2013 MLB Regular Season running thread

is there a rational argument for not voting for Rivera for the Hall of Fame? If not, should someone who fails to vote for him be removed from the BBWAA for being irrational ?

 

it's not rational, but he sucked as a starter!

He's a first ballot HOFer, and if he's not unanimous, something is pretty wrong.

 

Did I just read that right? Prince hit a triple?

 

Yes. Right fielder dove and missed it and second baseman had to chase the ball down in right field.

 

That is correct. Neither one played in Double-A.

 

And the slide into third registered as a 5.4 on the Richter scale.

 

A lot of West Coast teams have their top pitching prospects skip High-A or Triple-A so they don't have to have their confidence shattered in the hitter-happy California League or PCL.

 

The Giants' Double-A affiliate is in Richmond. But you're right, their Double-A roster seems stocked with career minor-leaguers, judging by their ages. The only two hotshots I see on it are Joe Panik and Edwin Escobar. I imagine Kyle Crick will go to Richmond next year; he's their No. 1 prospect but is only 20.

 

Mariano Rivera is your All-Star Game MVP, after throwing 15 pitches and protecting a 3-run lead. #thistimeitcounts

 

Who else would be the MVP?

Normally I'm not a big fan of Lifetime Achievement Awards, but in this event and with the numbers.... not many other candidates and I agree with this completely.

And great job by Erin Andrews to get the hell out of the way!

 

Since when did they change the All-Star Game MVP vote into a Lifetime Achievement Award?

I know it was tough to single out one AL player to win tonight as not one AL hitter got more than one hit or RBI and only Chris Sale pitched more than one perfect inning, but pitching a 1-2-3 8th inning with a 3-0 lead didn't deserve the new Corvette.

 

http://princefielderslides.tumblr.com/

How a man who was raised in the game is so bad at sliding kind of boggles my mind. Though I imagine, it's kind of like the Titanic, there's no pretty way to bring that thing to a halt in 10 feet.