Quote :

"Yes, but that's a legitimate strategic move. I don't mind that, but stepping out for 20 seconds between every pitch to readjust your batting gloves and bullshit around is not. "

but a lot of times they're based on such tiny sample sizes that they don't really matter. bringing in pitcher A because batter B is hitting .100 off him in 10 ABs just isn't a good justification to make a change, but that's the kind of crap joe girardi makes decisions on because it's what his big ass binder says. i'm not saying it's never a smart move. if some guy hasn't hit lefties for shit for 5 years then yeah, go for it. but a lot of times those decisions aren't based on that much information, and you're just lengthening the time of the game when you don't need to when the nature of batter vs. pitcher is that the batter is probably going to make an out anyway. but i guess people feel smart when it works 90% of the time. idk.

5/20/2012 10:06:34 PM

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5/20/2012 10:07:33 PM

boom, dodgers take the lead on a van slyke ph hr

[Edited on May 20, 2012 at 10:32 PM. Reason : .]

5/20/2012 10:31:45 PM

^
I feel really old.

5/20/2012 10:45:19 PM

he's freakin 25 too

5/20/2012 11:10:10 PM

don't feel too old, Andy Van Slyke's former Pirates teammate Bobby Bonilla is still earning an MLB paycheck

5/20/2012 11:15:20 PM

Shrewd contract negotiating by the Mets. I wonder if they learned that trick from the Knicks or vice versa.

5/21/2012 3:07:50 AM

Christ almighty, Giancarlo Stanton just MURDERED a 70 mph Jamie Moyer fastball.

5/21/2012 8:46:44 PM

Go Tribe! I've been skeptical after starting last season 30-15 and collapsing as Detroit picked up steam. After finishing a 3 game sweep of the Tigers today though I feel a little better about this year. Especially after having Masterson go toe to toe with him this afternoon in a 2-1 win.

5/24/2012 4:08:32 PM

^^I bet Votto does the same thing today

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 1:23 PM. Reason : that was fast]

5/27/2012 1:03:25 PM

5/27/2012 1:49:56 PM

Thx matt capps for that 0-2 meatball you just gave the best hitter in the game.

4-3 tigers

5/27/2012 5:20:25 PM

go fuck yourself

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 5:44 PM. Reason : go fuck yourself Matt Capps, that is]

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 5:44 PM. Reason : LOL at the best hitter in the game]

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 5:44 PM. Reason : you remember when Cabrera wasn't a fat piece of shit?]

5/27/2012 5:44:02 PM

You remember when he wasnt considered the best hitter in the game? O yea that was 3 years ago.

So by your arguement, he is fat so he cant be the best hitter. gg

5/27/2012 6:01:38 PM

he's a much better hitter than Hamilton, you're definitely not biased as a Tigers fan

pretty sure Pujols has been considered the best hitter in the game until this year

but yeah, keep fighting the good fight for Fat Miggy

5/27/2012 6:04:00 PM

Sounds like a lot of hate from a twins fan who just lost a tough one

Yea hamilton looked great last year (super sarcasm) You are using 2 months of games this year to determine this?

And pujols was def not considered the best hitter in the game last year or this year.

Step off the ledge mah friend. At least you guys have some promising young pitchers and i like glen perkins a lot. Should be your closer.

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 6:10 PM. Reason : D]

5/27/2012 6:07:57 PM

Kemp is also better

and Pujols was by far the best hitter in the league 2 years ago

i'm just being non-biased, and not a Tigers homer

don't get mad cause I remember when Cabrera was in Florida and could actually run the bases as well as hit

doesn't matter if he's a fatass when he's hitting GW homers like he did today, but don't act like he didn't get fat when he got his last contract

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 6:13 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2012 6:11:26 PM

i agree kemp is good, but he has had 1 good season his entire career.

how about this, let me rephrase my statement that caused the vaginal flare-up


Thx matt capps for that 0-2 meatball you just gave the best fat hitter and argueably the best hitter in the game.

4-3 tigers

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 6:18 PM. Reason : n]

5/27/2012 6:15:56 PM

fair enough

though Prince is the best fat base runner on your team

also Sandoval is probably a better fat contact hitter

5/27/2012 6:16:46 PM

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/5544/miguel-cabrera

5/27/2012 6:23:59 PM

i'm not saying he's not a top hitter, I still think Pujols is better (even with this season's slow start)

you can't disregard 2 months of Hamilton and then act like Fat Albert's 2 months mean he's done

5/27/2012 6:30:37 PM

LOL at Cabrera > Pujols.

