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MLB Off season 09/10 & Regular Season 2010

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Re: MLB Off season 09/10

How Yuni Betancourt helped keep Strasburg from Seattle

Of all the players who lasted long enough with the Seattle Mariners to get 2,000 at-bats, Yuniesky Betancourt was worse at getting on base (.302) than everybody else except Jim Presley and Jose Lopez. But it wasn't enough for Yuni to be bad to haunt Seattle fans. The one time he happened to actually be good also will haunt them. He helped cost the Mariners Strasburg.

Seattle had Strasburg nearly locked up on the penultimate day of the 2008 season. At 59-101, the Mariners held a half-game lead over Washington (59-100) for the worst record in baseball and the right to pick Strasburg the next June. They controlled their fate. With a magic number of two, any combination of Seattle losses or Nationals wins totaling two would bring Strasburg to Seattle.

That's when Yuni decided to hit like a young Ken Griffey Jr.. He went 5-for-7 with a walk, two runs and two RBI to lead the Mariners to 7-3 and 4-3 wins over Oakland. The Nationals clinched the Strasburg sweepstakes by losing two games to Philadelphia.

Those two otherwise meaningless Seattle wins changed baseball history. It could be one of the most costly "collapses" ever to end a season. The Mariners would be looking at a rotation today with Felix Hernandez, Cliff Lee and Strasburg. Instead, with the second pick of the 2009 draft, they took Dustin Ackley, thought to be the best college bat in the draft. Ackley, 22, has hit one home run in Double-A, though he does have a .402 OBP.

Betancourt has gone on to be even worse for Kansas City (.288 OBP).

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/tom_verducci/06/11/strasburg.betancourt/index.html?eref=writers#ixzz0qZo8LmkM
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

It was Strasmas again last night:

IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
S. Strasburg 7.0 4 1 1 0 10 0 0.78 1.86



I think this is the most interesting baseball season I've even seen - as well as Strasburg we've seen Heyward, Stanton, Jaime Garcia and Mike Leake step up and make the grade very quickly. We've seen the retirement of Griffey in strange circumstances, Chipper Jones admitting he's going the same way. That's not to mention two perfect games by Halladay and Braden (whose spat with A-Rod was more interesting) and a third perfect game by Gallaraga blown by an awful Jim Joyce call.

The World Cup is spectacularly shit in comparison.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

Yeah he's gone. Did you hear the story about him being unable to pinch hit in a game one night because he was asleep in the clubhouse ?

That was the beginning of the end for him. His manager refused to confirm it, and said he was available but a journo (apparently reputable and very experienced) was told told by two unnamed players that Griffey was asleep. Mike Sweeney called a team meeting and asked whoever it was that told the journo to make themselves known because he wanted to fight them. Nobody stepped forward.

That and the fact that Griffey wasn't hitting at all led to him deciding to call it a day.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

Yeah I heard that, just didn't realised he actually went. Would have been interesting to see how he finished number wise if he'd had less injuries.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

and where he'd stand if it wasn't for everyone else taking steroids
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

It makes no sense for the Yankees to trade for him, they'll get him as a free agent during the summer without losing prospects in their system.

The deal with the Rangers makes more sense for the Mariners - the Rangers have a lot of talent in the minors and taking that away from a division rival can be only good in the long term. Lee is only a rental for the Rangers so the Mariners can live with giving him to the Rangers for a few months.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

A Mariners' team press release makes the deal and trade package official: Lee, Lowe and cash considerations go to Texas, while Beavan, Lawson, Lueke and Smoak go to Seattle.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36978.msg1133702#msg1133702 date=1278717658]
A Mariners' team press release makes the deal and trade package official: Lee, Lowe and cash considerations go to Texas, while Beavan, Lawson, Lueke and Smoak go to Seattle.
[/quote]

They're not even our top prospects ... It's a good trade for us I think.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

[quote author=DHSC link=topic=36978.msg1135277#msg1135277 date=1279035003]
RIP George Steinbrenner.
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I'm kinda frightened. I just finished his (excellent) biography last night.

Any suggestions on whose bio I should pick up next?
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

Mandela's.

