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[Blearth]

American League pennants?

Worthless if you lose the World Series.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Pitching box scores from the Aces on Sunday:

M.CAIN(SF) - 3.2 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR

D.PRICE(TB) - 5.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 2 HR

C.HAMELS(PHI) - 5.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR

R.DICKEY(TOR) - 4.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR

S.STRASBURG(WAS) - 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR

 

[Lexxism]

Pitching box scores from the Aces on Sunday:

You forgot Weaver.

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4BB, 2 SO, 2 HR

 

[Dre3001]

Not really weird, he hit .232 with only 3 HR in March/April past 2 years, last year his first HR didn't come till April 29th. Its May that he usually heats up, .307 and 21 HR.

With the lineup the Marlins are trotting out there, Stanton will be seeing garbage thrown at him all year.

 

[The Elite]

Pitching box scores from the Aces on Sunday:

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[eznark]

I won't even bother pretending Gallardo is an ace.

Pre-emptive fuck you to TJ Farks for the incoming Cubs sweep.

 

[Sanjuro]

More early baseball today!

The off-day on Tuesday is still stupid as shit though. No clue why they do this early in the season.

 

[eznark]

Weather concerns

 

[Dragon]

More early baseball today!

The off-day on Tuesday is still stupid as shit though. No clue why they do this early in the season.

Time for a Clay 6 IP 7 H 2 BB 3 K outing. Man his K-rate has evaporated as he's gotten older.

 

[Sanjuro]

His velocity never came back fully after being hurt a few seasons ago.

 

[amishpriest99]

3-3 road trip for the Indians...I'm ok with that. Good to see Masterson getting some run support, and beating both of last year's Cy Young winners in the process.

Wondering now which Ubaldo we get today against the Yanks.

 

[Enron]

With the lineup the Marlins are trotting out there, Stanton will be seeing garbage thrown at him all year.

Until his trade to the Rangers.

Wondering now which Ubaldo we get today against the Yanks.

There is only one, my friend.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Pitching box scores from the Aces on Sunday:

Forgot one.

CC Sabathia (NYY)- 7.0 IP, 4 HITS, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Joey Cora and Cliff Floyd have joined MLB Network. All the different voices at the Network is what makes it so good.

 

[Syrinx]

I don't know how Miami is going to sign anybody who isn't so bad that no other teams want them.

As long as Loria owns them, they can't.

 

[The Elite]

The entire Jays vs. Detroid series is in the afternoon?

 

[dmag1223]

Sports threads over on the OT side are lulzy.

 

[jbug617]

Lackey's MRI shows inflammation of the bicep. Will get re-examined today and most likely miss his next start.
https://twitter.com/trenni/status/321277273988796418

 

[amishpriest99]

There is only one, my friend.

As long as he's closer to what he was like against the Jays I'll be happy. Not that I'll be holding my breath.

 

[clav]

Forgot one.

4K/3BB

Come on CC.

 

[Lexxism]

The entire Jays vs. Detroid series is in the afternoon?

Yeah. It's all 1pm :/

 

[eznark]

3 hours to game time and the Brewers have made no roster moves. To recap: Braun was so hurt that Lohse was a better option a mere 17 hours ago and Jean Segura left the game with a leg injury. They are already carrying 13 pitchers (hence Kyle Fucking Lohse batting down a run, man on third, 2 outs in the 10th).

The Brewers bench is now essentially Khris Davis and Logan Schafer. Maldonado is the backup catcher and probably wouldn't be used til the ninth if at all.

Two pinch hitters. On an NL team. Fuck Doug Melvin with a pine tree.

 

[yankeehater]

Cant wait to see Doc get crushed by the Mets tonight. It is so odd that both he and Cole cant hit their spots at all.

 

[Talon]

3 hours to game time and the Brewers have made no roster moves. To recap: Braun was so hurt that Lohse was a better option a mere 17 hours ago and Jean Segura left the game with a leg injury. They are already carrying 13 pitchers (hence Kyle Fucking Lohse batting down a run, man on third, 2 outs in the 10th).

The Brewers bench is now essentially Khris Davis and Logan Schafer. Maldonado is the backup catcher and probably wouldn't be used til the ninth if at all.

Two pinch hitters. On an NL team. Fuck Doug Melvin with a pine tree.

Jordan Schaefer for a bucket of cheese curds and five pounds of smoked kielbasa.

 

[rinse82]

WTF, 3 straight day games against the Tigers?

Well then, productivity will be at an all time low. Staffers can't hate on me watching it either, it's technically work-related.

 

[The Frankman]

3 hours to game time and the Brewers have made no roster moves. To recap: Braun was so hurt that Lohse was a better option a mere 17 hours ago and Jean Segura left the game with a leg injury. They are already carrying 13 pitchers (hence Kyle Fucking Lohse batting down a run, man on third, 2 outs in the 10th).

The Brewers bench is now essentially Khris Davis and Logan Schafer. Maldonado is the backup catcher and probably wouldn't be used til the ninth if at all.

Two pinch hitters. On an NL team. Fuck Doug Melvin with a pine tree.

The truth can be adjusted, but not the Brewers roster apparently.

 

[matthewwhatever]

WTF, 3 straight day games against the Tigers?

Well then, productivity will be at an all time low. Staffers can't hate on me watching it either, it's technically work-related.

Do you work at the greatest job in the world?

