2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

We've won like 10 of our past 11 ourselves, what are we, slouches?

Phillies light you guys up

[Show spoiler]seriously though, they will

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

We've won like 10 of our past 11 ourselves, what are we, slouches?

Originally Posted by Lacit170

Phillies light you guys up

[Show spoiler]seriously though, they will

what he said

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

We've won like 10 of our past 11 ourselves, what are we, slouches?

The Twinkies are a hot team right now, but they wouldn't have one pitching matchup in their favor against Halladay, Oswalt, and Hamels.

[sawzalot]

Minny 8-2 in the last 10 with a current win streak of, "ehem" 3

Phil's 10-0 in the last 10 with a current win streak of 10 !

Like they said ^^^^

* We now have to deal with the Mets and with a 6 game lead I guess the win streak will end sooner than later which may be a good thing.

Go Phils !

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Dexter Morgan

The Twinkies are a hot team right now, but they wouldn't have one pitching matchup in their favor against Halladay, Oswalt, and Hamels.

Giants are the only team that can match Philies pitching..Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez... throw in Zito and Bumgarner as well

Too bad our offense is so inconsistent it doesnt matter

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

And that unfortunately is going to be the downfall of the sport. In this day in age, you need a salary cap in professional sports. Otherwise the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

The leaked financial statements from last month proved that the poor (namely the Marlins and Pirates) get richer by not spending money.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

The leaked financial statements from last month proved that the poor (namely the Marlins and Pirates) get richer by not spending money.

Hence what I meant by the downfall of the sport, the owners get wealthier and the fans get dumped on. MLB cannot continue in the structure they have with that happening.

[Batman1980]

David Ortiz told Rob Bradford of WEEI.com that he wouldn't feel "comfortable" playing with a one-year contract next season.
"I carry a lot of responsibility playing for this ballclub," Ortiz explained. "I try to keep up with it. But I don’t think I can keep up with all the crap that you go through just because you cool off for one week or one month. I think the only way you can stay away from that when people know you have a guaranteed contract." The Red Sox hold a $12.5 million option on Ortiz for next season, but it sounds like the veteran slugger has designs on parlaying his rebound season into a multi-year deal. Don't look for the Red Sox to agree with him. Sep. 24 - 11:04 am et

Source - Rotoworld
I wouldn't mind signing Ortiz to be our DH once Thome hangs it up.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Source - Rotoworld
I wouldn't mind signing Ortiz to be our DH once Thome hangs it up.

looks like the pressure is gettin to him! Bostons media is brutal though and hes gettin old... and he cant juice anymore so its tough for him

[sawzalot]

Atlanta losing 8 to 3 to the Nats bottom of the 8th and the Phightens win their 11th straight we could go up 7 games, Hot Dam on a serious roll at the right time.
GO PHILLIES

[Glassroots]

Originally Posted by sawzalot

Atlanta losing 8 to 3 to the Nats bottom of the 8th and the Phightens win their 11th straight we could go up 7 games, Hot Dam on a serious roll at the right time.
GO PHILLIES

Yeah the Phillies are my pick to win it all.

[Batman1980]

Dang Verlander and the Tigers roughed up Liriano, not very happy right now, at least the Yankees lost too.

[sawzalot]

Well gents its a big day again in Philly sports, The scenario plays out like this a Phightens Win combined with an Atlanta Loss will give us the NL EAST, so lets Go Phils, do it today and we can set er up on auto pilot for a smooth cruise to the playoffs
Chase Utley slid hard into second base to break up a dbl play and the Mets promise retribution here's some of their comments:
Mets manager Jerry Manuel promised that his team would, “take care of it,” while third baseman David Wright said his teammates need to “reevaluate” the way they go into second base.

“You can ask him. He’s a second baseman. If he wants guys sliding like that into him, then it’s perfectly fine,” Wright said. “He knows how to play the game. If he doesn't mind guys coming in like that when he's turning a double play, then we don't have any problem with it. It's a legal slide. It's within the rules. But somebody is going to get hurt. So I guess that's a better question for him.”

