A place for baseball fans to discuss all forms of the game from the MLB level to college and Little League. http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 19 May 2013 01:57:47 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:57:47
Maybe-next year.

[i]Players seem to be generally in favour of more replay.

“I like the idea that it is 2013, and since there are things available, at least consider the idea of taking a look at them,” Yankees All-Star outfielder Curtis Granderson said. “It is a very traditional... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206398 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:35:47 SAN FRANCISCO -- After going more than seven years without beating Tim Hudson, the Giants made up for lost time Friday night.

They tormented Hudson with hard hits and soft ones, with screaming liners and lucky bounces, and rolled to an 8-2 victory behind Matt Cain at AT&T Park.

How long had it... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206397 Sat, 11 May 2013 01:29:42 Short book all about a baseball family set in the early 1970s.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206395 Sun, 05 May 2013 15:41:37 The was a recent post on GD reporting that [link:http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022723741|Younger Brother ran over Older Brother].

The [link:http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/20/boston-manhunt-the-day-after/|CNN article] linked to by that post has some much more uplifting information:

... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206393 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:44:22 courtesy of ESPN - link here. http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/26545/carp-sic-diem-sox-6-indians-3

C -- Steve Lake. [Hey, you gotta catch the fish somewhere.]
1B -- Randy Bass.
2B -- Cod Myers. [The Adam Kennedy of the 1880s.]
3B -- Neal Finn. Nicknamed Mickey, he hailed from ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206389 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:11:05 What was the best move of the 2012-2013 off-season?

Personally, I like the Span-for-Meyer swap that Minnesota and Washington made. Span helps the Nationals out in the immediate term, and Meyer gives the Twins their first legitimate ace prospect since Johan Santana.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206388 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:24:15 The Chicago Cubs and the city have agreed on details of a $500 million facelift for Wrigley Field, including an electronic video screen that is nearly three times as large as the one currently atop the centerfield bleachers of the 99-year-old ballpark.

Under terms of the agreement, the Cubs would... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206384 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:15:29 From the ol' memory book: 31 May, 1951.

Jackie stealing home against five Phillies. Hard to believe, but there is photographic evidence.
http://www.brooklyndodgermemories.com/req-photo-of-jackie-robinson-in-rundown-with-phillies-t1869.html

An interesting thing about this pic: you will see Edd... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206383 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:03:56 ....Eddie Klepp, and Bob Newhart. Great baseball players all.

Sixty-six years ago today on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson crossed the color line.

From [link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson#Lamb|Wikipedia]:

[div class="excerpt"]Robinson broke the baseball color line when the B... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206382 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:02:59 http://goldandorsmith.com/GIFs/RoyalsBallBoyInterferesWithRajaiDavis.gif

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/ball-boy-cuts-front-blue-jays-outfielder-rajai-095705866--mlb.html... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206377 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:27:54 It would be the damnyankees, but damn, that's a great play. Amazing that the ss didn't just try to turn the DP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og_4MJM4-x8

-- Mal... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206376 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:04:00 I just wrote my favorite reporter Troy Renck who writes great columns trying to help Rockies fans keep hope alive. I told him I hoped he would mention to the Rox, the Padres and the Dodgers that we who love baseball do not watch it to see the next stupid brawl. Unlike football, hockey and boxing w... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206372 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:02:50 After leaving all their fans crying last year, our beloved Rockies opened the season at home by sweeping San Diego on three perfect Colorado days, temp in 70's, sold out. You can imagine how glad we were to see them fly off to San Francisco Sun. night. Yesterday temp dropped from 65 to 20 in a few ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206369 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:48:37 A nice article from [i]Mother Jones[/i]--It looks like the answer is "Yes", regardless of one's loyalties, with some being bigger assholes than others:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/matrix-major-league-baseball-owners-asshole... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206363 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:30:48 Gleaned this off a current news diary off Daily Kos:

With baseball season finally upon us, where does your team's owner rank on the asshole-o-meter?

In early February, a US Patent and Trademark Office court in Washington, DC, confirmed what baseball fans had suspected for more than a centu... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206362 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:15:56 http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2013/02/23/images/mlbf_25611873_th_35.jpg

LETS GO METS! :bounce:


Took my 5 year old son to opening day yesterday. He loves to see the giant apple pop up :D

http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium/mets-homerun-in-the-big-apple-rebecca-shinners.jp... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206361 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:39:11 As it does every year, the Associated Press has compiled the salaries of every player on every 25-man active roster. Since this information isn't public, it requires a little estimation, but these figures are the absolute best you're going to get. Figures are adjusted payroll, which takes into accou... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206355 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:31:27 Looks like the Mayor of Rosemont is helping those Ricketts bastards in their attempts to blackmail the City of Chicago into footing the bill for Wrigley Field renovations. It's "Pay up or we're moving to the suburbs."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/cubs-finally-gain-leverage... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206354 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:17:11 The Dominican Republic baseball team is kicking so much ass in the WBC that the Yankees are trying to figure out how to buy them. Not the team, the entire country.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206350 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:25:34 In my opinion, they are the core of the Angels for this season. Hopefully, they can go all the way this year.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206346 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:20:42 Anyone want to take a guess at who will be the Rookies of the Year this year? My early picks are:

AL: Aaron Hicks (homer pick as I'm a Twins fan)
NL: Zack Wheeler

Who do you think we'll all be expecting a big sophomore season from at this point next year?... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206331 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:08:34 Fans sitting behind home plate w/in view of the at-bat camera must surrender their cell phones upon taking their seats. Fans who act like goofy assholes just because they're on tv will be removed and their seats given to fans from the cheap seats.

