Thread: Mlb 2019

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Congrats on the 10th anniversary!

Thanks man! I've got a room booked at the San Luis but I might change it to Hotel Galvez...not sure yet. Need to make some dinner reservations for tomorrow night still but there's still time for that.

Went to get my hair cut earlier and while I was sitting in the lobby they had the MLB Network on. The two fellas on the tube were talking about how Glasnow was tipping his pitches. Being at the game live, I couldn't see the nuances, but man, the Astros picked up on his body language with a quickness. I was wondering why Glasnow was pulled in the second, but after watching that on TV earlier it makes perfect sense.

Le sigh.

Originally Posted by SR

Went to get my hair cut earlier and while I was sitting in the lobby they had the MLB Network on. The two fellas on the tube were talking about how Glasnow was tipping his pitches. Being at the game live, I couldn't see the nuances, but man, the Astros picked up on his body language with a quickness. I was wondering why Glasnow was pulled in the second, but after watching that on TV earlier it makes perfect sense.

It can be super subtle. For example, he could have a slightly stronger crossover on the plant foot to try to get extra leverage on the curveball, or something like that. I didn’t get to watch the game close enough, but I can see that happening.

That said, go Astros, beat that Yankee ass.

Originally Posted by SR

Went to get my hair cut earlier and while I was sitting in the lobby they had the MLB Network on. The two fellas on the tube were talking about how Glasnow was tipping his pitches. Being at the game live, I couldn't see the nuances, but man, the Astros picked up on his body language with a quickness. I was wondering why Glasnow was pulled in the second, but after watching that on TV earlier it makes perfect sense.

This was good:

Never a bad time to talk Koufax - my two favorite baseball stories ever. The Left Arm of God:

The relevant story here:

"He's the greatest pitcher I ever saw," says Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. "I can still see that big curveball. It had a great arc on it, and he never bounced it in the dirt. Sandy's curve had a lot more spin than anybody else's -- it spun like a fastball coming out of his hand -- and he had the fastball of a pure strikeout pitcher. It jumped up at the end. The batter would swing half a foot under it. Most of the time we knew what was coming, because he held his hands closer to his head when he threw a curveball, but it didn't matter. Even though he was tipping off his pitches, you still couldn't hit him."

And the bonus:

Koufax is 63, in terrific shape and, thanks to shoulder surgery a few years back, probably still able to get hitters out. (In his 50s Koufax was pitching in a fantasy camp when a camper scoffed after one of his pitches, "Is that all you've got?" Koufax's lips tightened and his eyes narrowed -- just about all the emotion he would ever show on the mound -- and he unleashed a heater that flew damn near 90 mph.)

https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/08/29/sa...-arm-god-si-60

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Never a bad time to talk Koufax - my two favorite baseball stories ever. The Left Arm of God:

The relevant story here:



And the bonus:



https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/08/29/sa...-arm-god-si-60

Who would ever sass The Fax?

Originally Posted by King87

Who would ever sass The Fax?

Not a very intelligent human.

OK, if were going to go with favorite Baseball stories, Tiger great (or maybe almost Great, YMMV) Norm Cash had to face Nolan Ryan in the 9th in a game in '73, as Ryan was pitching a no hitter. Ryan was unhittable that day, and as Cash was a notorious prankster, he came to bat wielding a table leg instead of a bat. The umpire told him to get a bat, which Cash did, but complaining it would make no difference one way or the other. He struck out.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

It can be super subtle. For example, he could have a slightly stronger crossover on the plant foot to try to get extra leverage on the curveball, or something like that. I didn’t get to watch the game close enough, but I can see that happening.

That said, go Astros, beat that Yankee ass.

When Glasnow was throwing fastballs, his hand position inside of his glove and his glove position in relation to his chest were slightly different than if he was throwing a slider or breaking ball. While they were discussing this on TV, then showed Altuve talking to the first base coach and to the dugout after he hit his single and they showed Bregman giving Yuli some advice after he scored his run. Very gamey. I loved it.

soto grabs his dick after every pitch, grounds out to 1st w bases loaded, mikolas grabs his. lol

I want to die.

wake up the bats. jeez. pop up after pop up

Originally Posted by ShaneFalco

wake up the bats. jeez. pop up after pop up

My best friend at school was going to give me tickets, luxury box/suite seats/whatever you call them, if it was LAD vs STL...I'd be at that game right now...his mom gets them through work...God dammit.

Originally Posted by King87

My best friend at school was going to give me tickets, luxury box/suite seats/whatever you call them, if it was LAD vs STL...I'd be at that game right now...his mom gets them through work...God dammit.

youd be eating some toasted ravolis.

they serve those in the boxes. mmmmm i miss them.