2013 Official Major League Baseball Thread.

[EagerBeaver]

Their pitching is only going to get weaker without Pettitte and his repeated back problems. What we've seen so far in 2013 is the best the Yankees are going to give.

You forgot that Michael Pineda is waiting in the wings and he is a potential #1 starter. The Yankees have vast depth in their pitching. I am thinking that the Yankees will probably get something from either 1 or 2 of Teixeira, Jeter and A-Rod and that is all that is going to be needed with Nunez and Cervelli returning, with Overbay playing OK and Youkilis soon to return, and Dave Adams looking like a major league player. The Yankees will have a better team in 2nd half almost without question. Joba Chamberlain will be back end of this week and Cervelli end of June but as we have seen, the Yankees are better and deeper at catcher than previously expected. I actually believe Cervelli will be traded after this season because of Murphy and Sanchez and the development of Romine. One of Murphy or Sanchez will probably be ready by 2015.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

You forgot that Michael Pineda is waiting in the wings and he is a potential #1 starter.

He's also a potential washout. However, giving him the benefit of the doubt, he might just be useful next year. Typically, it takes 18 months or so from the time of the surgery for a pitcher to reach full strength. That would be somewhere around November.

The Yankees have vast depth in their pitching.

I'm not surprised that you omitted names, since these guys all exist only in your imagination.

I am thinking that the Yankees will probably get something from either 1 or 2 of Teixeira, Jeter and A-Rod.

Something, yes, but sadly not much. Teixeira isn't likely to give them more than they're getting from Overbay, though I suppose he's decent insurance against Overbay turning into a pumpkin. I have a lot of Yankee fans among my friends and most all agree that A-Rod and Jeter are toast. So, yeah, you're right. One or Two. Something.

and that is all that is going to be needed with Nunez and Cervelli returning

The only problem with this is that Nunez sucks, has always sucked, and likely always will suck. At both the major and minor league levels. We're talking hippo balls level sucking. And Cervelli. Have you ever looked at his history? Except for two weeks, he has always sucked, and likely always will suck. At both the major and minor league levels. We're talking hippo balls level sucking.

Overbay playing OK and Youkilis soon to return, and Dave Adams looking like a major league player.

Hopefully, when Youk breaks down again, like next week, the Yankees will be able to place him on the imitation DL along with Ancient Andy. Yeah, David Adams might, indeed, be a major league player.

The Yankees will have a better team in 2nd half almost without question.

Actually, Beav, it's quite within question, but someone who believes there's a "not-real DL" that exists only in pinstripes, is likely to believe in a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

 

[lgna69xxx]

seems like maybe a dinner at Bei Jing should be put on the line about that.....

Mark my words on this date! Yanks will NOT get to the playoffs.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

seems like maybe a dinner at Bei Jing should be put on the line about that.....

I'd take that bet, iggy, but a) it's Beijing, not two words and b) there are much better places in both of Montreal's Chinatowns.

 

[lgna69xxx]

a) Never been to bei jing, but SK and Beav tell me it is a must try b) my offer was not to you.

I'd take that bet, iggy, but a) it's Beijing, not two words and b) there are much better places in both of Montreal's Chinatowns.

 

[daydreamer41]

rumps Facts Check

Ah, Cervelli, a professional for nine years, all of which he's sucked utterly at both the minor and major league levels, has two good weeks and gets hurt. A terribly sad story.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/29273/francisco-cervelli

Cervelli is 27 years old, rumps. He played his first Yankees game in 2008. He has had some solid years as a backup catcher:

In 2009, he played 42 games, batted .298.
In 2010, he played 92 games, batted .271.
In 2011, he played 43 games, batted .266.
In 2013, he played 17 games so far, batted .269 so far. His OPS was the highest so far at .877. He was out in 2012. At 27, he surely is not washed up as rumps, our self proclaimed expert on all things, proclaims.

Ah, Nunez, he does have great potential for improving his hitting, since it can't get much worse. Considering that he's 26 years old and has a career .689 OPS in the minors, one can hardly expect him to produce at the major league level.

Eduard Nunez is 25. He has 3 years mlb experience. His most active year was in 2011 when he played 112 games and batted .265 and his best year was 2012 when he played 38 games and batted .292. Nunez is not a home run hitter. He has a good swing, and he has had some key hits.

Nunez is not a power hitter. You cannot use OPS as a great factor if the player is not a power hitter. Not every player is a power hitter.

Ah, Youkilis, a once very good player, and still better than replacement level for those two week stretches every couple of months that he can remain healthy.

