2012 MLB Thread (Cabrera Gets Triple Crown, first since Yaz 1967)

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Would have liked one of those in my apartment bedroom years ago.. you know.. the thing could go off after sex.

so about as often as it currently goes off?

[Grover]

The only version of God Bless America that counts in sports is done by Kate Smith and Lauren Hart.

[lordscarlet]

Nationals: #1 ERA, #3 IP, #1 SO, #3 WHIP, #19 Runs Scored... It'll be a long season to be a fan.

[sterlingice]

You'll take 7-3 and leading the NL East, tho, right?

SI

[Vince, Pt. II]

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

Nationals: #1 ERA, #3 IP, #1 SO, #3 WHIP, #19 Runs Scored... It'll be a long season to be a fan.

That's like the 2010 Giants, only you guys have a much better offense.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

You'll take 7-3 and leading the NL East, tho, right?

SI

Oh, of course. winning games with not batted in runners and having 3 of 4 games in a series go to extra innings is not good for the heart rate, though.

It's certainly better than previous years, where you just expect the team to lose!

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Lathum

so about as often as it currently goes off?

Back then.. no.. now.. hell yes!

[Lathum]

Mets have the Braves number yet again. Bay at least contributed in the field and it looks like Davis may be snapping out of it. Johan goes tomorrow so we have a great shot at winning this series. 7-3 to start the season is an absolute dream.

[Scoobz0202]

White Sox showing just how terrible they are in the 9th and 10th innings.

[MrBug708]

Rick Ankiel has quite the arm

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

White Sox showing just how terrible they are in the 9th and 10th innings.

2 runs in the 9th for the O's to send it to extra innings, then 6 in the top of the 10th, a Weiters Grand Slam!

[Subby]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Rick Ankiel has quite the arm

Just got back from the game. He got a HUGE ovation for that throw. Crowd when absolutely crazy.

Of course the following inning he comes in too aggressively on a line driver and it goes over his head, then he chucks it in and misses the cutoff man. But they won, so all is forgiven.

[CraigSca]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

2 runs in the 9th for the O's to send it to extra innings, then 6 in the top of the 10th, a Weiters Grand Slam!

Yeah, I saw this after going to bed when they were down 4-1/ Was too frustrating to see the defense continually let down a fine performance by Arrieta. Serves me right, I guess.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by Subby

Just got back from the game. He got a HUGE ovation for that throw. Crowd when absolutely crazy.

Of course the following inning he comes in too aggressively on a line driver and it goes over his head, then he chucks it in and misses the cutoff man. But they won, so all is forgiven.

Someone should find out if he can do that from the mound.

[Subby]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

Someone should find out if he can do that from the mound.

Totally. I wonder if he ever pitched in high school or college.

[RomaGoth]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Rick Ankiel has quite the arm

He started as a pitching prospect, no? Didn't Tommy John end his pitching career, or was it inconsistency?

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

He started as a pitching prospect, no? Didn't Tommy John end his pitching career, or was it inconsistency?

I think Subby was being Subby and you missed it.

[cougarfreak]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

He started as a pitching prospect, no? Didn't Tommy John end his pitching career, or was it inconsistency?

Steve Blass Disease. People 10 rows behind the plate were in danger.

[Logan]

Originally Posted by cougarfreak

Steve Blass Disease. People 100 rows behind the plate were in danger.

Fixed.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

He started as a pitching prospect, no? Didn't Tommy John end his pitching career, or was it inconsistency?

For reference with crowd heckling included:

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

He started as a pitching prospect, no? Didn't Tommy John end his pitching career, or was it inconsistency?

That bleepin' Tommy John. Not enough that the guy had an uber long career in the bigs, but then he goes around ending the careers of other pitchers before they can catch him.

[Ryan S]

I could not find the first game, but you can relive the horror of Rick Ankiel's second playoff game against the Mets at the links below.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KntQ1K70mHY

Rick Ankiel's playoff meltdown must be one of the most shocking in baseball history.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Ryan S

Rick Ankiel's playoff meltdown must be one of the most shocking in baseball history.

