Balta1701 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 04:03 PM) How long before Verlander is traded? Last couple AL Central Cy Young Winners Johan Santana C.C. Sabathia Cliff Lee Zack Greinke A long, long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 B.J. Upton with a slam. Rays up 8-1. lol. Only 3.5 behind Boston after today. Now people can stop b****ing about how horrible this September is because there are no interesting races. We've got two now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) B.J. Upton with a slam. Rays up 8-1. lol. Only 3.5 behind Boston after today. Now people can stop b****ing about how horrible this September is because there are no interesting races. We've got two now. Not sure if it was "b****ing". More like finding unfortunate there weren't many good races with a month left. Still not sure this Red Sox/Rays is anything...talk to me in a week. 3.5 games with 16 or 17 left is still a lot. Red Sox: 2 vs Tor 4 vs TB 4 vs Bal 3 at NY 3 at Bal Rays: 3 at Bal 4 at Bos 4 at NY 3 vs Tor 3 vs NY If the Rays do it, that would be well earned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 03:46 PM) Not sure if it was "b****ing". More like finding unfortunate there weren't many good races with a month left. Still not sure this Red Sox/Rays is anything...talk to me in a week. 3.5 games with 16 or 17 left is still a lot. Red Sox: 2 vs Tor 4 vs TB 4 vs Bal 3 at NY 3 at Bal Rays: 3 at Bal 4 at Bos 4 at NY 3 vs Tor 3 vs NY If the Rays do it, that would be well earned. No doubt about it. But with Beckett, Bedard (what a shock) hurt and the rest of that rotation being mediocre at best, they have a decent shot. That 4-game set next weekend in Boston will obviously be critical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 If the current NL standings hold true for the remainder of the year, who plays who in the NLDS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 08:06 PM) If the current NL standings hold true for the remainder of the year, who plays who in the NLDS? The division winner with the best record who is not in the wild card division will play the wild card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 03:03 PM) How long before Verlander is traded? Last couple AL Central Cy Young Winners Johan Santana C.C. Sabathia Cliff Lee Zack Greinke Detroit isn't afraid to pay its stars. He'll be there as long as he is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 04:16 PM) No doubt about it. But with Beckett, Bedard (what a shock) hurt and the rest of that rotation being mediocre at best, they have a decent shot. That 4-game set next weekend in Boston will obviously be critical. I would LOVE if Tampa can catch them but I just don't see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) Detroit isn't afraid to pay its stars. He'll be there as long as he is really good. Yeah, but what if they completely fall off next year and he goes all 2008 Cliff Lee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoryMC98 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Detroit isn't afraid to pay its stars. He'll be there as long as he is really good. Correct.. Detroit would be a fool to let him leave. They are not going to rebuild or need to anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 02:11 AM) Yeah, but what if they completely fall off next year and he goes all 2008 Cliff Lee? Now that I've become the "Tigers lover" on this site, it's hard to imagine them falling off the way the Indians did. If Fister can put up a 3-3.25 ERA for the Tigers next year....then oh boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 09:11 PM) Yeah, but what if they completely fall off next year and he goes all 2008 Cliff Lee? Then they are stuck with him anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) B.J. Upton with a slam. Rays up 8-1. lol. Only 3.5 behind Boston after today. Now people can stop b****ing about how horrible this September is because there are no interesting races. We've got two now. Upton absolute massacred that ball. That thing went at least 430 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 09:06 PM) If the current NL standings hold true for the remainder of the year, who plays who in the NLDS? Philly host Arizona Milwaukee hosts Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Awesomeness STATS_MLB STATS LLC by PWSullivan The Detroit #Tigers and Detroit #Lions won on the same day for the first time since Sept. 30, 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,0,386593.story NEW YORK -- The New York Mets' plan to wear caps on Sunday honoring New York firemen, policemen and other first responders to the 9-11 attacks was rejected by Major League Baseball. Mets player rep Josh Thole said the idea to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9-11 was nixed by the commissioner's office because it violates baseball's uniform regulations. Thole said he and his teammates were thinking about wearing those caps during the game. Several minutes later he returned and said the caps were a "no-go" because he was told the league was adamant. Joe Torre, MLB's executive vice president for baseball operations, told The Associated Press the decision was made to keep policy consistent throughout baseball and that "certainly, it's not a lack of respect." "Certainly it's not a lack of respect," Torre said. "We just felt all the