Title: MLB Thread: July
Description: Trade Deadline Edition
Mad Dog - July 2, 2006 03:51 AM (GMT)
Mad Dog - July 2, 2006 03:55 AM (GMT)
The big trade so far was the Dodgers getting Toby Hall, Mark Hendrickson and Jae Sao from Tampa Bay.
S.T. Strickler - July 2, 2006 01:19 PM (GMT)
The O's end a 6 game losing streak against the Braves last night, winning 7-4. Markakis shines once again, going 4-5.
Mad Dog - July 2, 2006 04:38 PM (GMT)
The Reds got Juan Castro back in a deal with Minnesota. He's played extremely well so far. Hopefully the Reds make some moves to get pitching. I think they could win the division if they could get a couple of upgrades in the bullpen and another quality starter.
Real F'n Show - July 2, 2006 06:14 PM (GMT)
I've noticed Castro had a homer for you guys already. He had one homer in almost half a year with us. He's a good non-everyday left side infielder, but we have Punto for that already. Plus he's hitting 50 points higher than Castro...
Mad Dog - July 3, 2006 03:40 AM (GMT)
So at this point I think John Smoltz will land in Detroit. I don't think the Yankees have the resources in the minors to really get any help and I think Detroit is going to do whatever it takes to make a run at the World Series.
Real F'n Show - July 3, 2006 03:07 PM (GMT)
Detroit won't make the playoffs. I'm calling it now. White Sox, Yankees, Red Sox, and A's...
Mad Dog - July 3, 2006 04:46 PM (GMT)
Even if Detroit plays .500 ball from now till the end of the season they'll still win 96 games which is good enough to make the playoffs. I'm saying the AL will be Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Oakland.
Real F'n Show - July 3, 2006 11:06 PM (GMT)
I just can't see the Yankees missing the playoffs.
Plus, Detroit could collapse easily with just 2-3 key injuries. All it takes is for Kenny Rogers, Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen to go down...
Mad Dog - July 3, 2006 11:31 PM (GMT)
Like I said, .500 ball gets them 96 wins which is good enough for the playoffs most years. The Yankees would be in bigger trouble with Giambi or A-Rod going down. Plus I think Detroit will make the big moves at the deadline.
eStragand - July 4, 2006 02:00 AM (GMT)
From good ol' Yahoo Sports:
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The following are the rosters for the National and
American League All-Star teams to be played at PNC Park in
Pittsburgh:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Player, Team AVG HR RBI
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Starters
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C -- Paul Lo Duca, New York .288 3 25
1B -- Albert Pujols, St. Louis .320 27 72
2B -- Chase Utley, Philadephia .300 16 49
SS -- Jose Reyes, New York .291 8 39
3B -- David Wright, New York .324 18 66
OF -- Jason Bay, Pittsburgh .281 20 57
OF -- Carlos Beltran, New York .293 24 64
OF -- Alfonso Soriano, Washington .263 24 51
Reserves
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C -- Brian McCann, Atlanta .354 5 23
1B -- Lance Berkman, Houston .319 22 71
1B -- Ryan Howard, Philadelphia .284 28 69
2B -- Dan Uggla, Florida .307 13 44
SS -- Edgar Renteria, Atlanta .304 8 32
3B -- Miguel Cabrera, Florida .344 13 55
3B -- Scott Rolen, St. Louis .340 12 53
3B -- Freddy Sanchez, Pittsburgh .363 5 45
OF -- Matt Holliday, Colorado .345 15 55
OF -- Andruw Jones, Atlanta .275 18 66
OF -- Carlos Lee, Milwaukee .284 25 66
Pitchers W-L ERA SV
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SP -- Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati 9-4 2.58
