MLB Season discussion

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:38 pm

JackDog wrote:May 13th and my Reds are already 10.5 games out of 1st. This season is already a catastra-f***!

how about former heroin addict hamilton turning his life around...at least you have that going for you

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:45 pm

Diablo25 wrote:Even though I hate the Braves and Mets, I can't say that I disagree with Chipper...he makes some VERY valid points.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/b ... index.html

It's about time someone complained about that.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Mon May 14, 2007 2:10 pm

Diablo25 wrote:Even though I hate the Braves and Mets, I can't say that I disagree with Chipper...he makes some VERY valid points.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/b ... index.html

I totally agree with Larry.

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:33 pm

Sudz wrote:
JackDog wrote:May 13th and my Reds are already 10.5 games out of 1st. This season is already a catastra-f***!
how about former heroin addict hamilton turning his life around...at least you have that going for you

Yep that is a good story. But if keeps watching the bullpen implode,he might go back on the s***. My God,I have never seen a bullpen as bad as the Reds.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:43 pm

JackDog wrote:
Sudz wrote:
JackDog wrote:May 13th and my Reds are already 10.5 games out of 1st. This season is already a catastra-f***!
how about former heroin addict hamilton turning his life around...at least you have that going for you
Yep that is a good story. But if keeps watching the bullpen implode,he might go back on the s***. My God,I have never seen a bullpen as bad as the Reds.

Must not have watched the Braves last year.

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:17 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
JackDog wrote:
Sudz wrote: how about former heroin addict hamilton turning his life around...at least you have that going for you
Yep that is a good story. But if keeps watching the bullpen implode,he might go back on the s***. My God,I have never seen a bullpen as bad as the Reds.
Must not have watched the Braves last year.

Your right. But you had the pleasure of watching them win how many division crowns in the last 15 years? Cry me a river Scott.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:44 pm

Five runs in the ninth for the Amazin's... for some reason I find a dejected Lou PInella to be a delightful sight.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:45 pm

Slumberland wrote:Five runs in the ninth for the Amazin's... for some reason I find a dejected Lou PInella to be a delightful sight.

Incredible win.

Can't wait to get home and watch it on the DVR.

Oh, and thanx to the Nats for helping a brother out.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:21 pm

I hope the Tribe fares better in Detroit this weekend than the Cavs. Should be a fun series to watch.

Quite a rivalry growing between the two cities... Cavs and Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, Tribe and Tigers battling for first place in the AL Central, and the Browns and Lions battling for the highest draft pick.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:19 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2880979

Can't say I disagree THAT much with Stark. Andruw is definitely losing some ground the outfield...but he is still in a class by himself, even if the numbers are down. That's just how far he was ahead of everyone else. Someone, other than the Braves, is going to overpay him this winter (or summer if he is traded) and he's going to decline further. It will be a pretty big mistake. He is still my favorite player, but obvious is obvious...he's losing a significant amount of money right now. This article is probably opening some more eyes, as well as that .220 batting average. How are the Braves in striking distance with this guy doing basically nothing? If he gets on track, it's gonna be a fun summer.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:34 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2880979

How are the Braves in striking distance with this guy doing basically nothing? If he gets on track, it's gonna be a fun summer.

Cause the Mets ain't getting s*** from their cleanup man either.

I think the Braves and Mets will flip flop until it's done in october.

All 3 series between them have been highly contested, but props to the Braves for winning all of them.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:53 pm

I guess the overrated article pissed Andruw off cuz he made one of the more ridiculous catches I've ever seen today. Watch Sportscenter.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sun May 27, 2007 4:14 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:I guess the overrated article pissed Andruw off cuz he made one of the more ridiculous catches I've ever seen today. Watch Sportscenter.

That was a incredible grab.

But pretty anti-climatic when you get swept at home.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun May 27, 2007 6:24 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:I guess the overrated article pissed Andruw off cuz he made one of the more ridiculous catches I've ever seen today. Watch Sportscenter.
That was a incredible grab.

But pretty anti-climatic when you get swept at home.

Absolutely true...

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:04 pm

Amazin again!!!

Delgado wins it!

Benitez melts down at Shea.... again.

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:42 pm

This just in, Sportscenter has announced that Roger Clemens will get a hummer Sunday evening before his 1st game back with the Yankees. They are in negotiations with MLB to broadcast the epic event from his hotel room.

