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2008 MLB Season

Nothing wrong with instant replay for home runs and foul balls. As long as it doesn't slow the game down too much. (Which it won't, because it will replace the time spent with managers and umps jawing at each other over blown calls)
 
decksnap said:
(Which it won't, because it will replace the time spent with managers and umps jawing at each other over blown calls)
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Agreed. I don't see how it hurts the integrity of the game either. If people don't mind steroids in baseball why is replay so bad. I bet those same people would be pissed if one of Bonds' home runs was take away by a blow call.
 
MacNut said:
Agreed. I don't see how it hurts the integrity of the game either. If people don't mind steroids in baseball why is replay so bad. I bet those same people would be pissed if one of Bonds' home runs was take away by a blow call.
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yeah but it'd still be funny.i'm a giants fan who almost always has disliked bonds... especially after the '93 season

most of the innovations have been, at the time and even now, considered stupid or unnecessary. i'm not a fan of the DH or inter-league play, but they haven't really hurt the game. instant replay could be very useful. and they aren't doing anything much to speed the game up so it won't matter if it does slow it down a bit. what next though... topless ball-girls next? fingers crossed. ;)
 
chipper got hit in the eye, he's probably going to have a shiner for a few days, but he's good to go today. at least we finally won without him (must be the friday the 13th thing reversing our bad luck).

and we got jorge juilo, the worst pitcher ever.:mad:
 
Paperboy blows the save!!!!:p

It is kinda stupid for the Reds not to bring in their closer in the 10th.
 
MacNut said:
Paperboy blows the save!!!!:p
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Partially Cash's fault for calling an awful pitch there.


YOUK goes deep in the 10th in his hometown in front of 140 family and friends :D

THEN ****ING COCO CRISP WENT DEEP
HOLY ****

bring on the pimp to close this ****
 
MacNut said:
Is that Remi doing the game on Fox? What he doesn't hear his own voice enough.
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I'd rather have him than Joe **** and Tim McDouche****.

It's kind of interesting, they have one commentator from each team.. Brennaman from the Reds and Remy from the Sox.

1 pitch, 1 out for the pimp.

edit: K on Bruce on a nasty slider, 2 out

edit2: Sox win 6-4. Craig Hansen gets his 1st major league save.
 
Anyone think this whole willie randolph thing is ********? It's not his fault that his players suck. The whole "blame the manager for players not doing anything" is stupid. The GM should be fired for putting together a ****** team.
 
zioxide said:
Anyone think this whole willie randolph thing is ********? It's not his fault that his players suck. The whole "blame the manager for players not doing anything" is stupid. The GM should be fired for putting together a ****** team.
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I've been saying this for a bit now (obviously not on here, but in person). You know as well as I do this is how the world works. If they fire Willie and the team doesn't make the playoffs, Omar Minaya (sp?) will be fired.
 
Teh Don Ditty said:
I've been saying this for a bit now (obviously not on here, but in person). You know as well as I do this is how the world works. If they fire Willie and the team doesn't make the playoffs, Omar Minaya (sp?) will be fired.
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Been saying this for as long as the calls for him to be fired as well. I've thought about it and my current thought is the same. I think Randolph, barring a fantastic turn-a-round (not that I expect one), will probably be canned during the season and Minaya won't be touched, at the very least, until post-season.

Personally I believe that Minaya is equally or more so to blame for this season, but I also think he basically has a "get out of jail (being fired) free" card for bringing in Santana.
 
Thank you NL thank you inter league play, thank you lack of DH now the Yankees ace is out 6-8 weeks.
 
MacNut said:
Thank you NL thank you inter league play, thank you lack of DH now the Yankees ace is out 6-8 weeks.
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Probably more, unfortunately. I think they just said about 4-6 weeks to take off his boot - then he still has to rehab after that.

The only good thing is that it's not an arm injury and he can at least his throwing arm in shape.
 
zioxide said:
hahahahaha.
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:rolleyes: classy as usual.

Why does the NL still have the pitcher hit, of all the professional baseball leagues in the world, the NL is the only one that doesn't have a DH. Is it really worth losing a pitcher. You have to go back to little league to find it.

Looks like the Yankees are going to go after Sabathia.
 
