2010 Season MLB Thread: September

[Ramp]

Aroldis Chapman just hit 104

Padres lost their 7th straight

[MiamiHomer]

Carlos Gonzalez is just tearing it up this year.

[Ramp]

Polakoff hates him

[MiamiHomer]

Cuz he's good?

[Ramp]

Something about splits

[MiamiHomer]

Oh he has issue with the Coors factor.

[FishFanInPA]

Max Scherzer has looked great since coming back from the minors.

[MiamiHomer]

Dibble got fired haha.

[Fritz]

Dibble is the worst.

[mbitcronod12]

The Washington Nationals say Rob Dibble will no longer work as a TV analyst for the team's games, a split that comes after the former reliever made comments critical of rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg.

Dibble lashed out at Strasburg last week for not pitching through pain. Dibble said on Sirius XM Radio that "you can't have the cavalry come in and save your butt every time you feel a little stiff shoulder, sore elbow."

Strasburg has since been diagnosed with a torn elbow ligament and will have surgery Friday. He will be sidelined 12 to 18 months.

Two days after making those comments, Dibble was absent from the broadcast both on MASN, the network that televises the games. At the time, MASN said Dibble had requested "a few days off."


Rob Dibble no longer working for Nats (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5521129)

[Ramp]

Rangers sign Mark Prior to minor league deal

[MiamiHomer]

10 straight for the Padres..yikes.

[Party]

The broadcaster of the Padres-Phillies FOX GOTW last week quoted one of the websites saying the Pads had a 98% chance of making the playoffs.

[FishFanInPA]

They were doin it smoke and mirrors...I mean come on, that lineup is pretty poor outside of Gonzo and Tejada.

[CrimsonCane]

The broadcaster of the Padres-Phillies FOX GOTW last week quoted one of the websites saying the Pads had a 98% chance of making the playoffs.

2% > The probability of a team with a 60% Win Percentage losing 10 games in a row (~0.01%)

[Mainge]

They were doin it smoke and mirrors...I mean come on, that lineup is pretty poor outside of Gonzo and Tejada.

But I thought they did the little things well?

[Beef]

They need to start taking it one game at a time

[Party]

Cool blog post over at Ballpark Magic about the 573 Club at Target Field. (http://www.ballparkmagic.com/)

That stadium is already a modern classic.

[Swifty]

Cool blog post over at Ballpark Magic about the 573 Club at Target Field. (http://www.ballparkmagic.com/)

That stadium is already a modern classic.

Will we have club Dan Uggla?

[Ramp]

Trevor Hoffman got his 600th save tonight

If that does anything for ya

[PitchingWinsGames]

Staying power, I guess? Always liked him, to boot

[FishFanInPA]

hehe, the Braves are choking. They'll be down five games before you know it.

[Ramp]

Doubt it

[Metes]

hehe, the Braves are choking. They'll be down five games before you know it.

You are the absolute worst

[TealMonster08]

D Lee hitting a very unimpressive .240 with 0 HR and 7 RBIs in 16 games there.
I declare sabotage.

[Ramp]

He's been garbage all season

[Valid]

Who do you guys have in the NL West? I'm going with San Francisco.

[Ramp]

Pat White signed a minor league deal with the Royals

[Metes]

I like the Giants

[Party]

I want the Pods in the West. Just something about a franchise that's never won a WS.

[FishFanInPA]

I want the Rockies.

[Big Z]

I want the Rox all the way as well.

[Valid]

I used to like Colorado. Now I just find them annoying.

[Metes]

What m26094i2309203949080 said

[Beef]

I used to like Big Z, now I just find him annoying

[Ramp]

I want the Pods in the West. Just something about a franchise that's never won a WS.

The Dodgers have won a WS

[Party]

I see what you did there.

[Big Z]

I just noticed Jay Payton is still playing ball, I saw he was called up by the Rox. He looks in top shape, as always. Everytime he gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

[Ramp]

Everytime he gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Isn't this the case with everyone who has ever picked up a bat?

[MiamiHomer]

Yep.

[FishFanInPA]

See: Reggie Abercrombie in Cincinnati.

[Big Z]

Isn't this the case with everyone who has ever picked up a bat?
It's pretty rare for someone facing major league pitching for the first time in 2 years.

[MiamiHomer]

You are missing the point.

Everytime he gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Mike Stanton gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Emilio Bonafacio gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Josh Johnson gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

When someone gets "into one" they are, as you put it, ripping the cover off the ball.

