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Dodger Minor League Review : Trayvon Robinson Walks Off

 

Minor League Player of the DayTrayvon Robinson only had one hit but it was a big one so he gets the honor. 

AAA – Trayvon Robinson hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th to give the Isotopes and Merkin Valdez a 7 - 6 victory.  Major League refugess, IDJ, Ellis, Mitchell, and Hoffman all collected two hits a piece. Sands could only find his way to one knock. Valdez deserved the win with two scoreless innings, striking out five with zero walks. 

AA –El Camino Real's Savage won his seventh game behind the solid relief work of future Dodger's Shawn Tolleson and Aames. Savage went 6 2/3 giving up two runs, and the boys finished it off with 2 1/2 scoreless innings. Tolleson is no longer striking everyone out but he's also not letting anyone score having given up only one run in his five appearances. Alfredo Silverio once again paced the offense with two hits. Alfredo has a 1.053 OPS in his last ten games. For the season Silverio now has 31 extra base hits, with his 10 triples just jumping out at you. My apologies to Kevin Goldstein. 

HiA – Wilborn blew a fine start by Andres Santiago as the Lookouts lose 5 - 3. Santiago gave Wilborn a 3 - 2 lead in with two outs in the 7th but by the time the 9th was done Wilborn had given up three runs in his 2 1/3 innings of work.

LoA Loons were crushed 20 - 2. Nuff said

DSL – Phil don't do DSL

Albuquerque Isotopes Box Score (AAA)

Chattanooga Lookouts Box Score (AA)

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Box Score (HiA)

Great Lakes Loons Box Score (LoA)

Dominican Dodgers Box Score (DSL)

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Classic Jim Tracy
Manager Jim Tracy will begin using Brothers in high pressure situations, the team’s official site reports. “Am I leaning and starting to head in that direction? Yes, I am,” Tracy said.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:41 AM PDT reply actions  

leaving himself just enough rope to change his mind.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

he should just have a blog

or YouTube channel where he ponders the universe to himself, saving reporters from ever having to talk to him.

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Colleti Quotes

Regarding Sands

He said the adjustments Sands needs to make in his swing are “a small fix. He doesn’t need a makeover, but he needs to do it and make it part of what he does.”

Regarding Broxton

Colletti cited the 18 disabling injuries as a contributing factor, particularly for its impact on the bullpen, which has suffered five of those injuries. Included is closer Jonathan Broxton, whom Colletti said might be back later this month.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Gurnick Info

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Don’t know if this was mentioned but Alex Santana’s Dad serves as the White Sox head of scouting and player development in the Dominican Republic.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:46 AM PDT reply actions  

Dodgers and White Sox

seem joined at the hip…I wonder if they know Rafael well from Glendale

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Interesting

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Way to early to say for certain

But it is a little concerning that Tolleson has basically gone from striking everyone out to striking (virtually) nobody out.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions  

facing better hitters now, no longer the Danny Almonte of his league.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was afraid thats what would happen

Dude was by all reports pwning the minors with an 86mph cutter. Just hoped it would carry. Guess he’s the new Jeff Kubenka.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

7 innings, he’s gone from a 30 round pick one year ago to pitching in AA. Who has ever done that, EVER.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

…Jeff Kubenka. :)

38th round pick in ‘96, by ’97 he was K’ing 13.3/9 in AA and had a cup of coffee in AAA.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Cool

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t remember what happened exactly, I think he had some arm issues, but he was traded to the Diamondbacks and fell off the planet. I know he had a couple cups with the Dodgers before he left and had some major control issues.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bill Hall has signed a deal to play for the Giants. Hope he does not go Burrell on the league.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:50 AM PDT reply actions  

Did he get released?

