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[Carpe Libertatem]

Last 100 games:

Bryant: 21 HR .544 SLG
Stanton: 26 HR .556 SLG
Gyorko: 29 HR .570 SLG

I've grown to really like Gyorko :lol

 

[BFIB]

Its the grit.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Damn, Sierra covers a lot of ground. Almost had that.

 

[BFIB]

Damn, Sierra covers a lot of ground. Almost had that.

I like that he's getting a cup of coffee right now. I'm really liking what I'm seeing.

 

[RobotHaus]

Cecil 😐.

He's consistent at least.

 

[BFIB]

This page is all BFIB.

 

[DireStr8s]

Treinen does have some dazzling pitches

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Ugh, Cecil. And then Matheny has Broxton warming up. Lead gonna be gone soon.

 

[half a moon]

damn i missed the cardinals game so far. i'll watch the remainder

 

[RGVNOE]

Should've been bowman in this spot instead of broxton, hopefully he can get the out

Matheny can't keep playing with fire like that all year

 

[detectiveconan1]

We have no luck either. How did that pitch not hit Stanton?

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Broxton the Athlete

("Athlete" more like it)

 

[DireStr8s]

Get it MAT

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Jedd Gyorko has wheels

is there anything he can't do?

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Last 100 games:

Bryant: 21 HR .544 SLG
Stanton: 26 HR .556 SLG
Gyorko: 29 HR .570 SLG

All for the low, low price of a slightly used Jon Jay.

 

[RBH]

http://deadspin.com/let-the-braves-show-you-how-not-to-execute-a-rundown-1795109952

 

[DireStr8s]

Fuck yes

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Nats needed that one.

 

[17 Seconds]

the nats offense is insane

 

[Beckx]

Oh. We're behind again.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

If the Sox get swept by the Brewers, Farrell shouldn't be allowed back on the team plane.

Leaving a guy on the tarmac in Milwaukee is the ultimate disrespect!

 

[zulux21]

just crap.

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/229515918/white-sox-tim-anderson-mourns-loss-of-friend/

Branden Moss, the godfather to White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's daughter and his close friend since shortly before high school, was tragically murdered Sunday morning in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Moss ended up talking to one of the other men involved in the fight while that man sat in his car in the parking lot, when another man not involved in the fight came up from behind and shot Moss several times. Moss was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Anderson sat out Sunday's game in Baltimore after receiving news of Moss' death.

Upon hearing the news, Anderson said his first reaction was a lot of tears followed by thoughts of the last conversation and last text messages the two had. Anderson put Moss' initials on his hat when he returned to action Tuesday.
"Because he means a lot to me," Anderson said. "He was a special part of my life. I looked up to him, and we made each other better."

 

[Icedburden]

O's bullpen has become complete garbage. WHY HAS THOU FORSAKEN ME.

 

[brianjones]

bellinger

when did the pirates get so bad?

sorry harson

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

just crap.

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/229515918/white-sox-tim-anderson-mourns-loss-of-friend/

I thought this was about Brandon Moss (baseball player) for a second and was like "why would he and Anderson be friends since high school?"

But that's tragic

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for losing brach

 

[17 Seconds]

bellinger

when did the pirates get so bad?

sorry harson

when mccutchen and marte died

 

[half a moon]

don't screw this up Cardinals

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Woo!

Cubs, Red Sox, Giants, Dodgers all in a row now. Gonna be a tough stretch.

 

[17 Seconds]

Woo!

Cubs, Red Sox, Giants, Dodgers all in a row now. Gonna be a tough stretch.

not as bad when you consider the 3 wins to start that stretch

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Sweet, 6-0 road trip. Now for 4 tough weeks of baseball…

3 vs Cubs
2 vs Sox
3 vs SF
3 @ LA
3 @ Coors
4 vs LA
3 @ Cubs
4 @ Reds


If they can go at least .500 in this next stretch, I'd be content.

 

[17 Seconds]

Sweet, 6-0 road trip. Now for 4 tough weeks of baseball…

3 vs Cubs
2 vs Sox
3 vs SF
3 @ LA
3 @ Coors
4 vs LA
3 @ Cubs
4 @ Reds


If they can go at least .500 in this next stretch, I'd be content.

the reds will be like 10 games under by then

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

not as bad when you consider the 3 wins to start that stretch

I fully expect the shitty pitcher the Cubs are starting on Friday to baffle the Cardinals and shut them out for 7 innings.

Sweet, 6-0 road trip. Now for 4 tough weeks of baseball...

