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[lancer]

Gausman can't catch a break with some offense behind him, solid nite on 8 hits 3 runs but not enough once again, he's pitching really well since returning and sooner or later he'll get his W's...Sammy

Always seems that one pitcher on every team is the bad luck pitcher. Pitches well, but gets no run support/breaks. This year it appears to be Gausman on the O's and Gio Gonzalez for the Nats. :rolleyes2: -- Al

 

[Louis Badolato]

What in the world has happened to C.C. Sabbathia? No one expected less of Sherman Clump this season than I, except maybe George who hung that monicker on him. After all, his once 97 MPH fastball has been reduced to an almost embarrassing 89 MPH, and his last two seasons were abysmal. Yet after his first 10 starts this season, a reasonable sample size, his era is 2.28, the best of his career after 10 starts. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that over his 7 starts since May 1st, he has the lowest era in MLB at 0.73, lower than the great Clayton Kershaw's 0.81 over the same period. Like Big Poppi and Carlos Beltran, the obvious questions about PED's are being asked, but, as George pointed out the fat guy body type these guys share generally does not equate to steroid use. Maybe he had to learn how to be a pitcher rather than s thrower, I don't know. All I do know is that with him, Tanaka (era about 2.8) and Iovaldi (era about 4) as the top three in the Yankee rotation, and Ivan Nova continuing to pitch very well over his first 5 starts since rejoining the rotation the Yankees are having a nice little renaissance in climbing over .500. I can live with Pineda's inconsistency as the fifth starter, especially with the Yankees' bullpen. With all the injuries at 1st base the Yankees even have a position to look to for the obvious offensive upgrade they so desperately need. If the pick up a quality 1st baseman at the trade deadline, who can add some pop to and lengthen their lineup, they could be playing meaningful baseball in September, which is all I have hoped for this season. They are only 31-30, but if the can climb to 5-8 games over .500 by the end of July, they will be buyers at the trade deadline, which could make the second half fun to watch.

 

[maddadicus]

What in the world has happened to C.C. Sabbathia? No one expected less of Sherman Clump this season than I, except maybe George who hung that monicker on him. After all, his once 97 MPH fastball has been reduced to an almost embarrassing 89 MPH, and his last two seasons were abysmal. Yet after his first 10 starts this season, a reasonable sample size, his era is 2.28, the best of his career after 10 starts. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that over his 7 starts since May 1st, he has the lowest era in MLB at 0.73, lower than the great Clayton Kershaw's 0.81 over the same period. Like Big Poppi and Carlos Beltran, the obvious questions about PED's are being asked, but, as George pointed out the fat guy body type these guys share generally does not equate to steroid use. Maybe he had to learn how to be a pitcher rather than s thrower, I don't know. All I do know is that with him, Tanaka (era about 2.8) and Iovaldi (era about 4) as the top three in the Yankee rotation, and Ivan Nova continuing to pitch very well over his first 5 starts since rejoining the rotation the Yankees are having a nice little renaissance in climbing over .500. I can live with Pineda's inconsistency as the fifth starter, especially with the Yankees' bullpen. With all the injuries at 1st base the Yankees even have a position to look to for the obvious offensive upgrade they so desperately need. If the pick up a quality 1st baseman at the trade deadline, who can add some pop to and lengthen their lineup, they could be playing meaningful baseball in September, which is all I have hoped for this season. They are only 31-30, but if the can climb to 5-8 games over .500 by the end of July, they will be buyers at the trade deadline, which could make the second half fun to watch.

I am also surprised at where the Yankees are..My guess is that CC is over his drunk, bad health phase and has relearned how to pitch. Remember, this guy has had an All Star career..The Yankees might have the best pitching rotation in the American League East, which could play a factor in a playoff run..Michael

 

[jazzeum]

I don't think the Yankees will be buyers for any major player because that woukd involving surrendering one of their key prospects. They didn't do it last year and with the patent club worse this year than they were in 2015, why would they do it now. This team may be good enough to contend for a wildcard spot but not more than that. They are right to hang onto their prospects.

