MLB 2006 Season Thread - Page 14

05-12-2006, 05:50 PM

thank god the jays didn't take that trade

**FakeLaser** · 05-12-2006, 05:59 PM

Williams belongs on the bench. He can't hit and he can't field. Crosby is probably their best defensive outfielder. Makes no sense to me.

**YOUR Hero** · 05-12-2006, 07:48 PM

Why do the Jays struggle against the Rays so?

Jesus.

**YOUR Hero** · 05-12-2006, 10:35 PM

When's the last time you head a player appologize for getting hurt?

Matsui apologizes for injury

NEW YORK (AP) - Immediately following surgery Friday to repair a broken wrist that will sideline him for at least three months, Hideki Matsui apologized for getting hurt.

Matsui was injured trying to make a diving catch in left field during the New York Yankees' 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. The broken radius bone ended his consecutive games played streak that dated to August 1993 and included 1,250 games with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan and 518 with the Yankees.

"Due to this injury, I feel very sorry and, at the same time, very disappointed to have let my teammates down," Matsui said in a statement. "I will do my best to fully recover and return to the field to help my team once again."
Yankees manager Joe Torre spoke with Matsui, who was operated on at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Torre expects Matsui will return to the ballpark in the next few days and remain in the New York area while his wrist heals.
Torre wasn't surprised by the apology.
"It's all about responsibility - what he thinks his responsibility is to this team, this organization, because the Yankees committed to him and he feels it's a two-way street in that regard," Torre said. "He's done that before here, where he's made an error, he's come up and apologized to me."
Matsui's statement also praised his manager.
"I would like to thank Joe Torre from the bottom of my heart for having been considerate of my consecutive games played streak these past several years and for placing me in the lineup every day," he said.
With right fielder Gary Sheffield also on the disabled list with a left wrist injury that will keep him out of the lineup until at least late May, New York will go with a makeshift outfield that includes Bubba Crosby and Melky Cabrera in the corners on most days, with Bernie Williams sharing time.
Torre estimated that Matsui will miss most of the remainder of the season.
"We don't know what the timetable is. It's probably a minimum of three months," Torre said. "I think my feeling is, with everything involved and trying to get back into game shape, it's probably closer to the end of the year, the end of the season."
Matsui was put on the 15-day disabled list, and outfielder Kevin Reese was recalled from Triple-A Columbus.
"I was back at my place in Columbus, and getting ready packing for Norfolk," said Reese, who got the call about 12:30 a.m. "I was supposed to fly out this morning. A little nicer here."
Reese had gone out with Clippers teammates to watch Thursday night's game. He didn't see the play when Matsui got hurt, but then saw a replay.
"I started getting all these text messages from my family and stuff, 'What's going on?"' Reese said.
Reese was picked over Columbus teammate Kevin Thompson.
"He called me. He said, 'You hear anything?"' Reese recalled. "I said, 'No, have you?' And he said, 'No.' He told me to call him if I heard anything, but I didn't get the call till late and didn't exactly know how to make that phone call, anyway."
Torre addressed the Yankees before Friday night's game against Oakland to tell them how the surgery went. After getting about an hour of treatment on his shoulder and foot, center fielder Johnny Damon said the absences of Matsui and Sheffield left a big void.
"That's two to three runs a game. And that's quality at-bats that give us more and more chances to succeed," Damon said. "But we know what we have to do. We know during this time when Gary's out, we've got to bear down."
Damon said that when he ran into the center-field wall to catch a drive by Doug Mirabelli on Thursday, "It rattled me a little bit."
"I got to try to be a little more graceful," he said.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5602410
###

Class.

**Dragon** · 05-12-2006, 10:37 PM

Yeah, shows you the difference between Sheffield and Matsui. Matsui apologizes for getting hurt and Shef is gonna milk his injury until he gets a contract extension.

**Joey Slugs** · 05-13-2006, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCWWF

Alright Joey Slugs,
Santana vs. Garland
Radke vs. Buehlre
Silva vs. Garcia

What's on the line?

Sorry I missed this post while I was at work. The next series they play... I'll be up for an week avatar bet.

God... I love the Sox/Twins rivalry. Just not tonight.

Ouch.

**Joey Slugs** · 05-13-2006, 01:23 AM

Anyone think that the Yankees are "apologizing", not Matsui?

**YOUR Hero** · 05-13-2006, 11:57 AM

Nah, Japanese players are like that. The entire Japanese culture for that matter. A real feeling of responsibility for themselves.

If the Yankees want to apologize, then they'd do it themselves.

**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 05-13-2006, 12:59 PM

Damn its been raining here in Boston for like 4 straight days now, and it is suppose to continue. Good chance tonight's game and tomorrow's game with the Rangers could both be canceled.

