This Week in Baseball 4/7 - 4/13

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

How about the Marlins having a better record than the Tigers (as does every other team in baseball..but of all teams the Marlins)

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

How about the Marlins having a better record than the Tigers (as does every other team in baseball..but of all teams the Marlins)

I think records are meaningless at this stage. How often do you look at the L10 column in the newspaper and take that as an accurate gauge of team quality? Yet that's what is happening here.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

How about the Marlins having a better record than the Tigers (as does every other team in baseball..but of all teams the Marlins)

I think records are meaningless at this stage. How often do you look at the L10 column in the newspaper and take that as an accurate gauge of team quality? Yet that's what is happening here.

Aww..you're hurting my feelins Al. The Marlins and Os both have the same record.

 

so do Arizona and St Louis' hot starts not count then either?

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

How about the Marlins having a better record than the Tigers (as does every other team in baseball..but of all teams the Marlins)

I think records are meaningless at this stage. How often do you look at the L10 column in the newspaper and take that as an accurate gauge of team quality? Yet that's what is happening here.

Aww..you're hurting my feelins Al. The Marlins and Os both have the same record.

 

so do Arizona and St Louis' hot starts not count then either?

Only in the sense that Arizona has a 2.5 game handicap on the division.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox are among AL leaders. That's how serious I take records at this point.

[treble 0]

BJ Ryan is off the DL.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

I know it's way too early to talk about stuff like this, but Gabe Kapler is making a strong case for "Comeback Player of the Year", if there was an official award like that.

[MFer 0]

Things just keep getting better and better for the Tigers.....

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Phillies are battling the Cubs, tied at 5-5 in the ninth. The Cubs have burned all their position players at this point. The Phillies are working shorthanded, as Jimmy Rollins is not yet DL bound but has not played a defensive inning since Tuesday. Shane Victorino hit the DL, replaced by Chris Snelling who will likely join him within a week.

 

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are now 0-11. I'll get my first chance to check out that new park tomorrow, and then the Phillies live on Tuesday.

[strummer 0]

You know things are getting bad when Gary Cohen (who is a fair, balanced announcer who isn't much for hyperbole) is comparing Shea stadium crowds to the ones in the early 60s

 

Well when you have 22 baserunners in 9 innings and score only 7 runs and hit into 5 double plays it's hard to "cheer"

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Tough loss for the Phils, but good game.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

The Cubs had no business winning that game, but what an exciting last two innings. I'll never know how Lee made that pick to send the game to extra frames.

 

I'm sure we'll hear plenty about the DeRosa homer since a run determined the outcome.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

The Cubs had no business winning that game, but what an exciting last two innings. I'll never know how Lee made that pick to send the game to extra frames.

 

I'm sure we'll hear plenty about the DeRosa homer since a run determined the outcome.

A couple of points where that game was won/lost. Utley missing a home run by five feet, Lee's ground ball snag, the Phillies blowing a double play, etc.

[Boon 0]

Anybody following the Ortiz jersey/Yankee stadium story? Nice move by the Yankees after they dug it up- they're sending it to be auctioned off for the Jimmy Fund.

[CanadianChris 0]

BJ Ryan makes his first appearance in 365 days, coming into a 5-4 game in the bottom of the 10th...and promptly gives up a leadoff triple. Nice.

 

And some good defence leaves the runner stranded at third. Even nicer.

[treble 0]

First Jays sweep in Texas since '85, I think.

 

I'm tempted to think the series against Oakland was just some bad luck, and a case of a team having their number. They've had a chance to win every game so far this year, and with just a bit better luck, they could be sitting with only 1 or 2 losses right now.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

No wonder these games take forever. Jose Molina went out to talk to Phil Hughes three times in ONE at bat!

[CanadianChris 0]

No wonder these games take forever. Jose Molina went out to talk to Phil Hughes three times in ONE at bat!

Where the hell is the umpire?

[Smartly Pretty 0]

Guys, what's the best place to buy throwback baseball jerseys? I want a Mets away jersey from 1986, and e-bay only had home. So what's the cheapest online store?

[Cartman 0]

Geez, Pedroia channeling Paul O'neill there.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Not that it's that surprising, but I'd just like to point out that I live in Wisconsin, and the Cubs-Phillies game was blacked out on TBS...a game in Philadelphia! MLB's archaic black out laws really need to end.

[Boon 0]

What a nifty little pick-up Sean Casey has been.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

This is absurd. I turned the game on, expecting it to at least be in the latter innings and it's only the FOURTH? Please. I hate these games.

[KingPK 0]

I was just about to point that out. THIS is Red Sox-Yankezzzzzzzzzzzz.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Serious suggestion. Yankees/Red Sox games should be scheduled for seven innings.

[KingPK 0]

And now Pedroia with bonehead baserunning. This is the worst game ever.

[Brett Favre 0]

Here's a better one. If you hate these games, don't watch.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Here's a better one. If you hate these games, don't watch.

It's nothing to do with the teams playing or the hyped rivalry. This is just slow, boring, plodding baseball. If I were a fan of either team, I'd be upset at the nature of the games. There is no reason to make the fans sit through this. Baseball can be so much better.

[Brett Favre 0]

You make it sound like it's the only thing on TV though. Honestly, when I watch games, and I really haven't watched this one yet, I don't care how the game goes as long as the team I'm rooting for wins.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

You make it sound like it's the only thing on TV though. Honestly, when I watch games, and I really haven't watched this one yet, I don't care how the game goes as long as the team I'm rooting for wins.

It is, if you ignore non-baseball related programming. I want to see my team win, but I want to be entertained in the process. The Phillies lost today, but that was a highly entertaining game. This type of game makes you go to bed and hope your team won in the boxscore the next morning.