Notes to Players

[Glenneration X]

I don't feel strongly enough one way or the other to take sides on who is right or who is wrong between Quentin and Greinke.
Who knows what was really in the heads of these players when this all took place.

One thing I do know though is that I'm looking forward to next week's series. Should be a war.

[JohnP]

Dear Salvador Perez:

Can you please go 4 for 4 tonight so that the Rotoworld buffoon that wrote this today:

"Salvador Perez is batting just .263/.282/.342 with one RBI over his first 39 plate appearances this season. While the 22-year-old should still finish in the top-10 among fantasy backstops, his lack of plate discipline could lead to a lower batting average than many are expecting."

can write this tomorrow:

"As we predicted here at Rotoworld, Salvador Perez is living up to his top 10 backstop status now raking along at a clip of .333 having gone 4 for 4 last night."

[Glenneration X]

Dear Matt Kemp- thank you for your awful start out of the gate( 3 for 25,0 HR/2 RBI,0 SB). It makes me feel so glad that I took you at 1.5 instead of reaching for Justin Upton.

Kemp had some nice swings tonight, I think he's on the verge of a breakout streak. Justin Upton - he's an Upton, the disappointment is coming. I think you made the right choice there.

I think we agree on these two as well KJ.

[KJ Duke]

Dear Matt Kemp- thank you for your awful start out of the gate( 3 for 25,0 HR/2 RBI,0 SB). It makes me feel so glad that I took you at 1.5 instead of reaching for Justin Upton.

Kemp had some nice swings tonight, I think he's on the verge of a breakout streak. Justin Upton - he's an Upton, the disappointment is coming. I think you made the right choice there.

I think we agree on these two as well KJ.

And now he's fired up too! I just hope he doesn't take it out on Patrick Corbin tonight, save it for another pitcher.

[mlbbug]

Just want to re-state what I posted about Quentin in another thread. He has been hit 95 times over the last 5 years( '08-20, '09-15, '10-20, '11-23, '12-17) and is currently #7 all-time amongst current active players with 116 HBP ( behind only Giambi-175, A-Rod-167, Jeter-163, Utley-151, M.Tejada-121 and Reed Johnson-120).Reed Johnson ? Anyway, I'm not defending or criticizing Quentin here,just presenting the facts.

[headhunters]

the facts are on fangraphs. he has been hit by strikes. he stands on top the plate. not a problem at all- but you will be hit- and no grenkie does not owe you an explanation. and no- if he swears at you you can't attack him. move on.

[rockitsauce]

the facts are on fangraphs. he has been hit by strikes. he stands on top the plate. not a problem at all- but you will be hit- and no grenkie does not owe you an explanation. and no- if he swears at you you can't attack him. move on.

Yeah right, strikes. The pitch he hit him w/ on Thursday night wasn't a strike, nor was this one from '09.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?conte ... 7&c_id=mlb

[headhunters]

i remember all the bad blood with greinke and quentin. that pitch was maybe 4 inches inside. most pitchers today throw outside 4 inches not inside by 4 inches. the game has changed because pitchers won't throw inside. the thing the cracks me up is carlos trying to get an explanation. greinke- "ok carlos i am throwing inside because you stand on top the plate and you get hit because you never move". 90% of major league ballplayers move away from that pitch. carlos is big ,slow and stands on top the plate. greinke never answered for the same reason we have the 5th amendment and he does not owe quentin an apology or explanation and quentin does not have the right to attack him. think of it this way- you don't know grenkies' intent- you do know quentins. it is that simple. the good news for carlos is if he played in the 60's 70's and 80's and pestered gibson or drysdale or nolan ryan for an explanation- the next time out he would get his answer and it wouldn't be 88mph in the shoulder.

[Cobb]

i remember all the bad blood with greinke and quentin. that pitch was maybe 4 inches inside. most pitchers today throw outside 4 inches not inside by 4 inches. the game has changed because pitchers won't throw inside. the thing the cracks me up is carlos trying to get an explanation. greinke- "ok carlos i am throwing inside because you stand on top the plate and you get hit because you never move". 90% of major league ballplayers move away from that pitch. carlos is big ,slow and stands on top the plate. greinke never answered for the same reason we have the 5th amendment and he does not owe quentin an apology or explanation and quentin does not have the right to attack him. think of it this way- you don't know grenkies' intent- you do know quentins. it is that simple. the good news for carlos is if he played in the 60's 70's and 80's and pestered gibson or drysdale or nolan ryan for an explanation- the next time out he would get his answer and it wouldn't be 88mph in the shoulder.

What about Greinke's shit talking that provoked Quentin to go after him in the 1st place? That pitch in the video above was a hell of a lot more than 4 inches inside, it hit him in the numbers. In the 60's and 70's, if you hit a guy enough, he was charging you. Gibson, Drysdale, and Ryan may drop him (on purpose), but they wouldn't keep doing it if Quentin kicked their ass too. All this because the guy got hurt...charging the mound is as much a part of old school baseball as plunking guys at will. I'm so sick of this damn issue. Greinke got hurt, get over it. If you don't want to get tossed around, don't talk shit...

[rockitsauce]

the good news for carlos is if he played in the 60's 70's and 80's and pestered gibson or drysdale or nolan ryan for an explanation- the next time out he would get his answer and it wouldn't be 88mph in the shoulder.

What would it be then, a 98 MPH fastball to the head ?

So Quentin is the "violent thug" b/c he chose to defend himself against a pitcher who has thrown at him numerous times (not every one of his pitches hit him), but it's perfectly acceptable, indeed, it's old timey real man baseball to throw at a man's head ala Drysdale, Gibson, & Ryan.

I wonder if one of those 3 manly men would've been prosecuted for murder had they been successful enough to kill a man w/ one of those fastballs.

Seems just a tad hypocritical to blast Quentin while bending over backwards to kiss Ryan's (and friends) ass.

[COZ]

Dear Joe Blanton:

Now that you've got the lead, it'd be nice if you could strike somebody out and not hang 90 mph meat over the plate and give up two hits an inning. No idea why you always get labeled a "sleeper" or "underrated" every year when all your fastball does is get consistently crushed. And no idea why I drafted you. Watching you pitch is truly painful and starting you for two starts is a deathwish. You bum!

Dear Mike Scioscia:

You very well may be the most overrated manager in baseball. Good job running Mike Napoli out of town. Only a former catcher would find a way to get Jeff Mathis into the line-up at the expense of Napoli. Now that you have the lead, get Blanton out of the game before he gives up his typical 1-2 HR's per game. Get your bullpen up for the love of god and preserve your (my team's) ability to get the "W." Please!?!?

COZ