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May 1, 2017 16:48
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May 2, 2017 17:39
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Inspector_666 posted:Judge and Toe are rebels, will not abide by your "No Borrowing Uniforms" signs. Wannabe Altuve/Gomez picture 
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May 2, 2017 22:01
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I don't really care for the prospect of teams being able to fine fans, regardless of what it's for And it really does become a free speech issue if the city or state issues the fine
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May 2, 2017 23:18
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Here's Marwin Gonzalez's grand slam, which is apparently a homerun 2% of the time based on EV
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May 3, 2017 07:55
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Mike Fiers is allowing 4.26 HR/9 Meanwhile Josh Hader is sporting these locks 
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May 3, 2017 16:06
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I got to see baseball's least likely occurrence live: the Mike Fiers nono I was unable to get out of work after being offered a free ticket to game 4 of the 2015 ALDS, kinda glad to have missed out on that one
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May 3, 2017 21:40
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I remember a while back there was a White Sox fan goon who couldn't use his tickets to a game at the Cell because he was stuck at work, so he offered them up in the N/V thread. A Cubs fan goon took the ticket and it ended up being Buehrle's perfect game. This is pretty much how I got to watch the Fiers nono from Imasalmon's seat 
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May 3, 2017 22:04
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lol if you think you're getting anything for Napoli They also absolutely have to hold onto Lucroy for at least long enough to let him try to pull out of this slump Gomez has reverted to his Astros form right down to striking out to end the game swinging at absolutely everything and then not bothering to run to first after the dropped third strike with the tying run on third base
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May 4, 2017 02:07
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seiferguy posted:He also had the bat scandal the year prior. One of the funniest stories in baseball history
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May 4, 2017 17:53
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When asked why he used Sorrento's bat instead of grabbing one of Albert's that hadn't been corked, Grimsley said that all of Albert's bats were corked
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May 4, 2017 18:56
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So Marwin Gonzalez is hitting .246/.352/.672 which is ridiculous (and that ISO is unsustainable) But it turns out his BABIP is .179 e: Yes, I realize he only has 73 PA
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Yeah it's pretty crazy to have more than 3 baserunners per inning and only manage two runs
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In the latest "gently caress off, Curt Schilling" newsquote:I don’t believe the story, given the world we live in. I don’t believe it, for this reason: Everybody is starving and hungry to sit in front of a camera and talk and be social justice warriors. And if a fan yelled loud enough in center field for Adam Jones to hear the N-word, I guarantee you we would’ve heard and seen fans around on CNN on MSNBC, they would’ve found multiple fans to talk about what a racist piece of junk Boston is. quote:“I spent most of my adult life in baseball parks. I heard the N-word out of my black teammates’ mouths about 100 million times,” Schilling continued. “For somebody to talk loud enough for Adam Jones to hear the N-word in center field, other people would have heard it. https://twitter.com/gehrig38/status/860181762818936864
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"He's probably lying but even if he isn't who cares?" -Curt Schilling
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Rand alPaul posted:You are blocked from following @gehrig38 and viewing @gehrig38's Tweets. Learn more My biggie is Trump lol
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Good Dog posted:our closer is Bud Norris. Wait, really?
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May 6, 2017 00:10
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So this is what a near heart attack looks like
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May 6, 2017 21:20
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This picture off Deadspin is everything
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May 10, 2017 16:36
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R.D. Mangles posted:remember when the cubs were good at baseball The Cardinals back on top... 
