08-29-2014, 10:23 PM | #801 |
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Nats need to get back on a streak baddd
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08-30-2014, 05:41 PM | #802 |
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Fuck. Yankees got 1-hit by the Blue Jays today. I know that bats have been bad these days, but I think this is an all-season low.
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08-30-2014, 08:59 PM | #803 |
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Dreeeeeeew Hutchison!
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08-30-2014, 10:55 PM | #804 |
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Kelly Johnson traded to the O's from Boston but he still has Yankee stink on him.
Also got Alejandro De Aza from the White Sox. Orioles Magic...number is 21 |
08-31-2014, 11:10 AM | #805 |
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Jays should deal Bautista in the off season along with Encarnacion and go full rebuild. They've got tons of pitching prospects but zero hitting.
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08-31-2014, 12:52 PM | #806 |
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A's grab Adam Dunn from the White Sox for Nolan Sanburn.
Billy must be some last minute moves to put some distance between Oakland and the Angels. |
09-01-2014, 12:48 AM | #807 |
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Tuesday was pretty erotic, still recovering. |
09-01-2014, 12:31 PM | #808 |
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Astros manager Bo Porter's Labor Day has been extended indefinitely. Got fired today along with bench coach Dave Trembley.
Tom Lawless will be running things until the end of the season. |
09-01-2014, 12:57 PM | #809 |
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Wooo Daniel Norris got called up by the Jays!
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09-01-2014, 01:19 PM | #810 |
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John Mayberry Jr traded to Blue Jays. Rats. I liked him.
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09-01-2014, 01:34 PM | #811 |
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I saw Justin Verlander's DONG.
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09-01-2014, 01:41 PM | #812 |
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I've seen people complain of Porter's firing since he was given nothing to work with. Clearly, the front office set a very clear expectation to lose for some years while they stock their system. Porter was probably canned due not following a more advance statistics based approach to managing, in game decision making, and/or not being on board with an advanced metrics heavy team.
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09-01-2014, 04:25 PM | #813 |
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Phillies with a combined no-hitter
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09-02-2014, 06:28 PM | #814 |
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I tried turning my tablet upside down so the standings would be right but the stupid thing auto rotates. |
09-03-2014, 02:50 AM | #815 |
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Jays with the win today. Was happy.
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09-03-2014, 03:10 AM | #816 |
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Since July 1st..
3 Best Teams in Baseball Orioles 37-18 Angels 36-19 Nationals 33-21 ..included in that time span.. O's went 4-2 vs the Angels and 3-1 vs the Nationals. as Paul Harvey would say.."..and now you know the rest of the story.. of why the Orioles are the best team in Baseball right now" |
09-03-2014, 07:31 AM | #817 |
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Correction* Best Records in Baseball not the best teams
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09-04-2014, 07:09 PM | #818 |
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Orioles are 2 gb of the Angels for the best record in baseball. But since the All Star Break they have a .5 game lead in record. Also, while you definitely think offense for the Orioles (68 homers #1 in baseball since the ASB vs the Angels 28 homers) their staff ERA is 5th in the American league at 2.99 which is only slightly worse than the Angels 2.88 ERA which is 4th.
Also in regards to Home Runs, its ridiculous that the Orioles have 182 home runs which is the most in baseball and the #2 team (Rockies) only have 160. They've hit 94 more homers than the Royals who are last with 88. |
09-04-2014, 10:26 PM | #819 |
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Uehara blowing the save and game to the Yanks.
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09-04-2014, 10:35 PM | #820 |
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Uehara's a pimp, can't stay mad at him long
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09-04-2014, 11:02 PM | #821 |
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The Yankees are huge assholes if they don't call up Pat Venditte.
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09-05-2014, 12:37 AM | #822 |
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I want the Orioles to clinch the AL East next sunday night on ESPN vs the Yankees. That would be the coolest most awesomest thing ever. Magic # is 15 though so it probably wont happen.