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Houston released him

when Keppinger came off the DL.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks, didn’t know that. I know he’s a guy I had hoped we would sign instead of giving Uribe so many years, but at this point I’m not sure which is worse.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

it is destiny

Still on Frank's team! For Life! June 22 2011 is going to be our day!

by delias man on Jun 11, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

If we do go into sell mode, add the Brewers to the teams who might be very interested in either Furcal or Carroll. Sounds like they are close to giving up on their crappy SS.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:51 AM PDT reply actions  

They just got that crappy SS. They don’t have any real prospects to send back, but I’m not sure either Carroll or Furcal would warrant such prospects in return. Just pick up the tab and we’ll call it square.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

we could get lucky

and find a Ned Colletti to give us someone good for a rental, but I’m not optimistic. I hope Brox is old Brox for a month so we can unload him but it seems like a stretch.

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

No prospects that the Dodgers would want? Okay. Is Furcal going to play again this season – you know for more than a week or so?

by Salty on Jun 11, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Betancourt

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yuniesky

Always think he’s an Escobar. They had one before, right? Alcides?

by Julio Nievas on Jun 11, 2011 10:57 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

went to KC

in the Granick deal

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

It’s crazy that I will probably remember Granick forever.

by Julio Nievas on Jun 11, 2011 12:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

He should just give up and legally change his name to Granick.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Vogelsong might be the story of 2011

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:53 AM PDT reply actions  

he’s B-roll to Matt Kemp’s MVP.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Should say comeback stories, but really he is a never was story who is rolling

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Speaking of good players on shitty teams, Jose Reyes might have a better shot at winning MVP than Kemp. If Reyes keeps putting up his numbers (.340/.387/.519 with 19 doubles, 11 triples, and 20 steals) and then gets dealt to a contender, he could get a Shannon Stewart bump.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ha Ha

that would solve that.

Matt Kemp and Reyes might be having one of the better season for a non contending team in a while. Just talking off my head, nothing to back it up with.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

ARod every year with the Rangers was nuts

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think they would give it to him over kemp or votto at this point

imo

"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"

by Ivdown on Jun 11, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Because Shannon Stewart won the MVP that year?

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

by Nolij on Jun 11, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now but he somehow got 4th place because he was given credit for the Twins comeback to win the division, when he shouldn’t have received a single 10th place vote.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I remember it well, but I’m not sure it makes your Reyes point. Manny and CC both got a chunk of votes (Randy Johnson too maybe?) despite only 2 months in the NL their trade years. If either had done so in the same league what they did in both leagues, we’d be looking at comps. Has any MVP ever been traded midseason?

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

by Nolij on Jun 11, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m saying if Reyes continues to play well, but for a contender, he will absolutely get a bump (I’m assuming NL only here), just like Stewart did.

Only midseason-traded award winner I can think of is Rick Sutcliffe in 1984.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gotcha.

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

by Nolij on Jun 11, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

That story also comes with a fuck you to the Dodgers

per Scott Ostler this week:

His catcher in Caracas was Guillermo Rodriguez, who is a minor-league catching instructor for the Giants. He asked Vogelsong, “Have you signed with anybody (for 2011)? Do you want me to call the Giants?”

Vogelsong told Rodriguez he’d been trying to get back with the Giants since they traded him in ’01.

The Giants didn’t call Vogelsong right away. The Dodgers did, and made him an offer. Vogelsong asked Rodriguez to contact the Giants again and relay this message, in essence: I don’t want to be a Dodger. I am a Giant. If you want me, I’ll sign for whatever you want to pay me.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fuck Me

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ned possible found another rabbit in his hat (though who knows how much Righetti played a part in Vogelsong’s resurgence) and fucker didn’t want to sign.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

We seem to have a decent Venezuela connection.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

not in the Venezuelan State Dept.

or equivalent thereof

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't think players thought like that anymore

will look forward to beating his ass

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

Zito can’t be out to much longer can he?

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Late Night

already has 11 errors at SS. Wonder how his range is…

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:01 AM PDT reply actions  

per B Lennox
Most of the reports I’ve read say that he is a great defender at shortstop, yet Baseball America mentioned in their pre-draft report that they saw him moving to 2nd or 3rd base in the future.

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Taylor Maricle wonders who this Brandon character is.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Right

Nothing against Taylor but his comment pissed me the hell off.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pablo might catch – because you simply have to find a way to keep Tejada’s bat in the lineup:)

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:13 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm gonna go to the Isotopes game tomorrow

As long as the smoke stays away.

