The 2007 Major League Baseball Thread

[FrankZappa]

David Ortizs\' 2005  Mercedes-Benz : SL-Class  SL65 AMG for sale

Not only are you securing your chance to sit behind the wheel of what critics have referred to as the "fantasy convertible" but this is a chance to own a piece of Red Sox history. This dream car belongs to David Ortiz, aka Big Papi, of the Boston Red Sox. This was a gift to himself after winning the 2004 World Series and was his prized possession over the past two years. This car has been pampered for its short life, taking Big Papi back and forth to Fenway Park. The car has a little over 4,000 miles on it and has been always dealer serviced and is in immaculate, showroom condition.

This SL65 AMG features a powerful 6.0- liter 12-cylinder, twin-turbo charged engine, hand built following AMG’s one-man-one-engine philosophy for unparalleled quality and workmanship. Supplemented by 738 lb.-ft. of torque, the SL65 boasts 604 horsepower and rockets from 0-60 in just over four seconds. This car is a real head turner and has many additional options including custom aero kit, including Lorinser Fenders. The car is sitting on 20" Lowenhart LSR wheels wrapped with Contintental Sport Contact Tires. This car cost David over $205,000 when it was purchased and then he spent another $35,000 in aftermarket accessories. This car has been featured in DUB magazine and won the 2006 award for Best Celebrity Car.

This car will be hand delivered at Fenway Park to the lucky winner of this auction by Big Papi, himself. He will bring you your new car with keys and title in hand.

Good luck and happy bidding.

This car cost David over $205,000 when it was purchased and then he spent another $35,000 in aftermarket accessories :holyshit:

[davepeck]

that\'s a fuckin beautiful car..

but "his prized possession"?? he couldn\'t have liked it too much if he only put 4k miles on it in 2 years!

[leith]

Anyone checkin\' out the Angels/Yanks series? Pretty fun stuff. Well if you\'re an Angel fan.

[booztravlr]

mets/padres game last night came down to the wire. padres take the lead in the top of the 7th, lose it in the bottom of the 8th, regain it in the top of the 9th then hoffman blows it in the bottom half. hopefully peavy can step it up and take game 2.

Anyone checkin\' out the Angels/Yanks series? Pretty fun stuff. Well if you\'re an Angel fan.

the game last night was nuts. anderson racked up 10 rbi for an \'rbi cycle\'...in the first 6 innings. just goes to show when the yanks play teams that actually have good pitching theyre 5-7 runs a game won\'t cut it. would have finished at 18-5 if the angels actually cared about their pitching in the 9th.

[leith]

mets/padres game last night came down to the wire. padres take the lead in the top of the 7th, lose it in the bottom of the 8th, regain it in the top of the 9th then hoffman blows it in the bottom half. hopefully peavy can step it up and take game 2.

Anyone checkin\' out the Angels/Yanks series? Pretty fun stuff. Well if you\'re an Angel fan.

the game last night was nuts. anderson racked up 10 rbi for an \'rbi cycle\'...in the first 6 innings. just goes to show when the yanks play teams that actually have good pitching theyre 5-7 runs a game won\'t cut it. would have finished at 18-5 if the angels actually cared about their pitching in the 9th.

The Angel game on Mon. night was an assclincher just like last night\'s Padre game they just came out on top.
Last night\'s Angel game was just bliss after watching that Padre game. Jake will bring it hard tonight.

[FrankZappa]

yea, so um, go rangers. :holyshit:

[Spacey]

yea, so um, go rangers. :holyshit:

what a beating Baltimore endured. Amazing to see the bottom of the order produce that many runs. No wonder the stadium was empty.

[FrankZappa]

I guess a question for pitchie. Why is pedro in the minor league right now?

[davepeck]

rehabbing.

[FrankZappa]

well they are extending his time there, so whatever the rehab was for I doubt he\'ll be back this year.

[davepeck]

well they are extending his time there, so whatever the rehab was for I doubt he\'ll be back this year.

he should be back in september actually..

NEW YORK -- Pedro Martinez is making progress -- even as the platform remains the same.

Martinez will remain with Class A St. Lucie for a fourth Minor League rehab start -- a third with St. Lucie -- on Monday, after which the team will evaluate whether he\'s ready to join the Mets or needs one additional start.

"At the point where we are right now, it\'s going to be start to start," general manager Omar Minaya said. "We\'ll evaluate it after the start on Monday."

Martinez will throw 80 to 90 pitches in that outing, and he\'ll likely then advance either to Double-A Binghamton for a final rehab start or join the Mets on a road trip that takes them to Philadelphia, Atlanta and Cincinnati. If Martinez does first make another Minor League start, he\'d be lined up to join the club at the start of a nine-game homestand on Sept. 7, which begins with three games against the Astros.

Martinez could have joined Double-A for his next start, but he opted instead to remain in a situation where he can worry less about the opposition and more about himself. Minaya said that his injured pitcher\'s greatest concern right now is location not velocity.

"Pedro needs to do what he wants to do in the at-bat," Minaya said. "The goal here is for him to pitch to the zone that he wants to pitch to. That doesn\'t matter whether it\'s done in \'A\' ball or it\'s done in another area."

[booztravlr]

the padres/mets series had a playoff feel to it. each team was capable of putting up a ton of runs in any inning. besides peavy, this series was all about offense. the lead was traded back and forth each game and it was only fitting that game three went to extra innings. beltran was a hero in game one and played strong throughout. khalil greene finished off the series 8-15 with 5 rbi. 2 errors each at 3B for wright and kouzmanoff (4 of the 5 total errors in the series) which really fueled comebacks for the mets. i hope they meet in the playoffs.

[leith]

It was a pretty sweet series. Def. playoff atmosphere.

[Gfunk]

Sox v.s. Yanks tonight! anyone else pumped? Go Bosox!

[Klout]

the padres/mets series had a playoff feel to it. each team was capable of putting up a ton of runs in any inning. besides peavy, this series was all about offense. the lead was traded back and forth each game and it was only fitting that game three went to extra innings. beltran was a hero in game one and played strong throughout. khalil greene finished off the series 8-15 with 5 rbi. 2 errors each at 3B for wright and kouzmanoff (4 of the 5 total errors in the series) which really fueled comebacks for the mets. i hope they meet in the playoffs.

Both teams hit in that series but in reality the mets have a much better offense than the padres.  The padres could easily beat the mets in the first round of the playoffs, but only because its a 5 game series and the padres have excellent front end of the rotation with Peavy, Young and Maddux. All of three of them CAN be lights out but it\'s certainly no guarantee. The mets have a much deeper and more balanced  team overall and would definitely be the favorite if the teams were to meet in the second round. But if the Padres get the wild card I think they will be playing the Mets which sucks.