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May 10, 2017 18:29
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Tomorrow begins Astros vs Yankees, aka the two best teams in baseballall-Rush mixtape posted:I wish people didn't no-sell my Astros Lounge Hey I did my best
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IcePhoenix posted:This is your only post in the thread and I have no idea what you're talking about. He made an "Astros, bitch" thread which has literally no chance of getting off the ground because it's May and also they're not the Cubs El Gallinero Gros posted:Wish list for Tribe should they still be doing well at Deadline: Astros wish list: Mike Fiers DFA'd, a lefty to come out of the pen Tony Sipp was a high 4s-low 5s FIP guy, then had two years up sub 3 FIP, signed an extension, then had it jump right into the sixes. This season it has improved to 4.38 He's currently the only lefty in the Astros pen Intruder fucked around with this message at 18:19 on May 11, 2017 |
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Astros #1 in baseball in mid May, I wonder if this has ever happened before
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May 12, 2017 06:30
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I could watch Marisnick gunning down Jacoby all day http://m.mlb.com/video/v1378611983/must-c-conclusion-marisnicks-strong-throw-ends-game/ Also: gently caress look at that slider hang
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May 12, 2017 16:07
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Dexo posted:
This owns, the team's social media dude just coming out and roasting them is great
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May 12, 2017 16:20
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IcePhoenix posted:iospace please update the title: I may need a ticket for a Cubs game something something Indiana Jones says "No ticket"
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May 12, 2017 16:50
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cis autodrag posted:I mean, if I were in Tebow's position I'd certainly work my rear end off. He got into the NFL, a ticket to riches for a good QB, but there's a salary cap and he washed out. He has money, but probably not as much as he thought he'd have hoarded and he's staring at the prospect of probably not being able to totally retire. Even getting to the point of being "that guy who shows up in the outfield of whatever team is gonna suck this year and has a hole in LF" is going to make a difference to his bank account. Baseball is rife with guys who aren't good enough for you to even remember their name, but for you to see them on a visiting team and go "oh yeah, that guy. he was chilling at 2b for us when we sucked 5 years back". I think that might be attainable for him, and if can do that for 5-6 seasons that's a decent amount of money to retire on. Tebow made almost $10 million, if he can't retire on that I have no sympathy
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So the skinny on Headley's ejection: After he fouled the bunt (it hit his hand), McCann said something to him then he said "I never said anything to you" in response and he was tossed because the ump thought he was talking to him What
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The Yankees have six losses at home this season Three of them just came from the Astros 
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iospace posted:Actually, question. Did ESPN do this sort of poo poo when Griffey's number was retired? He's probably the only person with any sort of clout that Jeter had in the public eye. 1) Not a Yankee and 2) Didn't spend his whole career on one team and 3) Wasn't instrumental in a number of championships I still can't believe that Jeter toss that got Giambi Despite his injuries, Griffey did retire with a higher WAR than Jeter though
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Your favorite player from the 80s or 90s probably did all kinds of illegal poo poo to play baseball better. Unless you're a Mets fan in which case it was just a shitload of coke
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Julio Cruz posted:I'm still skeptical about this conclusion. For one thing, pitches Bonds sees at 0-2 are not going to have the same ball-strike ratio as pitches he sees at 3-0. You may be overthinking this internet comedian's scenario of Barry Bonds playing baseball without a bat
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May 16, 2017 18:57
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IcePhoenix posted:Edmonds was probably closer to an average fielder than anything, he just made a lot of highlight reel plays because he positioned himself like an idiot. On the other hand edmonds.swf
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The Walrus posted:how do you know how good of a player he would have been if he didn't cheat? you can have a pretty good idea, but you can never be sure. Because you take the player's results in the context of the environment he played in. Unless you want to start booting guys based on factor like pre-integration, the height of the mound, spitballs, etc Also I can't believe we're having the "This HOFer wouldn't have been good without PEDs" discussion in 2017
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Infidel Castro posted:Actually, they've won two despite having never won a division title. The Astros didn't win their division the year they went 
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The Walrus posted:I've already said that if bonds was never actually caught by the league then he should be fine, but I'll add that the comparisons being made between sterioids and things like amphetamines, spitballs and pine resin are pretty ridiculous. This is dumb and you should feel dumb The Walrus posted:my point of view would be that amphetamines don't give you any innate natural ability, whereas steroids enable you to better physically express your natural ability. I, the casual athlete, never noticed any difference when I took amphetamines, therefor greenies had no positive effect for professional athletes who played every day
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Baseball players have literally always cheated to get an edge, but somehow steroids are different I guess "Greenies and spitballs and not letting The Blacks play are honorable forms of cheating unlike steroids"
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May 17, 2017 15:11
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One of the most memorable moments in the history of the sport involved stealing signs, better vacate the Giants victory
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The Walrus posted:so all cheating should be allowed then Yes that's what I said. When did Murray Chass get an account here anyway? The whole discussion started with the notion that Barry Bonds doesn't deserve to be in the HOF because maybe he wouldn't have been that good without steroids because all the guys who took steroids somehow became hall of fame level producers I guess? Bonds presumably cheated but was without a doubt a HOF level player regardless, just like all the HOF level players of the past who cheated were almost certainly HOF level players without cheating but no one seems to mind them being in compared to Bonds Nevermind that the league practically invited players to take steroids to begin with
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