[Big Z]

You are missing the point.



Every time Mike Stanton gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Emilio Bonafacio gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Josh Johnson gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

When someone gets "into one" they are, as you put it, ripping the cover off the ball.

I understand, I didn't explain myself correctly.

[Beef]

Really silly that MLBNetwork needed to have Barry Larkin talk about how Chipper Jones gets a runner in from 3rd with less than two outs 1,000% of the time for so long that they joined their scheduled game 2 outs into the first inning.

[Ramp]

So apparently Joey Votto did not have one infield pop out as of the other day. That's a pretty nutty stat..... I think

[Party]

You are missing the point.



Every time Mike Stanton gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Emilio Bonafacio gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

Every time Josh Johnson gets into one he rips the cover off the ball.

When someone gets "into one" they are, as you put it, ripping the cover off the ball.

No he doesn't.

[Ramp]

are you suggesting that Bonifacio has never crushed a line drive to shallow left field?

[Party]

It would violate the laws of physics!

THE LAWS OF PHYSICS!!!!

[Valid]

Braves lose to Washington again. Not only will they probably not win the division, but they might not even make the playoffs.

[mbitcronod12]

Nyjer Morgan got his suspension cut from 15 games to 8. His $15 K fine stands. Basically, they just dropped the 7 games for throwing at the Phillies fan. He'll start serving it tomorrow.

Personally, I don't think they should have cut his suspension in half. He was suspended for essentially 3 seperate events (throwing at the Phillies fan, running over the Cardinals catcher and starting the fight) but he only gets 2 more days on his suspension than Volstad? And it took MLB almost a week to decide what they wanted to do?

[PitchingWinsGames]

Nyjer Morgan got his suspension cut from 15 games to 8. His $15 K fine stands. Basically, they just dropped the 7 games for throwing at the Phillies fan. He'll start serving it tomorrow.

Personally, I don't think they should have cut his suspension in half. He was suspended for essentially 3 seperate events (throwing at the Phillies fan, running over the Cardinals catcher and starting the fight) but he only gets 2 more days on his suspension than Volstad? And it took MLB almost a week to decide what they wanted to do?

Mibs, you should know better than to compare a pitcher's suspension to a position player's.

[Beef]

Volstad!

[mbitcronod12]

Mibs, you should know better than to compare a pitcher's suspension to a position player's.

It still doesn't make sense when you compare it to Gaby's. Gaby got three for fighting. Morgan should have gotten 4-5 for starting the fight, another 3-4 for throwing at the Phillies fan and 2-3 for intentionally running over the St. Louis catcher. That's 9-12 and I would lean toward the higher side since they all happened in a two week period and 2 of the incidents happened after he was already issued a suspension for the first.

Better?

[PitchingWinsGames]

It still doesn't make sense when you compare it to Gaby's. Gaby got three for fighting. Morgan should have gotten 4-5 for starting the fight, another 3-4 for throwing at the Phillies fan and 2-3 for intentionally running over the St. Louis catcher. That's 9-12 and I would lean toward the higher side since they all happened in a two week period and 2 of the incidents happened after he was already issued a suspension for the first.

Better?

That's fine, I don't disagree with the point, but like I said, it was apples to oranges.

[nny]

Except he didn't intentionally throw at the philly fan. The 7 game suspension for that was dropped, the 8 game suspension for the hayes, volstad, and anderson situations was upheld.

[Swifty]

If you give him what amounts to a 13 game suspension and a $15,000 fine, you're guaranteed to get a grievance from the PA, MLB probably just doesn't want to deal with that.

[jOOj]

Yankees down 3-1 to Baltimore top 9 with 2 outs.

A-Roid 4-3.

Bazinga'd them hard.

[Namaste]

Felix Hernandez pitches for the Mariners

[Beef]

He has given up zero hits and he is so freakin filthy.

[FishFF]

shhhhhhhhhhhhh it's gone

[Beef]

he's still the best though

[FishFF]

Tulo gon wild

[Hugg]

.377/.424/1.164 14hr 31rbi in last 15 games

[Valid]

Has he suddenly become a legitimate MVP candidate?

[Ramp]

technically everyone in baseball is a candidate

/proudofthatresponse

[Valid]

Uncle Wes?

[TealMonster08]

He doesnt have enough ABs...dont be foolish.

[Party]

The Twins have 92 wins.

[Valid]

He doesnt have enough ABs...dont be foolish.
But he's a professional, though.

