Can someone just throw at his head ONCE THIS FUCKING DECADE

You gotta be fucking kidding me

Inno, we have no clue what you're talking about. Can we get some play by play?

Also, the Padres just tied the Rockies 3-3 in the 6th. The Padres epitomize the term "scraping runs together".

That was after the 2nd time Cervelli threw the ball into center field.

...Can't the Yankees and Red Sox ever play a 1-0 game or something? Seems like every time they play each other, it's a slugfest.

Padres drop the rubber game 5-3 to the Rox. Damnit.

<font color=goldenrod>Mets blow a 4-run lead in the 8th. Ugh. Fuckin fatass Fielder.</font>

I really hope the Yankees can pull off a victory tonight. With CC on the mound we have a chance. The Yankees better be picking up 2 pitchers at the deadline or at least bring up Betances or Buenuelos or something.

so excited that Rex Brothers and Charlie Blackmon are currently Rockies. love those guys.

You'll get Zambrano at the deadline. That's a lock.

I'd prefer Danks and Jackson. From what I heard Zambrano has some anger issues doesn't he? I want them to steer clear of someone with anger issues.

What? Anger issues? What? Noooo. Give us Montero please.

Big Z is a cool customer. When people say he's a hot head, they just mean because his head is all fat and sweaty.

...have you ever seen SportsCenter over the last 5 years? All Zambrano does is FREAK OUT FREAK OUT

When Z destroys gatoraid coolers and tries to fight his teammates, it's only because he cares a lot. He's got fire! He's a real gamer.

If the Yankees acquire Zambrano, they should also go get Michael Barrett.

Get Derrick Lee too. And get Carlos Marmol to be his personal closer.

Okay, I thought so. I kept on thinking it was someone else on the Cubs.

<font color=goldenrod>Bob Geren has been fired.</font>

I'll buy CC all the Capt. Crunch he wants if he plants one in Ortiz's back/shoulder/temple

Well I know what game on MLB TV I am watching tonight. Rizzo gets a early call up and is going to be batting 5th or 8th. I gotta say from the little I have seen of Rizzo I have to say I am pretty impressed.

Joba has a torn ligament in his right arm, Tommy John surgery likely.

Haha Cubs just hit back to back homers in the top of the ninth to take the lead

Oh bullshit now they're calling it a double.

...all he does every season is freak out at some point, and then apologize...

...well, "I'm sorry" doesn't cut it anymore...the Cubs should man up and trade him.

One inning too long for CC Sabathia :D.

Seven runs (Six earned) scored in the top of the 7th.

Saw Bryce Harper play. Not impressed. Manny Machado however is awesome.

Sox Sweep the Yankees for the second time this season!!

I don't know why the hell the Yankees can't win one series against those guys. God, I stayed up for that?

I made an graphical summary of the Twins' injuries right now.

I should have Morneau on there for his left wrist (and his head is clearly still not right).

Is Santana going to be coming back at all this year for the Mets?

Didn't they say mid june early july?

If The Boss were still alive, Girardi's head would be served to him on a silver platter 10x over, his ass in a sling, and both his legs broken. AND, after the left the office, Steinbrenner would call Lupica over the at the Daily News and say that "Girardi's on the hot seat".

If Hal got any of his father in him, he'd light one hell of a fire under this team's ass. And I mean throw in a tanker truck of gasoline and few propane tanks for good measure. Can't believe the BoSox swept us at home for the 2nd time in a row.

Hey look, another Braves injury. Only the entire starting outfield is on the disabled list though, no biggie.

Jake Arrieta has 8 wins for the Os and tied for the lead in wins in the AL despite the fact that tonight was only the 2nd time his pitched 7 innings.

Os are 30-31, probably the most bipolar team ever. One week they can't do anything wrong (like this week, sweep the As in 3 and pound the Rays tonight) and the next they can't do anything right (like last week where they got swept by the As).
Still its good I suppose to only be 5 GB of the Red Sox and still involved in the closest AL East race at this point in the season since the divisions were created.

