2013 MLB Season Thread

[Finny61]

Just finished up the Giants vs Padres match that went 13 innings. Best streak in baseball currently at 7, go Friars! Feels good to be just ahead of San Fran and LA in the standings.

[troutman]

http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2013/0...ts-5-padres-4/

The Giants’ rookie outfielder, in his seventh big-league game, broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out single in the eighth inning. He also picked up another assist as the Giants outlasted the Padres 5-4 at AT&T Park on Tuesday night.

San Diego’s winning streak ends at seven games. The Giants’ skid is halted at three.

This afternoon; Stults v. Bumgarner

Benches cleared in the second inning after Madison Bumgarner went up and in on Jesus Guzman, but cooler heads prevailed. [mlb.com]

[troutman]

The Giants will really regret trading pitching prospect Wheeler to the Mets for rental of Beltran.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...lb_2&mode=wrap

Zack Wheeler fanned seven and worked around five walks while tossing six scoreless innings in his Major League debut, and Anthony Recker made sure the top prospect got a victory by belting a tiebreaking homer in the seventh as the Mets completed a twin-bill sweep of the Braves.

[GirlySports]

The Indians just won 19-10. And you guessed it. That's the first game of a doubleheader

[Drake]

Those numbers are something else:

Miguel Cabrera has a .363 batting average, 225 hits, 52 HR and 158 RBI in his last 162 games played.

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/st...25611969531905

[GirlySports]

The Pirates have won 9 straight! Best record in baseball! 51-30

[fundmark19]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

The Pirates have won 9 straight! Best record in baseball! 51-30

Pirates deserve it! They have that great stadium it is time to make a run and get the city excited!

[Drake]

It's July 1, so that means Bobby Bonilla got a check for $1,193,248.20 today, just as he will every July 1 through 2035. That's due to a deferral clause from when the Mets bought out the final year of Bonilla's contract before the 2000 season.

The deal was signed by the Marlins in 1996, but Bonilla was traded to the Dodgers in the 1998 blockbuster that involved Gary Sheffield and Mike Piazza. Bonilla was later flipped to the Mets. He then only played 60 games in 1999, hitting .160/.277/.303, so the Mets saw fit to get rid of him before the 2000 season instead of paying him $5.9 million that year.

And now they'll be paying him a bit more than four times that -- just stretched out over 25 years.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/ey...t-paid-by-mets

Bobby Bonilla hasn't swung a baseball bat professionally in over a decade yet the Mets are still paying him nearly $1.2 million per year today. How is that possible? During his 14 MLB seasons, Bonilla was a six time all star, three time silver slugger and a member of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins. At his peak, he could be expected to hit 20 home runs a year with 100 RBIs and a batting average well over .300. In 1991, Bobby signed a five-year $29 million contract with the Mets that made him the highest paid baseball player ever, up to that point. Unfortunately, towards the end of his career Bobby became somewhat of a disappointment. In 1999, with one year left on his contract, he averaged just .160 with four home runs and 18 RBIs. So why on earth did the Mets management agree to give him an incredibly lucrative new contract that still pays him millions every year today? The answer involves brilliant financial planning, an overly aggressive Mets organization and, believe it or not, Bernie Madoff.

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/art...ball-contract/

[Montana Moe]

Reds pitcher Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter tonight vs. San Francisco.

He allowed two baserunners, one on a walk in the 7th, and one on a fielder's choice in the same inning. It was the first no-hitter this season. Bailey also had the last no-hitter last season.

Recap

[KelVarnsen]

Not bad for a pitcher named Homer.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Montana Moe

Reds pitcher Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter tonight vs. San Francisco.

He allowed two baserunners, one on a walk in the 7th, and one on a fielder's choice in the same inning. It was the first no-hitter this season. Bailey also had the last no-hitter last season.

Recap

Funny, the fielder's choice was a baserunning error by the guy he walked. Otherwise that nubber by Posey is a base hit for sure.

[Drake]

Homer Bailey: 3 outs away from no-hitter. Last pitcher to no-hit the Giants was Kevin Millwood in 2003

Homer Bailey has thrown MLB's last 2 no-hitters. Last time pitcher was responsible for MLB's last 2 no-hitters came in 1974-75 (Nolan Ryan).

