Around Baseball 2015

[HERPDERP]

Edwin parrot shirt back on sale

 

http://teespring.com/WalkTheParrot

[LTR]

Quite the start for McGowan. K's the first two batters, gets ahead of the next two, Stanton reaches on error and gets thrown out trying to steal.

[LTR]

Anthony Gose continues to defy the laws of BABIP. Doubles off Tanaka to lead off the game.

[TwistedLogic]

Scott Boras has finally lost his s***.

 

Scott Boras wants a panel of experts to decide when a prospect is ready

[Angrioter]

Gardner arm lol

[Sammy225]

If the Brewers continue to struggle do you think it is worth taking a shot at Lohse... He is not as bad as he has looked in the first couple weeks of the season.

[Stangstag]

Scott Boras has finally lost his s***.

 

Scott Boras wants a panel of experts to decide when a prospect is ready

 

Lol. More like "Scott Boras wants more money"

[KingKat]

Scott Boras has no shame. He'll say absolutely anything if he thinks it can gain him some kind of leverage.

[TwistedLogic]

Scott Boras has no shame. He'll say absolutely anything if he thinks it can gain him some kind of leverage.

 

"For example, I would say that the union or somebody may come in and say that they’ve made a claim that this player is major-league ready,” Boras said. “And that to place him in the minor leagues would not be appropriate from a skills standpoint. And then all of a sudden, it’s subject to review by a panel of former managers or baseball experts."

 

Saying things like the above quote shouldn't help him get leverage -- it should cost him leverage, on account of him coming off like a f***ing nut. I don't know how this guy still has any credibility in baseball.

[Chappy]

If the Brewers continue to struggle do you think it is worth taking a shot at Lohse... He is not as bad as he has looked in the first couple weeks of the season.

 

Lohse would be an excellent target, very underrated.

[flafson]

Why does he even bother? Isn't he like a billionaire by now? Probably like 30% of the league give him money.

[KingKat]

Encarnacion blast gets the Statcast treatment:

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v84247983/statcast-examines-encarnacions-second-home-run/?query=the%2Bbrushback

[HERPDERP]

No one stands in the way of Pierzynski

 

no one!

 

http://i.imgur.com/KOZXpUY.gif

[Nafro]

Hey, I am just super shocked that A.J. stepped around him and not right over top of him! Thank you for that, you just made me laugh really hard, which is what I needed today!

[bendera3]

Bernie Williams is getting his number retired. I mean he was a pretty good player but retired number good?

[KingKat]

Bernie Williams is getting his number retired. I mean he was a pretty good player but retired number good?

 

Retired numbers are the perfect way to honour players who were part of the team identity for a long time but are not HOFers. I don't have a problem with it and I wish the Jays would do the same for some of their greats like Dave Stieb.

[bendera3]

Scott Boras has no shame. He'll say absolutely anything if he thinks it can gain him some kind of leverage.

 

I don't think the union would accept that as it would basically be a non-union player possibly kicking an union player off the roster.

[KingKat]

I don't think the union would accept that as it would basically be a non-union player possibly kicking an union player off the roster.

 

He's just saying anything to keep this issue in the media so that it changes eventually. He knows this isn't the answer.

[Brownie19]

Yes. He'd seem like a no-doubter for any team but the Yankees and deserves this. 43.9 WAR all with the Yankees and a key player in four championship runs.

 

I think I heard Posada was getting his retired too. He had just over 44 WAR for his career, so would be equally deserving. They were joking the Yanks will have to go to triple digits soon. I agree it's only questioned b/c it's the Yanks and they have so many retired already.

 

Interesting to see Bernie Williams when from having 6 straight years of 4.8 - 5.1 WAR (amazing consistency) straight to 4 straight years below replacement level to finish off his career.....those 4 years were driven by awful defense in CF when he obviously should have been moved there - but that's still a crazy drop off.

[Deadpool]

"For example, I would say that the union or somebody may come in and say that they’ve made a claim that this player is major-league ready,” Boras said. “And that to place him in the minor leagues would not be appropriate from a skills standpoint. And then all of a sudden, it’s subject to review by a panel of former managers or baseball experts."

 

Saying things like the above quote shouldn't help him get leverage -- it should cost him leverage, on account of him coming off like a f***ing nut. I don't know how this guy still has any credibility in baseball.

 

I know you already have 4 outfielders on your roster, but the panel says my prospect is ready, so you've got to promote him!

[bendera3]

I know you already have 4 outfielders on your roster, but the panel says my prospect is ready, so you've got to promote him!

 

It would cause so much of a roster imbalance it would be unreal. Tampa Bay would be all pitchers.

[Angrioter]

Lawrie is a snitch.

Here is what Lawrie said: “I talked to Albert Pujols at first base. This guy has been in the game forever, he’s one of the best players in the game. And for him to say that, ‘Hey man, you’re playing the game hard.’ And for them (the Royals) to do that, it’s bush league stuff. ”

[HERPDERP]

Sale just hit Moose in the face, after Ventura hit Abreu in th elbow.

[Spanky99]

Joe Nathan, torn UCL and tendon.

 

Season ending, and probably his career is done.

 

One of the more underrated closers for a period.

 

Underrated, I don't think so. He'll retire after he gets paid.

[TwistedLogic]

Sale just hit Moose in the face, after Ventura hit Abreu in th elbow.

 

Huge brawl going on right now with Shark running and swinging at guys like Strawberry after Benitez.

 

Stream: http://vipbox.biz/baseball/watch-1i5mr-kansas-city-royals-chicago-white-sox

[Captain Adama]

Huge brawl going on right now with Shark running and swinging at guys like Strawberry after Benitez.

 

Stream: http://vipbox.biz/baseball/watch-1i5mr-kansas-city-royals-chicago-white-sox

 

Shame that someone as talented as Ventura has to go and be a little bitch.

[Spanky99]

Commercial break has been near 10 minutes, now out of town scores, lol.

[Spanky99]

Extra Innings has switched to the Blackhawks game, faaaaaaawwwk!

[Spanky99]

Oh, it's back now? Bastards.

[jaysfan2014]

While they brawl in the Chicago/KC game, Farrell just threw another game away, as the Rays' Rene Rivera hits a walkoff single off Anthony Varvaro to give the Rays a 2-1 win. Boston's offense is REALLY struggling right now.. Ortiz is hitting under .200, as is Betts and Napoli. Even Bogaerts is slowing down after his hot start (his BABIP shows that a regression back to the .250-.270 level is coming, which Boston cannot afford right now, as everybody not named Sandoval or Pedroia are really struggling.