thebiglebowski Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Interesting that Cabby has even taken the lead in the WAR stat away from Trout this year. Next year, Steals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Dan Uggla finally getting eye surgery to fix his horrible vision. I'm amazed he still hit 20 home runs without being able to see a lot of pitches. jesus, how long has this been plaguing him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 For at least this season and last, he tried contacts and other ways around getting surgery but obviously he's capable of hitting for average and not right now. Who knows if this will get him back to a reliable hitter but it can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Good thing the Royals stumbled out of the gate or I might be worried about having to buy someone a record. Smoking hot right now. DET will run away with it, but what an AL Central year. Not sure what's happening here, but we're not complaining. Won every series since the break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 seriously you guys... http://wapc.mlb.com/cutfour/2013/08/11/56640054/13-great-moments-from-ken-griffey-jrs-mariners-career i remember the serious chaos surrounding his upper deck rookie card.. people were willing to pimp their sisters for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/walk-off-wasn-t-chris-young-game-winning-182059162.html Not pictured - Sogard flying out deep on the track the batter prior. Ughhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredheart Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Please tell me that someone else saw the play where Raji Davis hit an infield single and scored on the same play cause of the Sox inability to play as good as little leaugers. Also, I remember that Uggla tried contacts that were supposed to make the red seams pop out a bit more a few years ago but he had a har time adjusting to them, so the eye problems have been happening for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/walk-off-wasn-t-chris-young-game-winning-182059162.html Not pictured - Sogard flying out deep on the track the batter prior. Ughhhhh Tied btm 10 just now, Young robbed of a HR. An inch right last night and it's a walk off, an inch further tonight and it's a walk off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 So, this Dodgers team is kind of amazing eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 i remember the serious chaos surrounding his upper deck rookie card.. people were willing to pimp their sisters for one in the defense of "people," i recently looked (because i have one) and UD griffey rookies rated 9 or 10 were going for a couple hundred dollars with a dozen bids. so i think they're still pretty valuable among collectors as long as they know they're in good condish. Also, I remember that Uggla tried contacts that were supposed to make the red seams pop out a bit more a few years ago but he had a har time adjusting to them, so the eye problems have been happening for a while interesting to know. it's interesting because his batting average tanked in 2011 and never recovered, but if these eye problems have been plaguing him since then, i wonder if lasik is going to bring back the uggla of '09. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 new man crush update: brad miller hit ANOTHER triple. six in 165 ABs, which is almost twice as frequently as carlos gomez, the only person who comes anywhere close (except freddy galvis -- four in 150 ABs). also, his four home runs have come in two separate multi-homer games?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 in the defense of "people," i recently looked (because i have one) and UD griffey rookies rated 9 or 10 were going for a couple hundred dollars with a dozen bids. so i think they're still pretty valuable among collectors as long as they know they're in good condish. I'm sure dmitri young has more than a few of them. Weird to hear people talking about 10.0 rated cards. I'm used to comics, where wizard magazine used to publish a list of the 10.0 graded comics found each week, because they are so rare. I guess it's mostly just cause a comic is more complex than a baseball card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Just thought I'd pop in and mention that the Astros won 2 in a row! And Jared Cosart is looking deadly on the mound. I'll go back to pretending like baseball doesn't matter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 A-rod is such a piece of fucking shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredheart Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Now Braun is getting sued by a former friend, and they are alleging that he doped in college, and wanted him to call ESPN and say that the first test was a witch hunt against him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 A-rod is such a piece of fucking shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Man the Brewers are locked in with Braun for a long freaking time (2021). That number looks like it belongs in the title of a sci-if movie. Wonder if the Brewers would call a mulligan if they could. It's still a really team friendly contract, assuming that even without the juice he can still hit 75%+ of what he has done in the past. Probably just wouldn't go that long with the years if they could. They are completely stuck with that guy for a long time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Alex Wood is straight dealing right now. Next season potentially a 1/2/3 Minor/Teheran/Wood rotation.. Is there a better fastball rotation out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Double header sweep over DET. *guitar squeal* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I'm so proud my Alex Wood call had such an immediate impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 i'm looking to bet $100 that the benjamin in bill welke's pocket has joe girardi's fingerprints on it. that game was fucking bullshit. every. single. call. went in favor of new york. calls that didn't need to be made. calls that absolutely should not have been made. every one, in favor of the yankees. like i tweeted earlier, i can only imagine mlb front office in the last week: what can we do to reignite the sox/yankees rivalry? well.. back then we just handed everything to the yankees with no shame. PERFECT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Alex Wood is straight dealing right now. Next season potentially a 1/2/3 Minor/Teheran/Wood rotation.. Is there a better fastball rotation out there? Tigers? Are you just going based on velocity? Cause JV still throws hard, he's just been getting hit. Rating based on wFB, tigers guys go scherzer (22.1), fister (7.9), Sanchez (4.3), porcello (-2.2), JV (-4.8). Braves go minor (11.4), hudson (8.8), wood (2.2), Teheran (-.6), beachy (-1.1)? Scherzer's fastball can't keep up with that number but JV has been rolling lately and getting that velocity back. I'd take he tigs for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 You're right, I would also put the Tigers ahead because of the experience. Teherans fastball isn't his best pitch but he's a 4/5 pitch guy that can locate all of them, so it makes sense that his saber metrics are lower. Scherzer is also having a career year. I think that he and Minor are comparable. Wood is still raw but his FB stats will be much higher once he gets a full offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Scherzer is a legitimate ace. Always had the stuff, as his control and command improved he's continued getting better and better. Last two years prove he's easily a top ten pitcher in baseball and potentially even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredheart Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Way to show how classy you are Boston. Not only do you not get ejected for intentionally throwing at a guy, it took you 4 times to do hit Arod? You are a major league pitcher and you cant bean someone on your first attempt? Dempster should have been ejected for being a shitty pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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