4/17 Cubs (Hammel) vs Padres (Shields) 1:20 ABC 7 - KRISMAS

[George Hayduke]

Oh man, that was a pitch to hit....

[jersey cubs fan]

So it doesn't matter if it hits the glove, that seems like a future loophole. Just whack any ball in the gap there to prevent a triple or a run scoring from first.

 

Intentionally whacking a ball out of play and deflecting a ball out of play are handled different in other rules, so I don't see why they couldn't be here.

 

I'm not talking about winding up and golfing a ball 15 feet to the vines.

what are you talking about? Intentionally tapping it just right so that you know it will stick (rather than just using that glove to catch the ball?)

[DiamondMind]

http://i.imgur.com/WHnQU4n.jpg

[Andy]

Ugh.

[Guest]

i thought today was supposed to be fun

[Derwood]

ugh Soler

 

well that answers my question of how much of a delay mlb.tv is on, as you posted this when he was still on a 2-2 count on my feed

 

I am watching on mlb.tv too

 

well....then......my internet provider just sucks then.

 

which I already knew

[Hairyducked Idiot]

So it doesn't matter if it hits the glove, that seems like a future loophole. Just whack any ball in the gap there to prevent a triple or a run scoring from first.

 

Intentionally whacking a ball out of play and deflecting a ball out of play are handled different in other rules, so I don't see why they couldn't be here.

 

I'm not talking about winding up and golfing a ball 15 feet to the vines.

 

So what, in the one time in a thousand that the ball is in the gap and you'd be better off if it got stuck and the outfielder is *right there*, he just casually flicks it with his glove and deftly gets it stuck in the ivy?

 

That seems ... implausible.

[Schwarber Fan]

Solid contact at least. He'll be fine. Losing this game is going to be far more frustrating than Bryant's day.

[treebird]

brb bumping fatalism thread

[DiamondMind]

its acceptable to drink rum at 4pm right

[DiamondMind]

we gotta tie it up bottom of the 8th....Kimbrel is untouchable

[Schwarber Fan]

btw, lol @ not even interviewing the NFL guy

[Fro]

eh, we'll have another shot to rally and win

[Tryptamine]

I'm out. Going to have an aneurysm if they lose this game because the umpire is a moron who will without a doubt not be held liable in any way shape or form.

[KatJ]

Bryant made contact at his last AB, though, right? And he sounds like he's playing solid at 3B. If he settles down, good things will happen.

 

Fowler, OTOH, gives me little heart attacks.

[Clem Fandango]

Regardless of not calling the Schlitter K pitch a strike and getting out of that inning, that didn't change the fact that Schlitter served up a [expletive] meatball and still sucks as a pitcher and shouldn't even be on this roster.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm out. Going to have an aneurysm if they lose this game because the umpire is a moron who will without a doubt not be held liable in any way shape or form.

 

Well, we got our runs on Padres gifts and a series of seeing-eye hits while the Padres have been blasting near-dongers at a Szczur-ian rate.

[Guest]

Regardless of not calling the Schlitter K pitch a strike and getting out of that inning, that didn't change the fact that Schlitter served up a [expletive] meatball and still sucks as a pitcher and shouldn't even be on this roster.

 

Pitchers are largely unsuccessful as a species when forced to get 4 strikes to get an out.

[Proven Veteran]

So how does Ricketts go about changing that ground rule?

Get rid of the ivy.

[TruffleShuffle]

How can we arrange it so that Schlitter never faces a hitter in a high leverage situation, ever again? Or just never faces another hitter ever, that would also work.

[KatJ]

Regardless of not calling the Schlitter K pitch a strike and getting out of that inning, that didn't change the fact that Schlitter served up a [expletive] meatball and still sucks as a pitcher and shouldn't even be on this roster.

 

Pitchers are largely unsuccessful as a species when forced to get 4 strikes to get an out.

 

Perhaps Schlitter should be clean shaven. Call it a reverse Samson effect: he'd maybe turn into a good pitcher.

[bcruise]

Why are LenBob not concerned with the fact that it hit off the outfielder's glove first, and THAT'S what needs clarification? Not the ivy rule itself...

[Cubswin11]

Do we have the most underrated 8-9 duo in baseball?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Why are LenBob not concerned with the fact that it hit off the outfielder's glove first, and THAT'S what needs clarification? Not the ivy rule itself...

 

Because it doesn't need clarification. It's irrelevant.

[Proven Veteran]

Why are LenBob not concerned with the fact that it hit off the outfielder's glove first, and THAT'S what needs clarification? Not the ivy rule itself...

You do know that Bob isn't here anymore, right?