MLB: 2014 Regular Season Thread

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 15-07-2014 01:19PM

rockonollie wrote: »

For reference

If they hit bombs like last night it will be terrific! I'm hoping to get there on my next trip over so looking forward to it!

rockonollie · 18-07-2014 06:57PM

Dan Uggla has reportedly been cut by the Braves.....his BA has been steadily dropping for the past 4 years but you never know what a change of scenery will do for a guy.

Considering his recent history he's going to be cheap for whatever team signs him, would you take a chance on him?

Wouldn't be all that surprised if the Reds do, they need a 2nd baseman for the next 2 months.....Uggla is also batting over .320 in Cincinnati since 2010

jack presley · 19-07-2014 11:46AM

Interesting that the Astros didn't sign the number one pick in the draft and the knock on effect that it had as they them missed out on 2 other of their top picks.

Coeus · 19-07-2014 10:29PM

jack presley wrote: »

Interesting that the Astros didn't sign the number one pick in the draft and the knock on effect that it had as they them missed out on 2 other of their top picks.

Sounds like a bit of a disaster for the Astros, they tried to be cute and lost all 3 guys. They do get the 2nd pick in next years draft as compensation but could lose both 1st round picks if the grievance one of the other 2 guys filed is successful. For a team thats rebuilding could be a disaster.

Itssoeasy · 20-07-2014 10:20PM

Padres leading the mets 1-0 with a no no going.

jack presley · 20-07-2014 10:32PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Padres leading the mets 1-0 with a no no going.

I didn't want to be the first to mention the no-no for fear of being accused of jinxing it. He's throwing some funny stuff, great to watch (if I was a neutral).

The Padres are the last team without a no hitter

EDIT - and they remain the last team without one.

Itssoeasy · 20-07-2014 10:38PM

jack presley wrote: »

I didn't want to be the first to mention the no-no for fear of being accused of jinxing it. He's throwing some funny stuff, great to watch (if I was a neutral).

The Padres are the last team without a no hitter

EDIT - and they remain the last team without one.

Yeah some of the pitches are not stuff you'd nornmally see. I mean one of the pitches he was throwing was reaching the plate at 58mph. If he wasn't against the mets I'd have been hoping he would do but murph ended it with a double and it's only a 1-0 game so the mets were still in it.

jack presley · 20-07-2014 10:39PM

I know the Padres desperately want a no hitter but after hitting a batter and walking 2 to load the bases in the previous inning, he was obviously struggling. Very tough for the manager and I'd say most would have done the exact same and left him in but now it's a tied game.

Edit - Padres win anyway!

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 21-07-2014 09:28AM

rockonollie wrote: »

Dan Uggla has reportedly been cut by the Braves.....his BA has been steadily dropping for the past 4 years but you never know what a change of scenery will do for a guy.

Considering his recent history he's going to be cheap for whatever team signs him, would you take a chance on him?

Wouldn't be all that surprised if the Reds do, they need a 2nd baseman for the next 2 months.....Uggla is also batting over .320 in Cincinnati since 2010

I would 100% gamble on a cheap Uggla, he had that eye problem last season but were there not reports that it would take a while to get adjusted? I would definitely go for him if I was in the reds current position.

smackbunnybaby · 21-07-2014 05:23PM

The Derek 'Michael' Jeter going away show is very tedious at this stage.
The last time he'll do this and that etc etc

Waitsian · 21-07-2014 06:36PM

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

The Derek 'Michael' Jeter going away show is very tedious at this stage.
The last time he'll do this and that etc etc

As was that for Rivera. And Chipper Jones. They're all tedious. Where will it end?

Anyone else like me hate these 'unwritten' rules? Apparently, according to Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis, you can't bunt to the opposite side of a shift. Especially when your team is up by two. That's not a typo. 2 runs. In the middle of the game. I ask you, sheesh. He was chirping at his namesake for doing it the other night. To say Colby Rasmus was non-plussed would be an understatement. :rolleyes:

jack presley · 21-07-2014 06:52PM

mod9maple wrote: »

Anyone else like me hate these 'unwritten' rules? Apparently, according to Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis, you can't bunt to the opposite side of a shift. Especially when your team is up by two. That's not a typo. 2 runs. In the middle of the game. I ask you, sheesh. He was chirping at his namesake for doing it the other night. To say Colby Rasmus was non-plussed would be an understatement. :rolleyes:

The whole unwritten rules thing is childish and quite sad that grown men act like that but for some reason I'm fascinated by them and love reading about them. That Colby Lewis one was probably the most pathetic in recent times, definitely my favourite since A-Rod ran across the mound anyway.

rockonollie · 22-07-2014 06:39PM

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

I would 100% gamble on a cheap Uggla, he had that eye problem last season but were there not reports that it would take a while to get adjusted? I would definitely go for him if I was in the reds current position.

The Giants beat the Reds to it......but if reports are accurate, they are in talks for Ben Zobrist......and failing that, they have already signed Donnie Murphy to a minor league deal.

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 23-07-2014 11:09AM

rockonollie wrote: »

The Giants beat the Reds to it......but if reports are accurate, they are in talks for Ben Zobrist......and failing that, they have already signed Donnie Murphy to a minor league deal.

