Not my closer. What a waste of money. LOL @ all-star.

Jfc giants. That is all

Kinda feel compelled to mention the Bucs just swept the Astros in a four game series. The Bucs are 10-1-1 in their last 12 series. That is dominance. I can't believe what I'm seeing TBH.

Bucs seem like good bets to take 2 out of 3 against the Giants this weekend. We pitch Bedard/J-Mac/Burnett and avoid Cain.

So Wanta, how long until I can make a Pirates thread in the main OT page? September OK?

Pretty sure I'm gonna have to make it to San Diego in late August for the Padres-Bucs series.

Remember in this thread http://www.pocketfives.com/f13/baseb...6-22-a-662653/ when I said that:

1. The Nationals were a better team than the Phillies and offered to bet on the the Nats vs. the Phillies in total wins this year
2. Cliff Lee was not the stud Phillies fans think he is and that he could not provide whatever the Phillies need in addition to Halladay (without Halladay as it turns out) to stay competitive in the NL East
3. Jose Reyes is on the decline and will never match his 2011 numbers again and that MIA was in the wrong to pay him the way they did

Remember that? I got fucking ripped apart for these views, especially the opinion on Lee and was basically called out for not know what I was talking about. Well, turns out, at least at the halfway point of the year, I was pretty spot on in all my opinions on individual players. I did say at one point that I thought the Marcum etc. for Lawrie etc. trade may not be the great deal for TOR that Lawrie lovers thought it was but I can admit defeat on that. Marcum was having a pretty decent year but Lawrie is a great young player and I would trade a above average 2/3 SP for him any day (admitting defeat on almost my exact words from the previous thread). And before someone throws a bunch of sabermetric numbers at me that Lee is having a great year and just running bad or some bullshit, he has 1 (one) (ONE) win 3 days before the All-Star break. 'Nuff said. So yeah, just wanted to come back at the midway point to say that I was right and that all Philly fans can eat shit. Nats baby!!!

Bold prediction regarding Reyes. In related news, I predict that Andrew McCutchen will not hit .360 for the rest of his career.

A great ESPN article on what you need to know to become a bandwagon Pirates fan: http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fan...andwagon-guide Probably my favorite quote:

 

After being banished from New York, A.J. Burnett is in the midst of his best season since he was a Toronto Blue Jay. The Pirates got him in exchange for two mediocre prospects, plus the Yankees still have to pay 58 percent of his contract through next season. If you are considering jumping aboard the Pirates bandwagon, that means you like underdogs. That also means you probably despise the Yankees. It might still be unlikely that the Pirates play deep into October, but we all can agree that Burnett beating the Yankees in the World Series -- while still earning big money from them -- would be close to the greatest baseball thing ever.

 

Originally Posted by 36crazyfists

I've never been a baseball fan but the nats actually make baseball entertaining to watch.

It took 28 years but I actually look forward to watching baseball at night.

Thats all I got. Carry on.

 

Originally Posted by danimal703

Remember in this thread http://www.pocketfives.com/f13/baseb...6-22-a-662653/ when I said that:

2. Cliff Lee was not the stud Phillies fans think he is and that he could not provide whatever the Phillies need in addition to Halladay (without Halladay as it turns out) to stay competitive in the NL East

dude, lee is a fuckin boss. you're retarded. lee has a 1.19 whip and 3.98 era in an off year, not too bad...and to put your stupid wins comment in perspective, lance lynn has a 1.23 whip and 3.41 era and has 11(eleven)(ELEVEN) wins. any gm or knowledgeable fan would snap take lee over just about anyone but maybe 4 or 5 guys in the league

and pretty easy to come in here acting all "told ya so" about saying the nats would have more wins than the phils when they lose their ace and utley and havnt had howard.

and way to go out on a limb and say someone will never repeat their CAREER YEAR.

LOL Minor League baseball. I hope someone enjoys this as much as I did. This video describes a Minor League hitting challenge for their All-Star break. Skip to 2:30 if you are pressed for time.


The embed isn't working on my comp, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unWmK...layer_embedded

Just LOL Sox-Yanks 1st inning

Only the Yankees and Red Sox can play 4 hour 9 inning games. Even the other MLB games that score this many runs take way less time.

GG red sox, nice season

for real tho everyone went nuts on pujols for not hitting jacks, a-gon has 6 home runs all year. Pretty quiet from sawx fans this year.

 

Originally Posted by Stynsty71

What do you guys think is Mike Trouts keeper league value? Normal 5x5 league and get to keep players for 4 years total.

Right now I have offers for Dickey, Greinke, and a 2 for 1 of James McDonald and Michael Morse. I also have a verbal offer for Verlander at the trade deadline. Am I overvaluing him by feeling I can get more?

No. He's been the highest rated fantasy player since his callup, and only Hamilton, McCutchen, Cargo, and Braun have been more valuable over the entire season. He's been the most valuable over the last 30, 14, and 7 days, too. I don't think there's any one player I trade him for in a keeper league right now.

So Xbox emailed me and said Mlb.tv is free this weekend. But I can't seem to get it to work. Anyone else try this?


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