2010 MLB Season Thread: August

[Ramp]

Dbacks went back to back to back to back tonight

7th time ever it has happened

A LaRoche homered to right.
M Montero homered to right.
M Reynolds homered to left center.
S Drew homered to right center.

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Adrian Gonzalez bunting against the shift is for me
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apparently KRod beat up his father-in-law or something

[FishFanInPA]

Nifty work by Rivera. Leadoff triple and the run doesnt score.

[FishFF]

Police: Father-in-law in hospital

ESPN.com news services

NEW YORK -- New York Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez is in custody after what police called a "physical assault" on his father-in-law at Citi Field.

Police say Rodriguez will be charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor.

A source told ESPN's Jeremy Schaap that Rodriguez is likely being held at Citi Field and will be brought directly to a courthouse sometime in the morning. As this falls under the domestic violence policy in New York state, Rodriguez will be charged regardless of whether the father-in-law wishes to bring charges.

Rodriguez
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Police say the incident occurred after the Mets' 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Police say Rodriguez's father-in-law is in the hospital with a scrape on his face and a bump on his head.

The Mets confirmed there was an incident between Rodriguez and his family at the ballpark, and referred all questions to the police.

Rodriguez became highly agitated with reporters who approached him at his locker after the game.

Rodriguez screamed, "Mind your own [expletive] business!" to a reporter who tried to ask him a question. The reliever then stormed into a restricted area of the clubhouse. Soon after, a Citi Field security member and uniformed police officer went to that same area of the clubhouse.

A Mets spokesman addressed reporters in the clubhouse to give the team's statement an hour after the officer entered the back room.

lawl Mutts

[Ramp]

Chipper is out for the year with a torn ACL

[Big Z]

Cueto supended 7 games(gives us a break in the Cincy series)
La Russa / Baker suspended 2 games

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Chris Carpenter, Yadier Molina, Brandon Phillips and Russ Springer were also fined but not suspended. I get why Carpenter, Molina and Phillips were suspended but I wonder what Springer did. I don't remember seeing him pointed out in the video replays.

[TealMonster08]

Jonathan Broxton cant get anyone out.

[DColts]

Nelson Cruz!

[Party]

Orioles wore these last night:



Some stuff is better off left in the 70s.

[Metes]

Adam Jones is getting fresh

[FishFF]

Orioles recalled RHP Rick VandenHurk from Triple-A Norfolk.
VandenHurk posted a 2.18 ERA in three starts with the Tides after being acquired from the Marlins at the non-waiver trade deadline. He is expected to pitch out of the bullpen for now, but could enter the rotation as the club reaches innings-limits with Jake Arrieta and Brian Matusz.

roto

[Ramp]

Mets trying to void KRod's contract

[Fritz]

Ehe, K-Rod gon have all his shit crumble around him. I wonder what his woman thinks.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb while allegedly striking the grandfather of his children last week at Citi Field, a team official said, and he is done for the season.



Rodriguez, who pitched Saturday with discomfort in his return from a two-day team suspension, was examined Monday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Team doctors recommended surgery, but a date for the procedure has yet to be scheduled.

"Obviously I'm disappointed, discouraged, frustrated," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. "When you get this kind of news it's ... we've just been through a lot. We seem to continue to have difficulties keeping things from -- having these type of injuries or these type of setbacks. Every year it seems like we get a little something here or there."

Manuel didn't dispute that Rodriguez will miss the rest of the season but said he didn't know how much longer beyond that it will take for the reliever to recover.


Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment as a result of the incident in the family room at Citi Field last Wednesday.



"You can make the assumption that the injury resulted from the incident last week," the official said.



Rodriguez lost $125,000 in salary during his two-day team-imposed suspension, and could be in line to forfeit the salary for the remainder of the season if a nonbaseball event resulted in the injury, as is alleged. Rodriguez is making $11.5 million this season.

A team spokesman confirmed voiding Rodriguez's contract is under consideration. "We are exploring all of our options," he said.

There is precedent for a club successfully voiding a contract. In fact, the Houston Astros received final written notice Monday from an arbitrator supporting their position that they were within their rights to refuse to honor the remainder of right-hander Shawn Chacon's contract as the result of a June 2008 incident in which the pitcher threw GM Ed Wade to the ground. The hearing was held last fall.

Astros president of baseball operations Tal Smith declined comment, saying the cases were dissimilar and that it was not his place to address Mets business.

Rodriguez is owed $11.5 million in 2011 and has a vesting option for 2012 at $17.5 million that will kick in if he finishes 55 games next season and is healthy as the guaranteed portion of the contract concludes.

When asked whether the injury occurred during the altercation, Manuel responded: "I was told during that time frame, yes." He said he does not think Rodriguez is contesting when it happened.

Rodriguez's agent, Paul Kinzer, would not say whether he would dispute that Rodriguez was injured during the incident.

"Frankie is going to have surgery and we are focused on that right now," Kinzer told the Venezuelan sports publication Lider. "We will address the other issues later."


No immediate roster move was made to place Rodriguez on the disabled list, but he is not with the team in Houston.


The 28-year-old reliever was arrested, charged and released on his own recognizance and is due back in court Sept. 14.

Rodriguez is accused of grabbing 53-year-old Carlos Peña, hauling him into a tunnel near the family lounge beneath Citi Field and hitting him in the face. Pena was taken to a hospital with a scrape and swelling above his eyebrow.

Manuel said he did not learn until Sunday, the day after Rodriguez returned to pitching, that the thumb was injured.

Manuel added that he was disappointed the Mets had lost their closer's services but added: "I'm not angry."

Manuel suggested there were mitigating factors in what set off Rodriguez during the alleged incident, and that's why he's not being more forceful in his condemnation of the closer.

"When you have some of the information -- not all the information -- and you can pass judgment on the little information that you have, you don't condone it, but you can see why," Manuel said. "I think that's what has to be taken into account with your frustrations and things."

Asked to elaborate on the cryptic remarks, Manuel declined.

"I can't, because from what I understand it's still a legal type of thing," Manuel said. "I really wish I could. I think it would be only fair to the people involved to stay away from that."

Multiple teammates told ESPNNewYork.com, however, that Rodriguez indicated he was upset with Pena's treatment of Rodriguez's grandmother, who raised him, and with the victim using his possessions. It was revealed at Rodriguez's arraignment that Pena stayed at one of Rodriguez's homes and drove one of his cars.

Manuel said several relievers could be used in the closer role with Rodriguez out.

"[I'll] go matchups and see what fits best and who's pitching well," he said. "It's whoever I think is hot and I think it could be safe to say that you'll see [Hisanori] Takahashi getting a shot at closing games. Could be safe to say you'll see [Bobby] Parnell or [Manny] Acosta, maybe [Pedro] Feliciano, maybe [Elmer] Dessens. Bullpen by committee."

Third baseman David Wright said it's tough for the Mets to lose their closer, but that they have to pull together to make up for it.

"We've dug ourselves a hole and that doesn't help us, there's no question about that," he said. "But it gives other guys in here a chance to step up and do a job while he's out."

Official: K-Rod hurt in assault

[Miamarlin21]

I wonder if it'll work, I saw this on rotoworld earlier. It'll be interesting.