[Tournament] 2007 MLB Discussion Thread

Originally Posted by Fiddlegoof

Mark Mcguire all over again....

What? There wasn't any controversy when Mark McGwire was doing his thing. Steroids weren't even a concern. Almost all of the controversy started with the possible Cooperstown induction this year.

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Originally Posted by Fiddlegoof

Mark Mcguire all over again....

A little confused about what you mean on that one. When Mark McGuire broke the HR record, it was him and Sosa in a race that got America really into baseball.

Nothing happened with McGuire until the steroids hearing. Like people LIKED McGuire until steroids become associated to him, and there were no steroids issues when he was playing. So it isn't really Mark McGuire all over again.

I was speaking idiomatically.

uh, America has been into baseball for like... over 100 years.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

<anal>Mark McGwire</anal>

Barry Bonds is a giant asshole, and the day that everyone realizes that assholes don't make good teammates is the day he retires. (P.S.: he's a free agent.)

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Originally Posted by The Dopefish

(P.S.: he's a free agent.)

Except he was resigned by the Giants back in December (Edit: Wait, they're still in the contract finalization phase...for the past month...)


And Jack The Ripper, you know what I mean. Baseball suddenly got more exciting, and grabbed the attention of more than just the average baseball fan.

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I guess I thought he was a FA. Oh well, the Giants can keep their clubhouse cancer. I hope he breaks Aaron's record, gets admonished for it, and turns into a close-but-not-quite Hall of Fame snub.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Thing is, he was a Hall of Fame caliber player long before he began using steroids. Now, I don't like the guy (he's a pompous asshole), but I don't think he will miss the Hall. That's the difference between him and McGwire. McGwire, according to Jose Canseco, at least, was using steroid from day one. Without the steroids, I'm sure he would have been much less powerful, thus eliminating the only positive point of his game. He couldn't hit for contact. He couldn't run. He couldn't field, and don't even tell me he won a Gold Glove. That was bullshit.

So, yeah. =D

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Chase Utley agreed to Philadelphia's 7-year contract extension offer. The man's now $85 million dollars richer!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Doesn't anybody care about baseball?

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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper

Doesn't anybody care about baseball?

Of course I care about baseball - though I guess I only care about the Yankees and a couple of players here and there.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper

Doesn't anybody care about baseball?

Yeah, what's up! It's been a week now since the '07 season started!
The Blue Jays had their first home game today against the Royals. Talk about a confidence booster. The Jays demolished them 9-1, thanks to a solid outing by Burnett. He bounced back from that terrible start earlier this week, allowing only 3 hits, 1 earned run and 5 K's in 6 innings. This is going to be one hell of a season for the Jays!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Too bad everyone in Canada hates Toronto.

FELIPE NO

I actually went to the Mets home opener yesterday. What a game. 7 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to win.

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Mark Buerhle gave up one too many walks today. But a no-hitter isn't nothing.

How ya doing, buddy?

Sosa (standing on 1st base): When I hit my 600th homerun, they'll treat me just like Bruce Jenner...Parades, flowers...Wow...

(pickoff throw)

Umpire: YEEEER...OUT!

Sosa: ....Dang...

Also, LOL @ Yanks pitching on the DL. Including the bum they sent us and are footing the bill for (Jaret Wright). Maybe the papers should blame their training staff, now that A-Rod's decided to not suck this year.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So ARod is on pace to hit to 117 home runs and the Yankees are on pace to win 72 games. Maybe the Yankees just suck?

How ya doing, buddy?

So ARod is on pace to hit 68 home runs and the Yankees are on pace to win 76 games. I think the Yankees do just suck.

Like any good Red Sox fan, I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. They're 8.5 games ahead of the Yankees (biggest lead since September 1995) and have the best record in baseball. It's just a matter of time before that gap closes though; I'd say starting next month.

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It would be nice if Arod hit more homers than the Yankees won games, but that is just wishful thinking on my {and Scott Boras'} part.

In other news, the Braves and Mets have been going back and forth with first and second place in the NL East for just about the entire season, but with Smoltz dislocating the last joint on his pinky finger on his pitching hand last night, I am not sure that the Braves will continue to keep pace.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Roger Clemens is worth more than every player on the Devil Rays combined.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Just because he'll be paid more than the entire Devil Rays 25-man roster doesn't mean he's worth it.

FELIPE NO

It's all about supply and demand. The Yankees needed a starting pitcher {or 3}, and Clemens is the only premier starter available right now. I'm sure that if Houston offered to give them Oswalt in exchange for cash, he would fetch a similar amount. Same could be said for guys like Brandon Webb, Felix Hernandez, Jake Peavy. Of course, if the Twins wanted to, they could probably have said to the Yankees "pay our entire team's salary this season and we will give you Johan Santana" and the Yankees would have said "who do we make the check out to".

Also, if given the choice of having Crawford, Baldelli, Delmon Young, BJ Upton, Jamie Shields, Scott Kazmir, and Elijah Dukes OR Roger Clemens, I would take the Rays. Clemens has no class; at least the Rays' problem children are trying to better themselves. Why would I want a guy who threw a broken bat at Mike Piazza during the World Series on my team? I guess the Yankees don't care about character these days.

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I was just about to ask for opinions on why Roger keeps coming back, but I see some of you were already discussing it. Keep trying Roger, Nolan tried the same thing..(be he has the strikeout record to his credit and that's good enough) Cy Young's 511 wins is a long ass way away and you'd need to play til your 60 :/.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I wonder when the last time the Yankees were in last place this late in the season.

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Originally Posted by The Dopefish

I wonder when the last time the Yankees were in last place this late in the season.

Don't know, but I'm loving it. Eat it you rich cocksuckers!

All that money spent on egos and they're getting stomped this year.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I've learned my lesson in the past; no lead is too safe. Having witnessed first hand in 2004 this very truth, I won't celebrate anything until it's October and the Red Sox are winning the World Series and the Yankees are already on vacation.

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