MLB 2008 - Official Thread - Page 11

BasilisK · April 20th, 2008, 12:13 AM

Arizona 10, San Diego 3

Bring the brooms tomorrow.

BasilisK · April 23rd, 2008, 01:48 AM

Gnats swept. Zito sent to 0-5. Webb/Haren/Owings are a combined 12-0 with a 2.18 ERA. Best record in the majors and already a 6 game division lead. One series with Cincinnati and the entire rest of the month is vs. the NL West. It's like September baseball in April. Season couldn't have started any better aside from the loss of Doug Davis for 4-8 weeks for thyroid cancer surgery.

ThisIsACoolName · April 23rd, 2008, 07:32 AM

I've been so busy, that I've hardly gotten to watch any baseball yet this season. It blows.

At least my attendance record is at .500. 1-1.

cookiecutter · April 23rd, 2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BasilisK

Gnats swept. Zito sent to 0-5. Webb/Haren/Owings are a combined 12-0 with a 2.18 ERA. Best record in the majors and already a 6 game division lead. One series with Cincinnati and the entire rest of the month is vs. the NL West. It's like September baseball in April. Season couldn't have started any better aside from the loss of Doug Davis for 4-8 weeks for thyroid cancer surgery.

DBacks certainly have a great team this year. Gotta credit the organization for developing so many good players. And they didn't even have to go through too many years of rebuilding following their world series win. It's a little too early to be making predictions but if Justin Upton continues the way he has been he could be NL rookie of the year.

BasilisK · April 23rd, 2008, 02:51 PM

It would be nice... but impossible. Upton had 140 AB's in his late call-up in 07, exceeding the 130 AB limit and making last September his "rookie season". Must be nice for these ROY's every year. 75% of their competition gets eliminated by this ridiculous rule. So, ROY 08 won't have to be compared to Upton or most of the fresh September call-ups last year. Stupid rule.

Anyway, off to LA tonight. Haren vs. Lowe. Should be good. I'd love to call sweep to put the Dodgers 10 games back in the west in the basement with San Francisco, but Edgar Gonzalez gets his start tomorrow so I won't

Get well soon, Davis...

cookiecutter · April 24th, 2008, 01:13 AM

Oh I wasn't aware of that. The rule kind of sucks for some players but they have to draw a line some where and 130 ABs is as good a number as any

BasilisK · April 24th, 2008, 01:50 AM

I think the AB number should be increased a bit in fairness to the rookies. 130 is barely a month. You can't win ROY in only 4-6 weeks of spot starts and pinch hits in August/September, and then you're disqualified for the next year - your true rookie season - as opposed to some AB's in September call-ups. Agreed on the fact that a line has to be drawn... I just think it's a bit short.

BasilisK · April 27th, 2008, 02:58 AM

Sunday: Webb vs. Peavy

ThisIsACoolName · April 27th, 2008, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BasilisK

I think the AB number should be increased a bit in fairness to the rookies. 130 is barely a month. You can't win ROY in only 4-6 weeks of spot starts and pinch hits in August/September, and then you're disqualified for the next year - your true rookie season - as opposed to some AB's in September call-ups. Agreed on the fact that a line has to be drawn... I just think it's a bit short.

What is the IP limit for rookie pitchers?

BasilisK · April 27th, 2008, 11:17 AM

50 IP.

cookiecutter · April 27th, 2008, 01:28 PM

That means Joba is okay. If that guy was on any other team I would be a fan