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#1681 |
LIMITLESS
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Fucking Marmol. But I'll take it.
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#1682 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Shit, Josh Hamilton has 47 hits in June.
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#1683 |
Inno Knows.
Posts: 43,710
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ROBBIE CANO! DON'T CHA KNOW?!
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#1684 |
Time to Nut Up or Shut up
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WOW, I didn't think we'd get 4 runs off Broxton.
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#1685 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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AL won the overall interleague series yet again, but it was closer this year than it had been the last several. Ordinarily I'd be annoyed seeing the Yankees get a come-from-behind win like that, but not when it's against any NL team that looks like it will be a playoff contender.
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#1686 |
Inno Knows.
Posts: 43,710
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Good thing is that Dave Long Eiland is coming back Tuesday, hopefully he can fix whatever the fuck is wrong with AJ Burnett
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#1687 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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I keep forgetting about draft pick compensation. Makes the thought of getting Cliff Lee even more tempting. He'll be 32 after this year and is going to want over $100M. Letting him walk and grabbing two top draft picks wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, even if you do have to part with Mejia.
2 (hopefully 3) months of Lee, Santana, Pelfrey, Niese (and Dickey if he continues his amazing run) is hard to pass up. Plus factor in the potential for the return of a healthy Beltran, a bounce-back second half for Bay, and a manager and GM who will probably be fired if they don't make the playoffs...I think they might have to go for it. |
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#1688 |
Inno Knows.
Posts: 43,710
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The Orioles are +100000 for winning the AL East.
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#1689 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
Posts: 16,875
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Yeah, but what's their magic number?
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#1690 |
Inno Knows.
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Orioles magic number is 112.
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#1691 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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Go figure that Dickey would have his first bad start now that I picked him up in fantasy
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#1692 | |
President of Freedonia
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#1693 |
Steelers Homer
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#1694 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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Shit. That was scary looking. Joel Zumaya threw a 99 MPH pitch and then immediately went down to his knees, screaming in pain, his pitching hand visibly shaking.
Dude gets injured so often, but nothing like that. Kinda wonder if he'll ever be able to be a flamethrower again. |
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#1695 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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#1696 |
The Wretched
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Braves game was awesome tonight. That crowd was just pumped as hell. Strasburg was great, but his team just sucks right now.
Heyward to the DL. May not see the light of the All-Star game. Hasn't been playing well at all with that injured hand for two months. |
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#1697 |
You know that’s right
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Should Strasburg be an NL All-Star?
The debate is on whether baseball's top phenom belongs in the Midsummer Classic |
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#1698 |
Get a poke on
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As far as business and pleasing the fans is concerned, I'd say yes. By the normal standards though, it would be out of place.
I'd allow it but I don't take all star games and appearances very seriously |
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#1699 |
1-0 TPWW Chess Master
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If Zumaya's season is not over, I would be shocked. Furthermore, if his career is not over, I would be shocked
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#1700 |
Inno Knows.
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Carlos Zambrano isn't dead, but he must let everyone think he is...until he can control the rage within.
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#1701 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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If Charlie Manuel is going to put together the best all star team like he said, then Strasburg may be that guy to get outs for him. In any case, I would make him an alternate and not a member of the original 40 or so NL guys.
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#1702 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Manuel is either gonna cave in from the pressure of the fanbase/media and add him on, or Bud Selig is gonna call him up and "convince" him to put in. Only thing that can stop Strasburg really is if he pitches the sunday before the game.
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#1703 |
...Pierre
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I hope Strasburg makes the team as he's pretty much the only thing interesting and fun to watch from the Nationals.
The entire baseball world is talking about him, so why not showcase his talent? Just a week ago, the AL starting first basemen was batting .230, so it's obvious (as it's been the past several years) that the All-Star game is all about marketing baseball's biggest stars, regardless of stats. So, if that's the case, why not let him throw an inning against some stars? |
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#1704 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Finally got around to submitting my All-Star ballot.