2 days into Spring ball and this rule should've ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206329 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:52:02 Just watched Trouble With The Curve. gotta admit, I thought it was super.. I still love Eastwood as actor and director.. timing was so good... John Goodman is-- well, as only John Goodman can be,
The tempo and rhythm to it were very fine...relationship development... and of course the REAL Mustang!... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206328 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:39:35 1) 100 Game season starting at the same time and ending at roughly the end of July.
2) All Star Game becomes a double-header, and is played at the end of the season. In a new twist, in game 1, the baseball players vote a normal sized roster of non-pitchers, and select two starters and 4 relievers f... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206317 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:17:31 :cry:

Prado was one of my favorite Braves players -- versatile, a real team player with a great attitude, and patient at the plate. He'll be missed.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Martin_Prado.jpg/220px-Martin_Prado.jpg

We've got the Upton bros. now, but Diamondbac... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206316 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:51 [div class="excerpt"]ST. LOUIS Stan Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals star with the corkscrew stance and too many batting records to fit on his Hall of Fame plaque, died Saturday. He was 92.

Stan the Man was so revered in St. Louis that he has two statues outside Busch Stadium — one just wouldn't d... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206315 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:12:31 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/earl-weaver-former-orioles-manager-dies-at-82/2013/01/19/d6e5c1a0-397d-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html

"If you know how to cheat, start now."

"You got a hundred more young kids than you have a place for on your club. Every one of them has had a going away... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206314 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:02:23 Steroids Era stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were also on the ballot for the first time and all fell far short of the required 75 percent. Biggio thinks it's unfortunate if he was lumped in with others associated with performance-enhancing drugs

''I think it's kind of unfair, but... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206313 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:15:53 According to reports, you'll be getting Astros color man Jim Deshaies for your WGN TV broadcasts next year. There's not a better color man in all of baseball broadcasting, and you're gonna really really enjoy listening to him next year. Very knowledgeable, very funny, and an all around great guy.
... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206298 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:20:21 Hip surgery, this time on his left hip.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/8705063/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-likely-miss-first-half-2013-season-source

... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206297 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:33:50 CHICAGO -- The Cubs have reportedly signed Japanese free agent pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa to a two-year, $9.5 million contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and MLB Network on Saturday.

The Cubs would not confirm or comment on the report.

Fujikawa, 32, played 12 seasons with the Hans... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206296 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:54:42 The big winner is the end of the bias against knuckleballers.

R.A. Dickey had a great 2012 season finishing with a
20 - 6 record and 2.73 ERA.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206291 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:06:00 used to work for the organization under Mcourt and his work title was really funny; doublespeak in the sense. Cant remember the link but yeah google it.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206289 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:31:23 The NY Mets and outfielder Jason Bay have parted company. Signed to a $65M contract after coming off a great season (36 HR) in Boston, he never played to that level in his years with the Mets. Last season his average was 165.

Mets had to forfeit $21M still owed on the remainder of his contract. ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206286 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:13:23 [div class="excerpt"][b]Forecasting Tuesday[/b]
[link:http://www.onthemedia.org/2012/nov/02/forecasting-tuesday/|Friday, November 02, 2012]

BROOKE GLADSTONE: I don’t know, I think that you yourself, if you weren't affecting this false modesty right now –

- would concede that people following... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206285 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:30:27 In my AL league we have a 3 man farm team we draft after the regular draft.

2 years ago I picked up Mike Trout for $3.
This year I got Jurickson Profar for $0.50

Already working on 2013. My early candidates are Matt Barnes (BOS), Addison Russell (OAK), Xander Bogaerts (BOS), Delino Deshields ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206280 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:33:31 Really happy for him (yes, I am a Sox fan!)... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206278 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:52:55 These guys are awesome!

Go Giants! Sweep it up now! :toast: ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206275 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:39:50 [div class="excerpt"]Former White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk has been charged with DUI after police in New Lenox said they found him passed out in a pickup truck in a farm field.

Fisk, 64, was at the wheel with the engine running when police arrived around 7:25 p.m. Monday, according to Deputy Chie... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206271 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:37:07 http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/files/2012/10/slomowood_medium1.gif... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1206269 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:03:48