Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-19-14

[gscool89]

RT @BroadcasterMick: Kris Bryant a late lineup scratch tonight for the Smokies. He was feeling ill but is still available to pitch hit.

[MWV]

Baez 1-1 with a 2B.

[Guest]

Pierce with a 1-2-3 first inning but had to work around two 2-out walks in the second.

[Guest]

Baez 1-1 with a 2B.

 

Increasing his night stats.

[jersey cubs fan]

Baez 1-1 with a 2B.

 

Increasing his night stats.

 

I don't know, 7:00 start time in Texas, it had to still be fairly light out.

[Guest]

Baez 1-1 with a 2B.

 

Increasing his night stats.

 

I don't know, 7:00 start time in Texas, it had to still be fairly light out.

 

Damn it!

 

He's just padding his daytime stats.

[gscool89]

Kris Bryant pinch-hit double

[CubsWin]

Pierce with a 1-2-3 first inning but had to work around two 2-out walks in the second.

And now he's out after just 47 pitches. Anyone watching/listening to the game?

[Little Slide Rooter]

The baseball Gods demanded sacrifice in exchange for Almora and Baez' hot streaks.

[Guest]

Ruggiano is at Iowa on rehab, 2 for 3 tonight

[RammyFanny]

GIDP for Baez, hit hard but right at the 3B.

[ScrubMD]

Baez was just 1 for 4, but no K's.

[Guest]

based on the gameday chart, it looks like the double just missed going out to right

[jersey cubs fan]

based on the gameday chart, it looks like the double just missed going out to right

 

As long as the ball eventually reaches the wall that dot is going to be at the wall, right? Or does it mean that is where it made contact with the ground?

[XZero771679666304]

based on the gameday chart, it looks like the double just missed going out to right

 

As long as the ball eventually reaches the wall that dot is going to be at the wall, right? Or does it mean that is where it made contact with the ground?

 

I pretty sure it's the latter.

[Guest]

I think it depends a bit on the batted ball. For a ball ripped on the ground past the 3B into the corner, the dot is probably going to be where it was fielded rather than where it 'landed', but for a line drive double I imagine it would be where it first made contact with the ground. Add in that MiLB gameday is even more of an intern throwing darts at the wall and I'm not sure we can make any concrete assumptions.

[XZero771679666304]

I think it depends a bit on the batted ball. For a ball ripped on the ground past the 3B into the corner, the dot is probably going to be where it was fielded rather than where it 'landed', but for a line drive double I imagine it would be where it first made contact with the ground. Add in that MiLB gameday is even more of an intern throwing darts at the wall and I'm not sure we can make any concrete assumptions.

 

It seems like very few doubles or triples actually show as going to the wall, and we know many (or most) of them do. And I think MLB gameday is actually worse when it comes to this stuff, with flyouts looking like homers and wall scrapers looking like they were hit to the moon. But yeah, none of it is consistent or particularly reliable.

[Guest]

Re Pierce Johnson's 4 IP start:

 

@BroadcasterMick: @BleacherNation Buddy said today that he is healthy.