2011 MLB Season Game Thread: May

[Ramp]

http://emojuanuribe.tumblr.com/

also, Shin Soo Choo arrested for DUI

[Chewford]

Liriano's pitching for the Twins tonight.

[MiamiHomer]

Brandon Phillips threw a ball between his legs.

[jOOj]

Liriano did it. NO HITTER COMPLETE.

[MiamiHomer]

AJ Burnett-esque

[Beef]

he did it

[jOOj]

6bb 2k I believe.

[Beef]

Had to be just over 50/50 strikes to balls

[Junior]

Brandon Phillips threw a ball between his legs.
That was badass other than the getting blown out by the Astros part.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOokaXd-HuU

[FishFanInPA]

wtf are you posting at 5am for.

[DropkickAlex]

Play of the Year.

[Party]

wtf are you posting at 5am for.

He roots for a cricket team in India.

[CrimsonCane]

Sports Night / Studio 60 reference?

[Party]

Junior roots for a team in every time zone except Mountain time.

[Ramp]

makes for long nights of tv
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terrible baserunning by mike cameron, good lord... what the hell are you doing
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and we're tied in boston

[Junior]

They're still playing.

[Ramp]

ah when games go passed 12am on the east coast, awesomeness occurs

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

and then the angels broadcasters...

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/05/angels.jpg

[MiamiHomer]

The Angels broadcast team is awesome.

[Ramp]

Brett Anderson, thru 4.

[MiamiHomer]

Dunnski.

[dim]

That Youkilis video is one of the coolest things I've ever seen at a ballgame.

I wish every team's fan base was big enough and in sync enough to be able to pull something like that off.

[Mainge]

Hosmer gets the call.

[Junior]

That Youkilis video is one of the coolest things I've ever seen at a ballgame.

I wish every team's fan base was big enough and in sync enough to be able to pull something like that off.
There were probably 1,000 people in the stadium at the time, if that.

[Swifty]

ah when games go passed 12am on the east coast, awesomeness occurs

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

and then the angels broadcasters...

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/05/angels.jpg

That's amazing.

[MiamiHomer]

Braves call up Julio Teheran, he's pitching Saturday against the Phillies.

[Ramp]

Derek Lowe, thru seis
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same game, Cliff Lee has 15k

[MiamiHomer]

Make that 16

[Ramp]

this game is heavenly
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Lowe is definitely hurt
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Victorino ends no hitter

might be time to pull Lowe

[MiamiHomer]

Fredi leaving him in.
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And now they check on him.

[Ramp]

classic Fredi

[MiamiHomer]

Jaime Garcia is doing what Lowe was doing but better.

[Ramp]

he's been outstanding tonight

[MiamiHomer]

Helps facing a Brewers offense that has been absolutely dreadful the past 6 games. Team batting average is under .100 during that span.

[Bobbob1313]

Brewers have been hella bad.

[MiamiHomer]

Walk then base hit ends it all in the 8th.

[MiamiHomer]

Seriously, Sam Fuld is insane defensively.

[Branch]

There is some cool stuff happening right now.

[jOOj]

Yessir.

[Mainge]

FakeTommyHutton Tommy Hutton
Hey @FakeRichWaltz, its about time you let the audience know whats going on. Seven times should do it

:lol

[jOOj]

Our pal Descalso just ended Gallardo's no hit bid.

[jOOj]

I don't think we are allowed to say things like that.

[Branch]

If he blows it, tell Verlander he can beat up FTF.

[jOOj]

That was sickening! He was clocked 100 in the 9th and big credit for the Toronto fans for cheering all through the 9th.

His second career no hitter.

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

No no in the bag...his second no no in his career...better yet it was on my fantasy team

[jOOj]

That dood rules, even without the pervert mustache.

[Metes]

Year of the Pitcher: Part Deux
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"They may have run the Kentucky Derby today, but the Tiger horse was #1!"

ehehehehehehe

[MiamiHomer]

This week alone has had really good pitching performances.

[jOOj]

He got doused by cold water :lol

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

Yovani Gallardo had a no no deep into his game today as well.

[MiamiHomer]

Jaime Garcia almost had one yesterday, Tim Hudson threw a complete game one hitter shut out earlier in the week. Cliff Lee struck out 16 yesterday and in the same game Lowe had a no-no through 6.

