one pitch into the season and the marlins are losing
― mookieproof, Thursday, 29 March 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
lol whoops, I'll have a mod delete mine
― WilliamC, Thursday, 29 March 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link
we're on a record pace for home runs in a season
― mookieproof, Thursday, 29 March 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
Salvador Perez hurt himself carrying luggage yesterday. 6-8 weeks. -_-,
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 29 March 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
Fangraphs marathon chat
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-opening-day-very-long-chat/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 March 2018 17:07 (five years ago) link
damn José Ureña had a bad first inning
― omar little, Thursday, 29 March 2018 17:07 (five years ago) link
Past a stumbling Schwarber.
― Andy K, Thursday, 29 March 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
Opening day (tribe/mariners) game starts at 10pm EST! Madness.
― burzum buddies (brownie), Thursday, 29 March 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
surely staggering times for TV is the reason, as it's ESPN late game following Dodgers-Giants
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 March 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
I'd figure a 7pm start time in Seattle is probably not that irregular.
― earlnash, Thursday, 29 March 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Time was all openers were day games though. *scratches beard*
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 March 2018 19:16 (five years ago) link
Start the game at 1 or 4 so I can watch it. This is all I ask.
― burzum buddies (brownie), Thursday, 29 March 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
13 Cardinal Ks thru 7 (Thor & Gsellman)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 March 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
nice slide dumbass
Textbook by Chase Anderson. pic.twitter.com/SBbffAGTLF— Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino) March 29, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 29 March 2018 20:54 (five years ago) link
whoa that's huge
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 29 March 2018 20:55 (five years ago) link
did he manage to injure himself there??
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 29 March 2018 21:23 (five years ago) link
i think his knees took the worst of it
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 29 March 2018 22:32 (five years ago) link
rays w a nice 6 run bottom 8th
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 29 March 2018 22:56 (five years ago) link
wow white sox are clobbering the royals
― na (NA), Thursday, 29 March 2018 23:09 (five years ago) link
Heard from (the awesome) Jason Benetti on a FG podcast that Tim Anderson season was flunked by the murder of a good friend of his. Heck, my fish die and I can't do anything all day. So to see him compete and getting better is pretty cool, I have high hopes for him.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 29 March 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
braves tied up the phils
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 29 March 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link
Looking at that Red Sox box score, I somehow don't figure Joe Kelly would be considered their setup guy.
― earlnash, Friday, 30 March 2018 02:32 (five years ago) link
he was really good last year! but yeah
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 March 2018 03:02 (five years ago) link
He’s got a riddick fastball, no?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 30 March 2018 03:47 (five years ago) link
i think he has one of those kyle farnsworth fastballs -- very hard and very straight
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 March 2018 03:53 (five years ago) link
goddamn i love having baseball going on in the background while I werk
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 30 March 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
Mike Everitt (home plate umpire) just took a fastball directly off the top of his mask, taken out of the game. he looked really shaken up.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 30 March 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
michael feliz appears to have this issue as well
some very bad baseball in detroit today
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 March 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
yeah, both teams seem to be trying to give it away
― Karl Malone, Friday, 30 March 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
contract both teams imo
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 March 2018 20:58 (five years ago) link
Max Scherzer pretty much at top form. Scooter Genette got a double off of him and it must have just ticked Max off as he struck out the next 7 batters.
― earlnash, Friday, 30 March 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
(fwiw: Scooter 4/4 on the day)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 31 March 2018 00:11 (five years ago) link
adam eaton 5-for-5, HR, 2 2B
love that guy
― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 April 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
A-Rod does not like the launch angle revolution.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 2 April 2018 01:16 (five years ago) link
he preferred the injections-for-lunch angle
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 April 2018 01:45 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/LBzuS0L.png
The Yankees haven’t been outside the top two in MLB payroll since 1994, the last time a baseball season ended without a World Series.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mlb-opening-day-payrolls-down-from-2017/
― Karl Malone, Monday, 2 April 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
trend: it seems like just about every single pitcher talks into their glove when heading toward the dugout after recording the final out of the inning, just before it cuts to commercial.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 2 April 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
oh to be a leather strap on that glove
bartolo : called up by the rangers to pitch tonight
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 April 2018 19:00 (five years ago) link
the first pitcher from the 2017 nippon league to hit a home run in 2018 mlb is: miles mikolas.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 2 April 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
106.1 exit velo
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 April 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
blessed day xp
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 2 April 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
it just struck me that lorenzo cain's nickname "locain" is a cocaine reference?
― na (NA), Monday, 2 April 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link
I’ve watched this thirty times. pic.twitter.com/HjEbNgy3EV— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) April 2, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 2 April 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
Spearing!
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Monday, 2 April 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
Christ this Astros/Os game is only in the 4th
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 00:41 (five years ago) link
top 13th in Phoenix!
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 06:37 (five years ago) link
#Rays Kiermaier will try something new today to combat cold weather vs #Yankees - covering his whole body with Vaseline to serve as an extra layer against the wind.— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) April 3, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
it's gonna be exciting if he has to slide into a base
― na (NA), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
Ryan Braun is actually really nice. I saw him being all friendly and cordial with the security guy, someone who everyone else just walked by without saying a word. He’s cool! Didn’t expect that.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
But if one person that I thought was a dick was nice, what does that mean about all the other people I thought were dicks? Could they be nice people too? No, I bet that I am correct about all the other people and that none of them are nice, better to just keep a closed mind so that things are steady and reliable
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
Decent night at the park tonight for Christian Villanueva pic.twitter.com/mCsnyCV54T— Daren Willman (@darenw) April 4, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 06:16 (five years ago) link
<3
― timellison, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 06:54 (five years ago) link
the Braves are raking.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
Carlos Santana stealing home (10MB mp4):http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2018/04/04/1906303983/1522871765592/asset_1200K.mp4
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link
sick
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
Carlos Santana stealing home (10MB mp4)lol
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
Lucroy gunned down 3 would-be base-stealers tonight.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 5 April 2018 06:02 (five years ago) link
THIS! pic.twitter.com/2FJCQzPTUv— Jen Mueller (@JenTalksSports) April 5, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:07 (five years ago) link
Minor league player names
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/here-are-the-100-best-minor-league-player-names-heading-into-the-2018-season/c-270771028
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 5 April 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link
Jon Lester threw out Ryan Braun trying to steal third, with his new bounce pass strategy.
― na (NA), Friday, 6 April 2018 00:47 (five years ago) link
to be fair it's a pretty slo-mo steal attempthttps://www.mlb.com/video/c-1908265383
― na (NA), Friday, 6 April 2018 00:48 (five years ago) link
Goldschmidt on pace for 250 walks...
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/BB_season.shtml
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
Blood bath in Philly
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 8 April 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
Question for the crowd?
Under the current labor agreement, is it possible for there to be a player/manager anymore?
Seeing a story about Frank Robinson becoming player/manager for the Indians got me wondering why that gimmick had not been done lately.
I was trying to think of a player/manager after Pete Rose with the Reds and could not think of one. Was Rose the last one?
― earlnash, Monday, 9 April 2018 11:33 (five years ago) link
i regret watching the victor robles injury video :(
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:03 (five years ago) link
― earlnash, Monday, April 9, 2018 7:33 AM (twelve hours ago)
not sure about the CBA but seems like that's just too much work for one person, not sure why a player would ever want to take on that responsibility/pressure
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link
yeah i think it's theoretically possible but will never happen again
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:59 (five years ago) link
A scoring change from March 30 awarded Scott Kingery a steal on a play that was originally ruled a wild pitch. So now, Kingery joins Jimmy Rollins as the only Phillies since 1900 with multiple hits and a steal in their MLB debut.— Matt Breen (@matt_breen) April 9, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 01:44 (five years ago) link
Molina suspended for one game. Jeez, MLB are some cranks; I think the poor guy's learned his lesson
― Evan R, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link
bumping/shoving an umpire is an automatic suspension. that it's only one game suggests that MLB doesn't think it was malicious
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
Apparently the d-bag manager pointed toward Yadi and referred to him with an “adjective”, I think that’s what set him off.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
he charged a manager from the dugout, shoved an ump and started to take a swing. It seemed pretty malicious to me. Has any player shoved umpires more and been punished less for it than Molina?
― Evan R, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
he didn't charge from the dugout? he wildly overreacted to lovullo's backhanded praise of his framing skills -- some version of 'fuck' is in every single sentence on a baseball field -- and tried to get at lovullo with the ump in the way
i mean, yadi is an annoying redass, but he didn't actually hit anyone
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:37 (five years ago) link
ah, I got confused watching the video about his positioning. Still seems insanely inconsistent to me. Last year Willson Contreras got a two-day suspension for bouncing a helmet that accidentally hit an ump. Brett Lawrie once got four games for the same thing. One game for shoving an ump directly seems generous.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
damn Boston is destroying the Stankees
― omar little, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 01:31 (five years ago) link
Betts is going crazy tonight.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 01:35 (five years ago) link
tracer, make a red sox thread
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 01:36 (five years ago) link
in fact, in a week i am going to create team threads if their fans have not done so
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 02:15 (five years ago) link
Today’s Brewers/Cards game is only viewable on Facebook. fuck that
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
wtf I thought FSN got all 162 games this year
so dumb
not as dumb as last night's game though ;)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
That game seemed excruciating for both teams, at least until the last bit. A lot of the Brewers/cards games have been like that so far! Must see, excruciating baseball
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
lost in the "Brewers have won nearly every game in the final at-bat" narrative is the "Brewers have blown every save opportunity so far" one
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
Today’s Brewers/Cards game is only viewable on Facebook.fuck that― Karl Malone, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 7:34 AM (one hour ago)
fuck that
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 7:34 AM (one hour ago)
mlbstreams
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
yeah, i'll be hitting that up today for sure. so annoying, though, esp as a recently departed facebook user. makes me dislike zuck even more
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
Holy crap this FB stream is obnoxious. "How about that routine ground out? Brewers fans, what do you think? Join the conversation!"
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
facebook fans, tell us what your faaavorite blooper is!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
"Many Cards fans in the comments section saying, 'Come on St. Louis! Put some runs on the board!'"
(That's an actual thing they just said... this is the most banal announcing I've ever heard)
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
"He wants to go downtown here! A little Petula Clark."
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
I love that--should be turned into verb: "He Petula Clarked that one!"
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
Brewers fans, do you want to see your team out there for the 9th? I bet you do!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
"Cardinals fans were fuming the other night, and for good reasons. Some didn't want to see him in a high leverage situation. Some didn't want to see him walk four batters."
Deep insight into the mind of a Cardinals fan.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
"A lot of Brewers fans would rather they left Josh Hader in" whoa these guys are dialed in
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:03 (five years ago) link
"He's throwin' BEACH BALLS up there!" okay lmao that is quality commentary
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:13 (five years ago) link
[Fat Albert voice] "Hey Hey Hey—Matt Albers."
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:16 (five years ago) link
love my 300 lb closer
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:17 (five years ago) link
bartolo is his godfather
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
Kenta Maeda turned 30 today. His interpreter, Will Ireton, decorated his Dodger Stadium locker and jumped out of a box to surprise him. pic.twitter.com/uxWnwHeVPe— Pedro Moura (@pedromoura) April 11, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 23:06 (five years ago) link
i was thinking you guys would be talking about today's big fight between the Rockies and Padres. will look around for it.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:38 (five years ago) link
yanks-sox just cleared benches
Brock Holt imo a little sensitive about incoming Tyler Austin slide
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:40 (five years ago) link
Benches clear, punches thrown in Padres-Rockies game with Nolan Arenado and Luis Perdomo in the center of it. pic.twitter.com/6cItcDc8Td— MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2018
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:46 (five years ago) link
Nolan Arenado is a big man, that is not someone you want to be go after you at 100 MPH, wow.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:47 (five years ago) link
he does not look happy
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:50 (five years ago) link
makes more sense now:
The Rockies' Arenado, righthanded pitcher German Marquez and left fielder Gerardo Parra were ejected. Perdomo and catcher A.J. Ellis were tossed on San Diego's side.The Padres' Manuel Margot was hit by a pitch Tuesday night and placed on the 10-day disabled list with bruised ribs. The hits kept coming Wednesday with Rockies shortstop Trevor Story being hit in the first and Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe getting hit in the second.
The Padres' Manuel Margot was hit by a pitch Tuesday night and placed on the 10-day disabled list with bruised ribs. The hits kept coming Wednesday with Rockies shortstop Trevor Story being hit in the first and Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe getting hit in the second.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:56 (five years ago) link
It always cracks me up when pitchers throw their glove at a guy that may or may not might be running with a bat.
― earlnash, Thursday, 12 April 2018 01:21 (five years ago) link
like on the old Superman TV show when the baddies would empty a gun at him, then throw it at him
(funnier: Supe would duck)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 April 2018 06:38 (five years ago) link
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/11/17219496/mlb-pace-of-play-changes-pitch-clocks-rob-manfred
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:11 (five years ago) link
Brisbee otm as always.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:12 (five years ago) link
Discipline has been issued to pitcher Joe Kelly of the Boston Red Sox and first baseman Tyler Austin of the New York Yankees as a result of the bench-clearing incident that occurred in the top of the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s game at Fenway Park. Joe Torre, Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.Kelly has received a six-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Austin with a pitch and fighting. Austin has received a five-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for charging the mound and fighting. Also fined as a part of last night’s incident were Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin. Players on the disabled list who were fined for entering the field were pitcher CC Sabathia of the Yankees and shortstop Xander Bogaerts, infielder Marco Hernandez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox. Both suspensions had been scheduled to be effective tonight, when the two Clubs are to continue their series at Fenway. However, both players have elected to appeal. Thus, the discipline issued to both Kelly and Austin will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
Kelly has received a six-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Austin with a pitch and fighting. Austin has received a five-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for charging the mound and fighting. Also fined as a part of last night’s incident were Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin. Players on the disabled list who were fined for entering the field were pitcher CC Sabathia of the Yankees and shortstop Xander Bogaerts, infielder Marco Hernandez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox. Both suspensions had been scheduled to be effective tonight, when the two Clubs are to continue their series at Fenway. However, both players have elected to appeal. Thus, the discipline issued to both Kelly and Austin will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:46 (five years ago) link
i'm less concerned than brisbee about many of those things. i don't really care about the overall length of the game, but i would appreciate fewer conferences on the mound, less of nomar garciaparra refastening his batting gloves, and less of rodrigo lopez just staring at the catcher whenever runners are on base. if that leads to more offense, i'm okay with that. if it gets out of hand, they can always raise the mound or something.
limitations on pickoffs/extra-inning runners/mercy rule/limiting shifts are all dumb and ridiculous. limiting the number of relievers on the roster sounds like a recipe for injuries. cutting time between pitches might theoretically lead to injuries? but it's only a very recent thing where every big league pitcher needs a 95mph fastball -- there are ways to pitch effectively without throwing everything as hard as possible.
anyway, less time talking/fidgeting would be nice; if it leads to more game action, that's fine
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 April 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link
zack weiss's first MLB appearance: 2 HR (the second an upper-deck bomb), 2 BB, 0 outs, infinite WHIP, ERA, etc
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 01:11 (five years ago) link
wait is it infinite or undefined
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 April 2018 01:14 (five years ago) link
that's a good point. is it inside infinity or outside it. and what IS outside infinity? whatever it is, zack weiss is there right now
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 01:16 (five years ago) link
it's not like it's his fault, but i don't see bryan price surviving too much more of this
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 April 2018 01:19 (five years ago) link
whenever they show him in the dugout he looks like he clogged your toilet
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 01:35 (five years ago) link
Cleveland Indians catcher Francisco Mejia, one of baseball's top prospects, is suing a company that he claims used "unconscionable" tactics to get him to surrender a substantial stake of his future big-league earnings in exchange for an up-front loan in 2016.Mejia's suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware on Feb. 21, alleges Big League Advance, a company run by former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Schwimer, loaned him $360,000 in exchange for a 10 percent stake in his future earnings.http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23155146/cleveland-indians-prospect-francisco-mejia-files-lawsuit-disputed-loan
Mejia's suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware on Feb. 21, alleges Big League Advance, a company run by former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Schwimer, loaned him $360,000 in exchange for a 10 percent stake in his future earnings.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23155146/cleveland-indians-prospect-francisco-mejia-files-lawsuit-disputed-loan
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 April 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
i'm sorry...but he agreed to that??
i understand financial literacy is probably not the strong suit of professional baseball players, but holy shit
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
one of my favorite things is when some AAA scrub has to play mop-up and gets absolutely obliterated, then has to sit in the dugout with a shiny 81.00 ERA for a week before getting demoted
― frogbs, Friday, 13 April 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
The Nationals are 2-6 at home.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 14 April 2018 02:44 (five years ago) link
Atlanta Braves offense juggernaut.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 14 April 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link
I pushed them all the way off my radar last year -- how unexpected is this?
