***Official 2012 MLB Regular Season Thread (1 Viewer)

[JaxBill]

Carlos Lee traded to the fish for prospects.

It's cute that the fish think they still have a chance.

They're 5 games and change from the second wildcard in their first year in a new stadium.Don't know much about Rasmussen but Dominguez has a great glove that can't hit his way out of AA the last couple years.

 

[JaxBill]

Gaby Sanchez sent down to make room for Carlos Lee.Ozzie was cold-blooded.

joe capozzi ‏@joecapMARLINSOzzie on Gaby Sanchez being optioned to NOLA; "he should blame himself. We gave him plenty of opportunities "

 

[shadyridr]

so why did lee turn down the dodgers and not the marlins?

 

[JaxBill]

so why did lee turn down the dodgers and not the marlins?

The Dodgers were on his "do not trade" list that he had to approve. The Marlins were not.Lee didn't actually "approve" of the trade, contractually it wasn't necessary.

 

[JaxBill]

From Rosenthal

Source: #Astros covering all of Lee's salary but pro-rated portion of minimum. He is owed about $9 million for the rest of the season.

 

[Eephus]

Gaby Sanchez sent down to make room for Carlos Lee.Ozzie was cold-blooded.

joe capozzi ‏@joecapMARLINSOzzie on Gaby Sanchez being optioned to NOLA; "he should blame himself. We gave him plenty of opportunities "

I don't agree with Guillen often but he was right on this one. An OPS of .523 won't cut it.

 

[JaxBill]

Gaby Sanchez sent down to make room for Carlos Lee.Ozzie was cold-blooded.

joe capozzi ‏@joecapMARLINSOzzie on Gaby Sanchez being optioned to NOLA; "he should blame himself. We gave him plenty of opportunities "

I don't agree with Guillen often but he was right on this one. An OPS of .523 won't cut it.

Just because he was right, doesn't mean he had to rub salt in the wound, especially after Sanchez hit the game-tying 9th inning homer today.

 

[Raider Nation]

Gaby Sanchez sent down to make room for Carlos Lee.Ozzie was cold-blooded.

joe capozzi ‏@joecapMARLINSOzzie on Gaby Sanchez being optioned to NOLA; "he should blame himself. We gave him plenty of opportunities "

I don't agree with Guillen often but he was right on this one. An OPS of .523 won't cut it.

Just because he was right, doesn't mean he had to rub salt in the wound, especially after Sanchez hit the game-tying 9th inning homer today.

Tact and compassion aren't a staple of Ozzie's leadership.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Carlos Lee traded to the fish for prospects.

It's cute that the fish think they still have a chance.

They're 5 games and change from the second wildcard in their first year in a new stadium.Don't know much about Rasmussen but Dominguez has a great glove that can't hit his way out of AA the last couple years.

A with those 5 games come 5 other teams between them and that 2nd WC. They are 26th in baseball in runs scored and 22nd in ERA. The bullpen is a mess and the starting pitching is average.Math says they have a chance, logic says otherwise.

 

[JaxBill]

Just think that the middling prospects they gave up is a more than fair price to boost their 1B batting avg by 80 points or more.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Just think that the middling prospects they gave up is a more than fair price to boost their 1B batting avg by 80 points or more.

I wasnt debating what they gave up to get him, and it obviously improves them. 1B for Miami has been almost as bad 3B was for the White Sox.I just don't don't think they have a chance with or without Lee.

 

[Raider Nation]

Random question of the week about the local TV guys for each club:

Who makes more money... the "professional announcer" who handles the play-by-play duties, or the ex-major leaguer who serves as the analyst? Don Orsillo & Jerry Remy with the Red Sox and Michael Kay & Paul O'Neill with the Yankees, for example.

 

[shadyridr]

Random question of the week about the local TV guys for each club:Who makes more money... the "professional announcer" who handles the play-by-play duties, or the ex-major leaguer who serves as the analyst? Don Orsillo & Jerry Remy with the Red Sox and Michael Kay & Paul O'Neill with the Yankees, for example.

Probably depends on the people. Michael Kay obviously makes a #### ton more $$ than O'Neill

 

[JaxBill]

Random question of the week about the local TV guys for each club:Who makes more money... the "professional announcer" who handles the play-by-play duties, or the ex-major leaguer who serves as the analyst? Don Orsillo & Jerry Remy with the Red Sox and Michael Kay & Paul O'Neill with the Yankees, for example.