[jOOj]

Clearly all this is a sign for how Volstad will pitch tonight.

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

JP Arrencibia really had a great AB against Verlander in the 8th. He fouled off like a half dozen pitches and got Verlander to walk him on a 3-2 count. The 4th ball was juuuuuust outside and it was 100 MPH in th 8th, that just sick. You're right it has been a crazy week in pitching!

[Chewford]

:sheep:

http://i.imgur.com/oJYn2.jpg

[MiamiHomer]

Jeter hit a HR, this is big news.
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It was off of Ryan Tucker too.
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He just hit another one, this one off of Arthur Rhodes.

[Swifty]

Milton Bradley DFA'd.

I probably wouldn't, but he would upgrade Helms and probably Cousins/Petersen.

[Metes]

He's sooooooooooo bad

Not an upgrade to anybody

[Ramp]

hot damn what a play
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14645257

[MiamiHomer]

No greater feeling when you flip the ball from your glove and it goes exactly where you hoped it would and he did it behind the back.

[Miamarlin21]

That was pretty cute.

[Metes]

Neat play

He then went on to continue hitting below a .600 OPS on the year

[Ramp]

But for one special night, he was batting 1.000 in the hearts of millions

[Metes]

You OPS 8.000 in my heart

[Ramp]

my RISP when you're in the crowd is through the roof

[MiamiHomer]

Bryce Harper is tearing it up in single A.

[Ecpot]

I'm tired of Posada sucking. I think it might be time for Montero to replace him at DH.

[MiamiHomer]

Adrian Gonzalez seems to have found his HR stroke.

[Ralph]

Hanley hasn't and never will.

[Ramp]

Timmy is thru 4

[FishFanInPA]

fun one in Baltimore. our boy Kevin blew it in the 9th.

[Ramp]

timmy is thru 5
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and ian kennedy breaks up timmy's no no with a single up the middle in the 6th inning

[Junior]

I'm tired of Posada sucking. I think it might be time for Montero to replace him at DH.
Your teams make my head hurt.

And that's something coming from me.

[Bobbob1313]

At least he roots for 3 teams in the same city.

Whereas you have a favorite team in 3 time zones.

[Miamarlin21]

Oooooo, burnnnn

[Beef]

Also, you should take the last logo down because NIU is a school where you are a student, not something that you are a fan of (not your team, your school)

[Junior]

Also, you should take the last logo down because NIU is a school where you are a student, not something that you are a fan of (not your team, your school)
Trying too hard, beef.

[Branch]

I don't think he's trying too hard.. you said that.

[Beef]

Yeah, Moss is right. You said that.

[Miamarlin21]

Harper just hit his first professional grand slam. He's now hitting .380 with 8 bombs and 29 RBI

[Ecpot]

Eric Hosmer hit his first career homerun off AJ Burnett.

[Miamarlin21]

Fantasy!!

[MiamiHomer]

Eric Hosmer hit his first career homerun off AJ Burnett.

It was a bomb too.
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A-Gon earning his cash now.

[Ramp]

story on Bartolo Colon's innovative surgery

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/sports/baseball/a-disputed-surgery-helped-bartolo-colons-comeback.html?_r=2

[Miamarlin21]

Angels' first baseman Kendry Morales out for the year.

[MiamiHomer]

Poor guy, all because he hit a walk off.

[dim]

If Morales hits a walk off home run next season, I'd say send out a pinch runner for him after he reaches first.

[Swifty]

story on Bartolo Colon's innovative surgery

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/sports/baseball/a-disputed-surgery-helped-bartolo-colons-comeback.html?_r=2

Someone smarter than I am: how is this not a prohibited procedure under baseball's substance testing system (or whatever euphemism they have slapped on it).

[Mainge]

So when does Harper get moved up? .396/.472/.712

[Miamarlin21]

My question is does Werth move to left once Harpy is ready?

[Miamarlin21]

Mets' starter Chris Young to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.

[MiamiHomer]

Someone smarter than I am: how is this not a prohibited procedure under baseball's substance testing system (or whatever euphemism they have slapped on it).

MLB is looking into it now. Doctor said he didn't use HGH in Colon's surgery though.

[MiamiHomer]

Hosmer likes Yankees Stadium it seems, 2nd HR in as many nights.

