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[OFFICIAL] 2007 MLB Baseball Season Thread! (pg. 24)
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| King Ecnal |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shamez214
See... I just think St. Louis fans are blind followers. They seem to not even care if they win or lose. "Woo hoo! We love the Cardinals! Yay!" They just seem very bland and boring. Loyal... but bland and boring. |
exactly... like they just show up to make the bleachers appear as a sea of red... like just do it for the sake of doing it...
again, old, sluggish people is what the cardinal fan base strike me as.... |
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| Member of X |
Brett Myers got into an altercation with a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter after blowing the lead and taking the loss in Saturday's game.
When Myers was asked about the two home runs he said, he said they were really "just pop ups," and he dealt with the follow-up question harshly. "You're not even a beat reporter, you're a fill-in, you don't know anything about baseball," said Myers, who then called the reporter "retarded." The Inquirer reporter asked if Myers could spell retarded, and Myers stood up and had to be restrained by Pat Burrell. All things considered, Burrell probably overreacted. The reporter wasn't his wife, so it's doubtful things would have gotten physical. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shamez214
See... I just think St. Louis fans are blind followers. They seem to not even care if they win or lose. "Woo hoo! We love the Cardinals! Yay!" They just seem very bland and boring. Loyal... but bland and boring. |
That I would strongly disagree with. Believe me, they care. They're just not as negative and vocal about their displeasure as the northeast fans are. |
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| bangoSkank |
I've got a quick and probably stupid question. If a player hits an inside-the-park home run (lie Granderson's today), does it count towards his home run total? It's not a traditional homerun, but I'd guess it still increments the number.
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
And my Braves have started to freefall now, six back of Mets:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp...t=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Wickman designated for assignment
Veteran closer converted 20 of 26 save opportunities
Adam Dunn said goodbye to Bob Wickman's 12th-inning fastball on Thursday night, and the Braves said goodbye to Wickman on Friday afternoon.
Somewhat surprisingly, the Braves announced Friday that they've designated Wickman for assignment. This wasn't a move made to free up a roster spot. Instead, it's one that essentially puts an end to the veteran closer's days in Atlanta.
"I just want to try something else," said Braves manager Bobby Cox, while seemingly attempting to avoid saying anything negative about Wickman, who posted a 3.92 ERA in 49 appearances and blew six of his 26 save opportunities this year.
While Cox was diplomatic, Andruw Jones provided an indication that Wickman sometimes complained about pitching in non-save situations, like the one he entered in Thursday night's extra-inning loss to the Reds.
By the time the 12th inning arrived Thursday, the only remaining available relievers were Wickman and Oscar Villarreal, who would have pitched every inning that followed the 12th.
"We need guys who want to pitch," Jones said. "If you don't want to pitch you shouldn't be here."
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Now you know why the Tribe dumped him off. Sure salary and division contention played an issue last year but Wicky was as often a headache as he was help.
The mans got an arm, no question, but his work ethic has always been questionable at best. Hes also not a shut-down closer by any means; It seems like a man or two always would get on before he finally closed the door. He was bad for team chemistry, getting into it with Eric Wedge and some teammates a few times, including one fairly publicized incident. Not a bad pitcher, but if other options are available, it might be worth exploring them.
| quote: | Originally posted by Member of X
All things considered, Burrell probably overreacted. The reporter wasn't his wife, so it's doubtful things would have gotten physical. |
Im probably going to hell, but i LOLd |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by bangoSkank
I've got a quick and probably stupid question. If a player hits an inside-the-park home run (lie Granderson's today), does it count towards his home run total? It's not a traditional homerun, but I'd guess it still increments the number.
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it does |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
this is a very surprising news to pop up this late in the season, especially with atlanta still in the wild card chase. |
Wickman sucks balls. He blew 6 saves, three of them on Hudson. Hudson could've had 18 wins instead of 15, which would be a league best ... its a sign of frustration and desperation in the Braves organization. Our starting pitching apart from Hudson-Smoltz punch sucks ass. Its a miracle that Braves are still only 2 1/2 games back in the Wild Card. |
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| Magnetonium |
First EVER triple play at Jacobs Field ... and a hard one, too (5-4-3).
video MLB highlights |
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| Hitman |
| Terry Ryan stepped down as the Twins GM. Didn't see that one coming:conf: |
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| Dj Smitty20 |
How about them Yankees Friday night?:D They blasted the ball pretty damn well off Okijima and Paplebon. Nothing satisfies me more than to see those very obnoxious Red Sox fans at Fenway shut their gloating within about 10 minutes as the Bombers put up SIX in the 8th!
The Yankees might not win the division, but I firmly believe that if these two teams meet in the ALCS once more next month, the Red Sox are in big trouble. Whatever "mental edge" they had over the Yankees since the 2004 ALCS pathetic collapse/amazing comeback is completely gone.
The Tigers aren't out of it by any means and I will be nervously following every game, but the Yankees are looking pretty goddamn good to make a run! I hope Cleveland finish with the better record between them and the Angels though because I really don't want to have to see the Yankees face that damn team in the first round again. |
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| Rockabye |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Smitty20
The Yankees might not win the division, but I firmly believe that if these two teams meet in the ALCS once more next month, the Red Sox are in big trouble. Whatever "mental edge" they had over the Yankees since the 2004 ALCS pathetic collapse/amazing comeback is completely gone. |
Yankees will meet the ANgels and the Angels have the Yankees' number. Yanks won't win series against the Angels. |
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| Member of X |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rockabye
Yankees will meet the ANgels and the Angels have the Yankees' number. Yanks won't win series against the Angels. |
9 games against each other is too small a sample size to judge that they have their number. Plus, the starting pitching will be lined up differently. And there is no guarantee that Cleveland won't catch them for 2nd best record. Yanks will beat Angels or Cleveland. This is a Boston v Yankees ALCS year. I feel it.
Joba Rules! |
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