and 324 instances of getting thrown out second trying to inadvisably stretch a single into a double
― na (NA), Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:28 (eleven months ago) link
Orioles winning handily, I think he’ll cope
FIRST BOHM RUN OF THE SEASON#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/9ZlWPjt179— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 30, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:42 (eleven months ago) link
Pitch timer violation for Devers, automatic (third) strike
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:48 (eleven months ago) link
Our first automatic strike of the 2023 season goes to Rafael Devers. pic.twitter.com/nWNm8lCUDO— Boston Strong (@BostonStrong_34) March 30, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:49 (eleven months ago) link
Pretty clear cut. Terrible game for Boston but Yoshida has really been a bright spot. He's looked great doing everything.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:51 (eleven months ago) link
10-7 now!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:53 (eleven months ago) link
Casas with a sac fly & Arroyo with a double just drove in three runs!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:55 (eleven months ago) link
I wouldn't be surprised this season is going to be a lot like the Sox I grew up with, the age of Jim Rice and Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans. Games with scores like 12-9.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 30 March 2023 20:56 (eleven months ago) link
Speaking of the pitch clock, this Boston game has seen 17 runners cross the plate, we're going into the 9th inning and it's not yet at the 3-hour mark
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:01 (eleven months ago) link
hunter greene sheeeesh. prob not actually 105 but crazy that it’s remotely possible
Hunter Greene, 105.2 MPH Fastball??? pic.twitter.com/NykvOGX7sX— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 30, 2023
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:06 (eleven months ago) link
Adley goes 5 for 5!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:06 (eleven months ago) link
oneil cruz vs. 101 mph fb
Oneil Cruz 💣 pic.twitter.com/Z5WA0j1EDi— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) March 30, 2023
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:19 (eleven months ago) link
10-9 Orioles-Red Sox!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:22 (eleven months ago) link
Oh that’s that. Too bad Duvall couldn’t get hit by a pitch again.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:23 (eleven months ago) link
#Rays announce a sellout crowd of 25,025— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) March 30, 2023
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:36 (eleven months ago) link
🧐
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:51 (eleven months ago) link
gregory soto with the dreaded infinite ERA
https://i.imgur.com/tZjsBGx.jpg
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 March 2023 22:22 (eleven months ago) link
Mets-Marlins - they called a strike on McNeil because Alonso took too long getting back to first.
― This machine bores fascism (PBKR), Thursday, 30 March 2023 23:19 (eleven months ago) link
Jays-Cardinals in a wild one.
― clemenza, Thursday, 30 March 2023 23:51 (eleven months ago) link
Nothing caps off Opening Day quite like security tackling a fan who appeared to be trying to propose on the field.Look at Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s reaction 😅🎥 @sxr_704pic.twitter.com/bSbyGMQbyr— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) March 31, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:32 (eleven months ago) link
Jesus Christ
Maybe just propose like a normal person pic.twitter.com/3y7Ak8rsLo— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 31, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:34 (eleven months ago) link
that seems a bit excessive, maybe just tell him to get off the field before tackling him
― silverfish, Friday, 31 March 2023 17:33 (eleven months ago) link
Could just give him a good old fashioned manhandling, no need to concuss the fella
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Friday, 31 March 2023 17:36 (eleven months ago) link
it's my favorite day on the MLB calendar: a bunch of teams are not playing, for some reason, and there's no day games even though it's a Friday and everyone's excited, and what *is* on isn't on national TV, so good luck watching baseball you good-for-nothing shitbonnets— Andrew Gaerig (@agaerig) March 31, 2023
so otm. i have never understood why the second day of the season is always so desolate in terms of baseball action
― na (NA), Friday, 31 March 2023 19:40 (eleven months ago) link
it’s a backup plan in case of rain, so all the people who bought opening day tix could still attend it (unless it rained again, of course). all of today’s games are in domes or places where it rarely rains.
there should absolutely be a day game tho
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 March 2023 20:01 (eleven months ago) link
that is not a good reason imo
― na (NA), Friday, 31 March 2023 20:29 (eleven months ago) link
marlins rocking the teal tonight
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 March 2023 23:05 (eleven months ago) link
if tonight and last year’s playoffs are any indication, if you let maldonado get on base, the astros are gonna score multiple runs
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Saturday, 1 April 2023 03:07 (eleven months ago) link
one little known thing about the "pepper grind" celebration that lars nootbaar popularized in japan is that it was actually invented by back-up catcher andrew knizner (pronounced kiz-ner), last year, before it was picked up by nootbaar shortly thereafter. i watched or listened to just about every cards game last year, and did not realize that knizner started it. knizner is probably the worst cardinal since pete kozma, which is why he didn't get to do the pepper grind very often and it had to be passed on to someone else.