[Miamarlin21]

Hosmer likes Yankees Stadium it seems, 2nd HR in as many nights.

Literally right before he hit that I offered him in a trade on my fantasy team. Guess he was telling me something.
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Wow the Yankees are imploding this inning. Two errors, wild pitch/passed ball. 4 runs scored.
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6-0 Royals.

[MiamiHomer]

Beltran just hit his 3rd HR of the day.
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Holy Jesus Matt Wieters has a gun.

[MiamiHomer]

Britton and Vargas went 9 innings of shut out baseball, both came out and game is in the 10th.

[FishFanInPA]

Reliever Matt Lindstrom (13 innings) has one of the longest scoreless streaks in the National League

Weird he'd be so successful in Coors.

[Metes]

Or at all

[Ecpot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmvsc22OFw

[MiamiHomer]

:lol

[Mainge]

Awesome

[MiamiHomer]

@MinnesotaTwins: Harmon Killebrew entered hospice care today.

:(.

[FishFanInPA]

When I think Dollar Monday, I think Potomac Nationals.

Well, now I can also think Nationals-Pirates.

Monday, May 16 is $1 MONDAY: $1 tickets, $1 hot dogs, $1 peanuts, $1 popcorn and $1 parking! Get $1 tickets for seating in the LF/RF Corner (Field Level), LF/RF Mezzanine (Mezzanine Level) or Upper Infield Gallery (Upper Gallery Level) and $1 parking in Lot HH. $1 tickets can be purchased either online or at the box office. $1 parking can be purchased with cash at Lot HH on game night. All $1 tickets, parking and food specials are valid only in the areas listed, subject to availability in select locations and good while supplies last. Some restrictions apply. Limit of two $1 tickets per order.

Maybe they’re trying to avoid another mocking appearance on Colbert Report, which happened last time the Nats played the Pirates on a Monday night.

If you can’t make the Monday game, the next day is Two-Dollar Ticket Tuesday, though you’ll have to pay full-priced for your hot dogs. Guess the Pirates aren’t a huge draw in D.C.

They sold out the Monday $1 tix in no time at all.

[MiamiHomer]

Someone said it a few pages ago but I don't think it's even arguable anymore. Whatever Jose Bautista did to improve his game last season has made him the best hitter in baseball right now.

[Miamarlin21]

So he's not a one year wonder?

[MiamiHomer]

Cameron Maybin crushing the ball today. 4-4 2 HR

[Miamarlin21]

Sans batting gloves too!

[Bobbob1313]

Sans batting gloves too!

He truly is a man after my heart.

[Miamarlin21]

He truly is a man after my heart.

You like them with no glove?

So you like John Mabry too?

[Bobbob1313]

You like them with no glove?

So you like John Mabry too?

I like the old school look.

[MiamiHomer]

So he's not a one year wonder?

At this point, I think he's for real.

33:19 BB:K

.515 OBP
.760 SLUG
1.275 OPS

!!!

[Bobbob1313]

He's become Barry Bonds.

[MiamiHomer]

But how?!?!

[Bobbob1313]

Improved his K rate by a little bit and his power by a whole lot. The walks are probably the result of him not seeing any good pitches to hit.

He hits a lot more flyballs than before, and more of those flyballs are going out.

I dunno. He stole Hanley and David Wright's power like Space Jam.

[Ramp]

So he's not a one year wonder?

not only that, but his 2009 September....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Ramp101/Screenshot2011-05-14at120618AM.png

[Junior]

Joey Votto, good at baseball.

[Mainge]

Improved his K rate by a little bit and his power by a whole lot. The walks are probably the result of him not seeing any good pitches to hit.

He hits a lot more flyballs than before, and more of those flyballs are going out.

I dunno. He stole Hanley and David Wright's power like Space Jam.

THAT'S SO CLEVER

[Bobbob1313]

Mainge texted that to me the other day.

[Miamarlin21]

I wish Mainge would text me. I'm so jealous.

[Ecpot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDgn4j_LJc

[Beef]

We never would have known what bobbob did if Mainge didn't guilt him into being a truth teller

[Ecpot]

Slade Heathcott is strong.

[Mainge]

We never would have known what bobbob did if Mainge didn't guilt him into being a truth teller

You blaming me? I just thought it was really clever.

