***Official 2012 MLB Regular Season Thread (2 Viewers)

[Epic Problem]

Houston just made one of the worst plays in the field that you could ever see in a big league game. Bunt in front of the plate and bodies were flying all over the place like a WWE match. Man this team is bad.

Good stuffAstros lose on 'Bad News Bears' play:http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/astros-lose-bad-news-bears-play-video/149441

4-31 in their last 35 games. Pretty good.

MLB Network showed a list of SPs that have 4 or more wins over that same time frame. It was about 18 of them.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Houston just made one of the worst plays in the field that you could ever see in a big league game. Bunt in front of the plate and bodies were flying all over the place like a WWE match. Man this team is bad.

Good stuffAstros lose on 'Bad News Bears' play:http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/astros-lose-bad-news-bears-play-video/149441

 

[shuke]

Houston just made one of the worst plays in the field that you could ever see in a big league game. Bunt in front of the plate and bodies were flying all over the place like a WWE match. Man this team is bad.

Good stuffAstros lose on 'Bad News Bears' play:http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/astros-lose-bad-news-bears-play-video/149441

That still photo is ####ing hilarious.

 

[Epic Problem]

Nothing screams "You're watching a ####ty manager at work" like seeing a relief pitcher intentionally walk the first batter he faces.

 

[Wrigley]

Houston just made one of the worst plays in the field that you could ever see in a big league game. Bunt in front of the plate and bodies were flying all over the place like a WWE match. Man this team is bad.

Good stuffAstros lose on 'Bad News Bears' play:http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/astros-lose-bad-news-bears-play-video/149441

4-31 in their last 35 games. Pretty good.

Well, the bad news bears did play in the Astro-Dome.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Buster Posey is 1-2 with an RBI single and two walks tonight.

.478/.520/1.000/1.520 with 4 HRs and 11 RBI over the past week coming into tonight, 1.299 OPS over the past month. Damn.

 

[the moops]

Welcome back Giancarlo. I missed you

 

[the moops]

Eric Chavez as he hits Cody Eppley in the head with throw

 

[Epic Problem]

Eric Chavez as he hits Cody Eppley in the head with throw

 

[Premier]

God Toronto sucks.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

God Toronto sucks.

Too many injuries

 

[Time Kibitzer]

God Toronto sucks.

My linkStill 5th in the majors in runs scored though, so not a terrible season all things considered

 

[shadyridr]

i will not start my pitchers at coors, i will not start my pitchers at coors

 

[Raider Nation]

Anyone see Stanton on the recent Showtime episode? Jesus, he's rocked up like an NFL strong safety.

No wonder he hits balls out of the stadium.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Pythagorean Battle of the Titans this week as the Red Sox (57-59, +41) visit the Orioles (62-53, -49). Amazingly enough, these are the only two teams in baseball whose run differential doesn't correspond to whether they're over or under .500.

 

[JZilla]

Pythagorean Battle of the Titans this week as the Red Sox (57-59, +41) visit the Orioles (62-53, -49). Amazingly enough, these are the only two teams in baseball whose run differential doesn't correspond to whether they're over or under .500.

Way to kill the thread

 

[Raider Nation]

I'm stunned that ESPN is showing the Rangers/Yankees game tomorrow night. Thought for sure it would be A's/Royals.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him.

Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

 

[shadyridr]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him. Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

What he look like?

 

[TobiasFunke]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him. Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

What he look like?

Only showed him for a split second- other than that it was just a voice over. From what I could tell he looked like a guy around 30, in decent shape. That's about all I had time to process.

 

[shadyridr]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him.

Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

What he look like?

Only showed him for a split second- other than that it was just a voice over. From what I could tell he looked like a guy around 30, in decent shape. That's about all I had time to process.

It wasnt him. Just kidding MB. Sounds like it could be him but he didnt mention anything on his facebook page about it.

 

[Michael Brown]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him.

Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

What he look like?

Only showed him for a split second- other than that it was just a voice over. From what I could tell he looked like a guy around 30, in decent shape. That's about all I had time to process.

It wasnt him. Just kidding MB. Sounds like it could be him but he didnt mention anything on his facebook page about it.

Damn you beat me to it!But no it wasn't me

 

[TobiasFunke]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him.

Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

What he look like?

Only showed him for a split second- other than that it was just a voice over. From what I could tell he looked like a guy around 30, in decent shape. That's about all I had time to process.

It wasnt him. Just kidding MB. Sounds like it could be him but he didnt mention anything on his facebook page about it.

Damn you beat me to it!But no it wasn't me

Hmmm. A remarkable coincidence. Two guys with the unusual name "Michael Brown," both fans of a low-profile team like the Yankees. What are the odds?

 

[Michael Brown]

Was that FFA regular Michael Brown doing the intro to the Yankees-Rangers game on MLB Network last night? Had a guy read a schmaltzy, poetic intro about the game, described him as a "lifelong Yankees fan." Common name obviously, but still seems like a pretty good chance it was him.

Was good enough to make me not loathe the Yankees for a full 30 seconds, so if so, kudos to him.

What he look like?

Only showed him for a split second- other than that it was just a voice over. From what I could tell he looked like a guy around 30, in decent shape. That's about all I had time to process.

It wasnt him. Just kidding MB. Sounds like it could be him but he didnt mention anything on his facebook page about it.

Damn you beat me to it!But no it wasn't me

Hmmm. A remarkable coincidence. Two guys with the unusual name "Michael Brown," both fans of a low-profile team like the Yankees. What are the odds?

