Random Baseball Musings

[davell]

Ed Lucas of the Marlins on Twitter......"I asked Santa for more power this year, but he brought me intangibles. Sigh. I get intangibles EVERY year."

 

Tweet of the year?

[Clem Fandango]

Disney is making movie out of the Million Dollar Arm competition that happened several years ago in India starring Jon Hamm

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiC8o7i_ZqE&noredirect=1

[rocket]

Roy Halladay went as Jamie Moyer at an 80's party

 

https://twitter.com/jmo50Moyer/status/417677544360378368/photo/1

[jersey cubs fan]

http://deadspin.com/fifth-third-ballpark-is-on-fire-1493937225

 

Now that's a fire.

[Guest]

WOOD? Is this real life?

[rocket]

http://deadspin.com/fifth-third-ballpark-is-on-fire-1493937225

 

Now that's a fire.

 

there's a lot of fifth-third ballparks in minor league baseball

[CubsInNC]

http://deadspin.com/fifth-third-ballpark-is-on-fire-1493937225

 

Now that's a fire.

 

there's a lot of fifth-third ballparks in minor league baseball

 

 

You could see the smoke 20+ miles away- we could at home. The Tigers have already pledged whatever is necessary to have the stadium up, running, functional, and almost completely rebuilt, by opening day. It's one of the "places to be" here in Grand Rapids, during the summer. Really was/is a nice stadium. Also scheduled to host the MWL all-star game this summer.

[WrigleyField 22]

Nice ballpark with a massive burger I failed to finish.

[KaiserCesar]

Dang, that's a shame. I was saw a 4 inning no-hitter cut short by a rainout at that stadium. Winter Michigan Beer fest may be in jeopardy http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/01/fifth_third_ballpark_fire_affe.html

[OleMissCub]

Funny. Never seen this before. Kid gets hit in stomach by Pujols homer:

 

[ConstableRabbit]

Funny. Never seen this before. Kid gets hit in stomach by Pujols homer:

 

Literal lol.

[Sammy Sofa]

Funny. Never seen this before. Kid gets hit in stomach by Pujols homer:

 

Literal lol.

 

Big time.

[TruffleShuffle]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mike-trout-top-ten-outfield/

 

http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/troutfields2014steamer.png

 

The top ten (eleven) projected outfields:

 

1. Pirates

2. Dodgers

3. Cardinals

4. Brewers

5. Athletics

6. Braves (t)

6. Blue Jays (t)

8. Mike Trout

9. Royals

10. Rays (t)

10. Indians (t)

[Clem Fandango]

My favorite/most depressing part of that article

 

The Cubs and White Sox are currently tied for last, at 4.5 projected outfield WAR each. Mike Trout is projected for as much outfield WAR as the city of Chicago.

[NewUserName]

My favorite/most depressing part of that article

 

The Cubs and White Sox are currently tied for last, at 4.5 projected outfield WAR each. Mike Trout is projected for as much outfield WAR as the city of Chicago.

obviously Fangraphs has not heard of WHAV...or whatever that hard hit ball metric that someone posted transactions was:)

[Sammy Sofa]

My favorite/most depressing part of that article

 

The Cubs and White Sox are currently tied for last, at 4.5 projected outfield WAR each. Mike Trout is projected for as much outfield WAR as the city of Chicago.

 

http://pitch.rs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hsp-622x300.jpg

[Pushfrog98]

My favorite/most depressing part of that article

 

The Cubs and White Sox are currently tied for last, at 4.5 projected outfield WAR each. Mike Trout is projected for as much outfield WAR as the city of Chicago.

 

 

http://pitch.rs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hsp-622x300.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3wBC3RS9BXk/T6VUfOr5whI/AAAAAAAABG8/EGULByvyshE/s1600/jumping-out-of-window.gif

[Cubswin11]

Derrick Holland out until midseason after falling in his home and hurting his knee.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/10276016/freak-knee-accident-knocks-texas-rangers-pitcher-derek-holland-midseason

[Guest]

Derrick Holland out until midseason after falling in his home and hurting his knee.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/10276016/freak-knee-accident-knocks-texas-rangers-pitcher-derek-holland-midseason

 

 

This is the guy who made a makeshift ice rink in his backyard

[ctcf]

Chone Figgins will be 36 this year and that makes me feel old for some reason.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Derrick Holland out until midseason after falling in his home and hurting his knee.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/10276016/freak-knee-accident-knocks-texas-rangers-pitcher-derek-holland-midseason

 

 

This is the guy who made a makeshift ice rink in his backyard

And does an impression of everyone doing an impression of everyone doing an impression of Ryan Dempster doing an impression of Will Ferrell doing an impression of Harry Caray.

[Clem Fandango]

Derrick Holland out until midseason after falling in his home and hurting his knee.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/10276016/freak-knee-accident-knocks-texas-rangers-pitcher-derek-holland-midseason

 

 

This is the guy who made a makeshift ice rink in his backyard

And does an impression of everyone doing an impression of everyone doing an impression of Ryan Dempster doing an impression of Will Ferrell doing an impression of Harry Caray.

 

Leave it to ESPN to tie the Cubs curse into it...

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/10279073/texas-rangers-pitcher-derek-holland-clarifies-fall-was-my-dog-wrigley

 

A Chicago Cubs curse could fit the bill if Texas Rangers fans are looking for something to blame for Derek Holland's knee injury, which likely will keep him out until midseason.

 

It was Holland's dog, Wrigley, a boxer, who caused the starter to buckle on the stairs of his home and injure his left knee badly enough that he needed arthroscopic surgery Friday morning to repair torn cartilage.

[sneakypower]

yeah, that's bogus; he pretty likely hurt it playing hockey

[jersey cubs fan]

yeah, that's bogus; he pretty likely hurt it playing hockey

 

I don't know man, lots of pro athletes seem to get injured from their dogs.

[Cubswin11]

The Indians are apparently planning on playing Carlos Santana at 3B this year