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[quote name='doubledown']I really hope the Tigers don't give up any young players before the trade-deadline. Of course, NO ONE expects them to keep up this pace....but I have faith :)[/QUOTE]
I agree 100%. I'd rather have them ride out the season as is than give up any of the young guys. Granderson, Verlander, Bondo, Zumaya & Thames should all be untouchable at this point. If that means not getting somebody at the trade deadline then fine.
 
Yep, I love the rumors flying around that Leyland squashed.

Zumaya for Smoltz
Going after Bobby Abreau

All their players have stepped up. They could get rid of Roman Colon for all I care....Todd Jones is still a iffy spot, but doing a bit better. Rodney looked like who could be a closer, but struggled a bit, now coming back. I don't really see who they would part with though. Dimitri Young if he ever plays again ;)

I know teams want Verlander, Zumaya and possibly Zach Minor after his great start. Trying to think of position players that are conveted....Granderson, Thames...possibly Infante.
 
doubledown, Robertson pitched a heck of a game last night. Luckily I can listen to todays game at my office. Verlander is getting the start.

Do you get the local broadcasts?
 
Yeah, I get the local broadcasts....but at work I cannot pick up AM and no streaming.

Hell of a game last night though. Actually picked up the TV broadcast around the 6th inning, so I missed nothing really ;) no scoring at least.
 
wow im bowing down to the Red Sox right now...i never knew in two games that we could get owned so bad....i thought pedro could atleast win one for us but i guess that didnt happen. man....
 
the sox have been playing well lately. If they can get by glavine today, that would be 12 in a row and they will be up against the florida marlins and tampa bay in the next 2 series. Granted they close out vs the whitesox b4 the all star break, but most likely they will be on a nice run over the last 20 games b4 the break.
 
[quote name='ryanbph']the sox have been playing well lately. If they can get by glavine today, that would be 12 in a row and they will be up against the florida marlins and tampa bay in the next 2 series. Granted they close out vs the whitesox b4 the all star break, but most likely they will be on a nice run over the last 20 games b4 the break.[/quote]

I hate to say this, but I think the Marlins will be the team to end their streak at 13 games. The Marlins are really surprising me this year. They were expected to have an off year, and their in 3rd place in the East. I would love to see them going into the break with a 20 + game winning streak.


Oh yeah, 3-2 woohoo. YOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKK
 
Los Gigantes sweep the Rangers, big 4 game set coming up against the Padres, if we can snag 3-1, will be in 1st place. Astonishing.
 
[quote name='craven_fiend']I hate to say this, but I think the Marlins will be the team to end their streak at 13 games. The Marlins are really surprising me this year. They were expected to have an off year, and their in 3rd place in the East. I would love to see them going into the break with a 20 + game winning streak.


Oh yeah, 3-2 woohoo. YOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKK[/QUOTE]
strong possiblity with dontrelle willis going up against a career 40 games below .500 pitcher.
 
[quote name='ryanbph']strong possiblity with dontrelle willis going up against a career 40 games below .500 pitcher.[/QUOTE]
Very prophetic.

And with the Tigers win tonight and a Tigers loss this time 22 years ago, Detroit matches the '84 team's 80-game record.
 
so can alay solar suck even more? that guy might as well sell runs to the yanks as he gives them up like a whore for money....i thought i could give solar the benefit of the doubt against the sox but getting blasted two starts in a row really ticked me off....especially first walking nick green than letting him get a hr. the guy was batting .077, the ninth batter even got to him. god i hope minaya does something about the starting pitching. losing Zambrano was ok but when bannister when down i lost it. adont get me wrong solar has upside but they need to demote him to work on everything. they might as well bring up pelfry to take a stab at the majors..he cant do much worse than solar. sigh sorry for the rant fellas...im just a little angered that they gave 2 of 3 to the stupid fucks accross town. i hope minaya solves the back end of the roatation during the deadline. i dont think i could take another alay solar start and hold myself from chucking my ps2 outta the window.
 
