Random Baseball Musings

[Guest]

That video is amazing.

 

Re: Masterson, I was at today's game and he didn't look great, although for getting hit around that much he wasn't giving up line drives all of the place either. Looking at his past he had a similar early season velocity dip in 2012. That may be good news in that he may not be harboring an injury, but he also wasn't very good in 2012 either.

[Clem Fandango]

[expletive] ridiculous

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/v32030193/miaphi-stanton-uncorks-one-470-feet-into-stands

[SouthSideRyan]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/red-sox-s-lowball-offer-might-cost-them-lester-041214

 

If that's a lowball, we can cross Lester off our list.

[Guest]

Man, Passan and Rosenthal are really running with the lowball rhetoric. I don't blame Lester for turning it down, especially since it's a 4 year deal, but if he has another 3-4 win season like he's settled into the last few years, I don't think it's outrageous for a guy who said he'd be willing to take a home town discount. Scherzer has put up just as much WAR the last 2 years as Lester has the last 3, and Bailey(who is overpaid anyway) was 3 years younger when signing his deal. Lackey's a little better comparison, but his actual performance is a cautionary tale itself.

[Derwood]

Former #3 overall pick Jeff Clement is retiring

 

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/2014/03/31/jeff-clement-pittsburgh-pirates-seattle-mariners-marshalltown-retiring-mlb/7131055/

 

what a bust

[Derwood]

FIRST PI-

 

PITCH

 

[Clem Fandango]

FIRST PI-

 

PITCH

 

 

Well, there's a good reason he was DH

[Guest]

Almost makes you wonder how he managed to play 3B for a few years.

[Guest]

http://www.lamag.com/features/2014/4/13/escape-from-cuba-yasiel-puigs-untold-journey-to-the-dodgers/print

 

Good read. Story on Puig's defection.

[witty alias]

Jenrry Mejia sure ain't Ted Lilly

 

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--4IxAriDm--/c_fit,fl_progressive,w_636/ncxz1cm4jeudjwdxuw2o.gif

 

Did all of the Braves want to fight Upton after he watched that HR? We know how much they hate that.

[jersey cubs fan]

Jenrry Mejia sure ain't Ted Lilly

 

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--4IxAriDm--/c_fit,fl_progressive,w_636/ncxz1cm4jeudjwdxuw2o.gif

 

Did all of the Braves want to fight Upton after he watched that HR? We know how much they hate that.

 

He didn't seem to pause for long, and he sped up much quicker than most.

[OleMissCub]

Pretty awesome. Phillies used children's drawings for their jumbotron lineup pictures:

 

http://i.imgur.com/nneO3Mb.jpg

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/f3vXWDQ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/BckOQ6r.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/ACRo0pB.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/aESq843.jpg

 

[SouthSideRyan]

Ryno's gonna make Utley run so many laps when he sees his hat sideways

[Guest]

Mac drew the worst pinstripes out of any of them.

[Guest]

LMAO, Phillies fans: http://deadspin.com/phillies-fans-reactions-to-dan-ugglas-grand-slam-are-am-1563288296

[Hairyducked Idiot]

LMAO, Phillies fans: http://deadspin.com/phillies-fans-reactions-to-dan-ugglas-grand-slam-are-am-1563288296

 

Movie of the year

[Sammy Sofa]

LMAO, Phillies fans: http://deadspin.com/phillies-fans-reactions-to-dan-ugglas-grand-slam-are-am-1563288296

 

I cannot stop watching this. It's perfect.

[bukie]

Interesting article on 538 from Neil Paine on how amazingly well control of the strike zone correlates with team W/L percentage: http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/its-all-about-the-strike-zone/

[Banedon]

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/47149486/v32112867/boscws-peavy-playfully-attempts-to-pick-off-dunn

[OleMissCub]

Never would have figured Lorde's "Royals" was inspired by the KC Royals.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/music/post/_/id/7046/lorde-finally-meets-george-brett

 

Lorde has finally met George Brett, the inspiration for her hit song “Royals.”

 

A story that started with the click of a shutter before a baseball game in 1976 came full circle in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, when Lorde met Brett, the baseball Hall of Famer whose photo in an old magazine helped launch her singing career.

 

In case you don't know the story: A teenage girl in New Zealand, aspiring to a music career, comes across Ted Spiegel's photo of George Brett in a 1976 issue of National Geographic. The photo of a young, smiling Brett in his home Royals jersey, surrounded by autograph seekers holding brand-new baseballs, inspires the girl's song about missing out on the lifestyles of the rich and famous. The song becomes a worldwide hit, wins multiple Grammy awards, and turns the 17-year-old girl from Auckland into a star.

 

When a hoped-for meeting in March didn't materialize, the Royals sent Lorde an autographed Brett jersey. This time, she got to meet her inspiration in person -- and tied a bow on a story that took 38 years and two continents to complete.

 

[jersey cubs fan]

Never would have figured Lorde's "Royals" was inspired by the KC Royals.

 

Never would have figured it would take you this long to hear this story, since it involves baseball, baseball photos and history.

[Guest]

Never would've figured somebody on NSBB would've admitted to having heard Royals at some point.

[Bull]

Never would've figured somebody on NSBB would've admitted to having heard Royals at some point.

 

I'm pretty sure it was on every elevator in America within a week.

[Sammy Sofa]

Never would've figured somebody on NSBB would've admitted to having heard Royals at some point.

 

Why? It's a good song off of a decent album.

[Banedon]

Never would've figured somebody on NSBB would've admitted to having heard Royals at some point.

 

How could you not have heard it? It's catchy as hell and everywhere.