The Baseball Thread

here tizz...

****. YES.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AjGMgZHfiQPk.eQ90rmyqDQ5nYcB?slug=ap-royals-brewerstrade

Today is the second best day of 2010, after my wedding day. This means the Brew Crew doesn't worry about Prince's or Rickie's contracts until next year. That five 20+ HR guys top the lineup. And our rotation is the 2nd or 3rd best in the NL.

If everyone stays healthy, the Brewers take the milquetoast NL Central in 2011. And then probably lose to Farmerman's Phils, again, but **** it, I just want to get back to the playoffs.

A moment of silence for Phil Cavaretta, who died last week:



And this interesting tidbit:



Not sure when he would have faced Ruth, since they played in different leagues. Maybe in spring training. He was, however, probably the last person who played in three world series for the Cubs -- a feat that likely will never be repeated, if next season's team is any indication.

D'oh! Ruth played for the Boston Braves in 1935.

It's always entertaining when Joe argues with himself.

That way, I always win.

This is what I'm waiting for.

it almost doesn't matter who they pitch 5th.
barring injury, those 4 will dominate the NL...

Yeap. I can imagine opposing teams hitters coming into Philadelphia for a four game stand thinking "oh for three, oh for three, oh for three, oh for three."

You might imagine Phillies fans to be content, but on their premier fan blog, BeerLeaguer, they are complaining about Howard's loss of power last year, and Utley's four year batting average decline versus right hand pitchers.

http://beerleaguer.typepad.com/

an interesting read...

"In three years, I will get a vote for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The prospect is exciting. It’s also frightening.

I’d like to say I know how I’m going to vote, that I have a well-formed, airtight opinion on the candidacy of Rafael Palmeiro and Jeff Bagwell and every other player cocooned by performance-enhancing drug questions. I’ve spent days arguing with myself and others to help shape the proper way to handle the quandary.

Out of all that self-examination, I emerged with four schools of thought my colleagues in the Baseball Writers Association of America will fall into as they shape Hall of Fame elections for the next few decades. The four schools might provide insight into the thought processes of the voters – who is affected, what sort of logic affects them and whether it’s the proper tact to take."

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=As5pEQYvhgNKQjUe5w_AlYJ0fNdF?slug=jp-halloffamedecisions123010

Rays trade Garza to the Cubbies.
glad we won't be facing him 4-5 times this year.
he's a battler... and he spits.
a lot...

Closer Hoffman to Hang 'em Up.
601 career saves -- 41 ahead of yankee rivera, who will catch and surpass him...

Yanks sign RP Soriano
he will be mariano's 8th inning setter-upper (a step back for an excellent closer).
joba will either be relegated to mop-up or become tradeable bait...

Rays reunite red sock retreads Damon & Ramirez
hopefully these moves will put some extra butts in the Trop this year...

Wow. The team that's drafted the modern blueprint for small market teams has booted a bunch of talent and added a couple washups. I will miss half-heartedly rooting for the Rays.

Here is a heartwarming and breaking tale from a true fan of the sport:
http://tinyurl.com/4on3ucg

she's right -- d.wright really is total poop and human garbage...

the moves being made in Tampa are not those of a team intent on winning.

were I a fan, I would be very angry.

Manny and Johnny D on team that will play in both Yankee Stadium and Fenway
Park. The heckling should be classic.

didn't johnny D reject a trade that woulda sent him back to Beantown last season?