my last pepper grind update is that the team has decided not to do it this year, as some other dumb celebration must be invented instead
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Saturday, 1 April 2023 19:56 (eleven months ago) link
interesting outing from jack flaherty today: 5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 7 BB, 4 K
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 April 2023 20:09 (eleven months ago) link
it's a one true outcome kind of game
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Saturday, 1 April 2023 20:35 (eleven months ago) link
http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/762164/animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-drudge-report.gif rutschmann made an out http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/762164/animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-animated-siren-gif-drudge-report.gif
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 April 2023 20:45 (eleven months ago) link
That Angels-Oakland game! Fujinami has an ERA of 30.86!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Saturday, 1 April 2023 22:04 (eleven months ago) link
Dodgers Joe Davis is doing a good job. Instead of this game being all about the Yankees,he is talking about the Giants a far bit.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 1 April 2023 22:39 (eleven months ago) link
What an ending to the Orioles-Red Sox game! Yoshida reached first with two outs on a fielding error, Duvall scored a two-run homer, meaning the Red Sox led for the first time all game. Good enough to forget that Chris Sale gave up seven runs through three innings!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:19 (eleven months ago) link
Lol absolutely ludicrous finish
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:24 (eleven months ago) link
5 RBIs for *checks notes* Adam Duvall
McKenna's dropped fly ball the stuff of anxiety dreams
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:26 (eleven months ago) link
It wound up not mattering but Yoshida should have been standing on second after that imo
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:30 (eleven months ago) link
The quotes on this
could be worse, we could be starting Adam Duvall— Ryan Garcia (In the Lab🧪) (@RyanGarciaESM) March 28, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:31 (eleven months ago) link
Also he only walked today but hello Casas 1B
WHAT A PLAY BY RAFAEL DEVERS YO SAVE A RUN! AND HELL OF A PICK BY TRISTON CASAS! pic.twitter.com/VOLHqhRj8C— Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) April 1, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:45 (eleven months ago) link
Bumgarner vs Kershaw tonight.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 2 April 2023 00:16 (eleven months ago) link
Baltimore 10/10 SB attempts over 2 games
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 2 April 2023 01:53 (eleven months ago) link
phillies run differential after two games: -17
― mookieproof, Sunday, 2 April 2023 02:07 (eleven months ago) link
One of the points the radio commentators made at Fenway last night is that Baltimore runners appeared to be waiting until the pitch clock got to like 1 or 2 seconds and then just taking off. Once it gets down to that little time it's tough for the pitcher to change his mind about what he's doing
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 2 April 2023 10:04 (eleven months ago) link
MLB announced that a total of 269 players representing 19 different countries and territories outside of the 50 United States were on Opening Day rosters and inactive lists. The Dominican Republic had the most, with 104, followed by Venezuela (62), Cuba (21), Puerto Rico (19), Mexico (15), Canada (10), Japan (8), Colombia (7), Curaçao (4), Panama (4), South Korea (4), the Bahamas (2), Nicaragua (2), Aruba (1), Australia (1), Brazil (1), Germany (1), Honduras (1), and Taiwan (1).
i didn't realize how many Venezuelan players there are in MLB!
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Sunday, 2 April 2023 15:44 (eleven months ago) link
When I was a kid they'd have exhibition games early in the season during those rain safety off days, I miss those.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 2 April 2023 20:47 (eleven months ago) link
Can’t even enjoy Astros losing cos Clevinger was the winning pitcher. 😒At least Rodriguez, France and Raleigh are all hitting today.You can tell how much faster the game is cos we’re at the top of the 7th in the Mariners-Guardians game and the commentators have only chatted about the stadium roof being stuck for about five minutes not 25.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Sunday, 2 April 2023 21:50 (eleven months ago) link
I forgot about the ghost runner rule until now
― Bee OK, Sunday, 2 April 2023 23:04 (eleven months ago) link
I didn’t, too bad mariners forgot how to hit in the back innings
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Sunday, 2 April 2023 23:20 (eleven months ago) link
maybe deluding myself based on very sss but heartened that the white sox split their series against the astros in houston, with the losses being fairly close. i would love to see them rebound and meet the expectations they had last season
― na (NA), Monday, 3 April 2023 14:41 (eleven months ago) link
Mets declared to have won that suspended game vs the marlins, despite the marlins taking the lead in the top of the 9th right before the rain came
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 5 October 2023 00:20 (five months ago) link
one last W for buck : /
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 October 2023 00:33 (five months ago) link
I was once his biggest fan (not true; I did think he had a brighter future than Aaron Judge), but I find it odd how Cody Bellinger has become such a highly coveted off-season acquisition. I realize there's Ohtani and not a whole lot else out there, but is everyone convinced he's turned a corner based on one good 130-game season in Wrigley? His three previous seasons were miserable. He was MVP in 2019, pretty good in 2018, and really good in 2017. He's quite erratic--who knows what you'd be getting?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:04 (five months ago) link
Prompted by seeing his photo under a headline about the Jays needing a "fearsome power hitter."
