Killeverything's (New)NeverEndingBaseballThread

[Machado]

Kill-
Did you enjoy ortiz going yard last night? Maybe you found more joy from
his 30 second HR trot?

Does it really take that moron 1/2 a minute to round the bases.

I don't think a player could get away with such action back in the 50's or 60's.
Someone like Drysdale or Gibson or Nolan would give ortiz a sweet fastball to the mid-section as retaliation.

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

Deadspin has a picture of Evan Longoria's Louisville Slugger if any of you Tampa fans are interested.

[Facedown]

Hideki Irabu arrested for DUI.

[JakeYonkel]

Deadspin has a picture of Evan Longoria's Louisville Slugger if any of you Tampa fans are interested.

I doubt it'd be anything to make Greg Oden jealous.

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

Deadspin has a picture of Evan Longoria's Louisville Slugger if any of you Tampa fans are interested.

I doubt it'd be anything to make Greg Oden jealous.

That's what I said..."why bother?"

[johnk5150]

The last time these guys were seen at the Cubs game, they lost game one of the series.

[JakeYonkel]

Should we know who that is?

[johnk5150]

Should we know who that is?

This Playoffs beard. I'm not saying Game 1 will definitely go to Philly, but the young Blackhawks enjoy the Chicago nightlife and the Cubs are in town all week.

Enough hockey though. I love how Dempster can only win by throwing a shutout. Nice to see D. Lee have 3 hits on his rocket ride to .220. I don't follow the NL west, but can anyone in that division hit? The Dodgers look like shit. It can't all be the absence of Ethier can it?

[JakeYonkel]

I was sure that was going to be like Shinedown or We the Kings or some other shitty band. LOL

And yeah, the Cubs are a mess. That poor franchise is really is poor position too, with Soriano's contract having another 4 years or so on it, their corner infielders doing shit...

Good thing nobody's really distanced themselves in that division though. Either way how Hendry still has a job is astounding.

RE: the Dodgers, Ethier is a big contributor but they've been missing Furcal for a month, Manny was on the DL, and their pitching isn't great. They might get rolling, if not that division is anyone's for the taking.

[johnk5150]

RE: the Dodgers, Ethier is a big contributor but they've been missing Furcal for a month, Manny was on the DL, and their pitching isn't great. They might get rolling, if not that division is anyone's for the taking.

Furcal looked like he had a cinder block on his glove hand last night.

Bad note: Aramis' thumb is WAY worse than he let on at the beginning of season.

Good note: Castro is the real deal. The first player born in the 90s to make the majors isn't intimidated by any sitch. I think his arm may be better than Dunston's. I am not kidding.

Hendry may have saved his job by getting six wins from fat Silva while getting Milton Cancer out of the clubhouse. They get anything productive from Silva in his next 15 outings its the trade of the year.

[JakeYonkel]

Hendry may have saved his job by getting six wins from fat Silva while getting Milton Cancer out of the clubhouse. They get anything productive from Silva in his next 15 outings its the trade of the year.

I dogged that trade and was sure that Seattle won it at the time.

Bradley is a real good hitter but he can't get out of his own way.

Silva is garbage but moving to the NL will make anybody look good.

[Machado]

Yankees have agreed to bring back Chad Gaudin to pitch out of the Yankees bullpen.
Gaudin is reportedly already in Minneapolis to be activated before tonight’s game and a half.

Gaudin would give the team an additional long man, and could essentially take the place of Alfredo Aceves who suffered a setback on Tuesday when he once again felt pain in his lower back.

Of course, the Yankees had Gaudin this spring, but he became the odd man out when Sergio Mitre pitched extremely well. He signed with Oakland, was designated for assignment and now he appears to be coming back to where his season started. Last year he went 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA as a late-season addition in New York.

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzX_CNyet_I

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

A personal message from Ozzie Guillen to an Indians fan on a signed baseball.

[johnk5150]

Dude...Ozzie and Buehrle getting run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNBK8rgc0cA

"Joe West is a disgrace!"