Although I hate the Yankees with a passion, I have to pay my respects to one of the best owners in sports.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

[quote author=DHSC link=topic=36978.msg1135572#msg1135572 date=1279094035]
Mandela's.
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Eh? You don't like him Avvy?


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no, that's my suggestion to Tim for his next bio read.
 
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[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=36978.msg1135927#msg1135927 date=1279137455]
[quote author=DHSC link=topic=36978.msg1135572#msg1135572 date=1279094035]
Mandela's.
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Eh? You don't like him Avvy?


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no, that's my suggestion to Tim for his next bio read.
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Yeah, but my hypothesis is that the person whose bio I read will die. You probably want me to stay away from Mandela. Although I'm sure it would be a great read.
 
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[quote author=darkstarexodus link=topic=36978.msg1136041#msg1136041 date=1279166627]
[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=36978.msg1135927#msg1135927 date=1279137455]
[quote author=DHSC link=topic=36978.msg1135572#msg1135572 date=1279094035]
Mandela's.
Click to expand...

Eh? You don't like him Avvy?


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no, that's my suggestion to Tim for his next bio read.
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Yeah, but my hypothesis is that the person whose bio I read will die. You probably want me to stay away from Mandela. Although I'm sure it would be a great read.
[/quote]

Oh - I must have missed that.

Please don't read his then. I have no recommendations, sorry! 🙂
 
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[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=36978.msg1133933#msg1133933 date=1278787076]
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36978.msg1133702#msg1133702 date=1278717658]
A Mariners' team press release makes the deal and trade package official: Lee, Lowe and cash considerations go to Texas, while Beavan, Lawson, Lueke and Smoak go to Seattle.
[/quote]

They're not even our top prospects ... It's a good trade for us I think.
[/quote]

A brilliant trade, mate - You are now serious contenders. That's an outstanding rotation, with a true ace heading it up, for the first time (almost) ever.
 
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[quote author=Whaddapie link=topic=36978.msg1137557#msg1137557 date=1279426749]
[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=36978.msg1133933#msg1133933 date=1278787076]
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36978.msg1133702#msg1133702 date=1278717658]
A Mariners' team press release makes the deal and trade package official: Lee, Lowe and cash considerations go to Texas, while Beavan, Lawson, Lueke and Smoak go to Seattle.
[/quote]

They're not even our top prospects ... It's a good trade for us I think.
[/quote]

A brilliant trade, mate - You are now serious contenders. That's an outstanding rotation, with a true ace heading it up, for the first time (almost) ever.
[/quote]

Yup, still didn't help us beat the Bosox though! 😉

Btw, did you see how the BoSox honored Sheppard and Steinbrenner? I was really happy ... Showed a lot of class.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

uh oh ......

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-nationals-strasburgscratched


Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg(notes) was diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching shoulder after being scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night because he had problems warming up his prized and powerful right arm.

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Strasburg had “stiffness and discomfort†in his right shoulder, but an MRI and X-ray show no structural damage.

“Given a couple days’ rest and anti-inflammatories, he should be better,†Rizzo said.
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Re: MLB Off season 09/10

Boston appear to have conceded the division by not addressing the bullpen 🙁

Ramirez goes (albeit he was poor) and they got some Dick Turpin chap in his place.

And whilst I like the Rangers catcher with the long name they got, I thought Ibarra was gonna be the next big thing?
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

I'm actually watching the game. Surprisingly little fanfare surrounding it, and A-fraud seems slightly embarrassed by it. Which he should given his steroid use.

His power is drying up quickly though, there's not a chance he touches Aaron.
 
Re: MLB Off season 09/10

[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36978.msg1146189#msg1146189 date=1280624666]
Boston appear to have conceded the division by not addressing the bullpen 🙁

Ramirez goes (albeit he was poor) and they got some Dick Turpin chap in his place.

And whilst I like the Rangers catcher with the long name they got, I thought Ibarra was gonna be the next big thing?
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I get that impression myself, mate. Theo has been surprisingly quiet all season, for me, considering the large DL we've had throughout the season.

I think that we'd be trying a lot harder if we didn't have the TWO best teams in baseball in our division with us. On any given night, depending on results, we'd lead any other division in baseball. It sucks, but f$%! it... Can't complain too much about our recent history.
 
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