General Cubs Chit-Chat

[David]

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[We Got The Whole 9]

Did Maddux really telegraph the high inside fastball like that, though?

 

horsefeathers, I guess he may have. Sorry I had never hear this before today.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9589483/the-history-glove-talking-baseball

[Cubswin11]

Willy is the man, he’s definitely going to kicked out of a game Joe West is umping. I think the mound visit limit is a really dumb idea.

 

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[David]

Did Maddux really telegraph the high inside fastball like that, though?

 

horsefeathers, I guess he may have. Sorry I had never hear this before today.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9589483/the-history-glove-talking-baseball

 

i didn't know it was possible not to have heard this story at some point. feels like it's brought up all the time.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Did Maddux really telegraph the high inside fastball like that, though?

 

horsefeathers, I guess he may have. Sorry I had never hear this before today.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9589483/the-history-glove-talking-baseball

 

i didn't know it was possible not to have heard this story at some point. feels like it's brought up all the time.

Haven't I proven how oblivious I can be yet?

 

Besides is that talked about among Chicago media or just in general?

[David]

Did Maddux really telegraph the high inside fastball like that, though?

 

horsefeathers, I guess he may have. Sorry I had never hear this before today.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9589483/the-history-glove-talking-baseball

 

i didn't know it was possible not to have heard this story at some point. feels like it's brought up all the time.

Haven't I proven how oblivious I can be yet?

 

Besides is that talked about among Chicago media or just in general?

 

i feel like it's mentioned on baseball broadcasts somewhat frequently

 

a lot of times guys will bring it up when a pitcher is talking into his glove or whatever

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I had never heard it either.

[SouthSideRyan]

Did Maddux really telegraph the high inside fastball like that, though?

 

horsefeathers, I guess he may have. Sorry I had never hear this before today.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9589483/the-history-glove-talking-baseball

 

i didn't know it was possible not to have heard this story at some point. feels like it's brought up all the time.

 

Yeah, well I didn't know it was possible to not know who Rick Wrona was.

[David]

I had never heard it either.

 

nah you just forgot about hearing it

[David]

i mean even the guy who mixed up mark prior and greg maddux had heard about it

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I think we're missing the subtle racism at play. We immediately see Mark Prior in the 1989 NLCS as fake, but we all believed Alfonso Soriano orchestrated the Trail of Tears.

[ConstableRabbit]

I don't remember ever hearing about that either.

[badger]

I don't remember ever hearing about that either.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

it's one of my dad's favorite pieces of baseball trivia, so i've heard about it plenty because of him. but it always seems like new information to people when he tells them, so i'm not surprised it's not super common knowledge.

[Splendid Splinter]

Willy is the man, he’s definitely going to kicked out of a game Joe West is umping. I think the mound visit limit is a really dumb idea.

 

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/chicago-cubs-willson-contreras-jon-lester-joe-maddon/

[Cubswin11]

Willy is the man, he’s definitely going to kicked out of a game Joe West is umping. I think the mound visit limit is a really dumb idea.

 

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/chicago-cubs-willson-contreras-jon-lester-joe-maddon/

Makes me even more firm in my stance against this stupid rule with that clown taking the other side

[Derwood]

The mound visit rule may not work, but the number of visits was ridiculous during the last postseason

[Cubswin11]

The mound visit rule may not work, but the number of visits was ridiculous during the last postseason

They may have been but overall they don’t seem to be a problem nor will it be a huge time saver. We’re talking 5-10 min a game maybe? Plus it’s the postseason/WS I’m willing to let it slide that guys want to be extra sure to be on the same page, calmed down, etc.

[imb]

"Ugh I wish this exciting playoff game was shorter!"

[Derwood]

"Ugh I wish this exciting playoff game was shorter!"

 

Well that entirely misses the point

[Cubswin11]

"Ugh I wish this exciting playoff game was shorter!"

 

Well that entirely misses the point

I still don’t really get what the entire point is other than to make a game that’s inherently slow and standing aroundish slight less slow and standing aroundish but the final product with these changes still ends up being a slow and standing aroundish game.

Edited February 22, 2018 by Cubswin11

[imb]

YOU ENTIRELY MISS THE POINT

[Ding Dong Johnson]

every playoff game should be 7 hours

[Derwood]

"Ugh I wish this exciting playoff game was shorter!"

 

Mound visits are the opposite of exciting. Multiple mound visits in the same inning is really really really the opposite of exciting.

[imb]

just close your eyes for 15 seconds or whatever