TheHurl

I find it hard to believe that anyone on this board had issues with someone taking shots at JPA. It's half of our collective post count

4 years to move out. Me thinks she's not doing well with sarcasm.

A day younger than fire

Girls don't play baseball...

this is what happens when announcers are allowed to talk s***. 17 of Griffin's 23 HR's have come in tie game or in games within 2 runs. Fans mostly don't look this s*** up, there should be a correction that comes across the tv with the correct stats on it.

He didn't perform great in a lot of very short rehab outings, performed very poorly in his first outing...he's never been a guy that goes overly deep into games so maybe it's the smartest thing they could do. Although he's got options so if they feel he's not ready he can start next year in the minors. His fastball despite only average velocity was a huge plus pitch because of his command of it and it's plus life. I find after a layoff the velocity might come back but movement on a fastball might not. Will be interesting to look at his charts over this start and the one later this week against Philly.

Beachy got rocked in his return tonight. Haven't heard about the velocity yet but in the minors it was reported to be right in line with his 2011 velocity (but his control was a huge issue). He's a great buy low for the right team

Still a huge asset...and it's not like TJS is a guarantee recovery. Pass the risk on to someone else. I wouldn't do it if I were Baltimore, but if it were a pitching rich franchise I'd be shopping him for sure.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/6589/dylan-bundy ESPN's Buster Olney was told by an Orioles source that there's "no chance" the team would trade Dylan Bundy. FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported earlier Monday that the O's would be willing to listen on Bundy, but Olney says Baltimore knows they would be selling low on the top prospect since he's recovering from Tommy John surgery. Bundy won't be an option for the Orioles until the second half of 2014, at the earliest. Jul 29 - 7:47 PM

he was playing tonight. Hoping to get a cheap hit or two. for some reason i thought McAlister was a lefty. The 1B options are pretty bad...Brett Wallace might find my roster this week

yeah I'm looking for holds too...no sense grabbing another closer when Soriano on his own has led me to a 6-6-4 record and I'm 8-4-4 in holds. I think North of 49 has the best record in these two stats being 11 games over .500 in the two (and still 5 games over .500 in the other two pitching counting stats). Of course all three of his starters picking up holds for him aren't SP eligible next year so it's a process to start all over again.

it's .002 difference stop your whining.

Still a drop down to a combo of Keppinger (or whatever player I pick up as this will probably be a rotating spot) and Mesoraco that are essentially replacing him. I've got 4 guys in my lineup which have a sub .300 OBP over the past 30 days (Segura, Longoria, Rollins and Fowler) it's unreal that I've been able to win all my weeks over this time.

Weekly records by team A Wrench in the Plan 12-2-2 Leg to Stanton 12-3-1 BALCO Pharm 11-5 True Cardinals 6-10 BInge Drinking 10-5-1 Butt Stallions 10-6 Jurassic Kats 8-8 Twist and Trout 7-5-4 London Slayers 8-7-1 Triple Hawpe Brewed 7-7-2 ISO Horny 10-6 Taijaun On 6-8-2 Oppo Taco 7-7-2 (insert clever name) 7-9 Lyon Tamer 5-9-2 Gryffindor 5-11 Georgia Peach 7-8-1 Speedygose 5-10-1 Head for Miles 4-11-1 Uphill Gardners 2-12-2

NJH had an opportunity to put some pressure on him but only picked up a game. Only the top 3 I think are locks for playoffs still. Should be a great finish and of course will be great to see all the division winners beat in the first round of the playoffs

Dinger gets another easy week this week. My offense is decimated.

There was so much more to it than the strike. Attendance dropped big time in the Early 80's and had a small recovery in 89 and 90 to 92 there still wasn't interest (buzz) for the Spos. Their radio broadcasts were moved around from station to station and in 2000 they didn't even have an English station (games were broadcast on Expos.com) and the station playing it was barely received in the outskirts of Montreal. There were points where the team had this insistence that they had to get more of the French audience so the English was somewhat ignored. There was little corporate or municipal support as well. I think Brooklyn wins out in the history aspect. I loved the Spos but even when I would travel down there for a week in those early 90's years I'd be able to sit where I wanted, the counted attendance back then was tickets sold, there were weeknights where it was under 5K there. The fans that were there have always been incredibly passionate, but it was never the place to be in Montreal.

he'll have to keep some pretty high K-rates and low hit rates as he's going to walk a tonne.

