MLB Mega-thread

Sept 2, 2012 22:08:44 GMT -5 Fiddler's Green said:

I hope if you were at the Braves/Phillies game today that you did not leave early. First of all, you missed a great ending with Chipper heroics and B) Chipper called you out on SportsCenter for leaving early.

sang left early

you will never live this down.

[glennron]

Sept 2, 2012 22:02:11 GMT -5 nodepression said:

What a series for Detroit.

Verlander's 8th inning was heroic.

Valverde is such a f*cking chode it's almost unbelievable.

[nodepression]

What was he ever saying at the end of the game?

Also, he has a bad haircut.

[rooter]

O's tied for first with the Yanks. One of the greatest things I've seen in a long time... hopefully they will take sole possession today

[Fiddler's Green]

"A curly W is in the books." Our work here is done, boys. Let's go home.

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[flanzo]

Tom, I gotta say, you seem like one cool muthaf*ckin' dad. You've got some lucky kids.

[glennron]

Sept 5, 2012 11:58:12 GMT -5 rooter said:

O's tied for first with the Yanks. One of the greatest things I've seen in a long time... hopefully they will take sole possession today

Rooting like hell for the Orioles, but I can't imagine there being better than like a 5-10% they win the division. It's bizarre enough they're so many games over .500 with having a negative run differential.

Edit: Well I guess Baseball Prospectus has them at 16% for the division.

[Fiddler's Green]

Sept 5, 2012 13:55:01 GMT -5 flanzo said:

Tom, I gotta say, you seem like one cool muthaf*ckin' dad. You've got some lucky kids.

Wow - thanks! That seriously made my day. Any issues if I steal this for a signature?

[Druid]

Sept 5, 2012 15:03:28 GMT -5 Fiddler's Green said:

Sept 5, 2012 13:55:01 GMT -5 flanzo said:

Tom, I gotta say, you seem like one cool muthaf*ckin' dad. You've got some lucky kids.

Wow - thanks! That seriously made my day. Any issues if I steal this for a signature?

It's yours. Take it.

[flanzo]

Sept 5, 2012 15:03:28 GMT -5 Fiddler's Green said:

Sept 5, 2012 13:55:01 GMT -5 flanzo said:

Tom, I gotta say, you seem like one cool muthaf*ckin' dad. You've got some lucky kids.

Wow - thanks! That seriously made my day. Any issues if I steal this for a signature?

I wouldn't have said it if I didn't meant it dude haha, so go for it.

[Lowerdeck]

So what were Nats fans before they moved to DC?

[Fiddler's Green]

Sept 5, 2012 18:24:58 GMT -5 Lowerdeck said:

So what were Nats fans before they moved to DC?

I can't speak for all Nats fans around the world. But for me and most of those I grew up with in the city, we rooted for the Orioles while (im)patiently waiting for our own team. Angelos made it easy to move on. But we were also highly distracted by the Redskins winning Super Bowls and being in contention every year. This town will always be Redskins first, no matter how bad they are.

[rooter]

Sept 5, 2012 14:01:29 GMT -5 glennron said:

Sept 5, 2012 11:58:12 GMT -5 rooter said:

O's tied for first with the Yanks. One of the greatest things I've seen in a long time... hopefully they will take sole possession today

Rooting like hell for the Orioles, but I can't imagine there being better than like a 5-10% they win the division. It's bizarre enough they're so many games over .500 with having a negative run differential.

Edit: Well I guess Baseball Prospectus has them at 16% for the division.

Run differential is meaningless at this point. Check out their record in August and post ASB run differential. Much different story. The team is the best now it has been all season.

[quacker]

Sept 5, 2012 22:58:58 GMT -5 rooter said:

Sept 5, 2012 14:01:29 GMT -5 glennron said:

Rooting like hell for the Orioles, but I can't imagine there being better than like a 5-10% they win the division. It's bizarre enough they're so many games over .500 with having a negative run differential.

Edit: Well I guess Baseball Prospectus has them at 16% for the division.

Run differential is meaningless at this point. Check out their record in August and post ASB run differential. Much different story. The team is the best now it has been all season.

Run differential is meaningless in that it doesn't get you a tie-breaker or anything but it does tell you the character of a team. The O's should be in it until the end unless some crazy injury happens. It is going to be a very interesting September with the A's and O's fighting for a playoff spot. I'm pretty old so I remember when both of those teams were two of the most formidable teams in baseball for a long time. It's kind of cool to see the O's get back into the fray even though it might cost my Yankees a playoff spot.

Growing up and watching Palmer, McNally, Cuellar and Dobson kick everyone's ass was amazing even though my team was always on the losing side. And the A's developed Hunter, Holtzman and Vida Blue.

[flanzo]

Sept 5, 2012 22:58:58 GMT -5 rooter said:

Sept 5, 2012 14:01:29 GMT -5 glennron said:

Rooting like hell for the Orioles, but I can't imagine there being better than like a 5-10% they win the division. It's bizarre enough they're so many games over .500 with having a negative run differential.

Edit: Well I guess Baseball Prospectus has them at 16% for the division.

Run differential is meaningless at this point. Check out their record in August and post ASB run differential. Much different story. The team is the best now it has been all season.

The Orioles actually have a slightly positive run differential if you don't count any games against the Angels or Rangers. They have a -63 run differential against just those 2 teams, so they're actually pretty solid against everyone else.

