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Joey Freshwater posted:How is Freddie a huge baby? because he's hit like >300 with multiple dingers over the last two seasons at miller park but merely being extremely good is not enough for him and he must whine and moan about the lighting in a ballpark preventing him from becoming hank aaron or something. bitching about the lighting in milwaukee puts him in the same group as tony la russa.
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# ? May 1, 2017 18:31 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 09:18 |
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The All Star Game voting is always stupid but for some reason the Dodgers' nomination for LF is... Andre Ethier. Ethier has yet to appear in a game for the Dodgers this year, and has not even resumed baseball activities. He will be lucky to come off the DL before the ASG. Someone must really hate Andrew Toles.
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bawfuls posted:The All Star Game voting is always stupid but for some reason the Dodgers' nomination for LF is... Andre Ethier. Ethier has yet to appear in a game for the Dodgers this year, and has not even resumed baseball activities. He will be lucky to come off the DL before the ASG. Someone must really hate Andrew Toles. Checking out the ballot. Players listed with no stats so far this year: 1B - Luis Valbuena SS - Matt Duffy 3B - Adrian Beltre OF - JD Martinez, Colby Rasmus, Jorge Soler, Andre Ethier
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# ? May 1, 2017 18:45 |
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Popete posted:Freeman made comments saying the Miller Park was like a little league field because it had poor lighting and he felt he could never see the ball well. Which is pretty funny. Bryant said the exact same thing in a recent interview. They asked his favorite and least favorite parks to hit in and he said Miller Park was his least favorite because the lights are really dim and it's hard to see the ball. He said Petco was his favorite (other than Wrigley) because they have super bright lights, which makes it really easy to see the ball. It's funny because Miller Park is generally seen as a hitter's park and Petco as a pitcher's park.
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# ? May 1, 2017 18:49 |
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cis autodrag posted:because he's hit like >300 with multiple dingers over the last two seasons at miller park but merely being extremely good is not enough for him and he must whine and moan about the lighting in a ballpark preventing him from becoming hank aaron or something. bitching about the lighting in milwaukee puts him in the same group as tony la russa. Yes, I can totally see how one offhand comment blown out of proportion by a bored hometown press makes one equivalent to a pissy chronically alcoholic xenophobic rear end in a top hat.
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# ? May 1, 2017 18:57 |
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quote:"I mean, I've had maybe one or two good series here out of six," he said. "But I can hardly see the ball. I think it was a ball in the first (inning), double play, and I almost missed it because I couldn't see the ball until it got on me. It's just dark. … And they shot off those fireworks (before the Brewers' first inning) and the fog just got trapped in there, it was hard to see. I even asked all their guys, I said I don't know how you guys play in here. I would not be good here. hoo boy yeah look at all that whining and bitching
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# ? May 1, 2017 18:57 |
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bawfuls posted:The All Star Game voting is always stupid but for some reason the Dodgers' nomination for LF is... Andre Ethier. Ethier has yet to appear in a game for the Dodgers this year, and has not even resumed baseball activities. He will be lucky to come off the DL before the ASG. Someone must really hate Andrew Toles. A lot of the roster choices are pretty bad. The Mets have Jose Reyes on theirs, but no Conforto. Also I wrote in Gift Ngoepe for NL SS.
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:06 |
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I wonder how much better Corey Seager has to be than Addison Russell to overcome the Cubs WS tidal wave of fandom and win the NL SS starting spot.
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:19 |
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Grittybeard posted:Checking out the ballot. Players listed with no stats so far this year: Ahh, Luis Valbuena, starting 1B for the Angels. Who could've forgotten all those memorable plays he's made. You can basically add Ian Desmond to the list, he has 1 game played this year (and it wasn't at 1st base).
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:26 |
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Royals all star ballot jacking from a couple years ago is about to get dwarfed by Cubz Fanz
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:29 |
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It took me way too long to figure out I was looking at the American League ballot.
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:32 |
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Dansby got all 5 of my votes today because I feel bad that I put him in the position to not hit well.
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:36 |
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bawfuls posted:I wonder how much better Corey Seager has to be than Addison Russell to overcome the Cubs WS tidal wave of fandom and win the NL SS starting spot. If the pre-world series fandom was any indication from last year, I'm pretty sure that every non-Cub NL team will get exactly one player each and Cubs will fill out the rest. Hope you're looking forward to Brian Duensing coming in for mop-up duty after John Lackey gives up 9 first inning homers.
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:37 |
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Poque posted:The last Brewers series vs the Braves was great, because Ryan Braun got injured wow
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# ? May 1, 2017 19:39 |
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Poque posted:The last Brewers series vs the Braves was great, because Ryan Braun got injured not cool man
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# ? May 1, 2017 20:07 |
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nah the cool part was the hissy fit he threw
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# ? May 1, 2017 20:28 |
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look Ryan Braun can go screw
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# ? May 1, 2017 20:28 |
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Poque posted:look Ryan Braun can go screw https://youtube.com/watch?v=3OfcxUiZCHQ
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# ? May 1, 2017 20:49 |
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bawfuls posted:I wonder how much better Corey Seager has to be than Addison Russell to overcome the Cubs WS tidal wave of fandom and win the NL SS starting spot. He should consider starting a pokemon card collection imo
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# ? May 1, 2017 21:57 |
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Sydin posted:He should consider starting a pokemon card collection imo Our shortstop is just team chess champion and commits a lot of errors.
