8/23 - Cubs (Taillon) vs Tigers (Skubal): 12:10pm, Marquee

[Jason Ross]

5 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

I got hit on the inside of my thigh by 76 MPH fast ball one time and I thought I broke my femur. 

I run the adult baseball league in my city, and still play.  We have a few former D-1 athletes in our league, a few who were drafted, and someone who has 4 service years in the MLB (including pitching in the playoffs).  I've been hit with 90+mph before.  I wear a c-flap, I have an elbow guard, and a shin pad.  Getting hit with baseballs hurts, man.  Guys who get hit 20+ times a season with 90+mph are tough dudes.  I am not a tough dude.

[UMFan83]

Gotta say the offense definitely looks like it's coming out of the slump a bit.  Yesterday was encouraging too.

[CubinNY]

3 minutes ago, 1908_Cubs said:

I run the adult baseball league in my city, and still play.  We have a few former D-1 athletes in our league, a few who were drafted, and someone who has 4 service years in the MLB (including pitching in the playoffs).  I've been hit with 90+mph before.  I wear a c-flap, I have an elbow guard, and a shin pad.  Getting hit with baseballs hurts, man.  Guys who get hit 20+ times a season with 90+mph are tough dudes.  I am not a tough dude.

I played MSBL for four years and it was so much fun. You can definitely tell the high school guys from the college/minor league guys. We had different divisions. Somehow I found myself in the highest division when I did not belong there. I was not at that level.  

[mul21]

About 3 more scoreless innings and 3-4 more runs would be a really nice way to finish this series and use the mop up guys like Rucker to finish this one off.

[Jason Ross]

4 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

I played MSBL for four years and it was so much fun. You can definitely tell the high school guys from the college/minor league guys. We had different divisions. Somehow I found myself in the highest division when I did not belong there. I was not at that level.  

MSBL!  Excellent.  We were affiliated with MSBL for years (though recently dropped the affiliation to save some money).  Still do some tournaments around the midwest.  

[CubinNY]

1 minute ago, 1908_Cubs said:

MSBL!  Excellent.  We were affiliated with MSBL for years (though recently dropped the affiliation to save some money).  Still do some tournaments around the midwest.  

The last year I played, I was so out of my talent level that the manager made me bunt almost every time I got to bat. I ended up hating that guy. 

[UMFan83]

Through 5.  At 75 pitches so very unlikely to be able to finish this but can probably go 2 more innings at this rate.

[Jason Ross]

5 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

The last year I played, I was so out of my talent level that the manager made me bunt almost every time I got to bat. I ended up hating that guy. 

Dude, that's terrible.  I run the worst team in Lexington, and we have some guys who I question if they have ever seen a baseball, but they're good guys.  I make sure everyone plays.  Sucks that happened.  Baseball should be fun even if you're out of your depth.

[CubinNY]

5 minutes ago, 1908_Cubs said:

Dude, that's terrible.  I run the worst team in Lexington, and we have some guys who I question if they have ever seen a baseball, but they're good guys.  I make sure everyone plays.  Sucks that happened.  Baseball should be fun even if you're out of your depth.

I got the last laugh by getting the game-winning hit in the Championship. Wasn't a bunt either. One of the very few moments of glory in my life.

[CubinNY]

Boog jinxed it

[UMFan83]

Well this got bad in a hurry

[ILMindState]

Well that escalated quickly

[squally1313]

Get a ground ball, limit the damage to one or two. Add a couple on. 

[CubinNY]

yikes

[CubinNY]

out of gas.

[CubinNY]

got to get the ball down

[UMFan83]

And its tied

[CubinNY]

Ross lets them pitch to failure

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Well it was fun while it lasted.

[UMFan83]

horsefeathers hell what the heck, 1 strike away

[champaignchris]

Ugh. 

[squally1313]

Welp

[abuck1220]

oh now he takes him out. great stuff as always, ross.

[CubinNY]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge

[soccer10k]

Sigh.