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[vas_a_morir]

That's what I figured.

Naw, they did it at Atlanta, too. And I think maybe did it in Cincinnati. At the very least, Josh Hamilton held something like this when he played for the Reds.

 

[3N16MA]

Mo breaking bats.

 

[Syrinx]

So what's the date for the first-year player draft? Its sometime in June, right?

 

[Y2Kev]

Bobby Ojeda's rug is HORRIBLE

 

[Kave_Man]

http://i.minus.com/ibyix0KuU2kmej.gif

Mo breaking bats.

What's up with the ghosts?

 

[3N16MA]

What's up with the ghosts?

It's made up of 6 different pitches which have been laid on top of each other.

 

[captmcblack]

Mo is, was, and will always be God.

 

[sangreal]

lolol mest

 

[mightynine]

#Braves LHP Jonny Venters underwent “Tommy John” surgery today to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.

Dammmmmmmit

 

[Duane Cunningham]

So the Royals/Tigers make up game from a couple weeks ago has been scheduled for a weekend in August that was already a four game series.

So from Thursday, August 15th to Monday August 18th, the Royals and Tigers will be playing a five game series. They've been dancing around the top of the AL Central since the season began, mind you. If the Royals are still hanging with them at that point, what a weekend that's going to be.

 

[Friggz]

Mo breaking bats.

full article.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mariano-rivera-breaking-bats/

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Hahaha at the Astros hiring Red Ryan as CEO. Get your RSN on more providers Crane, you cheap cunt.

 

[Paches]

Mo is, was, and will always be God.

This is why he is still "God":

Dat strike zone.

 

[The Frankman]

are you kidding me?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THE FUCKING BALL WENT THROUGH THE FENCE.

 

[Link]

are you kidding me?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THE FUCKING BALL WENT THROUGH THE FENCE.

Million-to-one shot. We'll probably never see that again in our lifetimes.

 

[3N16MA]

full article.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mariano-rivera-breaking-bats/

Thanks for that. I should have posted the article for those who wanted to read it.

 

[Link]

Great baserunning by Wright.

 

[The Frankman]

Incoming Ike Davis strikeout and seizure on a Wainwright curve.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

ESPN: MLB plans to extend Instant Replay to fair/foul calls and trap/catch calls in 2014. Having a 5th umpire in a booth with the crew chief having access to an ear piece is also a possibility.

 

[Link]

Nice adjustment by Duda there.

 

[The Frankman]

Nice adjustment by Duda there.

He does what Ike can't... why is it so hard for management to actually send Ike Davis to AAA Las Vegas?

ESPN: MLB plans to extend Instant Replay to fair/foul calls and trap/catch calls in 2014. Having a 5th umpire in the booth with the crew chief having access to an ear piece is also a possibility.

Can the 5th umpire be a sexy robot that puts people in full nelsons?

 

[Mr. Enigma]

I've never figured out why the Mets' AAA affiliate is halfway across the damn country...

 

[Link]

I've never figured out why the Mets' AAA affiliate is halfway across the damn country...

I have no idea. They were in Buffalo until last year, and they severed ties.

 

[The Frankman]

I've never figured out why the Mets' AAA affiliate is halfway across the damn country...

It went from Tidewater to Norfolk to Buffalo to Las Vegas over the last 15-20 years. Teams switch affiliates pretty frequently nowadays, has to do with land/money rights/locations. Phils used to have Scranton Wilkes-Barre, now it's the Yankees.

 

[Link]

It went from Tidewater to Norfolk to Buffalo to Las Vegas over the last 15-20 years. Teams switch affiliates pretty frequently nowadays, has to do with land/money rights/locations. Phils used to have Scranton Wilkes-Barre, now it's the Yankees.

Right, but were the Mets really unable to find an affiliate closer than Las Vegas?

 

[Mr. Enigma]

David Price to the DL. Alex Torres recalled from AAA.

 

[sangreal]

umps...

 

[Link]

What a break. Ankiel saved from himself.

 

[The Frankman]

Right, but were the Mets really unable to find an affiliate closer than Las Vegas?

