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Official MLB Thread - 2006 Season

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In case anyone is wondering where Matrix, Miguel, Desperado, Lathenar (sp?) and myself have gone (read: all Astro's fans)... We all committed suicide... I'm typing this from beyond the grave.
 
JD up again with the bases juiced.. DO IT! Wait, Yahoo and ESPN saying the innings over now after Kemp's groundout.. but there should only be 2 outs. What's going on? :(

Ugh, Beimel gives up two doubles to start the inning. Sonuvabitch!
 
****! Saenz left Martin out to dry on a bad throw to home and Martin got BONED, he spit out blood I think he might have knocked out a tooth!
 
Mashing said:
In case anyone is wondering where Matrix, Miguel, Desperado, Lathenar (sp?) and myself have gone (read: all Astro's fans)... We all committed suicide... I'm typing this from beyond the grave.
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I was at the game. :(

Burke is clutch. :(

Too bad he doesn't pitch.
 
It's nice to see the Reds finally get up off their asses and sweep the Astros. Next up: The Cards! The Reds' march to first place will not be stopped!
 
Tedesco! said:
It's nice to see the Reds finally get up off their asses and sweep the Astros. Next up: The Cards! The Reds' march to first place will not be stopped!
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HUH? Are there actually Cincy fans on these boards or something? Theres actually discussion of cincy in the NFL AND MLB threads.

And sorry but with Claussen pitching idk if they beat the cards
 
Fifty said:
It seems as if it'll never happen. Maybe in august! We have no chance at winning the division if we choke every damn time we get near a sweep. It's pathetic!
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Sooner or later, maybe against a crappy team like the ..... Mariners.
 
Darmstadtium said:
HUH? Are there actually Cincy fans on these boards or something? Theres actually discussion of cincy in the NFL AND MLB threads.
And sorry but with Claussen pitching idk if they beat the cards
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Hey, I know Claussen isn't Pedro, but then again he isn't Danny Graves either! I'll still be happy with a 2 out of 3 in St. Louis, then moving on to the destruction and payback of Chicago.
 
Joe said:
i hate that "saying" :(
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Look, if the Yanks sweep, they're only up 3.5. If the Sox sweep, they're up 4.

Not a big deal this early, as we know both teams can make up leads in no time. I believe a split is likely for this series anyways.
 
Dr. Strangelove said:
Look, if the Yanks sweep, they're only up 3.5. If the Sox sweep, they're up 4.

Not a big deal this early, as we know both teams can make up leads in no time. I believe a split is likely for this series anyways.
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its more than that imo. if the yanks let beckett dominate tomorrow it could set a tone that could be very bad for the yankees for a very long time. do not let him dominate at yankee stadium especially against mike mussina who the yankees are relying on HEAVILY right now.
 
Dr. Strangelove said:
No. It's June 5th.
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Gotta agree on this. Well, the idea behind it I mean. We play you chumps wayyyy too much now--to the point that I don't even care anymore until say, August or so. I hope they ease off the head to heads next year and beyond. Keep it slightly more of a mystery, like late 70's Yanks/Bosox. Those 2 teams didn't need to meet every other day to completely despise each other.
 
Dr. Strangelove said:
Look, if the Yanks sweep, they're only up 3.5. If the Sox sweep, they're up 4.

Not a big deal this early, as we know both teams can make up leads in no time. I believe a split is likely for this series anyways.
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The next game we play is in mid August! 60 games away! This series is basically nothing.

The next time we play we could be dead even again or one of us could be out of it.
 
To the people blasting Lastings Milledge today for not showing proper baseball etiqutte:

"Proper baseball etiquette"

I wish MLB baseball take a more NBA attitude towards the game. I didn't know being expressive and having fun was taboo nowadays. The kid didn't do anything showing up the other team, celebrating not during the inning but in-between. Did people kill Patrick Ewing when he high-fived the crowd in Game 7 of the '94 Eastern Conference Finals?? Jesus Christ almighty God!! And who the hell is Steve Kline?? This isn't the first time the Mets have had problems with him in the past.

Seriously, this is why many black kids growing up don't want to play baseball anymore - because you cannot be expressive and celebrate. Some of the most emotional NBA celebrations are frowned upon in baseball. A moment where it's 2 strikes, you got a got outside the stadium and you're waiting for the 3rd strike by Armando Benitez, all of a sudden the ball flies almost out of the stadium and into the parking lot ... he didn't even go overkill around the bases either. A moment that if it happened in September would be a pennant-winning moment (if the Mets won), and he's getting killed by Willie, half the Mets' vets, Felipe Alou and a Steve "No-count" Kline? Please. Felipe Alou didn't like it? Hey, I love the guy but when you have Armando as your closer YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN.
 
I actually like that Milledge went and high-fived people.

I think personable, young stars could really draw people into the game. Not that it matters, but baseball has enough Barry Bondses.
 
I'll have to ask my friend Matt if they had to surgically insert a stick up his ass when he signed his contract with the D-backs.

And yes Steve Kline is a ****ing moron.
 
firex said:
http://yankssuck.ytmnsfw.com/

how the hell does Jeter do this? He's got like a lifetime .800 average of gay subtext in pictures.
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he's just that clutch. Too bad A-Rod can't catch the clutch from him, but i bet he'll catch something else
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Meier said:
Dodgers pen is getting raped lately. Gagne wont get any saves if the setup guys keep blowing it. :(
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FINALLY DIRTY SANCHEZ WILL COME BACK . . . TO L.A.!!!

Mets - Dodgers. Dodgers get to see NL East's 1st place team secondhand.
 