<font color=goldenrod>Dillon Gee is quietly having a fantastic year. Could wind up being All Star material, not bad for a guy who started the year in Triple A.

PNC Park is hella nice. Had great seats tonight and great seats for the next two days, getting to see the park from all different perspectives, which is nice.</font>

...PNC is one beautiful ballpark...hopefully the Pirates will contend someday soon, and the world will be able to see it.

I think every team gets a representative in the all star game. Kosuke Fukudome could possibly be the Cubs representative. That would make him a two time all star. Lets just think about that for a minute....lol

Realignment is being tossed around in the labor talks. Bouncing one NL team to the AL side making it an even 15 teams on both sides. They're also talking about killing off divisions all together so the top 5 teams from both sides go to the playoffs.

Mind you this is just chatter and you can read it all on espn.com right now. But it makes for some interesting discussion between baseball junkies such as us. Don't ya think?

Oh dear Toronto. Ohhhh dear.

Balancing the divisions would create a lot of good changes with better balanced schedules and more "fairness" for spots instead of a 4-team division being equal to a 6-team division.

The biggest issue is the loss of tradition of the 2 leagues being seen as separate and the brief inter-league games no longer being special.

Never mind, just finished reading the article and MLB would still have the leagues act as being seperate and just push more inter-league games instead of a true combination of the leagues and balanced schedule.

<font color=goldenrod>I can see adding the Astros to the AL West and allowing interleague play to run all year, one series at a time. Interleague has overstayed its welcome anyway, so only having one series going at a time is a good thing.

There is zero chance they eliminate divisions though. That would mean you play the teams in your league an equal amount of times. aka a bunch of rivalry games are lost. No way in hell will MLB, FOX, ESPN, etc. allow there to be less Yanks/Sox games.</font>

Hey Gertner,

Granderson tied Bautista in home runs today. :yes:

A little late but Rizzo made a lovely debut, hitting the shit out of a Livan Hernandez piss ball in his second at bat. Kid's got a gorgeous swing, and his finish is real pretty. Hope he continues to develop.

The only way the Pirates will ever contend under current ownership is if there are plane crashes involving the Brewers, Reds, Cardinals, Astros, and Cubs all in the same season.

Astros to the AL West makes no sense with the Rangers already there.

My plan: Colorado to the AL West, Astros the NL West.

They're not THAT far off. Geritt Cole, their 2011 1st overall pick, should move through the system rather quickly and could be up by next year. They still have James Tallion moving ever closer, and their current crop iof youngsters in Walker, Alvarez and McCutchen provide a very solid offensive core.

Their top catching prospect, Tony Sanchez, is also getting closer and could be a very good offensive catcher, especially in tha ball park.

I think if they can get an ace (Cole) and a real #2 starter, they could compete in that division. It is not that strong.

The Dodgers, Padres, and Giants all play in the same division.

I think they should move one of the Pennsylvania teams to the AL. :shrug:

Always loved the idea of the Expos moving to the AL West (Las Vegas) and moving Pittsburgh to the NL East.

<font color=goldenrod>The idea is that the Rangers have no natural rivals as it is, they don't even play in the same time zone as the rest of the division. The Rangers and Stros would almost certainly become major rivals.</font>

The giants were absolutely murdered yesterday. It was white disgusting. The A's lost a close one to the Sox as well. Sheesh

Hey Narc did you see the Giants game yesterday?

Liriano perfect through 6 on 64 pitches :-/

Not anymore.

You assume that they will keep A. McCutchen, Jones, and Walker. It's proven time and again that as soon as a guy gets even mediocre near the end of his contract, he gets traded away.

See: McLouth, Nate

...My Bartolo Colon to the DL...dang it...he's been the ace of that staff.

<font color=goldenrod>Cool thing I noticed while at PNC Park. Joel Hanrahan has a WWE-esque titan tron video when he enters.

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Dude's been awesome this year. Should definitely make the All Star team.</font>

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How dare you.

Chances are Jeter might be going to the DL

Never realized until looking at that picture how alone Seattle is compared to the others teams. There are barely any teams in the actual western part of the country but at least they are all bunched up except for Seattle all the way up by itself.

