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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 10:29:37 GMT -5
Rookie skipper Matt Williams, who led the Nationals to a first-place finish in the NL East, got 18 of the 30 first-place votes to claim NL Manager of the Year honors in balloting released Tuesday.
Williams topped Pittsburgh’s Clint Hurdle (eight first-place votes) and San Francisco’s Bruce Bochy (three first-place votes) for the award. He was named on 25 of the 30 ballots, compared to 24 for Hurdle and just 12 for Bochy. Marlins manager Mike Redmond got the other first-place vote, that coming from a Miami writer (Luis E. Rangel).
Voting, of course, took place for Williams made a mess of the NLDS in a loss to the Giants. The Nationals improved from 86-76 in their final year under Davey Johnson to 96-66 with Williams at the helm. Still, expectations were plenty high going in, with most predicting the Nationals would win the NL East. Williams is likely being credited for his handling of the clubhouse, in particular his benching of Bryce Harper for not running out a groundout in April. He did a fine job of handling the closer switch in September when Rafael Soriano fell apart.
Still, it’s hard to believe any of the writers who voted for Williams would currently say anyone except Bochy is the NL’s best manager. His Giants won their third World Series in five years last month, doing so with less frontline talent than the Nationals possessed. Voting was done before the postseason, but it’s bizarre that 60 percent of the voters couldn’t find room for him on their ballots.
Having led the Orioles to their first AL East time since 1997, Buck Showalter was selected as the American League Manager of the Year in balloting released Tuesday, beating out the Angels’ Mike Scioscia and the Royals’ Ned Yost for the award.
Showalter got 25 of the 30 first-place votes and was named on 29 ballots. Scioscia got four first-place votes and was named on 23 ballots. Yost was second on 11 ballots and third on eight. The one other first-place vote went to the Mariners’ Lloyd McClendon, who finished fourth.
It’s Showalter’s third time receiving the honor, each spaced 10 years apart. He won in 1994 in his third year with the Yankees and in 2004 in his second year with the Rangers. He also finished second in 1993 and 2012.
Voting for the award took part before the postseason. Otherwise, the nod might have gone to Yost, who skippered his team to the World Series, beating the Orioles along the way, after finishing second in the AL Central and claiming a wild card spot.
Like Showalter, Scioscia had won the award twice before, though from 2010-13, he was named on a ballot only once, finishing sixth in 2011. His Angels finished with baseball’s best record this year, improving from 78-84 in 2013 to 98-64. That’s a bigger leap than either the Orioles (11 games) or Royals (three games) made, and that leap forward in record is usually what rules in the day in Manager of the Year award voting. However, in this case, Showalter most certainly got some extra credit for doing so well with a team that lost Matt Wieters and Manny Machado to season-ending injuries.
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Post by Zig on Nov 12, 2014 10:35:35 GMT -5
Mornin D. You were able to get on here Ok I take it? We have a new url so you'll want to bookmark it
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 10:41:13 GMT -5
Wrigley field as a ballpark has 2 distinct features. The bleachers, and the ivy. Well, as renovations continue, it appears as if neither exist at this moment. How odd.  |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 10:42:20 GMT -5
Mornin D. You were able to get on here Ok I take it? We have a new url so you'll want to bookmark it I saw that. Someone stole the M in .com. That, and it got shortened. I made it on just fine, as somehow it got translated correctly for me. |
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Post by BHR on Nov 12, 2014 10:50:18 GMT -5
be easier for me. I usually type the whole address to get here. lulz
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Post by BHR on Nov 12, 2014 10:51:46 GMT -5
so..I was disappointed Fredi wasn't manager of the year  |
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Post by Zig on Nov 12, 2014 10:56:33 GMT -5
Mornin D. You were able to get on here Ok I take it? We have a new url so you'll want to bookmark it I saw that. Someone stole the M in .com. That, and it got shortened. I made it on just fine, as somehow it got translated correctly for me. yeah it will automatically redirect for a couple weeks. the .com was taken, but I could have bought it for $1200 lol |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 11:12:33 GMT -5
I saw that. Someone stole the M in .com. That, and it got shortened. I made it on just fine, as somehow it got translated correctly for me. yeah it will automatically redirect for a couple weeks. the .com was taken, but I could have bought it for $1200 lol NOT worth it. |
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Post by Zig on Nov 12, 2014 11:24:07 GMT -5
yeah it will automatically redirect for a couple weeks. the .com was taken, but I could have bought it for $1200 lol NOT worth it. word, even if I had that kind of money which I surely do not lol |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 11:25:17 GMT -5
No wonder why the MLB players have struggled in Japan so far.  |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 11:25:55 GMT -5
word, even if I had that kind of money which I surely do not lol You may not,......................., but don't call me Shirley. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 12:04:25 GMT -5
