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Post by Zig on Sept 29, 2014 19:02:57 GMT -5
Name the only pitcher to throw an "immaculate" inning in World Series play.( 9 pitch inning, 3 strikeouts) Pedro? That was my guess, haven't seen the answer yet. now I have,,,,not Pedro. It's not exactly a household name,,, |
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Post by Zig on Sept 29, 2014 19:05:45 GMT -5
As far as Craig...I'm chalking it up to just a bad, injury plagued year. But he will have a lot of competition for PT if they don't trade him (or someone else) I dont think he's washed up though.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 9:36:06 GMT -5
The latest entry into the "Oh, that's why you sucked this year" info posts.
According to Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com, Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington announced today that right-hander Clay Buchholz will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Cherington said that Buchholz had “some off-and-on symptoms” during the season, but it wasn’t something that prevented him from pitching. The good news is that it’s considered a “relatively routine procedure” and he should have a normal offseason in advance of spring training.
After being limited to 16 starts last season, Buchholz managed to make 28 starts this year, but he saw his ERA jump from 1.74 to 5.34 in the process. A return to form would be big for a rotation that figures to have a new look next year.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 9:37:13 GMT -5
Take your Sunglasses at night somewhere else.....
The Mariners announced this evening that they have designated Corey Hart for assignment. The move clears a spot for Jesus Montero to return to the 40-man roster following his suspension.
Hart was due to become a free agent after the completion of the World Series, so today’s move just cuts him loose a bit sooner. The Mariners gave the 32-year-old a one-year, $6 million deal last winter in hopes that he would be able to get his career back on track after multiple knee surgeries cost him the entire 2013 season, but he batted just .203 with six home runs and a .590 OPS over 68 games this season. He missed significant chunks of time with knee and hamstring injuries.
Montero ended the season on the suspended list following an altercation with a (now former) team scout in August that centered around an ice cream sandwich. The former top prospect spent most of the season at the Triple-A level, batting .286/.350/.489 with 16 home runs and 74 RBI over 97 games.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 9:41:02 GMT -5
If oddsmakers are correct, the Major League Baseball postseason will belong to Southern California.
Offshore site Bovada.lv has released the odds for the AL and NL pennants as well as the World Series.
The Angels are favorites to represent the AL in the Fall Classic, while the Dodgers have been installed as the favorites to win the NL pennant.
The Dodgers open up their Division Series against the Cardinals on Thursday, while one day later, the Angels face the winner of the A's-Royals Wild Card Game, which takes place Tuesday.
Odds to win the 2014 World Series:
Los Angeles Angels: 5/1
Los Angeles Dodgers: 5/1
Washington Nationals: 11/2
Detroit Tigers: 6/1
Baltimore Orioles: 13/2
St. Louis Cardinals: 8/1
Oakland Athletics: 11/1
San Francisco Giants: 12/1
Pittsburgh Pirates: 14/1
Kansas City Royals: 16/1
Odds to win the 2014 AL Pennant:
Los Angeles Angels: 2/1
Detroit Tigers: 11/4
Baltimore Orioles: 3/1
Oakland Athletics: 6/1
Kansas City Royals: 7/1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 10:24:11 GMT -5
Amazing. Just 5 months ago the Nats sucked. Bad. Now the Braves suck. Bad.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 10:38:31 GMT -5
Amazing. Just 5 months ago the Nats sucked. Bad. Now the Braves suck. Bad. The Nationals got healthy. The Braves lost 2/5ths of their rotation in spring, or, shortly after. And, they had Uggla. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 10:43:57 GMT -5
Amazing. Just 5 months ago the Nats sucked. Bad. Now the Braves suck. Bad. The Nationals got healthy. The Braves lost 2/5ths of their rotation in spring, or, shortly after. And, they had Uggla. And we've still got BJ. The sack rash that won't go away. Yuck. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 10:45:40 GMT -5
That was my guess, haven't seen the answer yet. now I have,,,,not Pedro. It's not exactly a household name,,, Don Larsen |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 10:56:16 GMT -5
The Nationals got healthy. The Braves lost 2/5ths of their rotation in spring, or, shortly after. And, they had Uggla. And we've still got BJ. The sack rash that won't go away. Yuck. But, at least you don't have Frank Wren. And, John Hart has shown that he can make, or re-make a team, from the ground up. As such, there is hope...... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 11:13:28 GMT -5
Is this person still pitching today Zig?
