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[Sweeney Tom]

Welcome to the All Star Break

 

[ConradCervantes]

Yeah bitches! We got first back!

D:

 

[Dominican Power]

Fuck ESPN and Sunday Night Baseball.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Welcome to the All Star Break

so if the season ended today what happens to Atlanta and San Fran?

 

[Blearth]

so if the season ended today what happens to Atlanta and San Fran?

WAS and ATL play game 163 for the East.

The loser plays the wild card game with the Giants at home because both the Braves and Nats have a better intra-division record than the Giants.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Fuck ESPN and Sunday Night Baseball.

Come on man you know ESPN loves them Yankees..

 

[Blearth]

for real

 

[Windu]

so if the season ended today what happens to Atlanta and San Fran?

washington plays 2 more games and if still tied, one game playoff.

 

[Enron]

Joey Gallo destroys baseballs at the Futures game

 

[eznark]

Brewers started the week with the biggest lead in baseball, will limp into the ASB clinging to the lead.

Whatever. It's fine. It's totally fine. everything is fine....

 

[Confrontation]

Triba are allowed to stop screwing around the .500 mark and either win or lose a bunch of games. Give me something here with football starting soon.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The Angels and Padres are discussing a deal that would send Ian Kennedy and Huston Street to the Angels. They are closer to a deal for Street than they are Kennedy.

 

[eznark]

Career Defense:

Andrew McCutchen: -11.5 runs saved (yes, negative 11.5)
Carlos Gomez: 88.4 runs saved above average.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The Mets have informed clubs that Bartolo Colon is being made available. Colon is still owed about $4.5 million this year and $10 million in 2015.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

The Mets have informed clubs that Bartolo Colon is being made available. Colon is still owed about $4.5 million this year and $10 million in 2015.

please trade him to an NL team so we can get more at-bats.

 

[Syrinx]

please trade him to an NL team so we can get more at-bats.

Hey he has two hits this year!

 

[HarryDemeanor]

So Waino is starting for the NL. I have no problem with Matheny picking his own guy. Wainwright has been having one hell of a year so he deserves it. It stings a bit to not see Kershaw start two years in a row but last year it had to be Harvey and this year that one month out ruined his chance.

Hopefully he gets a start in the next few years. Perhaps when the ASG returns to Dodger Stadium after 34 years.

 

[Windu]

please trade him to an NL team so we can get more at-bats.

 

[BFIB]

Colon on the table? Some teams can't afford his food budget.

 

[Fox318]

How do guys like this make it in the bigs?

 

[Syrinx]

What could the Mets feasibly get for Bartolo Colon though. He has a good WHIP and eats innings, but he's 41 and has an ERA just below 4.

 

[Windu]

How do guys like this make it in the bigs?

still a league avg pitcher at age 41.

 

[The Elite]

Welcome to the All Star Break

As a Jays' fan I should be all "Hey, that's a good first half" but knowing how things have gone I'm expecting shit to only get worse.

 

[matthewwhatever]

As a Jays' fan I should be all "Hey, that's a good first half" but knowing how things have gone I'm expecting shit to only get worse.

.303 baseball over the last month! At this point, I'll just be pleasantly surprised by a .500 finish...and I'll try not to think about the fact next year will probably be worse, since Rasmus & Cabrera will almost definitely be gone, and Reyes will continue to be a giant suckhole in the middle of the field/payroll.

But hey, at least we'll get to see Norris and Sanchez soon, right? Stroman is showing that not every Jays rookie is a guaranteed letdown.

 

[DietRob]

We picking favorites for the Home Run Derby?

I'd obviously love to go with my boy Todd but realistically Stanton or Bautista are probably safer bets.

 

[BFIB]

Wainwright and King Felix announced as the ASG starters. Enjoy those two innings boys!

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Stanton n Cespedes will be a joy to watch.

 

[aFIGurANT]

We picking favorites for the Home Run Derby?

I'd obviously love to go with my boy Todd but realistically Stanton or Bautista are probably safer bets.

Stanton all day.

 

[Syrinx]

I'll go with Cespedes to repeat. Stanton has been struggling the last couple of weeks, which I know probably shouldn't affect him too much when essentially taking BP but I'll still take Cespedes.

 

[Malo]

My Dominican brethren, tell me some spots to hit up in Santo Domingo. I'm heading over on Thursday.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

I'm going to be homer and take Puig.

I feel Stanton or Cespedes will take it though.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

The Angels and Padres are discussing a deal that would send Ian Kennedy and Huston Street to the Angels. They are closer to a deal for Street than they are Kennedy.

