my compatriot!
i'm from pittsburgh. anyone who isn't from the northern nyc suburbs or isn't an insufferable front-runner hates the yankees. as they should. take it as a compliment in that no one bothers hating the pirates
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 August 2019 04:02 (four years ago) link
well I still think you're a model of decorum
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 24 August 2019 04:11 (four years ago) link
Joc Pederson has painted the entire front of his white helmet with pine tar and looks like he has a soiled diaper strapped to his head
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 24 August 2019 04:17 (four years ago) link
anyone who isn't from the northern nyc suburbs or isn't an insufferable front-runner hates the yankees.
that's not true. people who don't know anything about baseball love the yankees too
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 24 August 2019 05:09 (four years ago) link
this suburb thing will come as alarming news to people from Sugar Hill and the Heights....
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 24 August 2019 05:29 (four years ago) link
I've always said that being from the Bronx (originally) is the only excuse for being a NYY fan.
and Hade I will have you know that I came up with 'Stankee' by age 27.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 24 August 2019 11:51 (four years ago) link
I'm just going to assume this is in reference to beloved utility man Andy Stankiewicz
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 24 August 2019 12:51 (four years ago) link
“It’s not our proudest moment, rocking these all-white milkman unis,” Dave Roberts said. “But it is what it is.”— Pedro Moura (@pedromoura) August 24, 2019
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 August 2019 19:03 (four years ago) link
SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO GOOD! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/RatAEIaWlL— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 25, 2019
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 26 August 2019 12:02 (four years ago) link
JOSH BELL
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 02:00 (four years ago) link
i'm beginning to hate the Pirates
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 10:51 (four years ago) link
i hear you
they went 1-5 against the mets tho
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 27 August 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
Just an awful tragedy: The wife and child of Blake Bivens, a Double-A pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, were among three people killed in rural Virginia on Tuesday, sources tell ESPN. Police have charged Bivens' wife's brother with first-degree homicide.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 28, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 28 August 2019 01:25 (four years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1xTxLoAORV/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 30 August 2019 04:24 (four years ago) link
autopsy/toxicology shows that tyler skaggs had fentanyl, oxycodin and alcohol in his system when he choked to death on his own vomit. the family thinks that someone in the angels organization got him the drugs
minor league catcher chace numata, currently with double-a erie, was found unresponsive early this morning after an apparent skateboarding crash; he's in the hospital in unknown condition
rough week
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 August 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
no idea
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27501703/royals-sold-kc-businessman-investors-group
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
Sleep well, John Mayberry: KC has a 40-HR guy.
― clemenza, Thursday, 5 September 2019 05:25 (four years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/sc2KuASsKC— Jessica Mount (@alongerlook) September 7, 2019
― mookieproof, Saturday, 7 September 2019 05:41 (four years ago) link
NL defense loserboard:
https://i.imgur.com/jpzXOFz.png
i see eric hosmer is having another gold glove-caliber season
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 September 2019 00:05 (four years ago) link
the only NL team not in that list are the marlins
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 September 2019 00:07 (four years ago) link
idk; i'm with jersey al here
i don't doubt that these guys are bad fielders (although i thought goldie was supposed to be good?) but i have a hard time accepting that being a bad first baseman -- who still presumably catches most of the balls thrown to him -- is as damaging as, say, being a bad outfielder
(pedro alvarez is the exception to this, of course)
― mookieproof, Sunday, 8 September 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
lotta 1B in that list
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 September 2019 05:47 (four years ago) link
Josh Bell is a special defensive player because he somehow makes being a bad first basemen seen just as bad, if not more damaging, than a bad outfielder. And I say this as someone who has watched Jose Martinez play a ton of right field.
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 September 2019 06:01 (four years ago) link
bell was an outfielder in the minors, if you can imagine
― mookieproof, Sunday, 8 September 2019 06:05 (four years ago) link
bad first basemen are worse than bad outfielders!
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 September 2019 06:18 (four years ago) link
1B is the easiest position iirc
Thanks mook, and that designated hitter's WAR is artificially inflated because there is no "penalty" for their lack of defensive ability is also pretty cringeworthy when sorting these lists (not Karl's of course).
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 8 September 2019 13:01 (four years ago) link
DHs definitely get a "penalty" on defense - theirs is the largest of all!
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 September 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
(which is why i made that list NL only)
but yeah, it's hard to compare players from different positions in a "worst defense" kind of list, because of those automatically applied positional factors. (so i shouldn't have done it above - WHOOPS!) but they can still be useful when applied position-by-position. here's just 1B:
https://i.imgur.com/G1w4gVd.png
goldy near the top of the list, from that perspective
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 September 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link
and in contrast, the catchers:
https://i.imgur.com/HhYJAx1.png
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 September 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
White Sox SS Tim Anderson has gotten some attention the last couple of days when he emerged with enough PAs to qualify for the AL batting title. He's in a concurrent chase: The record for fewest walks by a batting champion is 16, set by Zack Wheat in 1918. Anderson has 11.
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 8 September 2019 19:07 (four years ago) link
postseason schedule btw
https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mlb-postseason-schedule
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 September 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
I *just* learned that Adalberto Mondesi (who I drafted high in all my leagues) is the son of Raul Mondesi.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
Cueto is back ^^
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link
fav player for watching when he's on
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 17:47 (four years ago) link
Finishes needed for 5-way wild card tie at 87-75 (not that I am rooting for this, but I am definitely rooting for this): #Cubs 10-8, #Brewers 11-7, #Phillies 12-6, #Diamondbacks 12-5, #Mets 13-5. MLB would have to make it up because nothing on books on how to handle 5-way tie.— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) September 11, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link
can the damn Marlins beat the Brewers even once?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 September 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
lucas giolito's eight straight Ks = new white sox record
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 September 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
homer bailey outdueling verlander in a matchup of legendary multiple-no-hitter-throwers
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 September 2019 02:47 (four years ago) link
should've had a board meetup for this epic O's-Tigers series
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 September 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
Rodney hits Culberson in the face with a pitch while he was squared to bunt. Oh man, this looks bad. Damn. Wash is comforting him, while trainer holds towel to face.— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) September 14, 2019
Heard it from another room.
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 September 2019 22:18 (four years ago) link
And was called a strike rather than HBP. Snitker loses his mind, gets tossed. I'm only listening to the game, can't watch it, so I want to see the replay.
― WmC, Saturday, 14 September 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
Culberson could probably find the plate easier than Rodney right now.
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 September 2019 22:34 (four years ago) link
Markakis didn't need any rehab to get his swing back -- he's 6 for 9 last night and today. And he had 7 weeks off in the hottest part of the season.
― WmC, Saturday, 14 September 2019 23:12 (four years ago) link
mike fiers
https://i.imgur.com/BtIJxYR.png
― Sally Jessy (Karl Malone), Sunday, 15 September 2019 17:57 (four years ago) link
consistently outperforming your FIP will do strange things to a person
wish i'd been at this game to punch out Mickey Mouse
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 September 2019 00:33 (four years ago) link
uh
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 16 September 2019 00:51 (four years ago) link
cmon Disney needs to know
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 September 2019 00:53 (four years ago) link