The High Heat Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_06_13_houmlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=sf Not only was Matt Cain perfect last night, he tied Koufax for most K's in a perfecto with 14. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 My sister's college roommate gave her 4 great tickets to last night's game. I stayed home, but two of my sisters, my mom, and my niece (who LOVES Cain) got to be there for it. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Oh, and following up on Bumgarner's 12 Ks and home run on Tuesday night, plus Cain's 14K perfection last night, what can we predict for Zito today? I'm thinking 16 strike outs, and he hits a grand slam. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Had a ton of fun at the last two Tigers/Cubs game. Was part of a record-setting attendance for a mid-week 3 game series at Wrigley. Yesterday's day game set the highest attendance for the year so far. Took my old man to both games - he's from Detroit, and this was his Wrigley debut. He was 8 years old when the Cubs played the Tigers in the 1945 World Series. We were trying to think if Ty Cobb ever played a game in Wrigley, but couldn't come up with a reason/opportunity why he could have... Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Jim Thome is on fire since coming off the DL. His last six games: .458 (11-24), 2 doubles, 3 HRs, 3 BBs, 7 runs, and 13 RBI.He hit a 466 bomb to center, over the batter's eye the other night:http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120613&content_id=33260300&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Hopefully he'll be able to play the field in half the games until Ryan Howard gets back. The Phillies need someone with true power in the lineup. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Cubs are now 22-43, worst in all of the majors. Good year to be a Cubs fan. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I sure hope Josh Hamilton's dehydration is truly due to a virus. My gut tells me it's another relapse. I hope I'm wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I sure hope Josh Hamilton's dehydration is truly due to a virus. My gut tells me it's another relapse. I hope I'm wrong. You're wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 I sure hope Josh Hamilton's dehydration is truly due to a virus. My gut tells me it's another relapse. I hope I'm wrong. Yes, you are wrong.He has never had a relapse. To relapse he would have to have hit the crack pipe. He had issues with alcohol.A stomach virus for someone already dehydrated from the Texas heat is nothing to take lightly. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 To relapse he would have to have hit the crack pipe. He had issues with alcohol.I will take his virus at face value. By all appearances, it appears to be an accurate report. I want you to re-read these 2 sentences you typed and explain them. He is a recovering alcoholic/drug addict. How would his issues with alcohol last off season not be a relapse? Alcohol isn't a relapse, but drugs are? Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I sure hope Josh Hamilton's dehydration is truly due to a virus. My gut tells me it's another relapse. I hope I'm wrong. Why would you even consider something like that? In Josh's past any time he has relapsed he has been forthcoming to his family, team and media. I didn't even think that his stint in the hospital was due to anything more than the flu. In our culture obsessed society the only thing we love more than watching someone succeed is watching someone fail. And that is sad. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 He had a relapse with alcohol four months ago. I think most recovering addicts would tell you that the temptation never goes away. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Sorry, I misread your post, thought you said his issues were "in his past". Hamilton is a great guy, no doubt. He attacked his demons head on. I would hope he'd continue to face them with honesty. It just seems like flu-like symptoms and dehydration are often code words used for something else. Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Sorry, I misread your post, thought you said his issues were "in his past". Hamilton is a great guy, no doubt. He attacked his demons head on. I would hope he'd continue to face them with honesty. It just seems like flu-like symptoms and dehydration are often code words used for something else. In the case of the Rangers here recently, there might be more team members that have had a stomach virus than haven't had one. Derek Holland lost 15 pounds due to one and had to go on the DL with shoulder fatigue, and Nelson Cruz, Mike Napoli, and I think Ian suffered through one. Although, it was reported that Josh got his from his family. Not everything in life is a cover-up. Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hey, speaking of issues, Manny is a free agent again. Anyone interested? Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 I will take his virus at face value. By all appearances, it appears to be an accurate report. I want you to re-read these 2 sentences you typed and explain them. He is a recovering alcoholic/drug addict. How would his issues with alcohol last off season not be a relapse? Alcohol isn't a relapse, but drugs are? I'll be incredibly crass here, but also state the facts: Alcohol, while very detrimental to his recovery, WILL NOT LEAD TO A SUSPENSION FROM THE GAME.Cocaine, Crack, Meth...whatever his addiction truly was...one slip with those will end his livlihood. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 1. I'm not sure why you think your post is crass.2. Just because he doesn't get suspended doesn't mean alcohol isn't a relapse. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 1. I'm not sure why you think your post is crass.2. Just because he doesn't get suspended doesn't mean alcohol isn't a relapse. Possibly because I only care if he gets suspended from the game. Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 R.A. Dickey should probably be the NL's starting pitcher in the ASG: "...Dickey, who is 11-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 14 outings. Since May 15, 2011, Dickey's 2.42 ERA ranks third in baseball, trailing that of reigning Cy Young Award winners Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw by four-hundredths of a run. Over his last six starts, Dickey is 6-0 with a 0.18 ERA in 48 2/3 innings. He has given up 21 hits, struck out 63 batters and allowed five walks. His 42 2/3 consecutive innings without an earned run are the most by a Mets pitcher since Gooden in 1985." Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 R.A. Dickey should probably be the NL's starting pitcher in the ASG: "...Dickey, who is 11-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 14 outings. Since May 15, 2011, Dickey's 2.42 ERA ranks third in baseball, trailing that of reigning Cy Young Award winners Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw by four-hundredths of a run. Over his last six starts, Dickey is 6-0 with a 0.18 ERA in 48 2/3 innings. He has given up 21 hits, struck out 63 batters and allowed five walks. His 42 2/3 consecutive innings without an earned run are the most by a Mets pitcher since Gooden in 1985." all that and he's a freaking KNUCKLE BALL PITCHER! Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 all that and he's a freaking KNUCKLE BALL PITCHER! I'd say that knuckleball is at the peak of its dancing career. When they were with the Rangers it was Buck Schowalter who told Dickey that learning the knuckler would be his only chance at sticking around in MLB. Great advice. Last night Schowalter's Orioles were treated to a one-hit performance by Dickey, whose previous start was also a one-hitter. If he wins the Cy perhaps he should share it with Schowalter. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 all that and he's a freaking KNUCKLE BALL PITCHER!I know. That is pretty amazing and I hope he can keep it up. I remember Tim Wakefield's first season with the Red Sox (1995) he had a pretty amazing streak. At one point he was 14-1 with an ERA around 1.60. I saw a couple of his games in that stretch and batters just couldn't hit him. Everyone knew the knuckleball was coming and they still couldn't hit it. He had some other nice runs during his time with the Sox but nothing quite like that first one. Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/06/youkilis-traded-to-white-sox.html Youkilis is swapping his Sox from Red to White. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 http://www.mlbtrader...-white-sox.html Youkilis is swapping his Sox from Red to White.He got a nice ovation at Fenway today after they took him out of the game. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Lillibridge made a hell of catch yesterday - but he is having horrible year hitting. Good trade for the White Sox - they are back in first, too. Link to post Share on other sites
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