MacNut said:
:rolleyes: classy as usual.
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:p You probably felt the same way when Dice-K and Buchholz and Beckett went down earlier this year.


Why does the NL still have the pitcher hit, of all the professional baseball leagues in the world, the NL is the only one that doesn't have a DH. Is it really worth losing a pitcher. You have to go back to little league to find it.
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Maybe the coaches should have taught Wang how to run the bases.

Looks like the Yankees are going to go after Sabathia.
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haha, the Indians must be really excited. Now they can try to get more from the Yanks since they know they desperately need C.C.
 
MacNut said:
They went down for 2-3 months?:confused:
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Beckett missed like 2 weeks, and Dice and Clay have each been out for a month. Add it all up and its 2-3 months. Fortunately Theo is a genius in signing Bartolo Colon, plus we have great prospects waiting in the wings like Justin Masterson and Michael Bowden. :D

INJURY UPDATE ON RHP CHIEN-MING WANG
RHP Chien-Ming Wang was examined today at New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Medical Center by Yankees Team Physician, Dr. Stuart Hershon and Dr. Jason Greisberg, Foot and Ankle Specialist.
Imaging studies revealed a mid-foot sprain of the Lisfranc ligament of the right foot and a partial tear of the peroneal longus tendon of the right foot.
Wang will be on crutches and wear a protective boot for a minimum of six weeks.
UPDATE, 2:52 p.m.: Wang will be in a protective boot for six weeks. That’s July 28. He would need at least four weeks to get his arm back in shape to pitch - assuming that he is fully healed after six weeks.
That’s Aug. 25 at the earliest.
UPDATE, 2:52 p.m.: This pretty much worst-case scenario for the Yankees. If Wang is not out for the season, he is out until at least September. Their options are to try and make up 18 or so starts internally or make a trade.
You have to assume he is out for the season. Six weeks in a boot means no playing catch, no conditioning. Even if he is fully healed by that point, it will take a while to get in pitching shape.
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Only then can Brian Cashman decide on a course of action. Here are the possibilities:
SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS
Dan Giese: He was Scranton’s best starter before coming up to caddy for Joba Chamberlain. Now that Joba can go 100 pitches, Giese can return to starting. He has allowed only one run in 6.1 innings since getting called up.
Ian Kennedy: He’s throwing off the mound and his strained lat is said to be fully healed. But he likely needs at least one rehab start before being ready for big-league duty.
Dan McCutchen: He pitched a terrific game on Saturday. But he has thrown only 32.1 innings in AAA. The last thing the Yankees want to do is rush him to the majors before he is ready.
Jeff Karstens: He hasn’t pitched much this season because of a groin strain, but he’s healthy now and has experience in the majors.
Kei Igawa: He has a 3.73 ERA at Scranton, giving up only 67 hits in 79.2 innings while striking out 69. Are they just supposed to give up on him? Clearly Igawa should never have been signed in the first place. But he was and he’s available.
LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
C.C. Sabathia (Indians): He knows how to pitch in the AL, he’s a lefty (always a plus at the Stadium) and you’ll have a few months to try and sign him. But if the Yankees are desperate, Mark Shapiro will seek the world for his ace, especially if he’s going to an AL team. Start with Robinson Cano.
Freddy Garcia (free agent): He has been throwing off a mound and claims his shoulder is sound. He could be ready sometime in July. All he would cost is money.
Rich Harden (Athletics): The oft-injured Oakland right-hander has been terrific of late. But other than Danny Haren, what Oakland pitcher has done well since leaving that organization? (Tim Hudson, as somebody pointed out to me. My point is that Beane tends to sell high.) Plus you know Billy Beane will wring every last drop of talent out of the deal.
Randy Wolf (Padres): Left-handed, solid numbers but has never pitched in the American League. Cashman and Kevin Towers probably have spoken twice in the time you have read this post. They are very tight.
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http://yankees.lhblogs.com/
 
I'll never cheer at someone getting injured (except for instances like Bill Gramatica's celebration injury), but of course there is no DH. Why does one position get so catered to?

If Wang got intentionally hit by a pitch I could see the anger, I can see seeking retaliation. But he hurt himself running the bases. There is no reason, whatsoever, that pitchers shouldn't get in the batters box, swing and run the bags.
 
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