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Sox drop Beckett till the 4 spot in the rotation.
wonder who makes the Yanks,Colon or Garcia ???...Colon is pitching better and has his fastball into the low to mid 90's.
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who cares YANKS rule, the rest can bug off. I'm just posting here because it irritates 2nd coming
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looks like colon.
oliver perez is on the yanks radar ???
anyone hear these rumors?
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I'm just posting here because it irritates 2nd coming
You lower the median IQ of the board whenever you post. Thats all.
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looks like colon.
oliver perez is on the yanks radar ???
anyone hear these rumors?
I heard them. And, as usual, I don't beleive them. Oliver Perez sucks.
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You lower the median IQ of the board whenever you post. Thats all.
it helps if you think of her as a modern day Mr. Ed. :)
As Mr. Johnson said, "Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."
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looks like colon.
oliver perez is on the yanks radar ???
anyone hear these rumors?
Denied by Cashman.
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Yea it looks like the nats gave him a minor league deal.
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Yea it looks like the nats gave him a minor league deal.
Told ya.
The Yankees aren't going to take on another reclamation project. They already have 4 of them competing for jobs in camp.
They will rely on their insane offense, bullpen, and just enough SP to get to the break in contention, then see what's available.
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They still need lefty pitching out of the pen. They cant HAVE enough lefty arms right now.
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They still need lefty pitching out of the pen. They cant HAVE enough lefty arms right now.
They already have 3, but Marte won't be ready until the ASB.
Left/righty doesn't matter so much to me. Just get guys with high K rates.... They have Joba/Robertson/Soriano/Rivera. On paper, probably the best in the game.
Hopefully, though, Soriano pitches like crazy this year, then opts out, and Cashman continues to try to pry Soria away from KC. They were trying to grab him from the Mexican leagues, but KC beat them to it. He would be insane to have on the team.
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The Orioles have a shot to make some noise this season.
I like the additions of Derrick Lee at first base and Vlad Guerrero in the outfield. They also have developed some good young talent with their pitching staff, but it's still the team's achilles heel.
I like the offensive potential with a healthy Brian Roberts leading off with Markakis, Lee, Luke Scott at DH and Guerrero. The Orioles could take a shot at winnng 85 games+ this year if they stay relatively healthy. I'm on the bandwagon for at least the first few months of the season! Orioles fans are starving for a winner these days.
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They already have 3, but Marte won't be ready until the ASB.
Left/righty doesn't matter so much to me. Just get guys with high K rates.... They have Joba/Robertson/Soriano/Rivera. On paper, probably the best in the game.
Hopefully, though, Soriano pitches like crazy this year, then opts out, and Cashman continues to try to pry Soria away from KC. They were trying to grab him from the Mexican leagues, but KC beat them to it. He would be insane to have on the team.
In todays Post it makes it look like Garcia will be named over Colon.
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The Orioles have a shot to make some noise this season.
I like the additions of Derrick Lee at first base and Vlad Guerrero in the outfield. They also have developed some good young talent with their pitching staff, but it's still the team's achilles heel.
I like the offensive potential with a healthy Brian Roberts leading off with Markakis, Lee, Luke Scott at DH and Guerrero. The Orioles could take a shot at winnng 85 games+ this year if they stay relatively healthy. I'm on the bandwagon for at least the first few months of the season! Orioles fans are starving for a winner these days.
I like Matusz but I still think they get gobbled up in the East this year. I'm still giving them last place. Showalter will not let anyone quit, though.
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I like Matusz but I still think they get gobbled up in the East this year. I'm still giving them last place. Showalter will not let anyone quit, though.
They get gobbled up in the East every year, dude. That's why I'm hoping they can at least compete for 3rd place and a winning season.
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They get gobbled up in the East every year, dude. That's why I'm hoping they can at least compete for 3rd place and a winning season.
1-3 will go to NY,Bos,Tampa in no particular order.
O's will be fortunate to get 4th.
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sergio to milwalkee for chris dickerson.
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Montero is not ready for the show just yet. :-\
i think he was responsible for at least one balk.
hes been less than stellar with the bat.
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Lidge and Utley both on the dl for the Phillies.
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Lidge and Utley both on the dl for the Phillies.
bad stuff for the phillies spending big bucks and some key pieces go down early maybe for the year.werth will be missed. francisco will pick up some of the slack, but castillo or whoever plays second won't cut it offensively. they should have saved the ten million they spent on a new scoreboard which they didn't need. season is sold out already.the closer contreres is old ibanez is ancient. i a phillies fan so i can hope old charlie can make sense of it all.
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bad stuff for the phillies spending big bucks and some key pieces go down early maybe for the year.werth will be missed. francisco will pick up some of the slack, but castillo or whoever plays second won't cut it offensively. they should have saved the ten million they spent on a new scoreboard which they didn't need. season is sold out already.the closer contreres is old ibanez is ancient. i a phillies fan so i can hope old charlie can make sense of it all.
