General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[Proven Veteran]

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This is great.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I would normally like it, but I have a hunch that Addi had something to do with this, and I'm off that train.

[imb]

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[David]

i'm always shocked when i remember hideo nomo's brief tenure as a cub/iowa cub

[Derwood]

He Diet No More

[David]

i feel like mentioning the 58mph base line like this is more than a little silly considering his arm was in tatters but whatever, here's an article on driveline and kyle zimmer

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

He Diet No More

 

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https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/1091711084816257024

 

I guess he was playing in an exhibition game against other retired ball players.

 

And let’s talk about that behind the back catch from the right fielder.

[imb]

i'm always shocked when i remember hideo nomo's brief tenure as a cub/iowa cub

 

holy horsefeathers you're right

[David]

i'm always shocked when i remember hideo nomo's brief tenure as a cub/iowa cub

 

holy horsefeathers you're right

 

i mainly only remember it because i had my hopes crushed when he didn't even get a call up and i spent all of spring training imagining him dominating for us like he did in LA

[Bertz]

i feel like mentioning the 58mph base line like this is more than a little silly considering his arm was in tatters but whatever, here's an article on driveline and kyle zimmer

 

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I feel like "he went to Driveline" is going to be the new "best shape of his life." There are going to be a handful of guys who totally break through each year and you will 100% be able to trace it back to the work put in there, but for every success story there will be like 3-4 dudes who end up being basically the exact same guy once the calendar flips over to April.

[David]

i just looked at mookie wilson's career stats (i don't think i ever had) and i had no idea he wasn't very good

 

reminds me of when i discovered how shitty shawon dunston was

[Sammy Sofa]

reminds me of when i discovered how horsefeathers shawon dunston was

 

That was almost a dealbreaker for me and my burgeoning understanding of sabermetrics back in the day.

[Sammy Sofa]

7.4 CAREER fWAR.

 

NEVER HAD A 2 fWAR SEASON.

 

WHY GOD WHY.

[David]

reminds me of when i discovered how horsefeathers shawon dunston was

 

That was almost a dealbreaker for me and my burgeoning understanding of sabermetrics back in the day.

 

same. i loved shawon and was heartbroken when he went to the giants.

[17 Seconds]

a woman died after being hit by a foul line drive at a dodgers game last year. i haven't seen the replay or where she was, but that shouldn't happen.

[NonProfitCow]

7.4 CAREER fWAR.

 

NEVER HAD A 2 fWAR SEASON.

 

WHY GOD WHY.

he threw hard

[Andy]

a woman died after being hit by a foul line drive at a dodgers game last year. i haven't seen the replay or where she was, but that shouldn't happen.

The article I read said the ball was a line drive that went just above the protective netting.

[Sammy Sofa]

7.4 CAREER fWAR.

 

NEVER HAD A 2 fWAR SEASON.

 

WHY GOD WHY.

he threw hard

 

Right into our hearts.

[Cubswin11]

The NL DH could happen this year. Yes, please

 

[Irrelevant Dude]

The NL DH could happen this year. Yes, please

 

I know I'm in the minority, but I still want no part of the DH. It seems strange to me though that they would even be considering such a change less than 2 months from opening day. If and when MLB decides to adopt the DH in the NL, wouldn't it make sense to announce it early in the off-season (or sooner) to give teams a better opportunity to build their rosters? Ultimately, I expect it will be a concession by the owners in the next CBA. There is no pressing reason to do it this year.

[Cubswin11]

The NL DH could happen this year. Yes, please

 

I know I'm in the minority, but I still want no part of the DH. It seems strange to me though that they would even be considering such a change less than 2 months from opening day. If and when MLB decides to adopt the DH in the NL, wouldn't it make sense to announce it early in the off-season (or sooner) to give teams a better opportunity to build their rosters? Ultimately, I expect it will be a concession by the owners in the next CBA. There is no pressing reason to do it this year.

They always do this rules stuff this time every year, why idk and it doesn’t make much sense but they do. It’s not like this is a blindsided move, teams probably knew this could or would happen this year. The players largely want this, it could be a bit of an olive branch to them and the union for the last two offseasons. It helps extend careers, protect pitchers, etc.

[Bluescale]

They always do this rules stuff this time every year, why idk and it doesn’t make much sense but they do.

 

Most rule changes don't impact the roster the same way the DH does.

[jersey cubs fan]

MLBPA asking for this is dumb. It’s not going to move the needle on budgets. Any extra money going toward a DH will come from some other player.