― WilliamC, Saturday, 14 April 2018 21:21 (five years ago) link
pretty unexpected! we knew freddie can rake. we knew dansby was probably better than he'd shown so far and we knew albies was good, but neither of them quite this good already
no idea what markakis and suzuki are drinking, tho
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 April 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
oh shiiiiit, I turned my back and missed the Cubs' 9-run 8th
― WilliamC, Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:02 (five years ago) link
Nine runs on just three hits! And all nine runs were scored with two outs.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 15 April 2018 05:10 (five years ago) link
What is the record for most games rained-out in a single day?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 15 April 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link
there were 6 rainouts on 9/12/08, and 8 rainouts on 4/12/97. not sure if the 8 rainout day was a record, though.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 15 April 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
the reds/cardinals game seems like it will start at some point, though it might not be for a few more hours.
You're my fact checkin cuz. 6 PPDs today.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 15 April 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
Pitching in short sleeves with a game-time temperature of 34 degrees and a wild chill in the mid-20s, the lanky Sale said, "This was the most miserable I've ever been on a baseball field, by far, not even close."
tomorrow's patriots day game in boston has already been postponed; first time since '84
― mookieproof, Sunday, 15 April 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
All these rain-outs on Jackie Robinson Day kinda bummed me out today.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 15 April 2018 23:03 (five years ago) link
Hey they played the New York game and it was 42 degrees so that was cool
― frogbs, Sunday, 15 April 2018 23:05 (five years ago) link
Sale and Kershaw were both great today. I'm fascinated by the dominance of the big four--if not for Verlander's resurgence, the gap between them and everyone else just seems to get wider and wider.
Sale/Kershaw/Scherzer/Kluber collectively this year, including the two starts today:
98 IP61 H127 K16 BB16 ER1.47 ERA
― clemenza, Sunday, 15 April 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
Bartolololo approaching the shape of perfection
― bnw, Monday, 16 April 2018 01:43 (five years ago) link
I can’t wait for baseball to start again!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 16 April 2018 21:55 (five years ago) link
Broken bat home run for Bryce Harpuh.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 16 April 2018 23:31 (five years ago) link
jeter's plan working to perfection in the bronx
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
Cashman has pee tape
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
kinda arbitrary endpoint but aaron judge is the first to 60 career homers (197 games, beating mark mcgwires 202).
also i just tuned in to the LAD/SDP game and they were saying that christian villanueva was one of the fastest ever players to 9 career HRs. just after that he hit his 10th.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 02:48 (five years ago) link
All but one at PetCo too...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 03:16 (five years ago) link
so who will be the last player* to get their first walk of the season?
jake marisnick, 41 PA, 0 walksavisail garcia, 59 PA, 0 walks
* with over 40 PAs
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 00:37 (five years ago) link
lets go shohei
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 18 April 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
KJansen seems like he's lost his way. He owes his Taylor dinner for stealing that HR away from Villanueva, would've been another BS.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 04:54 (five years ago) link
KJansen 9th (2-for-4 in save situations this year):HRKnear HR (over the CF wall snag)BBBalkSingle (blown save)K
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 05:03 (five years ago) link
what happens when you have one pitch and your one pitch goes...
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 18 April 2018 05:20 (five years ago) link
SD TV guy just mentioned this was the first day this season where there were no PPDs.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 05:23 (five years ago) link
guys Eric Thames
― frogbs, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:03 (five years ago) link
He hit 11 of his 31 HRs in April last year.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
That could not be worded more horribly, let's try again:
he hit 31 HRs in 2017, 11 in April.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link
yea that 11 was an April record for Milwaukee
kind of assumed MLB pitching had figured him out but the fact that he's wildin' out this year so far is encouraging
mostly I just love that they play his Korean HR song whenever he bombs one
― frogbs, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
he has more HRs (7) than singles, doubles, and triples combined (5)
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
Is Colome the ghost of Brad Lidge?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:02 (five years ago) link
Brewers just won consecutive games against the Reds in which the only scoring play was a 2-run homer from Thames. That's kinda cool I guess.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
fred freeman got hit on the wrist and immediately left the game :(
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 19 April 2018 02:48 (five years ago) link
the angels really have one of the coolest rosters: trout and simmons' prime, ohtani obviously, cozart post-contract year (the new daniel murphy?), upton resurgence.....and pujols
― k3vin k., Thursday, 19 April 2018 03:20 (five years ago) link
they really do. even pujols comes with the novelty value of watching him crawl toward 3000 (10 more)
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 19 April 2018 03:32 (five years ago) link
Charlie Morton's 4 starts this season: 25 IP, 0.76 era, 11.88 K/9, 2.16 BB/9, move aside Kluber.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 20 April 2018 02:42 (five years ago) link
intrigued by how he's picked up 2-3 mph on his fastball since age 32
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 April 2018 03:40 (five years ago) link
nats jumping on kershaw early
― k3vin k., Saturday, 21 April 2018 02:19 (five years ago) link
Just discovered MLB Game Changer, which will switch between games on MLB.tv based on your Priority List. Players, teams, Leverage Index, active No-Hitters, even when a position player is pitching! Was watching my fantasy pitcher Sale, and while he was sitting watched both the Brewers and Braves walk off, then it switched back to Sale all while i'm fartin around doing other stuff
https://www.thebaseballgauge.com/GameChanger.php
― francisF, Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:31 (five years ago) link
yeah, enjoyed that a lot last year. is there a way to get it to work on my roku yet? that was the biggest drawback for me
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link
Definitely needs a bit of polishing, hopefully they add things like that. The issues I have are it not staying fullscreen/unmuting between changes, but it's pretty easy to work around.
― francisF, Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:44 (five years ago) link
https://i.redd.it/u5mdbq0psdt01.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 22 April 2018 04:42 (five years ago) link
Lol. Glad I started him in my other league!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 22 April 2018 15:39 (five years ago) link
posted on ILM:https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh20JXaAJS0
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 23 April 2018 01:38 (five years ago) link
Brandon Belt's 21 pitch at bat:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23288953/brandon-belt-san-francisco-giants-sets-mlb-record-21-pitch-ab
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 23 April 2018 05:55 (five years ago) link
Middleton, the Angel closer (?), did his best to blow a 2-0 lead to Houston but was helped out by a last-out-at-third boner.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 03:30 (five years ago) link
van horn street jinxed charlie morton
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 01:45 (five years ago) link
#MLB Pretty sure the cold weather is over, so games in which temp at game time was less than 40 degrees since 1990, using @baseball_ref data pic.twitter.com/4z2TvevEa0— Scott Lindholm 📊 (@ScottLindholm) April 25, 2018
― Andy K, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
guys Eric Thames― frogbs, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:03 PM (one week ago)
― frogbs, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:03 PM (one week ago)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 20:01 (five years ago) link
:```(
Q: what could be better than a midweek interleague doubleheader between two mediocre teams where the first game goes 3:51 and the second starts at 8:35pm local time
A: tomorrow's day game, with first pitch at 12:35
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 April 2018 00:40 (five years ago) link
oof
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 26 April 2018 02:03 (five years ago) link
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Cardinals center fielder Tommy Pham was removed from St. Louis’ game against the New York Mets on Wednesday night in the bottom of the third inning due to a head injury sustained earlier in the day.Pham got a cut on his head before the game when he accidentally hit himself in the indoor batting cage.Pham, who has been battling hamstring issues, missed games on Saturday and Sunday against Cincinnati. He returned to the lineup Monday and went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs in a 6-5 loss to the Mets.Pham hit a fly ball to right field in the first inning. Harrison Bader then pinch-hit for him in the third.
Pham got a cut on his head before the game when he accidentally hit himself in the indoor batting cage.
Pham, who has been battling hamstring issues, missed games on Saturday and Sunday against Cincinnati. He returned to the lineup Monday and went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs in a 6-5 loss to the Mets.
Pham hit a fly ball to right field in the first inning. Harrison Bader then pinch-hit for him in the third.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 26 April 2018 03:15 (five years ago) link
Pham injured himself in the batting cage when a “hitting contraption” of his design snapped the bat barrel back and caught him in the head. “Blood started gushing. I need to get that fixed,” he says. https://t.co/5gbneoZoND— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) April 26, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 26 April 2018 04:08 (five years ago) link
i mean i knew pham was injury-prone but
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 04:20 (five years ago) link
acuna debuted today and got a hit! even more impressive was him going from first to third on this normal-ass single:
https://www.mlb.com/video/statcast-acunas-epic-speed/c-1977034883?tid=240568594
statcast put his "sprint speed" at 30.3 ft/sec, which would put just behind byron buxton in the MLB: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboard
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 04:47 (five years ago) link
Clayton Kershaw W-L2016: 12-42017: 18-42018: 1-4
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 26 April 2018 10:45 (five years ago) link
acuna go boom
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 April 2018 16:53 (five years ago) link
xpost to A.R. Broccoli
pham gave kind of an odd interview about the injury after the game where he casually mentioned that he had been stabbed before so he was used to blood. turns out it was his father who stabbed him, about 5 years ago:
Tommy Pham gave me the back story on being stabbed. He said about 5 yrs ago his step father stabbed him just below the rib cage while they were fighting. Tommy said he was Ok, but there was quite a bit of blood.— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) April 26, 2018
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PPgU44tBL8E/SX5SNKzQ-HI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ZvQm8brOXbs/s400/The_Stepfather.jpg
photoshop
― omar little, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:02 (five years ago) link
that's pretty messed up!
― na (NA), Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:05 (five years ago) link
yeah, i'm rooting for tommy pham so hard. if injuries don't ruin everything, he is my pick for the little-discussed Least WAR accumulated in 20s / Most WAR accumulated in 30s award
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
who are some of the previous recipients of this prestigious award?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
i think he'll be good for a few years, and he's made Cards fans forget about Jason Heyward (though Jason Heyward is doing a good job of that too.)
― omar little, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:12 (five years ago) link
xpostlol, i just started looking it up to see. i guess maybe one way to calculate it would just be (30s WAR) - (20s WAR), and the competition is stiff. Barry Bonds had 99.6 fWAR in his 30s (and 65 more in his 20s)! but you know, steroids.
i have to run an errand but when i get home i might dump it all into a spreadsheet and see who really turned it up a notch in their 30s
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
one that came to mind: your homie Jim Edmonds had almost a 40 WAR in his thirties
― omar little, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:16 (five years ago) link
Bonds' (30s - 20s) WAR is 34.6. Jackie Robinson put up 48.8 of his 57.2 career WAR during his 30s, for a (30s - 20s) score of 40.2
if Pham can somehow keep up this pace for 6-7 full seasons, he could win this prestigious prize that has such a great name: The 30s - 20s WAR score, presented by Honda
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:18 (five years ago) link
r.a. dickey: 0.7 WAR in his 20s, 17.2 WAR in his 30s, 5.1 WAR in his 40s
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
45.5 WAR, according to fangraphs! but he also put up 19.4 WAR during his 20s, leaving him with a (30s - 20s) score of 45.5 - 19.4 = 26.1. Sorry Jimmy.
here's a sorted list: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2018&month=0&season1=1871&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=30,58&filter=&players=0
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
Raul Ibanez wasn't exactly a WAR beast but he didn't start hitting until he was almost 30. I think his 20s WAR was 0.something and in his thirties it was a robust 20.something.
― omar little, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
Would 30s WAR as percentage of career WAR be a better yardstick? Maybe with a career minimum of 25 or something.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:29 (five years ago) link
Edgar might be the winner by those criteria, judging by the data in Karl Malone's list.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
just me or are there an unusual number of day games today?
― k3vin k., Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
Would 30s WAR as percentage of career WAR be a better yardstick? Maybe with a career minimum of 25 or something.Yeah, that’s a good idea! I’ll check that out too, once I get home
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
That @Braves fan who caught Ronald Acuña Jr.'s first home run? He drove up from Atlanta just to see the game. @KelsWingert has more: pic.twitter.com/ADHVr3fVil— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) April 26, 2018
this is incredible. braves fan drives from atlanta to cincinnati to see acuna play. catches his first career home run, without missing a beat grabs his backpack and sprints out of the stadium. negotiations with braves ongoing. fucking hero
― k3vin k., Thursday, 26 April 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
awesome.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 26 April 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
Pham is okay apparently
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 26 April 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link
lol twins
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 April 2018 20:13 (five years ago) link
the moment we've all been waiting for: the leaderboard for highest percentage of career WAR attained during a player's age 30-to-39 seasons:
https://i.imgur.com/YbLAONi.png
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link
(minimum 25 WAR, as suggested by WilliamC)
that is a list of baseball players
― k3vin k., Thursday, 26 April 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
good ol' gavvy cravath
― 808s & Deep States (voodoo chili), Thursday, 26 April 2018 21:38 (five years ago) link
i looked him up because i was intrigued by his name and check out this beautiful baseball card:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Gavvy_Cravath_Baseball_Card.jpg/250px-Gavvy_Cravath_Baseball_Card.jpg
― na (NA), Thursday, 26 April 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbvYJXwXUAAz_y-.jpg
― na (NA), Thursday, 26 April 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
Outstanding
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 26 April 2018 22:22 (five years ago) link
one thing i've always heard about cravath - he really hit his stride in his 30s
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 22:25 (five years ago) link
Cool! Thanks for running those numbers, Karl. (Of course now I'm curious about players with significant WAR in their 40s.)
― WilliamC, Thursday, 26 April 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link
phil niekro: 25.5 in his 40sroger clemens: 22.2
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
i can't imagine any hitters coming close to that . . . unless they'd let bonds play
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:08 (five years ago) link
Nolan Ryan: 31.1
― WilliamC, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:09 (five years ago) link
nolan ryan had 30+ fWAR in his 40s
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:10 (five years ago) link
xpost oops! but yep
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link
Could somebody remind me how age-season is calculated for birthdays in the middle of the season? If someone's birthdate is, say, 7/24/64, is 2004 their age-39 season or age-40 season?
― WilliamC, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
from baseball-reference: player's age at midnight june 30th of that year
― k3vin k., Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:22 (five years ago) link
(you can see it if you hover over the age column)
Ah, thanks. Tough luck for Barry Bonds, then, who had 11.9 WAR in his age 39 season and 7.1 in his 40s.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:26 (five years ago) link
Reds pitching staff is a grease fire but watching the four game Braves series, I was pretty impressed by the Cobb County lineup. Ender Inciarte also has a really good arm in the outfield, he played some impressive center field.
― earlnash, Friday, 27 April 2018 01:54 (five years ago) link
WATCH: @RaysBaseball Denard Span circle the bases at Fenway Park after an in-the-park home run. All of today's action against the Red Sox is live now on FOX Sports Sun and FOX Sports Go! #RaysUp #MLB pic.twitter.com/wNfPuzwkzN— FOX Sports Florida (@FOXSportsFL) April 28, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 28 April 2018 21:08 (five years ago) link
Definitely some wear on the Twins bullpen treads. They successfully went Zach Duke, Addison Reed and Fernando Rodney to close out the Reds today.
― earlnash, Saturday, 28 April 2018 21:30 (five years ago) link
Gary Sanchez HR barely clears the left field bleachers fence...