So, it appears most of the Tigers were shafted in the All-Star game. Pudge was voted in and Kenny Rogers.....no Verlander or Bonderman. Heck Granderson is having a GREAT year too.

Of course Ozzie Guillen takes SIX white-sox....big surprise.

Oh well, maybe this will fuel them more to beat ChiSox when they meet again :)
 
[quote name='doubledown']So, it appears most of the American League was shafted in the All-Star game.[/quote]Fixed. At least there aren't 8 Red Sox/Yankees starters like it looked like there'd be.
 
[quote name='Genocidal']Fixed. At least there aren't 8 Red Sox/Yankees starters like it looked like there'd be.[/QUOTE]
Yeah... I'm rather annoyed that there are 6 White Sox (to be fair, Guillen only picked three of them), but they are still qualified. Just not as qualified as some other players, which he should have taken into account when he already had a third of his lineup in the game.
 
[quote name='senorwoohoo']Damn, the Sox could still be rolling on a winning streak had they not lost that one game. Oh well, I can't complain. :)[/quote]

You might be if the results don't turn around quick in the game. Down 3-0 to the Rays in the bottom of the 8th. And its at Tampa, :cry:
 
so first half of the season is basically over. i can say that this has to be a really good first half. Tigers are in first..Reds are tied for first...Contreras hasnt lost yet...the sox are owning the yankees....mets in first and braves are in last...Marlins were in second...shit...Jim Thome already has 27 homers...so who are your first half awards winners...here is mine

AL MVP- David Ortiz
NL MVP - Albert Pujols
AlL Cy Young- Roy Halladay
NL Cy Young- Brandon Webb
NL rookie- Dan Uggla
AL Rookie- Jonathan Paplebon
AL Coach- Jim Leyland
NL Coach - Jerry Narron
 
I may make some chanes there...ortiz does not deserve to be the al mvp with his stats up untill this point. Jim Thome, manny ramirez, travis haffner and if he has a good 2nd half, alex rios.

I like halladay, but papblebon would make a strong run at him.
 
[quote name='craven_fiend']What a way to go into the White Sox series, losing 3 straight to the Rays, wow. Lets hope the Yanks get beat on some more this weekend.[/QUOTE]

I know, friggin' ridiculous.
 
[quote name='senorwoohoo']I know, friggin' ridiculous.[/quote]

Yeah, hopefully they can get their heads out of their asses and take 2 of 3 this weekend, so the Yankees don't come on like they did last year around the break.

The Yankees keep getting hurt and don't see to lose any ground to the Sox. Its a good thing Cleveland took 2 of 3 or they'd only be a game back.
 
[quote name='ryanbph']I may make some chanes there...ortiz does not deserve to be the al mvp with his stats up untill this point. Jim Thome, manny ramirez, travis haffner and if he has a good 2nd half, alex rios.

I like halladay, but papblebon would make a strong run at him.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget Liriano as the Cy Young and Rookie of the year.
 
well the sox have one more game against the devil rays b4 going to chicago. It really isn't time to worry yet. There offense was on a tear, and kazmir is a good lefty (sox don't play well vs lefty starters) and then you have 2 unknow pitchers (sox don't do well vs pitchers they never seen). With the 3 losses, i have no idea why snyder is in the minors and the pathetic johnson is in the majors...I can tolerate the arguement that johnson hadn't pitched in 10 days blah blah blah...but snyder hadn't either in his first/only start for us. The other thing is, timlin is finally being seen as a guy that doesn't have it. I have been saying this for the past year and a half. He is not a shutdown 8th inn guy. He gets weak hitting teams out. His era has been low, only because the inherited runners that score off of him don't count to his era. I would love to see hanson/delcarmen in the 8th inn setup role come the end of the season.
 
[quote name='greendj27']Don't forget Liriano as the Cy Young and Rookie of the year.[/QUOTE]
Didn't realize his numbers were that good. I wonder if his era goes up a run or so a game ie 2.80, if his winning % will drop due to the poor offense of the twins.
 
Hats off to Travis Hafner for breaking the pre-break Grand Slam record.

