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What IS Bartolo Colon eating? It should be served to every pitcher over 35. He just seems to be getting better with every passing season. His ERA has fallen every season since 2009, (wasn't in the majors in 2010), which kind of makes the decrease even more impressive. Just shutout Atlanta tonight. I notice he hasn't walked a batter in his 2 starts this season while working to a 2.08 ERA. He may not be Nolan Ryan but he sure is doing a fine job for a 40 year (41 next month) old starting MLB pitcher. -- Al
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Three words: performance enhancing drugs.:rolleyes2:
I'd say good possibility if it weren't against the rules.:rolleyes2: Must be the Wheaties.{eek3}^&grin -- Al
Don't know if I (or the Nats) can survive another season of Raphael Soriano's dramatic saves. He saved the game tonight against the Marlins but not before putting 2 runners on and bringing the tying run to the plate again, just like his first save this season, and like so many last season. He just can't do anything the easy way.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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Any news on what the substance was on Michael Pineda's hand during the Yankees win over the Red Sox yesterday?
Judging from the outcome of the game, it was some sort of BBR (Boston Bat Repellent). :wink2:{eek3} -- Al
Another great start for the O's ace, Tillman, unfortunately wasted as the O's lost 2-0 on unearned runs. Tillman has now worked to an 0.84 ERA in his 3 starts, with 2 QS, and is only 1-1 for his efforts. Thank goodness he's doing his job as the other starters are still foundering around. So far the AL East is feeding off each other, a trend that promises to be a season long occurrence. -- Al
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Al:
That has to be one of the toughest parts of being a pitcher, you don't give up any earned runs and the loss still gets hung on you. With the exception of goalies in hockey, being a starting pitcher has to be one of the most thankless jobs in sports.
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Pine tar.
Which is against the rules, also known as cheating.
Which explains why the tomato can that he is pitched like he did.
He claimed it was dirt...................:rolleyes2:.........yeah, ok, dirt on your hand for five innings?
By the time the Red Sox noticed it and said something, it was gone.
Sox lost, but won tonight against BP Sabathia, he was up over 90 MPH on his fastball about three times, he gave up two bombs, one of which..........is....................just about....................ready.....................to.............land.
In France.
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Good description George!^&grin I bet the International Space station will want that ball autographed!
As a Yankee Fan I find it interesting that there is so much attention being paid to a team that is playing 500 ball right now (April) and not looking very solid to me. Of course I know that 90% of the media want to see them fail but it certainly seems like a lot of attention being paid to them when there are other teams who would benefit from some press coverage, which might equate to butts in seats at the park. Oh well I guess negative attention is better than none at all. Maybe since Aroid is out playing with the ladies for the year the press is bored and need something to jump on with this stupid pine tar on his hands clamor. Like anyone who played baseball at any level didn't see someone try and get an edge by cheating be it pine tar or scraping the leather of the ball on the edge of his catchers shin guards to rough it up a little or putting vasoline or vicks vapo rub under the brim of the hat on it etc. It happens and if they get caught they get a fine or benched, whatever. This is about as stupid and issue as I have seen the press jump on in a long time. Of course if the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry isn't enough to make the game interesting I guess they need to find an issue to go wild over.
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As a Yankee Fan I find it interesting that there is so much attention being paid to a team that is playing 500 ball right now (April) and not looking very solid to me. Of course I know that 90% of the media want to see them fail but it certainly seems like a lot of attention being paid to them when there are other teams who would benefit from some press coverage, which might equate to butts in seats at the park. Oh well I guess negative attention is better than none at all. Maybe since Aroid is out playing with the ladies for the year the press is bored and need something to jump on with this stupid pine tar on his hands clamor. Like anyone who played baseball at any level didn't see someone try and get an edge by cheating be it pine tar or scraping the leather of the ball on the edge of his catchers shin guards to rough it up a little or putting vasoline or vicks vapo rub under the brim of the hat on it etc. It happens and if they get caught they get a fine or benched, whatever. This is about as stupid and issue as I have seen the press jump on in a long time. Of course if the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry isn't enough to make the game interesting I guess they need to find an issue to go wild over.