AL C Mauer 1B Youkilis 2B Pedroia 3B Beltre SS Andrus DH Vlad Guerrero OF Hamilton OF Choo OF Alex Rios NL C Pudge Rodriguez 1B Pujols 2B Rickie Weeks 3B Wright SS Hanley OF Braun OF Eithier OF Rasmus As for the pitchers, I'd go with Clay Buchholz and Ubaldo. |
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#1705 | |
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#1706 |
LIMITLESS
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Did my ballots:
AL: C: Mauer 1B: Morneau 2B: Cano (Would have taken Pedroia, but he's injured so bleh) SS: Alex Gonzalez 3B: Longoria OF: Ichiro, Jose Bautista, Josh Hamilton DH: Vlad NL: C: Montero 1B: Votto (Pujols doesn't need my vote) 2B: B. Phillips (Again, would have voted Utley, but he was DLed today) SS: Hanley (would have voted Tulo) 3B: Wright OF: Ethier, Byrd, Upton |
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#1707 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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I still think fan voting is retarded if the game is actually supposed to mean something. If you want it to be a popularity contest, that's fine...but don't put home field advantage on the line.
Anyway, all I really care about this year is getting Wright into the starting role. He'll probably be there anyway with Polanco just being put on the DL...but Wright he deserves more than the title of "fill-in". I'd also love to see Mike Pelfrey make the team, but I think Strasburg is gonna swipe his spot. Hopefully he can at least be a Final Vote candidate. Guys like Pujols are so far ahead that I usually give my votes to a guy like Joey Votto. I also couldn't help but vote for Junior since he's still on the ballot. Would have been hilarious if he had won and his last game was the ASG. |
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#1708 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Fan voting would be much better if it wasn't for the fact of MLB allowing around 25 votes per person/IP address and probably releasing an official voting list later in the season instead of at the start of the season.
It seems all MLB does with the lists is place the default popular names and then add a few new ones instead of waiting a few months then release the lists based on Top 10 or season stats. NBA has a worse problem than MLB with fan voting to be fair but NBA is marketed all around star players than teams or players who deserve a chance that year. |
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#1709 |
Temporary
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I'm kind of getting tired of Brad Lidge. Starting to get old.
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#1710 |
Temporary
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Also Polanco and Utley going on the DL
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#1711 |
President of Freedonia
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This "field" in Puerto Rico is a joke. It's not even good enough to qualify for a spring training stadium.
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#1712 |
King of Love and Piss
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FIRE LOU PINELLA WHAT IN THE FUCK!
This fat old dumb washed up prick cant even beat the fucking Pirates. Everyone wants to blame Zambrano. BLAME THE FUCKING DIPSHIT MANAGER THAT HAS NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT THE FUCK HE"S DOING RIGHT NOW! |
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#1713 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Giants are about to send Bengie Molina to the Rangers.
Matt Treanor and Max Ramirez are behind the plate for Texas now. Word is that Chris Davis or Salty ain't gonna be involved. Interesting.... |
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#1714 |
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It took 78 games for an Orioles player playing first base to hit a home run, but Wigginton did it tonight finally.
They are playing better over the last week or so, but against the As and Nationals so it doesn't count. |
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#1715 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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The Rockies sent Franklin Morales to Triple A
possibly the best news I've heard all season |
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#1716 |
Get a poke on
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I wish the Red Sox would send Manny Delcarmen home
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#1717 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Delcarmen is good for only 1 thing and that is to end extra inning games so Francona can save his bullpen for a future game. He's such a weird player since most of the time he sucks but then once in a while gets hot or does a great job which makes it hard to just release him.
This is the same guy who complained last year about Billy Wagner eating up innings that might have normally been his when Red Sox made the trade last year. |
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#1718 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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I've voted for the all star game like 400 times trying to get Carlos Gonzalez into the game and it is not going smoothly
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#1719 |
RIP SABU
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This poor guy...
![]() ![]() Fuckin' out for another season. Snapped something in like his wrist or somewhere Tuesday night during the Minnesota game suddenly, as in just from throwing 1 pitch. And Joel Zumaya is like one of my favorite Detroit pitches right now, not just because of his pitch speeds, but also because he was the perfect set-up guy for us before bringing in the closer. 3 straight years, who the fuck would've thunk lightning would strike 3 damn times in a row? I hate to say this but I'm beginning if it would even be worth the bother to even keep him around next year. |
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#1720 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Cliff Lee and King Felix throw back to back complete game wins against the Yankees at home.
Ouch. |
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