BTW...how sweet was Hill's theft of home against the Yanks?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:08 am

pigpen81 wrote: BTW...how sweet was Hill's theft of home against the Yanks?

A thriller. Justice in the end for a great game pitched by S. Marcum. With 50 games into the season, who would have thought that the Yankees & Jays are so far away from the Bosox. Sure Toronto had its share of injuries so far, but any win vs the Yankees is sweet.

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:46 pm

pigpen81 wrote:This just in, Sportscenter has announced that Roger Clemens will get a hummer Sunday evening before his 1st game back with the Yankees. They are in negotiations with MLB to broadcast the epic event from his hotel room.

BTW...how sweet was Hill's theft of home against the Yanks?

And in the meantime, the 7th game of the Stanley Cup will be switched from NBC to the Outdoor Network...err... Versus,as the 4th OT is about to begin

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:54 pm

10spro wrote:
pigpen81 wrote: BTW...how sweet was Hill's theft of home against the Yanks?
A thriller. Justice in the end for a great game pitched by S. Marcum. With 50 games into the season, who would have thought that the Yankees & Jays are so far away from the Bosox. Sure Toronto had its share of injuries so far, but any win vs the Yankees is sweet.

As a Tribe fan,and having just watched a pretty good Indians team sweep the Tigers in Detroit...the Bosox are having thier way with Cleve. (albiet they aren't seeing C.C. or Carmona this trip). I know its far too early to annoit them champs...but barring catastrophic injury or plague, they are going to be tough to beat. I don't see anyone even close to them right now.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:10 am

snaz16 wrote: As a Tribe fan,and having just watched a pretty good Indians team sweep the Tigers in Detroit...the Bosox are having thier way with Cleve. (albiet they aren't seeing C.C. or Carmona this trip). I know its far too early to annoit them champs...but barring catastrophic injury or plague, they are going to be tough to beat. I don't see anyone even close to them right now.

I have to respectfully disagree with you, my friend. It's way too early to be talking about playoff matchups, but even Tom Hamilton, the radio voice of the Tribe said last night, that other years the Tribe has gone into Fenway and you could feel that, if the two teams met in October, the Tribe would be in trouble. But he said he doesn't get that feeling this year at all.

They didn't exactly have their way with us. Plus it was our bottom three guys in the rotation against their top three guys in their rotation. Plus they play in a cupcake division this year, even with Roger Clemens coming back, so that's gonna inflate their record.

I dunno. One thing I do know, it's way too early to be talking like this. I was not disappointed at all by what happened at Fenway this week, and am certainly not ready to crown the Red Sox AL Champs just yet. Just like I'm not ready to crown the Tribe Central Division champs just by what happened last weekend in Detroit.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:46 pm

With the Cards possibly losing Chris Duncan to the dl, maybe they should consider bringing up AAA prospect, Rick Ankiel. The name sounds familiar.

Here are his stats: Ankiel has 12 homers and 40 RBIs with a .278 average.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:09 pm

sportdan30 wrote:With the Cards possibly losing Chris Duncan to the dl, maybe they should consider bringing up AAA prospect, Rick Ankiel. The name sounds familiar.

Here are his stats: Ankiel has 12 homers and 40 RBIs with a .278 average.

That would be a hell of a story to come full circle like that...

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:44 pm

One thing from the Braves/Cubs game this afternoon...

Wasn't Zambrano supposed to win the Cy Young this year (at least according to him)? It's gonna be kinda tough when you physically fight with your catcher in the dugout. What the hell?

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:45 pm

Its good to be a Cleveland fan for a change...The Tribe hangs a 5 spot on the Tigers in the bottom of the 9th, to beat Detroit yet again

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:48 pm

Holy crap, is the A-Rod pop-up incident *really* such a big deal? It's a given that the National media will harp on the guy at whatever chance they get, but I continue to be amazed how NY fans kill the guy for every little thing. And the fact that the Jays seethed in the dugout post game seems a bit extreme. Steve Somers said it well in that if the shoe were on the other foot and A-Rod was distracted by some kid rounding third base and making some noise... he'd have been crucified in the press. The guy clearly can't win. Besides, getting in players heads is common in all sports. I'm not advocating it per se, but that it happened is hardly earth-shattering.

It has been widely believed that the team has never embraced him nor supported him in most cases and here is further fuel for the fire in the AP report on Joe Torre's opinion on this issue: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/stor ... BHeadlines

So I repeat, is this *really* a big f'n deal?