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Post by Lindsey on Apr 5, 2009 10:46:08 GMT -5
Good looking out, D.
I may have to make an extra trip to Chicago. If I had to pick one though, I'd want to see him in Atlanta, methinks.
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Post by IronHorse4 on Apr 23, 2009 15:31:45 GMT -5
Didn't know where to put this.....surprised there is no "this day in baseball history" thread in these parts...
95 years ago today, on April 23, 1914, the first baseball game was played on the block bounded by N Clark and W Addison Sts, and N Sheffield and W Waveland Aves in the Lakeview section of Chicago, at Weeghman Park.
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Post by $heriff Tom on May 4, 2009 14:14:19 GMT -5
Check out Dan Haren.
Not only does he lead the NL with 47 whiffs, while giving up only 32 runners in 43 innings, he is sporting a 1.47 ERA.
But how is this? He won TWO seperate Kentucky Derby pools with 50-1 longshot Mine that Bird. This came after he won the clubhouse NCAA Basketball Tourney pool, and the Masters Golf clubhouse pool.
"Everyone in here hates me" he quipped.
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Post by Lindsey on May 4, 2009 14:26:52 GMT -5
ugh. Dont even talk about that stupid horse.
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Post by Chris on May 4, 2009 14:27:59 GMT -5
And check out Balls saying that the Yankees were right not to trade for Haren after they botched the Santana deal.
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Post by $heriff Tom on May 4, 2009 14:33:39 GMT -5
And, again, not to brag, I have been touting Haren for years. Of course, I have had a lot of company in that.
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Post by Chris on May 4, 2009 14:35:37 GMT -5
Yeah, like me.
As a matter of fact, I was saying that I would have preferred the Yankees get Haren over Santana because in the long run it would have cost them less, monetarily (not in players)....which might have enabled them to STILL enjoy the spending spree they had this offseason.
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Post by sean on May 4, 2009 14:44:12 GMT -5
it shows that his teammates "hate him" as he only has a 3-3 record to show for his incredible pitching
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Post by 9 on May 4, 2009 14:53:30 GMT -5
Not everyone can enjoy the extravagant run support the Yankees give to their pitchers. Oh, wait ...
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Post by IronHorse4 on May 4, 2009 17:34:40 GMT -5
Went to the number retirements of Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux yesterday at Wrigley. It was neat to see the numbers raised to the tops of the foul poles (probably the coolest set up of any ballpark with regard to retired numbers), but half the crowd was missing. To be expected for a pregame ceremony, especially at 12:40, but it was a bit disappointing (though 31 should have been retired years ago for Jenkins and Maddux should never have had that number). Maddux seemed pretty aloof as usual, though I'm not sure if it's just because it is his demeanor or that the big ceremony for him is (and should be) in Atlanta in July.
All-in-all, it will be kinda cool to go to Wrigley and see the numbers up there and say I was at one of those., though there is a "been there done that" aspect to it.
Incidentally, no one does one of those better than Madison Square Garden.
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Post by 9 on May 5, 2009 12:33:27 GMT -5
Gotta agree with you on the Garden, and this is coming from someone who hates the teams that play there (St. John's aside).
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Post by $heriff Tom on May 8, 2009 7:38:28 GMT -5
So AJ Hinch is taking the reigns for the Diamondbacks. Nice fall from grace for Bob Melvin. Funny aside - I have always like AJ Hinch. I liked him well back as a catcher coming into the game, and since then his roles in scouting and running the Arizona farm system.
His name is one I have read a heap in my Baseball Americas. Another wack thing - I read a post online yesterday that Melvin was going to be dismissed imminently, as soon as he stepped off the plane from San Diego most likely. Came from an inside source. Melvin was on the plane at the time. How funny would it be to get a text, or stumble upon that online yourself, although from all accounts he knew his head was set to get the slice.