I'd keep Seattle and toss out one of the Florida teams because the state barely supports their teams (and pro sports outside of the Dolphins in NFL).

That's not going to happen anytime soon with McCutchen and Walker. Neither are free agent eligible until 2016. Alvarez also won't eligible until that year. That's 5 years after this year. Gerrit Cole could be up as soon as next year, with Tallion following suit.

Not to mention, is the NL Central really THAT strong? Outside of the Cardinals, there's really no run away team. The Reds finished under .500 against 5 playoff/potential playoff teams last year. That suggests they played in a weak division and steamrolled lesser teams, but couldn't match up well against good ball clubs.

I'm not saying the Pirates are a lock, but it's not hopeless for them. If Cole and Tallion show up and pitch even mediocre (4.00 ERA or under) and their bullpen holds up, they have an outside shot at that division over the next 5 years.

In other news, Padres took the first game of their road trip against Colorado last night. Love the team so much when they're not at home, which is sad.

Os pitching coach resigned today with no advance notice due to personal reasons.

ugh..the former pitching coach Rick Kranitz moved on to Milwaukee and has done wonders for their staff. Mark Connor was supposed to be the guy that would do the same for the Os and aside from a shaky bullpen he had done well.

MLB will never allow both NY teams, both CHI teams, both LA area, or both Bay area teams to be in the same league, let alone the same division.

But I do find it at least a little bit humorous that this scenario had the Mariners moving to the same town that the Sonics did.

<font color=goldenrod>It would be pointless for me to continue watching baseball if the Mets got put into a division with the Yankees, Red Sox, AND Phillies.</font>

The Orioles have lost 14 straight in Toronto and are doing everything possible to ensure #15. I thought for sure the Os were catching Toronto at the right time since they lost 5 in a row and were trounced by Boston over the weekend but I guess not

Is there something in the water up in those Great Lakes?

i wonder if they did that on purpose

Adam Lind saves the day.

Padres are tied with the Rockies 1 to 1 in the bottom of the 5th as we speak. Winner takes the series.

Rockies just took a 4 to 1 lead in the bottom of the 6th. Latos got knocked out after 5 and a third. Well, this bitch is over.

<font color=goldenrod>Nice wording, Heyman.</font>

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Makes sense. Reyes is going to get anywhere from $15-$20mil a year, and he's hitting free agency in his prime. No need for the Sox to go after him. But, GASP, what if the Yankees were to get him?

Is that even a possibility? It would almost guarentee Jeter moving out of SS for good, which would help his health over the long term duration of his contract. Playing shortstop in your mid to late 30s everyday is not a plus in the health department.

Other teams could be the Angels, who failed miserably at signing Beltre, Soriano and Crawford this past offseason. They need to inject some more life into that offense. Reyes is perfect.

Giants are a big possibility. They lack the dynamic player that Reyes is, and I don't know if they have anyting remotely close to an above average, everday shortstop who's glove and bat plays. He'd be an immense fit in that ballpark, and on that team. Giants have the money to do it, as well.

I really don't think there are too many places for Reyes to go, honestly. There's only a handful of teams who could dole out the cash he's going to command on the open market. I don't think Sandy Alderson signs him, and collects draft picks instead. So, IMO, the Mets are out in terms of keeping him.

<font color=goldenrod>Seems you missed the point of the post. :o It's obvious that the Sox aren't gonna go after Reyes.

However, it's because Heyman says they "shot wad" with Crawford and Gonzo. :o Yikes.</font>

:-\ it's the analyst in me

<font color=goldenrod>K-Rod blows a save, he had converted 19 straight. Then in the 10th with 2 outs, Lucas Duda fucks up a simple play at 1st base that should have ended the inning, but instead allows the runner to move up to 3rd. DJ Carrasco then promptly commits a walk-off balk.

Fucking UGH. Despite a good road trip, losing like that leads me to believe they'll have a shitty homestand and the fire sale will finally happen.</font>

Lol

lolmets...


I'm sorry Vito.

