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[The Frankman]

I love that Howie Rose is taking Heath Bell to task for his silly grudge against the Mets.

 

[Lambtron]

Granderson is on FIRE.

Test him for steroids.

 

[Joe]

Test him for steroids.

*insert borderline psychotic, extremely defensive blue jays fan response here*

 

[Macattk15]

Bryce Harper is going to be a white Milton Bradley with a lot more skill.

 

[darkside31337]

So basically Barry Bonds (with or without the roids)?

 

[talisayNon]

ouch

 

[Meohsix]

Grand Slam for Cano!

 

[weekend_warrior]

Grand Slam for Cano!

 

[captmcblack]

Prince of the city.
King of the DR.

DFA MIKE SCOSCIA
FREE JESUS MONTERO

 

[sf2fanatic]

F'n errors...Jeter gave him the stare and he botched it

 

[Macattk15]

Grand Slam for Cano!

Haha errors. Stupid Macier Izturis.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Haha errors. Stupid Macier Izturis.

Hey go prepare for your #2 pick next year behind Houston..

 

[Doytch]

Hechavarria up to AAA. Have you been ignoring his numbers this year like me and now wonder how he's been doing? Surely well, given the call-up! .235/.275/.347

Awful.

 

[The Frankman]

Hechavarria up to AAA. Have you been ignoring his numbers this year like me and now wonder how he's been doing? Surely well, given the call-up! .235/.275/.347

Awful.

Are you joining the GAF League?

 

[Macattk15]

Hey go prepare for your #2 pick next year behind Houston..

Sorry bud. We're not gonna be #2 this year. 4th on the other hand is looking pretttty good.

Its all part of Jack Z's master plan .... YOU JUST WAIT TILL 2014 BRO.

 

[Meohsix]

Its time to get rid of Mo.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Jeez Mo...

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

OK, *now* I'm a little concerned.

 

[Slayer-33]

Its time to get rid of Mo.

lol


But seriously wtf mo


omg imagine if this guys gets on and Abreu steps up?

HR lol..

 

[sf2fanatic]

Uh Oh looks like Yankees gonna start using Soriano at closer soon.

 

[sazabirules]

I hope Morse is okay.

 

[captmcblack]

I HATE the Angels.

Mo needs a breather; let Soriano or D-Rob close a game or two so God can get his mind right. He won't blow the save, but still...flashes of mortality are always alarming from him.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Put it on the left side! (barely)

 

[ToxicAdam]

Signs your team's offense is not good: Russell Branyan is on your team

 

[captmcblack]

Russell Branyan is pretty much designed to hit HRs in Yankee Stadium.

Anyone with power to right will hit HRs there...even drek like Branyan, Cust, Dunn and so on.

D-ROB AND SORI FOR CLOSER UNTIL KC

 

[weekend_warrior]

I HATE the Angels.

Mo needs a breather; let Soriano or D-Rob close a game or two so God can get his mind right. He won't blow the save, but still...flashes of mortality are always alarming from him.

That's the last thing Mo wants right now. When he goes through a bad period the best thing to do is keep bringing him out and let him clear his head on the mound.

 

[eznark]

Russell Branyan is pretty much designed to hit HRs in Yankee Stadium.

Anyone with power to right will hit HRs there...even drek like Branyan, Cust, Dunn and so on.

D-ROB AND SORI FOR CLOSER UNTIL KC

you ignorant mother fucker!

Branyan4Lyfe

 

[sf2fanatic]

Russell Branyan is pretty much designed to hit HRs in Yankee Stadium.

Anyone with power to right will hit HRs there...even drek like Branyan, Cust, Dunn and so on.

D-ROB AND SORI FOR CLOSER UNTIL KC

Why grandy dont have 50 yet. Or even Tex?

BTW Mo's last 3 appearance Ouch!!!!!

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I HATE the Angels.

Mo needs a breather; let Soriano or D-Rob close a game or two so God can get his mind right. He won't blow the save, but still...flashes of mortality are always alarming from him.

God's been closing games for 15 years, I doubt he's psyching himself out now, unless Burnett sneezed on him or something. He's either hurt/tired or it's The Beginning Of The End.

*ominous rumbling*

 

[talisayNon]

yankeez survive the angels attack, were live at jets camp, now down to atlanta with jim nantz for more tiger woods back afta dis.

 

[Doytch]

Are you joining the GAF League?

