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[Dominican Power]

I know. I complain about it every year too. I understand its for the fans but it gets way too out of control.

Your team plays in the nation's capital.

 

[McNei1y]

Your team plays in the nation's capital.

What I was referring to was that the usual suspects in the EAST always get 3-4 players in and they are usually starting. The Red Sox used to be the main culprit with Yankees and Phillies attributing as well.

 

[The Frankman]

New York Mets Lineup:
1) Ruben Tejada SS
2) Daniel Murphy 2B
3) David Wright 3B
4) Scott Hairston LF
5) Lucas Duda RF
6) Ike Davis 1B
7) Josh Thole C
8) Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF
9) R.A. Dickey RHP

If you're wondering why so many lefties, Hamels' righty/lefty splits are similar. Also, Torres apparently has an issue with his back so Kirk has to play center.


Philadelphia Phillies Lineup:
1) Jimmy Rollins SS
2) Juan Pierre LF
3) Hunter Pence RF
4) Carlos Ruiz C
5) Shane Victorino CF
6) Ty Wigginton 1B
7) Placido Polanco 3B
8) Mike Fontenot 2B
9) Cole Hamels LHP

Utley has to sit, knee can't handle too many games in a row.

 

[Windu]

2012 NL fWAR leaders:

C: Carlos Ruiz +1.0 over Yadier Molina
1B: Joey Votto +2.6 Paul Goldschmidt
2B: Aaron Hill +0.5 over Dan Uggla
SS: Ian Desmond +0.2 over Jed Lowrie
3B: David Wright +1.1 over Chase Headley
LF: Ryan Braun +0.4 over Martin Prado
CF: Micheal Bourn +0.3 over Andrew McCautchen
RF: Jason Heyward +0.3 over Giancarlo Stanton

Past Year NL fWAR leaders:

C: Carlos Ruiz +0.2 over Yadier Molina
1B: Joey Votto +5.1 over Paul Goldschmidt
2B: Dan Uggla +0.4 over Brandon Phillips
SS: Troy Tuluwitzki +0.8 over Ian Desmond
3B: David Wright +0.8 over Pablo Sandoval
LF: Ryan Braun +2.4 over Matt Holliday
CF: Michael Bourn +0.3 over Matt Kemp
RF: Giancarlo Stanton +0.9 over Carlos Beltran

I think the last half of the season of the previous year should play a role in the voting, here are the leaders of both categories.

edit: and starters

2012 fWAR

Zack Grienke 3.5
Stephen Strasburg 3.2
Gio Gonzalez 2.9
Johnny Cueto 2.9
R.A. Dickey 2.9
Matt Cain 2.8

2012 1 Past Year fWAR

Zack Grienke 6.0
Cliff Lee 5.8
Clayton Kershaw 5.8
Matt Cain 5.8
Roy Halladay 5.1
Ian Kennedy 4.9

2012 SIERA

Stephen Strasburg 2.56
R.A. Dickey 2.82
Zack Grienke 2.95
Cliff Lee 3.09
Matt Cain 3.21
Cole Hamels 3.25

2012 1 Past Year SIERA

Cliff Lee 2.74
Zack Grienke 2.90
Clayton Kershaw 3.10
Madison Bumgarner 3.17
Yovani Gallardo 3.29
Roy Halladay 3.29

--------------------------------

and Relievers

2012 SIERA

Aroldis Chapman 1.22
Craig Kimbrel 1.35
Kenley Jansen 1.78
Sean Marshall 1.91
Jason Grilli 2.15
Brad Lincoln 2.29

1 Past Year SIERA

Kenley Jansen 1.22
Craig Kimbrel 1.34
Jonathan Papelbon 1.80
Aroldis Chapman 1.87
Rafael Betancourt 1.90
Sean Marshall 2.04

 

[The Frankman]

ruh-roh, Dickey doesn't seem to have any command early.

 

[Link]

ruh-roh, Dickey doesn't seem to have any command early.

Yeah, not a good sign at all.

 

[dmag1223]

All right, Stubbs is out of the lineup tonight and the 2 hole! Let's check to see who's hitting there tonight....

Wilson Valdez. Wat.

 

[Windu]

All right, Stubbs is out of the lineup tonight and the 2 hole! Let's check to see who's hitting there tonight....

Wilson Valdez. Wat.

BUNTS

 

[dmag1223]

BUNTS

HE SURE DOES KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE BAT!

 

[Windu]

HE SURE DOES KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE BAT!

Professional Hitter.

waits for announcers to talk more about the flyout to RF that moved the runner over than the 3 run HR.

 

[The Frankman]

Now he hits Ruiz? Yikes.

Oh boy this strike zone isn't helping at all.

