chuckywang

What the hell is this clown saying?

DICKIE V!!!!

BTW, who did that Tampa Bay heckler pick to heckle today?

Boy, did the Rays bend the Mets over with no lube on the Kazmir trade or what

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For high comedy, tune into the Mets press conference today.

Wow, that's exactly what the Cardinals do.

So you're saying there's a chance!

I think every NL team would just make their Designated Fielder the pitcher, thereby making it the same as the AL.

.309/.342/.515 GET THIS A-HOLE OFF OUR TEAM!

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The difference is that the AL rules allow the specialized DH to hit the entire game. Yes, there are specialized jobs such as LOOGYs and pinch runners, but they are only used for one inning at most. If the manager wants them to continue playing, he is forced to make them hit/field. It's part of the strategy of baseball, not unlike the strategy of fouling to stop the clock in basketball.

I just had an image of Shaq as a jockey.

I once said on this board that I found the AL to be unwatchable because of the DH. Someone said I must not be a big baseball fan if the DH makes it unwatchable. Glad I'm not alone.

Fukudome's home BABIP is absolutely insane. What's his home LD%?

That's not even the issue. A ball off the top of the wall is NOT a home run either way. The issue was whether or not it hit the ivy behind the wall and then bounced off the top of the wall. umm the announcer said that at this park if the ball hits all yellow its a homerun thus if it hits the top of the wall it IS a homerun. If it if hits the ivy behind the wall wouldn't that be a homerun since it went behind (or over) the wall. Well then that announcer is wrong. At every ballpark, the yellow line on the wall denotes the point the ball has to clear to be a home run. Hitting all yellow and coming back into play = no HR. Seriously, it takes two seconds to look up the Miller Park ground rules: The play being discussed here happened about 200 ft from the left field corner. http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/miller_park_2.htm Scroll down from the link above, and you'll see a picture of the area being described in the ground rules (5th pic on the page). It's a vertical pad that runs the first few feet above the wall, in front of the foul pole. Earlier on that same page is a shot of the RF wall. You've gotta hit the ball completely over those yellow pads for a HR, just like in all ballparks. But at least there can be cases where a ball that hits the yellow line and comes back in play is a HR.

Yeah, but if, say, a starting pitcher leads the league by 5 wins at this point in the season, I guarantee it would be talked about ad nauseum. I think the OP's point is well taken, however your attitudes on the stats may be.

That is pure baseball thinking. I like it.

Sudden Death? Damn. I feel the air has been let out of the balloon now.

What a waste of fuel, time, rest, and money.

Can you imagine the outrage on this board if someone, like Fontenot, got hurt in this game?

That's not even the issue. A ball off the top of the wall is NOT a home run either way. The issue was whether or not it hit the ivy behind the wall and then bounced off the top of the wall. umm the announcer said that at this park if the ball hits all yellow its a homerun thus if it hits the top of the wall it IS a homerun. If it if hits the ivy behind the wall wouldn't that be a homerun since it went behind (or over) the wall. Well then that announcer is wrong. At every ballpark, the yellow line on the wall denotes the point the ball has to clear to be a home run. Hitting all yellow and coming back into play = no HR. Seriously, it takes two seconds to look up the Miller Park ground rules:

For his career, Jordan shot 33% from 3. That is not a "weakness". That is actually not a bad percentage. Tiger has hit less than 60% of his fairways. In 2006, he finished 139th on Tour. In 2007, he finished 152nd. In 2008, he isn't even in the top 200. Tiger tees off like MJ hit curve balls. Now THAT would be accurate. Who cares if you hit less than 60% of your fairways if you hit 78% greens in regulation?

I think Fielder's "triple" is inconclusive even with replay.

From the Cubs official website: