Post by: Badger on November 30, 2020, 12:55:34 PM
https://twitter.com/BobKlap/status/1331620977529282563?s=20
Post by: Johnny English on November 30, 2020, 12:59:06 PM
Possible opening day in May?
https://twitter.com/BobKlap/status/1331620977529282563?s=20
I'm surprised the major sports leagues haven't been flexing their corporate muscles to get their players and staff priority for the vaccines.
Post by: Italian Seafood on November 30, 2020, 01:12:19 PM
I'm surprised the major sports leagues haven't been flexing their corporate muscles to get their players and staff priority for the vaccines.
Probably because of that 99.9% survival rate. Let the people in nursing homes have the vaccine first.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on November 30, 2020, 01:13:00 PM
Post by: Italian Seafood on November 30, 2020, 01:15:38 PM
The longer they wait probably correlates to a better chance of getting more fans in the stands, I’m guessing.
They were starting to have limited crowds for the World Series, maybe the NLCS too, I don't remember now. It was like family and friends.
Post by: MBGreen on January 20, 2021, 07:15:43 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on January 20, 2021, 07:55:57 AM
Big If True
Post by: SixFeetDeep on January 20, 2021, 07:56:14 AM
Post by: MBGreen on January 20, 2021, 10:56:40 AM
@thehazelmae
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4m
Michael Brantley in agreement on a 3 year deal with #BlueJays per source.
alright alright alright
Post by: SixFeetDeep on January 21, 2021, 10:14:27 AM
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The Jays have been incredibly aggressive, and have more to do. They did not come close to signing Michael Brantley.
Olney
Post by: MBGreen on January 26, 2021, 01:58:06 PM
@Feinsand
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2m
The Phillies have agreed to a new deal with J.T. Realmuto, signing the free-agent catcher to a five-year, $115.5 million deal, per source. First: @CraigMish
Post by: MBGreen on January 27, 2021, 08:01:00 AM
Post by: MBGreen on February 01, 2021, 10:05:10 AM
@Ken_Rosenthal
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57s
Dustin Pedroia has announced his retirement.
good, i hated this guy.
Post by: AlioTheFool on February 01, 2021, 01:27:00 PM
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
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57s
Dustin Pedroia has announced his retirement.
good, i hated this guy.
Is he sure he wouldn't rather show up for spring training and wait the usual 2 weeks before one of his body parts inevitably fails?
Post by: Italian Seafood on February 01, 2021, 05:02:13 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 01, 2021, 11:03:55 PM
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
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57s
Dustin Pedroia has announced his retirement.
good, i hated this guy.
His knees retired 3 years ago
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 01, 2021, 11:09:57 PM
The Rockies gift wrapped Nolan Arenado for the Cardinals. Horrendous package, not a single top prospect back in return for a top player in the league.
Post by: Badger on February 02, 2021, 05:36:11 AM
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
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57s
Dustin Pedroia has announced his retirement.
good, i hated this guy.
His knees retired 3 years ago
The way MB's post looked when you quoted it made me think for a second that "I hated this guy" was part of Rosenthal's tweet.
Post by: IATA on February 05, 2021, 10:18:34 PM
wow, $85 million over 2 years. i would don dodger blue for 85 million bucks too, jesus
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 10, 2021, 10:56:18 PM
Post by: MBGreen on February 11, 2021, 06:59:51 AM
Andrew Benintendi traded for peanuts
His play kinda dropped off last summer
Post by: delavan on February 11, 2021, 08:57:34 PM
Post by: Badger on February 12, 2021, 07:05:21 PM
https://twitter.com/AP_Sports/status/1360278039091904516?s=19
Post by: IATA on February 17, 2021, 07:39:13 PM
Tatis jr signs a 14 year, $340 million extension.
That's a longggggg freaking time.
Post by: Jumbo on February 17, 2021, 07:54:18 PM
https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1362214563056345088?s=19
Tatis jr signs a 14 year, $340 million extension.
That's a longggggg freaking time.
This is either going to go disastrously wrong (injuries) or incredibly right (he keeps playing like he has/better more consistently)
Either way, HYPE
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 20, 2021, 08:00:14 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 20, 2021, 08:01:03 AM
This is either going to go disastrously wrong (injuries) or incredibly right (he keeps playing like he has/better more consistently)
Either way, HYPE
Ronald Acuna needs to fire his agent 2 years ago
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 22, 2021, 04:25:20 AM
Post by: IATA on February 22, 2021, 10:39:03 AM
https://twitter.com/NickFrancona/status/1363645316604579842?s=20
tfw when you throw away your career to impress the rotary club.
Post by: Johnny English on February 22, 2021, 11:03:51 AM
I don't see any problem with the clips about the neighbourhood or Rodriguez's English. The piece about the Japanese player suddenly speaking better English when he's told that the club won't pay for his translator any more is a bit off colour, and he probably shouldn't be talking out of school about contract negotiations, but they're hardly egregious offenses.
Post by: IATA on February 22, 2021, 04:40:36 PM
this concludes the 18 hours where I knew who mather was and that he was also president of the mariners.
Post by: delavan on February 22, 2021, 05:42:01 PM
I'm honestly struggling to see what he said that was too wrong. Obviously I don't know baseball, but service time manipulation is a pretty standard thing elsewhere e.g. a young player being sent down after nine games in the NHL to avoid burning a year of eligibility. It's just a function of how the CBA works, surely?Keith Olberman. Prig.
I don't see any problem with the clips about the neighbourhood or Rodriguez's English. The piece about the Japanese player suddenly speaking better English when he's told that the club won't pay for his translator any more is a bit off colour, and he probably shouldn't be talking out of school about contract negotiations, but they're hardly egregious offenses.
https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1363849469356347398
Post by: Johnny English on February 22, 2021, 05:49:24 PM
Keith Olberman. Prig.
https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1363849469356347398
Saying that someone doesn't speak very good English isn't racist. I don't speak great French. Someone in Quebec or France observing that in my conversations with them wouldn't be racist either.
Post by: d sw0rdz on February 23, 2021, 07:54:43 AM
Saying that someone doesn't speak very good English isn't racist. I don't speak great French. Someone in Quebec or France observing that in my conversations with them wouldn't be racist either.
there's nothing wrong with describing how well a person speaks a specific language, but it's kind of weird and fvcked up to bring up a foreign person's language proficiency with a foreign language as literally the first thing you use to describe them when you're asked about them
i'll be honest, i haven't watched the clips so i can't say. if he was having a conversation with that club about how they navigate dealing with ESL players as a baseball organization and then he describes how well they speak the language........fine. but i know you know there's a huge difference if he was randomly asked what he thinks about X player or Y player and the first thing that comes out of his mouth is 'well his english fvcking sucks so yeah, his english is bad'
Post by: Johnny English on February 23, 2021, 08:15:00 AM
there's nothing wrong with describing how well a person speaks a specific language, but it's kind of weird and fvcked up to bring up a foreign person's language proficiency with a foreign language as literally the first thing you use to describe them when you're asked about them
i'll be honest, i haven't watched the clips so i can't say. if he was having a conversation with that club about how they navigate dealing with ESL players as a baseball organization and then he describes how well they speak the language........fine. but i know you know there's a huge difference if he was randomly asked what he thinks about X player or Y player and the first thing that comes out of his mouth is 'well his english fvcking sucks so yeah, his english is bad'
"A personality bigger than all of you combined, he is loud, his English is not tremendous ...... a fantastic kid".
Olbermann does no one any service by labelling comments like that racist.
Post by: Badger on February 23, 2021, 10:08:41 AM
"A personality bigger than all of you combined, he is loud, his English is not tremendous ...... a fantastic kid".Olbermann is also a huge weirdo when it comes to his own racial issues:
Olbermann does no one any service by labelling comments like that racist.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210223/d47b81a4777eb7d6f57bdb53ee724dfd.jpg)
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 10:14:11 AM
I'm honestly struggling to see what he said that was too wrong. Obviously I don't know baseball, but service time manipulation is a pretty standard thing elsewhere e.g. a young player being sent down after nine games in the NHL to avoid burning a year of eligibility. It's just a function of how the CBA works, surely?
I don't see any problem with the clips about the neighbourhood or Rodriguez's English. The piece about the Japanese player suddenly speaking better English when he's told that the club won't pay for his translator any more is a bit off colour, and he probably shouldn't be talking out of school about contract negotiations, but they're hardly egregious offenses.
Very thorough breakdown as to how this guys entire interview was one extended self-own. He’s fired now.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zBg8_44uDZ0&feature=youtu.be
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 10:18:18 AM
"A personality bigger than all of you combined, he is loud, his English is not tremendous ...... a fantastic kid".
Olbermann does no one any service by labelling comments like that racist.
https://twitter.com/stonelarry/status/1363645719509233667?s=21
https://twitter.com/byalexcoffey/status/1363591914927308804?s=21
https://twitter.com/coreybrockmlb/status/1363650861352673280?s=21
https://twitter.com/kyleaglaser/status/1363723238677733377?s=21
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 10:22:58 AM
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About former Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, who was born in Japan:
“it frustrates me...For instance, we just re-hired Iwakuma, he was a pitcher with us for a number of years. Wonderful human being, his English was terrible. He wanted to get back into the game, he came to us, we quite frankly want him as our Asian scout, interpreter, what’s going on with the Japanese league.
“He’s coming to spring training. And I’m going to say, I’m tired of paying his interpreter. When he was a player, we’d pay Iwakuma X, but we’d also have to pay $75,000 a year to have an interpreter with him. His English suddenly got better, his English got better when we told him that.”
Iwakuma pitched for the team from 2012-17 and is supposed to return as a coach this year.
About Julio Rodriguez, a consensus top-five prospect who was born in the Dominican Republic:
“Julio Rodriguez has got a personality bigger than all of you combined. He is loud, his English is not tremendous.”