[Ramp]

Mike Hampton pitching for DBacks right now

[Valid]

Apparently, Lincecum thinks the Rockies cheat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4iVpgf6Lg0

[nny]

I think the Rockies cheat when you look at the fact their pitching OPS against home/away is same, while their hitter OPS has a huge home/away split - and it's been that way since they went to the humidor

[MiamiHomer]

Champan now has the fastest recorded fastball in MLB history after last night. Threw 105 MPH, against one of the batters his "slowest" pitch was 102.

[PitchingWinsGames]

I think the Rockies cheat when you look at the fact their pitching OPS against home/away is same, while their hitter OPS has a huge home/away split - and it's been that way since they went to the humidor

Welp, right on cue:

http://www.csnbayarea.com/09/25/10/Report-MLB-to-Oversee-Use-of-Humidor-Bal/landing.html?blockID=318308&feedID=2497

Starting tonight, umpires at Coors field will monitor how balls are humidified and get from the Rockies' dugout to the pitcher, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

John Shea tweeted that Major League Baseball "now will oversee use of humidor balls at Coors Field following complaint filed by Giants."

The Rockies use a humidor to change the baseballs used at Coors Field so that the notorious hitter's park hosts more average offensive output.

During the Giants' 2-1 win over the Rockies Friday, starting pitcher Tim Lincecum requested a new ball and could be seen mouthing profanities about the use of what he called a "juiced ball."
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And apparently it's nothing new to a lot of people:

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2010/07/did_the_rockies_use_juiced_balls_to_beat_cardinals .php

"There's a feeling that the Rockies are doing something with the humidor-stored baseballs, and sometimes late in games when the Rockies need help, that some non-humidor baseballs slip into the mix. Nobody has been able to prove it.

[Party]

That Cantu trade finally paid a dividend.

Rangers in the postseason for the first time since 1999.

Rangers, Reds, Rays and possibly Padres in the playoffs. Who would have guessed!

[Valid]

The Rangers aren't really that big of a surprise, in my opinion.

[Swifty]

I think the Rangers are a huge surprise in that they ran away with the division.

[Bobbob1313]

The rest of that division tops out at mediocre, though. They aren't really running away with it based on their own merit. They'd be tied for third in the AL East, and would be 6 back in the central.

How terrible that division has been is a bigger surprise than how the Rangers have played.

[nny]

So if Boston holds on to win this game, and then they win 2 more games before their next series with the Yankees (Yankees have 3 v.s. Blue Jays, Boston 4 v.s. CHW)...they could then sweep the yanks again during the final series and force a 1 game playoff.

BP has the odds of that happening at 1%.

[Ecpot]

And the Yankees won.

[Party]

Amazing cover.

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/thomesportsillustrated.jpg

[Beef]

It's pretty

[jOOj]

That a handsome jinx.

[Fritz]

Rays wore hats with a plaid bill tonight. It was awesome.

[Party]

Too bad they can't draw dick.

[TealMonster08]

Seth from Superbad can draw dick.

Also, Lincecum is not the Lincecum he used to be.

[Fritz]

Too bad they can't draw dick.

Adjusted for population they're 7th in attendance. Not to mention the stadium is in a fucking awful location.

[Party]

Is this Tampa metro or just St. Pete?

And I agree wholeheartedly that long term attendance issues are because of the stadium. But the final week of the season, your team is in it and you draw 12K?

Atleast the Marlins drew in the mid 30s that final week.

[Hugg]

"Baseball works in funny ways," Latos told CBSSports.com. "The only way I could honestly put it is, we could be like the Giants and go and change our whole lineup, put guys with 'San Francisco Giants' across their jerseys. We didn't.

"We added two guys (Miguel Tejada and Ryan Ludwick). We've been the same team all year. We haven't just gone and grabbed guys from other teams."

Among the Giants' midseason acquisitions are outfielders Pat Burrell, Jose Guillen and Cody Ross along with infielder Mike Fontenot, all of whom were acquired either via post-July 31 trades (Guillen and Fontentot), straight waiver claims (Ross) or in free agency (Burrell).

Ross wasn't too pleased with Latos' shot at the Giants.

"It's asinine to say, 'We're a close-knit group and this is our team,'" Ross told the San Francisco Chronicle. "Every team goes out at the trading deadline and tries to make a deal. It's very rare for an organization to say, 'We don't need any improvements. We're as good as we're going to be.' Every team looks to improve, whether it's one, three or five guys."

