Baseball Thread VI

Stupid Byrd. I'm glad I cut him off my team.

I traded O'Conner. I hope it doesn't come back to bite me in the ass.

 

I would sure hope so. The way the Tigers have been pitching, there should be at least two starters there. Granted, Ozzie Guillen will do what he pleases, but that staff has been amazing.

 

A Twins fan and a Tigers fan have used this thread to exchange reasonably lighthearted banter about their two clubs' hot streaks. Imagine winning 15 of 17 and still being 8-9 games out of SECOND place.
May I suggest that the NL East offers the opposite side of that equation. The Mets have been dreadful at Fenway. But if New York went out and LOST 16 of its next 18 games, how much would be shaved from its division lead? A game? A half-game? Would they gain ground?

 

Verlander and Rogers are probably the top two choices, but Bonderman could make a pretty good case as well.

Offensively, Ordonez should be on there, but who knows if Guillen will choose him, given their history. You could probably make a case for Granderson too.

 

That's the Mike Stanton Special.  He knows he has three total bases to play with when he comes in before it counts against him, and uses every one of them, inherited runners be damned.  Even his crappy 5 ERA doesn't tell how poorly he's pitched.  And still the senile bat of a manager sends him out there night after night after night.

 

That very well could be an accurate take. It'll be interesting to hear what Pedro says after the game.

Could be a combination of not being emotionally "right" and the fact he hasn't been sharp in his last 3-4 starts.

I was surprised. Pedro's a grand-stage kind of guy. I thought he'd rise to the occasion and play his part in a pitchers' duel.

Meh. Tis but one game in June, I guess.

 

Pirates....Bwhahaha..

BTW...The Pittsburgh baseball media is doing a hell of a job lately.  Just absolutely skull fucking the ownership.

 

The Pirates. They were expected to take a step forward. Everyone assumed the Royals would still suck.

 

The Bucs. I mean, they were swept by the Royals.

 

Relegation would be awesome. Let the AAA champion move up to the bigs for a season and drop the MLB's scum to AAA for a season and make them earn their ticket back. That would be sweet.

Or, have a season-ending series between the worst MLB team and best AAA team, the winner getting to play in the majors the following season.