt it but 4 home runs in two games is pretty good for him

[Loose Cannon]

Carpenter has been fucking ridiculous this summer. like are you serious Chris Carpenter???? 11-0 with like a 1.87 ERA the past 11 starts

[DaveWadding]

lol Chris Young going off the last two games

Is he hitting above .200 yet?

No. I dont know why you'd expect him to, it has been a down year, and he's never hit over 250 in the majors anyways.

Just because I want to try out this new Baseball Reference feature, here are the stats for all 4 of his pro seasons.

<PRE>
Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
2006 22 ARI NL 30 78 70 10 17 4 0 2 10 2 1 6 12 .243 .308 .386 .693 73
2007 23 ARI NL 148 624 569 85 135 29 3 32 68 27 6 43 141 .237 .295 .467 .763 89
2008 24 ARI NL 160 699 625 85 155 42 7 22 85 14 5 62 165 .248 .315 .443 .758 91
2009 25 ARI NL 112 403 347 40 69 23 4 11 33 11 2 49 106 .199 .302 .383 .685 75
4 Seasons 450 1804 1611 220 376 98 14 67 196 54 14 160 424 .233 .305 .436 .741 86
162 Game Avg. 162 649 580 79 135 35 5 24 71 19 5 58 153 .233 .305 .436 .741 86
</PRE>

[ClockShot]

Wonderful.

Yanks reliever Dave Robertson has been shut down until further notice. Going to see the dreaded Dr. James Andrews to be evaluated for tightness in his elbow.

So yeah, season's probably over if you're gonna go see him.

[Innovator]

-Damn, Robertson was really coming into his own over the last two months

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Mets call up Tobi Stoner. FUCK YES.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jung Bong needs to pitch in MLB again.

Stoner vs. Bong would be the best pitching matchup since Colon vs. Wang</font>

[Dragon]

Jeter only 3 hits away from tying Gehrig for the most all time hits by a Yankee.

Pretty crazy seeing some of the Yankee records Jeter will have when he is done. Just kinda weird seeing him up there with Gehrig, Ruth, Mantle, etc...on some of these records.

[Innovator]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MELKYYYYYYYYYYYY

[SammyG]

WHATS UP WADDING

[Jeritron]

No doubt that Jeter is the man (Red Sox fan)

[DaveWadding]

WHATS UP WADDING


Oh nothing buddy, some guy with a fucking 8 ERA held the Dodgers to 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings, then the worst bullpen in the majors decided to work their 8th inning magic (which I thankfully did not stick around to witness). Another day at the office.

Billy Buckner's ERA before his last 2 starts (both against the Dodgers): 8.63 (currently 7.43)

Billy Bucker's ERA in starts vs. the Dodgers: 1.89

Did I mention he has a fucking 8 ERA?

[Skippord]

Esmerlin Valdez done fucked up

[Skippord]

EY JR with his first home run today

:love:

[OssMan]

No Yankees player has ever had 3000 hits? Really?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Not 3000 while in a Yankees uniform.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Paul Waner, Dave Winfield, Ricky Henderson, and Wade Boggs are all technically Yankees with 3,000 hits. But they got a lot of them on other teams.

[Loose Cannon]

Jeter :love:

[Loose Cannon]

lol, this is hillarious. The 2009 Mets Monopoly game

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/The-Mets-Messy-Season.html

[Loose Cannon]

Redding opens spring training by allowing five runs against the University of Michigan and begins the season on the DL. Maybe he should of stayed there. His ERA stands at 5.70 through Thursday. lol

[Emperor Smeat]

lol, this is hillarious. The 2009 Mets Monopoly game

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/The-Mets-Messy-Season.html

Why do the Mets owe Bobby Bonillia money and who decided to make it that small that it doesn't get finished until 2035 ?

[SammyG]

Oh nothing buddy, some guy with a fucking 8 ERA held the Dodgers to 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings, then the worst bullpen in the majors decided to work their 8th inning magic (which I thankfully did not stick around to witness). Another day at the office.

Billy Buckner's ERA before his last 2 starts (both against the Dodgers): 8.63 (currently 7.43)

Billy Bucker's ERA in starts vs. the Dodgers: 1.89

Did I mention he has a fucking 8 ERA?

uh... do you understand that all that matters are Wins and Losses? Suck it. 4 runs in the 8th, fat bitch.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

You two are so classy. I just love it. I hope you both have children so you can teach them sportsmanship.

