We still proud of team usa
Over/Under for combined Wright+Francoeur HR = 40
I'm going over.
I hope CC and Cliff Lee blow out their ACL's. :rock
Fausto Carmona opening day starter :punch
Houston still has a team? Why?
Remember when their GM traded for Randy Wolf at midseason (when they were out of it) because he felt like it gave them a better chance to sign him in the off-season? (He signed for the Dodgers instead)
That's one of my favorite trades of all time.
Triumph, switch our draft style to auction. Much better than snaking!
Indeed. Make it a point that they gots to show up. We'll just start nominating shitty players the first few rounds so the comp starts drafting for them.
It can dude, it's new this year.
Join our roto league, GR!
Commish Tools --> Under Draft Management Table "Change Draft Type"
A gaffer responded with interest. Lathenar. I told him to join both leagues. I hope he does.
I'm glad the Rangers actually have an owner with money this time around. It was pretty pathetic last year. :-\
I'm glad the Rangers actually have an owner with money this time around. It was pretty pathetic last year. :-\
Couldn't have been worse than the Astros.
Join, Himuro!
I'm glad the Rangers actually have an owner with money this time around. It was pretty pathetic last year. :-\
Couldn't have been worse than the Astros.
Did the Astros have to accept loans from the league just to meet payroll?
29. Ed Wade, Houston Astros
Did you realize that six of eight Astros regulars were 33 or older last year? That five of the six pitchers who got the most starts -- two of whom were Brian Moehler and Mike Hampton -- were 30 or older? And that the team has arguably the worst farm system in baseball? Wade isn't to blame for all of this. But he certainly hasn't done anything about it.
Himuro, auction draft, yes?
I should make the draft today.
You aren't in the league Himu.
I will trade you Alfonso Soriano for Zimmerman, straight up. That's a steal - Soriano is going to win the Rolaids Comeback Player of the Year award!
he wont. He has sbs which i need.
oh and btw, you guys can practice mock auction drafts at Yahoo's mock draft.
For auction:
TA, malek, me, cj, carlos
I'm starting to lean that way too. I would also be down.
Pretty shocked that the Nationals just released Elijah Dukes. Some serious shit must have went down in the clubhouse.
edit- Jesus Federwang, it's time to get rid of the stupid Yanquis filters you set up after they won the WS.
I will be there...
... unless this girl calls me back. Women > H2H league.
I will be there...
... unless this girl calls me back. Women > H2H league.
Tejada is pretty crappy now, I think replacing his bat is the least of the Astros' worries. That said, they've always seemed like a team that held together with super glue and Lance Berkman for like the past ten years, so I don't know how they manage to stay relevant but God bless 'em.
I think Fangraphs might be on the money when they say the Astros are currently the worst organization in baseball. I mean, at least the Royals have Greinke...
i keep refreshing the roto players page to see when Heyward's available to be picked up.
pollo is a Yankee fan
Again, it still sounds like the only division any of us care about is the NL East. Do Yankees fans even like baseball ???
Phillies 92-70
Braves 85-77
Marlins 78-84
Mets 78-84
Nationals 73-89
Phillies 92-70
Braves 85-77
Marlins 78-84
Mets 78-84
Nationals 73-89
That's an awfully generous season prediction for the Nats.
When do you think those two get called up?
I like how you keep joking about Santana when you have Hudson on your staff.
I'm going to bid up Heyward :heart
Auction drafts are the Wii of fantasy gaming.
Just a fad.
Auction drafts are the Wii of fantasy gaming.
Just a fad.
It would have to become the most popular way to draft first, which it unfortunately isn't. God, it was so awesome.
Phil Hughes $7 :rofl
Juice tells me you ruined the draft by informing people that Guzman lost his starting gig to ROOKIE OF THE YEAR candidate, Ian Desmond. Way to go jerk!
fine...expanded rosters then? like add C, 2 more OF spots and a 2b/ss spot and another util?
we could balance it out by having less bench spots
Daniel Murphy being injured before the season is a bad thing?
Really?
Giants almost shut out Houston if not for a ninth inning rally.