Im actually dying to know where this guy was for the Ichiro and Felix Hernandez years
Post by: Johnny English on February 23, 2021, 10:24:07 AM
https://twitter.com/stonelarry/status/1363645719509233667?s=21
https://twitter.com/byalexcoffey/status/1363591914927308804?s=21
https://twitter.com/coreybrockmlb/status/1363650861352673280?s=21
https://twitter.com/kyleaglaser/status/1363723238677733377?s=21
None of which supports an argument of "racist", nor is anyone in those tweets making it. I don't know this guy from Adam, I don't care whether he kept his job or not, and I'm sure there are good reasons why he shouldn't, but Olbermann's hyperbolic squealing about racism where none is evident benefits no one.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 10:28:27 AM
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Q: Tell us about Julio Rodríguez.
KM: Julio Rodríguez has got a personality bigger than all of you combined. He is loud, his English is not tremendous.
It actually is a pretty awful look that type of question got that type of answer
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 10:29:32 AM
Saying that someone doesn't speak very good English isn't racist. I don't speak great French. Someone in Quebec or France observing that in my conversations with them wouldn't be racist either.
That’s the point. No one gives a excrement if you don’t speak good French.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 10:32:00 AM
None of which supports an argument of "racist", nor is anyone in those tweets making it. I don't know this guy from Adam, I don't care whether he kept his job or not, and I'm sure there are good reasons why he shouldn't, but Olbermann's hyperbolic squealing about racism where none is evident benefits no one.
Ok so just ignorant and non-factual then? When you factor in that he’s 20 years old and has only been in this country a couple years, then it’s just a really dumb lie.
Post by: Johnny English on February 23, 2021, 10:43:26 AM
Ok so just ignorant and non-factual then? When you factor in that he’s 20 years old and has only been in this country a couple years, then it’s just a really dumb lie.
No argument with that.
Post by: IATA on February 23, 2021, 11:28:34 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 23, 2021, 12:35:05 PM
Post by: Badger on February 23, 2021, 01:51:52 PM
Gerrit Cole said that he hopes the comments made by Mariners former president and CEO Kevin Mather are a wake up call for MLB players: "Every player should wake up and read the news on the guy in the Mariners. That's the kind of way a lot of clubs are acting. That's just not productive for anyone. This guy's talking about players that are making him money. It’s tired, man, and I think players are over it. And if they haven't been awakened to that type of behavior, that's what goes on."JE said it's not a big deal though.
Post by: Jumbo on February 23, 2021, 02:04:35 PM
JE said it's not a big deal though.
It's really only a big deal from the fact that this is tacit confirmation of the tactic, everyone knew that was the game.
Post by: Johnny English on February 23, 2021, 02:15:01 PM
JE said it's not a big deal though.
Did I?
I'm honestly struggling to see what he said that was too wrong. Obviously I don't know baseball, but service time manipulation is a pretty standard thing elsewhere e.g. a young player being sent down after nine games in the NHL to avoid burning a year of eligibility. It's just a function of how the CBA works, surely?
Post by: Badger on February 23, 2021, 05:11:04 PM
Did I?Yes?
Post by: SixFeetDeep on February 24, 2021, 09:26:57 AM
Hahaha
This dude should be able to win a grievance case using that fucktards quotes as evidence
Post by: mj2sexay on February 24, 2021, 10:45:24 AM
It's really only a big deal from the fact that this is tacit confirmation of the tactic, everyone knew that was the game.
This.
Post by: bojanglesman on March 02, 2021, 12:26:41 PM
Dick Pic Mick.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on March 20, 2021, 08:30:14 AM
Low A is testing out the robot umpires
AA is eliminating the shift:
1st half the season, IFs have to have their feet on the dirt when the pitch is thrown
2nd half the season, there have to be 2 IFs on each side of 2nd base
Post by: AlioTheFool on March 20, 2021, 10:07:23 AM
Minor Leagues experimenting with a bunch of excrement this year to see if it’s viable for MLB
Low A is testing out the robot umpires
AA is eliminating the shift:
1st half the season, IFs have to have their feet on the dirt when the pitch is thrown
2nd half the season, there have to be 2 IFs on each side of 2nd base
I like it!
Post by: SixFeetDeep on March 20, 2021, 08:28:25 PM
https://twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1373416520659910656?s=21
Post by: MBGreen on March 23, 2021, 07:55:58 AM
Another year starting without our closer.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on March 23, 2021, 08:03:11 AM
ugh...Kirby Yates out "multiple weeks" with a flexor strain.
Another year starting without our closer.
Jordan Romano SZN
Post by: MBGreen on March 23, 2021, 08:06:46 AM
Jordan Romano SZN
Montoyo is going with a closer by committee approach. Romano will be sharing the 9th inning with Dolis and possibly Chatwood.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on March 23, 2021, 08:11:17 AM
“Dodgers Trevor Bauer said he pitched 1st inning today against the Padres with one eye closed. “I like making myself uncomfortable and throwing different stuff my way and trying to find a solution for it. I think that's how you improve.”
Trevor Bauer last night:
https://twitter.com/masterflip_/status/1374202104949182464?s=21
Post by: IATA on March 23, 2021, 08:54:00 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 01, 2021, 09:58:59 PM
Post by: Johnny English on April 02, 2021, 02:35:04 PM
Post by: Heismanberg on April 02, 2021, 02:53:04 PM
MLB has pulled the All Star Game and Draft from Atlanta over the state Republicans' recent attempts to disenfranchise voters.
good
Post by: AlioTheFool on April 02, 2021, 03:49:38 PM
MLB has pulled the All Star Game and Draft from Atlanta over the state Republicans' recent attempts to disenfranchise voters.
Nice.
What I'm really hoping for is for studios to pull filming from Georgia.
Post by: CatoTheElder on April 02, 2021, 04:03:14 PM
MLB has pulled the All Star Game and Draft from Atlanta over the state Republicans' recent attempts to disenfranchise voters.Excellent.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 02, 2021, 04:33:04 PM
Post by: Badger on April 02, 2021, 04:33:56 PM
MLB has pulled the All Star Game and Draft from Atlanta over the state Republicans' recent attempts to disenfranchise voters.This is exactly like 1984
Post by: mj2sexay on April 02, 2021, 11:13:15 PM
Post by: Johnny English on April 03, 2021, 12:26:22 AM
vOtEr Id Is JiM cRoWBut muh free market
Post by: mj2sexay on April 03, 2021, 01:41:40 AM
But muh free market
Sure, pull their anti-trust exemption.
Post by: Badger on April 03, 2021, 11:46:06 AM
Post by: IATA on April 03, 2021, 12:35:16 PM
Sure, pull their anti-trust exemption.
free market actions to protect their products reputation warrants federal action? seems a bit completely unrealistic and unrelated.
Post by: IATA on April 03, 2021, 12:36:44 PM
Post by: IATA on April 03, 2021, 12:55:41 PM
#boycottmlb is trending, but its mostly people making fun of the serious ones
Post by: delavan on April 03, 2021, 03:35:18 PM
This is exactly like 1984
Or like 1991 when NFL owners voted to remove the 1993 Super Bowl from Phoenix after Arizona voters failed to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a paid holiday.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Anti1984.svg/106px-Anti1984.svg.png)
Post by: Badger on April 03, 2021, 06:31:06 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 03, 2021, 07:18:08 PM
I love it
Post by: mj2sexay on April 04, 2021, 06:54:43 AM
free market actions to protect their products reputation warrants federal action? seems a bit completely unrealistic and unrelated.
Lol at thinking this is a "free market action" or that its "protecting their reputation."
Even in these divided times, and under polling groups that skew left to the point that Trump was supposed to lose Wisconsin by 17 points, some 7 out of 10 people believe in voter ID. "Free market" my derriere lmao, but its hilarious seeing the absolute hypocrisy of those who think Citizens United is the death of our democracy totally forsaking that idea to scream "FREE MARKET" where it isn't even applicable.
https://twitter.com/reds/status/1378465269270654979?s=21
I love it
Castellanos did nothing wrong and the Cardinals continue to be the charmin soft cunts they've been for years now.
Post by: IATA on April 04, 2021, 11:37:21 AM
they knew exactly what would happen, all they had to do was ask their counterparts in north carolina what happened in 2017 when they fucked around with peoples rights and they also found out.
in short, lol freak them
Post by: IATA on April 04, 2021, 11:37:58 AM
Post by: mj2sexay on April 04, 2021, 12:22:50 PM
georgia officials fucked around and found out, now theyve cost the state over $100 million in revenue.
they knew exactly what would happen, all they had to do was ask their counterparts in north carolina what happened in 2017 when they fucked around with peoples rights and they also found out.
in short, lol freak them
The propaganda behind the opposition to this legislation is astounding.
Post by: delavan on April 04, 2021, 01:20:22 PM
https://twitter.com/reds/status/1378465269270654979?s=21
I love it
I can see Castellanos getting pissed off since the pitch was up near his head but note that the wild pitch that followed was in the same location (only "up & away") to the lefty batter, i.e. the pitcher was having issues with his release point. That said, freak the Cards.
The propaganda behind the opposition to this legislation is astounding.
Here's part of the problem imho (read: the media not spelling out the details but summarily 'reacting' one way [Fox] or another [MNBC/CNN]). As a sitting-on-the-sidelines NY'er, I'm only hearing talking points either in defense of or calling it Jim Crow. Exactly what are the particulars in the law that's a wrench-in-the-works? On the other hand, it seems that it's objectionable to people of color in particular which is a big pause for concern...so what's up with that?
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 05, 2021, 11:39:57 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 05, 2021, 12:16:55 PM
lol
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 05, 2021, 09:01:26 PM
Post by: Johnny English on April 05, 2021, 11:29:49 PM
i just hope they dont give it to the dodgers or yankees.Rockies / Coors Field.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 06, 2021, 08:53:34 AM
Rockies / Coors Field.
