Bored 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 MONDAY Diamondbacks (Vargas) at Pirates (Duke) Nationals (Armas) at Red Sox (Snyder) Cubs (Marshall) at Indians (Johnson) Yankees (Johnson) at Phillies (Myers) Reds (Arroyo) at Mets (Hernandez) Tigers (Bonderman) at Brewers (Davis) A's (Haren) at Rockies (Kim) Angels (Escobar) at Giants (Cain) TUESDAY Marlins (Willis) at Orioles (Cabrera) Nationals (Hernandez) at Red Sox (Wakefield) Yankees (Mussina) at Phillies (Lidle) Cubs (Maddux) at Indians (Lee) Reds (Ramirez) at Mets (Trachsel) Diamondbacks (Batista) at Devil Rays (Hendrickson) Blue Jays (Lilly) at Braves (Sosa) Twins (Radke) at Astros (Oswalt) Tigers (Miner) at Brewers (Helling) Cardinals (Mulder) at White Sox (Vazquez) Padres (Thompson) at Rangers (Padilla) Pirates (Wells) at Royals (Redman) A's (DUI) at Rockies (Jennings) Seattle (Pineiro) at Dodgers (Penny) Angels (Lackey) at Giants (Morris) Weekend Interleague Match-ups Nationals/Orioles Cardinals/Tigers Phillies/Red Sox Reds/Indians Marlins/Yankees Mets/Blue Jays Braves/Devil Rays Brewers/Royals Cubs/Twins Astros/White Sox Rangers/Rockies Angels/Diamondbacks Mariners/Padres A's/Giants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Look for the Cubs to have a hold on last place in the NL Central by Wednesday night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Reading the line "Runelvys Hernandez will actually begin the season on the 15-day diabled list due to a lack of stamina" is the greatest anti-depressant in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Steve Karsay retires. A's fans rejoice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 The Mets broadcast team apparently started up a rumor about the Orioles wanting to move Tejada to 1B. I cant even begin to say how stupid that would be. There are 3 guys the Os could play at SS if they moved him. Brandon Fahey and Ed Rogers or they move Brian Roberts to SS and play one of the previous 2 at 2B. Brandon Fahey is fine as an off the bench player and hes good defensively, but he's not a starter. Ed Rogers was supposed to be the heir apparent to Cal Ripken all those years ago but he lied about his age and Im surprised he's still with the Organization, let alone on the Os roster right now (and he wouldnt be if Gibbons wasn't hurt). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 What about Melvin Mora? They could shift him to short and call up Fernando Tatis who's enjoying a nice comeback season in Ottawa. It hardly seems worth the effort though when it shouldn't be THAT hard to just find a first baseman who can slug over .400. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 What about Melvin Mora? They could shift him to short and call up Fernando Tatis who's enjoying a nice comeback season in Ottawa. It hardly seems worth the effort though when it shouldn't be THAT hard to just find a first baseman who can slug over .400. Millar has been playing decently as of late but hes only hitting ,241 (.385 slg) and Conine hasn't done much better (.236/.390). I was pissed yesterday they had Conine batting 2nd..I mean come on..I understand they want to move Tejada to the cleanup spot instead of 3rd, but the fucking obvious choice is Corey Patterson. I dont think he's batted at the top of the lineup yet even when Roberts was out..and he's just recently been batting 6th instead of 7th.. My ideal lineup for yesterdays game would have been Patterson/Roberts/Mora/Tejada/Lopez/Conine/Markakis/Matos/Pitcher but instead Perlozzo puts out Roberts/Conine/Mora/Tejada/Lopez/Patterson/Matos/Markakis/Pitcher Conine should not be batting 2nd period, Patterson should not be batting 6th with his ability to get on base via the bunt with his speed and then steal 2nd.. and Matos shouldn't even be playing LF but as it is he should have been 8th not 7th. As for Mora playing SS..I suppose..but I wonder about him defensively. Apparently this whole "Tejada to 1B" has come up because apparently his knees are bothering him and he has them on ice constantly. And since he thinks he's the next Cal Ripken and won't take a day off.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Wright and Chacon suck so much at even given the Yankees innings, that Torre has been forced to stick Wang in between them to rest the bullpen. I can give Chacon some slack because hes only had two starts since coming of the DL, but Wrights been fine for awhile now and for some reason can't build up enough stamina to get through even 6 innings. And while everyone continues to say Wang is a fluke, I think its been proved that he really isn't. Hes not going to K alot of people, but he gets so many ground balls, and his BABIP has stayed the same, that I really think hes going to continue being a good number 3 guy in the MLB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Why is Wright not being able to give the Yankees innings such a surprise? He's never pitched 200 innings once in his career. He's never even averaged more than 6 innings a start once in his career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Its just utterly pathetic he explodes and dies once he hit the 6th inning, regardless of his pitch count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 Thanks to Charlie Manuel for taking Abreu AND Howard out of the lineup against ultra unhittable Randy Johnson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2006 FYI, Lilly's not starting until Wednesday night's game, the Braves get lucky and get to face Josh Towers Tuesday. Going to the Mets/Jays game Friday night. Should be pretty good, Delgado's first game back in Toronto and an awesome pitching match-up in Glavine vs. Halladay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 I see that Henry Blanco decided to become a power hitter... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 You guys will NEVER guess what A-Rod did with runners at the corners and two out. Go on, guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Did he hit a clutch 400 ft. homerun to put the Yanks on top? ...What? It could've happened... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 More fun for Cubs fans. