2011 MLB Thread- Part One

[gump]

Yeps, that's what I'm reading on twitter. I just hope he bows out gracefully if he is really retiring.

Btw, you shouldn't be listening to Sterling and Waldman, SR. Not even Yankees fans should.

 

[speedracer]

Yeps, that's what I'm reading on twitter. I just hope he bows out gracefully if he is really retiring.

Btw, you shouldn't be listening to Sterling and Waldman, SR. Not even Yankees fans should.

Read it on SoSH. I'm watching/listening to Buck and McCarver, not that they're much better.

 

[gump]

Ha, Joe Buck knows who Jesus Montero is. Color me surprised.

 

[speedracer]

Sarah Silverman, kindly gtfo. Thx.

 

[gump]

Fortunately it was a 1-2-3 inning.

 

[speedracer]

Posada's wife now claiming that he asked out with a bad back. On Facebook.

 

[gump]

Sluuuump.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Mike Stanton has hit two back to back HRs that have been absolute line drives. They are so bizarre to watch. Raw power, though.

 

[gump]

So, Jorge wants us to believe that he had a stiff back, asked Girardi not to play, but failed to mention that he had a stiff back? Ha.

 

[speedracer]

So, Jorge wants us to believe that he had a stiff back, asked Girardi not to play, but failed to mention that he had a stiff back? Ha.

One of the guys on the Baseball Tonight set asked Nomar about it and brought up the 2004 game where Nomar sat out and Jeter broke his face Nomar maintained that he really was hurt and implicitly upheld Posada's version of the story. That was hilarious.

 

[PhilsFan]

I hate Posada.

 

[mobvok]

Glorious:

YouTube - The Great Fan Escape - Astros Game May 13, 2011

Tal's Hill has finally found its purpose.

 

[theFly51]

I hate Posada.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Every 5 or so days I have to come here and tell you how bad Javier Vazquez is.

Javier Vazquez sucks.

 

[theFly51]

I hope the Sox will complete the sweep tonight against NY, much needed wins these past two days and hopefully the rest of the A.L. East will start slumping.

 

[gump]

José Bautista now has an OPS over 1.4. This is Barry Bonds territory.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Back to back to back series wins! On the road!

Spoiler

Against crappy AL West teams.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

José Bautista now has an OPS over 1.4. This is Barry Bonds territory.

You ain't kidding.

The right fielder is hitting .415 with 13 homers and 21 RBIs over the past 19 games. His 16 home runs this season are just two behind the total of the entire Twins team and his five over the weekend is just one shy of the six that Minnesota has at Target Field this season.

Holy hell.

 

[gump]

Apparently his SLG is higher than Pujols' OPS.

 

[Hewson]

If Manny Ramirez had the same chemist personal assisitant that Bautista has, he'd still be playing and making $20Mil per annum.

 

[kramwest1]

José Bautista now has an OPS over 1.4. This is Barry Bonds territory.

The Twins are your stat-bumping whipping boys so far this year. Have at it folks!

I missed seeing the games, but I don't know why we don't walk Bautista every AB.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

imagine the yankees in another two years when jeter is hitting .210 and a-rod is having hip replacement surgery and they're eating up 40 million dollars worth of payroll?

 

[No spoken words]

imagine the yankees in another two years when jeter is hitting .210 and a-rod is having hip replacement surgery and they're eating up 40 million dollars worth of payroll?

That's exactly what I was thinking last night as Jeter grounded out in the 8th.

I cannot complain, they've had such a fantastic run since '96 but things are going to get a little ugly, I think. At the very least, I hope they move him to the OF next season. Swisher won't be back (Yanks hold a team option on him for '12), so, RF could be open. Will be interesting to watch. Rays up next, hoping another sweep is not imminent.

Down in AA, Banuelos is pitching ok, but is walking a lot of dudes and averaging less than 5 innings a start.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

any yankee fan who were to complain while the team enters into this inevitable transition period should be forced to spend the next 10 years as a pirates fan.

 

[No spoken words]

any yankee fan who were to complain while the team enters into this inevitable transition period should be forced to spend the next 10 years as a pirates fan.

I don't disagree. But, as you need not be told, most Yankee fans feel very entitled and have short memories. To sum up: they're not as awesome as me (or Gump).

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

oh i know... there's an entire generation of yankee fans who have literally never seen their team go through a rough stretch. if you were, say, in Kindergarten when the yankees started this current run, you're currently in your mid 20s. that's crazy.

 

[No spoken words]

Well, that generation needs to brace for impact in the not too distant future.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

just in time for the mets to become relevant again!

or not.

 

[No spoken words]

Are you in the TRADE REYES NAO!!! camp or do you prefer that they hold onto him?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i'd prefer they traded him to the giants for some pitching right now, before his inevitable mid-season injury dilutes his value. they won't resign him.