MLB Thread - July 2013

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:54 pm

Icepenis wrote:
HDO45331 wrote:Watching the Reds makes me ready for football season.

I never imagined that the injury to Ludwick, in game one, would be so costly.

Neither Robinson, nor Cosart, are #2 hitters, and Votto has not been clutch.

/sigh/

Watching a team that is in the 4 back in their division and in an easy lead for the wild card, and which has been good for years now, makes you yearn for the damn Bengals?

They don't seem to act like they have it. No cohesion, no clutch hitting.

And Chris Speier is no Mark Berry.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:17 pm

I was hopeful the no-hitter was the nadir. Nope.

Matt Cain walking three in the first, and giving up several line drives to be sent to the showers 0.2IP 2H 3R 3ER 3BB 1K. On track for being swept by the Mets (Damn you, sponge-like ninja!), assuming Zach Wheeler can spot his fastball Oh, that is what happened to the guy the Jints traded for six weeks of Carlos Beltran.

I'm ready for football season, and I'm a damn Raiders' fan.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:40 pm

Good fucking lord my fantasy pitchers are awful this year. Fuck you Cain and fuck you Dickey.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:09 pm

Does Bochy still get to manage the All Star game if he gets fired before July 16th?

#sweep #lol #mets #LGM #howardthefrog #pjfoss

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:50 pm

Wtf is LGM? And who is dataguy on twitter?

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:02 pm

howard wrote:Wtf is LGM? And who is dataguy on twitter?

Kranepool

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:38 am

Good thing it started raining in Pittsburgh last night before the game (and Liriano started pitching).

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 11:21 am

Buster Olney is saying the MLB players are not real happy with Ryan Braun and hoping he takes a big suspension.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:42 pm

HDO45331 wrote:
Icepenis wrote:
HDO45331 wrote:Watching the Reds makes me ready for football season.

I never imagined that the injury to Ludwick, in game one, would be so costly.

Neither Robinson, nor Cosart, are #2 hitters, and Votto has not been clutch.

/sigh/

Watching a team that is in the 4 back in their division and in an easy lead for the wild card, and which has been good for years now, makes you yearn for the damn Bengals?
They don't seem to act like they have it. No cohesion, no clutch hitting.

And Chris Speier is no Mark Berry.

I'm going to have to look this up when I finish setting up this stupid internet. I remember a few weeks ago Brandon Phillips giving Grilli his only blown save and Jay Bruce clutching everything about 450 feet.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:43 pm

Nice of David Wright to replace Coors fence scraper CarGo with the guy who has arguably the most raw power in MLB for the HR Derby. I just hope Alvarez doesn't K.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:58 am

Astros top pitching prospect, Jarred Cosart, had himself a nice little debut last night. 8 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs while taking a no-hitter into the 7th against the red-hot Rays. Plus he hates Dallas, so that's cool.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 12:05 am

I thank the swamp for the radio silence. (Although it was probably just Saturday night.)

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:09 am

Must be something big for such a celebration. Can't be anything Timmy did. He seems to have really lost his magic. How does he stay in the rotation?

Wait I know. Did Barry just pardon Snowden, put the USA on the gold standard, and then resign?

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:30 am

Without Posey and later the other guys mobbing him, I could have sworn it was a gif of him watching a hit spoil his special night.
Smile Timmy !!

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:52 am

That French Guy wrote:Without Posey and later the other guys mobbing him, I could have sworn it was a gif of him watching a hit spoil his special night.
Smile Timmy !!

He said in the post game interview, his attitude at that moment was like the game was still going on. He was trying hard not to think about it, just focus on the next batter, next inning. He said he didn't really realize it was over until Buster laid the hit on him.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:05 am

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:23 pm

Bryce Harper is the only participant in the HR derby who has hit all of his homers such that they would also have been a HR in citi field.

Harper 13/13
Cano 15/21
Cespedes 12/15
Davis 32/37
Fielder 11/16
Wright 12/13 (Of course, he has an inherent advantage in this particular stat)
Alvarez 20/24
Cuddyer 13/16

What does it mean? Nothing.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/derby/live" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **brian** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:54 am

Jayson Stark is just the worst sometimes. This entire piece makes it sound like Cespedes altered the course of baseball history forever by winning an exhibition.

Don't get me wrong -- Cespedes is awesome but the HR Derby means nothing and trying to pretend that it isn't is ridiculous.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:59 am

Yeah, it was like he changed the game with his 443 foot bombs or something after reading that article. It was a good performance, but he didn't even hit the longest shot in this particular derby.