posted this in the around baseball thread but this deserved it's own thread. Red Sox minor league pitcher just gave up his first hit in 19 and a third innings. After giving up a hit to lead off the 3rd inning on July 11th he had the following lines. 4.2 IP 0H, 3BB, 3K 6 IP, 0H, 4BB, 10K 5 IP, 0H, 3BB, 9K And so far today... 5 IP, 1H, 1BB, 5K (gave up a bloop single to Cutter Dykstra with 2 out in the 4th)

Red Sox minor league pitcher just gave up his first hit in 19 and a third innings. After giving up a hit to lead off the 3rd inning on July 11th he had the following lines. 4.2 IP 0H, 3BB, 3K 6 IP, 0H, 4BB, 10K 5 IP, 0H, 3BB, 9K And so far today... 5 IP, 1H, 1BB, 5K (gave up a bloop single to Cutter Dykstra with 2 out in the 4th)

the BA writeup wasn't horrible: Hinske was traded for closers twice within a year. The Cubs sent him to the Athletics for Miguel Cairo and the rights to major league Rule 5 pick Scott Chiasson during spring training. New Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, who had been with Oakland, coveted Hinske and got him and righthander Justin Miller for Billy Koch in December. Hinske follows the A's model Ricciardi wants to bring to Toronto. He hits for good power to all fields and has a patient approach at the plate. He has decent speed and a knack for basestealing. He capped his solid 2001 by hitting .300-8-28 in the Arizona Fall League. While Hinske has soft hands, his average arm and lack of range raise doubts about his ability to be a big league defender at third base. The Cubs projected him as a first baseman, one of the reasons they traded him. He has worked to quicken his release to make up for his arm. In Toronto in 2002, a player can have no greater ally than Ricciardi, who believes in Hinske as a third baseman and lefthanded power bat. The big league third-base job is his to lose.

some AL East predictions ECJF: Jays Rays Yankees Sox Orioles (will lose at least 90) Gsnarls - Jays are the favourites Yankees will not finish last, no way Tampa/NYY will fight for 2nd/wildcard 4/5 will be Red Sox who are ready to compete in 2013 and the Orioles, while no longer garbage, will settle a little under .500 BTS - New York Toronto Tampa Bay Boston Baltimore Leaffie - Jays Yankees Rays Sox Orioles Jim Canuck - Rays Jays Yankees Orioles Sox Angrioter - Jays Rays Yankees Red Sox O's (72-90) Grant - Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston Baltimore Me - Rays Yankees Sox Jays O's. No team over 93 wins, no team under 80. Dineke - 1. Red Sox 2. Yankees 3. Rays 4. Orioles 5. Blue Jays RKF - Yankees Red Sox Rays Jays Orioles Oakville69 - Jays should win 90-95 games , probably 94. Yankees & rays will compete for 2nd place & wild card spot. I assume the Orioles luck from last year will run out, & the red sox will be better but it will be fun to wach the Boston media tear Farrell apart every time they lose a game based on his managerial style. Chappy - Jays Yankees Rays Red Sox Orioles Stangstag - I think Boston's offense will be on par with ours. However, our rotation is MILES ahead of Boston's. How exactly do they finish 6 games ahead of us? High85 - 1. Yankees 95-67 2. Red Sox 92-70 (Jays fans are fooling themselves, thickheadedly assuming Boston repeats 2012. They WILL make a comeback in 2013). 3. Rays 91-71 4. Blue Jays 86-76 (which is still a very good record considering the strength of schedule) 5. Orioles 68-94 (probably a better team than record indicates, schedule hurts them DrNegative - Yankees Jays Rays Red Sox Oreos Terminator - Jays Rays Yanks Red Sox Orioles The Jays have too many talented players in their primes whereas the Rays and Yanks are relying on guys that are too young or too old. The Rays will be young but I'm betting that Myers makes an impact and Longo plays 130+ games. They're pitching is still very solid. The Yanks will have Gardner and Mo coming back but they lost Swisher and Soriano. Youk replacing A-Rod is a wash as well. They have a very, very old team and after a pretty uneventful offseason I think they take a big step back this year. All the band aid additions the Red Sox have made (along with some bounceback years from a couple of their starters) and the Sox will finish .500. I'm reserving my right to place the Orioles ahead of them depending on what happens the rest of the offseason. The Orioles will win 77-81 games and will be a very solid last placed team. DH12 - 1. Tampa 2. New York 3. Toronto 4.Baltimore 5. Boston

the HR derby retroactively f***ed Cespedes swing as he hasn't hit one since June 21st.

I traded a 2nd rounder for him back on July 1st in the FC Dynasty league. My team is so bad that he could regress and still improve it though.

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