[Ecpot]

It seemed like sarcasm from you.

[Mainge]

Oh it was.

[Miamarlin21]

That was intense. Wow. I want to say Slade is a douche but I don't know the full circumstances.

[Beef]

You blaming me?

No way. Bobbob played us all for fools.

[Fish and Chips]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7B4gic1-qU&feature=player_embedded

[jOOj]

That's pretty messed up. :lol

[MiamiHomer]

That was damn impressive.

[Miamarlin21]

A real life Spiderman. Awesome.

[FishFanInPA]

I'm glad the courtesy is there. Was wondering who the douche was filming it.

[Miamarlin21]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf3uu4EL9jE&feature=player_embedded

I'd hug him.

[Beef]

I felt throwup building behind my eyeballs after 18 seconds

[MiamiHomer]

Bautista goes yard again, 13th of the year to break a 3-3 tie in extras.

[MiamiHomer]

So Jorge Posada apparently threw a bitch fit when he was posted to bat 9th and is now refusing to play.

[Ecpot]

Time for Montero

[Namaste]

So Jorge Posada apparently threw a bitch fit when he was posted to bat 9th and is now refusing to play.



He's such a cunt

[Chewford]

Someone hitting under .150 should totally hit high in the lineup for the Yankees.

[Bobbob1313]

On the one hand, shut up and do your job, Jorge.

But on the other hand, his OPS was only .024 lower than Jeter's, and Jeter is basically locked into 1 and 2, and Posada was dropped to 9th.

[Miamarlin21]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have released left-handed pitcher Scott Olsen. :(

[Valid]

So Cameron Maybin is actually having a pretty good year (.280/.356/.455).

Figures.

[Chewford]

I'm not surprised in the least and I have complete confidence that if he was still in Miami this year, he would be sucking it up big time.

[Valid]

I'm fairly surprised given the fact that he has basically no protection in that Padres' lineup. Makes what he's done thus far look that much more impressive.

[MiamiHomer]

Joey Bats went yard again.

[jOOj]

@adbrandt With $13.1 million salary, Jorge Posada made $81,000 yesterday while clearing his head.

That's a little depressing to us people who still live in the real world.

[MiamiHomer]

Bautista hit another one. He has 15 HR's now.

[Fish and Chips]

So Cameron Maybin is actually having a pretty good year (.280/.356/.455).

Figures.

5 days ago, he was hitting .233/.317/.372

[FishFanInPA]

3rd HR today for Bautista I see.

[Ramp]

dude is awesome

[Bobbob1313]

He is OPSing 1.400 even.

[MiamiHomer]

On pace for about 65 HR's.

[Bobbob1313]

On pace for about 65 HR's.

I literally just did the math and was about to post it. You bitch.

[MiamiHomer]

Uggla takes the Doc deep to put Atlanta up 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th.

[MiamiHomer]

Sizemore back on the DL with a right knee injury.

[Miamarlin21]

Chapman to DL with shoulder inflammation.

Also David Wright had a MRI and the first diagnosis is a stress fracture in his lower back.

[MiamiHomer]

That sure as hell isn't going to help Wright's trade value if they considered moving him by the deadline.

[Miamarlin21]

Albert Pujols is playing third base tonight for the first time since 2002.

[MiamiHomer]

I hope he plays there a few more times for fantasy baseball eligibility purposes!

[Miamarlin21]

I hope he plays there a few more times for fantasy baseball eligibility purposes!

That would be nice.

[jOOj]

Glad to know Tony's diseases haven't effected his brain. :|

[Miamarlin21]

Just read an article on the MLB logo. Until now, I always assumed it was a left-handed hitter. Now I see how it can be a right-handed hitter. What you guys think?

[MiamiHomer]

Glad to know Tony's diseases haven't effected his brain. :|

Not the first time Pujols has been at 3rd this year.

[jOOj]

Yep, just more fun to make fun of Tony.

[DropkickAlex]

Apparently Pujols was the one with the idea. Asked La Russa if he could play 3rd to help the team. Pretty cool. 8 games for fantasy eligibility at 3B for this year and 18 for next year.

[MiamiHomer]

It's so we can keep Gaby next season when Pujols signs with us. What a guy!

