MLB 2008 Season

[BillD1984]

Red Sox top four in the batting order tonight (Drew, Pedroia, Ortiz, Youkilis):

12 for 19, 4 homers, 2 doubles, 5 walks, 14 RBI, and 14 runs scored!!!

 

[BillD1984]

FINAL SCORE:

RED SOX 19...........RANGERS 17

 

[SabresRule]

You can breathe a sigh of relief, Bill.

They did NOT lose the game!

So this isn't a 'game that broke their back.' This was basically a pinball game.

 

[BillD1984]

You can breathe a sigh of relief, Bill.

They did NOT lose the game!

So this isn't a 'game that broke their back.' This was basically a pinball game.

Yup, but I maintain,they HAD to win this game!

 

[SabresRule]

In other baseball-related news,

anyone see that Mets-Nationals game and how the Mets got the winning-run?

Exhibit A of why the Nationals are baseball's worst franchise.

 

[BillD1984]

In other baseball-related news,

anyone see that Mets-Nationals game and how the Mets got the winning-run?

Exhibit A of why the Nationals are baseball's worst franchise.

The Mets NEEDED a win like this. Like I posted in the other thread, I believe this might be a make or break week for them.

 

[BillD1984]

Looks like Mike Lowell could be gone for awhile. He was already battling a very painful hip flexor, and now tonight he strained his right oblique muscle. I'd be shocked if he's not DL'd.

 

[BillD1984]

The 36 combined runs in the Rangers-Red Sox game tied the all-time American League record.

 

[SabresRule]

The 36 combined runs in the Rangers-Red Sox game tied the all-time American League record.

What other A.L. games had those 36 combined runs?

 

[BillD1984]

What other A.L. games had those 36 combined runs?

Sorry, I saw the graphic on Baseball Tonight, and I forgot the teams that were involved. I believe it was from sometime in the 1950's though.

 

[brainfry]

What other A.L. games had those 36 combined runs?

This is NL.... Cincinnati 24, Denver 12 in 1999 also had 36 runs.

 

[BillD1984]

This could be bad news for the Yankees. He is out of the lineup today:
Jeter (ankle) leaves on cart

Aug. 13,2008
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]MINNEAPOLIS - Derek Jeter's ability to play through pain is well known. However, watching him leave the Metrodome on the back of a cart last night with an injured left ankle was an indication the shortstop will be out of the lineup today.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]"He is OK," manager Joe Girardi said of his captain, who went 3-for-5 and drove in a run in the 9-6, 12-inning win over the Twins. "He has a bruised instep. I think he will play [today]."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Girardi spoke before Jeter, who fouled a ball off the foot in the fourth inning and stayed in the game until the ninth, required a cart to leave the ballpark. Jeter walked from the trainer's room to the cart in the hallway with a severe limp.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]X-rays were negative on the foot. If Jeter can't go, Wilson Betemit will start at short.[/FONT]

 

[SabresRule]

This could be bad news for the Yankees. He is out of the lineup today:
Jeter (ankle) leaves on cart

Aug. 13,2008
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]MINNEAPOLIS - Derek Jeter's ability to play through pain is well known. However, watching him leave the Metrodome on the back of a cart last night with an injured left ankle was an indication the shortstop will be out of the lineup today.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]"He is OK," manager Joe Girardi said of his captain, who went 3-for-5 and drove in a run in the 9-6, 12-inning win over the Twins. "He has a bruised instep. I think he will play [today]."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Girardi spoke before Jeter, who fouled a ball off the foot in the fourth inning and stayed in the game until the ninth, required a cart to leave the ballpark. Jeter walked from the trainer's room to the cart in the hallway with a severe limp.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]X-rays were negative on the foot. If Jeter can't go, Wilson Betemit will start at short.[/FONT]

He finished the game despite that- pretty damn gutsy of him.

Most baseball players wouldn't play if they had a hangnail.

