This week in Baseball

[Guest StylesMark]

Tino is smokin! Possibly 4 in a row? It's frightening how happy this makes me.

 

Giambi possibly in the minors could be very interesting.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Edit: What the hell, interleague play starts NEXT week??

While I haven't seen any official announcement about it, I'm sure they're calling it rivilry weekend, as all the interleague games are the 'rivilries'. (New york vs new york makes sense, seattle vs san diego does not, but whatever). And it's just that wekened, then no more interleague until the normal June ones.

I got all excited because in EA Sports 2005, the Orioles play the Nationals, but in real life, they play the Phillies.

 

I think it was assured that the O's "Rivalry" team after this year will be the Nationals (Thus entitling a home and home vs the Nationals every year instead of the Phillies).

 

Brian Roberts just a few minutes ago hit HR #10 over the scoreboard onto the flag court.

 

4-2 Os

[treble 0]

I think they made the schedule last year before the Expos had officially moved, so we get the historic Blue Jays/Nationals rivalry.

[mike546 0]

Giambi, Torre, and Cashman are having a closed-door meeting.  Let the speculation begin!

 

And just when Giants fans thought things couldn't get worse, Jason Schmidt is DL-bound.

4:1 says they are going to ask Giambi to move back to left field.

Even better, apparently they plan on asking Giambi to accept a minors assignment. It is nice to see the Yankees' brilliant plan involves placing a hitter with a .386 OBP on the bench while Tony Womack plays left field.

 

And I'm beginning to gather the impression that Vicente Padilla SUCKS.

I'd honestly have Tony Womack, whos able to actually make CONTACT with the ball, then Jason Giambi. I don't care about his walks, hes absolutely pathetic at the bat right now.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Giambi, Torre, and Cashman are having a closed-door meeting.  Let the speculation begin!

 

And just when Giants fans thought things couldn't get worse, Jason Schmidt is DL-bound.

4:1 says they are going to ask Giambi to move back to left field.

Even better, apparently they plan on asking Giambi to accept a minors assignment. It is nice to see the Yankees' brilliant plan involves placing a hitter with a .386 OBP on the bench while Tony Womack plays left field.

 

And I'm beginning to gather the impression that Vicente Padilla SUCKS.

I'd honestly have Tony Womack, whos able to actually make CONTACT with the ball, then Jason Giambi. I don't care about his walks, hes absolutely pathetic at the bat right now.

So it is better to have a hitter who makes contact and outs?

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

I think they made the schedule last year before the Expos had officially moved, so we get the historic Blue Jays/Nationals rivalry.

So, Im guessing the Jays will be rivals with the Phillies?

 

I could see that. Base a rivalry off the 1993 WS..

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

I think they made the schedule last year before the Expos had officially moved, so we get the historic Blue Jays/Nationals rivalry.

So, Im guessing the Jays will be rivals with the Phillies?

 

I could see that. Base a rivalry off the 1993 WS..

Fun Fact: The Phillies were known as the Blue Jays in 1943-44.

[treble 0]

I don't know, who are the other 'rivals' in the East divisions? I know the Mets/Yankees, obviously, but are the Os and Phillies each other's rivals each year? I'd rather the Jays play Florida, because of Delgado.

[mike546 0]

Giambi, Torre, and Cashman are having a closed-door meeting.  Let the speculation begin!

 

And just when Giants fans thought things couldn't get worse, Jason Schmidt is DL-bound.

4:1 says they are going to ask Giambi to move back to left field.

Even better, apparently they plan on asking Giambi to accept a minors assignment. It is nice to see the Yankees' brilliant plan involves placing a hitter with a .386 OBP on the bench while Tony Womack plays left field.

 

And I'm beginning to gather the impression that Vicente Padilla SUCKS.

I'd honestly have Tony Womack, whos able to actually make CONTACT with the ball, then Jason Giambi. I don't care about his walks, hes absolutely pathetic at the bat right now.

So it is better to have a hitter who makes contact and outs?

Well him making contact has turned into two game winning hits this season, so ha!

 

[Mik 0]

I don't know, who are the other 'rivals' in the East divisions? I know the Mets/Yankees, obviously, but are the Os and Phillies each other's rivals each year? I'd rather the Jays play Florida, because of Delgado.

The Marlins have to play TB in the battle for "least supported team in the state of Florida."

[Guest StylesMark]

Go WANG!!!!

[Guest Smues]

Atlanta gets paired with Boston, which actually makes sense because the Braves were in Boston for like 60 years (not all of them as "The Braves").