Colorado, where you need an ID to vote, great work guys
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 06, 2021, 04:48:06 PM
Post by: mj2sexay on April 07, 2021, 07:41:27 AM
Colorado, where you need an ID to vote, great work guys
Where you need an ID to vote, and where the population is so much less reliant on Black owned businesses. LOL.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 07, 2021, 02:49:46 PM
Post by: mj2sexay on April 07, 2021, 04:01:31 PM
https://twitter.com/apollohou/status/1379572911929982981?s=21
FFS, if ever a home plate umpire needed to be knocked out and replaced by Frank Drebin/Enricco Palazzo.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 07, 2021, 10:29:15 PM
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Kumar Rocker entered 2021 as the consensus top Draft prospect and has excelled over his first seven starts. He won all seven with a tidy 0.84 ERA, posting a .137 opponents' average and a 61/12 K/BB ratio in 43 innings.
Fellow Vanderbilt right-hander Jack Leiter has been even better. He no-hit South Carolina for nine innings in his first career Southeastern Conference start and Missouri for seven innings before departing in his second. He also has seven wins in as many starts, and his numbers verge on the ridiculous: 0.43 ERA, .074 opponents' average, 71/16 K/BB ratio in 42 innings.
"It's like watching Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris from 1961," an area scout who covers Vanderbilt said. "It's two guys who are clearly elite in their field."
The Commodores aces could become the first teammates to ever go 1-2 in the same Draft. The last time college baseball saw anything like this was in 2011, when UCLA had No. 1 overall pick Gerrit Cole and Golden Spikes Award winner Trevor Bauer. Cole and Bauer went 1-3 that year, as did Arizona State sluggers Bob Horner and Hubie Brooks in 1978.
While Leiter and Rocker clearly are outstanding prospects, who's better? We posed that question to a wide swath of general managers, executives, scouting directors and area scouts.
The result was 25-3 in favor of Leiter, with one executive declaring it a dead heat. That landslide overstates the difference between Leiter and Rocker, with most respondents expressing that they consider the two aces to be extremely close in talent.
"It's hard to separate the two," a National League scouting director said. "Rocker is bigger, more physical and has more track record. Leiter just feels like he'll outperform him. I'm more confident with him reaching his ceiling than Rocker. Leiter has more feel and ability to use his weapons."
Wow. Rocker was a lock for the #1 pick coming into this year. Leiter was a lock for top 5 tho and his stuff is even better this year
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 07, 2021, 10:32:02 PM
Saw this a couple days ago, something to monitor. He sits at 95-96 usually.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 12, 2021, 04:09:51 PM
Post by: mj2sexay on April 14, 2021, 09:52:42 PM
Rodon still got the no no.
Post by: Johnny English on April 14, 2021, 10:10:48 PM
Post by: Badger on April 15, 2021, 05:54:21 AM
https://theathletic.com/2518208/Veto
Post by: AlioTheFool on April 15, 2021, 07:25:45 AM
Post by: Badger on April 15, 2021, 07:28:19 AM
The double-hook thing is probably the worst idea I've ever heard in sports.Strategery
Post by: CatoTheElder on April 15, 2021, 07:32:16 AM
Post by: Johnny English on April 15, 2021, 07:49:43 AM
The double-hook thing is probably the worst idea I've ever heard in sports.
It completely kills the idea of using an opener.
Post by: mj2sexay on April 15, 2021, 12:46:42 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 15, 2021, 02:30:47 PM
So happy to have fans back in the stands
Post by: MBGreen on April 15, 2021, 02:34:12 PM
https://twitter.com/br_mlb/status/1382539179918245888?s=21
So happy to have fans back in the stands
haha
Post by: AlioTheFool on April 15, 2021, 08:00:05 PM
It completely kills the idea of using an opener.
I didn't like the whole opener thing early on, but now, I think it's a good idea. Want to get rid of openers? Expand rosters.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 19, 2021, 10:41:11 PM
freak Yes
Post by: IATA on April 24, 2021, 08:57:09 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 25, 2021, 10:03:33 PM
I feel like most people won’t care but I firmly believe this is garbage
Post by: Johnny English on April 25, 2021, 10:11:24 PM
https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1386449849126686722?s=21Of course it isn't. If it is then the history books have to be completely rewritten, lots of guys have gone 7 without giving up a hit and then blown it in the 8th or 9th. A no-no is only as big of an achievement as it is because you have to pitch so long to get it.
I feel like most people won’t care but I firmly believe this is garbage
I'm not a baseball aficionado but this seems pretty obvious.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 25, 2021, 10:15:05 PM
Of course it isn't. If it is then the history books have to be completely rewritten, lots of guys have gone 7 without giving up a hit and then blown it in the 8th or 9th. A no-no is only as big of an achievement as it is because you have to pitch so long to get it.
I'm not a baseball aficionado but this seems pretty obvious.
Thank you
“Nolan Ryan had 23 no hitters thru 7, and 12 thru 8. David Cone would be the owner of 7 no hitters if we use the 7 inning rule”
Ask Mike Mussina how he would feel about this ruling
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W3xkQlFGpuk
Post by: Badger on April 25, 2021, 10:49:39 PM
Post by: Johnny English on April 25, 2021, 10:53:50 PM
JE finally admitting 17 game NFL season is a travesty.I embrace positive change. More football is better.
Post by: MBGreen on April 27, 2021, 08:50:10 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on April 29, 2021, 08:03:27 AM
Post by: IATA on May 04, 2021, 11:28:31 AM
Post by: MBGreen on May 04, 2021, 11:35:33 AM
Hello down there!Haha
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 04, 2021, 12:36:27 PM
Post by: IATA on May 04, 2021, 01:54:13 PM
Who’s starting for game 1 of the month of April MLB playoffs?Sorry, can't hear you from the top of the standings.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 04, 2021, 01:58:12 PM
Sorry, can't hear you from the top of the standings.
ELECTION FRAUD
Post by: mj2sexay on May 07, 2021, 10:08:07 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 10, 2021, 03:38:36 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 11, 2021, 10:43:12 AM
It’s .234 so far
I just scrolled through and since 1901 there’s only been 2 others in the .230’s, .237 and .239
Why did they deaden the ball again?
Post by: delavan on May 11, 2021, 07:24:32 PM
This year is the lowest MLB league batting average in history
It’s .234 so far
I just scrolled through and since 1901 there’s only been 2 others in the .230’s, .237 and .239
Why did they deaden the ball again?
Yanks doing their part - team BA currently at .222
Post by: bojanglesman on May 11, 2021, 07:31:15 PM
Post by: MBGreen on May 11, 2021, 07:37:13 PM
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1392182199261224962?s=19Move em to Wpg
Post by: Badger on May 11, 2021, 07:46:15 PM
Post by: MBGreen on May 11, 2021, 07:52:23 PM
Brooklyn A'sYou already have the Brooklyn Mets
Post by: delavan on May 12, 2021, 12:21:52 PM
You already have the Brooklyn Mets
The Mets are Queens (save deGrom)
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 13, 2021, 01:33:54 PM
Yikes
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 13, 2021, 09:35:48 PM
Alt angle
Post by: d sw0rdz on May 14, 2021, 03:02:02 PM
https://twitter.com/mexicomerio/status/1392941369077895169?s=21
Alt angle
imagine getting knocked out by somebody from la jolla
massive L
Post by: Jumbo on May 14, 2021, 10:40:36 PM
imagine getting knocked out by somebody from la jolla
massive L
He's clearly a Rancho Santa Fe man
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 17, 2021, 08:33:51 PM
Kevin Pillar hit right in the face at 94 mph and starts gushing blood, watch only if you desire to see such a thing
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 17, 2021, 09:39:26 PM
Holy excrement
Post by: d sw0rdz on May 17, 2021, 10:31:09 PM
https://twitter.com/unbsportsmlb/status/1394464317827846147?s=21
Kevin Pillar hit right in the face at 94 mph and starts gushing blood, watch only if you desire to see such a thing
later in the game kurkjian talked about how some of the most harrowing/emotional reporting he'd ever done was when he wrote about the trauma and PTSD players had after getting HBPs at/near the head
Post by: MBGreen on May 18, 2021, 07:21:20 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 18, 2021, 10:00:41 AM
Post by: MBGreen on May 18, 2021, 10:17:05 AM
Go Jays Go
I hate Xander Bogaerts so much
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 18, 2021, 09:15:30 PM
Yes! That is awesome!
/Sean William Scott Old School Tranq Gun.gif
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 19, 2021, 09:41:06 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 21, 2021, 02:50:11 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 25, 2021, 01:00:19 PM
How a guy that only throws fastballs can dominate
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 25, 2021, 02:32:14 PM
Post by: d sw0rdz on May 25, 2021, 07:37:41 PM
https://twitter.com/pitchingninja/status/1397168316251353088?s=21
How a guy that only throws fastballs can dominate
very good
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 26, 2021, 09:36:10 AM
That’s pretty good
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 26, 2021, 09:43:43 AM
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The left-hander was unranked in the Top 150 Draft Prospects list coming into the amateur season but jumped to No. 51 on the Top 200 list released last week. A UConn commit who already features a 60-grade, high-spin curveball, Mozzicato consistently works in the 90s with his fastball after an offseason stint at Cressey Sports Performance brought the offering out of the upper 80s.
Cressey 👀 draft this beast
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Monday's gem included 19 strikeouts, bringing Mozzicato's season total to 101 over 42 innings. He's walked 15 and surrendered two runs -- one earned. A batter last recorded a hit against him on April 26, when he chucked a shutout against his team's crosstown rival, Manchester High.
Sheeeeeesh
Post by: Badger on May 27, 2021, 01:20:58 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 27, 2021, 01:40:22 PM
https://twitter.com/ByJamesWagner/status/1397966105998729221?s=19
Came here to post this. Never seen anything like that play.
Post by: Johnny English on May 27, 2021, 08:09:31 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 27, 2021, 10:37:40 PM
I'm confused. Why did the first baseman try and chase down the batter instead of taking two steps back to the bag?
Correct
Post by: AlioTheFool on May 28, 2021, 01:12:40 PM
I've never seen anything like that though. He had the presence of mind to run all the way back to home without touching it or leaving the baseline.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 30, 2021, 10:08:31 AM
Post by: d sw0rdz on May 30, 2021, 07:47:56 PM
https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/status/1398701073477607424?s=20
this is awesome lmfaoo. i'd like to know the context of whether he was looking to possibly drop down a bunt before that anyways, or whether it was just next level plotting on his part to engineer a way to unexpectedly truck the pitcher
Post by: SixFeetDeep on May 31, 2021, 12:36:18 PM
2011: .252
2012: .252
2013: .253
2014: .251
2015: .251
2016: .252
2017: .251
2018: .246
2019: .249
2021: .236
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 01, 2021, 09:24:58 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 15, 2021, 09:50:24 AM
Need moar knuckleballers in the league
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 15, 2021, 10:17:59 AM
Nature has healed
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 07:23:28 AM
https://twitter.com/ChrisRose/status/1404937496404717574?s=20 (https://twitter.com/ChrisRose/status/1404937496404717574?s=20)
I'm 100% with Glasnow on this. 1 legal substance, that's it. But have one.
Post by: MBGreen on June 16, 2021, 07:46:31 AM
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 09:37:40 AM
The Jays lack of bullpen quality has now cost them at least 6 games (the ones i've watched anyway). I'm sure this will come into play when we get frozen out of the wildcard race in Sept.
I think you're going to see a lot of lower-quality pens in the coming weeks. Did you read the SI article that broke the sticky stuff case wide open? That excrement completely changed pitching all over the sport.
The bat was being taken out of guys' hands. I'm vehemently anti-3-true-outcome hitters, but I'm a lot more anti-cheaters. I've always been 100% behind 1 legal grip substance, but "Spider Tack"? No way.
Post by: MBGreen on June 16, 2021, 10:19:19 AM
I think you're going to see a lot of lower-quality pens in the coming weeks. Did you read the SI article that broke the sticky stuff case wide open? That excrement completely changed pitching all over the sport.
The bat was being taken out of guys' hands. I'm vehemently anti-3-true-outcome hitters, but I'm a lot more anti-cheaters. I've always been 100% behind 1 legal grip substance, but "Spider Tack"? No way.
there isn't enough spider-tack on the planet to help the Jays' bullpen. Rafael Dolis is garbage.
Post by: d sw0rdz on June 16, 2021, 10:25:14 AM
I think you're going to see a lot of lower-quality pens in the coming weeks. Did you read the SI article that broke the sticky stuff case wide open? That excrement completely changed pitching all over the sport.
The bat was being taken out of guys' hands. I'm vehemently anti-3-true-outcome hitters, but I'm a lot more anti-cheaters. I've always been 100% behind 1 legal grip substance, but "Spider Tack"? No way.
i self admittedly need to learn a lot more about this and haven't been following very closely, but i saw those glasnow vids and you can't help but feel that there is a lot of merit to his concerns.
manfred and co have always been the worst with big decisions, and this may be another example. if you want to police the game and remove 'cheating', fine, great. figure out a safe and reasonable way to do it.
asking pitchers to go from 'anything' to nothing smack dab in the middle of the season without any sort of forewarning beforehand other than the prior two weeks seems......pretty fcking rash. if this forces pitchers to hold the ball/throw differently than they have their entire lives and recruit forearm muscles to hold the ball tighter before they have to throw their pitches with extreme ferocity and torque, you can totally see and imagine how it could affect arm health.
also, even the punishments seem kind of stupid. miss 10 games without any dock in pay? that sounds like.......a paid vacation?
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 10:32:04 AM
In cricket, baseball's estranged sibling, a bowler using anything on their hands and/or the ball other than saliva is massively illegal, and it will and does result in significant suspensions. This is because it affects the flight of the ball - if you've ever watched cricket you'll have noticed players rubbing the ball vigorously on their trouser legs, this is to make one side as shiny as possible in order to create differing air friction on each side of the ball and induce movement (or swing, as it's known in cricket). Foreign substances accelerate and accentuate this effect. Is this not also a concern for baseball?
I find "I got injured because I've built my throwing action around being able to unfairly doctor the ball" to be a wholly unsympathetic argument, but I also accept I might be completely missing something here.
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 10:42:30 AM
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2938007-mlbs-new-rules-for-doctored-baseballs-could-backfire-spectacularly
So yeah. Glasnow complaining he got hurt because his action doesn't work if he can't break the rules doesn't really seem like a particularly legitimate one.
Post by: d sw0rdz on June 16, 2021, 10:44:03 AM
I'm confused by all this. Was it legal before and they changed the rules? Or was it always illegal and just ignored?
In cricket, baseball's estranged sibling, a bowler using anything on their hands and/or the ball other than saliva is massively illegal, and it will and does result in significant suspensions. This is because it affects the flight of the ball - if you've ever watched cricket you'll have noticed players rubbing the ball vigorously on their trouser legs, this is to make one side as shiny as possible in order to create differing air friction on each side of the ball and induce movement (or swing, as it's known in cricket). Foreign substances accelerate and accentuate this effect. Is this not also a concern for baseball?
I find "I got injured because I've built my throwing action around being able to unfairly doctor the ball" to be a wholly unsympathetic argument, but I also accept I might be completely missing something here.
i am not a baseball historian but it appears that something simple like sunscreen and rosin has been used as a 'grip assist' in baseball for a very long time, and in glasnow's video he suggests that pitchers have been using 'something' to help grip the ball for decades.
i don't believe it's something new in baseball. i think MLB is just choosing to crackdown on it now because of recent news and publicity RE other more 'advanced' substances like spider tac that actually do seem to affect the physics and spin rate of the ball a good deal. still, it just feels like they're going about this entirely wrong
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 10:50:12 AM
i am not a baseball historian but it appears that something simple like sunscreen and rosin has been used as a 'grip assist' in baseball for a very long time, and in glasnow's video he suggests that pitchers have been using 'something' to help grip the ball for decades.
i don't believe it's something new in baseball. i think MLB is just choosing to crackdown on it now because of recent news and publicity RE other more 'advanced' substances like spider tac that actually do seem to affect the physics and spin rate of the ball a good deal. still, it just feels like they're going about this entirely wrong
I don't see how sunscreen could be banned from use or even detected, or really be considered part of the problem. Sunscreen usually makes things harder to grip, not easier. I suspect Glasnow is claiming he just used sunscreen because he knows that admitting to pine tar will blow any sympathy anyone might have for him.
Post by: Badger on June 16, 2021, 11:13:45 AM
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 11:18:03 AM
Let's not forget MLB changed the ball again before this season, I think making a big show of the crackdown on grip substances is pretty self-serving to obscure what they did to the ball.
Doesn't it make sense though that they would make it more difficult to hit the ball out of the park while also enforcing an existing rule that should theoretically result in more hittable pitches? It seems like both things have the same aim - create more hits that put the ball in play.
Post by: delavan on June 16, 2021, 12:43:18 PM
I don't see how sunscreen could be banned from use or even detected, or really be considered part of the problem.
Sunscreen usually makes things harder to grip, not easier.
I suspect Glasnow is claiming he just used sunscreen because he knows that admitting to pine tar will blow any sympathy anyone might have for him.
It would seem so but at the same time (back in the spitball era) pitchers used a substance called 'slippery elm' to doctor the ball (fwiw).
Post by: d sw0rdz on June 16, 2021, 12:49:41 PM
I don't see how sunscreen could be banned from use or even detected, or really be considered part of the problem. Sunscreen usually makes things harder to grip, not easier. I suspect Glasnow is claiming he just used sunscreen because he knows that admitting to pine tar will blow any sympathy anyone might have for him.
i think they were using sunscreen spray if that makes any difference, in mixture with the rosin. RE your last point, there is obviously no way any of us will know what exactly he was using lol. all we have is that there is huge inconsistency with the feel/grip of the ball innately (which i buy), he went without anything for a couple of his starts (which i buy), it forced him to strain his arm peri-pitch in a way he's never had to do before (which i buy), and he believes there's a connection to his injury (which i can feasibly see as an outcome to the above).
i'll again admit i have no idea how benign a mixture like sunscreen+rosin is on ball physics, but it appears this has been a very popular thing to use as purely a grip assist for a while. however, i consider myself on the side of the MLB trying to figure out a legal substance/mixture that shouldn't alter spin/ball physics greatly that'll allow these pitchers to throw these pitches safely. that's important for hitter safety too. i think they way they've gone about it is pretty rash.
also, as badge noted, this is all a bit rich considering it was a poorly kept secret that for the majority of the last half decade the ball was juiced beyond oblivion, and it feels like the mlb only started to address this when everybody and their grandmas had caught on and started making a stink of it.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 04:53:24 PM
Let's not forget MLB changed the ball again before this season, I think making a big show of the crackdown on grip substances is pretty self-serving to obscure what they did to the ball.
> MLB deadened the ball, also changing the height of the seams and the surface (slickness) of the ball
> Offense declined dramatically
> MLB blamed pitchers for using substances that have gone largely unpoliced forever
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 05:04:35 PM
I would be fine with a league wide approved substance for grip, that’s not some shanty rosin/sweat/sunscreen mixture.
I’m also fine with just keeping it out of the game because it’ll lead to increased offense which is what we all want to see.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 05:07:54 PM
Doesn't it make sense though that they would make it more difficult to hit the ball out of the park while also enforcing an existing rule that should theoretically result in more hittable pitches? It seems like both things have the same aim - create more hits that put the ball in play.