What a bunch of losers, it's ok when they do it but now their team sucks so these are the tactics they will resort to in order to stop the Phillies, if they go after Chase in any out of the ordinary way I would expect to see the benches clear tonite, no love lost between these two at all.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Dang Verlander and the Tigers roughed up Liriano, not very happy right now, at least the Yankees lost too.

[Navster]

Lincecum pitched a beauty last night in Colorado only giving up 1 run & 2 hits in 8 solid innings.. started the game by retiring the fist 18 batters ... We can finally say the Real Tim Lincecum is back baby!, after a terrible month of August gong 0-5 giving up 20 or so runs... He is now 4-1 in Sept giving up less than 5 runs in that span

San Francisco pitchers have gone 18 straight games giving up three or fewer runs. It’s the longest streak since the Chicago White Sox set the record with 20 straight in 1917, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_y...?gid=300924127

[Navster]

Tim Lincecum Rejects "Juiced Ball" in Coors Field

Watch the video and read his lips... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4iVpgf6Lg0

Now ive heard people talking about juiced balls in Colorado, something to do with the Humidor i think... Anyone else think the Rockies have cheated in the past?

Rockies Home/Road splits
51-25... 31-46 .

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SPC21FGRMA.DTL

what do you all of you think about this

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Tim Lincecum Rejects "Juiced Ball" in Coors Field

Watch the video and read his lips... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4iVpgf6Lg0

Now ive heard people talking about juiced balls in Colorado, something to do with the Humidor i think... Anyone else think the Rockies have cheated in the past?

Rockies Home/Road splits
51-25... 31-46 .

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SPC21FGRMA.DTL

what do you all of you think about this

I think it has more to do with being better at home and the elevation, until you've actually been in the Rockies you can't really get a feel for the effect being that high has on your breathing/lungs.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

I think it has more to do with being better at home and the elevation, until you've actually been in the Rockies you can't really get a feel for the effect being that high has on your breathing/lungs.

Maybe Lincecum was just High?..

[Hi-Def Steve]

What's this about juiced balls in Colorado? What is a juiced ball?

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

What's this about juiced balls in Colorado? What is a juiced ball?

Wikipedia -

The "juiced ball" theory suggested that the baseballs used in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1990s and early 2000s were altered in order to increase scoring. MLB denied the allegations, but the theory cannot be discredited. It is now believed that the increase in scoring during this period was caused by players who used performance-enhancing drugs.

It was claimed that a "juiced" ball bounces off the bat at a higher speed.[1] Johnny Oates observed hits being made off pitches that should not have been elevated.[2]

In 2000, Jim Sherwood, a professor at UMass Lowell, was hired to test the baseballs manufactured in the Rawlings facility in Costa Rica. The tests and regulations for MLB baseballs were described in detail. He said that he did not expect to find any change from the manufacturing process that had been used for the previous 16 years or more.[3] Various baseball manufacturers in the United States also agreed that the theory is nonsense, as there are many quality checks in place.[4] The stitchers interviewed did not even know what a juiced ball is. On the other hand, there is an argument that their livelihood depends on baseball sales, which may increase if the balls are juiced.[5]

Many pitchers felt that the balls became harder and traveled faster. Some pitchers performed their own tests. Kenny Rogers found that the ball in the center of each baseball was made of rubber, rather than the old cork. Billy Koch found that when dropped from the same height, the rubber balls from 2000 bounced 2 to 4 inches higher than rubber balls from 1999. When asking people about the juiced ball theory, many of the believers came to the conclusion that MLB executives started the Steroid and HGH Scandal to cover up the possibility of the juiced ball theory [6]

In 2000, Frank Deford, a writer for Sports Illustrated, interviewed Sandy Alderson, an MLB vice president, to discuss the possibility of a conspiracy by MLB to doctor the balls. Alderson denied this possibility, and Deford also discredited it as a conspiracy theory.[7]

Some players in the 2002 World Series complained that the balls were juiced after an 11-10 game. Alderson denied these allegations.[8]