Balta1701 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 This is not a good thing. - Los Angeles police are looking for two men who beat and critically injured a San Francisco Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the opening day game. The victim is a 41-year-old man from the San Francisco Bay Area, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. P.J. Morris. The man is in serious but stable condition at a local hospital, police said. Earlier Friday, LAPD Sgt. Sanford Rosenberg said the injury was not life-threatening. Morris said that the man and two friends were walking to their car after Thursday night's season opener, won by the Dodgers, 2-1. All were wearing Giants apparel. Two men, wearing Dodgers gear, followed them and words were exchanged. The victim was hit in the head, Morris said, and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the pavement. He was then kicked several times in the torso and head. Morris said the suspects fled the scene. Police looked at video footage, but said it was inconclusive. Interviews with several witnesses have taken place. "It is extremely unfortunate that this incident took place on what was otherwise a great day at Dodger Stadium for tens of thousands of fans," the Dodgers said in a statement. "We're committed to having the most fan and family friendly environment in baseball and will continue to make that a top priority. We are cooperating fully with authorities during their investigation and we wish this fan a speedy recovery." Investigators are asking anyone with information on the attack to call police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 02:40 PM) This is not a good thing. That's awful. Freakin idiots. I couldnt find anything with a quick google search, but didn't a similar thing happen last year with the same fan bases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChrisSamsa Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) Phillies just went station to station to tie their game in the bottom of the 9th.... ... And they finish it off with a Mayberry liner to center. 6 singles in the 9th, 3 runs. Edited April 1, 2011 by ChrisLikesBaseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 02:53 PM) Phillies just went station to station to tie their game in the bottom of the 9th.... ... And they finish it off with a Mayberry liner to center. 6 singles in the 9th, 3 runs. And the closers of the NL Central start the year 0 for 3. Watch out Hanrahan or Marmol, you may next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 01:10 PM) Anyone else looking forward to getting a glimpse of the Pirates against the Cubs? I'm not a fan of the Bucs overall philosophy, but I feel like guys like McCutchen, Alvarez and Doumit can be Major League stars if they were on a better team. If they had any starting pitching worth talking about, they could fight to go .500 and mess up that division race like Cleveland does in the AL Central every year. As a 3-year Baseball America subscriber, I'm a fan of any and all premium young talent. I don't care what team they play for. I'd argue McCutchen is already a star and Alvarez isn't far behind. The better these guys get, of course, the better the Pirates will eventually (finally) get. I like Tabata and Walker as well (and, yes, Ace, Jones still sucks). They're going to take either Anthony Rendon or Gerrit Cole with the #1 pick this year. And they've got premium arms in Jameson Taillon and Stetson Allie, though each is 2-3 years away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 J.P Arencibia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 OK, if Brandon Belt is as good as it seems the Giants, not the Phillies, are by far the team to beat in the NL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 FYI, my predictions for the year were that Brandon Belt would be the NL ROY, and that JP Arencibia was my sleeper pick in my draft. So far, so smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 12:36 AM) FYI, my predictions for the year were that Brandon Belt would be the NL ROY, and that JP Arencibia was my sleeper pick in my draft. So far, so smart. I'm tryin' to bang this HOT ass Indian chick that's playing super hard to get. What are my chances? I mean I want like a percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 12:39 AM) I'm tryin' to bang this HOT ass Indian chick that's playing super hard to get. What are my chances? I mean I want like a percentage. Edited April 2, 2011 by witesoxfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 09:14 PM) J.P Arencibia JOSE BAUTISTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (3E8 @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 02:47 AM) JOSE BAUTISTA ADAM DUNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 03:16 AM) ADAM DUNN LOUD NOISES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 12:39 AM) I'm tryin' to bang this HOT ass Indian chick that's playing super hard to get. What are my chances? I mean I want like a percentage. Feather or dot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 09:26 PM) As a 3-year Baseball America subscriber, I'm a fan of any and all premium young talent. I don't care what team they play for. I'd argue McCutchen is already a star and Alvarez isn't far behind. The better these guys get, of course, the better the Pirates will eventually (finally) get. I like Tabata and Walker as well (and, yes, Ace, Jones still sucks). They're going to take either Anthony Rendon or Gerrit Cole with the #1 pick this year. And they've