SP -- Chris Carpenter, St. Louis 6-4 2.85
SP -- Tom Glavine, New York 11-2 3.34
SP -- Brad Penny, Los Angeles 9-2 2.94
SP -- Pedro Martinez, New York 7-4 3.45
SP -- Jason Schmidt, San Francisco 6-3 2.73
SP -- Brandon Webb, Arizona 9-3 2.72
SP -- Carlos Zambrano, Chicago 7-3 3.33
RP -- Brian Fuentes, Colorado 2-1 2.16 15
RP -- Tom Gordon, Philadelphia 2-3 2.12 21
RP -- Trevor Hoffman, San Diego 0-1 1.16 20
RP -- Derrick Turnbow, Milwaukee 4-4 4.04 23
Manager -- Phil Garner, Houston
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Player, Team .AVG HR RBI
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Starters
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C -- Ivan Rodriguez, Detroit .298 7 38
1B -- David Ortiz, Boston .276 26 75
2B -- Mark Loretta, Boston .317 3 34
SS -- Derek Jeter, New York .339 5 47
3B -- Alex Rodriguez, New York .284 19 64
OF -- Manny Ramirez, Boston .309 22 60
OF -- Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle .359 11 30
OF -- Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim .293 17 58
Reserves
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C -- Joe Mauer, Minnesota .392 5 40
1B -- Paul Konerko, Chicago .314 20 63
1B -- Jim Thome, Chicago .292 27 68
2B -- i-Robinson Cano, New York .325 4 27
2B -- a-Jose Lopez, Seattle .282 9 57
SS -- Miguel Tejada, Baltimore .317 16 57
SS -- Michael Young, Texas .315 5 51
3B -- Troy Glaus, Toronto .248 22 57
OF -- Jermaine Dye, Chicago .311 20 57
OF -- b-Gary Matthews Jr., Texas .334 8 43
OF -- i-Alex Rios, Toronto .330 15 53
OF -- Grady Sizemore, Cleveland .299 15 41
OF -- Vernon Wells, Toronto .315 20 62
Pitchers W-L ERA SV
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SP -- Mark Buehrle, Chicago 9-5 3.86
SP -- Jose Contreras, Chicago 8-0 3.54
SP -- Roy Halladay, Toronto 10-2 3.22
SP -- Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay 9-5 3.59
SP -- Mark Redman, Kansas City 5-4 5.59
SP -- Kenny Rogers, Detroit 10-3 3.72
SP -- Johan Santana, Minnesota 7-5 3.98
SP -- Barry Zito, Oakland 8-5 3.28
RP -- Bobby Jenks, Chicago 2-1 2.41 25
RP -- Jon Papelbon, Boston 2-1 0.43 25
RP -- Mariano Rivera, New York 4-4 1.84 18
RP -- B.J. Ryan, Toronto 1-0 0.45 22
Manager -- Ozzie Guillen
Umpires
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Home Plate -- TBA
1st Base -- TBA
2nd Base -- TBA
3rd Base -- TBA
Left Field -- TBA
Rignt Field -- TBA
x - WON MLB FINAL VOTE
y - selected, declined invitation
i - injured
a - replaced Robinson Cano
b - replaced Alex Rios
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No real problems or controversies. Well... except for the AL with SIX White Sox. Another Tiger or two would have been acceptable. Aside from Ordonez, the Tigers don't really have one stud who stands out. Chris Shelton's come back to earth.
It looks like the trend of taking middel relievers has died out. No Chris Hammonds, Mike Remlingers or Jeff Nelsons up there.
Mad Dog - July 4, 2006 02:06 AM (GMT)
Buehrle and Contreras on there is a big joke since it's Ozzie stuffing the team with his players.
Mad Dog - July 5, 2006 07:40 AM (GMT)
Looking over the AL All-Star roster I have some serious issues with Travis Haffner not being on the team. The guy's hitting .318/.460/.655 with 24 homers and 70 RBI. There's no way Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko and Robinson Cano deserve a spot over him. Even if he is a DH.
eStragand - July 5, 2006 05:11 PM (GMT)
Robinson Cano was replaced by Jose Lopez from Seattle.