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Post by $heriff Tom on May 11, 2009 16:50:17 GMT -5
Brian Wilson isn't very happy with Casey Blake right nowsports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Brian-Wilson-isn-t-very-happy-with-Casey-Blake-r?urn=mlb,162567 the Aubrey Huff-Joba Chamberlain dustup, Ryan Braun's cocky homer trot after a near beaning by the Cubs and Bobby Jenks throwing behind Ian Kinsler, it was a busy weekend for baseball teams being steamed by the actions of their opponents.
But none of the above run-ins brought out more emotion or have as much potential for future retribution than what happened between Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake and Giants reliever Brian Wilson on Sunday afternoon.
The Cliff Notes version: After hitting a homer off Wilson in the 12th inning of the Giants' 7-5 13-inning victory, Blake was seen on television making the same well known gesture that Wilson makes after every save in tribute to both his Christian faith and his late father.
By the time Wilson returned to the clubhouse after securing the win in the 13th, some friends had sent images of Blake to his cell phone, sending him into an agitated state that his teammates instantly had to calm him down from.
While Wilson wouldn't address the situation with reporters a few minutes later, fellow Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt(notes) was more than happy to offer the following: "Blake knew what he did."
(Blake, meanwhile, had left Dodger Stadium before reporters could get a comment.)
We'll see if Blake issues any clarifying statements today; the Dodgers don't play until Tuesday and I'm saying it's 50/50 we get an explanation. Until we do, consider these two previous stories (for whatever they're worth):
• The meaning of Wilson's gesture was pretty well-guarded secret until last season, when the All-Star reliever finally told Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News that he adapted a slogan for an ultimate fighting clothing company to reflect his own personal beliefs and that he has never intended to offend any opponents with it.
"It shows no disrespect toward anybody. It's all positive praise. It's not for showboating. It's not to start an epidemic. It's just me getting a quick message out to the world and to Christ and that's it. I just thought, `What more perfect time to display my faith than at the end of a game?'"
• Since he's considered one of baseball's good guys (a fact I think I can attest to), it doesn't seem in Blake's DNA to get that personal with an opponent. Then again, just last season he expressed his distaste for showboaters, as Diamond Leung so excellently recalled from a rivalry game with the Giants last season, so who knows?:
After Giants reliever Billy Sadler(notes) struck out Casey Blake(notes) to end the eighth, the rookie made a demonstrative celebratory gesture similar to the one he did after getting Manny Ramirez(notes) last month. This time, Blake and Matt Kemp(notes) exchanged words with Sadler, causing both dugouts to empty.
"Apparently, that's his gig," Blake said. "It's dumb. If I hit a home run off him, I'm not going to pump my fist and yell, especially if I'm not in the race."
Personally, I'm willing to bet that Blake wouldn't have done what he did if he knew of the move's significance, especially the part about the tribute to Wilson's dad. I mean, haven't we all laughed at the guy in the distance who trips over the curb, only to feel monumentally bad once we draw near and find out he's blind and handicapped?
I'm thinking that's what happened here.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 3, 2009 14:00:19 GMT -5
Randy Johnson going for # 300 tonight, against the lowly Nats.
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Post by 9 on Jun 3, 2009 14:02:26 GMT -5
Considering the fact that my No. 1 starter in fantasy (Lincecum) lost to the lowly Nats last night, I wouldn't take anything for granted.
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Post by Lindsey on Jun 3, 2009 18:20:45 GMT -5
I'll be watching the nats/mets swing in dc this weekend.
here's to hoping the wins keep coming.
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Post by 9 on Jun 3, 2009 19:33:14 GMT -5
With all the injuries on the Mutts, the Nats should take a giant shit on them. Tell the Nats to pretend it's September. ;D
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 4, 2009 15:28:53 GMT -5
Colorado Rockies Player's Family Safe After Kidnapping
Thursday, June 04, 2009
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies said catcher Yorvit Torrealba's 11-year-old son and his brother-in-law have been released after they were kidnapped in Venezuela.
The Rockies said Thursday they were abducted by "unknown parties in exchange for ransom" but have been reunited safely with family.
