Phillies' mgr candidates:
Buck ShowalterJoe GirardiDusty Baker
2 lols outta 3
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 14:15 (four years ago) link
Phillies hire Girardi.
It's his next logical stop on Morbs' personal shitlist.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 24 October 2019 14:07 (four years ago) link
padres hire Jayce Tingler, which i'm pretty sure is a made-up name
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 October 2019 14:19 (four years ago) link
I have a real soft spot for Girardi, it's funny he's only 55 but w/ how much the game's changed he might as well be Connie Mack
He'll be good for them
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 24 October 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
I heard the two fucking morning morons on WFAN interviewing Jon Heyman (who seems like a genius in that context), and they are livid that Girardi didn't go to the Mets. Among other things, it never occurred to them that he doesn't want any part of the Wilpons.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
i forget which recent thread (hof?) had some good discussion on catching framing/metrics, including the big boost in fWAR that some players got in the process. but resuming that discussion here, i guess, i share the skepticism about the numbers, and even if they're reliable, i agree that it sucks that it's only incorporated for games back to 2007 (or whatever year it goes back to), for comparative purposes.
but i thought this was a good, simple explanation of how the numbers really can be so dramatic:
http://tangotiger.com/index.php/site/article/statcast-lab-catcher-framing-wowy-at-the-individual-game-level
i'd excerpt some of it here but there are images that are important and i'm lazy right now
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Friday, 25 October 2019 02:25 (four years ago) link
Meet Mason Saunders, the secret rodeo identity of Madison Bumgarner
https://theathletic.com/1629527/2020/02/23/meet-mason-saunders-the-secret-rodeo-identity-of-madison-bumgarner/?source=shared-article
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 24 February 2020 03:06 (four years ago) link
Sign-stealing, Reese McGuire--long forgotten.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-catcher-reese-mcguires-court-date-pushed-back-due-pandemic/
― clemenza, Thursday, 19 March 2020 14:54 (four years ago) link
Not surprisingly, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame has postponed their scheduled June induction (Olerud, Ward, Morneau) and various other events until whenever.
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 April 2020 14:51 (four years ago) link
not the first ward in the canadian hall of fame, my sources say! yes i'm procrastinating at wfh
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 9 April 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
https://www.mlb.com/news/30-stars-compete-in-mlb-the-show-players-league
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, 10 April 2020 17:43 (four years ago) link
the tweet version:
MLB, @MLB_PLAYERS& Sony Interactive Entertainment have announced the creation of the MLB The Show Players League, the first-ever competitive @MLBTheShow league solely featuring Major Leaguers. Games start tonight. More details: https://t.co/pMXYrMqTAeHere are the 30 players: pic.twitter.com/i2ISX393s6— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) April 10, 2020
i will go ahead and predict a WS of tatis jr vs bo bichette, as they are the youngest
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, 10 April 2020 17:45 (four years ago) link
they have been playing a version of The Show for most of their lives, or possibly all of it
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, 10 April 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
i'm told kahnle is v. good
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2020 17:52 (four years ago) link
i will go ahead and predict a WS of tatis jr vs bo bichette, as they are the youngest― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, April 10, 2020 10:45 AM (twenty-two minutes ago)
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, April 10, 2020 10:45 AM (twenty-two minutes ago)
soto is younger than bobich
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 10 April 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
didn't see soto there!
