Joe.t said:No Sir I do believe that title will go to none other than Mr Johnny(Red Hot)Damon, you remember that guy don't you.
Hey Josey,
So the great baseball wizard is backing off of his Robinson Cano prediction.
Figures,
Korbel
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Hey Josey,
So the great baseball wizard is backing off of his Robinson Cano prediction.
Figures,
Korbel
Korbel said:
I may have been a bit premature in picking Cano because guys who sign big contracts usually do not produce big numbers so soon after signing, which is something that I overlooked, but he should take it in 09 though.
Just another day at the office for MVP Drew. 4-5, 2 runs, 4 rbi, a dinger and double.Joe.t said:No Sir I do believe that title will go to none other than Mr Johnny(Red Hot)Damon, you remember that guy don't you
BTW, tomorrow will be the third anniversary of Johnny Demon's last assist. Enjoy the day.
Pitching reject Ponson signs with Yankees
NEW YORK -- Adding depth to their injury-riddled pitching staff, the New York Yankees re-signed troubled right-hander Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract Wednesday.
With a history of off-the-field problems, Ponson was released Monday by the pitching-starved Texas Rangers for being a disruption to the team. He performed well on the mound, however, going 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA.
Texas designated Ponson for assignment June 6, cutting him loose "for disrespecting teammates and club personnel," general manager Jon Daniels said. Ponson, who pitched briefly for the Yankees in 2006, will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and could be called up to the majors to start one game of New York's two-ballpark doubleheader against the Mets next Friday, Cashman said. "He's coming into Scranton not to help us in the International League, he's coming in to try to pitch his way into the big leagues," Cashman said. "I think it's just an obvious move."
The Yankees are missing ace Chien-Ming Wang as well as young starters Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy due to injuries. "If I can continue to build up some inventory on an incremental basis, that's what I need to do, I think," Cashman said.
Ponson started June 4 for Texas against Cleveland on three days' rest for the first time in his 11-year career, and reacted angrily when he was removed from the game after four innings. Ponson allowed six runs, four of them unearned because of three errors by his teammates, further fueling his anger. The Indians went on to a 15-9 victory. He was scheduled to sit for six days before his next start, which also upset him, and Rangers manager Ron Washington said Ponson came to his office to "let me know about his displeasure."
One report said Ponson had been put on notice by Texas officials after creating a disturbance at a hotel bar in Florida during a road trip. He had been informed that no other problems would be tolerated. Ponson has had several other problems as well, including two DUI arrests from 2004-05. Cashman said he spoke with Ponson and others about the pitcher's behavior with the Rangers.
"Hopefully, whatever happened in Texas stays in Texas," Cashman said. "When Sidney was here for a short period of time, he was fine."
The Yankees also claimed right-hander Oneli Perez off waivers from the Indians and optioned him to Double-A Trenton. The 24-year-old Perez had been pitching in Triple-A this season for Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox. To make room for Perez on the 40-man roster, the Yankees transferred right-hander Jonathan Albaladejo (elbow) from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL.
Cashman joked about the acquisition of Perez because many expect the Yankees to pursue a trade for Indians ace C.C. Sabathia, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner. "I got a pitcher from Cleveland, like you guys have all been expecting, and we've optioned him to Trenton," Cashman said. "Now we can put the Cleveland rumors to bed."
NEW YORK -- Adding depth to their injury-riddled pitching staff, the New York Yankees re-signed troubled right-hander Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract Wednesday.
With a history of off-the-field problems, Ponson was released Monday by the pitching-starved Texas Rangers for being a disruption to the team. He performed well on the mound, however, going 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA.
Texas designated Ponson for assignment June 6, cutting him loose "for disrespecting teammates and club personnel," general manager Jon Daniels said. Ponson, who pitched briefly for the Yankees in 2006, will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and could be called up to the majors to start one game of New York's two-ballpark doubleheader against the Mets next Friday, Cashman said. "He's coming into Scranton not to help us in the International League, he's coming in to try to pitch his way into the big leagues," Cashman said. "I think it's just an obvious move."
