June 20, 201015 yr QUOTE (kev211 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) mlb.tv for the ps3 is awesome. Free this weekend for anyone wanting to try. You coulda had it for $5 for the next month on Friday.
June 20, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 08:48 PM) Troy Glaus keeps Atlanta's ridiculous stretch of good baseball going. Not including last night's game, he's sporting a line of .319/.402/.572/.974 since May 1.
June 20, 201015 yr So, the Marlins organization gave out Vuvuzuelas to their fans prior to last nights game against the Rays. Needless, to say it did not sit well with the players: “That was the worst handout or giveaway I’ve ever been a part of in baseball,” said Dan Uggla, who wore earplugs. “This isn’t soccer. I know the World Cup is going on but this is baseball.” http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/...lins_vuvuzelas/ Edited June 20, 201015 yr by Thunderbolt
June 20, 201015 yr QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 09:49 AM) So, the Marlins organization gave out Vuvuzuelas to their fans prior to last nights game against the Rays. Needless, to say it did not sit well with the players: “That was the worst handout or giveaway I’ve ever been a part of in baseball,” said Dan Uggla, who wore earplugs. “This isn’t soccer. I know the World Cup is going on but this is baseball.” http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/...lins_vuvuzelas/ It was only a matter of time before a pro team did this stunt. On ESPN it showed a few players and umpires using ear plugs.
June 20, 201015 yr Other than Lincecum and Halladay, has there been a better pitcher in baseball since July of 2008 than Josh Johnson? This guy is absolutely amazing. I can't think of a more underrated pitcher in baseball.
June 21, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) Other than Lincecum and Halladay, has there been a better pitcher in baseball since July of 2008 than Josh Johnson? This guy is absolutely amazing. I can't think of a more underrated pitcher in baseball. In each of his last 8 starts, he has given up one ER or less, a total of 4 ERs. With Johnson, Carpenter, & Marcum, just to name a few, I'd say the doctors have this whole Tommy John surgery thing figured out.
June 21, 201015 yr Interleague tally... AL 92 NL 76 10-2-- Chi, Bos 9-3-- Det, Tex 7-5-- Min, NY, LAA 6-6-- Sea 5-7-- KC, TB, Tor, Oak 4-8-- Cle 3-9-- Bal
June 21, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 01:00 AM) Not including last night's game, he's sporting a line of .319/.402/.572/.974 since May 1. He is my pick for comeback player of the year. What a year so far.
June 21, 201015 yr QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 08:49 AM) So, the Marlins organization gave out Vuvuzuelas to their fans prior to last nights game against the Rays. Needless, to say it did not sit well with the players: “That was the worst handout or giveaway I’ve ever been a part of in baseball,” said Dan Uggla, who wore earplugs. “This isn’t soccer. I know the World Cup is going on but this is baseball.” http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/...lins_vuvuzelas/ The Marlins are basically a minor league franchise when it comes to marketing. They are perpetually at or near the bottom of baseball in attendance, sometimes thousands below any other team per game. They have games where like 500 people show up. They have to try to pull s*** out of their rears to get people to come out to a game. Which is why it still amazes me that they managed to get a new, publically funded stadium approved.
June 21, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) Other than Lincecum and Halladay, has there been a better pitcher in baseball since July of 2008 than Josh Johnson? This guy is absolutely amazing. I can't think of a more underrated pitcher in baseball. Josh Johnson's line since July, 2008: 30-8, 2.95 ERA, .237 BAA, 1.15 WHIP, 8.3 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 3.30 K/BB. This is over almost 400 innings pitched. Outstanding talent.
June 21, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 05:10 PM) Josh Johnson's line since July, 2008: 30-8, 2.95 ERA, .237 BAA, 1.15 WHIP, 8.3 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 3.30 K/BB. This is over almost 400 innings pitched. Outstanding talent. One of my buddies asked me a few years ago (2007) whose cards he could buy low on and have the player end up being good. Johnson was my choice.
June 22, 201015 yr http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7562 Michael Morse is alive and well. Good to see, nice kid.
June 23, 201015 yr Jose Bautista is the first to 20 homers, and is back in the MLB lead. He has 2 tonight.
June 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:18 PM) Jose Bautista is the first to 20 homers, and is back in the MLB lead. He has 2 tonight. He had been in a pretty nasty funk (3/36) or something like that up until the last couple games. Looks like he's getting hot again. And another of the seemingly endless young premier pitching talents in the NL, Mat Latos, completely dominates Tampa Bay: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K. Anybody catch John Jaso leading off for Tampa tonight? Joe Maddon has been receiving quite a bit of criticism for some of his lineups of late. Soxtalk would be ready to decapitate Ozzie were he ever to bat a no-name catcher leadoff.
June 23, 201015 yr Also, Dan Haren, as of this second, is hitting .439 on the season with a .439 OBP.
June 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:33 PM) He had been in a pretty nasty funk (3/36) or something like that up until the last couple games. Looks like he's getting hot again. And another of the seemingly endless young premier pitching talents in the NL, Mat Latos, completely dominates Tampa Bay: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K. Anybody catch John Jaso leading off for Tampa tonight? Joe Maddon has been receiving quite a bit of criticism for some of his lineups of late. Soxtalk would be ready to decapitate Ozzie were he ever to bat a no-name catcher leadoff. More alarming is the fact Laird hit 2nd today for Detroit... the guy has been worse than Beckham.
June 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 04:06 AM) Can somebody explain to me why Brandon Wood is employed? Remember him homering off of Jenks in 2008, the game Thome eventually walked the Angels off?
June 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 10:12 PM) Remember him homering off of Jenks in 2008, the game Thome eventually walked the Angels off? I remember. He still has no business being employed by a Major League baseball team.
June 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:33 PM) Anybody catch John Jaso leading off for Tampa tonight? Joe Maddon has been receiving quite a bit of criticism for some of his lineups of late. Soxtalk would be ready to decapitate Ozzie were he ever to bat a no-name catcher leadoff. I'd applaud Ozzie. Jaso's 25:15 BB:K (.409 OBP) is pretty impressive. Considering Upton and Bartlett are giving the team nothing, this is a pretty logical move, imo. It's not like this is Corky Miller. Jaso is just 26 years old, a rookie, and has some pretty good minor league numbers.
June 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (sircaffey @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 10:27 PM) I'd applaud Ozzie. Jaso's 25:15 BB:K (.409 OBP) is pretty impressive. Considering Upton and Bartlett are giving the team nothing, this is a pretty logical move, imo. It's not like this is Corky Miller. Jaso is just 26 years old, a rookie, and has some pretty good minor league numbers. Didn't realize the BB/K ratio was that good. And you're definitely one of the few. But like I said, Maddon has been getting criticized for a while now. I guess my point is that if you never left Soxtalk, you would think we were the only team out of 30 that had a manager that made "questionable" moves/decisions.
June 23, 201015 yr NL cleaning up the last couple nights. 3-0 last night; 8-2 so far tonight. Sox were one of the two--yes!
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