Reds now have 16 team no-hitters, 4th most in MLB history behind Dodgers (20), Red Sox (18), White Sox (18)

Homer Bailey becomes the 4th active pitcher with multiple career no-hitters (Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, Mark Buehrle)

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo

Not in there but I think it was rather interesting, Justin Verlander, Philip Humber, Homer Bailey, and Jered Weaver all have throw no hitters. What do they all have in common? They were all drafted in 2004. Already was said above, Justin Verlander and Homer Bailey have thrown 2 each from that draft class.

[Drake]

Trade official: #Marlins’ Nolasco and $197K in int’l bonus pool money to #Dodgers for minor-league pitchers Ames, Wall and Sanchez.

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/st...88512941408256

[Rapidfire999]

Peace out Braun and A-Rod

According to ESPN's T.J. Quinn and Mike Fish, Major League Baseball is "expected to suspend [Ryan] Braun and [Alex] Rodriguez, along with as many as 20 players sometime after next week's All-Star break."

MLB investigators began digging into the Biogenesis records last month with the cooperation of the clinic's founder, Anthony Bosch, and are ready to announce suspensions now that cases have been built against the players who are suspected of purchasing PEDs from Bosch and his associates. Those sentences will of course be appealed, and the process of reviewing those appeals could take a while. Braun refused to answer some questions during MLB's investigation and could face a 100-game suspension. A-Rod might also get 100 games. This is happening.
Related: Alex Rodriguez

Source: ESPN
Jul 9 - 5:39 PM

[troutman]

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/...-investigation

Player Team Ryan Braun Brewers Everth Cabrera Padres Melky Cabrera Blue Jays Francisco Cervelli Yankees Bartolo Colon Athletics Nelson Cruz Rangers Fautino de los Santos Free agent Gio Gonzalez* Nationals Yasmani Grandal Padres Fernando Martinez Astros Jesus Montero Mariners Jordan Norberto Free agent Jhonny Peralta Tigers Cesar Puello Mets Alex Rodriguez Yankees * Sources told ESPN that Gonzalez received only legal substances

[Drake]

Tim Lincecum threw the seasons second no hitter tonight against the San Diego Padres. He threw 148 pitches for 96 strikes. He strikeout 13 and walked 4. The last time the San Diego Padres were no hit was 2009 against the San Fransisco Giants (Jonathan Sanchez). He was 1 shy of the most pitches needed for a no-no in the last quarter century.

[KelVarnsen]

148 pitches. Might need a few days off after that.

[Drake]

Lincecum worked hard for his slice of history. His career high for pitches before Saturday was 138 back in 2011. He needed 148 in this one, which was one pitch shy of Edwin Jackson's 2010 no-no for the most in the last quarter century.

29 of those pitches induced swings-and-misses. That's an astounding number considering it was Lincecum's career high and the second most by ANY pitcher in the last five seasons. In fact, none of the other 32 no-hitters since the turn of the century saw more whiffs.

His overall strikeout total of 13 fell short of his career high (15), but consider that only nine pitchers have EVER had more strikeouts in a no-hitter than Lincecum.

An amazing bit of history here: Remember that Lincecum was the losing pitcher in Homer Bailey's no-hitter earlier this season. The only other time a losing pitcher in a no-hitter went on to throw the NEXT no-no in MLB history was Mal Eason in 1906! He lost to Johnny Lush on May 1 and then reversed the tables on the Cardinals on July 20 that season.

Lincecum, who entered with a pedestrian 4.68 ERA, becomes the fifth pitcher to have multiple Cy Young awards at the time of his first career no-hitter. The others are Johan Santana, Bret Saberhagen, Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson.

This was San Francisco's third no-hitter since 2009, two of which have come against the Padres (Jonathan Sanchez being the other). That has to be a little extra salt in the wounds of San Diego, which remains the only MLB team without any no-hitters to call its own.

This was the fourth time that the Padres faithful had to witness their team get no-hit in their home stadium, the first at Petco Park (Bud Smith, A.J. Burnett and Dock Ellis).

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/po...ot-one-to-miss

[troutman]

Pence made a tremendous sliding catch in the 8th inning to preserve the no-hitter. Panda made a great long throw in the 7th.

Tim Lincecum could have an interesting Hall of Fame case someday
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...-case-someday/

[GirlySports]

Who's this guy? Never heard of him! 13 home runs already!