http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/ Baseball discussion forums created for diehard fans of all MLB teams. Baseball is our passion. en Sat, 18 May 2013 15:54:45 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/ http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/major-league-baseball/48506-good-read-the-owners-meeting-about-instant-replay.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:57:47 GMT By one Jeff Passan. Y! SPORTS (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--mlb-instant-replay-to-reach-critical-phase-at-owners--meetings-001305231.html) By one Jeff Passan.

Y! SPORTS ]]> Major League Baseball Kingdom http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/major-league-baseball/48506-good-read-the-owners-meeting-about-instant-replay.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tssl-trade-block/48505-2034-minnesota-twins-trade-block.html Fri, 17 May 2013 03:10:32 GMT 3B Elijah Price (http://www.baseballslant.com/sim/tssl/p2678.html) - .359 avg in 675 AB last season, 135 runs scored, 56 SBs. 2B Carlos Arguelles (http://www.baseballslant.com/sim/tssl/p2458.html) - .333 avg in 634 ABs last season, 120 runs scored, .400 OBP 3B Gil Freitas, Jr.... 3B Elijah Price - .359 avg in 675 AB last season, 135 runs scored, 56 SBs.

2B Carlos Arguelles - .333 avg in 634 ABs last season, 120 runs scored, .400 OBP

3B Gil Freitas, Jr.

SP Farley Seward

SP John Speer - Would let go for essentially nothing if someone wanted to take a chance on him

SP Morris Herb - Never been given a chance to prove his worth

CF Donald Sanger - High Risk, High Reward. Not developed, 24 years old, but has potential to be MVP caliber ]]> TSSL Trade Block zodious http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tssl-trade-block/48505-2034-minnesota-twins-trade-block.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tssl-trade-block/48504-2034-st-louis-block.html Fri, 17 May 2013 01:22:05 GMT #51 Sideshow Mel, Centerfield, 30 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals - Out of the Park Baseball Report (http://www.baseballslant.com/sim/tssl/p534.html) #35 King Rosso, Reliever, 31 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals - Out of the Park Baseball Report (http://www.baseballslant.com/sim/tssl/p1096.html) #57... #51 Sideshow Mel, Centerfield, 30 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#35 King Rosso, Reliever, 31 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#57 Constantino Lopez, Reliever, 30 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#33 Condel Gonzalez, Reliever, 29 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals - Out of the Park Baseball Report ]]> TSSL Trade Block http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tssl-trade-block/48504-2034-st-louis-block.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/third-strike-sim-league/48503-2034-non-specific-chatter-thread.html Fri, 17 May 2013 01:03:58 GMT Congrats to the 2034 Hal of Fame class! CWS: Lucius Green retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! CHC: Joel Ibaņez retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! CIN: Eli Curbelo retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Congrats to the 2034 Hal of Fame class!

CWS: Lucius Green retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

CHC: Joel Ibaņez retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

CIN: Eli Curbelo retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

NYM: Rick Steiner retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

PHI: James Montijo retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

STL: Pablo Hernandez retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame! ]]> Third Strike Sim League http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/third-strike-sim-league/48503-2034-non-specific-chatter-thread.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48502-2048-colorado-rockies.html Thu, 16 May 2013 21:35:19 GMT SS Jose Lasagabaster RP John Ebert SS Jose Lasagabaster
RP John Ebert ]]> MSL Contract Extensions PhillyFan http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48502-2048-colorado-rockies.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-contract-extensions/48501-2008-san-diego-padres.html Thu, 16 May 2013 19:58:40 GMT CL Justin Huisman LF Jason Bay CF Andruw Jones CL Justin Huisman
LF Jason Bay
CF Andruw Jones ]]> TBL Contract Extensions DMBZeppelin http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-contract-extensions/48501-2008-san-diego-padres.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-league-news/48500-2048-sim-6-trade-deadline-news-rosters-due-sunday-5-19-13-11am.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:54:12 GMT Please have all roster changes in by Sunday morning. The trade deadline is tentatively set for Thursday 5/23/13 at 1 pm CST with sim 7 the following night, likely around 11:45 pm CST. Please have all roster changes in by Sunday morning.

