I wouldn't throw to Votto with open bases. Ever.
I wouldn't throw to Votto with open bases. Ever.
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I can get over how different Kevin Youkilus (sp?) looks in a Yankmees uniform. It's more the lack of facial hair than the pinstripes. That shaving makes him look very different and younger)
"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
I left work early today to watch the World Champion San Francisco Giants home opener vs. the Redbirds. The game is on the MLB Network. Are you watching Raf?
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
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I left work early today to watch the World Champion San Francisco Giants home opener vs. the Redbirds. The game is on the MLB Network. Are you watching Raf?
When someone yells "stop", I ask myself if I should collaborate and listen...
26 innings of starters throwing without an earned run... Zito looked great in the home opener. Remember folks who's on top...
When someone yells "stop", I ask myself if I should collaborate and listen...
There. Fixed that for you.Listened from my desk fort with mlb.tv
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
Red Sox!
I feel good about my Reds.
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You should...they are in the worst division in baseball...and that is even without the Astros. The Brewers, Cubs and Pirates could all lose 90+ games and St. Louis looks old and suspect. If the Reds don't win 100+ games this year then they underachieved.
"If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less" General Eric Shinseki
And yet are most likely the most complete team in baseball. So yea they should get a few wins this year. You win when you are the best team in baseball.
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St. Louis looks old and suspect? Sure, Beltran is 36 and the final year of a 2 year contract. But Oscar Taveras, one of the top prospects in baseball, is ready to step in if he falters. Otherwise, the only aged players on the team are Holliday, Molina and Westbrook, and they aren't really that old.
I would say every team is suspect in April, but old? Uh, no.
I have seen
old ships sailing
like swans asleep
I think the Nationals are the best team in the NL from a roster standpoint, although the Braves might have something to say about that. Strassburg, Zimmerman, and Gonzalez is just a nasty 1-2-3 rotation.
As a Cubs fan, I'd agree. The Reds are the team from the NL Central this year.
When did I go from Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi?
The Cubs are more than a few years away. I think the have the right GM but the wrong ownership group. I have a soft spot for the Cubbies and want them end the 105 year old drought but not at the expense of my Bravos.
"If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less" General Eric Shinseki
Only in a corrupt, soulless city like Miami does an $634 million stadium get built with taxpayer dollars for a team nobody gives a crap about. Why does the MLB allow this franchise to still exist?
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You all jinxed it.... damn Cardinals.
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Carolos Quentin holds the record for being hit the most times in the last two seasons. He leans in over the plate during his at-bats.
Zack Grienke throws a curve ball and hits CQ in the shoulder on a 3-2 pitch - he's not trying to plunk you on a 3-2 pitch dummy.
CQ charges the mound, bedlam ensues and the end result ZG has a broken collarbone.
Me thinks CQ will be getting plunked (on purpose now) a few more times.
"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
And he should. He is an idiot.
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He should get a 20 game suspension
I think Greinke's injury has to be taken out of the equation in terms of punishments levied. I blame Greinke anyways. Hasn't he learned the wrestling take down technique that most pitchers employ when they get charged? Instead he lowers his shoulder. What an idiot.
I'm well aware of Quentin's history, as him and Greinke used to go at it in the AL Central, and his previous blow-ups. I think the 4-8 games that's being discussed is appropriate. I'd probably go with 8 considering his reputation.
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Or the throw your glove and backpedal while hoping your catcher gets there in time technique...
I found you a new motto from a sign hanging on their wall…"Drink coffee: do stupid things faster and with more energy"
Or the Nolan Ryan headlock on Robin Ventura with multiple punches to the face. BTW, has it been confirmed that his collarbone broke on impact with CQ? Greinke got thrown down and piled on. I wouldn't have been surprised if one of his teammates did it accidentally.
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Don't look now but the Braves just swept the Nats...
"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
A friend of mine has a theory that most of the Latin American players are all actually 2-3 years older that they say. There are several examples from Julio Jones, Miguel Tejada and little Leaguer Danny Amonte. I think there are instances but its not wide spread. What are your thoughts?
"If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less" General Eric Shinseki
I think there are some, but definitely not most.
Most MLB teams have a much more extensive scouting system in place throughout Latin America than they used to, and I'm sure they're doing their background work much more intensely than 10 years ago.
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