Max Scherzer's line right now vs Detroit: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 18 SO and 85 strikes on only 106 pitches.

Hope espn puts it on

Tied it. Wish he would have gotten itm

Loved how the camera kept zooming in on Dusty Baker after he fave up the hit to Martinez.

 

Glad he tied it. I want a guy like Sale breaking it.

And, of course, there has been no shortage of health challenges for the Mets' high-octane staff:

 

• Matt Harvey has endured a dip in velocity.

 

• Jacob deGrom hasn't consistently enjoyed the same zip on his fastball.

 

• Steven Matz (elbow, forearm soreness) will miss his next start.

AL teams are 20-30 in interleague. The bottom 3 AL teams (Twins, Angels, Astros) are 4-14.

 

Braves at Royals this weekend, so...

Not the best match-ups for the White Sox rivals.

 

Minnesota for the Indians, Braves for the Royals...thankfully DET plays against the Orioles, hopefully you can stick a form in them early so we can start padding our victory total later in the year against them.

 

Odds are we won't have a winning record against all four teams, but 14-5 or 15-4 against MN and maybe 13-6 against the Tigers would go a long ways to making the playoffs even with a .500 combined record against CLE/KC.

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Teams are trying to trade for Jose Reyes. This screams Braves trying to get a bonus pool money or a prospect along with him in exchange for relieving rockies of salary. All strictly a baseball move.

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Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 12m12 minutes ago

Jose Reyes suspended through May 31

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 12m12 minutes ago

Jose Reyes suspended through May 31

 

Retroactive to the beginning of the season, so he loses two months of pay effectively.

Retroactive to the beginning of the season, so he loses two months of pay effectively.

 

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 8m8 minutes ago

 

Jose Reyes' suspension is unpaid, meaning he loses 52 games worth of salary, according to a source. That's nearly $7.1 million.

 

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 1h1 hour ago

 

Rangers Promote Matt Bush, Option Delino DeShields Jr. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/05/rang...shields-jr.html …

A white sox draft pick that never signed.

 

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 21m21 minutes ago

 

Padres To Designate Jabari Blash http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/05/padr...bari-blash.html …

That Bush story is going to be another movie if he makes it back successfully.

 

They had him clocked at 97-99 in spring training.

 

A much darker version of Jim Morris' "Rookie" Disney story (Dennis Quaid), albeit with a lot rockier personal path filled with a number of demons on the part of Bush. For now, a story of redemption. Reminiscent of Josh Hamilton's as well, although Bush isn't going to win an MVP or anything like that. Crazy part of the story is he's 30 years old now.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-p...ui_crash_032612

 

Looks like the Rangers are cleaning house w/ that bullpen.

 

 

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http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-s...-htmlstory.html

 

Dodgers' columnist wants to see Puig sent down and Crawford released (eventually)...the strange thing about this season is he was really hitting well the first 2-3 weeks and then "lost it" again.

Edited May 13, 20169 yr by caulfield12

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-s...-htmlstory.html

 

Dodgers' columnist wants to see Puig sent down and Crawford released (eventually)...the strange thing about this season is he was really hitting well the first 2-3 weeks and then "lost it" again.

 

I'd trade for Puig when his value is so low.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-s...-htmlstory.html

 

Dodgers' columnist wants to see Puig sent down and Crawford released (eventually)...the strange thing about this season is he was really hitting well the first 2-3 weeks and then "lost it" again.

A great article about Vin Scully that I found at the bottom of that article:

 

Vin Scully: The Man Behind the Mike

Matt Bush.. what a story. I remember getting into prospects and the draft back in 2004 on this board and that was the first draft I was keen on and followed at the futuresox board. Crazy how these 12 years flew by..

Matt Bush.. what a story. I remember getting into prospects and the draft back in 2004 on this board and that was the first draft I was keen on and followed at the futuresox board. Crazy how these 12 years flew by..

 

Did I miss something on Matt Bush?

 

I mean, if he's some reformed dude who's learned his lessons, escaped his demons, and now going to live out a few years of MLB sunshine, that's great. I'll totally and wholeheartedly root for him.

 

But I haven't seen or read about any sort of reformation. All the news I have on the guy is that he's a douche. I'm pretty sure I heard the Rangers announcers describe him last night as "humble". This is a dude who beat a high-schooler with a golf club a few years back, screaming "I'm Matt f***ing Bush!" And of course, he ran over an elderly man's head with an SUV while drunk.

 

Maybe I'm being a scold, but I just figure I would have seen articles talking about his release and how he's a changed man and he's seen the errors of his ways, yada yada yada. The dude has had second chances before, and he always reverts to his old ways. I want to like the guy, I want to root for him (especially with him being a member of my second team) but I want to see that he can actually avoid being a dick.

Astros pen is going to be a welcome sight after this weekend. They are garbage.

 

Seems to be a lot of separation in the divisions.

 

Orioles/Red Sox, Mariners/Rangers, White Sox/Indians...if the Sox let them in.

Holy brawl with Texas and Toronto

Holy brawl with Texas and Toronto

Odor is gonna be suspended awhile.

Odor is a punk, but I love that punch to Bautista's jaw.

That was going to happen sooner or later.

Slide looked legal to me.