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[jakncoke]

Doesn't it feel weird to care about what other teams are doing

extremely

 

[dmag1223]

Haha, Todd Coffey, the gift that keeps on giving. Didn't realize he was still in baseball.

 

[Macattk15]

Aw Mariners.

What?

 

[Windu]

Doesn't it feel weird to care about what other teams are doing

not really.

 

[McNei1y]

What?

Just that Hammel couldn't get out of that inning. /homer

 

[Macattk15]

Just that Hammel couldn't get out of that inning. /homer

Dinger city.

 

[McNei1y]

Dinger city.

/homers

 

[Dominican Power]

What's the difference in runs for a closer to be eligible for a save?

 

[Windu]

What's the difference in runs for a closer to be eligible for a save?

3 runs or have the tying run on deck. Or pitches the final 3 innings. (just a bunch of made up shit to make salaries go higher)

 

[Macattk15]

What's the difference in runs for a closer to be eligible for a save?

Winning by 3 or fewer.

 

[McNei1y]

What's the difference in runs for a closer to be eligible for a save?

A closer can get a save when its 3 runs or less.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Well that's it for this game.

 

[McNei1y]

Did Billingsley actually murder Cozart?

 

[clav]

So why is Cody Ross sitting out? Did something happen?

 

[Macattk15]

So why is Cody Ross sitting out? Did something happen?

Probably benched cause he throws like a bitch.

 

[Windu]

So why is Cody Ross sitting out? Did something happen?

he was taken out for a pinch runner in the 7th, he is coming back from a ankle injury or something i think.

 

[clav]

he was taken out for a pinch runner in the 7th, he is coming back from a ankle injury or something i think.

Went on the DL a month ago for a fractured foot.

Probably benched cause he throws like a bitch.

OBP is actually pretty decent.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Did Billingsley actually murder Cozart?

Ball went straight to his head.

 

[McNei1y]

Ball went straight to his head.

Oh damn hopefully he's not out.

 

[jakncoke]

way to fail dodgers

 

[vas_a_morir]

I wonder if we'll see Votto this series? I'd wager not.

 

[Schmo Florez]

Just got back from the game. Dodgers fail...Star Wars night win!

 

[sf2fanatic]

I wonder if we'll see Votto this series? I'd wager not.

I was listening to the game and they said its a small chance. He had swelling in the knee. I miss him on my fantasy team..


E: JNC, What's with the avatar? You on the Freeman bandwagon?

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Devastating loss for the O's. Could precipitate the beginning of the end.

 

[vas_a_morir]

I was listening to the game and they said its a small chance. He had swelling in the knee. I miss him on my fantasy team..


E: JNC, What's with the avatar? You on the Freeman bandwagon?

No need to risk it, you know? They said they feel like he could have pinch hit tonight. I still think he'll return to a starter role Friday.

 

[cashman]

I was listening to the game and they said its a small chance. He had swelling in the knee. I miss him on my fantasy team..


E: JNC, What's with the avatar? You on the Freeman bandwagon?

in honor of the recently fallen snesfreak.

 

[sf2fanatic]

in honor of the recently fallen snesfreak.

oh ok...

A sad day in the NFL Gaf.

 

[vas_a_morir]

oh ok...

A sad day in the NFL Gaf.

What? Why did he get banned?

 

[cashman]

What? Why did he get banned?

I think what he basically did was talk shit about the mods on IRC and then bringing onto the forum.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I think what he basically did was talk shit about the mods on IRC and then bringing onto the forum.

that or his continued bashing of Sony in gaming.

 

[vas_a_morir]

I think what he basically did was talk shit about the mods on IRC and then bringing onto the forum.

Who snitched?

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Even in retirement, La Russa conjures up ways to be dick.

 

[Link]

Mets may be getting K-Rod back

Oh dear God...

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Mets may be getting K-Rod back

Oh dear God...

Easier for him to make his court appearances.

 

[RobotHaus]

Even in retirement, La Russa conjures up ways to be dick.

How so? If it's about the All-Star team, we discussed this yesterday a few pages back.

 

[HeySeuss]

Even in retirement, La Russa conjures up ways to be dick.

Well he's a drunk, a wife beater, and worst of all a retired Cardinal. It's expected.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Supposedly the Braves have contacted the Royals about Jonathan Broxton. He's one of Chipper's big hunting buddies, so it wouldn't shock me.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

MLB Network showing US college national team vs. 18U US national team live right now.time to get to know new amateur talent.

