xp and wow, the only other teams to have below replacement pitching in a season are from the 1800s! so 2022 nationals and 2020 red sox, a tip of the cap
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 10 August 2022 03:54 (two years ago) link
Yankees-Mariners going to the 12th with a score of 0-0. The free runner has done nothing to help.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 05:35 (two years ago) link
and now to the 13th, still 0-0
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 05:58 (two years ago) link
Finally a hit with RISP and Mariners win 1-0 in 13th. Quite a feat to have 7 half innings start with a runner on second and have all of 7 of them end with no runs.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 06:24 (two years ago) link
who's fired up for a big Field of Dreams showdown between the cubs and reds tonight
really sums things up perfectly: two tanking teams playing a meaningless game to honor a 30-year-old fantasy featuring players from 100 years ago
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 August 2022 17:59 (two years ago) link
the chicago white sox should have to play it every year. winning a world series would grant them 5 years off of playing the field of dreams game, to be used on any years that they would prefer not to have to play it
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:05 (two years ago) link
that's the penalty for cheating for the 1919 white sox, delivered through the distorted lens of film and local economies, 100 years later
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:06 (two years ago) link
who's fired up for a big Field of Dreams showdown between the cubs and reds tonightreally sums things up perfectly: two tanking teams playing a meaningless game to honor a 30-year-old fantasy featuring players from 100 years ago
I'm still pissed they don't let the reds game start before any other game on opening day to honor the reds being the oldest franchise, that actually meant something
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:40 (two years ago) link
al avila (GM of Tigers) is gone. that was not a good rebuild
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 11 August 2022 22:30 (two years ago) link
Hey, the only value of these things is the opportunity to complain:
https://www.mlb.com/brackets/mlb-greatest-play-ever?affiliateId=gpe-trending-mlb-2022
How could they leave out Dwight Evans' catch in Game 6 of the '75 Series?
― clemenza, Friday, 12 August 2022 01:36 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/oPlEKjw.jpg
― calstars, Friday, 12 August 2022 02:29 (two years ago) link
the sports broadcasting of the bo jackson throw in that bracket is so awful. they blew it
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 02:40 (two years ago) link
this is rude of me but i feel like the willie mays over the shoulder catch is overrated. it was a great moment, but it also seems like something that would happen about once a season nowadays
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 02:42 (two years ago) link
I'd also include Devon White's really-was-a-triple-play catch in the '92 WS, but a little homerism there.
I love the Mays catch, and I think context matters...but you might be right. Jim Edmonds made a few of those.
― clemenza, Friday, 12 August 2022 02:44 (two years ago) link
context matters for sure. i mean, i'm not trying to downplay it's significance. it was the world series, it was a rare televised game. part of the reason i think i can see a catch like that every year is because every single game is captured from a million angles and a catch like that will not be missed. but, especially with players 70 years in the future being even better, amazing things happen pretty regularly.
i don't know, i think the selection of 8 plays to choose from are kind of weird. but it's hard to choose a "best" fielding moment. so much of it is just about which one you saw happen as it happened
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 02:46 (two years ago) link
This is you, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htZNlCZ6uqE
― clemenza, Friday, 12 August 2022 02:48 (two years ago) link
i object to the methology of using 2018 outfielder positioning as the comparison to willie mays' positioning in the polo grounds. but i don't have a better idea
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:07 (two years ago) link
i refuse to even look at this because i assume that jeter tagging giambi will win
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 August 2022 03:24 (two years ago) link
I like the reds’ silly helmets and i think more helmets should be like them
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:33 (two years ago) link
Also no machado “dont throw it away” or mookie “not gettin to this one boys” no cred
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:35 (two years ago) link
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The first father-and-son duo to play together in AL/NL history opened the Field of Dreams Game on Thursday in heartwarming fashion by doing something real simple."Hey, Dad, wanna have a catch?" Ken Griffey Jr. asked his father after the duo emerged from the cornfield beyond right field at the ballpark.It mimicked the finale scene of the movie, and the nearly 8,000 fans cheered with great approval.Then father and son did just that, throwing the ball back and forth while they soaked in the moment. They were soon joined by a group of kids.
"Hey, Dad, wanna have a catch?" Ken Griffey Jr. asked his father after the duo emerged from the cornfield beyond right field at the ballpark.
It mimicked the finale scene of the movie, and the nearly 8,000 fans cheered with great approval.
Then father and son did just that, throwing the ball back and forth while they soaked in the moment. They were soon joined by a group of kids.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:40 (two years ago) link
xp that mookie play was in spring training tho, was it not?
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 August 2022 03:42 (two years ago) link
ok, NOW it's fucking dumb. fuck the field of dreams game. i even like the movie! but shit like THAT is the cloying sentimental bullshit, not the real stuff, which concerns the plot of the guy from thirty-something to buy out the costner compound
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:42 (two years ago) link
gtfo with 'have a catch'
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 August 2022 03:43 (two years ago) link
It was but it was cool bc baseball is best when it’s weird xp
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:43 (two years ago) link
"hey dad...wanna have a catch?"
"you're not my son!"
