Yardwork: Nats Will Do You Right
Baseball July 31st. 2008, 11:00am
Phillies 8, Nationals 5: Shane Victorino had a homer and three RBI and Chase Utley had a two-run bomb to give Philly their second straight win over George W. Bush’s wiffle ball team. With the Marlins win over the Mets, the Phils regain first place by half a game.
Cardinals 7, Braves 2: Chris Carpenter made his first start in over 450 days (Opening Day 2007) and gave up one run in four innings. As a Cards fan, I wanted Carpenter to get one or two more starts in the minors, but this outing against the Braves was similar to a AAA game. Bad times for Braves fans right now. The Cards have the second best road record in all of baseball behind Anaheim.
Yankees 13, Orioles 3: The day the Yanks acquired Pudge Rodriguez, they flattened Baltimore as payback for Monday’s 13-4 loss. Bobby Abreu had two homers and three RBI and A-Rod had a solo homer because he sucks when runners are on base, largely attributed to the fact that he’s not a true you-know-what.
Rockies 7, Pirates 4: Aaron Cook is now 14-6 and Brian Fuentes got his 18th save on what could have been his last outing as a Rockies representative. Colorado got two hits apiece from Tavares, Holliday and Atkins along with a three spot from T. Tulowitzki.
White Sox 8, Twins 3: Carlos Quentin continues to continue, this time with a homer and four RBI. Alexi Ramirez added a three-run shot and Gavin Floyd earned his 11th win of the season. The White Sox lead the Twins by 1.5 games, followed by Detroit, Kansas City, Mayim Bialik, Cesar Geronimo, Odysseus, Terrence Newman, Paul Hackett, Bimbo Coles, Richard Karn and the Indians.
Other stuff: Marlins over Mets, Cubs over Brewers again and the Angels swept the Red Sox.
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July 31st, 2008 at 11:01 am
Pirates – Rockies over Marlins – Mets? Ha
July 31st, 2008 at 11:03 am
any news on the Manny front?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:04 am
Heyman said that they are haggling over prospects. that is it. Boston is obviously looking for the best ones. i still think this doesn’t happen.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:04 am
royals sweep A’s. 9 under .500
This is progress.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:05 am
The NL West has two teams(AZ and LA) above .500! Now they play each other and blow it.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:06 am
yanks won 13-3, but keep it up.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:07 am
Bimbo Coles
all time scorer in the Metro Conference
July 31st, 2008 at 11:08 am
/indians fan looking up from the cellar
July 31st, 2008 at 11:08 am
I was just looking at Pujols career stats. They are absolutely amazing. His run production, rbi’s, and hr’s are going to take a hit this year, but he’s batting .355 to date, and has 70 walks, and only 35 k’s this year.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:09 am
@nwilson: nice interview yesterday over at MLJ. I always enjoy coming on here and seeing the logo and getting updates from you, although Brett’s last game was the last MLB game I have attended.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:09 am
Spencer get some muscle relaxer for that neck of yours. Your going to be looking up for a long time.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:10 am
In other news, fire is hot.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:10 am
Bad times for Braves fans right now.
Who? Oh, you mean the folks trading their ATL gear for Boston stuff? Yeah, I’m sure they’re hurting.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:10 am
@highball- Bretts last game huh? Wow, I bet that was a nice day. Did he get like a 20 minute standing O?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:12 am
I agree sparty, I don’t see the Sox pulling the trigger on this one
July 31st, 2008 at 11:12 am
Victorino looks like a guy that used to nail Madonna. WTF? The Brewers let me down they suck. Cubs are not that good.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:13 am
get some wet wipes to clean the crap off of you after being shit on by the rest of the AL Central for a decade straight.
/sore spot
July 31st, 2008 at 11:13 am
Dunn hit 31 & 32 yesterday – on his way to 75.