 

[lancer]

It's a good thing the O's can hit. They fell behind 5-0 in the 1st, thanks once again to Ubaldo 'Here's a meatball' Jimenez and his 1/3 of an inning appearence. Then the lead went to 7-1 before the bats came alive as the O's have smacked 4 more Hr's to cut the lead to 7-6, Blue Jays, in the 5th. Don't know how this will turn out but the O's need to fire Jimenez right now. Since May 1, he has started 9 games, lasting only 39.1 innings, total. He has allowed 64 hits, 24 BB's, and 38 earned runs. My cat would do a better job. The O's are in a dogfight in the AL East and they just can't afford a guaranteed ineffective start every 5th day. UJ must go! -- Al

 

[Warrior]

It's a good thing the O's can hit. They fell behind 5-0 in the 1st, thanks once again to Ubaldo 'Here's a meatball' Jimenez and his 1/3 of an inning appearence. Then the lead went to 7-1 before the bats came alive as the O's have smacked 4 more Hr's to cut the lead to 7-6, Blue Jays, in the 5th. Don't know how this will turn out but the O's need to fire Jimenez right now. Since May 1, he has started 9 games, lasting only 39.1 innings, total. He has allowed 64 hits, 24 BB's, and 38 earned runs. My cat would do a better job. The O's are in a dogfight in the AL East and they just can't afford a guaranteed ineffective start every 5th day. UJ must go! -- Al

They lost 10-9, yet another classic pitchers duel for the LET'S GO O's!!, they got swept this weekend but are still tied for first as they head to Boston.

It's a miracle they are tied for first with the march of the tomato cans called the O's starting rotation, thank God Duquette threw a dart at the wall and hit Dumbo's name as his last free agent signing of the year, he's on track to hit 900 home runs this year............................Earl Weaver would be proud of this team, leading the league in home runs.....................but last in staff ERA............oh well, can't be first at everything.

 

[Rutledge]

There is an interesting new phenomenon in sports—more and more baseball fans are purchasing their tickets on game day rather than purchasing and planning their attendance well in advance. So far this year, 20% of baseball fans purchased their tickets on game day, quadruple the number from 2012—and it’s growing fast. As buying and selling of tickets on secondary markets becomes more convenient, ticket sales on game day have surged. Baseball seems to be particularly well-suited for the practice due to the frequency of games and generally more hospitable weather

 

[lancer]

They lost 10-9, yet another classic pitchers duel for the LET'S GO O's!!, they got swept this weekend but are still tied for first as they head to Boston.

It's a miracle they are tied for first with the march of the tomato cans called the O's starting rotation, thank God Duquette threw a dart at the wall and hit Dumbo's name as his last free agent signing of the year, he's on track to hit 900 home runs this year............................Earl Weaver would be proud of this team, leading the league in home runs.....................but last in staff ERA............oh well, can't be first at everything.

Yeah, they lost it but it wasn't over until the last out. O's trailed the whole game but kept coming back. They trailed 5-0, 5-1, 7-1, 7-6, 10-6, 10-8, and then scored one more in the 9th to lose 10-9. Hard to count them and that offense out. But that starting pitching... :rolleyes2: -- Al

 

[sammy719]

It's a good thing the O's can hit. They fell behind 5-0 in the 1st, thanks once again to Ubaldo 'Here's a meatball' Jimenez and his 1/3 of an inning appearence. Then the lead went to 7-1 before the bats came alive as the O's have smacked 4 more Hr's to cut the lead to 7-6, Blue Jays, in the 5th. Don't know how this will turn out but the O's need to fire Jimenez right now. Since May 1, he has started 9 games, lasting only 39.1 innings, total. He has allowed 64 hits, 24 BB's, and 38 earned runs. My cat would do a better job. The O's are in a dogfight in the AL East and they just can't afford a guaranteed ineffective start every 5th day. UJ must go! -- Al

Just got home from a hard days work on the block to read once again my pitcher mr. UBADO tosses another great one just no words on how bad this guy is and at this point give me Tom, Dick, or Harry from the Triple A something, anything better then this scrub.

The O's have had a few big series in the season so far and sadly they seem not to be able to rise to the occasion against the big series, not going to cry in my beer to long, first place near mid June isn't to shabby for a team everyone pick to be in the basement all year, so plenty of good so far but man if the O's can just find a little more decent pitching the sky would be the limit, the offense is there, relief pitching is solid but you aren't going to win the really big series if you do not have some solid pitching, I'll be curious come Monday to see what the O's are going to change (if anything) on the pitching rotation in the next series in Boston...Sammy

 

[maddadicus]

They lost 10-9, yet another classic pitchers duel for the LET'S GO O's!!, they got swept this weekend but are still tied for first as they head to Boston.

It's a miracle they are tied for first with the march of the tomato cans called the O's starting rotation, thank God Duquette threw a dart at the wall and hit Dumbo's name as his last free agent signing of the year, he's on track to hit 900 home runs this year............................Earl Weaver would be proud of this team, leading the league in home runs.....................but last in staff ERA............oh well, can't be first at everything.

Good pitching will beat good hitting most of the time, so my Yanks still have a chance in the pitching poor AL East...Michael

 

[lancer]

Going to find out what the Nats are made of over the next 3 games as the Cubs come into DC. We can't afford to fold up like the earlier trip to Chicago. Nats catch a break as we miss Arieta and Lester but the other 3 Cubs starters are pretty good in their own right. Nats need to take 2 of 3 just for their own morale and self-confidence, if for no other reason. We've got Scherzer, Gonzalez, and Strasburg going, so it should be a good series. Go Nats! -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

You're selling yourself too short Al. The Nats are playing well right now, plus it's only June and I'm sure they will make a deal at the deadline.

