For those of you that follow MLB..
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when took out the Marlins catcher a couple of nights ago on a play where the Marlins felt like he could have gone in and scored without having to take the catcher out. So, they throw at and hit him, and he steals two bases when they were up by 11 runs or something like that. So, tonight Volstad from the Marlins throws behind him, and he charges the mound and then gets clotheslined by Gaby Sanchez.
Probably some fault on both ends of this.
Probably some fault on both ends of this.
If you're a player that's clearly going after catchers and trying to take them out, you shouldn't be surprised if the other team throws at you. Especially if it's to the point where you're more concerned about taking out a catcher than scoring.
And after watching a replay of the fight, his teammates, excluding the third base coach, seemed to arrive rather slowly to me, so I don't know how great of a teammate he is. But that was just me.
And after watching a replay of the fight, his teammates, excluding the third base coach, seemed to arrive rather slowly to me, so I don't know how great of a teammate he is. But that was just me.
The whole San Juan thing was great one time for one game, but when MLB actually started talking about puting a team there some time in the future, I was baffled.I wish they would pull the Blue Jays out of Toronto and move them to another city. I hate their stadium, and they don't draw a lot of people. That isn't baseball country up there, it's hockey country.
which is what the Expos where originally for- and then later the Blue Jays in 1977. I don't know the rationale in 1969 when the Expos were started other than they drew really well for hockey, so someone in MLB apparently thought baseball would do well there? Interestingly, the Expos had a lot of fans in Vermont and New Hampshire.
But in the 90's, one of the things that Selig has wanted to do is expand baseball internationally- he kind of has to with the way basketball has expanded all over the world, and the fact that the Dream Team helped the NBA and the popularity of basketball around the world. See the World Baseball Classic, which has been pretty successful and will get even better over the years.
So, in the 90's, MLB actually looked at Mexico as a possible place to expand and they played an exhibition game there in Monterey between the Mets and the Padres, and while the game drew well, there were a LOT of problems- namely players getting Montezuma's revenge. MLB has continued to look at placed to play games internationally- namely Japan and San Juan as well. I think MLB seriously considered and maybe wanted a team in Puerto Rico- which never made much sense to me, but they weren't sure it would work, so they went ahead and tried with the Expos, who they were probably going to relocate anyway, but again it just didn't work out all that well. So, they moved the Expos to Washington DC, which is what I thought that they should have done in the first place.
As far the Blue Jays, I disagree even though they are not one of the stronger franchises out there. Unlike the Expos, they actually proved that they could draw well in the early 90's when they had some of the better teams of the 90's. They are still pretty viable, and they don't have a firesale every year. If they did move, I would suspect it would be Portland, Oregon and that they would be moved to the AL West. Also, as far as Canada, while hockey is definately their game, they have produced some pretty good talent out of there- Larry Walker, Justin Mourneau, Russell Martin, Rich Harden, Jeff Francis, Jason Bay, and etc.
I will say that if MLB ever expands internationally, I think it will be in Tokyo because they have the fan support and they are able to afford to go to the games. Yes, it might kill Japan's major league, but MLB is already doing that by taking their best players anyway.
But in the 90's, one of the things that Selig has wanted to do is expand baseball internationally- he kind of has to with the way basketball has expanded all over the world, and the fact that the Dream Team helped the NBA and the popularity of basketball around the world. See the World Baseball Classic, which has been pretty successful and will get even better over the years.
So, in the 90's, MLB actually looked at Mexico as a possible place to expand and they played an exhibition game there in Monterey between the Mets and the Padres, and while the game drew well, there were a LOT of problems- namely players getting Montezuma's revenge. MLB has continued to look at placed to play games internationally- namely Japan and San Juan as well. I think MLB seriously considered and maybe wanted a team in Puerto Rico- which never made much sense to me, but they weren't sure it would work, so they went ahead and tried with the Expos, who they were probably going to relocate anyway, but again it just didn't work out all that well. So, they moved the Expos to Washington DC, which is what I thought that they should have done in the first place.
