MLB - August 2013 Thread

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:27 pm

howard wrote:
Icepenis wrote:Pitcher wins are stupid.
One day, even Joe Morgan will understand this simple truth.

Joe Morgan will bitterly cling to his wins and losses to his dying day.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:18 pm

Icepenis wrote:
howard wrote:
Icepenis wrote:Pitcher wins are stupid.
One day, even Joe Morgan will understand this simple truth.

Joe Morgan will bitterly cling to his wins and losses to his dying day.

I'm sure he still thinks Billy Beane wrote "Moneyball".

Yard of Junk · Post by **Yard of Junk** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:02 am

May be a good brawl in the Braves/Nats game tonight. Bryce Harper showboated a bit after a homer last weekend in Washington, and was subsequently plunked. Dugouts emptied, but no real fireworks.

Last night in Atlanta, Braves pitchers hit him twice, and almost a third time. J. Upton hit a walkoff in the 10th to end it. Ray Knight on the Nats broadcast was openly calling for Nats pitchers to plunk Upton today.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:23 am

Yard of Junk wrote:May be a good brawl in the Braves/Nats game tonight. Bryce Harper showboated a bit after a homer last weekend in Washington, and was subsequently plunked. Dugouts emptied, but no real fireworks.

Last night in Atlanta, Braves pitchers hit him twice, and almost a third time. J. Upton hit a walkoff in the 10th to end it. Ray Knight on the Nats broadcast was openly calling for Nats pitchers to plunk Upton today.

Watching now. That Avilan pitch was ridiculous, and then they cheered it.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:34 am

Yard of Junk wrote:May be a good brawl in the Braves/Nats game tonight. Bryce Harper showboated a bit after a homer last weekend in Washington, and was subsequently plunked. Dugouts emptied, but no real fireworks.

Last night in Atlanta, Braves pitchers hit him twice, and almost a third time. J. Upton hit a walkoff in the 10th to end it. Ray Knight on the Nats broadcast was openly calling for Nats pitchers to plunk Upton today.

If they don't, they suck. Well, they suck anyway, but you get my meaning.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:40 pm

Miguel Cabrera walks off the Royals in the bottom if the ninth. He's just ridiculous.

Post by **brian** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:47 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:Miguel Cabrera walks off the Royals in the bottom if the ninth. He's just ridiculous.

He's good at baseball.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:24 am

brian wrote:
DSafetyGuy wrote:Miguel Cabrera walks off the Royals in the bottom if the ninth. He's just ridiculous.
He's good at baseball.

I honestly expected him to hit that home run tonight.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:53 am

Why would you pitch to him?

Post by **brian** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:05 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Why would you pitch to him?

If I'm remembering it right, the pitch he hit wasn't a "bad" pitch. It was outer third, maybe even almost out of the strike zone. The problem with Cabrera is that he can hit just about any kind of pitch anywhere.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:20 am

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Middle plate just below belt high? Somewhere around there? (Great timing in the switch room to get one of the Royals spitting.) And over the opposite field fence? Yowsa.

Don't wanna jinx anyone but . . . y'know? The Dodgers and Tigers have never once met in post-season play.

Post by **brian** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 1:55 pm

Hit a 2 run HR in his first pitch today too. Guy's just not human.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:49 pm

Looks like fielding well will finally be required in order to win a Gold Glove.

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Baby steps....last year McCutchen won a gold glove by being fast, hitting well, and playing bad defense.

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:07 pm

astros just fucking with baseball at this point. lets let the catcher pitch...that'd be cool right?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:14 pm

Don't know if anyone cares or is impacted by this - but if you are a Sirius/XM subscriber, I just received an email saying that they are making all MLB games available free for the next week, for all packages.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:44 pm

TT2.0 wrote:astros just fucking with baseball at this point. lets let the catcher pitch...that'd be cool right?

The Catcher is the pitcher, the DH is the catcher.

Post by **brian** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:22 pm

So Ichiro. Absolutely first ballot Hall of Famer, right?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:31 pm

He'd get my vote.

Baron Von Esslingen · Post by **Baron Von Esslingen** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:32 pm

TT2.0 wrote:astros just fucking with baseball at this point. lets let the catcher pitch...that'd be cool right?

