Different universe, but in the book I'm reading about the '69 Mets, there's a J.C. Martin-related tangent about how the no-hit White Sox used to a) doctor the field around home plate to deaden balls off the bat, and b) keep all their baseballs in special storage so they'd come out feeling like shot puts.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 17:00 (four years ago) link
(I think that may turn up in Ball Four somewhere too--it wasn't a secret.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 17:01 (four years ago) link
Cora fired.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:36 (four years ago) link
baseball in the 2010s/20s is some bleak shit
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 02:33 (four years ago) link
life in the 2010s/20s is some bleak shit...the sludge runneth over
cheat lie steal...the american way I suppose
It is still unbelievably hilarious in the wake of all the analytical baseball it still comes down to just f'it we are going to steal some signs.
Really, the perfect way for the city of Enron to get it's champion.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:02 (four years ago) link
It is also totally Pete Rose for him to say, "no big deal we all cheated on this stuff" to "this is worse than me betting on baseball" within like 72 hours.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:05 (four years ago) link
xp i'm with you man
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 03:16 (four years ago) link
I think these 20s are oiff to a roaring start!
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 04:04 (four years ago) link
a friend of mine notes this is a victory for the union in a weird way. not going after players because it would drag out forever. unlike the PED scandals where management got off scot-free.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 13:44 (four years ago) link
Beltran rumored to be stepping down
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 20:28 (four years ago) link
lol
“Integrity” is a huge franchise buzzword with the Mets - especially with Fred Wilpon - to the point there is legitimate concern for Carlos Beltran’s job at the moment.— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) January 15, 2020
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link
hmm
Jessica Mendoza is the first Mets employee to publicly address the Astros scandal.She said she has a problem with whistleblower Mike Fiers going public and telling the world about the Astros’ cheating. https://t.co/nlGnsx3pTs— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) January 16, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 January 2020 15:22 (four years ago) link
what a stunning lack of perspective
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 January 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
Thank you for your service, Carlos Beltran.
― Andy K, Thursday, 16 January 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
he had a decent run, but a .500 record just isn't going to cut it
― omar little, Thursday, 16 January 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
he lasted longer than wally backman with the d-backs, at least
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 January 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
uh oh
Beltran's niece tweeting about the buzzers, which matches up with what Ive been told from about 5 different parties. pic.twitter.com/zla70bW0Wu— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) January 16, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 January 2020 19:24 (four years ago) link
I don't know if this is a topic of conversation or not (and I can't decode the tweet above): will this cast residual doubt on something like Altuve's MVP (and, way down the road, come up when he goes on the HOF ballot)? I wouldn't think so, but it was the hitters who benefited, after all.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 January 2020 19:48 (four years ago) link
NYC sportstalk radio already fulla Aaron Judge fan bullshit
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 January 2020 19:56 (four years ago) link
how is it bullshit
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
if true, wow
I know lip reading is your thing but it looks here like he’s saying “camisa, no camisa” pic.twitter.com/4LZyGUSCm4— Alec Guarino (@AlecGuarinoo) January 16, 2020
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:16 (four years ago) link
I mean I can't think of any other explanation for this, baseball players love having their shirts ripped off more than anyone
― frogbs, Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
Hade bcz NYY fans of all ppl bitching about needing more trophies
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 January 2020 22:00 (four years ago) link
What happened was wrong. I said so. But a lot of you people are out of your minds. Beltran’s family told ESPN they don’t know that person. I think one reason why people keep us around here is we don’t lose our shirt for every unsourced whistle in the wind. pic.twitter.com/bH8mScReWR— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) January 16, 2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 January 2020 22:57 (four years ago) link
wonder if Altuve's device was made by the same company
i'm at a loss pic.twitter.com/XcFXjGeWDU— Natalie Weiner (@natalieweiner) October 22, 2019
― frogbs, Thursday, 16 January 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
My understanding is that "Beltran's niece" may be a former player, the name is a joke?
