EVIL~! alkeiper

The Dodgers had it too good from 1958-88 to merit consideration. I think the Texas teams have to rank in there somewhere. 46 and 45 years with only one league pennant and no world championships to show for it. The Rangers have been non-factors and the Astros had heartbreaking losses in 1980 and '86.

Buffalo had the International League baseball champions in 2004.

C'mon Czech. Can you blame fans that didn't want to support a Selig owned team? I'll give their fans a pass given the way that franchise was mismanaged for a decade.

Heh. Brewers are 6.5 games up. If they go .500 the rest of the year, they'll still win 88 games. As far as I'm concerned, any team with that kind of lead is the team to beat. Besides, there are no teams the quality of the Twins to give them a run.

Figures. I wonder what the reaction would have been had "Terra Ryzing" become the fourth horseman.

I'd take Kendrick over Kinsler. Kendrick batted .361 in his minor league career. He does not draw many walks, but unlike Cano his plate discipline is still good. And he's two years younger.

FWIW, Brett Myers has an 0.73 ERA in the bullpen this season.

Too few at bats to make that call. Both players' career splits indicate better numbers ahead.

Rey Rey was only 19/20 years old during his ECW run. I entirely believe he's taken steroids, but remember that it is natural for an athlete to grow from that age.

Kudos to whoever did the topic subtitle.

They've been very similar players. Both had disappointing 2005 campaigns, Hanley in AAA and Reyes in the majors. Both exploded in 2006. Right now, it's a push. The margin is thin, and that's not even taking their potential into consideration.

Raw after Wrestlemania, I actually attended live. Goldust got a great reaction from the live crowd as I recall. What make Chyna's reign terrible is that she won the title by pinning Trish Stratus in a tag match.

Mikey's title win!

Rafael Soriano and Edgar Renteria aren't black enough apparently.

Bob Dernier joined the Phillies in the broadcast booth today. Dernier hit quite possibly the greatest inside-the-park home run in baseball history. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/B05150PHI1989.htm

I don't like Clemens to the Yankees either. But the addition of a star-caliber player is always good for the sport.

You know how you can tell baseball is a weird sport sometimes? Rod F'n Barajas has nine walks so far. I've personally never seen him take a pitch.

My point is just that a small sample leads to inaccurate conclusions. I've seen a ton of guys post numbers like Hamilton who dropped off the map.

Note the Sports forum and its lack of pinned threads. I've been on this issue well before you guys. And if you think this place is bad, check out the DVDVR message board.

Would you trade him for Chris Coste? If no, the correct answer is "not yet."

Remember tonight is Tim Lincecum's MLB debut against the Phillies. Check out his minor league stats so far this season. Team League W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO GO/AO AVG FRE PCL 4 0 0.29 5 5 0 0 0 31.0 12 1 1 0 11 46 1.72 .119

In all seriousness, looking at Clemens' pitching stats make me wonder. He moved to Houston for three years and suddenly became ridiculously dominant, as far beyond any established norm as Barry Bonds. Even avoiding the steroid acquisitions, he was an above-average pitcher the last time he pitched for the Yankees. Even if he continues his Houston numbers, he's worth about three wins over average the rest of the way. I don't think this significantly changes the divisional race.

Still better than "free beer and drive home talking on your cell phone without a seatbelt" night at Busch Stadium.

Intensifier, that's a dangerous statement to make. You're going to see brash, trash-talking athletes on tv because a guy sitting and not saying anything does not make exciting television. You can debate the merits of behavior, but in the media world we live in the guys who cause controversy are the ones who will get the coverage. I don't think it comes down to race at all.

I guess the speculation now is whether Clemens comes to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for a minor league appearance. That's a circus waiting to happen.