MLB N/V March/April: I'm a little radar slut

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Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

humpthewind posted:

More City Connects, this time from TB:

https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1784973012619452580

https://twitter.com/mikeaxisa/status/1784974403165446543

Pretty fun theme. Will most likely look good on the field. The Ray/Bridge logo is very cool

Those are aggressively 90's as gently caress and I love them

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mcmagic: Jul 1, 2004; If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!

zoux posted:

The only times an AL team should play an NL team is in the ASG and the World Series.

I hate to give it to an Astros fan but this is spitting facts.

# ? Apr 29, 2024 19:21

Mike_V: Jul 31, 2004; 3/18/2023: Day of the Dorks

Slimy Hog posted:

From what I've read, grey sells better than other, brighter colors.

if you think about the average baseball fan this makes a lot of sense

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Paper Tiger: Jun 17, 2007; 🖨️🐯torn apart by idle hands

Mike_V posted:

if you think about the average baseball fan this makes a lot of sense

lol

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zoux: Apr 28, 2006

These are Joker colors

# ? Apr 29, 2024 20:08

TheBizzness: Oct 5, 2004; Reign on me.

Rays City Connects are real good!

# ? Apr 29, 2024 20:40

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

zoux posted:

These are Joker colors

That's amazing I love it.

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zoux: Apr 28, 2006

The Rays announce they are selecting the contract of Toxo Viper

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elentar: Aug 26, 2002; Every single year the Ivy League takes a break from fucking up the world through its various alumni to fuck up everyone's bracket instead.

DR FRASIER KRANG posted:

I have faith the mariners can win one game against the Braves.

very overdue to drop a series, the frustration of yet another highly annoying group of pitchers oughtta do it

# ? Apr 29, 2024 21:38

TheBizzness: Oct 5, 2004; Reign on me.

zoux posted:

The Rays announce they are selecting the contract of Toxo Viper

As if they would actually acquire a player to improve the team. Good one!

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Well Played Mauer: Jun 1, 2003; We'll always have Cabo

Why is the devil ray riding a skateboard?

# ? Apr 29, 2024 21:57

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

I was thinking it had something to do with rays being related to skates. It could also have nothing to do with fish species and they just thought a devil ray on a skateboard would be cool.

# ? Apr 29, 2024 22:02

bawfuls: Oct 28, 2009

zoux posted:

These are Joker colors

Look at how sick this hat is! They could have used the same purple as the jersey base but no, some algorithm somewhere says they�ll sell 12% more jerseys if they make them gray instead

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maffew buildings: Apr 29, 2009; too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned

and they're glow in the dark. that's tight.

# ? Apr 29, 2024 22:07

Sydin: Oct 29, 2011; Another spring commute

zoux posted:

These are Joker colors

Rays players after they commit an error wearing the city connects:

# ? Apr 29, 2024 22:16

STAC Goat: Mar 12, 2008; Watching you sleep.

Butt first, let's
check the feeds.

Well Played Mauer posted:

Why is the devil ray riding a skateboard?

I assume it just felt naturally with the 90s vibe.

maffew buildings posted:

and they're glow in the dark. that's tight.

Like this.

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Dameius: Apr 3, 2006

Even if Sluggerfido is a standard AAA to MLB washout, he will still out perform Abreu in the process so this can't possibly bite us in the rear end.

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Dinosaurs!: May 22, 2003

Rays� city connect owns

# ? Apr 29, 2024 23:06

TheBizzness: Oct 5, 2004; Reign on me.

The reasoning the Rays gave for the skateboard is pretty lame �Skateboarding and Baseball are both very hard!� But who cares they look amazing.

# ? Apr 29, 2024 23:32

elentar: Aug 26, 2002; Every single year the Ivy League takes a break from fucking up the world through its various alumni to fuck up everyone's bracket instead.

Skateboarding and Rays baseball: two things best done in endless, empty concrete expanses

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R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

It's Lee Elia Day

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howe_sam: Mar 7, 2013; Creepy little garbage eaters

Well Played Mauer posted:

Why is the devil ray riding a skateboard?

in addition to being totally 90s, it's a fish joke

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mcmagic: Jul 1, 2004; If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!