[Ecpot]

Granderson hit his 14th HR

[MiamiHomer]

Kevin Gregg does it again. A-Gon doubles in the tying and game winning run in the bottom of the 9th off the green monster.

[Ramp]

Vin Mazzaro.

1.2ip 11h 14r(14er) 3bb 2k 1hr (era up to 22.74)

[MiamiHomer]

Dude was suppose to pitch tomorrow but Davies got hurt so they threw him in there.

[Bobbob1313]

3rd time since 1947 a SP has given up 14 ER in a start.

[MiamiHomer]

Is it a start or a relief outing?

[Junior]

How bad is Berkman in RF if they'd rather have Pujols playing 3rd? Wow.

[Swifty]

It's that they need Punto at 2B.

[Swifty]

I'd like to put John Heyman in the super dumb category.

Ragging ARod for being done, 2/4 2 HR night.

He also said Girardi needs to be blamed for being loyal to Burnett, but not Posada. I hate him.

[Namaste]

It would be really nice if STL could push a run across to beat PHI


Bases loaded w/ no outs

[AdamRavs]

STL beats Philly! Puma comes through!

[Namaste]

YES

[Ramp]

David Wright placed on DL

[MiamiHomer]

Could be out for 4-6 weeks.

[Hugg]

Bartolo Colon has used 68 pitches to throw 7 shutout innings so far tonight

stem cells are awesome

[FishFanInPA]

this is crazy. The Yankees and Orioles game has had all but 2 of the hits being singles. Dickerson just got hit in the face...Gonzalez got tossed so now the Orioles are going to tomorrow's starter to pitch.
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AJ Burnett is now pinch running for Dickerson.
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Oriole rally snuffed out by a single that hits the runner.

[Miamarlin21]

The Rangers recalled catcher Taylor Teagarden and optioned our old friend Ryan Tucker.

[Ecpot]

this is crazy. The Yankees and Orioles game has had all but 2 of the hits being singles. Dickerson just got hit in the face...Gonzalez got tossed so now the Orioles are going to tomorrow's starter to pitch.
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AJ Burnett is now pinch running for Dickerson.
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Oriole rally snuffed out by a single that hits the runner.

That was the weirdest game.

[Mainge]

Did Joba single in a go-ahead RBI, only to have Jeremy Guthrie triple with 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th?

I don't think so.

[mbitcronod12]

Interesting article about our old friend Scott Olsen.

In the 24 years that I have covered the major leagues, fans have consistently asked me three questions: 1. Can you get me autographs? 2. Can you get me free tickets? 3. Does it bother you that the players make so much money?
My answer to all three has always been ‘no.’
It’s unprofessional for a reporter to ask a player for an autograph, it is unethical for a media member to accept free tickets and if sports writers were offered multimillion dollar contracts, I’d sign up for one.
I’ve made a special exception to my stock answer for question No. 3 in the case of Scott Olsen, the left-hander who was released by the Pirates last Saturday.
The Pirates signed Olsen for a guaranteed $450,000 last December with the idea that he would be strong contender to win a roster spot at the back end of their rotation. Even though Olsen was a combined 6-12 with a 5.76 ERA in 28 games, 26 starts, with Washington in 2009 and 2010, it seemed a worthwhile gamble.
The Pirates were guaranteeing him just $36,000 over the major-league minimum salary of $414,000 and the 27-year-old had showed flashes of brilliance during his four seasons with Florida from 2005-08.
However, there were also warning signs that Olsen could create problems.
During his time with the Marlins, Olsen received a black eye as the result of a late-night scuffle with a teammate, had well-documents dugout blowups with managers Joe Girardi and Fredi Gonzalez, and was arrested during 2007 for driving under the influence, resisting arrest with violence and fleeing and eluding a police officer. Then there was Olsen’s chain smoking, which he never tried to hide.
Yet the reason I begrudge the fact that Olsen walked away from the Pirates with $450,000 isn’t because of his bad attitude, smoking or drinking. It’s the way he went about getting released. Olsen threw a fit in spring training when he was told he would have to compete for a spot in the bullpen instead of in the rotation because a strained hamstring had put him too far behind in order to be ready to begin the season as a starter.
Olsen had been on the disabled list since opening day and sources with knowledge of the situation claim his attitude didn’t get any better while he rehabbed at extended spring training.
Thus, Olsen gets a parting gift of $450,000 just to go away — a sum a common man would hope to make over a 10-year span - — by virtue of doing little more than complaining. It must be great work if you can get it.

