MLB 2012 Season

they won!

first 3 game win streak this season

first walk off win of the season

first sweep of another team (yes, it was only a 2 game series but still)

Pence - been slumping lately but hit 2 home runs today


they exhaust me

this game is getting ridiculous. back and forth...back and forth...

I know the feeling

so far so good with beckett
2 innings, 3 K's and only 20 pitches. i think he's pissed

Yea, hes looking good, hope he keeps it up.

Ez wrote:

Yea, hes looking good, hope he keeps it up.

3 innings 6 k's and 37 pitches, yup he's pissed off. it's about time he got pissed off.

No kidding.

another quality start, another win. off to tampa

Derek wrote:

how's theo workin out for ya??

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

Derek wrote:

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

really the only way to actually build a teamis with young players. he started out doing that in Boston, and it worked, but then they got into the old habit of trying to buy a team, which never seems to work out. The sox were struggling until they brought up a couple of young guys from AAA and it sems to have given them a bit of a spark

as per usual, bad news follows the good

Worley out with elbow pain and Kendrick will face off against Garza

Kendrick - like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get

those AAA players are still hungry and put more effort i think...hustle hard and work hard ..dont stand there and watch homeruns go over..they sprint down the line like its staying in the park and theyre hoping for a triple...Soriano does this shit everytime..sometimes standing there and the ball doesnt even go out..and he gets a long single..

the kids coming up are still fighting for it all...most veteran 'stars' feel like they are owed something...Vets that i like that never got like that are players like Biggio..Yadier Molina..Chipper Jones types..

p.s....we gonna win Blondie! :)

I don't doubt it


but, Kendrick surprises when we least expect it. and the offense should be fired up after the walk off

hopefully, anyway.

the thing the cubs are good at this year is causing mischief on the bases and causing the other team to make errors..Campana mostly..but we have a real fast teaam that can bunt for hits and steal 2nd and third just like that...messes up the pitcher quite a bit ...its the kind of small ball ive wantedd for years...

Derek wrote:

those AAA players are still hungry and put more effort i think...hustle hard and work hard ..dont stand there and watch homeruns go over..they sprint down the line like its staying in the park and theyre hoping for a triple...Soriano does this shit everytime..sometimes standing there and the ball doesnt even go out..and he gets a long single..

the kids coming up are still fighting for it all...most veteran 'stars' feel like they are owed something...Vets that i like that never got like that are players like Biggio..Yadier Molina..Chipper Jones types..

p.s....we gonna win Blondie! :)

Pedroia is like that, he hustles every day all day.

Derek wrote:

the thing the cubs are good at this year is causing mischief on the bases and causing the other team to make errors..Campana mostly..but we have a real fast teaam that can bunt for hits and steal 2nd and third just like that...messes up the pitcher quite a bit ...its the kind of small ball ive wantedd for years...

you'll get to KK then - he's not the greatest. But watch out for Chooch - he's been throwing out everyone this season.

time do they play?...i could probably just go to cubs.com and get this information but ill just ask you lol

8:05 my time

is that real time or fake time?...

fake

I fact, I often lie

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Derek wrote:

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

really the only way to actually build a teamis with young players. he started out doing that in Boston, and it worked, but then they got into the old habit of trying to buy a team, which never seems to work out. The sox were struggling until they brought up a couple of young guys from AAA and it sems to have given them a bit of a spark

You can't buy a championship, I always appreciate homegrown talent more than a flashy Free Agent pick up.

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Derek wrote:

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

really the only way to actually build a teamis with young players. he started out doing that in Boston, and it worked, but then they got into the old habit of trying to buy a team, which never seems to work out. The sox were struggling until they brought up a couple of young guys from AAA and it sems to have given them a bit of a spark

You can't buy a championship, I always appreciate homegrown talent more than a flashy Free Agent pick up.

me too, a good free agent at a decent price can help, but you need guys that want to play and have come up through the ranks to make a team work. Theo did that for a few years, using the talent ( youk, pedroia, lester papelbon, etc.) but the last couple of years seemed more interested in making a splash with a big free agent signing or trade.

blondie wrote:

fake

I fact, I often lie

The Cards on the West coast, I'm gonna be asleep before the games over.

JJ wrote:

blondie wrote:

fake

I fact, I often lie

The Cards on the West coast, I'm gonna be asleep before the games over.

when the Red sox play on the west coast I'm usually asleep before it starts

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

Is everyone playing 2 game sets? We just played 2 with the Cubs and are playing 2 with the Giants...then back to normal 3, I think with the Dodgers.

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

I hope we get a chance to blow a save for Pap.

JJ wrote:

Is everyone playing 2 game sets? We just played 2 with the Cubs and are playing 2 with the Giants...then back to normal 3, I think with the Dodgers.

the sox have had a couple of short series. last week the had a homestand, then took off for 3 games with Kansas city, then came home again

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Derek wrote:

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

really the only way to actually build a teamis with young players. he started out doing that in Boston, and it worked, but then they got into the old habit of trying to buy a team, which never seems to work out. The sox were struggling until they brought up a couple of young guys from AAA and it sems to have given them a bit of a spark

You can't buy a championship, I always appreciate homegrown talent more than a flashy Free Agent pick up.

me too, a good free agent at a decent price can help, but you need guys that want to play and have come up through the ranks to make a team work. Theo did that for a few years, using the talent ( youk, pedroia, lester papelbon, etc.) but the last couple of years seemed more interested in making a splash with a big free agent signing or trade.

I guess the problem is when you're at the top for so long, you draft to high to get the best guys in your system at a young age, therefore you need to pay for talent. Not to mention how expensive those home grown all stars become after a few years.

and I think these GM's get addicted to spending the big money.

