MLB Thread 2012

[Hewson]

I dunno. They used all sorts of fancy stats and all too.

They might be in need of one more big bat.

Maybe it has to do with team nicknames starting with "Mar"....

 

[Imperor]

Jered Weaver with a no-hitter

Any truth to the reports the Twins deliberately went o-fer as a nod to former Angels great Dick Wood?

 

[Hewson]

Any truth to the reports the Twins deliberately went o-fer as a nod to former Angels great Dick Wood?

Did I miss the part where the Twins struck out 27 times?

 

[kramwest1]

Haha. Nice to see you back, Kram. You should post more.

And, for what it's worth, I still think Gardenhire is a good manager. I haven't been able to watch a lot of the Twins yet this year, though. Strange that the first Sox/Twins series of the season isn't for another three weeks or so.

Thanks. I'm slowly coming back here. Work and taxes have kicked my ass this Spring.

Watching shitty baseball hasn't helped my mood any either (especially after a shitty hockey season).

 

[DRay9911]

Any truth to the reports the Twins deliberately went o-fer as a nod to former Angels great Dick Wood?

I'm waiting for that guy to come back as MikeTrout

 

[kramwest1]

Any truth to the reports the Twins deliberately went o-fer as a nod to former Angels great Dick Wood?

Fairly certain there is some nodding of dick wood going on in the Twins management office.

 

[phanan]

So two no-hitters before Albert Pujols' first HR.

Welcome to the 2012 MLB season.

 

[gump]

Depending on the metric, Albert Pujols has been the least productive player (with regular playing time) in MLB this season.

His plate discipline all but disappeared. It's astonishing.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i fully expect pujols to snap out of it and have a good season, and probably have another two good seasons afterwards... that said, this was an absolutely horrific contract of epic proportions.

perhaps it was a good thing that the mets were broke this off season...

 

[DRay9911]

:lights candle for 42's knee:

 

[gump]

What a shitty, shitty season. I truly hope Mariano hasn't thrown his last cutter.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

What an absolutely awful way to (probably) end a historic career.

 

[MrPryck2U]

What an absolutely awful way to (probably) end a historic career.

Indeed!

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Is David Robertson the new Yankee closer? I really fucking hope so because I need saves in a bad way and I just picked him up in fantasy.

Also, I picked up Rafael Dolis in the hopes that he's the new Cubs closer. Now that Marmol can't seem to get anybody out.

This could turn out to be an awesome 24 hours for my fantasy squad if I just suddenly scooped up two full-time closers on the sly.

 

[DRay9911]

knew this day was coming.

just didn't think it was going to be on may 4th.

 

[gump]

Is David Robertson the new Yankee closer? I really fucking hope so because I need saves in a bad way and I just picked him up in fantasy.

They haven't made an announcement, but safe to say Robertson is the closer now. He hasn't allowed a run since August or so. You'll get plenty of strikeouts, but I'm not sold on whether the diminished walks are there to stay.

 

[Hewson]

Wow. Tough break for Mo.

Looks like the Devil Rays just sewed up the AL East.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

And the Jays actually have a chance at the wild card!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

ya hate to see this kinda shit happen to the good guys

 

[gump]

I can't imagine the scrutinity that the next closer will face each time he blows a save. I'm tempted to give Soriano the job so that Robertson can be the guy that replaced the guy that replaced Mo.

 

[DRay9911]

The Yankees are now just another team when it comes to that position. Shuttling in a new closer every couple of years.

I went over to Yahoo! and looked at his last two years, they were great. Would be nice if he could recover strong enough to come back in 2013 for one more year. Too early to start dreaming?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

recovering from an ACL is hard work... at 42? when he was already pretty much planning on calling it quits at the end of the year as it is? i dunno...

hate to see him go out this way, but don't really want to see him go out as a shell of his former self either.

 

[gump]

The only possibility I see of him trying to come back is if he decides that he wants to go out on his own terms, not down with an injury. I really don't know how/whether a torn ACL affects his pitching, but it can't be good, right? I just wished the fans had had (have?) an opportunity to give him a proper farewell. At least I'm glad I managed to see him a few times last year.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i don't know what knee it is... but if it's the one on his push off leg, then yea... that could have a series effect on his pitching.

 

[DRay9911]

Went over to RiverAveBlues and the title to one of the posts was : it's the end of the world as we mo it

I chuckled

 

[DRay9911]

i don't know what knee it is... but if it's the one on his push off leg, then yea... that could have a series effect on his pitching.

It's his right one

Maybe they can rebuild him...

 

[kramwest1]

As much as I'm not a Yankees fan, it has been a pleasure to get our asses kicked by Rivera.

I hope he attempts a comeback. I'm not far off from his age and have a knee that will need surgery some day, so I selfishly want him to do it.

 

[bono_212]

Sucky sucky news, I feel bad for the fans, and him, truly.

In other news, holy shit, Jake Peavy! Always have loved that bastard, even if he is playing for the Sox.

In other OTHER news: I really hope the Marmol bullshit is finally over. Too damn long, this has gone on.

 

[gump]

Mariano: "I am coming back. Write it down in big letters. ... I'm not going out like this."

I love this man.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Great for him... but he won't be the same.