**The Outlaw** · 05-13-2006, 05:14 PM

Yeah, doesn't surprise me that Godzillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllla apologized for getting hurt. He apologizes to Torre when he makes an error or messes up.

Like Hero said, class.

**OssMan** · 05-13-2006, 10:33 PM

pujols!

**ct2k** · 05-14-2006, 08:14 AM

I wonder what the odds are for him breaking the record?

I mean we've not had a 70 HR season in a few years now, damn roid crackdown

05-14-2006, 11:12 AM

friggen Halladay is sick

**YOUR Hero** · 05-14-2006, 10:36 PM

BCWWF must be rolling over in his grave. WSOX with a triple play on the Twins.

**YOUR Hero** · 05-14-2006, 10:37 PM

2 complete games in a row by Doc. Towers looked good, finally in todays game to boot. Great sign if you're a Jays fan.

**The Miz** · 05-14-2006, 10:50 PM

lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

**Joey Slugs** · 05-15-2006, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Miz

lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

and still lose the game

atleast we took one this weekend.

**Joey Slugs** · 05-15-2006, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YOUR Hero

BCWWF must be rolling over in his grave. WSOX with a triple play on the Twins.

That was HOT!

**YOUR Hero** · 05-15-2006, 10:03 AM

I missd the first 3 innings of the WSOX/Twins game but when I turned it on it was 7-3 and Chicago was really coming on.
When your pitcher gives up 7 in the 1st inning, yet still picks up the win, that's crazy.

**The Icon of Elisim** · 05-15-2006, 12:46 PM

First time its happened since 1900 or something

**BCWWF** · 05-15-2006, 02:14 PM

Yeah Carlos Silva is just awful this year, I don't know whats wrong. It didn't help that Batista and Castillo had erros in there, but taking two of two against the White Sox isn't bad, especially for the Twins right now. The White Sox have the division in the bag, but a big second half could steal the wildcard from the AL East.

**BCWWF** · 05-15-2006, 02:17 PM

Quote:

lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

Hunter and Cuddyer have just been brilliant lately.

ODDLY ENOUGH, as I type this, Hunter just jacked one deep to center. I should make posts about Torii more often.

**Joey Slugs** · 05-15-2006, 05:18 PM

split series against the Twins leads into a week against the D-Rays and Cubs.

6-0 for the week?

could be.

**DaveWadding** · 05-15-2006, 08:45 PM

D'Backs sign Chad Tracy to a 3 year/$13.25 mil extension with a club option for a 4th year.

**OssMan** · 05-16-2006, 09:53 PM

Hanley Ramirez becoming one of my favorite players

**The Miz** · 05-16-2006, 10:08 PM

Only the Rangers could blow a 9-0 lead

**The Miz** · 05-16-2006, 10:58 PM

LMFAO Posada walkoff homer. Texas 13 New York 14. I love Ranger baseball

**Dragon** · 05-16-2006, 11:21 PM

LOL yeah, not a pretty game for either team but at least the Yankees come out with the win.

**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 05-16-2006, 11:27 PM

Schilling gave 5 earned in 5 innings...damn, still got the win Randy Johnson style but that isn't a good thing really

I dunno what is deal is, he looked "alright" the last 2 starts - like nothing wrong with him physically he just made too many mistake pitches.

**Nervous Ferret** · 05-17-2006, 12:02 AM

**BCWWF** · 05-17-2006, 02:01 AM

If the Twins starting pitching can come around, they will at least compete late in the season. Right now the offense is clicking, playing effective small ball, but then starting pitching gives up a big inning and everything falls apart. BAH

Carlos Silva to the pen and Francisco Liriano to the rotation this week, FYI. At least there's two capable guys now.

**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 05-17-2006, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sTiMa34

I dunno what is deal is, he looked "alright" the last 2 starts - like nothing wrong with him physically he just made too many mistake pitches.

I remember hearing about how Schilling made took a hospital visit right before one of the games on the recent road trip (One of Schilling's off days) but it was for undisclosed reasons, and Schilling has continued to keep the reasoning private as well. While it was probably nothing and just being blown up by the Boston media, you never know it could be something serious.

**The Miz** · 05-17-2006, 11:28 PM

Twins finally demote that loser Lohse

**YOUR Hero** · 05-18-2006, 12:21 AM

LOL.

That Houston pitcher, Springer is my new hero. I've been saying forever that pitchers should be plunking Bonds.

**BCWWF** · 05-18-2006, 01:48 AM

What is the deal with Detroit having good pitching right now? Who was called up in Lohse's place? I assume Boof Bonser, but I wonder what happened to JD Durbin, he used to be the big pitching prospect.