5/27/2012 7:07:24 PM

argueably

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 7:12 PM. Reason : Detroit & Chicago sports fans are such obnoxious homer jerkoffs]

5/27/2012 7:11:18 PM

From 2009-12, I think the top 3 batters (statistically) in the majors are Votto, Miggy, & Pooholes

5/27/2012 7:14:13 PM

Jerry Hairston is a likable guy

anybody watching this "Bryce Harper month in review" thing? how fucking large was his eye black in his interview after his 1st or 2nd HR? looked like it was at least 1" tall

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 7:41 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2012 7:30:16 PM

5/27/2012 8:01:53 PM

yeah thats some crazy shit there too, but what i'm talking about was a traditional horizontal rectangle eye black, it was just like twice the size of what normal players wear

but i guess that pic is evidence that he really likes eyeblack

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 8:03 PM. Reason : and cheekblack]

5/27/2012 8:03:00 PM

He's more or less a video game create-a-character

5/27/2012 8:04:40 PM

his likability shift over the last year is like the opposite of Lebron

you may disagree as a fan of another team in the NL East, but he just doesn't come across as the dick he seemed to be when he blew a kiss after a minor league homer or whatever he did

5/27/2012 8:07:34 PM

Have you played with his ass yet, Tree, or are you still too busy sucking his cock?

5/27/2012 8:16:40 PM

too busy slurping his knob

he told me i do it almost as well as Keith Hernandez

5/27/2012 8:18:01 PM

He is still (probably) a raging dick but he hustles his ass off and it shows. Plus he stole home.

5/27/2012 9:05:55 PM

I have no opinion on Bryce Harper thanks to MLB's blackout policy

5/27/2012 9:15:40 PM

did Weaver get hurt? Angels pulled him out in the 1st?

yes

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/angels-ace-weaver-leaves-injury-012405605--mlb.html;_ylt=AoHlaeJeCO.qP_IWsxjsDN.FCLcF

[Edited on May 28, 2012 at 9:51 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2012 9:48:57 PM

Quote :

"i agree kemp is good, but he has had 1 good season his entire career."

so what's your definition of a "good season"? every year since 2008, with the exception of 2010, he's had what a majority of people would consider good seasons. i mean, i guess if your standards are like, MVP caliber, then no, but then that pretty much excludes all but 3 people from each league.

[Edited on May 28, 2012 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2012 10:37:39 PM

how about this,

he has had 1 full season where his OPS is over .850

typically 30 players/year have an OPS over .850

he has been in that class only once

He was mike cameron in 2010, striking out 170 times and being successful in SB attempts 55% of the time (which was league worst for anyone with over 10 sb's). He only got on base 31% of the time.

he was an above average OF in 2008 and 2009

someone put him in the same sentence as Miguel Cabrera, so I used that as a benchmark.

He does look like he gets it now, but my point was that it is too early to put him in the cabrera, ryan braun, josh hamilton, albert pujols, etc group.



[Edited on May 29, 2012 at 2:02 AM. Reason : s]

5/29/2012 1:48:58 AM

Boobs is right, Matt Kemp has one season worth talking about, he was a slightly above average outfielder in the other years you're talking about, and he was detrimental to his team in 2010 actually chalking up a negative WAR.

He looks fantastic right now, but he's not in the same class as Cabrera career-wise. Cabrera has much, much better career numbers and much higher highs than Kemp. Right now, today, Kemp is better but if you look at any of the past 4 years Cabrera is much better.

5/29/2012 2:35:14 AM

I'm a little surprised at the lack of comment over Jim Leyland's ridiculous rant about the media not calling out the umps.

Leyland has been one of those, gotta keep the human element in the game/old school baseball hardheads for years. Now he's asking for the media to bitch about the umps more when they blow a call? What the fuck mate? He had the perfect forum to push for more instant replay after the Armando Galaraga screw up and he did nothing to work towards getting calls right and instead basically said, "it's a shame, but it's part of the game." while the media he is now ranting about screamed at the top of their lungs for expanding replay.

Baseball just refuses to progress and they don't even have a good reason for it.

5/29/2012 7:57:02 PM

How about Leo Nuñez getting suspended for 8 weeks

5/29/2012 8:15:01 PM

Seattle up 16-0 on Texas in the 3rd inning.

5/30/2012 9:31:08 PM

Keith Sweat didn't see that coming...but one of his songs did.

5/30/2012 9:34:07 PM

Montero a triple from the cycle

should have about 3-4 more plate appearances to try though

5/30/2012 9:37:14 PM

I love how Seattle kicks Texas' ass, but can't beat any other team. If only we played Texas and Detroit all year.

5/31/2012 2:33:48 AM

6/11/2012 3:59:00 PM

Harper or Trout

who is better, who will have the better career

6/14/2012 12:43:23 PM

Trout is the better player right now. His defense is superior to Harper's as is his speed. Harper will probably be the better power hitter of the two, but based on their very short resumes, I'd take Trout. Plus Trout doesn't wear eye black like a fucking douche.

6/14/2012 1:55:28 PM

am i allowed to be upset about the fact that i was at the gaints game... two days ago?

6/14/2012 2:07:46 PM

I gave up tickets to Weaver's no hitter this year in Anaheim. Went the next night..

6/14/2012 2:09:04 PM

I gave up seats to Don Larsen's perfect game. I just slid my ticket across the table and I said, "Sorry guys, I gotta' see about a girl."

6/14/2012 2:11:25 PM

that right there is why you're the best, slave.

except for face, i mean.

6/14/2012 2:16:21 PM