JJ wrote:

blondie wrote:

fake

I fact, I often lie

The Cards on the West coast, I'm gonna be asleep before the games over.

we had our west coast trip early on - of course I was grateful for not having to watch them at the time

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

my starting pitching is still better than yours


its going to be a battle of mediocrity!

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

I hope we get a chance to blow a save for Pap.

good God no - he's one of 2, maybe 3 guys we can depend on out there

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

my starting pitching is still better than yours


its going to be a battle of mediocrity!

Thats Debatable.

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

I hope we get a chance to blow a save for Pap.

good God no - he's one of 2, maybe 3 guys we can depend on out there

Hes a solid closer, but its revenge I want to see.

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Derek wrote:

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

really the only way to actually build a teamis with young players. he started out doing that in Boston, and it worked, but then they got into the old habit of trying to buy a team, which never seems to work out. The sox were struggling until they brought up a couple of young guys from AAA and it sems to have given them a bit of a spark

You can't buy a championship, I always appreciate homegrown talent more than a flashy Free Agent pick up.

me too, a good free agent at a decent price can help, but you need guys that want to play and have come up through the ranks to make a team work. Theo did that for a few years, using the talent ( youk, pedroia, lester papelbon, etc.) but the last couple of years seemed more interested in making a splash with a big free agent signing or trade.

I guess the problem is when you're at the top for so long, you draft to high to get the best guys in your system at a young age, therefore you need to pay for talent. Not to mention how expensive those home grown all stars become after a few years.

and I think these GM's get addicted to spending the big money.

they get pressure from owners to get a winning team on the field, and also to pursue certain players, because they have the money. I have no doubt that the owners had a say in lackey, in crawford, and gonzalez, lougo, all of them.

to me drafting is one thing, but the real problem becomes how much you rape your farm system to get a top player. I mean the sox have been way above average for years, and they still had plenty of talented players coming up, they have had pretty good luck with their farm system, even though they've been a playoff team, or at least in contention for the playoffs for 10 years or more

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

my starting pitching is still better than yours


its going to be a battle of mediocrity!

Thats Debatable.

you had 1 good week

not that my offense won't make them all look like aces

Gonzalez was the only move I got excited about, I was shocked by Lackey, and didn't think we needed Crawford.

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

I hope we get a chance to blow a save for Pap.

good God no - he's one of 2, maybe 3 guys we can depend on out there

Hes a solid closer, but its revenge I want to see.

revenge? You didn't want him. Its not his fault

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

my starting pitching is still better than yours


its going to be a battle of mediocrity!

Thats Debatable.

you had 1 good week

not that my offense won't make them all look like aces

we'll have papi at 1st and agon in the outfield, or be sitting one of them

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

my starting pitching is still better than yours


its going to be a battle of mediocrity!

Thats Debatable.

you had 1 good week

not that my offense won't make them all look like aces

And our offense will make your guys look like minor leaguers!

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

I hope we get a chance to blow a save for Pap.

good God no - he's one of 2, maybe 3 guys we can depend on out there

Hes a solid closer, but its revenge I want to see.

revenge? You didn't want him. Its not his fault

He didn't even wait for an offer, left for Philly without a second thought, he's a turncoat!

iwantmycrayons wrote:

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Derek wrote:

i actually like what he's doing in the first year..all kids on the team..minus sorryano..next year i hope for more of the same..its a fun group to watch and hopefully a couple develop into allstars...LaHair and Castro as the nucleus

really the only way to actually build a teamis with young players. he started out doing that in Boston, and it worked, but then they got into the old habit of trying to buy a team, which never seems to work out. The sox were struggling until they brought up a couple of young guys from AAA and it sems to have given them a bit of a spark

You can't buy a championship, I always appreciate homegrown talent more than a flashy Free Agent pick up.

me too, a good free agent at a decent price can help, but you need guys that want to play and have come up through the ranks to make a team work. Theo did that for a few years, using the talent ( youk, pedroia, lester papelbon, etc.) but the last couple of years seemed more interested in making a splash with a big free agent signing or trade.

I guess the problem is when you're at the top for so long, you draft to high to get the best guys in your system at a young age, therefore you need to pay for talent. Not to mention how expensive those home grown all stars become after a few years.

and I think these GM's get addicted to spending the big money.

they get pressure from owners to get a winning team on the field, and also to pursue certain players, because they have the money. I have no doubt that the owners had a say in lackey, in crawford, and gonzalez, lougo, all of them.

to me drafting is one thing, but the real problem becomes how much you rape your farm system to get a top player. I mean the sox have been way above average for years, and they still had plenty of talented players coming up, they have had pretty good luck with their farm system, even though they've been a playoff team, or at least in contention for the playoffs for 10 years or more

we've pretty much traded everyone away. Although most of them haven't really worked out for their new teams. Drabek maybe. And I think we may get to see a couple guys from the Lee trade.

We still hoard pitchers though.

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

my starting pitching is still better than yours


its going to be a battle of mediocrity!

Thats Debatable.

you had 1 good week

not that my offense won't make them all look like aces

And our offense will make your guys look like minor leaguers!

just the 'pen

oh wait, they ARE minor leaguers

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

blondie wrote:

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

a quick 2 game set with tampa, then we get to maul the phillies, and watch papelbon sit in the bullpen with nothing to do

I hope we get a chance to blow a save for Pap.

good God no - he's one of 2, maybe 3 guys we can depend on out there

Hes a solid closer, but its revenge I want to see.

revenge? You didn't want him. Its not his fault

He didn't even wait for an offer, left for Philly without a second thought, he's a turncoat!

maybe he was tired of fried chicken

ANd Beer and videogames.