And Cuddyer also hit the truck.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:15 pm

These are the worst four days of the year.

My productivity has skyrocketed.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:21 pm

Thank you, Baron von Kranepool, for your updated signature that makes me want to stick steak knives in my eyes.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:16 am

It's a gift.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:40 am

HDO45331 wrote:
Icepenis wrote:
HDO45331 wrote:Watching the Reds makes me ready for football season.

I never imagined that the injury to Ludwick, in game one, would be so costly.

Neither Robinson, nor Cosart, are #2 hitters, and Votto has not been clutch.

/sigh/

Watching a team that is in the 4 back in their division and in an easy lead for the wild card, and which has been good for years now, makes you yearn for the damn Bengals?
They don't seem to act like they have it. No cohesion, no clutch hitting.

And Chris Speier is no Mark Berry.

Stop listening to WLW sportstalk shows. Or reading Paul Daugherty.

Post by **Sabo** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:55 am

tennbengal wrote:Stop listening to WLW sportstalk shows. Or reading Paul Daugherty.

Daugherty is still around? I figured someone would've kicked his ass out of town by now.

But based on what I'm seeing in the Twitter timelines of Mark Sheldon, C. Trent Rosecrans and John Fay, there are a lot of Reds fans up in arms for some reason. I must've missed the memo that the MLB season was 100 games this year instead of 162. And frankly, Reds fans aren't giving enough credit to how well the Cardinals and Pirates are playing. The Reds have a five game lead in the Wild Card standings, so please step back from the ledge and chill the F out.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:49 am

Marty and Thom and Paul Daugherty are leading the mob. Daugherty pushing a Votto-is-disappointing meme based on not having 50 RBI by all-star break. Never mind logic, or that Cozart hits in front of him and is never on base, never miss a chance to slag a star. Its the Cincinnati way.

This piece from him on why Brandon Phillips is Reds MVP because "RBI" is simply too awesome. If FJM were still around, it would have melted that site:

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/daugherty/2 ... ires-back/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:54 am

The Pirates are hitting worse than the Reds with RISP, yet weirdly I don't hate them or think they're heartless.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:07 am

tennbengal wrote:Marty and Thom and Paul Daugherty are leading the mob. Daugherty pushing a Votto-is-disappointing meme based on not having 50 RBI by all-star break. Never mind logic, or that Cozart hits in front of him and is never on base, never miss a chance to slag a star. Its the Cincinnati way.

This piece from him on why Brandon Phillips is Reds MVP because "RBI" is simply too awesome. If FJM were still around, it would have melted that site:

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/daugherty/2 ... ires-back/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ironically, learning to love advanced stats has made me a more relaxed Tigers fan. The Tigers have had the worst luck in MLB based on a lot of different metrics in the first half (Pythag, etc.) so I'm confident the second half will be another story. Reds are kinda in the same boat to a lesser degree. Things even out over a 162 game season.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:08 pm

Icepenis wrote:The Pirates are hitting worse than the Reds with RISP, yet weirdly I don't hate them or think they're heartless.

Apparently you are not doing "fan" right.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:00 pm

watching this Tigers game tonight, I fully understand Brian's frustration.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:14 pm

So watching Jeff Francouer weakly ground out or fly out to the warning track with men on base was amusing, his two years as a Met, and various other random stops.

Now it ain't so damn funny.

(He has all of six ABs as a Jint. But I know what's coming. I've seen this show before.)

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:39 pm

Entertaining article about the Seattle Mariners' all-worst acquisition team.

The bit about the second lefty starter is pretty funny.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:19 pm

Boy, I loved that Billy Swift/Dave Burba/Mike Jackson/a cat to be named later package they gave away.

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:30 pm

TRIVIA TIME: Since 1935, only one MLB player has collected two six-hit games in their career. Who is it?

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:39 pm

gwynn?

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:46 pm

howard wrote:gwynn?

Nein.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:00 pm

Ripken?

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:03 pm

kranepool wrote:Ripken?

Nyet.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:22 pm

Rod Carew?

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:43 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:Rod Carew?

Nope.

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:05 pm

HDO45331 wrote:
They don't seem to act like they have it. No cohesion, no clutch hitting.

And Chris Speier is no Mark Berry.

Stop listening to WLW sportstalk shows. Or reading Paul Daugherty.[/quote]

I do neither. Just an observation through these tired old eyes.