2010 Baseball Discussion (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

Well...the reason you're happy to have a surplus now is because you know you're going to need them later.

 

[Sumnernor]

Where did ex-Yankees Johnny Damon, Chein-Ming Wang end up.

Is there a web-page of New arrivals (from ...) and departures (to ...)

 

[ZacharyTait]

Originally Posted by Sumnernor

Where did ex-Yankees Johnny Damon, Chein-Ming Wang end up.

Is there a web-page of New arrivals (from ...) and departures (to ...)

Wang is on the Nationals. Damon is on the Tigers.

I use the Player Search page at MLB.com mlb.mlb.com/mlb/players/

After Opening Day, my four teams are 1-3. At least the Tigers won.

 

[Ockeghem]

And now I can root for Damon again. He went 2-5 with two RBIs yesterday in Detroit's come-from-behind win at Kansas City.

Mike,

Okay, I checked again and Buchholz is slated to pitch this Saturday at Kansas City. I can live with Beckett, Lester, Lackey, Wakefield, and Buchholz as my starting five. And I realize this is quite early, but I think I am going to like Beltre, Cameron, and Scutaro in the lineup. They bring some punch, but are also quite good defensively, which is why they were brought here.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I think I might become a big Adrian Beltre fan. I saw two defensive plays he made in spring training that just amazed me. I had heard good things about his field work...but had never seen it with my own eyes. Wow.

And, based on Sunday night's game, he seems to know how to hit in the clutch.

Out of those six Red Sox starters, Lester is the only one I can think of who hasn't had a physical injury which has put him on the DL for an extended period of time. He's just had to deal with cancer is all...

Beckett's had back & elbow injuries, Wake's back problems are the stuff of legend, Lackey's had various injuries--including a strained triceps. You never know what's up with Daisuke. And, I knew Buchholz missed several games in '08 after the no-hitter in his late season call-up in '07. It was for a torn fingernail and they just kept him down for several weeks to work on his stuff.

 

[Ockeghem]

Lester is a slow starter (both in games and in the season). I hope he gets off to a good start this year (something like 5-1 or 6-2, rather than the inverse, would be nice). I'm really curious to see how Lackey will pitch in Fenway Park (as a member of the 'correct' team, that is).

 

[Mike Frezon]

This guy should probably be kicked out by Fenway Security for not having a ticket:

 

[Ockeghem]

Mike,

The news regarding Beckett was interesting. I knew of the deal involving him; however, I did not know until today that the Red Sox have Beckett, Lester, Buchholz, and Lackey locked in until at least 2014. This is very good news.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=5057186

 

[Patrick_S]

Another typical Opening Day start for Zambrano.
Oh the second base umpire should be ashamed of the call he made in the 6th. Hopefully he’ll just come clean and admit he blew that call by a mile.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by Ockeghem Hoyt Wilhelm pitched until he was 49, Phil Niekro 48.

Although something's jogging my memory banks that Wake and the Sox might've penned a two-year deal this past off-season.

 

[Ockeghem]

Mike,

True enough (that we could be regretting it later). And let's not forget what I said regarding the New York Yankees after they acquired M. Teixeira -- that they were going to win five consecutive World Series. I was laughed at, scoffed at, ridiculed, and nearly thrown off of the HTF at the time -- but as of now, they are 20% of the way there.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I knew I had read about the adjustment in the Wakefield contract. He says when the two-years is done, so is he.

 

[Philip Hamm]

Attending my first game of the 2010 season today. Go Phils!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Say hi to the Phanatic, Phil!

 

[Walter C]

I'm still trying to decide which stadiums to visit this year, if any this year.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I hope to get to Yankee Stadium this summer.

 

[Walter C]

Me too, and I'm considering the games against the Mariners, as I hope to see Griffey.


Well, taking advantage of Extra Innings, I got to hear Dick Enberg do play-by-play for the Padres. Never heard him announce a baseball game. Almost as weird as hearing Vin Scully calling a football game (the '82 NFC championship game, which I caught on NFL Network).

And saw the Royals come back and beat the Tigers in the 11th.

 

[Ockeghem]

Here we go, Mike.

The Red Sox somehow got to Greinke tonight. I figured that this would be a loss for certain (for Boston). They hit five home runs, including two on consecutive pitches off of Greinke. I hope Buchholz has a great outing in the rubber game of the series.

 

[TonyD]

So of course i'm not happy that the Phils lost the series last year.
Making it worse is they lost to the Yankees.
This means that we will see the Yankees as the national game more then ever.
I think they have been the national game 4 times already this week.
It could even have been every game this week on a national broadcast.

BTW, my wife picked up tickets for a game this week for the first game.
Unfortunately it is the first night game, which happens to be the second home game.

She decided not to get tix to the home opener because the giveaway was better, a t-shirt for the game we have, the opener was a pennant.

Anyway I didn't have the heart to explain to her that the Pennant would be better then the crappy grey generic shirt not to mention the Home Opener is actually a very big deal to go to.
sigh.

 

[Mike Frezon]

She tried, Tony.