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, 10 April 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
tbh this sounds kind of fun
― na (NA), Friday, 10 April 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
lol
(1/3) Odds to win MLB The Show 20 Players League (Bovada):TB (Snell) +550CIN (Garrett) +600MIN (May) +600SF (Pence) +1000BOS (Rodriguez) +2000CHC (Happ) +2000HOU (McCullers Jr.) +2000LAA (Buttrey) +2000LAD (Lux) +2000NYM (McNeil) +2000NYY (Kahnle) +2000— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) April 10, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2020 18:18 (four years ago) link
wait, so half of the guys are at +3500 - are those all the guys who have literally never played the game before? because if there's anyone like that playing in this tournament, they're going to get obliterated. the show is fucking hard
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, 10 April 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
i am currently playing the 2020 season as my beloved st louis cardinals. dexter fowler is having a monster season. it's fun to make the pretend baseball men run around
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Friday, 10 April 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
playing video games the right way
― k3vin k., Friday, 10 April 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
kooky
https://www.amazinavenue.com/2020/4/10/21216359/mlb-realignment-2020-season-cactus-grapefruit-leagues-mets-al-nl-division
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 April 2020 23:44 (four years ago) link
manfred is going to use this year's weirdness to justify every shitty change he wants to make in the future just by saying "fans tolerated huge changes in 2020, this is proof they'll tolerate anything"
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Saturday, 11 April 2020 00:24 (four years ago) link
so, joey gallo is good at the videogames. he went 4-0 last night. eduardo rodriguez, on the other hand, went 0-4 and didn't score in any of the games
i picked a random game to watch, if anyone's interested: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/588772479
that's blake snell v amir garrett
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Saturday, 11 April 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2020/04/14/16045/heres-when-and-how-sports-leagues-are-pretending-they-will-start-up-again/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 14:02 (four years ago) link
just curious - what is everyone's reaction to the whole cactus/grapefruit league, baseball in empty stadiums idea?
i would watch it for sure. but what happens when one player (or staff or coach, etc) tests positive? it seems likely to end in a bunch of build-up followed by shutting it down 3 weeks in or something
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
i think it's insane, for reasons mentioned by demause above, but the money being hemorrhaged demands that they throw any and all possibilities at the wall
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 15:03 (four years ago) link
also the idea of being the only sport playing live games is extremely enticing
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
I think it's a terrible idea, and one that I just can't see happening.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 17:08 (four years ago) link
even if you solved the quarantine/testing part -- which is not to my knowledge actually solvable -- there are only 10 cactus league ballparks + chase field in arizona. to air live games in primetime on the east coast would mean starting games at 5-7 pm, when it's insanely fucking hot
the florida parks are more spread out, i don't think all of them are presently equipped for tv, and it rains every damn day
and despite the players very much wanting to play, i don't see that many of them wanting to either quarantine without their families for four and a half months or drag their families into a situation like that
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 17:49 (four years ago) link
agreed, I highly doubt anything at all is gonna happen
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
I think the drugs had been reported months ago; the stunt-flying is maybe new.
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/roy-halladay-ntsb-accident-report-spt/index.html
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 April 2020 20:35 (four years ago) link
insane that the red sox won a world series on the back of this guy and steve pearce:
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=29045398
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 16 April 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
hey it's the 13th anniversary of "here comes the pizza"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSQMXLO95w
― maura, Friday, 17 April 2020 00:21 (four years ago) link
gotta say, this is an okay turn of events for the Astros
― frogbs, Friday, 17 April 2020 00:24 (four years ago) link
thank you maura I had never seen that
― k3vin k., Friday, 17 April 2020 23:02 (four years ago) link
scouting florida in 1982
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EV5f2WlVcAMqoGQ.jpg
― mookieproof, Saturday, 18 April 2020 18:32 (four years ago) link
Damn“Ralph” = Raffy?Lance McCullers! There’s a name to conjure with
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 18 April 2020 18:44 (four years ago) link
that would appear to be raffy -- mets took him in the eighth round but he went to mississippi state instead
― mookieproof, Saturday, 18 April 2020 18:51 (four years ago) link
top five did all go in the first round -- monteleone had a journeyman career (2.6 war over 10 seasons), boderick didn't get out of a ball, ledbetter made it to double a
― mookieproof, Saturday, 18 April 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
2010-19 leaders, counting stats edition:
GamesAdam Jones: 1499Nick Markakis: 1491Elvis Andrus: 1478
Stolen BasesDee Gordon: 330Rajai Davis: 322Billy Hamilton: 299
Home RunsNelson Cruz: 346Edwin Encarnacion: 335Giancarlo Stanton: 308
RBIsAlbert Pujols: 963Nelson Cruz: 961Edwin Encarnacion: 956
RunsMike Trout: 903Ian Kinsler: 879Andrew McCutchen: 868
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Sunday, 19 April 2020 16:50 (four years ago) link
they're playing ball in taiwan. weekday games start at 6:30am eastern and there are free streams: https://indyballisland.com/2020/04/19/live-baseball-the-cpbl-is-playing
one team (rakuten) even has english commentary
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 April 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link