Pitching should be able to hold until they get back.....if they do.
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Yanks at 1:00 today 8)
.....old school,will be listening on the radio.
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East will be tough. IMO with all the moves Boston made they just got even with the NY lineup. If Beckett and Lackey rebound I think Boston wins the division. Tampa will still be good if they have some bullpen pieces.
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East will be tough. IMO with all the moves Boston made they just got even with the NY lineup. If Beckett and Lackey rebound I think Boston wins the division. Tampa will still be good if they have some bullpen pieces.
What? The Boston Herald has already declared them the Best. Team. EVAH. It's a done deal.
I hear you though. I'd still take NY lineup over Boston's, but the margin has shrunk. Based on the opening day lineup a 7-8-9 of Cameron/Saltalamaccia/Scutaro is kind of weak compared to Posada/Granderson/Martin. But I'm splitting hairs.
I hope you and b88 post a decent amount of baseball stuff this year. Could be fun.
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What? The Boston Herald has already declared them the Best. Team. EVAH. It's a done deal.
I hear you though. I'd still take NY lineup over Boston's, but the margin has shrunk. Based on the opening day lineup a 7-8-9 of Cameron/Saltalamaccia/Scutaro is kind of weak compared to Posada/Granderson/Martin. But I'm splitting hairs.
I hope you and b88 post a decent amount of baseball stuff this year. Could be fun.
lol at least the bandwagon is full again. I think Martin is going to have a big year and Soriano is a very underrated addition. The West is going to be interesting. A lot of people are picking Oakland but Texas still looks good to me. Losing Lee hurts, but just as much good young pitching as Oakland but a lineup with much more pop and a top 5 closer.
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luis castillo last minute release=bad attitude.
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lol at least the bandwagon is full again. I think Martin is going to have a big year and Soriano is a very underrated addition. The West is going to be interesting. A lot of people are picking Oakland but Texas still looks good to me. Losing Lee hurts, but just as much good young pitching as Oakland but a lineup with much more pop and a top 5 closer.
I agree completely on the West.
To be truthful, I don't think any of the AL teams really compare to Boston/NY/Tampa.
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The Babe drunk as hell knocking them out of the park a true icon.
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Even though I don't sit around and watch every game it's nice to have it back on. :)
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Will be good for NY and my fantasy team if Tex is off to a good start. PIP Lou Gorman
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Will be good for NY and my fantasy team if Tex is off to a good start.
The only reason Teixeira got a big hit this early is because it was March and not April.
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Orioles 2-0 to start the season. Already won the opening series by taking the first two games against the Rays. Only 160 games to go. ;D
Pitching and defense, along with some good luck against injuries may carry the young Orioles to 3rd in the East this year.
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Orioles 2-0 to start the season. Already won the opening series by taking the first two games against the Rays. Only 160 games to go. ;D
Pitching and defense, along with some good luck against injuries may carry the Orioles to 3rd in the East this year.
Orioles will take it all this year.
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Orioles will take it all this year.
As a long starving Orioles fan, I can take the sarcasm. ;)
I'm still hopping on the bandwagon early!
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As a long starving Orioles fan, I can take the sarcasm. ;)
I'm still hopping on the bandwagon early!
I am a Orioles fan as well.
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I am a Orioles fan as well.
Think they have a shot at 80 wins this year? As sad as that sounds, that would represent a major improvement. If the Orioles can play at least .500 baseball all season, it will bring the fans back to Camden Yards in droves.
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Think they have a shot at 80 wins this year? As sad as that sounds, that would represent a major improvement. If the Orioles can play at least .500 baseball all season, it will bring the fans back to Camden Yards in droves.
Agreed that have sucked for a few years now maybe some progress this year. We need Boog back.
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Agreed that have sucked for a few years now maybe some progress this year. We need Boog back.
LOL...Boog could straight up crush a baseball when he made contact. Not much for batting average, though. His 'Boog's pit' at Camden Yards is a always a popular attraction at games. Good food but pricey as hell.
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O's wont get anywhere until they get new ownership.
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LOL...Boog could straight up crush a baseball when he made contact. Not much for batting average, though. His 'Boog's pit' at Camden Yards is a always a popular attraction at games. Good food but pricey as hell.
we need Boog back.
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So the Yanks won't go undefeated.....
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So the Yanks won't go undefeated.....
The Orioles will beat their ass.
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The Orioles will beat their ass.
Hopefully the Red Sucks will never win a game :)
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Hopefully the Red Sucks will never win a game :)
Second place.