The Yankees are missing ace Chien-Ming Wang as well as young starters Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy due to injuries. "If I can continue to build up some inventory on an incremental basis, that's what I need to do, I think," Cashman said.
Ponson started June 4 for Texas against Cleveland on three days' rest for the first time in his 11-year career, and reacted angrily when he was removed from the game after four innings. Ponson allowed six runs, four of them unearned because of three errors by his teammates, further fueling his anger. The Indians went on to a 15-9 victory. He was scheduled to sit for six days before his next start, which also upset him, and Rangers manager Ron Washington said Ponson came to his office to "let me know about his displeasure."
One report said Ponson had been put on notice by Texas officials after creating a disturbance at a hotel bar in Florida during a road trip. He had been informed that no other problems would be tolerated. Ponson has had several other problems as well, including two DUI arrests from 2004-05. Cashman said he spoke with Ponson and others about the pitcher's behavior with the Rangers.
"Hopefully, whatever happened in Texas stays in Texas," Cashman said. "When Sidney was here for a short period of time, he was fine."
The Yankees also claimed right-hander Oneli Perez off waivers from the Indians and optioned him to Double-A Trenton. The 24-year-old Perez had been pitching in Triple-A this season for Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox. To make room for Perez on the 40-man roster, the Yankees transferred right-hander Jonathan Albaladejo (elbow) from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL.
Cashman joked about the acquisition of Perez because many expect the Yankees to pursue a trade for Indians ace C.C. Sabathia, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner. "I got a pitcher from Cleveland, like you guys have all been expecting, and we've optioned him to Trenton," Cashman said. "Now we can put the Cleveland rumors to bed."
Joe.t said:
Hello Joe.t,
Damn, I think I just got struck by a flying pig. Not only does this make sense, but you actually admit you were wrong. Snif, snif, weep...my little Josey is growing up...a bit.
Proud of you boy,
Korbel
Sorry I'm so long responding to this, but I was on the DL yesterday, taking 30 stitches in the ER after busting a gut upon hearing this news.Doc Holliday said:
I just hope the stitches heal before they ink David Wells.
Jeter voted as "most overrated player" by his peers
Derek Jeter was voted the most overrated player in baseball in a Sports Illustrated poll of over 495 major leaguers. Not surprisingly, both the Yankees captain and his manager could not care less. In the survey to be released in the June 23 issue, the Yankee shortstop got 10 percent of the vote. Teammate Alex Rodriguez was tied with Boston outfielder J.D. Drew for third with 7 percent.
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/mlb?cnn=yes
Derek Jeter was voted the most overrated player in baseball in a Sports Illustrated poll of over 495 major leaguers. Not surprisingly, both the Yankees captain and his manager could not care less. In the survey to be released in the June 23 issue, the Yankee shortstop got 10 percent of the vote. Teammate Alex Rodriguez was tied with Boston outfielder J.D. Drew for third with 7 percent.
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/mlb?cnn=yes
Jays fire Gibbons!!!
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080620&content_id=2968076&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Hopefully that big mouth brainless hooked nose midget is next, big mistake in letting Thomas go as he was starting to come on in Oakland before he got injured and usually gets hot in the second half, they picked the right guy to replace him in Gaston, hopefully he can restore some of the glory from the past.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080620&content_id=2968076&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Hopefully that big mouth brainless hooked nose midget is next, big mistake in letting Thomas go as he was starting to come on in Oakland before he got injured and usually gets hot in the second half, they picked the right guy to replace him in Gaston, hopefully he can restore some of the glory from the past.
Holy cow!!! Cito Gaston's back as Jays' manager!!!!