No wonder why the MLB players have struggled in Japan so far. I used to hate to bat against guys who pitch like that. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 12:24:14 GMT -5
No wonder why the MLB players have struggled in Japan so far. I used to hate to bat against guys who pitch like that. I wonder if a lefty / opposite arm hitter would have as much trouble? I imagine they would as you just don't see many submariners anymore, just not as much as a righty / same arm hitter would. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 12:28:36 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 12:41:02 GMT -5
I used to hate to bat against guys who pitch like that. I wonder if a lefty / opposite arm hitter would have as much trouble? I imagine they would as you just don't see many submariners anymore, just not as much as a righty / same arm hitter would. I am/was a left handed batter (throw righty). I hated lefties and thank God we had only a few of them in my league/age group. Left handed side arm guys I couldn't hit worth spit. There was one lefty submarine ball pitcher in my league and I couldn't hit him for anything. Played against him twice, struck out 8 times. It must be tough for a right handed hitter to almost always have to bat against righties. I guess you see so many righties in Colt leagues that you just get used to it. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 12:55:56 GMT -5
I wonder if a lefty / opposite arm hitter would have as much trouble? I imagine they would as you just don't see many submariners anymore, just not as much as a righty / same arm hitter would. I am/was a left handed batter (throw righty). I hated lefties and thank God we had only a few of them in my league/age group. Left handed side arm guys I couldn't hit worth spit. There was one lefty submarine ball pitcher in my league and I couldn't hit him for anything. Played against him twice, struck out 8 times. It must be tough for a right handed hitter to almost always have to bat against righties. I guess you see so many righties in Colt leagues that you just get used to it. Well, hitting is all about being comfortable, and being able to adjust to the pitchers and pitchers being thrown. As such, the more unusual one is, the more chance at success one has. Which is why I always think that MLB needs more knuckleballers, but that is just me. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 13:00:26 GMT -5
Snow buries parts of Rockies, Upper Midwest.
This is a weather headline I saw. Meanwhile, for me, i'm looking at a day likely in the mid 70's.
And, once again, I wonder why people choose to live in climates that humans were clearly not designed to live in.......
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 13:04:58 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 14:43:02 GMT -5
Royals manager Ned Yost is entering the final season of his contract and teams tend to avoid having “lame duck” skippers, but general manager Dayton Moore indicated that he’s in no rush to hand out a new deal despite the team’s World Series run.
Moore told Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star that “right now, we’re focused on other things” and overall the sense seems to be that both sides realize Yost isn’t going anywhere.
Yost, who turned 60 years old in August, has said he’d like to manage for 2-3 more seasons. And here’s s startling fact: He’s already tied for the longest-tenured manager in Royals history with five years on the job.
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 14:43:45 GMT -5
Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York reports that free agent closer David Robertson is looking for “Papelbon money.” Which, when taken literally, means money that’s a tad lunkheaded and likes to grab its crotch. Financially speaking, that’s $50 million over four years.
Robertson was already offered a one-year deal at the highest single-year salary a closer would have ever received — $15.3 million in the form of the Yankees’ qualifying offer — but he has his sights set on bigger things. Can he get it, though? Unlike Papelbon, anyone who signs Robertson will have to give up a first round pick.
Robertson has a 2.74 ERA and a fantastic strikeout rate over his seven seasons as a Yankees reliever. But it’s gonna be awful hard for him to get someone to give him $50 million, I think.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 14:47:00 GMT -5
Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York reports that free agent closer David Robertson is looking for “Papelbon money.” Which, when taken literally, means money that’s a tad lunkheaded and likes to grab its crotch. Financially speaking, that’s $50 million over four years. Robertson was already offered a one-year deal at the highest single-year salary a closer would have ever received — $15.3 million in the form of the Yankees’ qualifying offer — but he has his sights set on bigger things. Can he get it, though? Unlike Papelbon, anyone who signs Robertson will have to give up a first round pick. Robertson has a 2.74 ERA and a fantastic strikeout rate over his seven seasons as a Yankees reliever. But it’s gonna be awful hard for him to get someone to give him $50 million, I think. If the Yanks aint gonna do it no one will. Except maybe the Red Sox. Nah. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 14:54:13 GMT -5
"Remember the Alamodome!"
The Rangers and the defending National League West champion Dodgers will play a pair of exhibition games in the Alamodome in San Antonio next March as part of the Big League Weekend, which returns for its third year.
The announcement was made Wednesday by officials from Ryan Sanders Baseball and the Rangers, who will be under the direction of first-year manager Jeff Banister. The Dodgers had their Double-A affiliate in San Antonio for 23 years.
