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[Windu]

sabermetrics

((Veggie Burger/Milk Shake)^ 3 tremors)* Air Jordan's = nope still a fatass. Can't be Sabermetrics.

only logical answer:

 

[geeko]

Dodgers got Zito'd

 

[Blearth]

Dodgers got Zito'd

Baseball is weird.

 

[Corran Horn]

 

[rekameohs]

Jamie Moyer's in the Pacific Coast League now. Dingersanity imminent.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Was in New York for the week and just got back from my first ever baseball game. I'm not sure what a thrashing is in baseball but it felt like the Yankees thrashed the Indians.

Was a great experience and saw some nice catches from Swisher. I would definitely watch anther game.

Back to the UK and 'soccer' tomorrow.

we beat them 'handily' tonight. come back soon! and tell your friends how awesome baseball is!

 

[clemenx]

Looks like Martin Perez got called up. I wonder how baseball's most overrated prospect manages to do at the MLB level.

Is he overrated? I don't think anyone has praised him these last 2 years when he dropped off. He warranted the hype 3 years ago.

 

[eznark]

Jesus, sounds like a hell of a game from Latos. I was dealing with cockroaches in Peoria and hotel fiascos so I only caught brief snippets but God damn, domination.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Jesus, sounds like a hell of a game from Latos. I was dealing with cockroaches in Peoria and hotel fiascos so I only caught brief snippets but God damn, domination.

Chapman's breaking ball is broken right now, so whatever we can do keep him out of the game, the better. He has personally cost the reds 4 games in his last 7 appearances.

 

[Sanjuro]

parenting pls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9SYJ3Hvnq8

 

[cashman]

Is he overrated? I don't think anyone has praised him these last 2 years when he dropped off. He warranted the hype 3 years ago.

Yeah don't see how he is overrated. Hasn't been missing bats in AAA at all, but he's only 21 so there's still hope.

 

[Talon]

He ate the infielders on his way round the bases.

WAKKA WAKKA

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

I can't believe I've been banned the entire season and missed all the Orioles' glory. Now that I'm back, we'll see if they swoon. It is expected; I'm conditioned for it.

 

[bluemax]

Man. Erasmo Ramirez against the A's tonight has a Game Score of 81 but is on the hook for the loss.

For shame M's offense, for shame.

23 consecutive scoreless innings!

 

[Mr. Enigma]

parenting pls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9SYJ3Hvnq8

Someone in the world actually cares about Brent Lillibridge? I don't know anything anymore.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. says that he isn't taking calls yet on Cole Hamels or Shane Victorino.

Despite the Phillies woeful season thus far and being in last place in the NL East, they are still only 4.5 games back of the second Wild Card spot, which is currently a four-way tie between the Braves, Cardinals, Mets, and Pirates.

 

[Talon]

Someone in the world actually cares about Brent Lillibridge? I don't know anything anymore.

This kid is the biggest loser ever.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Wild Card Standings going into June 26, 2012. Wild Card #2 is tied in both leagues.

NL Wild Card Standings
		W	L	GB
Giants		41	33	---
Braves		38	34	---
Pirates		38	34	---
Cardinals	39	35	---
Mets		39	35	---
Diamondbacks	37	35	1.0
Phillies	35	40	4.5
Marlins		34	39	4.5
Brewers		33	40	5.5
Astros		30	43	8.5
Rockies		28	44	10.0
Padres		27	47	12.0
Cubs		25	48	13.5


AL Wild Card Standings
		W	L	GB
Orioles		41	31	---
Angels		40	33	---
Rays		40	33	---
Blue Jays	38	35	2.0
Red Sox		38	35	2.0
Indians		37	35	2.5
Tigers		36	37	4.0
Athletics	36	38	4.5
Royals		32	39	7.0
Twins		30	42	9.5
Mariners	31	44	10.0

 

[Windu]

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. says that he isn't taking calls yet on Cole Hamels or Shane Victorino.

Despite the Phillies woeful season thus far and being in last place in the NL East, they are still only 4.5 games back of the second Wild Card spot, which is currently a four-way tie between the Braves, Cardinals, Mets, and Pirates.

i expect it to be a sellers market from now on at the all star break with the new wild card. Everyone except for a few teams will think they are still in it.