Incredible! I had to check my calendar to make sure that it wasn't April 1st:
Gaston back as Jays manager
PITTSBURGH–The reeling Toronto Blue Jays fired manager John Gibbons on Friday and replaced him with former manager Cito Gaston, the man who led the team to its only two World Series titles. The move comes amid a spirit-breaking stretch of 13 losses in 17 games that has buried them in the AL East basement with a 35-39 record. Gibbons is the third manager fired this week, after Willie Randolph (Mets) and John McLaren (Seattle). The Jays also fired coaches Marty Pevey, Ernie Whitt and Gary Denbo.
The 64-year-old Gaston becomes the Blue Jays’ first two-time manager. He previously managed the team from 1989 to 1997, leading the team to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993.
Gaston, who has been special assistant to the president and CEO, had a 681-635 record as manager during his earlier stint. Joining his staff will be first-base coach Dwayne Murphy, third-base coach Nick Leyva and hitting coach Gene Tenace.
Gibbons entered the season on perilous ground, with his $650,000 (figures U.S.), one-year contract due to expire at the end of the year. He found himself in hot water after an 11-17 April but the Blue Jays got back on track, and then some, during a 20-10 May. Then three hard-to-swallow losses at the beginning of June — a 4-3 loss June 1 at Anaheim on a blown B.J. Ryan save; a 9-8 defeat June 5 at Yankee Stadium on Jason Giambi’s walkoff homer off an 0-2 Ryan pitch; and a 6-5 loss June 6 at home to Baltimore when the bullpen blew a 4-0 lead in the eighth — killed their mojo and it’s been a struggle for them ever since.
The main problem is that the team’s offensive woes from 2007 have extended into this year and the burden of again carrying the team is beginning to cause fissures in the pitching staff. The question now is whether the change can ignite the team, and if not, whether further changes are in the offing.
General manager J.P. Ricciardi has repeatedly said Gibbons should not be a scapegoat for the team’s troubles but ultimately had to make him one with his team unable to emerge from its slide.
The decision was not an easy one for Ricciardi, who roomed with Gibbons when both were prospects in the New York Mets system during the early 1980s and have been friends since. Gibbons pushed the cause of some players to employ a more aggressive style of ball, giving more runners the green light to steal bases, sacrificing to move runners over and using the hit-and-run more often. But the lineup isn’t delivering timely, big hits and the losses piled up because of it.
Gibbons, a laid-back, back-slapping Texan who could lay down the law when necessary, was a players’ manager who mostly tried to stay out of his team’s way. He was routinely criticized by fans, who vented their frustration at an easy target. Since taking over from the fired Carlos Tosca on an interim basis Aug. 8, 2004, Gibbons compiled a 270-266 (plus this season) record. Only his replacement Gaston (683-636) and Bobby Cox (355-292) have had longer tenures than him in franchise history.
Fans will most likely remember Gibbons for a pair of incidents with Shea Hillenbrand and Ted Lilly during the 2006 season. Gibbons challenged Hillenbrand to a fight in the clubhouse after the disgruntled infielder left mutinous scribbles on a clubhouse whiteboard last July. In August, Gibbons and Lilly had a physical altercation in the dugout tunnel following an argument on the mound.
Neither incident seemed to harm him much in the eyes of his players, with both ace Roy Halladay and centre-fielder Vernon Wells offering crucial endorsements of him at the time.
The Blue Jays’ best season under Gibbons was 2006, when they finished second in the AL East at 87-75. They stumbled backwards last season, falling back to third at 83-79, amid a slew of injuries to Ryan, Wells, Troy Glaus, Halladay, A.J. Burnett, Reed Johnson and Gregg Zaun. Gibbons received little credit for keeping that team on the rails and above .500 despite the injuries, while incorporating youngsters Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, Jeremy Accardo, Casey Janssen and Jesse Litsch to the team. On May 29 he won his 300th career game as a manager, a 12-0 thumping of Oakland, and appeared headed to better things. Now he’s out of work.
Gaston becomes the fourth Blue Jays manager in seven years under Ricciardi. Tosca replaced the fired Buck Martinez, whom Ricciardi inherited from former GM Gord Ash, midway through the 2002 season.