Yep, I knew you would be partial to Youkilis, for some reason, but you bring up those injuries again. Every player is subjected to injuries. Young and older.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Beijing

There may be better specialty restaurants/limited menus in Chinatown I/II but there is not any better restaurant serving a large assortment of authentic Cantonese cuisine and traditional Cantonese menu than Beijing. I don't think Iggy is a dumpling specialty shop kind of a guy or a Niu Kee kind of guy that has 10 dishes on the menu. Someone who is/was a poster here and from Beijing verifies that the food at Beijing is "just like what I had back home." I assume he ordered off of "menu for Chinese people."

 

[daydreamer41]

I'd take that bet, iggy, but a) it's Beijing, not two words and b) there are much better places in both of Montreal's Chinatowns.

I don't think lggy would want to spend an evening with you if he won or loss, rumps. No offense, but what would you talk about? The Red Sox. Hahahaha.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Nunez

Nunez does not suck. He has been an okay player. Before getting hurt he was playing a good SS although not hitting. Prior to this year he showed a lot of potential offensively. He also runs extremely well. He has a chance to be a good player. Seattle demanded him in the Cliff Lee trade and Cashman said no and that is why that trade did not happen. Cashman offered Dave Adams instead of Nunez and Seattle said no because Adams was injured at that time. Adams lost two years to a broken ankle which is why we have not seen much of him until now.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

There may be better specialty restaurants/limited menus in Chinatown I/II but there is not any better restaurant serving a large assortment of authentic Cantonese cuisine and traditional Cantonese menu than Beijing.

Might be true, Beav. Unfortunately, Cantonese food, popular in North America between the 1950s and 1970s is nothing short of boooring.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Actually I should have said Mandarin Cuisine which is the more proper description.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_cuisine

Their most well known dish is Peking Duck or Beijing Duck and I believe that is what that aforementioned poster told me he ordered when he went to Beijing the restaurant.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Nunez does not suck.

In seven minor league seasons, Nunez had a .679 OPS. That sucks. In 2012, in 172 plate appearances at AAA, his OPS was .544. That sucks. In 2010, in 506 plate appearances in AAA, he had a .721 OPS. That sucks.

In 759 innings as a major league shortstop, Nunez has a UZR of -14.2. That sucks.

Your turn. What has Eduardo Nunez ever done as a professional baseball player that didn't suck?

Niu Kee kind of guy that has 10 dishes on the menu.

Actually, Beav, Niu Kee's menu is about 10 pages long.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Cervelli is 27 years old, rumps. He played his first Yankees game in 2008. He has had some solid years as a backup catcher:

A) I wasn't talking to you. B) Nice cherry-picking. Cervelli has a career OPS of .710. That sucks. I never said, by the way, that he's washed up. To be washed up, you have to have first been something. Washed up, for example, would be better applied to Kevin Youkilis.

Nunez is not a power hitter. You cannot use OPS as a great factor if the player is not a power hitter. Not every player is a power hitter.

Let me try to teach you something about advance metrics. OPS is NOT simply about power; that's the good thing about it. In incorporates power (that's the S, as in slugging) and ability to get on base (OP). In Eduardo Nunez's case, he neither hits for power, nor gets on base. In other words, he sucks.

Now about batting average. I realize that your politics are stuck in the 19th century, but maybe you want to think about moving beyond 19th century statistical measures.

Yep, I knew you would be partial to Youkilis, for some reason, but you bring up those injuries again. Every player is subjected to injuries. Young and older.

Yup, all players. But some guys break down repeatedly and some guys don't. Youkilis (and Hafner) are among the former.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

b) my offer was not to you.

I know, but it's so inviting.

 

[daydreamer41]

A) I wasn't talking to you.

You quote me, but you weren't talking to me?????

You do live in a different world, rumps.

By the way, you say everyone sucks (who are not on the Red Sox). You crack me up. How many professional baseball games have you played rumps?

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

You quote me, but you weren't talking to me?????

Correct. In the comment you quoted, I wasn't t

You do live in a different world, rumps.

Than you? Absolutely. I live in the real world.

How many professional baseball games have you played rumps?

Exactly as many as Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein and Bill James combined.

 

[daydreamer41]

Exactly as many as Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein and Bill James combined.

Oh, I`m so sorry rumps for underestimating you.

I can`t wait for the announcement that the Boston Red Sox are going to name their new GM, rumps of https://merb.cc. :thumb: :whoo::cheer2:

 

[Special K]

seems like maybe a dinner at Bei Jing should be put on the line about that.....

Done....that'll make two

 

[Special K]

To think that Yanks fan are counting on Cervelli and Nunez brings me great joy. Rumps is right in his stat checking that both have and likely always will pretty much suck. I'm not very high on Ichiro's effectiveness either for the remainder of his career. I'm sure they will have some luck and production from one of their replacements, whether it be Romine or Adams if either stick with the team.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Done....that'll make two

Get set to eat some Peking Duck. I think they typically make the dish for two. I heard they do a good job with it at Beijing.