MLB 08 Season

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:46 am

I think I jinxed the Jays by talking about their mini-winning streak. Not only they lost another tight one to the division leaders Rays (losing the name Devil is giving them a boost for some reason) but they end up losing not one but two shortstops in the same game. WTF? D. Eckstein will be missed dearly if he's gone for long. Baserunning was a joke again, this team just needs a cleanup hitter badly!

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:57 am

sportdan30 wrote:
greggsand wrote:
TheGamer wrote:Its May 5th.
I know but you gotta enjoy the cards in 1st while it lasts....
Heck, there's controversey now that if Mulder comes back from his rehab stint, who do you kick out of the rotation? I don't think it's going to be answered for a while as Mulder has struggled big time in his last two AAA starts.

Mulder's rehab is going so poorly, he's probably middle-relief at best(currently)...

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:40 am

No doubt the Mulder for Haren trade was one of the worst trades the Cardinals have ever made. Not that anyone could predicted what would have transpired. Haren was mediocre with the birds, and Mulder at the time was arguably the best left hander in the game.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:29 am

While no one expected Mulder to fall off a cliff, Johan Santana would like to remind you that Mulder was nowhere close to the best left-handed pitcher in the game when traded to the Cards.

And while Haren was mediocre with the Cards, he did so as a 22/23 year old in with improving K and groundball rates.

But that trade isn't close to being as bad as Texas trading Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez for Adam Eaton. Yikes.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:13 am

Reports here in St. Louis are saying Mulder is on his way to have his shoulder looked at again because he complained of fatigue from his last start.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:27 am

Who is this guy Gavin Floyd!?!?!

Last night in my season in The Show he threw a shutout against me, disgruntled I then turn off my PS3 and turn on SportsCenter, and there he is again, almost throwing a no-hitter!

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:30 am

I'm tired of hearing about Mulder.

In other news, WOW.. what a game Ankiel had last night!!! Went 2-4 with a HR and threw two men out.. one from the warning track!

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:18 am

6-0, 0.81

Those numbers just look pretty, don't they?

(Cliff Lee's)

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:20 am

Is it time for the Cards to restructure their bullpen and go with a new closer? Isringhausen seems like he may be fading just a bit.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:18 am

Friggin' CAVS!!!! Flipping back and forth between the Tribe game and the Cavs game caused me to miss only the fourteenth unassisted triple play in history!

fanatic · Post by **fanatic** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:36 am

lexbur wrote:Friggin' CAVS!!!! Flipping back and forth between the Tribe game and the Cavs game caused me to miss only the fourteenth unassisted triple play in history!

It was pretty cool (I'm sure you've seen the highlights). But what was even cooler were the two defensive gems the Tribe pulled off in the 9th when the Jays were threatening to score.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:03 am

And threatening is the only thing Jays are good at lately. V. Wells is gone for six weeks now, but where's the rest of the gang? I hope those rumors about B. Bonds returning to the league and maybe ending up in TOR are false.

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:30 pm

10spro wrote:And threatening is the only thing Jays are good at lately. V. Wells is gone for six weeks now, but where's the rest of the gang? I hope those rumors about B. Bonds returning to the league and maybe ending up in TOR are false.

It was good enough to get the win in the 2nd game,against the punchless Tribe.

Just what in the he!! is wrong with Travis Hafner? This slump is going on a year now. Outside of Victor Martinez and Hafner,there is no one in this lineup that strikes fear in any pitcher.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:45 pm

Looks like Edmonds might be joining the Cubs for the remainder of the year. Will be strange to see him in a Chicago uniform.

TheGamer · Post by **TheGamer** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:58 pm

sportdan30 wrote:
TheGamer wrote:Its May 5th.
True, but we all know what C.U.B.S. stands for:

Completely
Useless
By
September

That said, I do think they will win the division.

Just getting back to the boards so sorry for the late response....

That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I almost fell off my dinosaur I was laughing so hard.....

Yes I know, lame.

Oh yeah, look who's back in first.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:34 pm

snaz16 wrote:Just what in the he!! is wrong with Travis Hafner? This slump is going on a year now.

A lot of people thought last year could be the beginning of the end for Hafner's super-productive days. There are a lot of players with similar skill sets/physical attributes that have completely fallen off a cliff once they get near 30.

For similar reasons, the Phillies are going to have to make a tough call on Ryan Howard...give him a long-term deal or just take him during his arbitration years?

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:32 am

This is probably a first: The Rays and Marlins are in 1st place with 23-16 records.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:58 am

snaz16 wrote:It was good enough to get the win in the 2nd game,against the punchless Tribe. Just what in the he!! is wrong with Travis Hafner? This slump is going on a year now. Outside of Victor Martinez and Hafner,there is no one in this lineup that strikes fear in any pitcher.

What, David Dellucci and his .250 average batting third in the lineup doesn't strike fear into anyone?

How about the A's last night intentionally walking Martinez to pitch to Hafner? Hafner used to lead the league in walks, everyone was afraid to pitch to him. Oh well, at least we have a weekend series at the Reds coming up. Our pitchers will probably hit as well as our DH.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:10 am

Jon Lester was battling cancer two years ago. Playing for BOS he throws a no hitter in blanking the Royals, great comeback.

brendanrfoley · Post by **brendanrfoley** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:27 am

10spro wrote:Jon Lester was battling cancer two years ago. Playing for BOS he throws a no hitter in blanking the Royals, great comeback.

Lester is a terrific story. He was also nearly traded, twice. Once for Rodriguez in the failed deal with Texas, and again for Santana.

Personally, I'm glad they kept him. You don't trade away 24 year old lefties who can throw in the mid to low 90's.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:21 am

Mets are playing like it's still September.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:29 am

This is only a test....

The White Sox are hot!...Seven in a row baby!

Now lets see if I jinxed em.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:55 am

XXXIV wrote:The White Sox are hot!...Seven in a row baby!

Doesn't take a whole lot of runs to beat the Tribe these days.

warnerwlf98 · Post by **warnerwlf98** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:35 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Mets are playing like it's still September.

Yep. Time for the axe to fall and selective housecleaning to start.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:33 pm

That was a fun series.