[SammyG]

:)

[ClockShot]

Captain Jeter decided to play today.

[ClockShot]

THERE IT IS!

[SammyG]

Congratulations to Derek Jeter. I really like him a lot.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Jeter is a guy that just drives me absolutely insane. Perennial All Star, a million endorsements, face of the franchise, always kills the Mets in interleague play without fail.............but all it is is a testament to how great he really is. Congrats to him.

Scary to think that in a few years there aren't going to be any single digit numbers left for the Yankees to wear. Jeter's #2 is obviously getting retired, and I'd have to think Torre's #6 will as well when he stops managing.</font>

[Skippord]

MR LATE NIGHT SETH SMITH!

[DaveWadding]

RAMON TRONCOSHOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Skippord]

lol walk off walk

[SammyG]

Yeah, I hate Troncoso. I stopped watching it the second he threw the ball away.

[YOUR Hero]

Seems like the only time the Jays win is when they play early untelevised games. They save all their losses (many) for TV.

[YOUR Hero]

lol walk off walk

Reynolds :cool:

[The Gold Standard]

Jeter is going to do it tonight in his first at bat. I am feeling it.

[Boomer]

He's probably going to do it tonight before his first at-bat. That's what makes him great.

[The Gold Standard]

You are probably right. I mean he is the fucking man

[Triple Naitch]

I respect the shit out of Jeter, but you guys are so gay.

[DaveWadding]

JETER LIKES WINE COOLERS

[ClockShot]

2,722!

[YOUR Hero]

Jays win. ON TV!

[Droford]

With a game in less than 13 hours, it amazes me that they are trying to get this game in still in the 7th with the Os up 10-4.

Oh, and I think Jeter is giving a press conference about how great he is while the game is being played (he was pulled) and the stadium is just about empty.

Strange night..

[YOUR Hero]

Jeter stated somewhere last week(??) that he wants to break Pete Rose's hits record.

Anyone think he can do it?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I really don't think so, but he'll be close. Given that he averages around 190 or so hits a year and is already 35, I think he'll finish up somewhere around 3,700-4,000.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

Iichiro, has + 3,100 hits or so playing in Japan and the MLB. Think he can surpass rose's numbers?

[ClockShot]

He just cracked 2,000 last week. I know he gets maybe around 200 hits give or take a season. I mean, he owns the single season hit record, right?

Then of course, age plays a factor as well.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol the Mets' magic number for being eliminated in the Wild Card is 2. They are likely going to be eliminated from the Wild Card before the division. The Royals are in that boat already, they are out of the Wild Card and one more loss from them or a win by the Tigers, White Sox, or Twins puts them out of the division.</font>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Speaking of Ichiro, he needs 4 more hits to break the record for consecutive seasons with at least 200 hits with 9. He and Wee Willie Keeler have each done it in 8 straight seasons.

[SammyG]

Dodgers need to sweep the Giants here.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL Madson blows the save and the Mets have scored 10 runs

Shame K-Rod will probably blow it.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>K-Rod actually puts up a 1-2-3 inning. :eek:

Words cannot express how much I would love for the Phillies to pull a 2007 and 2008 Mets.</font>

[Skippord]

Esmil Rogers making his first start today is a bit worrying

however I just read an article about how his father wouldn't come see him play until he made it to the major leagues so I'm quite happy for him

[Jeritron]

Iichiro, has + 3,100 hits or so playing in Japan and the MLB. Think he can surpass rose's numbers?

He can easily meet or surpass Rose's number, but it doesn't really surpass it in any real sense because of the different leagues. It won't be recognized.

I'm not neccessarily saying the Japanese hits are lesser, or don't count, but it's just a bit of a stretch.

He definitely could have reached the number had he been playing in MLB from the start.

[Jeritron]

As for Jeter, no I don't think he will beat Rose's record. He's great, and he will pass 3,000, but he's a bit old to be on any pace for over 4,000.

[Jeritron]

He'd have to average 200 hits a season for the next 8 seasons, assuming he plays to age 43.
Of course, he could conceivably average less than that, but he'd have to play well into his forties.

[Skippord]

fuck you walk off walk

:(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Chad Gaudin's girlfriend has some ridiculous knockers.</font>

http://www.wagrankings.com/images/wives/mlb/syndal_gorden.jpg