I can see the case for Hafner. 1B/DH is usually stocked every year....but when TWO of those guys come from the White Sox? This is where you have to point the finger at Ozzie Guillen. At least Phil Garner's showing some class, as there's only ONE Astro on the team-- Lance Berkman
Contreras has won something like his last 17 decisions. No joke or controversy there. 9-0 should get you on ANY team, regardless of managerial poltics. If he didn't make it, it would have been a huge "expert arguing point" on the cable shows.
Oh yeah, and Mark Redman is this year's Lance Carter. I think it was two years ago, Jim Rome said something like, "if the game COUNTS...then there's no way Lance Carter from the freaking DEVIL RAYS should get the call from the bullpen". Although Redman's numbers don't tell the story-- he's won his last 5 games after starting 0-4.
The rosters have expanded in the last few years, so the "one player from every team" rule is okay. In the last three ASG's, they haven't had the liberal subsitutions. Some of these "undeserving loser guys" never make it into the game. Which kinda' pissed me off last year--- I waited the entire game to see Jason Bay get a late inning appearance and was denied.
Hmm..wanna' bet Scrooge is creaming his pants over Steve Kazmir?!
Another edit/update: there was a story about a month ago, saying that the teams would wear coordinated Piitsburgh Pirate-themed jerseys for the game. Like the AL would be primarily yel, errr...gold and the NL primarily black. Sounds like a fun idea and they were planning on continuing it every year. The All-Star Game is usually "let's celebrate baseball...in THIS city", so I wouldn't be offended by it.
Big F'N Swigg - July 5, 2006 06:07 PM (GMT)
I think Kazmir should've made it. And I'm kind of surprised Arroyo is the only one from the Reds on the team
Mad Dog - July 5, 2006 06:12 PM (GMT)
Kazmir definately deserved a spot. He's 10-5 with a 3.29 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP and he's struck out 118 batters in only 109.1 innings of work.
eStragand - July 5, 2006 09:46 PM (GMT)
Yeah, I wasn't saying Kazmir didn't belong. 10-5 on the Devil Rays equates to 18-2 with a normal team.
Real F'n Show - July 5, 2006 11:20 PM (GMT)
Real F'n Show - July 6, 2006 09:32 PM (GMT)
So it appears my team's rampage is over, dropping 2 of 3 to the Royals.
Twins are like 9-20 against their own division...
eStragand - July 7, 2006 04:36 AM (GMT)
AJ Pierzynski & Nomar Garciaparra made the final slots on the All-Star Teams
Guess people were SO outraged over having six White Sox on the team that they went out and voted a SEVENTH into the game.
TheGreatWhiteChoate - July 7, 2006 03:03 PM (GMT)
Liriano deserved that spot for the AL. I can't believe how dumb the fans can be sometimes.
S.T. Strickler - July 7, 2006 09:45 PM (GMT)
The Orioles got the crap kicked out of them in the 4 game series against the White Sox. If it weren't for Bedard's game, they would've been swept & annihilated.
Mad Dog - July 8, 2006 10:21 AM (GMT)
They do like get to know you interviews before Reds games. Adam Dunn gained about a million cool points this week for saying that he's a huge fan of the Transformers.
S.T. Strickler - July 9, 2006 02:20 PM (GMT)
O's won last night over Indians 7-4, and Erik Bedard (he's Canadian) won his 5th straight game, and he improves to 10-6... And speaking of Orioles, the Sidney Ponson project in St. Louis is over. Apparently, the real Ponson stood up and ended up playing stinkball.
eStragand - July 9, 2006 06:55 PM (GMT)
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| ..Erik Bedard (he's Canadian) won his 5th straight game, and he improves to 10-6... |
With the Canadian transfer rate, that equates to 16-8.
I like those cheesy "getting to know you" interviews. Houston does 'em, too.
