2014 regular season chatter

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wacha-cingrani could be the start of a beautiful rivalry

it's been a great game

cingrani's really impressive

first flash of regular season power from wong there in a very long time. hamilton has looked preeetty terrible the first few two games. 4 strikeouts in the 1st game of course (which apparently puts him in the company of 16 or 17 other players since 1900) and not looking so great in CF either

cubs just turned the dreaded 7-2-3 double play

emilio bonifacio is 10-for-13 so far

with four stolen bases

11-14

scoring in the 1st and doing shit afterward rlly seems like a Met tradition across the eras

bonifacio has already tied his 2013 war: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4054&position=2B/OF

Didn't he have a really hot start a few years back?

Last few innings of this Twins-White Sox game have been pretty comical.

...and just got way more comical.

matt holliday, with runners on 1B and 2B, just singled off the very top of the outfield wall, leaving the bases loaded.

wacky play

rip ryu

miggy 9th player to reach 2000 hits before turning 31

i still have a month and a half until i turn 31, so there's a chance i could be the 10th

similarly, i feel like it's not too late to become the star of an action movie franchise if someone would just give me a good line like 'i will find you, and i will kill you'

charlie blackmon 6-6

bossman jr out strong again - 3/25 11ks

is there a site w/ just hi res pics of bats flying into the stands? these are just the best

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BklNUxkCIAAh0wi.jpg

Prince Fielder is wearing #84?!? Is this a Purple Rain ref???

Jim Johnson seems to start 9th innings of fthe way John Franco used to

single, walk, failed bunt, walk...

tie score, blown save, w/ a 2-run lead

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-watch-billy-hamilton-make-a-run-happen/

http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HamiltonSF2.gif.opt_.gif

jesus

jon jay doesn't exactly have a cannon but that was about a perfect throw, coming from him

He overpursued the ball a bit which didn't help his throw strength, but it's still insane.

Don't slide into first base, kids!

@BNightengale
Josh Hamilton suffered complete tear of ulnar collateral ligament along with a torn capsule when he slid head-first into 1st base. #Angels

@injuryexpert
More damage inside the thumb as well for Hamilton. That 6-8 week estimate could be on the low end for this type of repair and rehab.

http://mlb.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=30846588

that pic of the bat flying into the stands... fucking love the dude on the right. everyone pulling a funny face and he's just chilling there like, "huh. strange place for a bat."

a's going closer by committee for now

Avisail out for the year, dadgummit.

i switched him off my HACKING MASS team yesterday!

el toro

"Sometimes a blister can really ruin a pitcher's....career."

- Al Hrabosky, worst announcer of all time, April 11, 2014.

is there an example of a blister ruining a pitcher's career? i understand the effects it can have on a season, but a career?

he's already the worst announcer of all time, regardless of whether or not his quote can be backed up by anything.

when i go to sleep i try to think of al hrabosky and pete kozma in a boxing match, a simultaneous double-KO, but somehow it never materializes in my dreams

a few nights ago one of the other cardinals announcers made a joke on air that was really in the awkward middle zone of interpretation - it was a dryly delivered joke about al hrabosky sucking and no one wanting to talk to him. there was an incredibly tense second or two where the only sound was the joker laughing to himself as you could almost hear hrabosky's remaining neurons fly around in an attempt to determine whether or not it was a joke. then hrabosky responded with a weak counter joke in return, basically of the "no...YOU'RE the one who sucks and no one wants to talk to..." variety

you'd love michael kay + al leiter then

in a hunger games style scenario, i wonder how many announcer teams would immediately betray each other?

Punkin' Frenchy for a month

http://deadspin.com/jeff-francoeurs-teammates-pulled-a-hilarious-month-lon-1562734995

he's not very bright is he

great american launching pad

heh

Arizona's ERA: 7.82, 2+ worse than Twins'

Springer called up

lol billy hamilton drew a walk to open the first and the pirates immediately shit their pants: SB, WP, WP and tony sanchez doesn't know whether to cry or wind his watch