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MLB - Official 2012 Season Thread: Where Curt Schilling & Marlins will never find us.

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captmcblack

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Greetings all.

I'd like to say that I am taking full responsibility for Curtis Granderson becoming Hank Aaron tonight.

I'm back just in time to watch the Yankees stomp the Red Sox out tomorrow. Good times.
 
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cdyhybrid

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rekameohs

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At least the Angels suck and Baltimore is in first. I can understand that the baseball ether is out of whack and can explain our current shitstorm.
 
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CygnusXS

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rekameohs said:
At least the Angels suck and Baltimore is in first. I can understand that the baseball ether is out of whack and can explain our current shitstorm.
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I feel like you guys will win one of the games this series. Probably the one Delgado is starting.
 
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sf2fanatic

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captmcblack said:
Greetings all.

I'd like to say that I am taking full responsibility for Curtis Granderson becoming Hank Aaron tonight.

I'm back just in time to watch the Yankees stomp the Red Sox out tomorrow. Good times.
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Welcome back!!!

p.s- can you continue this grandy man can magic? I need him to go 50+ Hr's in my fantasy leagues


edit: Glad to take last game against brewers. Should of been a sweep if it wasn't for bad baserunning and blowing leagues....
Angels need to trade Abreu for some relief pitching badly
 
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Branduil

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The truly crazy thing is that the Rangers are two blown saves from being undefeated this year.

And two more blown saves from being reigning world champions. :(
 
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The Outsider

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Branduil said:
The truly crazy thing is that the Rangers are two blown saves from being undefeated this year.

And two more blown saves from being reigning world champions. :(
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Burns, doesn't it?

Just think, you have the Braves sucking ass to blame for the Cards even being there in the first place!
 
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RBH

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NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig insists the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays must have new ballparks to be able to compete.

Speaking on Thursday to the Associated Press Sports Editors, Selig provided no timetable for deciding the Bay Area dispute between the A's, who would like to build a ballpark in San Jose, and the Giants, who won't give up their territorial rights there.

''I'm always hopeful when there are debates amongst clubs, I try to lead teams in a direction of solving their problems themselves,'' Selig said. ''However, this group has an interesting comment whenever they get in trouble: 'That's why you're here, Commissioner.' That's what they tell me. I don't know that that's a particularly good answer. ... We've had a lot of meetings, spent an enormous amount of time. I've just met with both clubs again and we'll continue along this process.''

Asked whether there could be a solution that wouldn't anger one of the Bay Area teams, Selig responded: ''Time will tell. I'm always hopeful. I'm an optimist, and I really believe that every problem has a solution to it. The question is just finding the right one, and so far I've been lucky on that score. And so I hope my string of luck will continue.''

Oakland owner Lew Wolff responded in an e-mail to The Associated Press: ''Bud is doing his best to be fair to us and the Giants.''

Selig was clear, however, that he wants the A's to move from the Coliseum, their home since 1968 and the last stadium shared by baseball and the NFL.

''The one given everybody believes is that Oakland needs a new stadium,'' Selig said. ''The last time I was there, I probably shouldn't say this, but I'll say it anyway, it reminded me of County Stadium and Shea Stadium, and that's not a compliment, in either case. ... You can't ask people to compete if they have a stadium that doesn't produce any kind of revenue to give them a chance to compete. So that's a given.''

Twenty-three teams have opened ballparks since 1989, all but Boston (which celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park on Friday), the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers, Kansas City, Oakland and Tampa Bay. The ballparks of the Angels and Royals have undergone major renovations.

The Rays started play in Tropicana Field in 1998, eight years after it opened. Owner Stuart Sternberg announced plans in 2007 for a new ballpark with a retractable fabric roof, then abandoned the project over the next two years.

''They need a new ballpark, there's no question,'' Selig said. ''I talked a lot to Stu Sternberg and he's talking to people. He and I have had many conversations, and we'll just monitor the situation. He's doing what he should do. He's there, he's talking to all parties trying to see what he can do.''

Speaking about Florida's other team, Selig backed the Miami Marlins' five-game suspension of manager Ozzie Guillen for comments praising Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

''I was disappointed, very disappointed,'' Selig said about Guillen's remarks, adding that Guillen's apology will be judged by ''time and future actions - they'll speak the loudest.''

He didn't think Guillen's comments were analogous to inflammatory remarks by late Cincinnati owner Marge Schott and retired reliever John Rocker that earned longer suspensions.

''I thought the suspension and the way he was treated was penalty enough,'' Selig said.

Selig said baseball was making progress in negotiations with the incoming owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more information on the group's financing and ownership of the parking lots and land surrounding Dodger Stadium. Current owner Frank McCourt will keep an interest in the land.

''I know how people feel there, so you bet, I'm concerned with all ramifications, including the parking,'' Selig said.

As Selig spoke, new adviser Tony La Russa listened. La Russa, who retired as manager of the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals after last season, was a member of Selig's study committee and said he originally opposed the new one-game, wild-card playoff but changed his mind.

