June 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, spystud13 said: Angel got Cora & Woodward in less than the span of a half-inning. I have no idea how that guy keeps his job. He is universally despised by players, fans and managers. The only time I have ever heard an umpire booed when his name is put on the jumbotron during pre-game is him. Just seeing his name is able to trigger anger and disgust out of fans who mostly don't give a damn about umps. He is absolute trash.
June 12, 20196 yr Author Another good ending out in LA on MLBN. Dodgers down 5-3, runner on 2nd, no outs, Verdugo up, Robles pitching.
June 12, 20196 yr Author Verdugo singles, Seager should have scored easily but pulled a hammy. 1st & 3rd, no outs, he’ll be on the IL tomorrow.
June 12, 20196 yr 9 hours ago, UpperWestside said: I have no idea how that guy keeps his job. He is universally despised by players, fans and managers. The only time I have ever heard an umpire booed when his name is put on the jumbotron during pre-game is him. Just seeing his name is able to trigger anger and disgust out of fans who mostly don't give a damn about umps. He is absolute trash. He has a lawsuit against MLB for discrimination. He thinks he hasn't been promoted for a reason other than he fucking sucks shit through a straw as an umpire. He is basically untouchable while it's ongoing though.
June 12, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, spystud13 said: Brock Holt can “play” all the positions. Jesus. Ball still hadn't been touched by a fielder when Pence scored. That's ridiculous.
June 12, 20196 yr I read that Holt said he thought the ball landed in the stands. That's fine I guess but it still doesn't explain why he kicked his leg up and just laid on top of the wall like that. Weird play.
June 12, 20196 yr He has a lawsuit against MLB for discrimination. He thinks he hasn't been promoted for a reason other than he fucking sucks shit through a straw as an umpire. He is basically untouchable while it's ongoing though.I keep seeing this posted...Why? I don’t buy that.Any other profession, you’re suspended with pay or something.I’m no lawyer but I’m pretty sure there isn’t a clause in the umpire /MLB collective bargaining agreement that says “you (umpire) sue us (MLB), plaintiff shall remain employed with all of the benefits thereof until said litigation (and any/all appeals) are resolved.”It’s a bit asinine how he still has a job, at least based on what the naked eye can see. Maybe there are other umpire metrics substantiating how he still has a job but I don’t get it
June 12, 20196 yr While I don't think I'd follow him because he primarily covers the Yankees, his twitter is worth an occasional look for his breakdowns of fights, ejections, meltdowns and stupidity around the league are funny and well done.
June 12, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: While I don't think I'd follow him because he primarily covers the Yankees, his twitter is worth an occasional look for his breakdowns of fights, ejections, meltdowns and stupidity around the league are funny and well done. I don’t follow him on twitter, but this dude has all kinds of videos on YouTube. He always has good breakdowns of the most unusual plays. Edited June 12, 20196 yr by youdunnf'dup
June 12, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, spystud13 said: 5-out save for Robles, LAA survives again. Thank you so much for your great takes during this epic LAA vs LAD series that no one gives a shit about. I could feel the tension of every at bat through your posts. You should submit a sappy article to fangraphs for review.
June 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Thank you so much for your great takes during this epic LAA vs LAD series that no one gives a shit about. I could feel the tension of every at bat through your posts. You should submit a sappy article to fangraphs for review. You really suck as a poster, especially on this thread.
June 12, 20196 yr Author Bryant hit twice yesterday, Baez dusted earlier today, Hamels & Rizzo hit later. Series is over now though.