major leagues are honoring the same way with the American flag on the uniform and the cap. This is a unanimity thing." Torre also said there was recent precedence for the policy. The Washington Nationals wanted to wear caps honoring the Navy SEALs that were killed in Afghanistan in early August and the team was allowed to wear them pregame. MLB issued a league-wide memo, saying teams must wear their everyday caps with a small flag on the side. The Mets released a statement saying: "MLB set a league-wide policy as it related to caps and uniforms for September 11 and we followed the guidelines." The Mets wore the caps in 2001 and were fined, but the Mets' brass did not want a similar problem. "If we got a vote in, I think we'd want to wear the hats," David Wright said, "but at the end of the day Major League Baseball makes that call, and we're going to respect that." Instead, the Mets wore their black caps with blue brims and a blue-and-orange interlocking "NY" when they took the field to face the Cubs. Wright, though, was seen in the dugout early in the game wearing a first responder hat. The Cubs said they wouldn't be bothered by the commemorative caps. "Fine with me," reliever Sean Marshall said. "I think it's a good idea." Manager Mike Quade said he didn't want to weigh in on the controversy. "I just know that I have an unbelievable amount of respect for everybody that was involved in that," he said. "I don't care if you're a Met, a Yankee, a New Yorker, an Illinoisan. It doesn't matter. I do know that bagpipes have a much more special place in my heart than prior to (9-11)." The Mets held 24-minute ceremony of remembrance under dimmed stadium lights before their game. Fans held electronic candles as bagpipers and drummers stood on the infield and first responders lined the basepaths. Each of the Mets and Cubs escorted a member of "Tuesday's Children," a charity for families impacted affected by the attacks, onto the field and they stood with the uniformed emergency-service workers. Marc Anthony sang the national anthem, as he did on Sept. 21, 2001. Mike Piazza, who hit an uplifting homer in the eighth inning to help the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves that night, caught a ceremonial first pitch from John Franco, a teammate on the 2001 squad. psullivan@tribune.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 11, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) Yeah, but what if they completely fall off next year and he goes all 2008 Cliff Lee? It'd be really hard for them to completely fall off with their 2 key guys being MCab and Verlander. But in that hypothetical...as of the end of this year, the only 2 big contracts they're currently carrying are Cabrera and Verlander. They have a couple decent sized ones (VMart), but most of the really bad money they signed 4-5 years ago will have ended. Guillen, Ordonez, etc., those contracts are cleared. They've sustained a $120 million+ payroll despite not winning the division the last few years anyway. There's no reason to expect that financial constraints will force them to sell off the big guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 02:25 AM) Philly host Arizona Milwaukee hosts Atlanta Thanks. I went up to Miller Park this weekend and remembered how awesome it is to attend a meaningful baseball game. Perhaps I'll venture up north again come October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilCan Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 • There are high-ranking people in MLB who would love to see MLB exec Kim Ng, a University of Chicago product and ex-White Sox executive (and formerly of the Dodgers, as well) get the chance to be the Cubs' next GM. It isn't known what her chances are to break through the glass ceiling and become the first female GM in baseball, however. Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writ...l#ixzz1XlS7guUk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 2 year, $21 million extension for Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 That Carpenter extension is great news for the chances of Sox bringing back Buehrle. Not only does it eliminate the main competition, but it sets a pretty low market value for a guy close in value to Buehrle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Rays 3 back with 16 left... Red Sox: 2 vs Tor 4 vs TB 4 vs Bal 3 at NY 3 at Bal Rays: 2 at Bal 4 at Bos 4 at NY 3 vs Tor 3 vs NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Rays have David Price and Wade Davis going the next two days. Red Sox have Tim Wakefield and John Lackey going the next two days. There's a damn good chance that Tampa could go into Boston on Thursday trailing by a single game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 09:24 PM) Rays have David Price and Wade Davis going the next two days. Red Sox have Tim Wakefield and John Lackey going the next two days. There's a damn good chance that Tampa could go into Boston on Thursday trailing by a single game. That would be so awesome. Imagine that Boston team not even making it to the playoffs. They'd change the division/playoff format in a month. Edited September 13, 2011 by Milkman delivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Be interesting if the Yankees lay down for Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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