ConradCervantes said:I know that feel, bro. Even though it was interleague, getting styled on by the Red Sox and Yankees put some deep fears in me about how the Crew will handle the potential playoff run against superior teams. The Phillies series starting September 9 will be our next big test, and both teams are running vastly differently then they were when the Brewers took three out of four in Philly. I'm hoping that it'll prove that the Brewers are truly legit this season and not the beneficiaries of a cake schedule.
clemenx said:My brain can't take this.
Catching is 80 percent defense. Offense is icing. Mathis is an excellent receiver.
Mathis has produced a lot more Ws than Ls with his 27. Gets no credit for Ws inordinate blame for Ls.
Napoli has benefited by getting into fresh environment. Same would happen to Mathis. Hope it happens this winter.
Most undervalued in franchise history by far. 94, 97 100 wins his first 3 years. No credit at all.
Catchers guide defense and call pitches. They are most valuable aspect of defense. Sorry so few grasp that.
Catchers are heart of any defense. Every good manager will tell you that. Not just Mike.
You'd be surprised. I'd love to see Mathis in Milwaukee or Cincinnati or TB. Even Boston. Can see him excelling all those places
darkside31337 said:All these quotes from Lyle Spencer via Twitter. All from this Tuesday. This guy gets paid by MLB to write on the Angels. If there is a man on the planet who loves Mathis more than their manager does then it is Lyle Spencer.
Baseball beat reporter on espñ 1000.eznark said:where you guys seeing this?
eznark said:where you guys seeing this?
snack said:Where would you guys rank Ricky Romero in terms of AL starting pitchers? Is he somewhere near the top?
Just curious, and I don't follow baseball all that much. Hopefully one day, Toronto wins the pennant again. I'll be waiting. Patiently...
snack said:Where would you guys rank Ricky Romero in terms of AL starting pitchers? Is he somewhere near the top?
Just curious, and I don't follow baseball all that much. Hopefully one day, Toronto wins the pennant again. I'll be waiting. Patiently...
Mrbob said:Great day to be a Cubs fan. Time to start the healing process as we get away from the Hendry regime.
Ricketts isn't an idiot after all.
eznark said:Enjoy 4 years of housecleaning and rebuilding!
Jangocube said:Been away for a couple of centuries to see that the Orioles didn't make it to first place in my absence. What a shame
acheron_xl said:Teams that have the kind of revenue that the Cubs have generally don't rebuild from scratch.
darkside31337 said:Cubs will be in rebuilding mode. Not a 4 year mode but I don't think there is any chance they go after Pujols considering how many holes they have and how much roster overhaul they are going to be doing this offseason. It's best to temper expectations a bit.
acheron_xl said:I think they'd go after Prince before they go after Pujols. I'd be really upset to see Prince leave for the Cubs, but I wouldn't blame him. Dude crushes in Wrigley.
cuevas said:Do large market teams really ever rebuild how other teams with smaller markets or fanbases? They have to keep the appearance of competing right? Especially since the cubs have been struggling recently with attendance when they have gotten away with being bad in the past with no consequences.
darkside31337 said:Eat the bad contracts nobody in baseball will touch, trade the assets that you do have for whatever you can, and live with mediocrity for a year or two before going for it again is usually how it goes.
acheron_xl said:I heard the Angels love trading for shitty, overpaid ex-stars.
darkside31337 said:In "defense" of Reagins the Angels weren't rebuilding. Nobody in baseball rebuilds by trading for Vernon Wells. Trading for Wells was a "going for it" trade and might go down as the worst big league player-for-player trade in the history of baseball.
Puddles said:Damn, Ethier's OPS is under .800 now.
I hate to speak badly of my own guy, but he really didn't deserve to be an All-Star this year.
I wonder how the Dodgers would have done if we could have had 2009 Ethier, 2007 James Loney, and 2008 Chad Billingsley.
That's what I meant, they used to be able get away with being unwatchable.darkside31337 said:No one shows up to Cubs games right now because they play the worst kind of baseball. Bad boring baseball with basically nobody to get excited for in terms of young players.
darkside31337 said:Wow Hendry knew he was getting let go 6 weeks ago and everybody managed to keep it a secret. That's really amazing.
AnEternalEnigma said:July 22 was 6 weeks ago?
darkside31337 said:Lyle Spencer gets paid by Major League Baseball to write about the Angels.
All these quotes from Lyle Spencer via Twitter. All from this Tuesday. This guy gets paid by MLB to write on the Angels. If there is a man on the planet who loves Mathis more than their manager does then it is Lyle Spencer.
Puddles said:Pedro Martinez for Delino DeFuckingShields.
Y2Kev said:Um cubs will win ws this year they have Darwin Barney
darkside31337 said:Barney is hitting .294 while Castro is hitting .308.
That's better than the Yankees middle infield.
acheron_xl said:Barney and Castro have combined for 2 WAR. Cano has been worth 3.7 by himself.
darkside31337 said:Er I think my sarcasm went completely over your head there.
I was doing a comparison as if I was Jim Hendry or any other GM who blatantly disregards the concept of OBP (looking at you Dayton Moore).
darkside31337 said:Doesn't virtually every single player in baseball get placed on waivers?
There is literally no reason to not put every guy on your team on waivers. These so and so guys placed on waiver stories are just weird. Like it's one thing if they clear through waivers I suppose but Wandy Rodriguez being placed on waivers is hardly news.
It's just SSS bad luck right now. These guys have been part of the top 5 non closer relievers in baseball for the past 2+ years. I trust that these guys will get the job done.The_Inquisitor said:I could give two fucks about this loss. What I am really referring to is our play-off viability.
ssimon (Pelham, NY): Best clubhouse story you couldn't tell until today?
Sam Miller: I don't really have any good clubhouse stories, partly because the Angels' clubhouse is quite dull and partly because I'm not around the clubhouse more than a couple times a homestand. So I'm going to reprint the greatest clubhouse story ever, from Matt McCarthy's book "Odd Man Out," about his year with the Angels' short-season team. (The book may or may not be true, for what it's worth.)
"An Angels employee briefly interrupted the revelry to bring us fifth leftover hot dogs from the concession stand's Weenie Wednesday promotion.
"I took my hot dog over to my locker and began to undress. That was when things got interesting. When I turned around, I saw the dark, naked bodies of two young Dominicans hovering around the hot dogs. Erick Aybar and Alberto Callaspo ... were inseparable and spoke no English -- the most one of them had ever said to me was "Why-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeah!" after I'd pitched a scoreless inning the week before.
"Gradually, more of my teammates turned to watch as Aybar's and Callaspo's naked bodies circled the food. We all knew they were up to something no good. Two naked heterosexual teenagers don't stand that close together for that long next to a box of hot dogs without something happening.
"Suddenly, Callaspo took one of the hot dogs out of its bun and deep-throated it. Then he took the bun and put it around Aybar's flaccid (etc etc) and poured ketchup on it. Jaws dropped -- Aybar was a willing participant. Then Callaspo bent over and pretended to eat the Dominican (etc etc etc) hot dog. When he did that, we all screamed, "Nooooo!"
"Getting the reaction he'd desired, Callaspo turned to a few of us and said, "I no gay. You gay" and burst into a fit of laughter. Callaspo slapped Aybar on the ass and the two laughed all the way to the shower."
Yeah but cano has quick hands and Jeter has quiet eyes.darkside31337 said:Barney is hitting .294 while Castro is hitting .308.
That's better than the Yankees middle infield.