"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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
"He's throwin' BEACH BALLS up there!" okay lmao that is quality commentary
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
[Fat Albert voice] "Hey Hey Hey—Matt Albers."
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
love my 300 lb closer
― frogbs, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:17 (six years ago) link
bartolo is his godfather
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:18 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
he does not look happy
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 April 2018 00:50 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
Brisbee otm as always.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:12 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
wait is it infinite or undefined
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 April 2018 01:14 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
The Nationals are 2-6 at home.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 14 April 2018 02:44 (six years ago) link
Atlanta Braves offense juggernaut.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 14 April 2018 19:32 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
oh shiiiiit, I turned my back and missed the Cubs' 9-run 8th
― WilliamC, Saturday, 14 April 2018 22:02 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link
Bartolololo approaching the shape of perfection
― bnw, Monday, 16 April 2018 01:43 (six 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 (six years ago) link
Broken bat home run for Bryce Harpuh.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 16 April 2018 23:31 (six years ago) link
jeter's plan working to perfection in the bronx
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 01:00 (six years ago) link
Cashman has pee tape
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 01:08 (six 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 (six years ago) link
All but one at PetCo too...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 03:16 (six 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 (six years ago) link
lets go shohei
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 18 April 2018 02:37 (six years ago) link