the ovation for kolten wong was so earnest and so well-earned that he cried throughout his entire 4-pitch walk from wainwright
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 8 April 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
maybe they should just let the brewers start every inning with a guy on second, out of respect and gentlemanly fair play
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 8 April 2021 21:04 (three years ago) link
disre2pectful of wainwright not to groove a fastball to wong like he did for jetes
― mookieproof, Thursday, 8 April 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
"maybe they should just let the brewers start every inning with a guy on second, out of respect and gentlemanly fair play"
AKA Bill Hall rule
― earlnash, Friday, 9 April 2021 05:13 (three years ago) link
Thinking the Angels might make the playoffs this season.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 10 April 2021 00:39 (three years ago) link
if i managed the giants, who had yesterday off, i might not have let 35yo johnny cueto throw 118 pitches in his second start of the season
― mookieproof, Saturday, 10 April 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link
But are you a good looking ex-catcher who said 'uh-uh nice ok' when explained analytics and probabilities?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 10 April 2021 01:29 (three years ago) link
Nyy lookin shaky af
― calstars, Saturday, 10 April 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
going to get buried in "mets don't give degrom run support" discourse if they lose, but trevor rogers might actually be really good now
― ✖, Saturday, 10 April 2021 19:04 (three years ago) link
taylor tyler trevor rogers
― ✖, Saturday, 10 April 2021 19:06 (three years ago) link
I like the Padres players but I find it impossible to root for a team still using military camo for a uniform.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Saturday, 10 April 2021 21:45 (three years ago) link
Can’t cheer for a team you can’t see!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 10 April 2021 21:57 (three years ago) link
"mets don't give degrom run support" discourse
it *is* pretty funny/amazing tho, along with the mets bullpen in degrom starts
― mookieproof, Saturday, 10 April 2021 22:15 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/UHLcCSU.png
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 15:38 (three years ago) link
not that unexpected, i guess, but i just watched arenado do a perfect DP turn as the SS (in a shift) in a 6-4-3, dragging his foot over second base as he took the toss and then throwing it over to first.
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:00 (three years ago) link
giolito was v. good but bieber was just lights-out
9 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 11 K, 113 P, 85 ST, game score 91
31 batters, 24 first-pitch strikes, *one* 3-ball count, *one* runner reached second, don't have an exact count but he went 0-2 on more than half the guys he faced
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:50 (three years ago) link
also the 3-ball count/walk came with two outs in the ninth against the reigning AL MVP
super impressive
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 04:00 (three years ago) link
damn
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 07:15 (three years ago) link
Yadi is catching his 2000th game today, 6th all-time.
kinda feel like starting a Cardinals specific thread and being the only who posts in it. Morbs was always against the shared division threads anyway, and i want a place where i can share high-rez pictures of yadi and willie mcgee without shame
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 17:07 (three years ago) link
― calstars, Saturday, April 10, 2021 1:25 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
who knew that only doing the bare minimum to improve your team for two offseasons in a row would be a bad thing?
― voodoo chili, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 17:16 (three years ago) link
I would never shame you for sharing your Willie McGee pics!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 17:19 (three years ago) link
the problem is, willie mcgee pics quickly lead to john nogowski pics
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
Totally inappropriate.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 17:41 (three years ago) link
Of the five guys who got there first (2,000 games), three are in the HOF (I-Rod, Fisk, Carter), two aren't (Bob Boone, Jason Kendall). I thought that might be in and of itself decisive, but no. He's almost dead-even with Kendall in bWAR, so who knows.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 18:19 (three years ago) link
kendall's HOF case suffers from playing for small market teams, and not having a HOF-level standout skill. his defense was always good, but i'm not sure he was ever regarded as elite like the current hall of famer yadier molina(i could be wrong)
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 18:44 (three years ago) link
One thing that Molina might have going for him is that he's the first to do it with one team; probably my own bias speaking, but I think at the margins HOF voters are a little less enthusiastic about itinerant careers.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 19:43 (three years ago) link
Speaking of which I just learned Jed Lowrie is on his 4th separate stint with Oakland
― ✖, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
the Rolaids "Fourth Time Around" award
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 20:03 (three years ago) link
yankees are gonna come in fourth, but at least they'll be under the luxury tax
― voodoo chili, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 20:25 (three years ago) link
Baseball should install a Lux Interior tax on the oldest and least cool teams.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 20:31 (three years ago) link
cubs are sucking it up pretty bad to start the season too. not surprising, though i expected the pitching to be the main problem, not the offense
― na (NA), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 20:38 (three years ago) link
i’m calling it - 7 inning games are better
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link
Out with you
― ✖, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 21:34 (three years ago) link
Please someone stop the Red Sox
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 15 April 2021 03:44 (three years ago) link
Paging Carlos Rodon
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 15 April 2021 03:49 (three years ago) link
kris bryant, willson contreras, and jake marisnick are the only cubs batting above the mendoza line so far this season
― na (NA), Friday, 16 April 2021 18:43 (three years ago) link
Please someone stop the Red Sox― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:44 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:44 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
Only one team can beat them and they are called the mighty Baltimore Orioles
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 16 April 2021 18:43 (three years ago) link
strange days my friends
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 16 April 2021 20:18 (three years ago) link
cubs are 7-for-85 with RISP as a team
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 April 2021 21:40 (three years ago) link
that means they're due
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Friday, 16 April 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
Mets are overdue to....play a game
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 17 April 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 00:07 (three years ago) link
noted yankee-killer michael wacha
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 April 2021 01:50 (three years ago) link
So I'm watching a lot of Angels game (blame Trout and Ohtani) and one thing Girardi has done often is have Ohtani batting 2nd, Trout 3rd, someone with a terrible OPS at 4th and Walsh (1.063 OPS) at fifth.
Forgetting dealing with the psychology of players: is having a gap like this some sort of sabermetrics thing I missed? Would my instinct to have Walsh batting 4th straight after Trout and Ohtani be right?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 17 April 2021 03:22 (three years ago) link
I think you always want to have your best hitters in a row regardless of any other factor
that said your "someone with a terrible OPS" is Justin Upton is it not??
― frogbs, Saturday, 17 April 2021 03:25 (three years ago) link
I also saw Pujols in a that spot a week ago vs the Royals, which was strange.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 17 April 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
fwiw joe girardi manages the phillies and joe maddon manages the angels
and i guess before i'd criticize maddon's batting order i'd criticize having prince albert in the lineup at all, let alone above ninth
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 April 2021 04:02 (three years ago) link
Woops yeah, two old dudes in red uniforms.
Upton is having a good game, so it's probably just psychology.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 17 April 2021 04:08 (three years ago) link
I don’t think it’s a sabermetrics thing. I think he just has a bunch of old guys with big contracts on his team.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 17 April 2021 05:10 (three years ago) link
So they’re saying he isn’t the cause but Andrelton Simmons, an anti-vaxer, has caused a covid outbreak in the Twins clubhouse.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 18 April 2021 03:41 (three years ago) link