Comments on: And That Happened: Sunday’s scores and highlights

By: ch0psuey

ch0psuey — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:06:05 +0000

He had a good day on the basepaths. Stay Hot Padres.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:48:49 +0000

It was bad enough that the Braves swept the Nats. That should not happen. Worse was how the Braves swept the Nats. The visitors’ bats were silent; 6 runs in 3 games, and 2 of those scored when the Braves executed a sacrifice bunt play like the Bad News Bears. The Nats’ bullpen failed at some point in each game, while the Braves’ bullpen was close to perfect.

The good news is, their lead is 5.5 games and their magic number is 11 (with 16 games to go). Also, the Nats have shown the resilience to snap out of short slumps. The bad news is, they may have lost another starter (Danny Espinosa), and they host two desparate teams this week, the Dodgers and Brewers. I still like the Nats’ chances to win the division, but am concerned about them limping into the playoffs.

By: gloccamorra

gloccamorra — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:11:35 +0000

In the Padres-Rockies game, Yonder Alonso hit a single to left, and Everth Cabrera scored from second with a nifty hook slide on a close play at the plate. The Padres mobbed and hugged Alonso, but nobody hugged Everth Cabrera’s legs.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:41:43 +0000

Are there really only 15 games left to the regular season? That makes me sad. Is it just me, or did this season just fly by?

By: pauleee

pauleee — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:53:40 +0000

LAAOAOCCA!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m stealin’ that one (but will give credit when credit is due).

By: APBA Guy

APBA Guy — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:42:03 +0000

Dan Straily showed yesterday why losing McCarthy, a shame on its own merits, was a problem the A’s can’t completely solve. He’s probably one-year removed from the kind of mound composure the other rookies have, and it showed yesterday as he continuously missed spots which the O’s were delighted to take advantage of. Buck managed the game well despite Wolf starting very poorly, giving up double, HR, double in the first inning. The two first inning runs were all the A’s got off Wolf while they posted 4 off Straily.

The best news from the game was that the Horror of Hatteberg will not be in the booth for the upcoming A’s Road Trip of Death. Glenn Kuiper is probably exhausted from having to carry Lew Wolff’s paid mouthpiece for 20 games this year. Still the hope is that having Fosse back will serve as a good luck charm as the A’s do Detroit, NY, and Texas for 10 games. That’s the hope anyway.

By: Loose Changeup

Loose Changeup — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:14:10 +0000

Orioles can’t claim a non-calamity here since they lost the home field advantage for the postseason against the A’s. With a 1-2 series their season record is 4-5 vs A’s.

O’s have losing records against just 3 teams, and they all play in the West…TEX, OAK, and LAAOAOCCA

Whatever though, winning season for the win!

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:05:17 +0000

Thank you.

By: stex52

stex52 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:59:19 +0000

Well Houston drove him forth. But don’t count on any special consultant deals.

By: stex52

stex52 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:57:16 +0000

Probably not. But I don’t know how deep you go on talent. Jose Altuve at 2nd was a legitimate All-Star choice. He has surprised everyone with how well he has developed. I think he’s the real thing, but we will see how he does next year. He may do better; hopefully they put better players around him. Lowrie at shortstop is very good but has health issues. The Red Sox traded him for that reason. Wallace at first is interesting. He came up as an overweight, pure Moneyball kind of 1st baseman. He spent most of this season in the minors and came back up slimmer, better on defense, and able to hit the lefties. He has hit at every level, but next year is make or break. Nothing in the outfield. Castro at catcher hits decently, but his arm leaves much to be desired. Some possible potential at pitcher, but nothing I would gamble on.

Three names in the minors (might be up next year) to keep an eye on. Jonathan Singleton at 1st base/3rd base (a very hot prospect from Phillie, presently AA). Jimmy Paredes at 2nd base/outfield. George Springer in center field (more likely 2014).

All very speculative. It will be grim again next year.

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:37:24 +0000

Yes, Phillies fans- the curse of Ed Wade is alive and well. Suffer ye who driveth Ed from the City of Brotherly Love and then bring him back as a Special Consultant.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:32:59 +0000

Hello Stex. I am in an AL only fantasy league. Are there any Houston players that I should consider next season?

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:19:19 +0000

Edit button, it should have started out: Be “thankful” you don’t …….

By: stex52

stex52 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:09:49 +0000

Tough for the Phillies this weekend, and I have to say rather unexpected for a team that was still in the hunt. But that’s baseball. The Astros may only be a fancy AAA team, but you still have to play better than an AAA game to beat them.

By: kiwicricket

kiwicricket — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:37:40 +0000

Best fielding SS in baseball for over a decade. Won’t happen very often, will be a shame to see him retire. My favorite player of all-time.

By: Lukehart80

Lukehart80 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:16:04 +0000

That Padres/Rockies tilt was only the second game in Petco Park history in which both teams scored in double figures.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:53:27 +0000

Be thankyou you don’t have Shelley Duncan this year. But your right about Ibanez being over used but that was out of necessity. No on I think anticipated Gardner being out the entire year. Jones I don’t think it’s from over use. I just think Jones is done period. I have to admit I like Nix not the greatest offense threat but a heck of a lot better defensively than Nunez at least I think so.
But Stewart and a couple of the others it wouldn’t break my heart if they were sent packing. The bullpen really concerns me. That needs some work over the winter as well. Going to be interesting what Cashman does this off season. Swisher and Martin are both FA’s. Then they also need to look at/for a starter. Yes, going to be a very interesting winter in Yankeeland.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:33:40 +0000

Beep-beep’s glove is hard to carry- it keeps ascending it’s so full of hot air.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:31:40 +0000

I have been trying to define what I don’t like about the Yankees lineup. All I come up with is that the “role players” don’t have the snap of prior years in the same situation. No Shelley Duncan (his father’s underwear notwithstanding) for example. Ibanez and Jones pretty well shot from over-use. Janis Joplin’s friend and Ix-Nay don’t seem to cut it, and Nunez is an adventure in the infield if there ever was one.
Guess 94 wins will have to take the division this year.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:06:24 +0000

LOL! Babe Ruth (and Beep Beep for that matter), could not carry Omar Vizquel’s glove. I hope he passes Ruth in New York. I trust that Hard Ball Talk will post the prerequisite thread, just as you did for Beep Beep. Omar got the game winning RBI yesterday against the Red Sox with a 2 out single. Last week he beat the Sox with a sac fly. Cheers Craig!

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:47:27 +0000

The Yankees won and probably put the Rays postseason chances on life support. And maybe just maybe Martin’s bat is starting to come alive. In the month of September Martin is batting .293 with an OPS of .957 Granted it’s a small sample only 12 games but it is a good sign. Now if only those pesky Orioles would lose a little more often.