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MLB - Official 2012 Season Thread: Bringing in Bobby V to Change Our Culture |OT2|
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I know he's not going to continue at the pace he's currently at now. But there's no questioning the fact that he's going to have an amazing year, and in contention for NL MVP. His stats are pretty damned good right now.
And him hitting with empty bases was more true earlier within the season (when he wasn't hitting as well I might add), but we've been hitting as good as any team in the MLB for a while now (barring today :|)
You're twisting my logic. I'm talking about this season. You're just bitter that the Pirates are up 7.5 games on the Brewers, and that your team's hitting is anchored by a player who's more juiced than Bane from Batman.
darkside31337
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Fuckkkkkkk. Godzilla just missed that game tying grand slam. Sigh.
Rafa=FedKilla
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We comin' for the wildcard brahs!!!
DUFFMCWALIN
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Flied out to catcher on a bunt is one of the most hilarious things I'll ever read.
HarryDemeanor
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Fuck you Hairston.
The hell is going with this team?
The hell is going with this team?
sf2fanatic
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Hairston with 2 errors this inning...MF
Dominican Power
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Pirates fans, what do you think of giving up one of your prospects for Upton?
HarryDemeanor
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Fuck.
Pirates org doesn't seem to want to offer more than Marte, so I wouldn't count on anything happening there.
ConradCervantes
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My sonofabitch coworker just trolled me saying we resigned Greinke for 100m over five.
I wouldn't mind giving up Taillon, a player like Jose Tabata and/or some other mid level prospects for Upton. I'd prefer to keep Marte considering he's one of the few good hitting prospects that we have right now (Can't wait to see how Josh Bell shapes up in the future), unless the trade was him straight up for Upton without touching Cole, Taillon or any of our core pieces. I don't think we can afford to break the bank for Upton, ie. Cole/Taillon + Marte
Just remember that in baseball, prospects bust or fail to reach their potential the vast, vast majority of the time.
Dominican Power
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It's not like Upton is some old dude. You're getting somebody back that has proven that he can hit at the MLB level. His contract is also not bad either. As franchise you have to at least want to make the playoffs and rejuvenate that fan base.
Not to mention his defensive and baserunning skills. And his contract is awesome. McCutch and Upton in the same outfield would be ridiculous. Now's the perfect time to get him too, when he's having a down year and ownership seems to be pushing him out.
Corran Horn
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Another win
I would be very uneasy of such a deal but winning would soon make me forget the prospects. I've latched onto so many busted out prospects that I dont even know why I follow prospects anymore.
Well to be fair at the time he was 26, had 43 hrs and a 241 batting average with us over 1520 pa, he wasnt a prospect
Well to be fair at the time he was 26, had 43 hrs and a 241 batting average with us over 1520 pa, he wasnt a prospect
Dude, you're lucky you even got the lint.
We just have a knack for giving up players that eventually become something, or maybe our system just sucks at polishing talent :|
Like trading for Vogelsong, him sucking with the Pirates, and then turning into a solid pitcher when resigning with the fucking Giants. Although we were spot on with out fire sale in 2009. Bay, McClouth, Sanchez, etc. have all been mediocre since leaving the Pirates. The only player I really miss from that purging is Adam LaRoche. And Dotel for McDonald has worked out extremely well.
Also, there are rumors (I know, I know) that we could potentially land Upton without giving up our two pitching prospects: http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pitt...ates-justin-upton-gerrit-cole-jameson-taillon but then this came out a few hours later: https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/224590238083858432
And Marte is not in the lineup for Triple-A Indianapolis anymore, which could mean he's either coming up or being traded in the near future.
coaching could be the issue.
Who is that now? Giolito?
Rafa=FedKilla
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Francona "If you believe in the sabrematrician stuff....this guy is the second coming." hahaha
Alex Meyer. Can't trade Giolito, but he'd actually be preferable to trade given the Nats' window.
Dominican Power
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Did you forget about Jason Werth and all that money he's owed?
Corran Horn
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Little Green Yoda
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opening the second half by getting swept by a team ahead of you is never a good sign
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Nah, I figure Morse or LaRoche would either be dealt or become expensive bench players.
Didn't know you were a Mets fan too.
Square Triangle
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I HOPE, I HOPE THIS GETS TO YOU
Little Green Yoda
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Good point, being a Mest fan would be considerably worse. All about perspective lol.
vas_a_morir
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People are acting like it's already a wrap on the Mest.
It's luck, but Heisey is on 3 times. Fak u Flubbs
Hey Braves fans, I think I figured out why Minor is so broken this year. Look at his pitch location heat maps on FG and his player profile on Brooks.
Basically, he's throwing a lot more often in the middle and upper portion of the zone than he was in previous years, and he's shifted his release point to be higher and closer to his body, which is probably contributing to the first issue. Helps make sense of why he's giving up so many homers.
This is totally fixable. Some better luck would help too.
Basically, he's throwing a lot more often in the middle and upper portion of the zone than he was in previous years, and he's shifted his release point to be higher and closer to his body, which is probably contributing to the first issue. Helps make sense of why he's giving up so many homers.
This is totally fixable. Some better luck would help too.
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