Pete Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Nats trade Daniel Murphy to the Cubs for a minor league player and future considerations. That sound you just heard was Cindy's Cubs acceptance circling the drain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 The Nats also traded Matt Adams to the Cards. Bryce Harper was also claimed off of waivers but he was pulled back EDIT Correction - Adams is a straight waiver claim by the Cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 And that sound you hear in Washington is the plug officially being pulled for the season. Granted it was already finished but to do it in the beginning of the Phillies series is the ultimate in give up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Aaaand Yu is out for the rest of the season. He was one of my favourite pitchers since coming from Japan, so I was happy to see him revive his career in Chicago, but the last 12 or so months have been an absolute disaster for Darvish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I thought Yu Darvish sucked. Way too much for someone oft injured and for someone who can't get the job done. Meh, whatever. It's not like he made a difference this year anyway. I also couldn't care less about the Cubs signing Murphy. Yeah, Murphy is a huge piece of shit and a fucking idiot, but in terms of baseball, this was as much about not letting another team get him as it was about the Cubs needing him as a missing piece or something. All of this really doesn't matter when you consider that tonight was the FIFTH FUCKING GAME IN A ROW WHERE THE CUBS SCORED ONE FUCKING RUN OFF OF A SOLO HOMER. AGAINST THE TIGERS. WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I am not sure where “Daniel Murphy is a piece of shit” is coming from but okay..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 4 hours ago, RIPPA said: I am not sure where “Daniel Murphy is a piece of shit” is coming from but okay..... There's him being a homophobe... (Yes I know what he said. It's not a "lifestyle", it's not a choice, it's just life.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Totally missed that I figured it was Craig saying he still sucks at baseball (which had hadn’t since he got healthy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Totally missed that I figured it was Craig saying he still sucks at baseball (which had hadn’t since he got healthy) No, it's what he said about the "homosexual lifestyle." As for baseball, he's still basically a statue anywhere in the field, but he can hit, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I will say this - as I was Googling to learn what you guys where talking about (which as soon as I saw the story I was like OH! That's right) Apparently he and Billy Bean are good friends now and (this is all per Bean from a interview a year or so okay) that it was actually the reaction to his original comments caused Murphy and his wife to reach out to Bean and that is what started the friendship and Bean says that the Murphys have "evolved" (whatever that means) in their thinking So maybe progress???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 I don't believe Daniel Murphy is a Westboro Baptist Church "Let 'em all hang" type. I do think he's an oaf and didn't fully understand his super-religious POV wouldn't be gladly accepted until the backlash - especially in New York. So, all that said, until he actually shows he's progressed as a person (volunteer work, charity, or hell, even an interview talking about this again), I'm still on the "fuck that guy" bandwagon. But that's me. Others may be more willing to forgive and forget. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 12:15 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: I don't believe Daniel Murphy is a Westboro Baptist Church "Let 'em all hang" type. I do think he's an oaf and didn't fully understand his super-religious POV wouldn't be gladly accepted until the backlash - especially in New York. So, all that said, until he actually shows he's progressed as a person (volunteer work, charity, or hell, even an interview talking about this again), I'm still on the "fuck that guy" bandwagon. But that's me. Others may be more willing to forgive and forget. If he was just covering his ass with PR wouldn't he have made his conversation with Beane public? Instead he did the exact opposite. Wouldn't that be a good indicator of sincerity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 11:49 AM, Craig H said: As for baseball, he's still basically a statue anywhere in the field, but he can hit, so there's that. He'll most likely sign with an AL team. I'd prefer to have one steady DH, as opposed to the more recent trend of rotating the DH spot, using it as a half day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 He'll be a hell of a DH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 The Brewers are the team that put in the claim on Matt Harvey. Trade deadline is 1:30 EST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 David Bote is good at this walk-off thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Bote is a man. That dude is the shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 The Mets should replace the Shake Shack at Citi Field with a medical marijuana dispensary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Has Arrieta always looked shell-shocked every game? Jesus. I feel like the Phils are draining the life out of the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 The Nats had a 32 inning scoreless steak before finally scoring in the 6th today They then 14 more runs in the 8th and 9th. This is way they are so shitty but have a decent run differential 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Oh but because the Gods hate the Nats - Kelvin Herrera totally destroyed his leg/knee covering 1st base in the 9th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Rays win their 8th straight in sweeping the Red Sox Its the first time Boston was swept this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 One of my friends said tonight was the worst attended yanks/o's games he can ever remember attending. I told that to one of the guys at work who went over the weekend and he said all the seats down low were almost all yankees fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 It’s always that way The Yanks scored twice and a let’s go Yanks chant broke out. You can say it’s what happens when a team is gonna lose a 115 games but the Camden crowds have been pro-Yanks for awhile now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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