Going all in to get at the Mariners eh.

 

[brianjones]

I'm going to be homer and take Puig.

I feel Stanton or Cespedes will take it though.

i just hope puig does better than kemp and piazza

i don't know if he's on hee sop choi's level

 

[HarryDemeanor]

i just hope puig does better than kemp and piazza

i don't know if he's on hee sop choi's level

He's going to do better than both of them. I think Kemp was hurt when he was in that derby too.

I also think he can hit more than 5 home runs.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

My Dominican brethren, tell me some spots to hit up in Santo Domingo. I'm heading over on Thursday.

Hit up the colonial zone bro. Also, Venezuela Ave. has all the nigh clubs n shit. Malls are new and nice place to chill. Enjoy it man.

 

[sf2fanatic]

The Angels and Padres are discussing a deal that would send Ian Kennedy and Huston Street to the Angels. They are closer to a deal for Street than they are Kennedy.

Bud Black still loyal to the Angels. That'll be a great pickup for Mikey if they get Street

 

[TheSadRanger]

Welcome to the All Star Break

No ones taking that worst record in baseball from us.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Career Defense:

Andrew McCutchen: -11.5 runs saved (yes, negative 11.5)
Carlos Gomez: 88.4 runs saved above average.

Never looked at Cutch's defensive stats and that is surprising to me.

themoreyouknow.jpg

 

[rando14]

Never looked at Cutch's defensive stats and that is surprising to me.

themoreyouknow.jpg

Didn't expect that!!

I was also surprised to find out how poor Kemp's fielding is. I knew he was bad, but dude's DWAR is -2.4, literally the worst fielder at any position (qualified or non-qualified) in the entire MLB

 

[HarryDemeanor]

I was also surprised to find out how poor Kemp's fielding is. I knew he was bad, but dude's DWAR is -2.4, literally the worst fielder at any position (qualified or non-qualified) in the entire MLB

He was pretty terrible in center field. He's been looking way better in left field.

 

[brianjones]

Didn't expect that!!

I was also surprised to find out how poor Kemp's fielding is. I knew he was bad, but dude's DWAR is -2.4, literally the worst fielder at any position (qualified or non-qualified) in the entire MLB

you need him in LF to replace ackley

 

[Malo]

Hit up the colonial zone bro. Also, Venezuela Ave. has all the nigh clubs n shit. Malls are new and nice place to chill. Enjoy it man.

I'll make sure to check it out. Thanks bro!

 

[Lexxism]

Career Defense:

Andrew McCutchen: -11.5 runs saved (yes, negative 11.5)
Carlos Gomez: 88.4 runs saved above average.

Cool. Where did you get those stats? I'm curious to see the stats from the Blue Jays.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Over/under 200 Backs uttered by Chris Berman tonight.

 

[eznark]

Cool. Where did you get those stats? I'm curious to see the stats from the Blue Jays.

fangraphs

 

[matthewwhatever]

Cool. Where did you get those stats? I'm curious to see the stats from the Blue Jays.

That's some awfully morbid curiosity. Outside of Lawrie, Dickey and Buerhle, I'd be shocked if the Jays have plus defenders.

Also, can't wait to see Stanton in the Derby tonight. I want to see some 500 ft HRs.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

That's some awfully morbid curiosity. Outside of Lawrie, Dickey and Buerhle, I'd be shocked if the Jays have plus defenders.

Also, can't wait to see Stanton in the Derby tonight. I want to see some 500 ft HRs.

Its important to remember that right now defensive stats are kind of variable year to year and it is better to look at 3 year windows than individual years.

 

[ConradCervantes]

Career Defense:

Andrew McCutchen: -11.5 runs saved (yes, negative 11.5)
Carlos Gomez: 88.4 runs saved above average.

I enjoyed reading Genius At Work Mike Matheny's reasoning for putting McCutchen in CF.

"We're just going off of experience, we're talking about an MVP player," manager Mike Matheny said of picking McCutchen to play center. "Andrew McCutchen is definitely one of those standout players defensively, as well as Carlos Gomez.

You may be regarded as one of the best, if not THE best, defensive outfielder in the game, Gomez, but you're an MVP short on the pecking order.

 

[Fox318]

Is there a Derby thread?

 

[jakncoke]

salty brewers fans stay salty, try and not meltdown out of the playoff picture. specially with all of that shit talking trolling eznark was doing while they were good.