25 HR, 74 RBI, .460 OBP (leads ML), .657 SLG% (2nd ML, leads AL) with a .318 average apparently isn't good enough to make the All-Star team, which is a damn travesty.
 
let me take a moment and bow down to the D-train...what a blast that guy had off lima..i know lima isnt lima time no more but the D-Train made sure Lima time was over...wow he pitched a great game and won the game for them..man Dontrelle is incredible.
 
so what does everyone think about AS weekend? think it will be a worth to watch or no? Rogers and Penny are the two starters so it should be interesting to watch
 
Big trade rumored to be coming this weekend that would involve the Reds and multiple other teams (A's and Yanks). No clue on who exactly, but Buster Olney was saying that it was a blockbuster not seen since the A-Rod trade. The only person I can see on the Reds who would make it a huge trade would be Griffey.
 
[quote name='greendj27']Big trade rumored to be coming this weekend that would involve the Reds and multiple other teams (A's and Yanks). No clue on who exactly, but Buster Olney was saying that it was a blockbuster not seen since the A-Rod trade. The only person I can see on the Reds who would make it a huge trade would be Griffey.[/QUOTE]

wow i cant wait to see this one...i bet it involves the yanks top prospect who is playing really well as i hear...and i bet the A's are offering up zito. who knows it could involve dumping randy johnson too....don forget adam dunn or austin kearns...for the right price i think the reds will give one of up...i feel beane is going to try to snag prospects from both teams...so griffey might be a yank and zito could be a red who knows..
 
I've been hearing rumblings that the Mets are tryin to get Dontrelle. After the last performance they saw of him, I wouldn't doubt it at all. Mets pitching needs work so that'd be an amazing pick-up.

I really liked the homerun derby. I liked how the homeruns carried over to the second round. I guess that's partially the reason why guys got tired quickly. They didn't pace themselves. Not every year can have a Bobby Abreu-style first round.
 
[quote name='integralsmatic']wow i cant wait to see this one...i bet it involves the yanks top prospect who is playing really well as i hear...and i bet the A's are offering up zito. who knows it could involve dumping randy johnson too....don forget adam dunn or austin kearns...for the right price i think the reds will give one of up...i feel beane is going to try to snag prospects from both teams...so griffey might be a yank and zito could be a red who knows..[/QUOTE]

I am thinking it has to include Griffey to be the blockbuster they are talking about. I could see any of their outfielders going though because they have Denorfia waiting to replace one of them.
 
I can't imagine the yanks getting any major star without giving a top star and prospect up in return. Besides Cano, most of there stars are in the middle of the plateau of there career or on the downside. What are the reds looking for?
 
[quote name='ryanbph']I can't imagine the yanks getting any major star without giving a top star and prospect up in return. Besides Cano, most of there stars are in the middle of the plateau of there career or on the downside. What are the reds looking for?[/QUOTE]

I would think they are looking for pitching. I do know that the trade was rumored to include multiple teams, so that would help out.

This would be a wild guess by me, but something along the lines of Philip Hughes to Oakland, Barry Zito to the Reds and Griffey to the Yanks could make for an interesting trade base. I'm sure there would be other players involved in that though.
 
no way in hell the a's only want hughes...didn't the nationals start with hughes, cano and 1 other prospect for livan hernadez...
 
[quote name='ryanbph']no way in hell the a's only want hughes...didn't the nationals start with hughes, cano and 1 other prospect for livan hernadez...[/QUOTE]

The difference is that Zito is a free agent after this year. As I said though, there would be other players involved to balance it out, but those could be big names involved.
 
livan is signed thru 2007, and they were asking for the same for alfonsa soriano who is a free agent at the end of the season. I couldn't imagine the yanks going after of help rather then pitching. There middle relief sucks, and the ones that are sometimes ok, have been greatly overworked (scott proctor). Mussina has started off great, but lets face it, he is a very streaky pitcher. Johnson is showing his age. Wang is a solid 3 guy. He has some great games, and some games where he looks like shit, but for a #3 he is ok. But chacon, and whoever else they throw out there are pretty pathetic. I understand damon is hurting, and they most likely won't see sheff or matsui untill the very end, and who knows what they could do after having wrist injuries without a full offseason of rest. But they aren't having problems scoring runs. They do have problems with timely hitting, but the offese isn't the problem.
 
