Non-Pirates Baseball Thread

[Physical_Graffiti]

I'd just like to mention IMO the MLB All-star festivities are by far the most fun to watch. Players actually seem like they are trying to win (ala Pete Rose drilling Ray Fosse) and the game matters (regardless of whether or not it should).

[Letang Is The Truth]

i actually thought the game was very well played last night. it was fun to watch competitive baseball

[Point Breeze Penguins]

Watching the all - star game and hearing the stats of those ballplayers, that is sadder than seeing the pirates day in/ day out. white sox have won 25 of their last 30 games, reds doing well; the long history of the pirates and they will never be in the play-offs again. sad.

Yep never again. Ever.

[Letang Is The Truth]

[Malkamaniac]

did I read it wrong in the Steinbrenner thread, or did people over value .200 hitter Jose Bautista?

[beerman]

I'd just like to mention IMO the MLB All-star festivities are by far the most fun to watch. Players actually seem like they are trying to win (ala Pete Rose drilling Ray Fosse) and the game matters (regardless of whether or not it should).

It has gotten better, I still think they could leave a little more out there but all in all I agree it's the best one to watch and it really isn't close. I don't remember the last time I've watched an All-Star game from another league, but every year I make it a point to watch the whole MLB game start to finish.

My only gripe with the homefield advantage being up for grabs is they still didn't change the way they manage the game. They keep giving the managers more players to use and they still burn threw them way too quick. Girardi should've had more players still available on his bench last night. There was no reason he shouldn't have had someone on his bench that could've went in and ran for Ortiz. It wasn't even Ortiz's lack of speed that got him out on that play, he just didn't know what the hell to do. You could tell the ball was going to get down and he didn't even move until after the ball had hit the ground.

[beerman]

did I read it wrong in the Steinbrenner thread, or did people over value .200 hitter Jose Bautista?

nope they said he's good

[Malkamaniac]

did I read it wrong in the Steinbrenner thread, or did people over value .200 hitter Jose Bautista?

nope they said he's good

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Physical_Graffiti]

He leads the league in HR, his avg is actually .230, and has almost double the league avg in RBIs. He is good.

[Malkamaniac]

He leads the league in HR, his avg is actually .230, and has almost double the league avg in RBIs. He is good.

One year does not equal being good.

[Letang Is The Truth]

He leads the league in HR, his avg is actually .230, and has almost double the league avg in RBIs. He is good at juicing.

fixed

[shafnutz05]

I haven't been following baseball...................Jose Bautista has 24 home runs?!

[beerman]

He leads the league in HR, his avg is actually .230, and has almost double the league avg in RBIs. He is good.

a .230 average is good?

[Physical_Graffiti]

He leads the league in HR, his avg is actually .230, and has almost double the league avg in RBIs. He is good.

a .230 average is good?

When compared to a .200 avg it is.

[beerman]

That does make me wonder though overall, what the hell is going on in Toronto?

Bautista has 8 more HR already than his career high
Wells is going to end up with more than he's had in 4 years
Alex Gonzalez has more already than he has since 2004
Buck has more already than every year of his career but one

[Physical_Graffiti]

That does make me wonder though overall, what the hell is going on in Toronto?

Bautista has 8 more HR already than his career high
Wells is going to end up with more than he's had in 4 years
Alex Gonzalez has more already than he has since 2004
Buck has more already than every year of his career but one

Alex Anthopoulos is the man, that's what happened.

[HomerPenguin]

He leads the league in HR, his avg is actually .230, and has almost double the league avg in RBIs. He is good.

a .230 average is good?

He's got a .361 OBP and a .903 OPS. That's a good season regardless of what his BA is. He should buy his pharmacist a nice Christmas present.

[HomerPenguin]

That does make me wonder though overall, what the hell is going on in Toronto?

Bautista has 8 more HR already than his career high
Wells is going to end up with more than he's had in 4 years
Alex Gonzalez has more already than he has since 2004
Buck has more already than every year of his career but one

PEDs, like every other drug, must be cheaper in Canada.

[Rocco]

That does make me wonder though overall, what the hell is going on in Toronto?

Bautista has 8 more HR already than his career high
Wells is going to end up with more than he's had in 4 years
Alex Gonzalez has more already than he has since 2004
Buck has more already than every year of his career but one

Anthony Galea didn't dispose of his entire stash?

[Idoit40fans]

Noooooooooooooooo, the braves just traded Escobar.

Braves get:
Alex Gonzolez
Tim Collins
Tyler Pastornicky

Blue Jays get:
Yunel Escobar
Jo-Jo Reyes

I know nothing about the 2 minor leaguers the blue jays are sending, but I suppose this is an upgrade, even if the Braves are losing my favorite player.

[beerman]

Wow, I had heard the Braves weren't exactly high on Escobar but didn't think they'd actually deal him.

Hopefully he starts roiding with Bautista up there and hits some more homers for my fantasy team.

[MWB]

I think Escobar is going to have a pretty good second half. Never been a big Alex Gonalez fan, but he always seems to produce something.

[Idoit40fans]

Wow, I had heard the Braves weren't exactly high on Escobar but didn't think they'd actually deal him.

Hopefully he starts roiding with Bautista up there and hits some more homers for my fantasy team.

He's too talented to deal. He's on the opposite side of the hill of Gonzolez and is just having a bad year. He's a better shortstop now than Gonzolez is(barring the awful year of course). I guess they have to go for the best lineup they can get this year though, being that its Cox's last year.

[beerman]

Wow, I had heard the Braves weren't exactly high on Escobar but didn't think they'd actually deal him.

Hopefully he starts roiding with Bautista up there and hits some more homers for my fantasy team.

He's too talented to deal. He's on the opposite side of the hill of Gonzolez and is just having a bad year. He's a better shortstop now than Gonzolez is(barring the awful year of course). I guess they have to go for the best lineup they can get this year though, being that its Cox's last year.

I agree, I really didn't think they'd deal him unless they were getting something really great back. Gonzalez isn't worth giving up Escobar. I have no idea what the prospects in the deal are like but I'm not a fan of the deal from the Braves perspective.

I do really like Escobar though, so at least I'll get to see him play more this way.

[beerman]

Anyone catch the Bob Costas' Studio 42 interview with Bud Selig last night? I saw the last few minutes of the interview seemed like a pretty good one overall. Costas was just asking about different things they could be changing/trying in the next few years: making the first round of the playoffs 7 games instead of 5 (which Selig says means they would have to shorten the regular season which owners don't want to do), tightening up the playoff schedule with less off days, putting a slotting system in the draft and having a World Series day game which was my favorite idea.

Selig seemed most passionate about getting the slotting system in. I think it would do wonders for getting guys drafted where they should go instead of falling to someone willing to pay their demanded bonus. It would give teams no reason to pass up the bpa because they're paying a dollar amount for that pick regardless of who they take. Another thing with this that I thought would be intriguing is it's impact on college baseball. Now a lot of guys end up passing on college if a team overpays them to get them to come into their system. With a slotting system that throws that element out the window and probably has a huge impact on how guys are drafted if they're leaning towards college and possibly waste a lot of picks. Maybe they should even have to declare for school before the draft so teams know for sure.

The day game for a World Series would just be great. They can say it would effect the ratings but I don't believe it unless they're having it on a Wednesday afternoon while everyone is working. If they put a game on a Saturday afternoon they'd get huge ratings imo, just because it would be something different and people would want to tune in. Selig did say they're working on this.