This Week in Baseball 4/16 - 4/22

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe]

Now the Giambino.

 

9-2 in the 6th.

[Guest Richard McBeef]

MARK BUEHRLE HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH EIGHT

 

I SURE HOPE HE GETS THAT NO-HITTER

 

wrong. I hope the Rangers break up the no-hitter.

 

Haha, the Cubs are so gonna blow this 6-5 lead. The Cubs are bad.

[vivalaultra]

I'm really loving the Astros' lineup and pitching right now. After starting out the season going 1-5, they've gone 6-1 their last 7 games to get a game over .500. Carlos Lee's the best offseason signing in baseball so far, knocking in 17 runs in the first 13 games. The bench is playing good; especially Mike Lamb and Mark Loretta (who I still think is a good hitter). The pitching staff is great, too, with 9 quality starts in 13 games (should be 10 quality start; Chris Sampson went 5 shutout innings against the Cubs). With Carpenter going down, the Cubs being the Cubs, and Ben Sheets gettin' knocked around in his last two starts, I think the 'Stros might have the best team in the NL Central over the first two weeks.

[Guest Richard McBeef]

7-6 Atlanta. The Cubs are, in fact, bad.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe]

"Richard McBeef"....wow...

[vivalaultra]

7-6 Atlanta. The Cubs are, in fact, bad.

 

Check that. 8-6 Atlanta. I agree with you on the second part, however.

[Guest Richard McBeef]

The second run came in after I posted. Shitty night for Chicago sports.

[Guest Smues]

Don't worry, Mark Redman pitches tomorrow.

[vivalaultra]

Nah, it's not THAT bad. Buerhle's got a no-no going.

[Guest Richard McBeef]

Shitty night for Chicago sports if you don't do meth and wear jorts.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

This would be the first no-hitter in new Comiskey Park.

[vivalaultra]

Shitty night for Chicago sports if you don't do meth and wear jorts.

 

Ah shit...not the jorts, dawg!

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

NO-HITTER!!!

[Guest Richard McBeef]

Mullet-wearers rejoice!

[Guest Smues]

And he does it. Good for him I suppose. But it would have been more fun to see him give up a hit with 2 outs in the 9th, if only because the reaction from the idiot sox announcers could be classic.

[Guest Richard McBeef]

Game's on CSN, so I didn't hear Hawk, but Farmer sounded pretty funny.

[Guest]

Bet that's the only bright spot of their season.

[vivalaultra]

Ok, so when Anibal Sanchez got his last year, we calculated that it was the first rookie no-hitter since Bud Smith. So, quick-when was the last no-hitter by an overweight, medicore left-hander that was undeservingly invited to an All-Star game the previous year?

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

Ok, so when Anibal Sanchez got his last year, we calculated that it was the first rookie no-hitter since Bud Smith. So, quick-when was the last no-hitter by an overweight, medicore left-hander that was undeservingly invited to an All-Star game the previous year?

Buehrle's got a .595 win percentage and he had two great seasons before a subpar outing last year. He's hardly mediocre.

[vivalaultra]

Yeah, I know. I was just making a crack to try and get Czech to feel better about the Cubs. Beurhle's an above average pitcher, but he totally shouldn't have been an All-Star last year.

[USC Wuz Robbed!]

White Sox fans rejoice... all of one, me!

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

Yeah, I know. I was just making a crack to try and get Czech to feel better about the Cubs. Beurhle's an above average pitcher, but he totally shouldn't have been an All-Star last year.

I disagreed. I simply believe that half a season's worth of statistics is a ridiculous way of picking All Stars.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

For those of you with Comcast Philly, I notice that they often come back from commercial breaks late enough to miss a pitch. Anyone else notice?

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Yeah, I know. I was just making a crack to try and get Czech to feel better about the Cubs. Beurhle's an above average pitcher, but he totally shouldn't have been an All-Star last year.

I disagreed. I simply believe that half a season's worth of statistics is a ridiculous way of picking All Stars.

How should All-Stars be selected then.

[Guest Richard McBeef]

I think everything after the last All-Star Game should be taken into consideration as well.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

Yeah, I know. I was just making a crack to try and get Czech to feel better about the Cubs. Beurhle's an above average pitcher, but he totally shouldn't have been an All-Star last year.

I disagreed. I simply believe that half a season's worth of statistics is a ridiculous way of picking All Stars.

How should All-Stars be selected then.

The best players at each position. The problem is that a half-season is not a significant sample. I think you need to look at the last two years or so to determine the best players. An All-Star berth should be something you earn.

[vivalaultra]

Now that the topic of All-Stars comes up, I would like to point out that starting today, you can vote on-line for your representatives to the 2007 All-Star Game to be held in beautiful AT&T Field in picturesque San Francisco by the bay.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

The problem is that if you include the last half of the prior season, and if you still have fan voting, teams from the playoff would have a strong advantage. And David Eckstein would be your NL starting SS.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

The problem is that if you include the last half of the prior season, and if you still have fan voting, teams from the playoff would have a strong advantage. And David Eckstein would be your NL starting SS.

Well no one tells the fans now what the criteria is for an All-Star.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

For the record, here's what my ballot would look like.

 

American League

C: Joe Mauer

1B: Travis Hafner

2B: Brian Roberts

SS: Derek Jeter

3B: Alex Rodriguez

OF: Manny Ramirez

OF: Vladimir Guerrero

OF: Grady Sizemore

 

National League

C: Brian McCann

1B: Albert Pujols

2B: Chase Utley

SS: Rafael Furcal

3B: Miguel Cabrera

OF: Jason Bay

OF: Carlos Beltran

OF: Andruw Jones

 

Except for one or two positions, it'll stay that way through June.