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[dman14]

best chance for the giants to get their first win tonight, lol. or else giants will lose the next couple...

 

[fenixconnexion]

mets NL champs, that's the closest thing to guarenteed there is this year

the AL is a diff story, but i think the AL Central will take the wild card

 

[gottagitdemjs]

"We won a game yesterday. We win one today that's two in a row. We win one tomorrow, that's three in a row. That's called a winning streak. Ithas been done before."


The KC ROYALS.....worst to first in 2008!!!!

 

[wildkycat]

Johnny Cueto's Major League debut:

7 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 10 K's, 0 BB's.

lost a perfect game in the 6th, only faced 22 batters.

2 out 3 from the D-Backs to start the season.

 

[the pga tour]

D-backs are winning the west.

 

[mike hunt 727]

Originally Posted by gottagitdemjs

"We won a game yesterday. We win one today that's two in a row. We win one tomorrow, that's three in a row. That's called a winning streak. It has been done before."


The KC ROYALS.....worst to first in 2008!!!!

this guy

 

[wildkycat]

wait a minute....

Mike Hampton's on the DL?

he got hurt warming up?

 

[elevenairs]

this is going to be the year for the Brew Crew..i can feel it!

 

[scuse7]

Originally Posted by wildKYcat

wait a minute....

Mike Hampton's on the DL?

he got hurt warming up?

Yup. Dude is done. Lock it up.

 

[darthska]

^ They just talked about it on PTI, how dude signed a $120 mil contract like 8 years ago. Now, 8 years later, dude is like 53-48 since he signed that contract.

ROBBERY.

 

[wildkycat]

Ryan Howard hit the 3rd longest homer i've ever seen in person earlier.

but Corey Patterson's homer was way better.

Harang pitched great again.

Eddie V tomorrow.

 

[scuse7]

Sabathia is struggling bad so far. 2 starts and not good pitching.

 

[kiddin like jason]

C.C.'s early struggles are going to make the decision to get rid of him a lot easier.

 

[wildkycat]

Originally Posted by Kiddin Like Jason

C.C.'s early struggles are going to make the decision to get rid of him a lot easier.

he'll look good in Cincy next year...we won't have Griff's contract. Book it.

but he needs to be in the NL where he can swing it.

 

[allen3xis]

I'd be afraid of givin that big man a big contract.

 

[wildkycat]

sig update.

Eddie V...8 K's in 5, 1 ER...nice. he hit 96-98 plenty of times.

Alex Gonzalez is gonna have a tough time getting back in the lineup if Keppinger continues to hit like this.

 

[scuse7]

Originally Posted by wildKYcat

sig update.

Eddie V...8 K's in 5, 1 ER...nice. he hit 96-98 plenty of times.

Alex Gonzalez is gonna have a tough time getting back in the lineup if Keppinger continues to hit like this.

Damn, him and Cuento having nice debuts.

 

[wildkycat]

Cueto's pitching right now...and they just said he only threw 14 balls in his debut.

something that Selig gets right:

Griffey, Baker to honor Robinson

Selig says No. 42 will be unretired for any player Tuesday

MILWAUKEE -- When Major League Baseball pays homage to Jackie Robinson next Tuesday, Ken Griffey Jr. will again be involved.

"You know what number I'll be wearing," Griffey said Tuesday.

On April 15, 2007 -- the 60th anniversary of Robinson's breaking baseball's color barrier, Griffey wore the league-wide retired No. 42 in his honor after first making the suggestion to Commissioner Bud Selig that the number be un-retired.

At least one member of every team followed Griffey's lead. Some entire rosters donned the 42. The league is encouraging another un-retirement of the number on the 61st anniversary of Robinson's historic feat.

"All players have the option. It's entirely up to them," Selig told MLB.com on Monday. "Candidly, I hope they all do it."

Like last year on April 15, the Reds will be playing the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

"I will be wearing it," Griffey said.

So will Reds manager Dusty Baker, who was informed of the Commissioner's comments.

"That'd be cool. It's appropriate and necessary," Baker said.

Griffey normally wears No. 3, while Baker has made No. 12 a fixture throughout his playing and managerial career.

Baker was out of baseball last season and did not get to take part in the league-wide tribute to Robinson. Baker, a former Dodgers player, has great appreciation for Robinson's contribution to baseball.

"I have Jackie all over my house," Baker said. "I have a special Jackie Robinson wall in my memorabilia room."

Introduced in 2004, Jackie Robinson Day was created to honor the enduring impact of Jackie Robinson and his legacy as the first African-American player to break the Major League color barrier. Robinson played his first Major League game at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Robinson breaking the Major League color barrier in 1997, Robinson's uniform number 42 was retired throughout the Major Leagues.

Robinson's memory lives on today in initiatives such as the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which was founded by Rachel Robinson in 1973 to provide education and leadership development opportunities for minority students with strong capabilities but limited financial resources, as well as Breaking Barriers, which utilizes baseball-themed activities to reinforce literacy skills, mathematics, science and social history in addition to addressing critical issues of character development, such as conflict resolution and self-esteem.

 

[scuse7]

Cueto looking good again. He is like Liriano 2.0. He came onto the scene and started striking out a ton of people.


SMH at Bedard struggling against Tampa Bay. He looks like he is on the same course as last year. Blow it up the 1st month then pitch well.

 

[dfresh244]

All I know is the Giants > Tigers right now

 

[scuse7]

Looks like Cueto is going to take the L. He pitched really well though. Rare you get Jeff Supan with such a performance. 18 K's in two games ain't bad.

 

[respect21]

Mark Reynolds is on a tear!

5th home run in 8 games.

 

[N41D]

SMH at Bedard struggling against Tampa Bay.
Bedard didn't pitch particularly well against the Rangers on Opening Day, either... He didn't get shelled, but it seemed like he wasplaying damage control all night. Just didn't look good...

Cueto

SICK

I'll be attending my first game of the year tomorrow night... Can't wait. Already got a Dollar Dog Night at the Ballpark

 

[wildkycat]

Originally Posted by Nowitness41Dirk

I'll be attending my first Louisville Bats (Reds AAA team) game of the year tomorrow friday night... Can't wait. Already got a Dollar Dog BEER Night at the Ballpark

Louisville home opener. Homer won't be starting, he pitched yesterday. can't wait to heckle the Red Sox scrubs.



Dodger fans, worried about Andruw Jones yet? 3 hits, 1 rbi, 9 k's, 0 bb's. $18 mil.

we've got our first of the year: Braves prospect Schafer suspended 50 games for HGH use

 

[N41D]

Schafer... How you gonna get caught using HGH, and there ain't even a test?

Dude's a hell of a prospect though.

wildKYcat, Why are Rangers boards insistent about the Reds wanting one of Laird/Saltalamacchia? I swear, these dudes are convinced the Reds are ready to make adeal. True?