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Old 05-13-2011, 11:40 PM   #601
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kind of excited to see Brad Hawpe back, have no idea what the Rockies will do though.
Hawpe's been smashing the way I have hoped wen they signed him. It's 10-7 Rox in the bottom of the 8th right now. These guys are scoring left and right. The Padres are probably pooped out. They haven't ran the bases and crossed home this much all year.
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Mariners DFA Milton Bradley.

Unless some sucker team picks him up and tolerates his anger issues, I think he's all done.
Game Over.
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Dear Indians,

Please quit winning when we do so we can gain on the division.

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6-0 win for the Red Sox and Adrian Gonzalez had another HR in the series.

If it wasn't for the Bruins game on Versus, I would have fallen alseep listening to the Fox announcers for the game. They sounded like they didn't want to be at the game with Buck sounding like he had the flu and the other guy probably sleeping for most of the game.
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Old 05-15-2011, 12:31 PM   #606
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Old 05-15-2011, 02:11 PM   #607
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Love it when the Yanks and Sox play during the weekend. Don't even need to bother looking up what the weekly FOX or ESPN game will be.

Pretty sure they've been the national game everytime they've played since like 2004.
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lol holy shit did Jose Bautista ever hit the fuck out of that pitch! Home run number 14.
 
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Buck's interview with Sarah Silverman during the game was painfully awkward.
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Old 05-15-2011, 03:18 PM   #610
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haha Bautista with another home run. Of course it's a solo. 15 home runs and 25 rbi.
 
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There's another home run for Bautista! Number 3 today!
 
Old 05-15-2011, 06:13 PM   #612
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Series victory for my Padres today. The offense has shown up big time since getting out of that dead zone known as Petco Park.
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Sweep of the Yankees and it took 4 tries but Red Sox finally reach .500

A-Rod's blunder on such a slow hit that gave up what ended up being the game winning 6th run (5-4 at the time).
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Woo!! We're .500 now.
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Woo!! We're .500 now.
19 hours from now you wont be...enjoy it.
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Old 05-16-2011, 08:34 AM   #617
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Old 05-16-2011, 09:36 AM   #618
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:34 AM   #619
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I enjoyed the Os taking 2 of 3 from Tampa. If they'd give Guthrie some run support they might have been able to sweep them. Os are 19-20 now, 3.5 out..could be worse, they didn't win their 19th game last year until June 19th when they were 19-49..
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You gotta be fucking kidding me. David Wright not in tonight's lineup. Getting an MRI on his back.

Like 90% chance he winds up on the DL no matter what the result.
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Old 05-16-2011, 04:32 PM   #621
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stress fracture in his back

ouch

although apparently it heals quick which kinda surprised me. guess anything back injury related seems like it'd take a long ass time to heal
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Looks like Mon(s)tero might get up to the majors sooner than expected if this thing with Posada and the team/front office goes any further.
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I'd rather they bring up Jorge Vazquez for now. He has something like 14 HRs in AAA right now. He should have been brought up instead of Ramiro Pena before to take over the Chavez role - part time DH and sub in for 3rd and 1st.

If they bring up Montero they better make sure that they want Posada basically being on the bench on most days. I don't think they'd bring him up to sit on the bench. If they can get Montero days at DH and a couple games behind the plate a week I'd be all for it. But with the Yankees love for Cervelli I can't see that happening.
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This Os/Sox game is taking forever. 1 inning in about 45 minutes.
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Just got a text that Pittsburgh @ Washington has been postponed today. It's only 10:30 in the morning. I guess they were supposed to play at 1 or something?
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KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Two employees of the Pittsburgh Pirates called for a boycott of a Kennedy Township bar that offered to cut the price of beer every time the Pirates lost.

"I've never heard of anything so ridiculous," said Estelle Aversa, who owns the Stroll Inn.

A sign in front of the bar on Fairhaven Road said, "If the Pirates lose, you win." The promotion called for a discount of a nickel off a pitcher of beer after every loss by the Pirates, who haven't had a winning season since 1992.

An email sent on May 12 by Pirates account executive Angela Criscella said, "An occasional joke and jab is expected here and there, but to create business by ripping on the home team is ridiculous and in my opinion distasteful." She urged bar patrons to "take your business away from the Stroll Inn and to other local restaurants instead."