Lincecum :rock
DeRosa :rock
I've seen a lot of embarrassing things on and off the field over six years of Nats fandom, but I was never embarrassed to be a fan of this franchise until today.
What took place at Nationals Park this afternoon has to be absolutely insulting and infuriating to what is left of the Washington Nationals fan base. I have never seen a team go to such lengths to completely alienate its own fan base.
Opening Day 2010 goes in the books as one of the low points in the brief history of the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals' embarrassing situation with Phillies fans running amok at Nationals Park on Opening Day is the featured story on Yahoo (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/The-Phillies-fan-invasion-was-orchestrated-by-th?urn=mlb,232653). :lol
I cannot tell you how upset local fans are; this was also one of the featured stories over at The Washington Post. Apparently quite a few season ticket holders are calling it quits after this incident.
I don't know if Kasten can hold out Strasburg for much longer, unless he wants to completely chase off the fanbase.
I'm just glad Wright didn't take his shirt off as well. That would have been Rocky III level of gay.
It's Braves vs. Giants.
:piss Desmond :piss2.
I WANT BASEBALL but all ESPN is playing is fucking bowling.
I WANT BASEBALL but all ESPN is playing is fucking bowling.
:bow Fox Sports :bow2
I can't wait to see Fransisco blow another save. Two blown saves in five games, ya'll. :rock
I WANT BASEBALL but all ESPN is playing is fucking bowling.
:bow Fox Sports :bow2
I can't wait to see Fransisco blow another save. Two blown saves in five games, ya'll. :rock
I WANT BASEBALL but all ESPN is playing is fucking bowling.
:bow Fox Sports :bow2
I can't wait to see Fransisco blow another save. Two blown saves in five games, ya'll. :rock
Feliz is now the temp closer.
"Strasburg update: Between innings, he fixed a fan's carburetor on a '67 Buick & helped a woman give birth''
-- EricStangel, head writer/executive producer Eric Stangel of the "David Letterman Show,'' on the professional debut of last year's first-round baseball pick Steven Strasburg of the Washington Nationals. He pitched for Double-A Harrisburg at Altoon (Pa.) Sunday afternoon.
Hey, Wilco, did you see this? :lolQuote"Strasburg update: Between innings, he fixed a fan's carburetor on a '67 Buick & helped a woman give birth''
-- EricStangel, head writer/executive producer Eric Stangel of the "David Letterman Show,'' on the professional debut of last year's first-round baseball pick Steven Strasburg of the Washington Nationals. He pitched for Double-A Harrisburg at Altoon (Pa.) Sunday afternoon.
Well, I just hope that this doesn't cost the Nats home field advantage throughout the NL playoffs!
Astros are like the only team in the league who hasn't won a game yet.
Correct me on this.
We're 0-6
Astros are like the only team in the league who hasn't won a game yet.
Correct me on this.
We're 0-6
Giants playing the Fuckers tonight :rock
Dodgers suck so much this year it'll be an easy win :rock
Although I spotted the rarest thing ever the other day. A REAL Dodgers fan. How did I know it was a REAL Dodgers fan? He had a Brooklyn Dodgers cap on. Most dumbshits who claim to be Dodgers fans do even know what a Brooklyn is.
I'm going to the Dodgers series, so I'll be able to make fun of their fans in person! :hyper
I never understood the trade for Melky.
Don't sleep on them. They've got a lot of talent, I think they just need a manager shakeup.
...come on now, the Rockies probably didn't need to rally around a dead dude to beat the Nats.
Also, Jason Heyward is hitting .302 with 3 HR and 15 RBI.
Yeah, but you're the ONLY person ahead of me. Although I have to play the 3rd place team this week, and his team has Utley, Homosexual-Rod, and Lincecum. OUCH.
Although, to be fair, we laughed much more at Hughes at $7. That was AWESOME. :lol
I know this gets hammered to death, but probably because they play in the AL East.
If we sent the Mets to the AL East, they'd probably never win again. So, of course I'm behind that decision.
I love this team.
I wonder what that feels like. Maybe like August 2007...