They moved up the game tonight from 7:00 to 4:30 because the smoke from the massive Arizona fire is supposed to roll into town tonight. We’ve actually been smoke-free in ABQ for the past three days.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:16 AM PDT reply actions  

Not to get political

but is anymore noise being made about boycotting the ASG because of the Arizona immigration law? I heard players like Gallardo speaking up about it last year but nothing for a while.

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:16 AM PDT reply actions  

All talk no action from what I can tell

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Only way it gets any momentum

is if Adrian Gonzalez decides to skip it. He seemed to be the only one who a) was serious about it and b) would actually be in the All-Star game.

But he has cover since the courts struck down a lot of the portions of the law that critics found particularly egregious.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is astonishing

AL Catchers with over 201 plate appearances, the leader in OPS has a 21 point lead over the second place hitter, and most people think he’s struggling.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

Alex Avila? Or does he not qualify?

@andrewngrant

by regfairfield on Jun 11, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I cheated

he has 200 at bats so I made it 201:)

Otherwise he’d be in the lead

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's the .233 BA

People don’t seem to notice that he has a 17.9% (!) walk rate.

Only two guys who have a higher walk rate are Bautista and Votto. Insane.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Especially considering his age.

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

If only the Dodgers could have someone like that…

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hopefully Pratt

will be our Alex Avila

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

No one is talking about Avila:)

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Got that. So who are you talking about?

by berkowit28 on Jun 11, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Santana, ex-Dodger

since Avila was mentioned up top, oh nevermind..

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

John Lackey is dealing

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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Buster Olney says MLB, players are talking realignment

Two 15-team leagues. Which seems to make sense.

And perhaps no divisions just the top five teams make the playoffs. Which seems to make less sense, as the only American sports league that does anything like that currently (that I know of) is the MLS and no one watches soccer except for me.

Anyways, here’s the link.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:25 AM PDT reply actions  

I like the divisions, but I also like teams fighting for the same playoff spot to play the same schedule so I’m intrigued.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

in a

Sense, NBA and NHL basically work that way

by bhsportsguy on Jun 11, 2011 11:37 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Except division winners get in and a higher seed regardless.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

I

Wonder if they would move the Marlins to the AL

by bhsportsguy on Jun 11, 2011 11:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Astros to NL is the rumor.

by silverwidow on Jun 11, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Makes sense

Since the NL Central has 6 teams. But would they put Houston in the AL West?

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why not Milwaukee? They’ve already been there. I know, Texas is already in the AL West, so Houston would be a natural rival, but it’s not like Houston is geographically way west. Houston’s history is all NL. I’d be thinking MIL→ALC, KC→ALW.

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

by Nolij on Jun 11, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think the whole city of Houston should move to Oregon to make it convenient

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

And habitable

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Both clubs have that “lack of consistency of brand” which makes them easy to move

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

This strikes me as a Josie BS comment

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m basing my comment on the fact that they both have three rebrandings, the Astros have even had several color changes, the Brewers already jumped leagues and have that one year as the Seattle Pilots….

just saying they’d be easier to move leagues than say the Twins or Royals, who have a more consistent brand.

Yup, Josie BS

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

some people here watch the MLS

I’d rather watch the pros though

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Its getting better

You have huge crowds in Seattle and crazy crowds in Portland and Toronto. Plus most of the teams have soccer-specific stadiums now. Even in KC, which I though would NEVER happen.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

I know

just being a wiseass…I’m rooting for the league for sure.

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by Pure Azure on Jun 11, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Looks like it will make it

It has survived the economic downturn without even coming close to losing a team and it is starting to get a slightly higher class of players.

When the economy picks up again I wouldn’t be surprised if they start paying players more and getting more second-tier stars to come and play.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

the issue there is MLS’ strict salary pool. Players aren’t usually aren’t bought by individuals teams, and even in the case of the DP, David Beckham could have made what he made over five years over one year in England. But he supplements the hell out of his income with advertisements.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh blah blah blah

I’m an American but I’m gonna be a Eurosnob about soccer. I’m not going to root for the USMNT cause they never win, I’m gonna buy a Spain jersey. Oh look at me, I’ll wake up at 4:30 in the morning to watch Aston Villa but I won’t watch MLS when nothing else is on. It’s all about the atmosphere for me, even though the ten soccer stadiums in the US would be in the top ten in capacity in England.

