**The MLB Thread**

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

oh come on, you cant hate thome...hes a good guy. he did a lot for you guys... and his real home is here...where he grew up. oh...and

THOME.... AGAIN!!!! # 29!!! To pull ahead of Pujols finally!

aaaand A.J. wins catcher for the AL... YEAAAA.. Ill take credit for 50 votes...!

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

oh come on, you cant hate thome...hes a good guy. he did a lot for you guys... and his real home is here...where he grew up. oh...and
THOME.... AGAIN!!!! # 29!!! To pull ahead of Pujols finally!

aaaand A.J. wins catcher for the AL... YEAAAA.. Ill take credit for 50 votes...!

There are so many catchers that deserve it over him. Martinez, Posada and a couple others are having better overall years so far than him.

I could have sworn Thome's hometown was in ohio, hence the reason I said that quote. I remember that pretty good considering I was a big Thome fan in the day. I still like the guy, just pissed he isnt a Cleveland Indian anymore.

 

[DragonCub 10+ year member]

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[snb778 5,000+ posts]

There are so many catchers that deserve it over him. Martinez, Posada and a couple others are having better overall years so far than him.
I could have sworn Thome's hometown was in ohio, hence the reason I said that quote. I remember that pretty good considering I was a big Thome fan in the day. I still like the guy, just pissed he isnt a Cleveland Indian anymore.

well, i just remember when Thome was picked up by the sox hearing a lot of "Thome is back in his home town" and him saying "yea....this is where I grew up...blah blah blah" so...i dunno, im not 100% sure he was BORN here, but im pretty sure he grew up here..

As for Pierzynski....if you had any idea how good they put together a marketing scheme for him...you'd understand.....the little check mark in the box that stated "Punch Pierzynski" "have you punched pierzynski today?" stuff like that...they did a really good job of promoting people to vote...im sure Chi. had a lot to do with it...BUT I must say that I looked at the polls like 3 days ago..and Pierzynski was over 1,000,000 votes down....pretty impressive that he pulled it off.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

There are so many catchers that deserve it over him. Martinez, Posada and a couple others are having better overall years so far than him.
I could have sworn Thome's hometown was in ohio, hence the reason I said that quote. I remember that pretty good considering I was a big Thome fan in the day. I still like the guy, just pissed he isnt a Cleveland Indian anymore.

and by saying SO MANY...I hope you can list at least 4

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

well, i just remember when Thome was picked up by the sox hearing a lot of "Thome is back in his home town" and him saying "yea....this is where I grew up...blah blah blah" so...i dunno, im not 100% sure he was BORN here, but im pretty sure he grew up here..
As for Pierzynski....if you had any idea how good they put together a marketing scheme for him...you'd understand.....the little check mark in the box that stated "Punch Pierzynski" "have you punched pierzynski today?" stuff like that...they did a really good job of promoting people to vote...im sure Chi. had a lot to do with it...BUT I must say that I looked at the polls like 3 days ago..and Pierzynski was over 1,000,000 votes down....pretty impressive that he pulled it off.

Its cause you guys won the WS I tell ya. Its all a conspiracy anyway. Oh well another allstar game to shit. I doubt I will watch the game. Probably watch the homerun derby. That is the only good thing left in the allstar game anymore. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

awwwww, why because pierzynski is catcher....yea, real baseball fan.

and yes..being on a great team does have its perks...if there was a great catcher playing for pittsburg, or KC right now...and say they were up against posada....who do you think would get the votes.......ITS NOT LIKE THERE WASNT A POLL OR ANYTHING!! where he GOT VOTED 1st!@!

Posada: SPLIT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG

Season 73 238 33 68 13 0 11 45 0 .286 .395 .479

Pierzynski: SPLIT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG

Season 73 271 33 88 17 0 6 29 0 .325 .369 .454

Martinez SPLIT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG

Season 80 300 46 92 18 0 11 56 0 .307 .373 .477

those are all pretty close if you ask me....BUT, Pierzynski has an edge over Posada...pierzynski has played a few more games though....Martinez has an edge in the same way... BUT martinez team SUCKS!!

 

[alove_85 10+ year member]

**** P..... Loriano(sp) deserved it 698689678x more

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

people shouldn't vote for all-stars anymore. this bs of cities marketing players to get in is ridiculous. all over the news was vote for pudge, but he didn't deserve to be a starter. also this all-star from every team is bs. why the hell is mark redman an all-star, justin verlander and francisco liriano are not all-stars?

 

[ConcernedMember 10+ year member]

hahaha, didnt see that.....
but THOME!!!!! GRAND SLAM... 28. To take the lead!

I caught some of the updates while I was out at Tony Romas. Wet n Wild FTW, but my back and shoulders are all burnt up this morning.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Kinda of surprised that Jim Thome made the allstar game over Travis Hafner. I mean I seen the players picked him, but Hafner should have gotten the nod. almost .30 more pts in average, more hits, 1 more Rbi, better OBP, way less stikeouts, .25 higher slugging %. I just dont get it.

The biggest reason is that Jim Thome plays for the team with the 2nd best record in MLB. Not only that he is one of the main reasons they are in that situation because of his HUGE homeruns. He doesn't just hit homeruns, he hits homeruns with games on the line. I guess the best way to describe him is to say that he is CLUTCH. I know I voted for Thome and I did not vote for Hafner. I'm not taking anything away from Hafner, I think he's an absolute beast but right now Thome is better.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

ozzie guillen picks magglio ordonez for the all-star game. i'm shocked

 

[ConcernedMember 10+ year member]

ozzie guillen picks magglio ordonez for the all-star game. i'm shocked

It's not about who you like or dislike, it's about who can you rely on to hep you get a win so if your team makes it to the world series, you will have home field advantage.

 

[DragonCub 10+ year member]

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[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

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I was there, at the game

Jose Lima??!

wtf was Willie thinking???

Why didnt he start Oliver?

I dunno....5 games I go to...5 games they lose

I aint going anymore...

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