Pitching and Moaning Paid Off for Olsen (http://www.timesonline.com/sports/local_sports/perrotto-pitching-and-moaning-paid-off-for-olsen/article_77f2e413-8f57-5573-8691-9cc42eb78fb2.html)

[Miamarlin21]

Scott has always had a bad attitude, so that's nothing new. I talked to a Pirates guy yesterday and he said that Olsen didn't want to move to the bullpen and that was the potential only opening they would have.

[MiamiHomer]

Giambi with 3 HR's in 5 innings so far in Philly. 7 RBI to go with them.

[Miamarlin21]

Red Sox designated left-handed pitcher Hideki Okajima for assignment and acquired lefty Franklin Morales from Colorado.

[Miamarlin21]

Cameron Maybin is sounding off again on twitter. Here are his tweets:

CamMaybin Cameron Maybin24
Our score keeper is brutal

and

CamMaybin Cameron Maybin24
Fucking brutal

[Ramp]

http://mobilebullpen.com/bsrabian/bsrabian.mlb_open/ad/129photo.JPG

[MiamiHomer]

Pablo Sandoval really need to be on the Marlins with our affection for Pandas, not to mention we could use a 3rd baseman.

[Party]

http://a.yfrog.com/img615/1873/un1yl.jpg

Cubs and Red Sox wearing those tomorrow. 1918 throwbacks.

[Miamarlin21]

The Red Sox jersey is so original

[CrimsonCane]

All throwbacks are, by definition, unoriginal.

[MiamiHomer]

Talk about a crazy fucking game that just ended in Milwaukee.

[Metes]

The Red Sox jersey is so original

I want to think you were being cute, but I don't think you were

Were you?

[Miamarlin21]

I want to think you were being cute, but I don't think you were

Were you?

I don'k know your definition of cute. So yes?

[Metes]

The Red Sox jersey is so original

Cute = sarcasticals

Were you being sarcasticals in the above, or seriouslike?
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Or was it more of a double-sarcastic

[Miamarlin21]

Cute = sarcasticals

Were you being sarcasticals in the above, or seriouslike?
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Or was it more of a double-sarcastic

I was being sarcastic.

However, I like the sound of the double-sarcastic.

[Mainge]

After Bryce Harper went to visit the Washington Nationals' team optometrist in April, the baseball phenom got a surprising assessment.

Harper tells the Washington Post that Dr. Keith Smithson told him: "I don't know how you ever hit before. You have some of the worst eyes I've ever seen."

One contact lens prescription later and the No. 1 overall draft pick is reaping the benefits of his improved vision. In 20 games with the Class A Hagerstown Suns since his visit to the eye doctor, Harper has been on fire. He has hit a staggering .480, collecting 7 home runs, 10 doubles and 23 RBI.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-20062723-10391697.html

[Metes]

They gave him the Mark Hendrickson
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Ehe Mark Hendrickson

[jOOj]

I liked that jersey when John Goodman wore it.

[Chewford]

That Bautista guy is a ridiculous human being. You are not allowed to have 18 homeruns at this point in a season.

[jOOj]

Joey Bats eats Stem Cells for breakfast.

[Party]

Instead of putting these beauties on display, Fox decided Mets-Yankees would be a more intriguing matchup on primetime.

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/a9/fullj.97b9b5ecef9a97c1e0e9797902c1774d/ap-201105211925699341785.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/74/fullj.93774bbdffd41f1a1d44ce3e20d2ea09/ap-201105211926699651789.jpg

MLB's marketing is garbage.

Only fail were the uniform numbers. But all the electronic scoreboards in the ballpark were turned off and there were no loudspeaker announcements.

[Ecpot]

There's a M. Wilson playing for the Mariners. Is that our Matt Wilson?????????????????

[Chewford]

Nothing wrong with taking a second job.

[MiamiHomer]

Granderson hits another HR. 16 on the year for him now.

[Ecpot]

He's having an insane season.

[Bobbob1313]

Whats even more insane is that Jose Bautista's OPS is .400 points higher than his.

[Ecpot]

How the hell did Bautista become this good?

[Bobbob1313]

Stole Hanley's power Space Jam style.