Also, Chicago might use Griff in centerfield. That is fucking hilarious. He’s the worst RIGHT FIELDER in the game. It’ll be a joy to see him jogging after balls in center.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:14 am
/Captain Obvious
July 31st, 2008 at 11:14 am
I still think that if the Manny trade doesn’t happen, all of these rumors will affect the Red Sox. He might still hit like a beast but maybe the other guys might be caught up in the drama. At worst as a Yankees fan, I know he won’t be coming back.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:16 am
Manny doesn’t go anywhere, Cubs are legit (and I’m from Austin, not Chicago as the screenname might lead you to believe), and TBL helped me get my login info since it never got e-mailed to me. Thank you sirs.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:16 am
Nick I am PRAYING Griffey plays first for the White Sox. Even i know (w. sox fan) that Griffey is an absolute butcher in RF. If he is playing CF, oh man, there will be a series of unsolved murders tonight in Chicago.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:16 am
/fixed for injury prone-ness
July 31st, 2008 at 11:16 am
well it is about time. Schilling weighs in.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:17 am
Marlins get Arthur Rhodes for Gaby Hernandez I can’t wait for him to blow a big game
July 31st, 2008 at 11:18 am
Jeeves: Regardless of what you gave up, your team is worse today than it was yesterday.
Griffey is the worst regular in the game.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:19 am
Tigers win 14-12 in 13 innings. Defense behind the plate is fine with Inge. Offense is fine without Pudge. Bullpen still needs help. Kenny Rogers was warming up in the 13th. They need Farnsworth in Cleveland today.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:19 am
griff approved the deal
July 31st, 2008 at 11:20 am
Only Cleveland can lose like they did last night. Bullpen blows 2 leads. Shoppach gets 5 extra base hits, then K’s with the bases juiced in the 10th. Marte hits into a DP on a 3-2 pitch. Bullpen gives up 2 the next inning to lose.
/ end of therapy session
July 31st, 2008 at 11:21 am
sparty…great link above.
and i agree with schilling, but he’s a fucking hypocrite. manny has production to back up the antics. schilling talks but hasnt been good since 2004.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:21 am
Who is the white sox’x dh?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:22 am
Thome
July 31st, 2008 at 11:22 am
Not named Paul Konerko.
If Griffey can play 1st (and really he should be able to. I’m assuming the conversation goes as follows:
Ozzie: Griffayyouscansplayfurs?
Griffey: huh?
Harold Baines: Can you catch the ball Griffey?
Griffey: Yes
HB: Ok you can play first.)
Anyway, back to my main point. Paul Konerko for the year: .214/.312/.349/OPS+ 74
Griffey: .245/.355/.432/102
Griffey over his last 30 days:263/.391/.553/.944
So Griff can still hit at least
July 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am
of course Schilling has never created issues through the media over a bad shoulder…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am
Wally – How about the Indians having the bases loaded with nobody out in the 12th. If I remember correctly, they had them loaded in the 11th and 12th.
Awesome for me, sucks for you.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am
I was at the Injuns game last night.
Left when it was 11-7. By the time I got home, it was 12-11 Detroit.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am
Wouldn’t this move Swisher to first? kenny WIlliams has to have something else up his sleeve…he always does.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am
can you link me to it Sparty?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:25 am
It would if this was 3 years ago when Griffey was still passable in CF solely based on repuration or 5 years ago when he still could play the position adequately.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:25 am
@nwilson: I have never and probably never will witness more grown men crying their eyes out. 20 minutes? It felt like an hour, and nobody left while GB went around the entire stadium on the field to give us the same applause we were giving him. Maybe I would have gone back to more games if the strike never happened or even if the they wouldn’t have fired Hal McRae, but I knew I would never care that much about MLB ever again without #5 down there on the field.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:25 am
you are linked
July 31st, 2008 at 11:26 am
yea, i turned it off once they started to blow the 8-2 lead…
plus it’s shark week…COME ON. SHARK WEEK. chomp chomp.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:26 am
Nick – You left early? Ha ha ha. Game was just getting started at 11-7. Don’t you love having a 8-1 lead with your ace on the mound…and losing after nearly 6 hours.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:26 am
@chelsea -
It was the 12th when they were juiced with 0 outs. Mistype. They did have them loaded in the 10th too, then the Tribe made Bobby Seay look like Koufax.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:27 am
sharks like hot peppers.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:27 am
@Nick P.
You would be the guy who leaves games early…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:28 am
@Chelsea: I’m not an Indians fan, so it didn’t bother me. I was there because a broker had us set up in a suite.
Free food/drinks = I’m there.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:29 am
i have no problem with leaving regular season games early, especially in baseball and the games are going late.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:29 am
Fuck man – I can’t take this shit much longer. Make the deal or don’t. I’m sick of Googling Manny.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:30 am
I love Googling Manny.