https://jaysjournal.com/posts/the-blue-jays-need-to-land-a-fearsome-power-hitter-in-free-agency-this-offseason
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:06 (five months ago) link
I really like him but your point is valid. I just don’t want him to go to the Yankees cos even if he has a patchy season he could do damage with the short porch.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:20 (five months ago) link
I do think his return might be for real, I don't know that he would get back to hitting 45 plus home runs in a season again but if he can be a guy who will hit around .300 with about 30 home runs a year, in addition to having plus defense and good speed, he could be a real bargain. He's still pretty damn young too, I mean it's not like he just turned 33.
― omar little, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:22 (five months ago) link
I know how naive this will sound--money, money, money; follow the money, stupid--but I'm also unsure why he'd be in a hurry to leave a situation where he thrived and that turned his career around. Harper was made for Philadelphia; maybe Bellinger was made for Wrigley. (I'm the last person in the world who still seems surprised when players don't seem to care much about that factor.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:24 (five months ago) link
I mean, I assume the Cubs will make some kind of offer, and that it'll be for a lot of money.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:26 (five months ago) link
I ain't holding my breath but I'd definitely love for the cubs to find a way to keep him. It's not like that team is overflowing with offensive talent otherwise.
― omar little, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:32 (five months ago) link
Supposedly his great year has been in part due to working with the Cubs hitting coach so hopefully that encourages him to stay.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:44 (five months ago) link
From the Athletic article about Pitchcom:
PitchCom has four modes, each essentially a playlist offering between 18 and 27 signals, but the most basic setup is this: there are nine buttons arranged in a three-by-three grid. Each button can give two different signals. Press 1, and it might signal “fastball.” Press and hold 1, and it might signal “inside.” Through various combinations of presses and buttons, catchers can signal pitch type and location, call a pickoff play, or simply send a message. Once Hedges got some press, others followed suit. Other teams asked Hankins for their own “F— yeah” track. That was an interesting ask for the voice-over guy. (That track is now available in the library.) One team requested something to the effect of: Throw it over the plate, you (expletive).” This spring, the Red Sox pranked one of their pitchers by customizing PitchCom to make every button say: Are you mad?
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Thursday, 19 October 2023 11:21 (five months ago) link
lollllllllthrow it over the plate, you fuck!
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 19 October 2023 11:25 (five months ago) link
Throw it over the plate you cunt :)
A common request Hankins has heard — mostly from fans, but sometimes from teams — is to have a more authoritative voice for PitchCom’s standard tracks. He gets tweets about James Earl Jones a lot. (That one’s not in the budget.) A couple teams tried a voice changer, but in action it always sounded a little off. The Giants had minor league coach Craig Albernaz, who has a thick Boston accent, voice their PitchCom tracks for spring training. “SLYDAH, SLYDAH, BACKFOOT,” catcher Blake Sabol told MLB.com, mimicking Albernaz. “When I was getting quizzed by my fiancée, she was like, ‘Did you change the accent on this thing?’ And I was like, ‘No, that’s my catching coach.’” The Giants switched to Fernando Perez, their director of video coaching, for the regular season so they’d have the same voice for English and Spanish tracks.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Thursday, 19 October 2023 11:27 (five months ago) link
fitting that the article started out with scherzer, at one point he had to call time and looked totally lost because he couldn't hear his pitchcom.
― 龜, Thursday, 19 October 2023 12:33 (five months ago) link
News: MLB competition committee approves changes for the 2024 season including:-18 sec clock with runners on-4 mound visits, down from 5-If a P starts to warm up before an inning, he must face at least one hitter.-The runner’s lane to first has been widened to the inf grass— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) December 21, 2023
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 21 December 2023 19:58 (three months ago) link