2014 MLB Season: How Many Pitchers Will Die For Our Sins?
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I feel a little bad that I didn't even think about Tony Gwynn watching the telecast. Of course I lost interest in the late innings and did something else, but that's pretty wrong to not make note of it, and the other deaths in Baseball in the past year. The All Star Game shouldn't be about spotlighting one man. It's about spotlighting the game. It's sad that the reason Gwynn didn't get mentioned was because he played for the San Diego Padres and not the New York Yankees. That in itself should be a sign of the ratings decline in this sport.
The worst part is that it was a patently obvious attempt to recreate the Mariano Rivera thing from last year ... the difference being that Rivera was indisputably the best relief pitcher in history and arguably the best postseason pitcher in history (it's him or Schilling) and was universally loved, and Jeter has been a below-average player for the past five-plus years offensively (and is not even remotely close to a "good" player this season), and has never been above average on the defensive side.
I mean, seriously -- a 60-second memorial spot for Gwynn, Zimmer and Kiner was an even bigger meatball than the pitch that Wainwright grooved to Jeter, and Fox completely whiffed on it.
Players get voted into the All-Star Game all the time based on popularity alone when their stats have long since faded. Jeter probably would've been voted the starter last year too if he hadn't been injured for the season so early on.
True. He's a beast.
I think they just need to cut the Derby down to the top 3 or 4 from each league. I love it and I think it's way too long...
No problems talking about Jeter, but it's a damn shame they didn't pass some repects for baseball's fallen. eeesh....
I was surprised they didn't give the MVP award to Jeter. Hell, Mo got it last year for pitching 1/2 inning.
I personally thought they gave it to the right guy.
Most likely. From 2009 on he was voted in. (minus 2013)
Pretty good stats in the ASG too. Lifetime .481 batting average.
It seems the kid's collegiate eligibility is in jeopardy as well. What a dumpster fire of an organization.
Luhnow is legitimately good at talent evaluation, and I'm more than happy to give him credit for that, but he can’t seriously push quotes like “Our goal was to sign the player,” when his side backed out of the deal. You don't get to cry about "increased risk profile" on a seventeen-year-old high school pitcher.
Edit: Oh, and the Astros are guaranteed to get the #2 pick in next year's draft as a result of walking away from the Nix and Aiken deals (actually, by ditching the Aiken deal, they get a ton of flexibility in future pool manipulations). Burn the entire draft system to the ground.
Is there anyone left in baseball named 'Chase ____ley' whom the Yankees have not yet signed? 
Next trade!
(Tonight's starting lineup is Chase Gardnerley, Chase Ellsburyley, Chase Jeterley...)
Ugh, annoyed by this Yankees trade. Seems like EVERY trade the Yankees make: get a good player (in this case, guy is slumping but the talent is there), pay the freight, give up garbage prospects.
Seems like every time, Yankees get away with snagging decent players while not giving up any talent in return. Good for Cashman, i guess, but I'd have thought Headley was worth more than that, and everyone seems to just cave when negotiating with the Yankees.
Not sure he's going to HELP, as having a terrible year, but the talent is there and he's just a rental anyway. Plus 3B was a disaster, so can't hurt, and didn't give up anything that would be missed, so why not?
Seems like every time, Yankees get away with snagging decent players while not giving up any talent in return. Good for Cashman, i guess, but I'd have thought Headley was worth more than that, and everyone seems to just cave when negotiating with the Yankees.
Not sure he's going to HELP, as having a terrible year, but the talent is there and he's just a rental anyway. Plus 3B was a disaster, so can't hurt, and didn't give up anything that would be missed, so why not?
I actually really like De Paula and I think he's a good get for the Padres. He lost his prospect sheen last year because he got shelled, but he's always been a heavy flyball pitcher, which projects better in Petco than it does in Yankee Stadium.
The thing is, the Padres waited too long to put Headley on the market. If they had a lick of sense, they would have sold high on him after 2012, which was a complete aberration compared to the rest of his career -- but this is one of many reasons that Josh Byrnes was fired a month ago.
The thing is, the Padres waited too long to put Headley on the market. If they had a lick of sense, they would have sold high on him after 2012, which was a complete aberration compared to the rest of his career -- but this is one of many reasons that Josh Byrnes was fired a month ago.
I think the years playing for San Diego can wear on a talented player like Headley. Lot of upside so maybe a change of scenery will help him jumpstart his career.
Cashman flat out said the Yanks didn't have enough to get Samardzija & Hammel, so the Cubs didn't cave. If there was any negotiating at all.
The Cubs wanted actual, legitimate prospects -- how dare they.
The Yankees have none.
Edit: Holy shit, the Padres are calling up Francoeur. Just so we're clear, Frenchy's career OPS of .725 (.263 / .306 / .419) would make him the second-best hitter on the field after Seth Smith and pretty significantly ahead of Rene Rivera at .695 (.220 / .276/ .418). Seth Smith is literally the only offensive player on the roster that is above replacement level.
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