Thread: MLB 2014 Thread

Originally Posted by weazel

is this the mad dog from sirius-xm? that guy is impossible to listen to

One in the same

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I agreed with what he was saying actually. The new emphasis on the catch for a force out rule, which says you have to transfer the ball successfully from the glove to your hand for it to be a "catch." It's ridiculous. But he was just yelling at the top of his lungs, and it was almost in audible.

BTW, that new emphasis is just horrible. There was a force last night, I think maybe in the Mets game, where the catcher caught the ball, with his foot on home plate, grabbed the ball out of his glove, cocked it and then the ball fell out of his hand. The runner coming to home was called safe. It's ridiculous.

I agree...it has gone to ridiculous lengths. The blocking the plate rule hasnt been perfect either. Watching a Pirates-Cubs game last week, the throw home lead the catcher into the base path and they called the runner safe because the catcher impeded him. The only other option is to let the ball go to the backstop while the runners advance.

Mike Trout.

Doing work. Down 2, one on, bottom of the ninth.

Big fly.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Mike Trout.

Doing work. Down 2, one on, bottom of the ninth.

Big fly.

yep, he just doesn't want it.

Originally Posted by weazel

yep, he just doesn't want it.

Trollolololol

Lol

A.) Oliver Perez is still pitching.
B.) He's adopted a Nuke LaLoosh delivery.

I'm really glad Harang didn't complete his no-hitter tonight. He had 6 walks when he had the no-no though 7. I don't find that all that impressive. I remember when Ubaldo had one for the Rockies but had like 7 walks with it. I would take a 1-hit no-walk performance over that any day, but that one doesn't go into the record books.

Brewers-Pirates LOL.

Albert hit 499 and 500 tonight (yesterday for everyone else). Needs more attention.

Jayson Stark:

The .300/.400/500/.600 Club

This is one of my favorite sets of numbers, because it provides us with one of the most exalted group of hitters who ever lived. You need:
.300 batting average or better.
.400 on-base percentage or better.
500 home runs or more.
.600 slugging percentage or better.

Now here are the three men in history who get to hang out in this clubhouse:
Ted Williams .344/.482/521/.634
Babe Ruth .342/.474/714/.690
Jimmie Foxx .325/.428/534/.609


And that's all, folks. Ever heard of them?

Well, the truth is that Albert doesn't quite make that cut. But only by one-thousandth of a percentage point. Here's his personal slash line: .321/.409/500/.599.

Uh, that'll still work. Because here's the thing: Even if we lowered the slugging percentage cutoff to below .600, to whatever The Pujols Line is at any given moment, there would still just be those three men and Albert.

Jose Fernandez is just nasty.

First inning against the Braves tonight:
97-99 mph four-seamer with movement that rises up and inside to lefties, and sinks away from them low.
91 mph something, can't tell if this is a change up or a two-seamer.
Hard slurve/curve that breaks about 8-9 inches and he can go back door with it on command.
Looping curve that drops about a foot, if not more.

That's just devastating stuff.

gz to albert.


Who saw Holliday steal that home run?

I traded that Puig guy from LA for Adam Jones of Baltimore.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

I traded that Puig guy from LA for Adam Jones of Baltimore.

I like that trade without looking at any numbers.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I like that trade without looking at any numbers.

Adam Jones shows up to games.


He's also listed as roughly the 6th best OF, while Puig is around 11th. My buddy is Dodgers fan. That's pretty much it.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

Adam Jones shows up to games.


He's also listed as roughly the 6th best OF, while Puig is around 11th. My buddy is Dodgers fan. That's pretty much it.

That only happened at the first home game of the year, didn't it?