Reply With QuoteGuillen's fresh start went stale in a huge hurry. SO glad he's gone, despite the huge reduction in colorful daily soundbites in Chicago.
The Marlins are an embarrassment.
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Guillen's fresh start went stale in a huge hurry. SO glad he's gone, despite the huge reduction in colorful daily soundbites in Chicago.
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In the first 10 games even. Not knowing that talking favorably about Castro in Miami is a no-noOriginally Posted by -Jrabbit
And now the Dempster Cubs-Braves trade is supposedly dead. Dempster is supposed to pitch today against the Pirates. Negotiating technique or really dead?
He doesn't want to go to Atlanta. Really wants to go to the Dodgers.
Kind of sucks, but hey, he's a 10-and-5 guy and has earned the right.
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Truth. Why these rights are negotiated. Poor Cubs - Delgado would have been a great catch!
“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)
There's another week to go. I still expect Dempster to go, and I'm fine with that.
I'm less excited about the Cubs dealing Garza, but if the price is right, so be it.
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This year is toast, so I don't really care who they get rid of it as long as it helps the team in the future.
Keep on Civin'
RIP Baron O
Angels pick up Grienke. What a scary rotation and scary line up.
At least he stayed out of the AL Central. I'm hopeful the Tigers will muscle out the Sox & Indians for the division, but the Yankees, Rangers & Angels are fricken stacked for the playoffs.Go Nats!
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When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah
On another note... anyone care to make some early Cy Young and MVP predictions?
AL
Cy Young - Justin Verlander
MVP - Mike Trout (or Miguel Cabrera, but I can't believe the Tigers would capture both of these awards two years in a row)
NL
Cy Young - Matt Cain
MVP - Andrew McCutchen
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
I think the Angels are going down the same road that the Phillies traveled.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Sloww, the big difference that the Angels have a really good farm system. They didn't deal too much for Greinke, while the Phillies kind of dealt their entire farm team for their big guns.
“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)
AL Cy Young - Jered Weaver, LAA
AL MVP - Robinson Cano, NYY (Trout totally deserves it, but they tend not to want to award it to Rookies)
AL Rookie of the Year - (duh) Mike Trout, LAA
NL Cy Young - Johnny Cueto, CIN (I know the guy wasn't even an All Star - that makes that snub even more ridiculous) - maybe R.A. Dickey of the Mets, but his last two starts haven't been that great
NL MVP - Andrew McCutchen, PIT (though only because Joey Votto is out for a month)
NL Rookie of the Year - (duh #2) Bryce Harper - WAS
“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 have both Matt Cain and Andrew McCutchen and I'm still sucking eggs.
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
Lots of fun deadline deals today!
Shane Victorino joins Hanley Ramirez as new members of the Dodgers. Not to be outdone, the Giants swing a deal for Hunter Pence. Makes one wonder, where go the Phillies? Speaking of the NL East, the Braves get some small pieces in Malholm and Johnson, but giving up Vizcaino may have been too steep.
And at the deadline time itself, the Rangers wanted to do something since the Angels did, so got Ryan Dempster. And earlier got Geovany Soto.
The (2nd place!!) Pirates also made some interesting low risk, high reward deals - getting Travis Snider from the Blue Jays and Gaby Sanchez from the Marlins. Both seriously underperforming, but may return to some heights. The 1st place Reds though made a decent deal getting Jonathan Broxton to shore up the bullpen.
“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)
The Broxton deal is interesting, the article I read said that the Reds already have the best bullpen in the league. Why is that the need they targeted?
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
Can't ever have too good of a bullpen in the playoffs.
“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)
Which is a power of the Rangers. Their bullpen rocks and Feliz isn't even back, if he comes back this year. Ogando is back though.
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
Derrick Dye(?) who plays music for the Cubs A team in Daytona got ejected from the game by the home umpire when he played "Three Blind Mice" after a controversial call went against the home team. Priceless!!!
Some umpires are a little sensitive, aren't they?
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
Unbelievable win by the Tigers today.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
OzzyKP (August 6, 2012)
So the Cincinnati Reds are the #1 team in all of baseball?
What a strange season this is.
“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)
Remember the division.
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
Total implosion. Stick a fork in the Indians; they are done.
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RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms
My theory: Chris Perez was embarassed by the White Sox in his first game in CLE post-trade from Saint Louis (gave up several runs). Thus he's always hated the Sox and wants to play kingmaker and let the Tigers take the pennant.
His line (June 29, 2009):
A fun game, and one I got to watch in personCode:IP H R ER BB K K HBP 0.2 2 4 4 1 0 0 2
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I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
The one with 3 playoff threats?
Also, Cincy has an above .600 winning percentage against the NL East and NL West. No other team has over .600 winning percentage against all the divisions in its league.
“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)
King Felix
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
Monster trade between Boston & the Dodgers. Whew.
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
unblvbl!
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RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms
Tigers comeback win!
Gonna be one helluva race for the Central title and the wild card spots.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
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