#rant

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

But you don’t get the creative chants that the English get in America

/goes OLE OLE OLE OLE for 90 minutes.

@andrewngrant

by regfairfield on Jun 11, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

/then sings Blue Moon for twenty minutes, then sings Forever Blowing Bubbles

#ManCity #WestHam #NotManly

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m gonna buy a Spain jersey

Oh fuck everything about this.

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Paris Hilton owns a Spanish motorcycle team so there!

by kinbote on Jun 11, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

File that under NF:NC

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously though

NOTHING wrong for an American to prefer Euro soccer than MLS. don’t blame the fan for watching the best in the world play in another league.

by Julio Nievas on Jun 11, 2011 12:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

nothing wrong with it. I support ManU, K3vo’s an Arsenal supporter. But there’s no reason to talk down MLS because it’s not the EPL. If the Japanese baseball league became recognized as the world’s best, it wouldn’t be a reason to stop watching MLB.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

K3vo’s an Arsenal supporter

Hey! That hurts! ;)

I have been following the Premier League for years, hopefully picking an MLS team to support gets me more involved this year. I am really excited for the huge gains they have made as a league.

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wasn’t calling you out foo! : ) According to MLS rumors, Phoenix is under consideration for that 20th team spot. Apparently the New York Cosmos, despite having a scheduled match against Man U, are not a lock

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

that would be cool, I’d be psyched about being able to go to games, and Phoenix/Tucson are big soccer communities.

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn’t Danver have a team too? Rapids maybe?

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

by Nolij on Jun 11, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, just noticed that

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

it’s an expansion map, not a current team map. It goes back to the expansion of 2005, doesn’t include any of the original MLS teams.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dear God

The Southeast in the summer? I feel for those players.

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tampa and Miami are most likely out. They’ve both had MLS franchises and they both failed, and traditionally their support for the USMNT is eh. Atlanta just seems tacked on, but I imagine they’d try and do something inside the Georgia Dome. St. Louis makes sense, with Kansas City bringing in the soccer fans from Lincoln (USMNT hotbed) hopefully inspiring St. Louis to turn up. Phoenix has the latin population going for it, and they could play at UoP stadium.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Go Everton

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I may be getting this soon:
http://evertondirect.evertonfc.com/stores/everton/products/kit_selector.aspx?selectorid=262

Although I really want a Dempsey USMNT shirt too.

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like Tim Howard. I could give two shits about EPL

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd prefer that

to adding more wild card teams, especially if its done that way, with 1/3 the teams making it instead of NBA-style where like 2/3s do.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Actually

It is more like 54%

by bhsportsguy on Jun 11, 2011 11:40 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

They’re adding wild card teams too. It’s all just one step above “Yankees and Red Sox get automatic playoff spots”

@andrewngrant

by regfairfield on Jun 11, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well yea

I just mean instead of wild card teams on top of the existing divisional format. In theory I like two leagues, top three seeds advance and bottom two play a 1-game elimination for entrance.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

you play 162 games to figure out who the top 4 are, why does that 1 game mean anything?

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep. Five game series are bad enough, one game would make for great drama, but it’s gonna seriously piss off the first team that gets knocked out by a team that’s four games behind them.

@andrewngrant

by regfairfield on Jun 11, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

and it’ll be the Yankees, and we’ll change it again after Fox and TBS bitch.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

First glance I might be able to get behind this.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like the two league, top five teams plan. It does the “pay tribute to old fans while giving something to new fans” thing that Bud seems to enjoy.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like the two league, top five teams plan. It does the “pay tribute to old fans while giving something to new fans” thing that Bud seems to enjoy.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

It also means there would have to be an interleague series basically every day

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or Bud gets to try contraction again.

by EMDarrow on Jun 11, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

or Bud seems MLB as a few years from adding two more teams

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Isotope’s have a fun team to watch again.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 11:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Looking at Bautista's numbers

Its like hes playing a different game than everyone else.