Seriously dude I know. Wait, did he have two hands and a face? I HAVE TWO HANDS AND A FACE!!!So this is what it feels like, when doves cry...

 

[Don Quixote]

50 games for Melky.

 

[Epic Problem]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1

So current #sfgiants LF Melky Cabrera has failed a PED test, but their old one, Barry Bonds, never did. #weird

 

[Doctor Detroit]

50 games for Melky.

Damn

 

[shadyridr]

50 games for Melky.

Im stunned

 

[shadyridr]

Most other players who have failed drug tests have either been at the end of their careers — and thus easily avoided — or have already been under contract. How Major League teams approach Cabrera’s free agency should be a fascinating story. He’s probably gone from looking at a 5+ year contract to hoping for a one-year “pillow contract” where he can attempt to get through 2013 without any failed drug tests and hope that he can sustain a high quality performance. This failed test may end up costing Cabrera in excess of $60 to $70 million this winter. Because of the timing of the suspension, this may be the highest cost any player has ever paid for failing a drug test.

 

[Raider Nation]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

 

[Raider Nation]

And does this mean that the A.L. now has home field advantage since the All-Star Game MVP is a cheater?

 

[Wrigley]

And does this mean that the A.L. now has home field advantage since the All-Star Game MVP is a cheater?

Still say Pence got screwed

 

[Michael Brown]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

 

[Eephus]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Melky's in the clubhouse at .3456

 

[shadyridr]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Pretty sure thats still the rule

 

[dennis.moore]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Melky's in the clubhouse at .3456

0.3457

 

[shadyridr]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Melky's in the clubhouse at .3456

0.3457

.34565217391

 

[dennis.moore]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Melky's in the clubhouse at .3456

0.3457

.34565217391

11 sig figs should be enough...

 

[Eephus]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Melky's in the clubhouse at .3456

0.3457

.34565217391

11 sig figs should be enough...

Closest batting race ever was in 1945 AL where Stuffy Stirnweiss won by .00009

 

[Bogart]

Cabrera was one at-bat shy of qualifying for the NL batting title. He's currently 2nd to Andrew McCutchen, and ahead of Joey Votto

Double ouch.

Did they change the rule about guys who don't have enough PA? I remember years ago Tony Gwynn was on the bubble as to whether he was going to have enough PAs and the rule was that you assume he would have made an out for every AB up to 501 plate appearances. If the guy's average would still be higher than the next-best guy, he wins the batting title even though he didn't have enough PA.

Melky's in the clubhouse at .3456

0.3457

.34565217391

11 sig figs should be enough...

Closest batting race ever was in 1945 AL where Stuffy Stirnweiss won by .00009

Didn't you pass on season tickets that season, instead going with a 15-game mini plan?

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Pretty phenomenal catch by a kid at the Little League World Series

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I know we can't cut & paste ESPN Insider stuff here, but Buster Olney had a great article today on how a player on PED's causes "collateral damage".

He mentioned how Manny Ramirez when with the Dodgers hit .500 against Arizona, almost single-handedly knocking them out of the playoffs.

Arizona fired their GM and manager, as a result.

Cabrera made the All-Star team instead of Jason Heyward or Jason Kubel, which probably cost those guys over six figures on their next contract.

 

[Raider Nation]

I know we can't cut & paste ESPN Insider stuff here

Just do it. Four people read this thread.

 

[Eephus]

I know we can't cut & paste ESPN Insider stuff here, but Buster Olney had a great article today on how a player on PED's causes "collateral damage".

He mentioned how Manny Ramirez when with the Dodgers hit .500 against Arizona, almost single-handedly knocking them out of the playoffs.

Arizona fired their GM and manager, as a result.

Cabrera made the All-Star team instead of Jason Heyward or Jason Kubel, which probably cost those guys over six figures on their next contract.

IT HAPPENED

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

IT HAPPENED

Olney mentioned how Schierholtz, a SF native, got traded only because of Cabrera.

 

[pantagrapher]

I know we can't cut & paste ESPN Insider stuff here, but Buster Olney had a great article today on how a player on PED's causes "collateral damage".He mentioned how Manny Ramirez when with the Dodgers hit .500 against Arizona, almost single-handedly knocking them out of the playoffs.Arizona fired their GM and manager, as a result.Cabrera made the All-Star team instead of Jason Heyward or Jason Kubel, which probably cost those guys over six figures on their next contract.

For all anyone knows, Heyward and Kubel could be using PEDs, too. I suspect it's pretty difficult to get caught.

 

[Epic Problem]

Why don't these MLB contracts give a team an out for these types of offenses?

Player gets busted juicing, player goes through the appeal process and loses, player should be at risk of having his entire contract voided.

I know that would be no big deal with the Melky scenario, on last year of deal, suspension is taking him through the end of his contract basically....

But if I'm sitting on someone like the aforementioned Manny Ramirez, at about 1 1/2 years and $30 some-odd million left on his contract at the time of getting busted, I want the avenue to get the F out of that. I have reason to believe that he got that contract based on fraud.

 

[JZilla]

Great shtick here

Melky creates fake product website in effort to duck suspension

 

[Smack Tripper]

I know we can't cut & paste ESPN Insider stuff here

Just do it. Four people read this thread.

and

 

[Premier]

I seriously don't understand how Baltimore keeps winning. It's like one of life's great mysteries.