Random Baseball Musings

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Except the two that are pitchers.

[neely crenshaw]

Boy, you all must really hate your wives.

 

our wives aren't shallow, materialistic gold-diggers :-"

 

I spent a bit more but I am a school teacher. However, after almost 20 years of marriage we realize how inconsequential the cost of the ring and also the wedding reception are…

 

If we had it to over, we would have eloped and had a band with a chip.

 

For the record I did choose the cheapest men's ring

[neely crenshaw]

Taillon getting tjs

 

I'm so glad all our good prospects are hitters.

 

They say that very soon more pitchers will have had, that those who have not..

[Gmoney08]

Hack Wilson looked like a mutant. How he was able to run fast enough to play CF is a mystery. He also had 67 triples which should be a testament to his speed.

 

http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/hack-wilson-hof.jpg

 

Maybe he was the Maurice Jones Drew of the era!

[Guest]

Some former MLBers stats in NPB

 

Matt Murton 17-33 .515/.564/1.030 4 HR 5 2B

Brad Eldred 13-28 .464/.545/.857

Jose Lopez 14-35 .400/.436/.829 4 HR

Wily Mo Pena 12-32 .375/.474/1.000 6 HR

Wladimir Balentien .269/.424/.500 2 HR

Kila Ka'aihue 6-30 .200/.294/.533

Andruw Jones 6-30 .200/.351/.400

Kevin Youkilis 6-32 .188/.316/.313 6 BB

Yuniesky Betancourt 4-38 .105/.105/.105

[sneakypower]

Some former MLBers stats in NPB

 

Matt Murton 17-33 .515/.564/1.030 4 HR 5 2B

Brad Eldred 13-28 .464/.545/.857

Jose Lopez 14-35 .400/.436/.829 4 HR

Wily Mo Pena 12-32 .375/.474/1.000 6 HR

Wladimir Balentien .269/.424/.500 2 HR

Kila Ka'aihue 6-30 .200/.294/.533

Andruw Jones 6-30 .200/.351/.400

Kevin Youkilis 6-32 .188/.316/.313 6 BB

Yuniesky Betancourt 4-38 .105/.105/.105

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2014&month=0&season1=1871&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=14,30&filter=&players=0

Andruw Jones: #23 all-time in career fWAR, by age 30

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Had no idea Youkilis went to Japan.

[Sammy Sofa]

Jesus, Murton has been some kind of flame-headed god over there. What the [expletive].

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jesus, Murton has been some kind of flame-headed god over there. What the [expletive].

 

He could have been that here, if only we'd have given him a shot.

[Guest]

Jesus, Murton has been some kind of flame-headed god over there. What the [expletive].

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/matt-murton-japan.jpg

[Sammy Sofa]

But he was shunned by the country as a whole...what dark secret does he hold?

[SouthSideRyan]

He really hasn't been that good: http://www.baseball-reference.com/japan/player.cgi?id=murton001mat

[Sammy Sofa]

Alright, so I only ever looked up his numbers in 2013 and remembered him breaking the singles record in 2010. I'M ONLY HUMAN.

[imb]

But he was shunned by the country as a whole...what dark secret does he hold?

 

gingerdom

[Mark Priors Calves]

MLB executive says games should be seven innings.

“I think they ought to change the games to seven innings,” the anonymous source told ESPN’s Buster Olney, who added that seven-inning games would finish “closer to two-and-a-half hours than three hours or longer.”

[Banedon]

MLB executive says games should be seven innings.

“I think they ought to change the games to seven innings,” the anonymous source told ESPN’s Buster Olney, who added that seven-inning games would finish “closer to two-and-a-half hours than three hours or longer.”

 

Here's the full Olney piece, although it's insider only...

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/5683?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_Olney7innings

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

MLB executive says games should be seven innings.

“I think they ought to change the games to seven innings,” the anonymous source told ESPN’s Buster Olney, who added that seven-inning games would finish “closer to two-and-a-half hours than three hours or longer.”

 

Here's the full Olney piece, although it's insider only...

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/5683?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_Olney7innings

 

I'm anything but a traditionalist, but no [expletive] way.

[Sammy Sofa]

Wouldn't you effectively be putting most of the relievers in the league out of a job? I can't see the player's union ever agreeing to that unless it's just assumed that the average length of pitching starts would eventually shift as well.

[Guest]

Below is a comprehensive list of the problems solved by shortening games to 7 innings:

[Guest]

MLB executive says games should be seven innings.

“I think they ought to change the games to seven innings,” the anonymous source told ESPN’s Buster Olney, who added that seven-inning games would finish “closer to two-and-a-half hours than three hours or longer.”

 

Here's the full Olney piece, although it's insider only...

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/5683?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_Olney7innings

 

I'm anything but a traditionalist, but no [expletive] way.

 

I think it could go a long way to winning some more casual fans.

 

At the same time, [expletive] them.

[Clem Fandango]

If it means we don't need to use Veras...

[jersey cubs fan]

MLB executive says games should be seven innings.

“I think they ought to change the games to seven innings,” the anonymous source told ESPN’s Buster Olney, who added that seven-inning games would finish “closer to two-and-a-half hours than three hours or longer.”

 

Here's the full Olney piece, although it's insider only...

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/5683?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_Olney7innings

 

I'm anything but a traditionalist, but no [expletive] way.

 

I think it could go a long way to winning some more casual fans.

 

At the same time, [expletive] them.

 

I can't see how it would help gain fans. People who don't like the sport aren't going to start liking it if it ends at an arbitrarily earlier point in the contest.

[Banedon]

I can't see how it would help gain fans. People who don't like the sport aren't going to start liking it if it ends at an arbitrarily earlier point in the contest.

 

It'd be about perception. Fans that think the game is currently too long might reactively check out a shorter game. It's less subtle than other attempts, and thus more attention getting.

[Derwood]

you'd be better off putting in a pitch clock or a "no leaving the batter's box" rule

[jersey cubs fan]

I can't see how it would help gain fans. People who don't like the sport aren't going to start liking it if it ends at an arbitrarily earlier point in the contest.

 

It'd be about perception. Fans that think the game is currently too long might reactively check out a shorter game. It's less subtle than other attempts, and thus more attention getting.

 

any one inning will last just as long, if not longer. You won't get rid of the 25 man roster, and will still have a lot of relievers. The manager can come out in the 4th/5th and change relievers repeatedly for matchups, slowing everything down. Plus, it would be ridiculously low scoring.