2010 All star game

[italstallianion]

Big Papi gets a quick start. And Beltre is up, although Girardi was looking to put in A-rod.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Home run derby ruins hitter's swings... my ass.

 

lmaooo! He hit that first pitch.

[yankees228]

Buck instead of A-Rod. You can't make this stuff up.

[WhiskeyBreath]

Jose Valverde has the best splitter I've ever seen.

 

[italstallianion]

There's nobody to catch for Buck though, so you can't really take out your only catcher.

[yankees228]

 

Who do you think has a better one?

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Didn't want to make A-rod look bad by giving the double play and ending the game

[yankees228]

There's nobody to catch for Buck though' date=' so you can't really take out your only catcher.[/quote']

 

Catchers can re-enter.

[italstallianion]

Catchers can re-enter.

 

 

 

Buck and McCarver never mentioned it, although I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't know what they were talking about.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Damn Papi you got to put the turbo on.

[yankees228]

Buck and McCarver never mentioned it' date=' although I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't know what they were talking about.[/quote']

 

Funny thing is, they mentioned it earlier, but then ignored it this inning.

[italstallianion]

Who do you think has a better one?

 

 

 

Goose Gossage to start.

[redsoxrules]

Its all Hughes fault

[italstallianion]

Funny thing is' date=' they mentioned it earlier, but then ignored it this inning.[/quote']

 

 

 

They weren't the only ones that missed it, as Girardi didn't think of it either.

[RedSoxRooter]

Poor use of the bench and poor pitching by the Yankees. It was enough to give you a heart attack!

[italstallianion]

Who do you think has a better one?

 

 

 

 

Also, Jose Contreras is the only one that I know that can split-finger a softball, for what it's worth.

[WhiskeyBreath]

Who do you think has a better one?

 

I can name a few easily. Smoltz, Clemens and don't forget Schill.

[yankees228]

Goose Gossage to start.

 

Can't agree with that, Gossage threw way more fastballs than anything else, and there was a reason for it. Bruce Sutter is a better comparable, but I'll take Valverde.

[yankees228]

I can name a few easily. Smoltz' date=' Clemens and don't forget Schill.[/quote']

 

It's just a matter of opinion, as we really don't have any concrete evidence to back our claims. I've seen all those guys pitch, and while they certainly have excellent splitters, I prefer Valverde's with all his late movement and deception. With that being said, you can't go wrong with any of them.

[Lester82]

Poor use of the bench and poor pitching by the Yankees. It was enough to give you a heart attack!

 

Joe Girardi should be fired in the morning, do it for George!!!!!!!!111

 

 

:thumbsup:

[CoachC.]

How can a mgr with a 34-man roster get to 9th w no pinch runner?

[Palodios]

Considering that Tampa/New York have a pretty good chance of going to the WS, I'm kind of glad the NL has an advantage.

[WhiskeyBreath]

It's just a matter of opinion' date=' as we really don't have any concrete evidence to back our claims. I've seen all those guys pitch, and while they certainly have excellent splitters, I prefer Valverde's with all his late movement and deception. With that being said, you can't go wrong with any of them.[/quote']

 

I'm sure fangraphs might have something, although I'm not sure how far back their records go.

[yankees228]

How can a mgr with a 34-man roster get to 9th w no pinch runner?

 

Just be thankful he doesn't manage your favorite team.

[italstallianion]

Can't agree with that' date=' Gossage threw way more fastballs than anything else, and there was a reason for it. Bruce Sutter is a better comparable, but I'll take Valverde.[/quote']

 

 

 

 

Crap dude, that's who I was thinking of. I was thinking of Bruce Sutter the entire time. I also wanted to say Schilling, but I figured that I was biased.

 

 

Also, did anyone else notice that at the beginning of the game, when they were showing clips of people talking about Steinbrenner, that Girardi had braces?

[Lester82]

Considering that Tampa/New York have a pretty good chance of going to the WS' date=' I'm kind of glad the NL has an advantage.[/quote']

 

I still believe that the... Red Sox... do as well.

 

Taboo thinking, I know.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Joe Girardi should be fired in the morning, do it for George!!!!!!!!111

 

 

:thumbsup:

 

I couldn't agree more :thumbsup:

[yankees228]

Crap dude, that's who I was thinking of. I was thinking of Bruce Sutter the entire time. I also wanted to say Schilling, but I figured that I was biased.

 

 

Also, did anyone else notice that at the beginning of the game, when they were showing clips of people talking about Steinbrenner, that Girardi had braces?

 

Yeah, I mentioned Sutter because I figured there was a good chance you meant him.

 

And yeah, Girardi has had braces for awhile now. Kind of strange for someone of his age.

[TedWilliams101]

The NL won? What? I thought that wasn't allowed?

[italstallianion]

Normally, I'd be offended by your lack in faith in me, but in this case, you were right to assume that I meant Sutter