Reply With Quoteis that spanish for "Bald One"
Ubaldo.
Just love saying the name, really.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
is that spanish for "Bald One"
OMG! Brewers beat Pirates 20-0?They need to put in some kind of "run rule".
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Yeah... I have Rickie Weeks (Milw 2B) on my fantasy team. He started off going 0 for 3, and I thought, bad day for Rickie... but he ended up 3 for 7 with two doubles.
Yeah. 20 to Zip. Sounds more like a softball game where they should have invoked the slaughter rule.
Keep on Civin'
RIP Baron O
Good news: 4/5 of the rotation, including Phil Hughes
Bad news: Javy Vazguez
Also, the Rays are scary good. But we knew that.
-Arrian
grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.
The amazing thing about the Rays is how much young talent they got. Niemann picked right up from where he left off last season, and David Price is blowing away people so far. In addition, Wade Davis (the rookie) is pitching very well. And then they got Jeremy Hellickson in the minors, who possibly could come up later this year if they need him.
I'm very happy that, so far, the NL East sucks so the Mets are actually in it (especially after the sweep of the Braves). Though its all from pitching as the hitting is abysmal (78 OPS+ but 137 ERA+). I mean without Pelfrey's amazing start and Santana, Niese, and Perez pitching well this team would be tied with Baltimore for least wins. The quicker Beltran comes back the better, as his replacement, Angel Pagan is horrid (57 OPS+), though Ike Davis's call up was a nice shot in the arm.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
Yeah, the Rays have quite the pipeline of talent. They will need it, of course.
Price has looked fantastic so far. Scary.
The Mets... I wish 'em luck. They should be due for some good luck. They've had enough of the bad.
Also, having a guy named Pagan on your team is fun. Not quite as good as Satan (Bruins), but good.
-Arrian
grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.
And after I did post that, the Mets win a doubleheader against the Dodgers and slide into 1st Place... something I didn't think would happen at all this year for the Mets... so that's nice.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the Tigers performance thus far, especially the current winning streak. If Verlander comes around like he did last year, they may actually have a shot at challenging the Twins for the division. (Before inevitably gagging it away in the final two weeks of the season, of course.)
Thus far, they are leading the AL in BA, OBP, and are fourth in SLG despite playing in cavernous Comerica Park. Austin Jackson can not continue to hit as he has been doing so far, but even a moderate decrease in performance would still make him more than adequate enough to soothe the loss of Granderson.
Still worried about the pitching, especially the rotation. Verlander will come around, but Porcello has been awful; Bonderman barely passable; Willis a disaster-in-waiting. They are last in QS in the AL at the moment, and probably will stay there for the duration. Thank goodness for the bullpen. Starter's ERA: dead last in the AL, 5.68, nearest other team are the White Sox at 5.22. Bullpen: first in the AL by an even larger margin, 2.23, with the Twins at 2.73.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
Nice jinxing thereOriginally Posted by Imran Siddiqui
I think he loses his mystique the more you play him... Hitting is mainly familiarity with the movement of the ball coming at you, and pitchers are limited as to what they can throw so once you're used to Johan's change up and curve, the fastball becomes batting practice.
Wow, I seem to recall the Tigers being in the opposite camp not too long ago. My how things change.
Overall though, yea, not too bad. Duking it out for first. This next series will be important.
Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah
Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted.
"Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
"I trust Stuie and all involved." - SlowwHand
"Stuie is right...." - Guynemer
Dallas Braden has a perfect game through 7 against the Rays.
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I have him.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
PERFECT GAME!!!
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19 times. He's in select company.Braden threw a prefect game against the Rays on Sunday, striking out six in the process. He needed just 109 pitches to go the distance.
Recommendation: Braden threw just the 19th perfect game in major league history, and the sixth no-hitter ever for the A's.
(Rotowire.com)
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Suck it A-Rod!