The Makeup: This should not be underrated. It's impossible to find any talent evaluator who isn't blown away by Harper's ability on the field, but it's equally difficult to find one who doesn't genuinely dislike the kid. One scout called him among the worst amateur players he's ever seen from a makeup standpoint, with top-of-the-scale arrogance, a disturbingly large sense of entitlement, and on-field behavior that includes taunting opponents. "He's just a bad, bad guy," said one front-office official. "He's basically the anti-Joe Mauer." How this plays into the negotiation or future evaluation is yet to be determined, as history has shown us that the bigger talent a player is, the more makeup issues teams will deal with. Bench players can't afford to be problems, but plenty of teams happily put up with difficult superstars.
Livan Hernandez gave Atilano a shaving cream pie. :rofl
I love this team.
Rumor is Ryan Howard is about to sign a 5-year, $125 million contract extension with the Phils. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's an overpay. $25 million per. What the fuck does Pujols get then?
Not a big deal, and it's right around the Teixeira numbers.
Nats blew it tonight. Riggleman should have put in a defensive substitute for Guzman at 2B. I don't understand how he let him field that position with the game on the line and in bad weather. Kennedy would have caught two outs.
When does the nfl season start again? fml.
Rockies' catcher Miguel Olivo passes kidney stone, keeps playing
By David Brown
Nasty foul tips and errant backswings pose frequent dangers to catchers, who are usually the most bruised and battered players after a ballgame.
After passing a kidney stone during a game earlier this week, Colorado Rockies catcher Miguel Olivo might have every other backstop in the history of the game beat.
Olivo began developing kidney stones in 2003, his first full season in the majors. Stones still crop up from time to time. Sometimes, at inconvenient moments.
In the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, a stone became ready for passage. So, Olivo scooted into the bathroom adjacent to the Rockies dugout at Coors Field and ... went to work eliminating the painful object from his bladder.
Via Jim Armstrong's blog at the Denver Post:
The amazing part is what he did a few minutes later: He strapped on his catching gear and returned to his crouch behind home plate.
"Believe me, it's not fun," Olivo said. "Sometimes, when I've got that thing, I just want to die. But I can handle pain a little bit. Once it's gone, I'm normal, I'm good. Let's play baseball."
Let me get this straight. Olivo expels a tiny rock through his urethra — one of the most painful experiences known to man — then just dons the ol' chest protector, et al, and plays ball like it's nothing? It adds a whole new meaning to putting on "the tools of ignorance," as Carlton Fisk and other coots liked to call them.
Adding to his legend in the ninth inning, Olivo hit a single. In Thomas Harding's story on MLB.com, Olivo said he passed another stone on Tuesday — then got a hit in his fifth straight game.
Check out the stones on this guy!
"Come on," Olivo said. "After I passed it, I don't even feel it anymore. I don't feel anything. It's, like, crazy."
Nah. Not in the least.
someone fucking kill me
someone fucking kill me
Haha, first entire O's game I've watched all year and they came from behind to win :rofl
NO WIN FOR U DISTANT
It finally happened- someone got injured during a post-game "jump up and down and hit each other on the head" idiotathon walk off celebration. Unfortunately, that someone was the starting 1B on two of my teams. Fucking idiot.:rofl
Do you have a perfect game category?
Triumph some comissioning for the leagues would be nice. Malek's a fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow who's trading away Teixeira and Papelbon for Ricky fucking Romero. What is this horse shit.
STRASMAS? Of course.
6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Yeah, for one of the few franchises less impressive than the Mets.
When he sees David Wright step up to the plate, he might get an erection
Depends on whether Strasburg signs with the Yankees in 6 years or not.
On Tuesday, four teenaged fans from Southbury, Conn. -- more Strasburg fans than Nationals fans, they said -- drove six hours south to Nationals Park, carrying a sign that read, "Strasburg Is Our Savior." It was merely the latest Biblical reference to a pitcher dubbed "Jesus" by awestruck teammates during spring training.
"It's a prophecy," one of the teenagers, Cody Herr, explained.
