THAT SAID, the possibility that steven wright may start the fuckin' all star game is both awesome and absolutely hysterical
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 23 June 2016 13:54 (eight years ago) link
wouyld be an insult to Kluber, Quintana and Sale
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:03 (eight years ago) link
sure, except he's leagues ahead of kluber in most categories except k/9, ahead of quintana by WAR and whip, behind sale in all but ERA and BABIP but not by a great deal.
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:12 (eight years ago) link
most major categories, obv behind kluber in strikeouts bc most pitchers are
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:15 (eight years ago) link
wright's got the lowest ERA in the AL, wouldn't be the worst choice in the world but when you have established guys having good/great seasons you kind of have to go with them. why is there a rumor wright would be starting in the first place? is he buddies with yost?
― k3vin k., Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:27 (eight years ago) link
or wait do the fans vote on the starting pitcher
They don't.
ERA is on the antique list, lol
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:29 (eight years ago) link
precisely, which is why i mentioned WAR and WHIP and BABIP. his ERA+ is also league-leading. not tremendous by FIP but hardly bad either (3.31)
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:31 (eight years ago) link
He's having a fine half year and prob should be on the staff
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:31 (eight years ago) link
the AL and NL leaders in ERA usually start the game, which is why greinke did last year xps k3v (i cant remember who it was for the AL).
coaches select the pitchers, and as a result i'm sure quintana, sale and kluber will all get in
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:32 (eight years ago) link
I don't think "usually" is the case anymore. A bunch of guys get eliminated from the starting option now if their managers want them to pitch the first-half finale on Sunday. I would bet more guy leading in wins have been picked over the whole ASG history.
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:39 (eight years ago) link
dallas keuchel started last yr btw
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:45 (eight years ago) link
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:29 AM (19 minutes ago)
yeah i know but the people who decide who starts are gonna be antique collectors, and ERA is certainly preferable to...wins or TWTW or something
― k3vin k., Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:50 (eight years ago) link
rip chris young
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 June 2016 18:14 (eight years ago) link
Wright regressing li'l bit tonight
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 26 June 2016 08:07 (seven years ago) link
things like that are where the "hilarious" aspect of him starting the ASG come from. bc that used to be his regular problem.
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 26 June 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
appears sox may be looking to trade for julio teheran, whom I know nothing about other than that he almost outdueled degrom last night or the night before
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 26 June 2016 18:30 (seven years ago) link
man ortiz looked so cooked in 2009 and now 7 years later he's having one of his best hitting seasons, pretty nuts
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
well he's finally got all the juice out of his system
jokes jokes
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
sox are being smacked down for international signings violations
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 July 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
they did a dumb thing and the penalty is pretty fair all things considered
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 1 July 2016 16:34 (seven years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source-red-sox-banned-from-signing-international-players-for-a-year-153432545.html
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 July 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
...lost 21-2 today to the goddamn angels, with CJ fuckin cron going 6 for 6
I think the pitching may indeed be a problem
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 3 July 2016 05:24 (seven years ago) link
in which actually functional red sox pitcher steven wright waxes poetic about the knuckleball http://www.theplayerstribune.com/2016-7-6-steven-wright-red-sox-all-star-knuckleball/
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:28 (seven years ago) link
in which professional baseball pitcher michael kopech throws a 105-mph fastball:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/red-soxs-michael-kopech-hits-105-start-vs-wilmington
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
damn boah
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:58 (seven years ago) link
now if only he can stop punching people and using speed
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:09 (seven years ago) link
fans seem divided over the pomeranz trade. some are like, yo he's pretty good & signing groome makes loss of espinoza easier to swallow, whereas ppl who either a. obsess over prospects the way sam hinkie obsessed over arm length and 2nd round draft picks for the 76ers or b. think any move that isn't COMPLETE AND TOTAL GENIUS is a failure are moaning
personally i lean more toward column a but this year is honestly pomeranz's first genuinely good one. FIP not being that much higher than his ERA, plus good ERA+, K/9 and decent (if not earthshaking) bWAR are encouraging.
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 15 July 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
5.5 fWAR, depending on which of those u put more stock in
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Friday, 15 July 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link
so i will be staying near BU (tho Cambridge side of river) Aug 12-14... i take it Tracer already has Sox tix w/ his fam for a game. I'd be up for Fri or Sat night, cheap as possible (StubHub i guess) if anyone wants to. cad and i were talkin' bout FAPping Sunday eve as he will not be around earlier.
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 17 July 2016 16:21 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cn0uCePWcAAR_21.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 July 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
lolllllllll
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 20 July 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
i try v hard to never say the "we" or "my" shit when talking about the sox. i mess up now and then but it's a huge pet peeve
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 20 July 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
agreed
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 July 2016 18:09 (seven years ago) link
hanle_y
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 July 2016 00:25 (seven years ago) link
the hanley ramirez game
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 21 July 2016 02:00 (seven years ago) link
espinoza did about as well as pomeranz tonight fwiw
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 July 2016 02:07 (seven years ago) link
hanley stunt on them haters
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 21 July 2016 02:09 (seven years ago) link
hanle_y --mookieproof
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 24 July 2016 00:26 (seven years ago) link
the record for XBH age 40 and above is 62, by dave winfield. papi's double just put him at 60 w/67 games to go.
― nomar, Sunday, 24 July 2016 02:47 (seven years ago) link
morelike david yikes
― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 July 2016 03:01 (seven years ago) link
_hanle_y --mookieproof_ --if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes)
--if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes)
and another one
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 24 July 2016 19:10 (seven years ago) link
"That was a great moment. Another memorable moment this year was Big Papi's walkoff."
"The baby powder walk-off."
"It was flour."
"Oh it was flour?"
"It was Joe Kelly's idea to do that. Throw flour on Papi as he came into second base. ... Baserunner for Pujols now who's gone 1 for 3."
"I guess baby powder would have smelled."
"Not a good idea to get baby powder in your eyes."
"I'd guess flour isn't good to get in your eyes, either!"
"Gary it's not good to get ANYTHING in your eyes."
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 31 July 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
ok that was an immensely gratifying game of baseball.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 31 July 2016 23:13 (seven years ago) link
I worked that walk-off!
― maura, Monday, 1 August 2016 00:24 (seven years ago) link
i will be up in 2 weekends; whether i will be able to buy a seat for $60 or less for the 13th is a diff question
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 August 2016 02:08 (seven years ago) link
just to get this pun out of the way: dealing pat light was not abad move to get fernando
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Monday, 1 August 2016 17:27 (seven years ago) link
(actually it was a gr8 move pat light sucked this year in his big league appearances, though im sure someone will tell me he had gr8 stuff)
have an infield seat for Sat 8/13! to the left of home, row 10
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
letting Wright throw 119 pitches in a 9-0 CG win seems nuts
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 6 August 2016 12:59 (seven years ago) link