I really like the Pirates acquiring Soria, Morse and Happ! I'm not so sure about Blanton, though...
However, I don't like seeing Tabata go.
Although he never lived up to his "potential" I think he could have really helped down the stretch...
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08-01-15 04:25 AM #1436
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08-01-15 05:45 AM #1437
Wilmer Flores went from almost being traded to hitting 12th inning game winning homer for Mets.
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08-01-15 10:56 AM #1438
Originally Posted by BarkingToad
still no crying in baseball
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08-01-15 12:51 PM #1439
As a fan, I really like it. The core of the team is not getting any younger and we have the longest postseason drought in MLB. Having a fairly deep farm system allowed the club to go for it. Originally Posted by Shortstop
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08-01-15 06:50 PM #1440
Just not ready to return yet. Really pulling for him though.
Matt Moore will be sent down to Triple-A Durham.
The move will be made official on Monday. Moore hasn't looked right since coming back from Tommy John surgery. In six starts, he's 1-3 with a horrifying 8.78 ERA. Opponents have hit .365 against him with four homers in 26 2/3 innings. For now, the Rays will go with a four-man rotation of Chris Archer, Nathan Karns, Jake Odorizzi and Erasmo Ramirez.
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08-01-15 11:27 PM #1441
Thats what he gonna be famous for when his career is done Originally Posted by Chi_archie
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08-01-15 11:42 PM #1442
Should not be surprising news, but Schwarber definitely should be staying.
Kyle Schwarber will remain with the Cubs after Miguel Montero is activated from the disabled list.
"We want his bat in the lineup," said manager Joe Maddon. Schwarber is still a work in progress behind the plate but it's hard to send him down to the minors when he's hitting .323 with a .523 slugging percentage. Schwarber has started two games in left field and could see more action there when Montero returns from his thumb injury later this week.
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08-02-15 01:03 AM #1443
They need his bat too badly, Maddon will make spots for him so that he can stay in the lineup. Probably a lot of left field and some catching. Originally Posted by MexicanStallion
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08-02-15 01:50 AM #1444
fun to watch Originally Posted by EmpireMaker
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08-02-15 03:39 AM #1445
There is if you're about to be traded to Milwaukee. Originally Posted by Chi_archie
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08-02-15 09:04 AM #1446
Agree. I've seen it back-fire on so many teams in the past. Originally Posted by Shortstop
Toronto is 6 GB in the AL East and 2 GB in the AL Wildcard Race.
Even with all this movement, I honestly don't see them making the postseason this year...
Regardless, this is going to be an awesome last two months of the season!
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08-02-15 09:17 AM #1447
What is up with these LA Dodgers pitchers...
Now It's Clayton Kershaw turn with 37 straight scoreless innings, and counting.
He pitched 8 scoreless last night vs LA Angels.
Los Angeles Dodgers Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Kershaw
(W, 9-6)8.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 115-77 2.37 Jansen
(S, 19)1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 24-17 3.04 Totals 9.0 4 1 1 2 9 0 139-94
Unreal!!!!
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08-02-15 11:32 AM #1448
Originally Posted by koz-man
What is up with these LA Dodgers pitchers...
Now It's Clayton Kershaw turn with 37 straight scoreless innings, and counting.
He pitched 8 scoreless last night vs LA Angels.
Los Angeles Dodgers Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Kershaw
(W, 9-6)8.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 115-77 2.37 Jansen
(S, 19)1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 24-17 3.04 Totals 9.0 4 1 1 2 9 0 139-94
Unreal!!!!
Yeah, it's been amazing what Kershaw and Greinke have done this year.
On a side note, I have tickets to the Pirates/Dodgers game this Friday night.
Hopefully nothing changes between now and then because Kershaw and Cole are scheduled to face off.
It should be a playoff-like atmosphere down at PNC!
Nomination(s):This post was nominated 1 time . To view the nominated thread please click here. People who nominated: Chi_archie
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08-03-15 12:28 AM #1449
The "REAL" Charlie Morton showed up today in Cincinnati.
Another awesome weapon addition in the bullpen with Soria!