I hate to say this, but I hope if the Reds are involved in this trade, that that don't ship Griffey to the Yankees, because that would suck in my mind. Seeing him in a Yankee uniform would break my heart, as he is my favorite player.

I wouldn't mind getting Zito from the A's, but I would rather see the Reds just send Griffey to the A's straight up. But that would probably be the least likely scenario.

And as long as the Red's don't give up by the time I go to their August 2nd game, I'll be happy.

Edit: It looks like the Red Sox have done one of their best moves in a while, they optioned Jason Johnson, to Carolina (A). Talk about a smack in the face.
 
[quote name='craven_fiend']Edit: It looks like the Red Sox have done one of their best moves in a while, they optioned Jason Johnson, to Carolina (A). Talk about a smack in the face.[/quote]

while I agree with you, I think it is only to keep him pitching. If I heard the guys on weei correctly, it is only to have him have a proper turn in the rotation. Yes, they did say willie mo pena will take his spot on the roster for there the red sox game at the end of the week. They did imply that johnson should be back as the #5 guy when needed. I have no fucking idea why him and not snyder another shot though.
 
[quote name='Warlock TCK']I've been hearing rumblings that the Mets are tryin to get Dontrelle. After the last performance they saw of him, I wouldn't doubt it at all. Mets pitching needs work so that'd be an amazing pick-up.

I really liked the homerun derby. I liked how the homeruns carried over to the second round. I guess that's partially the reason why guys got tired quickly. They didn't pace themselves. Not every year can have a Bobby Abreu-style first round.[/QUOTE]

yeah i heard...the supposed deal on the table would be either lastings milledge and or mike pelfrrey and a veteran for d-train...it would be very tough to get him because i think the marlins are going to build around d train and miggy cabrera ...pelfrey looks like a keeper with given time and lastings milledge already gave us taste for whats to come so ill be sad to see them go but d-train is a proven commodity and imagine this lineup
pedro
dtrain
glavine
trachsel
bannister/maine

we would have no need for lima crap and worry about a 5th starter...the other supposed deal is that minaya is also targeting Barry Zito..but we will see at the D-Line.
 
Yes, now the Tigers will have home field advantage in the World Series. ;)

People are actually starting to respect them now....many still think it's a fluke though....I believe though.
 
[quote name='ryanbph']i hope pedro comes back and is productive for you. Throwing a max of 89mph vs the red sox was not an encouraging sign.[/QUOTE]

i know watching the sox/mets series was like was watching a bad dream...i thought the mets could post 3 good games win or lose...but 2 games they got dominated..i thought actually pedro would pitch a great gamve but he got blasted for 6 runs and threw like crap..i wish he didnt pitch that night and rested his injury but who knew he had one. in my mind i think with pedro being injury prone...thats why they wil push for dontrelle but i dont think the mets want to give up pelfry or milledge...so i dont think dontrelle will be in the equation as a trade.
 
Without a doubt pedro is injury prone. Not only that, he is a big time diva. I hope he doesn't pull what he did on the red sox a couple years ago with the mets. Deciding not to pitch, in late sept, even know there was little/to nothing wrong with him. This of course was with the sox in the hunt for a post season spot.
 
Well I'm going to the Reds game tonight. However I just learned that The reds traded Austin Kearns (RF), Felipe Lopez (SS), Ryan Wagner (RHP) to Washington Nationals for Gary Majewski (RHP), Bill Bray (LHP), Royce Clayton (SS), Brendan Harris (INF), Daryl Thompson (RHP)

Sucks to see Kearns go.
 
Eh, the Reds just traded Bowden back all his prospects. While it sucks that Kearns had to go, he has yet to prove that he can play a full season without getting injured, so if these relievers are halfway decent it might be a good trade for the Reds. My only question is why are they still carrying 3 catchers on the roster? I thought for sure they would dump LaRue for a reliever.
 
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