[Bruiser Chong 0]

Dubois is making the most of a rare start in place of Hollandsworth.

[Guest StylesMark]

Leave it to Tom Gordon to shorten the lead.

[Bored 0]

And the A's season continues to spiral out of control. Dotel blows it on a homerun to Kevin Millar. 14-19 now. The Beane bashers are loving it. It could be much, much worse as they've won about five games this year on late inning defensive blunders by the opposition. I doubt they'll be with in single digits of .500 by the end of the month.

[Brett Favre 0]

I've come to the conclusion that Tom Gordon is a spy for the Red Sox. There's no other reason why he would suck so much ass.

[Guest OSIcon]

With two runners on and no outs in the eighth inning of a 4-4 game, Luis Matos got hit by a pitch while trying to bunt. The ball clearly hit him on the hand and he was visibly bleeding afterwards. The ump ruled that it didn't hit him (or hit the bat first). Matos left the game and the Twins ended up getting out of the inning. Costly call for the O's as they should have had bases full and no outs.

 

Matos is out for 6 weeks now. Twins just hit back to back homeruns off of Kline in the 10th to take a two run lead.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Here come the injuries to sock the Os back to 3rd place where they belong..

[Guest StylesMark]

Here come the injuries to sock the Os back to 3rd place where they belong..

No no...don't be sad.

[Guest Smues]

Cashman was unsure whether Giambi had options left, but players with more than five years of major-league service can't be optioned without their consent.

 

Read that in an article about the whole situation on espn.com. I didn't know that. The anti-Yankee in me hopes he refuses to let them option him, especially because it would save them money, and I want them to have to eat every penny of that contract.

[Guest StylesMark]

If they REALLY want to get rid of him, they will. He may object though.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Fuck you ESPN. The teams with 2nd and 3rd best records in the AL, with Johan Santana pitching aren't on Wednesday afternoon. Instead it's the fucking Yankees for about the 12th time this year.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Fuck you ESPN. The teams with 2nd and 3rd best records in the AL, with Johan Santana pitching aren't on Wednesday afternoon. Instead it's the fucking Yankees for about the 12th time this year.

Its not being telecast at all.

 

Radio only!

 

Gotta bring my XM to work tomorrow.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Cashman was unsure whether Giambi had options left, but players with more than five years of major-league service can't be optioned without their consent.

 

Read that in an article about the whole situation on espn.com. I didn't know that. The anti-Yankee in me hopes he refuses to let them option him, especially because it would save them money, and I want them to have to eat every penny of that contract.

I could be wrong, but the Yankees would not save money by optioning Giambi to AAA. They would simply gain use of the roster spot.

[Guest StylesMark]

Cashman was unsure whether Giambi had options left, but players with more than five years of major-league service can't be optioned without their consent.

 

Read that in an article about the whole situation on espn.com. I didn't know that. The anti-Yankee in me hopes he refuses to let them option him, especially because it would save them money, and I want them to have to eat every penny of that contract.

I could be wrong, but the Yankees would not save money by optioning Giambi to AAA. They would simply gain use of the roster spot.

I think you're right.

 

And Yankees = Ratings!

[Vern Gagne 0]

Fuck you ESPN. The teams with 2nd and 3rd best records in the AL, with Johan Santana pitching aren't on Wednesday afternoon. Instead it's the fucking Yankees for about the 12th time this year.

Its not being telecast at all.

 

Radio only!

 

Gotta bring my XM to work tomorrow.

That's like the third time that a Santana pitched game isn't on tv.

 

Would it kill ESPN to send an extra announce team to game?

[Mik 0]

If the Yankees send Giambi to the minors outright, they would save $37,470.73 in luxury tax for each day his $17,142,857 average salary isn't included on the payroll of their 40-man roster, which is taxed at 40 percent over the 183-day regular season.

 

ESPN.com

 

They would save money.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

If the Yankees send Giambi to the minors outright, they would save $37,470.73 in luxury tax for each day his $17,142,857 average salary isn't included on the payroll of their 40-man roster, which is taxed at 40 percent over the 183-day regular season.

 

ESPN.com

 

They would save money.

Fair enough. That's downright scary that they would save around $5 million just in the luxury tax.

[Guest Smues]

And it's why I hope Giambi doesn't agree to be optioned. They gave him the contract, and I want their luxery tax to be as big as possible for this season. Go Gumby, just say NO!

[mike546 0]

Hes in a no win situation if they ask him to go down. If he says no, everyone will know all he cares about is money.