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08-03-15 01:06 AM #1450
Jose Fernandez now has a career record of 15-0 in 24 starts at home.
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08-03-15 02:08 AM #1451
I know, I hope you didn't just Mush it. Originally Posted by BarkingToad
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08-03-15 07:52 AM #1452
Originally Posted by Shortstop
The "REAL" Charlie Morton showed up today in Cincinnati.
Another awesome weapon addition in the bullpen with Soria!
Bucs desperately need Charlie to be at this level the rest of the year, the potential loss of AJ for the season is a killer
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08-03-15 11:28 AM #1453
Sweet... Originally Posted by Shortstop
Yeah, it's been amazing what Kershaw and Greinke have done this year.
On a side note, I have tickets to the Pirates/Dodgers game this Friday night.
Hopefully nothing changes between now and then because Kershaw and Cole are scheduled to face off.
It should be a playoff-like atmosphere down at PNC!
What a great pitching match-up and to be at the game is priceless....Enjoy!!!
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08-03-15 03:32 PM #1454
Richie Shaffer, His 16 HR since his May 24 promotion to Durham led the IL. Tonight he will start for TB against the White Sox.
Last edited by EmpireMaker; 08-03-15 at 10:32 PM.
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08-03-15 03:44 PM #1455
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08-03-15 11:06 PM #1456
Luis Severino will make his major league debut Wednesday against the Red Sox.
Advice: After dominating at every level, the Yankees are finally ready to see what their No. 1 prospect is made of. The 21-year-old was brilliant in his last start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, tallying 10 strikeouts over six one-hit innings. Bryan Mitchell will lose his spot in the starting rotation when Severino arrives.
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08-04-15 02:47 AM #1457
Originally Posted by BigSpoon
No doubt! This outing has to get Toronto fans excited about the stretch run!
It seems like many pitchers are having strong first appearances with their new teams as of late...
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08-04-15 02:57 AM #1458
Adrian Beltre hits for The Cycle as the Rangers out slug the Astros, 12-9 last night.
This is Beltre's third of his career! What an amazing record!
Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP SLG DeShields CF 2 2 0 0 3 1 25 .270 .368 .387 Martín CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .265 .314 Odor 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 17 .264 .327 .459 Fielder DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 16 .330 .399 .498 Beltré 3B
5 2 4 3 0 0 13 .270 .312 .417 Moreland 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 28 .286 .336 .508 Hamilton LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 23 .235 .285 .426 Choo RF 3 1 1 2 2 2 25 .239 .324 .425 Andrus SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 18 .258 .308 .344 Wilson C 4 1 2 1 0 0 18 .190 .239 .206 Totals 39 12 15 12 5 8 183 BATTING
2B: Beltré (18, Fields); Wilson (1, Fiers)
3B: Beltré (3, McCullers); Odor (6, Fiers)
HR: Choo (14, 1st inning off McCullers 1 on, 1 Out); Beltré (9, 5th inning off Fiers 0 on, 1 Out)
RBI: Fielder 2 (61), Beltré 3 (30), Moreland 2 (56), Choo 2 (50), Wilson (7), Odor 2 (36)
Rangers RISP: 6-14 (Fielder 2-3, Hamilton 0-2, Beltré 1-2, DeShields 0-1, Moreland 2-3, Odor 1-2, Andrus 0-1)
Team LOB: 8BASERUNNING
SB: DeShields (17, 2nd base off Fiers/Castro)FIELDING
E: Wilson (1, catch)
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08-04-15 07:13 AM #1459
Price sure looked good yesterday. Blue Jays gave up a lot of prospects to get these players. I hope it pays off for them
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08-04-15 01:36 PM #1460
Anything less than a wild card spot is a fail this season for them. Originally Posted by Otters27
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08-04-15 01:43 PM #1461
Remembering the Ryan-Ventura fight
Nolan Ryan's famous fight with Robin Ventura happened 22 years ago today. Did you know that the 46-year-old wasn't ejected for throwing these punches? Other fight facts
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08-04-15 10:43 PM #1462
Originally Posted by koz-man
Remembering the Ryan-Ventura fight
Nolan Ryan's famous fight with Robin Ventura happened 22 years ago today. Did you know that the 46-year-old wasn't ejected for throwing these punches? Other fight facts
classic
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08-05-15 02:46 AM #1463
These days, and possibly for the days to come in the 2015 season, it's good to be the New York Mets. Not only have the Mets surged past the Washington Nationals into first place in the NL East, but also they've come out of perhaps their toughest stretch of schedule all season in great position to add to their division lead.