A-Rod: "That blast just landed in the Bronx"
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 30 April 2018 01:14 (five years ago) link
corey seager: out for the season
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 30 April 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
Oh shit
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 30 April 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
machado time
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 April 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
that stinks
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 May 2018 00:43 (five years ago) link
holy shit @ Josh Hader's line tonight:
2.2 IP, 0 ER, 8 K, 1 BB
― frogbs, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 02:13 (five years ago) link
good thing they didn't waste him in the cubs series
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
I don't think they ever had a lead in that series
― frogbs, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 02:44 (five years ago) link
mega bummer about seager
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 May 2018 03:16 (five years ago) link
braves are calling up 20yo RHP (and calgary native) mike soroka to start tonight. don't see too many high school pitchers arrive that quickly
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
pretty nice debut
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 01:24 (five years ago) link
I'm glad the bullpen and D held it for him -- they looked like they were trying to give it up late.
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link
Trout sent one 524 feet.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 3 May 2018 02:24 (five years ago) link
Wait. What? really?! Whoa
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 3 May 2018 05:02 (five years ago) link
Sure doesn't look to be that far on replay (and the game report doesn't say anything to that effect).
― clemenza, Thursday, 3 May 2018 06:09 (five years ago) link
yeah he broke the tracker. it WAS a bomb tho
― k3vin k., Thursday, 3 May 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
i know it's been said a million times but jesus the commentary on these facebook streaming games is so bad
― na (NA), Thursday, 3 May 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
Donaldson's first game back off the DL looks promising.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 3 May 2018 21:30 (five years ago) link
xpost
i only had to watch one (a cardinals game. and maybe the first one?) and it was excruciating and i will never do it again
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 3 May 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
it makes me yearn for an actual commercial break
― na (NA), Thursday, 3 May 2018 21:44 (five years ago) link
damn, ex-Cub making good in KC this year.
Jorge Soler homered (472 ft.) to deep left center
― omar little, Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:20 (five years ago) link
just tuned in, but do mariners fans typically boo ohtani every time he bats? i guess because he picked LA over SEA? man, that's fucking dumb. #notthebestfansinbaseball
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Saturday, 5 May 2018 03:09 (five years ago) link
leading NL position players in fWAR over the last 365 days
Tommy Pham 7.7Charlie Blackmon 6.9Joey Votto 6.6
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 5 May 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
AL
Judge 8.2Altuve 7.7Ramirez 7.5
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 5 May 2018 15:04 (five years ago) link
Rhys Hoskins after half a season worth of games: .268/.409/.570, 22 hr and 16 doubles and 158 wrc+.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 5 May 2018 21:56 (five years ago) link
i would be interested in an exploration of rhys hoskins’ WAR while being compelled to play left field vs his WAR if he were allowed to play his natural 1B
i mean it’s not his fault his NL team went out and signed a designated hitter
― mookieproof, Sunday, 6 May 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
15 of the 19 outs made while Scherzer was on the mound were Ks.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 6 May 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
Indians bullpen a disaster
― burzum buddies (brownie), Sunday, 6 May 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
(xpost) Came to post the same thing--15 K in 6.1 innings! Obviously couldn't have gone any farther--he'd thrown 111 pitches--but might've threatened 21 otherwise.
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 May 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
8 of the top 10 hitters by fWAR are in the AL. and one of the two NL players is nick markakis. (the other is aj pollock)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 00:10 (five years ago) link
Some arguments for Molina to be a first ballot hall of famer on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, even comparisons to Ozzie Smith.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:02 (five years ago) link
it's getting kind of weird, already. i understand locals doing it because he's a goddamn legend around here, but i don't get the national press/visiting announcers mentioning it all the time as well
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:04 (five years ago) link
I’ll be clear here: I’m on the big hall side of things and more catchers could get in, it wouldn’t hurt and if Molina has his plaque I’ll be happy, he seems cool and it also means it will be deserved, I am just thinking they are setting a lof people with expectations there.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:11 (five years ago) link
yeah, they're making it a self-fulfilling prophecy pretty much, because now every year he doesn't get in everyone will be like "but back in his playing days everyone said he was a first ballot hall of famer!"
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:13 (five years ago) link
but i'll be happy to see him in the hall, too, if he makes it, even if his numbers don't exactly back it up. and i look forward him to coming back to busch stadium wearing really tacky bright red suit jackets with ozzie, gibson, and the rest of the guys for a long time.
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:18 (five years ago) link
He’ll be the Cardinals coach for 17 years, also.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:21 (five years ago) link
JFC at the graphic showing that there was 7000 pitches at 98 mph+ in 2014 and that we are on pace to break 20 000 this season.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 03:49 (five years ago) link
a-rod: "he's 28 but he probably has the knowledge of a 38-year-old" (talking about Francisco Peña, son of Tony)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 04:30 (five years ago) link
fuck you, Yadi
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2018 05:12 (five years ago) link
I dout he reads this message board Morbs.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 7 May 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
idk, he seems pretty sensitive to disrespect
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 May 2018 15:12 (five years ago) link
The Chicago White Sox released the following update today on the condition of White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar: pic.twitter.com/FFrhsiaI4Z— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) May 7, 2018
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 7 May 2018 21:31 (five years ago) link
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/e/ef/Rush_logo.jpg
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 May 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
(xposts) From a Posnanski column on Markakis:
J. Damon through age 33: 1,845 games, .288/.353/.433, 2,102 hits, 166 homers, 3,162 total bases.Markakis through age 33: 1,839 games, .288/.358/.422, 2,052 hits, 165 homers, 3,014 total bases.
http://www.mlb.com/news/nick-markakis-has-a-real-chance-at-3000-hits/c-275175746
― clemenza, Monday, 7 May 2018 22:44 (five years ago) link
they call him The Compiler
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
both good players! but there's a pretty big gap in WAR, presumably because damon's lack of power played better in center than markakis' in right + baserunning
the latter is off to a hell of a start this year
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, May 6, 2018 11:04 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
bending over backwards to grade catchers on a curve is the new on base percentage I guess
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 8 May 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
if Yadi makes the HOF Jim Sundberg should activate his dormant Veteran's Committee campaign.
― omar little, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
off-topic but i thought this was interesting. i never think of the blue jays as a powerhouse 80s team but they were just consistently good
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hffMszeDiB-Owy90TsTGOl-vmMY=/0x0:1273x371/1720x0/filters:focal(0x0:1273x371):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10797191/chart__12_.png
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
(sorry the STL line is highlighted; i grabbed from a cardinals blog)
what? pic.twitter.com/Kt2YEfQCij— Parker Hageman (@ParkerHageman) May 8, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
glad i'm not watching the MIN broadcast, i guess
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
im sure that makes sense in his head
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
is that torii or latroy?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
torii
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
Maybe giving him too much credit here, but I think he's talking about launching the ball by "cutting the ball in half" and generating backspin? Not sure about how that applies to Donaldson though, who seems the poster boy for this uppercut/fly-ball revolution
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:21 (five years ago) link
@TBrownYahooThe Reds are nearing a trade for Matt Harvey. Very close, according to source.
yikes
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 22:14 (five years ago) link
done deal, for Mesoraco
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 22:22 (five years ago) link
interesting... i guess mesoraco is as damaged as harvey at this point if not worse
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2018 22:23 (five years ago) link
D Bundy's getting lit up, geez
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link
Mesoraco looked like a potential beast at catcher for a minute but wow that was four years ago. he's making $13 million this year??
― omar little, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link
he signed a 4-year deal after his all-star season, 2015-18, i think
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:22 (five years ago) link
i think injuries/concussions kind of ruined things for him
the pride of punxsutawney
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:33 (five years ago) link
danny duffy's got a ten-run lead before he even takes the mound
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:33 (five years ago) link
Dylan Bundy faced seven hitters. He allowed four homers, seven base runners, two walks and seven runs. He did not record an out. His Game Score was -19, which ranks tied for the 13th worst of all time and the second worst since after 1940.— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) May 8, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link
yeah, but he built a lot of character
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link
that's the kind of outing that has dr neal el attrache waiting by the phone
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link
As you might've guessed, per @baseball_ref Play Index, Dylan Bundy is the first starter ever to allow 4 HR without recording an out. (Three starters allowed 3 HR w/o getting an out, the last Phil Dumatrait in 2007.)— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) May 8, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
might need to update 'pitchers who are doing well' soon
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
ivan nova and lucas giolito have combined to throw 152 pitches in five innings
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 01:44 (five years ago) link
"Reds land Harvey" strikes me funny
like he's an orca
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 04:41 (five years ago) link
He has put on weight, yes
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 13:18 (five years ago) link
I'm sure Harvey will get bored up on Vine St. at 2am and probably drown his sorrows in some Cincinnati chili.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link
A drunk Harvey forgets what year it is and looks to a once familiar Skyline to try to reorient himself - a disastrous night follows
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
too bad we don't know literally anything about cincinnati other than their gross chili or we could keep the fun going
― na (NA), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
i still don't even know how to spell it
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
Pete Kozma's first plate appearance as a Tiger is a home run off Bartolo Colon.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) May 9, 2018
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link
aw shit, he just got kozma'd
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
giants swept in philly and obliterated the franchise mark for strikeouts in a four-game series with 55 (previous record was 44 vs. d-backs with johnson and schilling in 2003)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:50 (five years ago) link
wow
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 10 May 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link
strikeouts are cool i mean if you strikeout whats the worse you just missed on hitting a double that's all, keep on striking out i say
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 11 May 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
One player who is not striking out at all and showing the way is freaking Andrelton Simmons, who knew. He stands at a beautiful 6.2% K rate. To be fair, even when he was slashing .244/.286/.331 he wasn't a strikeout guy, but now on top of that his OPS is .921. While playing usual Simmons defense.
What a great trade for Eppler.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 11 May 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
Make baseball fun again, they said, it would be fun, they said..... pic.twitter.com/tfdzTjXfWm— 🦉Mike Clevinger 🌺 (@Mike_Anthony13) May 11, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 May 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
― Van Horn Street, Friday, May 11, 2018 12:57 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark
this one seems like a true win-win to me. swanson was playing well this year & shawn newcomb has been awesome too
― J0rdan S., Friday, 11 May 2018 22:11 (five years ago) link
Swanson was part of another deal iirc
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
November 12, 2015: Simmons traded by the Atlanta Braves with Jose Briceno (minors) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Chris Ellis (minors), Erick Aybar, Sean Newcomb and cash.
December 9, 2015: Swanson traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Aaron Blair and Ender Inciarte to the Atlanta Braves for Gabe Speier (minors) and Shelby Miller.
Interesting coupla trades. Everyone wins except the dumbass Dbacks imo
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 11 May 2018 23:41 (five years ago) link
yeah but there'd have been no room for him otherwise
find it interesting that even with dansby hurt they're not moving albies to short -- guess they want to avoid a ~controversy~. i'm not aware of evidence that dansby is actually a better fielder
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link
speaking of the Wizard Ozhaino, here are your current ml home run leaders:
1. betts (13)2. harper, gallo, albies, trout (12)6. blackmon, machado, jramirez, pollock (11)
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 11 May 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
a newsletter to keep up with the rooks
https://tinyletter.com/ThisWeekInBaseballDebuts
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 12 May 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
Joey Gallo grounded out to the Houston Astros Right Side Monster. pic.twitter.com/x8u3heRUtj— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) May 12, 2018
i know i sound like a stodgy ol' broadcaster but...is there any possible way to hit it to the left side? i know hitting to the opposite field is harder than it looks (i have a hard time doing it even when i'm playing softball) but even a really weak swing or a strong bunt toward 3rd could be a double
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Saturday, 12 May 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
yeah I'd try a swinging bunt/baltimore chop but that just flies in the face of the anti-launch angle trend-metric zeitgeist we live in.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 12 May 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
anti-
baseball fans who boo pitchers who throw over to first drive me insane. if i were a professional pitcher i would quickly face a class action lawsuit because someone would boo a throw over to first and i'd lose my shit and throw the ball as fast as possible into the crowd and ask them if they could at least understand that, and knowing my luck i'd probably hit some children. it turns me into rob dibble. just stfu baseball fans, you goddamn idiots
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:16 (five years ago) link
imagine booing every field goal attempt of the opposing football team
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:24 (five years ago) link
imagine joey votto as a pitcher being booed for throwing to first
― mookieproof, Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:33 (five years ago) link
I keep thinking that it would motivate pitcher to throw to first again.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:34 (five years ago) link
I always think the crowd is booing the pace of play slowdown, and I do agree with them there.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:52 (five years ago) link
new pace of play initiative: no more throwing over to first, or any base. once you're on base, you just run around the bases carefree
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:55 (five years ago) link
It’s not a slowdown, its baseball.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 13 May 2018 04:56 (five years ago) link
baseball fans who boo pitchers who throw over to first drive me insane. if i were a professional pitcher i would quickly face a class action lawsuit because someone would boo a throw over to first and i'd lose my shit
Ha I agree it's stupid but this sounds like a sound argument for for doing it, if indeed there's even an infinitesimal chance it somehow rattles the pitcher
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 13 May 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link
reds' first four-game sweep in LA since 1976
― mookieproof, Monday, 14 May 2018 01:40 (five years ago) link
Freddy Peralta 5th pitcher all time to strikeout 13 in his major league debut (last one was Strasburg, of course)
probably the only one to do it in a spot start though
― frogbs, Monday, 14 May 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
I slightly complained about them last week (over Molina's legacy) but really I don't mind the sunday night baseball broadcast team, Mendoza is terrific of course and I like when Rodriguez discusses hitting.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 14 May 2018 03:07 (five years ago) link
pretty good braves / cubs game going right now
― na (NA), Monday, 14 May 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
joey bats!
― mookieproof, Monday, 14 May 2018 19:54 (five years ago) link
4th lead change of the game
― WilliamC, Monday, 14 May 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon is open to trying anything that will heal a cut on his middle finger and keep him on the mound, including urinating on it.
Taillon told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he's received that suggestion as a possible remedy.
"I said if it helps, I'll put a sign-up sheet and everyone can come and pee," he told the newspaper.
"I don't care. I just want (the cut) to go away."
― omar little, Monday, 14 May 2018 22:07 (five years ago) link
kole calhoun is slashing 158/.187/.195he has 21 hits, 5 walks, 37 strikeoutshe hit a triple and homer on opening day & HASNT HAD AN XBH SINCE
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 14:59 (five years ago) link
More like Cold Calhoun.
bah-dum tssshh**
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
his wRC+ is......2
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 15 May 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
NL is 36-18 in interleague play so far
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
jays and cards poised to add one to each side
#Rays news: Sergio Romo to start Saturday, part of another new pitching idea to play matchups in first inning, get Yarbrough deeper. https://t.co/KfWIFOFJzz— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) May 18, 2018
ts: canny managing move vs. attempt to fuck with 'starters' stats in arbitration
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 May 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
if i could be baseball god for a day, i'd change the entire arbitration process
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Friday, 18 May 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
moron with the glove touched a live ball that was headed for the corner and cost the home team a run. his girlfriend/wife/a total stranger is absolutely unloading on him pic.twitter.com/PO9KiSbpiD— Productive Outs (@ProductiveOuts) May 19, 2018
― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 May 2018 04:12 (five years ago) link
gf/wife/total stranger otm
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 19 May 2018 05:49 (five years ago) link
The expression on the kids face with the hat and the guy in the blue shirt next to him makes the shot.
― earlnash, Saturday, 19 May 2018 10:49 (five years ago) link
when you bring a glove and sit in the first row, you have to approach every at-bat like a fielder -- given the opportunity, do i want to create a ground-rule double? or take away a flyout, or a home run?
has bartman taught us nothing
― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 May 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
braves released bautista, maybe the end of his career?
― na (NA), Sunday, 20 May 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
Wow, I'd hoped for that but wasn't sure they'd do it so quickly. He stunk it up pretty bad.
― WilliamC, Sunday, 20 May 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
where does jason heyward rank on the albatross contracts list? crazy that this guy is now an unquestionably bad player
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 May 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
i'm not sure, but he's gotta be up there. baseball is really, really weird
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, 20 May 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link
Jordan Hicks just hit 105 mph
somehow his K/9 is 3.48
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, 20 May 2018 21:02 (five years ago) link
everyone thinks the Rays are blazing some new trail but the Orioles have been using one-inning starting pitchers for years— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) May 21, 2018
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 May 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
haha
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 01:05 (five years ago) link
poor qualx
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 22 May 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
what trout and betts are doing right now is pretty insane. and then there's ohtani! very cool season so far
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 22 May 2018 03:46 (five years ago) link
don't forget your NL-leading Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Barves, just like you predicted
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 03:50 (five years ago) link
and the Rockies can take the lead tonight.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 04:09 (five years ago) link
~105 mph is apparently the limit for pitchers?
Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks became the second pitcher ever (after Aroldis Chapman) to hit the 105mph mark, tossing two fastballs at that epic speed during an appearance against the Phillies on Sunday. As The Athletic’s Mark Saxon writes in a subscription-only piece, Hicks’ feat may represent the virtual limit of how fast a human arm can throw a baseball. “The maximum can’t go up, because the ligaments can’t take it,” said Dr. Glenn Fleisig, research director of the American Sports Medicine Institute. “We’re at the limit, based upon what ligaments and tendons can take….What’s happening is more teams have more guys near the top of the limit, but the limit is just going up nominally. It really can’t go up. Maybe at the top it will go up one mph or so, but never will it be 10 mph faster. It’s just more crowded near the top now.”
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/05/quick-hits-hicks-swihart-reyes-nolasco.html
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:22 (five years ago) link
idk seems like only a matter of time before pitchers just start getting doctors to weave horse ligaments into their elbows so they can throw 150
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
for real though, if humanity survives for another few decades, at some point baseball will have to figure out how to deal with prosthetic limbs that are more powerful than human arms, cyborgs, and probably a million different PEDs. after seeing how much they've struggled to deal with pace of play and the endless agonizing of certain broadcasters about the issue, i'm assuming this will be living hell
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
if someone lost their arm, today, and then got a powerful prosthetic arm that could throw 120 mph with perfectly reproducible mechanics as a replacement, what would Keith Hernandez say? this one's all up to keith
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
keith would definitely mention how hard j.r. richard used to throw; not sure about the rest
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-impact-of-the-nfls-anthem-rule-on-baseball/
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 25 May 2018 04:05 (five years ago) link
hanley is DFA'd
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Friday, 25 May 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Very abrupt. I go by the building-sized billboard of Hanley that’s 1 block from Fenway at least twice a week
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 25 May 2018 15:57 (five years ago) link
i guess a lot of it had to do with his 2019 option for $22 million, which was going to vest if he hits 497 PAs this year (all of which makes it unlikely that any other team will want to trade for him)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Friday, 25 May 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
yeah no one's gonna trade for him, but when he's released . . . he seems like a met waiting to happen
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 May 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
Lineups have been released for the Hall of Fame Classic legends game taking place tomorrow afternoon at historic Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Former major leaguers representing each of the 30 MLB teams will be coached by six Hall of Famers. #HOFClassic @baseballhall pic.twitter.com/zg8qo57NXP— Jon Shestakofsky (@Shesta_HOF) May 25, 2018
michael barrett and aj pierzynski, together again
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 May 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
the first HOF game with a catcher collision, rules be damned
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Friday, 25 May 2018 18:53 (five years ago) link
NL playoffs start today lineup would be pretty decent.
BravesBrewersRockies
WC- Phils, Bucs
Kinda thought the idea of a Philly and Pittsburgh winner take all wild card game as a pretty interesting proposition.
― earlnash, Saturday, 26 May 2018 05:42 (five years ago) link
TB trades Span, Colome to Seattle
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 26 May 2018 11:38 (five years ago) link
who made the c-flap cool? stanton? baez?
― mookieproof, Sunday, 27 May 2018 01:45 (five years ago) link
is it cool though
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 27 May 2018 01:53 (five years ago) link
if it’s cool enough for harper and trout and pretty much all the braves then i guess so
― mookieproof, Sunday, 27 May 2018 01:57 (five years ago) link
i would wear a c flap without thinking
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 27 May 2018 02:15 (five years ago) link
I think it looks kind of cool but also maybe bad for marketing
― k3vin k., Sunday, 27 May 2018 02:29 (five years ago) link
Scooter Gennett went 5-5 and is now up to .337 tonight for the Reds in Denver.
― earlnash, Sunday, 27 May 2018 04:48 (five years ago) link
is it good for marketing when a player gets his face cracked open by a pitch
― na (NA), Sunday, 27 May 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link
Romo exits w/ one out in the first after Orioles load bases
That'll show those newfangled analytics monkeys
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 May 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
damn, the Indians game a wild one.
― burzum buddies (brownie), Sunday, 27 May 2018 23:07 (five years ago) link
i have previously, in this space, marveled at the fact that mike pelfrey made $47m playing baseball. it's still difficult to believe, tbh, but let's take a look at the career of homer bailey.
in 12 seasons, he's been above league-average twice. he broke 2 bWAR once. he has negative bWAR in six of those seasons. he's been worth 4.7 bWAR overall and fading fast. never even made the all-star team. he's also 'earned' $86m so far and is guaranteed $23m more in 2019 plus a $5m buyout for 2020.
i mean i'm all for taking money from MLB owners, but damn. despite being manifestly better, jacob degrom will never make anywhere near that much money. bailey did throw two no-hitters though! (say it morbs . . . )
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 01:06 (five years ago) link
had no idea Bailey has been around that long
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 01:11 (five years ago) link
yeah, i was going to say! i refuse to believe he's been around 12 seasons. homer bailey is and will always be a rookie who has run into a bit of bad luck but is promising overall
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 02:30 (five years ago) link
i imagine reds fans have a slightly different view of him, though
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 02:31 (five years ago) link
2013 when Homer Bailey signed the extension he was coming off a couple years of 200+ innings and seemed to be heading into his peak. Johnny Cueto was coming off the second year in a row where he had lost nearly 1/2 season to an abdominal problem that did not seem to want to heal. Bailey had already been a Red for a few years and with the couple of no hitters, I think they hoped they were signing a power pitcher that would continue to improve as some pitchers of that style do.
Reds had bum luck as both Bailey and now Met catcher Devin Mesoraco didn't both just get hurt, they were pretty much total busts as contract extensions. They got near nothing out of them.
I still think Bailey has enough arm left that he could still become productive in some way down the line. Don't know if the bullpen is the place to get him straight, but it might work. Some seem to think if used as a short man, his fastball might get some more pop.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
Matt Kemp leads the NL in batting average and has a 152 OPS+ https://t.co/ZLTGIT3MKD pic.twitter.com/FhfsaIbPYu— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) May 31, 2018
the other nick markakis
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
see also: rhys hoskins
When I talked to players about converting to the c-flap in recent years many of them said the same thing: More uppercut swings means more high-spin four-seamers up in the zone at high velocities next to the face. "Why risk that?" https://t.co/GPylJg6OHL— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) May 31, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 May 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
What the quack (~24secs)....
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/video/reyes-bases-clearing-triple/c-2103489483
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 1 June 2018 20:29 (five years ago) link
i feel insane remembering the royals and mets were in the world series only 3 yrs ago
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 2 June 2018 01:45 (five years ago) link
how the almost mighty have dumpstered
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 2 June 2018 13:29 (five years ago) link
always appreciate how, after throwing out a baserunner, catchers do their best mike-pence-at-the-dmz tough look
― mookieproof, Friday, 8 June 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link
Rays trade infielder Brad Miller to the Brewers for first baseman Ji-Man Choi.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 June 2018 14:33 (five years ago) link
that's a blockbuster trade, Ji-Man was statistically the greatest Brewer of all-time
― frogbs, Monday, 11 June 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
cubs and brewers battle for first place in the NL central in a series starting today, should be good
― na (NA), Monday, 11 June 2018 15:53 (five years ago) link
Three @Braves, including NL leading vote-getter @FreddieFreeman5, are among the current NL leaders in the first @CampingWorld MLB All-Star Ballot update. Visit https://t.co/Jd6REEkFYI to vote. #MLBVote pic.twitter.com/kam5L9iFHa— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) June 11, 2018
(they haven't posted the AL update yet)
(let's go nick markakis!)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 11 June 2018 17:29 (five years ago) link
eff the cubs
― mookieproof, Monday, 11 June 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
i think my OF was Harper, Cain, Yelich when i voted last week
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 June 2018 17:35 (five years ago) link
a NL all-star starting lineup with markakis and kemp in the year 2018 would be something to behold
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Monday, 11 June 2018 17:35 (five years ago) link
i anticipate a fade of some degree
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 June 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
the yankees are on pace to win 112 games btw
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 03:11 (five years ago) link
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/6/12/17431794/mlb-owns-everything-rawlings-statcast-youth-baseball-pro-players
Major League Baseball and private investors recently joined together to buy Rawlings for close to $400 million. You know Rawlings, probably quite well. MLB is now a key investor in the ownership group of the company that makes the gloves you grew up working into malleability, running over with your car to get them into game shape, smelling when they’re new and trying to keep tied together when they’re old.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
I think the Mariners being on pace to win 103 games is astonishing.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
There’s a decent chance we end up with five 100 wins team.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
mariners look like a mirage with that run differential
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 12 June 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
no there isn't
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
you can be a mirage for 60 games, or 100
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
this is too good to limit to either the mets or good mlb tweets threads. this shit is all-time
Dear @MLB, give us every mic’d up ejection for the rest of eternity.Sincerely, Everyone. pic.twitter.com/l0rttuYHb2— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) June 13, 2018
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
terry collins is very mad about cocksuckers, among other things
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:05 (five years ago) link
i watched that this morning and i'm still wondering why the ump said "our ass is in the jackpot if we don't call that"
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
twice!
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:15 (five years ago) link
Acting classes should recreate this scene until it's nailed down, this is straight out of Cassavettes or early-Scorcese or something.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
i've never heard "ass in the jackpot" but i guess he's saying the ump crew will be in trouble if they don't eject thor?
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
iirc 'cocksucker' is one word (there may be others) that will get you instantly tossed with no questions asked, so i guess terry was enjoying his freedom
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
(xp) Not only that but if they let that pitch slide without ejection, it just sets the stage for a real bloodbath. The Mets players are taking issue with the fact that there was no warning prior to the game. IIRC this all stems from Utley (who's AB vs. Thor there) hard slide into the Mets' SS who broke his leg on the play, which happened earlier in the season.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
i was at that game
we did not get audio
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
This is like a Cassavetes movie https://t.co/OXMvz3iwKt— nuanced opinion guy (@charles_kinbote) June 13, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
what does that mean, "our ass is in the jackpot" ???
― frogbs, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
is it that hard? what "our ass is grass" meant 40 years ago.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
yeah i understood what it meant via context clues, it's just ... not a real expression. the first time i said it i assumed he was stumbling around a real phrase, but then he said it again.
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
need a search of uRBAN Dictionary
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
I mean I gathered that's probably what it meant just wondering if that was some incredible inside baseball terminology
― frogbs, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
from the EW FB group
In No Country for Old Men when Llewelyn is in the taxi returning to his motel and finds what he believes to be his pursuers in an adjacent room:“I don’t want to get in some kind of a jackpot here, buddy...”“Look, you’re already in the jackpot. I’m trying to get you out of it. Take me to another motel.”
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
is the umpire a Texan?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
In any case, I'm glad umpires can invent expressions should the need arises.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
Cop slang? http://www.policemag.com/blog/editors-notes/story/2012/08/cop-slang-our-favorite-user-terms.aspx(in the comments)
To be in the "jackpot" or "jackpotted," meant you were in deep doodoo.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
tom hallion is from upstate new york
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
close enough!
see definition 3
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jackpot
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
also see definition 4
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:49 (five years ago) link
Watching Cubs-Brewers right now, and what is all that stuff floating around Miller Park? It looks like cottonwood seeds.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
cubs are doing the reliever-to-left-fielder shuffle with cishek and duensing
genius managing iirc
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
My favorite Maddon moment was a few years ago when he made a pitching change, int. walk a batter, made another pitching change.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 22:31 (five years ago) link
Ah damn it! MLB took the The Ass is in the Jackpot video down!
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 14 June 2018 04:25 (five years ago) link
guess what I didn't get to see/hear
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 June 2018 05:16 (five years ago) link
oh, there is still a YouTube upload
i am kinda underwhelmed, much less entertaining than existing footage of Earl Weaver
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 June 2018 05:29 (five years ago) link
Rob Manfred said that the Terry Collins/umpire viral video has been scrubbed from the internet because a collectively bargained agreement with the umpires that said those interactions involving microphoned umpires wouldn’t be made public. MLB is trying to figure out how it leaked— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) June 14, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 14 June 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
looks like Manfred's ass is gonna be in the jackpot now
― frogbs, Thursday, 14 June 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
omg what a bunch of babies
― k3vin k., Thursday, 14 June 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
that video was so great rip
― Spottie, Thursday, 14 June 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
Giants-Marlins entering the 16th and i'm disappointed to see no one is 0-for-7 yet
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 June 2018 20:37 (five years ago) link
The 9-1-2 hitters of the Giants order went 0-17.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 14 June 2018 22:05 (five years ago) link
15!
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23806676/los-angeles-angels-place-4-more-dl-bringing-total-club-record-15
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 16 June 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
fun manny machado trade idea: baltimore gives him to another team, with nothing in return - except the other team also has to take on chris davis. pretty sad that zero teams in baseball would even consider that one
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Saturday, 16 June 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
there's barf on the field in pittsburgh, i repeat, there is barf on the field in pittsburgh
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 00:25 (five years ago) link
my money was on Baltimore
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 00:42 (five years ago) link
there's blood on field in philadelphia, i repeat, there is now barf and blood in the fields of pennsylvania
(a ball bounced off of the outfield wall and hit nick williams' nose pretty hard and made it bleed, but as a doctor i can tell that he's probably fine)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 01:33 (five years ago) link
I think we should all just accept that the yankees are young and fun and good
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:04 (five years ago) link
just my 2c
i'll take the yankees over the gaslight anthem tbh
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:14 (five years ago) link
is that an emo band?
yeah kev, fun... for FASCISTS
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:44 (five years ago) link
― mookieproof, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 11:14 PM (thirty-one minutes ago)
lol
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:46 (five years ago) link
#HanleyRamirez, former @RedSox infielder, has some.. well, issues. Being eyed in connection with an ongoing federal and state investigation. Stay tuned.— Michele McPhee (@MicheleMcPhee) June 22, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:39 (five years ago) link
weird, wonder what's going on
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:39 (five years ago) link
josh hader has already pretty much matched 3 of the 4 best andrew miller seasons in terms of fWAR, and in only 38 innings.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 June 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-sports-hanley-ramirez-investigation-20180622-story.html
Fentanyl distribution.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 23 June 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
Did not expect that
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 23 June 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
the fuuuck
― k3vin k., Saturday, 23 June 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
In tomorrow’s @sfchronicle: A’s to call up Edwin Jackson; he’ll join record 13th major-league team https://t.co/qqHwvmyzLv— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 23, 2018
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 June 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
awesome
― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 June 2018 01:30 (five years ago) link
The Cubs got swept by the Reds in a 4 game series for the first time since April, 1983. They were outscored 31-12 over the course of the four games.
― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 June 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
Turns out Hanley wasn't involved at all in the Fentanyl distribution case...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 03:56 (five years ago) link
Looks like the Nats tried starting a one-inning pitcher against Tampa Bay tonight:
Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP ERAG. Gonzalez, P 1.0 3 6 6 5 2 1 - 3.68
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 03:57 (five years ago) link
whoops, my code must be cross-tabbed
Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP ERAG. Gonzalez 1.0 3 6 6 5 2 1 - 3.68
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 04:00 (five years ago) link
Dayton Moore first offered public support to Luke Heimlich a week ago in an FSKC interview that generated few headlines or controversy. How the Royals' GM became an unlikely advocate for the Oregon State pitcher and convicted child molester: https://t.co/m6F7MKVXMr— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) June 26, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
Javy Baez is having a truly ill game tonight.