Hal McRae disagrees.......strongly.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Ryan S

I could not find the first game, but you can relive the horror of Rick Ankiel's second playoff game against the Mets at the links below.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KntQ1K70mHY

Rick Ankiel's playoff meltdown must be one of the most shocking in baseball history.

I really felt bad for him.. such a promising pitching prospect and had some mind blowing stuff at times.

[RomaGoth]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

That bleepin' Tommy John. Not enough that the guy had an uber long career in the bigs, but then he goes around ending the careers of other pitchers before they can catch him.

I know, right?

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

That bleepin' Tommy John. Not enough that the guy had an uber long career in the bigs, but then he goes around ending the careers of other pitchers before they can catch him.

Gold

SI

[cartman]

I hope that the Rangers are leaving something in the tank for the next two games against the Red Sox. After getting down 2-0 in the 1st, the Rangers have proceeded to score 16 unanswered through the 8th.

Josh Hamilton abso-friggin-lutely crushed a pitch in the 8th inning, sending it almost 20 rows past the bullpen in right center.

[Scoobz0202]

Sigh...

Dusty Baker. Not that the Reds deserved to win that baseball game, but jesus he is fucking stupid.

Use Valdez and Harris before Heisey and Frazier? Check.

Hit and run with MESORACO on first? Check.

Chapman is supposedly in the bullpen because of Bray not being ready or something? So, in a high leverage situation who do you go to? Bray. Check.


Get bent.

[stevew]

The pirates currently have 3 regulars under .100 and Tabata is hitting .114. Barmes and Barajas have been pretty solid hitters over their careers, so I'm not totally worried about them. Pedro Alvarez, on the other hand, is 1-24 with 12 strikeouts. I'm not sure when to press the panic button, but he'll have to go to AAA if he doesn't hit soon.

[Izulde]

Ugh. Another close loss to the Orioles, this time a one run game.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Sigh...

Dusty Baker. Not that the Reds deserved to win that baseball game, but jesus he is fucking stupid.

Use Valdez and Harris before Heisey and Frazier? Check.

Hit and run with MESORACO on first? Check.

Chapman is supposedly in the bullpen because of Bray not being ready or something? So, in a high leverage situation who do you go to? Bray. Check.


Get bent.

Not to mention pinch running a catcher for a catcher. I've defended him at times before but there is no defense at this point. The moves he's making this year are just idiotic.

[Suicane75]

Originally Posted by stevew

The pirates currently have 3 regulars under .100 and Tabata is hitting .114. Barmes and Barajas have been pretty solid hitters over their careers, so I'm not totally worried about them. Pedro Alvarez, on the other hand, is 1-24 with 12 strikeouts. I'm not sure when to press the panic button, but he'll have to go to AAA if he doesn't hit soon.

For all the glimpses of bright spots the past couple of years, are they really in any better position than they have been for the past 20 years? Outside of Cutch they are just bad. Tabata looks like a 4th outfielder, Alvarez is nothing, Walker is a solid 2nd basemen but he really isn't a middle of the order guy.

I know Marte is a big prospect but what kind of arms do they have on the farm?

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Two top 15 prospects who should be in the majors next year.

[stevew]

The biggest problem is that they have punch and Judy outfielders on the corner and questionable players on first and third. I don't think you can win with one 20 homer guy(Cutch).

[stevew]

As far as being better than the past, at least now they have some depth at all levels. For being a bad team, the cupboard was always bare.

[CraigSca]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Ugh. Another close loss to the Orioles, this time a one run game.

Speaking of the Sox - Harrelson is the homer broadcaster, right? I have to say it's pretty over the top to hear "throw it away, throw it away!" on Betemit's pickup at third for the final out of the game. I have no bone to pick with the White Sox in general, but when a broadcaster is so over the top, it makes it very easy to root against.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by CraigSca

Speaking of the Sox - Harrelson is the homer broadcaster, right? I have to say it's pretty over the top to hear "throw it away, throw it away!" on Betemit's pickup at third for the final out of the game. I have no bone to pick with the White Sox in general, but when a broadcaster is so over the top, it makes it very easy to root against.

