General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[Geech]

When did Brett Gardner turn into Matt Holliday?

http://image.nj.com/home/njo-media/width620/img/yankees_main/photo/18787193-mmmain.jpg

 

This bulging melon is practically Jason Voorhees.

 

 

 

[BigSlick]

Why does it look like his brain is trying desperately to escape from his skull?

[NOLA]

Mendy Alcantara DFA'd by the Reds. I really wanted him to be a thing when was first called up.

[Tim]

Mendy Alcantara DFA'd by the Reds. I really wanted him to be a thing when was first called up.

way better than baez

[NOLA]

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[Sammy Sofa]

That's not actually Rosenthal's Twitter.

[imb]

BreakingSprtNews

[Sammy Sofa]

SPRTSPRTSPRT

[philosophizer75]

Harper has no ligament damage and suffered only a severe bone bruise. Nationals confident he returns this season.

 

I dunno how that's possible, given the way his leg bent, but good for him if that really is the extent of the injury.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Stanton just ripped his 22nd HR in his last 34 games

[Navin R. Johnson]

Is there a listing of the top players in terms of BABIP in 2015? With the talk of how much Piscotty and Grichuk benefited from well above average BABIP I'm curious where they rank.

 

Piscotty 9th and Grichuk 16th out of 311 players. I had to put the minimum PA at 250 since neither of them had enough PA to qualify on the normal list.

 

Thanks for the legit reply. The reason why I'm asking so many Cardinal questions is that I'm considering betting a rather large amount on the Cubs to win the Central. And with the Bucs losing Burnett and Happ the Cards are the only likely team to threaten that bet. So I'm just looking to learn as much about the Cardinals in terms of possible player declines and minor league impact promotions.

 

Also could you please give the link where you found the BABIP listing?

 

It's common knowledge that the Birds have made deal with Satan. Would you be betting ON Satan or AGAINST Satan? Think before you answer, Satan is listening. Also, watching. Move to the right a little. Thanks. :twisted:

[17 Seconds]

i had never heard about this before

 

[mikeyt34]

That's funny you posted that Jay Bell story. Believe it or not, I was actually at that game sitting in the LF bleachers about 20 rows back. I've lived in AZ since 91' and going to a D-Backs game was pretty cool early on in their inception. They made kind of a big deal about the contest prior to the game and made several more announcements throughout the first 5 innings, so everyone in the stadium was well aware of what was going on and what needed to happen entering the 6th inning.

 

Just the fact that Bell even had a chance to come to plate in the 6th with the bases loaded was amazing in itself. The crowd was going nuts when Bell came to the plate and when he actually hit it out, the stadium went absolutely bonkers.

 

One of my most memorable moments attending sporting events in the Valley of the Sun over the years.

[David]

TIL that Richard Hidalgo had seasons of 6 and 7.3 fWAR, as part of a 9 season career in which he amassed 21.2 WAR total.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

TIL that Richard Hidalgo had seasons of 6 and 7.3 fWAR, as part of a 9 season career in which he amassed 21.2 WAR total.

 

I haven't heard that name forever, but that sounds about right.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Holy horsefeathers, he hit 44 homers one year.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I saw him hit a dinger at Wrigley that still hasn't landed

[Transmogrified Tiger]

This is a fun read on a High School trick play that I didn't realize was possible: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20294816/skunk-outfield-how-most-epic-trick-play-history-broke-baseball

 

In short, being out of the baseline requires a tag attempt, so you can wander from first base into right field to try to draw a throw, and that led to a 2+ minute (!) standoff.

[CyHawk_Cub]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[We Got The Whole 9]

Stanton is not the only qualified player in the league to have a 500 ISO in the 2nd half

[imb]

Stanton is not the only qualified player in the league to have a 500 ISO in the 2nd half

 

has to be gallo, right

[We Got The Whole 9]

Yep the other Vegas dude is starting to mash

[Sammy Sofa]

EAT SHEETS, JEETS:

 

http://deadspin.com/miami-dade-county-to-derek-jeter-you-cannot-move-home-1797958928

 

Previous rumors of new Miami Marlins owner Derek Jeter’s desire to remove the stadium’s dinger sculpture will not be coming to fruition, as Miami-Dade County officials have spoken up to clarify that it is a work of public art that cannot be moved.

 

The sculpture is the property of the county: public art commissioned and “designed specifically for this project and location,” as head of Miami-Dade County’s cultural affairs arm Michael Spring told the Miami Herald today. (A helpful clarifying comment, as the sculpture is definitely indistinct enough to pass for any project or location.)

[davell]