2012 MLB Thread

[T.J.]

It'll feel even better in September.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

So much for the Indians and Jays day off. They've played the equivalent of 3 games and 1 inning in their first two games.

[gunnar hendershow]

Eagerly anticipating the Orioles-Pirates World Series. The best 2 ballparks in the majors. The best rivalry in the NFL.

[Blitz]

I'm watching Padres v Dodgers on MLB.tv. They said Dee Gordon weighs a buck-fifty!? That kid is gonna be a base thief if he learns how to get on base consistently.

[Evil Chase K]

It'll feel even better in September.

September 2015.

Eagerly anticipating the Orioles-Pirates World Series. The best 2 ballparks in the majors. The best rivalry in the NFL.

The Orioles? HAH. They blow!

[gunnar hendershow]

Those goofy playoff odds state that the Yankees at 0-2 have a 63.6% chance of making the playoffs while the 2-0 Orioles and Blue Jays have odds of 11.7% and 25.3% respectively. At least they're honest.

[VerbalPuke]

Prince Fielder hits two home runs. Miguel Cabrera hits two home runs.

I love it, I'd love to see the Tigers really tear some shit up this year.

[naiwf]

Who would have guessed the Mets would be 2-0 and the Yankees would be 0-2? I'm down with the forfeiture of the rest of the season plan suggested earlier simply because the Yankees would miss the playoffs

[9 to 5]

Who would have guessed the Mets would be 2-0 and the Yankees would be 0-2? I'm down with the forfeiture of the rest of the season plan suggested earlier simply because the Yankees would miss the playoffs

7-0 up now, we are off to the playoffs! :shifty:

[gunnar hendershow]

I hope Sahyder is busy for the next hour or so.

EDIT - And nevermind. Guess I jinxed Hammel myself.

[Guest mr. potato head]

In one of those quintessential baseball stats, Jays are somehow 2-1 despite only leading after two of the 37 innings they've played so far.

[The Buscher]

Apparently during the Rockies broadcast for Jamie Moyer's start on Saturday, it was revealed that Moyer has faced 8.9% of the batters in MLB history. That's absurd.

[thatshortguy]

Apparently during the Rockies broadcast for Jamie Moyer's start on Saturday, it was revealed that Moyer has faced 8.9% of the batters in MLB history. That's absurd.

That is one of the coolest stats I've ever come across. I think a wrestling variation would be kinda neat; how many workers The Undertaker has faced in WWE history.

Atlanta drops another one, though we seem to be improving offensively (and improving how offensive we are). First three games: shutout, two runs, five runs. At this pace, we will be scoring approximatey 2.3 billion runs per game by year's end.

...and still getting beat by 2-3 runs.

[T.J.]

In one of those quintessential baseball stats, Jays are somehow 2-1 despite only leading after two of the 37 innings they've played so far.

The Pirates are something like that, 2 out of 28 innings and still 2-1.

[naiwf]

You can't stop the Mets, you can only hope to contain them.

[Blitz]

Rangers and Ian Kinsler agree to 5 year, $75M extension.

Great deal for both sides in my opinion.

[Maxx]

Ozzie Guillen's been suspended for 5 games for his comments about Fidel Castro.

Kind of ridiculous?

[Meacon Keaton]

As a white person living in the Northeast, I'm not effected by it.

But he is the manager of a team in a city with a huge Cuban population. That's the demo they're trying to bring in to that big new ballpark of theirs. Five games seems excessive, but he really needs to stop and think before talking. It seems like a stretch for Ozzie, though.

[thatshortguy]

But he is the manager of a team in a city with a huge Cuban population. That's the demo they're trying to bring in to that big new ballpark of theirs. Five games seems excessive, but he really needs to stop and think before talking. It seems like a stretch for Ozzie, though.

Again, it's a case of nobody paying attention to what he actually said and instead getting riled at the Cliff's Notes.

What the people should have read:

"…I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that [expletive] is still there."

What people apparently read:

"CASTROS, GOOD. CUBANS, LOL."

He respects Castro's tenacity and stubbornness, not his policy. He's separated the man from the politician, which is perfectly fine.

[gunnar hendershow]

The team's stadium is in Little Havana is it not?