**YOUR Hero** · 05-18-2006, 09:50 AM

Russssss Springerrrrr

05-18-2006, 11:37 AM

Wow, Casey Janssen was just SICK last night

**The Miz** · 05-18-2006, 03:35 PM

Not to take away anything from Janssen, he's awesome, but the Angels suck so bad this year its not even funny. They're Mariner-bad

**Savio** · 05-18-2006, 04:07 PM

does any one have a gif of bonds getting hit?

05-18-2006, 04:55 PM

they are mariners bad but they haven't reached "A's bad" yet

05-12-2006, 05:50 PM	#521
Gertner Guest Posts: n/a	thank god the jays didn't take that trade

05-12-2006, 05:59 PM	#522
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	Williams belongs on the bench. He can't hit and he can't field. Crosby is probably their best defensive outfielder. Makes no sense to me.

05-12-2006, 07:48 PM	#523
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	Why do the Jays struggle against the Rays so? Jesus.

05-12-2006, 10:35 PM	#524
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	When's the last time you head a player appologize for getting hurt? Matsui apologizes for injury NEW YORK (AP) - Immediately following surgery Friday to repair a broken wrist that will sideline him for at least three months, Hideki Matsui apologized for getting hurt. Matsui was injured trying to make a diving catch in left field during the New York Yankees' 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. The broken radius bone ended his consecutive games played streak that dated to August 1993 and included 1,250 games with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan and 518 with the Yankees. "Due to this injury, I feel very sorry and, at the same time, very disappointed to have let my teammates down," Matsui said in a statement. "I will do my best to fully recover and return to the field to help my team once again." Yankees manager Joe Torre spoke with Matsui, who was operated on at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Torre expects Matsui will return to the ballpark in the next few days and remain in the New York area while his wrist heals. Torre wasn't surprised by the apology. "It's all about responsibility - what he thinks his responsibility is to this team, this organization, because the Yankees committed to him and he feels it's a two-way street in that regard," Torre said. "He's done that before here, where he's made an error, he's come up and apologized to me." Matsui's statement also praised his manager. "I would like to thank Joe Torre from the bottom of my heart for having been considerate of my consecutive games played streak these past several years and for placing me in the lineup every day," he said. With right fielder Gary Sheffield also on the disabled list with a left wrist injury that will keep him out of the lineup until at least late May, New York will go with a makeshift outfield that includes Bubba Crosby and Melky Cabrera in the corners on most days, with Bernie Williams sharing time. Torre estimated that Matsui will miss most of the remainder of the season. "We don't know what the timetable is. It's probably a minimum of three months," Torre said. "I think my feeling is, with everything involved and trying to get back into game shape, it's probably closer to the end of the year, the end of the season." Matsui was put on the 15-day disabled list, and outfielder Kevin Reese was recalled from Triple-A Columbus. "I was back at my place in Columbus, and getting ready packing for Norfolk," said Reese, who got the call about 12:30 a.m. "I was supposed to fly out this morning. A little nicer here." Reese had gone out with Clippers teammates to watch Thursday night's game. He didn't see the play when Matsui got hurt, but then saw a replay. "I started getting all these text messages from my family and stuff, 'What's going on?"' Reese said. Reese was picked over Columbus teammate Kevin Thompson. "He called me. He said, 'You hear anything?"' Reese recalled. "I said, 'No, have you?' And he said, 'No.' He told me to call him if I heard anything, but I didn't get the call till late and didn't exactly know how to make that phone call, anyway." Torre addressed the Yankees before Friday night's game against Oakland to tell them how the surgery went. After getting about an hour of treatment on his shoulder and foot, center fielder Johnny Damon said the absences of Matsui and Sheffield left a big void. "That's two to three runs a game. And that's quality at-bats that give us more and more chances to succeed," Damon said. "But we know what we have to do. We know during this time when Gary's out, we've got to bear down." Damon said that when he ran into the center-field wall to catch a drive by Doug Mirabelli on Thursday, "It rattled me a little bit." "I got to try to be a little more graceful," he said. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5602410 ### Class.

05-12-2006, 10:37 PM	#525
Dragon REALMENTE Posts: 11,271	Yeah, shows you the difference between Sheffield and Matsui. Matsui apologizes for getting hurt and Shef is gonna milk his injury until he gets a contract extension.

05-13-2006, 01:23 AM	#527
Joey Slugs Second City Saint Posts: 5,806	Anyone think that the Yankees are "apologizing", not Matsui?

