Wednesday a.m. things
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 16, 2008 9:28 AM CDT
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The A.L. wins again. Yay?
I, personally, was rooting for another tie. But you know, the whole all star game is typical MLB halfassery. They do the "this time, it counts" stuff to try to inject some meaning into an exhibition game, but then the managers continue to act like it is a Little League contest where they have to try to squeeze everyone into the game. If, in fact, "this time, it counts," we shouldn't be having the mass substitutions and every pitcher rolled out for one inning.
And at one point, when it looked like we might run out of pitchers, Tim McCarver suggested that we needed to expand the rosters (again). But that's not going to do any good when the managers have the Little League mentality where they feel like they have to get everyone in the game, with a pitcher or two saved in case it goes to extra innings.
Jeff Wilson has some notes up...of particular interest is that Taylor Teagarden is a candidate for the U.S. Olympic team. Jon Daniels said the Rangers have given permission for Teagarden to play if Team USA selects him. A nice side effect of this would be to allow either Max Ramirez or Jarrod Saltalamacchia to play everyday at AAA, when Gerald Laird returns.
He also has some comments from Adrian Gonzalez, who said he wanted to be traded from Texas, and being dealt to the Padres was the best thing for his career.
Wilson also writes on Josh Hamilton being embraced by the New York fans...
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Amen
I really don’t see the problem with pitchers going 2-3 innings and some players riding pine all night, with managers keeping reserves for extra innings. If its a blowout, you can empty the benches. If its close at all, burning through the bench is just bad managing.
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by DJCahill on Jul 16, 2008 9:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All star game
I thought it was kind of fun, but I’m on the west coast so watching all of it didn’t keep me up until 1 am.
I was hoping that the position players would have to pitch. What would the Yankee fans have done if JD Drew had come in to pitch and thrown out his arm? Would they have cheered the way they boo’d Papelbon?
In all seriousness, it was silly how Francona was using Halladay and Saunders for 10 pitches and then taking them out. Just as it was silly to have a roster comprised of 6 relievers. The NL was better structured to win that type of game, had Lincecum’s “flu-like symptoms” not gotten in the way…
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 9:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember what I said about Chris Davis going to the olympics?
Well, the same goes for Teagarden. If you really need to send Salty down to AAA, then you can call up Teagarden to back up MaxRam. But I don’t really want any of our prospects going to China. Ever.
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"lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here" - iorange555
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
call up teagarden to backup maxram?
this is about when gerald laird comes back at its core.
if the rangers have no will to call up teagarden in the next 6 weeks or whatever, then Im fine with tea going to the olympics honesty.
davis on the other hand is our best 1b option, SHOULD have mlb playing time, and that trumps the olympics.
I like T Ball’s idea in response to your other post. Blalock to the olympics, heh.
the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is
by DSheppard on Jul 16, 2008 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I’m operating under the assumption that Laird is dealt once he comes back. If the Rangers really want to move forward with their glut of young catchers, getting Laird out of the way is just a no-brainer, and I’d like to think JD knows that.
So I do think it’s possible that sometime in the next 6 weeks, if Laird is gone and Salty’s still sucking that Tea and Salty could be swapped on the roster.
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laird
He’s going to have to come back and play a few games and show he’s healthy before he can be traded.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 16, 2008 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's supposed to come back on the 25th...
That would be just in time to get a few games under his belt, not counting rehab assignments.
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your presumption is that...
...come 7/31, they should - and will - just dump him for whatever they can get for him.
I think that’s erroneous.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 16, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not presuming that at all
In fact, I think he’s still the most valuable of our catchers on the trade market right now, irregardless of his injury. Hamstrings pulls are usually something players rebound from pretty well, and given the way Laird was performing before he went on the DL I think teams who really need a catcher will still line up to get him, providing his rehab goes well and he comes back on schedule.
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irregardless
is not a word.
by Anonymous New Guy on Jul 16, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey,
I was just trying to help you out, so you don’t look like a dumbass in the future…
by Anonymous New Guy on Jul 16, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a message board man
Tiny misspellings go with the territory. Unless they’re particularly amusing, I always overlook them and read the comment in context, not in grammar. If you really don’t have anything more to add than spellcheck on other peoples posts, well… you probably shouldn’t be posting on a sports forum.
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it was really a misspelling
then I woulndn’t have said anything. It’s just that people use “irregardless” all of the time when what they meant to say is “regardless”.
by Anonymous New Guy on Jul 16, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fine, whatever
But please don’t become that irritating poster who has nothing better to do than break down other people’s posts grammatically. It just makes you look like an overcritical dick, like the guy who just popped up right below me.
