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i think the cubs finally got some pedialyte for that hangover

 

[NameGenerated]

Dusty not walking Trout. Balls of steel.

 

[Doogdogg]

Hanley wanted no more.

 

[SRTtoZ]

I'm okay with this trade. Welcome home Robertson! Loved him as a Yankee and glad to have him back. His fastball always seemed so hittable but it fools the fuck out of batters somehow. Oh and have a nice life Clippard.

 

[Marz]

Yankees bullpen is going to be so good.

 

[sf2fanatic]

First round exit. You know it will happen.

2nd round. Right now we looking at a NL West showdown. Doyers own the NL West

Spoiler

except against them scum Giants

 

[zulux21]

It's about both this season and the future. Robertson is controllable through next year and Kahnle through '20. Rutherford has a ton of upside and is only 20, but there's a lot of OFs who were ahead of him (Frazier, Judge, Fowler) and Florial's breakout made it easier to trade Rutherford, who like friggs said, was struggling a little bit this season.

Also, the Yankees still have the 4th best run differential in MLB and have been underperforming. They now have the best bullpen in MLB and have upgraded at first. Frazier has posted a .895 ops since June 3rd.

Still need a sp, but that sp might come from within in the form of Chance Adams.

personally I think people put to much stock in the "go deep into the playoffs."

all that matters is getting there, most of the time the better team doesn't win, it's just who ever is playing better at the time.

 

[3N16MA]

It's about both this season and the future. Robertson is controllable through next year and Kahnle through '20. Rutherford has a ton of upside and is only 20, but there's a lot of OFs who were ahead of him (Frazier, Judge, Fowler) and Florial's breakout made it easier to trade Rutherford, who like friggs said, was struggling a little bit this season.

Also, the Yankees still have the 4th best run differential in MLB and have been underperforming. They now have the best bullpen in MLB and have upgraded at first. Frazier has posted a .895 ops since June 3rd.

Still need a sp, but that sp might come from within in the form of Chance Adams.

The Yanks piled up a huge positive run differential in their first 61 games. They have gone 10-21 in their last 31 games, however they only have a -16 run differential in those 31 games. They have lost a bunch of close games (half by 2 runs or less) and because of it their run differential hasn't taken a big hit.

Thry have also lost 7 of those 21 games after scoring 5 runs or more which just drives home how bad the pitching has been.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

personally I think people put to much stock in the "go deep into the playoffs."

all that matters is getting there, most of the time the better team doesn't win, it's just who ever is playing better at the time.

The playoffs are a crapshoot for sure, but teams have also figured out that overall depth is less important than top tier talent in the playoffs. Fourth and fifth starters rarely pitch in the playoffs but your top 3 bullpen arms pitch a ton, unless your bullpen is trash.

 

[MC Safety]

Governor Chris Christie caught a foul ball at Taxpayers' Field tonight. And then he caught some boos. (It was a nice grab, too.)

Also, Rafael Montero should be given five more chances, but definitely not six.

Oh, and the Mets are terrible.

 

[Officerrob]

White Sox prospect pool is just ridiculous now, major props to Hahn and the organization for blowing up that roster that was never going to compete and getting quality returns

 

[gamz]

White Sox prospect pool is just ridiculous now, major props to Hahn and the organization for blowing up that roster that was never going to compete and getting quality returns

Word.


Sox fans should be excited.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Sox got tradecucked huh

I could take or leave Frazier but Robertson would have been a quality BP arm.

Oh well. Jed Lowrie the savior come on down!

 

[Sanjuro]

We won the Asdrubal Cabrera sweepstakes!

Peter Gammons‏Verified account @pgammo

Mets will give Red Spx Astrubal Cabera. SH, 3B-2B, 9 HR, hits LHP

 

[zulux21]

so lets see after the trade last night the white sox only have a few pieces of interest left.

Anthony Swarzak
maybe Dan Jennings
maybe Jose Abreu (but they likely keep him to help with the new kids)

maybe get some one to be a sucker and take james shields or derek holland off our hands.
maybe trade Miguel González for a no name A prospect.

and Melky Cabrera might have some minor value.

yeah... this is basically it for what the sox are getting unless they get involved in a three team deal to trade away one of their nearly ready prospects for very good few years away prospects.

 

[The Elite]

Pedroia not getting an error yesterday on that Bautista base hit is hilarious homer shit to keep his errorless streak alive.

Bautista wouldn't have made it to second if Pedroia didn't boot it.

 

[Frozenprince]

Watch it be for cash and Robbie Ross Jr

 

[GK86]

We won the Asdrubal Cabrera sweepstakes!

Peter Gammons‏Verified account @pgammo

Mets will give Red Spx Astrubal Cabera. SH, 3B-2B, 9 HR, hits LHP

Wow, didn't think someone would actually trade for him lol. Glad the Mets kept TJ.

 

[Sanjuro]

Wow, didn't think someone would actually trade for him lol. Glad the Mets kept TJ.

The source may not be on his meds though.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Yeah I'll wait for a second source corroboration.