Added Ross when asked if he was invested in the playoff run as longer-tenured Giants: "I'm just as excited as they are. I'm finally on a winning team and getting a chance to go to the playoffs."

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/09/30/cody-ross-mat-latos-criticism-of-giants-are-asinine/

[Fritz]

Is this Tampa metro or just St. Pete?

And I agree wholeheartedly that long term attendance issues are because of the stadium. But the final week of the season, your team is in it and you draw 12K?

Atleast the Marlins drew in the mid 30s that final week.

I have no idea. I'm assuming Tampa metro though.

The stadium just fucking sucks to get to. If you live in Tampa, it's at least a 30 minute drive and St. Pete is all tourists and poor people so they don't go unless the Red Sox or Yankees are in town. They'll draw for the playoffs. It's hard to get up for a game against a last place team when you're starting the playoffs in a week.

[Metes]

I'm happy for Cody
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I also like the Giants, so there's that
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And if Latos was a real man, he would have two t's in his first name.

[Party]

I have no idea. I'm assuming Tampa metro though.

The stadium just fucking sucks to get to. If you live in Tampa, it's at least a 30 minute drive and St. Pete is all tourists and poor people so they don't go unless the Red Sox or Yankees are in town. They'll draw for the playoffs. It's hard to get up for a game against a last place team when you're starting the playoffs in a week.

I've been there and I was one of those tourists!

Not only does the stadium suck to get to, but the stadium sucks. I luv'd the air conditioner and playing while it rained outside, but the stadium has no other redeeming qualities.

Tampa Bay metro is a lot like South Florida. The metro is so awkwardly shaped that wherever you put a stadium it will alienate somebody. It isn't like a Houston or St. Louis where the city spreads out evenly from the center. The 'best' location for any ballpark will have to be in downtown Tampa.

[Fritz]

Yeah, the stadium should be in downtown Tampa by Channelside (where St. Pete Times Forum is) or by the 1-800-Ask-Gary (lolz) Ampitheater near the I-4/I-275 interchange.

[Beef]

Its right next to Fergs

[Party]

Add some numbers to your point Fritz:

Using demographic data, the Rays say 615,000 people live within a 30-minute drive of Tropicana Field.

Compare that with Pittsburgh, where 1.2-million people live within a 30-minute drive, Kalt said. Or Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Cleveland or Kansas City, which all have populations twice as dense as the Rays.

"We just don't have enough people within a half an hour drive," Kalt said.

Building a stadium in Carillon or at Toytown would almost double the population within a 30-minute commute, the Rays say. But that's not the only problem.

When compared to other major league markets, Tampa Bay ranks near the bottom in retail buying income, retail sales and corporate base, Kalt said.

His research mirrors a separate St. Petersburg Times analysis published last month.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article925441.ece

[Hugg]

So, basically, the real point here is they shouldn't have an MLB franchise.

[Metes]

But at the time of their expansion, they led the league in gradients

[Party]

Just to put some numbers behind what Matt said

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/cabsdeeptoleft/TampaBayDevilRays_FRC_2000_SOL_SRGB.png

[Metes]

At the time, they led the league in best:

http://ui17.gamespot.com/1904/devilrayslogo_2.gif

[Ramp]

Latos is a bitch

helluva pitcher though

[Fritz]

So, basically, the real point here is they shouldn't have an MLB franchise.

Probably. Half of the AL Central wanted to move here during the 90s though.

:mischief

[Beef]

Cody Ross has a beard

[Metes]

It's October

[Hugg]

there's only one

[Metes]

Highlander?

[Fritz]

Toyota Highlander?

[FishFanInPA]

lol at Atlanta. I hope the Phillies complete the choke tomorrow.

[Party]

We need a three way tie.

[Namaste]

Latos is a bitch

helluva pitcher though


Coconut Creek High School alumni (Broward County bitchez)

:mischief2
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Yanks gon sweep?
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NYY/BOS in a tight one here on MLBNet

[jOOj]

I want the Braves to not make the playoffs. Does that make me a bad person? Don't answer that. Leave me alone. Get off my fucking lawn!

[Metes]

Apparently the Phils' strategy of allowing Danys Baez to pitch at all in today's game has failed miserably.

[Metes]

Got a real barn burner in ATL

[Swifty]

How great would it have been if the Giants took Skipworth and we got Posey? :(

[Beef]

That would undoubtedly be the greatest

[Ramp]

like we woulda drafted Posey anyway