The trade deadline is tentatively set for Thursday 5/23/13 at 1 pm CST with sim 7 the following night, likely around 11:45 pm CST. ]]> MSL League News HollywoodLeo http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-league-news/48500-2048-sim-6-trade-deadline-news-rosters-due-sunday-5-19-13-11am.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-league-news/48499-2048-all-star-game.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:44 GMT These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team : P Eddie Lopat from Texas P Paul Trout from Chicago (A) P Urban Shocker from Kansas City P Gaylord Perry from Oakland P Lemuel Burton from Toronto P Pedro Resto from Detroit P Raul Valtierra from Detroit P Stu Miller from Oakland These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team :

P Eddie Lopat from Texas
P Paul Trout from Chicago (A)
P Urban Shocker from Kansas City
P Gaylord Perry from Oakland
P Lemuel Burton from Toronto
P Pedro Resto from Detroit
P Raul Valtierra from Detroit
P Stu Miller from Oakland
P Bobby Upson from Texas
P Ted Lyons from Kansas City
C Charles Hartnett from Texas
C Kraig Manzanares from Anaheim
1B John Olerud from Toronto
2B Frankie Cristobal from Kansas City
3B George Brett from Houston
SS Billy Herman from Texas
LF Ted Williams from Kansas City
CF Matty Alou from Chicago (A)
RF Tony Oliva from Houston
1B Ted Kluszewski from Houston
CF Ben Chapman from Kansas City
CF Earle Combs from Detroit
LF Roy Sievers from Boston
SS Andrew Spencer from Kansas City
3B Pete Rose from Detroit

These players were selected for the NL OOTP-Allstar Team :

P Claude Passeau from San Diego
P Jerry Koosman from New York (N)
P Cristian Valles from New York (N)
P Juan Marichal from Montreal
P Robert Ellis from Chicago (N)
P Walter Johnson from San Diego
P Michael Bussell from St. Louis
P Lance Gaulke from Chicago (N)
P Armand Anguiano from Colorado
P Martin Saleem from Los Angeles
C Johnny Bench from Cincinnati
C Yogi Berra from Chicago (N)
1B Lou Gehrig from San Diego
2B Rogers Hornsby from Los Angeles
3B Gil Hodges from San Diego
SS Phil Rizzuto from New York (N)
LF Dick Allen from San Diego
CF Mickey Mantle from New York (N)
RF Joseph Medwick from St. Louis
1B Jamie Sitz from Chicago (N)
RF Paul Waner from San Diego
CF Hank Aaron from St. Louis
CF Willie Mays from Chicago (N)
2B Arturo Tijerina from Chicago (N)
3B Brooks Robinson from New York (N) ]]> MSL League News HollywoodLeo http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-league-news/48499-2048-all-star-game.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48498-2048-cincinnati-reds.html Thu, 16 May 2013 02:03:48 GMT If I do something stupid here with my list, I'm sorry. This is the first time I've done extensions.

1B Carl Yastrzemski
SS Derek Volpe
SP Jose Rijo
SP Mohammed Ellison
MR Preston Simoneau
MR Terry Williams
C Johnny Bench ]]> MSL Contract Extensions Mr. Deez http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48498-2048-cincinnati-reds.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48497-2048-chisox-extentions.html Thu, 16 May 2013 01:57:29 GMT 1B Victor Stull SP Paul Trout CF Matty Alou MR Earl Young 2B Billy Goodman 1B Victor Stull

SP Paul Trout

CF Matty Alou

MR Earl Young

2B Billy Goodman

3B Stan Hack ]]> MSL Contract Extensions zodious http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48497-2048-chisox-extentions.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48495-2048-texas-rangers.html Thu, 16 May 2013 01:42:01 GMT Please check on the following. SP-William Castrejon CP-Bobby Upson 1B-Richard Lawson LF-Toby Lilly RF-Sam Rice Please check on the following.

