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Official 2007 MLB Season Thread

MacNut said:
I wasn't blown away by his performance, come get me when he plays a real team.:rolleyes: :p
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The Royals certainly didn't have much trouble knocking the old man around on Monday. Beckett did better, but not by much.
I give it a month and a half before people start seriously wanting Dice-K (d-mat is a stupid nickname :p) at the head of the rotation.
 
MacNut said:
I wasn't blown away by his performance, come get me when he plays a real team.:rolleyes: :p
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I'm going to guess the Royals finish close to .500 this year -- just slightly below (75-78 wins). Meche and Greinke give them two top of the line starters (and Perez and Hudson will win their share as 3-4 starters), their bullpen is significantly improved, and they have a good collection of slap hitters anchored by the most underrated OF in the game (DeJesus) and a budding superstar (Gordon).
 
Counterfit said:
The Royals certainly didn't have much trouble knocking the old man around on Monday. Beckett did better, but not by much.
I give it a month and a half before people start seriously wanting Dice-K (d-mat is a stupid nickname :p) at the head of the rotation.
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Schilling is getting old Beckett was never the pitcher the Red Sox wanted and Dice-K wasn't what he was hyped up to be, at least not yet.
 
MacNut said:
Schilling is getting old Beckett was never the pitcher the Red Sox wanted and Dice-K wasn't what he was hyped up to be, at least not yet.
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Sounds like you're a little jealous the Sox have Matsuzaka. (And I hate both nicknames:mad: )
That's the type of performance he will give just about every game. Expect him to give up a run or two but that's about it. You'll be seeing about 10Ks every game from him.
Althought I miss having him here, I'm certainly exciting to see him pitch in the Majors. Plus I'm benefiting from from $51 million Seibu received. :D

Go Cubbies and Go (Seibu) Lions!!!
 
I think the Royals started to figure him out later in the game. A better team would of hit off of him more. Im not so convinced that he is gonna be a super pitcher. Dice-K is going to tire out since he's used to a 7 day rotation so it will be interesting to see how he responds.

He will be a good pitcher but he isn't going to be the Clemans of this generation.
 
MacNut said:
I think the Royals started to figure him out later in the game. A better team would of hit off of him more. Im not so convinced that he is gonna be a super pitcher. Dice-K is going to tire out since he's used to a 7 day rotation so it will be interesting to see how he responds.

He will be a good pitcher but he isn't going to be the Clemans of this generation.
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But he pitches like that against any team - a bad team or a good team. It seems like the better the team the better he pitches.
 
The Cardinals might be in trouble, they look like a mess, Baltimore looks dead in the water as well with a 3 game series in NY. Are the Pirates for real and will the Braves have what it takes to keep up with the Mets. This weekends Mets/Braves series should be a good one.

Barry Bonds might not be enough to keep the Giants afloat. They better hope for big things from Zito.
 
That is hilarious!!!!! Even if you're not an athlete, how can be off by that much?!?!

EDIT: Yankee pitchers really need to get past the 4th inning. They're leaving too many men on base.

The Braves got spanked tonight.
 
Wooo... the Angels and Dodgers cut it real close tonight against the A's and Giants, but we sure stuck it to our northern rivals tonight with the strikeouts to end each game. The A's with the swinging strikeout, and the Giants' struck out looking! Backwards K! :D

Seeing a Giant being nailed at the plate, one of Van Earl Wright's catch-phrases came to mind: "MEAT!! AT.. THE.. DISH!"

I miss that guy :(. Especially his "Helloooooo, ev.. 'ry.. body!" and the above phrase. Anybody know what ever happened to him??
 
The Dodgers were just lucky that the giants couldn't bring a guy home. 8 hits through 6 innings against Penny. No clutch hitting at all.
 
zephead said:
Wooo... the Angels and Dodgers cut it real close tonight against the A's and Giants, but we sure stuck it to our northern rivals tonight with the strikeouts to end each game. The A's with the swinging strikeout, and the Giants' struck out looking! Backwards K! :D

Seeing a Giant being nailed at the plate, one of Van Earl Wright's catch-phrases came to mind: "MEAT!! AT.. THE.. DISH!"

I miss that guy :(. Especially his "Helloooooo, ev.. 'ry.. body!" and the above phrase. Anybody know what ever happened to him??
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Everything you want to know about Van Earl Wright ...
 
Strangest baseball game ever??

I've seen some odd weather delay and even cancel ballgames, but nothing quite like this:

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Swirling snow, lengthy delays, a near no-hitter, a tireless grounds crew and baseball fans bundled up for a football game.

It was a home opener unlike any in the Cleveland Indians' 107-year history.

And, officially, it never happened.

"A weird day," Indians starter Paul Byrd said.

A strange night, too.

One strike away from putting their first home game in the books, the Indians had their opener with the Seattle Mariners postponed Friday when daylong snow wouldn't stop and the playing surface became too dangerous.

The game was finally called after 173 minutes of stoppages, roughly the same amount of time as a regular AL game. This one was anything but normal.

The Indians were leading 4-0 with two outs in the top of the fifth, when the umpires, who pushed back the start by 57 minutes, halted play for the third time.

One hour and 17 minutes later, crew chief Rick Reed called the game at 8:41 p.m. -- 4 hours and 36 minutes after the scheduled first pitch -- ending a bizarre day and night when the Jacobs Field grounds crew, armed with backpack blowers, shovels and brooms to combat the snow, had spent more time on the field than any players.

"I was concerned about the players' welfare," Reed said. "Ultimately, it gets down to the players' safety."

At one point during the final delay, Reed summoned Indians manager Eric Wedge and Seattle's Mike Hargrove for a meeting. Earlier, the two managers had a heated on-field discussion.

Reed wanted to give the grounds crew time to clear the field again, but with more snow on the radar and the grass getting more slippery as the temperature dropped, he decided enough was enough.

"I explained that to both managers," Reed said. "We waited and we evaluated it and it wasn't safe. All parties went to the wall on this."

The game was rescheduled for 1:05 p.m. on Saturday as the opener of a day-night doubleheader that will now serve as Cleveland's opener. The clubs will also play their regularly scheduled game at 7:05 p.m. -- weather permitting.
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CNN/SI

I saw some of the game. Near whiteout conditions at some points. Crews with leafblowers clearing the diamond of snow...though there was nothing much they could do about the gigantic outfield with such small tools. Very sparsely-populated stands -- on opening day, which was officially a sell-out. Kids in the seats making snowmen while they waited for the game to resume. People watching baseball, dressed for football. The PA system playing Bing Crosby's "White Christmas". Current Indians manager Eric Wedge going face-to-red face with former Indians manager Mike Hargrove, arguing about whether to continue the game. And of course, Paul Byrd getting his no-hitter blown one out shy of a complete game. :rolleyes:

And they're gonna try to do it again today, twice, with a projected high of 32 degrees.

(shakes head)
 
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