He is hitting .343/.494/.702.

His wOBA is .502!

That’s in the territory of names like Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig. If he keeps this up it will be the greatest non-Bonds year since Mickey Mantle.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 12:00 PM PDT reply actions  

He’s falling fast. June hasn’t been kind to him so far. Hasn’t had an extra base hit since the end of May. With that said he’s still walking a ton.

Even with the incredible slash line I was surprised to see he only has thirty extra base hits. 20 HR’s, 9 doubles and 1 triple. The power of the walk again.

by Alex41592 on Jun 11, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

What is his BABIP at?

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

.333

Which is 100 points higher than last year and his career average is .275.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

So with the low-ish totals of XBH is it safe to assume that he is getting a bit lucky and not hitting the ball harder than in previous years?

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Probably, but Jose Bautista 2011 is not at all the same as Jose Bautista 2008 so I don’t know if career numbers really work.

@andrewngrant

by regfairfield on Jun 11, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well he’s walking A LOT (22.2% BB%) and has a 18.3% LD%. Plus when your HR/FB is 26.7%… you’re probably hitting the ball pretty damn hard.

He’s hitting more ground balls and less fly balls than last year.

But as regfairfield says, the Bautista of 2010 and 2011 is a completely different player than the Bautista of before that.

@3_2count

by fbihop on Jun 11, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Matt Kemp 19HRs :)

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just cleared over 5,500 emails from my Yahoo inbox. Goodbye clutter.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 12:06 PM PDT reply actions  

just imagine is this was 1992, and you had 5,500 letters on your desk

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

A friend told me he didn’t know what an email was when he started his job in 1999.

by silverwidow on Jun 11, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

That explains why I’ve been waiting for your reply since 2004

Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?

by mleadman on Jun 11, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I did that once (on a smaller scale) at a job where the secretary had a like a flag or something when her emails were deleted. I heard her call over “What are you doing?!?”

by kinbote on Jun 11, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ha!

That’s much better than a friend of mine, who forward an email to a friend about “the office cunt,” only to realize he hit reply instead of forward.

by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh man

That’s a Weineresque boner.

by kinbote on Jun 11, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ha, reminds me of that Bridgestone commercial where that guy destroys all the computers he sent a reply to, only he didnt

by Julio Nievas on Jun 11, 2011 12:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

That is the Business version

of natural selection

Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?

by mleadman on Jun 11, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone watching CWS?

UCI game is delayed (sorry no land-er). UNC has some sweet uniforms, Stanford looks like dorks.

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Yes I am

I begin patiently waiting for a Stanford lead in the 9th so I can see what Reed is about

by Julio Nievas on Jun 11, 2011 12:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

damn. I might find myself accidentally cheering Cardinal if that happens

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

U! N! C! Let’s root for that situ to not occur.

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

by Nolij on Jun 11, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

hultzen was killing us

So this might work out for us. Game should be starting up again soon

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

by nolander on Jun 11, 2011 12:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Virginia’s pitching numbers are scary good. ERA/Ks wow.

by kinbote on Jun 11, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just realized that Disney has purchased four of my favorite entertainment companies

ESPN – may be in disfavor now, but when ESPN showed up my world turned
Muppets – never watched Sesame Street ever, but always enjoyed the Prime Time show and the movies
Pixar
Marvel

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 11, 2011 12:44 PM PDT reply actions  

I’m with you, in the early days, back before ESPN was a self-promoting propaganda machine, it was a big deal for me.

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

so was the telephone when I was a kid

you get used to everything

Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?

by mleadman on Jun 11, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh man, you guys remember when they invented cooked mastodon?!? That was the best day ever

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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jun 11, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Disney is really good at business, is what I gather from that comment : )

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

There was also a proposed Disney/Comcast merger

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

by G.Scott on Jun 11, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

then Comcast just went ahead about bought NBC-Universal

by Josie Becker on Jun 11, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

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