As far the Blue Jays, I disagree even though they are not one of the stronger franchises out there. Unlike the Expos, they actually proved that they could draw well in the early 90's when they had some of the better teams of the 90's. They are still pretty viable, and they don't have a firesale every year. If they did move, I would suspect it would be Portland, Oregon and that they would be moved to the AL West. Also, as far as Canada, while hockey is definately their game, they have produced some pretty good talent out of there- Larry Walker, Justin Mourneau, Russell Martin, Rich Harden, Jeff Francis, Jason Bay, and etc.
I will say that if MLB ever expands internationally, I think it will be in Tokyo because they have the fan support and they are able to afford to go to the games. Yes, it might kill Japan's major league, but MLB is already doing that by taking their best players anyway.
The strike was pretty much the end of the Expos. They had a 6 game lead on the Braves, and they had guys like Randy Johnson and Vlad Guerrero on that team. If they had made the playoffs and done well, they may still be around in Montreal. But after that they just tanked to the cellar of the NL East.
I don't know if MLB will ever expand. Travel anywhere but some of the closer cities near the Canadian/U.S. border will be extremely tough. I could see maybe a Vancouver being added, or some of those other bigger Canadian cities. But I don't know ifJapan will ever go MLB. There is a ton of talent out there, but I'm not sure a lot of those top talent guys would even want to be associated with America. That league is pretty well established, and from what I've heard, some of the really good talent wants to stay there and not take the chance at the MLB. </p>
I don't know if MLB will ever expand. Travel anywhere but some of the closer cities near the Canadian/U.S. border will be extremely tough. I could see maybe a Vancouver being added, or some of those other bigger Canadian cities. But I don't know ifJapan will ever go MLB. There is a ton of talent out there, but I'm not sure a lot of those top talent guys would even want to be associated with America. That league is pretty well established, and from what I've heard, some of the really good talent wants to stay there and not take the chance at the MLB. </p>
And they didn't have Randy Johnson or Vlad Guerrero. They did have Pedro Martinez, John Wetteland, Larry Walker, Marquis Grissom, Cliff Floyd Moises Alou, Ken Hill, and Mel Rojas among others. I have heard that theory before, and I'm just not sold on it 100% because they still were going to have a fire sale before long, and they still were not able to get a new stadium built in Montreal, which is what really killed them. Although, yes, the strike absolutely hurt them, the city, and the franchise.
As far as Japan, that is true with some players that want to stay over there- the biggest name being Yu Darvish. A lot of the reason for wanting to stay is national pride and the fact that it's their home. Which is very understandable.
As far as Japan, that is true with some players that want to stay over there- the biggest name being Yu Darvish. A lot of the reason for wanting to stay is national pride and the fact that it's their home. Which is very understandable.
Can't believe I didn't catch that error being a Braves fan and knowing we went to the World Series in '96. And I probably should have clarified my statements of Guerrero and Randy Johnson. They had them at one time. I knew Randy didn't play there for but a few years, but it still would be interesting to think about what would have been had Randy stayed there. You may be right about them not staying there long term, but I think they lost a ton of money due to the strike, including all sales from the strike point to the end of the season, postseason sales, tv money, etc.... I think they got the shaft pretty bad when it came to that. They had some talent on that team, and they had to start dumping salaries like the Pirates of today. They would have at least had a chance to make it in Montreal if the '94 season had come to its conclusion.
and hit a guy in the head for heckling him about his socks about 3 weeks.
Nyjer has had a very, very odd month. He's hit 3 or 4 catchers, threw at fans, and starteda brawl.</p>
Nyjer has had a very, very odd month. He's hit 3 or 4 catchers, threw at fans, and starteda brawl.</p>
So I thought him stealing bases after he got plunked was hilarious. You don't want him stealing bases down by a ton, don't put him on base. And have a catcher that can throw him out.<div>The stuff involving him taking out catchers is pretty bush league, though.</div>