Whatever MLB did to change the ball clearly gave pitchers an advantage and is hurting the hitters. Decreased HRs were not the only effect.
This year is the lowest MLB league batting average in history
It’s .234 so far
I just scrolled through and since 1901 there’s only been 2 others in the .230’s, .237 and .239
Why did they deaden the ball again?
2021 MLB BA as of 6/16: .238
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 05:09:38 PM
I don't see how sunscreen could be banned from use or even detected, or really be considered part of the problem. Sunscreen usually makes things harder to grip, not easier. I suspect Glasnow is claiming he just used sunscreen because he knows that admitting to pine tar will blow any sympathy anyone might have for him.
It’s sunscreen mixed with Rosin, I think. I’ve seen studies where sunscreen alone actually decreased spin rate.
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 05:13:47 PM
Whatever MLB did to change the ball clearly gave pitchers an advantage and is hurting the hitters. Decreased HRs were not the only effect.A deader ball isn't harder to hit though surely? I would have thought it primarily reduces the distance without impacting rate of contact, thus increasing the number of ballson play.
2021 MLB BA as of 6/16: .238
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 05:23:30 PM
Hitters, including Josh Donaldson who has been the most vocal, have said they're okay with the sunscreen + rosin mix. Giving a pitcher some grip allows them to control the missile they're firing at guys at 90+ MPH.
But Spider Tack is proven to drastically improve spin rate. I'm sure MLB is more upset given the drastically decreased offense, but the sticky stuff has gotten way out of hand and needs to be policed.
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 05:24:53 PM
https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/06/04/sticky-stuff-is-the-new-steroids-daily-cover (https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/06/04/sticky-stuff-is-the-new-steroids-daily-cover)
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 05:44:01 PM
Yeah, sunscreen plus rosin makes a tacky substance. Someone on this board mentioned in the past that he used it.
Hitters, including Josh Donaldson who has been the most vocal, have said they're okay with the sunscreen + rosin mix. Giving a pitcher some grip allows them to control the missile they're firing at guys at 90+ MPH.
But Spider Tack is proven to drastically improve spin rate. I'm sure MLB is more upset given the drastically decreased offense, but the sticky stuff has gotten way out of hand and needs to be policed.
Blaming the excrement offense this season on Spider Tack isn’t accurate though. It didn’t just start this season. I’m fine with getting it out of the game, but I think it’s a deflection on MLB’s part since they fucked the baseballs this year.
(https://i.ibb.co/fCWY9Kg/E6-F95390-6149-4-D28-BB86-867327094-FD5.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 05:48:20 PM
A deader ball isn't harder to hit though surely? I would have thought it primarily reduces the distance without impacting rate of contact, thus increasing the number of ballson play.
HRs per game:
2021: 1.15
2020: 1.28
2019: 1.39
2018: 1.15
2017: 1.26
2016: 1.16
Hits per game:
2021: 7.88
2020: 8.04
2019: 8.65
2018: 8.44
2017: 8.69
2016: 8.71
They didn’t *just* deaden the ball, intentional or not they made design changes that make it easier for pitchers to throw and harder for hitters to hit. Jury is still out, but that’s my opinion. There’s been a couple good Athletic articles on it earlier.
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 05:57:11 PM
HRs per game:
2021: 1.15
2020: 1.28
2019: 1.39
2018: 1.15
2017: 1.26
2016: 1.16
Hits per game:
2021: 7.88
2020: 8.04
2019: 8.65
2018: 8.44
2017: 8.69
2016: 8.71
They didn’t *just* deaden the ball, intentional or not they made design changes that make it easier for pitchers to throw and harder for hitters to hit. Jury is still out, but that’s my opinion. There’s been a couple good Athletic articles on it earlier.
Fair enough, but isn't that then the thinking behind stopping pitchers from using artificial aids? Get hit rate back up while keeping HRs down? Isn't that what we all want to see?
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 16, 2021, 06:00:25 PM
Fair enough, but isn't that then the thinking behind stopping pitchers from using artificial aids? Get hit rate back up while keeping HRs down? Isn't that what we all want to see?
I just posted like 5 times back to back on this so you prob missed it, but I’m fine with that. Also would be fine with an league approved grip substance that doesn’t increase spin rate through the roof.
I’m also fine with just keeping it out of the game because it’ll lead to increased offense which is what we all want to see.
Post by: Badger on June 16, 2021, 06:13:43 PM
Hitters, including Josh Donaldson who has been the most vocal, have said they're okay with the sunscreen + rosin mix. Giving a pitcher some grip allows them to control the missile they're firing at guys at 90+ MPH.
That's CC's argument - pitching without a grip substance will increase HBP/wild pitches.
He did however concede that spider tack is a whole different story - he wasn't familiar and didn't see the problem with it until some current players got in his ear and explained just how different it is from rosin/sunscreen/sweat/grime whatever.
Post by: Johnny English on June 16, 2021, 06:27:22 PM
I just posted like 5 times back to back on this so you prob missed it, but I’m fine with that. Also would be fine with an league approved grip substance that doesn’t increase spin rate through the roof.
Ah ok. Yeah I think that's the only way it could work, that or re-engineer the ball such that it provided sufficient grip without the need for anything else. I'd still be concerned that players would substitute something else in for MLBCreamTM ("just $14.99 for a 25ml tin at all good stockists, because don't you owe it to your 12 year old to give him every chance of being the next Trevor Bauer?") though - it seems much easier to stop people using the wrong thing if they're not using anything. Pitchers will still figure out how to throw the ball just fine, and if it means they have to take a bit of speed off in order to prevent beaning the batter then so be it.
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 07:39:02 PM
Blaming the excrement offense this season on Spider Tack isn’t accurate though. It didn’t just start this season. I’m fine with getting it out of the game, but I think it’s a deflection on MLB’s part since they fucked the baseballs this year.
(https://i.ibb.co/fCWY9Kg/E6-F95390-6149-4-D28-BB86-867327094-FD5.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
I don't disagree with you, but the "sticky stuff" problem goes back years now. It's something Bauer has been talking about for years, but he's Bauer so people stop listening.
I think MLB screwed up the balls, I agree with you there. Even a slight difference in stitching would affect the aerodynamics of the ball, and probably the grip as well. But you can see the difference in pitching over the last couple of weeks since this whole thing blew up. Pitchers that were filthy 6 weeks ago aren't so nasty today.
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 07:45:29 PM
That's CC's argument - pitching without a grip substance will increase HBP/wild pitches.
He did however concede that spider tack is a whole different story - he wasn't familiar and didn't see the problem with it until some current players got in his ear and explained just how different it is from rosin/sunscreen/sweat/grime whatever.
Yeah, again, I really suggest everyone read the article. Going into it I was like "Come on, what's the big deal? How much could it possibly do?" Turns out, a lot.
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 16, 2021, 07:49:54 PM
Ah ok. Yeah I think that's the only way it could work, that or re-engineer the ball such that it provided sufficient grip without the need for anything else. I'd still be concerned that players would substitute something else in for MLBCreamTM ("just $14.99 for a 25ml tin at all good stockists, because don't you owe it to your 12 year old to give him every chance of being the next Trevor Bauer?") though - it seems much easier to stop people using the wrong thing if they're not using anything. Pitchers will still figure out how to throw the ball just fine, and if it means they have to take a bit of speed off in order to prevent beaning the batter then so be it.
They're already testing balls from games this year to check for foreign substances and what those substances are. If humans were able to come up with a test for the existence of a generational virus in a few months I'm sure they could create one for this-ain't-rosin-sunscreen.
Of course, there will be guys who try to cheat anyway. They still bust players for steroids too.
Post by: ons on June 19, 2021, 02:08:38 PM
Pitchers that were filthy 6 weeks ago aren't so nasty today.
https://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1406282289873514496
lol
Apparently Japanese baseballs are just a little bit stickier than MLB baseballs - pre-tacked with some substance. It really shouldn't be hard to do for the MLB at this point, and creates consistency across the league with enough grip to have control. Seems like the obvious solution, so MLB will probably do something completely different.
Post by: d sw0rdz on June 19, 2021, 03:36:13 PM
https://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1406282289873514496
lol
Apparently Japanese baseballs are just a little bit stickier than MLB baseballs - pre-tacked with some substance. It really shouldn't be hard to do for the MLB at this point, and creates consistency across the league with enough grip to have control. Seems like the obvious solution, so MLB will probably do something completely different.
yu darvish ordered these and was handing them out to his teammates and the opponent's clubhouse and the consensus was that the balls were much better lol
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 21, 2021, 07:09:13 AM
https://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1406282289873514496
lol
Apparently Japanese baseballs are just a little bit stickier than MLB baseballs - pre-tacked with some substance. It really shouldn't be hard to do for the MLB at this point, and creates consistency across the league with enough grip to have control. Seems like the obvious solution, so MLB will probably do something completely different.
What's the lol for? What you linked doesn't dispute what I said. Velocity and movement are completely different things. Most pros can throw extremely hard, but control over it is the difference. Today's MLB hitters can hit a 90+ MPH fastball that doesn't appear like it's rising or breaking balls that act like frisbees.
I'm 100% behind the Japanese balls. I heard about that the other day and it definitely sounds like the best idea. It solves the grip issue on even ground for everyone.
Post by: ons on June 22, 2021, 08:17:14 PM
What's the lol for? What you linked doesn't dispute what I said. Velocity and movement are completely different things. Most pros can throw extremely hard, but control over it is the difference. Today's MLB hitters can hit a 90+ MPH fastball that doesn't appear like it's rising or breaking balls that act like frisbees.
Yeah, sorry, I was meaning to agree, it was a lol at how immediate the effects were on spin rate
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 23, 2021, 07:51:20 AM
Yeah, sorry, I was meaning to agree, it was a lol at how immediate the effects were on spin rate
Ah, my bad. Yeah, and the subsequent effect on hitting.
