Prince Fielder's probably going to the Nationals.
Would you rather have Fielder/Werth or Howard/Pence?
Rather have Fielder/Pence.
Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for Chris Volstad
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 04, 2012, 07:40:40 PM
Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for Chris Volstad
Roy Halladay's Salary in 2012: $20,000,000
Carlos Zambrano's Salary in 2012: $18,000,000
Wonder if the Marlins got some cash back on that deal, of if they're just throwing around the green right now.
It's a gamble that could pay off if Big Z is better... physically and mentally.
I can't wait for the Z/Ozzie fist fight
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 04, 2012, 08:19:54 PMWonder if the Marlins got some cash back on that deal, of if they're just throwing around the green right now.
I think the Cubs are paying all but $2M
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 04, 2012, 09:11:45 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 04, 2012, 08:19:54 PMWonder if the Marlins got some cash back on that deal, of if they're just throwing around the green right now.
I think the Cubs are paying all but $2M
Yeah, saw that the Cubs are giving about $15M. Not a bad gamble at that price.
Reds negotiating with both Madson and Cordero.
Looks like they chose Madson
1 year deal
Interesting.
I wonder how much?
Didn't see $ figure yet. Yeah this is interesting. Thought he'd end up in Anaheim after the Angels drove his price down.
besides easy who cares where him and his funhole wife go
Yanks traded Montero to Seattle for Michael Pineda
Yanks signed Hiroki Kuroda
Starting rotation just got pretty good in the Bronx.
really surprising the yanks gave up the best catching prospect in baseball....there just arent a lot of quality catchers coming up thru the ranks and when you have one you are supposed to keep them...this will be a very interesting trade to follow over the next several years
That's because all reports are he's not a quality catcher...in fact, he's apparently a lousy catcher and attempts to coach him up haven't been very successful.
I don't know why they wouldn't hold onto him to take over the DH mantle from Jorge though
I was pretty shocked to hear about this one....more that SEA dealt Pineda than Yankees moving Montero
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 13, 2012, 10:42:51 PM
I was pretty shocked to hear about this one....more that SEA dealt Pineda than Yankees moving Montero
while it certainly would be great to have a one two punch....i think when you have as good a young pitcher in the game as there is in felix you can afford to trade a prospect like pineda...plus in that park you need as many runs as you can get
Quote from: Munson on January 13, 2012, 10:38:11 PM
I don't know why they wouldn't hold onto him to take over the DH mantle from Jorge though
Probably because they've had so many problems with their pitching and have already scored the most runs in the league the past 3 years..
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2012, 10:46:52 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 13, 2012, 10:42:51 PM
I was pretty shocked to hear about this one....more that SEA dealt Pineda than Yankees moving Montero
while it certainly would be great to have a one two punch....i think when you have as good a young pitcher in the game as there is in felix you can afford to trade a prospect like pineda...plus in that park you need as many runs as you can get
True...and I wonder if they make a harder run at Fielder now too. Montero/Prince is a nice duo to have.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 13, 2012, 10:55:46 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 13, 2012, 10:46:52 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 13, 2012, 10:42:51 PM
I was pretty shocked to hear about this one....more that SEA dealt Pineda than Yankees moving Montero
while it certainly would be great to have a one two punch....i think when you have as good a young pitcher in the game as there is in felix you can afford to trade a prospect like pineda...plus in that park you need as many runs as you can get
True...and I wonder if they make a harder run at Fielder now too. Montero/Prince is a nice duo to have.
i love trades like this because its perfectly even and you can make an equal argument why both teams should have done it or shouldnt have...and mostly like i said i love following the results of trades like this over the years
i have a feeling its going to be a pointless trade
pineda doesnt have "it" at cant take playing in ny
montero is all well in good but is on a terrible mariners team so it doesnt matter
also now arent the m's locked into long terming king?
Quote from: MDS on January 14, 2012, 12:23:52 AM
pineda doesnt have "it" at cant take playing in ny
lol....classic lil guy
its a prediction not a statement
just a feeling
a couple of new alternates for 2012:
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I literally cannot see anything new about those Giants johnsons.
The road jerseys have San Francisco across the front.
The SF one is what they wore from 83-93
Good to have all this information in the same place.
ATL creepin on Phillies alt jersey style.
The Rangers paid $111.7M for a guy who's never thrown a pitch in MLB. (http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7476104/texas-rangers-sign-japanese-pitcher-yu-darvish-six-year-60-million-deal)
Awesome.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 15, 2012, 09:01:44 PM
The SF one is what they wore from 83-93
Ah, the Jefferey Leonard era by the bay.
Double zeroes!
Jamie Moyer apparently signed a minor league deal with Colorado.
A senior citizen junk-balling pitcher, assuming he makes the team, in that park?
sunday night baseball sked. easy? you OK with this?
QuoteApril 8: Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers
April 15: Los Angeles Angels @ New York Yankees
April 22: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
April 29: Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers
May 6: Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals
May 13: Los Angeles Angels @ Texas Rangers
May 20: St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 27: Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves
June 3-July 1 TBD
July 8: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
July 15: St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 19, 2012, 09:14:03 PM
Jamie Moyer apparently signed a minor league deal with Colorado.
A senior citizen junk-balling pitcher, assuming he makes the team, in that park?
Jay, this is a joke, yes? Colorado?
Fielder to the Tigers....9/$214M
$24M/yr for a DH. Insane
Wow...he's gonna get REALLY fat now! :o
That is certifiable.
He looks pretty good for being 500 lbs.
I guess Lidge is going to sign with the Nats
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Ready to feel old?
Something today may be think about Bruce Ruffin, so I looked him up on Wikipedia. Came across this:
QuoteHis son Chance is currently a pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.
So yes, the son of Bruce Ruffin (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruffich01.shtml) made his major league debut last year.
He's also singing in the Temptations revival tour in place of Uncle David
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, recovering from alcohol and drug addictions, had a relapse this week in his quest to remain sober.
According to individuals familiar with the episode, Hamilton drank alcohol Monday night at Sherlock's Pub & Grill in Dallas. Teammate Ian Kinsler also showed up at the bar for what appeared to be an attempt to persuade Hamilton to return to his home in Westlake.
This was Hamilton's second public alcohol-related relapse in three years. In January 2009, he drank to excess in a bar in Tempe, Ariz.
Drink yourself to death, weakling.
the Cuban Bo Jackson guy Cespedes signed with Oakland.....4/$36M
Canseco trying out for the Mexican League. You can get Viagra on every street corner so one way or the other, he'll be swinging a big stick down there.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 13, 2012, 12:33:24 PM
the Cuban Bo Jackson guy Cespedes signed with Oakland.....4/$36M
his WAR must be huge
Since having a good young team and getting to the playoffs in back-to-back years isn't bringing the fans to their sh*tty dome, the Rays are trying a new mascot......DJ Kitty (http://www.nesn.com/2012/02/rays-to-debut-dj-kitty-as-teams-newest-mascot-photo.html)
WTF?!
I was looking at the odds for the NL Pennant on Bodog and the Marlins are second at 7/1 (Phils favored 9/4)
I am happy for Ryan Braun.
I don't really care about this story enough to dig into it, but basically he was using synthetic testosterone but MLB didn't maintain proper chain of custody on his sample? Is that right?
yeah apparently someone thought FedEx was closed so he put the pee pee in the fridge overnight.
i'm actually amazed they have to ship the shtein in the first place, there's got to be dozens of places near every major city to test that shtein.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 23, 2012, 06:10:50 PM
I don't really care about this story enough to dig into it, but basically he was using synthetic testosterone but MLB didn't maintain proper chain of custody on his sample? Is that right?
When someone would pop in the Navy - but they were a good sailor -and they knew some people...they'd dispute the positive piss test, and this is the technicality that they'd get off on. Chain of custody when exchanging the samples was not done properly. It's complete bullshtein.
There was a guy on the Reagan who popped for coke and he got off on this. He's an E-7 now.
Is igy still calling for the Orioles to win the division this year?
a jew weasels his way out of something
amazing. that never happens.
Shame on you Todd.
funny how the first time a white guy gets popped he magically wins his appeal
Psh. He aint white, he's Jewish.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 23, 2012, 07:02:14 PM
Is igy still calling for the Orioles to win the division this year?
nats
Quote from: SunMo on February 24, 2012, 12:08:20 AM
funny how the first time a white guy gets popped he magically wins his appeal
Johnny Cochran says "If the sample is refrigerated, you must be liberated."
I'm sorry - did the Cardinals just sign Yadier farging Molina to a $75M contract?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s983TpLdTdU&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKz99K56vSM&feature=player_embedded
JP Arencibia immitating Tim Kurkjian, and the batting stance guy doing all his favorite announcers. The impressions in the 2nd one aren't that great, but still funny.
i've randomly been seated next to kurkjian waiting for flights two different times, and he's just a genuinely nice dude. will talk to a total stranger abut baseball and you can tell he just really loves it. solid dude.
According to Russell anyone who likes baseball should be gassed.
Russell is a closet baseball fan. He loves it more than Penn St, Miller Lite and Jessica Alba combined.
It's cute that you guys talk about me when I'm not around.
From Gelb:
Matt Gelb @magelb
For the 2012 division series, the format will be 2-3. Lower seed starts at home. Wow.
How farging stupid is that
insanely stupid
they squeezed the extra playoff round in and had to hit their start date for the lcs' as per the tv contracts, and this was the only way to do it (since it avoids multiple travel days).
also, there is no off day between game 5 of the wild card/top seed alds and game 1 of the alcs. so the winner of 2/3 will have to sit around and wait for the other game to end, and possibly jump on a plane after it and play the next day.
bud selig is farging idiot. wait 1 year and then implement this.
so retarded.
i guarantee a 3rd place team wins the world series this year.
Go Dodg....nevermind.
Baseball is the greatest game ever invented and MLB has spent its entire history trying to destroy it.
Absolutely imbecilic. What incentive is there to actually win now? Mind-blowing, really.
It's only for the 2012 season, but still.
Bud Selig is one of the worst commissioners in the history of sports.
He was an owner previously and a hapless one at that.
So it stands to reason he'd make a perfect commissioner.
http://deadspin.com/5891292/marlins-president-calls-miamians-stupid-jose-reyes-greedy
lol...thats farging great
Hilarious as that is, I farging hate owners who are only looking to make a buck and could care less about winning. Obviously an owner's #1 goal is to be profitable, and I'm fine with that. But for fargs sake, at least pretend you care about the fans and winning. As bad as Snyder rapes Skins fans, at least the guy puts the money back into the team, even if it is foolishly spent. This guy has no business owning a sports franchise.
the owner tried to get puljos AND reyes this offseason....i wouldnt exactly say he doesnt care about winning
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 08, 2012, 01:28:53 PM
the owner tried to get puljos AND reyes this offseason....i wouldnt exactly say he doesnt care about winning
1 offseason of trying to get talent doesn't mean that the guy is commited to winning. We blast Lurie and Co all day long because they seem to be content with putting a playoff caliber team on the field but won't go the extra mile to sign/draft guys who will put the team over the top. They did it once in 2004 and haven't come close to replicating it since. I guess you could argue that they did this last offseason but they didn't come close to the desired results because they went on the cheap with their DC. So
trying to sign 2 of the top free agents doesn't mean shtein, especially when you don't land the biggest one out there.
This guy is a farging scumbag. He was involved in some shady shtein with the sale of the Expos and other than buying a WS with the Marlins back in 03, he's rarely put a respectable team on the field. And for him to openly come out and say the shtein he did is absolutely dispicable. I don't care about the Marlins one way or the other, but I love baseball and I want all of the owners to do their part to help baseball as a whole succeed. His #1 priority is his pockets, which is fine, but putting a winning team on the field and contributing to the sport in general seem to be at the bottom of the list of things he gives a shtein about. Farg him.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 08, 2012, 02:42:45 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 08, 2012, 01:28:53 PM
the owner tried to get puljos AND reyes this offseason....i wouldnt exactly say he doesnt care about winning
1 offseason of trying to get talent doesn't mean that the guy is commited to winning.
well you cant really count the other offseasons because they played in a complete lemon of a stadium and got no fans...thus thye had no revenue streams
so in the new stadium hes 1 for 1 in offseasons
its very similar to the phillies when they moved into the bank and signed thome after years and years of neglect
the difference is the marlins won multiple world series when they werent spending money
Loria and Samson are grade A scumbags.
they signed thome the year before they moved to the bank
and the marlins are the new braves to igy so you best not come at them
The Marlins had the 7th highest team payroll in MLB in 1997 when they won the Series. They did win it on a shoestring in 2003, though.
Quote from: MDS on March 08, 2012, 11:37:50 PM
they signed thome the year before they moved to the bank
and the marlins are the new braves to igy so you best not come at them
key words in bold...new stadiums give you the revenue to sign big free agents
nats are easily better than the braves or marlins....in fact nats are my pick to win the division
their rotation is sick....and with grits knee falling off and choke out until the all star break the phils dont have an offensive advantage over them...could go either way but i think in the long run the phillies age and health will catch up with them
in fact nats are my pick to win the division
^ DON'T FEED THE HIPPO ^
definitely the team who's ace pitcher can only pitch 160 innings will win the division
its not like he has a degenerative knee...however i agree...IF strasburg stays healthy they will be in it all year
it's not about staying healthy, they are capping him at 160
he will pitch the whole year if they are in it...they will skip some starts...pull him early in games they are winning (their bullpen is great) and even go over their limit if need be....hes not gonna pitch 250 innings but its not an issue either....him staying healthy is
for the record i hope his new ligament pops in april
Projecting a division winner and basing that on a kid who's pitched less than 100 career innings in the Majors is absolutely the way to go.
phillies were +21.5 last year on the nats
anyone prepared to put their money where their mouth is?
if so ill take the nats +10.5 this year for 25 bucks
I'll take the Nats not winning the division for $25.
figured as much...you do realize you are not being brave by wanting that bet right?
im gonna try to explain this one more time....just because i think they can win the division doesnt mean i would bet it straight up when i can go to a bookie and receive the nats and games/odds...i dont understand how you guys cant ever see the difference bwtn thinking something and betting something
the phillies over under win total number is 95.5
the nationals is 82
why would i bet that straight up....i should be getting 13.5
I understand gambling just fine.
You're the one who insists on making bold predictions then failing to back them up. Put your money where your mouth is.
You said the Nats are your pick and I said $25 they won't win the division. If you're so confident in your nonsense, back it up.
The Nats will win! Or trail by ten games! It's the same thing! Bet me!
Quote from: Rome on March 09, 2012, 10:28:56 AM
I understand gambling just fine.
You're the one who insists on making bold predictions then failing to back them up. Put your money where your mouth is.
You said the Nats are your pick and I said $25 they won't win the division. If you're so confident in your nonsense, back it up.
no you dont understand gambling if you think i should bet straight up on something i could be getting excellent odds on...im willing to give up three and a half games on the vegas line which i also am dumb to do...but no way can can i give away 13.5 games
Quote from: rjs246 on March 09, 2012, 10:34:10 AM
The Nats will win! Or trail by ten games! It's the same thing! Bet me!
Haha...
the great thing is he is equating betting with a book to betting with an actual person
with a person its not so much about the money but about being right. with a book its simply about money.
but a jew only sees green
BUT HE COULD BE GETTING EXCELLENT ODDS ON IT!
Classic IGY.
actually no its all about money....if it was about being right id do a gentlemans bet
the only time its not 100% about money is when its a reverse psychology bet
then youre a skeez
when you bet people you know its supposed to be mildly friendly in the least. more about proving yourself than anything.
if you want odds go to a bookie
Fine. Gentlemen's bet, then.
You have the Nats winning the division and I have them not winning the division.
BET?
before it was the mets, then the marlins, last year it was the braves, now its the nats
hes running out of teams.
There will come a time where the phils don't win the division. Maybe.
Quote from: Rome on March 09, 2012, 02:08:33 PM
Fine. Gentlemen's bet, then.
You have the Nats winning the division and I have them not winning the division.
BET?
your on
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 09, 2012, 02:22:16 PM
Quote from: Rome on March 09, 2012, 02:08:33 PM
Fine. Gentlemen's bet, then.
You have the Nats winning the division and I have them not winning the division.
BET?
your on
You're on.
doesnt sound right in that instance
its kind of like give me vs gimme or going to vs gonna where its much easier to just type the short version
youre works when saying things like youre a douche or youre gonna love this
but "youre on"...eh not so much
Actually they sound exactly the same, only one of them is right and the other is wrong.
$25 says I'm right.
Did IGY just wax un-poetically for more than one sentence on how "your" and "youre" don't sound the same?
Brad Lidge agrees with IGY. (http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/phillies-talk/post/Nats-more-talented-than-Phils-Lidge-says?blockID=668228&feedID=693)
with jimmy grit and choke all either breaking down or way past their prime the talent gap is pretty big in the nats favor.....the question is are they ready to win yet
Havas just ordered his Lidge Nats shirsey
Where can I find the "When(or how soon) will Lidge go on the DL in 2012" contest site?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hw2HtRQ2U8Y
That just happened.
I'm pretty sure the background music is the same music used in every 80's/90's movie that had any scenes in a tropical locale
The comments were better...
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Quote from: Munson on March 15, 2012, 01:09:34 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hw2HtRQ2U8Y
That just happened.
I'm pretty sure the background music is the same music used in every 80's/90's movie that had any scenes in a tropical locale
When they won the World Series in 1997, I went to one of the NLCS games against the Braves. They had one that was even worse: "Everybody's Doin' The Fish."