got premium arms in Jameson Taillon and Stetson Allie, though each is 2-3 years away. Problem for the Pirates is...by the time those 2-3 year away guys arrive, guys like McCutcheon and Alvarez are going to be in their arbitration years, and they're going to be looking to trade them before they get expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 10:56 AM) Problem for the Pirates is...by the time those 2-3 year away guys arrive, guys like McCutcheon and Alvarez are going to be in their arbitration years, and they're going to be looking to trade them before they get expensive. Fair point. But the Pirates have spent almost $31 million on draft bonuses the last three years, tops in baseball. You don't spend that kinda coin for nothing. And they haven't had players of McCutchen's and Alvarez's talent/potential in quite some time. So I think they'll be a lot more inclined to hang on to them, as opposed to average players like Jason Bay and Nate McClouth, once it's time to pay them. Edited April 2, 2011 by Jordan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Phew! Albert's out of his slump. I swear people were ready to jump off buildings after his opening day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 MLB Network will be covering the Bartman game as #7 on their greatest games series tomorrow night. DVRing, enjoying, laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 12:06 PM) Fair point. But the Pirates have spent almost $31 million on draft bonuses the last three years, tops in baseball. You don't spend that kinda coin for nothing. And they haven't had players of McCutchen's and Alvarez's talent/potential in quite some time. So I think they'll be a lot more inclined to hang on to them, as opposed to average players like Jason Bay and Nate McClouth, once it's time to pay them. Unless they catch lightning Tampa Bay-style, we will be having the exact same conversation in three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Lackey contract=fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) Lackey contract=fail Agreed; Honestly I much prefer both the Jays and Rays to the yankees and redsox for the ALE and WC. The jays pitching is serious business and they've got a good line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 09:11 PM) Agreed; Honestly I much prefer both the Jays and Rays to the yankees and redsox for the ALE and WC. The jays pitching is serious business and they've got a good line-up. Come again? I know you love young talent and all, but thinking that the Jays are a superior team to both the Yankees and the Red Sox is assinine. Only 2 of their starting 5 threw 100 innings in the majors last season. I love what the Jays are doing, think there's a good chance they win 80 games this year on the strength of that offense, and are competing for division titles as soon as 2013, but this isn't the year. In fact, I'm expecting them to get out to about a 30-20 or 40-30 start only to see them come crashing down when all of their young pitchers start hitting a wall. And, to be quite honest, it wouldn't entirely surprise me to see Baltimore finish ahead of them this year, though I'm not expecting it. I also think Tampa Bay is playing with fire this year. It's been a hot phrase around here, but there is no team in the entire major leagues that is as boom-or-bust as Tampa is. They have a completely rebuilt pitching staff and 4 new starters on offense. Many of them are risk/reward players. They are either going to mesh really well and win a lot of games, or it's going to blow up and get ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 07:50 PM) Unless they catch lightning Tampa Bay-style, we will be having the exact same conversation in three years. Only time will tell. But if it ends up that way again, then so be it. I'm not a Pirates fan. I'd like to see them get good again. If only to make Cubs' fans lives more miserable. QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) Lackey contract=fail Definitely the case so far. And this is actually a point for Jerry and the 3-year contract stipulation. Thing is the Red Sox have drafted and developed an ace in Lester, a budding ace/#2 in Buchholz and had the pieces to land another ace (though not so much of late) in Josh Beckett. QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 09:11 PM) Agreed; Honestly I much prefer both the Jays and Rays to the yankees and redsox for the ALE and WC. The jays pitching is serious business and they've got a good line-up. Andrew Friedman and Alex Anthopoulos are the top two young GMs in the game, IMO, and exactly the type of GM I would want running the Sox whenever KW quits or get fired (the latter more than likely never happening under any circumstance). Oh, and I didn't read beautox's post thoroughly. Neither team has a chance of competing with the Yankees or Red Sox this year. But the future is still very bright for both teams. Edited April 3, 2011 by Jordan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Bobby in for the Bosox...weird seein him in that uni. First batter Hamilton almost took him yard (wind held it up big time). Edited April 3, 2011 by Wanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) Lackey contract=fail yeah, I thought they would at least get 2 solid years out of him, but didn't even get the first solid year out of him. Wouldn't be shocked if he puts up a decent year, but looks like that deal may be a dud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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