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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 10:25:30 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 10:45:50 GMT -5
It was 50 years ago today that, in the first-of-its-kind operation, Dr. Frank Jobe transplants a tendon from Tommy John's right wrist to the Dodger pitcher's left elbow. The revolutionary ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, which will become a commonplace surgical procedure better known as Tommy John surgery, enables the southpaw to win an additional 164 games games, more than half of his career total of 288 victories.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 11:57:17 GMT -5
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Post by redseat on Sept 25, 2014 12:18:56 GMT -5
Should Jeter not play at Fenway and really play his last game at Yankee Stadium? I mean obviously he will show up and be honored at Fenway but shouldn't his last game be at Yankee Stadium? Damn! As in, damn good question, and damn if I know. Pun fully intended, the Yanks would be damned if they do, and damned if they don't. I would think that having him sit, but pinch hit once in the last game would be the best way to go, but what do I know..... Yeah I mean if you want to go out with a bang (retirement style) shouldn't you go out playing your last game at the stadium (well technically not the same stadium for him) you played your entire career at? Would it count if Jeter went up there, took a strike and got replaced? Does that count as a game played? |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:33:39 GMT -5
Damn! As in, damn good question, and damn if I know. Pun fully intended, the Yanks would be damned if they do, and damned if they don't. I would think that having him sit, but pinch hit once in the last game would be the best way to go, but what do I know..... Yeah I mean if you want to go out with a bang (retirement style) shouldn't you go out playing your last game at the stadium (well technically not the same stadium for him) you played your entire career at? Would it count if Jeter went up there, took a strike and got replaced? Does that count as a game played? It does count. It would count like a guy that comes in and plays 1 or 2 innings of defense only, but never getting to bat. The box score would look something like this. Jeter - P.H 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:37:11 GMT -5
Yet another "Thanks for being a tough guy" coming from all of us fantasy folks. Maybe this is just me, but I don't think showing your teammates that you are tough is the best way to go, and does not outweigh or offset the difference of reduced performace for you and your team.
Guys, when you are hurt. Tell someone. Tell everyone. That way we can make decisions as to who we are really delaing with at the moment.
A’s first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss has slumped badly in the second half, hitting just .179 with 63 strikeouts in 54 games, and he revealed to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle that he’s been playing through a “bone-on-bone” hip injury for most of the year.
Moss sat out Wednesday’s game after getting a cortisone injection and says he’ll need to undergo offseason surgery to repair torn cartilage because “the shot should help me get through the rest of the season, but it won’t fix it.”
Moss was a fantastic scrap-heap pickup for the A’s in 2012 and 2013, hitting a combined .269 with 51 homers and an .894 OPS in 229 games, and he posted similar numbers in the first half. Playing through the injury has proven to be a horrible decision, as is usually the case.
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Post by redseat on Sept 25, 2014 14:37:51 GMT -5
Yeah I mean if you want to go out with a bang (retirement style) shouldn't you go out playing your last game at the stadium (well technically not the same stadium for him) you played your entire career at? Would it count if Jeter went up there, took a strike and got replaced? Does that count as a game played? It does count. It would count like a guy that comes in and plays 1 or 2 innings of defense only, but never getting to bat. The box score would look something like this. Jeter - P.H 0 0 0 0 0 thank you sir for clarification sir. Personally I think Jeter should not play at Fenway and leave his last game at Yankee Stadium. But that's just me and I doubt that will happen. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:38:15 GMT -5
All things considered, if this guy says it is so, how can the rest of us call him wrong?
You might think the Giants-Dodgers rivalry would cloud his opinion, but San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy made it very clear that he believes Clayton Kershaw should be named MVP of the National League in addition to his sure Cy Young award:
The guy’s the best in the game. I don’t know if there’s a more deserving MVP. Forget [the] Cy Young. I mean, those are stupid numbers that he’s putting up.
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is the last NL pitcher to win the MVP, during his 1.12 ERA season in 1968. And despite leading the league in ERA during each of the previous three seasons Kershaw has never finished higher than seventh in the MVP voting.
Bochy is thoroughly aware of Kershaw’s greatness, both this season and in past seasons, as the Dodgers ace has a 1.43 ERA in 189 career innings against the Giants and he’s been the manager for all of them.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:39:07 GMT -5
Just call him steady Eddie......
Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle tossed eight shutout innings against the Mariners last night and in doing so surpassed 200 innings on the season for the 14th consecutive year.
And fittingly for the quick-working, soft-tossing southpaw, Wednesday’s game was played in one hour and 59 minutes.
Buehrle joins Christy Mathewson, Warren Spahn, Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro, Don Sutton, and Greg Maddux as the only pitchers since 1900 to throw 200 innings in at least 14 straight seasons.
He’s started 461 straight games without going on the disabled list and has shown no signs of slowing down at age 35, posting a 3.39 ERA for his lowest mark since 2005.
Buehrle has never relied on velocity or strikeouts to get the job done, so he should be able to keep rolling for a while. He’ll go for No. 15 next season, when he’s under contract for $19 million in the final year of a four-year, $58 million deal. And his first win of 2015 will be the 200th of his career.
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Post by redseat on Sept 25, 2014 14:39:26 GMT -5
Yet another "Thanks for being a tough guy" coming from all of us fantasy folks. Maybe this is just me, but I don't think showing your teammates that you are tough is the best way to go, and does not outweigh or offset the difference of reduced performace for you and your team. Guys, when you are hurt. Tell someone. Tell everyone. That way we can make decisions as to who we are really delaing with at the moment. A’s first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss has slumped badly in the second half, hitting just .179 with 63 strikeouts in 54 games, and he revealed to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle that he’s been playing through a “bone-on-bone” hip injury for most of the year. Moss sat out Wednesday’s game after getting a cortisone injection and says he’ll need to undergo offseason surgery to repair torn cartilage because “the shot should help me get through the rest of the season, but it won’t fix it.” Moss was a fantastic scrap-heap pickup for the A’s in 2012 and 2013, hitting a combined .269 with 51 homers and an .894 OPS in 229 games, and he posted similar numbers in the first half. Playing through the injury has proven to be a horrible decision, as is usually the case. To me this seems like this is more of a cop out for players slumping. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:40:04 GMT -5
The Diamondbacks have reached an agreement with Dave Stewart
The #Dbacks have struck gold, not only getting Dave Stewart as their GM, but DeJon Watson of #Dodgers in a key, high-ranking role.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:40:58 GMT -5
Yasiel Puig so often becomes a storyline–for better or worse–that it’s sometimes tough to focus on strictly his performance for the Dodgers on the field.
Since debuting as a 22-year-old in June of last season Puig has played 249 games and hit .306 with a .387 on-base percentage and .504 slugging percentage.
Among all MLB players with at least 1,000 plate appearances since the beginning of last season Puig ranks eighth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage, 11th in slugging percentage, and ninth in OPS.
And he’s done that in a pitcher-friendly environment, which is why his adjusted OPS+ ranks fifth during that span behind only Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen, and Paul Goldschmidt. In other words: He’s been one of the half-dozen best hitters in all of baseball since debuting.
But wait, it gets even more impressive. Here’s a list of the top adjusted OPS+ totals since 1950 by outfielders with at least 1,000 plate appearances through age 23:
Mike Trout 167
Albert Pujols 161
Reggie Jackson 156
Mickey Mantle 155
Yasiel Puig 152
Ken Griffey Jr. 146
Willie Mays 146
Hank Aaron 143
Miguel Cabrera 141
Lists don’t get a whole lot more impressive. Puig has been one of the half-dozen best-hitting young outfielders since 1950, alongside a bunch of inner-circle Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers.
Puig is a helluva lot of fun to watch and lord knows he makes for easy sportswriter outrage, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that he’s really, really good.
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Post by Zig on Sept 25, 2014 14:41:00 GMT -5
I would play. Thee last 3 games of my career, I wanna play no matter where they are. Being a Sox fan and imaginary Sox player for a minute- if I had to play at the Stadium I think that would be kinda neat. They would boo me so hard cuz I was so awesome for years...
hey I can dream right?