Awful does not begin to describe that monstrosity.
Is that the Reel Big Fish song? If so, :-D
I can see why that would be annoying since they were using it "seriously"...but if you listen to Reel Big Fish and realize they're not taking themselves seriously, they can be enjoyable.
They were the band playing in BASEketball....That song is called Beer and I enjoy it immensely.
BASEketball's the shtein
Phillies' offensive problems are solved!
Canseco: I can still hit 30-40 HRs (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ap0N6kUuKxqv67AwgSMm0xupu7YF?slug=ap-canseco-future)
Did that song get any better after the first 10 seconds?
Bobby Jenks popped for DUI on Friday. (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-redsox-jenks)
Sure Dane Sardinha wasn't driving?
Dangerous Dane!
Put him on the team this year when Schneider breaks his hip.
do they need a token drunk islander that badly?
Quote from: Munson on March 15, 2012, 01:09:34 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hw2HtRQ2U8Y
That just happened.
I'm pretty sure the background music is the same music used in every 80's/90's movie that had any scenes in a tropical locale
It gets worse. This is what will happen every time a Marlin hits a HR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJqm8ybv4Uw&feature=player_embedded
I think the Marlins are the first pro sports team to actively try and appeal to the gay community.
Lol good lord.
So apparently a Magic Johnson-led group has bought the Dodgers for 2 billion dollars, which would shatter all previous amounts paid for a team.
Bobby Abreu is about to be traded to the Indians.
He belongs on the Phillies with all the other rotting corpses.
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49yr old Jamie Moyer won a spot in the Rockies rotation.
O/U on his ERA being 5.00
O/U on his 300th win: 2018
He's at 267 now.
The new Marlins stadium is on MLB Network right now. There's fish swimming behind home plate, and that ugly dolphin mobile thing in left center is farging huge
that ballpark looks ugly as hell and its even worse having to sit through douche 1 and douche 2 to get a look at it
rich waltz is such a funhole
The new stadium, logo, colors, etc are over-the-top gaudy and trashy. They look like everything baseball should not be.
But they do fit Miami perfectly.
i actually really like the symbol and the uniforms are ok as well....way better than their last ones...also the fish tank is awesome....
the rest of the shtein in the park is hideous
nationals new sideline reporter...
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ewwwwww
Quote from: MDS on April 01, 2012, 01:36:50 PM
that ballpark looks ugly as hell and its even worse having to sit through douche 1 and douche 2 to get a look at it
rich waltz is such a funhole
MLB.com premium package so I don't have to listen to those clowns.
Matt Cain's new deal: 6/$112.5M with a vesting option for a 7th year at $28.5M
Hamels just celebrated
I think that's good news really. It's 18.5 AAV, so Hamels should be happy with 20 mil that the Phils will give him
7/$141M is a little over $20M, but the length of the deal might cause problems. I don't know if 5/$115M gets it done anymore...
Cole Hamels, L.A. Dodger next season. Book it? :paranoid
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 02, 2012, 05:21:38 PM
7/$141M is a little over $20M, but the length of the deal might cause problems. I don't know if 5/$115M gets it done anymore...
I wouldn't count the option as part of the deal, but yeah it's actaull a 5 year extension, only 6 years if you count this year and the 15 mil he's making this year....bleh
im goin back to cali cali cali...im goin back to cali....yeah i think so...
LOL Joey Votto.
4th largest deal in MLB history. $220mm for him, $5mm for his eyebrows.
maybe it was because i was a kid but god damn did opening day in baseball used to be like christmas.....it was one of the great sports days of the year...now what do we get?...depending on how you look at it either a game in japan btwn two unwatchable teams at three in the morning or this awful miami bullshtein
As much as I love baseball, and I'll watch dozens of non-Phillies games during the year to go along with the Phils games I take in, I never got excited for Opening Day in baseball other than the Phils Opening Day. I'm excited by it and if I'm able to, I'll watch the first game of the year, but if the Phils aren't playing in it then I'm not rearraging my schedule to watch it.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 04, 2012, 07:14:22 PM
As much as I love baseball, and I'll watch dozens of non-Phillies games during the year to go along with the Phils games I take in, I never got excited for Opening Day in baseball other than the Phils Opening Day. I'm excited by it and if I'm able to, I'll watch the first game of the year, but if the Phils aren't playing in it then I'm not rearraging my schedule to watch it.
Agreed. The only sport I get excited for opening day/game is football. After being without football for 6 or 7 months even a Thursday night opener between the Browns and the Jags would give me a mini erection. Baseball/Basketball/Hockey on the other hand I'll watch the first game but the excitement isn't the same unless it's one of my teams playing.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 04, 2012, 07:08:51 PM
maybe it was because i was a kid but god damn did opening day in baseball used to be like christmas.....it was one of the great sports days of the year...now what do we get?...depending on how you look at it either a game in japan btwn two unwatchable teams at three in the morning or this awful miami bullshtein
Agreed. I'd fake sick every opening day until my mom caught in and relented later in my school years knowing I was going to sit and watch opening day.
Even before all the nationally televised stuff I'd watch the Cubs and Braves and whatever ESPN feature game was on after we moved away.
Most vivid opening day memory was 1995 when John McSherry collapsed (and later died) on the field in Cincy
Let's be honest, the real Opening Day is tomorrow. It's not about the one game. It's the awesome feeling of knowing there are a shteinload of games on and baseball is BACK...
That ballpark in Miami is a farging joke. I didn't know what the hell I was looking at. All that hype for that?
$500 million for Trashy Miami.
other than the atrocity in center field it looks pretty damn cool to me
GET PUMPED
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At least there was this too
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That's nice and all, but if I want to see hoyda, I'll go to South Beach.
Also, I'm setting the blond's age at 44.5. You taking the over or under?
under and I'd like to be her float
Stop stealing my lines, you.
Quote from: SD on April 05, 2012, 03:55:10 PM
under and I'd like to drown the stupid bitch!
Nats and Mets win; Havas is orgasmic
Lidge with the save.
MarLOLins still cannot score.
Um, wtf?
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Apparently Clayton Kershaw left the game and is puking and shteinting all over the place in the lockerroom
Dodger Dogs claim another victim.
guess which one of these guys just made a billion dollars.
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lol
WTF Magic rockin the Mister Rogers sweater?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2012, 05:52:33 PM
Nats win; Havas is orgasmic
Lidge with the save.
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good times
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Ozzie Guillen admitted today he gets drunk after every game
Quote"I go to the hotel bar, get drunk, sleep. I don't do anything else. I get drunk because I'm happy we win or I get drunk because I'm very sad and disturbed because we lose. Same routine, it never changes. It's been the same routine for 25, 28 years. It doesn't change. I don't like to go out."
.
.
"I never get in trouble, you see that? I never leave the hotel. Nobody can call my wife and tell her they see Ozzie in this bar or place. ... I never get in trouble, I don't go out. If I got drunk and someone talked shtein to me, there'd be a fight. I'm too little to fight. If I was Stanton's size, I would be looking for fights. I can't. I might get killed."
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and in butta jawn news, how nice is it to see the Blue Jays in blue again?
(http://nationalpostsports.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/joeybats.jpg?w=620)
That Blue Jays uniform still haunts me.
I love Ozzie Guillen...
I want Ozzie. Damn he's great.
I hate that thief McCourt.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2012, 11:38:06 PM
I love Ozzie Guillen...
why?
charlie gets drunk
during games
I still love Uncle Chuck...but I've always loved how Guillen flies off the handle and says whatever he feels.
i do love guillen....hes more entertaining than the game and would make watching the phillies palpable
Just got a free ticket to Orioles opener this afternoon. Grandma babysitter to the rescue! Thank Mom!
Seats are fantastic, gonna be a nice day.
Best errand ever?
how about some free tickets to the orioles phillies saturday game buddy?
no thanks, I'm busy that night
raul already crushing bombs. on pace for 162 HRs and 648 RBIs.
Mariano Rivera blew it
Dio saw an O's win
Yovani Gallardo got raped.
The real life version of the movie Major League start soon....Houston Astros
"who are these fargin guys"
"they're zesty"
I met Rick Sutcliffe and Chris Hoiles (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120406&content_id=28012480&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb) today and I had no farging clue who they were. I didn't even realize while I was talking to Sutcliffe that he was the guy who had just thrown out the first pitch.
I met some other guys too, but I couldn't remember their names to go home and look up. Comoquiera.
In short, I know baseball, and I had a nice day at the park.
Wow Chris Hoiles...a name I hadn't heard in awhile.
How about Mackey Sasser and Steve Balboni?
How about
(http://i.imgur.com/8yzxJ.jpg)
lol
Mackey Sasser developed the yips when throwing the ball back to the pitcher...he'd double clutch it and airmail it from time to time. Dale Murphy had the same problem and that's why they moved him to RF
lol dio
I just like those names. Mackey Sasser. Rolls off the tongue.
So, in 13 major league at bats, Yoenis Cespedes has 3 home runs and 7 K's
so he's driven in AND scored more runs in 13 at-bats than the phillies have in two games.
Yanks and Red Sox both 0-2
First time since 1980
Watch the Yanks-Rays highlights and see what Ibanez did in the field today...lol
Werth is 0-8 with 5 k's to start the year MOCKMOCKMOCK!!
Mr Nose Job, Jon Niese, is throwing a no-no for Los Mets. JINXJINXJINX
Werth 0-3 today.
Orioles sweep the Twins. Nice pitching in all three games from the Os.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 08, 2012, 05:15:34 PM
Orioles sweep the Twins. Nice pitching in all three games from the Os.
Already three games up on the Yanks and Sox. :yay
i was a year behind the o's
Ozzie suspended 5 games for professing his love for Fidel.
That's disgusting. Guy is a fargin idiot for holding those beliefs but he's entitled to them and to express them w/o fear of punitive action.
Christ - talk about irony.
Looks like he drank before today's PC too
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Quote from: Rome on April 10, 2012, 01:36:26 PM
That's disgusting. Guy is a fargin idiot for holding those beliefs but he's entitled to them and to express them w/o fear of punitive action.
Christ - talk about irony.
Yep...and MLB sanctioned a goddamn exhibition between Baltimore and Cuba a few years ago! Bud Selig sat next to Fidel!
Quote from: Rome on April 10, 2012, 01:36:26 PM
That's disgusting. Guy is a fargin idiot for holding those beliefs but he's entitled to them and to express them w/o fear of punitive action.
Christ - talk about irony.
This. Out of all the moronic things Guillen has said and done, he gets suspended for this?
We'll just see if he actually gets to keep his job in the end.
Is it 1953?
WTF
The Marlins are pandering to their Cuban fans...the funny thing is that they act like they have this huge goddamn base of fans there. Their old stadium got 500 people a night and they didn't even sell out the new joint!
Awful decision to suspend him. But then again, Jeffrey Loria and David Samson are iceholes.
http://deadspin.com/5900911/the-blue-jays-attempt-to-stop-opening-day-fights-through-alcohol-restrictions-didnt-work?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
dook needs a belt
Yankees Orioles in bottom of 11th inning. Is sleep considered an errand?
Quote from: Diomedes on April 10, 2012, 11:16:24 PM
Yankees Orioles in bottom of 11th inning. Is sleep considered an errand?
11:15 is late?
what are you 80?
11:15 is pretty late for those of us who actually work for a living.
my alarm goes off at 4:30 every morning...in the office by 6:30
11:15 isnt early but certainly not worth noting...its not like the game he was talking about was in the top of the 23rd inning at 3:30am
you have to remember 930 is late in white people time
in fact around 800 is when things start getting iffy
[Turning on the IGY signal.]
Strasburg allowed two hits and struck out nine in six innings to the Mets.
storen being out is gonna hurt but if they can get him back they are going to be nasty this year
11:15 is way late for me. Sleep is crucial for survival. Might have something to do with working instead of stressing for a living.
as a wannabe minority i cant believe you arent on black time (-3 hours) or mexican time (-5 hours)
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Aaron Harang, now with the Dodgers, has struck out 9 consecutive Padres to start the game.
He just gave up a HR...
ML record for consecutive K's is 10
Mets win
Nats win on Werth walkoff single
Braves win
Florida wins
nats are really impressive....6-2.....and they are missing morse (their choke) and their closer
Holy shtein!
QuoteBrian Wilson's season could be over after an MRI exam on the San Francisco Giants closer's right elbow revealed structural damage and an issue with the ligament.
Wilson likely will need surgery, but the Giants will seek at least one other opinion before shutting down the pitcher who led the majors wit
Phillies Ytd 5 home runs 19 RBI
Matt Kemp ytd 5 HR 15 RBI
Orioles have pulled out back to back late wins...they are still above .500!
Also, this thread should be renamed Rest of Baseball, especially Baltimore - 2012. Thanks.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2012, 11:26:23 PM
nats are really impressive....7-2.....and they are missing morse (their choke) and their closer
farging Orioles teasing again...
anyone following the nats pitching?
Yeah best starting rotation ERA in the bigs.
yeah they are good. i got front row seats last night for 10 bucks each off some homeless guy.
i by no means am rooting for the nats, but the crowd has taken a 180 degree turn now that they look good. i mean yeah they are front running dc fans and farg them all but at the same time i felt good for them last night. its still half empty but it definitely had a real baseball vibe instead of the robots that normally are at that stadium. some dude tried to start a wave and got booed by my whole section. was almost proud of them.
but farg that nats. they will probably win the division though.
Texas is absolutely mashing the ball this year.
Well it looks like the Yanks got swindled on the Pineda trade. After showing up out of shape and having arm troubles he was shut down again today in rehab after 15 pitches with weakness in his shoulder.
Phillip Humber threw a perfect game for the White Sox against Seattle.
Crazy Vicente, looking as liquored up as ever, gave up a granny and the Red Sox are looking like they wanna blow a 9-1 lead
HA Padilla! Jesus, he looks like a mess. Guy should shower like hourly.
how much does fox suck? how was there no definitive angle of ryan's swing?
Yeah I guess they skimped on the cameras there so they could have more in Boston. We need to see the film of liquor sweat on Vicente and Cody Ross' nose hairs.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2012, 07:04:10 PM
We need to see the film of liquor sweat on Vicente
lol
liquor sweat...mmmmmmm
If Vicente had some crack juice he may have never left Philadelphia.
comeback complete
what a nightmare season so far for the red sox
lol 12-9 now
Suck it, Red Sawx "Nation".
Maybe last year and this soon to be abortion of a season will thin the heard of those dopey fake worn/washed Sox hat wearing douchebags who claim to have been lifelong fans.
every yankee gets a hit except for raul who gets two outs.
I love how the dopes at Fenway are booing Bobby V.
Yeah its his fault the team is a train wreck. Not Cherington or the fact they injury issues. They're butt hurt because Bobby V ripped their boy Youk for sucking.
if you were a sox fan, youd boo everything
http://www.rantsports.com/bringingheat/2012/04/20/video-kevin-millar-and-pedro-martinez-give-drunken-toast-at-fenway/
lol
"Who is Karim Garcia?!"
morning joe was at fenway on friday for the 100th aniversary and they were interviewing some annoying new englander and they had the gall to ask him how hard it is to be a red sox fan with all the suffering....i almost threw up
that's why this is so nice to see
they think they suffer. even when the sox couldnt win the celtics won like 3000 titles and the pats won 3 super bowls. yet because the stupid baseball team hadnt won a world series in forever it was the worst thing in the world.
nuke that pos city. please.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2012, 07:39:06 PM
morning joe was at fenway on friday for the 100th aniversary and they were interviewing some annoying new englander and they had the gall to ask him how hard it is to be a red sox fan with all the suffering....i almost threw up
lol
Cleveland and Philadelphia fans probably all shot the finger at the TV while that chowdah head was crying in his Sam Adams.
not trying to have a suffer contest but the red sox have won more titles in the last eight years than the entire city of philly has won in the last 30....yet their fans are asked what its like to suffer
die farg faces
the suffer contest starts and ends with cleveland and buffalo.
anyway, watch the sox win this now
two team cities dont count....im hesitant to even count three team cities but ill give it to cleveland
QuoteBoston bullpen today: 3 IP, 12 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 5 BB, 2 K.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2012, 07:57:29 PM
two team cities dont count....im hesitant to even count three team cities but ill give it to cleveland
when you are buffalo and you lose 4 super bowls in a row, lose the cup on a skate in the crease, live next to canada and see the sun 20 days out of the year...you count
when you dont have the nba or americas past time you certainly do NOT count
you know why they dont have the nba and they cant possibly have baseball.
PASS
utah has the nba
im not even saying buffalo should have it or could....im saying they dont count as a real sports city since they dont
That Buffalo area is one helluva nice area though. My company is based up that way and when I went up there I was surprised how nice it was.
i heard the US side of niagara is like utopia
Yep.
We also took the company plane to one of the saw mills in upstate east NY and flying over that countryside in October was stunning.
go in january
its awesome
my cousin went to canisius.....they have undergorund tunnels that get you around campus from dorm to dorm to classroom ect...o you dont have to walk outside in the winter
i was up in buffalo in september and it was a POS
i drove through NY in january a few years ago and it was a POS
my sympathy for those people is why i give them a tortured pass
Quote from: MDS on April 21, 2012, 08:50:57 PM
go in january
its awesome
Or Houston in the summer....awesome here too.
I don't mind the snow.
Per Danny Knobler of CBS; Bobby V is meeting with Cherington and the owner.
Would they really can him already? Shortest managerial stint ever?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2012, 08:57:51 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 21, 2012, 08:50:57 PM
go in january
its awesome
Or Houston in the summer....awesome here too.