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
i guess i won’t let grammar get in the way of another stunning baseball conclusion like “the olympics will stunt TT’s growth.”
try harder at not sucking
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooooooh.
Baseball Jesus is gettin upset!
Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .
by Brian Thomas on Jul 16, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The battle for...
“Baseball Jesus”?
I think there is still some animosity between you two. It should be settled in a steel cage match to the death.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jul 16, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pet peeve of mine, too
Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .
by Brian Thomas on Jul 16, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i care
you illiterate jackass. and it bugs the hell out of me that you don’t. learn the language since it’s the only one you know and don’t rely on made up words. you plan on going to college? act like it.
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read you man
You just want more funny pictures to look at. Okay, here you go:
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because of the injury to Laird....
I don’t think one of our catchers gets traded until the offseason.
Teagarden will go to the Olympics…..MaxRam will be sent down to AAA to catch when laird is back.
Then in the offseason we will try to package either Laird or salty with some other good prospects to get us a young up-and-coming pitcher for our rotation.
by clinton33 on Jul 16, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because...
They are godless commies.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 16, 2008 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they eat dog!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Jul 16, 2008 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because you can get lung cancer
seriously, I heard of someone who spent six months in Beijing, and when he got back he came down with a very bad cough. He went to the doctors who told him that his lungs were black and he had to stop smoking immediately. He had never smoked a cigarette in his life.
Obviously it won’t be that bad for a few weeks visit, but it isn’t somewhere I’d want to go as an athlete
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I call....
BS. Unless he was working in a coal mine of course. Please.
by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe so
I just heard of the guy. I didn’t culture his bronchial tubes or anything.
But multpile people who I know directly who have been to Beijing say it makes the pollution in inland Los Angeles look like a crystal clear day. China is not a clean place.
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't disagree....
but let’s not use clear urban myths as a reason to keep our players (not just baseball) from going to the olympics. Are you the dude that is in China? Or is that someone else. Let’s check the horses mouth.
by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh... calm down
I’m not saying that Teagarden shouldn’t go. in fact, I say below that I want him to and he’ll do fine. My response was more of a sarcastic response to LSJ’s “I don’t want my prospects going to China!” comment. But regardless, I’m pretty certain that I’m not the first person to say “the pollution in China may not be good for athletes.” I also said that visiting there for 2 weeks is no big deal.
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm perfectly calm....
and didn’t you mean to say “irregardless”?
by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our guys might get lead poisoning
Heh.
Seriously, I just don’t see how it can be a good idea to uproot our young players in the middle of the season, and fly them halfway across the world so they can participate in what amounts to nothing more than a worldwide contest of half-assery. I think it could potentially be distracting and counterproductive to their development, if not their health should something go wrong over there – plus, if we have an injury or injuries on the big league club that necessitates their callup, they’re not available to us. If this was an offseason event, like winterball, I wouldn’t have a problem with it, but in the middle of the baseball season, I think just it’s stupid as hell.
Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"
by lonestarJon on Jul 16, 2008 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I don’t see the problem.
Great experience. Playing against some of the best players in the world. I don’t see there’s an issue as far as lost development time goes. And it isn’t like he’ll be run into the ground.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 16, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or it could have the opposite effect
The change of scenery and coaching could help them, especially if they do very well in the Olympics. It’s a risk, but at their age, it’s not a make-or-break risk.
by venturafearsnolan on Jul 16, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"worldwide contest of half-assery"
At this I disagree with you.
It may be corny, but for some reason “Olympic Gold” is the pinnacle of international competition. Excelling on the Olympics stage is a strong sign that you can hold your own in any situation.
I’ll never forget that Ben Sheets won the US the Gold in Australia – and I don’t think it is a coincidence that he’s starting all star games 8 years later.
This is the last time (at least for a while) that baseball will be in the Olympics because the snotty Europeans are bitter that they can’t compete against tiny island nations in the Caribbeans. I want the US to win, and I want Teagarden to be a part of it
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't agree more
I get the point LSJ is making about keeping our valued young guys close at hand, but I think the prestige that not only Teagarden, but the Rangers could gain from sending him to the Olympics would be enough to outweigh the risks. It might even pump up his value as a prospect and a possible trade chip in the future, having that on his resume.
by BlackHawk125 on Jul 16, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those players.....
are at no greater risk of injury in China than they are in any game in the US. They are playing baseball whether here or there. It’s not like they are going to the olympics to snowboard.
by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"worldwide contest of half-assery"
That would be the World Baseball Championship next year.
Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!
by DaheelzCM on Jul 16, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boo
Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .
by Brian Thomas on Jul 16, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice if..
Bradley could play the field more often, then when Laird returns it should be a no brainer to send Salty’ to Double or Triple A to get some confidence in his swing. Max could backup at catcher now and then, while mostly DH’ing. But if Bradley has to primarily DH, then im for sending Max down to get regular at bats at double A.
by tyd3311 on Jul 16, 2008 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kinsler/sizemore/nathan/k-rod do not equate to the bad kids in little leauge.
nor do I see the big deal about removing pitchers. all stars for all stars giving max effort for 1 inning.
i watch the game, and I see great players giving a very serious effort to win the game. what more do you really want?
the more annoying issue to me is picking guys just to get a representative for their team and getting undeserving guys on that then get worked into the game.
its a complete fluke that 2 games in such recent history have gone well into extra innings and put emphasis on burning through the pitchers.
the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is
by DSheppard on Jul 16, 2008 9:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
agree....
and those players on both sides wanted to win that game. They were pissed when the made an out, angry when the missed a play, and diving for balls. They were playing to win. Hell that play by Tejada was awesome. Ichiro. Ludwick. That was good baseball.
by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2008 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
allstar game
i could care less who wins, the this time it counts thing is bs.
i LIKE seeing all the guys play! if it wasn’t for the “little league mentality” we might not have seen as much from kinsler and young
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by rentz on Jul 16, 2008 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I enjoyed the game quite a bit
There was some great pitching and I stayed up all night mostly for MY and Kinsler’s ABs. I figured they’d be involved in the win somehow. Frankly, if the ump had gotten the call right on Kinsler’s last steal, he would have been on 3rd to score the winning run on MY’s hit instead of Navarro getting thrown out.
There’s was a quite a bit of drama in the game. Wondering if the AL would use Kazmir even though he threw 104 pitches on Sunday, wondering how long the NL would stick with Cook, etc.
I do think the managers should have reserved more of their pitchers knowing how close the game was. But all an all, a really enjoyable game. MLB has the best exhibition game of any major sport.
Nothing pithy here. Please move long.
by WyoRanger on Jul 16, 2008 9:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoaa
It just occurred to me – Kinsler got thrown out on that pitchout (not really) so he just doubled the number of times he’s been thrown out. I know, it doesn’t count, but still.
Nothing pithy here. Please move long.
by WyoRanger on Jul 16, 2008 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1st time thrown out
His first “caught stealing” was actually a pickoff. He hasn’t been caught this year when actually running to second base. I don’t count last night’s caught stealing because a) it was the All Star Game, and b) he wasn’t actually tagged out.
by NorCalRangersFan on Jul 16, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be for TT going over there
Let all four catchers get solid experience. Who would go down though, Max or Salty?
by cgolden on Jul 16, 2008 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Depends...
If Bradley can play the field, then Max could DH more often. So send down Satly’. If Bradley has to DH just about every game, then i say Max down.
by tyd3311 on Jul 16, 2008 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just heard a rumor
through two different people (in different offices) that Hammy will be on Letterman. Can’t find confirmation though.
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by lisa w on Jul 16, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MJH
Good stuff at the DMN blog…
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/a-huge-two-weeks.html
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 16, 2008 10:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My favorite
Is the guy who wants to trade Guardado and Bradley to the dodgers for Billingsley or Kershaw…classic.
Fire Ron Washington
by pblack on Jul 16, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nieman and Reyes
pretty odd names to list in a trade deadline post
by FirebatM3 on Jul 16, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why?
I know you don’t like Rice pitchers, but Niemann is probably near the top of Tampa’s depth chart of guys who they’ll actually be willing to trade.
The post got me thinking a bit about Millwood. It isn’t obvious at this point that the Rangers don’t consider voiding his contract after next year (he’ll unlikely hit 180 innings in 2009). His durability is a problem, and he isn’t reliable enough to build a rotation around. At this poitn, I’d prefer to keep Padilla than Millwood
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think they are interchangeable in a trade
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean Padilla and Millwood?
I’d probably agree with you – if I were running a soon-to-be playoff team, I’d rather pay up for Padilla. Most contending teams already have 3 pitchers who are pitching better than Millwood this year, otherwise they wouldn’t be contending.
