Dan Gould Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yes, King Felix has had another excellent season. But that isn't surprising in the least. What is surprising is that Buchholz doesn't get called up last season til the beginning of August, and this year he leads the A.L. in ERA and would be closing in on 20 wins if not for a silly leg injury incurred in an interleague game. He surely deserves some Cy Young votes - and since the voters aren't terribly smart, he'll get more of them than Hernandez just because of the wins, and fewer than Sabathia because of the win total and the fact that NY made the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 And another rookie umpire fucked a team over by tossing a star player for, in this case, literally no reason at all. Beltre was rung up on a questionable call. He's at his position, talking smack in Spanish to Hernandez because he and King Felix had a bet going on whether Beltre would take him deep or Felix would strike him out three times. He told the ump he wasn't talking to him, then the a-hole threw him out. Hernandez and Kevin Cash confirm the account. Some minor league asshole inserts himself where he has no business and takes the Red Sox best available hitter out of a game against King Felix. Wonder-fucking full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Jesus H. Christ!! The Phillies are about to get swept at home by the Astros. I don't know maybe this just isn't their year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 And another rookie umpire fucked a team over by tossing a star player for, in this case, literally no reason at all. Beltre was rung up on a questionable call. He's at his position, talking smack in Spanish to Hernandez because he and King Felix had a bet going on whether Beltre would take him deep or Felix would strike him out three times. He told the ump he wasn't talking to him, then the a-hole threw him out. Hernandez and Kevin Cash confirm the account. Some minor league asshole inserts himself where he has no business and takes the Red Sox best available hitter out of a game against King Felix. Wonder-fucking full. These grandstanding umpires forget the three rules of being an umpire: 1. Get the call right 2. It's about the players, not you. 3. IT'S ABOUT THE PLAYERS, NOT YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Jesus H. Christ!! The Phillies are about to get swept at home by the Astros. I don't know maybe this just isn't their year.... Nothing personal, but I'm OK with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Jesus H. Christ!! The Phillies are about to get swept at home by the Astros. I don't know maybe this just isn't their year.... Nothing personal, but I'm OK with that You'll be even happier to know that now we have to fly out to San Diego to play the team with the best record in the NL. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Jesus H. Christ!! The Phillies are about to get swept at home by the Astros. I don't know maybe this just isn't their year.... Well, if it makes you feel any better, the Braves were swept in Colorado...only it was just a 3 game series...hey, someone's got to win the East, right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Jesus H. Christ!! The Phillies are about to get swept at home by the Astros. I don't know maybe this just isn't their year.... Well, if it makes you feel any better, the Braves were swept in Colorado...only it was just a 3 game series...hey, someone's got to win the East, right??? Just as long as it isn't the Mets! Edited August 27, 2010 by J.H. Deeley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Stephen Strasburg probably needs Tommy John surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalSoul Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Strasburg is going to require tommy john surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Strasburg is going to require tommy john surgery. For some reason, there was just an air of the inevitable about the whole thing, from signing, to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Sucks for the Nats but as one of the posters on the article said,"I feel bad for him, but he did get 15 million for 6 months work." If the owners were smart the next collective bargaining agreement would have a limit on the $ amount a new player can make a la NBA. Strasburg is going to require tommy john surgery. For some reason, there was just an air of the inevitable about the whole thing, from signing, to now. Agree. Edit: removed NFL as they have no $ limit on guaranteed signing bonuses. Edited August 27, 2010 by J.H. Deeley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Strasburg is going to require tommy john surgery. Good to get that out of the way now. Better that than the shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 This might weed out some of the "every fifth day" fans we have in Washington. I swear you would think baseball is a solo sport! Sorry for Strasburg, but we had a guy pitch last night, Jordan Zimmermann, who is also very promising. His first MLB start after Tommy John surgery. Sounds like with determination Strasburg will be fine. He'll be put to work trying to earn his millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 22 year old Hector Rondon, the Indians minor league pitcher of the year in 2009, just had Tommy John surgery. For a team (like the Nats) that is all about the future, kind of tough to see the future dimmed/delayed in this fashion (along with Carlos Santana). Tribe showed a little bit of a pulse after the ASB--started 7-1 against Det and Minn but have been a dreadful 9-21 since then. Magic number (to avoid first 100 lost season since '91) is 12. Can they go at least 12-23 the rest of the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Strasburg is going to require tommy john surgery. Good to get that out of the way now. Better that than the shoulder. Schilling was just illustrating Strasburg's mechanical problems on ESPN. He should be fine -- maybe even better than before -- after Tommy John. The mechanics may be another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Its true that the elbow is the less dangerous injury. Pryor had the inverted W motion and his shoulder gave out. So there is hope that he'll be OK but only time will tell. If he maintains his stuff and avoids further injury (the latter is a big if), one year to wait isn't much. Its not like it starts his clock toward free agency any sooner. They'll still have six years of service time before that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 What's amazing is he was babied in college(which pitchers should be, and rarely are) and babied in the minors(Should have started with the team) and in the majors...so, what if anything can be done to protect young pitchers from TJ??? I always that split finger pitches were at least adding to the number of pitchers having this problem, but he doesn't throw one...Braves lost Kris Medlin to TJ a few weeks ago, no splitter for him either...cutters??? Sliders???Hey Paps!!! How would you like to have Buster Posey in your lineup???? Did you know that you could have??? http://www.raysindex.com/2010/08/revisiting-andrew-friedmans-biggest-mistake-the-2008-draft.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Hey Paps!!! How would you like to have Buster Posey in your lineup???? Did you know that you could have??? http://www.raysindex.com/2010/08/revisiting-andrew-friedmans-biggest-mistake-the-2008-draft.html Yeesh. I liked Posey in his FSU days. He sure has made an immediate impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Giants are still in the lead in the Wild Card! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 (edited) What's amazing is he was babied in college(which pitchers should be, and rarely are) and babied in the minors(Should have started with the team) and in the majors...so, what if anything can be done to protect young pitchers from TJ??? I always that split finger pitches were at least adding to the number of pitchers having this problem, but he doesn't throw one...Braves lost Kris Medlin to TJ a few weeks ago, no splitter for him either...cutters??? Sliders??? Hey Paps!!! How would you like to have Buster Posey in your lineup???? Did you know that you could have??? http://www.raysindex.com/2010/08/revisiting-andrew-friedmans-biggest-mistake-the-2008-draft.html Is it poor mechanics? If so, it was an accident waiting to happen. Edited August 28, 2010 by PHILLYQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Giants are still in the lead in the Wild Card! Lincecum looks like crap tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Yanks lay an egg tonight as Burnett came with his ugly game- he's the Yankee version of Ollie Perez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Giants are still in the lead in the Wild Card! Lincecum looks like crap tonight. Again. Man, what is going on with that guy anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 The Phillies are inventing ways to lose. Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, 0-2 count Lidge hits the batter to load the bases. Next he balks to let the tying run cross the plate. How the fuck do you get called for a balk with the bases loaded??? And no this wasn't an ump's shitty call. He definitely balked. WTF??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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