"I was sick to my stomach that the Pirate organization would condone that kind of behavior," said Aversa. She told Team 4 investigative reporter Paul Van Osdol that she removed the sign after learning of the boycott campaign.

The bar is full of memorabilia of Pittsburgh's major sports teams, including the Pirates.

"I've always been a supporter of sports teams, and to have my reputation put out there in a chain email is hurtful," Aversa said.

After Aversa contacted the Pirates and expressed concern about the boycott campaign, Criscella sent a follow-up email saying that she misunderstood the intent of the promotional campaign.

"It was conveyed to us that it was supposed to be more of a 'Don't feel bad the Pirates lost, have a discounted drink,' but obviously was not the message that many people were getting from that," Criscella said.

Pirates spokesman Brian Warecki said the team was unaware the employees were urging a boycott, but he said they are "free to share with their friends their feelings about an establishment that would root against its home team."

Aversa said that was never her intent.

"It was a consolation -- like, hey, you may be sad about the Pirates losing, but we're going to give you a discount," she said.

"They were just having fun, trying to bring in more people, actually, to come and watch the games," bar customer James Fagan said.

Another customer, Nate Hoffmeister, said he can't understand why Pirates employees would attack a neighborhood tavern.

"They got enough problems of their own right now," he said.

Going into Monday night's game against Washington, the Pirates had a record of 18-22 and were in fourth place in the standings of the National League's Central Division.


UPDATE: Early Monday evening, Aversa told Team 4 that Pirates President Frank Coonelly called her and said he supports his employees' actions.

Because of the uproar, the bar dropped its plans for the beer promotion.

"Win or lose, you love your home team, and I didn't want to come out looking like this bad person who disrespected the team," Aversa said.

On Tuesday, the Pirates told Team 4 that Coonelly was not available for an interview.

The local Yuengling distributor has not returned a phone call for comment. A spokesman for Yuengling said the company had nothing to do with the promotion at the bar.


Pirates spokesman Brian Warecki's email to Team 4:

The bar owner Estelle Aversa asked through our customer service email that someone contact her to explain our position on the issue. As the President of the club, Frank wanted to reach out directly to her to make clear to her that the Pirates were in no way, shape or form behind any boycott of her establishment. He explained that your media inquiry was the first the organization heard of the promotional idea or that two of our employees sent personal emails to their friends and family on the topic. While the use of a company email account was regrettable in this case, he also discussed the fact that our employees, like everyone else, are free to decide the establishments to which they wish to give their business and free to share those feelings with their personal contacts.

Again, the most important thing to make clear is that Pirates organization was in no way, shape or form actively behind or supporting the email push to boycott the establishment.

Yuengling is a valued partner with the Pirates and we are well aware that they were not behind the idea of the promotion that would be perceived by some as rooting against the home town team.

I think it is important to also point out that the employees involved were reminded of our policy that the use of company email for personal matters such as this is against company policy. That is in place for situations like this when the actions of an employee can be misrepresented as representing the Pirates organization as whole.
On the Mark Madden radio show this afternoon, they interviewed Ms. Aversa and her response was that Mr. Coonelly's response on the phone was VERY different than what the "official response" indicated. She said that Mr. Coonelly was very derogatory toward her, and that he did not see anything wrong with what his employee did, even though she was using her corporate account to send out the emails.

Moreso: DON'T LIKE PEOPLE "MAKING FUN" OF HOW MANY GAMES YOU LOSE? SPEND SOME MONEY AND TRY TO HAVE A WINNING SEASON AT LEAST ONCE EVERY COUPLE DECADES.
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...they have all the makings of a team who, if they don't start winning soon, are going to be out of it by August, and are just going to explode...making for a very interesting off-season.
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...they have all the makings of a team who, if they don't start winning soon, are going to be out of it by August, and are just going to explode...making for a very interesting off-season.
Or maybe this just makes for a very interesting trade dead line as well. I mean really think about the trade deadline is sometime in June. And we are still in second place. We are not out of it yet. So that is why I think the Yankees have some sort of plan. Maybe a Montero package for some pitcher. We do have Romine and a very good hitting catcher by the name of Gary Sanchez in the minors. And all though I really don't wanna lose Montero if it can get us a decent Pitcher I'd do it.

I'm more afraid of losing Buenelos in a trade because you know every team and their mother will be asking for him.
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Or maybe this just makes for a very interesting trade dead line as well. I mean really think about the trade deadline is sometime in June. And we are still in second place. We are not out of it yet. So that is why I think the Yankees have some sort of plan. Maybe a Montero package for some pitcher. We do have Romine and a very good hitting catcher by the name of Gary Sanchez in the minors. And all though I really don't wanna lose Montero if it can get us a decent Pitcher I'd do it.

I'm more afraid of losing Buenelos in a trade because you know every team and their mother will be asking for him.
I wouldn't trade Montero for a 3 month rental. Posada may be on his way out, and Montero's bat is going to play, especially in that ball park. Unless they're getting someone like Jose Reyes form the Mets (who don't have a position for Montero with Ike Davis manning 1st base), I don't see it happening.

Sanchez might be a guy the ship out. He's only 18, and is probably a ways off considering his age and the fact that he's in Single A. I think a package of him, Romine, and maybe a lesser prospect, would be more than enough to net a nice piece. The only question that I'd have is; is there really anybody out there that would be on the trade block worth two top 100 minor leaguers and is that person a long term solution or a 3 month rental?
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I wouldn't trade Montero for a 3 month rental. Posada may be on his way out, and Montero's bat is going to play, especially in that ball park. Unless they're getting someone like Jose Reyes form the Mets (who don't have a position for Montero with Ike Davis manning 1st base), I don't see it happening.

Sanchez might be a guy the ship out. He's only 18, and is probably a ways off considering his age and the fact that he's in Single A. I think a package of him, Romine, and maybe a lesser prospect, would be more than enough to net a nice piece. The only question that I'd have is; is there really anybody out there that would be on the trade block worth two top 100 minor leaguers and is that person a long term solution or a 3 month rental?
Not that I can think of. I am trying to think rationally here. Hmmm..... Buerhle will most likely be available. And maybe Liriano. He is doing pretty bad but I am willing to make a wager on Francisco. But in my honest opinion he is not worth 2 top 100 guys maybe 3 depending on who this lesser prospect is. And besides the Twins probably don't need 2 more catchers with Mauer of course. There are a lot of Pitchers I'd like to have for that but like I said I am trying to think rationally not have a fantasy draft. Liriano might have his problems but we might be able to fix him if available.
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Not that I can think of. I am trying to think rationally here. Hmmm..... Buerhle will most likely be available. And maybe Liriano. He is doing pretty bad but I am willing to make a wager on Francisco. But in my honest opinion he is not worth 2 top 100 guys maybe 3 depending on who this lesser prospect is. And besides the Twins probably don't need 2 more catchers with Mauer of course. There are a lot of Pitchers I'd like to have for that but like I said I am trying to think rationally not have a fantasy draft. Liriano might have his problems but we might be able to fix him if available.
This reminds me, I'm going to start checking Seattle scores from here until July.
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Not that I can think of. I am trying to think rationally here. Hmmm..... Buerhle will most likely be available. And maybe Liriano. He is doing pretty bad but I am willing to make a wager on Francisco. But in my honest opinion he is not worth 2 top 100 guys maybe 3 depending on who this lesser prospect is. And besides the Twins probably don't need 2 more catchers with Mauer of course. There are a lot of Pitchers I'd like to have for that but like I said I am trying to think rationally not have a fantasy draft. Liriano might have his problems but we might be able to fix him if available.
Well, the Twins have to start making some bold decisions concerning Mauer coming up, here. His injuries are killing the team right now, and wit catcher being such a physically demanding/draining position, I can see them either rotating Mauer and Morneau at DH/1st base.

Mauer's contract isn't going anywhere, so they need to do something to get the most out of him. Being the everyday catcher at this point should not be an option.
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I wonder how serious the M's would be in moving Felix. He and Pineda fomr a pretty dominating duo at the top of the rotation. With Smoak getting a full year in this year, and Dustin Ackley getting closer, the M's could be in contention sooner rather than later.

By sooner, I mean during the duration of Hernadez' contract.
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