BigEd76 wrote:Jameson Taillon was treated today for suspected testicular cancer. Only 25.....holy shit

pacino wrote:is Trout getting better? Maybe

Phillies starters enter the week averaging 5.48 innings per start, fewer than all but five NL teams: the Cubs (5.42), Brewers (5.23), Mets (5.37), Marlins (5.09), and Reds (4.94). A couple of weeks ago, Mackanin was talking about the need for a big-league hitter to produce quality at-bats consistently, regardless of their end result. The same can be said for a pitcher and his starts. The volatility the Phillies have experienced in that department has been hugely destructive.

Warszawa wrote:

Phillies starters enter the week averaging 5.48 innings per start, fewer than all but five NL teams: the Cubs (5.42), Brewers (5.23), Mets (5.37), Marlins (5.09), and Reds (4.94). A couple of weeks ago, Mackanin was talking about the need for a big-league hitter to produce quality at-bats consistently, regardless of their end result. The same can be said for a pitcher and his starts. The volatility the Phillies have experienced in that department has been hugely destructive.

really surprised to see the mets and cubs on that list.

ReadingPhilly wrote:It's pretty crazy Reds fans don't understand how good votto is. They actually think he sucks.

ReadingPhilly wrote:It's pretty crazy Reds fans don't understand how good votto is. They actually think he sucks.

Willie Stargell’s 1979 National League MVP award and his ‘79 World Series ring are up for auction, as part of a collection of the Hall of Famer’s personal items being sold by his widow, Margaret Weller-Stargell.

“Willie’s collection will do very well at auction,” said Terry Melia, spokesman for SCP Auctions, Inc. “We expect it to clear more than half a million dollars when it’s all said and done.”

“These were hard-earned items that Willie competed for,” Weller-Stargell said, “and it’s our hope that this auction not only reminds people of his greatness on the baseball field but also how he carried himself with dignity off the field.”

In addition to Stargell’s memorabilia, there are 723 total lots — an auction term referring to the number of items being sold — including, most notably, the hand-written founding documents from the MLB’s original eight owners in 1876. At the time, the league was called the “National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs.”

In addition, J. Ross Greene, a vintage card collector from Peachtree City, Ga., is selling a rare 1909 T206 Honus Wagner baseball card as one of his 134 lots. The card, which depicts the Pirates’ Hall of Fame shortstop, got its name, “The Original Wagner,” because it was the first of its kind to show up in mainstream media on Nov. 6, 1930.

pacino wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:It's pretty crazy Reds fans don't understand how good votto is. They actually think he sucks.

are they booing him?

Polar Bear Phan wrote:

pacino wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:It's pretty crazy Reds fans don't understand how good votto is. They actually think he sucks.

are they booing him?

Passed through there on Monday and while they didn't boo him, it did seem some other players were more popular (e.g. Adam Duvall and Billy Hamilton).