I was just saying that going forward, I’d rather have Padilla in our rotation than Millwood. With Vicente, I see his name as a projected starter, and I think that we have a good chance to win. Sadly, with Kevin I don’t have the same feeling…
by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
McGee also...
if you’re talking to the Rays, you should be asking about Davis or Hellickson.
by oc on Jul 16, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"I’ll say something that doesn’t need context: anyone who is a Mariner’s fan is a douchebag." - FuturePants
by Chase Irwin on Jul 16, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
niemann
i’ve heard that name a ton – mainly because it makes the most sense. i could see him getting moved for milton bradley
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unpopular opinion
I’d rather the Rangers trade both Ramirez and Salty than trade both Teagarden and Laird.
by jparks77 on Jul 16, 2008 11:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i would think only the ramirez part is unpopular
but both of those trades better yield you solid #2 SP prospects (who are very near)
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not...
38 year old outfielders who are free agents to be.
by tyd3311 on Jul 16, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't get what you are trying to say
but if you were saying that i was pointing out the obvious, i was just trying to point out the acceptable level of return. a melange of middle tier prospects won’t do if you are going to trade those two guys.
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops... am saying..
max was recently traded for a 38 year old free agent to be outfielder.. his value is no doubt up, but im not sure how far.
by tyd3311 on Jul 16, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think enough has changed since then
he’s not going to command a bunch of prospects but he should command something significant
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We couldn't get that for Salty.
He’s playing himself right out of elite prospect status. He’d have more value as part of a package than as a piece by himself.
by Athos on Jul 16, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then you don't trade him
Why sell low?
by robert_d_wilfong on Jul 16, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tea and Ramirez
So long as Ramirez DH’s on days off from catching, that’s a very intriguing tandem. Good D, good offense, both in the lineup most days.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 16, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not gonna happen
The backup cather is not going to DH on his days off very often. Maybe here or there but not very often. For one the injury issue if your starter goes down you don’t want to go without a DH. Plus if your other catcher is a good defensive guy but not good offensively you want to be able to pinch hit for him with your good offensive catcher late in tight ballgames.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jul 16, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
ramirez could end up being a DH with and an emergency 3rd catcher but not the primary backup catcher
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
by ab03 on Jul 16, 2008 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup, I think Max's role
will be DH/3rd catcher/1b.
Warner Madrigal makes Ezequiel Astacio look downright handsome.
by tricer on Jul 16, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i disagree with that logic..
anyone can DH.
and how many catchers are pinch hit for late in games, for better offensive catchers?
And youre are just generalizing teagarden as a defensive catcher soley, I think its too early for that.
by tyd3311 on Jul 16, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree....
it may not be the way managers actually manage but having your back up catcher as your DH is acceptable to me. The odds are low that it will actually be an issue in any one game. If it is an issue, it’s going to be one of 162 so who cares.
by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not gonna happen
you forget that it is Wash that is making out the daily lineup cards it could happen
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by horsedooty on Jul 16, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Klaw chat
Tony (Parsippany, NJ): Is Ian Kinsler your AL MVP thus far? I’ve heard his defense is questionable at 2b, is he that bad?SportsNation Keith Law: (1:49 PM ET ) Absolutely the MVP. I was on air with Crasnick last week, talking about midseason MVPs, and I figured he’d take Kinsler so I looked for an alternate candidate to discuss. There was no one close to him. He’s at worst an average defender at 2b.
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=21514
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 16, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rare picture of MB III's family
http://flickr.com/photos/essny/2671713115/sizes/l/
I presume that’s his mom on the left, wife in the middle and two-year-old, Jeremiah.
by jamcadbury on Jul 16, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
God, Milton is such a pimp
EOM
"I’ll say something that doesn’t need context: anyone who is a Mariner’s fan is a douchebag." - FuturePants
by Chase Irwin on Jul 16, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simple solution
What happens if a tied up regular season game runs late? It gets suspended and play resumes the next day. So why not the same for the All-Star game? The fans get a ‘rain check’, Fox gets to put on another game (maybe shifting to ESPN). Now that we have airplanes, it is possible fly in some additional pitchers and players can still make it to their Thursday games.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
by Caradoc on Jul 17, 2008 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Since when
When does a regular season game get suspended because its running long? Didn’t the Padres and Rockies play like a 22 inning game earlier this year? If the game is a blowout then sure sub away and let everyone get their moment in the spotlight. But if its a close game play it like its gonna last awhile.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jul 17, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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