Probably depends on the people. Michael Kay obviously makes a #### ton more $$ than O'Neill

This. It probably also depends on if that person is chosen to do some of the regional Fox broadcasts on Saturday.

 

[Eephus]

Random question of the week about the local TV guys for each club:Who makes more money... the "professional announcer" who handles the play-by-play duties, or the ex-major leaguer who serves as the analyst? Don Orsillo & Jerry Remy with the Red Sox and Michael Kay & Paul O'Neill with the Yankees, for example.

I suspect Jon Miller is paid pretty well

 

[JZilla]

Yu and Freese voted into ASG

I got no beef with that

 

[pollardsvision]

What a finish in the Nats game.

 

[Eephus]

What a finish in the Nats game.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Yu and Freese voted into ASGI got no beef with that

Yu was a slam dunk but I'd rather kipnis or ee if he would have made the ballot. I was initially pulling for Harper but considering the game is in Missouri and freese was so huge last October. I'm glad he's going. Bryce will have many of these in front of him

 

[Time Kibitzer]

I'm no baseball pundit, but this Anthony Rizzo kid looks pretty damn legit to me. What's his upside for fantasy purposes?

 

[JaxBill]

Nice 3:10 start in STL in the middle of a heat wave.

http://twitpic.com/a52o2p

 

[Raider Nation]

Nice 3:10 start in STL in the middle of a heat wave.http://twitpic.com/a52o2p

Used to be even more fun on Astro Turf.

 

[shadyridr]

any video of grienke getting ejected. i heard the umpire was over the line.

 

[Limp Ditka]

any video of grienke getting ejected. i heard the umpire was over the line.

He wasn't arguing the call, but did seem to spike the ball out of frustration over the call. Ump had every right to throw him IMO

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Butch Wynegar is the answer to a trivia question.

Youngest player to be selected to the All-Star game.

Until now.

 

[shadyridr]

Grienke is gonna start three straight games for the Brewers. Has that ever happened?

 

[Wrigley]

Grienke is gonna start three straight games for the Brewers. Has that ever happened?

Huh?

 

[Limp Ditka]

Grienke is gonna start three straight games for the Brewers. Has that ever happened?

Huh?

Started yesterday and got tossed in the firstOnly threw 4 pitches yesterday, so they're going to start him today too.He'll start first game out of the ASB on Friday.

 

[Wrigley]

Grienke is gonna start three straight games for the Brewers. Has that ever happened?

Huh?

Started yesterday and got tossed in the firstOnly threw 4 pitches yesterday, so they're going to start him today too.He'll start first game out of the ASB on Friday.

Gotcha.

 

[Eephus]

Grienke is gonna start three straight games for the Brewers. Has that ever happened?

Old Hoss Radbourn down?

 

[Smack Tripper]

I just saw the Grienke video, that ejection was atrocious. Put down your rabbit ears you chump. If he did it in the umps face or even FACING him, that would be one thing. Walking away, that is a disgrace.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

any video of grienke getting ejected. i heard the umpire was over the line.

He wasn't arguing the call, but did seem to spike the ball out of frustration over the call. Ump had every right to throw him IMO

So does an Ump have the right to throw out a batter after he spikes his bat to the ground?The ejection was atrocious.

 

[Limp Ditka]

any video of grienke getting ejected. i heard the umpire was over the line.

He wasn't arguing the call, but did seem to spike the ball out of frustration over the call. Ump had every right to throw him IMO

So does an Ump have the right to throw out a batter after he spikes his bat to the ground?The ejection was atrocious.

Of course he does if it's in response to a call the umpire made.

 

[the moops]

Yea, that was just ridiculous.

 

[JaxBill]

Bad news for ATL. In the midst of their win to sweep the hapless Phils today, Andrelton Simmons broke a bone in his hand sliding headfirst into second.

Haven't heard a timetable.

 

[boubucarow]

any video of grienke getting ejected. i heard the umpire was over the line.

He wasn't arguing the call, but did seem to spike the ball out of frustration over the call. Ump had every right to throw him IMO

So does an Ump have the right to throw out a batter after he spikes his bat to the ground?The ejection was atrocious.

Of course he does if it's in response to a call the umpire made.