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:43:21 GMT -5
Yet another "Thanks for being a tough guy" coming from all of us fantasy folks. Maybe this is just me, but I don't think showing your teammates that you are tough is the best way to go, and does not outweigh or offset the difference of reduced performace for you and your team. Guys, when you are hurt. Tell someone. Tell everyone. That way we can make decisions as to who we are really delaing with at the moment. A’s first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss has slumped badly in the second half, hitting just .179 with 63 strikeouts in 54 games, and he revealed to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle that he’s been playing through a “bone-on-bone” hip injury for most of the year. Moss sat out Wednesday’s game after getting a cortisone injection and says he’ll need to undergo offseason surgery to repair torn cartilage because “the shot should help me get through the rest of the season, but it won’t fix it.” Moss was a fantastic scrap-heap pickup for the A’s in 2012 and 2013, hitting a combined .269 with 51 homers and an .894 OPS in 229 games, and he posted similar numbers in the first half. Playing through the injury has proven to be a horrible decision, as is usually the case. To me this seems like this is more of a cop out for players slumping. You could very well and easily be right. I don't know, nor will anyone really know about any guy and related statement. I just know that I have an issue with this. If the issue is lack of full disclosure, then that is one thing. But, if it is just an excuse for poor performance, that is quite another. I would have problems with both. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:45:42 GMT -5
I would play. Thee last 3 games of my career, I wanna play no matter where they are. Being a Sox fan and imaginary Sox player for a minute- if I had to play at the Stadium I think that would be kinda neat. They would boo me so hard cuz I was so awesome for years... hey I can dream right? Speaking of playing or not playing, there may not be a Giants Padres game tonight. I'm aprox 40 miles south of A T & T, and it rained all night, and just quit a few hours ago. Sunny skies now, so just throwing it out there as a maybe. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:49:13 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 14:58:21 GMT -5
Here is an item I saw and read early today.
David Wright was shut down for the season on September 9 with inflammation in his left shoulder. Turns out it’s worse than inflammation: an MRI taken this week on the shoulder showed ligament damage. He’s on a strengthening program that is supposed to last six weeks. If that doesn’t work, he could have to have surgery.
Marc Carig of Newsday has an article today about why, if Wright has been ailing for a long time, he just had the MRI this week. And wondering if, perhaps, he and the Mets waited too long to do that.
However, that said, I was just checking on the Mets / Nationals game, and saw the Mets just scored to put them up 5-4 in the top of the 8th.
And, who do I see that scored that run? David Wright. Now, he did not hit, but just pinch ran.
Does anyone else see an issue with this? Especially late in the year, when teams have 40 guys to choose from instead of 25. The Mets had nobody else they could call on?
Wow....
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Post by Zig on Sept 25, 2014 15:04:14 GMT -5
we had people camping out last night for a new chik-fil-a opening today |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 15:47:29 GMT -5
we had people camping out last night for a new chik-fil-a opening today Then they would really go gaga for this. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 15:54:46 GMT -5
Can you say, epic collapse?
The Brewers were in first place for something like five months. That and fifty cents gets them a bag of chips and a chance to watch everyone else in the postseason, because today they were eliminated.
The Reds beat the Brewers 5-3 behind six effective innings from a person named David Holmberg, who I am pretty sure is not a real baseball player as opposed to an elaborate put-on, but I can’t prove that. Jay Bruce went 3 for 4. Brandon Phillips homered. Yovani Gallardo gave up ten hits in five innings.
What’s worse: doing about as well as everyone expected you to do before the season, finishing in fourth place and never really contending, or doing what the Brewers did in defying everyone’s expectations and spending almost all of the season at or near the top of the division? Is it better to just miss the stars or never leave orbit? Better to burn out or to fade away?
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 16:03:38 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 17:32:54 GMT -5
Not that I have ever said much, but, i've said my last bad thing about Phil Hughes. And, I appologize to the Twins for saying they would be too cheap to pony up the bucks anyway. When I am wrong, I am wrong.
Yesterday afternoon an hour-plus rain delay in the eighth inning meant Twins right-hander Phil Hughes finished his final start of the season one out short of reaching 210 innings to receive a $500,000 bonus.
It was terrible timing, as the rain started pouring in Minnesota just as Hughes was cruising through his eighth inning of one-run ball against the Diamondbacks. He was in total control, with a low pitch count, and definitely would have pitched the ninth inning.
Today the Twins offered Hughes a chance to make a brief relief appearance over the weekend in order to reach the magic 210-inning mark. He turned that down and also said he wouldn’t have been interested in simply being given the $500,000 bonus.