 

[cashman]

Wild Card Standings going into June 26, 2012. Wild Card #2 is tied in both leagues.

NL Wild Card Standings
		W	L	GB
Giants		41	33	---
Braves		38	34	---
Pirates		38	34	---
Cardinals	39	35	---
Mets		39	35	---
Diamondbacks	37	35	1.0
Phillies	35	40	4.5
Marlins		34	39	4.5
Brewers		33	40	5.5
Astros		30	43	8.5
Rockies		28	44	10.0
Padres		27	47	12.0
Cubs		25	48	13.5


AL Wild Card Standings
		W	L	GB
Orioles		41	31	---
Angels		40	33	---
Rays		40	33	---
Blue Jays	38	35	2.0
Red Sox		38	35	2.0
Indians		37	35	2.5
Tigers		36	37	4.0
Athletics	36	38	4.5
Royals		32	39	7.0
Twins		30	42	9.5
Mariners	31	44	10.0

excellent

 

[yankeehater]

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. says that he isn't taking calls yet on Cole Hamels or Shane Victorino.

Despite the Phillies woeful season thus far and being in last place in the NL East, they are still only 4.5 games back of the second Wild Card spot, which is currently a four-way tie between the Braves, Cardinals, Mets, and Pirates.

Phillies havent even gotten their team back yet, way to earlier to even think about selling.

 

[Dominican Power]

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/6/26/3083519/watching-baseball-with-people-who-hate-baseball-five-steps

 

[The Frankman]

I can't believe I've been banned the entire season and missed all the Orioles' glory. Now that I'm back, we'll see if they swoon. It is expected; I'm conditioned for it.

... you really can't believe why you were banned?

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

... you really can't believe why you were banned?

Oh I deserved the ban. I just can't believe the timing coincided with Orioles success, and the reveling in it I would have done.

 

[cashman]

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/6/26/3083519/watching-baseball-with-people-who-hate-baseball-five-steps

I kinda know this feel bro

 

[The Frankman]

Oh I deserved the ban. I just can't believe the timing coincided with Orioles success, and the reveling in it I would have done.

Ah, my bad. We need more Orioles fans around here anyway. I hate it when there isn't a baseball-GAF for teams that are good/on the rise. That's why I love to see Diamondbacks-GAF, Pirates-GAF and Royals-GAF growing. We even used to have 3-5 people in Marlins-GAF, but something something Miami nightlife something... now there's only 1 guy.

 

[McNei1y]

End the season today. 4 way WC tie. Bring it on! It'll be a round robin tournament. If there happens to be a tie somehow, then they'll be a 5 way team sack race on consecutive sundays until a winner is crowned.

 

[Y2Kev]

Phillies havent even gotten their team back yet, way to earlier to even think about selling.

They're hot garbage and cliff lee is winless huahahgaubauaba

 

[Windu]

@mlbbowman: Bourn 8 Heyward 9 Prado 7 McCann 2 Uggla 4 Chipper 5 Freeman 3 Simmons 6 Hudson 1

.

 

[captmcblack]

Phillies should trade the Yankees Hamels.

He'll be a Yankee soon anyway; might as well get a player or two out of it.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Ah, my bad. We need more Orioles fans around here anyway. I hate it when there isn't a baseball-GAF for teams that are good/on the rise. That's why I love to see Diamondbacks-GAF, Pirates-GAF and Royals-GAF growing. We even used to have 3-5 people in Marlins-GAF, but something something Miami nightlife something... now there's only 1 guy.

there's a marlins guy?

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Phillies should trade the Yankees Hamels.

He'll be a Yankee soon anyway; might as well get a player or two out of it.

CAPT! welcome back, where you been man?

 

[Malo]

Phillies should trade the Yankees Hamels.

He'll be a Yankee soon anyway; might as well get a player or two out of it.

I'm not so sure about that especially with the mandate to be under $189 million in 2014 unless they let one of Granderson or Cano walk.

 

[captmcblack]

CAPT! welcome back, where you been man?

Dealing with a bunch of crap...just getting out from under it, finally.
Also, losing GOD this season just stole a lot of my baseball heart for a bit. The weather is heating up, and thus returns the baseball to my soul.