"Back home," said his friend, Zack Ulrich, "we call him Saint Stephen."
Depends on whether Strasburg signs with the Yankees in 6 years or not.
Yeah, no way Strasburg stays with the Nationals :lol
You know who doesn't suck balls? Your NL Leading Atlanta Braves.
:patel
Oh hai thare
Seattle Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik announced today the club has acquired first baseman Justin Smoak, RHP Blake Beavan, INF Matt Lawson and RHP Josh Lueke from the Texas Rangers in exchange for LHP Cliff Lee and RHP Mark Lowe.
I hope it works for them, cause I don't see Lee signing a long-term deal with them. I bet he goes to Philadelpha, Boston or New York next season.
I hope it works for them, cause I don't see Lee signing a long-term deal with them. I bet he goes to Philadelpha, Boston or New York next season.
I think everybody down here knows this is a one year deal. It's just that this is the first time since 1999 that the Rangers have had a legit chance to make a playoff run, and they've gotta take it. I'm just glad they managed to pull the deal off, the ownership mess with Tom Hicks is reaching beyond ridiculous levels. If this was happening in New York or somewhere, he would have already been assassinated by angry fans.
The Lee trade was really for Halladay, and in that sense, it's not entirely awful. But was it worth it? Lee is money.
I don't know how I'm destroying everyone this badly in roto. Happened last year, too.
Start playing "What if?" and the Phillies fans you know might reach for a weapon. For instance, what if the Phillies had waited to move Lee and hadn't signed Ryan Howard for 5 years and $125 million, and traded Lee for the Smoak package last week, enabling them to keep Werth, rather than Ibanez, past 2010. You'd be looking at a 2011 line up consisting of Smoak, Utley, Rollins, Polanco, Domonic Brown, Victorino, and Werth, rather than Howard, Utley, Rollins, Polanco, Brown, Victorino, and Ibanez. Swapping Werth for Ibanez makes the line up infinitely less lefty-heavy (and, thus, LOOGY vulnerable) in the middle, and the difference between Ibanez and Werth likely more than accounts for the difference between Howard and Smoak.
FORT WORTH -- The prospective new owners of the Texas Rangers, including team president Nolan Ryan, filed suit against the ballclub Monday, asking that a bankruptcy judge approve the sale agreed upon in May.
It was the latest twist in a messy drama being played out in federal bankruptcy court in Fort Worth.
As the saga grinds on, frustrated fans have apparently decided to target the negotiator appointed to work out a deal to lift the Rangers out of Chapter 11. William K. Snyder, 51, has suggested that the bidding be reopened at a new auction.
Security at the courthouse was stepped up after Snyder received threatening phone calls, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Lynn said Monday.
In the suit, Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg accused the club of breaching the purchase agreement he struck with owner Tom Hicks on May 23. That deal became part of the team's so-called "pre-packaged" voluntary bankruptcy plan filed the next day.
Lenders, who are owed $525 million, opposed the plan, prompting the appointment of a chief restructuring officer to determine the best deal.
The lawsuit, filed by Greenberg's new attorney, Thomas E. Lauria of Miami, apparently was timed to beat the group's imminent loss of exclusive rights to negotiate the purchase.
It asks Lynn to prevent the team, under Snyder's direction, from discussing a sale with rival bidders and asked the judge to order that the May 23 deal be consummated.
If not, Greenberg wants the cash difference between the value of his contract and the ballclub's fair market value.
Ryan, a Hall-of-Fame pitcher whose legend has been enhanced by the transformation of the Rangers into the American League West leaders, has made it clear that he will remain in Arlington only if Greenberg's group buys the team.
Snyder declined comment on the threats.
Security was stepped up at the federal courthouse Friday, when Snyder attended a Rangers bankruptcy hearing. A Federal Protective Service vehicle was parked conspicuously in front of the entrance, and the number of guards on duty was more than doubled.
"I don't know anything more than that Snyder has received threatening calls," Lynn said in an e-mail relayed from the bench.
Although a source close to the case said the calls were serious enough to alert federal officials, Lynn downplayed any potential danger. No one would describe the content of the threats or say how many have been received.
