"Where did people get on Jesus the most? In his hometown. It's one of those things, where baseball-wise, this is my hometown. They got after it...once the alcohol started flowing good. It hurts a little more knowing that people would turn that quickly. But it tells you a lot." © Jesus Hamilton

was he expecting palms laid in the batter's box? Hamilton was invisible during the final stretch last season, told Rangers fans they're "spoiled" and need to show up for 30 more years before they can be considered a baseball town, then signed with a rival. dude, you can't go three years without hitting the bottle, so yeah -- you're going to be called a crackhead at Texas games.

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I was going to detail the futility of Houston's AAAA offense, but then I actually looked up the stats. and saw Pittsburgh's team numbers:

.119 BA / 8 R / 5 extra base hits / .347 OPS

I know it's six games, but that's amazing. Astros are running away with the K-BB award, though, at a sparkling 74-9.

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on the flip side, did every other ace get the shit beat out of him yesterday? Matt Cain gave up 9 runs to the Cardinals, tying the worst start of his career (coincidentally, five years ago against St. Louis). Strasburg was hit up for 6 runs, also tying his worst start ever. Dickey (8 ER), Price (8 ER), Hamels (8 ER)...it was brutal.

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Kyrie: I wasn't.


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Don't worry about it.

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I guess it's more relative than anything. I think he's going to be a lot closer to Josh Reddick production than top 10 player in the game production, and the perception/ expectation that comes with his contract is going to make him look sorry. 175 ks and a sub .325 obp wouldn't surprise me at all.

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do or die

It's encouraging, even though it's the Royals and Mariners.

Keppinger is batting under .200, but Morel would be batting .190 if he started. Hopefully De Aza and Viciedo continue to grow this year.

Not worried about Toronto or the Yanks. Baltimore will fold and the Sox and Rays will battle it out for the division.

Didn't take long to win back the fans. A little hustle, little effort, some likable players and we will be back.

The owners? They lost us and will never be liked again, but at least I can watch the games.

Actually felt sympathy for Lackey - that is a major turnaround.

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they went 1, 2, 3 in the first three innings then in the 4th inning they put 9 runs on him. Its like they were stealing pitches or some shit.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

he was right that we did get spoiled down here

he hit a slump in the worst possible time and folk turned on him

thats baseball tho

he should stop fueling the fire cause it aint goin to get any better anytime soon

i'd be pissed if he michael finley'd us and went to a rival and won the series tho




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>he was right that we did get spoiled down here



>he hit a slump in the worst possible time and folk turned on
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i feel ya tho

things I've seen in sports

dude took the TEXAS RANGERS to 2 WS

and ya'll booing him

in a contract year

I would've bounced too

they should have been naming streets after him

presenting him with keys to the city

statewide Josh Hamilton day

booing him with the LAA is expected

but going after his wife and kids (from what I heard)

ehh, I don't get the outrage

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And it's a windy one. It's blowing out at least, hopefully we can finally get our offense rolling.

Not sure who got a more hostile reception before the game, Braun or Marmol.

the right side of the infield is 'tearing the cover off the ball' as people are fond of saying. 2 HRs each, combined 16 RBI's. 'Schmidt already has 9 K's tho (lol). great opening to the year so far.

i chuckled at your Hamilton dialogue. bizarre comparison.

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The worst strike call I've ever seen, Naked Gun-esque. Maddon pretty much summed it up after the game when he said 'that call cannot happen in a Major League Baseball game.' Still have no idea how the ump was fooled into that call.

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"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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Is there a video link to this? Didn't see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Nl3kHRMpU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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I just saw it

not only was it outside

by the jawn hit the dirt

WTF!

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it's hilarious how often he's in the middle of random shit like this.

Pierzynski's weird tailing backhand is the reason we're acting like this is some historically bad call. I don't think it would necessarily be the worst ball/strike call in any given game.

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and that one ended an NLCS game.

but yeah that strike call on Zobrist was horrible.

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The announced 34k attended, but it looked a lot closer to 25k. They (Marlins management) kicked out 5 guys for wearing "protest" tshirts, then tried to say that they were removed for failure to show ID to police officers, which the officers are saying isn't true. In the bottom of the 8th, I think, some guy on the third base line tried to get a "Lets go Marlins" chant started (you could hear plainly on TV because that place is an echo chamber, like Sunlife with a bit of roof) and, after getting a few participants going, the cameras then showed a steward asking the man to sit down. Greg Dobbs is their cleanup hitter and starting firstbaseman. There may be no point in Stanton even taking a bat to the plate with him this year.

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

...on an average Tuesday this year? I'm catching the Nats @ Marlins on Tuesday, excited to see the new stadium (though I'm not expecting much from the team).

If that opening is an indication, and the offense as anemic as they were last night, and the bullshit from that front office continues, they will not crack 20k on average this year unless Lloria hacks prices or something, which won't happen.

in which a new grade and amount of gasoline just gets thrown on it every year to make it worse.

He could be Roger Clemens, he could be Mark Pryor, or he could be something in between. Regardless, as long as he strikes guys out with pitches like this ( http://gamereax.com/jedd-gyorko-flailing-at-matt-harvey-slider/ ) I'll enjoy watching him every chance I get.

Michael Young fans may not want to watch this

http://gamereax.com/matt-harvey-strikes-out-michael-young-on-90-mph-slider/

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Through seven games, they're batting .126 as a team.

How many other clubs since 1900 have had a team average that low through their first seven games? Not a one. Not in the dead-ball era. Not in the live-ball era. Not in the Bob Gibson 1.12 ERA era. Or any other era.

The previous low: .144, by Whitey Alperman's 1907 Brooklyn Dodgers

I don't know who wrote that up, but it's amazing

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until Grienke can pitch again...and I don't give a shit about Zack or the Dodgers. That was some bullshit, though.

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Greinke's also a bitch, just not in this case.

Quentin is making a stand...throw it outside where he wants it, or he'll break your fucking bones!

>Greinke's also a bitch, just not in this case.


http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/58091/so-is-this-what-zack-greinke-did-to-make-carlos-quentin-so-mad

I hope Donny has pitchers throw at this guy every AB

you don't set franchise records for HBP by accident

having watched Utley perfect this into a art

dude is indeed a BITCH!

(oh, and I heard he didn't want no parts of Kemp in a fair fight)

it's like reality TV

you all brolic for the cameras with security, etc...

but when the lights go off the panties come out!

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Quentin wanted no parts of it

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"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

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@ the M's game last night

Made the Felix loss a lot more tolerable

The Shermanator's first pitch was better than anything our 4th & 5th starters have thrown this year

E.T. was torn between rootin for the Rangers or M's but loves him some Lance Berkman

Kam was a true fan & a top-notch trash talker along w/ the other two

I might be heading to more Rainiers games than M's this season.

after ugly slide into 2nd base...hope this dude is ok but it doesn't seem like it.

for this one

numbers look crooked like king kong shook it - jdilla

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be about it or be without it

RIP GOATs

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4 hit shutout, no walks, 12Ks and 3-3 from the plate with 2 RBI

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