Official MLB Discussion Thread

[Enigma22]

^or it means they will make the playoffs but go nowhere in the playoffs...

 

[Travis40]

^or it means they will make the playoffs but go nowhere in the playoffs...

I don't care if they go anywhere in the Playoffs, I'm not expecting them to. But after being a Rangers fan since 2000, and just missing their Playoff season in 1999, I'd love to see the Rangers make it. btw, if their hitting comes back, they'll probably go to the ALCS.

 

[Hometown Kid]

Cubs/White Sox start tomorrow, it's time to get into baseball again. :smile_1: I can't wait. .500 ain't too bad at this point. Fukadome is showing some promise in center after sliding last year in right. Soriano is Soriano (mixed bag. >_>) And crazy ass Milton Bradley's not suspended. Everything's pretty cool for now.

 

[Travis40]

And crazy ass Milton Bradley's not suspended.

At least he only did one crazy thing with the Rangers. He was in KC, and he heard some announcer was talking about how Hamilton cleaned his life up and said that Milton should do the same...he took it personally, and tried to kick the guys ass. He had to be held back by Ron Washington and Jon Daniels.



I think it's funny that there aren't any NL fans on here.



Pudge is about to break the record for games caught, and he gets to break it in Arlington against the Rangers.




1st Base
1. Mark Teixeira Yankees 833,960
2. Kevin Youkilis Red Sox 832,751
3. Justin Morneau Twins 729,175
4. Miguel Cabrera Tigers 649,955
5. Chris Davis Rangers 461,183

2nd Base
1. Ian Kinsler Rangers 1,173,494
2. Dustin Pedroia Red Sox 923,416
3. Robinson Cano Yankees 624,394
4. Aaron Hill Blue Jays 536,612
5. Placido Polanco Tigers 424,889

3rd Base
1. Evan Longoria Rays 1,560,358
2. Alex Rodriguez Yankees 678,227
3. Michael Young Rangers 655,398
4. Mike Lowell Red Sox 438,123
5. Scott Rolen Blue Jays 369,517

Shortstop
1. Derek Jeter Yankees 1,511,418
2. Jason Bartlett Rays 698,095
3. Elvis Andrus Rangers 584,462
4. Marco Scutaro Blue Jays 471,298
5. Cesar Izturis Orioles 261,953

Catcher
1. Joe Mauer Twins 1,255,206
2. Jarrod Saltalamacchia Rangers 583,033
3. Jason Varitek Red Sox 582,715
4. Jorge Posada Yankees 569,714
5. Victor Martinez Indians 535,575

Outfield
1. Jason Bay Red Sox 1,101,649
2. Josh Hamilton Rangers 989,710
3. Ichiro Suzuki Mariners 794,104
4. Carl Crawford Rays 698,470
5. Torii Hunter Angels 660,078
6. Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners 654,253
7. Adam Jones Orioles 611,624
8. Johnny Damon Yankees 607,788
9. Nelson Cruz Rangers 603,769
10. Nick Markakis Orioles 575,856
11. Jacoby Ellsbury Red Sox 530,015
12. Grady Sizemore Indians 451,839
13. Curtis Granderson Tigers 423,268
14. J.D. Drew Red Sox 408,756
15. David Murphy Rangers 395,949



I'm surprised that Salty is still leading Varitek...it's only a matter of time before the Boston homers start voting

 

[Hometown Kid]

At least he only did one crazy thing with the Rangers. He was in KC, and he heard some announcer was talking about how Hamilton cleaned his life up and said that Milton should do the same...he took it personally, and tried to kick the guys ass. He had to be held back by Ron Washington and Jon Daniels.

The guy has a short fuse. I'm waiting for the dude to just start ripping out the ivy in right one day. But to be fair, he's actually done pretty well on the field. As long as Kosuke doesn't diss him in his native tongue we'll be fine.

I think it's funny that there aren't any NL fans on here.

I know, right? The Jays are my AL team and they won today so at least I won't feel completely left out.

I fuckin' hate game postponements due to rain! And Sosa tested positive for 'roids in '03? D: This is like, the worst baseball day of the year or something.

 

[Travis40]

Yeah, I was kinda dissapointed to learn that Sosa had taken roids. I somewhat expected it, but it still sucks. Just like I said with McGwire and Bonds, just becuase they took steriods before it became banned by MLB, doesn't mean they should be left out of the Hall of Fame....except McGwire, he never really put up the stats.

 

[MikeRaw]

I always just kinda assumed Sosa was on roids.

 

[MikeRaw]

What a fucking joke. Closer Scott Downs, Pitcher Casey Janssen, and the best pitcher in baseball, Roy Halladay, all went on the Disabled list today.
That's a whole fuckign rotation on the DL.
Halladay (2 weeks or so)
Marcum (out for year)
McGowan (out for year)
Litsch (out for year)
Janssen (out for a month)

I've never seen anything like it. The Jays are going down now. It's nice that we've been able to hang in there up until now, with our number 2, 3, and 4 pitchers on the DL, but you can only keep that up for so long, and now joined by the ace.. It was a nice ride, but there's no way a team that already had 3 of their top 4 guys on the DL can survive without their true ace. At least all the guys will be halthy next year, and in addition to them, the young guys who have stepped up this year (Cecil, Romero, Mills) will be around as well. We'll have a ton of great pitching.

 

[Wordlife]

yeah Toronto is slowly fading which sucks if ya ask me!

Fucking White Sox beat my Cubs today too... pissssed me off! Good thing I DIDN'T go

 

[Millzy Pt. 2]

Fucking White Sox beat my Cubs today too... pissssed me off! Good thing I DIDN'T go

Somewhere lurking in the shadows, PeepShow is laughing his ass off and beatin his meat that his White Sox beat y'all Cubbies.

 

[Wordlife]

yeah sadly... god I hate the White Sox so much! All of them! It's a rivalry, whatch'a expect man (btw... post 5,000!)

 

[Travis40]

David Murphy with a walk-off single to beat the Astros in 10.


Rangers back to 2 up over LA

 

[MikeRaw]

yeah Toronto is slowly fading which sucks if ya ask me!

Meh, two wins over the Phillies, and goin' for a sweep tommorow. Hopefully they can hang int here a bit longer.

Update:
Sweep completed

 

[Travis40]

I'm thinking SFG is going to take Game 2 of the series becuase it's Holland vs. Cain. The Angels are only .5 GB

 

[gamebreaker]

Some pics from the Atlanta/Boston game I went to on Saturday:

Pretty boring game...