2008 Everybody else Game Thread

[a700hitter]

Joe Nathan just blew the save and the game to the A's 3-2.

[TheKilo]

Pick up a game on the CWS and the Twins in one night? And the Yanks? Yes please.

[a700hitter]

Tampa just took a 2-0 lead against the O's.

[VA Sox Fan]

O's suck

[Jasonbay44]

Tampa's up 5-0 now

 

O's are just horrible

[The Dustball]

Damn Tampa is unstoppable. The series in September are going to be crucial because we can't count on any help from other teams who find ways to give games to them.

[msubulldogs21]

Stephen Drew and Adrian Beltre both hit for the cycle today. First time 2 players have done that on the same day since 1920.

[Cocos Disciples]

A ton of guys have hit for the cycle recently, it's not nearly as impressive as it once was.

[ORS]

Twins lose. CWS are down 9-3 through 8. Rays losing to the Yankees 7-2 in the 8th.

 

More nights like tonight, please.

[The Dustball]

Twins lose. CWS are down 9-3 through 8. Rays losing to the Yankees 7-2 in the 8th.

 

More nights like tonight, please.

 

Beautifullllll. Catch those damn Rays!!!

[Cocos Disciples]

White Sox win 4-2 this afternoon.

[ORS]

I take it all back, Alex. Well, everything except the statue stuff, you're still slow.

[ORS]

Crispy!

[ORS]

Water.

[Cocos Disciples]

Wrong thread!

[ORS]

Yeah, whoops.

[redsoxrules]

Toronto leading minny 2-0 in the 3rd

[ORS]

Snider singled a guy home from 1st (with a throwing error) to tie it on Nathan, 4-4. Snider in scoring position with 2 out.

[redsoxrules]

Great chance for the jays to end it here. 1st and 3rd with no outs

 

edit : and the jays win!

[TheKilo]

Niiiice. 5 up in the WC, 3 back in the division

[Cocos Disciples]

Good baseball day again!

[riverside sluggers]

Sweet week this has been. If the Yankees beat Tampa Bay tonight, just like that the deficit will have gone from 5.5 to 2.5 games

[ORS]

Minnesweepta? The Twins are quickly falling out of the race. 9-0 Jays, tonight.

[a700hitter]

Minnesweepta? The Twins are quickly falling out of the race. 9-0 Jays' date=' tonight.[/quote']I couldn't understand how they stayed in the race as long as they did. They have 3 players: Mauer, Morneau and Nathan. Everyone else is a nobody or not ready for prime time.

[ORS]

For a while there, when things were going good, they had the highest BA with RISP (they still may). That helps.

 

They don't walk people, and play excellent D.

 

All three together isn't a bad mix.

[a700hitter]

For a while there, when things were going good, they had the highest BA with RISP (they still may). That helps.

 

They don't walk people, and play excellent D.

 

All three together isn't a bad mix.

Good coaching doesn't make up for the lack talent and experience.

[ORS]

Hitting well with RISP, not putting people on base for free, and playing good defense are all things I'd call talents that can lead to winning baseball. They lack headline star power, but they play good baseball. How badly do you think they regret trading Santana right now? Making the playoffs, something they do if they keep him, and getting the comp picks at the end of the year has to look good in comparison to choking down the stretch and watching the return they got struggle.

[a700hitter]

Hitting well with RISP' date=' not putting people on base for free, and playing good defense are all things I'd call talents that can lead to winning baseball. They lack headline star power, but they play good baseball. How badly do you think they regret trading Santana right now? Making the playoffs, something they do if they keep him, and getting the comp picks at the end of the year has to look good in comparison to choking down the stretch and watching the return they got struggle.[/quote']They did have spots during the year when they played very sloppy. They were a strange team to watch throughout the season. When they played well, their fundamentals and defense were extraordinary, but when they went bad the wheels fell off. They threw the ball all over the place and made a ton of mental errors. They should become more consistent with this year under their belt. As for Santana, they must regret that they didn't take either of the Red Sox offers.

[riverside sluggers]

Ill take that. The Red Sox head into the Rangers series with a 3.5 deficit in the divsion (Can't wait for the Tampa series coming up), and a 5.5 game lead in the wild card

[Cocos Disciples]

Rays down 4-2 in the 4th.