''We were looking for a way to value the regular-season champion and make the wild-card team a little more or a lot more disadvantaged,'' he said.


Selig also said:

--Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has talked to him about talks with Chicago to renovate Wrigley Field. ''Some people call them cathedrals,'' Selig said of Wrigley and Fenway. ''The sport is better off for keeping them and having them. But, how long? You know, nothing lasts forever.''

--He will soon announce the sites of the 2013 and 2014 All-Star games. MLB has long ago decided it wanted the 2013 game at the Mets' Citi Field and 2014 at Minnesota's Target Field.

--Revenue will exceed $7 billion this year.

--Baseball has not started checking into whether there are issues with the prescription painkiller Toradol.

--Attendance is up about 4 percent so far this season.

--He wouldn't comment on Roger Clemens' perjury trial. ''That is something Roger is going to have to face now. ... There's nothing I can say.''

--Of MLB's efforts to increase the percentage of African-American players: ''progress like that doesn't come overnight.''
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endresults

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A night game with Felix pitching drew less than 13,000 fans. Are we the new Expos or what? Felix is a trooper, and I've never heard him complain, even when he stands on his head most games and ends up with a ND or loss. Almost feel sorry for the guy, multimillionaire stud that he is.
 
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Dmncnby2k9

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Baseball cant have a shared stadium with football. Cmon San Fran, stop being like that! Dat Cisco Stadium they were planning to build in San Jose would be nice.
 
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BFIB

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Well, the Cards injury bug has struck.

Looks like Jon Jay is being placed on the DL, along with Berkman.
 
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captmcblack

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They got Windu?

What the hell for?

Also, the Rays do deserve a new park; at least people care about their baseball team, unlike the ultra bandwagon-friendly Miami Marlins. If they can get new digs, so should the Rays.
 
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Sanjuro

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captmcblack said:
They got Windu?
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Yes.
captmcblack said:
What the hell for?
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Nobody helped the bear.
captmcblack said:
Also, the Rays do deserve a new park;
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No.
captmcblack said:
at least people care about their baseball team,
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They don't.
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unlike the ultra bandwagon-friendly Miami Marlins.
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Already forgot about the art museum/aquarium.
captmcblack said:
If they can get new digs, so should the Rays.
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Maybe the Rays will move into the new Miami park and share it with Marlins!
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Smart man.
 
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endresults said:
A night game with Felix pitching drew less than 13,000 fans. Are we the new Expos or what? Felix is a trooper, and I've never heard him complain, even when he stands on his head most games and ends up with a ND or loss. Almost feel sorry for the guy, multimillionaire stud that he is.
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Meh. Even with the roof closed it was still like 45 degrees and raining outside.

Not exactly the weather most people would want to sit through a baseball game in.
 
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Macattk15 said:
Meh. Even with the roof closed it was still like 45 degrees and raining outside.

Not exactly the weather most people would want to sit through a baseball game in.
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Didn't realize it was still that cold over there. Tough to enjoy baseball in that weather. Went to a May game in San Francisco a few years ago with my wife and I don't think I've ever been so cold in my life. Spent half the game in the team store trying to warm up. Randy Johnson was pitching in that game, too!
 
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yankeehater said:
How about Vance last night? He looks great this year. So glad he didnt get traded last year.
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Looking good early, still not going to matter unless the bats turn around! He, unlike J.A. Happ, was worth keeping around. He's a big dude, who could turn into a innings-eater. I cannot tell yet if the Ks will continue, but if he keeps his control, he could be a very effective pitcher.
 
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endresults said:
Didn't realize it was still that cold over there. Tough to enjoy baseball in that weather. Went to a May game in San Francisco a few years ago with my wife and I don't think I've ever been so cold in my life. Spent half the game in the team store trying to warm up. Randy Johnson was pitching in that game, too!
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I'm in Connecticut so I don't know how it truly is over in Seattle. But I looked at weather.com for Seattle last night and it was those said conditions.

Tonight will again be cold ... but warmer weather should arrive this weekend.
 
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yankeehater

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Jon said:
Looking good early, still not going to matter unless the bats turn around! He, unlike J.A. Happ, was worth keeping around. He's a big dude, who could turn into a innings-eater. I cannot tell yet if the Ks will continue, but if he keeps his control, he could be a very effective pitcher.
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I am not expecting the bats to do much this year. I think they will have to win 2-1 type games all year. Hopefully the pitching can hold up to that.
 
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eznark

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Blaming the weather for bad attendance at an indoor game. It's time officially admit Seattle is a garbage baseball town. Move the team to Indianapolis. Their minor league team probably outdrawn the Marlins.
 
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yankeehater

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The Marlins attendance situation has to be really worrying for the league. Even the Pirates drew well when the new stadium opened. Usually people will come just because it is new, but the team also spent a ton in the offseason, and yet the attendance has been poor right from the start.
 
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