Random Baseball Musings

[Gmoney08]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-2015-statcast-advanced-hitting-pitching-defensive-stats/

 

Pretty interesting read.

[ctcf]

Wonder how much a difference this would make:

 

Jen Lada @JenLada

Here's a look at the Unequal™ protective shell in Noesi's hat. Made of a composite that contains Kevlar. #WhiteSox

 

[NonProfitCow]

Andrelton Simmons is Jesus

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CCRlfvBWEAIt04L.mp4

[NonProfitCow]

Also, Bryce Harper in his 4th season is still the youngest player in the NL.

[seanimal]

Wonder how much a difference this would make:

 

Jen Lada @JenLada

Here's a look at the Unequal™ protective shell in Noesi's hat. Made of a composite that contains Kevlar. #WhiteSox

 

 

 

why does he need a bulletproof baseball hat?

[seanimal]

Wonder how much a difference this would make:

 

Jen Lada @JenLada

Here's a look at the Unequal™ protective shell in Noesi's hat. Made of a composite that contains Kevlar. #WhiteSox

 

 

 

why does he need a bulletproof baseball hat?

 

oh wait

 

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac7993e4b061d8e9c6ad67/t/53baa07ce4b046129f355038/1404739732304/?format=1500w

[Banedon]

Instructions unclear. Please enlarge graphic.

[Cubswin11]

Also, Bryce Harper in his 4th season is still the youngest player in the NL.

That's ridiculous

[Gmoney08]

Also, Bryce Harper in his 4th season is still the youngest player in the NL.

That's ridiculous

 

Kind of weird there is nobody younger than a guy turning 23 in five months.

 

I know Javy would be if he were up.

[Clem Fandango]

Posted on Reddit:

 

Last year Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons made one of the best defensive plays of the year against the Mets' Travis d'Arnaud; he made almost the exact same play again recently this year, immediately following the TV broadcast's flashback to his previous play.

 

https://streamable.com/gcl5

[ctcf]

Your official St. Louis Cardinals scorecard:

 

[OleMissCub]

poor pirate doesn't have a damn thing.

[apete6]

Your official St. Louis Cardinals scorecard:

 

 

Ok, that's pretty damn cool.

 

Now I hope that bird gets hit by a bus.

[ctcf]

I love that the Pirate is essentially ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Guest]

That is quintessentially Cardinals. So much to celebrate, but unable to do so without a weird obsession about those teams that couldn't and don't claim to have been near as good.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Your official St. Louis Cardinals scorecard:

 

 

That's kinda awesome. I can't wait to do our own homage to it in 10 years.

[ConstableRabbit]

Why is 2003 on there for us?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Why is 2003 on there for us?

 

Because we won the division.

[Guest]

Why is 2003 on there for us?

 

Why wouldn't it be?

[ConstableRabbit]

Why is 2003 on there for us?

 

Why wouldn't it be?

Because I misread the poster :(

 

I thought it was WS and thought the 2007 and 2008 were 1907 and 1908. Fail.

[Sammy Sofa]

That is quintessentially Cardinals. So much to celebrate, but unable to do so without a weird obsession about those teams that couldn't and don't claim to have been near as good.

 

It's almost as if they're rivals in a competitive sport or something.

[Guest]

That is quintessentially Cardinals. So much to celebrate, but unable to do so without a weird obsession about those teams that couldn't and don't claim to have been near as good.

 

It's almost as if they're rivals in a competitive sport or something.

 

The graphic by itself is nothing really, it's just emblematic of the fanbase's attitude as a whole. Our STL area posters likely know what I mean, there's a weird hang up about the Cubs that goes beyond 'they're our rivals, we want them to do poorly'.

[seanimal]

That is quintessentially Cardinals. So much to celebrate, but unable to do so without a weird obsession about those teams that couldn't and don't claim to have been near as good.

 

It's almost as if they're rivals in a competitive sport or something.

 

The graphic by itself is nothing really, it's just emblematic of the fanbase's attitude as a whole. Our STL area posters likely know what I mean, there's a weird hang up about the Cubs that goes beyond 'they're our rivals, we want them to do poorly'.

 

white sox fans do it to, and they're not even rivals. i think our team is just easy to hate on, and doing so is a vibrant cottage industry

[Sammys Boombox]

I'm ok with them doing that, but don't turn around and act like you are so much more classy than everybody else.

[Sammy Sofa]

I don't know; I see that about them or the Reds or the White Sox a lot, and it just seems like a real "so what?"-kind of deal. It's not like it really transcends the context of "this team is our team's rival, so therefore we will mock them" so it never really seems like it goes beyond anything you'd expect from rival fans, and the whole "they care more about hating the Cubs than their own team" rings about as true as rival fans complaining about there aren't any real Cubs fans and it's just a bunch of tourists and drunks who don't care about baseball. Baseball rivalries are petty things, and hey, good on them for getting a good dig in. Like it was said, I can't wait for the Cubs to finally be in a position to do something similar.