RaiderHaters Revenge 4,579 Posted April 26, 2018 There is a new one every week. They need to quit acting like its a thing not really for the last two years its generally the same people Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 601 Posted April 26, 2018 not really for the last two years its generally the same people They said that schwarbers HR on Tuesday was the new cubs record.. just stop with it. The cubs have been around since 1876, just stop making it a thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,848 Posted April 26, 2018 They said that schwarbers HR on Tuesday was the new cubs record.. just stop with it. The cubs have been around since 1876, just stop making it a thing. StatCast has only been around since 2015... That is all they can go by... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 601 Posted April 26, 2018 StatCast has only been around since 2015... That is all they can go by... I know, thats why I find it annoying, go ahead and announce the stats, fine, but every week theyre acting like babe Ruth is there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,848 Posted April 26, 2018 I know, thats why I find it annoying, go ahead and announce the stats, fine, but every week theyre acting like babe Ruth is there Oh I see what you are saying... Yeah I agree... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,020 Posted April 26, 2018 Rollin.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,020 Posted April 30, 2018 How was everyone's weekend? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted April 30, 2018 How was everyone's weekend? Cubs pitchers showed up. 3 shutouts and a series sweep of the Brewers. I also saw parts of the Yankees last 2 against the Angels. Thats a damned good team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 836 Posted April 30, 2018 How was everyone's weekend? Mets woke up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted April 30, 2018 Cubs pitchers showed up. 3 shutouts and a series sweep of the Brewers. I also saw parts of the Yankees last 2 against the Angels. Thats a damned good team. Red Sox swept the Angels already, they aren't that good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,100 Posted April 30, 2018 Twins are dying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted April 30, 2018 Red Sox swept the Angels already, they aren't that good The Sox are no joke. Yanks and Sox heads up games should be some pretty good baseball this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted April 30, 2018 The Sox are no joke. Yanks and Sox heads up games should be some pretty good baseball this year. It's great that they are both playing well and seemingly, the rivalry is back, or soon to be. MLB needs it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,433 Posted April 30, 2018 It's great that they are both playing well and seemingly, the rivalry is back, or soon to be. MLB needs it They need to get back to hating each other, too. Too much hugging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted April 30, 2018 They need to get back to hating each other, too. Too much hugging. Judge needs to take one in the teeth (preferably a line drive), tired of seeing that ridiculous gap. You're not David Letterman, you can afford to get it fixed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,020 Posted April 30, 2018 Cubs pitchers showed up. 3 shutouts and a series sweep of the Brewers. I also saw parts of the Yankees last 2 against the Angels. Thats a damned good team. Stanton hasn't got going yet. Not to get ahead of things, but the Yankees/Cubs WS that was supposed to happen in 2003 has a chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,774 Posted April 30, 2018 Every sport needs villains. MLB needs more. and livan did a serviceable job for us while he was here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted April 30, 2018 Stanton hasn't got going yet. Not to get ahead of things, but the Yankees/Cubs WS that was supposed to happen in 2003 has a chance. Good a chance as any I guess. That would be fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted April 30, 2018 How about that Bellinger benching? Good for Roberts. Guy goes from ROY to world famous lollygagger. Fock him. Its early yet, but the Dodgers arent looking so hot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,774 Posted April 30, 2018 How about that Bellinger benching? Good for Roberts. Guy goes from ROY to world famous lollygagger. Fock him. Its early yet, but the Dodgers arent looking so hot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted April 30, 2018 Meanwhile, The marathon-high pile of ugliness Major League Baseball foisted on the world this April warrants every iota of hyperbole henceforth. The weather was terrible, and the game did everything in its power to match it. Pitchers walked more hitters than any time since the turn of the century and are on pace to set single-season records for the most wild pitches, hit-by-pitches and strikeouts. Hitters, never ones to let pitchers one-up them, are fighting bad with worse. Eight teams are hitting in the .220s, and antiquated though batting average may be, the staunchest sabermetric disciple would agree on the grimness of it all, particularly when three of those teams currently own the best record in their division. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/10-degrees-ugliness-april-baseball-personified-7-teams-pace-lose-100-plus-games-055003266.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince44 208 Posted April 30, 2018 Cubs own Brewers this season. Too bad they can't play them everyday. Darvish and Quintana have looked good twice this season...in their four combined starts vs Milwaukee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,848 Posted May 1, 2018 Congratulations baseball?? For the first time in Major League history there were more strikeouts in a month than hits in a month. At the end of April, there were 7,335 strikeouts and 6,992 hits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted May 1, 2018 Congratulations baseball?? For the first time in Major League history there were more strikeouts in a month than hits in a month. At the end of April, there were 7,335 strikeouts and 6,992 hits. A strange month for offense. Probably just an anomaly though. I doubt pitching has suddenly gotten that much better after one off season. Im guessing things will even out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,848 Posted May 1, 2018 A strange month for offense. Probably just an anomaly though. I doubt pitching has suddenly gotten that much better after one off season. Im guessing things will even out. One would think, but also for a lot of hitters it is a now or nothing game... Most don't care if they go 1-for-5 with four strikeouts as long as the hit is a home run... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted May 1, 2018 One would think, but also for a lot of hitters it is a now or nothing game... Most don't care if they go 1-for-5 with four strikeouts as long as the hit is a home run... Yep. There are plenty of those guys. I was thinking about how people say both the offense and defense of the game has evolved pretty much in step. One of the reasons they say the game is perfect the way it is. But then I started wondering if its really gotten so hard to find the gaps due to the speed of the defenders and the specialized shifts that some of these guys just give that up and swing for the fences no matter what. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,996 Posted May 1, 2018 For the first time in Major League history there were more strikeouts in a month than hits in a month. At the end of April, there were 7,335 strikeouts and 6,992 hits. Pretty shocking - considering Angel Hernandez and Joe West are still umpiring... Those two clowns wouldn't know a strike if it hit them in the ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted May 1, 2018 Pretty shocking - considering Angel Hernandez and Joe West are still umpiring... Those two clowns wouldn't know a strike if it hit them in the ass. if it hit them in the ass, I am guessing it's not a strike? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,543 Posted May 1, 2018 if it hit them in the ass, I am guessing it's not a strike? Be a heck of pitch though, like Bugs Bunny good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted May 1, 2018 Be a heck of pitch though, like Bugs Bunny good. Our Babe Ruth field had cement behind home plate, below where the backing fence was. Can't recall an ump ever getting hit in the ass, but MANY a kid was out at home on a wild pitch that bounced back to the catcher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,154 Posted May 2, 2018 CCraig kimbrel sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,020 Posted May 2, 2018 Yankees/Astros tight again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,020 Posted May 2, 2018 Houston got Sanichized! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 584 Posted May 2, 2018 https://www.mlb.com/video/statcast-hicks-1020-mph-pitch/c-1997849383?tid=240568594 102 mph...sinker? That sh*t just isn't right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted May 2, 2018 https://www.mlb.com/video/statcast-hicks-1020-mph-pitch/c-1997849383?tid=240568594 102 mph...sinker? That sh*t just isn't right. Steroids Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 584 Posted May 2, 2018 Steroids Not sure who has it worse there, the hitter, the catcher, or the ump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted May 2, 2018 Not sure who has it worse there, the hitter, the catcher, or the ump. you're right though. That was pedro change up nasty. unhittable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted May 2, 2018 It wasn't a sinker... It was a two-seam fastball according to this: http://m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#pitch-velo did it sink? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted May 2, 2018 https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/991506356040486913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDodgers%2Fstatus%2F991506356040486913 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
