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Post by IRS on Apr 8, 2017 20:10:09 GMT -5
How the did the Phillies just have a 12-run 1st inning? New franchise record. RIP Jeremy Guthrie. Someone clearly fudged with the hitting sliders before the game. i'm sorry for such a nerdy video game reference lol.Considering it all came without a HR, they certainly aren't playing The Show 17.
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Post by sean™ on Apr 8, 2017 20:46:07 GMT -5
I've had some terrible birthdays.
But I've never had a "10 runs, 135.0 ERA against the Phillies" terrible birthday.
My thoughts are with him and his family at this time.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 9, 2017 9:13:14 GMT -5
I've had some terrible birthdays. But I've never had a "10 runs, 135.0 ERA against the Phillies" terrible birthday. My thoughts are with him and his family at this time. I didnt even know Jeremy Guthrie was still in the league. The Nationals mustve been scraping the bottom of the barrel for a 5th starter after trading Lucas Giolito.
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Post by figurecollector on Apr 9, 2017 9:39:27 GMT -5
I've had some terrible birthdays. But I've never had a "10 runs, 135.0 ERA against the Phillies" terrible birthday. My thoughts are with him and his family at this time. I didnt even know Jeremy Guthrie was still in the league. The Nationals mustve been scraping the bottom of the barrel for a 5th starter after trading Lucas Giolito. From what I read, he had not pitched in the majors since 2015. This start was a one-off. They had sent their fifth starter down as they only needed a fifth starter for this one start during the first month of the season. This would permit them an extra bat off the bench. The fifth starter, meanwhile, could work in extended spring training and then when the AAA season starts.
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Post by Chip on Apr 9, 2017 12:02:44 GMT -5
despite this utterly MISERABLE start to the season by the Yankees, i still can't help but just get happy knowing that almost every day for the next 6 months i'll have a baseball game to listen to or watch
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Post by IRS on Apr 9, 2017 14:18:46 GMT -5
... I'm so glad we traded for Howie Kendrick.
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Post by IRS on Apr 11, 2017 21:33:20 GMT -5
The baseball gods are cruel, cruel people.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Apr 12, 2017 17:41:57 GMT -5
I didnt even know Jeremy Guthrie was still in the league. The Nationals mustve been scraping the bottom of the barrel for a 5th starter after trading Lucas Giolito. From what I read, he had not pitched in the majors since 2015. This start was a one-off. They had sent their fifth starter down as they only needed a fifth starter for this one start during the first month of the season. This would permit them an extra bat off the bench. The fifth starter, meanwhile, could work in extended spring training and then when the AAA season starts. Yeah, Joe Ross is their 5th starter on the regular and more than competent. I was really high on Giolito as a prospect, but the other piece the White Sox got back in that Eaton deal--or other SP piece, Reynaldo Lopez.... I think he may end up the better of the two. Giolito has this Trevor Bauer feel to him. He marches to his own drum and that's fine but if he doesn't perform out of the gate, I could see him being the type to be in and out a few orgs. before he figures it out or winds up in the pen or something. Then again, Arrieta was a guy like this as well and he seemed to find the right spot where he could do his thing & it worked out.... He had/has some unconventional training ways for sure. I kind of worry about the longterm aspect of those types of pitchers sometimes, but when they're young & cocky, it can be even trickier. I like Reynaldo more than Giolito as far as the Sox' return in that deal for all practical purposes. But the Nats will be fine. Gutrie played for Team Israel in the WBC and they played pretty well, he pitched good to boot if I recall. This was a one-off thing for his birthday. Kind of a bummer for him... even his 2 outs resulted in runs (sac flies). Oh well. He'll live and has had a solid career for barely making it beyond the AAAA label when younger.... won a WS and had some solid seasons and almost was a top prospect who missed 100%. Can't feel too sorry for that.... So out of the early surprise teams, who do you guys take seriously? (If any....) Twins, Rockies, Angels, BAL(doesn't surprise me, but everyone else is acting shocked), Reds (bullpen has been very, very nice, although with PIT likely to be better than they were--a lot better--and STL still there + the Cubs, it's hard to really buy-in...including them based on record though)... just to name a few. TOR, TEX, SEA... a lot of other teams off to ice cold starts. The old saying you can't win a pennant in April, but you can lose one definitely is true. I think Arizona could actually have a very nice year and potentially win the West. If not, I expect them to battle for a wild card. I forgot to mention them up there, but there's a team that's out in front early. Reds should fade--their pen isn't as good as it is performing and SP depth is poor right now. It will catch up when bats warm up (w/ the weather) and the ball starts to fly in that park. I think the Yankees could potentially compete for a wild card this year. But with teams like the Angels looking like they may have some fight, it's going to potentially be more crowded than I thought. BAL streaks but could be that 2nd wildcard team too, potentially. I'd take BOS in the division for sure. TB can play spoiler. I kind of think TOR has a down year. Losing Encarnacion, pitching regression. Sanchez was probably overworked last year. Stroman can't pitch every game... DBacks could win the West or compete for a WC for sure in my eyes. Good offense and underrated staff--Robbie Ray was a nice pickup no one seems to mention (Tijuan Walker is the talk of everything if they're not damning Grienke's contract...) and an underrated piece in that rotation if he keeps developing... left-handed power arm.... I like him. I think the Twins could be spoilers this year but are a ways off. Still to think about: two yrs ago they won what, 88 games? Could be a surprise that doesn't go away so fast.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 13, 2017 21:29:16 GMT -5
