2011 MLB Thread
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MilesGregarius
Half-baked Renegade
The Pirates made it to the All-Star break with a winning record. Maybe, just maybe, the Bucs have turned the corner.
El Justo
Deity
jeter is the only yankee ever to get 3000 hits. that is hard to believe. i'm not so much of a jeter hater. dude is first ballot HOF material. hard to hate that, especially in the age of PEDs.
i used to think he was a little overrated until i saw him take batting practice at the old Vet in philly back in the late 90s for an interleague series. dude was smoking the ball, the other way. they were like rockets coming off his bat. super impressive. i know it was just BP. but the guy really worked at his hitting and here he is with 3000+ hits. i'd have never thought he'd get this far back in '96.
i used to think he was a little overrated until i saw him take batting practice at the old Vet in philly back in the late 90s for an interleague series. dude was smoking the ball, the other way. they were like rockets coming off his bat. super impressive. i know it was just BP. but the guy really worked at his hitting and here he is with 3000+ hits. i'd have never thought he'd get this far back in '96.
Jeter was the guy I feared most coming up in the late innings and holding a slim lead against the Yanks. His swing is like a little wind up doll--short, compact, inside out quickness.
Rashiminos
Fool Prophet
I usually hate the paycheck hunters on that team, but Jeets is respectable.
It's probably easier to be a MLB player as opposed to a MLB umpire. Pays better too if you don't make it.
I'll try to find the specifics, but 4 Orioles were hit by pitches during the series. The AL east can have hot-headed teams over these issues.
Edit: Nevermind. Those hits came later. Gregg can be fully blamed (although I'm not sure getting Gregg benched would improve anything). After watching the video, I wished Gregg's haymaker with his moneymaker had landed on something. Hell, I wish Gonzalez had been the one throwing his arm in harm's way. The score was certainly lospided enough to have him pitching.
It's probably easier to be a MLB player as opposed to a MLB umpire. Pays better too if you don't make it.
I'll try to find the specifics, but 4 Orioles were hit by pitches during the series. The AL east can have hot-headed teams over these issues.
Edit: Nevermind. Those hits came later. Gregg can be fully blamed (although I'm not sure getting Gregg benched would improve anything). After watching the video, I wished Gregg's haymaker with his moneymaker had landed on something. Hell, I wish Gonzalez had been the one throwing his arm in harm's way. The score was certainly lospided enough to have him pitching.
El Justo
Deity
well, the NL now has a 2 game win streak in the ASG 
let's see if the Senior Circuit can continue it 
on a sidenote, i heard on espn radio last night that the fabled and ubiquitous
Clifton Phifer Lee has a higher BA this year than our old buddy J Dubb 
say it ain't so! i sort of miss him in a strange sort of way
let's see if the Senior Circuit can continue it on a sidenote, i heard on espn radio last night that the fabled and ubiquitous
Clifton Phifer Lee has a higher BA this year than our old buddy J Dubb say it ain't so! i sort of miss him in a strange sort of way 
KMRblue1027
Deity
I think Lee is well on his way to becoming the most celebrated Phillie of all time. 2 Years from now they will be building a statue of him outside CBP.
El Justo
Deity
he is mythical, cool as a cucumber, and will never, ever have to buy a drink or dinner in this town ever again
KMRblue1027
Deity
I wouldn't call him mythical but sure why not.
sophie
Break My Heart
It was a good game, although I'm sort of miffed that more Giants didn't get more playtime. I was hoping they'd at least put Vogelsong in, considering this could very well be the only AS Team he'll ever make. Oh well, the Giants that did play showed themselves very well. Panda had an rbi double, and Wilson had a 1-2 save. I though Bochy managed the team very well, and I'm happy that it was Lee that gave up the only run. It was especially funny because when it happened the broadcasters were going on and on and on about how Lee never misses out over the plate, and then he promptly gave up a homerun by missing out over the middle of the plate
The only real problem I had with the game was that it was covered by FOX. God I wish they'd be banned from broadcasting baseball games, listening to those asshats is unbearable. The whole game is them doing nothing but telling irrelevant stories about a particular player's twitter habits and advertising some sponsor for the 812342134798th time. I can't even tell who's the play-by-play, because they don't do pbp anymore!
The only real problem I had with the game was that it was covered by FOX. God I wish they'd be banned from broadcasting baseball games, listening to those asshats is unbearable. The whole game is them doing nothing but telling irrelevant stories about a particular player's twitter habits and advertising some sponsor for the 812342134798th time. I can't even tell who's the play-by-play, because they don't do pbp anymore!
El Justo
Deity
joe buck is the most annoying human entity this side of joe theisman.