SP-William Castrejon
CP-Bobby Upson
1B-Richard Lawson
LF-Toby Lilly
RF-Sam Rice ]]> MSL Contract Extensions Molina00 http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/msl-contract-extensions/48495-2048-texas-rangers.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-transactions/48494-2008-trade-chc-det.html Wed, 15 May 2013 22:06:35 GMT Chicago (N) Trades: CF Felix Pie (5.0p, MLC) CL Mark Hunley (5.0p, MLC) SP Vince Perkins (1.0, MLC) Detroit Trades: 3B Adrian Beltre (3.5, $5,700,000) CF James Cooper (2.5, $300,000) Chicago (N) Trades:
CF Felix Pie (5.0p, MLC)
CL Mark Hunley (5.0p, MLC)
SP Vince Perkins (1.0, MLC)

Detroit Trades:
3B Adrian Beltre (3.5, $5,700,000)
CF James Cooper (2.5, $300,000) ]]> TBL Transactions Trendy Bastard http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-transactions/48494-2008-trade-chc-det.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-league-news/48493-tbl-2008-sim-6-due-sat-may-18th-10-00-am-cst.html Wed, 15 May 2013 17:40:35 GMT Please refer to the instructions thread for changes: Hybrid League Instructions Thread (http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/hybrid-sim-league/38841-hybrid-league-instructions-thread.html) It makes it much easier on me if you follow these instructions. Have your changes in by *Saturday, May... Please refer to the instructions thread for changes: Hybrid League Instructions Thread

It makes it much easier on me if you follow these instructions.

Have your changes in by Saturday, May 18th @ 10:00 AM CST

This will take us up to the trade deadline. ]]> TBL League News Trendy Bastard http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-league-news/48493-tbl-2008-sim-6-due-sat-may-18th-10-00-am-cst.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/trendy-baseball-league/48492-2008-all-star-game.html Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:55 GMT These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team : P Dontrelle Willis from New York (A) P Johan Santana from New York (A) P Oliver Perez from San Francisco P Brandon Morrow from Cleveland P Corwin Malone from New York (A) P Josh Beckett from Cleveland P Ben Hendrickson from Baltimore... These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Dontrelle Willis from New York (A)
P Johan Santana from New York (A)
P Oliver Perez from San Francisco
P Brandon Morrow from Cleveland
P Corwin Malone from New York (A)
P Josh Beckett from Cleveland
P Ben Hendrickson from Baltimore
P Scot Shields from Chicago (A)
P Grant McCall from Washington
P Juan Rincon from Chicago (A)
C Joe Mauer from San Francisco
C Josh Bard from Washington
1B Michael Aubrey from Detroit
2B Chase Utley from Boston
3B Eric Chavez from New York (A)
SS Rafael Furcal from New York (A)
LF Ryan Church from Los Angeles
CF Jeff Francouer from Boston
RF Jody Gerut from Detroit
1B Casey Kotchman from New York (A)
RF Eddie Eubanks from Chicago (A)
LF Grady Sizemore from Boston
LF Carl Crawford from Washington
SS Alex Rodriguez from Cleveland
SS Jimmy Rollins from Chicago (A)

These players were selected for the NL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Justin Germano from Arizona
P Justin Hoyman from New York (N)
P Philip Humber from Kansas City
P Dave Williams from Atlanta
P Jesse Foppert from Kansas City
P Brandon Webb from New York (N)
P Barry Zito from Chicago (N)
P Ray King from New York (N)
P Francisco Rodriguez from Atlanta
P Bobby Jenks from Kansas City
C Mitch Maier from New York (N)
C J.R. House from Chicago (N)
1B Todd Helton from Atlanta
2B Delwyn Young from St. Louis
3B Kevin Youkilis from Atlanta
SS Jack Wilson from Pittsburgh
LF Aubrey Huff from Atlanta
CF Carlos Beltran from Anaheim
RF Vladimir Guerrero from Arizona
1B Carlos Pena from Arizona
CF Corey Hart from St. Louis
LF Brad Hawpe from Texas
LF Pat Burrell from Chicago (N)
3B Miguel Cabrera from Anaheim
SS Michael Young from Pittsburgh




1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
AL Allstars 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 12 0
NL Allstars 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 10 2




AL Allstars AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 3 40
1-E. Eubanks PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .331 6 41
2-J. Bard C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 6 31
R. Furcal DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .354 6 35
A. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 20 69
3-M. Aubrey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 4 36
4-J. Rollins SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 8 50
C. Utley 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .314 10 60
J. Mauer C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .373 4 44
5-R. Church LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 8 57
G. Sizemore LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .293 9 48
6-J. Francouer CF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .329 0 32
C. Kotchman 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .303 7 30
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .298 14 60
J. Gerut RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .328 9 58
Totals 37 6 12 5 3 6 21 .000 0 0