 

[yankeehater]

MLB Network showing US college national team vs. 18U US national team live right now.time to get to know new amateur talent.

I watched yesterdays game, Dee Gordon's brother looked good. It was funny seeing Tito manager one of the teams.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Well he's a drunk, a wife beater, and worst of all a retired Cardinal. It's expected.

I personally think the Reds need to chill out about it.

And why can't we get Adam Dunn in a damn home run derby?

 

[HeySeuss]

I personally think the Reds need to chill out about it.

And why can't we get Adam Dunn in a damn home run derby?

The reasoning for Cuetos snub is understandable but Phillips deserves to be there. I'm not really upset about it, I just don't like LaRussa.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

All-Star Game umpiring crew announced:

HP - Gerry Davis
1B - Jim Joyce
2B - Brian Runge
3B - Tony Randazzo
LF - Lance Barksdale
RF - Brian Knight

Davis was the home plate umpire for the infamous 2002 All-Star Game that ended in a 7-7 tie.

 

[Talon]

Have our friends Joe West and Angel Hernandez ever umped the All Star game?

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Have our friends Joe West and Angel Hernandez ever umped the All Star game?

According to Wikipedia, West did the All-Star Game in 1987 and 2005. He was the HP umpire in 2005.

Angel has done the All-Star Game in 1999 and 2009.

 

[Dominican Power]

Spoiler

Lulz

 

[jman2050]

That's older than A-Rod at the end of his contract.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

That's older than A-Rod at the end of his contract.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

The reasoning for Cuetos snub is understandable but Phillips deserves to be there. I'm not really upset about it, I just don't like LaRussa.

Uggla was voted in by the fans. Altuve is HOU's lone rep (and voted in by the players). Hill is more deserving of being a backup backup 2B than Phillips.

I still think Greinke is the only one who deserves to gripe about it.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Athletics Class A coach fined and banned a full year from baseball for intentionally losing 18-inning game after running out of players

Two weeks ago, the Stockton Ports lost 7-6, in 18 innings, to the Modesto Nuts. It wasn't a typical game for the Athletics' Single-A affiliate. For one, the regular manager was on vacation, leaving former MLB player and current Oakland hitting instructor Todd Steverson in charge. For another, it went 18 innings, and was a Class A game in June, and less than a thousand people were in the stands. Everyone just wanted the game to end, including Steverson, and now he's paying the price for it.

The Ports ran out of pitchers after the 14th inning. Steverson turned first to third baseman Tony Thompson, the team's emergency pitcher. He held Modesto scoreless for two innings, then had to leave the game. Steverson then went to outfielder Josh Whitaker, and told him if anyone got on, to intentionally balk. Afterword, Steverson explained his reasoning:

We had a position player out there and I didn't want to put another position player on the mound and get him hurt … I didn't get any of my pitchers hurt and I didn't get any position players hurt. So a game on June 23, 2012, well, these guys will be playing many more games more important than that.

After a one-out walk, Whitaker balked. Then, he balked again. Why he didn't balk the runner in from third, I don't know, but Whitaker retired the next two batters to get out of the inning. In the 18th, with a runner on second, Whitaker balked a third time. This time, finally, Modesto singled to win the game. Stockton slipped further into last place, but at least no one got hurt.

Yesterday, the league fined Steverson an undisclosed amount and banned him from California League dugouts for a full year.

While Stockton Interim Manager Todd Steverson's intent was to protect his players from injury … he made an error in judgment by instructing his pitcher to advance 3 base runners via intentional balk for the purpose of expediting the end of the game … Mr. Steverson's decision to advance the opposing team's base runners into scoring position compromised the integrity of the game, which is paramount in this great game of ours.

The integrity of the game, and all that. Which makes sense if anyone truly cared who wins Single-A games, or wagered on them. But most right-thinking individuals see the minor leagues as a place to prepare and train players for the next step of their careers, and you don't do that through post-midnight farces with position players pitching and an increasing risk of a 20-year-old kid blowing out his shoulder. So Steverson ought to be supported and applauded by the A's organization for his decisions, if not his candor. Maybe a promotion to guest-managing the Double-A team is in order.

 

[darkside31337]

He should have just told his outfielders to intentionally miss any ball hit at them.