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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT2| - Revenge of the Umpires

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KidA Seven

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sf2fanatic said:
Finally at .500!!!!!!


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Duane Cunningham

Duane Cunningham

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Alright. Today, Kansas City makes a statement and takes the series in New York. Santana is our best pitcher, better than Shields. Today, we ruin Jeet's homecoming. On my signal, unleash hell.
 
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RBH

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Like so many around baseball, D-backs catcher Miguel Montero has been captivated by Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig's historic first month in the Majors. But when asked about the manner in which the Cuban conducts himself on the field, Montero had strong words for the rookie.

"If he's my teammate, I probably try to teach him how to behave in the big leagues," Montero said. "He's creating a bad reputation around the league, and it's unfortunate because the talent that he has is to be one of the greatest players in the big leagues.

"Right now, I'm not going to say he's the best because he hasn't proved anything yet. Does he have talent? Of course. Does he have the tools? Of course. He's got so much talent, it'd be really bad if he wasted it doing the stupid things that he's doing. You have to respect to earn respect. If you don't respect anybody, you aren't going to earn respect."

Even though Puig has been with the Dodgers for just over a month, the D-backs already have a lengthy history with the 22-year-old. On June 11, Ian Kennedy hit Puig with a pitch in the nose in a game that saw two bench-clearing incidents resulting in eight suspensions. Puig was fined for his role, but he wasn't given a ban, something that irked D-backs players who said he punched former Arizona first baseman Eric Hinske in the back of the head.

Then on Tuesday, Puig was thrown out easily at the plate in the fifth inning but not before he collided with Montero and then stared down the catcher as he walked back to the dugout. Replays showed Montero waving his finger at the rookie, a la former NBA big man Dikembe Mutombo.

"I don't blame him running me over, it's part of the game," Montero said. "The only thing I really don't appreciate is why you have to look back at me. I really don't appreciate that."

Continuing on, Montero referenced a play last September in Los Angeles when former Dodgers outfielder Shane Victorino bowled into the catcher at home, but then walked away without incident.

"Victorino crushed me," Montero said. "But I never said anything to him and he never said anything to me. That's what the game is made of."

Montero didn't want to hear about Puig being new to baseball in America either.

"Why does that matter? I came here from Venezuela," Montero said. "I came here when I was younger, I came here when I was 17 years old."

The Dodgers signed Puig last year when he was 21. He played 63 games in the Minors before debuting for Los Angles on June 3, compared to other Cuban defectors, like the Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes and the White Sox' Alexei Ramirez, who went straight to the Majors after signing.

So what does Montero think is to blame for Puig's behavior?

"It's immaturity," he said. "It's part of his confidence right now that everything is going his way. Everything is right for him, he feels pretty good about himself. This game pays back though, he's going to have his bad moments out there and then he's going to realize he needs to change.

"When you go 0-for-20 or 1-for-50, then you realize it. ... He'll learn, he's just got four weeks in the big leagues and is having a great time now. The game will humble you for sure. The game doesn't need you, we need the game."

Speaking unaware of Montero's comments, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson took a contrasting stance on Puig, who entered Wednesday's series finale in Arizona hitting .407 on the year.

"I've got no problem with him, he's just playing," Gibson said. "Some people say he doesn't know any better. Why would he know any better? How much baseball has he played? He hasn't been here that long and he hasn't been in the country very long. He's not Mickey Mantle yet, he's kicking everybody's [butt] and some people are jealous of that. The only thing I think about is how I get him out."

Asked to respond to Montero's remarks, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly chalked it up to the rivalry between the National League West foes.

"Honestly, every team has guys that irritate you," Mattingly said. "They've got a few of them over there, too. I just think it's not something you don't see with other teams, guys that get under your skin when you play them 19 times. It's just talk to me. .... We want to help [Puig] be a professional as much as we can. But he's also 22 from a different country and plays with flair. To me, I don't want to take away any of his aggressiveness."

The skipper didn't think the chatter would affect the action on the field either.

"I don't think it will be a distraction, I don't mind guys playing with a little attitude," Mattingly said. "I played with Rickey Henderson and he irritated a lot of people, but he was a pretty good player. I've seen a lot of guys irritate the other side."
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T

The Frankman

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ITT we learn that looking at a person after you run into then is bush-league, but finger-waving in their face is part of the game.

Shut the fuck up Montero, you fucking shit piece of trash.
 
Dominican Power

Dominican Power

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Puig needs to chill the fuck out before he gets Francoeur'd. I heard Luis Gonzalez went to introduce himself to Puig and Puig just shrugged him off like he was nobody.
 
Duane Cunningham

Duane Cunningham

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Dominican Power said:
Royals are going to regret trading Will Meyers.
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Probably, but not this year.

Once Shields is gone after 2014 and Myers is shitting gold, yeah, it's gonna be a sad time. For now, though, the guy we put in RF instead of Myers, David Lough, is outperforming Myers in every way including HRs and RBIs. And he clowned CC two days ago.