― omar little, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 04:38 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-rays-played-a-pitcher-at-first-base/
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
ross otm, both that extra base by contreras and the throw by muncy were dangerous as hell
― k3vin k., Thursday, 28 June 2018 04:56 (five years ago) link
Highest OPS+ by a teenager*Min. 100 PA, since 19011. 166 -- Juan Soto, 2018 Nationals2. 146 -- Whitey Lockman, 1945 Giants3. 139 -- Mel Ott, 1928 Giants**4. 137 -- Tony Conigliaro, 1964 Red Sox5. 132 -- Ty Cobb, 1906 Tigers**6. 130 -- Jimmie Foxx, 1927 Athletics**7. 122 -- Sherry Magee, 1904 Athletics8. 119 -- Johnny Lush, 1904 Athletics9. 118 -- Bryce Harper, 2012 Nationals10. 117 -- Mickey Mantle, 1951 Yankees***Age-19 season or earlier**Hall of Famer
https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-working-on-best-teenage-mlb-season/c-283388364
― Karl Malone, Friday, 29 June 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
damn
― k3vin k., Friday, 29 June 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
1904 a's were loaded
― mookieproof, Friday, 29 June 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
by my research on bbref, kluber's start this week was the worst of his career by game score (8)
― k3vin k., Friday, 29 June 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
His 18K game from a few years ago was another interleague game, also against the cardinals
― Karl Malone, Friday, 29 June 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
Lush played for the Phillies!
― burzum buddies (brownie), Friday, 29 June 2018 18:24 (five years ago) link
so did Magee
― burzum buddies (brownie), Friday, 29 June 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
Yes and they finished last that year!
― timellison, Friday, 29 June 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
Highest OPS+ by a teenager*Min. 100 PA, since 19011. 166 -- Juan Soto, 2018 Nationals
run it again after tonight's game, dude had a career night.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 30 June 2018 05:16 (five years ago) link
182 now!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 30 June 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
the "squat" Willians Astudillo is up
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-weirdest-player-in-the-minors-is-now-in-the-majors/
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 30 June 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
And an RBI single in his first AB.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Saturday, 30 June 2018 20:58 (five years ago) link
Also, Cubs had 9 runs on 14 singles before Happ doubled just now.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Saturday, 30 June 2018 21:24 (five years ago) link
today's Brewers-Reds game featured both a reliever (Michael Lorenzen) hitting a grand slam and a catcher (Erik Kratz) recording a strikeout on a 59 mph knuckleball (that was well outside the strike zone, but I guess the ump just wanted to get it over with)
― frogbs, Sunday, 1 July 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
Worst June in Mets' club history. Think about that history.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 1 July 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link
yeowch
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 July 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
Chris Sale is ridiculous.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 1 July 2018 02:01 (five years ago) link
yeah, he’s one of the best pitchers in his division
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 July 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link
*air horn*
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:00 (five years ago) link
Third-worst month in Mets history, actually.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:23 (five years ago) link
― Karl Malone, Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:00 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago)
(tony reali mutes, deducts 4 points)
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:28 (five years ago) link
god damn you tony reali, this is the last time
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:46 (five years ago) link
oh I was saying he was doing it to me!
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:51 (five years ago) link
Astudillo hit a triple today! 3-7 now with three RBI.
― timellison, Monday, 2 July 2018 01:55 (five years ago) link
we love our willians, but the twins have him playing 2B today
he has not played middle infield since 2011, and that was for 18 games
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
!
imagine him & Bartolo as a battery
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
gerrit cole / justin verlander trivia
He already owns an unusual but interesting record -- at least since people started keeping track, he has the record for most consecutive games to start a season where the pitcher goes at least five innings and allows six or fewer hits. Cole has done that all 17 times this year.The odd thing is that Justin Verlander did it in his first 16 starts this season. There must be something in that Houston water.
The odd thing is that Justin Verlander did it in his first 16 starts this season. There must be something in that Houston water.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
looks like colby rasmus is retiring (again)
Colby Rasmus steps off the 'roller coaster' again. Reports from Baltimore have former #stlcards torchbearer prospect walking away from the game -- for a second consecutive summer. Spoke to him about that this past spring: https://t.co/oC629kTL0c #Orioles #MLB— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) July 4, 2018
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 01:35 (five years ago) link
if you can't make the orioles roster you'd better, in the words of the immortal chuck noll, get on with your life's work
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 03:21 (five years ago) link
https://deadspin.com/carlos-gomez-cant-hit-the-ball-but-he-can-hit-this-wate-1827345931
this looks like something out of Smash Bros.
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:35 (five years ago) link
in the last calendar year, aaron judge is slugging .568
francisco lindor is slugging .566
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
this is kinda random but AL first basemen are having a pretty terrible year, collectively
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:46 (five years ago) link
Wow at that Lindor number.
― timellison, Thursday, 5 July 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
yeah, the most defensible AL 1b All-Star id the A's guy, Olson?
Also Oakland is looking like our only hope for an AL WC race. (other than btwn the East's two Evil Empires)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 July 2018 20:08 (five years ago) link
Biggest Changes in Attendance per Game1 #Marlins ⬇️11,162⬇️2 #BlueJays ⬇️11,147⬇️3 #Tigers ⬇️7,319⬇️4 #Orioles ⬇️7,063⬇️5 #Royals ⬇️7,035⬇️6 #Pirates ⬇️6,496⬇️7 #Brewers ⬆️6,154⬆️8 #Astros ⬆️6,000⬆️9 #Rangers ⬇️4,929⬇️— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) July 5, 2018
― Andy K, Thursday, 5 July 2018 21:43 (five years ago) link
apparently the marlins this year have taken a policy of not lying about attendance so that when it theoretically rises once the team is theoretically better the new ownership group will have an accurate reflection of how much they’ve actually risen attendance \(o_O)/
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 5 July 2018 22:07 (five years ago) link
hi J... I thought MLB-wide policy now was to record attendance as tickets sold for a game, not actual fannies in seats; i wonder if this has changed?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
you might be right and i could just be parroting jetah propaganda
― J0rdan S., Friday, 6 July 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
the high in anaheim today is to be 117° -- 109° by game time at 7 PDT. have we had heat-related postponements yet?
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 July 2018 14:57 (five years ago) link
there's been a few guys recently who have left games bcuz of the heat
― J0rdan S., Friday, 6 July 2018 15:16 (five years ago) link
you know, back in the day the boys used to wear wool uniforms and ride in single-berth trains without any air conditioning, all without any complaints at all. in fact they used to wear those wool uniforms on the train, because they loved the game so much. i remember some pranksters setting shoelaces on fire in the dugout, but you know when it was time to lay down a sacrifice bunt for the 5th time in a game, we were ready, and that's something the boys today with their launch angles and metrics can't seem to learn
― Karl Malone, Friday, 6 July 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
i've been listening to too much tim mccarver recently
― Karl Malone, Friday, 6 July 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
Trevor Bauer says he's never signing a long-term deal. Only one-year contracts.Why? Turns out he made a bet with a friend: If he ever signs a multi-year deal, the friend gets to shoot him in the nuts with a paintball gun from 10 feet away.Full podcast: https://t.co/hvN9x1gPKo pic.twitter.com/9l3z7PHLGz— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 6, 2018
:/
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 6 July 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
sure...
― J0rdan S., Friday, 6 July 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
huh
― k3vin k., Friday, 6 July 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
Trevor "one of the most scientific baseball players in MLB" Bauer
― Andy K, Friday, 6 July 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
Jordan Zimmermann outpitched Bartolo Colon in 2 hours, 5 minutes. Sun just set, so they'll have to wait for postgame fireworks.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) July 7, 2018
― Andy K, Saturday, 7 July 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
Both starters were so good - game ended just minutes after sun set, played in a crisp 2:05. Zimmermann threw 96 pitches, 67 for strikes. Colon w/ 97P - 72 strikes. Combined - the two went to a 3-ball count just three times....— Dan Dickerson (@Dan_Dickerson) July 7, 2018
― Andy K, Saturday, 7 July 2018 01:37 (five years ago) link
Great four- or five-way Cy Young race shaping up in the A.L.: Severino, Sale, and Bauer, Kluber and Verlander still hanging in there.
― clemenza, Saturday, 7 July 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link
Missed Snell from Tampa Bay (because I don't know who Snell from Tampa Bay is).
― clemenza, Saturday, 7 July 2018 12:54 (five years ago) link
i saw a night game in Seattle (2006?) around the solstice that ended before the sun set. (Jamie Moyer for the M's)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 7 July 2018 13:50 (five years ago) link
The Angels have a pitcher named Deck McGuire! Obvious refugee from a WWII Navy movie.
I heard an inning of Joe Buck; he's still got "it."
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 July 2018 00:33 (five years ago) link
dude was a first round pick for the Jays many moons ago!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 8 July 2018 04:35 (five years ago) link
o shit the nats had a players-only meeting and now they're unstoppable o shit
― mookieproof, Sunday, 8 July 2018 05:40 (five years ago) link
love to discuss things with my coworkers
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 July 2018 05:58 (five years ago) link
o shit the nats had a players-only meeting and now they're unstoppable o shit― mookieproof, Saturday, July 7, 2018 10:40 PM (yesterday)
― mookieproof, Saturday, July 7, 2018 10:40 PM (yesterday)
They were down 0-9 to the Marlins at one point during the game in which their win streak started.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 8 July 2018 09:03 (five years ago) link
Giants' Alen Hanson just scored from 1st on a wild pickoff throw to tie the game vs. the Cubs 😮(via @SFGiants) pic.twitter.com/pyc30NPRvK— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 10, 2018
― Hall of Fam (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 July 2018 06:39 (five years ago) link
Astros win on wacky walkoff:https://streamable.com/g5ic0
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 05:53 (five years ago) link
as if they weren't good enough
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 11 July 2018 14:52 (five years ago) link
the astros have optioned ken giles to triple-a
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
was he closing most of this year?
Texas TV crew just put up a career-stats comp of Bartolo and Jack Morris and i want to smash my head against the punk rock.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 July 2018 00:30 (five years ago) link
17-0 at the end of 4 for our Indians.
― burzum buddies (brownie), Thursday, 12 July 2018 01:14 (five years ago) link
Got to give it to the Tribe for coming back and laying an whooping on the Reds tonight after the black hole collapse yesterday in the 9th.
Cleveland's lineup when it's right, is pretty impressive.
― earlnash, Thursday, 12 July 2018 02:09 (five years ago) link
the rockies are attempting to outdo cleveland, they've got 18 runs in the fourth inning
― na (NA), Thursday, 12 July 2018 02:44 (five years ago) link
May want to x-post to Position Players Pitching
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 12 July 2018 03:05 (five years ago) link
catch of the year candidate, billy hamilton going waaaay over the CF wall to rob matt carpenter tonight
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 14 July 2018 03:31 (five years ago) link
that recent keon broxton catch is hard to beat i think but that billy hamilton catch was insane
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 14 July 2018 05:44 (five years ago) link
Orioles, White Sox, and Royals on pace to lose 106-116 games.
― Andy K, Monday, 16 July 2018 01:03 (five years ago) link
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2018-misc.shtml
Year over Year attendance : Down 2.5 million to date
9 Teams in positive attendance year to year,Rest of the league is in negative attendance including the Cubs, Red Sox, Angels, and Cardinals.
― earlnash, Monday, 16 July 2018 02:28 (five years ago) link
its realy sad, it was a sport
― k3vin k., Monday, 16 July 2018 03:23 (five years ago) link
clearly the data show americans are choosing the yankees in these polarizing times
― k3vin k., Monday, 16 July 2018 03:24 (five years ago) link
Well about that...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/new-york-yankees-evil.html
― earlnash, Monday, 16 July 2018 03:34 (five years ago) link
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/07/15/opinion/sunday/15hart/merlin_141223467_c71ae7d7-2023-4550-87e9-56e57221d9d3-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp
Hail Cashman
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:06 (five years ago) link
― Andy K, Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:03 PM
The Fangraphs projections have them all playing .400 or better the rest of the way.... and finishing with 105, 101, and 107 total losses, respectively.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 July 2018 14:06 (five years ago) link
“I would just say I don’t think the people that cover the Phillies will be laying on the beach Wednesday or Thursday” - @jaysonst on the Phillies— 975TheFanatic (@975TheFanatic) July 16, 2018
― Mordy, Monday, 16 July 2018 16:21 (five years ago) link
Cards-Cubs are the only game tonight. Has to be a makeup?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 July 2018 16:19 (five years ago) link
I think it was scheduled that way, not 100% certain. ESPN is broadcasting it -- I hope it's not blocked on mlb.tv.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Thursday, 19 July 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
it's a result of the new CBA:
As part of baseball’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the players’ union, the 2018 season will include a shorter spring training, more off days during the season, and add four more days to the playing calendar. That means an earlier start to the season, in late March.
It also means the Thursday of the All-Star break will feature one game, a nationally broadcast game ala Sunday Night Baseball. According to a schedule given the Cardinals they will play against the Cubs at Wrigley Field that day, July 19. Teams can be selected only once during the span of the current CBA for that All-Star Thursday game.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-to-open-season-on-thursday-march-in-new-york/article_4ba5b127-5165-5ccd-921d-aead92baad03.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share
― maura, Thursday, 19 July 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
Top 10 most Home Runs as a teenager:
1. Tony Conigliaro (Boston) 242. Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals) 223. Mel Ott (NY Giants) 194. Ken Griffey, Jr. (Seattle) 165. Phil Cavarretta (Cubs) 146. Mickey Mantle (NY Yankees) 137. Ed Kranepool (NY Mets) 128. Robin Yount (Milwaukee) 119. Juan Soto (Washington Nationals) 10 <-Turns 20 October 25, 201810. Harmon Killebrew (Washington Senators) 9
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 21 July 2018 14:20 (five years ago) link
good list
― k3vin k., Saturday, 21 July 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-trade-value-41-to-50/
kiley mcdaniel is doing the trade value series now
― k3vin k., Saturday, 21 July 2018 20:08 (five years ago) link
simmons is gonna be pissed
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 July 2018 20:29 (five years ago) link
was really surprised to see jose ramirez no. 1 in light of how much bias baseball seems to show towards prospect pedigree, per kiley. but i guess the contract really is ludicrous.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 22 July 2018 03:42 (five years ago) link
it's steph curry-esque a little
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 July 2018 03:44 (five years ago) link
yeah, even the 2022 and 2023 option years are $11 and $13 million, respectively
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 22 July 2018 03:52 (five years ago) link
Choo ended a 52-game on-base streak last night, he's been flying under the radar...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 22 July 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
good times in Chicago. first, a full 4-man outfield softball shift against Matt Carpenter:
https://i.imgur.com/5SJnsJM.png
never seen that before! (Carpenter chose to take the free bunt single to the absent left side of the infield:)
https://i.imgur.com/6Qj1cf4.png
then, Tim McCarver said something that I think everyone would agree with, especially Chicago Cubs fans:
You know, back in the 1950s the Cubs were awful, and when the Cardinals visited Chicago there were a lot of people who would show up just to watch Stan Musial hit. The same is true today, for Matt Carpenter. A large contingent of Cubs fans are here just to watch Matt Carpenter hit.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 22 July 2018 18:27 (five years ago) link
carpenter is really locked in right now, it's great to watch. musial a bit of a stretch perhaps
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
the bunt was pretty baller
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
the bunt was fuckin hilarious
― J0rdan S., Monday, 23 July 2018 00:16 (five years ago) link
do we have a thread about playing baseball?
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 23 July 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
not sure but I would post about my softball team in such a thread
― k3vin k., Monday, 23 July 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
same
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Monday, 23 July 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
you didn't try very hard, did you
playing baseball
― mookieproof, Monday, 23 July 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
lol i just realized it's in my bookmarks, thanks Mookie.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 23 July 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
the pirates just wrecked corey kluber; what the hell is going on
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 02:54 (five years ago) link
Willians Astudillo was sent back to Rochester on Sunday.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 11:49 (five years ago) link
the top defensive players of the year thus far: Matt Chapman and Kolten Wong
https://sabr.org/latest/sabr-defensive-index-rankings-released-through-july-15-2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
One pitcher in the top 25s!
― timellison, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:30 (five years ago) link
Odor?!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
I never see the guy... does he have a bad rep?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
Pirates are on fire. 10 wins in a row!