I don't mind the snow.
people whine about it here in the summer but you get that fresh breeze to go with 90ish degree weather. in houston that breeze is probably just more humidity. for an old jew like more cold = death.
p.s. they gave bobby the vote of confidence
Valentine wasn't even through the door before he started rippin' Youk. He needs to shut up and it seems that now he's already lost the team. No Red Sox wants to play for him.
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Good to see IGY traveling to support his team
Quote from: shorebird on April 22, 2012, 01:53:26 PM
Valentine wasn't even through the door before he started rippin' Youk. He needs to shut up and it seems that now he's already lost the team. No Red Sox wants to play for him.
the irony is that because of the locker room debacle last yer they wanted a take no shtein guy this year...pretty much someone the opposite of tito
becareful what you wish for
Whatever helps to sink the ship I will look foward to watching.
Matt Geiger interferes with a foul pop, gets ejected from the Rays game (http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20840005)
matt geiger used to dress like a futuristic preist
torn labrum for Pineda, and Zimmerman has another shoulder injury
yankees got so screwed..love it
mets just tied their game up in the ninth on four walks
so many zesty closers in the majors right now
Angels lost in Tampa on a 2run walk off homer. Forget the guys name but it was his first hit of the year. Not even through April yet and the Angels are already 9 games behind Texas.
They also got a homer from the not nearly used enough Mark Trumbo, who can play 1B, OF, and has tried a couple games at 3B this year. Trumbo hit 30 HR's last year. And the Angels need pitching.
Joe Blanton...start pitching better you farg.
Even if that was his only homer, that would be one more than one Mr. Pujols.
as i recall, a certain someone (lets call him Mr. Houston) wanted bell oh so badly
guess he forgot to check the whole pitching in san diego/nl west/meaningless games/no pressure thing.
either way it aint lookin so bad spending an ungodly amount of money on papelboner, is it? dont. question. smug.
As it stands right now, the Phils don't need a closer because it's hard to have a lead to protect if you can't score.
Quote from: MDS on April 27, 2012, 12:06:22 AM
as i recall, a certain someone (lets call him Mr. Houston) wanted bell oh so badly
guess he forgot to check the whole pitching in san diego/nl west/meaningless games/no pressure thing.
either way it aint lookin so bad spending an ungodly amount of money on papelboner, is it? dont. question. smug.
I think I wanted him but was it oh so badly? Or luke warmly?
keekly
Houston you were pimping Bell for years. Imagine if they would have traded for him last year, they wouldn't have won the world series!
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 27, 2012, 12:39:37 AM
keekly
lol
Well Bell was good before. Now WEEEEEEEE have Cinco-Ocho!~
Zimmerman to DL. Harper to make debut Saturday. Strasburg is starting also.
Nats fever, catch it.
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 27, 2012, 05:16:23 PM
Zimmerman to DL. Harper to make debut Saturday. Strasburg is starting also.
Nats fever, catch it.
Are season tickets still buy two get two.
Lidge to DL - MOCK
http://deadspin.com/5905921/umpire-jeff-kellogg-tackled-a-streaker-at-tonights-as+orioles-game?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
They don't call these people Baltimorons for nothing.
Colorado has an 11-run inning going against the Mets
http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Detroit-s-Delmon-Young-apologizes-after-arrest-3515527.php
Abreu released by Angels. Batting .208
When does Herr Smigweiler release JRoll?
Bryce Harper looks like a fargin' douchebag.
http://deadspin.com/5906062?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
chick fight! complete with a kick to the face and a fall over seats
Matt Kemp walks off against the Nats...2R bomb
he is outrageous
lol the video in the link is funny, too
also funny: people pitching to matt kemp. jesus christ he is unreal. and to think, the phillies could have had him for hector luna and justin de frautus!*
*according to SD
Quote from: MDS on April 29, 2012, 12:45:46 AM
and to think, the phillies could have had him for hector luna and justin de frautus!*
*according to SD
lol
Albert Pujols = .224 0HR 4RBI
$240M
its amazing isnt it...but thats what you get when you go contract blitzkreig on a 32 year old
Yep...Arte Moreno has shelled out a bunch of cash and they're playing bad ball. They still have Vernon Wells on the team too and he is owed $60M.
the astounding thing hes hitting .133 with risp
last year he was at .313, career-wise hes at .340.
maybe its just a bad month, but good lord.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKk5BTylgyE
Douchey Harper's first hit.
Fast forward to 2:10 and the dudes behind the plate actually stand up and moon the camera...
lol for no reason he took off his helmet in the middle of 1st and 2nd. what a loser.
theres no reason at least one wash franchise shouldnt win at minimum one title in the next five years...but its things like that and lil danni and their disgraceful farging pos loser fans that will prevent it from happening
god i hate them all
All that money, and that's the haircut he chooses to rep. O Dios Mio.
Quote from: MDS on April 29, 2012, 12:45:46 AM
lol the video in the link is funny, too
also funny: people pitching to matt kemp. jesus christ he is unreal. and to think, the phillies could have had him for hector luna and justin de frautus!*
*according to SD
I was thinking more along the lines of Victorino/Brown/May +
And that video is great, first they dump beer on her then she gets a boot to the kisser.
Nice eyeblack, douche
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Nats have finished April with a 1.78 starters ERA...first team to do that since the '85 Cubs
their starting rotation is ridiculously deep
for Mickey Mantle's big-league debut in 1951 and for Bryce Harper's in 2012, Vin Scully was in the broadcast booth both times
albert pujols season: 0 HR - 4 RBI - 28 total bases
ryan braun last night: 3 HR - 6 RBI - 15 total bases
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 01, 2012, 08:05:02 AM
albert pujols season: 0 HR - 4 RBI - 28 total bases
ryan braun last night: 3 HR - 6 RBI - 15 total bases
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lol.
This was the first time in Pujols' career that he went an entire calendar month without hitting a hr (excluding injuries).
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Ha! Yankees just gave the Orioles another run. Love that shtein. The Yankees move Nunez from 3rd to left and he looks anything but a left fielder.
hard to believe matt kemp is not even the rbi leader on his own team
so the nats have a good team right now...still a half empty stadium for harper's first home game last night.
From today's Dodgers/Rockies game:
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"ehhhhhhhhhhh...........close enough. Out"
video (http://deadspin.com/5907145/tim-welke-demonstrated-why-the-human-element-is-a-pathetic-joke)
Now on Tim Welke's Wiki page:
QuoteOn May 2nd, 2012, while umping a Dodgers/Rockies game on acid in Denver, CO, Welke called Scott Hairston of the Los Angeles Dodgers out at first base, even though Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was at least 3 feet away from first base on the play. Welke soon realized his mistake and commented,"WOW, FAR OUT MAN! THE SKY IS BREATHING AT ME!"
Quote from: phattymatty on May 02, 2012, 09:12:26 AM
so the nats have a good team right now...still a half empty stadium for harper's first home game last night.
I haven't been following but what is the hype behind Harper? Was he a top prospect or something? Must not have bee paying attention.
not sure if you're joking. he was on the cover of sports illustrated when he was 16.
No I'm not. That's how different both coasts are in terms of sports talk. I've been listening to sports talk for a while now, some local, some national...I just don't remember hearing about him.
And who's this Andrew Luck fella everyone's been talking about? Is he that good of a cornerback?
no-no alert...Jered Weaver in the bottom of the 9th with one out
Edit - he got it!
Quote from: hbionic on May 02, 2012, 06:11:03 PM
No I'm not. That's how different both coasts are in terms of sports talk. I've been listening to sports talk for a while now, some local, some national...I just don't remember hearing about him.
He quit high school and got his GED after his sophomore year so he could enter the draft two years early.
Mariano Rivera's knee and possibly career may have died tonight while shagging fly balls.
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 03, 2012, 12:39:17 AM
Quote from: hbionic on May 02, 2012, 06:11:03 PM
No I'm not. That's how different both coasts are in terms of sports talk. I've been listening to sports talk for a while now, some local, some national...I just don't remember hearing about him.
He quit high school and got his GED after his sophomore year so he could enter the draft two years early.
GED schools should have a statue of this guy in front of their campus. Cool, good for him, I'll root for him. Why not.
Because he's an incredible douche, that's why.
http://yoursource4sports.com/2011/08/11/bryce-cry-baby-harper-doesnt-get-his-way-again-someone-call-his-mom/
Quote from: Munson on May 03, 2012, 07:53:57 PM
Mariano Rivera's knee and possibly career may have died tonight while shagging fly balls.
Jeff Passan reporting its a torn ACL.
That's a shame.
yeah that blows, he's a legit dude and maybe the only likable Yankee.
But it doesn't blow for my fantasy team, as I jumped on David Robertson and was in need of a closer as it seems Hector Santiago is not long for the job.
Yeah, that sucks. Dude had a pretty amazing career though and was as automatic as they come. Except 2001.
so who wants david robertson in fantasy?
Pujols .198
0HR in 106 ABs
Chris Davis just put the Orioles up on Boston in the top of the 13th with a single that let Matt Wieters reach home from second. And Reimold followed that up with a sac fly that brought Wilson Betemit in from 3rd. Two runs up going into the bottom of the 13th.
OK
And now I can sleep.
Wilson Betemit.
Ex-Dodger if my memory is still intact.
Good for him...I'll pull for him too.
Quote from: MDS on April 27, 2012, 12:06:22 AM
as i recall, a certain someone (lets call him Mr. Houston) wanted bell oh so badly
guess he forgot to check the whole pitching in san diego/nl west/meaningless games/no pressure thing.
either way it aint lookin so bad spending an ungodly amount of money on papelboner, is it? dont. question. smug.
It gets better
Bell demoted from closer role already (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7895046/florida-marlins-demote-slumping-heath-bell-closer-role)
Pujols finally hit a homer and now his season slugging % is only .003 worse that Freddy Galvis's.
Another super long game for the O's.
That O's/Sox game ended with two position players pitching
Crazy game to watch...Davis was 0-8 and gets the win. Adrian Gonzalez was 0-8 and Davis K's him. Darnell McDonald gave up the 3R losing HR to Jones and then GIDP with 2 runners on to end it
...and guess who has the best record in baseball right now.
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http://youtu.be/HIFJT0humr8
Yankee fans scared by Orioles crowd during National Anthem
Josh Hamilton just hit his fourth dinger of the night to go along with 8 RBI.
18 total bases. Not a bad day's work.
That's at least 2 games worth of bases for the Phils.
This guy Hamilton is pretty good, huh?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/bryce-harper-gets-10-stiches-above-left-eye-after-hitting-himself-with-his-bat/2012/05/11/gIQA5zaNJU_blog.html
He's and old school kind of guy and was probably just welcoming himself to the big leagues.
brandon inge who the phillies could have had 10 days ago for the league minimum has 16 rbi in the last five games...or more than all but two phillies have on the season
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4!
I should of said 2
He thinks I'm his wife!
The Angels and Rangers were wearing buttery throwbacks today.
i was really disappointed the angels didnt go with the halo hats
Josh Hamilton is good at hitting baseballs.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 12, 2012, 05:18:54 PM
2013 member of the philadelphia phillies Josh Hamilton is good at hitting baseballs.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 12, 2012, 05:18:54 PM
Josh Hamilton is good at hitting baseballs.
for real, holy crap
Someone's going to give him a contract that's way too big and way too long. Phils are as likely as anyone. I guess.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 12, 2012, 06:41:13 PM
Someone's going to give him a contract that's way too big and way too long. Phils are as likely as anyone. I guess.
add it to the list
i cant wait for him to find out kensington exists
Haha "Hamilton found strung out in Kenzo crack house; Action News will have more at six"
Sign him.
andy working around the corner from tony lukes hasnt hurt him...altho i dont think the nfl tests for chicken cutlets
He could stroll up to the plate with a needle stuck in his arm for all I care...I just want someone who crushes the ball.
Ex-Phils prospect Mike Costanzo will make his ML debut tonight for the Reds since they DL'd Rolen
Rolen is still alive?
how have the mets already played 20 games in the division?
Stanton's walk-off GS hits the fishmobile (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21403305)
farging crushed
The Chipper Jones retirement tour is annoying and I hope the Phillies don't do anything to recognize him and if they do he is booed mercilessly.
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 13, 2012, 04:47:42 PM
Stanton's walk-off GS hits the fishmobile (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21403305)
farging crushed
Giancarlo is much better than Mike.
The Rangers offense is lethal.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2012, 09:54:07 PM
The Rangers offense is lethal.
So is the Phillies. Makes me want to end my life.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2012, 06:30:07 PM
The Chipper Jones retirement tour is annoying and I hope the Phillies don't do anything to recognize him and if they do he is booed mercilessly.
oh my god i just saw what st louis did
what an embarrassment of a city. they should make his last game at the bank free battery night.
Just found out I'll be watching the June 7 O's at Sox game from a luxury suite.
Pretty sure I'm going to wear my Chooch jersey.
I didn't see the play yet but the Nats lost their top catching prospect after a Padre dozed him at the plate. Carted off.
This is after losing Ramos to a torn ACL
Strasburg was ineffective today after accidentally getting Icy Hot on his balls before the game.
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I'm pretty sure they were making dinner plans.
NATITUDE!
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jamie moyer oldest PLAYER in mlb history to drive in a run
verlander at it again
mlb network has the ninth inning
ooops
choke job against MArates
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/a-fan-was-beaten-in-the-dodger-stadium-parking-lot-last-night/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 21, 2012, 12:58:27 PM
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/a-fan-was-beaten-in-the-dodger-stadium-parking-lot-last-night/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
QuoteNot everywhere. This stuff just happens in LA and Philly.
douchebag pittsburger
Torn ACL for Berkman. He might retire
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2012, 09:39:04 PM
choke job against MArates
Just saw this. MArates. POTY?
Even after losing two out of three to Boston, the O's are still 6-4 in their last ten, and at 28-17 have the best record in the American league and the second best in all of baseball. Amazing.
and it looks like Adam Jones is getting a long-term deal soon
Wish someone would bean Bobby Valentine in the face.
jesus christ josh hamilton is off the charts
JA Happ has a 1.47 ERA in his last 3 starts.
MOCK
Moyer was DFAed. old fart mock
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 30, 2012, 07:13:27 PM
Moyer was DFAed. old fart mock
And yet he still has two more wins this season than Cliff Lee.
and yet, that proves just how useful a stat wins are
If whine was a stat, you'd be a hall of famer.
MDS kills me. While wins are no where near the be all, end all stat to define how good (or bad) a pitcher is, the fact that he seems to completely dismiss any relevance they have is mind boggling. Because 100+ years of baseball history shows that the overwhelming majority of the time, good pitchers win a lot of games and bad pitchers don't. Using a statistical anomaly or the exception to try and define the rule is....well.....it's something a republican would do.
Lee has been über-unlucky this year, hence the lack of wins.
But discounting wins in general really is farging stupid.
everyone wants pitchers whose lose games.....duh
wins and losses as a stat are irrelevant, you'd have to be an idiot to think otherwise
i love it
3 elders chime in with their outdated ideas and 1 igynoramous does...whatever i dont care.
I'm going to try to break this down as slowly as humanly possible.
Wins and Losses for pitchers were a relevant stat 80 years ago, and even 20 years ago, when pitchers generally finished what they started. There were no closers, no loogy's, no middle relievers, no pitch counts. Pitchers pitched well into the 10 or 11th inning if need be. So generally your record was deserved and a decent indication of how you did.
But that is not part of the game anymore. The stat should be abolished, it means absolutely nothing and accounts for dick. Again, look at Lee. He's pitched well this year but if you look at his record youd think he was terrible. Well, hes not. His offense and bullpen are.
In this current era of baseball it really does not matter WHO gets the win as long as the team wins. You guys have to understand this. Please.
I'm with the Jew.
ERA is more telling a stat....but wins do help in contract negotiations right? The pitchers that have been getting the most money have been the dominant ones in playoffs...right? That's how pitchers score big contracts? Playoffs? Mr. Mora, I'm talking about playoffs?
Quote from: hbionic on May 31, 2012, 09:12:41 PM
I'm with the Jew.
ERA is more telling a stat....but wins do help in contract negotiations right? The pitchers that have been getting the most money have been the dominant ones in playoffs...right? That's how pitchers score big contracts? Playoffs? Mr. Mora, I'm talking about playoffs?
you know whos not getting a lot of money....pitchers who lose a lot of games
Quote from: MDS on May 31, 2012, 05:39:57 PM
i love it
3 elders chime in with their outdated ideas and 1 igynoramous does...whatever i dont care.
I'm going to try to break this down as slowly as humanly possible.
Wins and Losses for pitchers were a relevant stat 80 years ago, and even 20 years ago, when pitchers generally finished what they started. There were no closers, no loogy's, no middle relievers, no pitch counts. Pitchers pitched well into the 10 or 11th inning if need be. So generally your record was deserved and a decent indication of how you did.
But that is not part of the game anymore. The stat should be abolished, it means absolutely nothing and accounts for dick. Again, look at Lee. He's pitched well this year but if you look at his record youd think he was terrible. Well, hes not. His offense and bullpen are.
In this current era of baseball it really does not matter WHO gets the win as long as the team wins. You guys have to understand this. Please.
this just couldnt be more wrong...heidi is the perfect example...last year he was a fine pitcher except he couldnt finish and win games...was always giving up the game losing run in the 6th 7th or 8th inning...also if your starting pitchers are not winning a lot of games it means your bullpen is getting taxed and your thereore your team is not going to win as much....id much rather have my starter win a game than my middle reliever
if your other numbers are good then theoretically your wins should be high but that doesnt always happen....but the most important thing is to get that W
your entire argument is based on the premise that a pitcher can pitch well and not win or pitch terribly and win...well no shtein....if thats your basis then we all agree
if you say wins mean nothing then youre a seamhead piglet
I don't dismiss wins entirely but they're not as telling of a statistic of how good a pitcher has been than something like ERA or WHIP.
