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R0Xer1: Johnny Estrada just made Tim Worell look like Nolan Ryan
R0Xer1: and Andy Green swings first pitch R0Xer1: popped up to end the game R0Xer1: GO DBACKS |
Hard to take Leyland seriously when he's the same guy who batted Alexis Gomez (.125) fifth in front of Chris Shelton and Carlos Guillen.
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Shelton is a fluke
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He's a fluke in the sense that hes not going to keep hitting homers at this pace but he is still the best hitter on that team and is going to hit 35+ homers with a .900 OPS.
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I don't see him hitting more than 35 this season. My estimate would be 30-35.
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A better hitter than Guillen?
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he sure looks good at the plate at the moment.
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Randy Johnson not looking good at all, looking a lot like the beginning of last year. When you are up 4-0 going into the bottom of the first you don't expect to be losing 4-6 in the bottom of the second.
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Haven't really payed much attention to the Blue Jays at all, looks like they are hitting well so far though. I think they said 9 of their players are batting .300 or higher.
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Shelton put in a ton of work during the offseason. I think he may have actually reported to Lakeland before the pitchers and catchers this year, just so he could have extra time to work out at the team facilities.
The thing is, he'll keep getting pitches because he's the #6 hitter on the team. That lineup is so stacked, that they can't pitch around him because odds are that some combination of Granderson, Polanco, Pudge, Magglio, or D Young will aleady be on base with Guillen, Monroe, and Inge (all capable hitters) following behind him. So, I don't think 35 or maybe even 40 HRs are out of the question for him. |
<font color=goldenrod>Going to the Mets game tomorrow. Glavine vs. Hudson, should be pretty fun.
Some Mets fans REALLY piss me off though. They are 10-3, best record in the league, 4 games up in the NL East ..but even when they play like absolute crap for one game (with their least reliable pitcher on the hill and missing 3 regulars, including 2 of their best 4 hitters), they preach hellfire and declare tomorrow's game to be the whole season :| Fucking morons. Anyways, pumped for the game...hopefully at least one of Floyd/Beltran can come back.</font> |
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oh and when Benji Molina tags up of a fly ball and makes it to third without a throw, you know Damon's arm is bad. BUT he sure made a lot of nice running cathces tonight.
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Five minor leaguers suspended
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Hopefully by platooning at both corner infield spots someone will develope some serious trade value. Hinske and Hillenbrand could be packaged into something pretty nice if Hillenbrand starts to heat up. |
Nick Swisher with 4 home runs in 3 games :o
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Wow, awful call by the 2nd base ump in the Yankees/Blue Jays game. The ump called Damon out when the 2nd baseman clearly never was holding onto the ball. The ump called him out, then was confused and calls him safe. Then ultimately just calls him out for good.
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Still not had a Yankee game in the UK this season:(
I'm hoping Mussina can do what he does best tonight and give us a good outing...But Vernon Wells is on my fantasy team so i want him to go atleast 5-5, just no RBI's or extra bases. I hate divided loyalties:'( |
Mussina:cool:
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sweeeeep!
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HUDSSSSSSSSSSSSSON
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<font color=goldenrod>Thanks for fucking my fantasy team's pitching stats over for the week by leaving Westbrook out there, Eric Wedge :mad:
Also, Jose Valentin badly needs to be given some steroids. Let him get power back for a few games, then we can lose him when he is suspended as a result</font> :shifty: |
The Jays are playing too many games earlier than normal so far this year. This pisses me off as I miss them due to having to work for a living.
Is this the same for other teams? IE playing earlier than normal. |
Nope, regular 7:05 start times
Schilling picked up his 4th win toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite |
Yeah, besides the 12:30 start today it's been regular start times.
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Padres 1-4 at home this season and the Mets have a 4 game series coming up with them. :cool:
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LEW FORD + MICHAEL CUDDYER = TWiNS BASEBALL MOTHER FUCKER
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Anyone think its weird how minor leaguers keep constantly getting caught while guys in the majors arent? Could mean a different number of things; dudes in the minors not having enough resources to hide it, minor leagues taking it to get to the "next level," or maybe the MLB is going out of their way to catch these guys to show that they their system is actaully working. Pretty sure the minors got a stricter testing policy too though since there is no players union or anything (if I remember correctly, Selig put it into place one year before MLB got one)
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Prob has something to do with alot more players being in the minors. That and guys who know they won't make it unless they cheat
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And there is the issue that the minor league players aren't as well informed in terms of knowing exactly what they are taking.
