Yardwork: Pudge, Kinsler … See Where We’re Going?
Baseball June 17th. 2009, 10:00am
Texas 6, Houston 1: Pudge Rodriguez, who turns 38 in November, homered for the losers. Surprisingly, Pudge was not named in the Mitchell Report. He was, however, on the Rangers in 2002 with Palmeiro and Juan Gone. Things that make you go hmmm. Keeping with the negative tone, Ian Kinsler hit two bombs, and now has 17 on the season. His career-high is 20. Let the finger pointing begin! Tim Cowlishaw, feel free to write a snarky column about Kinsler being a suspect. Rick Telander already wrote one for Theriot, so check that if you need ideas. You know it’s on everyone’s mind.
Tampa Bay 12, Colorado 4: So much for the Rockies’ 11-game winning streak. Back to the basement, Rockies. It was nice for you to come up for air so people could remember you played in the World Series recently. Ha. Remember that?
Toronto 8, Philadelphia 3: Who cares that the Blue Jays battered the Brad Lidge-less Phillies bullpen for five in the 10th - Roy Halladay threw effortlessly and may pitch Saturday against the Nationals! Uh, Cito Gaston, do you really need him to throw against the Nats? Why not save him for a real team, like Cincinnati? Ok, fine, the Reds are just a .500 team destined for 76 wins. Give one of the best pitchers in the AL another week’s rest.
St. Louis 11, Detroit 2: Albert Pujols, aka trade bait, homered for the 23rd time this season. A special prize for the man or woman who can come up with the greatest, most realistic trade for the best player in baseball. Ok, the prize isn’t that special - a homey the clown club to the head.
Yankees 5, Washington 3: We’ll briefly mention this victory because Wang’s pitching tonight and that won’t end well. Cano went 4-for-4. You want to talk trade? The Nationals should ship Zimmerman somewhere for a few good prospects and if you combine those guys with Strasburg and maybe Bryce Harper, the Nationals could have something … in 2012.
29 Responses to “Yardwork: Pudge, Kinsler … See Where We’re Going?”
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June 17th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Jake Peavy and Adrian Gonzalez for Pujols.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Zimmerman would be 27/28 in 2012. No need to trade a guy who will be in his prime with Stras and Harper
June 17th, 2009 at 10:05 am
there is no realistic trade for pujols. he’s worth so much in a trade no team would give up that many players for one guy.
it takes an arm and a leg even in MLB The Show.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Boston 8, Florida 2:Tim Wakefield threw six innings of two-run ball in his team-leading ninth win, and David Ortiz had a season-high three RBIs — all in a six-run fourth — in Tuesday’s 8-2 win over Florida.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Forgot to mention that Ortiz hit is 5th HR of the season, which I think gives him 4 in the past 2 weeks.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Ryan Ludwick played for the 2002-2003 Texas Rangers.
/Yes, I went there
//damn irresponsible blog commenters
June 17th, 2009 at 10:08 am
6 in a row for TB. Longoria, Pena, Zobrist, some guy named Kapler, and BJ Upton hit homers. Pat Burrell struck out
June 17th, 2009 at 10:10 am
that’s awfully presumptive.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Irish how many years did Burrell sign for?
June 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I see what youre getting at, and yeah I agree it looks like hes back on roids.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am
As long as we’re talking Strasburg and Harper, maybe they can talk Sidd Finch out of retirement too.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:17 am
2 years Bo
June 17th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Brewers 7 Indians 5
Bill Hall struck out twice to bring his season total to 53 strikeouts. In 56 games. Awesome.
Why not save him for a real team, like Cincinnati? Ok, fine, the Reds are just a .500 team destined for 76 wins.
Right now…I’d rather play the Cubs or the Cardinals. And when Votto and Encarnacion come back they’ll actually have some consistent offense to back Volquez and Cueto
June 17th, 2009 at 10:21 am
you mean they played in a world series a lot more recently than the yankee’s have? ok, just checking.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Actually, I’m a Boston fan, so I think he just had to work out the kinks in his swing and now he’s good to go. That and his eye drops are helping.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Today this blog says this.
Yesterday the NY Post guy says the Mets should try and get Zimmerman.
Aren’t we just one op-ed piece away from a buttload of “The Mets may be interested in Ryan Zimmerman” stories in the MSM?
June 17th, 2009 at 10:36 am
until everyone realizes the Mets have no prospects to trade. then again, if ESPN gets hold of it, they’ll make the Mets farm system sound like the best system in the league.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Ortiz is hitting like .370 since his eye test
June 17th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I point the finger at that enterprising trainer! You keeping an oft-injured player all healthy! Performance Enhancing Yoga!
June 17th, 2009 at 10:52 am
damn you, CJ. you see that SC graphic? that’s a post a bit later.
June 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Dear Detroit,
That’s how you play against the Pirates.
Signed,
The Twins
P.S. Nice outing Verlander.
June 17th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Two things:
1) Is TBL saying/inferring that ‘riods have allowed Jewish athletes to compete in major league sports?
2) @fetch, I think if you look at the stats, the Twins have one of, if not the biggest, home field advantage in the majors over the last like 20 years. It helps when you paint the roof white. Thankfully, they’ll lose that next year.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Pat Burrell struck out
Not at the club after the game.
June 17th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Kinsler’s 20 came an in injury shortened season so I would hope a legitamate writer would at least do their research before making such an claim. Are you speculating that he is on steroids, or are you saying that the media is silly because they will probably speculate it? Either way, I don’t think the joke worked well. No offense.
June 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
i linked his stats, buddy
everyone’s under suspicion … i suggest taking down the Kinsler poster from your wall. his card values are plummeting in Beckett
June 17th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Didn’t see a link to the stats. Sorry if I missed it. I agree it is difficult to tell who is on something, but to throw that card at all situations seems a bit silly. His previous career high came in his second season, and that wasn’t even a full season. Now he is healthy, plays in one of the easiest parks to hit in, and is finally gaining some experience. A jump from 20-35 HRs is hardly suspicious activity, and these are the acqusations that are truly upsetting about the steroid era.
I think it is only fair to reserve judgment to those that have actually tested positive, and not to those that haven’t. Saying Kinsler is potentially a cheater is just silly. At least the blog about Ibanez made an educated argument.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I say all average players just start sucking so idiot bloggers don’t accuse them of cheating when they do well
and another thing:
If you always do well, don’t even THINK about starting to suck, because some idiot blogger will say you STOPPED taking the juice.
/what a wonderful world
June 17th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
As a
June 17th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
As a Cardinals fan, I can say without any reservation that Albert will not finish career with St. Louis. And Bill DeWitt is exactly the kind of owner that would let his best player walk away; because it would save him a shitlload of money, and allow him to keep the team stocked with less-experienced, low-price younger players. I will also say this- if Pujols goes, you’ll see Molina(arguably the best defensive catcher in baseball) go, you’ll see Carpenter go(assuming he’s still “healthy”); and you could very well see Wainwright go. Ankiel’s a wash; nobody is sure about his future. Rasmus is under the team’s thumb for another 4-5 years, as is Tyler Greene. Also, if Pujols goes, they’ll have an even more difficult time signing FA than they already do now, which will shove the team into further decline. You could very well see a post-Bonds Pirates type of collapse because of the domino effect of Pujols departure.