[JakeYonkel]

That WAS disgraceful. Joe West is a joke. Fat piece of shit.

Although the first clip made me laugh: "He hurt our chances to win!" "He's got it out for us!"

Announcers that refer to the team as "we" are so bush league it's not even funny.

[Machado]

That WAS disgraceful. Joe West is a joke. Fat piece of shit.

Although the first clip made me laugh: "He hurt our chances to win!" "He's got it out for us!"

Announcers that refer to the team as "we" are so bush league it's not even funny.

ESPN Baseball Tonight did a great job covering the throws to 1st.
Side by Side angle of the pick off move that was called a balk with
the pick off move that was not called a balk.
No difference in the move to 1st.
None at all.

Why Joe called the balk is still a mystery?

Before he tossed ozzie out of the game, Joe moved his hand in a motion that was inappropriate. That hand gesture really set off ozzie and with good reason.

[wickedsensation]

Dude...Ozzie and Buehrle getting run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNBK8rgc0cA

"Joe West is a disgrace!"

Fuck Joe West. I'm a Cubs fan, and even I can see that both of his calls were bullshit...

[TawnyVonJagger]

Rumors are hot n heavy that Mike Stanton will be called up in early June. I don't know what the rush is, really. The Fightin' Fish really need a bullpen guy or five. Completely jacked up Robertson's solid start. Fuckers.

Was gonna go to the game tonight, but it's so bloody fucking hot. Cannot. Wait. For. The. New. Ballpark.

[JakeYonkel]

And it's only May. Enjoy your summer!

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

Great article about Joe West, from Yahoo sports:


MLB plans showdown with umpire Joe West

By Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports 6 hours, 17 minutes ago

Earlier this week, Joe West’s personal publicist sent out a mass email offering up his client for interviews.

(Pause, to allow the proper spit-take at the fact that a baseball umpire is self-absorbed enough to keep a P.R. man in his employ. Now, clean up that screen.)

Such emails are not uncommon. With a resistance to the spam boxes in which they ought automatically deposit themselves, the blasts show up every few weeks. West is always promoting something. His country music CD. His line of umpiring gear. And, without fail, himself.
More From Jeff Passan


He seems to have forgotten the cardinal rule of umpiring: stay invisible. Anonymity is godliness to baseball’s arbiters, and Joe West is an infidel, an attention whore of Lady Gaga proportions whose proclivity for theatrics shames the umpiring profession.

Mercifully, Major League Baseball has tired of his antics. A source said the league plans to suspend or fine West, one of its most tenured umpires, after he solicited reporters this week to talk about the controversy he created in April when he called the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox “pathetic and embarrassing” because of their long game times.

Between West dredging up a subject MLB was peeved he addressed in public in the first place, and the fallout from his ejections of Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and pitcher Mark Buehrle(notes) on Wednesday, his behavior reached a tipping point for baseball officials. MLB reprimanded West during a phone conversation Thursday and will continue to consult with the World Umpires Assocation – of which West is president – to determine the severity of his punishment.

West carries the reputation as a poor umpire and grudge holder, and so his unceremonious tossing of Guillen and Buehrle surprised no one. West called a balk on Buehrle, whose pickoff move is recognized as one of the game’s best. It was a suspect-at-best call, or par for the course, and he tossed Guillen for protesting. When West flagged Buehrle for another balk – just a flat-out bad call – the pitcher, disgusted, softly flopped his glove on the ground. West ejected him, too.

Following the game, Guillen ranted like Guillen does: F-bombs in triplicate, and a few more words that would have made George Carlin proud. Buehrle’s reaction was far more telling. Rarely outspoken and always measured, Buehrle took to West with an incisive jab that showed what people inside the game think of him.

“I think he’s too worried about promoting his CD,” Buehrle said, “and I think he likes seeing his name in the papers a little bit too much instead of worrying about the rules.”