*running away noises*
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:44 (two years ago) link
Lol
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:44 (two years ago) link
*dull thud of ball hitting back of running dad's lower thigh*
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 03:45 (two years ago) link
How in the world does Rougned Odor keep a job? What value does he bring to a team?
― clemenza, Friday, 12 August 2022 07:15 (two years ago) link
He brings a certain je ne sais quoi
― calstars, Friday, 12 August 2022 12:43 (two years ago) link
just remembering now that Rougned has an uncle named Rouglas
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 12 August 2022 14:00 (two years ago) link
i like Scooby Doo names like Rouglas and Rance.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 12 August 2022 14:07 (two years ago) link
Je ne sais hit, je ne sais field, je ne sais much of anything. He even managed a negative b-WAR in 2019, when he hit 30 HR.
― clemenza, Friday, 12 August 2022 14:55 (two years ago) link
lol
― calstars, Friday, 12 August 2022 15:24 (two years ago) link
This is it, basically
https://defector.com/rougned-odor-takes-gives-takes-and-gives-again/
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 12 August 2022 17:57 (two years ago) link
As an Orioles fan, I'm absolutely happy to have this guy on the team, even though he is objectively kind of bad at baseball
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 12 August 2022 17:58 (two years ago) link
Nats 4 Sale
At least five interested parties, including mortgage mogul Stanley Middleman and South Korean billionaire Michael B. Kim, have looked through the Washington Nationals’ financial reports and met with team personnel, and the Lerner family will seek initial bids before the end of the regular season for a potential sale of the team, according to multiple people familiar with the process.The Nationals’ recent trade of star outfielder Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres was an unusual complexity, but the team’s sale process did not directly dictate the decision, those people said. Three people with direct knowledge of the Soto deliberations said the Lerners did not seek input about Soto from any of the potential bidders. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about an ongoing process.Allen & Co., the firm hired by the Lerners to handle the sale, declined to comment for this story, but two people with direct knowledge of the situation said the firm’s only advice was simple: Do what you would do if you were going to continue owning the team and make the best decision for the health of the franchise moving forward. If Soto signed a long-term contract to remain in Washington, he could be a selling point, a cornerstone. If the Nationals traded him and replenished their minor league system in the process, then a would-be bidder could inherit financial flexibility and a clean slate for the future.
The Nationals’ recent trade of star outfielder Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres was an unusual complexity, but the team’s sale process did not directly dictate the decision, those people said. Three people with direct knowledge of the Soto deliberations said the Lerners did not seek input about Soto from any of the potential bidders. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about an ongoing process.
Allen & Co., the firm hired by the Lerners to handle the sale, declined to comment for this story, but two people with direct knowledge of the situation said the firm’s only advice was simple: Do what you would do if you were going to continue owning the team and make the best decision for the health of the franchise moving forward. If Soto signed a long-term contract to remain in Washington, he could be a selling point, a cornerstone. If the Nationals traded him and replenished their minor league system in the process, then a would-be bidder could inherit financial flexibility and a clean slate for the future.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/12/washington-nationals-sale-stanley-middleman/
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 12 August 2022 18:08 (two years ago) link
a guy named Middleman getting rich off of mortgages is too much for me; i'm checking out of this
fuck, Tatis suspended 80 games for steroids, huge bummer about a player and team I really like
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:02 (two years ago) link
Wait is this real? The editor of Baseball America tweeted it.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:03 (two years ago) link
:0
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:07 (two years ago) link
it's real and holy shit
― ✖, Friday, 12 August 2022 23:11 (two years ago) link
Shit, yeah, apparently real, everywhere now.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:12 (two years ago) link
Terrible. Maybe that ties in with the Soto acquisition--maybe they knew he was under investigation.
― clemenza, Friday, 12 August 2022 23:18 (two years ago) link
now *that* is a friday news dump
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 August 2022 23:28 (two years ago) link
wow
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 12 August 2022 23:32 (two years ago) link
how do dudes think they’re going to get away with juicing in 2022???
― na (NA), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:51 (two years ago) link
or “accidentally taking medications that have steroids in them” in 2022
― na (NA), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:56 (two years ago) link
In a statement, the 23-year-old shortstop said he inadvertently treated ringworm with a medication that contained the banned substance Clostebol, and that after initially appealing the ruling, he decided to drop the appeal.“I should have used the resources available to me in order to ensure that no banned substances were in what I took. I failed to do so,” Tatis said in his statement. “I have no excuse for my error, and I would never do anything to cheat or disrespect this game I love.”
“I should have used the resources available to me in order to ensure that no banned substances were in what I took. I failed to do so,” Tatis said in his statement. “I have no excuse for my error, and I would never do anything to cheat or disrespect this game I love.”
i've never gotten ringworm (humblebrag), but how common is Clostebol in medication?
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 13 August 2022 00:46 (two years ago) link
xp clemenza
The league’s policy dictates that clubs are not notified of a player’s positive test until the day that player is set to be added to the restricted list, so the Padres did not know Tatis had tested positive when they engineered a franchise-altering deal to acquire Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals at the trade deadline.
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 13 August 2022 00:48 (two years ago) link