MLB Thread 109: Happy Opening Day!

[Steveweiser]

The Cubs complete the four game sweep of the Mets, now four games above .500 in mid-May. Probably the most impressive the Cubs have been all season.

[Mrs. Potato Dick]

May 13, 2015 1:26:46 GMT -5 hashtagdaley/JudasDay said:

Chris Heston threw a gem tonight against the Astros.. Complete game 2-hitter with 10 Ks.

What a much needed surprise he's been for the Giants this year. I didn't expect this kind of success at all. Absolutely huge with Cain always hurt and Peavy also on the DL.

And little known backup infielder Matt Duffy keeps making it really hard to continue starting Casey McGehee at third, with 5rbis. As a reserve player he is now second on the Giants with 15rbi, and always seems to deliver in the clutch. Casey McGehee on the other hand... I predicted he'd be the worst position player in baseball, and he is indeed proving me very right.

10 strikeouts? That's just precious.

[Deleted]

My shits are more entertaining than the Mets right now.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

Looks like Josh Hamilton is getting close to starting for the Rangers.

I hope he has a hell of a year just to spite the assholes who run the Angels.

[andrew8798]

Speaking of Josh

During Wednesday night’s Rockies-Angels game, Colorado’s Root Sports Rocky Mountain broadcast crew of Drew Goodman and Jeff Huson provided even more of those hot takes, dressing Hamilton down for not thanking the Angels for paying him tens of millions of dollars *and* for not apologizing to Angels fans for… not playing well? Having an addition that he succumbed to? I’m not sure.

All that Goodman and Huson showed during this discussion was that they don’t understand addiction and were ignorant of the comments made by Arte Moreno, Jerry DiPoto, and other Angels staffers trashing Hamilton for his problems (which were well known when Moreno backed up the Brinks truck to sign Hamilton before the 2013 season).

But really, what is Hamilton supposed to apologize for to the Angels and their fans? And while he’s at it, Hamilton is supposed to thank the team’s management that absolutely ran him through the ringer in the media, lobbied to have him suspended so they wouldn’t have to pay him, and tried to void his contract? Sounds fair enough.

-AA

[BRV]

With all due respect, I still don't understand how Josh Hamilton wasn't suspended.

Cocaine is on the banned substances list. Does confessing to using a banned substance absolve one of guilt? I understand that an independent arbitrator ruled on it, but how does it get that far to begin with? Shouldn't Hamilton have been suspended for using a banned substance in the first place?

[andrew8798]

Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 and hit his ninth homer Thursday in a losing cause against the Rays.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

Hamilton probably should have been suspended. I don't disagree with. My problem is that the Angels tried to use that as a way to f*** him out of the contract that they themselves offered him. Which is just scummy.

[andrew8798]

Another come from behind win for Houston

[ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul]

May 14, 2015 20:52:27 GMT -5 BRV said:

With all due respect, I still don't understand how Josh Hamilton wasn't suspended.

Cocaine is on the banned substances list. Does confessing to using a banned substance absolve one of guilt? I understand that an independent arbitrator ruled on it, but how does it get that far to begin with? Shouldn't Hamilton have been suspended for using a banned substance in the first place?

Honestly I don't know. But self-reporting is a hugely positive thing, in these sorts of things. And he didn't actually test positive, and the language is so freaking weird as to be annoying.

But I don't condone anything, however the CBA does promise privacy until such time as they are suspended. And with Hamilton that was breached and breached badly. So maybe the lack os suspension was sort of because of that? As realistically even Rob Manfred breached the confidentiality.



When you have made Olbermann WANT Selig back, you are probably screwing up.

[Rolent Tex]

Cardinal finally get that long awaited series win vs the Indians. Now back home to face the Tigers. If Carlos Martinez pitched like he did his last two starts, this could be an offensive game for the ages in more ways than one.

[andrew8798]

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that the Nationals have "made it clear" to the Rockies that they'd want to be involved if Troy Tulowitzki trade talks ever got serious.

[Steveweiser]

Oh dear Polanco!!! #CubsWin #WalkoffTrip

[bigalbass86 AKA Smokin Vokoun]

That was a "Cub Like" mistake by Palanco. Maybe its the Cubs year.

[Deleted]

Was hoping the Cubs-Pirates could go a couple of more hours, run into the Sox game at 9.

[fw91]

Meanwhile, here in Flushing......

[Perd]

vine.co/v/eKP72PaWn0D


I hope someone makes an RKO one.

[Deleted]

Sox take 2-0 lead in the 1st, give up 6 runs, then score a 5-spot in the 7th, then hold on and beat Oakland 7-6.

Whoohoo!

[Steveweiser]

For the first time since August 2011, the Cubs have won 6 in a row.

[fw91]

so the mets are actually hitting tonight......