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link
lol @ both the bucs AND the rays having better records than the giants
― brimstead, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 21:16 (five years ago) link
Morbs: yes, he is supposed to be awful.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
who thought the Giants would be better than mediocre this year?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
the giants themselves, apparently
Source says @SFGiants expect to be "strategic buyers" before July 31 Deadline. Looking for controllable players, not rentals. Team has no plan to become a seller.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 24, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 21:45 (five years ago) link
The Giants are only 5.5 back after losing:#1 SP Bumgarner - 61 games (broken finger, dirt bike crash)#2 SP Cueto - 11 days/2 starts (sprained ankle)#2 SP Cueto - 62 games (sprained elbow)#3 SP Samardzija - 36 games (shoulder stiffness)#3 SP Samardzija - currently on the DL (shoulder stiffness)
That's like 34+ games of minor-league call-ups filling in for the top 3 in their rotation.
If any of those gimps can get it together, the Giants could compete in that terrible division.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:18 (five years ago) link
hanging around .500 with those injuries is way more than any giants fan could have asked for. but there's four competitive teams in that division...
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:22 (five years ago) link
Also they lost their closer (Melancon - flexor) & set-up man/back-up closer (Strickland - idiot) for most of the season. Who else...? Longoria? Pence (probably a net-positive)... They are basically a half-minor league team.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 22:55 (five years ago) link
shit's gonna happen when you have one of the oldest teams in baseball. tbh they'd be better off if samardzija had been out the whole year
5.5 back is feasible, but they have three teams in front of them and they're already three games up on their pythag
i don't know where they're gonna get 'controllable players' tho -- they have no prospects to trade and the big leaguers are either untouchable or not very valuable. (maybe tony watson, with the way people are about relievers these days)
it seems churlish to bash them after how very successful they've been, but they seem intent on driving their aging, expensive team off a cliff
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 23:23 (five years ago) link
kinda think this is the last hoo-ra
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 23:26 (five years ago) link
The Reds have played some pretty wild and weird games this year.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 25 July 2018 00:08 (five years ago) link
Sergio Romo entered the game as a reliever in the 8th and got out of the inning. In the 9th he switched to 3B for one batter, and then shifted back to pitcher to get the save.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
#SFGiants crowd reaction to Josh Hader entering the game pic.twitter.com/5UbEFq85QC— Josh Holub (@JoshHolub) July 27, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 27 July 2018 04:08 (five years ago) link
Been close to 20mins so far:
Currently in a blackout delay at Dodger Stadium as all the stadium lights have shutoff in the middle of the inning pic.twitter.com/geWXmguLaN— Chase Henley (@henleychase) July 31, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 31 July 2018 03:01 (five years ago) link
lmao 19-0 nats b5
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
Addison Russell makes a baaaad out at third in the 9th to give the New Pirates a win
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
He looked safe on all the replays I saw, but it was a mistake to try for third.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Wednesday, 1 August 2018 02:42 (five years ago) link
http://afropunk.com/2018/08/ozzie-albies-comforting-ronald-acuna-jr-is-the-perfect-alternative-to-toxic-masculinity/
― timellison, Friday, 3 August 2018 02:23 (five years ago) link
that’s cute as hell
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 August 2018 13:43 (five years ago) link
a thousand slashfics launched
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 August 2018 13:47 (five years ago) link
heads up for all who have their Twin Peaks costume picked out
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/8/2/17646038/mlb-postseason-schedule-2018-world-series-game-7-halloween
so i guess this means a Mariners-Nationals WS
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 August 2018 16:55 (five years ago) link
just as well the yankees scored -- having a 1-0 game go four hours was going to be embarrassing
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 August 2018 03:18 (five years ago) link
Friday was 2:14 wtf
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 August 2018 04:15 (five years ago) link
Sam Miller on the genesis of the violent walk-off dogpile
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24058781/how-beating-teammates-became-go-walk-celebration
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
the cardinals have been "accidentally" dumping gatorade on the tv reporter all year, seems like a good tradition
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
i'm going to mets/cubs at the end of the month on what is apparently "grateful dead day" at wrigley field
― na (NA), Thursday, 9 August 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
which doesn't actually seem to entail much of anything: https://www.mlb.com/cubs/tickets/specials/community-nights/grateful-dead-night
they're announcing the 'players weekend' uniforms and nicknames today, and the guys who just use their surnames anyway make me sad
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 August 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
I admire them! deGrom is one.
https://www.mlb.com/news/2018-mlb-players-weekend-nicknames/c-289419008
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
jesus christ Corey Knebel just walked the first 3 batters of the 9th inning with a 4-2 lead and somehow wasn't pulled right there
now 8-4 Padres, good going Counsell
Brewers now 0-8 in weekday games
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
boxberger emoji one is hilarious xp
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:23 (five years ago) link
and the guys who just use their surnames anyway make me sad
― mookieproof, Thursday, August 9, 2018 1:11 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
greinke proving to be the most boring human on earth
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:24 (five years ago) link
maybe I'm just asking cuz I'm bitter right now but if you have a closer whose command is all over the place why don't you have another person warming up, just in case? I've seen so many blown saves that were absolutely telegraphed from the first batter. roll the dice if you must but leaving a guy in when he's missing the strike zone by a foot feels like you're just giving the game away.
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
Love these --Michael Wacha: "WACHAMOLE"Brad Boxberger: "🎁🍔"
Freddie Freeman: "ANDREW"No idea what this means but I lol'd.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Thursday, 9 August 2018 21:54 (five years ago) link
yeah if it were me I’d either use my last name or something that no one has ever called me
― k3vin k., Thursday, 9 August 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
The names on the backs of jerseys for Players Weekend. Well played, Derek Holland. pic.twitter.com/RDjotjJEGj— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) August 9, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 9 August 2018 22:58 (five years ago) link
lol @ "Last Name"
― k3vin k., Thursday, August 9, 2018 3:43 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
cmon, like you wouldn't use "k3vin k."
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Thursday, 9 August 2018 23:18 (five years ago) link
derek holland hah
Classic nats lost.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 13 August 2018 03:05 (five years ago) link
immediate nats loss canon
― J0rdan S., Monday, 13 August 2018 03:51 (five years ago) link
David Bote just hit the Golden Homer: a walk-off grand slam, down three, and with his team down to his last strike.For all the years we have pitch data, there are just two other Golden Homers: Chris Hoiles on 5/17/1996 and Alan Trammell on 6/21/1988.— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) August 13, 2018
― Andy K, Monday, 13 August 2018 12:20 (five years ago) link
that 6/21/88 win was the middle of three straight walk-off wins against the Yankees
― brownie, Monday, 13 August 2018 13:15 (five years ago) link
when we got jerseys for our softball team I got NAME and number 1, just like all the samples
― frogbs, Monday, 13 August 2018 13:16 (five years ago) link
Nats announcers going completely silent for a full minute during Carpenter's HR was pretty satisfying
The Nationals' broadcast knew it was coming. #stlcards pic.twitter.com/SeoBxFpv4h— 📼 (@VanHicklestein) August 14, 2018
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 03:30 (five years ago) link
looooooooool at kolten wong in the celebration
hold on, i'll show you
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 03:36 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/GOL2Sjj.gif
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 03:46 (five years ago) link
the nats should probably just be disbanded at this point
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 14 August 2018 04:03 (five years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Sunday, August 12, 2018 11:51 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Another one!
I wouldn't make fun of their 6 seasons old inability to create a consistent bullpen because that dark arts and laugh at it at your own risk it will soon happen to all of our favorite teams.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 04:55 (five years ago) link
Also: the collapse of Severino, my oh my.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 04:57 (five years ago) link
dodgers bullpen melt down spoiling a nice kershaw game. up one with 2 down and 2 strikes bottom of the 9th and the closer beaned the guy... now they are down 3
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 05:11 (five years ago) link
carpenter is fucking absurd man
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 14 August 2018 06:06 (five years ago) link
Acuna Jr. hit a leadoff home run in both ends of a doubleheader -- he's just the fourth player ever to do it.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 09:04 (five years ago) link
the best winning percentage in the NL belongs to the Chicago Cubs, 68-49 (.581)
teams with higher winning percentages in the AL:
Red Sox, 85-35 (.708)Yankees, 74-44 (.627)Astros, 73-46 (.613)Athletics, 71-48 (.597)Mariners, 69-51 (.575)Indians, 67-51 (.568)
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:41 (five years ago) link
oh sorry, i guess the mariners and indians are slightly beneath the cubs.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
well those teams play the Orioles and Royals fairly often
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
good to see Ryan Braun murdering the Cubs even in a down year
― frogbs, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link
A first?
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24376946/ben-zobrist-chicago-cubs-ejected-telling-ump-why-want-electronic-strike-zone
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
yep first career ejection. between that and the shoe color squabble, he's a regular bad boy now
― na (NA), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link
he was right though
― frogbs, Wednesday, 15 August 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
feel like cuzzi let the notoriously god-fearing zobrist go on for quite some time just to see if he would curse
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 August 2018 13:59 (five years ago) link
no, i meant the first time a player publicly said "Bring on the robots"
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 14:27 (five years ago) link
worth striking over imho
zobrist has said it before! http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20327852/ben-zobrist-chicago-cubs-mlb-needs-electronic-strike-zone
― na (NA), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 14:33 (five years ago) link
my understanding is that the 'electronic strike zone' is, at present, not quite as accurate as the average umpire and much more susceptible to crazy errors. and that you shouldn't necessarily trust the various tv depictions of the zone or pitch location graphs
also, yelling at umpires is fun and entertaining and most of them are quite good at what they do -- i think the technology will have to be demonstrably better than the umps, which may not happen, before it is implemented
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 August 2018 15:13 (five years ago) link
― frogbs, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 9:31 AM (six hours ago)
there is no "zone" as the game is currently constructed, only a set of probabilities based on where the pitch is and the situation. that pitch is called a strike about half the time. hitters know this, pitchers know this, tough luck I guess
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 15 August 2018 20:24 (five years ago) link
mookie otm
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 15 August 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
I dunno that pitch looked pretty outside to me. wasn't even one of those that looked like it was gonna be in the zone and slid out. I agree that's where it gets tricky, with those final bits of movement over the plate and what not. But that pitch...idk it looked like a clear ball
― frogbs, Wednesday, 15 August 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
quite an OAK-SEA tilt going
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 21:28 (five years ago) link
Apparently I just missed an interesting first pitch in Marlins-Barves.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
First pitch of the bottom half of the inning, that is. (Ureña beaned Acuña to prevent another leadoff homer, Snitker lost his mind, Ureña and Snitker tossed, and now Acuña just came out because the arm doesn't feel right.)
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Thursday, 16 August 2018 00:17 (five years ago) link
i don't blame snitker, that was bullshit
lol at the bullpens having to run in twice
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2018 00:36 (five years ago) link
Just watched the clip--glad the pitcher was ejected.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:57 (five years ago) link
prediction: some retired red-ass player will bash the braves for not *immediately* charging the field and trying to kill ureña, and will call it a failure of manhood that snitker was more fired up than acuña's own teammates
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2018 02:11 (five years ago) link
Fewer laps tomorrow amirite.
― Andy K, Thursday, 16 August 2018 02:17 (five years ago) link
xp - He didn't call out the Braves explicitly, but during the game Brian Jordan said "I woulda been throwin' some hands."
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Thursday, 16 August 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
*ron Howard voice*
He wouldn’t have
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:12 (five years ago) link
this being ILB, misread that as ryan howard
― k3vin k., Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:20 (five years ago) link
jeter strikes again
― maura, Thursday, 16 August 2018 13:33 (five years ago) link
Worst Smiths song
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 16 August 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
Another thing about pitching inside. The whole “make them uncomfortable...move their feet...brush em back” thing is complete BS. It doesn’t work. When a kid starts playing kid pitch at 8, he gets hit. When he gets to be, say, 12 it hurts a bit more. When he gets to high school...— Michael Young (@MikeyY626) August 16, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2018 17:29 (five years ago) link
don't tell Keith Hernandez
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 August 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link
Acuna will play today.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 16 August 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
pulling Snell after 76 pitches is seriously O_o like, i get what they're doing with their staff/pen there – but you'd think, if there was one pitcher on their staff they'd let pitch into the 6th and give their pen a tiny rest, it'd be him.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 16 August 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
nice job by kolarek getting out of romos mess
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 16 August 2018 20:32 (five years ago) link
Yankees - Bottom 9th
Romo pitching for TB
Gregorius singled to center. Torres singled to right, Gregorius to second. Walker walked, Gregorius to third, Torres to second. Kolarek pitching for TB Bird fouled out to third. Gardner struck out swinging Romine struck out swinging.
lol rally
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 August 2018 20:49 (five years ago) link
Walker walked
well, duh!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 16 August 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
this mets-phils facebook game is kinda crazy
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
Edwin Diaz is on pace now for 62 saves, which would tie the single season record set by Francisco Rodriguez in 2008.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 16 August 2018 21:46 (five years ago) link
what the fuck the mets score ten runs in an inn'g & i cant watch it on television
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 16 August 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
phillies have hit four homers in four innings and are getting killed
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2018 22:01 (five years ago) link
six games for urena
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
piddly ass
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 16 August 2018 23:47 (five years ago) link
in the NHL you get 10 games (in a season half as long) just for coming off the bench during a brawl, whether you hit anyone or not. (certain fourth-liners -- and they know who they are -- will do it anyway if someone important is being overwhelmed.)
i'm not sure what the suspension guidelines are vis-a-vis the players union, but acuña's just as much a member as ureña is (as were darvish and yuli gurriel in the world series last year). but six games is a joke -- he might miss one start, and if he games the appeal process, not even that. and he's playing for a shitty team with nothing to lose, unlike the braves, if they were to retaliate
baseline of 15 games for starters in a cut-and-dry case like this and go from there imo. and fine everyone who came out of the bullpen
― mookieproof, Friday, 17 August 2018 00:56 (five years ago) link
Basebrawls aren’t even interesting
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 17 August 2018 12:07 (five years ago) link
Especially if you’re an outfielder, apparently.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 17 August 2018 13:04 (five years ago) link
Mookie otm. Plunking is dumb. It's going to be a 101 mph fastball to the head one day.
MLB must be talking to announcers who keep plain or tacitly promoting those pre-historic baseball ideals also, the irony that it happened to a Braves player wasn't lost on me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:30 (five years ago) link
Jose Urethra: How about suspending a starting pitcher 5 starts instead of 5 or 10 games for a severe infraction? That has some impact to a team vs a suspension of 5 to 10 games where the pitcher will miss 1 start maybe 2.
Jeff Sullivan: Suspensions aren’t about games missed as much as they’re about salary missed. If you suspend Urena five times as long as you’d suspend a position player, that means Urena is forfeiting five times as much salary. How is that fair, from a player perspective?