The Mets, on the other hand, not so good; they haven't been able to keep up with the Nats. Injuries continue to plague them as now Walker has a bit of a bad back, not to mention that the manager was hospitalized yesterday. One of the biggest disappointments has been Conforto: he's hit .120 since May 1. No, that is not a misprint. The prevailing wisdom is that things started to go poorly for him after taking an 0 for 5 against Baumgarner. They may send him down but they don't have anyone to replace him. They're thin on the offensive side. They will need to ride it out for awhile. Again, it's still early so not panic time yet and they look to be in position to at least contend for a WC.

 

[lancer]

You're selling yourself too short Al. The Nats are playing well right now, plus it's only June and I'm sure they will make a deal at the deadline.

The Mets, on the other hand, not so good; they haven't been able to keep up with the Nats. Injuries continue to plague them as now Walker has a bit of a bad back, not to mention that the manager was hospitalized yesterday. One of the biggest disappointments has been Conforto: he's hit .120 since May 1. No, that is not a misprint. The prevailing wisdom is that things started to go poorly for him after taking an 0 for 5 against Baumgarner. They may send him down but they don't have anyone to replace him. They're thin on the offensive side. They will need to ride it out for awhile. Again, it's still early so not panic time yet and they look to be in position to at least contend for a WC.

Brad, what is the story on Collins? Any idea why he was put in the hospital? Can't find anything specific locally or on ESPN. -- Al

 

[sammy719]

Going to find out what the Nats are made of over the next 3 games as the Cubs come into DC. We can't afford to fold up like the earlier trip to Chicago. Nats catch a break as we miss Arieta and Lester but the other 3 Cubs starters are pretty good in their own right. Nats need to take 2 of 3 just for their own morale and self-confidence, if for no other reason. We've got Scherzer, Gonzalez, and Strasburg going, so it should be a good series. Go Nats! -- Al

Same with the O's AL, going into Boston tied for first with identical record and pitching Tillman, Gausman is a plus for a change in this never ending saga of starting pitching, at least we should have a fighting chance in those 2 games...Sammy

 

[jazzeum]

Brad, what is the story on Collins? Any idea why he was put in the hospital? Can't find anything specific locally or on ESPN. -- Al

He wasn't feeling well before yesterday's game Al so the team decided to err on the side of caution. I heard he might be released from a Milwaukee hospital today. I'm not sure what the reason was.

 

[Louis Badolato]

I don't think the Yankees will be buyers for any major player because that woukd involving surrendering one of their key prospects. They didn't do it last year and with the patent club worse this year than they were in 2015, why would they do it now. This team may be good enough to contend for a wildcard spot but not more than that. They are right to hang onto their prospects.

You may be correct about major players, but the Yanks just signed former Mets starting 1st baseman Ike Davis. At this point, with all the injuries at 1st, the Yankees will be picking up anyone with a pulse who plays the position and who doesn't cost them any prospects.

 

[jazzeum]

I wish the Yankees and Ike luck. Hopefully, a change of scenery will do him good but I don't believe he's succeeded at any team since the Mets traded him. The Mets made the right choice sticking with Duda, not that he's the greatest thing going either.

 

[Panzer ace]

The Giants have a comfortable 5 game lead on the Dodgers. They just need to avoid any major injuries and I think they can stay on the sidelines when the trade deadline approaches.

 

[lancer]

Going to find out what the Nats are made of over the next 3 games as the Cubs come into DC. We can't afford to fold up like the earlier trip to Chicago. Nats catch a break as we miss Arieta and Lester but the other 3 Cubs starters are pretty good in their own right. Nats need to take 2 of 3 just for their own morale and self-confidence, if for no other reason. We've got Scherzer, Gonzalez, and Strasburg going, so it should be a good series. Go Nats! -- Al

Nats played a near perfect game tonight and beat the Cubs 4-1. Cubs were held to 2 hits, 0 walks, and fanned 16 times. Scherzer was perfect for the first 5 innings, fanned 11 in 7 and earned his 8th win. On to tomorrow and hope we can repeat it. -- Al

 

[Panzer ace]

Nats played a near perfect game tonight and beat the Cubs 4-1. Cubs were held to 2 hits, 0 walks, and fanned 16 times. Scherzer was perfect for the first 5 innings, fanned 11 in 7 and earned his 8th win. On to tomorrow and hope we can repeat it. -- Al

That is a huge win against far and away the best team in baseball right now.