Wainwright apparently needed and received an MRI on his elbow for soreness. No structural damage found
Big trade. Cubs and A's. Samardzija and Hammel for Russell, McKinney, Straily, and a player to be named later.
Yadier Molina and Brandon Phillips both will be out for months. Thumb surgery to repair torn ligaments. NL Central is wide open for the Brewers.
This all star break can't get here fast enough. This past week and a half has been a complete...complete fucking disaster.
I didn't know they changed the rules to the Home Run Derby. Players get 7 outs instead of 10? They want to make it a shorter game but add 2 extra players? The round bye, the bracket. I don't like these changes.
I can see that. They often wear themselves out with 10 outs and it detracts from the final round performance. Has there been any study relevant to participants and their 2nd half of season HR totals? I seem to recall this event hurts a bunch of them. Maybe I'm wrong.
And the Cardinal fucktards are ruining it for the NL. I have a great idea, lets start Wainwright over Kershaw cuz he's my guy, and while we're being bias as shit, let's put all the Brewers at the bottom of the order. Fuck the Cardinals.
Managers usually start their guy if he's a legit option. Wainwright was the MLB ERA leader (Kershaw didn't qualify).
Yeah it wasn't a crazy decision because Wainwright is a beast, but Kershaw is clearly better. Turns out it cost us home field in the World Series.
it's been discussed, but basically every manager would've taken his guy there. If Wainwright were on the Brewers and Roenicke was managing the NL All Star team, he would've started him. You can't really say it cost the NL home field because had it been flipped, Wainwright still might've allowed runs when he pitched. What was more costly was Matheny not pinch hitting for lefties late in the game, leaving them in to flail against lefty relievers. The whole uniqueness of the ASG is you have a deep bench. Use it.