Spring Training Random Thoughts

[NAHSTE]

Teheran: 1 H, 1ER, 5K, 0 BB. 34 pitches, 26 strikes. #momlunch

7 K's in 5 IP so far this spring. The 1 hit was a Harper solo HR, btw.

 

[SuperKevin]

7 K's in 5 IP so far this spring. The 1 hit was a Harper solo HR, btw.

:harper:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Reds sign Mark Prior to minor league deal.

*Insert joke about Dusty Baker killing his arm again*

 

[NAHSTE]

Reds sign Mark Prior to minor league deal.

*Insert joke about Dusty Baker killing his arm again*

Ok, let me go dig some up from the chatbox earlier ...

 

[MVPete]

7 K's in 5 IP so far this spring. The 1 hit was a Harper solo HR, btw.

God damn Harper is a beast :fap:.

 

[NAHSTE]

God damn Harper is a beast :fap:.

Nah he only got 1 RBI out of it.

 

[SuperKevin]

I really hope the Nationals trade Chris Marrero this spring. He's got no shot at cracking the 25 man roster this year behind LaRoche and Tyler Moore and the team has already pegged Matt Skole as their 1st baseman of the future. Marrero is too talented to be a career minor leaguer. Ship him off to a team that needs a backup 1st baseman or has a shortage of talent at 1st in their minor league system.

 

[Goober]

I really hope the Nationals trade Chris Marrero this spring. He's got no shot at cracking the 25 man roster this year behind LaRoche and Tyler Moore and the team has already pegged Matt Skole as their 1st baseman of the future. Marrero is too talented to be a career minor leaguer. Ship him off to a team that needs a backup 1st baseman or has a shortage of talent at 1st in their minor league system.

:michaelscott:

 

[Point Blank]

My vacation is over on March 31st. Going to miss the Nats home opener.

This might be the year I get back into baseball. I volunteered to play in a league on base starting in May, I'm actually pretty excited for it.

 

[SuperKevin]

My vacation is over on March 31st. Going to miss the Nats home opener.

This might be the year I get back into baseball. I volunteered to play in a league on base starting in May, I'm actually pretty excited for it.

First off, it's probably a slow pitch softball league which is not baseball. Second, please send us video of you striking out in said slow pitch softball

 

[Goober]

Damn mouth breathers like Buster Olney getting excited about the Mariners ST record and their offensive production. Gee I wonder if those ST stat lines might not transfer over from ST ballparks to Safeco.

 

[Villain]

Damn mouth breathers like Buster Olney getting excited about the Mariners ST record and their offensive production. Gee I wonder if those ST stat lines might not transfer over from ST ballparks to Safeco.

Safeco had the fences brought in.

 

[Rudi]

Apparently Dusty and Kirk Gibson got into a little argument before the game today. Since Arizona was the home team they have the option to use the DH or not...Gibson didn't want to use it. Dusty wanted Choo to play DH since he is nursing a minor injury, things got heated and Dusty refused to shake Gibson's hand before the game:rofl:

 

[Woy]

Apparently Dusty and Kirk Gibson got into a little argument before the game today. Since Arizona was the home team they have the option to use the DH or not...Gibson didn't want to use it. Dusty wanted Choo to play DH since he is nursing a minor injury, things got heated and Dusty refused to shake Gibson's hand before the game:rofl:

Dusty getting into arguments with opposing managers? You don't say!

:troll:

 

[EmpireWF]

Who knows whether he can play through an entire season but watching Collin Cowgill play is going to be fun.

 

[NAHSTE]

@MinorLeagueBlog
The Dominican Republic #WBC team has hung 28 hits and 15 runs on #Phillies pitching. Cole Hamels gave up 8ER on 12Hits in 2.2IP

:shotsfired:

 

[Slateman]

Who's more old school?

Cole Hamels for plunking Harper last season or Roy Halladay for throwing at someone in a Spring Training game?

 

[Woy]

Oscar Taveras hit his second homer of the spring - an opposite-field blast that was hit into the wind.

 

[EmpireWF]

Although den Dekker is very likely ticketed for Triple-A Las Vegas to open the season, a scout assigned to the Mets said the prospect might be the top outfielder in the NL East -- from a defensive perspective. Or, at least on par with B.J. Upton and Denard Span.

“Like Ozzie Smith out there,” the scout said, referring to the defensive prowess of the Hall of Fame shortstop.

Smith, it turns out, was one of den Dekker’s favorite players growing up.

“I think it was the flips that he did,” den Dekker said.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/62115/mets-9-astros-6-another-highlight-catch

2nd outstanding catch of the spring

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25694239&topic_id=26668334&c_id=nym

 

[Slateman]

Span, now batting .136
LaRoche batting .067


FYI, Morse is batting .308 with three homers.