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Ambassador of Funk posted:Game 3 outcome joke I got it!
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Some Numbers posted:I got it! You're a cool dude Some Number. You should root for the Giants because you only have to see them in the post every other year rather than every year 
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Oct 10, 2014 00:46
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I'm still trying to process the fact that the the Orioles or the Royals Are going to be in a World Series in the year of our Lord 2014
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Oct 10, 2014 01:06
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Vlad Antlerkov posted:BusinessWeek put together this ranking of every baseball umpire by ball-and-strike calls missed: So the difference between the top and the bottom is 5%?
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Oct 10, 2014 01:13
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New Concept Hole posted:So the difference between the top and the bottom is 5%? Yeah, it's pretty tight. On the other hand, given that we're at about 83% at the lowest, we probably should think about it in terms of "For every 2 fuckups a good umpire makes, a bad umpire makes 3." Which seems like a pretty major difference.
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Oct 10, 2014 01:15
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Is there a way to see "most perfectly called game" using that website? I remember someone posting that the ump for the last no hitter (Zimmermann?) only missed one pitch the whole game. I don't see Alan Porter on the list at all though. Pretty cool website though.
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Oct 10, 2014 01:29
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Ambassador of Funk posted:I think it's more for "The Best Fans in Baseball" outrage it would produce. Yeah about 3/4 of their tweets referenced Joe Buck going down on Kershaw, Magic Johnson having AIDS and giving it to players, and the bubble machine being gay.
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Oct 10, 2014 01:34
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Rand alPaul posted:Yeah about 3/4 of their tweets referenced Joe Buck going down on Kershaw, Magic Johnson having AIDS and giving it to players, and the bubble machine being gay. Yeah those guys spend a lot of time being concerned with who's doing what stuff to whose butt.
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Oct 10, 2014 01:40
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Is there sad offseason thread to commiserate in or should I talk about Dodgers front office rumors here? Because Plaschke seems to think the Dodgers are gunning for Friedman the worst columnist ever posted:Ownership is disappointed with how Colletti constructed a roster that, despite costing a record $240 million, lacked the pieces to compete with the versatile Cardinals. The Dodgers payroll is expected to drop into the $185-190-million range next season to offset expected financial losses from the unworkable television contract with Time Warner Cable, and ownership could be looking for a new vision that will rely less on high-priced free agents and more heavily on the farm system. Their top target appears to be Andrew Friedman, the highly regarded 37-year-old general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays who built a World Series team out of one of baseball's smallest payrolls. This paragraph makes it sounds like he's got "sources" but maybe he's just speculating.
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Oct 10, 2014 01:58
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ
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Oct 10, 2014 02:07
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Didn't they just sign him to an extension? Or was that last year?
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Oct 10, 2014 02:11
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FlamingLiberal posted:Didn't they just sign him to an extension? Or was that last year? He doesn't have a contract (or at least a longterm one). The good news is that Friedman has turned down offers from the Angels and Astros the past couple seasons so hooray??? unless you're talking about nedco in which case oops
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Oct 10, 2014 02:15
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NedCo has a deal for another couple years but as we all know with GM's and managers that doesn't matter. If they want to can him they will.
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Oct 10, 2014 02:16
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Yeah I was referring to NedCo but I know it's mostly irrelevant.
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Oct 10, 2014 02:18
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Someone should really just sign David Forst already, though a few teams have passed on him in recent years.
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Oct 10, 2014 02:55
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Friedman has ownership stake like Beane does. He's not going anywhere.
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Oct 10, 2014 04:21
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The library of congress released a recently found, highlight reel of the Washington Senators 1924 World Series win, and it's fuckin awesome. Walter Johnson makes an appearance in extra innings starting at 2:15; no idea how he could (supposedly) throw in the mid 90's with that delivery. If only I could have lived in an era before Joe Buck and Chris Berman running their mouths during games 
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Oct 10, 2014 04:56
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Groucho Marxist posted:Friedman has ownership stake like Beane does. He's not going anywhere. Yay
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Oct 10, 2014 05:00
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a rowdy mullet posted:The library of congress released a recently found, highlight reel of the Washington Senators 1924 World Series win, and it's fuckin awesome. Walter Johnson makes an appearance in extra innings starting at 2:15; no idea how he could (supposedly) throw in the mid 90's with that delivery. It looks pretty similar to a Randy Johnson fast ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbaKWvLFKjc
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Oct 10, 2014 05:40
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Common knowledge I assume, but from what I've read, a lot of Johnson's effectiveness was reportedly due to just how effortless it appeared. Mostly sidearm delivery that looked like he wasn't even trying and then bam. Mid 90's heat or whatever. I highly recommend this biography if anyone's interested. http://www.amazon.com/Walter-Johnson-Baseballs-Big-Train/dp/0803294336 Edit - slow motion reminds me of the greatest suicide squeeze ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcoXTvXWyrA Sorry - nothing to do with anything, but drat. It's just poetry. Tony Phillips fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Oct 10, 2014 |
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Oct 10, 2014 05:50
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Should have posted this here for first but I'm a terrible person. O's kinda had a flash sale for Game 1 and Game 2 tickets tonight. I got 2 for Game 2 and a friend got four for Game 1. Pretty neat.
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Oct 10, 2014 05:51
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a rowdy mullet posted:The library of congress released a recently found, highlight reel of the Washington Senators 1924 World Series win, and it's fuckin awesome. The best part of this video is Frankie Frisch bunting for a hit and diving headfirst into first base. Even Hall of Famers do it!
