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
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― 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