General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[David]

Just think of all of the other things you could be reading instead.

 

ya message board gossip is some next level schadenfreude

[UMFan83]

Just think of all of the other things you could be reading instead.

 

please redirect me to something. I'm bored out of my mind at work.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Just think of all of the other things you could be reading instead.

 

please redirect me to something. I'm bored out of my mind at work.

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[UMFan83]

Just think of all of the other things you could be reading instead.

 

please redirect me to something. I'm bored out of my mind at work.

penthouseforum.com

 

its work safe right?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

 

please redirect me to something. I'm bored out of my mind at work.

penthouseforum.com

 

its work safe right?

[jersey cubs fan]

 

please redirect me to something. I'm bored out of my mind at work.

penthouseforum.com

 

its work safe right?

many references to various jobs

[Sammy Sofa]

Just think of all of the other things you could be reading instead.

 

please redirect me to something. I'm bored out of my mind at work.

 

[Tracer Bullet]

lol

 

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[BigSlick]

lol

 

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Slim pickings in AL Catchers there, Sal Perez seems to be the default choice. Also he may or may not be dead, like how the Royals position players are dropping like flies

[sneakypower]

i think the laughable part was how heavily featured KC is, but this is still slightly better than last year's mockery

[bukie]

Grant Brisbee writing about Clayton Kershaw and his 5 walks: http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/5/31/11819168/clayton-kershaw-five-walks-wut

 

The whole article is hilarious, but some highlights:

- Here is the plot zone on the only 4 pitch walk Kershaw has allowed this year:

 

- "Left-handed hitters are hitting .REPENT/.YE/.SINNERS against Kershaw this year, so it's probably not much of a surprise that it took him four starts to walk a lefty."

 

- "A walk to Joey Votto should count as a half-walk on a pitcher's record. I mean, if we're going to adjust stats like OPS+ and ERA- for park and league averages, there's no way we should blame a pitcher entirely for walking Votto."

[George Hayduke]

Grant Brisbee writing about Clayton Kershaw and his 5 walks: http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/5/31/11819168/clayton-kershaw-five-walks-wut

 

The whole article is hilarious, but some highlights:

- Here is the plot zone on the only 4 pitch walk Kershaw has allowed this year:

 

- "Left-handed hitters are hitting .REPENT/.YE/.SINNERS against Kershaw this year, so it's probably not much of a surprise that it took him four starts to walk a lefty."

 

- "A walk to Joey Votto should count as a half-walk on a pitcher's record. I mean, if we're going to adjust stats like OPS+ and ERA- for park and league averages, there's no way we should blame a pitcher entirely for walking Votto."

 

Fangraphs also did a whole write-up on how terrible that walk and specifically that first pitch ball was.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/we-might-already-have-the-seasons-worst-called-ball/

[jersey cubs fan]

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[Derwood]

Now confirmed. No appeal

[Tim]

So...

 

You're saying Cleveland may be in the market for an outfielder now, eh?

[jersey cubs fan]

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[BigSlick]

I kinda always irrationally hated Marlon Byrd so, whatever

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I hope Dan Haren goes into the Hall of Fame wearing a Cubs hat

[Careless]

lol

 

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Slim pickings in AL Catchers there, Sal Perez seems to be the default choice. Also he may or may not be dead, like how the Royals position players are dropping like flies

He didn't mean "leads the AL catchers"

 

He leads all players in votes

[UMFan83]

I kinda always irrationally hated Marlon Byrd so, whatever

 

I met him outside of Scooters on Paulina/Belmont and he was actually pretty nice to me when I gave him congrats on making the All Star team, so I always kind of liked him. Plus in that ASG I believe he threw out a runner to keep the NL tied late in the game or something like that.

[NonProfitCow]

Arrest report of a BlueJays fan running onto the field.

 

 

http://www.runningthefield.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/arrestreport.png

 

[Little Slide Rooter]

Really too bad about Marlon Byrd. Was a nice late-career comeback after what seemed to be the end when his time with the Red Sox came to an end.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I hope Dan Haren goes into the Hall of Fame wearing a Cubs hat

 

Maybe in the sense that I went into the Hall of Fame wearing a Cubs hat when I visited it.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Really too bad about Marlon Byrd. Was a nice late-career comeback after what seemed to be the end when his time with the Red Sox came to an end.

 

Well the reason for this is obvious now.

[SouthSideRyan]

lol

 

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Slim pickings in AL Catchers there, Sal Perez seems to be the default choice. Also he may or may not be dead, like how the Royals position players are dropping like flies

He didn't mean "leads the AL catchers"

 

He leads all players in votes

 

If you have no competition at your position, you'd be more likely to be the leading votegetter.