05-13-2006, 11:57 AM	#528
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	Nah, Japanese players are like that. The entire Japanese culture for that matter. A real feeling of responsibility for themselves. If the Yankees want to apologize, then they'd do it themselves.

05-13-2006, 12:59 PM	#529
Jesus Shuttlesworth Posts: 42,765	Damn its been raining here in Boston for like 4 straight days now, and it is suppose to continue. Good chance tonight's game and tomorrow's game with the Rangers could both be canceled.

05-13-2006, 05:14 PM	#530
The Outlaw Unofficial Legend Posts: 11,931	Yeah, doesn't surprise me that Godzillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllla apologized for getting hurt. He apologizes to Torre when he makes an error or messes up. Like Hero said, class.

05-13-2006, 10:33 PM	#531
OssMan The Classic Dylan Staples Posts: 51,467	pujols!

05-14-2006, 08:14 AM	#532
ct2k Triple A Posts: 48,551	I wonder what the odds are for him breaking the record? I mean we've not had a 70 HR season in a few years now, damn roid crackdown

05-14-2006, 11:12 AM	#533
Gertner Guest Posts: n/a	friggen Halladay is sick

05-14-2006, 10:36 PM	#534
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	BCWWF must be rolling over in his grave. WSOX with a triple play on the Twins.

05-14-2006, 10:37 PM	#535
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	2 complete games in a row by Doc. Towers looked good, finally in todays game to boot. Great sign if you're a Jays fan.

05-14-2006, 10:50 PM	#536
The Miz Clutch Poster Posts: 11,997	lol How the hell did the Twins score 7 runs in an inning? Or a game for that matter?

05-15-2006, 10:03 AM	#539
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	I missd the first 3 innings of the WSOX/Twins game but when I turned it on it was 7-3 and Chicago was really coming on. When your pitcher gives up 7 in the 1st inning, yet still picks up the win, that's crazy.

05-15-2006, 12:46 PM	#540
The Icon of Elisim Elitist Member Posts: 15,438	First time its happened since 1900 or something

05-15-2006, 02:14 PM	#541
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	Yeah Carlos Silva is just awful this year, I don't know whats wrong. It didn't help that Batista and Castillo had erros in there, but taking two of two against the White Sox isn't bad, especially for the Twins right now. The White Sox have the division in the bag, but a big second half could steal the wildcard from the AL East.

05-15-2006, 05:18 PM	#543
Joey Slugs Second City Saint Posts: 5,806	split series against the Twins leads into a week against the D-Rays and Cubs. 6-0 for the week? could be.

05-15-2006, 08:45 PM	#544
DaveWadding LIMITLESS Posts: 32,276	D'Backs sign Chad Tracy to a 3 year/$13.25 mil extension with a club option for a 4th year.

05-16-2006, 09:53 PM	#545
OssMan The Classic Dylan Staples Posts: 51,467	Hanley Ramirez becoming one of my favorite players

05-16-2006, 10:08 PM	#546
The Miz Clutch Poster Posts: 11,997	Only the Rangers could blow a 9-0 lead

05-16-2006, 10:58 PM	#547
The Miz Clutch Poster Posts: 11,997	LMFAO Posada walkoff homer. Texas 13 New York 14. I love Ranger baseball

05-16-2006, 11:21 PM	#548
Dragon REALMENTE Posts: 11,271	LOL yeah, not a pretty game for either team but at least the Yankees come out with the win.

05-16-2006, 11:27 PM	#549
Jesus Shuttlesworth Posts: 42,765	Schilling gave 5 earned in 5 innings...damn, still got the win Randy Johnson style but that isn't a good thing really I dunno what is deal is, he looked "alright" the last 2 starts - like nothing wrong with him physically he just made too many mistake pitches.

05-17-2006, 12:02 AM	#550
Nervous Ferret love yourself Posts: 47,788

05-17-2006, 02:01 AM	#551
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	If the Twins starting pitching can come around, they will at least compete late in the season. Right now the offense is clicking, playing effective small ball, but then starting pitching gives up a big inning and everything falls apart. BAH Carlos Silva to the pen and Francisco Liriano to the rotation this week, FYI. At least there's two capable guys now.

05-17-2006, 11:28 PM	#553
The Miz Clutch Poster Posts: 11,997	Twins finally demote that loser Lohse

05-18-2006, 12:21 AM	#554
YOUR Hero Adminstigator Posts: 102,491	LOL. That Houston pitcher, Springer is my new hero. I've been saying forever that pitchers should be plunking Bonds.

05-18-2006, 01:48 AM	#555
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	What is the deal with Detroit having good pitching right now? Who was called up in Lohse's place? I assume Boof Bonser, but I wonder what happened to JD Durbin, he used to be the big pitching prospect.