2011 MLB Season Discussion: Joey Votto MVP Edition

[Mertron]

ESPN now reporting he tested positive for a PED during Spring Training.

[Cephius]

Yeah, he failed a test and rather than face a 100 game suspension he just retired.

[Pringles]

As they always say, it's just Manny being Manny.

[Alderaan]

Chipper powa. I concede it was a gimme but i'll take it.

6-3 Atl.

[Akiyama]

Chipper powa. I concede it was a gimme but i'll take it.

6-3 Atl.

I was like "DROP IT DROP IT DROP IT" because my god does Shane own the Braves. He's made a TON of awesome catches against them over the years.. so hooray.

[Soa]

Cliff Lee was terrible tonight, he left damn near every pitch over the middle of the plate. Way to drop that fly ball Vic, and lol at it getting ruled a double, home town scoring much.

[Akiyama]

Cliff Lee was terrible tonight, he left damn near every pitch over the middle of the plate. Way to drop that fly ball Vic, and lol at it getting ruled a double, home town scoring much.

Hey, Chipper's 3 RBI away from 1500, so he needed that one.

That and it's just about fucking time Shane-o dropped a ball.

[Penthesilea]

Just found my grandfather on baseball reference.

Nothing really of note, just kinda cool.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=baker-002har

[Alderaan]

Cliff Lee was terrible tonight, he left damn near every pitch over the middle of the plate.

How bout that awesome called 3rd strike on Heyward that was in the right handers batters box?

[Conrad]

I think Lee posted a lower game score tonight than Hamel's game

If I did the math right, Lee had an 18 tonight. Hamels had 28. 50 is considered to be a "quality start."

[Alderaan]

Chipper with his 2500th hit.

[Akiyama]

Grats to Chipper for his 2500th hit. Awesome.

[Aksannyi]

Holy shit, the Rays win one. DAN FUCKING JOHNSON.

[Bregor]

Great game last night in Milwaukee. The only thing giving me hope this year is the back of the bullpen. Marshall, Wood and Marmol are fucking lethal. I dunno how anyone hits Marmol's slider. Hopefully Garza can keep the Ks and be a little more BABIP-lucky in his 2nd start tonight.

STARLIN

[Eliseos]

Great game last night in Milwaukee. The only thing giving me hope this year is the back of the bullpen. Marshall, Wood and Marmol are fucking lethal. I dunno how anyone hits Marmol's slider. Hopefully Garza can keep the Ks and be a little more BABIP-lucky in his 2nd start tonight.

STARLIN

I thought we had a chance in the bottom of the ninth, but fucking Carlos Gomez. Also yeah, Marmol has sick stuff. Going to the game tonight, so the Cubs are definitely losing.

[Bregor]

I thought we had a chance in the bottom of the ninth, but fucking Carlos Gomez. Also yeah, Marmol has sick stuff. Going to the game tonight, so the Cubs are definitely losing.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/...ayers/7823.jpg

[Eliseos]

Garza gonna get Milwaukee'd. Zambrano seems to be immune

Edit:
http://imgur.com/Ik62v.png

[Aksannyi]

We didn't want Manny to begin with, he's played poorly since the start of the preseason, and obviously more trouble than he was worth. Waste of money. Fans have been booing him at games since the start. I think very few Rays fans are crying that he's gone.

[Bregor]

No, you're just crying because your 3-4 hitters are Upton/D.Johnson.

[Alderaan]

How, HOW do you give up a grand slam to a pinch hitter on an 0-2 count?