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ilmucche
Mar 16, 2016

What did you say the strategy was?
Holy moly that's a bad call

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Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

Lmao that’s one of the most dogshit calls I’ve ever seen

Haha and then he gives a strike 4 inches off the plate

He’s been Taken and replaced by CB Bucknor

ChaosReaper
Feb 19, 2005
When a man lies he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?

Get rid of all umps today

blue squares
Sep 28, 2007

Why hasn’t MLB automated ball/strike calls?

Dango Bango
Jul 26, 2007

blue squares posted:

Why hasn’t MLB automated ball/strike calls?

Can't remove the human element from the game

Pobrecito
Jun 16, 2020

hasta que la muerte nos separe
*put finger up to earpiece*

i'm getting breaking news that all umpires are dogshit

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?

YeahTubaMike posted:

Roboumps pls

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?

ChaosReaper posted:

Get rid of all umps today

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
like the guy has a make up call next at bat, but that fucks up the entire at bat as Jung is convinced he has to swing at fuckin ghosts

Dango Bango
Jul 26, 2007

gently caress this Iowa nerd

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?

Dango Bango posted:

Can't remove the human element from the game

Don't forget "the art of framing"

Pobrecito
Jun 16, 2020

hasta que la muerte nos separe

Shinjobi posted:

like the guy has a make up call next at bat, but that fucks up the entire at bat as Jung is convinced he has to swing at fuckin ghosts

i swear jung gets hosed with that early outside strike call more than any other player and then ends up chasing pitches in the same spot

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020
they should keep an ump around to deliver the roboverdict in acceptable grunt speak

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
Semien a pumpkin again, happy halloween

Ragnarok the Red
Jun 21, 2002
That Johnson/Schilling combo was something else that ‘01 postseason. One of the most insane 1-2 punch starters in playoff history.

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?

mycatscrimes posted:

they should keep an ump around to deliver the roboverdict in acceptable grunt speak

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

mycatscrimes posted:

they should keep an ump around to deliver the roboverdict in acceptable grunt speak

Yeah automate the calls and just have an ump doing Enrico Palazzo antics

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
Is this Google Pixel commercial where people are editing their selfies on the fly creepy, or am I just being an old (wo)man yelling at cloud?

Pobrecito
Jun 16, 2020

hasta que la muerte nos separe

Shinjobi posted:

Semien a pumpkin again, happy halloween

it was well struck. 98.6 MPH with an xBA of .540. bad luck

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

Pobrecito posted:

it was well struck. 98.6 MPH with an xBA of .540. bad luck

if I talk poo poo maybe he'll get mad at me through the cosmos and turn all the karma inside out to make me eat my foot


that's right, folks. I'm not Rangers doomposting, I'm Semien doomposting. Next level poo poo.

Pobrecito
Jun 16, 2020

hasta que la muerte nos separe

YeahTubaMike posted:

Is this Google Pixel commercial where people are editing their selfies on the fly creepy, or am I just being an old (wo)man yelling at cloud?

i think its terrible. i miss the days of not knowing how your picture turned out until your photos got developed.

ChaosReaper
Feb 19, 2005
When a man lies he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?

Ragnarok the Red posted:

That Johnson/Schilling combo was something else that ‘01 postseason. One of the most insane 1-2 punch starters in playoff history.

I was watching like a retrospective on that earlier. I had forgotten that both of them basically just pitched complete games or drat near it every win.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
Jon Gray made that look easy

Ragnarok the Red
Jun 21, 2002

Shinjobi posted:



that's right, folks. I'm not Rangers doomposting, I'm Semien doomposting. Next level poo poo.

Welcome to the dark side, brother, I knew you’d come around :evilbuddy:

EvilBlackRailgun
Jan 28, 2007


Gray looks good so far

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

I got a taste for blown saves
dbacks left their bats in arlington

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

Intruder posted:

dbacks left their bats in arlington

hot take, but I'm glad of it (so far)

EvilBlackRailgun
Jan 28, 2007


Adolis looking confused by that walk

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

EvilBlackRailgun posted:

Adolis looking confused by that walk

dude he's forgotten the count at like 3 at bats now, it's fuckin hilarious

Grem
Mar 29, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 17 days!

YeahTubaMike posted:

Is this Google Pixel commercial where people are editing their selfies on the fly creepy, or am I just being an old (wo)man yelling at cloud?

It makes me want the phone because I always take horrible pictures and it looks like it will make me pretty

Pobrecito
Jun 16, 2020

hasta que la muerte nos separe
If I never have to hear Smoltz call another game it will be too soon

Pobrecito
Jun 16, 2020

hasta que la muerte nos separe
ace-like 5.07 era tonight what a tremendous young man

Dog Faced JoJo
Oct 15, 2004

Woof Woof

I'm glad that Smoltz clarified the manager wasn't calling Pfaadt an idiot and a fuckup.

The 7th Guest
Dec 17, 2003

Castro, the white flag of relievers

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020

Shinjobi posted:

dude he's forgotten the count at like 3 at bats now, it's fuckin hilarious

Finally, a relateable ball player

Scruffy the janitor
Dec 31, 2007

A greater tragedy my eyes have never beheld
I really need them to stop talking about the scoring first thing

...!
Oct 5, 2003

I SHOULD KEEP MY DUMB MOUTH SHUT INSTEAD OF SPEWING HORSESHIT ABOUT THE ORBITAL MECHANICS OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A LAGRANGE POINT IS?
Good job, sneks

Ragnarok the Red
Jun 21, 2002
Heim’s just been awful this series

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

Ragnarok the Red posted:

Heim’s just been awful this series

Garver staring a fast ball straight down the middle ain't much better, jesus

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Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
Cautious optimism growing for Gray

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