Daily Baseball 2013

[whocaresgobobcats]

I don't have a problem with promoting baseball at all. But putting a guy in the ASG that doesn't deserve it yet is not good IMO.
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ASG is for the fans. if they want to see Puig, he deserves it. ASG should never be used as a criteria if a guy is "good enough."


now MLB screwed that up with the idea that the ASG means something, but in the end, it doesn't. let the fans see who they want. who cares?

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

I'm beating my dog if Freeman doesn't go to the All Star game.

:deal with it.gif:

 

[VolBeef88]

ASG is for the fans. if they want to see Puig, he deserves it. ASG should never be used as a criteria if a guy is "good enough."


now MLB screwed that up with the idea that the ASG means something, but in the end, it doesn't. let the fans see who they want. who cares?

Why stop there then? If that's what it's all about then let the fans vote on every teams website for the roster, the lineup etc? I mean if that's all that matters?
Those of you who don't think the ASG matters to the players are way off. Are there a few players who don't care? Of course but the overwhelming majority ot matters a great deal to and it also goes into contracts, hall of fame voting and other awards.
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[005]

Beef, 2 strikes on the "it goes into contracts" thinking. And I do believe in baseball.

thing i learned: the lineup for the all star game, a random exhibition game in June to join together the best talents in the sport, is the same as lineups for respective organizations over a 162+ game season.

 

[005]

"that's what it's all about" FOR THE ALL STAR GAME silly!

 

[TBrown]

beef is a bitter old man

 

[VolBeef88]

"that's what it's all about" FOR THE ALL STAR GAME silly!

You're wrong if you think it doesn't go into contract negations.
And my point is if it's all about the fans then let them do more throughout the season? And the ASG sets home field for the WS.
My point is that the game matters a helluva lot to players.
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[VolBeef88]

beef is a better man

Fyp
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[Scotty's Flat Top]

Fyp
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I'm embarassed for you

 

[VolBeef88]

I'm embarassed for you

No you're not, you're jealous as hell.
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[Scotty's Flat Top]

No you're not, you're jealous as hell.
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U jive turkey.

 

[wU-Tang Vol]

SportsCenter (@SportsCenter)
HR Derby participants just announced:

NL: D. Wright, C. Gonzalez, B. Harper, M. Cuddyer

AL: R. Cano, C. Davis, P. Fielder, TBA tomorrow

 

[vol2013]

Locke officially to miss the all star game after making his scheduled start sunday

 

[UTCVol]

I know Cuddyer's having a good year but surely a lot of other players have to have said no first.

 

[vol2013]

I know Cuddyer's having a good year but surely a lot of other players have to have said no first.

Doesn't look like it. Apparently Cuddyer and Wright are childhood friends.

 

[vol2013]

Another solid outing for Locke 3 hits in 7 innings. Every start I keep expecting to see him fall apart but up to this point that hasn't happened

 

[VolinMichigan]

Beautiful heads up baseball play tonight in the Detroit Cleveland game. The look on Pena's face as he realizes he's about to pull it off is priceless. And Swish, BRO, you're getting paid 11 million a year, BRO. Run that **** out.

http://deadspin.com/nick-swisher-tagged-out-on-ball-that-rolls-fair-while-h-713467851

 

[vol2013]

Cole 4ks through 2

 

[vol2013]

And now Pedro is just 1 hr back of cargo for the nl lead

 

[005]

Yoenisssssssss

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Doesn't look like it. Apparently Cuddyer and Wright are childhood friends.

Hopefully going forward the rule won't let "Captains" pick whoever they want. However, if Wright had any balls he'd have chosen Ben Revere.

 

[005]

i hope they keep the captains and, within reason, hopefully it can be a hometown guy

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

i hope they keep the captains and, within reason, hopefully it can be a hometown guy

Captains are fine but nobody cares about watching Cuddyer except some in Denver and perhaps a few in Minny...

 

[vol2013]

I kind of liked SI's idea of setting up the hr derby as a bracket format

 

[volatil]

$43 for seat 2 rows behind Rays dugout. Parked literally beside the stadium for $15. People in TB don't know how good they got it.