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I've always wondered... what the hell do they do with all the baseballs they deem unusable bc they hit the dirt or were fouled off?
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04-04-2010, 10:49 PM | #53 |
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dola: It's good to see that the Yankee bullpen is doing their best to single-handedly supply those baseballs...
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04-05-2010, 07:27 AM | #54 | |
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04-05-2010, 07:49 AM | #55 | |
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04-05-2010, 07:49 AM | #56 |
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Mike Leake will become the first MLB player since Xavier Nady in 2000 to skip the minors and make his professional debut in the majors when he starts for Cincinnati vs. the Cubs next Monday.
I know they kept saying Leake was the most MLB ready pro in last year's draft, but this is ridiculous.
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I'm not thrilled about that. That seems like a license for Dusty to kill his arm. I would have much rather the fifth spot gone to Maloney or Wood and start Leake in AAA. There's the potential to put a whole lot of innings on a guy that hasn't faced that kind of work load. edit: And this lineup sucks too! 21 Chris Dickerson CF 2 Orlando Cabrera SS 19 Joey Votto 1B 4 Brandon Phillips 2B 27 Scott Rolen 3B 32 Jay Bruce RF 17 Laynce Nix LF 55 Ramon Hernandez C 39 Aaron Harang RHP The worst hitting option in LF, no Stubbs in CF, Cabrera at 2, and Phillips at 4. This is why everybody hates you Dusty.
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04-05-2010, 08:35 AM | #58 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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FYI, here's a nifty primer (or attempt to figure out) MLB's blackout rules for TV and online stuff.
Inside MLB Extra Innings, MLB.TV and Television Blackouts And here's the TV map of what teams you might be consider a "local market" for:
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04-05-2010, 08:42 AM | #59 |
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man - a lot of people get really truly fucked in terms of blackouts hmm?
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04-05-2010, 08:45 AM | #60 | |
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Dickerson should be in LF, and Stubbs in CF... but I don't think it's that bad. Dickerson is something like 5-10 career vs. Carpenter, so I can see the reasoning... although I doubt if Dusty did much more than try to stack the lineup with leftys. Although the more I look at it, the more I hate it. Thanks for nothing, JPhillips.
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04-05-2010, 09:40 AM | #61 |
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04-05-2010, 09:51 AM | #62 | |
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I hope dickerson can turn out to be a decent leadoff, his OBP isn't bad. The biggest WTF is defintely Nix in LF. I really think Cabrera at 2 is a mistake. I see Votto coming up to bat a lot with nobody on base if that stays like that. B-Phil at clean up. Interesting. Bruce really needs to turn it around this year. Please Bruce. I want to see more Hannigan this year too. Unless Hernandez continues his hitting from spring training (.422 ba in last ten games) but I see him settling back into his .250 hitting. |
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It's beyond fucked up for many people. Luckily for me, I'm truly in the Reds local market, so when the games are blacked out, I'll still get them on the local FSN channel (unless they aren't showing the games). But for some people, they may belong to multiple "local markets" and probably don't get access to any of the local games for those teams. Look at Las Vegas!
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04-05-2010, 10:45 AM | #65 |
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Has there been an opening day game where Josh Beckett didn't look shaky? I'm sure there has been, but he always sticks in my mind as a slow starter who just continually builds toward the end of the season.
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04-05-2010, 11:04 AM | #66 | |
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here's hoping. FWIW - as we all saw, he essentially had only 2 pitches (FB + change) last night. And his change isn't very effective because it's so fast. So it was rough. If you look at some of the breakdowns of the strikezones too...he got fucked (I saw one last night, but don't have a link to it handy). He was getting squeezed all night, and there were something like 7-8 pitches that were strikes (all over the zone) that got called balls on him. So combine all of that and it wasn't a good omen for him to have a good night.
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04-05-2010, 11:27 AM | #67 |
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Maybe he feels guilty about all the money the Red Sox are offering him in the purported upcoming 4-year deal and he didn't know any other way to tell them they should offer him less money.
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I don't know how he looked during the previous 4 opening day starts, but the numbers say he was pretty good.
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04-05-2010, 12:14 PM | #69 |
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Let the season begin!!!!
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04-05-2010, 12:16 PM | #70 |
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Pujols picking up right where he left off...
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04-05-2010, 12:18 PM | #71 |
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Jesus, Pujols
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04-05-2010, 12:23 PM | #72 |
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DAVID WRIGHT BABY!!
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04-05-2010, 12:25 PM | #73 |
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04-05-2010, 12:29 PM | #74 |
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So, no predictions yet?
Here are mine: NL East 1. Phillies 2. Braves 3. Mets 4. Marlins 5. Nats NL Central 1. Cards 2. Brewers 3. Cubs 4. Reds 5. Astros 6. Pirates NL West 1. Giants 2. Dodgers 3. Rockies 4. DBacks 5. Padres PHILLIES over BREWERS CARDS over GIANTS PHILLIES over CARDS AL EAST 1. Yanks 2. Red Sux 3. Rays 4. O's 5. Jays AL CENTRAL 1. White Sox 2. Twins 3. Tigers 4. Royals 5. Indians AL WEST 1. Angels 2. Rangers 3. Mariners 4. A's YANKEES over ANGELS WHITE SOX over RED SOX YANKEES over WHITE SOX World Series: PHILLIES over YANKS
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04-05-2010, 12:34 PM | #75 |
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#1. I approve of Chief Rum's prediction.