June 13, 20196 yr That’s quite the flail by Arenado there.Looks like a fish flopping out of water there
June 13, 20196 yr Author Some good quotes in here, both sides took it pretty well. Quote Despite the bumps and bruises after four players -- two on each side -- got hit by pitches in the Chicago Cubs' 10-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, both teams played it cool afterward. Rockies star Nolan Arenado was the first to get nailed, as veteran Cubs starter Cole Hamels hit him in the left forearm in the bottom of the third inning. "I kind of had a feeling it was going to happen," Arenado said after the game. "I don't have to explain what's going on. You saw the games in Chicago. You saw them here. It's baseball. I just thought it was a little high. If you were here for the series you saw what was going on." Arenado is referring to several Cubs players being hit by pitches last week, most notably third baseman Kris Bryant. Bryant was hit by German Marquez in Chicago and was then plunked two more times on Tuesday night by rookie Peter Lambert. Marquez also hit Bryant in the helmet last year at Coors Field. Hamels was asked if hitting Arenado was part of any retaliation. "Not that I know of, no," Hamels said with a straight face. "I'm trying to get guys out. You don't want to see that and you don't want guys to get injured." After getting hit, Arenado yelled over at the Cubs dugout about the high pitch and jawed with Hamels as well. He left in the fifth inning with a contusion. "It's just baseball," Hamels stated nonchalantly. "People yell at me all the time, good and bad." X-rays on Arenado's forearm were negative and he's day-to-day. Hamels should also be fine after getting hit in the ankle by Bryan Shaw in the top of the seventh inning. He was walking gingerly in the Cubs clubhouse afterwards. "Those balls are hard," Hamels said. "They don't feel too good." The back and forth wasn't over. In the eighth inning, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was hit by rookie Phillip Diehl, who was making his second career outing. That finally drew warnings from the umpires. "I don't think that was on purpose," Arenado said. "We're not asking some second appearance young kid to go throw at Rizzo." Finally, Rockies catcher Tony Wolters was hit by struggling reliever Brad Brachin the bottom of the ninth with the game well in hand for the visitors. Colorado manager Bud Black argued that Brach should have been tossed since warnings had already been given. The umpires disagreed. "I'm not trying to hit anyone, especially with the way I've been pitching," Brach said. So as is the trend when these things occur, all the parties involved -- save perhaps Arenado -- denied there was anything nefarious going on. Cubs manager Joe Maddon also dismissed most of the extracurricular activity, urging those inflicted to simply make a quick decision. "I've always had a rule among my guys," Maddon explained. "You have two options: Go to the mound or go to first base. But don't sit there and jabber. Make up your mind and do one or the other -- and either one is fine." The two teams can only meet in the playoffs now as the season series is over after they played each other six times in eight days. Arenado was asked what he thought of more games against the Cubs. "It would be a spicy series," he responded.
June 13, 20196 yr Moustakas absolutely crushed this in the 14th inning: that's 21 bombs in 61 games played for Moose.
June 13, 20196 yr Author 36 minutes ago, Goo Punch said: that's 21 bombs in 61 games played for Moose. 2.3 bWAR already in early June for $10M. Nice fucking job by Mil between him & Yasmani.
June 13, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, Beau Vine said: You really suck as a poster, especially on this thread.
June 13, 20196 yr Just put him on ignore, he has some weird deal about following me around. Yep. He’s one of the few posters that I have on ignore. He’s a beating.
June 13, 20196 yr Here are the 2019 vs Career variance numbers, for wRC+ and SLG%, for the Twins' top 11 hitters: Player (2019 wRC+ Var, 2019 SLG% Var) Polanco (+41%; +28%) Buxton (+45%, +30%) Kepler (+31%, +25%) Garver (+56%, +45%) Castro (+58%, +50%) Cron (+13%, +14%) Rosario (+8%, +11%) Schoop (+7%, +8%) Gonzalez (-5%, 0%) Cruz (+5%, +5%) Sano (+15%, +22%) What the holy hell is going on with that team? Almost all their everyday players have turned into completely different hitters. They are slugging over .500 as a team. Edited June 13, 20196 yr by Hank Chinaski
June 14, 20196 yr Biggio’s kid just dropped a bomb in Baltimore ... only a few feet short of the metal fence bordering Eutah Street and the warehouse. Edited June 14, 20196 yr by VirginiaLonghorn
June 14, 20196 yr 19 hours ago, UTexasFight said: Pirates just got Sid Bream’ed You mean again, right?
June 14, 20196 yr Author Most steals of home since 1974? Don’t think many would guess this name. Spoiler
June 15, 20196 yr 32 minutes ago, shnsajax said: Wow. Any time you've done something for the first time since Tris Speaker did it, that's impressive.
June 15, 20196 yr 15 minutes ago, Goo Punch said: It’s funny to me that there are still people out there (besides pitchers, of course) who feel like that should absolutely be part of the game. With the technology that we have, the technology that’s already in place for the most part, that’s indefensible. People make mistakes. I imagine calling balls and strikes is pretty fucking tough, so I don’t really blame the umpires as much as I blame Manfred. He should have to answer for shit like that, not the umpires.
June 15, 20196 yr It’s been a long time since bullpens in MLB were this shitty. Every night we see someone blowing a big lead Edit: Just saw the Phillies meltdown from earlier. At least they tried Edited June 15, 20196 yr by TheFlagship
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