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[BigJonsson]

Stroman pulled from start in Buffalo tonight, not health related

Calling him up or trade?

 

[Parch]

A six man rotation? They want to have Stroman starting, either majors or AAA. That long relief role doesn't keep him stretched out.
If the Jays had the pitching depth I'm sure they'd rather just leave him alone to develop in AAA instead of jerking him around.

 

[CygnusXS]

Braves forever allergic to hits with RISP

 

[JCizzle]

Wow, fuck the Rays and fuck this ump. At least let the Sox retaliate before you warn both teams.

 

[see5harp]

Damn same scenario as last year. Lol

Pagan is healthy though. When Pagan went down last year I remember the Giants had the worst hitting I've ever seen for a month straight.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Civil Rights Game has turned into a Beats commercial.

 

[jello44]

Civil Rights Game has turned into a Beats commercial.

I'M THE MAN
I'M THE MAN
I'M THE MAAAAAAAAAAAN

ugh.

 

[Matrix]

Stros crowd depresses me always.

Hope for another SpringerDinger.

 

[the_firewithin]

gattis destroying balls. just not with the bat

 

[jello44]

MLBN gushing on Springer.

 

[Branduil]

Elvis' anti-hustle on his way to 1st is really starting to tick me off.

 

[the_firewithin]

Braves forever allergic to hits with RISP

i wish they could be allergic to hitting into double plays

 

[JCizzle]

Price is a cunt, fuck him

 

[jbug617]

Price is a cunt, fuck him

really surprised he isn't getting tossed.

 

[JCizzle]

I hope Workman gets Longoria next time through... BY MISTAKE.

 

[arts&crafts]

lol the Jays are going to go on a 10 game losing streak after that error last night, nothing going right now

 

[JCizzle]

lol the Jays are going to go on a 10 game losing streak after that error last night, nothing going right now

Trust me, it takes a special level of suck to get a streak like that

 

[Branduil]

The baseball gods are worse than Hitler.

 

[see5harp]

Damn Giants are going ham on Wainwright.

 

[Blearth]

Holy shit

Two outs bases empty turns into four runs.

 

[brianjones]

damn you again cardinals

 

[KidA Seven]

Can anyone beat the Giants? ffs

 

[arts&crafts]

Woe is me, Jays dont do this to me after playing so well this month!

 

[BigJonsson]

Wow, no way was that a strike on Reyes =/

 

[Zee-Row]

Rays and Red Sox really hate each other.

 

[arts&crafts]

Rays and Red Sox really hate each other.

I am sure most players (just like most fans outside of Boston) hate the Red Sox

 

[Branduil]

Interleague baseball should be banned.

 

[arts&crafts]

LOL WTF that was like a double turned into a ground out?

 

[BigJonsson]

rofl Infante didn't run and got thrown out at first by Bautista

 

[Runus]

Let's see how the Braves can blow this lead.

 

[JCizzle]

This fucking ump. THIS GUY.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

What happened to the Cards owning the Giants in STL during the regular season?

 

[see5harp]

Mad Bum has looked super good the last few starts. 6 K's through 3?

 

[Lexxism]

Lmao Jays

 

[Matrix]

Of course I get to watch the Stros on tv and they're getting no hit so far by a scrub and now just got robbed by a former stro of at least an rbi single... figures lol

 

[Little Green Yoda]

At least "minor league guy" is supposedly on his way up soon.

 

[BigJonsson]

Love when Buck Martinez says a pitcher is doing well and then they give up a homerun as he finishes saying it

 

[Parch]

Happ serving up cookies, and KC feasts.

Strange how some series matchup. New team shows up and it's a completely different set of games.

 

[BFIB]

This Cards team needs an enema!

 

[zroid]

so it begins...

 

[Dominican Power]

Yankees suck

 

[see5harp]

Michael Morse. Slowest doubles machine ever.

 

[Parch]

5 earned runs for Wainwright in 5 innings? This can be an incredibly frustrating game sometimes.

 

[see5harp]

WOW. Gregor having a series.

EDIT: Make that 7 earned runs dude.

 

[Windu]

the braves didn't blow it. /cheer

 

[Chuck]

MLB tv just fucked up.

i didn't want to watch this close game anyways...

i better get a damn refund

 

[CygnusXS]

Heyward has almost got himself up to an average wRC+. I'm OK with that.

 

[rando14]

Gotta say, Zunino is really becoming a very good catcher

 

[Dominican Power]

Gotta say, Zunino is really becoming a very good catcher

Is that happiness emanating from your post? Stop that immediately!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/i-wish-we-could-get-guys-like-that/

Blanco remained in Triple-A in the Nationals organization, where his performance got worse. Turns out, he had bone spurs in his wrist, and their removal ended his season early. The Giants, as you can see in the link in the previous sentence, had noticed his very healthy OBP, and took a chance on him. They had their hitting coach, Hensley Meulens, work with him, and he would win the Most Valuable Player Award in the Venezuelan Winter League that year. He went on to become an important part of the Giants’ 2012 World Series team, and was even better last year. He has not started as strong this year, but the Giants are now 6.2 WAR in the black on the Blanco transaction, and that has to feel pretty sweet.

Again, the point of this post isn’t to criticize the Braves, Royals, Blue Jays or Nationals for discarding useful major league players. It’s simply to illustrate just how fragile success is in the majors, and how fates turn quickly. After being discarded by two organizations, Blanco would play a semi-starring role in October. Chavez woke up this morning leading a very good A’s pitching staff in strikeouts. Meanwhile, Farnsworth and Ankiel spent just a couple of months in Atlanta.

Thanks again Braves!