If you're a Giants fan (or any fan), having your players sit is a good thing. The more time off for your players the better. I thought Bochy was actually being savvy by using all of his competitor's players to win a potential homefield advantage for his team in the WS.
Also I would like to add that my kudos to Jeter above for his hitting is tempered by the fact that I think he is totally being a douche for citing "emotional and physical fatigue from chasing 3,000 hits" or whatever. Give me a break. Hurt knee or back or something, fine. But emotional fatigue from chasing a milestone? Not only is that a totally lame excuse, it's way too "me-first, team second." If he hit the mark before the playoffs, would he ask to sit the first game because he is tired from getting 3,000 hits? I don't think so.
Granted the All-Star game is not the playoffs, not even close, but that's just one of the silliest excuses I have heard. At least other guys make up excuses about arm problems or something...
Also I would like to add that my kudos to Jeter above for his hitting is tempered by the fact that I think he is totally being a douche for citing "emotional and physical fatigue from chasing 3,000 hits" or whatever. Give me a break. Hurt knee or back or something, fine. But emotional fatigue from chasing a milestone? Not only is that a totally lame excuse, it's way too "me-first, team second." If he hit the mark before the playoffs, would he ask to sit the first game because he is tired from getting 3,000 hits? I don't think so.
Granted the All-Star game is not the playoffs, not even close, but that's just one of the silliest excuses I have heard. At least other guys make up excuses about arm problems or something...
El Justo
Deity
ASG rosters are a cluster-floot nowadays. and to hear selig say that interleague games would be on the schedule every day with his new realignment proposal almost made me puke. really? more of this gimmick? hard to believe harry. enough is enough. we don't care about the AL, bud. not only is it inferior is every conceivable way (j/k), we just don't care about those teams coming into our ballparks. stop the insanity now. there's been, what? 15 years of this garbage so far? 
sophie
Break My Heart
ASG rosters are a cluster-floot nowadays. and to hear selig say that interleague games would be on the schedule every day with his new realignment proposal almost made me puke. really? more of this gimmick? hard to believe harry. enough is enough. we don't care about the AL, bud. not only is it inferior is every conceivable way (j/k), we just don't care about those teams coming into our ballparks. stop the insanity now. there's been, what? 15 years of this garbage so far?
I'm with you on this one. A week of interleague games a year is more than enough to satisfy me. If it was up to me I'd have every team play one series against their cross city/cross state rivals and be done with it. The only reason anyone ever goes to an interleague game is to see the Yanks or the Sux, and then to see the crosstown rival anyway. I'd honestly have an extra 6 or 7 Dodgers-Giants games than have to endure the Twins or the Royals coming through.
El Justo
Deity
agreed. one series a year. done and over with. downtown, i've seen 'em all almost all of teams that have come to philly. it's a novelty. that's all. i think it's gimmickry and we've got enough of that.
almost all of teams that have come to philly. it's a novelty. that's all. i think it's gimmickry and we've got enough of that.McCarver and Joe Morgan have him beat in my opinion.
I was forced to listen to the game on the radio for half the night because of terrible tim.
1 back in the division too! I hope they pull it off, they've been bad for so long. Also, Pirates in the playoffs means more airtime for the bizarre dance of Clint Hurdle's hat. So many years in the game have bulked his gum chewing muscles to the point where his hat jumps like 6 inches with each chew. It's oddly hypnotic.
Oh ya, i would sign the petition to ban Buck, McCarver, and Morgan from the game too. Best interests of the game and all.
El Justo
Deity
wow rumors on the local espn radio airwaves that the 'stros are sending Hunter Pence packing to the phils for one of their minor league SPs, Cosart is his name and he has been dubbed as one of the 'Baby Aces'. he is still in A ball i think as are the other so called aces.
personally, i would do that trade. may be a sort of a rip off though. i thought houston would ask for dom brown or someone else. pence is solid, more than solid, really. and his right handed bat sure would look nice in that 5 hole right about now. maybe eddie wade can farm another dude out to the phils, get fired this offseason, and then come back to philly as an assistant to raj
rumors on the local espn radio airwaves that the 'stros are sending Hunter Pence packing to the phils for one of their minor league SPs, Cosart is his name and he has been dubbed as one of the 'Baby Aces'. he is still in A ball i think as are the other so called aces. personally, i would do that trade. may be a sort of a rip off though. i thought houston would ask for dom brown or someone else. pence is solid, more than solid, really. and his right handed bat sure would look nice in that 5 hole right about now. maybe eddie wade can farm another dude out to the phils, get fired this offseason, and then come back to philly as an assistant to raj
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