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/446834
Incredible! I had to check my calendar to make sure that it wasn't April 1st:
Gaston back as Jays manager
PITTSBURGH–The reeling Toronto Blue Jays fired manager John Gibbons on Friday and replaced him with former manager Cito Gaston, the man who led the team to its only two World Series titles. The move comes amid a spirit-breaking stretch of 13 losses in 17 games that has buried them in the AL East basement with a 35-39 record. Gibbons is the third manager fired this week, after Willie Randolph (Mets) and John McLaren (Seattle). The Jays also fired coaches Marty Pevey, Ernie Whitt and Gary Denbo.
The 64-year-old Gaston becomes the Blue Jays’ first two-time manager. He previously managed the team from 1989 to 1997, leading the team to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993.
Gaston, who has been special assistant to the president and CEO, had a 681-635 record as manager during his earlier stint. Joining his staff will be first-base coach Dwayne Murphy, third-base coach Nick Leyva and hitting coach Gene Tenace.
Gibbons entered the season on perilous ground, with his $650,000 (figures U.S.), one-year contract due to expire at the end of the year. He found himself in hot water after an 11-17 April but the Blue Jays got back on track, and then some, during a 20-10 May. Then three hard-to-swallow losses at the beginning of June — a 4-3 loss June 1 at Anaheim on a blown B.J. Ryan save; a 9-8 defeat June 5 at Yankee Stadium on Jason Giambi’s walkoff homer off an 0-2 Ryan pitch; and a 6-5 loss June 6 at home to Baltimore when the bullpen blew a 4-0 lead in the eighth — killed their mojo and it’s been a struggle for them ever since.
The main problem is that the team’s offensive woes from 2007 have extended into this year and the burden of again carrying the team is beginning to cause fissures in the pitching staff. The question now is whether the change can ignite the team, and if not, whether further changes are in the offing.
General manager J.P. Ricciardi has repeatedly said Gibbons should not be a scapegoat for the team’s troubles but ultimately had to make him one with his team unable to emerge from its slide.
The decision was not an easy one for Ricciardi, who roomed with Gibbons when both were prospects in the New York Mets system during the early 1980s and have been friends since. Gibbons pushed the cause of some players to employ a more aggressive style of ball, giving more runners the green light to steal bases, sacrificing to move runners over and using the hit-and-run more often. But the lineup isn’t delivering timely, big hits and the losses piled up because of it.
Gibbons, a laid-back, back-slapping Texan who could lay down the law when necessary, was a players’ manager who mostly tried to stay out of his team’s way. He was routinely criticized by fans, who vented their frustration at an easy target. Since taking over from the fired Carlos Tosca on an interim basis Aug. 8, 2004, Gibbons compiled a 270-266 (plus this season) record. Only his replacement Gaston (683-636) and Bobby Cox (355-292) have had longer tenures than him in franchise history.
Fans will most likely remember Gibbons for a pair of incidents with Shea Hillenbrand and Ted Lilly during the 2006 season. Gibbons challenged Hillenbrand to a fight in the clubhouse after the disgruntled infielder left mutinous scribbles on a clubhouse whiteboard last July. In August, Gibbons and Lilly had a physical altercation in the dugout tunnel following an argument on the mound.
Neither incident seemed to harm him much in the eyes of his players, with both ace Roy Halladay and centre-fielder Vernon Wells offering crucial endorsements of him at the time.
The Blue Jays’ best season under Gibbons was 2006, when they finished second in the AL East at 87-75. They stumbled backwards last season, falling back to third at 83-79, amid a slew of injuries to Ryan, Wells, Troy Glaus, Halladay, A.J. Burnett, Reed Johnson and Gregg Zaun. Gibbons received little credit for keeping that team on the rails and above .500 despite the injuries, while incorporating youngsters Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, Jeremy Accardo, Casey Janssen and Jesse Litsch to the team. On May 29 he won his 300th career game as a manager, a 12-0 thumping of Oakland, and appeared headed to better things. Now he’s out of work.