[Lowerdeck]

For the rest of the year, I'm an Orioles fan. I'm on the bandwagon. Quack the Yankees.

[quacker]

Sept 6, 2012 8:24:47 GMT -5 Lowerdeck said:

Quack the Yankees.

Well at least some things never change. ;D

[Ol' Dirty Brooklyn]

Good to see the Orioles and A's in the playoff hunt. It is good for baseball to have some underdogs with low payroll in the post season.

BTW...I must had been a select few people this year that thought the Nationals were going to be a playoff team. I called it when I had a conversation with a friend of mine before the season started. He didn't buy it at all and thought I was reaching. I saw him the other day and brought it up and he said good call.

[glennron]

Sept 6, 2012 12:58:42 GMT -5 Ol' Dirty Brooklyn said:

Good to see the Orioles and A's in the playoff hunt. It is good for baseball to have some underdogs with low payroll in the post season.

BTW...I must had been a select few people this year that thought the Nationals were going to be a playoff team. I called it when I had a conversation with a friend of mine before the season started. He didn't buy it at all and thought I was reaching. I saw him the other day and brought it up and he said good call.

I'll toot my own horn then too. Just pretend you don't see the "not that they'll win the division" part.

Mar 1, 2012 0:16:37 GMT -5 glennron said:

Washington's going to surprise this year. Not that they'll win the division, but there shouldn't be all these posts about the NL East without even mentioning them.

[Lowerdeck]

The Orioles might be considered low payroll - if you ignore the mancrush Angelos has for Nick Markakis.

I know he's getting over 10M a year.

[funkybuttlovin]

Damn, now I know how Flanzo feels every season. Hot all season then just flat out suck but this time it's at the worst part of the season. At least the Mets drop off in July so most fans can start thinking about football and move on.

I just don't know where to start weather it's with these injuries or our quacking bullpen. Every time Girardi brings in Joba he blows it and same with Robinson. That was the first time all season I've seen us claw our way back from such a deficit but somehow I knew this young and hungry O's team were just gonna end it the next inning.

Not that I don't think this Yankee team isn't hungry because we have been dominant most of the season. This fall isn't necessarily bad since going into the playoffs with ease isn't the best thing for postseason play. But of course I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried if our pieces don't start coming together.

Positives are that Martin is heating up, Jeter is consistent, our backups play well every time, and Ichiro is a hitting machine.

Pettite come back.

[Don Flamenco]

I hate our fans. Last month or so they were booing Hamilton during his slump. So lame. That's the kind of b.s. that will cause us to lose the best hitter we've ever had.

I swear DFW fans have to be some of the worst in professional sports.

[quacker]

Sept 7, 2012 15:55:33 GMT -5 Don Flamenco said:

I hate our fans. Last month or so they were booing Hamilton during his slump. So lame. That's the kind of b.s. that will cause us to lose the best hitter we've ever had.

I swear DFW fans have to be some of the worst in professional sports.

They just don't know how to follow a sport that uses a round ball.

[Don Flamenco]

Sept 7, 2012 17:00:54 GMT -5 quacker said:

Sept 7, 2012 15:55:33 GMT -5 Don Flamenco said:

I hate our fans. Last month or so they were booing Hamilton during his slump. So lame. That's the kind of b.s. that will cause us to lose the best hitter we've ever had.

I swear DFW fans have to be some of the worst in professional sports.

They just don't know how to follow a sport that uses a round ball.

Well they are damn near emotionless at Cowboy games too.

[quacker]

Sept 7, 2012 14:23:09 GMT -5 funkybuttlovin said:

Pettite come back.

CC come back.
Nova come back.
Kuroda come back.
Cano come back.
Swisher, etc, etc...

[funkybuttlovin]

Sept 7, 2012 22:10:15 GMT -5 quacker said:

Sept 7, 2012 14:23:09 GMT -5 funkybuttlovin said:

Pettite come back.

CC come back.
Nova come back.
Kuroda come back.
Cano come back.
Swisher, etc, etc...

At LEAST we won tonight.

[Ol' Dirty Brooklyn]

Sept 7, 2012 22:10:15 GMT -5 quacker said:

Sept 7, 2012 14:23:09 GMT -5 funkybuttlovin said:

Pettite come back.

CC come back.
Nova come back.
Kuroda come back.
Cano come back.
Swisher, etc, etc...

Now Texeira is out for the season. Not looking good for the Yankees.

[sangreal]

Sept 10, 2012 15:09:56 GMT -5 Ol' Dirty Brooklyn said:

Sept 7, 2012 22:10:15 GMT -5 quacker said:

CC come back.
Nova come back.
Kuroda come back.
Cano come back.
Swisher, etc, etc...

Now Texeira is out for the season. Not looking good for the Yankees.

can i like and dislike this? like because i hate the yankees. dislike because i need texiera's bat in the playoffs on one of my fantasy teams.

[funkybuttlovin]

Sept 10, 2012 15:09:56 GMT -5 Ol' Dirty Brooklyn said:

Sept 7, 2012 22:10:15 GMT -5 quacker said:

CC come back.
Nova come back.
Kuroda come back.
Cano come back.
Swisher, etc, etc...

Now Texeira is out for the season. Not looking good for the Yankees.

Hoping we have enough to get 3/4 in Boston and Baltimore and Tampa lose a couple. All we can hope for now.

[Lowerdeck]

Nothing would please me more than Boston and Baltimore sweeping.

Only one could happen though.