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Official 2011 MLB Thread v.2: The Mets are terrible.

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Manos: The Hans of Fate

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Windu said:
the best thing about that gif is that the yankees lost 10-3.
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The more I found out about that gif the funnier it became. It's like The Gifing Tree or something. lol

This one too is gold

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The Frankman

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eznark said:
Of course Frankman is defending the indefensible. Of course he is.

The guy deserved to get berated and spit on!!!!!

Somehow players manage to keep their emotion in check in situations like that every single game. Molina lost his fucking shit for some reason. Since LaRussa can randomly file complaints demanding an investigation of the lighting, the Brewers should demand an investigation into Molina's clear anger issues. Either he is mentally unstable or "chemically" unstable.
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1) The pitch was way inside.
2) I said many times I don't condone it, but I understand why he snapped. Two different views have the pitch as not even close.

EDIT: 3) Neutral you are not. Hating the foreign player you do much.
 
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eznark

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The Frankman said:
1) The pitch was way inside.
2) I said many times I don't condone it, but I understand why he snapped. Two different views have the pitch as not even close.
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It sucks that he is the first player to ever be called out on a ball, I understand. But it had to happen someone eventually. It's a shame it didn't happen to someone with a little more poise.

Thankfully, we won't have to worry about it again for another 100 or so years at this rate.


3) Neutral you are not. Hating the foreign player you do much.
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I actually love Molina. Guy is the best all around catcher in decades. He's incredible to watch play. The roid-rage just overcame him. Hopefully when he down cycles he will apologize.
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
darkside31337 said:
Heyward should be benched. He's been awful.

Free Eric Hinske.
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For Jose fucking Cantanza? fuck no.

Also, i guess we should bench prado when chipper returns since he has been worse than heyward with the bat (who has been average offensively).
 
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The Frankman

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eznark said:
I actually love Molina. Guy is the best all around catcher in decades. He's incredible to watch play. The roid-rage just overcame him. Hopefully when he down cycles he will apologize.
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I fully support Molina apologizing for snapping and Drake apologizing for causing him to snap by calling a pitch a strike that was half a foot inside. Lets have Jim Joyce version 2.
 
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eznark

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Umpire just missed an obvious called strike three, Cardinals get a run out of it.

Randy Wolf should go spit in his face.
 
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The Frankman

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eznark said:
Umpire just missed an obvious called strike three, Cardinals get a run out of it.

Randy Wolf should go spit in his face.
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Tight strike zone and nowhere as egregious as yesterday. Credibility you lack. Point you miss.
 
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Mr. Enigma

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Windu said:
For Jose fucking Cantanza? fuck no.

Also, i guess we should bench prado when chipper returns since he has been worse than heyward with the bat (who has been average offensively).
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Constanza's a red-hot bat right now. Why would you not ride him out until it goes away? Are you that obsessed with Heyward's weak choppers to second?
 
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Windu

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AnEternalEnigma said:
Constanza's a red-hot bat right now. Why would you not ride him out until it goes away? Are you that obsessed with Heyward's weak choppers to second?
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its because when predicting a player's future performance its better to use their career line and not a 2 game sample. (Derek Lowe is hitting .400 this month btw, we should hit him cleanup!). I'll bet you 1 billion dollars that heyward out hits costanza the rest of the year.

also quit bringing Braves Gaf's overall IQ down with these stupid comments.
 
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eznark

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Molina has that nice neck tattoo, such a sweet target. Kind of draws your eye.

Holy shit awesome hustle from Edwin Jackson. Guy motored!
 
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The Frankman

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Windu said:
its because when predicting a player's future performance its better to use their career line and not a 2 game sample. (Derek Lowe is hitting .400 this month btw, we should hit him cleanup!). I'll bet you 1 billion dollars that heyward out hits costanza the rest of the year.

also quit bring Braves Gaf's overall IQ down with these stupid comments.
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I know, right? It's so silly that the point is even brought up. I'm a Mets fan and I know Heyward will hit weak grounders to second and strike out more the rest of the year.
 
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Macattk15

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TheBranca18 said:
Who was nominating Mark Trumbo for ROY before? Hell Reddick has the same WAR in 250 less at bats.

Reddick for ROY.
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Thats what I'm sayin' ... Dustin Ackley has more WAR in ONE THIRD of the total games played. F Mark Trumbo.

The only people who should be considered for AL RoY in my mind right now are Pineda, Reddick, Walden and Hellickson. If Ackley and Jennings keep up their current level of play you can throw them in too.