Gaston becomes the fourth Blue Jays manager in seven years under Ricciardi. Tosca replaced the fired Buck Martinez, whom Ricciardi inherited from former GM Gord Ash, midway through the 2002 season.
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/446834
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Schilling to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.....career in doubt
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling will have surgery on his ailing shoulder Monday, ending his season and possibly his career.
The 41-year-old Boston Red Sox right-hander will have the operation after a rehabilitation program preferred by the team failed to fix the tendon injury that sparked a spring training dispute between doctors about how to treat it.
"My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance I have thrown my last pitch forever," Schilling said Friday on WEEI radio in Boston.
Schilling has been out since the start of spring training. His physician, Craig Morgan, confirmed to The Associated Press that he will do the surgery Monday in Wilmington, Del.
"This could conceivably be a career-ending procedure," Morgan said. "We're doing this so that Curt Schilling will have a totally functional, pain-free shoulder for the rest of his life."
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3453569
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling will have surgery on his ailing shoulder Monday, ending his season and possibly his career.
The 41-year-old Boston Red Sox right-hander will have the operation after a rehabilitation program preferred by the team failed to fix the tendon injury that sparked a spring training dispute between doctors about how to treat it.
"My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance I have thrown my last pitch forever," Schilling said Friday on WEEI radio in Boston.
Schilling has been out since the start of spring training. His physician, Craig Morgan, confirmed to The Associated Press that he will do the surgery Monday in Wilmington, Del.
"This could conceivably be a career-ending procedure," Morgan said. "We're doing this so that Curt Schilling will have a totally functional, pain-free shoulder for the rest of his life."
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3453569
Doc Holliday said:
Good riddance, I just wonder what he did with the ketchup stained sock, I bet he kept it as a souvenir.
Actually, the blood stained sock is in the same place Schilling will be in five years, Cooperstown.Joe.t said:
Public Message to Joe T.
Hey, Shmo Z., about your silly rap in the Penelope thread,
When I mentioned you favoring "over-paid, under-performers", I was referring to your unrequited love for the Yankees. It was a joke, which apparently flew right over the point of your head.
Unnd, in case there were other eyes viewing that thread which are set in heads as thick as yours, I put an "lol" after the request for a discount or freebie from Kiki. The last thing I would ever want to do is nickel and dime anyone I want to have a good time with.
Hey, Shmo Z., about your silly rap in the Penelope thread,
When I mentioned you favoring "over-paid, under-performers", I was referring to your unrequited love for the Yankees. It was a joke, which apparently flew right over the point of your head.
Unnd, in case there were other eyes viewing that thread which are set in heads as thick as yours, I put an "lol" after the request for a discount or freebie from Kiki. The last thing I would ever want to do is nickel and dime anyone I want to have a good time with.
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anon_vlad said:
Wrong place to put a joke like that my friend, there are jokes and then there are jokes that should not be said, anyways all is forgotten.
Also I have met Kiki and she is a absolute sweetheart, very nice girl indeed.
Former Yankee pitcher Shawn Chacon attacks GM!!!
Astros suspend pitcher Chacon indefinitely for insubordination
HOUSTON -- Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade saw him in the dining room before the game against Texas. Wade wanted to meet with Chacon in manager Cecil Cooper's office, the pitcher said. "I sat down to eat and Ed Wade came to me and very sternly said, 'You need to come with me to the office,'" Chacon said. "I said, 'For what?' I said, 'I don't want to go to the office with you and Cooper.' And I said, 'You can tell me whatever you got to tell me right here.' He's like, 'Oh, you want me to tell you right here?' And I said, 'Yeah.' I'm not yelling. I'm calm."
Chacon said things went downhill from there. "He started yelling and cussing," Chacon said of Wade, according to a story on the Chronicle's Web site. "I'm sitting there and I said to him very calmly, 'Ed, you need to stop yelling at me.' Then I stood up and said, 'You better stop yelling at me.' I stood up. He continued and was basically yelling."
