MLB Random Thoughts [7/8 - 7/14]

[Woy]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings

AL EAST
BOS 54-36
TB 49-40 4.5 GB
BAL 49-40 4.5 GB
NYY 48-40 5 GB
TOR 43-45 10 GB

AL CENTRAL
DET 48-39
CLE 46-42 2.5 GB
KC 41-44 6 GB
MIN 37-48 10 GB
CHW 34-51 13 GB

AL WEST
OAK 52-37
TEX 51-37 .5 GB
LAA 43-45 8.5 GB
SEA 39-49 12.5 GB
HOU 32-57 20 GB

NL EAST
ATL 50-38
WAS 46-42 4 GB
PHI 43-46 7.5 GB
NYM 37-48 11.5 GB
MIA 32-55 17.5 GB

NL CENTRAL
PIT 53-34
STL 53-34
CIN 50-38 3.5 GB
CHC 38-48 14.5 GB
MIL 35-52 18 GB

NL WEST
ARZ 47-41
LAD 42-45 4.5 GB
COL 42-47 5.5 GB
SF 40-47 6.5 GB
SD 40-49 7.5 GB

[SuperKevin]

Closing the gap

[strahanfan92]

Braves lineup construction is horrible.

[NAHSTE]

Braves lineup construction is horrible.

Simmons batting 1st is indefensible. Nothing else I really fault Fredi for, some guys are just not producing, but his one mistake with lineup construction is a huge one that is impossible to get past.

[SuperKevin]

Hard to construct a lineup when you have no stars

[NAHSTE]

Hard to construct a lineup when you have no stars

What's this? The Braves have scored 50 more runs than the Nationals?

[SuperKevin]

What's this? The Braves have scored 50 more runs than the Nationals?

And only one All Star to show for it

[Villain]

Nolasco makes his Dodgers debut on Tuesday in Arizona, and then his first game in the home whites will be on Saturday.

[Pitty]

[Primetime]

And only one All Star to show for it

srs?

[Warner2BruceTD]

Reds fans are the latest batch to rally around "FIRE THE HITTING COACH!", which is beyond stupid and never changes anything.

Hitting coaches do nothing and are nothing more than fall guys. So go ahead, fire Brook Jacoby if you want, it won't do anything.

Hitting coach means even less on a team like the Reds, where if there is one indisputable thing that Dusty Baker is good at, it's working with & handling his hitters. He's very hands on. So on that team, the hitting coach is even more useless.

[MVPete]

[MVPete]

Reds fans are the latest batch to rally around "FIRE THE HITTING COACH!", which is beyond stupid and never changes anything.

Hitting coaches do nothing and are nothing more than fall guys. So go ahead, fire Brook Jacoby if you want, it won't do anything.

Hitting coach means even less on a team like the Reds, where if there is one indisputable thing that Dusty Baker is good at, it's working with & handling his hitters. He's very hands on. So on that team, the hitting coach is even more useless.

I've done this many times, and even though I know it won't change anything I still want the guy fired. I don't want to see his face anymore. But that was last year, and the Rays are hitting better, so it most likely had to do with roster construction than anything. They basically had 2 black holes in the lineup and they have filled them this year, so there's less wasted at bats. I still think a hitting coach is important though with how much video footage is used now, and adjustments needing to be made.

[EmpireWF]

Mets in another fucking extra inning game. Ridiculous.

[Hasselbeck]

Rays keep rolling.. thanks to a Charmin soft part of their sched.. oh and..

Fuck Fausto Carmona.