MLB Thread 109: Happy Opening Day!

[mute09]

Rays are looking really good offensively not so much pitching with smyly and Moore and Cobb coming back this could be a lot better year than people were expecting I love seeing so much out of Kevin Kiermaier early this year as a rays fan not expecting a huge season it could be a great year of us putting pieces together

[Deleted]

White Sox take two straight from Minnesota, winning 6-2. Chris Sale looked good, Robertson nailed down his 2nd save.

And defensive replacement Gordon Beckham with the 2-run shot in the 8th.

Road takes them to Cleveland and Detroit.

[Vampiro138]

cubs come from behind to beat the rockies and take 2 out of 3, bring on the reds in our return back to wrigley!

[Perd]

Apr 12, 2015 18:23:06 GMT -5 Vampiro138 said:

cubs come from behind to beat the rockies and take 2 out of 3, bring on the reds in our return back to wrigley!

I was like "Holy f***! LaTroy Hawkins is still in the league?". Damn glad he is and in his 2004 form no less.

[Vampiro138]

Apr 12, 2015 18:28:49 GMT -5 Perd said:

Apr 12, 2015 18:23:06 GMT -5 Vampiro138 said:

cubs come from behind to beat the rockies and take 2 out of 3, bring on the reds in our return back to wrigley!

I was like "Holy f***! LaTroy Hawkins is still in the league?". Damn glad he is and in his 2004 form no less.

its nice to be on the right side of one of his blown saves..

[Waffel113]

Yankees going bonkers on Clay Bucholz right now. 1st inning just ended, and it's 7-0.

[RI Richmark]

Buchholz just got slaughtered in the first much to the delight of Yankee fans and Boston sports radio talk show hosts.

[The Captain]

I still can't believe Stephen Drew got a home run.

[scott]

I will be very surprised if they send Buckholz back out there after that 1st inning debacle.

[RI Richmark]

Apr 12, 2015 19:38:51 GMT -5 scott said:

I will be very surprised if they send Buckholz back out there after that 1st inning debacle.

They have to. Can't burn out the bullpen in the second inning.

[BRV]

Apr 12, 2015 19:34:21 GMT -5 RI Richmark said:

Buchholz just got slaughtered in the first much to the delight of Yankee fans and Boston sports radio talk show hosts.

*Peers out over the horizon, hears a faint rumble in the distance*

"The hot takes...they're coming..."

[andrew8798]

10 runs given up by Clay

[andrew8798]

While Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno isn't going to bat for slugger Josh Hamilton, one of his teammates is.

"It doesn't seem like any bridges are being built — it seems like a fairly contentious situation," C.J. Wilson told Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.

"It's definitely at a level right now. No one is talking to us about it. We're supposed to stay out of the loop. But it's fairly obvious what their intentions are."

Despite an arbitrator ruling last week that Hamilton didn't violate the terms of his drug treatment program following a substance-abuse relapse, Moreno said Friday that the team has separate language in Hamilton's contract regarding drug and alcohol use.

Wilson questioned his owner's decision to publicly say that the team might pursue action against Hamilton.

"I don't know what their goals in this situation are," Wilson told Pedro Moura of the Orange County Register. "They have goals. They have reactions, they have feelings, all that stuff."

Hamilton's relationship with Wilson extends beyond the last two years they've spent together in Los Angeles as the pair played four seasons with the Texas Rangers.

"I care about him, and I care way more about him than a lot of people do," Wilson said. "In the grand scheme of things, it seems like he doesn't have a constant problem.

"Let’s face it: Josh is not the only person in professional sports that has had an addiction issue. He's just the most open about it."

Following Moreno's comments, the Major League Baseball Players Association denied that the Angels had requested, or received approval to insert language into Hamilton's contract that would allow them to seek action should he relapse.

Rather than try to dump Hamilton and the remaining $90 million on his contract, Wilson suggested that the team's focus should be on trying to treat Hamilton's illness.

"We need to figure out collectively as teammates what's going to make Josh play the best," Wilson said. "If he plays up to his abilities, he's as good as anyone else who's ever going to step onto the diamond against him."

[andrew8798]

So Dodgers fans in the home plate box were, once again, forced to wear Diamondbacks gear.

[RI Richmark]

Apr 12, 2015 21:02:04 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

So Dodgers fans in the home plate box were, once again, forced to wear Diamondbacks gear.

Damn you Kevin Dunn!!!!

[BRV]

Almost on cue, those hot takes I warned about Sunday night crested the hill at 2 p.m. sharp today with blood in their eyes, riding on horseback and blades fully drawn.

The takes arrived in the form of Boston sports radio hosts calling Clay Buchholz a quitter, a joke, a laughingstock, and a headcase.

[Ben Wyatt]

Apr 13, 2015 13:21:51 GMT -5 BRV said:

Almost on cue, those hot takes I warned about Sunday night crested the hill at 2 p.m. sharp today with blood in their eyes, riding on horseback and blades fully drawn.

The takes arrived in the form of Boston sports radio hosts calling Clay Buchholz a quitter, a joke, a laughingstock, and a headcase.

Felger and Mazz?

[BRV]

The legend of Mookie Betts continues to grow, as he robs Bryce Harper of a two-run home run in the first inning of this afternoon's Nationals vs. Red Sox game. GIF or video coming as soon as it's available.

EDIT - And here it is, in all of its glory:



EDIT - And the legend grows ever more, as Betts steals second and then gets up and steals third with nobody covering the base.

Apr 13, 2015 14:14:08 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Apr 13, 2015 13:21:51 GMT -5 BRV said:

Almost on cue, those hot takes I warned about Sunday night crested the hill at 2 p.m. sharp today with blood in their eyes, riding on horseback and blades fully drawn.

The takes arrived in the form of Boston sports radio hosts calling Clay Buchholz a quitter, a joke, a laughingstock, and a headcase.

Felger and Mazz?

Ding ding ding. As if it would have been anyone else.

[Ben Wyatt]

Apr 13, 2015 14:18:04 GMT -5 BRV said:

The legend of Mookie Betts continues to grow, as he robs Bryce Harper of a two-run home run in the first inning of this afternoon's Nationals vs. Red Sox game. GIF or video coming as soon as it's available.

EDIT - And here it is, in all of its glory:



EDIT - And the legend grows ever more, as Betts steals second and then gets up and steals third with nobody covering the base.

Apr 13, 2015 14:14:08 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Felger and Mazz?

Ding ding ding. As if it would have been anyone else.

I'd take them much more seriously if they didn't completely loathe Boston sports. I'm amazed they took a break from their "FIRE Chiarelli/Julien" campaign.


Mookie Betts is nasty

[Ben Wyatt]

Mookie Betts is *really* nasty