Wins, normally, will give you a generalized picture of success or failure, but the problem is they rely on factors outside of the pitchers control: run support, relief pitchers, opposing pitchers etc. You can stick the exact same pitcher having the exact same year on the Royals and Yankees and wins give you a varying glance at his success. They aren't irrelevant, but if you want to just see how a player is doing, looking at statistics that the player can only control is a better metric.
I'll take the pitcher who is 11-9 with a 2.7 ERA on a zesty team rather than the one who is 18-10 with a 4.2 on the Yankees.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on June 01, 2012, 10:54:36 AM
I don't dismiss wins entirely but they're not as telling of a statistic of how good a pitcher has been than something like ERA or WHIP.
Wins, normally, will give you a generalized picture of success or failure, but the problem is they rely on factors outside of the pitchers control: run support, relief pitchers, opposing pitchers etc. You can stick the exact same pitcher having the exact same year on the Royals and Yankees and wins give you a varying glance at his success. They aren't irrelevant, but if you want to just see how a player is doing, looking at statistics that the player can only control is a better metric.
I'll take the pitcher who is 11-9 with a 2.7 ERA on a zesty team rather than the one who is 18-10 with a 4.2 on the Yankees.
This sums it up almost perfectly. Wins aren't the measuring stick but they do start to paint the picture. ERA, K/9, opp avg, BB/9, etc provide the fine details.
And more importantly, wins will never be completely discounted by casual fans who don't care to partake in extensive sabremetric analysis. So, complaining about how little they matter over and over again is a preposterous waste of time.
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Ha!
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 01, 2012, 08:34:45 AM
lots of words
you are totally over simplifying the issue.
of course most of the time "good" pitchers are going to get "wins." if you give up 2 runs in 8 innings you are generally going to get the win.
again, take coles start from monday. he blew 2 separate 2 run leads, gave up 4 runs in 7 innings and got the win because his offense happened to score a run in the 8th. if that run comes in the 9th he gets an ND. why didnt he get the loss? because jonathan niese also happened to be just as mediocre? what does this prove?
now take cliff from wednesday. he coughs up a 2 run homer..then his offense gets it back and takes him off the hook.what does that say about him? what does it say when throws 10 shutout innings against the giants and his offense cant score one run?
getting a win and getting a loss are entirely based on things out of your control. you cant hold your own lead. you cant score runs for yourself. so if you have a 1.30 ERA and are 2-10 are you a bad pitcher? or do you have a terrible offense? what does it mean. tell me.
Santana has a no hitter going through 7. He's up over 100 pitches and the bullpen was up.
Trying to be the first Met to throw one.
Jinx, motherfarger.
No ESPN channel has cut over yet regarding Santana. Softball on the deuce, NBA on the mother ship and nada on News.
I farging hate the Mets.
But another glimpse of the greatness of the Mets broadcast.
Go to commercial before the bottom of the 9th?
No way. They eschew the commercial break to watch the warmups and talk the history.
Good call J. that was funny, broke away for about a nano second to commercial and came right back.
I despise the Mess but you have got to love the suspense of a possible no hitter.
Ahahahahah some cock Mets fan ran onto the field and joined in the celebration.
Mets players celebrating while dude is getting thumped behind them by police.
With all the great pitchers that have been through the Mets organization, 51 years without a no hitter is amazing.
The fan who joined in on the celebration had on a Carter jersey and jean shorts...hilarious to see that.
Put an asterisk on it....blown call helped him get it. Should have given up a double.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 01, 2012, 09:50:09 PM
Ahahahahah some cock Mets fan ran onto the field and joined in the celebration.
Mets players celebrating while dude is getting thumped behind them by police.
:-D Fatty Ryan should sign those security dudes for special teams. They cleaned that dude out.
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Lol
Did Johan cure cancer last night?
You'd think he did judging by the fawning going on. I mean Terry Collins choking up in his presser and calling Santana his hero? The farg?
And the articles oozing from the Apple are just as bad.
strasburg is the real story this weekend even tho he will get overshadowed by a illegitimate five BB "no hitter" because its a new york team
if he stays healthy he has a real shot at five cy youngs
whoops
Kung Fu Rapist? (http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/SF-Giant-Pablo-Sandoval-denies-sexually-assaulting-accuser-in-Aptos/-/5738976/14447376/-/cbcvquz/-/index.html)
I'll be at the Orioles/Red Sox game in a luxury suite tonight. Something tells me most people there will be fixated on the TV, but I plan on enjoying some exciting Sox baseball. High five!
im sure you had no control over what game it was but what a kick in the balls to get tickets to the game before the phillies come to town
I'm not going to be in town anymore when that happens anyway.
Will be interesting to see how I'm received wearing a Phillies hat.
good point...i mixed you up with someone who actually likes philly teams not named the eagles
Since when is FF not a Philly sports fan?
since he would not have stayed in baltimore had he gotten free phillie oriole tickets for tomorrow night
on the reals tho i thinks he breaks down like this:
eagles 65%
phillies 17%
flyers 17%
sixers 1%
sixers % is probably high
that 1% represents his participation on a sixers badwagon if they ever win another title
pretty sure FF is in boston since thats where the orioles play tonight. please delete thread and board.
FF might see a hell of a game tonight. O's have the Sox' number right now. A series sweep is in the offing tonight. Go Baltimore.
i love how dio likes the o's now that they are good but not popular yet
give it 4 months. once camden is filled up for big october baseball ol' beardy mcditch digger will be running errands during games and going to whole foods in his prius with his reusable bags to get his herbal tea.
its a massive stretch to say he cares about the orioles now
he doesnt really care about the eagles and im quite certain he likes the green birds 1000 times more than the orange birds
Quote from: MDS on June 07, 2012, 08:33:42 PM
i love how dio likes the o's now that they are good but not popular yet
give it 4 months. once camden is filled up for big october baseball ol' beardy mcditch digger will be running errands during games and going to whole foods in his prius with his reusable bags to get his herbal tea.
lol
Quote from: phattymatty on June 07, 2012, 03:52:53 PM
pretty sure FF is in boston since thats where the orioles play tonight. please delete thread and board.
Post of the week.
Johan gave up back-to-back-to-back home runs vs the Yanks today. Wonder if any other pitchers have ever done that in the start following a no hitter.
And Terry Collins blamed himself for Johan stinking tonight. The reason? Because he gave him extra day of rest. What??
Did Johan hump his leg and shoot a load on him?
Did Terry sing to him and call him his hero again??
The farging Orioles lost. Glad I had other things to do.
Mariners teal jersey's are so farging awesome.
They need to bring back the teal hats too
Millwood had a no hitter going through six and was removed for Furbush (lol)...and then Furbush is removed. Another Astroslike combined no-no coming?
edit - Millwood injured himself warming up in the 7th. He took himself out of the game. No word on if he was sitting on a stool huffing and puffing.
strained his groin
6-pitcher no-hitter. farg you dodgers
lol there he is bitter easy whats up playa
Washington may not lose again.
They're about to have this debate on baseball tonight....is Strasburg the best young pitcher in baseball?
I think at this point I'd still take Kershaw because he seems to be more likely to stay healthy but those two going forward should be dominant....and how much longer until Beachy enters the conversation? Does he have to get his K rate back up to what it was last year to be considered?
I'd definitely take Kershaw. Mechanically, Kershaw is practically flawless which bodes well in terms of his long term health. If he breaks down, it's because of bad genetics. Strasburg on the other hand is extremely undeveloped when it comes to mechanics and his arm already has 1 surgery to show for it. They're both dominant. But Strasburg might only be dominant for 5-7 years while Kershaw could be for another 10+.
Ethier gets 5/$85M with an option that makes it $100M. Trade Pence now
See below.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 12, 2012, 10:48:27 AM
Ethier gets 5/$85M with an option that makes it $100M. Trade Pence now
^ A million times yes to this. So long, Spaz. ^
so when they sign heidi the dodgers will have dropped almost 400 million bucks on three players in less than a year
Once Phils trade Pence, they'll resign Hamels. No where else to spend the money really.
Munson nail head.
phillies are six toronto outs away from being double digit games out of first
nationals are beatin down heads again
They're playing out of their minds. I have to wonder if they'll fade. Younger teams usually do when having success for the first time.
they probably wont stay on their current 100+ win pace
94-98 wins sounds about right...they arent going to fade if by fade you mean .500 or some shtein close to that
Not really .500 but maybe 86-87 wins.
Part of that answer will be how closely they stick to the 160 innings limit (http://www.wbaltv.com/news/sports/Rizzo-Strasburg-shutdown-necessary-but-painful/-/9379464/14799576/-/rxt8nuz/-/index.html) to Strasburg. If they take him out of the rotation in August, they'll fall back to earth pretty quickly.
thats so overblown
a 160ish innings will take strasburg to september....meaning he would miss 4-5 starts....even assuming they lost every one of those starts which is a stretch would still not cause them to come back to earth fast...they have a really good five deep rotation and losing one of those pitchers for a month isnt going to cause the team to implode...theres just not enough influence from a guy who plays once or twice a week to make that happen
if they all of a sudden become a .500 playing team for a couple months on end it will be because of a multitude of factors not because one pitcher misses a few starts
now the playoffs would be an entirely different story....not having strasburg there will be a tremendous difference maker
Today was the Nats' 61st game, and Strasburg has pitched 77 innings. If the Nats stick to a hard cap on the innings, that would be around mid-August, around 40 games left. On a five-man rotation, that's 7-8 starts, not 4-5.
I'm not saying that the Nats will fall to .500 - but that 90-92 seems about right for them this year. I also don't expect the Nats to stay on the hard cap. I'm just saying that if it does, it replaces a #1-2 guy with a #4-5 guy and will affect their final record.
Also, please notice I said part of the answer. So we're not as far off as you think.
Dickey with another 1-hitter, and the Mets are appealing to switch it to a no-hitter
perfecto for Cain
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 13, 2012, 10:01:51 PM
I'm just saying that if it does, it replaces a #1-2 guy with a #4-5 guy and will affect their final record.
sure it will....they might finish with 95 wins instead of 100....but to me thats not "falling back to earth"
falling back to earth would be playing .500 baseball for the next two months
I just read for the first time this morning that Johan Santana had a no hitter on June 1.
BIGGEST BASEBALL FAN EVER
thats cause it wasnt really a no hitter
did the pathetic joke of an organization mets drop their appeal of that hit yet?
Should be a good weekend for baseball in this area. The O's are in a tie for first with the Yanks and are playing the Braves while the Yanks play the Nationals.
and no one gives a damn
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 15, 2012, 07:18:56 AM
did the pathetic joke of an organization mets drop their appeal of that hit yet?
MLB ruled against it.
Dickey's game was closer to being an actual no-hitter than Santana's though.
i was wondering why they didnt appeal santanas
they are a disgrace
QuoteThe New York Post is reporting that the Mets are considering adding a section of the stadium for fans who want less noise. The team asked fans in an e-mail survey if they'd be interested in sitting in such a section
bryce harper 0-7 today with five k's
the one chink in the armor i see with the nats is they dont do well against good teams...so if they make the playoffs they should bow quietly
fargers can't beat the Yankess.
Quote from: shorebird on June 17, 2012, 09:55:42 PM
fargers can't beat the Yankess.
when will you realize you cant like the orioles AND the eagles
Never, it's not as bad as your love for the Eagles and taterskins.
But, I like the Orioles and the....
Oh, I see you're point.
I'm just a man, son. Like everybody else, like you. Don't cry.
Roger Clemons found not guilty
Thank God you can't run for or buy a seat on a jury.
Great expenditure by the government there. Nothing like wasting millions of tax dollars over nothing.
Asshats.
The Justice Department is employing a dubious PR campaign: pile horrible failure upon horrible failure as a method of making the public forget the first horrible failure.
Solution: a third failure.
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Ra fleshpopey had another complete game shutout. 1 hitter with 13 K vs Baltimore.
Last 6 starts: 6-0, 3 CG, 48 2/3 IP, 21 H, 5 BB, 1 ER, 61 K.
Quote from: Dillen on June 18, 2012, 10:18:33 PM
Ra fleshpopey had another complete game shutout. 1 hitter with 13 K vs Baltimore.
Last 6 starts: 6-0, 3 CG, 48 2/3 IP, 21 H, 5 BB, 1 ER, 61 K.
Pretty damn impressive.
They couldn't touch him. Thing about him, you can't lay off him because unlike most knucklers, he throws his for strikes.
I seem to remember that the Phillies used to be able to hit him pretty well.
Then again, the 2012 Phillies < 2011 Phillies < 2010 Phillies < 2009 Phillies < 2008 Phillies.
From what little I've heard, he's also never been this good himself. Something clicked, apparently.
Or he's just in a zone that sometimes happens. It's been a hell of a stretch, but it's six starts.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 19, 2012, 05:24:39 PM
Or he's just in a zone that sometimes happens. It's been a hell of a stretch, but it's six starts.
This. He's a pretty good pitcher, but right now he's in a groove that's not even sustainable long term for truly great pitchers.
Also, he was sexually abused as a kid. This is relevant to his recent streak somehow.
Crazy Vicente threw two eephus pitches tonight. One clocked at 52mph and the other at 49mph
there really is nothing better in life than a j mexican sweatbox post
so good
lol
I'm mesmerized by his liquor sweats. I picture him in the bullpen throwing down shots in between warmup pitches.
Some dude on WIP awhile back, a caller, said he was talking nasty to the guys girl at a phillies carnival one year. He did it in Spanish and dudes chick was fluent and started trippin lol
chupa me la verga pincha bendejo?
just for entertainment purposes alone what would you give for him to be back in the phillies rotation right now
Id sacrifice Todd to the sabremetrics gods.
juan pierre and every win registered by a pitcher
the cubs 1 & 2 hitters went eight for ten last night and didnt score a run
Looks like Youkilis has been dealt.
Got a curtain call at Fenway today and his nameplate is gone from the locker.
ChiSox rumored to be the spot
yup its chicago
they just showed burrell at the diamondbacks/cubs game in the stands scouting for san fran and ron gant says on the mlb network that he always thought burrell would be "scouting something else"
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 24, 2012, 06:56:58 PM
they just showed burrell at the diamondbacks/cubs game in the stands scouting for san fran and ron gant says on the mlb network that he always thought burrell would be "scouting something else"
lololol
i read maybe the two most incredible numbers ive ever seen last night
joey votto has not popped a ball up since 2009 and in his entire career only has one foul ball thats gone into the stands
Dewayne Wise doesn't catch the ball, doesn't even have the ball....and gets credit for an out (http://deadspin.com/5921597/the-greatest-trick-dewayne-wise-ever-pulled-was-convincing-the-world-he-caught-this-ball)
From what I've seen this year, the umpiring has been especially bad. Gross incompetence across the board.
reffing/umpiring is always terrible in every sport.....youve never noticed this?...
Baseball umpiring has never been as bad as it is this year. But go ahead, disagree for whatever reason, because everyone knows it's just what you do.
i didnt agree or disagree....just waiting for the day when someone says the refs or umps have been wonderful this year
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2012, 08:54:39 AM
joey votto has not popped a ball up since 2009 and in his entire career only has one foul ball thats gone into the stands
Insanity. How is this stat not rattled off every time he comes to the plate?
WTF? Are you serious? That is one hell of a feat.
On the foul ball one, he's only pulled it into the stands once, which means he never swings early on pitches inside. He's hit a bunch of them straight back or opposite field, or pulled grounders foul.
On the infield popup one, he didn't do it at all in 2010 and hasn't done it yet this year, but he's done it 3 times in 2009 and 2011 combined.
"it kinda backfired on us."
-charles q. manuel, on the bullpen game
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 11:53:30 PM
"it kinda backfired on us."
-charles q. manuel, on the bullpen game
Sick of posting the same shtein in the Phillies thread?
Carlos Lee vetoed a trade to the Dodgers then accepted one to the Marlins. huh
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 04, 2012, 07:04:26 PM
Carlos Lee vetoed a trade to the Dodgers then accepted one to the Marlins. huh
The Venezuelan connection is strong on this.
he didn't have a choice on the Marlins trade, they weren't on his limited NTC
He's a 5/10 guy. I'm pretty sure that he had to approve any trade per the basic agreement, regardless of contract NTCs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBbmCVl1Jo
lol..nsfw for language
Jered Weaver looks like the creepy German doctor from Funny People
one can only be so lucky to find some shtein like this
http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2012/07/baseball_card_discovery_ohio_millions_cobb_wagner.html (http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2012/07/baseball_card_discovery_ohio_millions_cobb_wagner.html)
Wow. That's insane.
I wish shtein like that would happen to me
Seriously. And the fact that many of them are in mint condition is amazing. Some of the most sought after cards in history and they're in better condition than any others known to exist. It's ridiculous.
Found a card in my closet, too:
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4921423253668776&id=9842cf7fe9670e447985c430cc2d57c8)
I have that card. For real.
And the NL is making the AL sweat like a whore in church.
The gun at the all star game had Hamels hitting 96 :-D
liriano went eight with 15 k's and one bb and lost
I heart this article.
http://m.deadspin.com/5926617/
Rumors floating around that Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell are being shipped to Boston for Carl Crawford
Quote from: DH on July 18, 2012, 02:12:35 PM
Rumors floating around that Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell are being shipped to Boston for Carl Crawford
Why would Miami do this? Hanley's having a good year no?