Also, I caught "This Week in Baseball" a few weeks ago. Jennie Finch is no longer on there, so I have no reason to watch it anymore. I used to watch it, semi-regularly, two or three years ago. It was just a half hour piece about San Diego and the Padres...nothing else. The "informative" segment talked about how Brian Giles has....(gasp) a BROTHER who plays in Atlanta. WOW! Next week I hear they'll tell us about Ken Griffey Jr's dad!!
Big F'N Swigg - July 9, 2006 09:22 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Mad Dog @ Jul 8 2006, 04:21 AM) |
| They do like get to know you interviews before Reds games. Adam Dunn gained about a million cool points this week for saying that he's a huge fan of the Transformers. |
That almost makes up for the gazillion strikeouts he gets every year
Mad Dog - July 10, 2006 10:45 AM (GMT)
Here are the standings in the fantasy baseball league I'm in. My team is bolded:
1. Chappaquiddick Waves 86-47-7
2. Disco Hermit Crabs 80-49-11
3. Balco Boys 70-59-11
4. Cincinnati Allstars 66-61-13
5. Reapers 66-65-9
6. Leaside Midgets 64-69-7
7. Key West Babes VII 63-68-9
8. Green Bunnies 62-69-9
9. Wildcats 59-72-9
10. Jeter Sucks 37-94-9
TheGreatWhiteChoate - July 10, 2006 11:36 PM (GMT)
I'm now owning the entire league...by a half game. Damn you, eS!
Mad Dog - July 11, 2006 02:00 AM (GMT)
Sports Time Ohio is playing the 81 All Star game tonight and Morgana the Kissing Bandit just made an appearance.
S.T. Strickler - July 11, 2006 02:21 AM (GMT)
Who or what is Morgana the Kissing Bandit?
Edit: By the way, is it just me, or has ESPN Classic sorta gone to hell? I mean, last year and years before, they had some of the old All-Star games on. This year, they're only showing half-hour highlights tomorrow.
Mad Dog - July 11, 2006 02:27 AM (GMT)
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Morganna Roberts an entertainer who became known as Morganna or Morganna, the Kissing Bandit in baseball and other sports from the early 1970s through the mid 1980s or so. She was also billed as "Morganna the Wild One" when appearing at strip clubs in the 1960's.
Most sources agree that she was born on the Fourth of July in 1954. After that, the information varies. The sources disagree on where she was born, although some point to Kentucky. At some point also used the stage name "Ruby Delmar". They say she now goes by the name Morganna Roberts.
One fact of which there was no doubt was her voluminous figure. Her bustline was conventionally reported as around 60 inches (or about 1½ meters), and her vital statistics were often reported to be 60-24-39. However, some publicity photos of her from the early 1960s are to be found on the Internet which credit her with a still-impressive, but relatively more modest, 48-24-39 figure. Other reports put her assets at 44-23-37. The relative lightness and bounciness of her breasts suggested implants in the nature of balloons rather than the conventional silicone. However, her cleavage has been reported to be all-natural which seems likely since she was so well endowed at the age of 17 at a time when breast implants were relatively rare. However big she truly was, her quick wit also distinguished her from other models. She once was reported as saying that fellow busty sex symbol Dolly Parton was "flat-chested" compared to her.
She appeared in Playboy magazine, in June 1983, April 1985 and September 1989.
Her usual routine was to obtain a front row seat and wear a large, bulky jacket to somewhat hide her identity. When a particular star was at bat and the crowd was focused on him, she would whip off the jacket, dash onto the field and plant a harmless kiss on the player, usually evoking a sheepish grin from him and an appreciative roar from the crowd. She was arrested each time, for disorderly conduct, which merely served to fuel her career and notoriety.
Texas attorney Richard "Racehorse" Haynes once introduced the not entirely serious "gravity defense" for her in court, in which it was argued that her topheavy condition caused her to fall over the railing and onto the field.
Her last notable appearance before retirement was in the Farrelly brothers' feature film Kingpin in 1996, appearing as herself.
Morganna went into retirement at the end of 1999 and now lives in Sarasota, Florida.
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