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/261750.html If Jeff Samardzija's career works out the way he and the Cubs hope, he will end up receiving one of the largest signing bonuses ever given to an amateur player. Samardzija, a fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame, agreed in principle with the Cubs on a contract that will allow the righthander to continue his all-America football career with the Fighting Irish this fall while pursuing professional baseball. While Samardzija was ready to hit the road--he planned to drive to Boise to join the Cubs affiliate there in the short-season Northwest League--he has committed to return to South Bend for the start of football practice on Aug. 1. "My original plans are to go out and play ball in the summer and then come back in time to get ready for summer football camp," Samardzija said in a press conference right after the draft. "I plan on being back probably by (Aug. 1) for a couple of reasons. One, it's about a week before football starts and--I'll be conditioning all summer--but to fine-tune and be ready for the season. Beyond that, there might be a class I want to take." While the Cubs were still hashing out the details of the contract with Major League Baseball, Samardzija would receive $7.25 million if he makes baseball his primary sport. The Cubs have five years to pay Samardzija's bonus under baseball's rules regarding two-sport players. The deal is backloaded, with Samardzija receiving less than $1 million in the first year of the deal, according to sources with knowledge of the contract. The record for a signing bonus for a player that signed with the club that drafted him is $6.1 million, set in January by the Diamondbacks and 2005 No. 1 overall pick Justin Upton. The largest bonus ever given to a drafted player remains $10.2 million, which the Devil Rays gave to righthander Matt White after he exploited a draft loophole to become a free agent in 1996. One source indicated the size of the bonus--clearly above the slot recommended by Major League Baseball--created friction between the Cubs and MLB, with commissioner Bud Selig becoming personally involved in the negotiations. In an interview right after the draft, Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken indicated the Cubs and Orioles both saw Samardzija at his best in an outing during the Big East Conference tournament. Wilken said Samardzija repeatedly pumped his fastball into the 97-99 mph range, up significantly from the regular season, when he sat in the 91-94 mph range. Samardzija showed a much better slider in that outing, using a higher arm slot to stay on top of the pitch better. The inconsistent quality of his breaking ball was one question that prompted Samardzija, a consensus first-round talent, to fall into the fifth round. He had success for the Irish, going 21-6, 3.82 in three seasons (including 8-2, 4.33 this spring), but his strikeout rate was low for a pitcher with power stuff. He had 61 strikeouts in 98 innings in 2006 and 159 strikeouts (and 84 walks) in 240 career innings. His football commitment was the bigger factor, of course, as clubs realized Samardzija was a potential first-round NFL talent as a deceptively quick, athletic wide receiver. Samardzija threw 45 pitches in a Wrigley Field bullpen session on Friday and continued to stick to his plan: He will do his best to play both sports at as high a level as possible, until he realizes which sport is the best fit for him professionally. He had a breakout football season last fall, catching 15 touchdown passes among his 77 receptions for 1,249 yards. "Anyone who thinks I'm not serious about baseball, just come out and watch me play," Samardzija said. "Anyone that has come and see me practice and pitch in a game and see how I approach the game would completely prove all that wrong. "With the situation I have in football, if I didn't love baseball, I would have stopped playing a long time ago. It's not really a question of whether I'm going to play. I love baseball and am going to be playing as long as a I can. My favorite (sport) is whatever season it is." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 I'm guarenteeing an El Duque either injury or starts a terrible run of starts after his 120 pitch outing tonight. Torre left him in for 120+ pitches in a meaningless September game against the Blue Jays in 04 that took him out until game 4 against the Sox that October. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 More fun for Cubs fans. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/261750.html If Jeff Samardzija's career works out the way he and the Cubs hope it won't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Seriously, I want to have Mike Lowell's babies. Vote Lowell for ASG '06. I'm a proud member of the No-E Party. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 So Snyder had a Clement-esque start. Can they keep him and get rid of Clement via trade, waivers or rolled up carpet into the Charles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Hey look, Boston is cannibalizing its expensive free agent signings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Hey look, Boston is cannibalizing its expensive free agent signings. Actually, I'm trying to get Clement out of town. Not trying to eat his precious, precious brains. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 A's ten game winning streak ends by getting shutout in Colorado with Byung-Hyun Kim on the mound. Ewwwww. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Hey look, Boston is cannibalizing its expensive free agent signings. If you want him back, just say so. And why have Czech and Kotz switched accounts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Matt Cain has a no hitter for the Giants through 7 despite giving up a run. Good for him the World Cup is aparently a big deal for ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Seriously, I want to have Mike Lowell's babies. Vote Lowell for ASG '06. I'm a proud member of the No-E Party. I'll vote for Lowell, if you Vote for Mauer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Matt Cain has a no hitter for the Giants through 7 despite giving up a run. Good for him the World Cup is aparently a big deal for ESPN. This is very conflicting. I have Cain on a fantasy team, and I hate both the Angels and Giants. Interesting, a one hitter is what I would like to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 20, 2006 He gave up a hit during the at-bat in which I made that post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Seriously, I want to have Mike Lowell's babies. Vote Lowell for ASG '06. I'm a proud member of the No-E Party. I'll vote for Lowell, if you Vote for Mauer. Me last week: I'm filling out my All-Star ballots right now. How many times can you vote online because I'm planning on putting in three different ballots: A slightly homer one, one with good players on other teams that I like and guys that are overlooked but deserve it. My first ballot: AL C - Joe Mauer (MIN) I think I did like 15 ballots before I got bored with the clicking. Next year they should just let you type in how many times you want to submit your current ballot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Hunmberto Sanchez is now 3-0 with an 0.47 ERA for the Toledo Mud Hens. Just what the Tigers need, more pitching help. And the Astros have an even better starter than Roger Clemens in the minors. Jason Hirsh is 7-0 since May 1 for AAA Round Rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