I have the Twins as the #2 Wild Card this year. Theyre an up and coming team.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Apr 14, 2017 12:31:07 GMT -5
I have the Twins as the #2 Wild Card this year. Theyre an up and coming team. I could see the Twins contending all year, but I feel as though it will be like 2 seasons ago and they'll get down to that last wk. They're about a season away to me...although, if Buxton can turn it on already, that could speed things up a bit.... He still has superstar 5-tool talent. I admit I'm more worried now than maybe 2 years ago that he could bust out, but he's still young and has a world of talent to work in with in front of him. It just seems to be taking longer than I would have thought... (I was/ am extremely high on him, so I thought he may be further along by this point--or before this point.) The AL is interesting. TOR starting 1-8 is a surprise to me too, on the reverse anyway. I think they'll play better, but slow starts can be hard to dig out of in deep divisions ....just look at Arizona last season. Pittsburgh as well. I'm not shocked to see BAL come out of the box strong again, and find it equally unsurprising that Seattle is coming out milk duds after the off-season hype and close finish last year. I think 1 WC will come from the AL East, and the Yankees could flirt with contention... so maybe 2. O's and BoSox.... the West is strong too. I think the Twins are still a year (and some pitching) away, but who knows. Ervin Santana has actually been very very good since the midway point last yr to date.... I think among top-3 in league in ERA (among starts over X amount of IP that is) since the ASB last year. Maybe #2 ovr and #1 in al? Something like a 2.20 since the break last yr.... hopefully he's clean. knock on wood.
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Post by IRS on Apr 14, 2017 21:49:12 GMT -5
Anybody want Jeanmar Gomez?
We'll take a sack of potatoes for him. They don't have to be fresh.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Apr 15, 2017 12:57:31 GMT -5
Asdrubal Cabrera will take him...
...take him deep. And bat flip in his face.
Really though.... the Phillies whole "we're planning on competing" joke lies in the 9th inning. If they planned to compete, the ghost of Jon Papelbon would be better than Jeanmar Gomez.... and I'm not even a firm believer that your best reliever needs to pitch the 9th (see: CLE and many other teams in recent memory... and more to come), but Gomez is nowhere near a 7 or 8 guy either. Completely pokes holes in the "we're gonna try and compete and see what happens" scenario--or rewrites it a bit.... "we're going to just play out the season on the cheap, and not bother with certain spots where bums will fill in before we non-tender 'em when we're actually ready to compete."
Being a Phillies fan would make me nuts...because Rollins, Howard and all those cats were right...they shoulda won 2 more titles or at least more than 1 during those years.... and then you've got constant wash-outs like Dominic Brown who are supposed to be the next big block.... etc... etc... For as much winning and years of winning they do, they have that Braves thing going on and seem to have more regular season and pre-WS success than titles to speak for it. I recall lots of good Phillies teams, even the one with Mitch who I was rooting for that season.... but a lot are forgotten because of how many titles they DIDN'T win.
anyway.
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Post by IRS on Apr 15, 2017 22:25:04 GMT -5
Asdrubal Cabrera will take him... ...take him deep. And bat flip in his face. Really though.... the Phillies whole "we're planning on competing" joke lies in the 9th inning. If they planned to compete, the ghost of Jon Papelbon would be better than Jeanmar Gomez.... and I'm not even a firm believer that your best reliever needs to pitch the 9th (see: CLE and many other teams in recent memory... and more to come), but Gomez is nowhere near a 7 or 8 guy either. Completely pokes holes in the "we're gonna try and compete and see what happens" scenario--or rewrites it a bit.... "we're going to just play out the season on the cheap, and not bother with certain spots where bums will fill in before we non-tender 'em when we're actually ready to compete." Being a Phillies fan would make me nuts...because Rollins, Howard and all those cats were right...they shoulda won 2 more titles or at least more than 1 during those years.... and then you've got constant wash-outs like Dominic Brown who are supposed to be the next big block.... etc... etc... For as much winning and years of winning they do, they have that Braves thing going on and seem to have more regular season and pre-WS success than titles to speak for it. I recall lots of good Phillies teams, even the one with Mitch who I was rooting for that season.... but a lot are forgotten because of how many titles they DIDN'T win. anyway. Yeah, they're definitely not competing this year. Or next year. But they still gotta sell tickets, so they can't pull a Sixers and flatout admit they're gonna suck. Until the collective of Williams, Crawford, and Alfaro come up, it's pretty much a waiting game. And yeah, being a Philly fan of any kind is a special kind of hell.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Apr 16, 2017 7:59:56 GMT -5
hey man, Chicago is not much better. I feel your pain with the Eagles, although we had the '85 bears, I missed them by a yr and a half...