The Frankman said:
FINALLY DIRTY SANCHEZ WILL COME BACK . . . TO L.A.!!!

Mets - Dodgers. Dodgers get to see NL East's 1st place team secondhand.
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I would love to go to one of these games, but by the time I'd get to the east side, the game would be half over.

I was there last year when Pedro had the almost no-no. Oh the pain.
 
Current rumors according to Gammons:

• With Brian Anderson struggling, the White Sox have sniffed around for a center fielder. "He's got a hole down and away right now," one scout said, "and right-handed pitchers can easily exploit it because that's where they like to pitch." Anderson is an excellent defender and always plays hard, but it's hard to develop on the bench and it's hard for Ozzie to play him when he isn't hitting. Guillen has been playing Pablo Ozuna there with some success, but GM Ken Williams is always one to move, and he'd like a center fielder and a reliever. One center fielder who might get a lot of interest is Milwaukee's Brady Clark.

• GM Jim Bowden essentially has been given the green light to operate the Nationals with the thought that he will be on the job another year. So Bowden is helping run the draft and will be open for deals soon, since owner Stan Kasten wants to rebuild the franchise from the ground up. But when several teams came knocking on the door about Ryan Church, Bowden wouldn't move him. But Tony Armas, Alfonso Soriano, Nick Johnson, Jose Guillen and Livan Hernandez are all interesting names that could be discussed come July.

• Outfielders suddenly are few and far between. Even before Albert Pujols went down, the Cardinals were searching for a corner outfielder, without success.

• The Blue Jays have given up discussing a deal with Tampa Bay for Julio Lugo and will go with Aaron Hill at short, and -- after a couple of weeks of reacquainting himself with second base -- Russ Adams on the right side. Adams was a very good -- sometimes spectacular -- second baseman in the Cape Cod League. The Jays have A.J. Burnett penciled in for June 21, a huge date for them and their aspirations of staying with New York and Boston in the AL East.

• The Mets are still trying to acquire Lugo to play second base, but they have been frustrated trying to meet the Rays' asking price.

• The Yankees talked to the Angels about Juan Rivera, but L.A. doesn't seem interested in what New York has to offer.

• AL Central folks believe the Pujols injury could impact the American League Central and wild-card races. Before he gets back, the Cardinals play the White Sox, Tigers and Indians, which in turn could impact the two AL teams that don't finish first.

• In the Cubs' eyes, the most encouraging thing about Mark Prior's rehab assignment Saturday night was not his velocity, but his command -- 55 pitches in five innings. Command, not velocity, is usually the truest test of health. Prior is expected to make two more rehab starts.

• What mystifies the Indians' coaching staff is how poorly they've played fundamentally. Their defense, which ranked eighth last season in fielding percentage, has been the worst in the American League this season. They have had numerous brain-locks and lead the league in outs made on the bases. Part of the problem is that they have struggled in the middle of the infield -- Victor Martinez, Jhonny Peralta, Ronnie Belliard. It's also been a problem that their starting pitchers other than Sabathia had a combined 5.59 ERA through Sunday. "Some days it doesn't seem like it, but we're getting better," Eric Wedge says. "We've just had to work hard on individual fundamentals."

• The same holds true for the Angels. They have allowed the most unearned runs in the American League; last year, they allowed the second fewest. I have seen it for years -- defense is contagious, and when one or two parts of it go haywire, virtually the entire defense gets out of whack. In the sixth inning Saturday, Orlando Cabrera and Kennedy -- both virtual Gold Glovers -- muffed three balls between them. "It's incredible how things get rolling," Kennedy says. "But we've got to put an end to it, and put an end to it quickly."
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Anyone know why Toronto wants to trade Shea Hillenbrand to the Angels for Adam Kennedy? Isn't Shea one of the best hitters and Kennedy is sucking badly.
 
acidviper said:
Anyone know why Toronto wants to trade Shea Hillenbrand to the Angels for Adam Kennedy? Isn't Shea one of the best hitters and Kennedy is sucking badly.
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Our SS Russ Adams suffered from Chuck Knobalauchitis and on routine ground balls was sailing them over the 1st basemans head. So we sent him down to triple A to learn 2nd base and the plan was to keep him down their all year and acquire Kennedy and play him here this year and let him walk after the year is done. I doubted we wanted to do Hillenbrand for Kennedy straight up, I heard we wanted to get rid of Hinske but the Angels wanted Hillenbrand and us to pay part of his salary.
 
acidviper said:
Anyone know why Toronto wants to trade Shea Hillenbrand to the Angels for Adam Kennedy? Isn't Shea one of the best hitters and Kennedy is sucking badly.
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It's to get him out of the same division as Josh Beckett, to whom he is a bitch.
 
Ninja Scooter said:
can't Hill play 2B?
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Yeah, and he was...we just didn't have a guy who could field at SS..so..

He's moved over to SS while Adams has been sent down, and a variety of scrubs (tonight career minor leaguer, luis figueroa) are at 2B.
 
Fifty said:
Yeah, and he was...we just didn't have a guy who could field at SS..so..

He's moved over to SS while Adams has been sent down, and a variety of scrubs (tonight career minor leaguer, luis figueroa) are at 2B.
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We might as well call Adams back up, he hasn't made any throwing errors down in triple A and atleast he can hit and gives us another left handed bat, I am getting tired of the automatic outs that are Alfonzo and Figueroa.
 
Oh god that was ****ing sloppy
 
LMAO!

The shift is totally wacky defensively. I mean Melky just stole three bases.

Play the Benny Hill theme.
 
Would it have been legal there for Cabrera to push Varitek? He was obstructing the basepath. Coulda been like Roller Derby.
 
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