raystorm
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Happy with the way the Mets have been playing this month. They did very well in interleague play as well. They do need a starter and another reliever but so far everything pitching wise is going ok except for Johan Santana. I understand he's on a decline but he hasn't been good this month plus there is all that extra non-baseball stuff with him. They will play a series in puerto rico against the Marlins starting tonight.
The Phillies are now playing well and the Braves are still red hot. Shoot..the Padres are still red hot! lol
How about that clown Carlos Zambrano in his last start with that childish tantrum. The Cubs should just find a way to dump him even if it means eating up that awful contract.
The Phillies are now playing well and the Braves are still red hot. Shoot..the Padres are still red hot! lol
How about that clown Carlos Zambrano in his last start with that childish tantrum. The Cubs should just find a way to dump him even if it means eating up that awful contract.
rcpratt
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Hmm, how about the guy actually leading two triple crown categories right now :hmm:
Not going to happen though, Cano doesn't have the power and Miggy doesn't have the average. Oh wells.
Lots of division races have gotten interesting lately, mostly the NL East and AL Central. Should be fun.
SP33Demon
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Cano doesn't have the power? His SLG% is .593 (4th) vs Miggy's .624 (1st). He just doesn't swing for the fences e.g. way more singles.
The NL East is MUCH closer than I ever expected it to be at this point. However, the Phils have/had been in a pretty massive hitting slump for the past month. We'll see what happens from here on..
rcpratt
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Obviously he has power, but I don't think he has "lead the league in home run" power. Similarly, Cabrera has a fantastic average (.320-something), but that's usually not going to win a batting title. I doubt Miguel leads the league in homers when it's all over either tbh, but he'll be ahead of Cano.
Those two and Morneau have really separated themselves in the MVP race I think, although there are plenty more still within striking distance.
rockyct
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It always interesting being a Padres fan. The Padres have the third highest win % in baseball, and yet all of us still expect them to end up in last place this season. Attendance is down 2% from last year, and last year was a horrible year.
Really though, I love how well the Padres are doing, but when you trade away the few stars we had, it's going to take a lot to get fans to show up.
Really though, I love how well the Padres are doing, but when you trade away the few stars we had, it's going to take a lot to get fans to show up.
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anxi80
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15 games over .500, 4.5 lead over the division, 3rd best record (1st in the NL), Adrian hitting like a monster (and still not getting all-star voting respect), Venable's bat starting to heat up, Latos pitching like a staff ace and the bullpen just stifling bats in the late innings. I'm guessing you've had your faith restored rockyct?
rockyct
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Yes, my usual pessimistic Padres faith has been restored. I'm mainly just still wondering where the hell these good players came from.15 games over .500, 4.5 lead over the division, 3rd best record (1st in the NL), Adrian hitting like a monster (and still not getting all-star voting respect), Venable's bat starting to heat up, Latos pitching like a staff ace and the bullpen just stifling bats in the late innings. I'm guessing you've had your faith restored rockyct?
anxi80
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they were there all along, they were just hiding behind brian giles, ryan klesko, henry blanco, cha seung baek and khalil greene.
rockyct
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Well, I think it's been all about the pitching this year. I can't find the stats, but I remember the bullpen being pretty bad the last couple years and they've really turned that around. They sure aren't out slugging anyone, but when your bullpen can keep the game close or hold slim leads, you're going to do well.
raystorm
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Josh Hamilton is going bananas with that bat of his. Vlad Guerrero is having a nice year too.
anxi80
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and you're right, it has been. i just had to get my weekly jab at the past padres who could either hit or field, but not do both. (its been years now, we can joke about it now... right?) :hmm:
but yes, the bullpen has been fantastic. in fact here's a little gem that hopefully they aim for in these final june games:
SP33Demon
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rcpratt
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Seemed like more of a freak thing, although there's no doubt that he's incredibly injury prone. It's not even supposed to be possible to break your olecranon with a throwing motion.
That's good news though, really. I was expecting Tommy John. Zoom should be back by next spring, hopefully he has his velocity.
raystorm
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Fuck Frankie Rodriguez. K-Fraud is a fucking clown and an overrated piece of shit. Another high quality start by RA Dickey and this dope blows it.
<sigh> I know most closers aren't that great (except for that Terminator named Mariano) but man is Frankie wild on that mound. Go get 'em tomorrow.
<sigh> I know most closers aren't that great (except for that Terminator named Mariano) but man is Frankie wild on that mound. Go get 'em tomorrow.
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+1, sigh.
At least the Mets only have to deal with this albatross for 1.5 more years.
And, since we're griping, Manuel's in-game managing sucks, too.
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