Substitution Notes
1 - E. Eubanks pinch hit for C. Crawford in the 7th
2 - J. Bard substituted for E. Eubanks in the 7th
3 - M. Aubrey pinch hit for A. Rodriguez in the 7th
4 - J. Rollins pinch ran for M. Aubrey in the 7th
5 - R. Church pinch hit for J. Mauer in the 7th
6 - J. Francouer pinch hit for G. Sizemore in the 7th


BATTING
Doubles: R. Furcal (18, 5th inning off Williams, 0 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: E. Eubanks (6, 7th inning off Hoyman, 0 on, 1 out.) C. Utley (10, 2nd inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: E. Eubanks (41), C. Utley (60), J. Francouer 2 (32), J. Gerut (58)
Team LOB: 6



NL Allstars AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Young SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .291 4 48
1-A. Huff LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283 16 53
M. Maier C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301 9 46
2-K. Youkilis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 13 47
3-J. House C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .373 6 43
V. Guerrero RF 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .270 14 54
4-B. Hawpe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 16 48
5-J. Wilson 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331 7 38
M. Cabrera 3B 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .264 20 55
6-C. Hart RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 5 48
C. Pena 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .272 13 53
C. Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .300 19 77
P. Burrell LF,SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .268 12 55
T. Helton DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .302 7 47
D. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .342 5 44
Totals 37 4 10 4 5 13 21 .000 0 0

Substitution Notes
1 - A. Huff pinch hit for M. Young in the 6th
2 - K. Youkilis pinch hit for M. Maier in the 6th
3 - J. House substituted for K. Youkilis in the 7th
4 - B. Hawpe pinch hit for V. Guerrero in the 6th
5 - J. Wilson substituted for B. Hawpe in the 7th
6 - C. Hart pinch hit for M. Cabrera in the 6th


BATTING
Doubles: M. Maier (21, 3rd inning off Willis, 0 on, 2 out.) M. Cabrera 2 (15, 2nd inning off Willis, 0 on, 0 out, 5th inning off Perez, 3 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: M. Cabrera 2 (55), C. Pena (53), P. Burrell (55)
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cabrera 2 (10)
Double Plays: 4 (Young-Young-Pena, Cabrera-Young-Pena, Hoyman-Young-Pena, Pena-Burrell-Pena)


AL Allstars IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
D. Willis 3 2 0 0 1 6 0 52 28 1.88
O. Perez 1.1 5 4 4 2 1 0 35 17 3.21
C. Malone W 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 34 21 2.87 11-2
S. Shields H 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 20 13 1.53
J. Rincon S 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 3.61 26 SV

PITCHING
Batters Faced: D. Willis 12, O. Perez 11, C. Malone 9, S. Shields 6, J. Rincon 4
Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Malone 1-1, J. Rincon 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D. Willis 3-0, O. Perez 3-0, C. Malone 1-2, S. Shields 1-0, J. Rincon 2-2
Game Score: D. Willis 58



NL Allstars IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
B. Zito 3 6 3 2 0 2 1 48 30 2.63
D. Williams 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 40 22 3.35
J. Hoyman L 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 1 33 21 2.94 12-5
R. King 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 14 0.99

PITCHING
Batters Faced: B. Zito 15, D. Williams 8, J. Hoyman 10, R. King 7
Inherited Runners-Scored: R. King 2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B. Zito 6-1, D. Williams 1-2, J. Hoyman 3-1, R. King 5-0
Game Score: B. Zito 37



GAME INFO
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 41440 (41467, 99.9%) at SBC Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Chase Utley
Game Notes:
Corwin Malone extends his winning streak to a career high 10 consecutive decisions! ]]> Trendy Baseball League Trendy Bastard http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/trendy-baseball-league/48492-2008-all-star-game.html http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-transactions/48491-2008-trade-nyy-tor.html Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:35 GMT Yankees send SP Eduardo Morlan 4.5 prospect MLC SP Roberto Hernandez 4.0 prospect MLC 3B Kody Kirkland 3.5 prospect MLC Toronto sends 1B Casey Kotchman 2.5 overall $1,921,429 Yankees send
SP Eduardo Morlan 4.5 prospect MLC
SP Roberto Hernandez 4.0 prospect MLC
3B Kody Kirkland 3.5 prospect MLC


Toronto sends
1B Casey Kotchman 2.5 overall $1,921,429 ]]> TBL Transactions Trendy Bastard http://www.baseballslant.com/forums/tbl-transactions/48491-2008-trade-nyy-tor.html