MLB Opening Week Thoughts

[Jayrock]

At least Indiana is playing for a title Monday.

Oh wait.

what does that have to do with anything?

[EmpireWF]

From Newsday...

Home plate umpire Jim Joyce stopped play in the eighth inning of the Mets' 7-3 victory over the Marlins on Saturday afternoon to ask that fans behind home plate stop tipping off pitch locations for Mets hitters.

"Apparently, there was a couple of fans screaming out location or something like that," Mets catcher John Buck said. "So, obviously, we don't want that. That could get somebody hurt. That's Little League. But we appreciate the passionate fans."

According to Buck, the veteran umpire Joyce intervened when Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo realized that fans were shouting out locations with pitcher Chad Qualls in the game.

Said Buck: "Olivo picked up on it and started moving and stuff."

lol

[NAHSTE]

Paul Maholm is the #2 starter for the Braves?

If you take away his starts against bottom 7 offenses in MLB (arbitrary but Idgaf) his 2012 ERA balloons to 5.73.

7.2 IP, 4 H, 7 K, 1 BB today vs the "best team in baseball" as they are sometimes referred.

[Swarley]

Buchholz was absolutely filthy today. 8 IP, 11 K's, 2 hits (had a no hitter through 7). ERA down to 0.41 through 3 starts.