2010 SPRING TRAINING

Jeremy Guthrie, 30, has been around quite a bit longer than Heyward and Strasburg. He was just named the Orioles' starter Wednesday against the Rays. While Strasburg is working with a blank slate, Guthrie is intent on wiping out the memory of 17 losses in 2009. Spring Training is about rebirth, about starting over and only looking ahead. He is part of a projected rotation that includes Kevin Millwood, Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman.

"I'm excited," said Guthrie, whose last start was Oct. 4. "I'm happy to open up Ed Smith Stadium."

Zzzzzzzzzzzz...

valuable new information

i'm a little disappointed that no one has lost weight or rediscovered their passion for the game this year.

i'm going to a game in Jupiter ^_^ will try to get some pics of the Marlins star studded line-up for you guys

Guthrie declined to comment on the unexplained cuts around his wrist area.

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This is the first year in the past 4-5 that I havent made a trip to Arizona for ST. =(

Goddamn if Justin Upton plays as he's expected dude is going to clock some serious dollars. Got 50mil for 6 years and he'll be a free agent when hes 28.

When was the last time a free agent was up for a fat new contract during his actual prime years? A-rod?

tex?

And CC too. I have a short memory.

so looking forward to jupton replacing granderson or crawford

When was the last time a free agent was up for a fat new contract during his actual prime years?

― mayor jingleberries, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:18 PM (4 hours ago)

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The 10th-ranked University of Miami baseball team dropped its exhibition game against the Florida Marlins Wednesday afternoon, falling 19-3 at Roger Dean Stadium. Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run first inning homer and starter Ricky Nolasco tossed two shutout innings to lead the Marlins to victory.

The Marlins jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after one. Chris Coghlan walked and Cameron Maybin reached on a bunt single to lead off the inning, before Ramirez's three-run blast to left cleared the bases.

http://i28.tinypic.com/hwgvbs.jpg

It's a decent diversionary tactic -- that is, if Maybin still runs with one of his wings flapping in the wind.

he does :-)

Bengie Molina should give that a shot.

Rockies 11 - 1 D'Backs. I could get used to this.

u know they're not played like real games, rite?

OMG UR RITE IR SUCH A NOOOB

well, not all the 'roids have been shipped yet.

jaysonst Box-score line of the day: Kevin Millwood vs. Det: 2/3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, a walk, a balk & a HR to Clete Thomas, 1st hitter he faced as an Oriole

u know they're not played like real games, rite?

What's different?

1:00 WAS-DET game tomorrow, featuring Stephen Strasburg, will be televised by MLBN tomorrow.

Closer Joe Nathan and the Twins were hit with the news this morning that he has a significant tear if the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in his right elbow, a potentially devastating blow to a team looking to make an extended postseason run.

While surgery certainly looms as a possibility, Nathan will take two weeks to let the swelling in the area subside. He'll work with the trainers to strengthen the muscles around the elbow. And then he will try to pitch.

If that doesn't go well, Nathan will have surgery that will end his season.

That's why you don't make predictions til April.

Yikes. Always liked Joe, can't believe that Sabean and Coletti traded him (and Liriano and Bonser!) to the Twins for AJ Pierzynski. I think that's when I finally realized that Sabean and Coletti were complete idiots.

The Twins are in the AL Central and are the Twins. They will be fine.

beckjason Joba walks Carlos Guillen w/ bases loaded, then Gerald Laird hits grand slam. #Tigers now up 5-3 on Yankees in 3rd.

LOOOOOL, then LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

browsing spring training stats, lars anderson is having a rough go of it 0/18

heh prospects. as early as last year people were insisting that he'd slide right in as ortiz's replacement by 2011

err 'as late as'

uh... dbax vs. kcr:

Arizona  	IP  	H  	R  	ER  	BB  	SO  	HR  	ERA
Buckner 	2.0 	9 	8 	8 	1 	3 	0 	11.45
Qualls 	0.1 	5 	6 	6 	1 	1 	0 	14.54
Zavada 	1.2 	3 	3 	3 	2 	1 	1 	8.44
Heilman 	1.0 	7 	4 	4 	0 	1 	0 	14.40