According to data gathered from Stats, LLC and published in the Wall Street Journal, the Mets have the easiest schedule in Major League Baseball from here to Game 162. As of Monday, they had a league-low 14 games remaining against teams with .500 or better records, and the combined winning percentage of future opponents was a league-worst .455. The Nationals also have an "easy" schedule based on this metric -- their opponents have a combined winning percentage of .470 -- but they also have 19 games against .500-or-better teams, including 13 away from Nationals Park.
Juan Uribe's like, 'Looks like we got ourselves a winner here!' (USATSI)The Mets have just five away games against teams currently with records of .500 or better. Further, the Cubs and Giants -- who lead the Nationals (and Mets, hypothetically) in the wild-card race, have tougher schedules the rest of the way. Even if the Mets slip up in the division, there's reason to believe they could make a move on the wild-card spot as insurance.
NL East projections on July 31 Team Wins NL East title Playoffs Nationals 92.1 89.2 percent 93.2 percent Mets 85.1 10.8 27.0 Source: Stephen Oh, SportsLine It's kind of amazing what the Mets did for their chances by sweeping the Nationals over the weekend at Citi Field. As Stephen Oh of Sportsline points out, the Mets would have been in a serious world of hurt had it been the Nationals who won two or three games.NL East projections on Aug. 4 Team Wins NL East title Playoffs Nationals 89.4 57.1 percent 72.3 percent Mets 88.4 42.8 59.6 Source: Stephen Oh, SportsLine
Holy mother of pearl, we got ourselves a race here! And, from the Wall Street Journal, take a closer look at the weaker opponents the Mets are set to face.
But with the Nationals sweeping, look at the change in probability:
Not only will the Mets square off against baseball's bottom-feeders in their final 57 games, they will play them at the best possible time. Many of their upcoming foes sold off key pieces at the deadline, leaving them even worse off than before.As the WSJ also points out, you can't take for granted that a team with a worse record will just roll over and lose against a team with the better record. It worked against the Mets in 2007 when playing the last-place Marlins, and New York lost a playoff spot after dropping two of three to the Fish. There are countless other examples, too, of teams with a paper advantage crumpling up and dying with the season on the line.
For instance, they have seven games left against the dismal Colorado Rockies, who just shipped their best player, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, to the Toronto Blue Jays. They have 10 games coming against baseball's worst team, the Philadelphia Phillies, who just traded their ace (Cole Hamels) and their All-Star closer (Jonathan Papelbon). The Mets have already won eight of nine games against the Phillies and seven of 11 against the Marlins this season.
More important, they've gone 7-6 against the rival Nationals, a departure from 2014, when they lost 15 of 19 to them. "The one thing I think we had to prove to ourselves is that we could play with the Nationals,” Collins said. "I think it was good for us to say, "Hey, look, we can play with these guys.' That was why I thought the last three days were huge for us.”
Paper or real, the Mets still have a much better chance of making the playoffs than they did on the final day of July.
(Wall Street Journal)
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08-05-15 03:16 AM #1464
A lot of people seem high on Gray.
Jon Gray allowed three runs -- two earned -- over four innings in his major league debut on Tuesday.
Taking on the Mariners, Gray struck out four while giving up five hits and two walks. He didn't factor in the decision. The 23-year-old has huge upside but is pitching on a losing team that plays its home games in a hitter's ballpark. Gray will get a chance to pitch in a normal atmosphere when the Rockies travel to face the Mets on Monday.
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08-05-15 02:06 PM #1465
Luis Severino -- the Bronx Bombers' best pitching prospect in nearly a decade -- debuts tonight on Wednesday Night Baseball.