Quote from: Munson on July 18, 2012, 02:16:04 PM
Quote from: DH on July 18, 2012, 02:12:35 PM
Rumors floating around that Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell are being shipped to Boston for Carl Crawford
Why would Miami do this? Hanley's having a good year no?
Depends how much of Crawford's contract Boston is willing to pay for.
Brett Gardner done for the season.
Anyone know of any Hawaiian outfielders the Yanks could get in a trade?
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 19, 2012, 09:15:54 PM
Brett Gardner done for the season.
Anyone know of any Hawaiian outfielders the Yanks could get in a trade?
Benny Agbayani can be had cheap, I bet.
:-D
BREAKING: J.A. Happ, Francisco Cordero part of 10-player deal between Astros and BlueJays - http://t.co/KwMh9PK4
ben francisco too
braves got dempster
come dempster
The Yankees have acquired Ichiro Suzuki for RHPs DJ Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar.
Wow. Kind of figured he was untouchable in Seattle.
last two years....
ichiro...-.268/.302/.342
polanco....-.269/.322/.335.
Father Time is a mean son of a bitch.
My prediction: An uncomfortable number of Twitter posts will view him as a replacement for Jeremy Lin in NY.
Marlins fire sale continues... BLOCKBUSTER: Hanley Ramirez & Randy Choate to Dodgers, Nathan Eovaldi & Scott McGough to Marlins
july totals
jason kubel - 10 hr
josh hamilton - 10 hits
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 25, 2012, 06:23:16 AM
Marlins fire sale continues... BLOCKBUSTER: Hanley Ramirez & Randy Choate to Dodgers, Nathan Eovaldi & Scott McGough to Marlins
Good to see that the new park hasn't changed the Marlins' cheapskate ways.
http://news.yahoo.com/police-cal-ripkens-mom-abducted-now-safe-165323412--mlb.html
Ripken's mom was kidnapped and later found unharmed.
Thus, ending her bid for a 75-year-long streak of not getting abducted.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 25, 2012, 02:59:12 PM
Thus, ending her bid for a 75-year-long streak of not getting abducted.
Winner POTY 2012 with over 4 months left.
Congratulations FF.
Ive gotta agree - I used that line twice already, with no sign of letting up.
Greinke to the Angles for their top fielding prospect (some SS) and 2 double A pitchers. That's 2 really good pitchers that they've basically stolen from the Rangers this year.
Rangers are more than welcome to have Cliff Lee.
Prime example of why I don't trust rich people:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/marlins-jeffrey-loria-david-samson-fire-sale-trade-hanley-ramirez-new-stadium-.html
did anyone else just hear orel hershiser say "he shouldnt dick around right here"
I bet you want to give orel oral
Abreu DFAd to make room for Victorino. Ha.
now daddy can come home and retire a phillie
should we applaud him?
im gonna pretend to not know who he is so i can fit in with the rest of the phillies crowd
not a single al east team had a winning record in july while the padres had the best record in the nl west
in his last 28 innings craig kimbrel has 50 K - 1 BB - 7 H
thats farging sick
Jim Tracy gets ejected. Vin Scully does PBP. (http://t.co/MRKUM9jB)
This is why Vin is the GOAT.
The Orioles are in the AL east's second place 4.5 games back of the Yankees...in August.
Friggen' unbelievable.
Buck Shoalwater manager of the year, both leagues.
I attended last night's game. Seventh inning was fun. 14th funner (but I was gone by then, the kids couldn't hang).
what kids do you have, i thought your fish dont swim
Jesus Christ. I swear you have the intellectual capacity of a blade of grass. There are like four people on this board and you can't retain basic information about them.
you look like my cousin who lives in israel
jew
Quote from: rjs246 on August 08, 2012, 08:55:30 PM
Jesus Christ. I swear you have the intellectual capacity of a blade of grass. There are like four people on this board and you can't retain basic information about them.
3 if you count igy and MDS as one person.
believe me tubby is his own self
Quote from: MDS on August 09, 2012, 02:07:11 AM
believe me tubby is his own self
You're just orbiting him?
this is farging LOL
sterling calls a swinging strike and fly ball on the same pitch...neither actually happened....then he calls a foul ball on a base hit as the batter goes to second and the throw makes the infield....then he calls the same ball that kicked into the stands as one miraculously thrown into the infield....then theres a "grounds" rule double...finally he makes up new rules about fair and foul balls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOhgFjm98AE&feature=player_embedded#!
Wow. I'm speechless.
Hahahaha.... Nice fielding by the A's. (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23862955&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_23862955&v=3)
my buddy caught Nick Swisher's grand slam tonight. Since it's his 200th career HR he wants the ball so my buddy's meeting Swish after the game. For those remember obscure shtein, this is also the friend who got picked to shoot and made a layup, FT, and 3 at halftime of a 6ers game too.
RIP Johnny Pesky (http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/johnny-pesky-boston-red-sox-legend-dies-at-92-081312)
Your buddy goes to games a lot and runs over children to catch balls. Your buddy is happy.
You posted in a baseball thread. Are you okay, bro? Got a fever or something?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFX92ALqxlk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Awesome.
remember when the phillies were mediocre in the early 2000's and they would go up there and lose every game in the most excruciatingly terrible way possible?
i miss those days. at least there was farging hope.
You know who has no hope? Melky Cabrera. Popped for 50 games.
King Felix no hits through 6 against Rays.
Perfecto for Felix. Saw the last three inning - he flat out dominated the Rays. They looked like T-ballers.
Quote from: DH on August 15, 2012, 03:32:28 PM
You know who has no hope? Melky Cabrera. Popped for 50 games.
And there's 40some left to play in the reg season for the Giants....who are in a tie with the Doyers for 1st in the West. If the Giants make the playoffs, they still wouldn't get him back until the 2nd round. The Giants probably knew he was getting popped and that's why they got Pence.
so you remember when i told you homers that the phils should trade everyone and clear as much salary as possible so they could have a billion dollars to make a run in 2015 for king?
remember. remember.
^^^^^^
>
Cliff Lee - 5 years/$120M (2011-15) plus 2016 club option
2012 - $21.5 million
2013 - $25 million
2014 - $25 million
2015 - $25 million
2016 - $27.5 million (club options - guaranteed if he has 200 IP in 2015 or 400 IP in 2014-15 and is not on DL after 2015 with left elbow or left shoulder injury
mike stanton becomes first player in mlb history to homer in his first six games at any ballpark.....coors field
Stanton is one player I'd go out of my way to see. He is a bonafied beast. See his catch tonight?
QuoteSaturday, August 18, 2012
Ozzie Guillen rips Hanley Ramirez
ESPN.com news services
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is not the least bit fazed by Hanley Ramirez's antics.
Guillen spoke openly about his former player when asked about a recent episode during which Ramirez angered an opposing pitcher with a celebratory gesture.
"That's Hanley," Guillen told reporters Thursday. "(If) Hanley hit a home run down by 30 runs, he would pimp it. That's the way he is."
Ramirez, who was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers last month, flashed a hand signal near his eyes after hitting a home run Wednesday against Pittsburgh Pirates ace A.J. Burnett.
Burnett struck out Ramirez in his next at-bat and yelled an expletive at the star infielder.
"It surprised me A.J. didn't drill him," Guillen said. "The way A.J. is, it surprised me he didn't do it."
Guillen acknowledged that Ramirez's behavior is indicative of an overall culture within baseball but stated that he doesn't care for it.
"Somebody hits a home run, they put on a show," Guillen said. "Somebody strikes out, they put on a show. That's the way the game is right now.
"I cannot say (anything) because my players do a stupid show. They're a last-place team. They score one run and they (act) like we score 100."
A three-time All-Star, Ramirez struggled offensively this season while with the Marlins, batting .246 in 93 games. The former NL batting champion has enjoyed a resurgence in his 22 games with the Dodgers, batting .322 with 23 RBIs.
How great is Ozzie? I don't care how loco he is otherwise. The guy is a bulletin board machine.
yeah hes the best...almost like a latin buddy ryan
he would be a god in philly but hell would freeze over before this Hoyda organization would hired someone like that
http://deadspin.com/5936283/the-marlins-are-so-bad-showtime-canceled-the-franchise-early?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Melky Cabrera is funny.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 20, 2012, 02:04:31 PM
Melky Cabrera is funny.
Just read about what he did, what a dumb farg.
Roger Clemens signs to pitch in the Atlantic League. (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20120820_ap_rogerclemensreturningtobaseball.html)
People have been running off at the mouth all day down here about this.
Omgggg Roger signed with Sugar Landddd!
He's a cult hero here.
Conjecture/common sense/cynicism says he's trying to pitch in MLB next year to re-set the clock on his HOF eligibility.
Interesting thought.
Wonder which team would sign him? Only the Astros i would think
sugar land is the richest most republican town on earth
it all makes sense now dont it
Katy is ahead of it but its close.
they had an open job there about a year ago and i read into it and thats what the wikipedia page said
but that area is just...jesus christ.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2012, 10:13:25 PM
Interesting thought.
Wonder which team would sign him? Only the Astros i would think
what!?......hes probably not pitching beyond his first start for sugarland much less in the majors ever again
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 07:44:45 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2012, 10:13:25 PM
Interesting thought.
Wonder which team would sign him? Only the Astros i would think
what!?......hes probably not pitching beyond his first start for sugarland much less in the majors ever again
Stopping short of ruling out an eventual return to the major leagues, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens vows to have fun in his return to the mound Saturday night with the Sugar Land Skeeters.
In his first major press availability since he spoke immediately after he was acquitted of perjury charges in June, the Rocket was jovial and even smiled when a local radio station brought up his AARP eligibility and the potential of a hip injury.
"I'm going out there to have fun, try and stay healthy and see where it goes," Clemens, 50, said. "I'm not going to be too far away from the game of baseball."
Clemens, who hasn't pitched competitively since 2007 with the New York Yankees, admittedly isn't quite ready for the big time.
"I wouldn't consider myself anywhere close to major-league ready," said the former Astros, Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays star. He added, "I'm nowhere near where I was five years ago or the amount of work I went into it."
The Skeeters' Constellation Field is a far cry from Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Minute Maid Park or the other major-league stadiums Clemens packed during his legendary career.
The Rocket, though, is still a popular figure in his adopted hometown.
And for Sugar Land, a diverse Houston suburb of about 85,000, the Rocket's outing Saturday night against Bridgeport promises to be a major event.
"This is really huge for us," said Sugar Land City Councilwoman Amy Mitchell. "This takes it to a whole new level. ... The Houston region didn't get the Space Shuttle, but we got the Rocket."
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 21, 2012, 03:00:54 PM
"This is really huge for us," said Sugar Land City Councilwoman Amy Mitchell. "This takes it to a whole new level. ... The Houston region didn't get the Space Shuttle, but we got the Rocket."
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lolol
GO AWAY ROGER. Holy shtein, what a farging ego this guy has that he thinks people will actually spend their hard-earned money to watch a washed-up, cheating farging has-been.
farg you Roger Clemens, you dirty, dirty piece of Texas shtein.
I guarantee you that Texans will still flock to the minor league parks to see him pitch. And they'll cheer. Loud.
That's because Texans are idiots. Sorry Jay.
Quote from: DH on August 21, 2012, 04:43:48 PM
GO AWAY ROGER. Holy shtein, what a farging ego this guy has that he thinks people will actually spend their hard-earned money to watch a washed-up, cheating farging has-been.
farg you Roger Clemens, you dirty, dirty piece of Texas shtein.
That was a pretty high quality rant. I agree with every word.
I'm not a Texan!!
Is he really 50 years old?
Bartolo Colon out 50 games now as well. 2 players within a week suspended for high testosterone counts. 1 plays in San Fran, the other in Oakland. Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.
QuoteCHICAGO -- It wasn't exactly Billy Martin and the Marshmallow Salesman, but it was probably as close as the normally mild-mannered Joe Girardi will ever get.
As the Yankees manager was about to begin his postgame news conference, the booming voice of an oversized, and possibly overserved, Chicago White Sox fan echoed through the concrete hallway beneath U.S. Cellular Field.
"Hey, Girardi, you bum! The Yankees suck!"
Because suddenly, there was Girardi breaking out of the pack, leaving a YES Network camera crew shooting his back and a gang of reporters watching in bemused disbelief, and shouting at the top of his lungs at a total stranger on his way out of the ballpark.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Shut up! I'm doing an interview!" he said.
Then Girardi turned to a stadium security guard. "Do something, would you? Shut this guy up." "Yeah, kick me out!" the fan said, laughing as he headed out the door.
"Jesus, for crying out loud," Girardi muttered as he headed back into the media scrum.
lol
lol at jeff samardjahs mlb.com photo with the hair hat
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_502188.jpg)
He is a cocky dickface. He had a tude on him when he played in Daytona and wod routinely get booted out of bars because if it. The hair thing is perfect for him, though.
QuoteAstros owner Jim Crane told Mark Berman of FOX 26 Sports in Houston that he is open to the idea of signing 50-year old Roger Clemens. The Astros have not been contacted about signing Clemens this year, but they're preparing for the possibility, Berman reports. The Astros were in attendance at a recent workout to watch Clemens, who signed with the independent Sugar Land Skeeters this week.
Crane said he doesn't aim to set up a publicity stunt for the sake of selling a few extra tickets. He'd seek approval from MLB before completing a deal with Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner. Clemens already has a personal services contract with the Astros, Berman notes.
Wow.
Gordon Edes reporting that the Sox are talking trade with the Dodgers where they would send Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to LA.
No word on who would go back to Boston
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2012, 05:37:30 PM
Wow.
Gordon Edes reporting that the Sox are talking trade with the Dodgers where they would send Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to LA.
No word on who would go back to Boston
If I'm the Phils I'm offering Howard/Lee and whatever else they can offload immediately
Incredible.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2012, 05:37:30 PM
Wow.
Gordon Edes reporting that the Sox are talking trade with the Dodgers where they would send Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to LA.
No word on who would go back to Boston
The Red Sox are expected to include money in the deal, while also obtaining five players: top pitching prospect Allen Webster and first baseman James Loney, infielder Ivan DeJesus Jr., right-hander Rubby De La Rosa and outfielder Jerry Sands, all of whom had played for the Dodgers this season.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/adrian-gonzalez-los-angeles-boston-red-sox-waiver-claim-082412
So these new owners wildly over pay for the team. And now they're spending crazy loot on these new players.
Where is the cash coming from? Mexican drug cartel?
Magic's Upper-Class only AIDS cure patent.
why cant smug get creative and deal grit choke and phifer in a deal
because they are going to try to win next year silly
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 24, 2012, 09:19:54 PM
why cant smug get creative and deal grit choke and phifer in a deal
I doubt Howard goes anywhere but I have a feeling Cliff's in play come the offseason.
Adrian Gonzalez 3R HR in his first AB
HBionic jerked off furiously
its stats like this that make baseball what it is....
Max Scherzer is 1st pitcher with 8 straight starts of 8+ K and 7 or fewer IP in a single season since 1900
Becket gets roughed up a little in his first start as Doyer, 5 Innings, 7 hits 3 runs.
check out these Hoydas.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22975441&source=MLB&gid=2012_07_08_minmlb_texmlb_1
Baltimore is one game behind New York.
Adam Jones just put the Orioles back in the lead in the bottom of the 8th after they handed the Yankees five runs in the top of the 8th.
And now Mark Reynolds hits another homer, his second of the game, driving in 2 runs.
somewhere bunk and mcnulty are enjoying this
they are fictional characters of a tv show, and they don't exist. so i refute your premise.
mets are a bunch of bitches for honoring chipper tonight
Yeah they are. Horrible.
Strasburg has been shut down.
I hope when they make the playoffs they get shellacked when his turn in the rotation comes up just to highlight what a dumb farging strategy this is. Mike "fake tough guy" Rizzo is balls deep on Boras and I hope it blows up in his face.
NATTITUDE
I can't believe they'd shut him down. Makes me think of what a joke it'd be to other great manager, pitcher combos. Like, I could never see Earl Weaver sitting down Jim Palmer.
farg you CC
Re: Strasburg... Davey Johnson actually came out and said they shut him down for mental reasons, not physical.
Seriously, who the farg says that? If you're Strasburg (or any other player, really) how the farg do you put on a uniform of a team that suggests publicly that you're so fragile & weak-minded you're getting shut down for the season?
Just incredible.
Agreed. Davey's going senile.
Nats really screwing the pooch on this one.
nm
theres three different baseball games in the 4th inning right now that have no hitters going....kendrick is one of them
rookie shortstop Manny Machado, converted to 3rd baseman, makes the defensive play of the night, and of his life so far.
Hardy was smart as farg to drop in and cover 3rd as well..like farging clockwork.
fantastic
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_12_tbamlb_balmlb_1&highlight_content_id=24721903&c_id=bal
thats a standard play in baseball...cant make the play at one base so you fake the throw and try to catch the guy sleeping...happens all the time...usually doesnt work....but when it does its because of hideous baserunning not any kind of special play in the field...even little leaguers know this
Yeah Utley did it to the Rays in the Series.
And the dude who got nailed last night was an ex-Phil minor leaguer
Dodger's boat is sinking and there will be a big mushroom cloud at Chavez Ravine if they miss the playoffs.