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09-05-2014, 10:11 AM | #823 |
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Giants/Tigers series starts tonight. Let's get some vengeance for 2012... @Fraze
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09-05-2014, 11:37 AM | #824 |
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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/0...in-towers.html
Diamondbacks Fire Kevin Towers By Steve Adams [September 5, 2014 at 1:56am CDT] The Diamondbacks have fired general manager Kevin Towers, sources tell Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Towers, who has been in the GM’s chair for Arizona since succeeding interim GM Jerry Dipoto (now GM of the Angels) back in 2010. His job security has been questioned over the course of the season given the Diamondbacks’ dismal performance, which figures to result in their third consecutive season without a playoff appearance. Earlier this season, the Diamondbacks hired Tony La Russa to serve as the club’s Chief Baseball Officer — a position that was created in order to analyze the club’s decision-making process. That move prompted many to speculate that Towers’ days with the organization could be numbered, which does appear to be the case, as Piecoro hears that an official announcement on the move will be coming tomorrow morning. Towers becomes the second NL West GM to be dismissed during the 2014 campaign, as Padres GM Josh Byrnes was let go earlier in the summer. Few of the moves that Towers has made in recent seasons have panned out well. This past offseason, he dealt center fielder Adam Eaton and left-hander Tyler Skaggs in order to acquire Mark Trumbo from the Angels — a move that he felt was necessary to address a lack of power from the team’s corner outfielders. However, the move came just a season after Arizona dealt Justin Upton (and Chris Johnson) to the Braves in exchange for what most believed at the time to be an underwhelming package of Martin Prado, Randall Delgado, Brandon Drury and Zeke Spruill. The Trumbo acquisition, however, was just one attempt at bringing a power-hitting corner bat to the organization, as Towers also inked Cody Ross to a three-year, $26MM pact that has produced little to no gain for the organization. Prado was signed to a four-year, $40MM extension before playing so much as a game with the D’Backs, but that contract looked questionable at best just 18 months later when he was dealt to the Yankees in exchange for power-hitting prospect Peter O’Brien. The team also received little in exchange for right-hander Ian Kennedy — left-handed reliever Joe Thatcher, relief prospect Matt Stites and competitive balance (Round B) draft pick — and then watched Kennedy go on to have a strong rebound in his first full season with San Diego. Towers’ trade of Trevor Bauer in a three-team deal that netted Didi Gregorius — a light-hitting but defensively gifted shortstop — was also the source of scrutiny. The D’Backs seemed dissatisfied with Bauer’s behavior, and he wasn’t the only player whose demeanor didn’t sit well with management. The Diamondbacks reportedly allowed players’ laid back personalities to fuel multiple transactions, including the aforementioned trade of Upton. Ultimately, while Towers’ tenure had its bright spots — the five-year, $32MM extension signed by Paul Goldschmidt looks tremendous for the D’Backs at this point — his run as GM appeared to consist of more moves that served as steps backward than moves that provided a foundation for on-field success. --- Probably should have fired him before he destroyed their roster instead of after. |
09-05-2014, 11:49 AM | #825 |
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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09-05-2014, 11:52 AM | #826 |
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homer's awesome
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09-05-2014, 04:53 PM | #827 |
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Ron Washington resigns as Rangers manager, citing a personal matter. It has nothing to do with the bad season or drugs. Bench coach Tim Bogar will run things until the end of the season.
Interesting. |
09-05-2014, 04:55 PM | #828 |
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Towers got canned. I wonder if he'll crawl back to the Yankees. NL West is no place for a GM right now.
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09-06-2014, 01:47 AM | #829 |
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I'm going to be so glad when this Dodgers series is over. 2 games left and the D'Backs are 4-13 against the Dodgers on the season.
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09-07-2014, 01:18 AM | #830 |
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4-14 now. Nice.
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09-07-2014, 05:05 AM | #831 |
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09-07-2014, 11:51 AM | #832 |
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I would be SO MAD ATCHU right meow if football wasn't on in an heure
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09-07-2014, 11:51 AM | #833 |
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still,
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09-08-2014, 08:30 PM | #834 | |
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MLB released the schedules for next season and could be flirting with having World Series games taking place in November again.
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09-08-2014, 08:49 PM | #835 |
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Not a fan
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09-08-2014, 09:23 PM | #836 |
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Marcus Stroman! Stroman, Norris, Hutchison and Sanchez are going to be a hell of a rotation in 1-2 years.
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09-09-2014, 07:19 AM | #837 |
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Not big on baseball in November being the norm. Dunno, call me a traditionalist I guess.
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09-09-2014, 08:15 AM | #838 |
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09-09-2014, 09:03 AM | #839 |
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Yeah seems every few years MLB decides to move the start of the season back a week. It's dumb.
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09-09-2014, 09:04 AM | #840 |
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Mets open the season on the road against Washington, who they can seemingly never beat. Then Atlanta, and then home to face Philly. 29 of their final 39 games are within the division, and also wedged in within the final 39 games are visits by Boston and the Yankees.
Good lord. |