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 11:21:39 GMT -5
That was my guess, haven't seen the answer yet. now I have,,,,not Pedro. It's not exactly a household name,,, Don Larsen Very solid logic behind that answer. Me, I was counting on Zig's Sox fandom to cloud the question........ I guess I was wrong. BUT, this tactic does leave me right a lot of the time as well..... |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 11:26:42 GMT -5
  Ahead of tonights A.L wild card game, I came across a story about who each team will have avail for just this game. Being the post season, teams get to re-tool this 25 man roster after each level, so this will be a one game thing only. I am sharing this, as it looks like nothing I have ever seen before. See if these look odd to you as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 11:46:04 GMT -5
And we've still got BJ. The sack rash that won't go away. Yuck. But, at least you don't have Frank Wren. And, John Hart has shown that he can make, or re-make a team, from the ground up. As such, there is hope...... I am hoping his first move will be to get rid of Freddie Gonzalez. If it isn't he'll end up having to get rid of him later, the dude is clueless. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 11:50:47 GMT -5
Ahead of tonights A.L wild card game, I came across a story about who each team will have avail for just this game. Being the post season, teams get to re-tool this 25 man roster after each level, so this will be a one game thing only. I am sharing this, as it looks like nothing I have ever seen before. See if these look odd to you as well. 9 pitchers for one game? I would want one more catcher and a few more bats myself. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 12:07:11 GMT -5
Going pitcher / releiver heavy on both sides is just strategy. While you want your starter to go deep in the game, both teams are now ready to pull the starter in the 1st if they have to, as neither is taking any sort of chance that the game could get out of hand at some point without having a plan of attack for it ahead of time.
Still, it does look odd....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 12:15:11 GMT -5
Hopefully Gary Brown makes the Giants 25.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 12:52:22 GMT -5
Hopefully Gary Brown makes the Giants 25. He should. Teams need a speedy guy on their bench in these games, and he is really fast. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 12:57:00 GMT -5
 Though it was 60 years ago today, it's still the most famous catch in all of baseball, and with good reason. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 13:07:04 GMT -5
For the first time since 1992, baseball's playoffs will proceed without traditional East Coast powerhouses like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. The TV ratings may suffer, but are the playoffs still worth watching? You betcha. Here are a few reasons why:
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Yasiel Puig: Love him or hate him, you can't keep your eyes off the mercurial Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder. You might miss a laser throw like you've never seen, or a boneheaded baserunning mistake that reminds you of your kid's T-ball games.
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Small markets in big party: Those who wonder about baseball's competitive balance may not have noticed the low-budget Pittsburgh Pirates have made the playoffs for the second year in a row, and the Kansas City Royals are crashing the party for the first time since 1985. And don't forget about the Oakland A's, who are in the postseason for the eighth time since 2000.
Hardware galore: The Detroit Tigers rotation boasts the last three Cy Young winners in the AL – Justin Verlander, David Price and Max Scherzer. The last three AL MVP awards also landed in Motown – the last two to Miguel Cabrera, and the 2011 one to Verlander.
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Sandy Koufax redux: It's no longer blasphemous to compare Clayton Kershaw with perhaps the most dominant left-hander of all time. Four consecutive ERA titles and an impending third Cy Young Award – plus a likely NL MVP – by age 26 have made Kershaw worthy of that acclaim.
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Baseball's best: Mike Trout is smoothly taking over for Derek Jeter as the face of the game, and this time he gets to showcase his skills in the postseason stage for the first time. Whether hitting, running the bases or chasing after a fly ball, Trout is a treat to the eyes.
The NL's answer to Trout: Andrew McCutchen is back in the playoffs for the second year in a row. Get to know him as more than just the guy who proposed to his girlfriend on Oprah.
Adam Wainwright's Uncle Charlie: Nobody twirls a 12-to-6 curveball like the St. Louis Cardinals' ace, the best active pitcher never to win a Cy Young.
Hot stuff: The Washington Nationals feature two of the five hardest throwers among National League starters in Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann. The latter just threw a no-hitter. The former is destined for at least one – maybe as soon as Friday.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 13:48:51 GMT -5
While the official lineups have not been announced yet for todays A.L wild card game, there is some early info on someone who I guess will not be playing, or at least starting today. That being Adam Dunn. He of the 2,001 games played, and no post season. The guy who has actively been waiting the longest.
