Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)

Speaking of the Pirates, this is NOT a typo:

Central W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 48 37 .565 --
Cincinnati Reds 47 38 .553 1.0
St. Louis Cardinals 46 40 .535
Milwaukee Brewers 40 45 .471 8.0
Chicago Cubs 33 52 .388 15.0
Houston Astros 33 53 .384 15.5

I think the last time the Pirates were in first place at the All-Star break, George H.W. Bush was President and Hideo Nomo was a youngster with the Kintetsu Buffaloes.

And going into the break, Aoki's hitting streak now at 15 games!! :woot:

The Sox are 12-20 in games started by Lester and Beckett. :shakehead:
http://tinyurl.com/87cofcj

National League routs the American League in the All-Star game, 8-0.

Dodgers beat the Padres, 2-1.

Last night Kuroda got lit up for 5 runs but the Yankees came back and beat the Halos 6-5.

And in Milwaukee the Brew Crew beat the Pirates 10-7 but Aoki went 0-for-3 and his 15 game hitting streak ended. :puppydog:

gaijinmark wrote:Last night Kuroda got lit up for 5 runs but the Yankees came back and beat the Halos 6-5.

Speaking of lit up, last night Darvish gave up 7 runs in 6 1/3 innings against Seattle. Rangers lost 7-0. Darvish is 1-2 with an ERA of 9.00 against Seattle, but 9-4 with an ERA of 3.10 against everybody else. Maybe Ichiro knows something nobody else does. :headscratch:

gaijinmark wrote:Maybe Ichiro knows something nobody else does. :headscratch:

Darvish is telegraphing his pitches?


Supposedly Koufax did, but his pitches were so good the hitters were still helpless. :victory:

Dodgers lose again, 3-2, to the Phils.

The Blue Crew has stopped rowing and is taking on water. :(

Dodgers lose again to the Phils, 3-2, thanks to that worthless bullpen of theirs.

:shakehead:

Dodger avoid getting swept by the Phils, beating them 5-3 in 12 innings.

Yanks beat Toronto 6-0, Kuroda gets his 50th win in the majors!! :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:Kuroda gets his 50th win in the majors!! :woot:

:applaud:

Dodgers beat the Mets, 7-6.

Dodgers beat the Mets again, 8-5. :victory:

Dodgers sweep the Mets with a 8-3 victory in 12 innings.

I hate to say it, but I may have to become a Yankee fan.

Yankees acquire Ichiro for pair of minor leaguers

The New York Yankees have acquired 10-time All-Star Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for a pair of minor-league pitchers.
The Mariners confirmed the deal, which first was reported by the YES Network, on their official Twitter page.
Ichiro, 38, has spent his entire 12-year career with the Mariners.


The Yankees are in Seattle for a series right now, so I guess Ichiro will just change lockerooms.

gaijinmark wrote:Yankees acquire Ichiro for pair of minor leaguers

WOW. :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

The end of an era in Seattle. :sweat:

Sox got swept by the Blue Jays over the weekend. WTF is going on with Lester? He gave up 11 runs yesterday. :shakehead:

Dodgers win their fifth straight, beating the Cards, 5-3.

Ichiro went 1-for-4 in his Yankee debut. Kuroda gave up 3 hits, got his 10th win as the Yankees beat the Mariners 4-1.