[Chewford]

Exobytes.

[Metes]

There's a M. Wilson playing for the Mariners. Is that our Matt Wilson?????????????????

Mmmmmhmmmmmmm

[jOOj]

He has a healthy tan these days.

[Hugg]

Asdrubal Cabrera 5/5 2hr 5rbi 2r sb

.302/.363/.522 9hr 32rbi

He's on pace to hit 33hr this season. Coming into the year, he had 18 career hr in 387 games with a season high of 6.

good grief

[Metes]

Felix with 6 K's thru 3 IP... so unfair that MLB lets him pitch against the Padres

[jOOj]

Asdrubal Cabrera 5/5 2hr 5rbi 2r sb

.302/.363/.522 9hr 32rbi

He's on pace to hit 33hr this season. Coming into the year, he had 18 career hr in 387 games with a season high of 6.

good grief

Stem Cells.

[MiamiHomer]

Utley back for the Phillies tomorrow.

[Namaste]

LAPD tracks down one of the suspects in the beating of a Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot and the Giants walk off in 11 innings on the same day.

[Chewford]

Utley back for the Phillies tomorrow.

That is totally really great news. I am really, really fucking happy for him. Really for cereal. Hurray. What a great day for Canada and therefore the world.

[AdamRavs]

Utley back for the Phillies tomorrow.

Bad for the NL East great for my fantasy team!

[MiamiHomer]

No matter how low you set the bar, the New York Mets can find a way to limbo under it.

Just a week ago, the Yankees had the public drama for a change, with the front office squabbling with Jorge Posada over his self-removal from the lineup.

Then the injury-riddled Mets clawed back from 5-13 to .500 with a Subway Series-opening win in the Bronx on Friday.

Two subsequent losses were a dose of reality.

Now, Mets fans have to wake up to this: Principal owner Fred Wilpon -- who at 74 years old still very much has all his faculties -- goes for the nuclear option.

In a lengthy magazine piece -- which the organization undoubtedly thought would help the ownership family's image by telling Wilpon's rags-to-riches tale -- you first learn about how brother-in-law Saul Katz's endowment, and we don't mean bankroll, contributed to the building of the family's real-estate empire.

But the part that's buried in the New Yorker article is what will have the Big Apple airwaves abuzz Monday and beyond.

Wilpon decides to mock nearly all of his top players, while comparing his team to a pile of poop.

The principal owner says free-agent-to-be Jose Reyes ain't worth Carl Crawford money (seven years, $142 million) because he's always injured. He gives a backhanded compliment to David Wright, calling him a nice guy and very good but not a superstar. Wilpon saves his best material to describe Carlos Beltran.

The owner called himself a schmuck for giving Beltran a seven-year, $119 million deal off a record postseason with the Houston Astros in which Beltran slugged eight homers in 12 games.

Wilpon calls his team snakebitten and all but mocks Beltran for taking that infamous curveball from Adam Wainwright that eliminated the Mets in Game 7 of the 2006 National League Championship Series.

Fans may think those very things, with the possible exception of Reyes' financial worth. (Give Reyes whatever you have to in order to retain him, fans largely believe.) But the owner cannot say such stuff.

It was charming when the late George Steinbrenner publicly picked fights with players, but that was his personality quirk and designed for motivation. In Wilpon's case, it's just pathetic.

You would think having owned a New York baseball team for three decades, and with his cadre of public relations advisers, Wilpon would know better. But the Mets consistently have made the worst choices in presenting themselves to the public.

If you grant hours and hours of access to a reporter, you'd better be incredibly polished and stay on the message you're attempting to put out -- your rags-to-riches tale and how Bernie Madoff betrayed you. If you let your guard down and this comes out, well, beware the backlash.

Reyes may be a goner at the trading deadline or after the season, but Wilpon did himself no favors in the interim as far as their relationship, not to mention how the comments will be received by fans. Beltran is a goner too. But Wright is the face of the franchise.

It's been quietly whispered for some time by team officials that Wright is viewed by the organization as an elite complementary piece but cannot be the guy. But why say it publicly and antagonize Wright, who happened to play with an undiagnosed broken back for a month because he is such a gamer?