#2. Halladay is a beast. Never really watched him before, but he pitches like he's throwing darts. Last edited by RedKingGold : 04-05-2010 at 12:34 PM. |
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Halladay is a beast no doubt, but man did he get some calls in that AB against Dunn.
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04-05-2010, 12:50 PM | #77 |
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Well, I'm sure Mr. Home Plate Ump doesn't want to take a 97 MPH'er in he chest protector, now does he?
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04-05-2010, 12:51 PM | #78 |
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...although Halladay does need to work on his bunting.
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04-05-2010, 12:58 PM | #80 |
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Nicely played I'll be at the O's-Jays game on Saturday SI
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NL East 1. Phillies 2. Braves 3. Marlins 4. Mets 5. Nats NL Central 1. Cards 2. Cubs 3. Brewers 4. Reds 5. Astros 6. Pirates NL West 1. Rockies 2. Dodgers 3. Giants 4. DBacks 5. Padres Cards over Rockies Phillies over Cubs Cards over Phillies AL EAST 1. Red Sox 2. Yanks 3. Rays 4. Jays 5. O's AL CENTRAL 1. White Sox 2. Twins 3. Royals 4. Tigers 5. Indians AL WEST 1. Mariners 2. Rangers 3. Angels 4. A's Red Sox over Mariners Yankees over White Sox Red Sox over Yanks World Series: Cards over Red Sox Last edited by Galaril : 04-05-2010 at 01:00 PM. |
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lol red sux
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04-05-2010, 01:07 PM | #83 |
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dola: Is that how it's supposed to be done?
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04-05-2010, 01:24 PM | #88 |
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Joey Votto letting Pujols know he isn't the only good first baseman on the field today...
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Speaking of Mets and things that suck, enjoy your new cleanup hitter Reds-Cards getting interesting. Votto and Rolen go back to back to make it 3-2 SI
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My 2010 Predictions (I'm a homer so I'll have the Phillies winning it)
NL East: 1. Phillies 2. Mets 3. Marlins 4. Braves 5. Nationals Comments: Everyone forgets that the Mets were the far-and-away NL front runner before the 2009 Regular Season. I think they'll be back and challenge for the wild-card, if not the division. Marlins will, again, be good. I just think the Braves are overrated. Pitching is strong, but, if Heyward is not the god everyone has said he is, I can't see that lineup consistently hitting over the summer. Nationals are better than in years past. NL East = deepest division in baseball. NL Central: 1. Cubs 2. Cardinals* 3. Reds 4. Pirates 5. Brewers 6. Astros Comments: Just like the Mets, everyone forgets that the Cubs have a lot of natural talent and got rid of one of the real clubhouse cancers in the league with Bradley gone. Cardinals will win the wild-card. Pirates will be surprisingly good this year. Every couple of years Pittsburgh will flirt with .500, and I think they have some good young talent. Brewers have no pitching and the Astros have not yet scratched the bottom of the "Ed Wade Experience." NL West: 1. Rockies 2. Dodgers 3. Giants 4. D-Backs 5. Padres Comments: Pretty much went chalk with what many baseball people have said. Rockies are the real deal and the biggest threat to the Phils for the National League pennant. Dodgers will take a step back. When Vicente Padilla is your opening day starter, look out. I think the Giants have a really good shot to take over the Dodgers and may even be a sleeper for the division. D-Backs and Padres still rebuilding. NL Playoffs: Divisional Series: Philadelphia over St. Louis (3-1) ; Colorado over Chicago (3-2) NLCS: Philadelphia over Colorado (4-3) AL East: 1. Yankees 2. Rays* 3. Red Sox 4. Orioles 5. Blue Jays Comments: The Red Sox are good, but the Yankees and Rays are scary good. Orioles are getting better, Blue Jays are not. AL Central: 1. Twins 2. Indians 3. Tigers 4. Royals 5. White Sox Comments: Indians will be the surprise team in baseball, remaining in contention for the division pennant late in the baseball season. Still, with the new ballpark and Mauer's extension, Twinkies are going to be hard to beat. Tigers probably have the most talent of any of these teams, but how last year ended left a sour taste in my mouth. Royals are the Royals, and it all goes to shit in Chicago with a clean house in 2011. AL West: 1. Angels 2. A's 3. Rangers 4. Mariners Comments: Tough division to predict, but I'm not drinking the Mariners Kool-Aid. Cliff Lee and Felix sounds great on paper, but Lee's injury is a very forboding sign. Rangers come back to earth a little bit. So, it's between the Angels and A's, both who have had consistent success over the past ten years or so. I'll take the Angels, although losing Lackey will hurt more than they realize. AL Playoffs: Division Series: Yankees over Angels (3-0); Rays over Twins (3-2) ALCS: Yankees over Rays (4-2) World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over New York Yankees in six games. |
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Admittedly, outside of Red Sox/Yankees/Rays my AL predictions are probably shit. I really only pay attention to the NL East, and I get some parallel information from other teams in the NL.
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This is the first year ever that I really haven't been that excited about the Cubs opener. Didn't follow them a ton in the offseason or spring training. Not sure if I'm burnt out from the Cubs or baseball in general. Last night's game though sort of made me realize why I've been focusing my attention on other sports (4 hour game).
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04-05-2010, 01:55 PM | #93 |
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Pujols goes yard again. (Also Garrett Jones from my fantasy team has 2. )
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04-05-2010, 02:10 PM | #96 |
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Mike Lincoln should not be a major league pitcher
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04-05-2010, 02:14 PM | #97 |
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4 more years and $68/million for Beckett is a done deal.
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Garrett Fucking Jones, bitches.
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