On one hand Hughes has earned more than $8 million this season and by the time his three-year contract is over he’ll have made around $40 million for his career, so $500,000 is not to the same to him as most people. On the other hand, if not for the rain delay he’d definitely have earned the $500,000 bonus, a half-million bucks is still a half-million bucks, and in setting the all-time strikeout-to-walk ratio record this season he’s been worth several times his salary to the Twins.
Good on the Twins for offering, at least. Perhaps a $500,000 donation to charity in Hughes’ name would put a nice little bow on the story as a compromise?
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Post by bigddude on Sept 25, 2014 18:02:44 GMT -5
The Chicago Cubs will begin a $575 million Wrigley Field renovation project any day and will likely start demolishing the outfield bleachers next week, a team spokesman said Thursday.
Spokesman Julian Green said the team plans to have seven new outfield signs — including a massive Jumbotron above the left field bleachers — in place by the beginning of next season.
The project comes despite a legal fight between the owners of the rooftop businesses across the street from Wrigley and the city. The rooftop owners contend in a lawsuit filed last month that the expansion violates a revenue-sharing agreement that prevents the team from taking actions that block their views. The lawsuit was filed against the city, its landmarks commission and the members of the commission.
The Cubs played their last home game of the season Wednesday. Green said the team won city approval and has no plans to delay the construction project. He said it was likely that construction site fencing would be erected over the weekend in anticipation of the renovations, which would likely begin in earnest next week.
Ryan McLaughlin, a spokesman for the rooftop owners, would not say if any legal effort will be made to halt construction, nor would he say if the rooftop owners will fight the city's attempt to move the lawsuit from Cook County Circuit Court to federal court.
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Post by redseat on Sept 26, 2014 6:20:15 GMT -5
All I have to say is Clayton Kershaw is a BEAST.... HOWEVER..... the 1999 and 2000 version of Pedro Martinez BLOWS Kershaw away by MILES!!
(Sorry BigD)
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31 29 5 1 213.1 160 56 49 9 37 313 23 4 0 -- -- 9.5 0.92 2.07
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29 29 7 4 217.0 128 44 42 17 32 284 18 6 0 -- -- 11.4 0.74 1.74
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Post by redseat on Sept 26, 2014 6:20:48 GMT -5
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Post by BHR on Sept 26, 2014 8:24:38 GMT -5
Fielding. Base running. wAR
Alex Gordon for MVP
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Post by bigddude on Sept 26, 2014 9:38:45 GMT -5
All I have to say is Clayton Kershaw is a BEAST.... HOWEVER..... the 1999 and 2000 version of Pedro Martinez BLOWS Kershaw away by MILES!! (Sorry BigD) 1999 BOS 31 29 5 1 213.1 160 56 49 9 37 313 23 4 0 -- -- 9.5 0.92 2.07 2000 BOS 29 29 7 4 217.0 128 44 42 17 32 284 18 6 0 -- -- 11.4 0.74 1.74 Well, the only thing I have in Kershaw's defense here is that he missed the whole month of April pretty much. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 26, 2014 9:44:19 GMT -5
Fielding. Base running. wAR Alex Gordon for MVP Assuming that, after last night, they don't just give it to Jeter..... |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 26, 2014 9:52:38 GMT -5
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Thursday that he has spoken to general manager Doug Melvin about the possibility of Ryan Braun moving to first base”
“I think he’s a good defender in the outfield, learning a new position that he picked up pretty fast. I think he’ll continue to get better in right. We haven’t approached (Braun) about it. It’s just kind of what the needs are. We have (Gerardo) Parra here now and we need to figure out what to do with him for next year.”
The talks aren’t serious yet, but the fact is that the Brewers have four outfielders — Khris Davis, Carlos Gomez, Gerardo Parra and Braun — and three of them are better than Braun. And, of course, Mark Reynolds is not a long-term solution at first base.
Braun, of course, would need to bounce back on offense in order to be worth his contract at first base. He has hit a poor-for-him .269/.323/.457 this year, with 19 homers and 81 RBI. That won’t cut it long-term in an outfield corner for a guy who makes what he makes, and certainly won’t play efficiently at first base.
Braun battled a serious hand injury all year. Milwaukee had better hope that was the problem. And not something else. Like, say, a big falloff by virtue of playing clean.
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The boy can play......