Quote from: hbionic on September 13, 2012, 12:56:31 PM
Dodger's boat is sinking and there will be a big mushroom cloud at Chavez Ravine if they miss the playoffs.
and then everyone will mistake it for smog and go roller blading
:-D Rollerblading.
People still do that?
:paranoid
Let me guess Rome...with your shirt off?
Quote from: hbionic on September 13, 2012, 02:44:21 PM
Let me guess Rome...with your shirt off?
no....with his mesh half shirt very much on
Shirt off, shades, baseball cap backwards, long sleeve shirt tied around his waist. Hairy chest in full effect.
Yes, I'm jealous you can pull that off.
standard play my ass...that was awesome
Today, they won again...thanks to who?
Bowa interviewed with the Astros for their job (Dave Martinez interviewed too)
(http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NX8ckzn_uDz5PH.zBADxMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusmlbexperts/slurescobar.jpg)
for those of you who dont habla the espanol, his eyeblack translates to "you are a flag."
lolol
thats funny...is baseball getting all PC over this?
Whats funny is Escobar is a bitch
http://deadspin.com/5944189/some-jackass-made-blowjob-pantomimes-behind-home-plate-at-wrigley-for-nearly-an-inning-before-getting-ejected
That was funny as hell. I like the 'oh what's going on?' look he gives security when he gets tapped on the shoulder.....and the double cocks into the mouth of course.
I didn't know that pitching abortion Chad Qualls was with Pittsburgh now. Giving up runs just like the Chad we know!
Pittsburgh fans are a disgrace. Yeah the Bucs have played like shtein lately but they're in a playoff hunt for the first time since well, ever, and the stadium is empty.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 18, 2012, 03:42:00 PM
http://deadspin.com/5944189/some-jackass-made-blowjob-pantomimes-behind-home-plate-at-wrigley-for-nearly-an-inning-before-getting-ejected
:-D That is so funny!
Another extra inning win for the O's as they beat the Mariners in 18. That's 14 in a row now.
Dodgers just blew a 6-0 lead, Nats just tied it up in the bottom of the 8th.
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/2663/shane-victorino-is-the-embodiment-of-frustration (http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/2663/shane-victorino-is-the-embodiment-of-frustration)
And another extra inning win for the Orioles last night. 15.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 18, 2012, 03:42:00 PM
http://deadspin.com/5944189/some-jackass-made-blowjob-pantomimes-behind-home-plate-at-wrigley-for-nearly-an-inning-before-getting-ejected
"Lead pipe sinker started at the knees and ended up in the dirt."
Perfect commentary.
that clip makes me so much happier than it should.
favorite part is around 30 sec. when he stops double fisting and just goes to town. then they do a slo mo replay.
i would def. hang out with that guy.
Matty you are a hero here. That clip has made the rounds at my son's high school. Of course I immediately showed it to my son. They loved it. My buddy who works at the big hospital here has shown it to half the staff.
holy shtein the mets are 4-24 at home since the all star break...lol
Jesus Christ! 4 wins at home since mid July? zestyfield looked like the vacant warehouse in Houston last weekend.
Man the Pirates, for the second year, have just imploded.
they have imploded far more often than the last two years....i cant even count how many times they have teased their fanbase with a plus .500 record early to ultimately blow up
Goddamn come on Cubs...b8th and two outs.
Camp walks a guy...then gives up a single.
Runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs Cubs leading 4-3
Bill Mueller just blew the strike three call for the Cubs...hope it doesn't come back to haunt
Wooooo...strikeout!
going to the 9th!
Get a few insurance runs for Marmol
oh farg me...and i hope marmol dies
amaro and manuel should die first
Now this farging slapdick is going to walk every Cardinal and give up the lead...
stolen base...RISP now
http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120922&content_id=38876430
lol @ those jerseys and the little jew star on the helmet
question is am i eligible to be the left fielder
16 extra inning wins in a row now..
and the O's have just abused the Red Sox all season
Quote from: MDS on September 23, 2012, 04:51:06 AM
http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/2013/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120922&content_id=38876430
lol @ those jerseys and the little jew star on the helmet
question is am i eligible to be the left fielder
Do they wear yarmulkes instead of hats?
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2.gif)
has any team ever given up harder than the red sox this year....what a joke they are
i hate on the phillies but they and charlie deserve much credit for playing out the string
no chance bobby v is back right?
I would think Bobby is let go, yeah. He wasn't Cherington's pick...the powers above him wanted Bobby. Hopefully they don't poach Sandberg
Go O's. Tied for first. Manny Machado is clutch. Johnson with his 49th save. Another one run win, putting them at 28 and 9 in games decided by one run.
F'n great for Baltimore. This town could use some smiles and pride.
The Pirates clinched their 20th straight season with a losing record, a feat unmatched in the history of North American professional sports. This time around they actually had the city of Pittsburgh fooled, at least until a few weeks ago.
Orioles clinched a playoff spot with the Angels loss last night
Cards last 3 vs. Reds
Dodgers last 3 vs. Giants
3 games left, 2 games back...there's a chance....small, but its there.
the orioles are 29-9 in one run games......which is the best win % since the 1890 brooklyn bridegrooms
teddy just won the race at nats park. season over dummies.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 03, 2012, 02:38:52 PM
teddy just won the race at nats park.
most memorable event in a phillies game this season
His victory made NPRs All Things Considered tonight.
Terry Gross got all wet. Wait, she's a dyke so that wouldn't work.
robinson cano is out of his mind
Cabrera has won the triple crown.
Cool.
Now lets hope he doesn't wear that ridiculous earring any more.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 03, 2012, 09:45:32 PM
Cabrera has won the triple crown.
Cool.
Now lets hope he doesn't wear that ridiculous earring any more.
Only Romey is old enough to have been around the last time it happend - Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
good game so far.....valid atmosphere in the stadium due to the influx of cardinal fans
love these mlb playoffs - cfb - nfl fall weekends....doesnt get better
it would be better if the phillies were playing
but chipper jones' worthless career ending will have to do
i would have hated this one game series if the phils were in in, but now i think its great. like 2 game 7s to start the playoffs.
its a terrific idea and quite possibly the only good thing bud selig has ever done
it got to a point where just getting in was the goal. now of course the last thing you want to be is in this 1-game wild card thing, so winning the division becomes especially important. should have thought of this 10 years ago, bud.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 05, 2012, 06:45:14 PM
like 2 game 7s to start the playoffs.
exactly
i hate the way they do the home field now but these play in games are great
its only for this year. bud had to squeeze in the play-in game and going 2-3 was the only way to work into the already set tv schedules
itll go back to 2-2-1 next year
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2012, 06:38:15 PM
it would be better if the phillies were playing
the braves won 13 more games than the phillies and are in danger of being eliminated 48 hrs later....which is worse?
Chooooooooooo-oooooooooo-oooooooooak
Chooooooooooo-oooooooooo-oooooooooak
Is anyone really surprised by this?
It really is amusing.
Infield fly? Horseshtein.
Can't wait to see the article comparing the Atlanta crowd to "Philly fans."
unbelievably bad call
(http://captainraoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/braves-suck.jpg)
Maybe the one-game playoff isn't such a great idea after all.
Go Orioles.
Indeed.
Thome just got straight robbed by Ian Kinsler.
Nice catch.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 05, 2012, 08:48:50 PM
Maybe the one-game playoff isn't such a great idea after all.
Whoops!
(http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/1005/mlb_u_braves-debris_mb_576.jpg)
BARBARIANS!
i was actually proud of the braves fans for showing that they care a little bit
everyone with an iphone just looked at their phone. well played tbs.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 05, 2012, 09:22:19 PM
i was actually proud of the braves fans for showing that they care a little bit
Absolutely. They've jumped the charts after that performance. What a chicken shtein call. Probably wouldn't have made a difference either way. 12 men LOB, errors, 3 runs, etc.
jesus' son getting booed in texas....wtf
If the game comes down to a bad call, neither team won. If you lose that game and cry about the refs, you are a bitch and if you win that game and boast about it, you are a douchebag.
it didnt come down to a bad call at all....but it def hurt them...potentially in a big way
it went from being:
6-3 cards
bottom eight
one out
bases loaded
to
6-3 cards
bottom eight
two outs
men on second and third
rangers dont look like they even care
wow ive never noticed that right field line tv angle in texas....crazy
rangers makin a really small amount of noise
Nathan's ERA in the playoffs before this game is 7.88.
how many app?
8 games.
the worse statistic is he has a ridiculously bad 2.3 playoff WHIP in those games. that's beyond horrible and shows the runs aren't a fluke (though it's an admittedly small sample size).
8 is more than big enough for the post season to say he is a gag piece in the playoffs
Go Os
1. awful call and lol @ the umpire defending it afterwards. jesus these authority boner filled egomaniacs. farg them
2. mcnulty and bunk are celebrating by the rails right now. beat the yanks. the wire is life.
The one-game playoff is really stupid.
It'll probably be a three-game series soon enough.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 06, 2012, 06:53:18 AM
The one-game playoff is really stupid.
I'm cool with the one game playoff - my beef is with the fact the division winners have to go on the road. The winners of the one gamers need to take their asses on the road.
do you old people read?
its just for this season
who cares how many seasons it is....its ridiculous
no one will argue that
but if you wanted the 1-gamer this year this was the only way it was getting in.
i feel like they could have waited a year and no one would have cared...other than the owners of course
probably, yea
baltimore and texas wound up tied anyway so they would have had their 1-gamer no matter what. the only thing it did was flip atlanta for st lou and in the grand scheme of things who gives a shtein about that
Terry Francona is the new Indians manager
baby nats down 5-1 to the cards, i wonder how much of it is because of the shadows you funhole davey
so Arod used all of his magic playoff pixie dust in 09.
Pineapple Head part of the TBS studio crew tonight. Look out Vai!
I am enjoying seeing the Nats get run. The super awesome hardcore Nats crowd that bitched about the 1pm start left in the 8th inning.
#Nattitude
yankees are so close to being the phillies right now....in fact i dont know how they already arent....shtein as of like last year....
they are so fraudulant
miguel gonzalez.....for real?
When is the last time ARod got a hit....July?
raoooooooooooooooool
Raul Ibanez just tied it.
Why couldn't you have done that in 2009, pal?
farg it, I've seen this movie. Going to bed.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 10, 2012, 10:25:40 PM
Raul Ibanez just tied it.
Why couldn't you have done that in 2009, pal?
lol just said that
and he was PH for ARod too
two outs away from winning the ML bet.
playoff baseball is so much better when your team isnt involved
great game
I'd like to go to bed
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 10, 2012, 10:35:48 PM
playoff baseball is so much better when your team isnt involved
Much more enjoyable.
holy farg
WTF
goddamn....what a night for Raul
I think Smug kicked his dog tonight
bastich
no ill will towards raul from me but jesus man, where was this?
Yeah no hatin' here either...I like the dude. But I hate the farging Yankees. Wish he was on Oakland or Baltimore...
raoooooool > HOF
Raul > Nix & Wiggerton
what a hideous play by s drew.....love buck calling him out too
Stephen Drew = dumbfarg
You never make the first out at third.
And especially not in a playoff game when you're down a game, douche.
Woooooooooow
A's tie it up...winning run on 2nd with 0 outs.
Two out single wins it.....sweet. Great game.
A-mazing
and also glad to see ibanez took his roids this month. couldnt get a shipment in last year could you.
Three great games today/tonight. Good for Raul but farg the Yankees.
Agreed J, love the Nats getting spanked at home in front of the "die-hards".
Raul farging Ibanez? You've got to be kidding me.
Looks like Cincy might choke this away
could dusty have been any slower on that hook
both these managers are choking
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:-D
4 consecutive innings the Reds have had the tying run up.
"Dusty Baker this is Andy Reid, Andy this is Dusty"
Ridiculous.
lol at the dice
Let's goooo StL.
First Ibanez and now Werth.
TELL ME WE AREN'T CURSED.
And Brandon Moss doing well for Oaktown too
Talk to me when Endy Chavez goes yard, sir!
Quote from: Rome on October 11, 2012, 07:03:19 PM
TELL ME WE AREN'T CURSED.
if they were cursed and i dont believe in that kind of stuff (i mean for god sakes they won a world series less than five years ago) they would be cursed for reasons like this and the current state of their fanbase
Preposterous.
Pretty sure he was saying WE are cursed in jest.
farg Werth
Seriously, how loudly was IGY cheering that home run a second ago?
And yes. I was. Derrr...
Quote from: SD on October 11, 2012, 07:06:23 PM
Pretty sure he was saying WE are cursed in jest.
not a chance....well it will be now cause you said that...but trust me its very natural for romey to drop a we....happens a lot
I think I saw igy behind homeplate give a fist pump as Werth teed off!!
I'm just surprised you stopped cheering long enough to post that.
Well done.
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NOT CURSED!
With this O's/Yankees game going extra no one outside of Michigan and the Bay Area is watching the gem Verlander's throwing.
Quote from: Rome on October 11, 2012, 07:13:44 PM
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WE NOT CURSED!
amongst the south jersey nuttyness it needs to be pointed out that justin verlander is a not just a top 2 pitcher in todays game but cemented his all time status tonight with a four hit cg shutout on the road in an elimination game
dood makes roy the robot and cliff the fraud seem very ordinary
i mean it was against the a's in their zesty lineup but yea that was something else
well see what cc has in store tomorrow. also id love to see king have a chance to do something like this.
I cannot wait for this O's game tomorrow.
Nor can I wait to hear the bleating from the NY media on the ARod being hit for the last two nights. You wanna talk bad contracts? Look at that farging anchor of a deal Cashman has tied to the Yanks necks. You PH for the $25M dude twice. Once with a 57yr old Ibanez and the other with Eric Chavez.
So the Nats are moving on
go tigers
pretty much
Quote from: SD on October 12, 2012, 08:53:38 PM
So the Nats are moving on
Gonzalez seems to be imploding in the 5th. May let the Cardinals back in the game.
Cardinals back to 6-3. Looks to be a battle of the bullpen the rest of the way.
Yadier Molina is a dumbfarg.
2-0 and Gonzalez on the ropes and this neck tatted dope swings and flies out.
6-4 bottom of 7th
6-5 in the top of the 8th. Igy's sack is getting a little tight.
Did they just sing "Take on Me?"
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7-7
Ooooooh shtein!
Hahahah...suck it, Nats
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9-7 Cardinals
Ha - Cardinals get to bat Motte and keep him in.
#natitude
la russa magic clearly has not worn off. is there a better manager in baseball history? dude is gone and his team still wins.
the curse of teddy has begun. dummies.
Can't believe they pitched to Kozma with 2nd and 3rd and Jason Motte on deck. NATITUDE
Giants/Cards makes me want to stab, but I was rooting for the Tigers when the playoffs started so I'll stick with them...
espn running on the ticker that arod in the lineup tonight (6th) and playing 3b
look how empty Yankee stadium is again....holy shtein
here go the tigers
Two awful ABs in a row by them...leave 'em loaded
Yankees blow another bases loaded inning....ARod, Granderson and Martin all strike out.
Fister is a magician.
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oh
my
god
Ibanez
God hates us. That's all there is to it.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/no-show--yankees-try-to-disguise-empty-seats-at-alcs-by-moving-fans.html
lol
Jeter injured and has to be carried off the field...looks like a bum ankle
Girardi says Jeter has a broken ankle.
farg YOU JETER
go drown yourself in shaline woodleys 20 year old Hoyda now
She belongs in porn.
Yanks got shut out. Down 0-2 going back to Detroit to face Verlander when nobody on that team is hitting.....good times
Ibanez goes down swinging...Detroit leads 3-0.
tigers/cardinals? MA world series part II
HA! Pence still sucks. My friends who are Giants fan are livid.
cc's day yankees season over
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lets go eat just gave himself a pep talk
He's just the guy to give a pep talk. "OK guys, when I was in Houston we lost 100 games, when I was in Philly we won 100 games.
Let's go underachieve!"
Barring a superb comeback - its going to be the goddamn Cards again.
Go Tigers...hopefully they won't need a closer
i actually like the cardinals a lot...they are everything the phillies arent
beltran starting in rf and batting 2nd
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2012, 08:15:54 AM
i actually like the cardinals a lot...they are everything the phillies arent
Correct. That's what pisses me off.
you should be pissed at the phillies not at the team that knows whats up
i almost wanna give zito a pound tonight....what a performance
zito > phifer
easy?
zitos start tonight is why baseball is so good
that never happens in any other sport
only possible exception being the zesty goalie who goes on a run in the nhl playoffs
a rod holliday
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2012, 10:50:10 PM
zitos start tonight is why baseball is so good
that never happens in any other sport
only possible exception being the zesty goalie who goes on a run in the nhl playoffs
yep...with the rare NFL exception like Frank Reich coming off the bench in a pinch and leading an insane comeback, you don't see this in the NFL nor do you see the 11th guy on an NBA bench dropping 20 in a game six.
question is would charlie ever skip lets say cliff lee if he was pitching like madison bumgarner and go to someone like blanton or worley instead?
the answer is no. and thats why bruce bochey is good and charlie is bad.
Quote from: Rome on October 18, 2012, 07:36:14 PM
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Watching ESPN and reading the sports pages the last few days, you would have thought the Yankees lost 100 games this season, not the ALCS. There's more mourning than when the Red Sox fell back into the pack.
thats their punishment for winning a million championships
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2012/10/20/heath-bell-marlins-diamondbacks-as-chris-young-trade/1646527/
MOCK?
Good deal by Oakland to get Chris Young
Of course it was. It's got Billy Beane written all over it. Highly productive, relatively inexpensive, no long-term commitment.
Boom.