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Dallas isn't letting up on A-Rod. He's still pissed off.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
A-Rod:
"I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field," Rodriguez said. "Good for him, he threw a perfect game. And better yet, he beat the Rays."
Braden's GrandmotherThe squabble was still making news leading up to this start, and they were going back and forth in recent days. On Friday in Boston, A-Rod said he didn't want "to extend his extra 15 minutes of fame."
But the feud didn't end there.
After Braden's historic accomplishment, The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser, through her Twitter account, posted: "Dallas Braden's grandmother is here and speaking to the press. She says, and I'm not joking, 'Stick it, A-Rod.'"
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And Braden did it without 'roids.
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BurnettAs Braden celebrated the feat, Sunday night's Yankee starter, A.J. Burnett, was alone in the Fenway clubhouse and watched Braden. As Braden hugged an older looking woman, Burnett said out loud, to no one in particular, "Grandma, don't cross my mound."
As far as you know...And Braden did it without 'roids.
Lube up and spread 'um Coldy, Arod already has his pants off.
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A-Rod is an ass. He was before coming to Texas, while he was in Texas and continues to be an ass.Braden's Grandmother
Braden's Grandmother
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and predict that the Phillies score a run tonight. It COULD happen.
"Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
"I trust Stuie and all involved." - SlowwHand
"Stuie is right...." - Guynemer
What's really funny is how they can suck so hard and still be in first place.
"Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
"I trust Stuie and all involved." - SlowwHand
"Stuie is right...." - Guynemer
1/3rd of the way into the season, here's where we stand...
The AL East continues to be the power division in MLB. The Rays are cooling off a bit, which has allowed the Yankees, Red Sox, and surprising Blue Jays to come into striking distance. The Yanks currently lead the wild card, with the Jays one game back, and the Red Sox two.
The AL Central appears to be a race between the two teams that went to an extra game last year, with the Twins holding a 3.5 game lead on the Tigers, while continuing to dominate the Tigers head-to-head. If the wild card doesn't come from the AL East (a rather unlikely proposition), it'll almost certainly come from the runner-up here.
The AL West is the home of mediocrity this season, with the Rangers, A's, and Angels all hovering around .500, and all with a good shot of winning the division. The trendy preseason-pick Mariners have been, predictably, awful.
The NL East is a free-for-all, with the first place Phillies holding a 4 game lead over the last place Nats and Marlins.
The NL Central is led by the surprise team of the year, the Reds, with the Cards right on their heels, and no one else really a factor.
The NL West is another tight race, with only the D-Backs out of it, and everyone else within 4 games of each other, with the surprising Padres in the driver's seat.
The NL Wildcard is wide open, with six teams within 3 games of each other, currently led by the Cards.
Individual award frontrunners...
AL MVP--Miguel Cabrera, a potential triple-crown candidate, though certainly not a run away.
AL Cy Young--David Price (?), but this is probably the most wide open individual race at this point.
AL Rookie--Austin Jackson or Brennan Boesch would appear to have this locked up for the Tigers, but Neftali Perez is also a great candidate if the Rangers continue to contend.
NL MVP--Andre Ethier continues to be a legit triple crown candidate, despite missing several games with an injury; it is his race to lose, unless...
NL Cy Young--Ubaldo Jiminez continues to be the second coming of Bob Gibson, while pitching half of his games in Coors Field! Roy Halladay, who just pitched a perfect game and has an ERA under 2, hasn't a prayer at this point.
NL Rookie--Jason Heyward, in the biggest runaway in any of the individual races. And that's saying a lot, given that Jaime Garcia has an ERA of 1.14. If the Braves manage to make the playoffs, Heyward could even win the MVP.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
The A's are totally awesome - FACT.The AL West is the home of mediocrity this season, with the Rangers, A's, and Angels all hovering around .500, and all with a good shot of winning the division. The trendy preseason-pick Mariners have been, predictably, awful.
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