<font color=goldenrod>If by "sex" you mean "seeing the Mets actually be competitive", I'd say George has it spot on:</font>

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Lol Cubs do the darndest things sometimes

McCourts are going to trial one more time to determine if the Dodgers are in Frank McCourt's name, or if it's community property between he and Jamie and should be sold.

What a mess. I heard if they don't get this TV deal with Fox, they won't make the next payroll.

Very unlikely. The Yankees are the last team the Mets would want to send their superstar SS to. And on the Yankees side, they don't even have the "nerve" yet to take Jeter and his .324 OBP out of the leadoff spot. Not likely they take him off SS all together. And theres nowhere for him to play if they do. Right now his bat is weak for a SS. Only other place for him would be DH and he would be the worst DH of all time.

Lou Piniella, Bernie Williams, Joe Torre all coming back for Old Timer's Day.

I'm a bit surprised Fox hasn't done more to force the McCourts out with all the countless loans and "mortgaging" of the future deals with them which ends every time of the owners wasting the money. Fox already managed to get MLB to intervene but MLB/Selig can't do much without changing some rules or ownership approval.

Its not all owed to Fox but they seem to be the go-to-guy for the McCourts when they need a quick cash boost each time.

I dont know how you can get 18 hits and lose by 4 runs..terrible

Jose Morales broke his thumb Wednesday and still threw out a base stealer

hardfuckingcore

Wow Adam Lind is on fire!

<font color=goldenrod>Jose Reyes is reportedly trying to switch agents from Peter Greenberg to...yep, you guess it, Scott Boras.

He's good as gone. :-\ Now it's just a question of whether the Mets think they can get more from trading him or from draft picks. It might be the latter, actually...since not too many contending teams are in need of a shortstop and as such they'd be less likely to trade a lot of talent for a rental player who is expecting to make more than Crawford.

Competing executives have said Reyes will absolutely get the Crawford contract he wants. I just don't know who the fuck is gonna give it to him. It certainly isn't the Mets. The Yanks won't boot Jeter out of the spot. The Sox have enough money tied up in hitting. The Cubs have Castro. The Cards are gonna invest every last dollar they have into keeping Pujols. The Dodgers don't have the money. The Phillies probably feel obligated to keep Rollins, and he'll be WAY cheaper.

Who does that leave? The Angels? The Tigers? The Reds? I just don't see where people think he's gonna get that enormous contract from.

I'll continue to hold out hope that he stays with the Mets for like 5 years, $90-100 million or something.</font>

Angles should be the huge front runners after getting almost nothing in the previous 1-2 offseasons while I think the Tigers are trying to lower their payroll after paying soo much for a team that got worse last couple of seasons.

Joe Buck has been awful so far but I really hope the nickname "Mr. Galore" sticks with Nunez for the rest of his career

This is painful listening to him.

<font color=goldenrod>McCarver just said that Russell Martin is leading the votes for AL catchers for the All Star Game. I know Yankees always get a ton of votes due to their fans stuffing the ballot box - but I needed to see it to believe it. It's true. Not only is Martin leading, but in 2nd place is Joe Mauer who just returned after missing 50+ games. Meanwhile Alex Avila, easily the most deserving catcher in the AL, is a distant 3rd.

Jeter is also leading his position, shock of shocks. Asdrubal Cabrera isn't far behind, and I gotta figure he gets the start if Jeter elects not to play due to injury/admitting he's been awful this year. Teix is leading the 1B ballot despite Gonzalez having an MVP year. On top of all that, Ichiro's 4th in AL OF voting, not far from getting in. Despite this being the first year he genuinely doesn't deserve to be there, I'm sure Japan will unite to get him into the game anyway.

I'd like to think this winds up finally being the year when the fan vote goes away due to it being obvious most fans don't vote based on numbers. But I'm sure Selig will once again say "it's the fan's game!!!" even though "the fans" refers to like 2 fanbases.</font>

Do like I do when Fox gets a yankees game. Or any other game for that matter. Mute the TV, put on the radio.

The only problem is the radio is usually ahead of the TV, so it doesn't sync up.

I thought A-Gon passed Teixeira this week. :cool: