The MLB Thread

They actually hurt like hell.

But let's talk about this for a second.  If you have the guts to take your starter out on the first,  why is Hamilton still in the lineup?!

Venerable's wife just cleared the room for my outburst.  Just me and the puppy tonight.

And a bottle of Jameson. Thanks to venerable…

My old man is insisting that Arte is making lineup calls.  I think it's the GM.  Either way,  we both think Mike was way to happy to yank CJ Wilson.

Hey, Smackie. I don't know alot but you see this? All this shit? It's not your fault.

vansmack wrote:
My old man is insisting that Arte is making lineup calls.  I think it's the GM.  Either way,  we both think Mike was way to happy to yank CJ Wilson.

I'm already in California with the girl!  What other solutions do you have?!

I was just referred to as "drunk uncle"

By a 5 year old.

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!

This is actually what I thought game 3 would be like.

It's game 1 &  2 that surprised me.

162 games to decide who's the best.  Best of 5 to eliminate them.  Baseball.

are the angels going to have enough pitchers to close out this game?

at this rate, i fully expect to see them throw josh hamilton on the mound for the 9th.

vansmack wrote:

atomic wrote:
sign someone already.

Delmon Young.  There you go.

Apparently the O's are no longer shopping for a closer and will take care of it in house.  They are now searching for a veteran starter…this is comical.

Laughing all the way to the ALCS!

Angels just look terrible…..its like a lineup with too many "formerly a great hitter"… Hamilton and Freese in particular just don't look right…

KC's centerfielder made some nice plays there…

Its hard to root against the Royals at this point….

Scioscia (sic)….does he micromanage the game? he seems to be giving signals out all the time?

What is up with the wild card teams???? They're going to knock off the two top seeds….

vansmack wrote:

vansmack wrote:
My old man is insisting that Arte is making lineup calls.  I think it's the GM.  Either way,  we both think Mike was way to happy to yank CJ Wilson.

I'm already in California with the girl!  What other solutions do you have?!

Have you considered purchasing a Chevy Nova?

So how many people had Kansas City vs. Baltimore as their preseason ALCS picks?

James wrote:
So how many people had Kansas City vs. Baltimore as their preseason ALCS picks?

I'm sure Hutch did.

hutch wrote:
Its hard to root against the Royals at this point….

I woke up this morning much happier it happened at the hands of the Royals than if it had happened by the O's.

hutch wrote:
Scioscia (sic)….does he micromanage the game? he seems to be giving signals out all the time?

He calls every pitch and play on defense and has all of his life.

So I guess the Halo's will exercise the option on Huston Street, but probably let Sean Burnett go (that's a bit of a sad story).

The only free agent worth keeping is Jason Grilli - MacDonald, Thatcher and Buck are expendable.

Garret Richards is the only arb eligible player that will cost a little bit of money.  Considering it was a leg injury, now might be a good time to lock him up long term with the money the team gets back with the Vernon Wells deal finally expiring.  Yes, he made $18.5m this season.

That puts payroll at about $160m giving Dipoto about $20m to find a real third baseman, even though both Beckham and Freese are signed for 2 more years.  Maybe add a lefty to the pen?

Anybody want to take Hamilton off our hands?  Surprisingly, the Angels only have for free agent signings on the roster - everyone else came up through the system or was acquired via trade.  Unfortunately, three of them cost a fortune and underperform: Pujols, Hamilton and Wilson.  I like the Joe Smith deal still.

Must be nice to commit $160M and still have $20M to spend.

What the hell?

https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/fan-in-critical-condition-after-beating-in-angel-stadium-parking-lot-friday-205024890.html

Shemp wrote:
Must be nice to commit $160M and still have $20M to spend.

What's nice is having all that and the team still has made money for the owner the last 8 years counting…

Shemp wrote:
What the hell?

It's a strange one.  Either you believe that nobody seems to know what happened or they aren't releasing details because they have a suspect who might flee….