I was listening to the game and on that play I was thinking "Please don't throw it away! Please don't throw it away!"

Enjoying the trip while it lasts!

[Bearcat729]

Originally Posted by rowech

Not to mention pinch running a catcher for a catcher. I've defended him at times before but there is no defense at this point. The moves he's making this year are just idiotic.

Maybe he knows that he's going to get fired during this season and just doesn't give a damn anymore.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

Two top 15 prospects who should be in the majors next year.

The Cole over Bauer or Bundy thing still annoys me. Bauer is going to be a huge stud, I can't believe they were turned off by his long toss routine. And Bundy will probably be up by next June at the latest.

I think Taillon is going to be a stud once they let him break the chains.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by stevew

The Cole over Bauer or Bundy thing still annoys me. Bauer is going to be a huge stud, I can't believe they were turned off by his long toss routine. And Bundy will probably be up by next June at the latest.

I think Taillon is going to be a stud once they let him break the chains.

Keep in mind, they might also be trying to avoid Super 2 status for these players.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by cartman

Josh Hamilton abso-friggin-lutely crushed a pitch in the 8th inning, sending it almost 20 rows past the bullpen in right center.

The Hamilton shot ended up being measured at 469 feet, the longest at Fenway since a 484foot Vlad blast back in 2006.

Holland has what Beckett's looking for - Stats & Info Blog - ESPN

Around the 40 second spot:
Home Runs | TEX@BOS: Hamilton records five RBIs in win over Sox - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

[Big Fo]

The Braves are less pathetic than they were last week.

[Scoobz0202]

Something I learned today,

Jamie Moyer has faced slightly more than 8% of all batters to ever play Major League Baseball.

[sterlingice]

That's a pretty awesome stat

SI

[cartman]

He's one of my all-time favorite players. I'll never forget being at a game in Oakland when he got Rickey Henderson out with a snap throw to second base when Henderson took a little too much of a lead.

Ivan Rodriguez will retire as a Texas Ranger on Monday, source says - ESPN Dallas

[TroyF]

OK, so I need some help here.

Watching the Rockies game. 2 outs, Nicasio pitching to Venable.

Nicasio gets him to an 0-2 count. On the next pitch, Venable hits a routine grounder to first. NIcasio runs over to cover and Helton waives him off "i got this" Helton, being the speed demon he is at 38 doesn't get to the bag in time.

The play is ruled a hit. Am I off base in saying this should be an error on Helton? How can you blame the pitcher who did everything he was supposed to do on the play? The runner is only on because Helton doesn't throw the ball.

A little confused.

Rockies have 6 hits in the game. 5 doubles and an opposite field HR by Johnathan Herrera. Nicasio looks really good. He made a mistake on an 0-2 count that was hit in the seats. Other than that, he's getting ahead of hitters and inducing a lot of easy grounders.

This is the same team that couldn't hit a 49 year old, so I don't want to overstate it, but I'm happy the kid has recovered from that horrific hit to his neck last year.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Something I learned today,

Jamie Moyer has faced slightly more than 8% of all batters to ever play Major League Baseball.

I posted that earlier in the thread. I think it's actually pretty close to 9%

The other Moyer stat I find fascinating: He's made over 86 million in his career. . . and he didn't have his first million dollar contract until he was 32 years old. He didn't earn 2 million until age 35.

His two highest pay days have been 8 million dollars a year. Once when he was 42. Once when he was 48.

[stevew]

Scoring decisions are pretty dumb. I think that's pretty much universally going to be ruled a hit, however.

[tarcone]

Cards getting after the Reds again. 5-1 in the bottom of the 6th, 1st and 3rd one out.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Cards getting after the Reds again. 5-1 in the bottom of the 6th, 1st and 3rd one out.

Don't you just love it?