The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:27 pm

degenerasian wrote:Reyes carted off after sliding into 2nd.
looks like a broken ankle. There goes the Jays season before it even started.

Yeah. Dammit. Had the game on. It looked awful. The Jays just announced that it is a "sprain" . . . but that looked like a severe sprain. If Toronto didn't have bad luck they'd have no luck at all.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:03 pm

Here's the gif:

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:10 pm

Out 1 to 3 months according to the GM.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:13 pm

Yep. It was a very late decision, too late, to slide into second. And it wasn't his lead leg's ankle that rolled, which one might expect, but his underside trail leg's ankle; compounded by his own weight being on top of it.

It was much worse in high definition; there was at least an instant or two where his ankle, clearly visible, was pointing in a bizarre direction that ankles just are not supposed to point.

ETA: Video here: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/91663 ... ity-royals" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:20 pm

I know Reyes can go on his own but I'm not too sure stealing 2nd up 8-4 with 2 outs in the smartest thing in the world.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:10 am

Mother fucking triple plays.

Adam Jones needs to catch fly balls with the bases loaded and 2 outs.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:14 am

I did not make one bit of sense yesterday. Work-related stress is killing me.

Sorry.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:13 pm

Their is no proof that Greinke didnt hit Quentin on purpose, so I think its a reasonable topic to debate.

Thanks for the new avatar!

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:29 pm

I heartily endorse bfj's tweet:

I'm so sick of hearing Day-O at the ballpark that I want to invent a time machine so I can punch a pregnant Mrs. Belafonte in the uterus.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:22 pm

Hey Steve~

You catch any of this series? Weird, tense one-run games so far. Cubs smashing hanging splits from Timmay today; 4-1 thru 2.5

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:00 pm

Clay Buchholz is about to get another no-hitter! What a great day for Clay Buchholz and Red Sox fans! Congrats Rush and Romero and other Red Sox fans!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:10 pm

Bucholz is ugly as sin.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:11 pm

And nice work D.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:30 pm

Sorry looks like I jumped the gun on that one.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:43 pm

The crazy dude SL hates that runs out and grimaces and looks tough and intimidates and gives up like a shit ton of hits says momentum is only as good as the next inning's pitcher.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:44 pm

Robbie Cano has not broken his wrist in ∞ days

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:56 pm

howard wrote:Hey Steve~

You catch any of this series? Weird, tense one-run games so far. Cubs smashing hanging splits from Timmay today; 4-1 thru 2.5

I'm just following enough to know that the Cubs are horrible. I don't know how many big leads they've blown this season, but it's been a ton. Including today.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:09 pm

rass wrote:The crazy dude SL hates that runs out and grimaces and looks tough and intimidates and gives up like a shit ton of hits says momentum is only as good as the next inning's pitcher.

Hmmmm. Hey turd, want to take back that comment about Cano's wrist?

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:06 pm

Christ, it appears the Yankees and Orioles will alternate low scoring victories until the end of time.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:28 am

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Reyes carted off after sliding into 2nd.
looks like a broken ankle. There goes the Jays season before it even started.
Yeah. Dammit. Had the game on. It looked awful. The Jays just announced that it is a "sprain" . . . but that looked like a severe sprain. If Toronto didn't have bad luck they'd have no luck at all.

A severe sprain is worse than a break in many instances. 15 months later, my left ankle is still swollen and I've lost a step. Surgery is not worth it for me but is a must for a pro athlete with a grade III sprain.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:29 am

After 2 weeks, the bottom 4 qualifying outfielders in our fantasy league are BJ Upton, Jason Heyward, Matt Kemp, and Giancarlo Stanton.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:50 pm

Ryan wrote:After 2 weeks, the bottom 4 qualifying outfielders in our fantasy league are BJ Upton, Jason Heyward, Matt Kemp, and Giancarlo Stanton.

I have two of those guys as my keepers this year! Starting off on the right foot!

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:19 am

Was wondering the same thing - when is it OK to cut Stanton and Alvarez?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:20 am

kranepool wrote:Was wondering the same thing - when is it OK to cut Stanton and Alvarez?

2018?

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:05 am

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:25 am

Yovani Gallardo arrested for DUI early this morning. Blew a 0.22.

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Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:13 pm

Tonight is the first time that a BlueJays pitcher made it through seven innings this season.

Not Dickey, not Morrow, not Buehrle. Josh Johnson. And he left after seven in a tied game. But, damn. 6'7" and throwing 96 MPH? Pigeons beware.

If you're watching highlights, keep an eye open for the Brett Lawrie bare-handed 5-3. It's magnificent.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:49 am

Homer Bailey was dealing last night. Shame that it had to get suspended. 0-0 tie in the ninth.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:51 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Homer Bailey was dealing last night. Shame that it had to get suspended. 0-0 tie in the ninth.

Also, Joey Votto has more walks than all but 9 players have hits this season. Again, with Phillips Raking and Cozart pretty much a complete offensive zero, there should be no reason votto hits #2 and phillips #3.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:44 pm

I forgot to declare this last night. As the evidence continues to accumulate today.

The Giants are the Brewers' bitches. So sick of this.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:49 pm

howard wrote:I forgot to declare this last night. As the evidence continues to accumulate today.

The Giants are the Brewers' bitches. So sick of this.

Cool, I bet on Matt Cain over drunk-ass Gallardo.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:14 pm

Icepenis wrote:
howard wrote:I forgot to declare this last night. As the evidence continues to accumulate today.

The Giants are the Brewers' bitches. So sick of this.

Cool, I bet on Matt Cain over drunk-ass Gallardo.

Did you bet on Matt Cain to serve up a homerun to drunk-ass Gallardo?

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:15 pm

That last slider by Cain was hung like Ron Jeremy. 7-0 Brew Crew, bottom of three. I thought this conference call was torture. And I thought arguing with Steve about the second amendment and Obamacare was torture. Today is kinda sucking so far, you guys.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:22 pm

The Jose Canseco Ask Me Anything will cheer you up:

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Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:23 pm

tennbengal wrote:
Icepenis wrote:
howard wrote:I forgot to declare this last night. As the evidence continues to accumulate today.

The Giants are the Brewers' bitches. So sick of this.

Cool, I bet on Matt Cain over drunk-ass Gallardo.
Did you bet on Matt Cain to serve up a homerun to drunk-ass Gallardo?

What the f. My 10-1 start is unraveling. Meat's about to be 15-10.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:30 pm

Keg wrote:The Jose Canseco Ask Me Anything will cheer you up:

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Perfect medicine, doc. High comedy.

[–]Anna_Namoose 103 points 2 hours ago

Would you rather take a fastball to the nuts or have to sleep with Madonna now?

[–]jc7264[S] 372 points 50 minutes ago

punch her in her nuts

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:36 pm

Oh, that AMA is great.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:36 pm

Miguel Cabrera turns 30 today. He is pretty good at baseball.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:52 pm

Oh, and because it finished so late last night not a lot of chatter about the epic Tigers/Mariners game last night where both teams combined for 40 strikeouts (second-most in a game in the live ball era). Scherzer and King Felix were dealing.

Small sample size, but Scherzer's 14.2 K/9 implies that this could be the season he takes The Leap.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:24 pm

He was at 11.1 last year. He's always been a strikeout guy, no?