Boston gets John Farrell from Toronto like they wanted. Mike Aviles goes to the Jays as compensation, and a player will be sent to the Sox
holliday out craig in for tonight
should have got sf +170 -1.5 when you could
Hoyda move by Holliday, Matheny and the Cards.
They don't want him to face heat for his dirty slide
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 21, 2012, 06:44:20 PM
Hoyda move by Holliday, Matheny and the Cards.
for real
back stifness in game 6 of the nlcs!?!??!?
Yep...such a bullshtein move. Take your farging medicine like a man, bitch.
toughest out in baseball marco scutaro
HA! Carpenter and Cards D shteinting the bed.
farg Holliday. Go touch home plate you missed in 2007 play in game you Hoyda.
if theres a pitcher you can come back on its ryan vogelsong
lets go strike out
vogelsong 2012 = jeff suppan 2006
cliff lee 2013-2016 = jeff suppan 2007-2010
vogeldouche has a career high in strikeouts and its the 5th inning
true or false--in 10 years tim mccarver will still be doing games
is there anything in sports better than a slo motion replay of a batter fouling a pitch straight back
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2012, 09:16:34 PM
true or false--in 10 years tim mccarver will still be doing games
true
McCarver needs to be put out to pasture.
yeah hes so terrible....hes like the john madden of baseball at this point...used to be good but now is old and senile
its -250 that he goes before wheeler
two old fargers who will cant get fired and will never leave
My buddy has a pathological hatred of McCarver and Wheeler (and Doc Emerick). So I bought Wheels book from amazon and sent it to him. McCarver wrote the foreword.
His reaction was fabulous. I think he burned it in his fireplace
wheels was horrible when he was 40 tho.....mccarver was really good at one point
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 21, 2012, 09:31:52 PM
My buddy has a pathological hatred of McCarver and Wheeler (and Doc Emerick). So I bought Wheels book from amazon and sent it to him. McCarver wrote the foreword.
His reaction was fabulous. I think he burned it in his fireplace
doc emerick is the farging worst.....good to know your boy feels the same way...i think we are the only two in the country
Agreed.
When him and Bucks pops worked together. Did Jim kaat do a three man booth with them?
Btw - jack buck was awesome. The "and we'll see you tomorrow night" line is auto chills.
Also - true/false...1991 series was the goat
True
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 21, 2012, 09:31:52 PM
My buddy has a pathological hatred of McCarver and Wheeler (and Doc Emerick). So I bought Wheels book from amazon and sent it to him. McCarver wrote the foreword.
His reaction was fabulous. I think he burned it in his fireplace
Your buddy has good hate attributes. Those 3 are at the top of my list. Mccarver hasn't been good since early 2000's.
91 ws was an all time great....i wont get into the long version of the story but in the second inning of game seven the house i was watching the game in lost power and i missed the rest of the game....to this day im still salty
i didnt know hating doc emmerick was an exclusive club
there are tons of people who hate him. tons!
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 21, 2012, 09:41:59 PM
91 ws was an all time great....i wont get into the long version of the story but in the second inning of game seven the house i was watching the game in lost power and i missed the rest of the game....to this day im still salty
Ouch...I'd be salty too.
I'd love to hop in the Delorean and go back to see it in real time again. Especially Morris' performance
lets go flyers
lets go flyers
would you give up cfb to get the flyers back
damn thats not fair
lol good question...
I think he sticks with cfb
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 21, 2012, 10:01:07 PM
damn thats not fair
answer the questions dooks
1. greatest sport on earth in arguably its greatest form
2. canadians on ice
make the call
flyers >
might as well move to ottawa
or south east texas
vaya con dios, eh
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2012, 08:15:54 AM
i actually like the cardinals a lot...they are everything the phillies arent
Add the Giants to that list. Minus that tool Wilson and that A hole Jonathan Sanchez who is gone they are a solid ball club. What's even more frightening is Lincecum has a rough year and they're still going to the WS.
I am happy for Pence.
Rome isn't. He is one salty sumbitch.
Quote from: Rome on October 23, 2012, 05:48:45 AM
PS: Go Tigers. Why? Because the thought of watching Hunter Pence hoist a World Series trophy makes me want to murderdeathkill.
i hope he dies before the first pitch of game 1
The previous three times where one team swept their LCS and the other went the full 7, the latter team swept (07 Sox) or won in five (06 Cards, 88 Dodgers). Despite that, I'm going with Tigers in 5...
Marlins fired Ozzie, lol wow
David Bell is the new Cubs 3B coach
What's Wally Joyner up to?
Speaking of the Cubbies, I saw a dude today rocking a Cubs jacket and a Browns hat. Poor bastich.
Wow...Verlander is getting hit a bit...4-0 Giants
He's human after all
Fat Panda with a 3HR game.
Jeez
So 13 of the last 15 teams to win Game 1 of the WS went on to win the series. farg you 2009 Phillies. Bums win that series against the Yankees, I'd never bitch, moan, gripe, etc. again. Well maybe just a little bit. This past season's collection of misfits would have made a preacher swear.
I did not realize how cool Sergio Romo is. Guy is farging great. Saw his interview on MLB TV after the game and he's awesome.
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Blinding rage rising...
bruce bochy is such an amazing manager...this giants team is the best ive seen since the yankee late 90 early 2000 championship teams as far as the sheer number of quality at bats they throw out a game...its just phenominal to watch
just goes to show how much a manager means and how much charlie holds the phillies back...yeah its great to be chuckle duck funny and buddies with everyone but when that happens no one respects you no matter how good your reputation as a hitting coach might be....the phillie players do whatever they want whenever they want and farg charlie
wait everyone hates hunter pence now?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 26, 2012, 07:11:56 AM
bruce bochy is such an amazing manager...this giants team is the best ive seen since the yankee late 90 early 2000 championship teams as far as the sheer number of quality at bats they throw out a game...its just phenominal to watch
just goes to show how much a manager means and how much charlie holds the phillies back...yeah its great to be chuckle duck funny and buddies with everyone but when that happens no one respects you no matter how good your reputation as a hitting coach might be....the phillie players do whatever they want whenever they want and farg charlie
What's freightening is Bochy is doing it again with a lot of new core players. He is a very good manager and you can just see the difference between he and Elmer Fudd in big games.
i dont even think its a big game thing...i dont think bochy is pulling off magical strategics that are winning him postseason games
its an every day thing...im not going to say he gets his guys to bear down on every pitch of every at bat the whole season...thats ridiculous...but they get into the habit of how to approach and they carry that with them all year...in the playoffs it obviously gets ramped up but the foundation is already there...and bochy runs that perfect fine line of being a players manager but also having the players know he will bite their face off if they dont do what they are supposed to at the plate
zooey deschanel doing the anthem tonight
Who?
you really are old arent you
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 27, 2012, 03:36:51 PM
you really are old arent you
Probably not that much older than you, but I pay zero attention to pop culture or the starlet of the minute.
guess you havent watched movies or tv for the last decade either
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 27, 2012, 03:40:34 PM
guess you havent watched movies or tv for the last decade either
Not really. My TV hours are pretty much spent on football, baseball and hockey.
I haven't even watched The Wire.
vogelsong went from the best pitcher in the majors to bases loaded one out in like four minutes
and back to the best pitcher in baseball
and then got out of it
How terrible has Cabrera been? Wow
baseball is the one sport where its common for a superstar to suck in the postseason.....just the nature of the beast because the game is so friggin hard
yeah and unfortunately for the Tigers all of their studs have hit the cold streak at the same time
whats scary is that cain hasnt even pitched yet
Dave Dravecky could pitch and the Tigers couldn't hit him
giants the most unassuming great team ever
methodical cut your heart out and stuff it down your throat team
Worst World Series ever?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 27, 2012, 11:32:38 PM
Worst World Series ever?
nothing will ever top phillies tampa but this is pretty awful
lol that's nuts. There is probably five more that are worse than Phils/Rays
if you are a phillies fan theres probably a lot of world series worse than 2008
yankees padres was pretty bad
its still the yankees
and the last thing the casual fan wants to see is the yankees sweeping some worthless nl team
2008 was awful for everyone outside of philly, i get that. but it cant be the worst.
White Sox v Astros 2005
Boston v Colorado 2007
Yankees v Padres 1998
Yankees v Braves 1999
STL v Detroit 2006
forgot about white sox astros
that is validly hideous
http://deadspin.com/5955602/pat-burrell-tried-to-beat-up-jon-heyman-in-a-bar-last-night-according-to-jon-heyman?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
maybe heyman was creepin on pats piece for the night?
you obviously have never seen heyman
creepin dont mean stealing, it means creepin
giants went off at +137
They just won the game.
Hunter Pence ground rule double and then Belt triples.
1-0
ballgame
lets go eat
Cabrera goes yard...2-1 Tigers
took three games but detroit fans have something to cheer about
wow he grooved that to bussa buss
my under is in big trouble
i need a walk off solo homer to just push my u7
wish it wasnt 3-0
so theres the run
close it out bochys
how steaming mad is easy about to be
Quote from: MDS on October 28, 2012, 11:46:30 PM
how steaming mad is easy about to be
easy called det in 5
giants >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>phillies
this is all cliff lees fault
And Booben Amaro
rube sold out to win last year but they didnt win last year because that fake arkansas loser couldnt hold a 4-0 lead
everything is his fault
its a rube/charlie fault
they arent much different from the birds.....there is no captain of the ship...either on the field or in the front office
ill say it forever good defense and good at bats win world series
Quote from: MDS on October 28, 2012, 11:57:41 PM
rube sold out to win last year but they didnt win last year because that fake arkansas loser couldnt hold a 4-0 lead
everything is his fault
i would never excuse phifer from what he did...but if you really wanna get down to brass tacks.....then how about heidi in game 3 2009 vs the yanks...folding up shop in innings four and five
such an overlooked collapse and the turning point in this era of phillies baseball
i cant argue that...but part of the reason they got lee was because cole was so bad. so if cole isnt a bitch then whoever pitches game 3 quite possibly sucks.
though with 2009 you could also kill lidge for collapsing in the 9th of game 4. he doesnt do that they back to ny up 3-2.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 28, 2012, 11:50:08 PM
Quote from: MDS on October 28, 2012, 11:46:30 PM
how steaming mad is easy about to be
easy called det in 5
I also pointed out that every team that swept their LCS while the other team went the full 7 went on to get beat in 4 or 5, so I'm not shocked at all. Pence winning a ring doesn't hurt as much as the Flyer trio in LA. Mets fans should be more pissed that Pagan and Mota won...
Quote from: MDS on October 29, 2012, 12:07:57 AM
though with 2009 you could also kill lidge for collapsing in the 9th of game 4. he doesnt do that they back to ny up 3-2.
true....but lidge shtein the bed in a tie game....not his specialty...heidi was given a 3 run lead in the world series......finish that shtein you fucing POS....i will never forgive him for that
ive actually pretended 2009 never happened. its so much easier to just blame clloliff lolee
its always easier to blame arkansas....in everything...and i would love to fight that farg....but im goin thru socal first
the fact of the matter is he never should have been pitching in the first place
the last thing he wanted to do was play baseball at that point. lee was awesome during the year and just shtein the bed totally unprompted. farg him.
sf winning again is rubbing it in our face right?
easybatsignal:
"Let's go eat a fleshpop!"
- Hunter Pence
Quote
Brien Taylor, the Yankees No. 1 overall pick from the 1991 amateur draft, was sentenced to 38 months on cocaine charges.
Josh Johnson, Buehrle and possibly Reyes might be dealt to Toronto. Salary dumping already!
Another example of that farging clown Loria and his minion Samson screwing the "fans" of Miami and taxpayers.
lol...despicable
they are an absolute disgrace
Too bad Selig is a gutless coward. That trade should be squashed like a bug.
loria should have to sell the franchise or perhaps the team should just be disbanded
but selig will do nothing and the 35 cubans who le gusta los marlins will be sad
Good luck moving or disbanding the franchise one year into the new taxpayer-funded stadium that was built for them.
Getting rid of that thieving fargface owner should be baseball's #1 priority.
Of course when they suck it's better for the Phillies, so...
melky c (good rap name) to toronto - 2/16
Where is Toronto coming up with this money?
Also - how spectacular is that flame out gonna look when they miss the playoffs by 10 games in that division?
Quote from: Rome on November 16, 2012, 05:09:19 PM
Also - how spectacular is that flame out gonna look when they miss the playoffs by 10 games in that division?
whats gonna be really bizzaro is watching them battle for the division title with baltimore while the yanks and red sox are non factors
Quite refreshing to think about that to be honest.
Not if you're Selig. It's not even 2013 yet and there's already a strong possibility that next October could be Yankee and Red Sox-less. Gonna be a long winter for ole Bud.
Something else the GOP will try to pin on Obama:
Tax increases could factor in MLB negotiations (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tax-increases-could-factor-mlb-191250451--mlb.html)
Muslims hate the baseball.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/seven-teams-interested-in-victorino.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Quotethat the Indians, Rangers, Yankees, Giants, Rays, Red Sox and Reds
Pineapple Head as a BoSox would be neat. Fit right in with the Chowdah Heads.
Upton rumored to Braves
HOF hanson to the angels and the braves dont offer jurrjens
A-Rod out 4-6 months after hip surgery
fatty blanton to the angels 2/15
Grienke about to sign with Los Doyers
Greinke is getting 6/145.
Dodgers payroll is gonna be $225M+
la is perfect for soft ass zach
dodgers seem to have more money than god but all things considered equal the grienke deal has to be the worst in the history of baseball right?
Pretty close yeah.
Highest paid pitcher....ever.
This guy? Highest ever?
Come on.
Ridiculous.
Dodgers signed some Korean for $36M
James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals in a 6 or 7-player deal that involves a bunch of prospects
Tampa gets Wil Myers and prospects. Hell of a deal for them. They were going to lose Shields after this year in FA and Davis never really got it together as a starter.
I hope those pitchers can be good for KC, I just wanna see them be decent. They have a good lineup but their pitching was atrocious last year.
Wil Myers is the next can't miss prospect from what i've read though.
my plan to rebuild the phillies was based around trading everyone and then throwing an ungodly sum of money at shields or king
0/1
Jewkilis signed with da Yanks - 1yr $12M
all the racist Bostonians are now calling him a "trader" for signing with NYY
Anibal Sanchez to Chicago Cubs
Changed his mind and re-signed with Detroit for $3-5M more
and Wigginton signed with St. Louis....2/$5M
It looks like Dickey is going to be dealt to the Blue Jays
Dickey + Thole for John Buck + Travis d'Arnaud + prospect
jesus how good is toronto. and how good is the al east. boston wont be that bad and they now a lock for the cellar.
depends on if Toronto puts it all together though...everyone thought Miami was gonna be pimp and thought the Angels were a lock
dickey is a one year wonder pos...mets made a great move
orioles will own this division for the next five years....toronto wont make the playoffs in that time period
orioles were the luckiest team in baseball and did nothing to improve their team
i love bodymore but i am OUT on the o's
they are young and only getting better....they could use another bat but their rotation is sick
arrow up baltimore
arrow down ny and bos
I agree on the O's IF they solidify that offense and if Buck's personality doesn't start to grate on the players. He's got a shelf life before players tune him out.
BTW Ty Wigginton signed with St Louie...
good point on buck....gonna be interesting to see how that plays out
as if they can win without thome anyway
I want Baltimore and KC to be good...those teams have been shtein for so long I wanna see them rise up for awhile.
Same for the Mariners
josh hamilton looks like a million other people
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 15, 2012, 10:42:01 PM
dickey is a one year wonder pos
look past the w-l record...couldnt be any further from the truth.
Dickey's 2012 was probably a 1 yr wonder because it was an exceptional year for him. He's not that pitcher. Just like Chooch isn't a .300 hitter. Both are pretty good players that most teams would love to have, but neither is as good as 2012 would indicate.
hes also 38...the mets did great getting what they did for him
His age don't matter, he's a knuckleballer. As long as he can get it over the plate, that's all that matters.
Edwin Jackson to the Cubs...
4 Yrs/$52M
A career .500 pitcher with an ERA close to 4.50.
Amazing.
Edwin Jackson, $52MM? shtein, 12/21/12 can't get here fast enough.
You too slow.
So Nick Swisher got $56M over 4yrs ($70M if option is picked up) from Cleveland.
Wow.
Ryan Freel killed himself:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2012/12/23/ryan-freel-suicide-gunshot-wound-jacksonville-cincinnati-reds-brandon-phillips-sean-casey/1787101/
Wheels is despondent
TMobile and MLB signed a deal where they will out in dugout cellphone stations and all bullpen/dugout calls will be made via cell.
Jesus. Dumb.
michael morse on the block
perfect fit but no chance that funhole rizzo even deals with rube
good job by sanctimonious sports writers punishing bonds and clemens for something they were accused and assumed of doing but never convicted of
joke city
none of them should be in imo
but the real joke is going to be when they eventually put them in.....either dont ever vote for them or put them in first ballot if they deserve it
nerds tryin to play baseball gods makes me sick....self important douchebags
yea obviously presumed steroid users like bonds and clemens shouldnt get in but possible users like robby alomar, barry larkin, wade boggs, kirby puckett and dave winfield are all OK to be in
good thing we got detective havas on the case. he knows who "cheated"
id keep anyone i even thought did it out...look at the evidence and decide for yourself...and my standard would be pretty low....theres already to many people in hof's as it is...if you are suspected of having done roids in the roids era then you probably did and i wouldnt vote for you
what happens if you did roids outside of the roids era and we dont know
what happens if you did roids in the roids era and we dont know
what happens if you didnt do roids in the roids era but we suspect you did
Quote from: MDS on January 09, 2013, 02:52:46 PM
what happens if you did roids outside of the roids era and we dont know - what happens if babe ruth did roids?
what happens if you did roids in the roids era and we dont know - what happens if you purposely spread aids during the roids era and we dont know?
what happens if you didnt do roids in the roids era but we suspect you did - what happens if you finally get to touch a womens breast?