MLB AVG:
- Mar/Apr: .232
- May: .239
- June: .245
OPS:
- Mar/Apr: .698
- May: .712
- June: .731
BAbip jumped 11 points since March and April as well, and teams haven't stopped shifting. So hitter contact is getting better.
I was doing some math and it looks like, per plate appearance, strikeouts are down to 23.45% from 24.44%, walks are down to 8.47% from 8.85%, and hits are up from 20.6% to 21.9%.
Guys can hit when pitchers can't cheat.
Post by: Badger on June 25, 2021, 06:09:04 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1407803719371169793?s=19
Post by: d sw0rdz on June 25, 2021, 11:44:47 PM
Cuck
https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1407803719371169793?s=19
everyone knows where i stand on the substance/ball issue, but the whining and theatrics that took place over the first couple of days over umps making sure that pitchers weren't cheating got real annoying real quick. i almost wish the umps called their bluffs and told them to expose their junk on live tv if they had the balls to do so, the histrionics were so fvcking cringeworthy.
Post by: AlioTheFool on June 27, 2021, 11:04:48 AM
Cuck
https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1407803719371169793?s=19
I kinda love that. "Yeah, check me out guys. I don't need excrement to dominate these guys, wanna see my drawers too?"
Just use the Mizuno balls already and let's get past this.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on June 30, 2021, 05:48:58 PM
https://twitter.com/Mets2KBO/status/1410355193900941314?s=20
Post by: Johnny English on June 30, 2021, 06:23:07 PM
https://theathletic.com/2682479/2021/06/30/graphic-details-photos-emerge-in-restraining-order-filed-against-dodgers-pitcher-trevor-bauer/
I think that while he sounds like a bit of a wrong 'un who is into some fairly unpleasant stuff, the fact that she went back for a second session and agreed a safe word with him (which there's no claim of her using) suggests that she was at least to some degree into the same thing. I'm not really sure what to make of the story as it's presented, to be honest. It sounds like in principle they both wanted to get a bit rough, but failed to communicate to each other the degree.
I honestly don't understand why these guys can't just drink a couple of six packs, give the girl a disappointing two minutes, fart and fall asleep like normal people.
Post by: d sw0rdz on June 30, 2021, 06:49:20 PM
Eesh. That sounds very not bueno. However, there is more to the story in The Athletic than just the pieces highlighted there.
https://theathletic.com/2682479/2021/06/30/graphic-details-photos-emerge-in-restraining-order-filed-against-dodgers-pitcher-trevor-bauer/
I think that while he sounds like a bit of a wrong 'un who is into some fairly unpleasant stuff, the fact that she went back for a second session and agreed a safe word with him (which there's no claim of her using) suggests that she was at least to some degree into the same thing. I'm not really sure what to make of the story as it's presented, to be honest. It sounds like in principle they both wanted to get a bit rough, but failed to communicate to each other the degree.
I honestly don't understand why these guys can't just drink a couple of six packs, give the girl a disappointing two minutes, fart and fall asleep like normal people.
bro if he was rough with her to the point she became unconscious and was still doing stuff to her unconscious body, she can't say the safe word lol
i agree it sounds like the first time was at least very agreeable/consensual as she came back for a second session, but then it sounds like this second time she was unconscious multiple times and homie took it way too far. fetish or not that is not normal
Post by: Johnny English on June 30, 2021, 07:12:48 PM
bro if he was rough with her to the point she became unconscious and was still doing stuff to her unconscious body, she can't say the safe word lol
i agree it sounds like the first time was at least very agreeable/consensual as she came back for a second session, but then it sounds like this second time she was unconscious multiple times and homie took it way too far. fetish or not that is not normal
100% agree. I'm just saying that the Twitter excerpt didn't provide the context of the first encounter, where she says he fucked her up the arse after choking her out, and then she went back for a second go around but this time with a safe word. Of course it's on him to recognise that if she has passed out then she can't say the safe word, so he should stop until she can make that decision. Choking someone out, consensual or not, and then doing excrement to them while they're out, is clearly problematic.
Post by: delavan on June 30, 2021, 09:21:38 PM
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31731359/pitcher-tyler-skaggs-family-files-suits-angels-former-employees
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 02, 2021, 11:01:04 AM
Eesh. That sounds very not bueno. However, there is more to the story in The Athletic than just the pieces highlighted there.
https://theathletic.com/2682479/2021/06/30/graphic-details-photos-emerge-in-restraining-order-filed-against-dodgers-pitcher-trevor-bauer/
I think that while he sounds like a bit of a wrong 'un who is into some fairly unpleasant stuff, the fact that she went back for a second session and agreed a safe word with him (which there's no claim of her using) suggests that she was at least to some degree into the same thing. I'm not really sure what to make of the story as it's presented, to be honest. It sounds like in principle they both wanted to get a bit rough, but failed to communicate to each other the degree.
I honestly don't understand why these guys can't just drink a couple of six packs, give the girl a disappointing two minutes, fart and fall asleep like normal people.
“A bit rough”
“ In the woman’s declaration, signed under penalty of perjury of California state laws, she said that her medical notes state that she had “significant head and facial trauma” and that there were signs of basilar skull fracture.”
Post by: Johnny English on July 02, 2021, 11:23:01 AM
“A bit rough”
“ In the woman’s declaration, signed under penalty of perjury of California state laws, she said that her medical notes state that she had “significant head and facial trauma” and that there were signs of basilar skull fracture.”
Congratulations on taking that quote completely out of context.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 02, 2021, 10:43:11 PM
Post by: bojanglesman on July 03, 2021, 08:46:56 AM
https://twitter.com/BallySportsSO/status/1411106684051861507?s=19
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 06, 2021, 06:28:59 AM
Castellanos doesn’t miss
Post by: MBGreen on July 08, 2021, 10:49:28 AM
@JonHeyman
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56m
A’s and Jays are among possibilities for All-Star Nelson Cruz. Can you imagine Toronto’s lineup with Cruz? @MLBNetwork
Can he pitch?
Post by: ons on July 10, 2021, 11:14:21 AM
Gd Ohtani
I start almost every day looking up Ohtani highlights from the night before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmMSIaova18
Completely addicted to this man.
Post by: Badger on July 10, 2021, 10:19:30 PM
https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1414060667380895751?s=19
Post by: d sw0rdz on July 11, 2021, 07:45:27 AM
Acuña ACL
https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1414060667380895751?s=19
noooo...
Post by: MBGreen on July 11, 2021, 08:07:15 AM
noooo...dave sw0rdz?
Post by: delavan on July 17, 2021, 09:27:47 PM
https://theathletic.com/news/shooting-outside-nationals-park-stops-nats-padres-game-suspended/qlPMNSJnOzDx
Post by: CatoTheElder on July 18, 2021, 02:57:32 PM
My fearful suspicions have come to 'fruition'
https://theathletic.com/news/shooting-outside-nationals-park-stops-nats-padres-game-suspended/qlPMNSJnOzDx
The night before a six year old was killed in a drive by. If this shooting happened 4 blocks further west no one would have cared about it.
Post by: delavan on July 19, 2021, 05:26:20 PM
The night before a six year old was killed in a drive by. If this shooting happened 4 blocks further west no one would have cared about it.
Yup, and the only reason they were quick to report on it was because 'the crime' came to THEM (the media). It seemed that it was only when violent crime developed 'political impact' cracks in the form of public reaction/opinion that the media elites (and gov't officials) even chose to acknowledge it; in some media circles it was even mocked as staged/phony (see: CNN's Chris Cuomo & Don Lemon). These poor people were taking it on the chin but since there was no 'political coin' to accompany it.....
Classic WaPo: oh so NOW it's a story? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-street-shooting-shut-down-a-baseball-game-in-a-tony-part-of-dc-thats-everyday-life-for-some-residents-though/2021/07/19/841587ce-e8a8-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.html
Post by: MBGreen on July 20, 2021, 07:22:12 AM
Sack up, dude. You're a professional athlete.
Post by: delavan on July 20, 2021, 09:33:49 AM
Ross Stripling got destroyed in the first inning last night against the Red Sox...giving up 8 runs before being yanked.
He cited his mental state over the prospect of being away from his family f
or 2 months when the Jays return to Toronto next week as the reason why he stunk it up.....lol what?!
Sack up, dude. You're a professional athlete.
Maybe the wuss should consult with Naomi Osaka.
Last night at one point there were three shutouts in progress with at least a 12-0 score:
- Red Sox 12-0 over the Blue Jays (won 13-4)
- Tigers 14-0 over the Rangers (won 14-0)
- Nats 18-0 over the Marlins (won 18-1)
Post by: MBGreen on July 20, 2021, 09:36:01 AM
Maybe the wuss should consult with Naomi Osaka.
Last night at one point there were three shutouts in progress with at least a 12-0 score:
- Red Sox 12-0 over the Blue Jays (won 13-4)
- Tigers 14-0 over the Rangers (won 14-0)
- Nats 18-0 over the Marlins (won 18-1)
Stripling got lit up the last time he faced the Red Sox....he blamed Joe Panik that day.
He's got good stuff, but obviously doesn't understand the concept of accountability.