@SuperMalo: We are probably going to lose one of those guys, though...I kind of assumed that already.

 

[rekameohs]

Diamondbacks-GAF

"We" are a one man army.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

.

Holy shit. I was just telling someone last night that Fredi needed to move Heyward to #2 and bump Prado down to #3. Excellent. Although I'd much rather have Freeman batting 4th and McCann batting 7th.

 

[Windu]

Holy shit. I was just telling someone last night that Fredi needed to move Heyward to #2 and bump Prado down to #3. Excellent.

(i would prefer heyward/chipper 1 and 2 and then probably mccann/uggla 3/4 and then prado/bourn/freeman next and simmons and the pitcher last...but i'll take what i can get.

 

[The Frankman]

"We" are a one man army.

There actually was a D-backs GAF like 3-4 years ago, I keep hoping they'll come back.

Padres-GAF (2 guys) died out after the first month-month and a half.

In other news surprisingly Phillies-GAF is borderline nonexistent nowadays GEE I WONDER WHY.

 

[sangreal]

I'm not so sure about that especially with the mandate to be under $189 million in 2014 unless they let one of Granderson or Cano walk.

I hope they don't really intend to stick to that austerity plan

 

[The Elite]

Was at the Mets vs. Yankees game on Sunday night. Love Citi Field. Such great atmosphere. Rogers Centre won't seem the same now.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I'm not so sure about that especially with the mandate to be under $189 million in 2014 unless they let one of Granderson or Cano walk.

Dealing with a bunch of crap...just getting out from under it, finally.
Also, losing GOD this season just stole a lot of my baseball heart for a bit. The weather is heating up, and thus returns the baseball to my soul.

@SuperMalo: We are probably going to lose one of those guys, though...I kind of assumed that already.

no no no...we have to keep them both. tight suit and A-rod are on their way down, if we lose Grandy man and Swag we have no offense. they'll get paper, that is a near guarantee.

 

[RBH]

.

Pretty damn great lineup, all things considered. Maybe move Freeman up and McCann down, but other than that, I can't complain.

 

[Malo]

I hope they don't really intend to stick to that austerity plan

I hope they don't either, but with Hal coming out and confirming it, I'd say there's a pretty good chance they stick to it.

no no no...we have to keep them both. tight suit and A-rod are on their way down, if we lose Grandy man and Swag we have no offense. they'll get paper, that is a near guarantee.

We can definitely keep both of them, but if we do the chances of signing Hamels and Swisher in the offseason are pretty much gone.

If I had to choose between Hamels and Granderson, I'd go with Hamels since we have some in house options to replace him like, Gardner and, Mason Williams down the road if he continues to develop.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Stephen Drew could be back with the Diamondbacks tomorrow.

 

[Brinbe]

='( @ d'Arnaud being out 6-8 weeks. Just rotten luck with injuries this year.

 

[CygnusXS]

.

Holy shit. I was just telling someone last night that Fredi needed to move Heyward to #2 and bump Prado down to #3. Excellent. Although I'd much rather have Freeman batting 4th and McCann batting 7th.

Freddie should hit 9th.

BTW, Heyward has the 2nd highest June wRC+ in the majors.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I hope they don't either, but with Hal coming out and confirming it, I'd say there's a pretty good chance they stick to it.

We can definitely keep both of them, but if we do the chances of signing Hamels and Swisher in the offseason are pretty much gone.

If I had to choose between Hamels and Granderson, I'd go with Hamels since we have some in house options to replace him like, Gardner and, Mason Williams down the road if he continues to develop.

Swisher? meh. it'd be like trading Grandy and Cano for him. and how has Hamels performed in interleague?

 

[RBH]

The 2012 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on Sunday on the 2012 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show, televised nationally on TBS. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the 2012 All-Star Game Final Vote on MLB.com.