The club didn't say whether a ransom was paid or how they were released.
Torrealba left the Rockies, who are playing in Houston, earlier this week to be with his family in Venezuela and work with police.
Rockies club President Keli McGregor said the team is relieved by the outcome and is standing by Torrealba. He said Torrealba will rejoin the team "when the time is right."
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Post by Chris on Jun 4, 2009 22:15:25 GMT -5
Have you guys heard the exploits of this 16 year old baseball prodigy from Vegas named Bryce Harper.
Tom Verducci, who did the upcoming SI cover story on him, traveled to Vegas skeptical of the Paul Bunyan like tales, until he met the kid, family, coaches, scouts, and saw film.
This kid has allegedly hit a 570 foot HR (aluminum bat). He has factually hit a 502 foot HR this year and a 517 foot HR at age 15 (again, aluminum bat).
Verducci claims the kid can hit MLB pitching now, and given the assumed learning curve that top prospects go through in their late teens, he is projected to be a top 5-caliber hitter at the a major league level by the end of his teens (Verducci's predictions...not scouting reports).
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Post by sean on Jun 6, 2009 16:15:04 GMT -5
I read that story....imagine things break right, and the Nats end up with Strasburg & Harper, plus the 10 overall pick this year? A caveat: They'd have to pony up big time ($100 million combined?)
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Post by Chris on Jun 13, 2009 19:17:05 GMT -5
Cal State Fullerton baseball player John Wilhite's (the only passenger to survive the Nick Adenhart car crash) injury has been described as "internal decapitation" - his his skull was severed/completely detached from the spinal chord.
Fuckin' GNARLY!
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Post by joetee316 on Jun 19, 2009 13:09:40 GMT -5
LOL @ Marco Scutaro catching the Phillies sleeping yesterday. After ball 4, trotting to first base looking around and see no one else paying attention so breaks for 2nd and gets in ahead of the tag.
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Post by MSBNYY on Jun 19, 2009 13:40:44 GMT -5
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Post by 9 on Jun 19, 2009 15:01:35 GMT -5
All he needed was Pettitte on the mound, and he could have stolen home, too.
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Post by Chris on Jun 19, 2009 15:41:02 GMT -5
Now THAT'S funny.
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Post by Lindsey on Jun 20, 2009 22:56:46 GMT -5
bryce harper is awesome. they've been ripping on him hard lately around the office.
aluminum bat + no competition + low level pitching + SI Cover curse + crazy parents = AWESOME!
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Post by Chris on Jun 30, 2009 13:36:05 GMT -5
Look like Youk has surpassed Tex in all-star votes.
It's a bit ridiculous if you ask me. Tex is a much better fielder, has 8 HRs, and 18 RBIs more than Youk. Youk has a higher average, which is probably explained by Tex's horrid start.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 30, 2009 13:54:56 GMT -5
It's a bit ridiculous if you ask me. = Youk plays for Boston, Tex plays for the Yankees, and Im a Yankee fan.
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Post by Chris on Jun 30, 2009 14:11:53 GMT -5
Tom, come on.
You're the one who is always quick to cite the power numbers (Swisher and Cameron are two lower average guys you loved for their power).
Are you telling me that Tex is not a better player than Youk? MUCH more power...the ability to hit .300 is there (granted he had a putrid start) and he's a far superior fielder.
Tell what part of that is not true.
Just because there's such a thing as Yankee Blinders, doesn't mean they're always in play. Sometime A YANKEE is actually the better player....it's been known to happen.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 30, 2009 15:00:32 GMT -5
I never said Youk was better. I am simply saying, who friggin' cares? This is such a non-issue. If Tex was on the Angels, you guys would not even notice who was winning the 1B vote. Unless Swisher was our first-baseman, and you were all saying HE should have the spot over Youk.
While Tex is a better player, Youk winning the AL nod at 1B is in no ways a travesty, and kudos to the fans for voting him in if thats what they want. And obviously thats what they want.
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