Post by: Badger on July 20, 2021, 09:08:07 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210721/014b86446c2f3024edf04e354e07ea32.jpg)
Post by: guinness77 on July 25, 2021, 04:03:43 PM
Post by: MBGreen on July 25, 2021, 05:53:23 PM
Is the Blue Jays pitching bad or something? I admittedly barely watch them but they’re a .500 team with a ridiculously stacked lineup.
the bullpen has been trash for the bulk of the season...the rotation isn't that great either.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 26, 2021, 08:46:11 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 27, 2021, 09:54:08 PM
Big yikes
This is exactly how I feel about this trade
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 28, 2021, 09:47:42 AM
Post by: MBGreen on July 29, 2021, 10:51:51 AM
@bnicholsonsmith
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7m
Source confirms #BlueJays are acquiring Brad Hand from Nationals as @dougherty_jesse
reported first
not sure this moves the needle very much
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 29, 2021, 10:45:07 PM
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To recap so far today: Agreements to send Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Brad Hand, Daniel Hudson and Kyle Schwarber to other teams. As far as quick sales go, the Nationals are not messing around.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on July 29, 2021, 11:12:04 PM
Candidate for web gem of the year
Post by: MBGreen on July 30, 2021, 11:34:26 AM
Post by: MBGreen on July 30, 2021, 11:37:08 AM
Yeeks....thats a steep price tag
Post by: mj2sexay on July 30, 2021, 11:42:45 AM
https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1421147360688754691?s=19
Yeeks....thats a steep price tag
Indeed it is. At the same time Berrios is under team control for next year so its not a rental.
Also and this is just my own interpretation...I'm skeptical of prospects that are dealt out of two separate organizations before they ever play a major league inning.
Post by: MBGreen on July 30, 2021, 12:23:31 PM
Indeed it is. At the same time Berrios is under team control for next year so its not a rental.The Jays must really love Groshans for them to part with Austin Martin.
Also and this is just my own interpretation...I'm skeptical of prospects that are dealt out of two separate organizations before they ever play a major league inning.
Post by: MBGreen on July 30, 2021, 12:29:25 PM
Post by: bojanglesman on July 31, 2021, 07:48:36 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 01, 2021, 10:24:26 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 04, 2021, 09:00:29 AM
TIL this was a rule
Post by: mj2sexay on August 04, 2021, 09:02:41 AM
https://twitter.com/jomboymedia/status/1422746858636681216?s=21
TIL this was a rule
I had absolutely no clue that was a thing.
I also think it's dumb as excrement.
In other news, Heyman reporting Hamels to the Dodgers.
Post by: Johnny English on August 04, 2021, 09:14:09 AM
Post by: MBGreen on August 05, 2021, 07:49:56 PM
Post by: MBGreen on August 07, 2021, 03:56:21 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 08, 2021, 09:33:57 PM
Wtf man
Post by: mj2sexay on August 09, 2021, 07:56:46 AM
https://twitter.com/miamimarlins_uk/status/1424496431965118467?s=21
Wtf man
Move the all-star game out of Colorado.
Post by: Badger on August 09, 2021, 08:15:08 AM
Post by: mj2sexay on August 09, 2021, 10:12:59 AM
Presented without comment.
Rockies are taking the official position that indeed, the fan in question was shouting Dinger.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 09, 2021, 12:56:47 PM
Post by: mj2sexay on August 09, 2021, 01:00:27 PM
https://twitter.com/hegelbon/status/1424750524600102919?s=21
LOL that is funny.
In fairness, I've been VERY careful about the way I enunciate Mitch Haniger's name since he came up.
Post by: Badger on August 09, 2021, 01:41:57 PM
LOL that is funny.Hope we cut Naggar and roll with Ammendola
In fairness, I've been VERY careful about the way I enunciate Mitch Haniger's name since he came up.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 10, 2021, 10:12:24 PM
Post by: MBGreen on August 12, 2021, 08:14:37 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 16, 2021, 10:26:52 AM
Toms River SZN
Post by: delavan on August 17, 2021, 10:27:19 PM
https://twitter.com/RickeyBlog/status/1427792556646027271
Post by: mj2sexay on August 18, 2021, 05:03:33 PM
A's pitcher Chris Bassitt hit in the head by line drive - terrifying
https://twitter.com/RickeyBlog/status/1427792556646027271
https://twitter.com/C_Bass419/status/1428082475474038788?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Always VERY concerning when a comebacker like that happens. Glad he's tweeting and is on the mend.
Post by: MBGreen on August 19, 2021, 08:10:11 AM
It takes a special kind of suck to have an offense this good and miss the playoffs.
Post by: Johnny English on August 19, 2021, 08:28:19 AM
It might be time to fire Charlie Montoyo. I like him, but he's not a major league level mgr. Clueless with the bullpen decisions.
It takes a special kind of suck to have an offense this good and miss the playoffs.
...... and right on cue, he's had his two years and it's time up with MB. It's hilarious how you work on exactly the same timescale with every coach.
(I'm not saying you're wrong about Montoyo - I'm obviously clueless about baseball.)
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 19, 2021, 08:45:00 AM
Dolis started the year as your potential closer and got cut yesterday.
Merriweather hasn’t pitched since the first week of the season.
Hand has looked like a disaster since you traded for him. (Before that too)
Romano is still a really solid closer. 10/11 in save opps and great numbers all around.
The rest of your pen is hot garbage. Looks like they’re having better success with new setup guys but Cimber and Mayza are JAGs
Looks like your manager has 1 viable reliever
Post by: MBGreen on August 19, 2021, 08:57:12 AM
Is it possible the Jays just have a bad pen?
Dolis started the year as your potential closer and got cut yesterday.
Merriweather hasn’t pitched since the first week of the season.
Hand has looked like a disaster since you traded for him. (Before that too)
Romano is still a really solid closer. 10/11 in save opps and great numbers all around.
The rest of your pen is hot garbage. Looks like they’re having better success with new setup guys but Cimber and Mayza are JAGs
Looks like your manager has 1 viable reliever
it's in the bottom 5 of the league.
Losing Merryweather and Pearson have killed us.
I really like Cimber, he's been reliable since coming over.
The fact that it took this long to DFA Dolis should signal a managerial firing. Damn, i'm starting to sound like Alio.
Post by: MBGreen on August 19, 2021, 08:59:17 AM
...... and right on cue, he's had his two years and it's time up with MB. It's hilarious how you work on exactly the same timescale with every coach.
(I'm not saying you're wrong about Montoyo - I'm obviously clueless about baseball.)
I give everyone a chance....but HCs/baseballMgrs are paid to win games, man. You have 2 to 3 years to show your mettle, if you can't, then it's time to go.
The jays offense is being wasted. I'm positive we've lost 10-15 games due to bullpen collapses alone. That can't happen.
Come to think of it....our pitching coach Pete Walker, he can freak off too.
Post by: mj2sexay on August 19, 2021, 10:23:11 AM
I give everyone a chance....but HCs/baseballMgrs are paid to win games, man. You have 2 to 3 years to show your mettle, if you can't, then it's time to go.
The jays offense is being wasted. I'm positive we've lost 10-15 games due to bullpen collapses alone. That can't happen.
Come to think of it....our pitching coach Pete Walker, he can freak off too.
I gotta say, I think Walker's done a really good job with the starting rotation. Robbie Ray looks reborn. Matz has been fine. Manoah has come up and provided above average performance.
The pen has been an absolute shitshow, but that'll happen when you lose Yates, Merryweather (who's stuff albeit in a small sample size looked electric) Phelps, even former Yank AJ Cole who was very serviceable last year. They've been absolutely decimated by injuries.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 19, 2021, 11:10:19 AM
Post by: delavan on August 19, 2021, 11:18:17 AM
I gotta say, I think Walker's done a really good job with the starting rotation. Robbie Ray looks reborn. Matz has been fine. Manoah has come up and provided above average performance.
The pen has been an absolute shitshow, but that'll happen when you lose Yates, Merryweather (who's stuff albeit in a small sample size looked electric) Phelps, even former Yank AJ Cole who was very serviceable last year.
They've been absolutely decimated by injuries.
The Yanks? Absolutely. ; ). Kluber, German, Severino, Andujar, Frazier, Hicks, with Gio/Sanchez/Coles/Britton/Chapman MIA in spots (the bullpen as of late - shaky) and yet they've somehow strung one series win after another. As MB said, Montoyo may be deservedly on the hot sest in Toronto but at the same time the Jay's GM Ross Atkins should've done a better job burning the phone lines and shoring up that bullpen.
Cashman fixed a RHP-susceptible lineup with the two lefty paisanos which have not only added Yankee Stadium-friendly lefty bats but gave the team defense a shot in the arm as well. The Mike Tauchman trade's worked out well so far. No reason why Atkins couldn't have poached some "seller team's" arm before July 30th. Q: Jays have any arms in the bushes worth bringing up?
Post by: MBGreen on August 19, 2021, 12:00:16 PM
Forgot about Yates. Worth the signing, but they were really depending on him
got him on a 1 yr deal, not sure he'll be re-signed in the offseason.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 20, 2021, 06:45:27 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on August 23, 2021, 06:50:44 PM
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31731359/pitcher-tyler-skaggs-family-files-suits-angels-former-employees
https://twitter.com/amydashtv/status/1429832440516943874?s=21
Post by: delavan on September 08, 2021, 02:21:42 PM
Post by: MBGreen on September 10, 2021, 10:56:34 AM
@ChrisCotillo
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BREAKING: Chris Sale tests positive for COVID-19, will not make scheduled start Sunday.
excellent.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on September 21, 2021, 08:26:47 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on September 21, 2021, 08:54:20 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on September 22, 2021, 03:43:11 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on September 26, 2021, 05:52:39 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on September 29, 2021, 05:09:00 PM
“If I could take it back, I would.”
Uh yikes
Post by: Badger on September 30, 2021, 08:54:49 PM
https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/1443734079787122691?s=19
Post by: Badger on September 30, 2021, 11:11:25 PM
https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/1443754524968169476?s=19
Post by: delavan on September 30, 2021, 11:18:41 PM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Corey_Kluber_Cy_Young_Award_%2821195203038%29.jpg/320px-Corey_Kluber_Cy_Young_Award_%2821195203038%29.jpg)
P.S. Thx for BP tonight : )
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 04, 2021, 10:55:22 AM
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Kevin Newman and David Fletcher had the lowest K% of all qualified hitters.
They also had the lowest wRC+ of all qualified hitters.
I repeat, strikeouts don’t matter and are a bogeyman invented by some old boomer you know. Here’s to moving forward in 2022.
