[cuevas, PhD.]

Such a dumb move...

[Judderman]

No Mariano: "I am coming back. Write it down in big letters. ... I'm not going out like this" Or his own tweet: Thank you fans, friends and family for your prayers, well wishes and support. I will be ok. I will be back. edit: although listening to the audio he actually said 'i aint goin like this' so my joke wasnt so far off

[Fenix]

Lind still hitting cleanup. I want to fucking die.

[Chuck]

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[McNei1y]

Strasburg is on tonight.

[Chuck]

This is embarrassing.

[Seguin]

God damn Dennis Eckersley is so stupid

[sangreal]

Kim Jones 2 seems a little more knowledgeable than the original model but good god her monotone nasal voice is annoying

[Sanjuro]

He was. He had two at-bats in today's Dodgers game. He made the final out.

BUT IS HE SIGNED

[Chuck]

Chris Davis really is a horrible fielder.

[CygnusXS]

Just saw the boxscore from yesterday's Braves game. LOL. Go barves!

[Chuck]

Four errors in 2 fucking innings. I'm gonna go get something to eat.

[clemenx]

Nelson Cruz is a terrible fielder.

[cashman]

Colby lewis is getting lit up by the fucking indians.

[McNei1y]

Strasburg is baseball. A double! This entire lineup should be ashamed.

[Dmncnby2k9]

Fuck. Duda strikes out n bases loaded. Hairston is on fire!!

[clemenx]

Wooo Hairston!

[The Frankman]

Nice to see Gee actually mixing his pitches, especially his curve.

EDIT:

clemenx, Dmncnby2k9 i need your honest opinion...

Do you see this chick on WWE Smackdown Rosa Mendes? Have you ever heard her speak Spanish?

Some of the worst broken Spanish I've ever heard in my life.

[Opiate]

Frankman, I agree that it's silly to assume that Pujols' recent poor performance is indicative of a permanent, irreversible decline. I expect him to regress to his mean and perform very well.

However, even he does this, an OPS above .850 / WAR above 4.5 is very unlikely, because this single stretch has dragged him down so significantly. ZIPS has him estimated at an OPS of .836 / WAR of 4.0. Those would be great numbers given the start he's had. This would mean his WAR/OPS totals would look like this over the last five years:

WAR:

9.1
9.0
7.5
5.1
4.5

OPS:

1.114
1.101
1.011
.906
.850

So we will have seen a decline in his OPS/WAR for five straight years, and in the last four years, significant declines, such that he will be at approximately half his WAR of five years ago.

So in an isolated universe, a WAR of 4.5 for a player is quite good, and definitely worth the 12 Million Dollars the Angels are paying him this year.

But this all assumes that Pujols does recover, and that he recovers strongly -- and even then, it would almost certainly be one more year showing that Albert Pujols is well in to his decline phase now -- in year 1 of a 10 year contract. This is the problem.

[sangreal]

1st inning, first error (called a base hit somehow) for Nunez.

of course it leads to a run

[weekend_warrior]

1st inning, first error (called a base hit somehow) for Nunez. of course it leads to a run

Errorado Nunez strikes again!

[McNei1y]

I am going to go crazy. Werth has left 5 men on base. Strasburg gives up 2 homers for 3 runs. Our offense is such garbage!!

[mYm|17|]

too easy

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Fellow Expos fans we're having a "take back our park" event next Friday.

[tc farks]

Pujols used to have an elite approach. Now he doesn't. That contract was disastrous.

[evil solrac v3.0]

1st inning, first error (called a base hit somehow) for Nunez. of course it leads to a run

why couldn't it have been his knee.

[goldlion054]

I am going to go crazy. Werth has left 5 men on base. Strasburg gives up 2 homers for 3 runs. Our offense is such garbage!!

You mean Edge?



Seriously convinced a friend who doesn't like sports that Werth and Edge are the same person and he nly wrestles during the baseball offseason. He still believes this after 2 years time

[cuevas, PhD.]

She can't speak Spanish well? Ugh, that's a shame I'd rail the shit out of otherwise.

[McNei1y]

You mean Edge? Seriously convinced a friend who doesn't like sports that Werth and Edge are the same person and he nly wrestles during the baseball offseason. He still believes this after 2 years time

They're not? jk.. maybe They really do look like the same exact person.

I also think Randy Orton looks like Ryan Zimmerman.

[LJ11]

Ike should change his walk up music to Sabotage.

[eznark]

No Braun tonight. Everyone gets to stay up late and watch another no hitter!

[The Frankman]

[Little Green Yoda]

But this all assumes that Pujols does recover, and that he recovers strongly -- and even then, it would almost certainly be one more year showing that Albert Pujols is well in to his decline phase now -- in year 1 of a 10 year contract. This is the problem.

We know he's not taking enough walks and is swinging at too many pitches outside the K zone but the real issue is why his plate discipline has deteriorated. If he's simply pressing, it shouldn't be too difficult for he to re-adjust his approach. If he's injured, there may be hope he can return to a reasonable facsimile of his former self. If it's age-related decline, then lol Angels.

And that loud thud is the sound of Kyle Lohse coming back to earth. :[

[goldlion054]

Great work Octavio! You dick

[JohnTinker]

RT @Jonathan_Gantt: Ode to Beastie Boys at Tropicana Field--"Brass Monkey" played between innings.

[The Frankman]

Ike should change his walk up music to Sabotage.

I just choked on a bunch of Skittles. Thanks, LJ11.

[weekend_warrior]

just fucking kill me already.

[The Frankman]

Mets called up Vinny Rottino? It's like watching MLB 12: The Show w/o the glitches!

[McNei1y]

The Nats are doing their hardest to not with this game.

[Mr. Enigma]

I think someone forgot to tell Tim Hudson's sinker to come off the DL.

[Binx]

Rockies teeing off on Huddy.

[carlos]

Man, I'm so glad that Hudson is back

[JABEE]

Terrible call! That was fair. Joe Weat calls out sick and they don't officiate the game, Victorino is SAFE too. Year of the UMPS

They stole a run from the Phillies twice.

[Binx]

I'm so glad Jack Wilson is starting so he can gobble up all the grounders Huddy is inducing.

EDIT: this umpire is a dick!

[cuevas, PhD.]

Too many pitches for peavy...

[The Frankman]

I'm amazed at the Mets' bullpens' ability to walk so many people.

[Puddles]

Billingsley is headed right back to where Dodgers fans knew he'd end up.

His ERA should be comfortably over 4.00 by the All Star break.

[The Frankman]

I don't know what was worse, the Ike Davis error or the Byrdak walk. But the game is tied 4-4.

edit: make that 5-4

[JABEE]

The Philles would still be winning if Joe West didn't call in a sick day.

[McNei1y]

Phillies get screwed out of two outs/runs a couple of innings ago.
Nats get screwed out of a run there.

YOTU!!