"I am not particularly worried about them," the judge said. "After all, we do get those e-mails from disgruntled fans who believe -- as, I understand, do some sports writers -- that I should construe the Bankruptcy Code as wished for by the fans.
"I don't expect anyone to shoot at him or me," he said. "A baseball through my window is another matter."
Strasburg already on the DL? SMH
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/07/29/jim-bunning-thinks-stephen-strasburg-is-a-wimp/
"Pageant organizers felt it would only be appropriate for Batista and Connors to meet in person and show there was no ill will," the statement says.
Complete lemon. He'll be heading Distant's way to for a few years before retiring.
Matt Capps traded. :'(
Matt Capps traded. :'(
Dude, that trade is fucking awesome for you. I'm kinda pissed. Ramos was the Twins #1 prospect coming into the season.
I liked Valencia better than I liked Ramos.
Yeah, after I read about it, I feel pretty good. That means we can convert our best hitting prospect, Derek Norris, to 1B. He was good at the plate, but a mediocre catch.
I just discovered Baseball-Reference.com and it's now become my new obsession.
Returning from his first trip to the disabled list, Strasburg turned in the worst start of his sometimes-spectacular rookie season, allowing a career-high six earned runs in a career-low 4 1/3 innings Tuesday night, and his Washington Nationals lost to the Florida Marlins 8-2.
Tim Hudson is a goddamn beast. And I got him with my last pick in the auction league. A WINNER AM ME.
Hey, look at Tim Hudson this year!spoiler (click to show/hide)Still waiting for him to regress[close]
Tim Hudson is a goddamn beast. And I got him with my last pick in the auction league. A WINNER AM ME.
FUCK YOU
you guys hear what LaRoche did you Kelly Johnson?
http://deadspin.com/5627396/at+bat-music-is-ripe-for-a-prank
:lol :lol
Something an Evilbore member would do.
This is the final year of the free-agent contract GM Pat Gillick gave him in 2008. He will make $6.5 million as history's highest-paid 47-year-old ballplayer. It seems unlikely the Phillies would offer him anything close to that. Clubs were not lined up to sign him after the 2008 season, so the contract appeared to be more out of reward than urgency. Despite the incessant bleating of the forum posters and commenters, the contract has turned out to be a steal. Approaching the season's midpoint, Moyer's return has been a 21-16 record. At today's obscene rates for starting pitching, he represents a tremendous bargain.
Junior: Let's play a game: Every time you mention wins, Bill Gates will donate 50 cents to malaria research.
Bill Conlin: That's very funny —
Junior: Oh wait you just bankrupted Bill Gates are you happy? God. Bill Conlin just eliminated malaria from the face of the earth because he cited wins so goddamn much.
By comparison, Mets ace Johan Santana will earn $39 million over the same period for an 18-14 record. Is there even an argument?
Junior: That's great. That's really fucking great. This is a perfect example of why wins should be flushed down the stat-toilet along with toilet paper made of batting average and used condoms filled with RBIs.
Look, Nolan Ryan is hilariously, abominably overrated (second-highest voting percentage ever for the Hall of Fame, are you shitting me?), but he was Abbey Road to Moyer's Oasis' Heathen Chemistry (1.2 on Pitchfork hahahahahaha [Abbey Road would have gotten like at least a 6.3 on Pitchfork]).
At least we're gonna be awesome for years to come, tho.
QuoteAt least we're gonna be awesome for years to come, tho.
That's what I thought in 2006.
QuoteAt least we're gonna be awesome for years to come, tho.
That's what I thought in 2006.
Yeah, but you guys are the Mets.
Rangers :rock
Cliff Lee :rock :rock
Rangers :rock
Cliff Lee :rock :rock
good to see the rangers have some bandwagon fans.
FAIRWEATHER distinguished effete fellows
This season's so boring. Let's just fastforward to the eventual Rays-Yankees AL East Championship showdown plz.
