The 2011 MLB Gamethread

[suns]

I tweeted Karl Ravech about the triple play and the Jack Wilson play and he got smart to me...bastard

[boston22407]

Major league baseball announced Friday afternoon that Manny Ramirez has retired.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I heard that and just said wtf?

[suns]

I hate games that start at 10:10.

[raygator]

Can someone name a player in the MLB that has power and speed?

 

BJ Upton

[boston22407]

rangers pitching staff is going for back to back shutout games they need 6 more outs

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Man the Rangers are on fire this year.

[boston22407]

Man the Rangers are on fire this year.

 

They win again 2-0 and move to 9-1

[Jasonbay44]

Alexi Ogando looks nasty, he's really impressed me early on.

[Cocos Disciples]

I was about to post about Ogando. 13 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K. Not too shabby.

[italstallianion]

Especially because he was relatively unheard of coming up, and that he was a reliever last year, and I don't think he's had a lot of starting experience. I remember reading his story in one issue of ESPN the magazine, but that was a while ago.

[Jasonbay44]

I was about to post about Ogando. 13 IP' date=' 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K. Not too shabby.[/quote']

 

Only bad thing so far has been he's had to leave both starts early with a blister issue, today he left with only 79 pitches thrown and almost definitely could of gone all the way had he not had the injury today.

[MDF3530]

Got the White Sox-A's game on the radio. 0-0 in the bottom of the 5th.

[MDF3530]

Brent Lillibridge homers. 1-0 White Sox.

 

EDIT: That was the 10,000th homer in White Sox history.

[ORS]

Interesting game so far for Mark Buehrle....

[MDF3530]

Interesting game so far for Mark Buehrle....

...and you jinxed it.

[ORS]

And just like that it gets much less interesting.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Heh, didn't notice. Might switch over to this game in a few.

 

Edit:LOL nevermind

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

...and you jinxed it.

 

You can't possibly believe in that crap?

[MDF3530]

You can't possibly believe in that crap?

I'm superstitious about stuff like that.

[ORS]

I'm superstitious about stuff like that.

I used the proper tact. I said it was "interesting", not "HE'S GOT A NO-HITTER GOING".

[boston22407]

im out boys

 

JBay hit me up on xbox if you wanna play

[ORS]

Ass-Dribble Cabrera with his 4th HR of the year already? WTF.

[MDF3530]

White Sox pre- and postgame show host Chris Rongey was whining, both on Facebook during the game and on the postgame show, about the fans booing Juan Pierre for making some boneheaded plays. He said booing hurts the players' psyche. He and I got into a sprited exchange on Facebook about it. He even alluded to one player (wouldn't name names, just said 'he's loved by the fans') saying he wouldn't mind a trade because of the booing.

 

1. Pro athletes know they live under a microscope, even more so nowadays with the advent of smartphones and social media like Facebook and Twitter. If their egos were as fragile as he believes they are, they would've quit long ago. No professional athlete got to this level being handled with kid gloves all the time.

 

2. This guy's a wuss. Thanks to the internet, I've listened to several other teams' postgame shows, including Red Sox and Yankees. Comparatively speaking, we're pretty freakin' nice. If this guy tried hosting a postgame show for you guys, he'd last five minutes before he ran home crying to his mommy.

[snydersminipretzels]

White Sox pre- and postgame show host Chris Rongey was whining, both on Facebook during the game and on the postgame show, about the fans booing Juan Pierre for making some boneheaded plays. He said booing hurts the players' psyche. He and I got into a sprited exchange on Facebook about it. He even alluded to one player (wouldn't name names, just said 'he's loved by the fans') saying he wouldn't mind a trade because of the booing.

 

1. Pro athletes know they live under a microscope, even more so nowadays with the advent of smartphones and social media like Facebook and Twitter. If their egos were as fragile as he believes they are, they would've quit long ago. No professional athlete got to this level being handled with kid gloves all the time.

 

2. This guy's a wuss. Thanks to the internet, I've listened to several other teams' postgame shows, including Red Sox and Yankees. Comparatively speaking, we're pretty freakin' nice. If this guy tried hosting a postgame show for you guys, he'd last five minutes before he ran home crying to his mommy.

 

I could see how someone could react negatively, or find that annoying when 40,000 people boo you at once. That probably doesn't feel good. Also, I don't think the fans of Sun Belt baseball, or minor league baseball are prone to booing players of those leagues. 40,000 drunk Chicagoans? Maybe more so.

[boston22407]

Watching the Twins -Royals game

[Station 13]

Damn wished he had Halladay. 9 pitch inning. Works real quick.

[yankees228]

So the O's have lost six straight and are now under .500. I guess some of that shine is starting to wear off. They flat out can't hit.

[TeddyBallGame9]

Ass-Dribble Cabrera with his 4th HR of the year already? WTF.

Maybe the Sox should have traded Masterson (3-0 1.33 ERA) for him rather than VMart?!

[RedSoxFrank]

2-0 Rangers