Gammo's a bloody legend but...that tweet didn't look like it came from someone who has it all there this morning...

 

[jello44]

Someone wanted Assdribble?

okay then

 

[Caja 117]

I wonder if Yanks will try to get a starting Pitcher, looks like they only have Sony Gray as an option.

The source may not be on his meds though.

lol

 

[BigAT]

Whoa, big move. Did not expect to see this get done.

Peter Gammons‏ @pgammo

White Stockings will give Red Spx Cap Anson. RHH, 1B, .334 BA, hits white pitching

 

[GK86]

He only hits white pitching? What a weakness.

 

[Choomp]

Never forget.

http://deadspin.com/5969910/the-15-best-peter-gammons-tweets-of-2012

 

[Caja 117]

Whoa, big move. Did not expect to see this get done.

Peter Gammons‏ @pgammo

White Stockings will give Red Spx Cap Anson. RHH, 1B, .334 BA, hits white pitching

Is this like a covfefe type of thing?

 

[3N16MA]

Whoa, big move. Did not expect to see this get done.

Peter Gammons‏ @pgammo

White Stockings will give Red Spx Cap Anson. RHH, 1B, .334 BA, hits white pitching

I guess opposing teams know what to do with him.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Pictured: Tommy Lasorda at Dodgers-White Sox last night

It is unknown at this time whether Mr. Lasorda was alive when this picture was taken

 

[3N16MA]

Pictured: Tommy Lasorda at Dodgers-White Sox last night

It is unknown at this time whether Mr. Lasorda was alive when this picture was taken

They just caught him in the middle of blinking.

 

[CosmicQueso]

What would they call a World Series between the chisox and cubs?

 

[CygnusXS]

Smart thinking to start the game this early in the day, so they can avoid tonight's rain delay.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Someone in the stands yelled "corey I follow your wife on Instagram" at Corey Seager during an AB yesterday and the broadcast feed picked it up.

 

[jbug617]

Nightengale says that Red Sox might go after Eduardo Nunez

 

[Windu]

Someone in the stands yelled "corey I follow your wife on Instagram" at Corey Seager during an AB yesterday and the broadcast feed picked it up.

MLB.TV needs a heckler audio feed so you get the full ballpark experience.

 

[Beckx]

What would they call a World Series between the chisox and cubs?

i dunno, but i hope they serve everyone that Chicago Special hot dog sauce!

 

[Windu]

What would they call a World Series between the chisox and cubs?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_World_Series

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What would they call a World Series between the chisox and cubs?

The Ketchup Series
The Shitty Pizza Series

 

[Caja 117]

So Future HoF choi was DFA as well as Refs to make room for the new players in The Yanks.

Getting frazier is so weird to me, I always tought the Yanks were going to press more for a power Left hander like Alonso, it seems the team doesnt have players to take advantage of that RF porch.

 

[GK86]

The Pizza Cake Series.

 

[Westonian]

Mike Montgomery just crushed a ball in Atlanta. LOL.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Kris Bryant leaves with an apparent finger injury. Great.

 

[Windu]

Kris Bryant leaves with an apparent finger injury. Great.

Freddie Freeman has randomly left the game as well. Of course the braves broadcast hasn't mentioned it. good going guys.

Edit: yeah i hate this broadcast group:

The bozos in the booth didn't mention it, but Freddie jammed his hand/wrist over the weekend. One hit since then, lots of Ks.

https://twitter.com/scottcoleman55/status/887729738319515648

 

[jello44]

Kris Bryant leaves with an apparent finger injury. Great.

hide yo hands, hide yo wife

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Sprained pinkie day to day.
Phew.

 

[Caja 117]

Ohh wao already 6 - 0.

Aparently all of them with 2 outs.

 

[3N16MA]

Yankees pen is not going to matter much if the SP shits the bed like this.

 

[Caja 117]

Yankees pen is not going to matter much if the SP shits the bed like this.

yeah, kind of take it it out of me to watch the game when we already trailing by 6 out of the gates.

 

[zulux21]

What would they call a World Series between the chisox and cubs?

Armageddon.

followed by a book about how after the white sox won the world series it was the end of chicago. After months of riots there was nothing left. just ashes of the city of chicago.
with millions dead the city was deemed to be uninhabitable with the majority of cubs fans who survived moving to new york to root for the yankees.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

What would they call a World Series between the chisox and cubs?

The Chi Town Clusterfuck.

 

[big ander]

they'd probably call a cubs-chisox WS a crosstown classic championship or something. use one of the many existing nicknames. and I don't actually think it'd get that violent? a world series would amplify it of course but all my life I've generally seen the rivalry as pretty friendly. people rib each other but it's not vicious and unrelenting. like I've known spartan fans who will launch into a rabid rant before you can get every syllable of "ann arbor" out of your mouth, but if you're a sox fan discovering somebody is a cubs fan your reaction is a head shake and some playful insults.

happy to eat crow on this if I wind up running for my life to escape fighting looters and burning buses.

Sprained pinkie day to day.
Phew.

such a relief. would have completely deflated this second half momentum.