Dynasty Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have to say I think I've reached the point where I can no longer believe that the Pirates have any chance of contending for, let alone win, the division this year or anytime in the next five years.As long as the Cardinals are a baseball team, I'll agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 BREAKING NEWS: Ryne Sandberg has resigned as Philies manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 BREAKING NEWS: Ryne Sandenberg has resigned as Philie's manager. Quoted for posterity. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Quit on his team without telling his players. He knew MacPhail wasn't gonna keep him around anyway and bailed before everyone else got the ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Sandberg has quit in the middle of a season before, but it was 1994... so I guess no one finished that season. The Phillies were never the right fit for him. He would have done a good job with the rebuilding Cubs instead of Quade-Sveum-Renteria and then been unceremoniously dumped for Maddon just like Ricky.Fans wouldn't have liked it, but only because he's a Hall of Famer that would have managed to go 79-83 with a 101-loss team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Scherzer is 12 outs away from a perfect game and matching Vander Meer's impossible feat of back-to-back no-hitters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Galvis breaks it up with a 1-out double in the 6th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGiantsFan Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 First, Nori Aoki, now Giancarlo Stanton; the Dodgers are breaking everybody... BEHANCE | PORTFOLIOÂ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Quit on his team without telling his players. He knew MacPhail wasn't gonna keep him around anyway and bailed before everyone else got the axSeems kind of silly to quit and forfeit this and next years' salary rather than just let yourself get the ax, collect a check, and not be labled a "quitter". There's something else going on here (though you're right that he wouldn't have been retained.)Sandberg has quit in the middle of a season before, but it was 1994... so I guess no one finished that season.The Phillies we're never the right fit for him. He would have done a good job with the rebuilding Cubs instead of Quade-Sveum-Renteria and then been unceremoniously dumped for Maddon just like Ricky.Fans wouldn't have liked it, but only because he's a Hall of Famer that would have managed to go 79-83 with a 101-loss team.Have you ever listened to Ryne Sandberg talk? I don't think I've ever heard a less inspirational person. It's like the Phillies were being managed by an inanimate carbon rod. He didn't have the respect of his players (most of which don't know or care that he is a HOFer), got shown up regularly, and made moves that even the uber-homer TV announcers openly questioned.He's FAR from the reason the team stinks - I don't think any manager living or dead could have won with this team - but it became obvious really quickly why he had been passed over for major league jobs for all those years. AAA, where the players have to listen, is his ceiling. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Quit on his team without telling his players. He knew MacPhail wasn't gonna keep him around anyway and bailed before everyone else got the axSeems kind of silly to quit and forfeit this and next years' salary rather than just let yourself get the ax, collect a check, and not be labled a "quitter". There's something else going on here (though you're right that he wouldn't have been retained.)Sandberg has quit in the middle of a season before, but it was 1994... so I guess no one finished that season.The Phillies we're never the right fit for him. He would have done a good job with the rebuilding Cubs instead of Quade-Sveum-Renteria and then been unceremoniously dumped for Maddon just like Ricky.Fans wouldn't have liked it, but only because he's a Hall of Famer that would have managed to go 79-83 with a 101-loss team.Have you ever listened to Ryne Sandberg talk? I don't think I've ever heard a less inspirational person. It's like the Phillies were being managed by an inanimate carbon rod. He didn't have the respect of his players (most of which don't know or care that he is a HOFer), got shown up regularly, and made moves that even the uber-homer TV announcers openly questioned.He's FAR from the reason the team stinks - I don't think any manager living or dead could have won with this team - but it became obvious really quickly why he had been passed over for major league jobs for all those years. AAA, where the players have to listen, is his ceiling.I bet those Mike Scioscia "coming home" rumors are gonna pick up now.(Sosh has the ability to opt-out after this season, and he grew up outside of Philly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I think it's interesting that Sandberg didn't thank any of his players during the press conference, while the players that agreed to interviews in the locker room weren't sad he was gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 51.7% of Casey McGehee's plate appearances have ended in double plays this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Just strike out and give the next guy a chance to drive them in. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddthebucfan Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Harold Reynolds is currently trending on Twitter and no one seems to be able to figure out why. Â Shameless Self Promotion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Quit on his team without telling his players. He knew MacPhail wasn't gonna keep him around anyway and bailed before everyone else got the ax Seems kind of silly to quit and forfeit this and next years' salary rather than just let yourself get the ax, collect a check, and not be labled a "quitter". There's something else going on here (though you're right that he wouldn't have been retained.) Sandberg has quit in the middle of a season before, but it was 1994... so I guess no one finished that season.The Phillies were never the right fit for him. He would have done a good job with the rebuilding Cubs instead of Quade-Sveum-Renteria and then been unceremoniously dumped for Maddon just like Ricky.Fans wouldn't have liked it, but only because he's a Hall of Famer that would have managed to go 79-83 with a 101-loss team. Have you ever listened to Ryne Sandberg talk? I don't think I've ever heard a less inspirational person....Yes, um, I um, have... sorry, the ums were a trademark of his playing days. I think he's cleaned them up a bit.I was shocked he pulled off his Hall of Fame speech as well as he did, but then again Sammy Sosa was an easy target.Still, my point stands: When the Cubs were trotting out a Triple-A team on the MLB roster, he would have been a good fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Steven Matz's pitching debut for the Mets was special not because he got the win but because he had three hits and 4 RBI. NL baseball FTW. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." Â BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Steven Matz's pitching debut for the Mets was special not because he got the win but because he had three hits and 4 RBI. NL baseball FTW.Meh, if it's special when a batter does his job then I'm perfectly fine with the AL. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 It's special when anyone making their debut gets 3 hits and 4 RBI. When he also gets the win, it's even cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportzfan Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I feel the Red Sox are beginning to catch their stride, they might not go for any long streaks but I feel they are going to be consistently good from here on after this bad slump they had the last month or so. They still need to trade for a good starting pitcher this year to have a shot at competing for a World Series but i feel they can be a playoff contender now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Steven Matz Grandfather steals the show www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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