3 vs Cubs
2 vs Sox
3 vs SF
3 @ LA
3 @ Coors
4 vs LA
3 @ Cubs
4 @ Reds


If they can go at least .500 in this next stretch, I'd be content.

Luckily we should miss Sale with the Red Sox. And they're starting Kyle Kendrick for the first game it looks like. But that'll be a tough stretch.

 

[17 Seconds]

I fully expect the shitty pitcher the Cubs are starting on Friday to baffle the Cardinals and shut them out for 7 innings.

that's arrieta redux you're talking about. or maybe brian matusz redux.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

the reds will be like 10 games under by then

Maybe, maybe not. But the Cards will have played 13 games in 13 days (against pretty good teams) when they get to that bandbox in Cincy so they'll probably be worn out.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Chase Utley has risen from death.

 

[cashman]

The Rangers bullpen didn't poop on themselves today!!

 

[sf2fanatic]

Dashing Cody will keep his spot now since Toles got hurt? I'm going to miss Andrew

 

[Chuck]

The AL central is really just utterly worthless isn't it?

 

[zulux21]

The AL central is really just utterly worthless isn't it?

against the East... yeah.

against the West...
they are doing decently.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

The train keeps rolling.

One more for the good guys.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Dodgers win

BigAt dance

 

[timetokill]

Maeda looked damn good tonight. Bellinger is basically rolling with "you can't demote me bitchezzzzz" numbers right now

The biggest beneficiary of the Toles injury is probably Adrian Gonzalez to be honest

Joc is next to sit if space is needed

 

[Grover Cleveland]

I feel like Kyle Kendrick is not a big league level starter. Just a hunch from his past couple of starts/entirety of his fucking career to this point.


DFA him and Farell

 

[Sanjuro]

Apparently, the reason Jeter was such a jerk in that interview a few weeks ago was because he hates A-Rod.

http://nypost.com/2017/05/11/espn-host-jeter-beside-himself-angry-over-interview-with-a-rod/

Remember that awkward interview Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez had with CNBC’s Bob Pisani while promoting a charity event last week?

Well, according to ESPN radio host Dan Le Batard, Jeter wasn’t happy he had to share the same space with A-Rod, whom he has had a notoriously rocky relationship with for years.

“I actually learned, factually, that Jeter was beside himself angry at that interview he had to do with Alex Rodriguez, first and foremost, because nobody told him he’d have to be sitting there next to Alex Rodriguez,” LeBatard said on his radio program.

If that was the case, it still seemed Jeter was able to work with Rodriguez in trying to stop Pisani from asking questions they didn’t want to answer, including a query about the status of their personal relationship toward each other.

 

[Sanjuro]

I feel like Kyle Kendrick is not a big league level starter. Just a hunch from his past couple of starts/entirety of his fucking career to this point.


DFA him and Farell

He is already shipped back to Pawtucket.

 

[Chase17]

I feel like Kyle Kendrick is not a big league level starter. Just a hunch from his past couple of starts/entirety of his fucking career to this point.


DFA him and Farell

Need the dramitic return of the hidden ace Owens.

 

[jello44]

I feel like Kyle Kendrick is not a big league level starter. Just a hunch from his past couple of starts/entirety of his fucking career to this point.


DFA him and Farell

I was surprised to hear he was back in the league.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

lol Matheny actually called Jonathan Broxton a "sneaky good athlete"

Picture for reference

 

[Beckx]

Maeda says he had a video conference with former teammate/Carp pitcher Kris Johnson to get tips on his cut fastball. (Johnson won the Sawamura award in 2015, Maeda's last year with the Carp.)

when did the pirates get so bad?

so this year felt like they were going to be mid-80s in wins with some big questions in pitching. What actually happened:

• Jung Ho Kang had a 3rd DUI in Korea and currently cannot get a Visa to re-enter the US
• Starling Marte (the only legitimately decent defensive outfielder we have) got bopped for PEDs
• McCutcheon and Harrison are mere shells of the players they were in 2015
• the team defense overall has become jaw-droppingly, mind-bogglingly, how is this a major league team level of bad (in particular, Cutch and Polanco have regressed significantly)
• I'll re-emphasize it: we probably have the worst defense in MLB.
• on the pitching side, there have been several positives: Cole is better, Taillon was emerging as a legitimate ace, Nova has been impressive, and Rivero/Watson have been solid. Glasnow has gotten lit up but you can see the stuff that will make him a 1-2 starter in the future.
• Taillon was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the week and is out indefinitely.

so basically: the unexpected loss of several key players + horrible, horrible defense has offset better than expected pitching. it's going to be a long season in the burgh.