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LOL...Boog could straight up crush a baseball when he made contact. Not much for batting average, though. His 'Boog's pit' at Camden Yards is a always a popular attraction at games. Good food but pricey as hell.
boog played in the second deadball era he actually finished in the top ten three times in batting average and 7 times top ten hrs, with one MVP.
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Jesus, the bombers have been smacking them out of the park like crazy.
orioles off to a nice start..
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Jesus, the bombers have been smacking them out of the park like crazy.
orioles off to a nice start..
Bullpen has looked great with Joba,Soriano,Rivera.
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Bullpen has looked great with Joba,Soriano,Rivera.
Really good so far, but I think they need to get Robertson in the mix to avoid any fatigue that could happen down the line.
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braves look good again a lot of young talent on that team and of course old larry chipper jones.
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O's wont get anywhere until they get new ownership.
I used to agree with that but Peter Angelos is finally learning to step back and let the baseball people he hired run the team. The first big indication to me that the Orioles were getting serious about winning was the re-signing of Nick Markakis. By signing Derrick Lee and Vlad Guerrero, you can clearly see the difference to the start of the season Markakis is having now that he has some protection in the batting order.
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I used to agree with that but Peter Angelos is finally learning to step back and let the baseball people he hired run the team. The first big indication to me that the Orioles were getting serious about winning was the re-signing of Nick Markakis. By signing Derrick Lee and Vlad Guerrero, you can clearly see the difference to the start of the season Markakis is having now that he has some protection in the batting order.
I think what you're seeing is just Markakis gravitating back to where he should be after a down year. Lineup protection has been proven to be a myth.
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Hopefully the Red Sucks will never win a game :)
Everyone on the Red Sox contracted the HIV virus. They believe it was caused after the team ran a train on Theo Epstein, who is believed to have caught the strain after having butt sex with a monkey. true story.
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Everyone on the Red Sox contracted the HIV virus. They believe it was caused after the team ran a train on Theo Epstein, who is believed to have caught the strain after having butt sex with a monkey. true story.
I thought they got it because Varitek was so good at receiving Schilling split finger.....
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I think what you're seeing is just Markakis gravitating back to where he should be after a down year. Lineup protection has been proven to be a myth.
bullshit. Lineup protection is a myth? How do you figure?
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bullshit. Lineup protection is a myth? How do you figure?
For me to answer, please tell me what you think it means, and the corresponding result of it.
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For me to answer, please tell me what you think it means, and the corresponding result of it.
To me, the concept of lineup protection is that it enables certain hitters in a batting order to receive better pitches to put in play. The dangerous teams out there possess the circular lineups, like the Yankees.
But if a quality hitter in the 3 spot doesn't have a dangerous clean-up hitter batting behind him, pitchers would be more liable to throw more junk. As a pitcher you wouldn't want to put a hitter on base with a walk, knowing that the cleanup hitter is batting next and poses a real threat to get 1 or 2 RBI's.(or knowing a dangerous #5 hitter is up next, too.)
Just my .2
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To me, the concept of lineup protection is that it enables certain hitters in a batting order to receive better pitches to put in play. The dangerous teams out there possess the circular lineups, like the Yankees.
But if a quality hitter in the 3 spot doesn't have a dangerous clean-up hitter batting behind him, pitchers would be more liable to throw more junk. As a pitcher you wouldn't want to put a hitter on base with a walk, knowing that the cleanup hitter is batting next and poses a real threat to get 1 or 2 RBI's.(or knowing a dangerous #5 hitter is up next, too.)
Just my .2
No, I hear you, and that's the popular notion of it. Better pitches means basically more fastballs, for the reasons you stated.
But there's been guys who actually look at every single pitch to see if it's true. They also look at lineup construction to see if there's any outliers that result for batters when they have different players behind/in front of them. After looking at these results, they see that there's not much difference. Great players, like Adrian Gonzalez, will hit well with a shitty team like SD, or with better hitters around him like Youkilis. At the end of the day they'll still get their numbers. Could this make a difference in a few at bats? Of course. But it normalizes over time and genuinely won't skew a player's stats significantly.
Markakis was a great hitter in 2008 and I think he had Aubrey Huff as his clean up. He's a great hitter who's had two or so "off" years. I think we're just going to see him gravitate back to the player he is, rather than giving Guerrero and company credit for it.
There's a lot of stuff out there that discusses this stuff. If you're interested, here's an article that probably says it better than I could:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=1042
But you can probably find articles that argue the contrary. To me, these guys have made sense most of the time.
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decent article but I'm still not convinced that lineup protection is a myth.
As an opposing pitcher facing a #3 hitter, I'd feel more comfortable facing Luke Scott rather than A-Rod as the next hitter.
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decent article but I'm still not convinced that lineup protection is a myth.
As an opposing pitcher facing a #3 hitter, I'd feel more comfortable facing Luke Scott rather than A-Rod as the next hitter.
