That certainly has something to do with it. He's been a star for so long he doesn't even know what it's like to be a normal person anymore. Kind of like Justin Beiber.
But like Grant said Griffey was a star from a young age and he's not nearly the ******* that A-Rod is, as far as we can tell.
A torn ligament sounds really bad but I guess it's not. Could have only missed 4-5 games but with the 3-man bench they needed the extra roster spot. I can't wait for September with expanded rosters.
Lind had an incredibly bizarre career in Toronto. He had a great offensive year in 2009, then was below replacement level for three straight seasons, then became good again. Looking back on it I can't believe they gave him that much rope.
I agree. Upton in a corner OF spot over Saunders or Bautista is worth over a full WAR by itself. Smoak's bat (projected 96 wRC+) over Upton's (83) doesn't make up the difference. Also need to factor in EE's defense vs. Smoak's but my lying eyes can't really tell the difference. EE probably better range but Smoak has better footwork and glovework around the bag.
I guess the one argument for Smoak getting PT is that he and Upton's platoon splits might make it more beneficial to have Smoak play against righties and Upton play against lefties.
It's really strange. Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire were titans of the sport in their day. Some of the most famous athletes of any sport. Not Michael Jordan level but one notch below. Now they are just hitting coaches and they don't really seem all that revered at all. I went to some Rockies games this weekend when they played the Marlins and other than watching Ichiro get 3000 I was probably most excited to catch a glimpse of Bonds. But no one else cared at all about him.
Ideally they'd just keep Sanchez in there and then decide on what to do with Dickey and Liriano. But right or wrong they are concerned about Sanchez's health and want to limit his innings. This is a good way to shave 15 to 20 innings off. They could even skip a start once in a while. My guess is that Estrada's back may have played a factor as well. Happ isn't a spring chicken and even Stroman isn't free from innings concerns.
I think I'd probably make the same decision.
I grew up in Wyoming. It's alright if you like being left alone. Really desolate and the weather is really bad. Cold and very, very windy. Canadians can probably handle the cold though.
Utah does have really hot women. They are all uptight Mormon chicks though.
Yeah I remember a team doing this before. They put a pitcher on the DL and it was tagged a "phantom injury". I think it was the Braves with Kris Medlen which isn't the best example as he's hurt all the time.
What's it called when you stack two starters on top of each other again? Has anyone mentioned starting Dickey for 4 innings and then letting Sanchez go 3? Just throwing it out there.