They just show that even a change of leagues isn't a solution to having a lousy farm system and trading away your best prospects while hoping for the future.

Post by **brian** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:35 pm

They're rebuilding the right way in my opinion. At least they're being honest with their fans about what they're doing. Compare that with the Phillies for example who are basically fucked for the rest of the decade most likely.

Baron Von Esslingen · Post by **Baron Von Esslingen** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:11 pm

Trouble with the Astros is they've stripped their farm system of the better players and what's left ain't much. The Phillies have a shot of .500 by the end of the season. Astros, maybe by 2018.

Baron Von Esslingen · Post by **Baron Von Esslingen** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:12 pm

brian wrote:So Ichiro. Absolutely first ballot Hall of Famer, right?

No question.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:25 pm

Marlins do it the wrong way yet still will somehow be really good in like 2 years.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:22 am

Baron Von Esslingen wrote:Trouble with the Astros is they've stripped their farm system of the better players and what's left ain't much. The Phillies have a shot of .500 by the end of the season. Astros, maybe by 2018.

You obviously haven't been following the Astros farm system the last couple years. They have already made tremendous strides and are now at least top-10 by most accounts, I've seen it ranked top 5 even. Only the Giants system has a better winning % this season, their top MLB-ready prospect is sporting 36 HRs and 39 SB in AA/AAA this season, and had five prospects on Baseball America's midseason prospect update. They have stocked their farm system the last two drafts and will have one more where they have the top pick in every single round. There is no way they're five years away from .500.

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:48 am

And even if the Phillies make it to .500 this season, whoop-de-freaking-do. They'll still be 12 games out of a playoff spot with little to no chance of contending in the NL East for the better part of the rest of the decade. I'd much rather be an Astros fan than a Phillies fan at this point.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:37 pm

Halos are probably more f'd than the Phillies. They have absolutely nothing in the minors, with an old and expensive 25-man roster. Thankfully they also have the best player in baseball.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:57 am

Yes! Dodgers expected to announce Vin Scully's return for 2014

Made my day, that.

Post by **brian** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:36 pm

Matt Harvey became the 1st pitcher to give up 2 or less runs and 13 or more hits and lose in 50+ years. And of course the last guy to do it (in 1962) was also a Met.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:02 pm

Definitely time for face-down drunk Mr Met to make his appearance.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:20 pm

That 9th inning last night was AMAZIN'.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:37 pm

But hey, at least the Mets' Triple A affiliate is in first place.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:00 pm

Their batting averages are high, but their ERA is atrocious.

Can't really get a good read on them, as LV is like Denver for AAA.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:10 pm

kranepool wrote:Their batting averages are high, but their ERA is atrocious.

Can't really get a good read on them, as LV is like Denver for AAA.

Yeah, just about the whole PCL is wacked as far as that goes.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:19 pm

rass wrote:Definitely time for face-down drunk Mr Met to make his appearance.

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Post by **Sabo** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:10 pm

Dammit. I have tickets for the Sept. 6 Mets-Indians game and was hoping to see Harvey pitch. Guess I'll have to wait a few years.

Post by **brian** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:09 pm

Mets trade Marlon Byrd to Pirates. I'm assuming they didn't give anything worthwhile up, which if so, good deal for the Pirates.

Also, the Mets traded Byrd on Marlon Byrd T-shirt night at Citi Field, which just like....Mets, man.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:11 pm

A 2B prospect who is a decent prospect but at least 4 or so years away.

Post by **brian** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:16 pm

Considering how cheap his contract is, I'm kinda shocked Byrd cleared waivers. Seems like someone would have claimed him if only to block him going to a competing team.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:24 pm

brian wrote:Considering how cheap his contract is, I'm kinda shocked Byrd cleared waivers. Seems like someone would have claimed him if only to block him going to a competing team.

It really does not make any sense that the Reds let it happen.

Unless it's deeper than we think and they wanted to Bucs to move a prospect. Jedi shizz!

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:30 pm

Gunpowder wrote:
brian wrote:Considering how cheap his contract is, I'm kinda shocked Byrd cleared waivers. Seems like someone would have claimed him if only to block him going to a competing team.

It really does not make any sense that the Reds let it happen.

Unless it's deeper than we think and they wanted to Bucs to move a prospect. Jedi shizz!

Jocketty!