Irving Picard, the trustee suing the Wilpon family for more than $1 billion, should seriously take a step back and wonder if he really needs to keep sending out press releases to help his cause. The Mets' own self-destructiveness will take care of his public relations.

Wilpon uses the term "snakebitten" to describe the franchise.

Unlucky with some injuries? Definitely.

Snakebitten? No way. You largely make your own luck.

Wilpon rips Mets, sinks to new low (http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/columns/story?columnist=rubin_adam&id=6578283)

[Miamarlin21]

Reds option right-handed pitcher Edison Volquez to Triple-A Louisville.
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Braves sign infielder Julio Lugo
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Anddd former Marlin Josh Wilson was designated for assignment today by Arizona.

[jOOj]

Joey Bats, first inning dinger off Stem Colon.

[MiamiHomer]

His stem cells are better than Colons stem cells.

[jOOj]

I don't know how he's doing it but that swing looks great.

[MiamiHomer]

It's purty when he jacks one out.

[jOOj]

Not the first time I've heard that. O_o!

[MiamiHomer]

Asdrubal Cabrera 5/5 2hr 5rbi 2r sb

.302/.363/.522 9hr 32rbi

He's on pace to hit 33hr this season. Coming into the year, he had 18 career hr in 387 games with a season high of 6.

good grief

2 for 2 tonight with another HR. So 7 consecutive hits now.

[MiamiHomer]

3 HR game for Hart tonight.
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Pujols finally ends his HR drought.

[FishFF]

lol W at the Rangers game trying to catch the foul ball

[jOOj]

Kenley Jansen is not a CL.

[Bobbob1313]

Sorry, Ramp, I think Josh Willingham's gone.

[Ramp]

like dead?

what the hell are you talking about?

his stats are down, that offense stinks, he's facing AL pitching for the first extended time ever

he will not die.

[Bobbob1313]

Like, he stinks. Sorry.

[Ramp]

not accepted

[Bobbob1313]

You're like the grieving wife in an Oscar bait movie, standing over the body of her dead husband in a hospital room.

"Just let him go, Ramp. It's over. There's nothing more we can do."
"NO! ITS NOT TRUE! NOOOOOOO!"

(Ramp is played by Julia Roberts.)

[Ramp]

I don't really know what you're getting at here. You just enjoy the numbers. I enjoy the smile.

[Bobbob1313]

I was just looking at his stats last night and he's not doing well, and isn't showing much in the way of hope. So I thought I'd make a joke. Stop yelling.

[Ramp]

So this is funny to you?

[jOOj]

What do I look like? A clown? Do I make you laugh?

[Bobbob1313]

Uh.

[MiamiHomer]

What do I look like? A clown? Do I make you laugh?

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

[Miamarlin21]

lol I'm on a Reds forum and everyone is "puzzled" by the Reds subjecting (and losing) Danny Ray Herrera to waivers and not adding anyone immediately to the 40. They don't get that their initial plan was to call Dontrelle Willis up once Herrera was off the roster and then that plan was foiled Dontrelle got hurt. lol some people are so silly sometimes.

[Mainge]

lol I'm on a Reds forum and everyone is "puzzled" by the Reds subjecting (and losing) Danny Ray Herrera to waivers and not adding anyone immediately to the 40. They don't get that their initial plan was to call Dontrelle Willis up once Herrera was off the roster and then that plan was foiled Dontrelle got hurt. lol some people are so silly sometimes.

That is puzzling.

[Chewford]

I'm puzzled as to why you would be on a Reds forum.

[Miamarlin21]

I'm puzzled as to why you would be on a Reds forum.

Mudcats are with Reds now so I do what I used to do here on there, give good, informative information. Now I'm just a has-been on here.
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That is puzzling.

They just aren't as baseball advanced as you guys.

[Chewford]

Informative information is my favorite kind of information.

[Mainge]

Mudcats are with Reds now so I do what I used to do here on there, give good, informative information. Now I'm just a has-been on here.
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They just aren't as baseball advanced as you guys.

I mean, they should be puzzled. It's pretty dumb to lose someone for no reason.

[Miamarlin21]

Informative information is my favorite kind of information.

You know there are two types of information. Informative, and information that some give that don't mean anything or help at all.
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I mean, they should be puzzled. It's pretty dumb to lose someone for no reason.

But the move was already in motion. There was nothing they could do once Dontrelle got hurt.