2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[Goldensuitcase]

Originally Posted by Navster

If we don't trade for a decent closer, were not going anywhere this year

The guys been prety damn good for you. Your closer is not the problem.

[Goldensuitcase]

Originally Posted by Glassroots

Former Reds closer turned Jays self implosion artist, Francisco Cordero hasn't been much better....everytime he comes in the game you can bet that he'll get rocked, and he always leaves the game with a higher ERA then when he started.

He's cost the Jays at least 6 or so games this year, worst pickup by far.

Eh...have you seen the Mets closer...you know the guy who closed for you last season? He's been pretty brutal for the most part.

[Glassroots]

Originally Posted by Goldensuitcase

Eh...have you seen the Mets closer...you know the guy who closed for you last season? He's been pretty brutal for the most part.

Yeah any closer who's ever played for the Jays in the last 19 years is most likely a useless commodity (BJ Ryan, Francisco, Gregg, Miguel Batista, Jason Frasor....just to name a few).

Duane Ward and Tom Henke were our last star closers (in 92, 93)...any then we won back to back World Series Championships with them.

[Glassroots]

Ryan Howard makes his return tonight for the Phillies. It may be too little too late for the Fighting Phils.



Source:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...92/?cmpid=rss1

[wilky61]

Originally Posted by Glassroots

Ryan Howard makes his return tonight for the Phillies. It may be too little too late for the Fighting Phils.



Source:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...92/?cmpid=rss1

Brian McCann just delivered a huge eff-you shot to the Phillies fans/bullpen, a grand slam in the 8th to break a scoreless ballgame, after Chipper Jones stretched a 1-2 count into a walk (all with two outs). Brian kinda overextended on his swing a bit as the ball came over the plate; it looked like he mostly arm-strengthed it over the fence in near-straightaway-center. Monster slam.

[Glassroots]

Rizzo!!

Kid is mashing the ball so far....4 HR 9 RBI in only 10 games. Maybe the Cubs have found their savior as they're 7 and 3 in their last 10 with Rizzo in the lineup.

[walruswarrior]

I know there is a lot of season left to be played (especially after what occurred last year), but it looks like the Yanks have that division wrapped up. Their schedule for the rest of the month seems like a piece of cake. The toughest team they face is Bal at the end of the month, and let's face it BAL doesn't really invoke feelings of


On another note Stanton has to undergo arthroscopic surgery. Tough break for MIA.

[Navster]

Lincecum

Edit: 6-0 now

[ChadFL]

It's 13-2 Pirates. Lincecum went 3.1 innings giving up 6 runs on 7 hits. McCutchen is killing it again today with 2 HR, 4 RBI's.

They need to send Lincecum to the minors or something. He's completely lost it. It has to be mental with this guy.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Navster

Lincecum

Edit: 6-0 now

How much money do the Giants have to spend after this year? You have to wonder if they would entertain going after Hamels with the way Linecum has performed thus far.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

How much money do the Giants have to spend after this year? You have to wonder if they would entertain going after Hamels with the way Linecum has performed thus far.

At the time it seemed they were lowballing him but Lincecum only getting a 2 year $23 mill deal seems good for the Giants in hindsight. I think he has one year left on the deal. Guess they gave the long-term deal to the right guy in Cain.

[sycro]

Brian McCann has a HR in 4 straight games. Hopefully he can keep that going when games start up again on Friday.

Andrelton Simmons may be out 4-6 weeks with a hand fracture

[Hi-Def Steve]

Thank god for the break.

[sycro]

Just saw this on a Braves' reporter's Twitter feed, and holy crap!

Billy Hamilton, ‪#Reds‬ SS prospect who grounded out to start U.S. 1st inning, has jaw-dropping 104 steals (125 attempts) in 82 high-A games

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

At the time it seemed they were lowballing him but Lincecum only getting a 2 year $23 mill deal seems good for the Giants in hindsight. I think he has one year left on the deal. Guess they gave the long-term deal to the right guy in Cain.

Lincecum's deal is 2 years/$40.5 million and expires after next season. The contract he signed in 2010 was 2 years/$24 million. The Giants wanted to sign Lincecum to a long-term deal but he wasn't interested and wanted to sign a shorter deal to keep his options open.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Lincecum's deal is 2 years/$40.5 million and expires after next season. The contract he signed in 2010 was 2 years/$24 million. The Giants wanted to sign Lincecum to a long-term deal but he wasn't interested and wanted to sign a shorter deal to keep his options open.

I hope he comes to the nats

He'll fit in real nice as our number 3 behind Stras and Zimm

[MrFattBill]

Originally Posted by sycro

Just saw this on a Braves' reporter's Twitter feed, and holy crap!

He is being moved up to AA starting next week too....it's only a matter of time

Bill

[supersix4]

So I started getting a little of the warm and fuzzies for Harper after beating the giants , but now I listen to him on a new interview and you can just tell he oozes ego, even trying to be a good person you can just hear if this guy has like 30 homers for a few seasons I bet we see a ton of ego come out.

[fatediesel]

The New York Daily News says Matt Cain is going to be the NL starter for the All-Star Game. It sounds like R.A. Dickey didn't get the nod because starting catcher Buster Posey doesn't have experience catching the knuckle ball.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1110425

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

Thank god for the break.

Tell me about it, we've lost 5 of our last 6 games

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Lincecum's deal is 2 years/$40.5 million and expires after next season. The contract he signed in 2010 was 2 years/$24 million. The Giants wanted to sign Lincecum to a long-term deal but he wasn't interested and wanted to sign a shorter deal to keep his options open.

This worked out great for the Giants as instead we gave Cain a long term deal

Originally Posted by supersix4

So I started getting a little of the warm and fuzzies for Harper after beating the giants , but now I listen to him on a new interview and you can just tell he oozes ego, even trying to be a good person you can just hear if this guy has like 30 homers for a few seasons I bet we see a ton of ego come out.

Give him a break man, kids gonna be a star, who cares if he has an ego, alot of athletes do

Originally Posted by fatediesel

The New York Daily News says Matt Cain is going to be the NL starter for the All-Star Game. It sounds like R.A. Dickey didn't get the nod because starting catcher Buster Posey doesn't have experience catching the knuckle ball.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1110425

Makes sense when its put like that, but as great as Cain as been, Dickey has been better this year ....

Still sucks that the winner of the all star game gets home field advantage in the World Series, which have been HUGE past few years