Chacon said that after Wade told him he needed to "look in the mirror," it got worse. "So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him," he said. "Words were exchanged." Chacon said players quickly came and separated the two. He recalled outfielder Reggie Abercrombie pulling him away from Wade.
Wade announced the move, but would not provide any other details. Chacon has been upset since being bumped from the rotation and moved into the bullpen on Sunday. "He is suspended pending final resolution of whatever move we end up making with him," Wade said.
Chacon is 2-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 15 starts for Houston this year. The right-hander set a major league record with nine straight no-decisions to start the season. When asked if Chacon was disciplined because he physically accosted Wade, the GM said: "I'm not getting into any details of anything beyond what I just said. It is an internal matter."
Astros slugger Lance Berkman, who said he did not see the incident, was one of the few players who agreed to talk about it. "Obviously it's something that nobody in here is thrilled that it happened," he said. "But this is a sport of high emotion and sometimes things happen that organizations wish wouldn't and that's why there's vehicles like suspending the players to deal with those situations." Wade did confirm that Chacon's agent called and requested a trade earlier this week but said "that has nothing to do with the events of today."
Chacon is concerned that he might not pitch in the majors again. "Maybe it shouldn't have happened," Chacon said. "But when you do those things and you're yelling at somebody and you're cussing you better know what type of person you're dealing with. If there's any regret, I just wish they had just let me alone. I wish they had left me alone," he told the Chronicle.
Chacon signed a $2 million, one-year contract with Houston in February after spending 2007 with Pittsburgh. He split time as a starter and a reliever there and was 5-4 with a 3.94 ERA and one save in 64 appearances with the Pirates.
When asked if he was concerned about his personality or character when Chacon was signed, Wade opted to discuss his play instead. "I'd hoped he pitched better for us," Wade said. "That's the bottom line. We took him out of the rotation on Sunday basically on merit. He'd had 10 starts since late April, and the last three starts, four starts weren't very good. So we hoped that he would help us in the bullpen, and unfortunately we're at a point right now when we think it's in our best interest to move forward."
Astros suspend pitcher Chacon indefinitely for insubordination
HOUSTON -- Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade saw him in the dining room before the game against Texas. Wade wanted to meet with Chacon in manager Cecil Cooper's office, the pitcher said. "I sat down to eat and Ed Wade came to me and very sternly said, 'You need to come with me to the office,'" Chacon said. "I said, 'For what?' I said, 'I don't want to go to the office with you and Cooper.' And I said, 'You can tell me whatever you got to tell me right here.' He's like, 'Oh, you want me to tell you right here?' And I said, 'Yeah.' I'm not yelling. I'm calm."
Chacon said things went downhill from there. "He started yelling and cussing," Chacon said of Wade, according to a story on the Chronicle's Web site. "I'm sitting there and I said to him very calmly, 'Ed, you need to stop yelling at me.' Then I stood up and said, 'You better stop yelling at me.' I stood up. He continued and was basically yelling."
Chacon said that after Wade told him he needed to "look in the mirror," it got worse. "So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him," he said. "Words were exchanged." Chacon said players quickly came and separated the two. He recalled outfielder Reggie Abercrombie pulling him away from Wade.
Wade announced the move, but would not provide any other details. Chacon has been upset since being bumped from the rotation and moved into the bullpen on Sunday. "He is suspended pending final resolution of whatever move we end up making with him," Wade said.
Chacon is 2-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 15 starts for Houston this year. The right-hander set a major league record with nine straight no-decisions to start the season. When asked if Chacon was disciplined because he physically accosted Wade, the GM said: "I'm not getting into any details of anything beyond what I just said. It is an internal matter."
Astros slugger Lance Berkman, who said he did not see the incident, was one of the few players who agreed to talk about it. "Obviously it's something that nobody in here is thrilled that it happened," he said. "But this is a sport of high emotion and sometimes things happen that organizations wish wouldn't and that's why there's vehicles like suspending the players to deal with those situations." Wade did confirm that Chacon's agent called and requested a trade earlier this week but said "that has nothing to do with the events of today."