Not to mention that the impact a starting pitcher can make in one game is roughly equivalent to the impact a position player can make over four or five games, anyhow
I’m not arguing the idea of sending a stronger message; I hate things like what Urena did, and I think he should face a more severe penalty. But it’s not going to be easy for MLB to establish a new precedent, given that this is how things operate now, and if Manfred came out and suspended Urena for the rest of the year, the union wouldn’t be happy about it.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 August 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
cubs and pirates just split a four-game series in which pittsburgh scored five runs and chicago scored four
― mookieproof, Sunday, 19 August 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Zack Wheeler and Steven Matz were not pitching Sunday. So why not take a seat in the stands? From @Cut4:https://t.co/RZnTuwptlN— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 20, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 August 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
― timellison, Monday, 20 August 2018 02:17 (five years ago) link
If following occurs rest of way there’d be 8-way tie at 88 wins for NL best record, just to show how close it is (since I like chaos I am rooting for this):#Braves 20-19#Phillies 20-18#Cubs 17-22#Brewers 19-17#Cardinals 20-17#Diamondbacks 19-18#Rockies 20-18#Dodgers 21-16— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) August 20, 2018
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 August 2018 14:33 (five years ago) link
I’m just going to predict right now that a NL team will win the 2018 World Series
― Karl Malone, Monday, 20 August 2018 14:35 (five years ago) link
#teamentropy
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 20 August 2018 14:37 (five years ago) link
by pythagorean record / run differential, the mariners are maybe the luckiest team ever?
https://i.imgur.com/OrJamit.png?1
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-mariners-still-look-like-an-all-time-anomaly/
― Karl Malone, Monday, 20 August 2018 22:58 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/R3rEJGQ.png?1
― Karl Malone, Monday, 20 August 2018 23:00 (five years ago) link
lol the 2017 padres
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 August 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
edwin diaz is amazing tho
one-run games:OAK 26-10 (.722)ATL 16-8 (.667)SEA 31-16 (.660)two-run games:SEA 16-3 (.842)LAA 4-23 (.148)games decided by more than three runs:SEA 13-28 (.317)
two-run games:SEA 16-3 (.842)LAA 4-23 (.148)
games decided by more than three runs:SEA 13-28 (.317)
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 August 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
I'm 100% in the Rockies-as-NL-West-Champs bandwagon.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
today the Cards and Brewers have the NL WC lead
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 12:20 (five years ago) link
lol matheny
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 12:50 (five years ago) link
ex-mgr of the year
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 12:58 (five years ago) link
Current Fangraphs projected standings have ATL, CHC and ARI winning their divisions (88, 92 and 89 wins) followed by these:
LAD 88STL 88MIL 87PHI 87COL 87
Could be quite a scrum.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
whoever the commentator is in this facebook live stream of the rangers/a's game: "so the rangers are looking much more ... hitter-ish ... today"
― na (NA), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
yasiel just snapped the bat over his knee, very finely executed
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 23 August 2018 03:39 (five years ago) link
BOS-NYY in London, June 29-30
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2019-mlb-schedule-released-yankees-red-sox-in-london-albert-pujols-st-louis-homecoming-among-key-dates-series/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 August 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
I wonder if they'll get any jetlag days before and after those games.
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Thursday, 23 August 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
as you might suspect, yes. per BOS schedule, 2 before and 1 after.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 August 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
kinda wonder what sort of input the union has on such things
spanish soccer players are considering striking because la liga unilaterally decided to stage a regular season game in the US
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 August 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
i assumed it was part of the last CBA, as with the opening games in Japan
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 August 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
I wonder if they'll get any jetlag days before and after those games.― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC)
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC)
London's nothing compared to Japan. Only 2 hours more than PST.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 23 August 2018 16:21 (five years ago) link
matt holliday is starting for the rockies this afternoon
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 August 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link
for a sec i thought you meant pitching
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 August 2018 19:02 (five years ago) link
Only in Japanese high school baseball? A two-run game-ending suicide squeeze.
https://deadspin.com/japanese-high-school-team-advances-to-the-semifinals-on-1828530452
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 August 2018 17:37 (five years ago) link
The other team immediately committed sudoku after the game.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 25 August 2018 00:16 (five years ago) link
a calculated act, no doubt
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 25 August 2018 00:17 (five years ago) link
via David Laurila of FG:
Going into (Saturday) night, Max Scherzer had a record of 52-19 and a 2.95 FIP since the start of the 2016 season. Corey Kluber had a record of 52-19 and a 2.99 FIP.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 August 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
Yanks defense looked terrible against White Sox tonight. Tim Anderson pretty much had a speed in little league type at bat and trip around the bases while the Yanks tried to find the ball.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 03:24 (five years ago) link
strength of schedule the rest of the way
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/strength-of-schedule-and-the-pennant-races/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
xp the yanks have a tendency to look like a little league team in the field sometimes, which could be an unfortunate result of having so many youngsters out there at once.
but honestly it was super embarrassing--higashioka couldn't locate a ball that was one foot from him and anderson stole home, voit misplays a ball on an infield in with no outs--not only did the runner score but the hitter made it to second.
i could go on
― guardians of the gums: i am tooth (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
Half their starters are on the shelf but yeah it’s pretty grim out there. Boone has also not been managing the transition from starters-> the greatest bullpen of all time (tm)
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
sometimes people ask what the definition is of a competitive at-bat pic.twitter.com/xUyQDLYwQx— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) August 29, 2018
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
Tyler White's walk off HR was hit 96 MPH at a 44 degree launch angle... Hit probability 1%. Similar batted balls were HRs 0% of the time. #MinuteMaidSpecial— Daren Willman (@darenw) August 29, 2018
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
yeah saw that live, I thought for sure it was a lazy fly to left
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 29 August 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
what is . . . ~bunting~
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-do-you-see-2
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 August 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
https://bastian.mlblogs.com/covering-the-bases-game-133-2e4f31d06dda
look at that shift lolol
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 31 August 2018 00:14 (five years ago) link
Stanton is the fifth fastest (not youngest) to 300 HR: Ralph Kiner (1,087 ganes), Ryan Howard (1,093), Juan Gonzalez (1,096), Alex Rodriguez (1,117), and then Stanton (1,119).
― clemenza, Friday, 31 August 2018 00:35 (five years ago) link
Also the ninth youngest (28 years, 295 days).
― clemenza, Friday, 31 August 2018 00:37 (five years ago) link
is anyone else struggling with the mlb app's gameday audio lately (like over the past couple of weeks)? way more buffering and "playback failed" errors, to the point where it's almost unusable? or just me
― na (NA), Friday, 31 August 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
yes, although that could just be my phone, since spotify has also been freezing up on my a lot recently.
but generally, i find the suite of MLB apps (including mlb.tv, and especially the mlb.tv app on PS4) to be some of the very worst, least reliable products out there. which is unfortunate when paying $100+ a year for this garbage
― Karl Malone, Friday, 31 August 2018 16:19 (five years ago) link
I know this is always the chimerical fantasy with someone like Donaldson, that a change in scenery will miraculously rejuvenate him, but I will point out that he's clearly unhappy with management right now:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/donaldson-perceived-rift-jays-theres-lot-can-say/
Which is all moot unless he can get reasonably healthy. If he can, though, I could see him putting up a big September in the middle of a wild-card race.
― clemenza, Friday, 31 August 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
yeah, he's more capable of doing it than just about anyone else. i can't imagine him being happy with management, regardless. most of baseball is already talking about vlad, he's been injured most of the year, the team isn't contending, he knows he's not going to be returning to the blue jays next year (most likely, right?)
― Karl Malone, Friday, 31 August 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
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the app on apple tv is not the greatest but i find streaming on my iphone is always perfect
this is funny tho bcuz mlb spun off its streaming into its own business that is itself valued at billions of dollars
― J0rdan S., Friday, 31 August 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
for anyone else frustrated there are no day games today, the bronze medal game of the women's baseball world cup between canada and the u.s. is live streaming on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMZW-93p0dc&feature=youtu.be
― na (NA), Friday, 31 August 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Friday, August 31, 2018 12:59 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
funny it’s the opposite for me — my roku app works pretty well but I seem to get kicked off my iphone app frequently
― k3vin k., Friday, 31 August 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
you ppl and yr apps
stay home and watch yr laptop
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 August 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
David: If the yankees lose in the wild card game, will it force MLB to get rid of divisions?
Jeff Sullivan:What?
Can’t tell which angle you’re asserting
If it’s the MLB-loves-the-Yankees one, the Yankees already lost a wild-card game in 2015
And if it’s the good-teams-shouldn’t-lose-to-worse-teams one, the Yankees right now have only four more wins than the A’s do. In 2012, the 88-win Cardinals knocked out the 94-win Braves
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 August 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
and if it's the good-teams-shouldn't-have-to-play-in-wild-cards one, the 2015 NL wild card game featured teams with the second- and third-best records in the majors
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 August 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
white sox will *not* call up eloy jimenez, who is hitting .365/.407/.615 in triple-a
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 August 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
jim kaat . . . otm?
Wish TV networks would stop using the assumed strike zone box .The angle of the center field camera must be off center because too many strkes are called balls and vice versa. The umpires don’t deserve that. Please Get rid of it. Its not 100% accurate— Jim Kaat (@KaatJim) August 31, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 August 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link
It's generally acknowledged that it's not 100% accurate, but I think it's a depth thing rather than "off-center". Jim Kaat still wrong about most things.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 August 2018 21:08 (five years ago) link
does the strike zone graphic they put in the corner have the same problems?
― frogbs, Friday, 31 August 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link
i think the one in the corner is PITCHFx, right?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 31 August 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link
i feel like most networks would adjust the strike zone box for camera angle... not that they're accurate or anything but i'd imagine they put a little more thought into it than that
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 1 September 2018 05:55 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/BSMDd6K.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 2 September 2018 07:05 (five years ago) link
Game Score of 96 for Syndergaard today.
― clemenza, Monday, 3 September 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link
Joe West's latest power play is nullified
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24558108/gabe-kapler-philadelphia-phillies-says-pitchers-allowed-use-cheat-sheets
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:40 (five years ago) link
SNITCH
.@SteveGelbs reveals the TRUTH behind the @FlavaFraz21 diving “catch” on Monday. Video don’t lie! pic.twitter.com/P4a1gBQIXe— SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) September 5, 2018
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:05 (five years ago) link
I have to side with Joe West on this one. It's not like they don't have time to go over the scouting reports before the game or between innings, or get the coaches to relay signals from the dugout. Even if it doesn't delay the game, it feels unnecessary and kind of embarrassing. You're essentially broadcasting the fact that you're not properly prepared to play the game that day.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 08:32 (five years ago) link
Seems only fair if the outfielders are consulting their defensive zone notes though.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
the todd frazier thing seems really inconclusive, it's weird that everyone's "debunking" it. it looks like he catches the ball and then falls on top of a different ball, but you don't see him drop the real ball at any point.
― na (NA), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
how good can the last weekend of the season be?
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/team-entropy-2018-your-introduction-to-chaos/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 17:40 (five years ago) link
Ozzie Albies' only enemy in baseball is his own helmet.
― WmC, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
That is a very Todd Frazier play. He seems to have a knack for the weird one. I saw him hit a one armed home run off of Jamie Moyers.
― earlnash, Thursday, 6 September 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/09/06/detroit-tigers-mario-impemba-rod-allen/1217312002/
Fox Sports Detroit continued searching for answers into a physical altercation between Detroit Tigers TV broadcasters Mario Impemba and Rod Allen on Thursday afternoon, conducting meetings with both men involved.
The pair was separated following Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox and sent home to Detroit after an incident described as “severe” by one person who was present.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 7 September 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
i know which broadcast i'm going to listen to tonight during the STL/DET game!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 7 September 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
They have the rest of the year off.
Michael Moore and Tom Selleck will be filling in.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 7 September 2018 19:17 (five years ago) link
as amazing as that sounds, i think i'm going to go see yojimbo instead
― Karl Malone, Friday, 7 September 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
Rockies vs Dodgers series should be a good one.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 7 September 2018 23:09 (five years ago) link
The Rays are having an interesting year in that they traded or sold off almost all their "name" players, yet could easily/accidentally win 90 games and still miss the postseason by a mile.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 8 September 2018 03:31 (five years ago) link
gabe kapler is doing gabe kapler things with 39 players on his roster
pinch-running in the fourth!pulling his starter with one out in the fifth, then using three relievers (so far) to get out of the inning!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
well, his playoff odds are down to 14% (Fangraphs). Time to pull out all the stops.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:47 (five years ago) link
i like this guy
The absolute unit that could. pic.twitter.com/r2a5uj9E7o— MLB (@MLB) September 13, 2018
i don't know much about him, but his plate discipline is weird! for the last 5 years running he's struck out less than 5% of the time and walked less than 5% of the time.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 14 September 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
Willians Astudillo
― Karl Malone, Friday, 14 September 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
i don't follow the twins closely, but they currently have two of the top ten prospects, plus this guy. let's go twins!!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 14 September 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
Astudillo is a folk hero in the EW circles
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 14 September 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
rightly so...
FG has the Red Sox WS odds at 16.4%, while the Astros are at 23.7%. How does that make sense? Aren't the Sox a better team?
― frogbs, Friday, 14 September 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
definitely the better team. that's odd. also, just yesterday on the radio (just a little sports round-up segment on chicago NPR) they were saying that the Red Sox's odds to win the WS were > 25%? maybe half the red sox got injured this morning
― Karl Malone, Friday, 14 September 2018 15:57 (five years ago) link
yea 538 has it as 28% Sox, 25% Astros. that's uh...a pretty significant difference. I think FG's methodology is more sophisticated than 538s, which IIRC is based almost entirely on ELO.
― frogbs, Friday, 14 September 2018 16:02 (five years ago) link
could it be based on match-ups in the first round
― na (NA), Friday, 14 September 2018 16:20 (five years ago) link
like houston actually has it easier by playing cleveland, while boston has to play the a's or yankees?
― na (NA), Friday, 14 September 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
that's how it works, right?
Boston has the better record, wouldn't they be playing Cleveland? or does the #1 seed play the wild-card winner every time? that seems a little unfair since the wild-card winner is likely to have a better record than the #3 division winner
― frogbs, Friday, 14 September 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
plus the a’s/yankees will presumably have burnt their best starter before facing the sox
tbf i’m not sure the a’s even have any starters left
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 September 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
yeah idk how that factors into the playoff calculations. for example, if the Brewers get the wildcard, I'm assuming their starter is going 3 innings max. if they win whoever plays them in the divisional round is definitely gonna be at an advantage.
― frogbs, Friday, 14 September 2018 17:48 (five years ago) link
The Astros have a better run differential than the Red Sox, so the simulations probably see them as even despite the differences in team wins. And with both wild card teams being better than the Indians, the Astros should definitely be big favorites to reach the WS again.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 14 September 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
The Astros are kind of underrated now because they won last year (winning the first time is a great story, winning the second time doesn't have any broad appeal so people don't talk about them as much) and don't have a clear MVP favourite.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 14 September 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
Red Sox are also something like 20-X vs the Orioles where X is an interger >0 but <10 and Orioles /= a major league team
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 14 September 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
14-2
and in those games chris davis is 5-for-50 with 29 K
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 September 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
Boston is having a heck of a year and their lineup is really great but in a short series, I think Houston's starting pitching makes it a pick em.
Between Porcello, Price and Rodriquez, one of them will have to step up with Sale. Cole, Kuchel and Morton are a much stronger 2 through 4 in the rotation. Houston has more bullpen depth than last year. Playoff baseball takes a lot of pitchers and the back end of Boston's bullpen is probably their weak spot on the roster.
― earlnash, Friday, 14 September 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
Preference wise, I'd kind of like Oakland to keep hot and make a run. I'd have no issue with Cleveland winning it all, but it would be a fluky run if they won it this year.
Yankees lineup can be diffused by a strikeout pitcher, it's really not unlike the later Torre teams. Teams will get 14 K's and a double play in a pitcher's dual and beat them 3-1 a couple of times.
― earlnash, Friday, 14 September 2018 21:43 (five years ago) link
I wouldn't say fluky -- all of Cleveland's core players are as good or better than they were last year. They'll win 90+ games and they're currently seven games off their expected W-L record, so talent wise they're a 100 win team or close to it.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 15 September 2018 05:00 (five years ago) link
i think cleveland also benefits from playing a bunch of games in the worst division in baseball, though. second place twins are 67-80
― https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZZlQ4Tmrc (Karl Malone), Saturday, 15 September 2018 05:02 (five years ago) link
42-22 in division, 28-35 against the rest of the american league
― mookieproof, Saturday, 15 September 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
Trevor Bauer is also hurt.
― earlnash, Saturday, 15 September 2018 23:08 (five years ago) link
astros looked just a little more strapped in during the last series against the sox. felt like playoff baseball and it felt like the astros were the big boys.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 15 September 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
Heard on the Jays broadcast that Justin Smoak is leading American League first basemen in OPS at .823.
Really? Talk about a position in decline. Some leading AL first baseman going back to the 2000 season:
Carlos Delgado - 41 HR/137 RBI/1.134 OPSJim Thome - 37/106/.929Mike Sweeny - 29/144/.930Jason Giambi - 43/137/1.123Mo Vaughn - 36/117/.864Rafael Palmeiro - 39/120/.954
I know those are unadjusted numbers, and I threw in RBI just because the numbers are big and shiny. There were another half-dozen good seasons at a lower level. This year, Justin Smoak's the benchmark.