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08-05-15 05:35 PM #1466
WOW! Originally Posted by BarkingToad
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08-05-15 05:38 PM #1467
Hard to believe it's been that long ago... Originally Posted by koz-man
Remembering the Ryan-Ventura fight
Nolan Ryan's famous fight with Robin Ventura happened 22 years ago today. Did you know that the 46-year-old wasn't ejected for throwing these punches? Other fight facts
I remember thinking is Ventura being brave or being stupid?!?!?
Word! Originally Posted by Chi_archie
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08-05-15 05:39 PM #1468
I'm looking forward to seeing him throw, may have to set the DVR though... Originally Posted by koz-man
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08-05-15 05:44 PM #1469
Very interesting read. Let's see if the Mets can capitalize on their remaining schedule. Originally Posted by EmpireMaker
These days, and possibly for the days to come in the 2015 season, it's good to be the New York Mets. Not only have the Mets surged past the Washington Nationals into first place in the NL East, but also they've come out of perhaps their toughest stretch of schedule all season in great position to add to their division lead.
According to data gathered from Stats, LLC and published in the Wall Street Journal, the Mets have the easiest schedule in Major League Baseball from here to Game 162. As of Monday, they had a league-low 14 games remaining against teams with .500 or better records, and the combined winning percentage of future opponents was a league-worst .455. The Nationals also have an "easy" schedule based on this metric -- their opponents have a combined winning percentage of .470 -- but they also have 19 games against .500-or-better teams, including 13 away from Nationals Park.
Juan Uribe's like, 'Looks like we got ourselves a winner here!' (USATSI)The Mets have just five away games against teams currently with records of .500 or better. Further, the Cubs and Giants -- who lead the Nationals (and Mets, hypothetically) in the wild-card race, have tougher schedules the rest of the way. Even if the Mets slip up in the division, there's reason to believe they could make a move on the wild-card spot as insurance.
NL East projections on July 31 Team Wins NL East title Playoffs Nationals 92.1 89.2 percent 93.2 percent Mets 85.1 10.8 27.0 Source: Stephen Oh, SportsLine It's kind of amazing what the Mets did for their chances by sweeping the Nationals over the weekend at Citi Field. As Stephen Oh of Sportsline points out, the Mets would have been in a serious world of hurt had it been the Nationals who won two or three games.NL East projections on Aug. 4 Team Wins NL East title Playoffs Nationals 89.4 57.1 percent 72.3 percent Mets 88.4 42.8 59.6 Source: Stephen Oh, SportsLine
Holy mother of pearl, we got ourselves a race here! And, from the Wall Street Journal, take a closer look at the weaker opponents the Mets are set to face.
But with the Nationals sweeping, look at the change in probability:Not only will the Mets square off against baseball's bottom-feeders in their final 57 games, they will play them at the best possible time. Many of their upcoming foes sold off key pieces at the deadline, leaving them even worse off than before.As the WSJ also points out, you can't take for granted that a team with a worse record will just roll over and lose against a team with the better record. It worked against the Mets in 2007 when playing the last-place Marlins, and New York lost a playoff spot after dropping two of three to the Fish. There are countless other examples, too, of teams with a paper advantage crumpling up and dying with the season on the line.
For instance, they have seven games left against the dismal Colorado Rockies, who just shipped their best player, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, to the Toronto Blue Jays. They have 10 games coming against baseball's worst team, the Philadelphia Phillies, who just traded their ace (Cole Hamels) and their All-Star closer (Jonathan Papelbon). The Mets have already won eight of nine games against the Phillies and seven of 11 against the Marlins this season.
More important, they've gone 7-6 against the rival Nationals, a departure from 2014, when they lost 15 of 19 to them. "The one thing I think we had to prove to ourselves is that we could play with the Nationals,” Collins said. "I think it was good for us to say, "Hey, look, we can play with these guys.' That was why I thought the last three days were huge for us.”
Paper or real, the Mets still have a much better chance of making the playoffs than they did on the final day of July.
(Wall Street Journal)
Ironic that the Nationals have the next "easiest" remaining schedule.
Whichever team finishes second in the NL East can't blame the schedule makers!
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08-05-15 10:12 PM #1470
Pirates midle of the pack
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