Phightins

I don't think there has ever been a half-decent Rockies hitter where that wasn't the case.

I can understand why he'd consider it, but it's hard to see him leaving the Yankee job. But who knows what he is thinking.

Wow...I dig it. And I gave you a follow on Twitter.

I wish there was a way to convince the Phillies it is mid-October whenever they go to Dodger Stadium in the regular season.

It would be nice if the Phillies actually looked like they had a plan or something. Kuroda is not dominating anybody, the Phillies are swinging at whatever garbage he throws early in the count.

Also, I [expletive]ing hate Rod Barajas.

I wish the stat for most times a team has been no-hit into the fifth or sixth inning was more easily accessible. Seems like it happens with the Phillies every week or 2. Against mediocre pitchers, too.

[expletive] this. Doc got BABIP'd to death in the first inning and gives up 2 avoidable runs, and the Phillies hitters look clueless against a mediocre pitcher. Quite typical. This team can waste a great pitching performance like no other.

I wish "mental errors" could be charged. Doc's ERA should not have to suffer because of this [expletive]-show.

Are the Mets good for anything?....

It can be very complicated. Basically you have to have been on the 25 man roster at some point prior to September 1st to be eligible to play in the playoffs. Obviously, players on the MLB 15-day disabled list are eligible also. However, if somebody gets hurt during the playoff series, the team is allowed to call up anybody from the organization as a replacement player, with the kicker being, the replacement player had to have been in the organization prior to September 1st. So, if the team signs any free agents after September 1st, they are not allowed on the playoff roster period. This happened a couple years ago with the Phillies and Tadahito Iguchi, who they signed after September 1st. There are a bunch of other weird exceptions. It's very difficult to understand it all. So basically, the Reds still could have potentially used Chapman in the playoffs if they waited until Sept 1, but they'd have needed for another pitcher to get hurt for that to happen.

It's possible, his secondary pitches are not very good at all right now from what I am seeing/reading. He's only 22 though, so it's a bit early to say he's a bust IMO. But I could definitely see him being a relief pitcher long term, a la Neftali Feliz.

Nope, I mean tomorrow . If they wait until Sept 1, they won't be able to use him in the playoffs.

I think the best scenario would be if both teams have playoff spots locked up by the final weekend, so all that series determines is who wins the division and who is the wild card. It also would be a pretty wicked NLCS.

And this was probably predictable, but he will officially be a Red tomorrow.

I'd be fine with it, I just want the Phillies to get into the playoffs, because I will take my chances with a healthy Phillies team in a 5 or 7 game series against any other team in the league, home field or not. But the division is way cooler .

Ugh...this is so painful to say....... go Mets!

Well, it's easy to say that as a fan of a big market east coast team. They are broke and out of contention, so to them the money is absolutely more valuable than the compensation pick. Plus, I am sure that there are many people in that organization who will be thrilled when the Manny circus leaves town.

They are basically out of contention (even though they have been playing a little bit better in the last week or so, they have been doing it without him in the lineup), so they figured they'd unload him while they could and get some return for him. In this case, that return will most likely just be some financial relief, which is a pretty big deal to the Dodgers considering the situation with the McCourts. Manny is nowhere close to the hitter he used to be, but he can still be an asset to a team like the White Sox. Obviously we don't know for sure what the Dodgers will be getting back, but just based on what we do know it sounds like a solid deal for both sides.

Baseball is a funny game. Swept at home by a bad team, go on the road and sweep the team with the best record in the league. Go figure.

*Sigh*...how many [expletive]ty closers can one team possibly take advantage of in one season...

I couldn't do one of these for the Eagles even if I tried. I really have no idea what to expect from them this year.

Nothing personal Cobb, but I hope you see the home team get wrecked. Oh hey, Marlins already have 3 runs before Derek Lowe records an out. And Josh Johnson is on the hill.

One of the weirder things I have seen this year. Dallas Braden threw a complete game shutout, with just 4 hits, 1 strikeout and no walks, but he still had 120 pitches. Very odd. Must have been a bunch of foul balls.

Ryan Kalish made a pretty ridiculous catch earlier.