I also have to say I've grown to loath the McCaskeys at this point.... 'til they put some money into the Bears, they're no better--in fact, they're WORSE than old man Wirtz who had the Blackhawks in the playoffs 27 years in a row....all with 1 cup appearance to show for it and a 4-0 sweep to tne Penguins in the early '90s... I think that streak of 27yrs ended in 2002 and they were morbid for quite awhile. Rocky Wirtz has turned the Blackhawks into a dynasty and it has been fantastic... growing up I loved hockey, but hated having no true team. DET owned us.
2013 rd. 2 vs DET will go down as the best live sports I have ever seen... not to go off topic as I digress here. In Chicago and my lifetime, we had the '89 Cubs flop, the '98 Cubs (which was my first real strong memory of thinking they had any chance--but knew they didn't, and remember Eddie freakin Perez hitting a grand slam in that 5-game series even), then all of the prospects from '98-'05 that missed or got hurt and faded out.... (I won't even bother listing them all--more misses than fadeouts, and now some of the fadeouts have faded back in and are making 50mil...cough Rich Hill)..... 03, 98, 89... 3 times in my life until those 07-08 teams which just broke everyone's heart come the playoffs. And then the rebuilt from then to now.
It's nice to be where we are at this point.... that's all I can say. Sucks to get bent over by the Yankees for Torres, but as I wrote on another site.... if it didn't cost Schwarber and they went on the win the WS, even if Torres is the new Jeter for NYY for the next 10-15yrs, the trade wins a WS it's a winner. And it did....so I can't complain. Just expect the Yankees to be mighty impressive after 2018 with the core they've built and the spree they'll be going on.....
Chicago was sports hell until the Hawks started to win again. This year has me bumming after gm1 and 2--first time they've been shutout in back-to-back games since the 2002 playoffs in fact, that yr vs the Blues.... but digressing. The bulls in the 90s, Hawks bi-yearly since 2010 now... I feel spoiled from that regard. The Cubs WS is something I wanted once before I died. So the Bears really just piss me off...the McCaskeys are cheap and they will never win until they spend or sell that team.... football parity outside of hometown teams just bores me now anyway. Part of why I love this 2nd wild card thing... makes MLB all-the-more enjoyable even if your team sucks.
going back on topic for a sec here...
Reaffirming a post I made above or earlier this week.... or last wk actually. Ervin Santana spun a 1-hitter yesterday... against the ChiSox, but they had been coming off of a few very solid offensive showings.... Santana has been a legit ace since the ASB last year. 1st in the AL in ERA as I had thought--only Hendricks has a lower ERA since ASB last season among SP with X ip to qualify... he's the lowest ERA in the AL since then, though. 2.19 or something like that now. He really has found something since coming off of his suspension... I hope for the Twins' sake it isn't more peds, because they're really looking nice right now.
COL also impresses me even with the Coors effect... I think this staff could actually pitch well enough to keep the team in contention and the offense will always be there. If I had to make a bold prediction, I'd guess that 1 of 2 teams out of Twins/NYY (in the AL) and 1 of 2 in COL/ARI will contend for that 2nd wildcard. the Twins are impressing me and if Buxton can just play to even half of his talent for an extended period of time...
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Post by underjohngrohs on Apr 16, 2017 15:54:20 GMT -5
HARPKO Out of Nowhere struck a game-winning Home Run in the Bottom of the 9th.
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Post by bad guy™ on Apr 16, 2017 17:50:11 GMT -5
The Pirates are cranking out the bats only to forget how to swing them in a couple of months.
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Post by BROKEN on Apr 16, 2017 18:41:00 GMT -5
Marlins will be underdogs imo.
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Post by KPnDC on Apr 16, 2017 21:59:06 GMT -5
The Nats got the sweet walk off win today. I love watching Baseball with my Gma and The Nats getting the win was icing on the cake today. I feel blessed.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 17, 2017 11:31:49 GMT -5
Its great seeing the Cardinals and Giants off to ice cold starts. Hopefully, we wont be seeing them in October.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Apr 17, 2017 13:11:00 GMT -5
Its great seeing the Cardinals and Giants off to ice cold starts. Hopefully, we wont be seeing them in October. I admit I try not to discriminate against any team in baseball, especially because when I finally am commissioned to write for the site I write for barely anymore, ANYWAY, but I have to be partial to everyone for most write-ups; but man, I hate the Giants and Cardinals. I'm sure a lot of people will be feeling that way about the Cubs soon. And the Yankees in 2-3yrs and beyond. A few more nice teams on the way but those 2 stand out.... I really do think NYY finally figured something out or maybe lucked into a lot of those deals last season and somehow haven't blown their wad before 2018 in getting under the luxury tax. Team has the making to be a dynasty again....
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