The games will be played at 7 p.m. CT on March 20 and 1 p.m. March 21. Tickets go on sale Friday.
"We're excited about this matchup," said Nolan Ryan of Ryan Sanders Baseball. "The Dodgers are one of the most successful franchises in baseball with some really good, young players. Playing in the Alamodome against the Rangers will be a special opportunity for baseball fans in San Antonio and all over the state."
The Dodgers were the Major League affiliate for the Missions from 1977-2000. The Minor League club was known as the San Antonio Dodgers for the first 11 years before changing their nickname back to Missions for the 1988 season.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking forward to visiting San Antonio for Big League Weekend this spring with the Texas Rangers," Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "Playing in the Alamodome should be quite an experience for our team and our fans."
The Dodgers, under manager Don Mattingly, battled back from a 9 1/2-game deficit after the first week of June to capture another NL West title, finishing six games ahead of eventual World Series champion San Francisco. The Dodgers lost to the Cardinals in the NL Division Series.
After winning 90-plus games in each of the previous four seasons, the Rangers were rocked by injuries in 2014 -- Rangers players spent a total of 2,281 days on the disabled list -- and the club finished 67-95 and in last place in the American League West. Texas established Major League records for most total players (64) and pitchers (40) used in a season.
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, played in San Antonio as a Dodgers' Minor Leaguer in 1998.
"The Rangers are very happy to be returning to San Antonio and Big League Weekend in 2015," Rangers president of baseball operations Jon Daniels said. "Ryan Sanders Baseball puts on a first-class event and has done an amazing job in converting the Alamodome into a Major League Baseball facility. The reception we received playing before the tremendous fans of the San Antonio area has been outstanding, and we look forward to another great weekend with the Dodgers."
More than 75,000 fans packed the Alamodome when the Rangers hosted the San Diego Padres in the inaugural Big League Weekend in 2013. It was the first baseball event in the building's 20-year-history. In '14, big crowds watched again as the Rangers hosted the Astros.
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 14:55:20 GMT -5
Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York reports that free agent closer David Robertson is looking for “Papelbon money.” Which, when taken literally, means money that’s a tad lunkheaded and likes to grab its crotch. Financially speaking, that’s $50 million over four years. Robertson was already offered a one-year deal at the highest single-year salary a closer would have ever received — $15.3 million in the form of the Yankees’ qualifying offer — but he has his sights set on bigger things. Can he get it, though? Unlike Papelbon, anyone who signs Robertson will have to give up a first round pick. Robertson has a 2.74 ERA and a fantastic strikeout rate over his seven seasons as a Yankees reliever. But it’s gonna be awful hard for him to get someone to give him $50 million, I think. If the Yanks aint gonna do it no one will. Except maybe the Red Sox. Nah. I could see a lot of teams going in from the "needs" standpoint. However, many will decide that he is just too rich for their blood. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 14:59:48 GMT -5
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Post by Zig on Nov 12, 2014 15:07:15 GMT -5
did the Sox sign anyone while I was out?
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 15:11:34 GMT -5
did the Sox sign anyone while I was out? The Giants still have Sandoval, so no. |
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Post by Zig on Nov 12, 2014 15:17:39 GMT -5
did the Sox sign anyone while I was out? The Giants still have Sandoval, so no. I'm hoping for Lester. Wouldn't mind Sandoval, he's better than what they had last year (not saying much I know)but I won't be jumping for joy either. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 15:22:08 GMT -5
Best place for Buster posey to move is 3B. He should hit better and less wear and tear on his body. Susac and Hector should be a good enough duo at Catcher.
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 15:22:16 GMT -5
The Giants still have Sandoval, so no. I'm hoping for Lester. Wouldn't mind Sandoval, he's better than what they had last year (not saying much I know)but I won't be jumping for joy either. They keep sniffing around Lester and kicking his tires, that is for sure. And, at the moment, he is only otherwise connected to the Cubs, so they have a very good chance at winning if it remains a 2 horse race. |
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Post by bigddude on Nov 12, 2014 15:26:39 GMT -5
Best place for Buster posey to move is 3B. He should hit better and less wear and tear on his body. Susac and Hector should be a good enough duo at Catcher. There is some minor discussion on that subject, but I myself doubt that will be his eventual full time position. To me, he is much more well suited at 1B. But, as you know, that position is well filled or fillable for the Giants with the guys they have on roster now, with 3B being a big question mark until the Sandoval saga plays itself out. My feeling is that they will and have been trying to shop Belt, but have not been impressed with the offers or interest to date. And, that will likely stay that way until Belt can put together a good long hot streak ( which of course also means a good long period of good health ), they they will move Belt, freeing up 1B for Posey long term. |
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