i really can't express how much i dislike the extra wild card.

7/12/2012 5:38:59 PM

2nd half of the season is gonna be a whole lot of

7/12/2012 5:41:21 PM

What suggests he will sustain his production

I say the second half will be none of ^

7/12/2012 5:45:42 PM

hes got 19 homers, but only 36 rbi? weak

7/12/2012 5:58:37 PM

TreeTwista10 still thought the Twins have Joe Nathan. I'm surprised he knows who Plouffe is.

7/12/2012 6:23:17 PM

I follow my team once the season is underway

7/12/2012 6:29:03 PM

It will be interesting to see how well the wild card "winner" does in the playoffs compared to the wild cards of the past. Gut shot reaction is that while it might make for a nice "hot at the right time" story, the way it'll fuck up the rotation will sink most of them.

7/12/2012 7:02:10 PM

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/7/13/3157349/mike-trout-matt-holliday-baseball-nicknames

Quote :

"We're talking Mike Trout, here. One of the most electric young talents in recent memory -- the perfect ballplayer. And his nickname is an alliterative thing based on his hometown? It's like a failed superhero from 1934, or an old-timey baseball nickname in a screenplay written by someone who has never watched a game of baseball in his life. Try harder, America. There's a lot counting on this."

haha, the guy's complaint about it is precisely what the nickname was meant to be and he's completely oblivious to the fact that it's yet another thing that originated from something awful (though, to be fair, how could he know?). SA's shadowy control over the internet never ceases to amaze me. the next step is ESPN mentioning it on air.

[Edited on July 13, 2012 at 3:22 PM. Reason : .]

7/13/2012 3:21:50 PM

MLBtv is down.

Not like they haven't had the whole week off.

7/13/2012 7:48:57 PM

It's back up.

7/13/2012 7:55:42 PM

No it isn't. Only the Cubs-DBacks game is.

Every other game says this game will begin shortly. There are some irate people on those forums.

7/13/2012 8:24:38 PM

I just switched over to the Angels/Yankee game it and works fine. (using the xbox app)

7/13/2012 8:27:50 PM

Quote :

"Greinke became the first pitcher since 1917 to start three consecutive games for his team. "

7/15/2012 12:45:14 PM

0 IP ejection
next day start
start after ASB

<----- greinke fantasy owner

7/15/2012 9:35:38 PM

Yeah I have him too, he's supposed to be my 2nd ace behind Weaver

not having a great July though

7/15/2012 11:28:27 PM

sale, cain, grienke

he's my #3.

7/16/2012 6:26:33 PM

i'm sure you drafted Sale before both of them...

7/16/2012 6:29:10 PM

nope, sale was in the 21st round, then flipped 19th round colby lewis for cain and also got rid of a gonzo for freddie freeman in the same trade. greinke was drafted in the fif round by me



12-team, 26-man league and I'm in first place

life is good





[Edited on July 16, 2012 at 6:56 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2012 6:52:29 PM

Quote :

"The Marlins will be willing to discuss every player on their roster, including Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Johnson and Omar Infante, if they decide to sell, Olney writes."

This is why you can't have nice things.

7/17/2012 2:23:26 PM

here's an impressive stat line

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=623379

7/18/2012 2:27:58 PM

You're right, an 18% walk rate is phenomenal

7/18/2012 2:41:12 PM

haha his walk rate and obp are the same

7/18/2012 3:16:51 PM

37 ABs, 36 Ks... impressive.

7/18/2012 3:50:39 PM

lucky for him he's a pretty good football player

7/18/2012 4:00:07 PM

apparently mike rizzo is no longer holding strasburg to 160 innings and is instead relying on the "eye test" or something and that the decision will be his alone to make. so i guess rizzo will arbitrarily decide when it's time to shut strasburg down, and he won't be allowed to pitch again til spring training. bleh.

7/19/2012 12:11:37 AM

good move, you can't shut a guy down when you're a legitimate contender.

7/19/2012 12:17:56 AM

the eye test, i've heard of that

i think face is an expert on it though

7/19/2012 12:22:42 AM

but... you're the one that watches basketball like that. i'm confused.

7/19/2012 12:23:19 AM

oh simonn

7/19/2012 12:28:13 AM

i dunno, i got the impression that it still meant he'd shut down strasburg and that it would just be slightly less arbitrary than 160 innings. although, an eye test is kind of even more arbitrary. maybe i'm wrong though.

7/19/2012 12:34:14 AM

i think the point is, if they're out of the playoff hunt, they'll obviously shut him down to preserve his arm long term

but if they have a legit shot to make a late post season run, they'll judiciously keep using their best pitcher (player) so they don't fuck up a possible World Series opportunity

7/19/2012 12:38:06 AM

even if they're not in the playoff hunt, which they most likely will be with the second wild card unless they completely tank, shutting him down in september probably wouldn't make much of a difference anyway because they aren't basing the decision on what his body can and can't take. so even doing it as a precaution isn't even really precautionary to anything. the whole narrative all year has just been a stupid talking point

7/19/2012 1:00:07 AM

You don't say...

7/19/2012 3:40:54 PM

^ahahahah


btw justin verlander is hitting it to win it with kate upton apparently

go tigers!

7/20/2012 8:23:28 AM

lol at this Phillies / Giants game

Cain and Hamels have each homered

7/21/2012 4:53:33 PM

Ichiro to the Bronx?

7/23/2012 6:13:43 PM

Florida just trade-raped Detroit

7/23/2012 6:14:45 PM

Quote :

"Ichiro to the Bronx?"

Yes

P.S. whhhhhhhaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttt

[Edited on July 23, 2012 at 6:18 PM. Reason : Hopefully this means I get to see Ichiro on TV once or twice now]

7/23/2012 6:18:19 PM

that's about right. yankees get him when he's approaching washed up status

7/23/2012 6:36:59 PM

I can't be the only one who remembers when he first came into the league and Sportscenter did a feature on him that featured a little Asian kid screaming "IIIIIIIIICHHIIIIIRROOOOOOOO" throughout the piece

that fucking voice has been stuck in my head for 12 years now

7/23/2012 7:03:13 PM

he's hitting 8th haha

7/23/2012 8:22:02 PM

Ill take what detroit got all day. Ask any detroit fan how high they were on turner. He still has serious control problems

We get a decent 2B finally and a solid #3-#4 starter. If he is our #4, he may be the 3rd best 4th starter in mlb.

The acquisition of infante is huge. Both offensively and defensively he is lightyears better than the fucktard combo of worth/raburn/santiago

7/23/2012 9:24:07 PM

Look at what sanchez has done the past 2 years with shitty run support.

He's going to be doug fister part 2 with more strikeouts

7/23/2012 9:26:26 PM

Quote :

"Detroit"

hahahaha

7/23/2012 9:29:33 PM

Quote :

"atlanta"

Ahahahahahaha

7/23/2012 9:32:10 PM

pssh, better everything

unless one is racist. Not racist are we?

7/23/2012 9:45:40 PM

Detroit is a better sports city

7/23/2012 9:55:06 PM

Well of course it is. Back on topic.

7/23/2012 9:57:44 PM

lol Mets

7/23/2012 10:09:13 PM

Yeah their bullpen is quite breathtaking.

7/23/2012 10:09:52 PM