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# ? May 1, 2017 22:01 |
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lmao holy gently caress estrada in the starting lineup tonight an an al east matchup
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# ? May 1, 2017 22:32 |
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Pancakes posted:Our shortstop is just team chess champion and commits a lot of errors. Since he plays chess call them "blunders" and it becomes more endearing.
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# ? May 1, 2017 22:43 |
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The Walrus posted:lmao holy gently caress estrada in the starting lineup tonight an an al east matchup Do you mean Marco? Why would he not be pitching tonight?
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# ? May 1, 2017 22:52 |
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Haha, brutal https://twitter.com/SamHustis/status/859139728079069184
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# ? May 1, 2017 23:09 |
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Happy Dock Ellis tries to hit all the Reds day! http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197405010.shtml 11 pitches, three hit batters, 1 walk since Tony Perez was having none of it, and 1 run. Pulled after missing Bench twice. Something oddly funny to me about hitting Reds on May Day though. Save it for the bourgeoisie, comrade.
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# ? May 1, 2017 23:44 |
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Tony Phillips posted:Happy Dock Ellis tries to hit all the Reds day! Reminder: "No No: A Dockumentary" is on Netflix. If you've never seen it, you should. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCH4fAHtKBo
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:03 |
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The Walrus posted:lmao holy gently caress estrada in the starting lineup tonight an an al east matchup What? He's been really good the last few years and is one of the Jays best/most consistent pitchers
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:08 |
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The Walrus posted:lmao holy gently caress estrada in the starting lineup tonight an an al east matchup Estrada became an ace the moment he left the pitching black hole of Milwaukee. Their staff just seems to ruin pitchers.
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:22 |
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cis autodrag posted:Estrada became an ace the moment he left the pitching black hole of Milwaukee. Their staff just seems to ruin pitchers. Probably more to do with the park than the staff.
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:25 |
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shadok posted:Reminder: "No No: A Dockumentary" is on Netflix. If you've never seen it, you should. Fastball is also up there, definitely recommend (content warning: Goose Gossage features heavily.)
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:25 |
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Inspector_666 posted:Fastball is also up there, definitely recommend (content warning: Goose Gossage features heavily.) Throw in Battered Bastards of Baseball for a fun triple feature.
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:33 |
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I like the part in Fastball where a physicist explains why it's impossible for a fastball to actually rise and the perception comes from a disconnect between the balls actual speed and what the brain expects it to be, then it cuts back to Bryce Harper who goes "nah man it rises, I dun see it. Maybe those eggheads should step in a batter's box."
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:36 |
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Roasted https://twitter.com/samhustis/status/859153402189668352
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:50 |
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Sydin posted:I like the part in Fastball where a physicist explains why it's impossible for a fastball to actually rise and the perception comes from a disconnect between the balls actual speed and what the brain expects it to be, then it cuts back to Bryce Harper who goes "nah man it rises, I dun see it. Maybe those eggheads should step in a batter's box."
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# ? May 2, 2017 00:54 |
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Inspector_666 posted:Gift Ngoepe wrote a piece for the Player's Tribune and you should definitely read it. Thanks. The Player's Tribune is seriously so loving good.
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# ? May 2, 2017 01:02 |
Senf posted:Thanks. The Player's Tribune is seriously so loving good. Yeah I shared this and other articles with the GF and she loves them. She's not not even really into sports but the stories are great.
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# ? May 2, 2017 01:42 |
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LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:What? He's been really good the last few years and is one of the Jays best/most consistent pitchers um no i will fess up I was high and read the starting lineup and thought they had him batting ninth, my badd
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# ? May 2, 2017 02:01 |
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n: O's and Boston's bad blood just got simmering again as Baltimore's Bundy tags Betts with a HBP. There's a lot of stinkeye coming from the Boston dugout and the on-air guys say it's not going to take much more to clear the benches. v: this kind of aggro between two rivals gives a certain undeniable spicy attraction to the play and I loving hate to think a player could get injured but I'm fascinated at the same I can't help myself. (I don't remember what season it was but when Tampa and the Sox cleared their benches at each other at the slightest provocation it certainly was a reason to watch them play. Not a good reason, but...and below is an unforgettable illustration of how much they hated each other )
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# ? May 2, 2017 02:25 |
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bewbies posted:Royals all star ballot jacking from a couple years ago is about to get dwarfed by Cubz Fanz Hope you're ready for NL starting second baseman Javy Baez!
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# ? May 2, 2017 03:10 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 09:18 |
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I don't want a single Blue Jay at the ASG this year. Goddamn team is fragile enough. Also last year Michael Saunders came back... broken.
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