   	 1   	 2   	 3   	 4   	 5   	 6   	 7   	 8   	 9   	 	 R   	 H   	 E 
Kansas City
	5 	3 	7 	2 	4 	  	  	  	  	  	21 	24 	0
Arizona
	0 	0 	0 	0 	  	  	  	  	  	  	0 	2 	0

O_o

nickpiecoro
the royals' brian anderson hit for the cycle in four innings. went 3b-2b-1b-hr. 21-3 now.

lol

can't wait til people pick the royals as a sleeper again this year

eventually people will learn.

c'mon, I don't remember anyone doing that last year

it might not have been anyone here - but i do remember a few people last year doing just that.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Batting practice ended early for Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin on Monday when it turned into target practice.

Martin's session against live pitching ended when he was knocked down once and hit twice by minor league pitcher Tim Corcoran -- once in the back, once above his left wrist.

Martin, facing live pitching for the second time since being shut down by a right groin injury, was clearly frustrated when he left the field, shouting an obscenity as he entered the hallway outside the clubhouse. But by the time he had gone to the training room for treatment and returned with an ice pack on his wrist, he was in good spirits and was laughing about what had happened with his teammates.

lol

simulated beaning

way to go, asshole:

TAMPA, Fla. -- Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span hit a foul ball that struck his mother in the chest in the first inning of Wednesday's spring training game against the New York Yankees.

Wanda Wilson was wearing a Span jersey and sitting with about 20 family members and friends near the third-base dugout. Span took a defensive swing against Yankees starter Phil Hughes in the first inning and hit a liner right at her in the box seats.

A stunned Span sprinted from the batters' box to the stands and stayed with his mother while paramedics treated her. The split-squad game was delayed for a few minutes as she was taken to first aid, and the Twins said she was sore but OK.

Span returned to the plate with the count 3-2 and struck out looking on the next pitch. The Twins originally said Span would leave the game, but his mother was sitting in a different seat by the bottom of the first inning and he went to center field.

She was treated by paramedics and back in the stands minutes later, but eventually went to a hospital after being convinced by medical personnel at the stadium.

Span flied out in the second inning, then left in the bottom of the third, telling a team official he wasn't mentally into the game. Span and his mother spent time together after he departed.

The AL co-leader in triples last season was born and raised in Tampa. Span regularly volunteers to make the long trip from the Twins' spring training home in Fort Myers when Minnesota visits the Yankees so he can see his family.

Man.

thisisdspan
My mom is feeling ok right now!

add insult to injury: ken singleton the whole time was callin her a man who was hit

First game at Target Field televised on MLB Network right now.

"IMAGINE WHAT'S GOING THROUGH (starting pitcher) CARL PAVANO'S MIND."

*so much pressure*

"FIRST PITCH EVER AT TARGET FIELD NEXT!!!!"

I wonder which of the new ballparks will be the first one to be replaced.

Does the White Sox stadium count as new? I can see it being demolished. Maybe minute made in Houston.

White Sox stadium counts as new to me, and it was the first one I thought of.

maybe washington sadly T_T

Target Field has a replica of this glove:

http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/wp-content/uploads/mickey-hatcher-big-glove.jpg

Denard Span today: 2 ab, 1 triple, 1 home run

0 relatives hit in the face i assume

http://marksheldon.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/04/leake_is_reds_5th_starter.html

So stupid.

they're really not doing much to dispel the dusty baker criticisms huh

Aw, the Twins fans just gave Jacques Jones a huge ovation. He had to step out of the box for a bit.

they're really not doing much to dispel the dusty baker criticisms huh

Dusty isn't the GM, though.

Just noticed the uniform numbers/colors feature on Baseball Reference:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesja05.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlmi01.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seaneru01.shtml

hey, who wants to go to Phoenix/Scottsdale next March?

that actually sounds like a good idea

LOL @ dodgers announcers abt the angels reliever "we're trying to find out anything about the new pitcher. call us if you know anything"

hey, who wants to go to Phoenix/Scottsdale next March?

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, April 2, 2010 9:07 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i do!

OK, let's see what my travel budget looks like at Christmas.