UZI Suicide 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Brett Tomko is fucking awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Roy Oswalt will replace John Smoltz on the All-Star team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Roy Oswalt will replace John Smoltz on the All-Star team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Roy Oswalt will replace John Smoltz on the All-Star team. I love Smoltz, but I'm glad that another Astro gets an All-Star spot, especially Roy who is still one of the most underrated pitchers in the game today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Smoltz is hurt so that's why he's out. Oswalt is one of the best pitchers in baseball on a year-to-year basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 What about last year's NL Cy Young Award winner who has better numbers across the board than Oswalt this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Oswalt got the spot because he was next in line in player votes, so when Smoltz went down, Oswalt got the nod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 What about last year's NL Cy Young Award winner who has better numbers across the board than Oswalt this year? There are six relievers on the team. Both Webb and Oswalt should be on the team. Webb is slightly better, but I won't complain about Oswalt's placement on any All-star team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hektik 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Chris Young wins the Fan Voting for the last spot on the NL All Star team. He should have made the team without the gimmicky last chance vote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Chris Young wins the Fan Voting for the last spot on the NL All Star team. He should have made the team without the gimmicky last chance vote. I agree. Bill Hall sprained his ankle today. Typically, that takes 6-8 weeks to heal, but the Brewers didn't put a timetable on it. Tony Gwynn Jr. should get another shot now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boon 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Nothin like a heavy dose of the D-Rays to cure what ails you. BoSox up 9-0 in the third. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Don't look now but the Cubs are 4.5 back of the Brew Crew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Longdogger_Pete 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 15-4 Sox. 12 wins for Beckett, 5 hits for Lowell, a grand slam for Coco Crisp, and an ugly-looking collision at first place that sent Dioner Navarro to the medics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Going to the A's game tommorrow night with Dan Haren making his last bid to be the starter in the All-Star Game. Pitching against Jeff Weaver who has shockingly not pitched like complete shit as of late but I'd hope he's due for one of his more typical starts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Rob Neyer linked to this in his blog this morning. http://shysterball.blogspot.com/2007/07/mo...d-baseball.html What does everyone think? I'm with the author on nearly all aspects. I wish more American born black players were in the game, but people who say that no one is currently benefiting from Jackie Robinson are total fucking morons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 I knew it all along! http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/pre...sp&c_id=mlb The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that infielder Neifi Perez of the Detroit Tigers has been suspended 25 games, effective immediately, for testing positive for a banned Stimulant in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 That's a blessing in disguise for the Tigers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 It's also the most hilarious baseball story to come down the pike this season. Proof positive that taking PED's does not automatically make you great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 It's not a PED by the traditional terms. It's a stimulant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Longdogger_Pete 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Since this hasn't really been discussed yet, who do you think is likely to start the ASG? Here are the options, not in order of likelihood, simply the list of starters going: AL: Josh Beckett (12-2, 3.44), Dan Haren (10-2, 2.20), John Lackey (11-5, 3.04), Gil Meche (5-6, 3.28), C.C. Sabathia (12-3, 3.58), Johan Santana (10-6, 2.75), Justin Verlander (10-3. 3.14) NL: Cole Hamels (10-4, 3.72), Roy Oswalt (7-5, 3.52), Jake Peavy (9-3, 2.19), Brad Penny (10-1, 2.39), Ben Sheets (10-4, 3.41), Chris Young (8-3, 2.00) Much as I like Beckett and would love to see him start, I also like Verlander, and think Haren's got a great shot as well. NL is surely Peavy or Penny. And it's worth noting that Okajima is the only setup man on either league's All-Star roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 I'd say Peavy and Haren, the early votes for the Cy Young. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 The AL is fairly easy (Haren), but the NL is a tough choice between Peavy and Young. Young has the better ERA, they have identical WHIP and Peavy has more Ks and a better K/BB ratio. I'll say Young. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Young's stats are nice but I just can't see a guy who had to get voted into the game on the last chance ballot end up starting it (regardless of whether he deserves it or not). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2007 Leyland already said Santana isn't starting. I figured Leyland would start Sabathia because Tuesday would be his scheduled day to pitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 Bottom of the 3rd, one out, Ausmus on second, Biggio up to bat. Ausmus breaks to steal third. Castro throws to Wright and Wright goes to lay the tag on a sliding Ausmus, but, Ausmus, being a crafty veteran, stopped his slide about a half-foot in front of third, popped up and stepped on the base. The homeplate ump for this game has an absolutely horrible strike zone, by the by. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Longdogger_Pete 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 Tuesday would also be the scheduled day for Beckett. Just sayin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 I wouldn't mind seeing Ortiz, Papelbon and Beckett skip the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 Wandy Rodriguez threw a complete game, 4-hit shutout of the NY Mets tonite. Seriously, is there any way to explain how Wandy has improved so much this year compared to his last two seasons? I mean, you could write it off as some type of abnormality, but Wandy's just been ridiculous for the most part of the year. 2005 and 2006, Wandy was a combined 19 and 20 with an ERA of 5.56, 178/116 K/BB rate. This season, he's 6 and 7 with an ERA of 3.87, 90/26 K/BB rate. Even more ridiculous is his line at MMP: 5 and 2, with an ERA of 2.00, 51/12 K/BB rate, allowing just a .210 BAA. He's only been average in away games, but, my God. I know that before the season started, there was a story that Woody Williams helped him with some of his mechanics, but this is quite the turnaround, and I hope it continues cuz I just put him on my fantasy team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 The Twins beat the Sox 20-14 today. Seeing the scoreboard at the minor league park for that was amusing. It wasn't so amusing when our own game ended 20-11. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 And the Twins won the second 12-0. Morneau had 3 HRs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
