General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

Bertz · July 17, 2020

Jake's way wrong, *but* he did play college ball and is only like a year out of school. So like if a normal person would get 5 he'd be probably get like 15.

Transmogrified Tiger · July 17, 2020

95 pitchers got 20+ PA last year, 80 of them had a batting average higher than .053(35/650). Yes those guys are much better athletes and a chunk of them were hitters at a higher level than high school, but I think it's instructive that you're talking about a limitation that's as much a physical pass/fail than it is about particular skill. If you assume in that hypothetical that you're a pro baseball player who is working on their swing/bat speed/pitch recognition occupationally, I think there's plenty of regular joes who get 10-15, and a subset of regular folks with beyond HS experience and/or very good physical attributes(eyesight, twitch reaction) could probably get to 35.

WrigleyField 22 · July 17, 2020

Yes, there are certainly non pro athletes that could muster 35 hits, but if we're talking the average Joe, the median person is only getting on base because an errant pitch was rifled into their ribs. Edited July 17, 2020 by WrigleyField 22

WrigleyField 22 · July 17, 2020

[n/a] Edited July 17, 2020 by WrigleyField 22

imb · July 17, 2020

35 hits? I'd be happy if I made contact 35 times.

if i took 35 *swings* my body would crumple into dust

WrigleyField 22 · July 17, 2020

35 hits? I'd be happy if I made contact 35 times.

if i took 35 *swings* my body would crumple into dust

Well even at 4 at bats a game, that's max just 12 swings a game, likely less as I'm frozen in fear most of the time. So I could work up to those 35 swings over a few games at least.

I'd have to not take BP though to reserve any strength for the ABs, though. At least until like mid season when I've developed some sort of core.

Regular Show · July 17, 2020

So this was the original video/tweet. I guess it's an old clip? I've never seen it before and thought it was new...

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jersey cubs fan · July 17, 2020

how does this video get resubmitted on a monthly basis by clout chasers?

NonProfitCow · July 17, 2020

how does this video get resubmitted on a monthly basis by clout chasers?

That's what I was thinking.

JudasIscariotTheBird · July 17, 2020

how does this video get resubmitted on a monthly basis by clout chasers?
That's what I was thinking.

...then you can explain what a clout chaser is?

jersey cubs fan · July 17, 2020

how does this video get resubmitted on a monthly basis by clout chasers?
That's what I was thinking.
...then you can explain what a clout chaser is?

I'm referring to the people with a fairly large twitter following posting that video as if it was something they discovered, as an obvious ploy for retweets and likes. It's been around a long time, and in the past two weeks I've seen it presented as new by multiple people, despite personally avoiding twitter a great deal.

JudasIscariotTheBird · July 17, 2020

Wrong user name?

I think you are my least favorite internet person, and that is saying a whole hell of a lot.

Post Count Padder · July 17, 2020

Daniel Bard has made the Rockies' roster. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2013 and has issued 46 walks in his last 13 professional innings.

Rob · July 18, 2020

Daniel Bard has made the Rockies' roster. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2013 and has issued 46 walks in his last 13 professional innings.

Didn't we have him in camp or on a minor league deal or something one year?

NonProfitCow · July 18, 2020

Daniel Bard has made the Rockies' roster. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2013 and has issued 46 walks in his last 13 professional innings.

Didn't we have him in camp or on a minor league deal or something one year?

Yep. Since being waived by the Red Sox, he's played for the Cubs, Rangers, Cubs again, Pirates, Cardinals, Mets and now Rockies.

chopsx9 · July 19, 2020

Good stuff from NPB:
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Good ol' Koskue. Never got that 20 million contract I guess.

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Cubswin11 · July 21, 2020

My god the hype on this team is insane. The Venn diagram of people betting this and those who bet on Mitch to win MVP that made it the most exposed MVP bet at books is just a circle.

JudasIscariotTheBird · July 21, 2020

My god the hype on this team is insane. The Venn diagram of people betting this and those who bet on Mitch to win MVP that made it the most exposed MVP bet at books is just a circle.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-mlb-predictions/

Nate agrees with you.