 

[The Frankman]

Dickey only allows one run? I will take that in a heartbeat. I haven't seen R.A> that wild with his knuckleball in months. He's going to have to find himself, ump doesn't appear to be calling the ball up a strike.

 

[Talon]

Woo runs

 

[Windu]

Do Braves have all-time great outfield?

 

[The Frankman]

Dickey is really fighting himself out there, he's very fortunate to only be down 2-0 right now.

 

[RobotHaus]

Hellickson, stop that. You should not be giving up this many home runs. To the Indians of all teams.

 

[Link]

Best Hairston!

 

[The Frankman]

HARD

HITTING

SCOTT

HAIRSTON



POWAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

12 homers for Hairston! This dude destroys lefties, 2-1 game!

 

[Windu]

Sooo Garza might need to work on putting away hitters. Simmons had a 9 pitch at bat where he walked and then the next batter Juan Francisco had a 16 pitch at bat where he grounded to first.

44 pitches in the first for Garza and 34 of them were for strikes.

 

[sf2fanatic]

These old school unis......

 

[CygnusXS]

So Garza is the one they beat up on? Ok.

Also, Juan Francisco with the 16 pitch groundout.

 

[clemenx]

Lmao Lawrie.

 

[RBH]

Fucking awesome at-bat by Juan Francisco.

 

[CobbFC09]

Do Braves have all-time great outfield?

Interesting read. Still pretty frustrated that Michael Bourn got gypped out of the All-Star Game.

 

[dmag1223]

Man, these Astros. What a lol worthy team.

 

[clemenx]

Do Braves have all-time great outfield?

I love the first comment.

Damn you Billy Beane for making this scientific crap take over Baseball

 

[RBH]

Do Braves have all-time great outfield?

Really hope we can keep Prado and Bourn for next year.

 

[Windu]

Really hope we can keep Prado and Bourn for next year.

Prado is a FA after 2013.

 

[The Frankman]

Fantastic AB for David Wright. Clutch 2-out single scores Dickey and ties the game.

1st and 3rd, Hard Hitting Scott Hairston batting.

 

[Corran Horn]

Damn East Coast NY Giants!

 

[sf2fanatic]

Come on Nats...

 

[The Frankman]

Damn East Coast NY Giants!

 

[ToxicAdam]

Luke Scott has some mutton chops not seen since the Civil War days.



Fitting?

 

[The Frankman]

Dangit R.A., one too many high knucklers. I wish he threw that one where it goes left to righties, Pence just served the former up the middle for an RBI single. 3-2 going to the 5th now.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Nice to see the Gnats paying tribute to their organizational history once again!

 

[CygnusXS]

Juan Francisco has seen 28 pitches today, in 2 plate appearances. Ok.

 

[Dominican Power]

Did Uggla get a hit?




*David Wright has a pretty swing.

 

[The Frankman]

ALWAYS IN THE MOTHERFUCKING FIGHT...

 

[CygnusXS]

Did Uggla get a hit?




*David Wright has a pretty swing.

Rhetorical question? You know the answer already.

 

[RBH]

Prado is a FA after 2013.

Forgot he was arbitration eligible for next year.

 

[Windu]

Did Uggla get a hit?

if only there was a way to find out

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Did Uggla get a hit?

0-for-2 with 1 K.

 

[The Frankman]

Ball takes a bad bounce on Duda, and Ike Davis drops the relay. All after a hit by Cole Hamels...

Now a safety squeeze and just like that Philly is leading again, bleh. Dickey really having a poor outing.

EDIT: Duda actually missed the cutoff man Murphy, and Ike was surprised. Good God, Duda is having a horrible defensive last couple of weeks.

 

[Dominican Power]

0-for-2 with 1 K.

Guy is so shitty.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Duda is a fucking embarrassment defensively. Take extra drills you FF!

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Guy is so shitty.

0-for-3 with another K!

 

[The Frankman]

Top of the 8th, Mets down 5-4. Tough night for R.A. but they're only down 1. Mets going to...

Jon Rauch.

 

[The Frankman]

and Rauch allows a ground rule double to Mike Fontenot. Only his 3rd XBH this season.

THREE

and Jon Rauch just allowed one.

... MUST. NOT. EXPLODE.

 

[The Frankman]

Oh thank God Juan Samuel the Phillies 3rd base coach is an idiot. He sends Fontenot on a single where Hairston fielded the ball before Fontenot hit 3rd base?

IBB to Rollins, and John Mayberry Jr will PH. Mets going to the pen... well Pedro Beato, time to score some brownie points with the fans immediately.

 

[weekend_warrior]

That was easily the worst send I've ever seen in a professional baseball game.