I feel bad for baseball purists.
But what about this.
Make performance enhancing drugs legal.
You register either as a user or non-user.
If you are a non-user, your contracts fall on a higher scale than users. Say 20% higher. Testing is invasive and if you are caught, you receive a life-time ban after second offense, but first offense automatically qualifies your contract into the user scale of pay.
Users have a lower scale of pay and have to can only take approved PED's. Contracts are generally about 20% lower than market and testing is not as invasive as non-users.
The only problem in this is liability MLB would assume if they 'approve' of a drug and the side effects/after effects of long-term use prove fatal or damaging. It would be cool because the hall of fame would have two different kinds of stats.
This scenario would never exist, so shut the farg up.
so why didn't piazza make it? his numbers got worse and worse as he got older just like a real human being.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 09, 2013, 03:35:05 PM
so why didn't piazza make it? his numbers got worse and worse as he got older just like a real human being.
theres no doubt in my mind he did roids....but forget that part of it....piazza was a horrendously bad catcher...no way he deserves his name attached to first ballot hall of famer
Hall of Guys Who Played the Game the Right Way and Never Used Substances and Were Always Nice to Sportswriters and Don't Hold the Career Records in Hits or Home Runs or Cy Young Awards. What an exciting place to bring the kids.
In the back of my mind, I kind of hope that some of the people suspected of doing roids were clean the whole time. And that Griffey was juicing through the whole 90s. And Hank Aaron through the 70s for that matter, because it's not like roids were invented in 1995.
bonds and clemens can get in based on what they did before peds
but then people couldnt punish them for doing something everyone else would have done. or whatever.
the hall of fame is beyond a joke and the system is beyond screwed up (for example, someone voted for aaron sele. for example, 3 writers for a golf magazine who dont cover baseball anymore have votes) so whats the point really. they need to blow the thing up and start over but thats not gonna happen
If everyone was cheating then no one was. The writers are useless and should be forever banned from selecting inductees.
Jack Morris should be in.
Nice of the shteinbag writers who ignored the story in the heat of the roids days now wanna act like this? Lol.
its mainly old farts who's parents kept coloreds out. not that this is the same thing but you cant expect 85 year old golf writers to understand the complexities of peds.
the other part is sanctimonious douches like jon heyman and verducci who think they are gods gift to baseball writing. what really need to happen is other people...former players, execs, etc. need to get votes. it just cant be writers.
Agreed on altering the voter base to include people from the game. I hate when these dirtbag writers get uppity because some player treated them like shtein so they overlook the finished product because of the grudge held because Johnny Outfielder told him to farg himself 17 years ago.
As for the PEDs...baseball (aka Bud Selig and the MLBPA) are directly responsible. However I believe those who use strength altering PEDs to be cheaters and their numbers are fraudulent. I do not support them at all. The fine line being walked here is how do you discern who did what? There is an vast pall of suspicion cast upon that era and that has tainted the innocent. Because baseball, and the media, turned a blind eye its ridiculous that they now want to play jury on these dudes.
I think the guys who doped are scumbags because I am a purist in that sense. I want natural non-enhanced players because that is how it was meant to be played. Its not who can dope the best its about who can perform the best naturally. So screw those steroid users. And screw the sabermetric nerds too because ...well just because.
BTW - in addition to the cellphone stupidity I heard on the radio tonight that MLB has INTERVIEW HATS. Apparently they are making different looking hats that players will have to wear during interviews. The farg?
if you want to be uppity will steroids and act like the hall is heaven and only perfect clean angels can get in then fine.
but barry bonds, cutting out what he did post 2001 when he was on shtein, hit nearly 500 homers and won 2 mvps. he was getting on base 40 percent of the time and always had an ops higher than 1000.
the dude steroids or not was one of the best ever. yes hes a huge cock. yes he technically cheated for what is probably a 3-4 year period early in the 2000s. gaylord perry threw spitballs but hes still in the hall. who knows what was on cy youngs ball. or walter johnson. theyre cool. ty cobb intentionally injured players. hes in.
the only players you can argue whose careers were worthless without roids are mcgwire and sosa.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 09, 2013, 09:30:45 PM
I want natural non-enhanced players because that is how it was meant to be played. Its not who can dope the best its about who can perform the best naturally.
Nah, it's always been about who can perform the best, period. Professional baseball players have been trying to use chemicals to enhance their performance for over a century... in fact, for much longer than guys have been doing strength and conditioning training, which was initially seen as equally arcane and "unnatural" as substances were. If guys who try to get a chemical edge are doing some immoral and don't belong in the Hall, get ready to kick out all the guys who were known to take stuff for focus, strength, awareness, etc... guys like Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Mike Schmidt. Guys who definitely would have used steroids if they were made available to them. Not to mention there are loads of chemicals that the players are ALLOWED to take to enhance their play, and do, right down to the food they eat. They are getting an edge because of what they put in their body. The only difference is the league said X chemical is allowed and Y isn't, probably because Y has some negative health effects and/or has been demonized by the press or government.
It's a museum about baseball. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are legendary for their exploits on baseball fields. They are part of the story of baseball and belong in any serious museum about baseball, and recognized as baseball greats. If the Hall continues to go down this path it will become irrelevant. Because the era of guys using chemicals didn't end in 2005, just like it didn't begin in 1995.
Over 10% of the league is taking Adderall, by the way. I guess everyone's just got ADD.
everyone in the football hall is clean, too
no roid users in there. none.
bonds is legendary for his enormously over grown head and clemens for lying to congress...thats what they will be forever remembered for...why would you care if either of them never got in
i dont care if they do get in but jesus you guys sound like some little bitches weeping for barry bonds
he a fat cheating POS human
if i had a vote i would keep bonds out for no other reason than getting indignant with everyone all those years everytime he was asked about roids...you clearly did it fargface and you dont understand why people would bring it up??...the attitudes of some of these roid ragers is worse than the actual act
i dont expect everyone to come clean like andy petitie or mcgwire but i would vote for someone like that way before bonds (in the end id vote for none of them tho)
dont farging get salty when people bring it up like its an off limit topic...same with clemens...its so obvious he did it yet hes going to put his double chin on tv 24/7 for three years straight saying how he didnt do it...show some humility for god sakes
either admit it or crawl in a hole and never be seen again
then youre saying its the bbwaa's place to punish players?
all the baseball hof should be is a place that shows baseball history (good, bad, etc.) and stands out the best of the best of the best.
you cant do that without putting bonds, clemens, mcgwire, sosa, rose, shoeless jose in there. you cant. put it on their plaques, dont give them a ceremony, fine. but they gotta be in there. like it or not they are the best of the best of the best.
Quote from: MDS on January 11, 2013, 02:15:50 AM
then youre saying its the bbwaa's place to punish players?
all the baseball hof should be is a place that shows baseball history (good, bad, etc.) and stands out the best of the best of the best.
you cant do that without putting bonds, clemens, mcgwire, sosa, rose, shoeless jose in there. you cant. put it on their plaques, dont give them a ceremony, fine. but they gotta be in there. like it or not they are the best of the best of the best.
i dont think its anyones
place to punish them but no better punishment for ruining the game than to not get into the games most cherished place....but its not even the hall of fame that i really care about....its the records they ruined...id much rather have hank arron/roger maris still have the home run crowns and bonds be in the hof than for bonds to have these completely phony numbers and not be in the hof
the offensive numbers during the steroid era were outrageous....because of roids there became an isane amount of 400 500 hr 3000 hit and just overall ridiculous offensive numbers in general that made good or great players hof'ers....and because of that i dont think they should get in...make a steroid era wing in cooperstown and talk about all these guys...but they shouldnt get an induction ceremony and a bust
bonds was a HOF player before taking steroids. He and Clemens should be in. The problem with legislating is you know tooooons of players took them and just didn't get caught (Bagwell, Piazza etc), so it makes no sense to me that those players are going to eventually get in, while someone like Bonds who was vastly superior gets left out.
Baseball was also exciting during that era. Now it's boring. Yay cleanliness!
i don't see how making the game 10 times more exciting is ruining the game. if so many guys were roiding, the ones who didn't are idiots.
also...THE HALL OF FAME IS A MUSEUM. for the fans. everyone who pretends it's some solemn place for only the purest of players can eat a fat one.
exactly. make it legal = no cheaters. if you opt out, too bad so sad for you.
its not about the hof its about records...without stats and records baseball doesnt exist
60 - 1927
61 - 1962
66 - 1998
63 - 1999
65 - 1999
64 - 2001
73 - 2001
luis gonnzalez - 57
brady anderson - 50
greg vaughn - 50
end of story
lol at making steroids legal....you must be ufc fans right?
its not about the hof its about records...without stats and records baseball doesnt exist...its sickening that these guys twisted the records books both in career and seasonal totals like they did...baseball is the one sport where you wanna look at numbers and know they are legit
60 - 1927
61 - 1962
66 - 1998
63 - 1999
65 - 1999
64 - 2001
73 - 2001
luis gonnzalez - 57
brady anderson - 50
greg vaughn - 50
end of story
lol at making steroids legal....you must be ufc fans right?
i understand they made the stats look like a joke...but who did it and who didnt
if you sit there say oh yea biggio, bagwell and piazza are roid heads you are crazy. you and i have no farging clue. they are guilty by association.
of course bonds, clemens, mcgwire and sosa did it. with that you have to decide to how good they were regardless. bonds and clemens were good regardless. they are both in. you know it. you cant say oh bonds juiced thats why he hit 70 homers keep him out. he didnt need the 70 he was in before that. same with clemens.
mac and sosa are arguments. they are the tricky gray area where they technically have hit 600 homers but you know damn well it wasnt on the level. i put them in because they hit 600 homers, bullshtein or not it is what it is. they gotta be in there otherwise you are turning a blind eye to history.
babe ruth isnt turning over in his grave. ty cobb the violent racist psychopath will get over it.
if you think someone did them then they probably did...this aint rocket science
and if you want to put them in anyway thats your perogative...i personally wouldnt
and theres a difference btwn pretending it didnt happen and inducting them as a member...i dont really care if they are a member or not...but id be erasing stats like a motherfarger if i was baseball
i know when i think about baseball and my childhood, all that really comes to mind is barry larkin.
hopefully that's all my grandkids will know about too.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 11, 2013, 01:45:29 PM
if you think someone did them then they probably did...this aint rocket science
well see no. i dont know if bagwell or biggio did them. im not gonna pretend to. i dont know if gary carter or mr met or andre dawson or frank robinson did them either.
thats the point. the era is the era. baseball let the steroid era happen, they let the record books get assaulted. its part of the game. just gotta go with it, like it or not.
carter dawson and frank obviously didnt
biggio and bagwell did altho neither of them should be in even if they were clean
well there we go its all cleared up now
what about frank thomas...which side is he obviously on
and i'm glad that steroids = bad
greenies = ok
Quote from: SunMo on January 11, 2013, 02:50:56 PM
what about frank thomas...which side is he obviously on
wait until havas tells you
he knows who was doing what and who wasnt
when greenies cause people to obliterate 50 year old records seven times in 48 months i would be happy to put them in with steroids...coffee too
Greenies is a weak argument - agreed with Havas on that one
Bill Lee's brownies were much more popular anyway.
Quote from: SunMo on January 11, 2013, 02:51:19 PM
and i'm glad that steroids = bad
greenies = ok
haha... so true.
yikes the nats are gonna be sick
soriano
storen
clippard
lol what?
michael youngs back is laughing at you right now
dan haren is their 5th starter and drew storen their third best relief pitcher
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 15, 2013, 02:40:37 PM
dan haren is their 5th starter and drew storen their third best relief pitcher
the phillies counter with jon lannan and phillipe aumont
advantage, local 9
So Soriano at 14 million dollars a year (for two) is a good deal for the Nats but Papelbon @ 12.5 million (for four) is like, the worst ever?
I see.
not the worst ever but pretty terrible and completely over the top an unesssecary
nats did it the right way...waited it out and got a guy at only two years
of course the nats are a favorite for the world series and are going all out so you can pay a little more per year as you can also pay a litle more per year when you arent giving a long term committment
the philles were headed into the abyss and gave a four year deal that is the largest in major league history for a closer
nats better win it all in the next two years because they aren't keeping that team together
as long as the lerners own the team they will...baseball richest and one of the richest men in the world period
they still won't go over the luxury tax, no one does
i dont know teds exact thoughts on the tax are but i do know he has said many times he will pay whatever it takes to win....and numerous teams have paid lux tax and not just the sox or yanks...of course the tax wasnt as high then but as far as a % of the cash on hand these teams paid it was much higher than anything that nats would pay simply because they are so rich...so it wouldnt suprise me at all if they are willing to pay the tax
it is true that they are so loaded that even if they are willing to pay the lux tax they wont be able to keep every last player...but they have more money than god and will be able to replace any lost players with guys that are more than good enough...and with how young they are plus more young studs coming their window is way bigger than two years
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 16, 2013, 08:19:08 AM
not the worst ever but pretty terrible and completely over the top an unesssecary
nats did it the right way...waited it out and got a guy at only two years
of course the nats are a favorite for the world series and are going all out so you can pay a little more per year as you can also pay a litle more per year when you arent giving a long term committment
the philles were headed into the abyss and gave a four year deal that is the largest in major league history for a closer
Pretty much the way I look at it too. It's not the contract itself, it's that the contract handcuffed the team from addressing so many other needs. If it's 2007 and the Phils need a closer, then throwing 50mil at Papelboner makes sense because they've got talent up and down the roster. But it doesn't make a lot of sense to spend that kind of money on a closer when you really don't even have the offense that will consistently give you the lead late in games or the middle relief/set up guy to hold it. Classic case of putting the cart before the horse.
earl weaver got ejected for the last time
Damn!
stan musial ripped
Bad day for baseball.
Justin Upton (and Chris Johnson) to the Braves for Prado, Randall Delgado and three minor leaguers. Awesome
phillies win o/u just went down
Yeahhh...not good
all black is about the only thing these have in common
lf - upton
cf - upton
rf - hof
lf - dom
cf - ben
rf - delmon
braves nationals nl east race gonna be good
phillies mets 3rd place gonna be better
http://www.baseballanalytics.org/baseball-analytics-blog/2013/1/25/atlantas-new-outfield-young-fast-and-powerful.html/
Miami's three biggest FA signings this offseason were Pierre, Polanco and Qualls
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It's so bad I laughed. Quite a bit actually.
The Nats added fat farg President Taft to the presidents race. Just another scheme to keep his archenemy Teddy down in a world of shtein.
Lenny Dykstra's son Cutter is engaged to Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 30, 2013, 11:43:31 AM
Lenny Dykstra's son Cutter is engaged to Jamie-Lynn Sigler
lucky prick
you see her lately? def. some wear and tear
not that i wouldnt blow up in 3 milliseconds
Nah I haven't but she was in my top five during her sopranos run
QuoteTwo baseball sources said Mets brass visited Roy Oswalt in order to try to convince him to come on board as the Mets' closer.
ha
They've apparently moved on from Brian Wilson and are looking at Valverde or possibly a K-Rod return
nm
Chris Carpenter might be forced to retire. He's still having arm problems and will miss all of this season
Todd Helton's mugshot from a DUI this morning:
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King Felix gets 7/$175M, the richest deal for a pitcher in history
and it sounds like the Mets are gonna offer Bourn 4/$60M since it appears they'll get the exception to protect their #11 pick
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 07, 2013, 02:32:53 PM
King Felix gets 7/$175M, the richest deal for a pitcher in history
It sounds like they paid...a King's ransom for him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bANez1olaSE
phillies 2018 world series CANCELED
they will have eons of money and no one to spend it on
you are assuming they would even be able to get a king type free agent over the yankees red sox ect...
other than thome who they were competing for with cleveland all their money has been spent on their own players or they have traded for guys
Letting guys get to the market to drive up their asking price is a sound financial plan, IGY.
Quote from: Rome on February 07, 2013, 04:21:33 PM
Letting guys get to the market to drive up their asking price is a sound financial plan, IGY.
wha?
How much money did they save signing Cole early?
im not sure where you are going with this but you completely missed my point
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2013, 03:31:27 PM
you are assuming they would even be able to get a king type free agent over the yankees red sox ect...
other than thome who they were competing for with cleveland all their money has been spent on their own players or they have traded for guys
that was plan to make them good again..save up money and throw as much as possible at king. wasnt assuming anything.
to counterpoint your second thing when is the last time they went all in on a big time FA? like offered the moon for him and were turned down?
in the bank era they have only gone all in on one free agent ever and that was thome...which is my point
i have no doubt they will throw huge money at a free agent one day...the question is if its a top tier guy like a king will they throw more than the true big market franchises...that is yet to be known
Forgot about Cliff already, or are you only counting guys where the media constantly reminded us the Phils were going after them?
he took less because he had played here and loved it....which i guess could happen again...but probably not very often
well the king thing is moot...he aint hitting the market
the next one to really think about is trout, but hes had 1 good year and is like 6 years away. but come on home big fella.
he will be hollywooditized long before then
LA bidding war for him
im holding out hope he stays true to delaware valley...unlike that twat kobe he was born and bred at the vet.