Around Baseball 2014

[jaysfan2014]

Yankees beat the Reds 7-1. Why is it NL teams struggle so much vs. AL teams?

[bzapple]

I'm impressed with the advanced stats, jaysfan2014. You've come a long way

 

All he needs now is a sarcasm detector.

[jaysfan2014]

CJ Cron sent down(undeservingly) for Huston Street, because he had options and the Angels need a fresh arm after that marathon last night that went 16.

 

In reality though, Cron could use a little AAA time (.115/.115/.115) in the last 14 days, .205/.239/.273 in July.

[sh3156]

A couple of big games tonight. Baltimore in Oakland Chen vs. Hammels. Mariners at Angers.king Felix vs Gareth Richards

 

Big big games these

[jaysfan2014]

Will someone please pull Gomes off the field? Two times this game he's made some terrible plays in LF. I've seen better OF defense from other teams..

[jays4life19]

Let's go Oakland! Will be watching this game tonight. Anyone else?

[jayswin11]

I'll have it on while I'm doing stuff

[jays4life19]

Is Colby Lewis for real? Anyone read/see this?

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/11237346/colby-lewis-texas-rangers-problem-colby-rasmus-bunt

 

2-0 in the 5th inning and you have an issue with him bunting?

[jays4life19]

f***....Baltimore up 3-0 with an early HR

[jaysfan2014]

4-O now, after half an inning, thanks Hammel.

 

Pomeranz or Milone (or even Brad Mills) could've been up there in Oakland right now producing better numbers than Hammel. Cubs sold high on him.. so far, Hammel's return to the AL hasn't gone so well.

 

Also, don't forget the Mariners/Angels game too, which is scoreless so far.

[jaysfan2014]

f***....Baltimore up 3-0 with an early HR

 

Guess the HR Derby didn't hurt Adam Jones.

[jaysfan2014]

Ugh Kendrick.. how could you get doubled off at 2nd?

[jaysfan2014]

Lucky thing that King Felix is going tonight for the Mariners, they're going to be hard pressed to score.. have you seen that lineup? 5-9 spots are all hitting in the .220s at best.. Romero, their #2 hitter, is batting .195.

LINEUP BTW:

Jones CF Romero RF Cano 2B Seager 3B Morrison 1B Hart DH Ackley LF Miller SS Sucre C

[jaysfan2014]

Red Sox win.

 

And Hammel sucks in the AL.. already 5-0 now. A's shouldn't have taken Hammel in the deal.

[jaysfan2014]

Hammel is out in the 3rd inning. And yet they have Pomeranz and Milone in AAA... and Mills is in Toronto.

[jays4life19]

Dude, this is thread worthy, post it, and copy/paste that s***???

 

As always....G-Snarls is on the ball with it.

[jaysfan2014]

Rays win again. Big blow for Mariners fans hoping for Price.. the more the Rays continue to win, the lesser chance Price or Zobrist get moved.

 

A Mariners loss and the Rays are only 6 out.

[jaysfan2014]

Garret Richards is dominating a putrid Mariners offense so far..

[jaysfan2014]

Better cheer for the Angels. It looks like the O's are going to beat the A's tonight.

 

Adam Jones 2-2 with 5 RBIs and 1 BB..

[ElNik2013]

Better cheer for the Angels. It looks like the O's are going to beat the A's tonight.

 

Adam Jones 2-2 with 5 RBIs and 1 BB..

 

 

 

Seems like a special night for Jones.

[jaysfan2014]

Kendrick ended King Felix's shutout with a base hit and Miller's throwing error..

[jaysfan2014]

Angels/Mariners are tied at 1 heading into the 8th. Angels may have the advantage though.. King Felix is over 110 pitchers, yet Garret Richards is only at 84. Oh, and the Mariners offense is PATHETIC.. if there's a team that's likely to cool off and possibly be surpassed by Cleveland, New York, or even Toronto, it's likely them. King Felix and Iwakuma can't do everything themselves.

 

Oh, and talk is that a Price trade is unlikely in Seattle according to Rosenthal:

 

"Rosenthal identifies two potential barriers to a deal for the Mariners. With Price set to earn about $20MM in his final year of arbitration, ownership might not be willing to commit both financially and with prospects. Additionally, rival GM’s tell Rosenthal that M’s GM Jack Zduriencik is difficult to push across the finish line in trade talks."

 

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/video?vid=308868675599

 

Basically, teams are probably not willing to trade with Seattle, because the M's GM is as bad as AA. They had Nelson Cruz on their laps in the offseason.. and refused to sign him. He would've really helped their offense..

[jaysfan2014]

A's coming back.. now down only 7-4 as the O's pitchers are doing their best to throw away a winnable game..

[jaysfan2014]

"Difficult to push across the finish line" lol. I wonder what that's supposed to mean.

 

Probably means he's not willing to add payroll or give up top prospects, especially if he feels that the run by the Mariners is a fluke.

[jaysfan2014]

C'mon Angels score a run.. we don't need another 16 inning marathon like last night, especially considering the Mariners have little scoring outside of Cano and Seager(BTW, Seager is 0-10 in the series so far.)

[jaysfan2014]

Extra innings yet again in LA. Good thing the Angels got Huston Street yesterday..

[jaysfan2014]

Bad news for Jays, Yankees, Red Sox and Rays fans.. O's are headed for a win. Chris Davis hit a HR off of former teammate Jim Johnson, making it 8-4 O's.

[jaysfan2014]

Rodney now in for M's.. because he's basically the only fresh arm left for Seattle, and he just walked Johnny Mac.

[jaysfan2014]

O's win 8-4. (sigh.)

 

Still a chance to pick up ground vs. Seattle.. 1-1 in the 11th.

[jaysfan2014]

WHY? Why won't anyone score a run in LA?? Still 1-1 in the 12th inning. Salt Lake's Bees and Tacoma's Rainiers are on call as we speak I bet to send arms to both LA and Seattle, respectively, as both teams continue to heavily use their bullpens.