Random Baseball Musings

[OleMissCub]

Paul Giamatti is the son of Bart Giamatti, who was the commissioner who banned Pete Rose. Never made the connection until now.

[ctcf]

Paul Giamatti is the son of Bart Giamatti, who was the commissioner who banned Pete Rose. Never made the connection until now.

 

Holy crap

[imb]

lmao i didn't know that until a few years ago, and had the same reaction

[imb]

also, bart giamatti will always be my favorite commish because he had a baseball card

[Banedon]

also, bart giamatti will always be my favorite commish because he had a baseball card

 

So...if they'd given Selig a baseball card would you have liked him more?

[imb]

also, bart giamatti will always be my favorite commish because he had a baseball card

 

So...if they'd given Selig a baseball card would you have liked him more?

 

only if it had a relic patch of his old leathery skin

[ctcf]

Jeff Sullivan

@based_ball

AJ Pierzynski pitch signs

 

fastball: middle finger

slider: shocker

changeup: slow wank

curveball: index finger circling the butt

[bleedcubbieblue]

This is hysterical!!

 

[Guest]

Matt Cain iffy for his Friday start with right forearm tightness. He had an MRI today.

[sneakypower]

YCPB @cantpredictball

From 01-04, Bonds had 367 PAs with a base open. He walked 244 times, 205 intentionally. .364/.785/.851.

 

YCPB @cantpredictball

Perhaps our favorite—Bonds’ 1.422 OPS in 2004 is higher than what going 2-5 with a single and homer every day would get you.

[SouthSideRyan]

Interesting take on Tanaka's adjustments from CJ Nitkowski.

[TruffleShuffle]

the marlins had their first ever rain delay in their new ballpark because they're too cheap to pay a consultant meteorologist (as most MLB teams would do). instead they have three executives with weather apps on their smart phones.

 

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/12631427/miami-marlins-experience-opening-day-rain-delay-having-retractable-roof

[ctcf]

Pretty sure half the Giants are injured right now.

[Banedon]

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[Banedon]

RA Dickey Knuckleball

 

https://gfycat.com/AltruisticVacantAustralianshelduck

[OleMissCub]

Carlos Gonzalez ripped the soul out of this baseball. Really sucks for Rockies fans that he is eternally made of glass.

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/11493214/v65770983/must-c-clutch-cargo-rosario-homer-to-rescue-rockies

[ctcf]

Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said Wednesday that Yasmany Tomas "needs to get in better shape."

It's been a rocky marriage so far between the Diamondbacks and Tomas, who's currently working on his defense at Triple-A Reno. Tomas was signed to a six-year, $68.5 million contract last November, but he showed up to camp with a huskier build than the D'Backs would have liked and failed to show defensive promise at third base. "I think fitness-wise, he needs to get in better shape," Hale said. "He knows that. He worked really hard all spring. It's not just working hard, it's how you eat and learning a new country and all these things. I mean, it hasn't been easy for him."

 

So that sounds like it's going well.

[ctcf]

Frank Isola @FisolaNYDN

We are seconds away from the most overhyped 12-10 pitcher in history to make his season debut for the Mets.

 

lol

[Sammys Boombox]

There are now game scores for the starting pitchers in the MLB AtBat app box scores.

[Sammys Boombox]

I wonder if a team has ever sent less than 27 batters to the plate in a game that was not shortened due to rain or anything else. In other words, has a home team ever won a game using only 25 or 26 batters?

[Janelle-Alexis]

I wonder if a team has ever sent less than 27 batters to the plate in a game that was not shortened due to rain or anything else. In other words, has a home team ever won a game using only 25 or 26 batters?

 

It's happened a handful of times. Most notably this game.

[Gmoney08]

I wonder if a team has ever sent less than 27 batters to the plate in a game that was not shortened due to rain or anything else. In other words, has a home team ever won a game using only 25 or 26 batters?

 

My guess would be definitely. Im sure a home team has been 1 hit before but manufactured that hit into a run or it was a HR and won the game 1 -0.

[SouthSideRyan]

I was curious about the Andy Hawkins no-hitter loss, but he walked 5 guys.

[Sammys Boombox]

I wonder if a team has ever sent less than 27 batters to the plate in a game that was not shortened due to rain or anything else. In other words, has a home team ever won a game using only 25 or 26 batters?

 

It's happened a handful of times. Most notably this game.

 

Wow. Didn't expect to actually find one. Thanks

[d_money]

I wonder if a team has ever sent less than 27 batters to the plate in a game that was not shortened due to rain or anything else. In other words, has a home team ever won a game using only 25 or 26 batters?

 

It's happened a handful of times. Most notably this game.

There's a book about Sandy Koufax, written by Jane Leavy. Every other chapter is an inning of his no hitter against the Cubs. Some good comments from Santo, Hundley and others from that team about how well Koufax was pitching that night. It's a great read.