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 16 January 2020 23:39 (four years ago) link
yes I don't want a trophy, that's boring
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 16 January 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link
*extremely yankees fan voice* wow it’s a shame that the red sox, astros, and mets have all had to fire their managers
― k3vin k., Friday, 17 January 2020 00:14 (four years ago) link
Dave Martinez the only WS winning manager who is still managing the team he won the series with.
― omar little, Friday, 17 January 2020 00:27 (four years ago) link
As a Dodgers fan I want to tap dance on the Astros grave but there's no fuckin way. Everyone is dirty, imo.
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 17 January 2020 00:34 (four years ago) link
It would have been funnier if it was the Cubs.
― earlnash, Friday, 17 January 2020 02:48 (four years ago) link
as they pointed out on the EW podcast, it's "early days" for the Stankeehive to be gloating
plz jesus, let the Stankees be next
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 January 2020 02:53 (four years ago) link
Early days lol, our two biggest rivals just lost their managers and draft picks and have been branded for history as cheatsNot to mention the expansion team across the river now needs a managergloatgloatgloatgloatgloat
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 17 January 2020 03:12 (four years ago) link
expand this, Booby
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 January 2020 11:13 (four years ago) link
If you thought this was going away today, you were wrong. Now there’s a call from Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois for a Congressional Oversight hearing on the MLB cheating scandal. pic.twitter.com/TJlreTHKYr— Levi Weaver (@ThreeTwoEephus) January 17, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 17 January 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
http://cdn.ppomppu.co.kr/zboard/data3/2020/0117/m_20200117085014_ffqbygcv.jpg
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 17 January 2020 22:33 (four years ago) link
LaRussa double "cheating" pioneer?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28503160/jack-mcdowell-says-tony-la-russa-had-sign-stealing-system-white-sox-80s
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 January 2020 23:00 (four years ago) link
McGwire and Canseco's manager cheated? Damn
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 17 January 2020 23:05 (four years ago) link
this discussion of "Beltran's niece" etc is p funny
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1488-wrinkle-wrinkle-little-star/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 19 January 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link
Banghazi https://t.co/NpAUb6A6fX— McNally 🗺 (@LikeTheMaps) January 20, 2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 January 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
lol that EW episode number is cursed..
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 20 January 2020 23:02 (four years ago) link
Keuchel apologizes for Astros sign-stealing scandal. Said it was “not like every game we had it going on.” pic.twitter.com/oAS4DewLk5— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) January 24, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 January 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
I thought the pitchers would be immune from all this, but I guess they benefited too. Has Verlander said anything? He can get a little self-righteous at times about other people's transgressions.
― clemenza, Friday, 24 January 2020 21:55 (four years ago) link
That’s because of his allergies. He’s constantly battling them with the help of Flonase
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Friday, 24 January 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link
I’m an Astros fan. To understand the scope of the Astros cheating & the players involved, I logged every trashcan bang from every Astros 2017 home game w/ video available. Over 8,200 pitches watched and over 1,100 trashcan bangs found. The results are at https://t.co/kVtisgUo74.— Tony Adams (@adams_at) January 29, 2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
wow. nice job Tony Adams!
https://i.imgur.com/IFvOCQI.png
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
why'd they bang so little for Altuve?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:53 (four years ago) link
trying to figure out what the variation of the frequencies of the bangs among the players means. at first i thought it could just be attributed to situational things (e.g., runners in scoring position, or a situation where a certain pitch is more or less likely). but then, compare altuve and gonzalez. they both saw similar numbers of pitches (866 and 776), but altuve only has 2.8% bangs while gonzalez has 18.9%. that's huuuuuge, and can only be explained by altuve opting out of the scheme in some way, like "hey don't bang me, bro". which the other players did not choose to do, it seems.
guilty: gonzalez, beltran, springer, bregman, gurriel, correa, marasnick, gattis, white
total exoneration: altuve, reddick
partial exoneration: mccann
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:55 (four years ago) link
xp
was typing that out as you asked the question! to me, it means he must have known and told them to stop
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:56 (four years ago) link
I thought altuve had the armpit buzzer tho.
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 19:08 (four years ago) link