 

[BillD1984]

More bad news for the Rays:
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford will undergo surgery on his right hand Thursday and will be sidelined at least until the final series of the regular season -- maybe longer.
Crawford, a two-time All-Star and four-time AL stolen base champion, was injured on his final at-bat Saturday in Seattle. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, and was joined there the following day by rookie All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria.
Crawford has a problem with his right middle finger and will be sidelined six to eight weeks. Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman remains hopeful that the left fielder is not done for the year.
Six weeks from Thursday is Sept. 25, the day the AL East-leading Rays begin the final series of the regular season at Detroit.
"If every single thing went extremely well I'd say that there is a chance he could play in a regular-season game," Friedman told reporters Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., where the Rays are in the middle of a 10-game trip. "There's just such a small window that I wouldn't say it's likely, but there is definitely a chance."
Crawford is batting .273 with eight homers, 57 RBI and 25 steals.
Longoria, hitting .278 with a Rays rookie-record 22 homers and 71 RBI, will be out a minimum of two weeks with a broken right wrist sustained when he was hit by a pitch in Seattle.

 

[BillD1984]

OMG!!!, here we go again. The Red Sox led the Rangers 8-0 going into the eighth. It's now 8-4, the Rangers are still batting with a runner on second and two out!!

 

[SabresRule]

They held on, Bill.

Oh, and the Nationals lost 12-0!

They are the Ice-landers of hockey.

 

[BillD1984]

Chavez to miss six months after shoulder surgery




OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez had surgery Wednesday to repair damage in his right shoulder and will be out for at least six months.
The 2½-hour surgery was performed by Dr. John Frazier and Dr. Thomas Peatman at the San Rampon Surgery Center.
"It went extremely well," A's head trainer Steve Sayles said. "The doctors feel he will do well following surgery."
Chavez has been limited to 113 games the past two years due to various injuries. The six-time Gold Glove winner will not throw a ball for about 5 months.
"He's a huge part of our team," Oakland manager Bob Geren said. "You see how much our offense has missed him."
The A's also placed outfielder Ryan Sweeney on the 15-day disabled list before Wednesday night's game against Tampa Bay with a sprained right thumb.
Sweeney, among AL rookie leaders in stolen bases and batting average, injured his thumb making a diving catch in right field that helped preserve the A's 2-1 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night.
"He's been one of our best baserunners, defensive players and offensive players," A's manager Bob Geren said. "It's a big blow. Hopefully it will be no more than a couple of weeks."
Sweeney is hitting .287 with four home runs and 37 RBIs. He's yet to make an error in 114 career games.
The A's recalled outfielder Eric Patterson, part of the trade that sent Rich Harden to the Chicago Cubs, to replace Sweeney.

 

[SabresRule]

Chavez to miss six months after shoulder surgery

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez had surgery Wednesday to repair damage in his right shoulder and will be out for at least six months.

Bill, I have been debating to myself about whether I should give up on the A's.

Everytime I promise not to sever my Oakland ties, they get rid of another star player.

What do you think?

I don't want to sound like a bandwagon jupmer, but I can't keep hoping that Oakland will HOLD ON to a player.

If I know Beane, he'll trade Cust for five prospects and a hot-dog vendor.

 

[BillD1984]

Bill, I have been debating to myself about whether I should give up on the A's.

Everytime I promise not to sever my Oakland ties, they get rid of another star player.

What do you think?

I don't want to sound like a bandwagon jupmer, but I can't keep hoping that Oakland will HOLD ON to a player.

If I know Beane, he'll trade Cust for five prospects and a hot-dog vendor.

:haha:haha:haha:haha Only if said hot dog vendor has a decent OPS!


Seriously, hang in there with them. I can understand how Billy Beane could get on your last nerve, but one thing he has proven is that can build a team throught the farm system.

 

[BillD1984]

Vernon Wells, John McDonald Placed On Waivers

By Tim Dierkes [August 14 at 12:48pm CST]
According to Sportsnet.ca, the Blue Jays have placed Vernon Wells and John McDonald on waivers. Keep in mind that many players on placed on waivers every year even when the team has no intent of making a trade.
Wells stands a good chance of clearing waivers, though a trade is unlikely. He has a complicated, massive backloaded contract. From 2009-14 he will earn $100MM in salary, plus another $17MM as part of his signing bonus. He has a full no-trade clause and opt-out clause after '11.
McDonald, a defensive whiz at shortstop, is signed for '09 at $1.9MM. He probably will be claimed.