pitcher wins for the marlins, tho
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 September 2015 23:50 (eight years ago) link
"Marlins express interest in Bowa"
― Andy K, Monday, 5 October 2015 01:33 (eight years ago) link
that pic of pauley shore upthreat looks like richard simmons
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 5 October 2015 17:15 (eight years ago) link
re Bowa mgr interview
@robneyer This would be the best thing for baseball writers since Bobby Valentine.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 October 2015 20:31 (eight years ago) link
This Jose Fernandez 5-Hour Energy ad is something.
― Andy K, Monday, 5 October 2015 20:59 (eight years ago) link
@joecapMARLINS#Marlins announce Ichiro -- 65 hits shy of 3,000 -- will return and play for Miami next year.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 17:29 (eight years ago) link
A moment for Jonah Keri who predicted the Marlins would win the WS this year.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 19:52 (eight years ago) link
such a bad player now
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 20:06 (eight years ago) link
xp i thought that was michael baumann (also a grantland guy, so the confusion is understandable)
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 20:11 (eight years ago) link
Ichiro walked one more time this year than he did in 2001 -- with exactly 300 fewer plate appearances -- and still had a terrible OBP.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 21:00 (eight years ago) link
Ha. Third Google search result for "fangraphs 'infield hits'" is http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1101
― Andy K, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 21:03 (eight years ago) link
Crude comparison, but his 2001 batting average on infield grounders was .129. In 2015, it was .069.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 21:09 (eight years ago) link
#sochill
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
gonna trade ozuna because loria doesn't like him to make room for ichiro
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 21:20 (eight years ago) link
both keri and baumann picked miami -http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-predictions-playoff-picks-mvp-cy-young-surprise-team-flop-team/
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 01:45 (eight years ago) link
huh weird, kinda surprised at keri for that but tbf he was far from the only one bullish on the fish. baumann picking them never surprised me bc he's, like, a moron and stuff, dude legit used "intangibles" unironically in his AL wildcard preview to justify picking the Yankees
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 10:57 (eight years ago) link
I wouldn't judge writers on preseason picks; most of the analytics-savvy ones HATE writing that column, it seems, cuz everyone usually knows what the most statistically likely teams to win are, and that's boring. So they have to throw in an offbeat choice or two.
RJ Anderson at BP on Ichiro:
There are two ways to view this deal. From a baseball perspective, it's rotten. This is Wade Boggs with the Devil Rays all over again, to the extent that you wonder if the Marlins intend to retire his number sometime after he collects his 3,000th hit. There's nothing wrong with teams co-opting or embracing milestone chases, but there has to be a facade of prioritizing winning; otherwise it comes across as a cheap PR stunt, as this signing does. It doesn't help that the Marlins have earned a bad reputation over the years on these things, nor that Ichiro ended the season with the sixth-highest salary on the roster.
What's then is the best defense of this deal? That, from a fan's perspective, it's cool....
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link
Perhaps he is a valuable mentor in the clubhouse.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
Happy birthday to the god Rich Waltz.
― Andy K, Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:04 (eight years ago) link
The Marlins are just a strange club.
http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/11/11/the-marlins-made-a-lopsided-trade-with-the-pirates-as-a-compensation-deal/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs
― earlnash, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 21:56 (eight years ago) link
that's actually one of the only good trades the marlins have made recently
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 November 2015 22:22 (eight years ago) link
@HardballTalk#Marlins taking offers on Marcell Ozuna because Jeffrey Loria "can't stand the guy"
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 November 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUq2EigUkAAYmsS.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 25 November 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
the only button that works is "basement"
― nerd shit (Will M.), Wednesday, 25 November 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
has there been speculation about Ozuna landing spots or are people considering this just a bunch of hooey? feelin like any "need" to deal ozuna is more spectacular/weird/eccentric/irrational than "needing" to deal fernandez
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 25 November 2015 22:36 (eight years ago) link
supposedly the mariners are interested?
― nerd shit (Will M.), Wednesday, 25 November 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
http://a2.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2016%2F0220%2Fr55636_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&w=1140&cquality=40
― nomar, Saturday, 20 February 2016 22:46 (eight years ago) link
Ichiro: 2935 hits, 596 walks.Bonds: 2935 hits, 2558 walks.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 01:43 (eight years ago) link
cream + clear = good eyes
slothro come up with a thread title
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 03:11 (eight years ago) link