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

[EmpireWF]

Great look at why MIN and NYM should sell high on their closers now.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-mets-and-twins-should-remember-joakim-soria/

[Woy]

Carlos Martinez gets called up again from AAA, to help a tired bullpen.

Would love to see him start as the #5 guy after the break, but with Chris Carpenter starting Monday on a rehab assignment at AA Springfield, it looks like they're banking on him to fill out the rotation.

[Slateman]

Great look at why MIN and NYM should sell high on their closers now.


http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-m...-joakim-soria/

Matt Capps

[Villain]

Buncha Dodgers fans are mad because Puig isn't going to be an All-star. LA radio is retarded.


Not one mention of Hanley Ramirez being the hottest hitter in baseball.

[Point Blank]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9471051/yasiel-puig-los-angeles-dodgers-brushes-playing-arrogance

"I learned to play that way as a kid," said Puig, who drew the ire of several members of the Arizona Diamondbacks during a three-game series earlier this week. "I always like to play aggressive and always try to put on a show for the fans. They [the fans] come to spend their time and lose sleep watching us play. It is one, to me, of the more emotional things in baseball."

More reasons to like this guy.

 

And he's a drkie

[Slateman]

If you combined the Yankees' infield with the Dodgers' outfield, you'd have the All DL team

[Villain]

If you combined the Yankees' infield with the Dodgers' outfield, you'd have the All DL team

Only one Dodgers outfielder is on the DL. Your joke is about a month late.

[EmpireWF]

Crawford may as well be on the DL.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Great look at why MIN and NYM should sell high on their closers now.


http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-m...-joakim-soria/

As a Mets fan...I'm all for trading Parnell if it can land us a nice young SP prospect or even better, a nice young bat. Not elite, as I can curb my enthusiasm, but something decent.

[MVPete]

I think the Puig thing will blow over in time, everyone hated Harper when he first came up as well(Coal Hamels lol). Apparently he doesn't look anyone in the media in the eye so he'll have to learn to trust people a little more, and the language barrier doesn't help that. Some of these guys don't ever learn the language and I don't know why. Yunel Escobar did a post game interview a few days ago and he still needed a translator, then on the opposite side of the spectrum Yoenis apparently started learning it as soon as he got to Oakland. I don't think Vladdy ever learned either.

[EmpireWF]

I think the Puig thing will blow over in time, everyone hated Harper when he first came up as well(Coal Hamels lol). Apparently he doesn't look anyone in the media in the eye so he'll have to learn to trust people a little more, and the language barrier doesn't help that. Some of these guys don't ever learn the language and I don't know why. Yunel Escobar did a post game interview a few days ago and he still needed a translator, then on the opposite side of the spectrum Yoenis apparently started learning it as soon as he got to Oakland. I don't think Vladdy ever learned either.

Didn't Vlad live with his mom & her home cooking for a good chunk of his MLB career?

[Villain]

Fucking Jewers better not get swept this weekend.

[Goober]

I am watching this MLB player poll show on Fox, it is terrible.

[EmpireWF]

Andrew McCutchen is a beast. Crazy good.

[Slateman]

The Chosen One gets tossed. LULz, Dan Haren goes six, doesn't give up a run, and the Nationals still lose.