Trumbo is having a fine rookie campaign ... but he's not doing any better than any of the names above. I mean you can throw him in for consideration ... but I don't think he deserves it currently.

The Frankman said:
WAR? LOL.
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I could bring up stats like OPS and everything .. but I don't feel like it. Sure the sample sizes are smaller ... but watching Ackley makes me think he could do this shit for a full season.
 
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AndresON777

shooting blanks
Windu said:
not really, looks more like derek lowe
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lowe has been awful all three seasons except for that nice september last year.

is he still on the hook for next year? 15 mill?

Well at least the marlins are next.
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
already taking the tarp off, that was quick
AndresON777 said:
lowe has been awful all three seasons except for that nice september last year.

is he still on the hook for next year? 15 mill?

Well at least the marlins are next.
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yeah 15 million next season. The braves will have Hudson, Hanson, Jurrjens, Beachy, Lowe and then Minor who has been ready to start in the majors all year and Teheran who should be given a shot in the rotation next year as well. Something has to give. I have a feelling that they will try to trade lowe. Probably have to eat half of it. And then they will trade Jurrjens and have a rotation of Hudson, Hanson, Beachy, Minor, Teheran. with Vizcaino in the bullpen and Delgado as the 6th starter in Gwinnett.
 
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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
bluemax said:
So the Fed's are looking into A-Rod and illegal poker games.
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MLB may suspend him too: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6830659/mlb-suspend-alex-rodriguez-illegal-poker

CHICAGO -- Major League Baseball is taking "very seriously" the allegations that Alex Rodriguez took part in some illegal, underground poker games, one of which reportedly turned violent, and he could face suspension if his participation in the games is confirmed.

"We're talking to people involved in the investigation and we're taking this very seriously," said an MLB executive who spoke to ESPNNewYork.com on condition of anonymity. "Because he had been warned about this before, I would say a possible suspension would be very much in play."

The allegations, first published by RadarOnline.com, are that the New York Yankees third baseman played in at least two of the games, one of which took place at the Beverly Hills mansion of a record executive at which "cocaine was openly used and a fight nearly broke out when one of the players refused to pay after losing "more than a half-million dollars."

According to the story, details of which were reportedly provided by another player at the games, Rodriguez "tried to distance himself from the game," once the violence broke out.

"He just shook his head, not knowing what the hell happened," the whistle-blower revealed. "He didn't want to deal with it at all. He was like, 'OK, whatever. It's your game.' I would estimate A-Rod lost, like, a few thousand dollars that night. After everything that happened, he paid up and left."

In 2005, Rodriguez had been warned about gambling in underground poker clubs by the Yankees and by baseball commissioner Bud Selig, both of whom were concerned that possible involvement with gamblers who might be betting on baseball games could result in a Pete Rose-type lifetime ban from baseball.

Various reports have the games under investigation taking place as far back as 2007.

Although baseball's investigation centers upon Rodriguez's card-playing and he is not thought to have gambled on the outcome of any baseball games, the fact that he may have disregarded Selig's warning is said to have angered the commissioner.

"Bud's totally fed up with him," said a baseball insider. "It's like there's something new with him every day and it's impossible to keep up with it."

MLB is also concerned that Rodriguez's name will resurface in the ongoing federal investigation of Dr. Anthony Galea, the Toronto physician charged with smuggling human growth hormone and other illegal substances into the United States. Galea has treated numerous professional athletes, including Rodriguez and Tiger Woods.

Rodriguez, currently rehabbing in Miami after knee surgery on July 11, could not be reached for comment and a call to his representative, Richard Rubenstein, was not immediately returned. Previously, Rubenstein has denied Rodriguez's participation in any illegal poker games.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, "I don't know anything about it," when contacted Wednesday afternoon.

According to the baseball executive, MLB has yet to positively determine that Rodriguez took part in the games, which reportedly included actors Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The man did not know if baseball's investigators had yet spoken to Rodriguez about the allegations, but he confirmed MLB has at least two investigators working on the case.

"I could see us trying to pursue this a lot further," the executive said. "The truth is still out there somewhere."

Recently, it was revealed that Rodriguez still employs his cousin, Yuri Sucart, after fingering him as the "mule" who transported his performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 after his steroid usage was revealed in a 2009 Sports Illustrated story, despite being told by the Yankees that Sucart would no longer be allowed in the clubhouse and encouraged to keep his distance from him.

"You get the feeling that Alex says what he thinks he needs to say to get by, and then goes out and does what he wants," the MLB executive said.
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eznark

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The Cardinals outfield is every bit as big a liability as the Brewers infield. The balls that fall in and the hilariously bad arms....so bad.
 
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