Dave
May not know a whole lot about the Brewers but I know they have the best record in MLB after 10 games, 8-2. They're pitching has been outstanding, only allowing 26 total runs, while the offense has scored 50. If this keeps up, they won't stay unknowns for long.:wink2: -- Al
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Jose freakin' ValverdeRaul double freakin' Ibanez
I saw the Ibanez HR, the pitcher knew it was gone instantly.
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All of the question marks about this years Yankees but two or three seem to have been answered so far.
CC is definitely not an ace anymore (he really never was, more like the best #2 starter in the league in his prime), now he is a very poor #5 starter. That question has ben answered as a resounding no. The Yankees should expect to lose pretty much every time they run him our there unless they score at least 6 runs.
Jeter is playing like the healthy Jeter of 2012, and looks like he will be a solid player for the Yanks in his final season. So that one is a yes.
The combination of Brian Roberts, Solarte and Kelly Johnson look to have Second and Third at the very least adequately covered, so those two positions are not the glaring weakness we feared. Another yes.
Ellsbury has been healthy so far, and the outfield of him, Beltran, Gardner, Ichiro and Soriano has been the Yankees strength so far. Another Yes (although Ellsbury can go down tomorrow, so maybe this is still, in part, a maybe.
The other four starters in the rotation, Tanaka, Pineda, Kuroda and Nova (with one bad start) have been the other strength of the team so far, so this is, with the exception of CC, a resounding yes.
The unanswered questions (which really make all the difference, without these questions being answered in the affirmative, the Yanks have no chance this season): Teixeira and Roberts. Teixeira looked pretty uncomfortable at the plate throughout spring training (but he always looks terrible until the end of May anyway) and then hurt his hamstring. If he doesn't give the Yankees at least 25 homers and 90 RBI's and play his usual gold glove first base, the Yankees aren't going anywhere. And Brian Roberts looked great the first week of the season in the closer roll, but then hurt himself. If he doesn't become a reliable closer, the rest of the bullpen is going to fall apart from the strain.
Right now the entire AL East looks competitive. The Rays, the Red Sox, the Yankees and the Orioles all look like playoff contenders. If the Ellsbury, Teixiera and Roberts health issues all break in the Yankees favor, they could return to the post-season as legitimate contenders. If any two of the three break against the Yankees, they could miss the playoffs.
I will be going to my first game of the season tonight (I have a partial season ticket package) so I am hoping the questions all break the Yankees way, and I can enjoy Jeter's last season.:wink2:
CC is definitely not an ace anymore (he really never was, more like the best #2 starter in the league in his prime), now he is a very poor #5 starter. That question has ben answered as a resounding no. The Yankees should expect to lose pretty much every time they run him our there unless they score at least 6 runs.
Jeter is playing like the healthy Jeter of 2012, and looks like he will be a solid player for the Yanks in his final season. So that one is a yes.
The combination of Brian Roberts, Solarte and Kelly Johnson look to have Second and Third at the very least adequately covered, so those two positions are not the glaring weakness we feared. Another yes.
Ellsbury has been healthy so far, and the outfield of him, Beltran, Gardner, Ichiro and Soriano has been the Yankees strength so far. Another Yes (although Ellsbury can go down tomorrow, so maybe this is still, in part, a maybe.
The other four starters in the rotation, Tanaka, Pineda, Kuroda and Nova (with one bad start) have been the other strength of the team so far, so this is, with the exception of CC, a resounding yes.
The unanswered questions (which really make all the difference, without these questions being answered in the affirmative, the Yanks have no chance this season): Teixeira and Roberts. Teixeira looked pretty uncomfortable at the plate throughout spring training (but he always looks terrible until the end of May anyway) and then hurt his hamstring. If he doesn't give the Yankees at least 25 homers and 90 RBI's and play his usual gold glove first base, the Yankees aren't going anywhere. And Brian Roberts looked great the first week of the season in the closer roll, but then hurt himself. If he doesn't become a reliable closer, the rest of the bullpen is going to fall apart from the strain.
Right now the entire AL East looks competitive. The Rays, the Red Sox, the Yankees and the Orioles all look like playoff contenders. If the Ellsbury, Teixiera and Roberts health issues all break in the Yankees favor, they could return to the post-season as legitimate contenders. If any two of the three break against the Yankees, they could miss the playoffs.
I will be going to my first game of the season tonight (I have a partial season ticket package) so I am hoping the questions all break the Yankees way, and I can enjoy Jeter's last season.:wink2: