OT: Major League Baseball 2006 Season Discussion

SoMisss2000 · Post by **SoMisss2000** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:02 pm

grtwhtsk wrote:Clemens makes it official and is back with the Astros. Is anyone surprised? Good for Roger and all the money he is taking from them. Like anyone really expected that he was serious about the NYY, Bosox, or Rangers. It was totally a play by him and his agents to keep that price real high. Well, it worked.

Roger is a smart man. At his age, and by the way his performance tailed off at the end last year, he takes the first couple months off and can be strong through September.

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:47 am

I'm glad Clemons finally made his damn mind up. I was getting sick of hearing about him and how he was holding these teams up.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:50 am

It's about winning.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:49 pm

Wow, the Pirates have actually resembled a ballclub over the past month. All their starting pitchers now have ERAs under 5.53! They are playing well at home 16-12, but that 4-22 road record is still unbelievable.

Maybe I can dig my Jim Tracy avatar back up!

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:13 pm

To quote that esteemed bard Glenn Frey, The Heat is On:

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseball ... 179400.php

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:32 am

RobVarak wrote:To quote that esteemed bard Glenn Frey, The Heat is On:

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseball ... 179400.php

Hehe...just because a guys trainer is supplying HGH to major league players doesn't mean that the best player in baseball is using. Wait a min...didn't this entire story just go down like 2 years ago? F'n deja vu.

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:51 am

So Grimsley and Pujols share the same trainer.

Hmmmmmmmmm. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Everyone's a suspect now

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:37 am

DB, no more Beltran bashing this days?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:55 am

Thought this was funny.

Joe Mauer's on-base percentage through yesterday = .440

Rondell White, Twins DH on-base PLUS sugging = .436

Mauer is on an absolute tear right now, driving the ball around the entire field and hitting .379 in his age 23 season. Along with Santana and Liriano, he's really the only reason to sit through a Twins game right now.

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:30 am

Dave, it's funny to think back to the 2001 (I think) draft, and the fact that you guys couldn't afford Prior, and how you ended up with Mauer. Everyone said what a shame that would be for a team, and look how it could turn out.

You might be better of with Mauer in the long run.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:00 am

But if you put Prior on one of the Twins' AL Central championship squads, the team might have accomplished more than one ALCS appearance. Think about facing Santana and Prior back-to-back...

Right now, Mauer looks like a safer long-range player though. For as much of a crapshoot as the MLB draft is, that was a great year. Didn't Teixeira go #4 to the Rangers?

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:12 am

Yep...

1. Minnesota -- Joe Mauer, c, Cretin-Derham Hall HS, St. Paul, Minn.
2. Chicago (NL) -- Mark Prior, rhp, Southern California
3. Tampa Bay -- Dewon Brazelton, rhp, Middle Tennessee State
4. Philadelphia -- Gavin Floyd, rhp, Mt. St. Joseph HS, Severna Park, Md.
5. Texas -- Mark Teixeira, 3b, Georgia Tech

Jeremy Bonderman and Bobby Crosby were selected later in the 1st round as well.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:28 pm

Breaking News: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2476681

Leyritz and all his records should be expunged from the record book! Do you realize that if a drugged up Leyritz had been "clean" and had popped out instead of going deep against Wohlers in the 96 series that the Braves would probably not only have two World Series rings, but at least four! Bobby Cox would be the greatest manager of all time and that loser Joe Torre would probably now be doing color on ESPN games. All because some hyped up player in pinstripes thought he was above the law.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:12 pm

kevinpars wrote:Bobby Cox would be the greatest manager of all time and that loser Joe Torre would probably now be doing color on ESPN games.

I would take Cox over Torre if I had a team.

Breaking News!!!....Tiger Woods back on the DL....

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:53 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:DB, no more Beltran bashing this days?

Can't bash a guy that is playing well. Would like to see his average a bit higher for that kinda money, but his production has been pretty consistent this year so far.

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:50 pm

It was Bobby Cox's move that started the Braves skid 2 weeks ago... Ramirez had pitched great for 6 innings. In the 7th he got into trouble and was obviously tiring... Bobby let him stay in till the 8th. Of course he never retired another batter and Ramirez went on to lose while pitching 7 innings and giving up 0 earned runs. Couple that with the fact that Reitsma is still on the roster and thats why the Braves will not win the division this year. Hopefuly we can get a new manager FINALLY!

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:35 pm

bdunn13 wrote: Hopefuly we can get a new manager FINALLY!

....Just goes to show differently an outsider sees a team than that teams fans do...

I think Bobby Cox is a possibilty as a Hof Mgr...Now thats different.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:52 am

Does anyone other than the Mets wan't to win the NL East?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:24 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Does anyone other than the Mets wan't to win the NL East?

Doesn't look like it.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:48 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Does anyone other than the Mets wan't to win the NL East?

You would think that somebody else besides the Braves would want to win it for the first time in 12 years.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:51 pm

Leebo33 wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Does anyone other than the Mets wan't to win the NL East?
You would think that somebody else besides the Braves would want to win it for the first time in 12 years.

True.

The Braves are playing like they're tired of winning the East.

The Phills are about to be swept by the Mets if they don't comeback late.

**Edit**

Mets end up sweeping the Phils. 9-1 in the road trip. 9.5 games up.

But the upcomming 5 series for the Mets are brutal.

Orioles, Reds, Jays, Bosoxs and Yankees.

Ugh...

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:13 pm

how about the kid being sent down for not beaning the guy?

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:45 pm

Sudz wrote:how about the kid being sent down for not beaning the guy?

I was just about to post about this also. I think it's BS. I never understood that neandrathal mentality in baseball.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:09 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
Sudz wrote:how about the kid being sent down for not beaning the guy?
I was just about to post about this also. I think it's BS. I never understood that neandrathal mentality in baseball.

he threw inside twice then got him to ground out.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:23 am

If someone on my team got beaned twice, I would expect retaliation. I don't see it as neanderthal at all. I sure wouldn't want that guy on my team.

Baseball is a joke; they will fine and suspend someone for throwing inside but look the other way when it comes to steroids and HGH. It's a contact sport not ballet.