Nah, too many weeks left. Like I said, was just wondering if you needed someone to quickly help close out the season.

 

[newjeruse]

Russell Branyan is pretty much designed to hit HRs in Yankee Stadium.

Anyone with power to right will hit HRs there...even drek like Branyan, Cust, Dunn and so on.

D-ROB AND SORI FOR CLOSER UNTIL KC

That really doesn't make much sense since those LH power hitters will hit balls that will leave most stadiums in baseball, but strike out a lot so they don't get the benefit of hitting a few cheap fly balls which get out. Yankee Stadium really benefits hitters like Granderson or Cano who are line-drive hitters. Since the new Yankee Stadium opened, Cano is hitting 1 HR every 19 AB at home and 1 in every 27 AB's on the road.

 

[jakncoke]

Reportly we offered Josh Bell record 2nd round money 4.25 bonus. If this turns out true and he passes for Texas then i hope nothing but the worst for him in life at every single corner.

 

[tyguy20204]

Brewers aim to sweep the Cardinals tonight.

And in such a pivotal game, it totally makes sense to sit Braun down and start Mark Kotsay in his place.

That's right, Mark Kotsay hitting third in the lineup.

Wow.

 

[cuevas. PhD.]

White sox baby white sox

 

[darkside31337]

Reportly we offered Josh Bell record 2nd round money 4.25 bonus. If this turns out true and he passes for Texas then i hope nothing but the worst for him in life at every single corner.

Maybe he just wants to go to school.

Or not live in Pittsburgh. More accurately play for the Pirates.

It's not about the money if he turns that down. Obviously. Because 4.25 is basically what Bauer got at #3 overall.

 

[Doytch]

word is hes gonna turn it down. wants to go to school

 

[clemenx]

I'm sorry but that's pretty stupid. Even if I read that money is not exactly a concern for his family it's 4 fucking million. You can buy a lot of "college experiences" with that.

 

[tyguy20204]

If you're being offered that type of money, it's incredibly stupid not to take it, even if you'll miss the "college experience" and all that jazz.

Edit - Nice work clemenx, I agree with you.

 

[darkside31337]

I'm sorry but that's pretty stupid. Even if I read that money is not exactly a concern for his family it's 4 fucking million. You can buy a lot of "college experiences" with that.

Honestly it's stupid but I wouldn't hate the guy for it.

The guy can go to college for 3-4 years, get a nice education that will serve him well for life, still get drafted pretty heavily, not lose out on a ton of money and sets himself up for success quicker in MLB.

Some guys would rather take the comforts of college for 3-4 years then have to deal with the grind that is the minor leagues. I can't blame them for that. For some guys the risk of not performing in college or getting injured is worth it, in comparison to being stuck in the minors for half a decade or more.

I never understood why people hate 18-19 year old kids turning down all that money to go to school. It seems so god damn backwards, in any other sport people would be praising the kid but its pretty much just in baseball where fans rip the guy to pieces. Like Yankees fans ripping on Gerrit Cole is just pathetic.

 

[clemenx]

Not hating, is just that most of us who comment on this stuff never have and probably never will be close to having that sort of money and that leads to strong reactions, I guess.
I get those arguments but there's more things that could go wrong IMO, always talking on the baseball matter, what if he flames out? What if hard slotting is implemented? Etc.

But he probably decided it thanks to the Pirates collapse

 

[tyguy20204]

I'm not going to attack the guy's character or anything like that, but I would question his judgement. Being a position player, Bell at least sidesteps some of the concerns about going to college that a pitcher might face. But still, any number of things might happen to diminish his value before he's able to negotiate another contract. Perhaps dramatically so.

Take the 4 million + assurances of paid college tuition and play some baseball.

 

[newjeruse]

I still think it's a better than 50% chance that it comes down to the deadline and he signs.

 

[ConradCervantes]

Dat first inning magic.

 

[tyguy20204]

Dat first inning magic.

Yeh, hopefully Gallardo puts a lid on things from here on out!

Kotsay with some RBI magic, eh!?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Smoltz with the extended NES Baseball Stars analogy!

 

[clemenx]

Pujols HR! Blame Eznark.

 

[Doytch]

my first time watching the LLWS: this is awful. kids throw like girls.

 

[harSon]

CLUTCH (he will not go 4-4 with 4 bombs tonight)

!

 

[Doytch]

shit more crowd shots. some milfs there.