July 28, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 08:23 PM) Jacoby Ellsbury has officially become the top premier leadoff man in the AL. Maybe all of baseball. Only other guy in the discussion is Jose Reyes. When the hell did he develop .500 SLG power?
July 28, 201114 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:31 PM) No mention of the Beltran deal yet in here? It's been mentioned in White Sox catch-all. And that's incredible that the Mets got Wheeler for two months of Beltran. Very short-sighted move by the Giants.
July 28, 201114 yr Remember when Justin Upton was 'available'? Yeah. And where are the Diamondbacks right now with Dan Haren at the front of their rotation? One of the worst trades of the last twenty years. That's not even KW bad. Edited July 28, 201114 yr by Jordan4life
July 28, 201114 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:30 PM) When the hell did he develop .500 SLG power? Pretty much just this month. He had 20 career homeruns at the start of the season and has hit 8 this July.
July 28, 201114 yr Former Yankee Hideki Irabu found dead. Edited July 28, 201114 yr by Swingandalongonetoleft
July 29, 201114 yr Why again did it take 58 years for Tampa to call up Jennings? All this guy's done in 6 games is collect 11 hits (including 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR). He's been on base a total of 15 times. Scored 5 runs. 4/5 in stolen base attempts. Yeah, call him up sooner and you might be a little closer to Bos/NY.
July 29, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 05:23 PM) Texas Rangers unofficially ban the wave.
July 30, 201114 yr Surviving a potentially dangerous second inning, Jackson limited the Cubs to seven hits as the Cardinals beat the Cubs for the sixth time in seven meetings this season. Jackson said had some "anxiety" in his first Cardinals appearance. "It didn't start out the way I wanted it to, with a leadoff walk," said Jackson, who praised one of the Cardinals' best defensive efforts of the season, especially from the outfield, which had two assists and a sliding catch from center fielder Jon Jay. David Freese's three-run homer in the fourth inning off Matt Garza was a significant blow for the Cardinals, who also got two doubles good for three runs by Ryan Theriot, who is fighting to retain his shortstop job, although he wound up at second base on Friday. But the most monumental hit, as it often does, came off the bat of Pujols. "He's one guy who's not very (much) fun pitching to," said Jackson. "It was a great, great accomplishment, 2,000 hits." The Cardinals moved into second place in the Central Division, still 1½ games behind Milwaukee but a game ahead of Pittsburgh. Jackson, who took Kyle McClellan's place in the rotation, was relieved by McClellan in the eighth. Jackson issued only two walks and hit one batter in throwing 66 strikes out of 95 pitches. McClellan retired just one of four men he faced as the Cubs rallied in the eighth, but Jason Motte stopped the uprising by getting a strikeout and then benefiting from Jay's catch. Jackson was nicked for the only run he allowed in the second inning, but some suspect baserunning by the Cubs helped short-circuit the inning. St. Louis Post Dispatch
July 30, 201114 yr jaysonst Jayson Stark Meanwhile on field, Albert Pujols reaches 2,000 hits in fewer AB than all but 4 players since 1960. Those four: Boggs, Carew, Ichiro, Helton
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 05:23 PM) Texas Rangers unofficially ban the wave. Oh my God yes.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 05:23 PM) Texas Rangers unofficially ban the wave. What killjoys. They should ban excessive yelling at big plays too. Don't want to strain the vocal cords and whatnot. Dumb.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 12:12 PM) What killjoys. They should ban excessive yelling at big plays too. Don't want to strain the vocal cords and whatnot. Dumb. You support the wave?
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 05:23 PM) Texas Rangers unofficially ban the wave. Awesome. Two thumbs up.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 12:48 PM) You support the wave? Sure, why not? Lots of people have fun with it, kids certainly do. Why should we stop them? It's not like it's some new thing people are doing. It's been around for a long time, and people enjoy doing it. I'm not going to stop them.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 04:25 PM) Rangers get Koji Uehara for Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter Wow, that's a lot for a reliever...
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 04:45 PM) Wow, that's a lot for a reliever... Rangers get $2 mill too.
July 31, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 08:59 AM) Weaver vs Verlander today. That is quite stimulating. Ordonez tags Weaver to start the scoring.
August 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:50 AM) Oh my God yes. Sweet no wave anymore.. now all they need are enforcers at every end of the seats to make sure no one is allowed to get up for any reason until the game has completed.. Some of you guys are jokes
August 1, 201114 yr It's not amazing that Pujols has 7 homers in 52 career at bats against Dempster. What is amazing is that he's only struck out once against a righty with above average stuff in those 52 at bats.
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