 

[eznark]

Jordan Schaefer for a bucket of cheese curds and five pounds of smoked kielbasa.

Great! Then Melvin would just leave him at AAA and call up a 14th pitcher or something. There are guys on the 40 man to call up, Melvin is just refusing to do so.

 

[rinse82]

Do you work at the greatest job in the world?

Not even close.

But I do work for the company that owns the club.

 

[Heart Attack]

3 hours to game time and the Brewers have made no roster moves. To recap: Braun was so hurt that Lohse was a better option a mere 17 hours ago and Jean Segura left the game with a leg injury. They are already carrying 13 pitchers (hence Kyle Fucking Lohse batting down a run, man on third, 2 outs in the 10th).

The Brewers bench is now essentially Khris Davis and Logan Schafer. Maldonado is the backup catcher and probably wouldn't be used til the ninth if at all.

Two pinch hitters. On an NL team. Fuck Doug Melvin with a pine tree.

This post makes me happy .

 

[amishpriest99]

Yeah. It's all 1pm :/

Don't mind when stuff like this happens. Gives me something to listen to at work.

 

[BFIB]

Cardinals Home Opener!

I'm pumped. Freese is back, bring on them Reds!

 

[DietRob]

Cardinals Home Opener!

I'm pumped. Freese is back, bring on them Reds!

I'm pumped too.

Spoiler

for your crushing disappointment

 

[Link]

So guys, has this been posted?

Bud Selig Must Die

 

[BFIB]

I think I've settled on my two ballparks I'm travelling to see this year:

Baltimore in June (Yankees series)
Kauffman in August (Twins series)


Orioles and Royals fans, whats good to see in each respective city?

 

[Lee Chaolan]

3-3 road trip for the Indians...I'm ok with that.

Ya gotta be, 500 on the road is fantastic. Let's just hope they do better at home this year!

 

[Dragon]

Lackey's MRI shows inflammation of the bicep. Will get re-examined today and most likely miss his next start.
https://twitter.com/trenni/status/321277273988796418

Doubt they bring up Webster so is it going to be that fucktard Aceves? I bet Webster could pitch better than either of them.

 

[Sanjuro]

Doubt they bring up Webster so is it going to be that fucktard Aceves? I bet Webster could pitch better than either of them.

He is expected to miss one or two starts, so it's going to be Aceves. After that it would probably be Stephen Wright out of Pawtuckett.

 

[ConradCervantes]

He is expected to miss one or two starts, so it's going to be Aceves. After that it would probably be Stephen Wright out of Pawtuckett.

I saw the replay of the pitch without knowing the diagnosis, so I was like "Damn he blew out his arm AGAIN?" Glad to hear it's otherwise. No one deserves that much misfortune.

 

[Sanjuro]

I saw the replay of the pitch without knowing the diagnosis, so I was like "Damn he blew out his arm AGAIN?" Glad to hear it's otherwise. No one deserves that much misfortune.

The replay doesn't just do it justice. He arguably pitched his best game in a Red Sox uniform. Lackey is more or less a horse with mediocre stuff. With his velocity down, he had an array of finesse pitches. Worked the count a bit too thin at times, but with only one walk seemed to get the right knockout pitches. Definitely impressive based on minimal exposure.

If I didn't see any of that prior to the injury, I wouldn't be nearly as bummed as now.

 

[eznark]

Welp, Braun back in the lineup today.

 

[Talon]

Welp, Braun back in the lineup today.

Got a shipment from Miami this morning.

 

[ToxicAdam]

3-3 road trip for the Indians...I'm ok with that. Good to see Masterson getting some run support, and beating both of last year's Cy Young winners in the process.

Wondering now which Ubaldo we get today against the Yanks.

The same one we always get. The guy who walks 4-7 batters depending on how free swinging the team he faces is.

 

[eznark]

Got a shipment from Miami this morning.

Hope so. Could use a win and the wind is blowing out!

 

[bonesmccoy]

Moros needs to stop trolling Jays fans with his comments about Dickey. If there's one position the Jays actually do have some time to figure out, it's the starting pitcher. Johnson, Buehrle, Morrow and Happ should be able to buy Dickey enough time to figure out how to throw the knuckle-ball at the Dome.

 

[vas_a_morir]

ESPN's Power Rankings... the Reds fell in the rankings, lol

 

[Sanjuro]

Moros needs to stop trolling Jays fans with his comments about Dickey. If there's one position the Jays actually do have some time to figure out, it's the starting pitcher. Johnson, Buehrle, Morrow and Happ should be able to buy Dickey enough time to figure out how to throw the knuckle-ball at the Dome.

I don't see how the dome can affect Dickey's variant on the knuckleball that great of a deal. The splits aren't a balanced enough sample size or drastically opposing either. He just needs to figure his own shit out.

 

[Parch]

The dome is supposed to help the knuckleballer. No wind, especially when closed.
Dickey trying to figure out his own shit is the only hope because the pitching coaches probably have no idea how to help.

 

[The Elite]

The dome is supposed to help the knuckleballer. No wind, especially when closed.
Dickey trying to figure out his own shit is the only hope because the pitching coaches probably have no idea how to help.

He didn't have a great April last year. I chalk it up to Knuckleball mojo taking a while to work itself out.

I also don't think Dickey has much of sample size to definitively say how well a dome improves his knuckler.

 

[eznark]

Yeah, the Astrodome saved Joe Niekro's career.