But that is an assumption. Greinke could have easily been angry that he was late to first base. It reminds me of when the NBA became more concerned with player reactions but too often T'd players who were only angry at themselves.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

any video of grienke getting ejected. i heard the umpire was over the line.

He wasn't arguing the call, but did seem to spike the ball out of frustration over the call. Ump had every right to throw him IMO

So does an Ump have the right to throw out a batter after he spikes his bat to the ground?The ejection was atrocious.

Of course he does if it's in response to a call the umpire made.

So how can an umpire make that judgement call when the player in question doesn't even say a word, like in Greinke's case?

 

[Smack Tripper]

I can't believe Kemp is participating in the HR derby. Borderline disgusting choice by him. You miss a month and your team freefalls and you participate in this?

 

[shadyridr]

Grienke is gonna start three straight games for the Brewers. Has that ever happened?

Old Hoss Radbourn down?

last pitcher to do so in the same season is red faber in 1917

 

[Raider Nation]

I can't believe Kemp is participating in the HR derby. Borderline disgusting choice by him. You miss a month and your team freefalls and you participate in this?

He hit one more home run than Eephus did.

 

[Raider Nation]

I can't believe Kemp is participating in the HR derby. Borderline disgusting choice by him. You miss a month and your team freefalls and you participate in this?

He hit one more home run than Eephus did.

Eephus did tie Cano, however.

 

[Eephus]

I can't believe Kemp is participating in the HR derby. Borderline disgusting choice by him. You miss a month and your team freefalls and you participate in this?

He hit one more home run than Eephus did.

Yeah but I rocked Rihanna's world

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Relativistic Baseball

 

[the moops]

Relativistic Baseball

 

[Limp Ditka]

I can't even make it through the ASB without a player going down

Dillon Gee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a blood clod in the artery of his right shoulder.Terrible news for Gee, who has made some major strides this season by posting a 4.10 ERA and 97/29 K/BB ratio over 109 2/3 innings. It's not yet known how long he'll be sidelined, but Mets general manager Sandy Alderson could now target a starting pitcher before the trade deadline. It's also possible that prospect right-hander Matt Harvey could get a shot.

 

[Eephus]

I can't even make it through the ASB without a player going down

Dillon Gee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a blood clod in the artery of his right shoulder.Terrible news for Gee, who has made some major strides this season by posting a 4.10 ERA and 97/29 K/BB ratio over 109 2/3 innings. It's not yet known how long he'll be sidelined, but Mets general manager Sandy Alderson could now target a starting pitcher before the trade deadline. It's also possible that prospect right-hander Matt Harvey could get a shot.

Hope he's alright. That's a scary injury.

 

[Don Quixote]

I can't even make it through the ASB without a player going down

Dillon Gee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a blood clod in the artery of his right shoulder.Terrible news for Gee, who has made some major strides this season by posting a 4.10 ERA and 97/29 K/BB ratio over 109 2/3 innings. It's not yet known how long he'll be sidelined, but Mets general manager Sandy Alderson could now target a starting pitcher before the trade deadline. It's also possible that prospect right-hander Matt Harvey could get a shot.

I posted this in the add/drop thread a couple of weeks ago.

I lose Beachy to Tommy John surgery. Drop him Wednesday and pick up Paulino, who was due back on Monday. Now, Paulino's getting TJ too.Dropping Paulino for Gee. You are warned.

You were warned.

 

[pantagrapher]

I can't even make it through the ASB without a player going down

Dillon Gee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a blood clod in the artery of his right shoulder.Terrible news for Gee, who has made some major strides this season by posting a 4.10 ERA and 97/29 K/BB ratio over 109 2/3 innings. It's not yet known how long he'll be sidelined, but Mets general manager Sandy Alderson could now target a starting pitcher before the trade deadline. It's also possible that prospect right-hander Matt Harvey could get a shot.

I posted this in the add/drop thread a couple of weeks ago.

I lose Beachy to Tommy John surgery. Drop him Wednesday and pick up Paulino, who was due back on Monday. Now, Paulino's getting TJ too.Dropping Paulino for Gee. You are warned.

You were warned.

I, too, have been sniping otherwise healthy pitchers all season. Picked up Gee last week. He now joins Beachy, Paulino, Halladay, Morrow, Santos, Hudson and Robertson.

 

[MAC_32]

Well, at least I got 2 nice starts from him. Back to waivers with you...

 

[Eephus]

Why are there no games on Thursday?