― clemenza, Sunday, 16 September 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
adjusted2018:justin smoak - 24 HR/75 RBI/.823 OPS = 125 wRC+
2000:Carlos Delgado - 41 HR/137 RBI/1.134 OPS = 179 wRC+Jim Thome - 37/106/.929 = 131 wRC+Mike Sweeney - 29/144/.930 = 129 wRC+Jason Giambi - 43/137/1.123 = 183 wRC+Mo Vaughn - 36/117/.864 = 114 wRC+Rafael Palmeiro - 39/120/.954 = 130 wRC+
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 September 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
but yeah, it seems to be a bad year for AL first basemen. you have to go back to 2004 (Mark Teixeira, 129 wRC+) to find a similar level of meh for the league leader
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 September 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
I came back to post the adjusted numbers, but you beat me to it. I knew Vaughn was going to come in under Smoak's number; surprised Thome, Sweeny, and Palmeiro were so close. I chose 2000 at random; you could probably find a more impressive season for first basemen from around the same time.
― clemenza, Sunday, 16 September 2018 18:54 (five years ago) link
key tiebreaker info as of right now
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-picture-update/c-293413208
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 September 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
exactly zero of the teams involved in a close postseason chase in the NL are playing today
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 20 September 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
phillies are 5.5 back, but 7 of their remaining 11 games are against the braves -- they win the first couple and it could get intersting
― mookieproof, Thursday, 20 September 2018 23:17 (five years ago) link
also gabe kapler has a full complement of 40 players at his disposal
― mookieproof, Thursday, 20 September 2018 23:21 (five years ago) link
nevermind
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 September 2018 03:50 (five years ago) link
"Phantom Big-Leaguers" are a loosely defined group of star-crossed minor-leaguers who, in one way or another, were promoted to the majors but never appeared in a big league game https://t.co/58VpIzAKav— Post Sports (@PostSports) September 20, 2018
some of these stories are pretty brutal
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 September 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
relieved that this didn't happen to poncedeleon
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 September 2018 14:50 (five years ago) link
can't believe Nats haven't actually been eliminated yet
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 22 September 2018 00:35 (five years ago) link
You sound like:
What a disappointing year for the Nationals.— Ed Whelan (@EdWhelanEPPC) September 20, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 22 September 2018 02:32 (five years ago) link
Lol
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 22 September 2018 02:43 (five years ago) link
Still have a theoretical chance for four 100-win teams in the AL (Oakland would have to sweep their last five games, Yankees would have to win four). That was a story earlier in the year--was it that there's never even been three?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 12:21 (five years ago) link
https://calltothepen.com/2017/10/05/baseball-history-2017-sixth-seasonwith-three-100-win-teams/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 12:41 (five years ago) link
Here’s one name to keep in mind: Mike Matheny.No, he wouldn’t be a GM candidate. But there’s a reason that Baer showed up for the Giants’ series in St. Louis last weekend, and it isn’t because he is addicted to toasted ravioli. Do not be surprised if the Giants find a way to hire Matheny in some capacity, with a potential route to take over the dugout bench in 2020.And who was Matheny’s bench coach for a time in St. Louis? None other than David Bell, who is the Giants’ current farm director – and probably destined for a larger role.
No, he wouldn’t be a GM candidate. But there’s a reason that Baer showed up for the Giants’ series in St. Louis last weekend, and it isn’t because he is addicted to toasted ravioli. Do not be surprised if the Giants find a way to hire Matheny in some capacity, with a potential route to take over the dugout bench in 2020.
And who was Matheny’s bench coach for a time in St. Louis? None other than David Bell, who is the Giants’ current farm director – and probably destined for a larger role.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
What? No.
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
but he's such a great clubhouse guy, the players love him!
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dn9MLjTXsAAVto0.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 17:29 (five years ago) link
Scherzer needs 10 strikeouts tonight to reach 300; he's got four through three innings.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 23:56 (five years ago) link
I finished something I was watching on TV and checked in with Scherzer via Gameday. Bottom of the sixth, two out, and he's got 9 strikeouts and Austin Dean at bat. Scherzer falls behind 3-1, gets the next strike, and then Dean fouls off the next four pitches. On his 98th pitch of the game and 10th pitch of the AB, he gets his 300th strikeout.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 01:09 (five years ago) link
NL Central race gonna get interesting
― frogbs, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 01:58 (five years ago) link
this afternoon's orioles starter got one out
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
david price is not doing a whole lot better
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
German Márquez struck out the first eight batters of the game tonight, tying a record; struck out another one that inning, so he's got 9 through 3 innings.
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:28 (five years ago) link
deGrom presumably final ERA is 1.70
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:34 (five years ago) link
also 269 K, third in team history behind Seaver (twice) and Gooden
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:46 (five years ago) link
so 4th, really
Yelich with 5 walks tonight, unreal
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 September 2018 02:19 (five years ago) link
the rays are gonna win 90 and miss the playoffs by 7 or so games. unreal.
― nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Thursday, 27 September 2018 04:20 (five years ago) link
For some reason, Baseball Reference doesn't agree with Fangraphs on Rendon's season, but this is his third 6 fWAR season, second in a row, and the third time he finishes in the top 10 in fWAR. Third time he finishes as the best 3rd basemen in the National League (tied with Bryant last season), still no all star appearances.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 27 September 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
CC drills a guy, gets ejected, loses $500k
@MarcCarigCC Sabathia, by the way, is 2 innings away from triggering a $500,000 bonus. So, that would be some very expensive retaliation. Now, after the seventh inning, the price goes down significantly.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 September 2018 18:59 (five years ago) link
down 2-0 in the second in colorado and the phillies are playing the infield in
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 September 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
The "Bizarro Triple Crown."
https://www.mlb.com/news/triple-crown-leaders-in-the-other-league/c-296212788
― clemenza, Friday, 28 September 2018 02:57 (five years ago) link
I don't care about BA and RBI and wish no one else did.
No one has nailed down a playoff spot in the NL West, or first place in the Central. Pretty good for a last weekend.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 September 2018 11:23 (five years ago) link
what's wrong with BA??
oh god don't answer that
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 28 September 2018 11:36 (five years ago) link
You don't want to judge a player by BA, but it is a measure of how many outs he makes, and that's pretty important--why, for instance, for all of Harper's HR and BB this year, his offensive WAR is under 4.0. He's made 550 outs.
― clemenza, Friday, 28 September 2018 12:36 (five years ago) link
NL Central race is pretty interesting, the Cubs are up 1 but get 3 against their rival Cardinals, who are still fighting for a playoff spot, while the Brewers get the Tigers. Most likely scenario is probably...a tie?
― frogbs, Friday, 28 September 2018 12:39 (five years ago) link
prefer True Avg OR Outs Made
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 September 2018 12:50 (five years ago) link
How would outs made tell you anything without knowing how many times the player went to bat? Hence BA. Again, I'm not saying it gives anywhere close to a complete picture, and of course OBP is more important, but I don't think it should be disregarded. And I don't think there are many writers left who are touting Juan Pierre-type players for MVP.
― clemenza, Friday, 28 September 2018 13:12 (five years ago) link
BA also penalizes guys who draw a lot of walks, obviously
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 September 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
Not sure I get that...BA is based on non-walk AB; the one doesn't figure into the other. Drawing a lot of walks helps your BA, for the obvious reason you're more selective. I've also often thought it helps in another less tangible way; when Bonds hit .370 that one year, he did so in a number of AB drastically limited by all the walks he took. If he'd drawn only, say, 70 walks, he would have needed something like 230-240 hits to hit .370 (maybe fewer--I'm at work and estimating). And I just don't think he would have maintained that kind of average without the walks.
― clemenza, Friday, 28 September 2018 14:15 (five years ago) link
Bonds is an outlier. Since most walks are as good as a single, it's a plus that doesn't show up in BA.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 September 2018 14:50 (five years ago) link
Of course--that's a given. Saying BA matters is not saying that walks don't.
― clemenza, Friday, 28 September 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
hits are more fun than walks. except when it's intentionally walking barry bonds with the bases loaded, maybe
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 September 2018 17:40 (five years ago) link
This may be widely known but I have seen little mention of it: Mark Judge, everywhere in the news these days, is the grandson of the Washington Senators' longtime first baseman Joe Judge. https://t.co/HpXHkm0yrU pic.twitter.com/4m1BG0j8o4— John Thorn (@thorn_john) September 28, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 September 2018 21:25 (five years ago) link
Can we talk about what David Dahl is doing or is it less impressive because Kendrys already did it this season?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 29 September 2018 03:54 (five years ago) link
you should probably talk about it
not least because i don't know what you're talking about
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 September 2018 04:02 (five years ago) link
Being a Jays fan, I got that right away--consecutive HR games. He reached 5 tonight.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 September 2018 04:20 (five years ago) link
I just wish there was a rule or something if the Cardinals and Dodgers end up tied, they are both eliminated from playoff contention.
― earlnash, Saturday, 29 September 2018 04:54 (five years ago) link
I am definitely rooting for a Dodgers-Cubs WC game.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 29 September 2018 07:03 (five years ago) link
hits are more fun than walks
and more productive obviously because runners often advance two bases on singles etc ok I'm done
― timellison, Saturday, 29 September 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
The 8+ pitches walk is very entertaining (but not as much as the 8+ pitches hit).
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 30 September 2018 03:55 (five years ago) link
The single biggest story of the day, obviously: if Khris Davis goes 1-4, he will hit exactly .247 for the fourth season in a row. The odds on that are probably longer than Donald Trump becoming president.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 18:24 (five years ago) link
Khristory repeating.
― brownie, Sunday, 30 September 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
Adam Dunn 40 HRs 4 years in a row (and then 38 and 38 in the two following years) was kinda weird too
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 30 September 2018 18:45 (five years ago) link
Reds hold on to win today, they will show consistency with their 3rd straight year record of 68-94.
― earlnash, Sunday, 30 September 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
Chaos update:Dodgers 6, Giants 0Rockies 2, Nats 0Brewers 2, Tigers 0Cardinals 2, Cubs 0If this holds, Dodgers would host Rockies tomorrow in Game 163, winner there would win NL West, loser would go to Chicago for wild-card game and Milwaukee would face WC winner in NLDS.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 30, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 30 September 2018 20:07 (five years ago) link
Tied up in Chicago. Normally I’d give the edge to the team fighting for a playoff position, but I’m guessing STL would very much like to help demote the cubs to a WC game.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 30 September 2018 20:26 (five years ago) link
I have the pleasure of watching Pete fucking Kozma play in Milwaukee today, for the tigers. His obp is .225 and he just slammed a double to the gap
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 30 September 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
What in the world are you supposed to make of this? On a day where he needs two HR for 50, the A's pulled Khris Davis after two hitless AB, leaving him at .247 for the season.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:12 (five years ago) link
Is there a betting market on him hitting .247 again this year? I smell foul play
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:16 (five years ago) link
And I’m not referring to Davis’ plate discipline
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
what i make of that is that they're resting him for the wild card game
― mookieproof, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
With a chance to hit 50 HR? Why did they even start him in the first place then?
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:54 (five years ago) link
eh, maybe if he hits one in his first couple of at-bats they leave him in
― mookieproof, Sunday, 30 September 2018 22:11 (five years ago) link
and it appears we have two NL Monday tiebreakers, at 1 and 4pm ET
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 30 September 2018 22:21 (five years ago) link
The AL wild-card game isn't until Wednesday. Sorry, I must subscribe to KM's vast right-wing betting-market conspiracy.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 23:14 (five years ago) link
so yelich basically needs a two-run homer to win the triple crown
when did we last have multiple games 163?
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 01:57 (five years ago) link
he needs that, plus baez and arenado not adding on to their respective RBI and HR statsthere have never been multiple games 163 before
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
curious what these teams would do if someone jumped out to a big lead early
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 14:15 (five years ago) link
i am very worried about the brewers jumping out to a big lead early, given their bullpen. the cubs bullpen has been unreliable lately so they'd need to get a pretty big lead before i felt like i could relax. quintana starting for the cubs is not giving me much hope, though he's had success against the brewers
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
Keeping Hamels for the potential WC game or Game 1 is smart.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 14:57 (five years ago) link
i appreciate the fact that the NL playoff team to miss the division series will have to lose two in a row rather than one. but it's kind of weird that all four teams have a better record than the braves
teams with positive run differentials that missed the playoffs: rays, cardinals, d-backs, nationals
xp do u mean lester
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
Yeah the Rays, 7 games behind the Wild Card, has the same record as the Braves.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 15:05 (five years ago) link
yeah i know why they're using quintana today, it just makes me nervous.
i think i have more confidence in hendricks than in lester or hamels right now but that might be insane. presumably they'd all be available to pitch parts of a potential wild card game.
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
Home/Away splits don't favor Quintana.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
In any case go Bru Cru.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link
i presumed this game was on ESPN Radio, but the NY OUTLET HAS SOME JERK YOWLING ABOUT FOOTBALL
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 October 2018 17:07 (five years ago) link
Quintana's been pretty great this year vs. Milwaukee though
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
been pretty hot over the last month as well, no?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 1 October 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
man Baez is fun
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 17:45 (five years ago) link
no Cub hits thru 4
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 October 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
if he can get through 6 I'll feel a lot better. Hader hasn't pitched in a couple of days, could potentially go 2 here
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:19 (five years ago) link
ESPN’s sound dude has lost control.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
wow Rizzo murdered that one
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
yelich
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
Project wolverine going great.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
can anyone tell me which broadcast team is the least bad here? i'm switching between the two feeds and I'm leaning towards the Brewers guys.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 1 October 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
Yelich on deck for a good spot.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:17 (five years ago) link
Rooting for the beyond epic three run homer from Yelich.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link
darn.
but then Braun hitting a homer now would be hilarious.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
why on earth was braun running there
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
It was supposed to be a delayed steal of home?
Why risk running yourself out of a big inning like that? Brutal overmanaging there.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
i knew things were going to go bad when brandon kintzler came in to pitch
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
Aguilar hits into a ton of DPs so the steal makes some sense
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
anyway if Hader & Jeffress can't get it done then its not meant to be
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
really can't pull for Milw w/ Hader around
don't really like any NL teams aside from LA (for Kershaw and Puig)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 October 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link
ok i'm getting nervous now. 3 more!!!!!!
forgot what this feeling was like
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link
C'mon Morbs, the Pirates are loveable. xpost
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
i find milwaukee pretty likeable except for hader and braun
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
Cain, Granderson, Yelich, Perralta, Chacin, Thames, Davies, Shaw are all very likeable players.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:54 (five years ago) link
lol had no memory of Granderson ending up there
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 October 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
first career four-hit game for arcia
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
i do wonder what percentage of this brewers team was there a year ago
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 20:01 (five years ago) link
was really expecting baez to swing at that 3-0 pitch
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:06 (five years ago) link
great at-bat tho
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link
Congrats frogbs, hoping the Brewers make the World Series.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:13 (five years ago) link
Collective heart attack when the camera zoomed way out on that Bryant fly ball
I wonder where Jeffress was? Wasn’t even warming up
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
Sutcliffe and Ross on the same telecast. Boy.
― Andy K, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
Dodger stadium is empty
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:59 (five years ago) link
Uh.
― Andy K, Monday, 1 October 2018 23:24 (five years ago) link
N/m.
― Andy K, Monday, 1 October 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link
Cubs deserved to lose after that god awful rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” by Mike Ditka. That was one of the worst things I’ve ever heard
― frogbs, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 00:00 (five years ago) link
Ditka was the worst thing to happen to Chicago sports let alone the Bears.
― omar little, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link
Reported attendance was about 37 K (> 80 percent full) but maybe that was in the middle innings? Seeing the stadium so empty at the start of the game was ... weird.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 09:23 (five years ago) link
NARRATOR'S VOICE: It's always empty for the first few innings (and often the last few).
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/hmlIdoH.jpg?1
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/max-muncy-did-something-he-had-never-did-before/
btw the regular season hath now ended
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
Max MuncyThat funcy muncy
― frogbs, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 19:19 (five years ago) link
https://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Relegation-Image.png
― 1-800-CALL-ATT (Karl Malone), Saturday, 13 October 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
i miss baseball
― na (NA), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:56 (five years ago) link
^
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:58 (five years ago) link
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:17 (five years ago) link
i am catching up on world cinema
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:21 (five years ago) link