Random Baseball Musings

[BigSlick]

Speaking of OPS fun, Pablo Sandoval has a .677 OPS so far in the first season of his 5 year, 95 million contract.

High contact guy that never had much power or took too many walks, I wouldn't have thought he'd age well anyway

[NonProfitCow]

Stanton has been on the DL over a month now and still leads the NL in home runs.

[Sammy Sofa]

The Marlins tried to psych out the Nationals during batting practice...with fart sounds:

 

http://deadspin.com/the-marlins-played-fart-noises-during-the-nationals-bat-1721054382

[DiamondMind]

did you guys see those assholes give brandon moss a standing ovation? #fakehumility

[mul21]

did you guys see those [expletive] give brandon moss a standing ovation? #fakehumility

 

They gave one to the one and only Daniel Descalso last night too. That was about the most awful game I could have possibly gone to.

[DiamondMind]

Royals/Jays ALCS please.

[davell]

Lucchino is stepping down. That gives Theo a bit of leverage, I suppose.

[Guest]

AJ Burnett is probably done for the year with his elbow injury. That leaves the Pirates with a Cole/Liriano/Locke/Happ/Morton rotation.

[Guest]

AJ Burnett is probably done for the year with his elbow injury. That leaves the Pirates with a Cole/Liriano/Locke/Happ/Morton rotation.

 

do we miss cole or liriano this series?

[Guest]

AJ Burnett is probably done for the year with his elbow injury. That leaves the Pirates with a Cole/Liriano/Locke/Happ/Morton rotation.

 

do we miss cole or liriano this series?

 

Per mlb.com we miss Cole. Lester/Liriano, Arrieta/Happ, Haren/Locke

 

EDIT: On a related note, it looks like Bumgarner is the one Giants starter we'll miss in the long weekend series.

[Guest]

heard some old dude say neither the cubs or sox were going anywhere last night, so i said the cubs were one game out of a playoff berth but he's right about the sox

 

then he's like "the sox are only 3 games out of one" and i'm like...damnit he got me there...but i said something like "yeah, they've been hot the last week or so but have one of the worst offenses ever"

 

(and btw i just realized the major difference between the two teams is a massive canyon in defense)

 

anyway, yeah, his response was "that's because they got all them latin guys and it was too cold for them"

 

so i wasn't trying to say that i owned him or anything (because i didn't) but that he literally said that [expletive] to a random stranger he was having a casual conversation with

[Guest]

AJ Burnett is probably done for the year with his elbow injury. That leaves the Pirates with a Cole/Liriano/Locke/Happ/Morton rotation.

 

do we miss cole or liriano this series?

 

Per mlb.com we miss Cole. Lester/Liriano, Arrieta/Happ, Haren/Locke

 

EDIT: On a related note, it looks like Bumgarner is the one Giants starter we'll miss in the long weekend series.

 

i'll take all that

[Guest]

heard some old dude say neither the cubs or sox were going anywhere last night, so i said the cubs were one game out of a playoff berth but he's right about the sox

 

then he's like "the sox are only 3 games out of one" and i'm like...damnit he got me there...but i said something like "yeah, they've been hot the last week or so but have one of the worst offenses ever"

 

(and btw i just realized the major difference between the two teams is a massive canyon in defense)

 

anyway, yeah, his response was "that's because they got all them latin guys and it was too cold for them"

 

so i wasn't trying to say that i owned him or anything (because i didn't) but that he literally said that [expletive] to a random stranger he was having a casual conversation with

 

The big difference in the Sox's playoff odds is the number of teams. The Sox have to pass 3 teams to reach playoff position and there are 3 more teams that are one game or less behind them. The best of those 7 teams is likely to be really good for the rest of the season, so the Sox have to play out of their minds to have a shot.

 

Compare to the Cubs, who are one game and one team from being in playoff position, and one of only 3 teams within 6.5 games of WC2.

 

(The Cubs are the better team too, but this is an easier reason to get random people to understand)

[DiamondMind]

Per mlb.com we miss Cole. Lester/Liriano, Arrieta/Happ, Haren/Locke

 

EDIT: On a related note, it looks like Bumgarner is the one Giants starter we'll miss in the long weekend series.

 

Uh, yes please.

[bukie]

The most unbalanced teams in the league, aka lol Phillies:

 

[apete6]

The most unbalanced teams in the league, aka lol Phillies:

 

[expletive] the Cardinals

[Guest]

AJ Burnett is probably done for the year with his elbow injury. That leaves the Pirates with a Cole/Liriano/Locke/Happ/Morton rotation.

 

do we miss cole or liriano this series?

 

Per mlb.com we miss Cole. Lester/Liriano, Arrieta/Happ, Haren/Locke

 

EDIT: On a related note, it looks like Bumgarner is the one Giants starter we'll miss in the long weekend series.

 

i'll take all that

 

Add on to that, Haren will only go once this week. He'll start next Monday against Milwaukee.

[OleMissCub]

There is a baseball team in the NBC called the Bee Jays.

 

http://beejays.pointstreaksites.com/view/beejays

[Guest]

Yesterday, Wade Davis allowed his first home run since August 24, 2013, a span of 125 2/3 innings.

[Guest]

heard some old dude say neither the cubs or sox were going anywhere last night, so i said the cubs were one game out of a playoff berth but he's right about the sox

 

then he's like "the sox are only 3 games out of one" and i'm like...damnit he got me there...but i said something like "yeah, they've been hot the last week or so but have one of the worst offenses ever"

 

(and btw i just realized the major difference between the two teams is a massive canyon in defense)

 

anyway, yeah, his response was "that's because they got all them latin guys and it was too cold for them"

 

so i wasn't trying to say that i owned him or anything (because i didn't) but that he literally said that [expletive] to a random stranger he was having a casual conversation with

 

The big difference in the Sox's playoff odds is the number of teams. The Sox have to pass 3 teams to reach playoff position and there are 3 more teams that are one game or less behind them. The best of those 7 teams is likely to be really good for the rest of the season, so the Sox have to play out of their minds to have a shot.

 

Compare to the Cubs, who are one game and one team from being in playoff position, and one of only 3 teams within 6.5 games of WC2.

 

(The Cubs are the better team too, but this is an easier reason to get random people to understand)

 

Fun facts:

 

The A's and Red Sox are the furthest out of a playoff spot in the AL. Both are 8 out of the wild card. In the NL, there are 6 teams that are at least 8 games out - the Braves are exactly 8 out and the Reds, Rockies, Brewers, Marlins and Phillies are all more.

[Clem Fandango]

There is a baseball team in the NBC called the Bee Jays.

 

http://beejays.pointstreaksites.com/view/beejays

 

Not just any Bee Jays, but Liberal Bee Jays

[Guest]

https://screen.yahoo.com/justin-uptons-miserable-day-021204644.html

[jersey cubs fan]

There is a baseball team in the NBC called the Bee Jays.

 

http://beejays.pointstreaksites.com/view/beejays

 

Not just any Bee Jays, but Liberal Bee Jays

with a terribly tragic storyline

[OleMissCub]

There is a baseball team in the NBC called the Bee Jays.

 

http://beejays.pointstreaksites.com/view/beejays

 

Not just any Bee Jays, but Liberal Bee Jays

with a terribly tragic storyline

 

Yep. Unfortunately that's how I came across the name. :( :(

[CubInOK]

I think I've been silently wondering "How the hell is Bartolo Colon still in MLB?" for the past 5 years now.