/Strahan
July 31st, 2008 at 11:30 am
i feel bad for Sox fans who now how to deal with griffey. cant wait until he refuses to play 1st and gets pissed that hes not batting 3rd
July 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am
CRM googling Manny….would that be “CRM being CRM”???
July 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am
@sparty: Plus they were two teams I could not care less about.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:33 am
just like Michigan fans last November…aw, it’s raining and we’re not winning. wah wah wah.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:33 am
If Thome is their d.h cant he play first and Griffey can DH?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:33 am
Thanks Sparty
For Nick and any other Reds or White Sox fans the potential package for Griffey is Danny Richar and Nick Masset.
Nick Masset is absolute garbage and the Reds would be better served cutting him. Danny Richar has some potential. He his like a mofo in AAA last year after getting traded to the Sox but struggled in the bigs and hasn’t played well this year after hurting his back during summer league. If the Reds move him to SS, that’s trouble, because he’s a poor defender at 2B as is.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:33 am
@blaze: I agree. I doubt we see Griffey playing 1B.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:34 am
so I’ll keep random thoughts to myself next time. Nobody’s got any thoughts about his numbers being down this year other than average? Last year was down a little too. I know he’s been technically hurt, but playing through it with the elbow.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:36 am
Thome cannot play in the field at all. If they want Griffey to DH, then Thome needs to get moved or benched. That would be great for those of us rooting for the White Sox to lose.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:36 am
@jeeves: Thanks. Phillips needs to be at SS anyway.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:38 am
Why can’t Thome play in the field? Is it because he has a bad back? Speaking of bad backs, mine is killing me right now. I would love to take a vicodin and nap for a few hours.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:39 am
Was at Yankees Stadium yesterday for the thrashing of the Orioles. TBL stay away from Sarfate, he was absolute dog shit yesterday, at one point the Yankees had 5 runs and 2 hits.
Glad to be able to say I saw a game at Yankee Stadium and Yankees fans weren’t bad, they would talk shit but then follow it up with but you guys have had success against us this year, which is true.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:39 am
Sportsgal – if you need Vicodin, call 1-800-Brett-Favre.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:40 am
SG…if you get any vic’s, hit me up, i could use some for my ailing recreation.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:41 am
Oh and the Nationals suck complete donkey balls and anyone that decided to like that team is an idiot.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:41 am
@spencer…still no chronic?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:41 am
3 weeks, 4 days…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:42 am
Yankees fans are not as bad as advertised. Mets fans on the other hand…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:42 am
Nick…you would move Phillips to short? I think all of his value comes with him at second..I think he could be a good shortstop..he is a dynamic 2B in the field…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:43 am
@cbh – too bad you had to catch the third game
July 31st, 2008 at 11:44 am
Our current SS options are terrible. We’ll save more total runs by moving him to SS and swapping Kepp or someone to 2B.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:44 am
Maggs..you went to both places..the people that go to Yankee stadium are corporate guys or guys who got tickets form corporate guys..Mets fans have passion..you said you liked that..you liar
July 31st, 2008 at 11:45 am
Spencer you trying to quit?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:45 am
@spencer
You off the shit man? Wow, people in thier mid twenties who still smoke are seen as lifers by me. I have a few friends who are lifers and they will never quit, ever. They turn into tweeking, over analyzing hermits… how you doing with it?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:45 am
Nick..want Luis Castillo? I will drive him to Cincy? Maybe we can meet…but I don’t really need to meet you..I just need to get Luis there.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:46 am
I don’t think it happens either, although the apparent involvement of the Pirates and Jason Bay (giving the Sox someone they can use today, as opposed to just prospects from the Fish) makes me lean a little the other way. Fuck it, probably just another ride on the Manny-Go-Round like previous years…
July 31st, 2008 at 11:47 am
No I do like it, I never said I didn’t like it. If I lived in NYC I would be a Mets fan, but then I would have to kill myself because I actually like the Phillies, but the Mets fans are great. They are just sleeze balls and scumbags. I never said there was anything wrong with that. I love passionate fans, I just hate osu fans.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:47 am
I would have to support this. I went to a Red Sox/Yankee game in 2005, and I was wearing my Boston jersey, and sat in the bleachers. I got some jeers of course, but nothing out of hand and nothing I didn’t expect. I also got a surprising amount of congrats from Yankee fans.
