August 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 09:59 PM) Tons of other teams missed on him. I have no beef with the Sox not having him, as they've taken a chance on someone with a similar pedigree in Trayce Thompson. It's the pathetic picks like Phegley and MAC closers that really piss me off. I wasn't talking specifically about Stanton. Just the short-bus notion that draft position is this mythical roadblock to finding premium talent in a 50-round draft.
August 2, 201114 yr Nice to see Lee hit two homers for Pitt tonight. Some teams actually try to add offense and aren't afraid at offending their current lousy hitter.
August 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 11:13 PM) Nice to see Lee hit two homers for Pitt tonight. Some teams actually try to add offense and aren't afraid at offending their current lousy hitter. Yeah, well, the Pirates didn't owe their 1B $36 million, nor their DH (because they don't have a DH) $56 million. They were able to simply let him go. Williams made room on the roster for Alejandro De Aza, who is capable of playing CF and has played well in the minors. He also made it pretty clear that he wanted De Aza playing quite a bit. Maybe Ozzie should get him in the lineup a little more often instead of going back to the same s***ty well in Rios.
August 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 2, 2011 -> 12:32 AM) Yeah, well, the Pirates didn't owe their 1B $36 million, nor their DH (because they don't have a DH) $56 million. They were able to simply let him go. Williams made room on the roster for Alejandro De Aza, who is capable of playing CF and has played well in the minors. He also made it pretty clear that he wanted De Aza playing quite a bit. Maybe Ozzie should get him in the lineup a little more often instead of going back to the same s***ty well in Rios.
August 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 09:48 PM) Mike Stanton! Don't worry fathom...Ozzie and his cronies will have him f***ed up enough in no time!
August 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 2, 2011 -> 12:32 AM) Yeah, well, the Pirates didn't owe their 1B $36 million, nor their DH (because they don't have a DH) $56 million. They were able to simply let him go. Williams made room on the roster for Alejandro De Aza, who is capable of playing CF and has played well in the minors. He also made it pretty clear that he wanted De Aza playing quite a bit. Maybe Ozzie should get him in the lineup a little more often instead of going back to the same s***ty well in Rios.
August 2, 201114 yr BNightengale Bob Nightengale #MLB #rangers Arthur Rhodes may have been DFA but he will land somewhere
August 2, 201114 yr http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/orio..._medium=twitter Orioles Release Justin Duchscherer By Ben Nicholson-Smith [August 2, 2011 at 1:01pm CST] The Orioles have released Justin Duchscherer, who never appeared in a game for Baltimore, MLBTR has confirmed. The Orioles have since announced the move with a press release. The 33-year-old right-hander spent the entire season on the disabled list with a strained left hip after signing a one-year deal in February that paid him $700K plus incentives. He made five starts for the 2010 A's, posting a 2.89 ERA with 5.8 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9 in 28 innings, but didn't pitch at all in 2009. The two-time All-Star has a 3.13 ERA with 6.9 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 in 454 2/3 career innings. Duchscherer will have hip surgery Thursday and intends to continue his career, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun (on Twitter).
August 3, 201114 yr Author Bats in the Cardinals/Brewers game are already exciting. 2 HR for the Brewers off of Jackson, 3 run HR for Furcal.
August 3, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 3, 2011 -> 01:42 PM) Bats in the Cardinals/Brewers game are already exciting. 2 HR for the Brewers off of Jackson, 3 run HR for Furcal. They had an exciting back and forth game last night as well. The Pirates 5-game losing streak has probably made it a two-team race.
August 3, 201114 yr Author I find listening to a Mark Kotsay vs. Edwin Jackson at bat to be damaging to my psyche. Kostay grounded to the pitcher.
August 3, 201114 yr Author MLB is investigating ARod for having participated in illegal, underground poker games.
August 3, 201114 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 3, 2011 -> 03:46 PM) Casey McGehee >>>>> Edwin Jackson I was at Cardinals Clubhouse and they already hate Jackson. "This guy's been traded 5 times for a reason, fellas" was repeated by multiple posters.
August 4, 201114 yr Well, that Pirates thing was fun while it lasted. Not that anybody expected it to last very long. I hope they at least break the below .500 streak this year.
August 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2011 -> 10:59 PM) Well, that Pirates thing was fun while it lasted. Not that anybody expected it to last very long. I hope they at least break the below .500 streak this year. It would be awesome, but I don't see it happening. Their ERA was ridiculously low for what their talent and FIP said, and they are under .500 now already. Disappointing cause that park seems so nice.
August 4, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2011 -> 11:59 PM) Well, that Pirates thing was fun while it lasted. Not that anybody expected it to last very long. I hope they at least break the below .500 streak this year. .500 should be the first goal. I don't think people were buying them for the Central, yet anyway, but getting to .500 would be a nice feather in the cap.
August 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 3, 2011 -> 03:41 AM) The Ichiro look a like at the Mariners game made my day. Too hilarious.
August 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 4, 2011 -> 11:22 AM) Those girls next to him are f***ing hot. #bangmode
August 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 4, 2011 -> 11:22 AM) Those girls next to him are f***ing hot. Better look closer or edit your post...
August 5, 201114 yr QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 4, 2011 -> 06:45 PM) Better look closer or edit your post... I guess I should've said girl. The one next to the old lady in the Mariners jersey. Plus I was checking out the ones a couple seats away from her. Edited August 5, 201114 yr by Jordan4life
August 5, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 4, 2011 -> 07:22 PM) I guess I should've said girl. The one next to the old lady in the Mariners jersey. Plus I was checking out the ones a couple seats away from her. j4l, closet GILF hunter.
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