This dogshit yankee lineup has been shut out 5 times in 30 games lol. even with judge and soto. that is beyond pathetic.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 02:09

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

Inspector_666 posted:

Loperfidophiles rejoice!

You son of a bitch

Intruder posted:

Fidophiles

Wait no that's bad

# ? Apr 30, 2024 02:48

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

Strange play in the Rays @ Brewers game.

Rays up 1-0 bottom of the 9th, 1 out and men on 2nd and 3rd. Brewers hitter strikes out swinging at a ball in the dirt that gets past the catcher but on his swing follow thru hits the top of the catchers head. Ump calls the play dead and sends the runner who scored back to 3rd and calls the batter out. Game ends next hitter on a strikeout.

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Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

Seems reasonable tbh

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Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

Brewers broadcast was arguing the batter should have been allowed to run to 1st on the dropped 3rd strike even if the runner is sent back to 3rd.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 03:38

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

Why would you be allowed to run to first after interfering with the catcher on your backswing

Like you just drilled the catcher in the head with your bat, now he's obligated to throw you out?

# ? Apr 30, 2024 03:42

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

The ball had gotten past the catcher by the time the bat hit the catcher so it wasn't really interfering. I get that it should still be called a strike but since it was a dropped 3rd I would think the catcher still needs to throw him out at 1st.

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Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

It's not interfering with the catch but it's interfering with his ability to go after the ball

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R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

Edwin Diaz should have come out to the trumpets playing taps if he was going to lay one in on Christopher Morel!!!!

# ? Apr 30, 2024 03:55

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

This is the offical rule.

6.03 posted:

Rules 6.03(a)(3) and (4) Comment: If the batter interferes with
the catcher, the plate umpire shall call �interference.� The
batter is out and the ball dead. No player may advance on such
interference (offensive interference) and all runners must return
to the last base that was, in the judgment of the umpire, legally
touched at the time of the interference.

If, however, the catcher makes a play and the runner attempting
to advance is put out, it is to be assumed there was no actual
interference and that runner is out�not the batter. Any other
runners on the base at the time may advance as the ruling is that
there is no actual interference if a runner is retired. In that case
play proceeds just as if no violation had been called.

If a batter strikes at a ball and misses and swings so hard he
carries the bat all the way around and, in the umpire�s judgment,
unintentionally hits the catcher or the ball in back of him on the
backswing, it shall be called a strike only (not interference).
The ball will be dead, however, and no runner shall advance
on the play.

Last part seems to cover a dropped 3rd strike.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 03:59

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Finally saw a pitcher dinged for too many pickoffs. I just thought the targeted runner would be awarded a base, not given as a balk like it actually is

# ? Apr 30, 2024 04:10

R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

Popete posted:

This is the offical rule.

Last part seems to cover a dropped 3rd strike.

isn't this the Javy Baez Rule from that 2017 playoff game against Washington

# ? Apr 30, 2024 04:13

Eric the Mauve: May 8, 2012; Making you happy for a buck since 199X

Popete posted:

This is the offical rule.

Last part seems to cover a dropped 3rd strike.

It's called a strike since he swung and missed (strike three, in this case) and the ball is dead. When strike three hits the dirt the batter becomes a runner, but the rule specifies no runner may advance which in this case includes him.

As a technicality he's not out on interference, it's just a strikeout. But either way, the moment his bat contacts the catcher he's out and can't try to go to first.

If it were strike one or strike two he would not be out on interference and the at-bat would continue--that's what the rule you quoted is specifying.

Eric the Mauve fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Apr 30, 2024

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rickiep00h: Aug 16, 2010; BATDANCE

The Twins have won 8nstraight and are currently 4 games back.

gently caress this loving sport.

Might go to the game Wednesday tho.

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Slimy Hog: Apr 22, 2008

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Finally saw a pitcher dinged for too many pickoffs. I just thought the targeted runner would be awarded a base, not given as a balk like it actually is

Yeah that was weird. How do you make that mistake in 2024? Canning was throwing over like he hadn't played with the new rules

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