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www.thegamelive.com woooooooo
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<font color=goldenrod>Holy crap, Matsui entered the record books last year by becoming the first player ever to hit a HR in his first AB of the season for 2 straight seasons...
and now he extended that streak with an inside-the-park HR in his first AB this year</font> :eek: |
and there goes Burnett. Didn't take long.
Yankees sucking big time right now. |
Damn Beckett had 2 ER after 7 but then gave up 3 in the 8th :mad:
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hahahah nice bullpen boston.
THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JAYS WIN! |
Good game.
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Seanez is fuckin awful, damn he has pitched awful every single time he has gone out there it seems. Even Foulke pitched pretty decent tonight and that dude has to blow it. Papelbon was lights out again thoughhh
SkyDome or Rogers Center or whatever its called now has a pretty shitty atmosphere, sounded like nobody was there until the 9th inning. |
Derrick Lee won't be able to masturbate for two months now.
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Jays need to get serious. FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
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Let's Go White Sox! *clap clap clapclapclap*
Let's Go White Sox! *clap clap clapclapclap* |
Derrick Lee = :wavesad:
Cubs Fans = :lol: |
ouch 8-1 jays in the 6th. kinda sucks stima when you actually play good teams eh?
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Fuckin Jays could actually contend for the playoffs this year with the hitting they've got, but i guess as always it all depends on pitching. Though Vernon Wells = :y: for fantasy baseball :cool:
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Also take a look at who you rocked, he isn't even a starting pitcher, Papelbon was suppose to take over incase of an injury in the rotation but he is too busy being the best closer in baseball and he didn't cost the Red Sox 50 millon dollars either :cool: Oh yeah - I don't play for the Red Sox, so I dunno why you keep refering to me like I do. Buttt just like everyone else, we'll see whats up at the end of the season. |
My AL East Prediction =
Sox Yanks Jays O's Rays I hope i'm wrong:\ |
Brewers:eek:
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I am not sure how it will turn out, but I am worried about the Wildcard. Since the Jays seem to be pretty legit this year, Red Sox are obviously good and the Yankees line up is flat out ridiculous it'll be tough for a team to win the wildcard in the AL East. I hope the Red Sox can win the East outright, but the WC only improves the chance of making the playoffs obviously.
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It'd be nice to see the Jays in the playoffs for once but i can't see them getting 1st or 2nd
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Indians bats have been on fire this year, 6 guys above .300. Blake and Haf among others have started the year well. Getting shut out a week ago to the Tigers started something.
Just a pity about the defence not being able to back up the run support. That and losing 2 relievers in one inning, as well as CC hasn't helped. |
Ugh, Radke
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Jim Fucking Thome. nuff said.
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The Royals won today! That's it. We're turning this thing around RIGHT NOW.
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how long is Lee out for?
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2-3 months...
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An examination by Cubs doctors in Chicago Thursday determined that Lee has two broken bones in his right wrist. The Cubs' first baseman fractured the distal radial and distal ulna bones in a collision with the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal in Los Angeles Wednesday night. Lee is expected to be in a cast up to six weeks.
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And B.J Ryan > Papelbon yeah Stima but the Jays have at least beaten credible teams. Who have the sox beaten except for the jays once? |
Man alive, doe Ortiz ever swing a lot at the 1st pitch. 2 run HR against Towers.
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friggen towers has been awful so far this year. can't get control of his command
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he's not got enough zip on his fastball and he's not hitting the corners (yet) like he needs to, to be successful.
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Nice to see Johnson have such a good outing after that last one.
8 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits (all by Tejada). Two nice starts in a row for the Yankees, Chacon and then Johnson today, hasn't happened often this year. Hopefully Moose continues to pitch well and does in his next start. AL East is gonna be ridiculous this year. |
Have the Devil Rays next, so hopefully that series goes well. Jays and Sox are after that so it would be nice to have some momentum going into those series.
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Last Johnson start looked like he had a dead arm. Sounds like if that was the case, he's over it.
