It's May 23, 2024, 09:40:12 AM
I just heard that the M's DFA'd Shoppach and signed someone else.Needless to say I'm scratching my head. Although the "narrative" seems to be, welcome to the Zunino Era.
I have no idea. Although one comment I saw on Twitter said that he might have been brought on to be Zunino's "mentor."Keep an eye on this Remedy and give me an update on these two in a week.And I hope I'm wrong but the Yankees look like they've finally let injuries slow them down. I think the last time we actually won a game was back in Seattle. If you get beat by the Angels you know you're doing something wrong.I suppose it'll all end at the trade deadline though since the Yankees will most likely get Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Mike Stanton and Bryce Harper.
Does that mean it'll take a week for M's fans to wish he wasn't on the team anymore or two weeks?BTW, I heard something pretty interesting today.Apparently some people are doubtful if Iwakuma's going to be called to the ASG. And it's not because he hasn't earned it (he has) but rather because the M's are such a shitty team that people are doubting whether or not the M's are worthy of having two players represent them in ASG (I think it's pretty obvious that Felix already got his plane ticket).I'm hoping he'll be able to go though. Actually I'm more confident that he will go as a replacement as I guarantee that someone will back out due to injury or whatever.
Another JMS patient on my Twitter feed who was "paraphrasing" Ken Rosenthal.Although in his defense almost every post regarding the ASG is a bunch of bs.Like this gem."Derek Jeter doesn't need to play to get invited to the ASG, it's called respect"Personally I consider these all star games (in any sport) to be a huge waste of time and a big joke. The fact that fans are allowed to pick the starting line-ups says it all.
You really know how to get my blood boiling with your posts lol
Quote from: Remedy360 on June 16, 2013, 05:26:57 PMYou really know how to get my blood boiling with your posts lol#successAs a Yankees fan it's somewhat my moral duty to piss other folks off. With such methods as:*Saying that I'm a Yankees fan*27 Rings *Saying how the Yankees are going to take away another team's prized player (cough, Felix, cough)But I didn't mean to piss you off (exactly).If you're pissed off at the statement I quoted earlier about how Iwakuma might suffer because of his team I agree with you that that was dumb. But keep in mind that I'm not the one the said it. Don't shoot the messenger man.If you're pissed off at how I said the ASG is a joke, I'm sorry but that's probably one of the things we'll have to agree to disagree about.I know how the outcome of the asg effects who gets home field advantage in the ws but I still consider a big joke. The fans being able to vote for the players is a huge joke. Face it, does anybody really pick those who are deserving? No, a lot of the fans are either homers who voted for guys on their favorite team (I fall into this category) or morons who think they know everything just because they watch Sportscenter that pick the household names. The fact that Derek Jeter is amongst the top vote getters shows how stupid this is. That said I'm not saying that those household names don't have a right to go but there's always that one guy (or maybe more) that get snubbed even though they earned the right to go. Like last year Encarnacion was a pretty big snub and this year I'm guessing that Howie Kendrick will suffer the same fate.At the same time why does every team need to have a representative other than for marketing purposes? You're going to let Altuve join but make someone more deserving stay home because he's on a different team that only has 1 legit player? That's bull.Anyway as you can see I consider a lot of things in baseball a joke. The HoF, the PED issue, the ASG and don't get me started on the fans and ballparks. But fuck it, I still love this sport.And yes, I will be watching the ASG on tv out of spite and boredom.
Aight so we one the same page then, I think...Moving on, what's your take on Ibanez and Morales? I've heard a few rumblings about how some fans consider them pieces for the long term (even though they've got like 2 more players exactly like them in Bay and Morse). And about how others are thinking maybe they're trade-bait or at least place holders until the cavalry arrive (whoever they are). Do you see them being with Seattle beyond this season? Morales in particular?