The coolest part was when I went in a bar after the game, the bouncer told me as I walked in, “If anyone gives you a hard time, let me know and they’re gone.”
July 31st, 2008 at 11:47 am
both sets of fans are cool. they get a bad name from the bad mouthing they get from Boston fans, and the idiots that call up Mike and the Mad Dog. Envy plays a role in it too.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:47 am
I can’t speak for how Mets fans always are but I was at Shea last year on the night of the 30-3 debacle for the O’s and I had my Orioles hat on and no one said a word to us.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:48 am
What’s the point of making any changes to the team, Nick? You have NO shot at making the playoffs. At this point it’d be more beneficial for you to start following your club’s AAA team to see if they have any hope for being good in the future.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:48 am
yea…just quitting for an extended period of time. it’s going fine so far. after the first two days, there’s really no difference in your daily life and you don’t even miss it that much. plus my golf game has improved so i got that goin for me.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:49 am
I know Almighty, was watching the Tuesday night game at ESPN zone and as soon as the O’s won that one, I knew we were doomed Wednesday, no way we were going to sweep them.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:49 am
@gal: So we should just say fuck this year? A fucking position swap takes no money, requires giving up no prospects, and only could help our team the rest of 2008 and into 2009.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:50 am
Agreed Spencer, but when you do it again you definitely remember why you love it so much.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:51 am
Fellas, understand NY for a second. We get some sort of undeserving bad rap. We care about our teams, but we are used to socializing with other teams fans all the time. We are also not solely into just our team. We tend to be very vocal and demanding but we are not a bunch of battery throwing Neanderthals like in some cities. There is perspective to our fandom.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:51 am
cbh…definitely. ive taken a bunch of breaks before, and not the first time, but the second time you smoke after a long break, it’s fucking fantastic.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:52 am
The only passionate Mets fan I’ve come across is Michael Strahan, and he’s only passionate about David Wright’s ass.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:52 am
@cbh
I disagree. I used to ALL the time back in high school and some in college, but I remember trying it again recently and I did not have a fun time of it. I am pretty certain I just went to sleep to get out of it… I remember it used to be so much more fun.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:52 am
i would say the Ranger fans are probably the most passionate yet most classy of all fans in NY.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:54 am
Oh and I forgot to add this…a fan base like Boston or Philly tends to be a younger more rowdy crowd with very little to lose when they pop off..New York crowds tend to be more affluent or at least working people with something..so when a Philly fan pops off and I have had a few..my first thought is do I really want to lose my house, were the average fan in Philly might be thing let me show my buddies How I fucked up this Met fan..It is not a total thing..there are douchey fans everywhere..but the level of anger in NY is mostly geared towards our teams and not some one elses team
July 31st, 2008 at 11:55 am
/sportsgal
July 31st, 2008 at 11:58 am
Roman – from my experiences with New York fans and other fans, I would have to say you are dead on. of course, my New York fandom might skew this.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Everyone thinks their fanbase is misunderstood. This is all relative. Obviously, if you had a bad experience (I’m guessing you did, RWH), this will shape your opinion.
Also, are you speaking for “New York” proper or all New York fans? Big difference. Half of the state of New Jersey north of Trenton are part of the New York fanbase (Mets, Yankees, etc). Given that, I don’t think affluence and sophistication is a trait shared by all New York fans as you contend here.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
john..I am referring to those who go to the games…not just the common person…and I am not talking of one sour experience..I am a World Champion New York Football Giant Season Ticket Holder, A Met partial plan owner plus I go to games everywhere I can…when I encounter other fans..it is not always hostile but I find the ones that do go to games in most cities especially Philly and Boston tend to be younger and more rowdy..they are college towns it happens..
July 31st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
@CBH – whats with the Nats hate all the time? Its not like they have been miserable and hapless despite having a billionare owner and great ballpark for 12 years.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I hate the Nats because of all the fake Orioles fans that decided oh we have a team in DC I can like them now. It was completely lame and I actually buy into the Beltway rivalry. I am an Orioles fan, therefore I hate the Nationals.
You won’t hear me defending Angelos, I want him to sell to Ripken someday.