Post by: Derek Smalls on October 04, 2021, 11:06:37 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 04, 2021, 11:10:40 AM
Imagine having a +183 run differential and missing the playoffs.
That is incredibly rough
Dodgers playing the Cards in the wildcard is pretty raw too
Post by: MBGreen on October 04, 2021, 11:15:15 AM
Imagine having a +183 run differential and missing the playoffs.
Our bullpen mgmt was subpar during the summer and cost us some winnable games. That's why i scoff at people that say not to worry if you're losing early in the season....all the games matter.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 04, 2021, 11:25:48 AM
Our bullpen mgmt was subpar during the summer and cost us some winnable games. That's why i scoff at people that say not to worry if you're losing early in the season....all the games matter.
Brad Hand
-0.6 WAR
-1.2 WPA
In just 8.2 innings
I know this is dumb because you can point to a number of players/games/reasons they fell short, but man Hand really fucked you guys
Post by: MBGreen on October 04, 2021, 11:28:02 AM
Brad Hand
-0.6 WAR
-1.2 WPA
In just 8.2 innings
I know this is dumb because you can point to a number of players/games/reasons they fell short, but man Hand really fucked you guys
Hand, Chatwood, Dolis and Thorton. All cost us games in the late innings in which we were leading.
Post by: Derek Smalls on October 04, 2021, 12:29:36 PM
Our bullpen mgmt was subpar during the summer and cost us some winnable games. That's why i scoff at people that say not to worry if you're losing early in the season....all the games matter.Especially in the AL East. Blue Jays are a playoff team in the AL Central, AL West, NL East or NL Central IMO.
Post by: Derek Smalls on October 04, 2021, 12:30:05 PM
Brad HandCredit to the Blue Jays for cutting him quickly when they realized he sucked. Unlike, say, Andrew Heaney.
-0.6 WAR
-1.2 WPA
In just 8.2 innings
I know this is dumb because you can point to a number of players/games/reasons they fell short, but man Hand really fucked you guys
Post by: MBGreen on October 04, 2021, 01:00:51 PM
Especially in the AL East. Blue Jays are a playoff team in the AL Central, AL West, NL East or NL Central IMO.
There are 2 teams that made the playoffs that will be picking higher than us at next year's draft.
Post by: Johnny English on October 04, 2021, 04:23:24 PM
Post by: Derek Smalls on October 04, 2021, 05:27:58 PM
Post by: Badger on October 04, 2021, 05:28:48 PM
https://twitter.com/BizballMaury/status/1445053512048537614?s=20
Post by: delavan on October 04, 2021, 09:02:32 PM
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2021/10/devastated-toronto-blue-jays-fans-in-perfect-place-mentally-for-leafs-season-to-start/
Time to ditch the home run jackets for straightjackets.
Post by: MBGreen on October 05, 2021, 10:27:01 PM
Post by: Badger on October 06, 2021, 06:53:58 AM
Post by: Heismanberg on October 06, 2021, 08:29:55 AM
Let another city have something
Post by: mj2sexay on October 14, 2021, 01:58:34 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 15, 2021, 05:02:14 AM
(https://imgbb.com/)
Brutal.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 15, 2021, 12:53:11 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/2gGnMPk/C0-B2-ABDB-2-FB8-43-B9-9-E75-0-EEA9-C524073.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jgn6wGr)
(https://imgbb.com/)
Brutal.
https://twitter.com/maxtgoodman/status/1448876359678320647?s=21
Post by: ons on October 15, 2021, 02:03:02 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/2gGnMPk/C0-B2-ABDB-2-FB8-43-B9-9-E75-0-EEA9-C524073.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jgn6wGr)
(https://imgbb.com/)
Brutal.
Such an awful call, appreciated that the TBS crew jumped all over it literally as soon as it happened. Now officially cheering for every team to lose/probably not going to watch any more of these playoffs.
Post by: Badger on October 18, 2021, 04:57:26 PM
Such an awful call, appreciated that the TBS crew jumped all over it literally as soon as it happened. Now officially cheering for every team to lose/probably not going to watch any more of these playoffs.Either NL team still less evil than the alternative.
Post by: delavan on October 18, 2021, 08:10:12 PM
Either NL team still less evil than the alternative.
^ This
Post by: MBGreen on October 19, 2021, 06:38:31 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 22, 2021, 11:16:37 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on October 23, 2021, 05:14:26 AM
Post by: Badger on October 27, 2021, 06:25:16 AM
Charlie Morton done with a fractured rib fibula
Little bitch Altuve 0-5, 3 K
Post by: MBGreen on October 27, 2021, 07:24:21 AM
freak these playoffs
bump
Post by: MBGreen on October 29, 2021, 07:07:04 AM
Post by: ons on November 01, 2021, 12:27:14 PM
Post by: Badger on November 01, 2021, 01:42:38 PM
It turns out that all I'm rooting for this world series is for whichever team is at home to lose, because I'm petty and spiteful.I'm fully on board with this right now.
Post by: Badger on November 02, 2021, 10:43:19 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on November 03, 2021, 06:18:55 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on November 03, 2021, 06:35:57 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on November 04, 2021, 07:52:16 AM
Woah. I pride myself and think of myself as, a man of faith, as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that’ll be a homerun. And so that’ll make it a 4-0 ballgame. I don’t know if I’ll be putting on this headset again. Whether that be for the Reds or my bosses at FOX
Post by: delavan on November 04, 2021, 09:22:37 AM
https://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/1456013034980212738
Post by: mj2sexay on November 04, 2021, 09:58:57 AM
Nick Castellanos opts out. Castellanos, 29, had .309/.362/.576 slash line this year. Had $34M and 2 years to go. Now a free agent.
Woah. I pride myself and think of myself as, a man of faith, as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that’ll be a homerun. And so that’ll make it a 4-0 ballgame. I don’t know if I’ll be putting on this headset again. Whether that be for the Reds or my bosses at FOX
freaking lol. Just the absolute best line to add at the end of discussing a sensitive or serious subject.
Re: Castellanos, he's one of the guys who should be hoping for universal DH as I could see his market exploding if that's the case.
Post by: delavan on November 12, 2021, 08:31:16 PM
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32615841/san-francisco-giants-extends-manager-gabe-kapler-contract-2024
Post by: MBGreen on November 16, 2021, 07:47:15 AM
The Jays extend SP Jose Berrios....believed to be 7 years 131 mil.
Post by: MBGreen on November 16, 2021, 08:20:43 AM
Post by: MBGreen on November 16, 2021, 09:16:27 AM
Apparently Passan believes we're signing Thor Syndergaard. Bring him home, Atkins!
signed by the Angels per Sixfeetdeep......dream is ded.
Post by: CatoTheElder on November 16, 2021, 11:31:59 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on November 17, 2021, 07:52:10 PM
Post by: MBGreen on November 28, 2021, 03:51:24 PM
Post by: MBGreen on November 28, 2021, 03:57:32 PM
Post by: Andrew Ryan on November 28, 2021, 08:38:55 PM
Post by: MBGreen on November 28, 2021, 08:46:24 PM
Blue Jays got GausmanLFG
Post by: d sw0rdz on November 28, 2021, 08:48:58 PM
Post by: Andrew Ryan on November 28, 2021, 08:54:40 PM
Post by: MBGreen on November 28, 2021, 09:24:42 PM
My preference has always been Scherzer and Stroman. Be amazing if the Mets can get that done...I could see Stroman going back to the Mets...Scherzer will be a tough sell, apparently he wants to stay on the west coast.
Post by: d sw0rdz on November 28, 2021, 09:35:31 PM
Post by: MBGreen on November 28, 2021, 09:35:34 PM
I could see Stroman going back to the Mets...Scherzer will be a tough sell, apparently he wants to stay on the west coast.Then again...my gypsy powers are terrible
Looks like the Mets may have landed Scherzer
https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1465161312888139778?t=emM_ePOIhoc6PiLkU9UIZA&s=19
Post by: MBGreen on November 29, 2021, 02:46:38 PM
Post by: MBGreen on November 29, 2021, 04:02:19 PM
Post by: MBGreen on December 01, 2021, 09:57:55 AM
Blue Jays got Gausman
All Gaus, No brake.
Post by: AlioTheFool on December 01, 2021, 09:04:27 PM
Post by: MBGreen on December 02, 2021, 07:08:32 AM
Billionaires locking out millionaires over a kid's game during a resurging pandemic.
I'll take "how to ruin professional baseball for $500, Alex"
Post by: AlioTheFool on December 02, 2021, 06:47:41 PM
Again, millionaires and billionaires, but the owners can freak right off.
Post by: SixFeetDeep on December 03, 2021, 08:05:53 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on December 08, 2021, 04:21:21 PM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on December 31, 2021, 09:16:30 AM
Post by: MBGreen on December 31, 2021, 09:22:06 AM
If they stopped the vote rn, Ortiz, Clemens and Bonds would be the 2022 HOF Class
they'll probably hand out Nandrolone instead of Tostitos at the HoF ceremony
Post by: Badger on December 31, 2021, 09:37:35 AM
Post by: SixFeetDeep on January 03, 2022, 07:29:17 PM
Post by: d sw0rdz on January 03, 2022, 09:37:14 PM
https://twitter.com/andrewmarchand/status/1478141889765421057?s=21
i guess this is 'okay' because mlbn wasn't rosenthal's main gig (that being fox sports), and was just a contributor?
manfred is so unlikeable
Post by: delavan on January 05, 2022, 08:24:51 AM
https://twitter.com/andrewmarchand/status/1478141889765421057?s=21
Interesting article. 1. I was never a fan of Ken Rosenthal and his stupid bow ties (or Manfred for that matter). 2. How can the NY Post say tentatively in the title of the article that his firing was due to previous criticism of Manfred. One could infer that but there were a lot of reasons. They moved on from nearly all their on air talent. His contract expired a year ago, etc.