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ESPN sucks. According to them, the only teams in baseball are:
St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Atlanta Braves New York Yankees Boston Red Sox New York Mets Barry Bonds Boring. Why can't the game of the week ever be Rangers/Indians? Phillies/D'backs? Twins/Blue Jays? |
Yeah, the Yankees one is kind of out there, they are 7-7
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Tell me about it Miz. I rarely watch Sunday Night Baseball anymore because it's the same teams over and over again.
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Generally it means we get good games here in the UK, although i think it was back in 99 or 00, we got atleast a dozen stinking Orioles games because ESPN got it wrong:rant:
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Damn Esteban Loaiza is terrible. Hitting 82 on the gun and probably isn't going to make his next start due to a combination of back spasms and sucking. What a waste of money that would be if Saarloos steps up in his spot and pitches like he did last year and Loaiza is left with nothing to contribute.
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another sweeeeeeeeep!
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Yankees lead the AL in ERA and are first in MLB in runs scored. I'm thinking we'll do ok.
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I just read that once in 2000, Toronto put this deal on the table:
Toronto gets: SP Pedro Astacio RP Jose Jiminez Colorado gets: SP Roy Halladay SP Chris Carpenter OF Vernon Wells ...and Colorado turned it down, because the owner didn;t want to trade the popular Astacio |
1. Roy Halladay
2. Chris Carpenter 3. Jason Jennings 4. Jeff Francis 5. Aaron Cook Would be the best rotation in the NL |
Actually, the way I understood it, it was just for Vernon Wells. But yes, the Rockies owners are morons. They also turned down an Astacio for Alfonso Soriano trade that same summer.
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lol
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I wish Toronto wouldn't have given up on Carpenter. Coming up he was the better prospect over Halladay. Carpenter's injuries slowed down his development big time but the Jays should have kept him.
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Hard to say what kind of success he would've had had he stayed in Toronto. Nowhere near the success in St. Louis, I can guarantee you that much.
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They also traded Chone Figgins for Kimera Bartee.
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When he came up he was a harder thrower had great movement on his change up. Now that he's in St. Louis, I don't get to see him, but I wonder iof he is still throwing with the same type of zip. |
Gotta nice start from Ervin Santana last night. This guy's looking promising.
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8-4-5 double play
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Toronto cast off.
He had one hell of a slider. If he can hit his spots, get ahead and then go to that slider, he'll do well. IF IF IF... |
When are people (Peter Gammons) gonna stop sucking Jose Reyes' dick? Hes not that good at all
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MLBtv is awesome. I am watching every game at once!!!
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"He's not exactly a threat to steal, but the threat is there" - John Kruk
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why did you delete your post about Gaudin?
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Carpenter wasn't anything special until last season though, if I was Toronto I would be happy with Halliday.
Anyway, I got to my first game tonight, Twins at Kansas City. Pretty fun, it's only the second time I have even seen them this year since only one game has been on TV here. Ruben Sierra came off the bench and hit the game tying RBI, which was fun, and then Nathan got the save. I almost like going to away games more than home games. |
Twins are off to a rocky start, they can't let themselves get too far behind, Detroit are already on a roll :\
Mussina pulled another beauty out of the bag last night, that guy has had one of the most consistent careers every, like one losing season or something, and that was with the O's. |
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<font color=goldenrod>Does baseball still mandate just one mandatory random drug test per year? Last year, after you were tested once you didn't have to be tested a 2nd time.
If that's the case, pretty obvious Bonds got tested early and is now back on the juice</font> :mad: |
Wow, awful game by the Yankees. The Devil Rays gave up 14 walks throughout the game and the Yankees only manage to score 2 runs and end up losing 4-2. 16 people LOB also, pretty ridiculous.
Bad baserunning as well and the offense just died. But at least Chien-Ming Wang faired pretty well lol, which is good. 7 IP giving up 2 ER. |
nice outing by the jays tonight. Vernon Wells is money
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lol btw remember how bad i got reamed for saying Gustavo Chacin was better than Joe Blanton?
Are you guys ready to apologise to me yet? |
It's way too early and their stats are very similar. The only thing you could really argue is hits.
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Chacin is 4-0
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My bad, read that post wrong. I thought you were saying Blanton was better.
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