2010 MLB Season Discussion

[pohibaba]

lmao, what?

To be fair it was hit at a white background and so it was probably difficult to see, but it was a good 8-10 feet short of the wall and the ump called it a homerun. The guy circled the bases and they shot off the fireworks and everything. It was pretty comical; I have no idea if they'll show any replays of it anywhere.

[Bozo]

Schedule on Phillies.com says Wednesday's Phillies vs Braves game is on CSN and ESPN. Please let it be true so I don't have to listen to <insert moron ESPN announcers here> rave about Heyward for around 3 hours.

[Akiyama]

God I hope there's replays. That sounds hilarious.

You'll be blacked out of ESPN and see your local channel. It's on Peachtree TV for me.

[Bozo]

Ah, that makes sense. The Phillies vs Braves Spring Training game on ESPN was horrendous to listen to if you weren't a Braves fan.

[Moss]

just saw the replay for the warning track HR, nice

[pohibaba]

Juan Uribe is going to win the MVP in the NL this year, just watch.

[pohibaba]

And then David fucking Eckstein hits a walk off homerun. There is seriously no worse punishment in the world than being a Giants fan. Fuck my life.

[Cephius]

The Astros team OPS+ is: 39. loooooooooooool

[Melena]

And then David fucking Eckstein hits a walk off homerun. There is seriously no worse punishment in the world than being a Giants fan. Fuck my life.

Seriously, with the way he punishes the giants, you'd think the mascot or ball boy raped his sister or something. It's ridiculous.

[Cephius]

So supposedly there's a 50 game PED suspension incoming. Not sure who it is, but there are tons of rumors. I've heard both Teixiera and Wright mentioned as possibles, but I don't think anyone knows yet.

Anyway it was Will Carroll who first broke the news of it coming, he was also the guy who first had the Beltran knee surgery stuff, so he's reliable. Wonder who it is?

[Kurp]

Well, if it's Teixiera, my BG fantasy team is completely dead.

On the other hand, I hope it's Teixiera, because ... fuck the Yankees.

Is it supposed to be an NY team for sure?

[Cephius]

No, that's just the rumor. Will only confirmed that it's a suspension and that it's already been appealed. He doesn't know who or for what team. I think the baseball prospectus website is under heavy load from this, but here's his twitter: http://twitter.com/injuryexpert

edit: here's his full article from the incredibly-slow-to-load blog:

I hate covering these but for over a month, I've been getting whispers that there was a PED suspension being appealed. The process can be an extensive one, involving hearings and testimony, as well as some negotiation. There's no room to "plead down" on a positive test, so the attack is usually on Christiane Ayotte and her Montreal lab. Yesterday, I learned that a high-ranking baseball executive spoke off the record about the suspension being announced. He said it was a pitcher, but I couldn't get any solid confirmation of that fact by the time I posted on Twitter. (And yes, I did feel some pressure to get this out, but I also realized that by doing so, I was pretty much guaranteeing that someone else would break the name first.) I feel very confident in my information on this, but still have no idea about the name or the substance (though it's not an amphetamine.) It's pretty amazing that in a world where the new iPhone is pictured on the net, that baseball could sneak through the entire multi-week process with no leaks. That speaks well of the process put in place by the OIC and the MLBPA. While I expect the announcement today, baseball moves at its own pace

[Pringles]

I had read apparently it's supposdly only a semi big name player and it might be a pitcher

[Pringles]

Sorry foe double postbut link :

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...inent.html.php

[Soa]

So a semi big name pitcher not from New York. I guess that would be a 2-3 starter, or possibly a setup man or non elite closer.

Hmm, I'm gonna say its a starter. I'll have to rack my brain a bit before giving any possibilities.

[Moss]

Jason Grimsley still in the league?

[Absolutely Virtue]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/20/obi...ex.html?hpt=T1

(CNN) -- Colorado Rockies President Keli McGregor was found dead Tuesday morning in a Salt Lake City, Utah, hotel, police said.

Inb4 he had a heart attack because the Rockies lost to the Nats yesterday.

[Cephius]

It's Edinson Volquez, per Jon Heyman. Sorry, Headspace.

[fren.]

Used it to rehab his arm, Pettitte did a similar thing.

Montero homered yesterday, three run homer today. CitiField went nuts for a marginal prospect in Ike Davis, New York is gonna implode when Jesus walks up to the plate. 8)

[Kurp]

He's injured and can serve the suspension on the DL. Not a big deal.