2011 MLB Season Game Thread: August

[MiamiHomer]

He good. Ubaldo had a good game as well.

[dim]

Jason Kipnis went 5 for 5 and hit his 6th home run in his 16th big league game.

This kid is beasting it up. Indians have some decent young players.

[HUGG]

C.J. Wilson is no fan of Oakland, its antiquated stadium, its weather or its lukewarm fan base. He doesn't seem to have a very big spot in his heart for A's players, either.

The left-hander is scheduled to start Friday at Oakland as the Texas Rangers open a 10-game road trip. Wilson is 1-2 with a 4.71 ERA in three starts against Oakland this season.

"I hate pitching there," Wilson said. "The mound sucks. The fans suck. There are no fans there. The fans who are there are really adamant, but sometimes you'll go there and there's 6,000 fans. I just wish the fan base supported them a little more."

Wilson seems to think a new stadium would help bolster the fan base and make Oakland a place teams like traveling to a little more. But the weather, which can turn cold at night, also isn't a Wilson favorite.

He even likes the Texas heat more than the East Bay chill.

"So, you don't have to worry about me signing there in the off-season," Wilson said. "The players on their team hate me. Whatever. I don't care. We're rivals."

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/08...-its-fans.html

[MiamiHomer]

I took mixed messages there in relation to the Marlins chances at him. He hates weak fan support but suggests a new stadium would help.

/reaching!

[DColts]

I like the optimism.

[MiamiHomer]

From who?

[DColts]

You

[MiamiHomer]

I'm not optimistic about their chances of signing him.

[Mainge]

At the end of the day, all of that stuff won't matter. He'll go where the money is.

[DColts]

Hopefully we don't sign him. I want money saved for Hamels and Kemp next off-season.

[Ramp]

must be nice

[DColts]

Having all the money is nice.

[MiamiHomer]

Even for the Yankees, I doubt they could pull that off.

[DColts]

Yeah it's probably just going to be Hamels.
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Trading for Justin Upton could work better than signing Kemp.

[MiamiHomer]

That has even a lower chance of happening. Mark Buehrle has now gone 18 straight starts of allowing 3 ER or fewer.