And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

FIRST BASE
Joey Votto, Reds: 4,475,180
Lance Berkman, Cardinals: 1,516,737
Freddie Freeman, Braves: 1,462,586
Brandon Belt, Giants: 1,291,982
Ryan Howard, Phillies: 873,526

SECOND BASE
Dan Uggla, Braves: 2,641,361
Brandon Phillips, Reds: 1,870,966
Jose Altuve, Astros: 1,479,652
Rickie Weeks, Brewers: 1,202,051
Omar Infante, Marlins: 1,093,119

SHORTSTOP
Rafael Furcal, Cardinals: 2,323,486
Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies: 2,064,021
Starlin Castro, Cubs: 1,395,820
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies: 1,332,848
Brandon Crawford, Giants: 1,298,704

THIRD BASE
David Wright, Mets: 2,687,818
Pablo Sandoval, Giants: 2,223,269
David Freese, Cardinals: 2,064,351
Chipper Jones, Braves: 1,958,447
Placido Polanco, Phillies: 1,236,757

CATCHER
Buster Posey, Giants: 3,335,982
Yadier Molina, Cardinals: 3,119,530
Carlos Ruiz, Phillies: 2,448,942
Brian McCann, Braves: 1,860,130
Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers: 1,216,744

OUTFIELD
Matt Kemp, Dodgers: 4,118,524
Carlos Beltran, Cardinals: 3,717,483
Ryan Braun, Brewers: 3,168,617
Melky Cabrera, Giants: 3,045,884
Andre Ethier, Dodgers: 1,948,973
Matt Holliday, Cardinals: 1,880,342
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates: 1,685,543
Angel Pagan, Giants: 1,613,948
Hunter Pence, Phillies: 1,610,283
Michael Bourn, Braves: 1,553,285
Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies: 1,506,613
Shane Victorino, Phillies: 1,365,023
Jason Heyward, Braves: 1,322,217
Jay Bruce, Reds: 1,195,031
Martin Prado, Braves: 1,142,946





AMERICAN LEAGUE

FIRST BASE
Prince Fielder, Tigers: 2,825,532
Paul Konerko, White Sox: 2,261,388
Mark Teixeira, Yankees: 1,863,873
Mitch Moreland, Rangers: 1,711,659
Albert Pujols, Angels: 1,429,154

SECOND BASE
Robinson Cano, Yankees: 3,559,290
Ian Kinsler, Rangers: 3,462,367
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox: 1,666,282
Jason Kipnis, Indians: 852,325
Robert Andino, Orioles: 714,560

THIRD BASE
Adrian Beltre, Rangers: 3,073,541
Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 2,692,047
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees: 1,748,534
Evan Longoria, Rays: 1,688,509
Mike Moustakas, Royals: 968,068

SHORTSTOP
Derek Jeter, Yankees: 4,407,982
Elvis Andrus, Rangers: 2,764,888
J.J. Hardy, Orioles: 1,331,927
Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians: 1,063,137
Alcides Escobar, Royals: 880,111

CATCHER
Mike Napoli, Rangers: 3,008,228
Joe Mauer, Twins: 1,772,228
Matt Wieters, Orioles: 1,623,459
A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox: 1,416,594
Russell Martin, Yankees: 1,156,820

DESIGNATED HITTER
David Ortiz, Red Sox: 3,128,711
Michael Young, Rangers: 2,564,572
Adam Dunn, White Sox: 1,436,643
Raul Ibañez, Yankees: 1,429,894
Billy Butler, Royals: 1,105,870

OUTFIELD
Josh Hamilton, Rangers: 7,310,824
Curtis Granderson, Yankees: 3,812,339
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 2,773,442
Nelson Cruz, Rangers: 2,681,019
Adam Jones, Orioles: 2,633,259
David Murphy, Rangers: 1,738,805
Nick Swisher, Yankees: 1,529,349
Austin Jackson, Tigers: 1,212,881
Jeff Francoeur, Royals: 1,183,817
Brett Gardner, Yankees: 1,031,382
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners: 1,015,482
Alex Gordon, Royals: 901,595
Nick Markakis, Orioles: 888,183
B.J. Upton, Rays: 881,785
Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox: 775,261




http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120626&content_id=33951872&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
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[Talon]

I'm going to be pretty pissed if Carlos Ruiz is not starting the all star game. Dumb ass fans.

 

[Brinbe]

Seriously... I know the Rockies haven't been awesome, but seeing CarGo down that low is f'n criminal with the year he's had.