*** Official *** 2012 MLB Season Thread!!

[TallBill]

Damn son

 

[TallBill]

Five no-hitters in the span of 53 days.

 

[terry107]

My Astros sure put up an epic performance last night. At least Cain was starting for my fantasy team.

 

[SP33Demon]

Grats to Cain, that was great. Although sports writers nowadays seem to get more stupid with each passing day:
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/25634/did-matt-cain-throw-greatest-game-ever

Greatest game ever pitched? Really, Mr. Schoenfield? Blanco's catch being compared to Willie Mays catch? /groan

That said I did pick SF to win the division b/c of Lincecum/Cain/Bumgarner, and they'd be in first if Lincecum was actually performing.

A bigger story than even the perfect game is the Nats just sweeping the Red Sox and BJays to own the 2nd best record in baseball. Without their highest paid superstar (Werth) or closer (Storen), or starting catcher (Ramos). Lowest Runs Allowed in the majors and the next closest team is LA at 26 more runs allowed. A team that 95% of analysts picked to finish in the cellar again but I picked to make the playoffs on the strength of that starting rotation. Gio was basically the missing piece, along with the maturation of Zimmerman and EJax.

You can't script this shit and as a fan of pitching this is what heaven looks like. Like Dallas Braden tweeted, it's truly the era of the pitcher. Barry Bonds eat your heart out.

 

[Squisher]

Five no-hitters in the span of 53 days.

It sure is the era of the pitcher. It seems like every Tom, Dick, or Harry can throw a 95 mph fastball. I cannot remember a time where there were so many good pitchers.

 

[raystorm]

Nice job of the Mets sweeping the Rays in St. Pete. Johan didn't look so good again and the game got interesting in the 9th but the garbage pen managed to hold the lead. Ike Davis has looked good at the plate lately. Hopefully he gets better.

 

[hclarkjr]

raystorm, do you think that was hit or not for RA yesterday for his no hitter? i think if that would have been at citi filed that would have been error

 

[raystorm]

raystorm, do you think that was hit or not for RA yesterday for his no hitter? i think if that would have been at citi filed that would have been error

I haven't had the chance to see a replay of it as I listen to all the games on the radio. You always have to consider the whole "home cooking" aspect when dealing with official play rulings. I should give the play a look.


The Reds come to Citi Field tomorrow and Joey Votto is red hot. Bronson Arroyo always gives the Mets trouble so hopefully Gee has a good game in him.

 

[NeoV]

sooner or later the Mets are going to come crashing down - they simply aren't very good

Also - Speed - not sure Harper would be here if Werth hadn't been injured, so that's actually a blessing in disguise.

 

[hclarkjr]

bryce harper showing that he is human after all, 5 strike outs today

 

[hclarkjr]

mets need to release this bum http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/ar...tebook_id=33363776&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym
tired of him taking roster spot for somebody that will produce

 

[goog40]

Ervin Santana through 6 innings without allowing a base runner.

Justin Upton breaks up the perfect game with 2 outs in the 7th.

 

[raystorm]

Gotta love the Mets. They get swept by the Yanks, then they sweep the Rays and now they get swept by the Reds. They looked dead against the Reds pitching. The Orioles are next and then the Yanks come to Citi Field. Could be rough.

 

[hclarkjr]

Gotta love the Mets. They get swept by the Yanks, then they sweep the Rays and now they get swept by the Reds. They looked dead against the Reds pitching. The Orioles are next and then the Yanks come to Citi Field. Could be rough.

yeah mets are acting weird lately. bullpen and starting pitching doing well but the offense stops all of a sudden. turner is back now so hopefully the offense will pick back up again. bay is hopefully done as met with that concussion that will keep him out for awhile

 

[hclarkjr]

every team in the east lost today, so mets are still in good shape

 

[raystorm]

The NL East in general has been stinkin' up the joint the past week or so. The Natinals have been fine until they faced the Yanks who just swept them.

 

[SP33Demon]

The NL East in general has been stinkin' up the joint the past week or so. The Natinals have been fine until they faced the Yanks who just swept them.

Luckily they got rid of the lead weight holding them down in that series: Brad Lidge (blew two games all by himself giving up 5 runs total including the 14th inning game loss) who was sent back down. Hopefully the guy never picks up a baseball in the majors again, he should have retired after the Phils dumped him. The good news is that Drew Storen (starting closer) is progressing ahead of schedule and may even be back before the All Star break.

R.Zimmerman also didn't hit worth a dam, 1-13 in the series, but he'll be back.

Phillies looked like shit yesterday, Victorino getting doubled off at 2nd base on a shallow fly to Bautista was horrible and should never happen. That said, at least Thome reached his 100 HR/3 teams milestone.

R.A. Dickey lost his appeal for the no hitter, personally I thought that they should have given Wright an error since he normally makes that play. But it is what it is.

 

[raystorm]

Another phenomenal start for RA Dickey with his latest complete game one hitter this time against the Orioles. Just amazing how he's pitched. He gets the big bad Yankees on Sunday. I hope he can continue this insane streak he's on.

 

[SP33Demon]

Dickey!

 

[raystorm]

Phils second baseman has been suspended 50 games for testing positive for a PED.

Freddy Galvis - 2B - Phillies

Freddy Galvis has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for a positive PED test.
That substance is being referred to as a "metabolite of Clostebol." And Clostebol is an anabolic androgenic steroid. Gavlis has been on the disabled list since June 6 with a fracture in his lower back. He can serve the punishment while on the shelf, which is quite convenient.

 

[TallBill]

White Sox reclaim the central and pick up Youkilis... I'm excited to have him on board, since Morel is NOT the answer at third base.

 

[Perknose]

Cardinals in three-way tie for 2nd with the other two St. Louis teams.

 

[hclarkjr]

wow, mets bustung out of another streak in big way today. 17-1 right now, they seem to be a streaky team this year

 

[goog40]

Mike Trout making the game look easy. Also had 4 hits and 3 runs scored, just another day at the office.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Carlos Ruiz's numbers just astound me this season. Every time I see them I think maybe he's hurt and it's just a small sample size, but nope, he's absolutely raking.