Author Topic: Spring Training Game Threads (2010) (Read 55924 times)

hammondsnats · « **Reply #1750 on:** March 27, 2010, 03:50:17 pm »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on March 27, 2010, 03:46:43 pm

These MLB2K commercials are convincing me that we should never have ballplayers as actors.

haha i think verlander is kinda funny.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #1751 on:** March 27, 2010, 03:57:15 pm »

Quote from: hammondsnats on March 27, 2010, 03:50:17 pm

haha i think verlander is kinda funny.

I think Tim Linceum has the best interviews of any current ballplayer. His interviews just seem natural and have a sort of flow to them. Definitely a guy I would want to have a beer or caesar salad with.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1752 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:00:06 pm »

AL-GO goes yard to take a 7-5 lead in the top of the 10th.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #1753 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:00:53 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on March 27, 2010, 04:00:06 pm

AL-GO goes yard to take a 7-5 lead in the top of the 10th.

I don't think that was AL-GO.

EDIT: Nope, scratch that. It was.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #1754 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:01:15 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on March 27, 2010, 04:00:06 pm

AL-GO goes yard to take a 7-5 lead in the top of the 10th.

ok AlNO just told me to shut up

he's had a pretty good spring. will be interesting to see who takes the utility spot him or bruntlett.

Galah · « **Reply #1755 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:01:40 pm »

way to go Gonzo
let's get one win out of the day!

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1756 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:05:18 pm »

Quote from: hammondsnats on March 27, 2010, 04:01:15 pm

ok AlNO just told me to shut up

he's had a pretty good spring. will be interesting to see who takes the utility spot him or bruntlett.

Should be Bruntlett. Now that Gonzales has hit a home run... he'll spend the next month trying to do nothing but take the ball deep.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #1757 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:06:26 pm »

Who the hell is Adam Fox?

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1758 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:06:57 pm »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on March 27, 2010, 04:06:26 pm

Who the hell is Adam Fox?

Friends with that Martinez fellow?

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #1759 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:08:53 pm »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on March 27, 2010, 04:06:26 pm

Who the hell is Adam Fox?

I said the same thing when I looked up at the TV and saw him. Actually, I thought: "Why the hell is Nick Arata playing in an ST game??"

JMUalumni · « **Reply #1760 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:11:26 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on March 27, 2010, 04:08:53 pm

I said the same thing when I looked up at the TV and saw him. Actually, I thought: "Why the hell is Nick Arata playing in an ST game??"

Well at least Arata was drafted by the team. This Pedro fellow and Fox dude have never even been in the organization before.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #1761 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:14:43 pm »

He was with Texas before. Played in Oklahoma City in 2009.

PC · « **Reply #1762 on:** March 27, 2010, 04:57:19 pm »

Quote from: JMUalumni on March 27, 2010, 03:44:16 pm

Who the hell is Pedro Lopez?

Colombian born serial killer according to Wikipedia.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #1763 on:** March 27, 2010, 05:05:58 pm »

Quote from: PC on March 27, 2010, 04:57:19 pm

Colombian born serial killer according to Wikipedia.

So that is how they are going to get rid of Guzman....

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #1764 on:** March 27, 2010, 05:08:35 pm »

Through the miracle of the DVR, I just finished watching the Mets game. Thoughts after watching it and responding to some of the posts in the thread.

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on March 27, 2010, 02:14:16 pm

He (Gonzalez) is good at looking lost.

I'm admitadly not as anti AGon as others. I though he looked very good at third today. I still think there's a role for him, not as a starter, but he could be a capable utility guy playing 3b, SS, and 2b. If he gets back to driving the ball instead of trying to pull everything, though that worked out ok in the end today, he could be a capable pinch hitter too, IMO. I know that's the minority opinion though.

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on March 27, 2010, 02:21:53 pm

Lucky, lucky Guzman. Nice barehanded snag by Kennedy.

That was a tough, tough play after the liner took a ricochet off the mound. Nice play all around.

Quote from: GMUNat on March 27, 2010, 02:43:12 pm

Craig Stammen is going to surprise a lot of people this year. 3.96 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 6.1 K/9, 2.8 BB/9

I agree, he had a good game today.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #1765 on:** March 27, 2010, 05:10:21 pm »

Quote from: JMUalumni on March 27, 2010, 04:11:26 pm

Well at least Arata was drafted by the team. This Pedro fellow and Fox dude have never even been in the organization before.

Yeah, I just saw a shrimpy little white guy and thought it was Arata.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #1766 on:** March 27, 2010, 05:12:58 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on March 27, 2010, 05:10:21 pm

Yeah, I just saw a shrimpy little white guy and thought it was Arata.

so it wasn't him?

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #1767 on:** March 27, 2010, 05:29:44 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on March 27, 2010, 05:08:35 pm

I'm admitadly not as anti AGon as others.

I am not either. I just remember some really weak swinging with the bat last season and he had some trouble when he was inserted at 2nd earlier in ST this year. Today at third he had some really nice throws to first and a few catches. Not perfect, but serviceable. I can see him in a utility role but also like you said, I can't see him as a starter.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #1768 on:** March 27, 2010, 06:43:36 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on March 27, 2010, 02:13:15 pm

If that's one of his best swings, send him to Minor League camp. It looked like a "excuse me" chopper.

what the hell were you watching? it was a gapper that gary matthews jr robbed of a double.

Maxwell hasn't had a good spring, but I'll give credit when credit is due and he had a good swing on that one.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #1769 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:06:38 pm »

Quote from: JMUalumni on March 27, 2010, 05:12:58 pm

so it wasn't him?

It was Fox.

I just assumed it was Arata because I didn't know we had some no-name guy Adam Fox in camp.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1770 on:** March 27, 2010, 09:51:31 pm »

Quote from: hammondsnats on March 27, 2010, 06:43:36 pm

what the hell were you watching? it was a gapper that gary matthews jr robbed of a double.

Maxwell hasn't had a good spring, but I'll give credit when credit is due and he had a good swing on that one.

It was a goofy looking golf swing. Wish I had DVR'ed so I could upload a screen shot.

It went that far because he's strong I guess, but the swing looked terrible.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #1771 on:** March 28, 2010, 03:37:39 am »

Quote from: PANatsFan on March 27, 2010, 09:51:31 pm

It was a goofy looking golf swing. Wish I had DVR'ed so I could upload a screen shot.

It went that far because he's strong I guess, but the swing looked terrible.

to each his own, i really think you are talking about another AB than I am. GMjr made a great play.

imref · « **Reply #1772 on:** March 28, 2010, 10:00:39 am »

Starting lineup per Ladson:

Morgan-8,
Desmond-6,
Zimmerman-5,
Dunn-3,
Willingham-DH,
Kennedy-4,
Bernadina-7,
Nieves-2,
Taveras-9
Olsen

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1773 on:** March 28, 2010, 10:43:19 am »

Just want to point out that I do not like the idea of Kennedy batting 6th and Desmond batting second.

I'd flip those two to start the season.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1774 on:** March 28, 2010, 10:50:25 am »

Drop Taveras and Nieves, and you have the Nats starting fielders. Interesting, at least.