2012 MLB Thread

[Toe]

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[Blitz]

All five were drafted by the Rangers. Or at least spent a portion with the Rangers, because I don't think we actually drafted Gonzalez.

[Meacon Keaton]

Lol the guy that was in here begging the Tigers to release Brandon Inge. The guy gets waived last week and hits a grand slam against Detroit lastt night.

[Maxx]

Josh Beckett needs to get shipped out of Boston pronto. I used to love the guy, but he's just devolved into a self absorbed douchebag in recent years. Which is particularly annoying because it's happening while his stats are going down the drain. If you're going to be a pompous ass, at least back it up on the field.

[Lowerdeck]

Beckett is so inconsistent it's crazy

[Blitz]

Beckett is so inconsistent it's crazy

He's so inconsistent, he's actually consistent.

[Blitz]

I love that Yu Darvish came out after the long rain delay and CJ Wilson stayed in the dugout. He got one out and allowed four earned runs in his return to the BPiA. Picked up right where he left off in the World Series.

[Lint]

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320511117

A little excerpt..

The only downside was an ill-advised swing by their frustrated 19-year-old outfielder. Bryce Harper had a rough night, going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts. After one of the outs, he returned to the dugout and took a frustrated whack at one of the walls in the tunnel to the clubhouse.

Johnson said the barrel of the bat bounced off the wall and hit Harper next to the left eye, causing a gash that, according to the Washington Times, required 10 stitches to close and a welt. He stayed in the game with it bandaged, but was sent for treatment afterward because it was bleeding.

Maturity

[Toe]

Jays lose, but two homers from Bautista. Hopeful his bat will return to form.

[Toe]

Jays lose, but two homers from Bautista. Hopeful his bat will return to form. I think it is - both homers were line drives, crushed to left field. And from watching him over the past two seasons, Jose hits home runs in bunches.

[Quom]

I wouldn't call hitting a wall with a bat a lack of maturity. Loads of athletes in all sports do that sort of crap, especially in the heat of the moment. It's not like he threw a tantrum at the base. It was just an unfortunate and amusing result of being a knob.

[SeanDMan]

Actually it was a piece of a barrel that hit him in the eye, not the knob.

[naiwf]

It seems that Bryce Harper and Amar'e Stoudemire are distant cousins.

[The Buscher]

Congratulations Josh Hamilton, 2012 AL MVP.

[T.J.]

#LawlAtMVPPredictions30GamesIntoTheSeason

[gunnar hendershow]

Voters will forget this start for both Hamilton and Texas if he slumps or is injured after the All-Star break, but given his career numbers and this being a contract year he was the favorite before Opening Day to run away with the AL MVP and it will take a lot working against him from keeping that award out of his hands.

[The Buscher]

Yeah, Hamilton's start has been so ricockulous that he'll still finish way ahead of the pack even if he plays the rest of the season at a pace similar to his career average.

[bill_da_bill]

Voters will forget this start for both Hamilton and Texas if he slumps or is injured after the All-Star break, but given his career numbers and this being a contract year he was the favorite before Opening Day to run away with the AL MVP and it will take a lot working against him from keeping that award out of his hands.

If I am remembering right he won the MVP in 2010 even after missing most of September. So this kind of start really does give him a sizable lead.

It's just amazing to sit back and watch what he's doing right now. One of the best stretches of hitting I ever remember watching. I'm not a Rangers fan, but there games are must watch on mlb.tv for me because of Hamilton.

[naiwf]

Bryce Harper hit his first HR last night, and his second today.

You Hamilton homers are forgetting all about Albert Pujols in the MVP race

[thatshortguy]

The Yanks are now down three relievers, as Chamberlain, Rivera, and now David Robertson are all on the DL. By this time next month, I predict I will be the Yanks' new closer.