IS ANYONE ELSE WATCHING THIS?!?!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v11PMKHCteY/TKtmbD8WLNI/AAAAAAAABkM/vDrvvdwGhzE/s1600/poster1.jpg)
LOL
LOL
How's the feel of a losing record again? Just wondering. Also, hope Johan's shit is able to be put back together. Good call on getting him.
LOL
How's the feel of a losing record again? Just wondering. Also, hope Johan's shit is able to be put back together. Good call on getting him.
Get back to me when your team wins more playoff games than the Mets this year. Or even scores more runs.
LOL
How's the feel of a losing record again? Just wondering. Also, hope Johan's shit is able to be put back together. Good call on getting him.
Get back to me when your team wins more playoff games than the Mets this year. Or even scores more runs.
We did manage two hits off Lincecum, which I would like to think is two more than the Mets would have gotten. Dude was gross tonight, and we're not exactly fielding an optimal team right now.
I think Triumph started drinking last night and passed out before seeing the Braves come back and win.
I think Triumph started drinking last night and passed out before seeing the Braves come back and win.
Nah, I had to be up and at work at 5:30 this morning, so I missed the end of the game.
21 K, 0 BB in 16 IP
DISGUSTING
I want the World Series to be Rangers-Phillies and for Lee to dominate the fuck out of the Phillies SO BAD
He can go Games 3 and 7 both on full rest.21 K, 0 BB in 16 IP
DISGUSTING
I want the World Series to be Rangers-Phillies and for Lee to dominate the fuck out of the Phillies SO BAD
SAME
I'm not sure he can go twice against the Yanks tho. When does that series start?
Go Rangers, beat the shit out of the Yankees!!
Go Rangers, beat the shit out of the Yankees!!Yankees baseball, baby. Can't count us out until the final pitch.
Cliff Lee is not of this world. Getting more and more excited about Lee vs Halladay. Man, the Rangers could have been up 3-0...
# Looks like it's not New York's night tonight. I'd like to apologize to the Yankee fans for screwing things up tonight. My bad. about 1 hour ago via web
# You can almost feel this walkoff 3-run HR by A-Rod coming, can't you? about 1 hour ago via web
# Yanks did their job - they wore out Lee in 7 innings, now they can feast on Texas' set-up guys. Bookies wouldn't take odds on a big NYY 8th. about 2 hours ago via web
# If this piece of crap NFL game doubles the rating for a terrific playoff baseball game, the "America's pastime" label is dead. about 2 hours ago via ÜberTwitter
# Yanks starting to figure out Lee. You can see it. Only question is whether their bats will explode in the 5th or 6th inning. about 3 hours ago via ÜberTwitter
# Andy Pettitte has 18 postseason wins! Most ever! And he's an underdog at home in a playoff game? Come on... this is the dumbest thing ever. about 4 hours ago via web
# Cliff Lee's been on 4 teams in the last 15 mths. He went 4-6 for Texas with a 3.98 ERA. Now he's 1986 Mike Scott? Come on. Yanks in a romp. about 4 hours ago via web
# The nonstop Cliff Lee hype + Vegas making Texas slight favs vs Pettitte in NY has me convinced: Game 3 will be a Yankee romp. Lock it down. about 5 hours ago via web
There have been 32 starts in playoff history where a guy struck out 10+, and walked 1 or fewer. Cliff Lee has five of them
Quote from: LookoutLandingThere have been 32 starts in playoff history where a guy struck out 10+, and walked 1 or fewer. Cliff Lee has five of them
Jesus Christ.
Quote from: LookoutLandingThere have been 32 starts in playoff history where a guy struck out 10+, and walked 1 or fewer. Cliff Lee has five of them
Jesus Christ.
If only I were in Texas :(
If only I were in Texas :(
STFU! You're an ASStros fan, you're required to stick with them even when they suck! It's a law!
Fucking Texas. I respect your shit team, but how the fuck did you go from the shittiest team two years ago to the best. Was it all the Rays players you stole
Congrats to Texas and its fans, especially you, Great Rumbler.
I watched Rangers as a kid when Nolan Ryan was on the team, but was still more of an Astros guy.
I got you a new avatar, Cajole:
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/GreatRumbler/zujhad.jpg)