OT: Major League Baseball 2006 Season Discussion

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:23 pm

Phew.... That got interesting at the end.

David Wright is simply a stud.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:27 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Phew.... That got interesting at the end.

David Wright is simply a stud.

Yup...if he continues at this pace, he's going to be one of the best third basemen in the history of the game. Dude has got major game.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:32 am

My wife was very pleased with the Braves - Mets game. Our seats were front row but way down the left field line. But Pedro came out and started stretching and throwing about 5 feet from her seat. So she got to see Pedro up close and personal.

The Clydesdales were also at the game. We stopped out front to see one - my wife also likes horses, so she had to pet the 2000 pound Clydesdale. I was standing there minding my own business when the frigging horse sneezes and a clog of slime about the size of a grapefruit came flying out his nose and right at me. My life flashed before my eyes. I moved quicker than Andruw going after a line drive to avoid getting slimed. No question that those damn Clydesdales are Cardinal fans.

The Braves and Mets fans around me spent most of the game harassing "Mr Hustle" Cliff Floyd.

Damn, you would have thought the game was played on the 4th of July. Navy guys parashooting onto the field before the game, a fly over after the National Athem, fireworks after the game, Clydesdales. Pedro. Smoltz. Made me feel better about spending 6 bucks for a beer.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:40 am

We suck.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:52 am

lexbur wrote:We suck.

Not as much as the Twins, who have been swept by all non-Royals AL Central teams.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:58 am

7-20 and 1-13 on the road, b*tches.

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:31 am

Went to the Cubs/Pirates game last night.

Both teams couldn't do s*** offensively against stud starters Victor Santos and Sean Marshall.

All things considered, the Cubs are off to a decent start when you consider we have no Prior, Wood, Lee, or Wade Miller. We have (basically) 3 rookies in the rotation, and Zambrano is off to a terrible start.

We are hanging on a thread though. Offense has looked TERRIBLE the last three games.

FatPitcher · Post by **FatPitcher** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:17 pm

NL Central is doing well. All NL Central teams are .500 or better against the other 2 divisions. Even the Pirates!

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:54 am

Tigers in first!

"It's the end of the world as we know it"

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:22 am

laurenskye wrote:Tigers in first!

"It's the end of the world as we know it"

As much as I dislike the Tigers, I think it's cool to see a team that's been down for so long finally get their sh*t together and become competitive again. Hopefully they can keep it up.

Besides, the Twins and the Tribe are going to need all the help they can get this year keeping the White Sox from running away with the division.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:24 am

laurenskye wrote:Tigers in first!

"It's the end of the world as we know it"

Is Jack Morris back?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:11 pm

laurenskye wrote:Tigers in first!

"It's the end of the world as we know it"

Something to cheer after your Wings.

ubrakto · Post by **ubrakto** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:47 pm

Did the Tigers already play and win today? I thought they were still a half game behind the White Sox after sweeping the Royals yesterday.
---Todd

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:55 pm

ubrakto wrote:Did the Tigers already play and win today? I thought they were still a half game behind the White Sox after sweeping the Royals yesterday.
---Todd

Tigers play tonight against the Angels, as far as I know.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:54 pm

Phils blow a 3-0 lead, then rally to win it 5-4. 4 in a row.

Tom Gordon has been outstanding as a closer. 9 saves, sub-1.00 ERA. Wagner just blew another save for the Mets.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:50 pm

Sully wrote:Wagner just blew another save for the Mets.

And Delgado just ended it with a walk-off dinger.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:57 pm

Another win for the Jays vs the Bosox. Back and forth leads. A. J Burnett may be a bust thus far with his injuries ,but B. J Ryan has been worth every single penny with an ERA of 0.00 and 6 out of 6 saves.

nyisles16 · Post by **nyisles16** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:26 pm

Sully wrote:Phils blow a 3-0 lead, then rally to win it 5-4. 4 in a row.

Tom Gordon has been outstanding as a closer. 9 saves, sub-1.00 ERA. Wagner just blew another save for the Mets.

cant really blame Wags for the blown save on that game.. the conditions were just downright awful to continue to play in.. just wait till Gordon goes "boom"...

Kazuya · Post by **Kazuya** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:55 pm

Sully wrote:Phils blow a 3-0 lead, then rally to win it 5-4. 4 in a row.

Tom Gordon has been outstanding as a closer. 9 saves, sub-1.00 ERA. Wagner just blew another save for the Mets.

Yep... since I'm a kinder and gentler Kaz, I won't call out the names of the numbnuts who doubted that signing, even though Gordon was one of the 2 or 3 top relievers in baseball over the last two years...

sfz_T-car · Post by **sfz_T-car** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:13 pm

I don't see why anyone would doubt Gordon's ability to close. He's been successful in that role in the past, and has been pretty much lights out over the past few years with the Yankees.

He'll be fine as long as he's healthy. Being a closer is probably better for his arm than his old setup role: less IP, fewer appearances, almost no cases of warming up and not getting used.

On the other hand, Jeff Francoeur made it through April without a walk. Will he get a BB before Bonds hits #715?

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:21 pm

sfz_T-car wrote:I don't see why anyone would doubt Gordon's ability to close. He's been successful in that role in the past, and has been pretty much lights out over the past few years with the Yankees.

He'll be fine as long as he's healthy. Being a closer is probably better for his arm than his old setup role: less IP, fewer appearances, almost no cases of warming up and not getting used.

On the other hand, Jeff Francoeur made it through April without a walk. Will he get a BB before Bonds hits #715?

I like Tom Gordon, but fear that he will wear down once again (if he sees playoff action). I also will never forget tales of Gordon getting sick due to nerves in the 2004 ALCS. It's not like he was a rookie.

Kazuya · Post by **Kazuya** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:22 pm

sfz_T-car wrote:I don't see why anyone would doubt Gordon's ability to close. He's been successful in that role in the past, and has been pretty much lights out over the past few years with the Yankees.

He'll be fine as long as he's healthy. Being a closer is probably better for his arm than his old setup role: less IP, fewer appearances, almost no cases of warming up and not getting used.

On the other hand, Jeff Francoeur made it through April without a walk. Will he get a BB before Bonds hits #715?

Wow, that's crazy... even Soriano has 8 walks, and even a two-walk game. Jeff had better get with it!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:27 pm

Jeff has issues. He swings at the first pitch in 70% of his at bats. That's just nuts...and it's the primary reason he doesn't get any walks. It really directly results in his horrible batting average too as he is always behind in the count. Remember, he didn't get his first walk last year until around his 100th at bat as well...so it's not like it's something new.

He's gonna need to do something...between him, LaRoche and Giles, the Braves have three starters hitting around .200. As far as I'm concerned, they are lucky to be back only 6 games at this point. The pitching has finally come around, so that's a positive.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:39 pm

Rondell White, the old guy signed to be the cleanup hitting DH on the Twins also does not have a walk this year.

He's also been moved to #8 in the batting order, hitting behind Tony Batista.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:56 pm

Dave wrote:He's also been moved to #8 in the batting order, hitting behind Tony Batista.

The ultimate insult.