2011 MLB Season Game Thread: May

[Miamarlin21]

It also frustrates me when people don't get the option rule. I understand it can be confusing (with getting a 4th year sometimes, ect) but the simple "does this mean we used his option" just gets me mad lol. Sorry for my rants.
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Dodgers called up AA pitcher Rubby De La Rosa, he's one of their better prospects.

Yea he's nasty. He threw 2 scoreless innings against the Mudcats on Saturday and looked good. He held righties to a .203 average and lefties to a .194 average.

[jOOj]

Roto says they plan to use him in the pen.

[Miamarlin21]

Roto says they plan to use him in the pen.

Yup, they designated Lance Cormier for assignment.

[jOOj]

This convo almost feels staged, like an MLB network sitdown segment with fm21.

[Miamarlin21]

Maybe it is.

[HUGG]

/changes channel

[Miamarlin21]

I've talked to Reds GM Walt Jocketty the past few days. Pretty nice guy. Also talked with former Pirates GM Cam Bonifay, very nice as well. Just thought I'd share.

[Mainge]

To start on Friday (for Volquez.) I guess they already decided that they wanted to send him down. They needed a roster spot to add Dontrelle to the roster.

If he wasn't coming up for a week, why the hell would they waive him then?

[Miamarlin21]

If he wasn't coming up for a week, why the hell would they waive him then?

No idea. I'm just saying what they said. Maybe they wanted him in the bullpen at first? I don't know.

[Mainge]

Then why wasn't he in the bullpen?

Reds fans have a right to puzzled/mad

[CrimsonCane]

I've talked to Reds GM Walt Jocketty the past few days. Pretty nice guy. Also talked with former Pirates GM Cam Bonifay, very nice as well. Just thought I'd share.

Only GM I've spoken to was Mark Shapiro. He's a very smart, well-spoken dude.

[Miamarlin21]

Then why wasn't he in the bullpen?

Reds fans have a right to puzzled/mad

He missed his last start because of a groin injury so I guess they wanted him to get work in before they called him up. I dunno though.

[Ramp]

Stow family attorney Thomas Girardi said that former slugger Barry Bonds has donated to pay for their college education. He said the family has talked about turning other donations back to the fans if this suit is successful, but said the gift of a college of education is something they treasure and will keep.

Bryan is a single father. He has a son and a daughter who are both in grade school.

Bonds visited Stow on April 22, while he was still in a Southern California hospital.

Sources close to Stow told NBC that Bonds also spent an hour in Stow's room and left a signed baseball bat for Stow's children. At the time, there was no mention of a donation to a college fund.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local...122539899.html

[HUGG]

Very cool.

[HUGG]

I wonder how much money the Blue Jays saved by locking up Bautista in February. And how much they made considering they wouldn't be able to sign him this winter and now they have the best hitter in baseball.