Chacon is concerned that he might not pitch in the majors again. "Maybe it shouldn't have happened," Chacon said. "But when you do those things and you're yelling at somebody and you're cussing you better know what type of person you're dealing with. If there's any regret, I just wish they had just let me alone. I wish they had left me alone," he told the Chronicle.
Chacon signed a $2 million, one-year contract with Houston in February after spending 2007 with Pittsburgh. He split time as a starter and a reliever there and was 5-4 with a 3.94 ERA and one save in 64 appearances with the Pirates.
When asked if he was concerned about his personality or character when Chacon was signed, Wade opted to discuss his play instead. "I'd hoped he pitched better for us," Wade said. "That's the bottom line. We took him out of the rotation on Sunday basically on merit. He'd had 10 starts since late April, and the last three starts, four starts weren't very good. So we hoped that he would help us in the bullpen, and unfortunately we're at a point right now when we think it's in our best interest to move forward."
The 'stros have now waived Chacon. He'll likely be joining Sir Sidney Ponson in the Yankees starting "rotation" by the end of the weekend.Doc Holliday said:
rumpleforeskiin said:
Hello Rumples,
So that would make the Stankees clubhouse the location for Wrestlemania 101, "Queer Eye for Idiot Guys", or a cottage industry in Baseball Psychos are Us...bwahahahahahahaha.
What a team,
Korbel
Hello Baseball Fans,
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/gameTrax?gameId=280627118
Dice-K rebounds against Astros
Daisuke Matsuzaka is feeling closer to his old self after sitting out almost a month with a shoulder injury. He certainly feels better than he did a week ago. Dice-K limited the Astros to two hits in five scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox won their first-ever regular-season game in Houston, 6-1 on Friday night. Matsuzaka (9-1) bounced back from his awful outing against St. Louis last weekend, his first start since coming off the disabled list with a mild strain in his rotator cuff.
Full Story
Ummmmm, the pitching staff is looking very good right now.
Cheers,
Korbel
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/gameTrax?gameId=280627118
Dice-K rebounds against Astros
Daisuke Matsuzaka is feeling closer to his old self after sitting out almost a month with a shoulder injury. He certainly feels better than he did a week ago. Dice-K limited the Astros to two hits in five scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox won their first-ever regular-season game in Houston, 6-1 on Friday night. Matsuzaka (9-1) bounced back from his awful outing against St. Louis last weekend, his first start since coming off the disabled list with a mild strain in his rotator cuff.
Full Story
Ummmmm, the pitching staff is looking very good right now.
Cheers,
Korbel
Looks like the Yanks have the comeback player of the year in Ponson.
Kevin Kennedy on the fox pregame show picked Johan Santana and the Mets to win and the exact opposite happened, thank you again Kevin Kennedy.
The Yankees have called up quite possibly the best kept secret in all of baseball Dave Robertson who has been pitching the lights out for Scranton, looks like the Yanks have found their middle relief weapon, the news keeps getting better and better, the icing on the cake would be Sabathia of course.
Keep dreaming dream boy, while the starting rotation is okay the middle relief absolutely sucks and is scary, I would not be surprised to see Theo deal Crisp for some middle relief pitching, good luck in Tampa.
Kevin Kennedy on the fox pregame show picked Johan Santana and the Mets to win and the exact opposite happened, thank you again Kevin Kennedy.
The Yankees have called up quite possibly the best kept secret in all of baseball Dave Robertson who has been pitching the lights out for Scranton, looks like the Yanks have found their middle relief weapon, the news keeps getting better and better, the icing on the cake would be Sabathia of course.
Korbel said:
Keep dreaming dream boy, while the starting rotation is okay the middle relief absolutely sucks and is scary, I would not be surprised to see Theo deal Crisp for some middle relief pitching, good luck in Tampa.
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