Of course. But over the course of a full season it probably won't change the #3 hitter's stats by anything substantial.
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0-5. Loving it haha
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0-5. Loving it haha
I'd enjoy more if I didn't understand that it will normalize and the Yankees and sox will be fighting it out all year.
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0-6 ;D ???
Btw, where is bod ???
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Bump for no other reason that a fucking soccer thread should NEVER be above a baseball or football thread on an American message board.
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Orioles 5-1. Vladimir's bat is starting to wake up! ;D
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no matter what i don't think any team will start off like the 1984 detroit tigers 35 and 5 after the first 40 games all-time record start, finished 104-58 and won ws.
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Been traveling a lot.
Sox stinking it up, but will bounce back strong and contend for the WS. Far to much talent to play this way forever.
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earl making his momma proud.
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Why do you idiots still boo Damon? Get over yourselves. ::)
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Cleveland is a suprise so far this year and Mattingly has the Dodgers playing well.
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Looks like the Orioles found out what it's like to step up to the big boys..... :D
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That was a nice win, but Hughes needs to improve or it will catch up to us.
I've never seen a pitcher with more of a inability to put hitters away with an 0-2 count.
If Burnett can stay the course and Hughes get a little better, this team will contend throughout until they pick up another pitcher. I understand the reasons why, but not going all in on Danny Haren when he was available really hurts.
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That was a nice win, but Hughes needs to improve or it will catch up to us.
I've never seen a pitcher with more of a inability to put hitters away with an 0-2 count.
If Burnett can stay the course and Hughes get a little better, this team will contend throughout until they pick up another pitcher. I understand the reasons why, but not going all in on Danny Haren when he was available really hurts.
Well his fastball gained a little so I'm sure they {and us} hope that continues and he gets back to 92-94mph.
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Well his fastball gained a little so I'm sure they {and us} hope that continues and he gets back to 92-94mph.
Yes. They had him doing long-toss to build up the arm and it seemed to work a bit. Probably just a slow start. I wish he would go back to the change up he used to throw instead of so many cutters (that don't cut).
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Looks like the Orioles found out what it's like to step up to the big boys..... :D
:'( :'(
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rockies tulowitzi 7 bombs in 44 at bats send him in for drug testing.
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rockies tulowitzi 7 bombs in 44 at bats send him in for drug testing.
HR's against the Mets shouldn't count...it's like playing a triple A team ;D
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Phil Hughes 15 day dl. :'( :-X
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Orioles are steadily free falling. 5 game losing streak...
So much for the hopeful enthusiasm to start the season. >:(
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LOL!
Reds' Mike Leake arrested
Reds pitcher Mike Leake was charged with misdemeanor theft hours before Monday's game after being accused of removing security tags from six T-shirts at a Downtown store and leaving without paying for them, store security and police said.
Employees at Macy's called police after they said Leake removed the tags from six American Rag T-shirts, valued at $59.88, and left the store with them. The incident was captured by security cameras, police documents state.
Leake, 23, was arrested at the 505 Vine St. store at 2 p.m. and booked into the jail at 2:32 p.m. He was charged with theft, a misdemeanor carrying a maximum jail term of 180 days.
Leake was in the dugout in uniform at Great American Ball Park for the Reds' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
Leake was in the dugout in uniform at Great American Ball Park for the Reds’ game on Monday night.
"Today, Mike Leake was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of theft from the Macy's store downtown," the Reds said in a statement released during Monday's game. "Right now, he has been advised by his attorney to offer no further statements on this matter. This case will proceed in the justice system, where Mike's story will be told. Until that time, there will be nothing further from Mike on this episode until the court proceedings have concluded," the statement continued. "However, Mike wishes to apologize to his family, the fans, Mr. Castellini, Walt, Dusty, his teammates and the entire Reds organization for this distraction."
Reds CEO Bob Castellini, general manager Walt Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker would not publicly address Leake's arrest, the team said.
"At this time, we are advised to not publicly address this matter because of the pending legal proceedings," the Reds' statement said. "However, we do not condone behavior of the type alleged, which is wholly inconsistent with the principles of this organization and our community and is detrimental to the positive direction we seek to follow. When the legal process has been completed, we will handle this matter internally."
Guy cant afford a few shirts?
Is he the type of wierdo who gets off by stealing shit, knowing he's well off?
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Fucking 8 game losing streak for the Orioles........So much for 'in Buck we trust'. ::) Definitely a bad idea to do all of those commercials tooting his own horn.
I'm still supporting my local team but shit.......pitching isn't even the problem, we're not even swinging the bats worth a shit either. >:(
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Mo blew a save!
.....cut him!!!
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Mo blew a save!
.....cut him!!!
2 in a row!!!!!!
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2 in a row!!!!!!
He's done it 8 times in 14 years, half of them in April. I'll let it slide.