Seems a damn shame if you ask me. I can only hope that he at least gets to pinch hit.....
Behind Dunn on this dubious list now is Alex Rios at 1586. With all the player movement now and with now an extra wild card, I think Ernie Banks and his 2,528 games played without ever making the post season will be a long standing record.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 13:50:45 GMT -5
Sadly, out in my neck of the woods, stories like the one from this headline are not all that uncommon.
Green-haired woman wanted in SF bank robbery
Only in San Francisco......
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 13:55:20 GMT -5
While I very much question his fandom, I give him high marks for brazen gall and ingenuity. From Craigslist -
Washington Nationals - Diamond Club For Threesome (Section 119)
I have two Diamond Club tickets for Fridays opening playoff game. The tickets include all you can drink beer & wine as well as all you can eat gourmet food. I am willing to part with these tickets to you and a friend in exchange for a threesome (two women only). I am not some old gross dude, actually 24 and athletic. I just cant go to the game and don't really need the extra money, and have always wanted to take place in a threesome. Please send 2-3 photos of you and your friend, so I can see what we're working with.
This is a no strings attached deal.
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 13:59:01 GMT -5
O.k, the lineups are out now for tonights game.
For the A's
1. Coco Crisp (S) CF
2. Sam Fuld (L) LF
3. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
4. Brandon Moss (L) DH
5. Josh Reddick (L) RF
6. Jed Lowrie (S) SS
7. Stephen Vogt (L) 1B
8. Geovany Soto (R) C
9. Eric Sogard (L) 2B
For the Royals
1. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
2. Nori Aoki (L) RF
3. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Billy Butler (R) DH
6. Alex Gordon (L) LF
7. Salvador Perez (R) C
8. Omar Infante (R) 2B
9. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
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Post by Zig on Sept 30, 2014 16:01:58 GMT -5
Is this person still pitching today Zig? Nope I 'll have to look but I think his name was Danny Jackson |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 16:15:49 GMT -5
Is this person still pitching today Zig? Nope I 'll have to look but I think his name was Danny Jackson Danny Jackson. Played with the Royals for sure, and, i'm pretty sure the Reds as well. My guess would be that this would be from the Royals big year of 1985. Far too hard a question for me Zig, so, you got me big time. |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 16:22:37 GMT -5
While this does not mean that Lester will not be returning to Boston this offseason for sure, it can at least be looked at as a red flag in that area that he won't.
There was always the hope, however slim, that the Red Sox would convince Jon Lester to return to Boston this winter as a free agent. If that hope existed at all, it's even slimmer now, as the current A's pitcher put his Newton Highlands house on the market, according to the Boston Herald's Scott Lauber.
Now, Lester could always pull his house back off the market, as it's not like real estate -- especially $1.85 million real estate -- moves exponentially faster than the free agent market. With that being said, though, before his team is even eliminated from the playoffs -- the A's play the Royals in the AL Wild Card round on Tuesday night -- Lester has already put his house up for sale. It might not be the reason to give up entirely on Lester coming back to the Sox, but it makes a reality where Lester is pitching for the Tigers or the Cubs or whomever in 2015 and beyond seem that much more possible.
If the Red Sox are to woo Lester back, they'll have to significantly up their in-season offers in both years and dollars. A four-year deal, even at $20 million per season, isn't going to bring in Lester, nor will it secure a legitimate replacement for his services as a top-of-the-rotation starter.
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Post by BHR on Sept 30, 2014 16:27:25 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 16:35:50 GMT -5
Of all the problems I have had in my life, having 2 extra / spare chicks lying around has surprisingly never been one of them..... |
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Post by bigddude on Sept 30, 2014 18:37:51 GMT -5
Wow. I did not see this one coming.
Angel Pagan‘s season-ending back injury forced the Giants to move left fielder Gregor Blanco to center field and now manager Bruce Bochy has decided on career-long first baseman Travis Ishikawa as his left fielder for the Wild Card game.
Ishikawa is 31 years old and has started a grand total of three career games in the outfield, so things could get ugly.
Making the decision especially questionable is that Ishikawa is hardly an offensive force, hitting .252 with three homers and a .703 OPS in 62 games this season and .259 with a .719 OPS for his career.
San Francisco’s options just aren’t very appealing, especially with Michael Morse unlikely to be on the roster due to an oblique injury.
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