[The Notorious K.O.P]

I see the Final Vote ends today. Hopefully Longoria and Hart win both of the votes.

The Rangers are doing good right now! Hamilton with the walk off last night on K-Rod was great.

Also I saw on ESPN earlier is that Matt Holliday will be starting for Soriano in the outfield in the ASG.

[RaMonJR]

Originally Posted by KOP

I see the Final Vote ends today. Hopefully Longoria and Hart win both of the votes.

The Rangers are doing good right now! Hamilton with the walk off last night on K-Rod was great.

Also I saw on ESPN earlier is that Matt Holliday will be starting for Soriano in the outfield in the ASG.

Is there anywhere that specifically says what the votes are?

I've been looking all over and all I get is that Longoria is in first.

Hopefully Giambi catches up.

[Porn Freak]

Originally Posted by MovieStarR

Well if thats the case we're all in for a wild ride. Red Sox will win the AL East. Now, I would like to think that the Rays will finsh 2nd but... I guess I have too see it to believe it.

I am praying for a wild finish to the season in the East. It would be nice to have another team in the race for the AL East crown. It makes it more intresting and fun.

[LadyCroft]

Originally Posted by RaZorJR

Its a little thing called attitude. They thought that because the yanks were below them, they could easily come into Yankee stadium and take a quick 2 games. When in reality, we own them. I remember a certain fight that happened before the season started. Go ahead, root for the sox. It wont be a big loss so it wont matter to me.

My god you are something else. Please tell me you are 14 years old or younger. It's the only way your posts make sense.

First of all, any team that doesn't have an attitude of winning isn't going to win. It's not that hard to figure out.

And secondly show me an article where any player or coach or manager said they were going to come into Yankee stadium and easily win. I dare you to show me that article. You can't show me one because they don't exist. You get these little ideas in your head and you actually think about it so much you convince yourself it's true.

And right now the Rays on the Yankees. Look at the standings. It's clear. Now could that change? Of course it could there's alot of baseball left to be played. But on this date and time, the Rays own the Yankees.

Btw, I'm sorry for being a fan. I'm gonna have to boo every time the Yanks win according to you right? If I defend them, its being cocky.

That might be the stupidest thing I've read on here in the last six months. Where did I say you should boo when the Yanks win? Again, I didn't say it but somehow you convinced yourself I did... You seem to do that alot

No shit sherlock. Having a positive attitude is necessary to win, duh. They had too much attitude, like they were invincible. I read it in the newspaper and saw their interviews, they said it as if the Yanks were a below average team.

Again, show me any article that stats that. Every major newspaper can be found on the internet... show us those articles you read. I'll be waiting.

[Porn Freak]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3481747

SEATTLE -- The sunken Seattle Mariners finally released slugger Richie Sexson after a slump that lasted for most of two seasons and made him a target of constant booing from frustrated fans.

The team also on Thursday placed Opening Day starter Erik Bedard on the 15-day disabled list.

Since signing his four-year, $50 million contract with Seattle in December 2004, Richie Sexson has 497 strikeouts in 2,102 plate appearances.

The Mariners would have loved to have been able to trade the .218-hitting Sexson, but his $14 million salary this season made that nearly impossible. So now Seattle is eating the rest of that money in what may be the first of multiple moves to rid the last-place team of underperforming veteran players.

The Mariners, bolstered by a player payroll of $117 million, expected to reach their first postseason since 2001. Instead they entered Thursday's game at Oakland at 36-55, 18 games out in the AL West. Seattle has already fired general manager Bill Bavasi and manager John McLaren and remains on track to become the first team with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games.

The Mariners placed Bedard on the 15-day disabled list with stiffness in his left shoulder. The move, retroactive to July 5, means Bedard will be eligible to return on July 20 -- and will miss some chances to be showcased for teams interested in possibly trading for him before the July 31 deadline for deals without waivers. Bedard has just six wins in 15 starts and has not pitched since going five innings on July 4, extending his trend of not being able to pitch deep into games.

To fill the roster spots of Bedard and Sexson, Seattle recalled right-hander Jared Wells and selected the contract of infielder Tug Hulett from Triple-A Tacoma.

Sexson, a 33-year-old native of Brush Prairie, Wash., drive in just 30 runs in 74 games and has often been benched in favor of light-hitting and seldom-used Miguel Cairo. McLaren, on his way out last month, said Sexson was trying too hard and that a change of teams probably would be best for his sagging career.

Even during his 39- and 34-home run seasons for the Mariners in 2005 and '06, Sexson wasn't embraced by Seattle fans since arriving from Arizona with a four-year, $50 million contract on Dec. 15, 2004. Two days later, Adrian Beltre signed to overshadow Sexson.

Then came last season.

He hit a career-worst .205 with 21 homers and 100 strikeouts in '07, which ended with the Mariners mercifully shutting him down for the final weeks of September with a relatively minor leg injury.

He had the lowest on-base percentage (.295) of his career. His batting average was the lowest in the major leagues among those with at least 312 at bats. That would be fine with Seattle -- he has always been a slugger, not a hitter for average -- except Sexson's run production was also a career low for a full season not cut short by major injury.

This season brought more of the same. As of late last month, he had the lowest batting average of all regulars in the AL since the beginning of the '07 season.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

It's about time they released Sexton. He has been a big disappontment for the M's, especially the last two seasons. And Bedard has been a disappontment for the M's this season.

[Otacon]

D-backs suck. Someone hold me. ;_;

[Skill]

Originally Posted by RaZorJR

No shit sherlock. Having a positive attitude is necessary to win, duh. They had too much attitude, like they were invincible. I read it in the newspaper and saw their interviews, they said it as if the Yanks were a below average team.

Good for them to know Yanks are still their daddy.

Can you blame them for being a little cocky though? They are the best team in the major leagues, and nobody expected them to be.

[ShocK]

Originally Posted by Otacon

D-backs suck. Someone hold me. ;_;

At least the entire NL West sucks, don't know if that makes you feel any better or makes it any better

Originally Posted by Mr. Porn

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3481747



It's about time they released Sexton. He has been a big disappontment for the M's, especially the last two seasons. And Bedard has been a disappontment for the M's this season.

It's about time the M's released Sexson, I think he's just about done but could be wrong. I want Bedard to be traded, send him to the NL too.

[Porn Freak]

Originally Posted by ShocK

It's about time the M's released Sexson, I think he's just about done but could be wrong. I want Bedard to be traded, send him to the NL too.

I don't think that Sexson is fully done. He still has something to offer to another team. As for Bedard, he isn't going anywhere.

[ShocK]

Evan Longoria and Corey Hart won the Fans Final Vote. I'm glad Longoria won, I wanted him in and for the NL I wanted Wright but didn't really care.