Official 2011 MLB Thread - Part 1

[bored]

*commits seppuku*

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro gave up 14 earned in 2 1/3 relief innings against the Indians

 

[Duke]

Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro gave up 14 earned in 2 1/3 relief innings against the Indians

"This is heavy." t:

 

[Poeman]

Wonder if anyone started him in fantasy

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Well he did change his swing and what not. I don't like the idea of accusing a guy of juicing without a failed test or any sort of tangible evidence. His power surge is pretty fun to watch however, but he's hitting 368/520/868

Players really only have themselves to blame for the constant suspicion of guilt.

 

[Duke]

Sad news today.

Harmon Killbrew passed away at 74.

RIP

 

[Immortalfire]

Jim Crane is buying the Astros for $680 million.

 

[Duke]

Jim Crane is buying the Astros for $680 million.

Maybe this will change the Astros fortunes......

 

[FCEEVIPER]

Rip hk.

 

[Duke]

Rip hk.

Sad to see him go.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Players really only have themselves to blame for the constant suspicion of guilt.

Yeah, players who began their careers almost 20 years ago, not dudes like Bautista.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Yeah, players who began their careers almost 20 years ago, not dudes like Bautista.

This generation of players isnt exactly free of guilt. What about A-Rod, Manny, etc? What about the 5 minor leaguers who were just hit with 50 game suspensions for PED's this week?

Bautista is EXACTLY the kind of player who falls under suspicion because he suddenly goes from 15 HR's a year to 50 at the age of 30. It sucks that we have to question it, but you can only see that so many times from the likes of Brady Anderson, Bonds, Dykstra, Palmeiro, etc, before the sirens start going off.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6560905

Let's get this started

>La Russa. Complaining about other people complaining about other people complaining.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

This generation of players isnt exactly free of guilt. What about A-Rod, Manny, etc? What about the 5 minor leaguers who were just hit with 50 game suspensions for PED's this week?

Bautista is EXACTLY the kind of player who falls under suspicion because he suddenly goes from 15 HR's a year to 50 at the age of 30. It sucks that we have to question it, but you can only see that so many times from the likes of Brady Anderson, Bonds, Dykstra, Palmeiro, etc, before the sirens start going off.

Do I believe that any ballplayer is capable of bending and cheating the rules to get an advantage? yes.

Do I believe every player is dirty? no

Obviously Bautista's success is subject to doubt and criticism, but I'd rather have something tangible before just assuming "lol roids," it's what unfairly kept Bagwell out of the HOF last year.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6560905

Let's get this started

>La Russa. Complaining about other people complaining about other people complaining.

The Cardinals really need to ****. Especially Carpenter.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Shingle face needs to ****

 

[Duke]

The Cardinals are a bunch of whiny, loudmouth, crybabies. I never liked Larussa & Carpenter saying the mound was not right, smoke lingering from fireworks, etc.......cry me a river........

 

[Duke]

Another loudmouth who needs to keep quiet is Ozzie Guillen.....

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Why do the Angels hate Dan Haren?

Get the guy a win for cripe's sake....

 

[Spidey-Bat]

3 of the 6 most overrated days in New York start this weekend.

 

[FCEEVIPER]

3 of the 6 most overrated days in New York start this weekend.

Agreed.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Really have had enough of Interleague play at this point. The novelty has completely worn off. Being that the Tigs don't have some "geographical rival" in the NL, we always seem to get stuck with games vs. the Pirates, D'Backs, or Rockies.

 

[Kingfish]

Why do the Angels hate Dan Haren?

Get the guy a win for cripe's sake....

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[Spidey-Bat]

Really have had enough of Interleague play at this point. The novelty has completely worn off. Being that the Tigs don't have some "geographical rival" in the NL, we always seem to get stuck with games vs. the Pirates, D'Backs, or Rockies.

Last year, Jerry Seinfeld was in the Mets' broadcast booth when the Tigers were visiting. He said, "There's a lot of history when these two teams play each other." Then he kind of went on a small, joking rant about how dumb interleague play is.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Cubs/Red Sox in Fenway, pretty neat.