2011 MLB Season Discussion: Joey Votto MVP Edition

[Akiyama]

Pence is better than most, if not our whole lineup right now. I would have loved to have him personally. :< We better not come out of this with... nothing to show for it.

[Alderaan]

Hey i was screaming for Ross last year. What other right handed bat is out there now?

edit: Looks like Quentin or Upton. Both are free agents after this season and i absolutely hate rental players.

[Soa]

It was an overpay but I'm glad Rube wasn't stupid enough to trade Brown.

[Gregorio]

Not too bad of a deal...glad the Phils get to hang onto Brown. Oswalt likely coming back next week too. I can't wait for the playoffs.

[Alderaan]

First sac fly for Atl in a month. Mind is blown.

[Moss]

Pence is better than most, if not our whole lineup right now. I would have loved to have him personally. :< We better not come out of this with... nothing to show for it.

I'm with Alderaan. I would have loved to have him too, but not for what we would have had to give up. I don't see him as an impact bat.

[Soa]

I'm with Alderaan. I would have loved to have him too, but not for what we would have had to give up. I don't see him as an impact bat.

I totally agree and would rather have gotten Beltran, but at least our OF is set for the next couple of years now.

[Moss]

Yeah. The plus side is he isn't a rental and a nice .300+ BA and .800+ OPS is no joke, especially with the leaguewide offensive deflation.

[Moss]

Also Beachy rebounds with a great start and Uggles is over the Mendoza line.

[Headspace]

40 pitches for Cordero.

Jesus fuck

[Demosthenes11]

was that play at the plate close? at work

[Headspace]

It was "close" but not really. Only chance to beat it was an off throw and the throw was on.

[Headspace]

Aroldis is silly

[Conrad]

It was an overpay but I'm glad Rube wasn't stupid enough to trade Brown.

stupid enough to demote him, though.

[Demosthenes11]

god damnit brian wilson

[Conrad]

got heeeeem

[Trichocyst]

I'm not okay with Domonic Brown likely getting sent down because of this. If you replace Raul Ibanez with Hunter Pence you get a great upgrade, but replacing Brown isn't nearly as good. I thought it was a really expensive trade at first, but having him through 2013 is really nice. Plus I read somewhere that like, 4% of prospects traded ended up being superstars, or something like that.

[Penthesilea]

I'm sorry but I'll take ibanez streaks over brown in the line up. He's 23 yo, send him down ad keep getting at bats.

[Bregor]

got heeeeem

I listen to this about once a month:

Spoiler: show

I dunno which town's fans liked it better, Philly or DC.

[Trichocyst]

Dom Brown sent down. I'd still rather his consistency over Ibanez's streaky nature. I'm sure he'll be up in September and for good next spring.