West’s sense of entitlement grew over a long career. He was a major league umpire at 24 years old. He worked as a crew chief in a World Series. He also was one of the 22 umpires who resigned in 1999 in a failed negotiating tactic, and if that doesn’t humble someone, what can?

Baseball rehired West in 2002, and while the union’s emasculation was palpable, West continued to play up his country-music persona. The sport allowed him to meet celebrities and cultivate his music career, which, based on his voice, lyrics and music, would’ve otherwise sputtered out with Nashville bar patrons introducing him to a variety of rotten vegetables. West returned the favor by acting like a rent-a-cop who wields his badge like he’s Wyatt Earp.

He is a presence in games, and that is the problem. The only place for an umpire is at the bottom of the box score. When one jumps into the game story, he has done one of two things: blown a call or picked a fight with someone. That West specializes in both says everything about him.

Here’s the thing: If West were a good umpire – if he didn’t parlay his three decades in the sport into plum postseason gigs that somebody of his caliber simply does not deserve – much of what he does wouldn’t be as objectionable. Ed Hochuli, the NFL referee whose ripped physique has made him a cult hero, is beloved because he maintains professional excellence alongside his other endeavors. West’s professional negligence makes him all the more a cartoon character.

MLB doesn’t have nearly the perception problem with umpires that the NBA does with its referees. It doesn’t want one, either, and so its move to muzzle West is appropriate. The Yankees and Red Sox do push pace-of-play boundaries; they also provide the greatest rivalry in the sport, and fans who appreciate good baseball are willing to sit through extra time as long as the drama remains. West should’ve apologized and moved on. His targeting of Buehrle – pitchers get called for multiple balks about once a decade – was the vindictive sort of call that cements his reputation.

Undeterred, West’s diarrhea of the mouth continued. He had CDs and gear to sell, a website to push, a brand to promote. Attached to the latest e-mail from his publicist were 11 pictures, just in case one or two weren’t enough. It also included a funny subject line: “The Real Joe West.”

Like everyone doesn’t already see him for what he is.

[Machado]

Randy Winn DFA'D by Yankees today.

Granderson activated off DL

[tin00can]

I love Ozzie but I'm glad he's not coaching the Angels. Ozzie gives you the truth, at least his version of it.

Fuck Joe West. That POS needs to be fired.

[SkyDog112046]

Halladay throws a perfect game. He's got to be loving the NL.

[TawnyVonJagger]

Halladay throws a perfect game. He's got to be loving the NL.

It's kinda bittersweet for me. I'm happy for the guy, and if I had been there (had to work), I would've applauded him for his efforts. But it SUCKS. Against MY Marlins, in OUR house, on a crowded Saturday night Memorial Day weekend?! Fuck!

Well, at least the Flyers lost.

[tin00can]

Fuck my season. I bet Scioscia has a boner to get Robb fucking Quinlan in there at 1B, not that there are a lot of other options.

Wow. From walk-off grand-slam to the DL for at least 12 weeks.

[TawnyVonJagger]

Tinny, I'm so sorry, that's just horrible. Poor bastard.


In other news...
Marlins get one from the Phils today. Another great pitching matchup, it turned out. Moyer was Moyer, and Anibal Sanchez was DEALING. Good guys win 1-0, bullpen holds up! Fucking hell, it was HOT out there today. Ima move my seats up into the tunnel, awesome breeze going through there.

Dontrelle Willis was DFA'd by the Tigers today. I feel so horrible for him.

[tin00can]

Another walk-off HR for the Angels today. The ensuing celebration was a bit more subdued.

Napoli played 1B today and did a decent job. Not sure if that is the plan going forward, but we'll see.

[TawnyVonJagger]

Hello, Marlins offense. How I've missed you so! The bats didn't do shit until the 6th inning, now they've gone insane. And Maybin redeemed himself from the perfecto and hit an inside-the-park'er. But damn, is this Brewers pen brutal.

[demolition23]

Padres.
Best record in the NL after 51 games.
Sweet.

Now stop the season.