And for as lousy as Davis looks right now, he's doing better than Jake Odorizzi the pitcher we gave the Rays for him. And Shields has been the best pitcher we've had in like, over a decade (except for crazy Zack). His effect on the team has been tremendous. He's basically turned things around. If we had Hochevar and Chen on our rotation still, we'd be in last place right now. So it had to be done.
 
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darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
Dominican Power said:
Do you know dumb you sound? Because he only has 8 HRs? Everyone and their mother knows that Stanton is a HR hitter and launches them like no other.
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And? He can be in this event any other year.

The HR derby should both be for guys who hit bombs and a reflection of guys who are actually home run hitters in 2013.

There is no argument for a guy who has 8 homers on the year as a snub.
 
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RBH

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Burgeoning agent Jay-Z is wooing Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig, hoping to add the 22-year-old to the growing stable of athletes he represents, two sources told Yahoo! Sports.

During a mid-June trip to New York, Puig was invited to a party at a club Jay-Z owns after a Dodgers teammate passed along the rapper's contact information, one source said. Between the lifestyle and marketing plan offered by Roc Nation Sports, Puig left the meeting intrigued.

While Puig has spoken with at least one more marketing agency in New York, the prospect of his joining Roc Nation as a client covering both baseball contracts and marketing remains a possibility, sources said.

After signing New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano as his first client, Jay-Z – who made the bulk of his half-billion-dollar fortune in the music industry – has targeted players from other sports: Thunder star Kevin Durant, WNBA rookie Skylar Diggins, and Jets quarterback Geno Smith.

Jay-Z also is known to be interested in signing another Cuban baseball player, Oakland A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, according to a source. Next week, Cespedes will be in New York, Jay-Z's hometown, for the Home Run Derby, and Puig could be as well if he wins the Final Vote for the last slot on the National League All-Star team.
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sangreal

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Man, YES is really laying it on thick for Jeter.

"It's hard to remember life without Derek Jeter. Since 1996, we have had a steady stream of his greatness. Moments etched in the Yankee Timeline. We've seen him grow into a living, breathing Hall of Fame plaque. There was nothing he couldn't do. No moment too big. No play that couldn't be made. But it all came crashing down last October. The body broke. The Captain was down. Suddenly, a life of light was shrouded in the shadows of doubt. But today, The Captain returns. The highlight reel can take on additions again. Today, there is finally a sense of normalcy in the Bronx. Derek Jeter is back."

Like he is fucking Captain Planet or something
 
Dominican Power

Dominican Power

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darkside31337 said:
And? He can be in this event any other year.

The HR derby should both be for guys who hit bombs and a reflection of guys who are actually home run hitters in 2013.

There is no argument for a guy who has 8 homers on the year as a snub.
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You keep proving how little you know. I don't care about none of that shit you mentioned. No wants to to pay to see Michael Cuddyer hit home runs. The captains of the HR Derby are the ones who pick the participants.
 
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darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
Dominican Power said:
You keep proving how little you know. I don't care about none of that shit you mentioned. No wants to to pay to see Michael Cuddyer hit home runs. The captains of the HR Derby are the ones who pick the participants.
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Great and he didn't get picked so why do you give a shit?

You keep proving you're a clown.
 
Duane Cunningham

Duane Cunningham

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Okay, I missed the first three innings in a meeting. Did we plunk Jeter for his first at bat?


Hey! Bob Davis is announcing this on the radio! He retired as a Royals broadcaster the year before last.
 
turnbuckle

turnbuckle

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Square Triangle said:
Who is this bum? A fucking grand slam, he gived him a change up down the middle
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Wonder how his shoulder is feeling. Sucks.

Oh well, maybe this will go into extras and Cabrera will hit #31,32

Just looked at Chris Davis and he's been in a bit of a slump this week.

His last 7 games:

24 plate appearances
1 hit (and 1 home run)
2 walks
13 strikeouts

King Cabrera's fighting for that crown
 
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zulux21

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Square Triangle said:
Who is this bum? A fucking grand slam, he gived him a change up down the middle
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if you were referring about the batter, he is the guy who should have been the white sox catcher over a month ago, a player having a break out year in the minors and most likely the best catcher the white sox have.... which likely isn't a good thing, but hey at least it's not flowers lol.

either way I figured the white sox would win the series from the tigers.... the white sox can't beat the tigers when they need to (last few years) so when they are so crappy and beating the tigers means almost nothing it just makes sense that they will beat them up to make up for all those times they lost over the last few years ><;

Mr.Awesome said:
Twitter sez Detroit was cheering Ramirez injury. Unsurprising if true.
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well listening to the radio... the crowd was silent after he got a hit and then all of a sudden there was a lot of cheering and the announcers said that ramierz was injured so it's a logical conclusion that they were cheering for that... but who knows... maybe someone proposed during that time and they were cheering for that :p
 
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