Probably paid them a fuckton of money, it is Vegas after all. However it's also a launching pad, not a great place to send pitching. Remember Josh Edgin? He's still there I think

EDIT: What the fuck Ankiel?

EDIT 2: AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SAVED BY THE UMPS. Mets deserve a break.

 

[G-Fex]

That was luck

 

[3N16MA]

Harang out and Noesi in tonight for the Mariners against the Yanks.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Lucky Ankiel. Well, if we lose this game, so be it, the Mets are due for a win some day.

Mets cannot bunt for shit.

 

[Link]

Probably paid them a fuckton of money, it is Vegas after all. However it's also a launching pad, not a great place to send pitching. Remember Josh Edgin? He's still there I think

Let them pay a west coast team. The logistics are ridiculous.

Also, Ankiel is slow as shit!

 

[The Frankman]

That was luck

Mets could use some luck.

Oh God Niese is going to try and bunt against a lefty.

 

[The Frankman]

Also, Ankiel is slow as shit!

This guy still had decent speed last year, I think he just made up his mind too late.

 

[Link]

What a terrible at-bat. Good lord.

 

[Friggz]

future yankee ace David Price to the DL. Alex Torres recalled from AAA.

fixed

 

[Link]

THIS IS WHY YOU'RE BAD!

 

[The Frankman]

What a terrible at-bat. Good lord.

I can't wait until you post about Valdespin's AB.

THIS IS WHY YOU'RE BAD!

lol

no one talking to him in the dugout. I think Terry called for a safety squeeze.

 

[Macattk15]

Jesusssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Hector Noesi starting tonight against the Yankees instead of Harang.

 

[RumblingRosco]

"Swing and a miss... oh they say no swing."

How bad was it? I'm listening to this on the radio so cannot visually confirm.

 

[sangreal]

Buffalo dumped the Mets because they wanted a winning team. They could've gone to Rochester, but the Twins got an extension so they were stuck with the Jay's old spot in the PCL I guess

 

[The Frankman]

Buffalo dumped the Mets because they wanted a winning team. They could've gone to Rochester, but the Twins got an extension so they were stuck with the Jay's old spot in the PCL I guess

I see alot of speculation but no facts. Well half-facts anyway.

Bigger reason is Buffalo is much closer to Toronto, the parent club. Hence location.

 

[The Frankman]

Sorry Mets, used up all the luck you had there. Wright drills one right at the 2nd baseman.

 

[sangreal]

I see alot of speculation but no facts. Well half-facts anyway.

Bigger reason is Buffalo is much closer to Toronto, the parent club. Hence location.

That's why Toronto wanted to move to Buffalo, not why Buffalo dumped the Mets. It's not really a secret, there was a lot of talk about it earlier in the season when Toronto was claiming everyone off waivers to improve the Buffalo team

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...s-to-maximum-advantage-at-minimal-cost-042413

And while other rival executives take exception with Anthopoulos’ stated goal of making Triple-A Buffalo strong — “waivers, for players without options, are for major league MAJOR LEAGUE jobs,” one exec says — the Jays are in something of a unique situation.

The story begins at the end of the 2008 season, when the team lost its 30-year affiliation with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs. The Chiefs instead went with the Nationals — in part, Anthopoulos says, because the Jays did not provide the affiliate with a winning club.

After that, the Jays had their Triple-A club in Las Vegas, an inconvenient locale because of the distance between Vegas and Toronto. This season, the Jays aligned with Buffalo, a city only about 100 miles away. But their contract with Buffalo is only for two years, and Buffalo officials — after breaking ties with the Mets — made it clear to the Jays that they want to field a winning team, Anthopoulous says.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Lucky Ankiel. Well, if we lose this game, so be it, the Mets are due for a win some day.

Losing sucks. Oh well. Maybe the Reds or Pirates can actually drop a game too.

 

[Link]

Losing sucks. Oh well. Maybe the Reds or Pirates can actually drop a game too.

Mets bullpen.

 

[The Frankman]

Mets bullpen.

Niese is pitching a CG today.

 

[Link]

Niese is pitching a CG today.

I could see him coming out for the 8th, but unless he has a super quick inning, that'll be it.

 

[The Frankman]

Frank Francisco will save the Mets pen!