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Oct 10, 2014 05:57
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Rand alPaul posted:It looks pretty similar to a Randy Johnson fast ball. Walter Johnson's delivery reminds me a little of Paul Byrd, I always got a kick out of watching him use that old-school windup. It might be due to the camera angles, but most of the old-time pitchers deliveries look so awkward. From the film I've seen it seems like pitchers didn't really incorporate their lower bodies into the windup until the 30's or 40's. a rowdy mullet fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Oct 10, 2014 |
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Oct 10, 2014 06:27
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a rowdy mullet posted:Walter Johnson's delivery reminds me a little of Paul Byrd, I always got a kick out of watching him use that old-school windup. It might be due to the cameral angles, but most of the old-time pitchers deliveries look so awkward, From the film I've seen it seems like pitchers didn't really incorporate their lower bodies into the windup until the 30's or 40's. Yeah I am not sure how much of it is the mound being different, but I recall people arguing over who was the first pitcher to really drive with their legs and dig their knee down on delivery.
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Oct 10, 2014 06:29
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New Concept Hole posted:So the difference between the top and the bottom is 5%? If I'm doing the arithmetic right, the average game in 2014 included about 156 called balls/strikes [704,947 total pitches in 2014 / (162 games x 30 teams / 2) x 54% not swung at], so we'd be talking about a difference of 7-8 calls a game if that data were accurate.
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Oct 10, 2014 07:54
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Those were simpler times, when players didn't gather on the infield and do that idiotic jumping up and down thing that has become all the rage in the past decade
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Oct 10, 2014 13:49
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Dingleberry Jones posted:Those were simpler times, when players didn't gather on the infield and do that idiotic jumping up and down thing that has become all the rage in the past decade People didn't start "jumping for joy" until that rap music took over
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Oct 10, 2014 14:03
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What do you have against Kriss Kross?
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Oct 10, 2014 14:42
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Dingleberry Jones posted:What do you have against Kriss Kross? House of Pain are the real monsters here.
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Oct 10, 2014 14:51
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A friend of mine on Twitter just got tickets to ALCS Game 2 and ALCS Game 6 from Mastercard for tweeting about #Orioles. So if you're up to taking a potshot at it, I have no idea what their criteria are or if they're just giving it away randomly, but I'd guess it might work for #Royals, #Cardinals (gross), and #Giants (sick).
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Oct 10, 2014 14:51
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He gazed up at the enormous bird's face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the orange beak. O cruel, needless bunting! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the better conference! Two Miller Lite-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, baseball was all right, the inter-league struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved the DH.
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Oct 10, 2014 15:21
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Dingleberry Jones posted:Those were simpler times, when players didn't gather on the infield and do that idiotic jumping up and down thing that has become all the rage in the past decade And the fans had enough class to act like they've been there before, and stay off the field after a dramatic win.  Oh wait. No they didn't. Rush all fields/courts.
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Oct 10, 2014 15:28
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It wasn't too many seasons ago that I made a foolish bet with SAS regulars that the Orioles would finish the season at .500 and I was willing to bet my bobbleheads against your bobbleheads. I boxed and mailed off quite a few bobbleheads that year. All those guys to whom I sent bobbleheads? gently caress you. This is better.
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Oct 10, 2014 15:40
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a rowdy mullet posted:The library of congress released a recently found, highlight reel of the Washington Senators 1924 World Series win, and it's fuckin awesome. Walter Johnson makes an appearance in extra innings starting at 2:15; no idea how he could (supposedly) throw in the mid 90's with that delivery. Starting at 2:00 when the "Senators tie the game", the play is a force at first, and the players walk off the field, so, the run crossing the plate does not score. The Senators tied the game on a two-run single. This highlight is loving bullshit. WHERE'S THE RBI SINGLE, OBAMA
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Oct 10, 2014 15:41
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Pumpkin McPastry posted:House of Pain are the real monsters here. Boy do I hate the Irish
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Oct 10, 2014 15:46
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Deathlove posted:Starting at 2:00 when the "Senators tie the game", the play is a force at first, and the players walk off the field, so, the run crossing the plate does not score. The Senators tied the game on a two-run single. This highlight is loving bullshit. WHERE'S THE RBI SINGLE, OBAMA That's the double play to end the 9th inning! You can tell because the catcher does a huge fist pump. Also, despite implying that they are from extra innings, the Walter Johnson highlights are from the 9th inning. They're not even in order!
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Oct 10, 2014 15:51
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Dingleberry Jones posted:Those were simpler times, when players didn't gather on the infield and do that idiotic jumping up and down thing that has become all the rage in the past decade That bat boy got real excited though. Also, it's too bad fans can't rush the field anymore after a big win. Also, men used to wear suits and ties to ballgames. I did that once and got the craziest looks from people. It was awesome. I wasn't raised by wolves.
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Oct 10, 2014 17:28
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Alan Trammell posted:That's the double play to end the 9th inning! You can tell because the catcher does a huge fist pump. Sports Journalism
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Oct 10, 2014 17:30
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I better look my best to watch a bunch of grown men in pajamas try to hit a ball with a stick
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Oct 10, 2014 17:30
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Orioles only change from ALDS to ALCS roster is LHP Brian Matusz in for RHP Ubaldo Jimenez. No Chris Davis on ALCS roster (not eligible until game 6) as expected.
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