Random Baseball Musings

[OleMissCub]

Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson 50m

 

In Baseball, a Pitcher who throws at a great Batter's head, has confessed his incompetence to the world.

 

Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson 25m

 

Not that anybody asked, but a baseball thrown 90 mph has about the same energy as a 0.22 caliber bullet fired from a handgun.

 

Who is that guy? He seems pretty cool.

[bukie]

Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson 50m

 

In Baseball, a Pitcher who throws at a great Batter's head, has confessed his incompetence to the world.

 

Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson 25m

 

Not that anybody asked, but a baseball thrown 90 mph has about the same energy as a 0.22 caliber bullet fired from a handgun.

 

Who is that guy? He seems pretty cool.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUYgGL9OHSU/UYvy8j5fGoI/AAAAAAAAALQ/ZLRY8pYH-YY/s320/Neil+deGrasse+Tyson+Orlando+September+2013+Winter+Park+Institute+Rollins+College+Free.png

[Splendid Splinter]

Here you go... He's a super famous astrophysicist.

 

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/watch-out-we-got-a-badass-over-here.gif

[Guest]

Here's some prospect pixie dust explained.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/matt-carpenter-developing-star/

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Here's some prospect pixie dust explained.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/matt-carpenter-developing-star/

 

This is such {expletive}

[Cubswin11]

Tulo broke a rib. He's seriously made of glass

[Guest]

Wow: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/black-forest-fires-destructive-force-captured-captivating-picture-143135971.html

 

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rS_WUFKgyZaS0WNBdyYmug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptuspreprally/The-Black-Forest-fire-is-seen-in-the-back-of-the-Pine-Creek-baseball-diamond-Twitter.jpg

[XZero771679666304]

Wow: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/black-forest-fires-destructive-force-captured-captivating-picture-143135971.html

 

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rS_WUFKgyZaS0WNBdyYmug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptuspreprally/The-Black-Forest-fire-is-seen-in-the-back-of-the-Pine-Creek-baseball-diamond-Twitter.jpg

 

Yeah, there's fires all over the place down here. We could seriously use some of those severe t-storms.

[Guest]

Really just the rain. In past years, the mountains and deserts in Southern Calfornia have burned thanks to fires sparked from dry lightning and gusty winds from monsoon storms that lacked rain.

[XZero771679666304]

Really just the rain. In past years, the mountains and deserts in Southern Calfornia have burned thanks to fires sparked from dry lightning and gusty winds from monsoon storms that lacked rain.

 

Well yeah, the rain is what is needed. But the lightning and wind would be fine so long as it came with sustained heavy precipitation.

[ctcf]

Tommy Milone looks like Butthead

 

http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/mENDgXhHJbs/hqdefault.jpg

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Damn, he must have had some wicked acne in high school.

[Guest]

so, looks like that strikeout stuff with porcello was legit. since april he has 46 strikeouts and 8 walks in 43.2 innings. wish we had gotten him.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

oh my god:

 

:lol:

[Clem Fandango]

Alex Cobb got drilled in the head after pitching to Eric Hosmer. Taken out on a stretcher. Scary video...

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28049049

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Alex Cobb got drilled in the head after pitching to Eric Hosmer. Taken out on a stretcher. Scary video...

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28049049

 

Happens at least once a year it seems. Wonder how much longer it will be before pitcher's will have to wear a helmet, or some kind of less obtrusive protective device.

[Sammy Sofa]

Alex Cobb got drilled in the head after pitching to Eric Hosmer. Taken out on a stretcher. Scary video...

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28049049

 

Happens at least once a year it seems. Wonder how much longer it will be before pitcher's will have to wear a helmet, or some kind of less obtrusive protective device.

 

They had a piece on this on BT tonight; apparently MLB has approached two companies about developing protection for pitchers. The prototypes were basically caps with padded kevlar and seem to fit pretty well and didn't really look all that different.

[imb]

Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson 50m

 

In Baseball, a Pitcher who throws at a great Batter's head, has confessed his incompetence to the world.

 

Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson 25m

 

Not that anybody asked, but a baseball thrown 90 mph has about the same energy as a 0.22 caliber bullet fired from a handgun.

 

Who is that guy? He seems pretty cool.

 

hes a famous astrologist

[imb]

Alex Cobb got drilled in the head after pitching to Eric Hosmer. Taken out on a stretcher. Scary video...

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28049049

 

Happens at least once a year it seems. Wonder how much longer it will be before pitcher's will have to wear a helmet, or some kind of less obtrusive protective device.

 

I think this will be the tipping point. A year later and McCarthy is having seizures and can't get his act together, and now Cobb. He could throw for a dozen years, but who knows how he'll recover from this?

[Guest]

Alex Cobb got drilled in the head after pitching to Eric Hosmer. Taken out on a stretcher. Scary video...

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28049049

 

Happens at least once a year it seems. Wonder how much longer it will be before pitcher's will have to wear a helmet, or some kind of less obtrusive protective device.

 

I think this will be the tipping point. A year later and McCarthy is having seizures and can't get his act together, and now Cobb. He could throw for a dozen years, but who knows how he'll recover from this?

 

And J.A. Happ last month.

[treebird]

Alex Cobb got drilled in the head after pitching to Eric Hosmer. Taken out on a stretcher. Scary video...

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28049049

 

Happens at least once a year it seems. Wonder how much longer it will be before pitcher's will have to wear a helmet, or some kind of less obtrusive protective device.

 

I think this will be the tipping point. A year later and McCarthy is having seizures and can't get his act together, and now Cobb. He could throw for a dozen years, but who knows how he'll recover from this?

 

yeah, it's time for something. obviously you can't just put a catcher's mask on the pitcher and expect things to be cool, but it's time to put whatever the best thing we can come up with on the pitchers. hopefully whatever we start using now will push people to develop better stuff.

[Cubswin11]

@keithlaw #close RT @robneyer: Mitch Williams said yesterday that 52 of his saves were 3 innings or more. Actual number in real life: 0.

[Sammy Sofa]

@keithlaw #close RT @robneyer: Mitch Williams said yesterday that 52 of his saves were 3 innings or more. Actual number in real life: 0.

 

Delightful.

[Guest]

@keithlaw #close RT @robneyer: Mitch Williams said yesterday that 52 of his saves were 3 innings or more. Actual number in real life: 0.

 

Delightful.

 

hahhaaahahahah 52 would be over 1/4 of his career saves

[TruffleShuffle]

mitch williams is a bumbling redneck.