Good business by the Giants, they look ready to try to win a third in 5 years some record in fairness. Almost like they take a year off after winning one :-)

I like what the Nats are doing right now. Bryce finally starting to heat up as well 9-22 in his last 8 games (with 4 walks) and the nats have gone 6-2 over that time. Things are coming together nicely, with 4 nice series(Mets x2, Philly's and Marlins) in the next 6. With the exception of away to atlanta and the reds they all look winnable.

rockonollie · 23-07-2014 12:15PM

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

Good business by the Giants, they look ready to try to win a third in 5 years some record in fairness. Almost like they take a year off after winning one :-)

I like what the Nats are doing right now. Bryce finally starting to heat up as well 9-22 in his last 8 games (with 4 walks) and the nats have gone 6-2 over that time. Things are coming together nicely, with 4 nice series(Mets x2, Philly's and Marlins) in the next 6. With the exception of away to atlanta and the reds they all look winnable.

Make hat 5 of 6 series.......the Reds forgot how to play baseball over the all-star break.

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 23-07-2014 12:29PM

rockonollie wrote: »

Make hat 5 of 6 series.......the Reds forgot how to play baseball over the all-star break.

Yeah but its the tough end of your rotation, I wouldnt be loving facing Cueto

rockonollie · 23-07-2014 01:49PM

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

Yeah but its the tough end of your rotation, I wouldnt be loving facing Cueto

Cueto, Latos and Bailey just lost 3 in a row.......pitching isn't the issue, they've forgotten how to play defense, they've missed cutoffs, let balls drop in the outfield and infield, let pop-ups slip out of gloves, thrown to the wrong bases.

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 23-07-2014 02:12PM

rockonollie wrote: »

Cueto, Latos and Bailey just lost 3 in a row.......pitching isn't the issue, they've forgotten how to play defense, they've missed cutoffs, let balls drop in the outfield and infield, let pop-ups slip out of gloves, thrown to the wrong bases.

Ah I know man I have been watching your guys. Hamilton has also forgotten that catchers can throw, far too many stolen base attempts where he is getting thrown out.

jack presley · 23-07-2014 04:12PM

rockonollie wrote: »

Cueto, Latos and Bailey just lost 3 in a row.......pitching isn't the issue, they've forgotten how to play defense, they've missed cutoffs, let balls drop in the outfield and infield, let pop-ups slip out of gloves, thrown to the wrong bases.

Has your pitcher tripped over his own feet while feeding a little tricker back to him allowing the guy on third to score the winning run? That's what happened our guys on Sunday night. Nothing more frustrating than losing because of something stupid.

rockonollie · 23-07-2014 04:16PM

jack presley wrote: »

Has your pitcher tripped over his own feet while feeding a little tricker back to him allowing the guy on third to score the winning run? That's what happened our guys on Sunday night. Nothing more frustrating than losing because of something stupid.

No, but we did give up a walk-off single on a pop-fly that landed 2 feet from our first-baseman (that was standing still)

Itssoeasy · 23-07-2014 08:00PM

Mariners getting the challenge out of the way early.

circular flexing · 23-07-2014 09:52PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Mariners getting the challenge out of the way early.

Colon is perfect through 6 in this one too.

jack presley · 23-07-2014 09:53PM

circular flexing wrote: »

Colon is perfect through 6 in this one too.

Aggghhhhh........Don't be annoying the baseball Gods!

jack presley · 23-07-2014 09:57PM

circular flexing wrote: »

Colon is perfect through 6 in this one too.

That hit's on you!

MoyVilla9 · 23-07-2014 09:59PM

Disappointing there. I've give you one thing: Colon is interesting.

Itssoeasy · 23-07-2014 10:00PM

circular flexing wrote: »

Colon is perfect through 6 in this one too.

Ah look what you did.

jack presley · 23-07-2014 10:01PM

MoyVilla9 wrote: »

Disappointing there. I've give you one thing: Colon is interesting.

Definitely. I've really come to enjoy watching him play this year (and not just because of his at-bats). He just gets on with things and doesn't care.

The disappointing thing for Mets fans is that he's probably going to be traded to the Giants so the next time we'll see him in CitiField (next week), he'll be in the opposing team's dugout.

jack presley · 23-07-2014 10:20PM

Wheels coming off now. (and we can't blame that on Circular Flexing).

EDIT - Jaysus they never make it easy watching. Going from a potential perfect game to having the Mariners have the winning run on first in the 9th. Stress levels were a bit high there but happy for Colon that at least he gets the win

jack presley · 23-07-2014 10:53PM

rockonollie wrote: »

No, but we did give up a walk-off single on a pop-fly that landed 2 feet from our first-baseman (that was standing still)

So Ollie, kind of interested in what you think of the Brewers now that the Mets go there for 4 games. So have they recovered from their pre-ASG slump or were the Reds just bad these last few days?

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 24-07-2014 11:27AM

jack presley wrote: »

So Ollie, kind of interested in what you think of the Brewers now that the Mets go there for 4 games. So have they recovered from their pre-ASG slump or were the Reds just bad these last few days?

Mixture of both. The Brew Crew may also have realised the Pirates are coming good alogn with the cards and reds and there is a very real chance of not making the playoffs

MLB: 2014 Regular Season Thread

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