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Aeneas Hunter
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | Any holier-than-thou guy with the "unwritten rules" irks me. |
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| adkindo wrote: | | ChickenStu wrote: | | adkindo wrote: | btw, VLF....someone recently asked me which MLB player I "hated the most". Hate is strong, but I got what they meant. It was hard for me to come up with a single player that I just strongly dislike on a random Wednesday in July. There are players within the division that always seem to kill the Reds, and the ones that have been around forever like Molina seem to fit the bill....but the more I thought about it I do not really like or dislike guys like Molina. Then I thought of Clint Hurdle, but he is not a player....so I struggled to identify a single player at the time.
Then this past series with the Cardinals, I realized who it was...Jose Martinez. He has played really well against the Reds over the last 2 seasons, but that is not why I dislike him. Something about the dude that just makes my skin crawl. The guy just comes off as a clown. |
Any holier-than-thou guy with the "unwritten rules" irks me. Brian McCann comes to mind. The type of player that will try to talk crap to you or even get physical with you if you, god forbid, take too long to trot around the bases on a home run, or flip your bat away in a certain way. I hate that stuff. Especially because it's so hypocritical. If David Ortiz does it, he's not talking ish to David Ortiz, I guarantee it.
I do get that there are certain things that are bush league (stealing a base in the 9th inning when up 10 runs, bunting for a base hit to break up a no-hitter in the late innings if it's not a close game, and many others), but if you have just hit a home run, as long as you are not talking crap to the pitcher, you have the right to run however you feel like around the bases, and to flip your bat in an exuberant way, too. That's not showing up your opponent. That's having fun. |
a couple games ago, Galvis was out at 2nd base on a fielder's choice. He was jogging back to the dugout and stepped on the dirt at the very back of the pitchers mound. Miles Mikolas went crazy and started running his mouth to him. It was clear Galvis was not being disrespectful and did not even know what Mikolas was angry about initially. That is the stuff I find silly. I mean if the guy runs across the embankment of the mound or goes out of his way to take that path...then ok....but stepping in the dirt at the base of the back of the mound? |
The Cardinals are very well-known for being one of those holier-than-thou teams and organizations. So are the Braves, which is why McCann came to my mind. |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | adkindo wrote: | btw, VLF....someone recently asked me which MLB player I "hated the most". Hate is strong, but I got what they meant. It was hard for me to come up with a single player that I just strongly dislike on a random Wednesday in July. There are players within the division that always seem to kill the Reds, and the ones that have been around forever like Molina seem to fit the bill....but the more I thought about it I do not really like or dislike guys like Molina. Then I thought of Clint Hurdle, but he is not a player....so I struggled to identify a single player at the time.
Then this past series with the Cardinals, I realized who it was...Jose Martinez. He has played really well against the Reds over the last 2 seasons, but that is not why I dislike him. Something about the dude that just makes my skin crawl. The guy just comes off as a clown. |
Any holier-than-thou guy with the "unwritten rules" irks me. Brian McCann comes to mind. The type of player that will try to talk crap to you or even get physical with you if you, god forbid, take too long to trot around the bases on a home run, or flip your bat away in a certain way. I hate that stuff. Especially because it's so hypocritical. If David Ortiz does it, he's not talking ish to David Ortiz, I guarantee it.
I do get that there are certain things that are bush league (stealing a base in the 9th inning when up 10 runs, bunting for a base hit to break up a no-hitter in the late innings if it's not a close game, and many others), but if you have just hit a home run, as long as you are not talking crap to the pitcher, you have the right to run however you feel like around the bases, and to flip your bat in an exuberant way, too. That's not showing up your opponent. That's having fun. |
I remember when Culberson hit the solo HR in game 2 of the World Series in 2017 and he was really pumped up and the Astros seemed to take offense to it because we were still trailing by, at least, a run.
And when he was asked about it aftewards, he scoffed back saying something like (and I'm paraphrasing here), 'I hit a home run in the World Series, something I've dreamed of doing since I was a little kid and my parents were even here to see it, so, yeah, I got excited'.
I'm sick of these players who think you can only celebrate a certain way at certain times. The unwritten rules of baseball need to die already. It's such a great sport but I definitely find it hard to explain nonsense like this to my non-baseball loving friends. |
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adkindo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| oasisdude77 wrote: | | I'm sick of these players who think you can only celebrate a certain way at certain times. The unwritten rules of baseball need to die already. It's such a great sport but I definitely find it hard to explain nonsense like this to my non-baseball loving friends. |
seems like it is mostly pitchers....they have got away with celebrating and running their mouths for so long will little consequence but always keep a copy of baseball's unwritten rules in their pocket to use against anyone that dare be happy when they win the battle with the pitcher. |
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just call him Babe?
| Quote: | With a homer, a win and an appearance in the outfield, Michael Lorenzen pulled off a feat last accomplished by the Babe. Cincinnati's versatile reliever also blocked the Phillies from gaining ground in the playoff chase.
Lorenzen hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning Wednesday night as the Reds pulled away to an 8-5 victory. He got his first win and first homer of the season. He also finished the game playing center field.
The most recent player to get a victory, hit a homer and play outfield in the same game was Babe Ruth for the Yankees on June 13, 1921, according to Elias research. |
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| Quote: | | Dodgers break NL record for homers in a season. The Dodgers have hit 250 on the year, surpassing the Houston Astros' previous record of 249, which they set in 2000. |
| Quote: | | The Twins currently have the AL and MLB record, and it grows with each HR they hit this season. It is currently 272. |
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Until he struck out later last night, Joc Pederson's last 6 at bats were HR, HR, 2B, HR, HR, HR
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| Quote: | Jeff Passan
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BREAKING: Dave Dombrowski is out as president of the Boston Red Sox. Assistant general manager Eddie Romero will take over as head of baseball operations.
12:07 AM · Sep 9, 2019 |
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| Shocking but not really surprising with the Red Sox these days. Its championship or bust, and they don't have a lot of patience like they used to. |
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ChickenStu
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | Shocking but not really surprising with the Red Sox these days. Its championship or bust, and they don't have a lot of patience like they used to. |
I wonder if there is something else going on behind the scenes. If it's simply that they are giving him the axe because of a mediocre season--one following a championship--it's beyond ridiculous. Especially since he's led previous franchises to World Series appearances and championships as well. |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | lakersken80 wrote: | | Shocking but not really surprising with the Red Sox these days. Its championship or bust, and they don't have a lot of patience like they used to. |
I wonder if there is something else going on behind the scenes. If it's simply that they are giving him the axe because of a mediocre season--one following a championship--it's beyond ridiculous. Especially since he's led previous franchises to World Series appearances and championships as well. |
I would think there has to be more to it than this season's record. If so, they have lost touch with reality. |
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From The Athletic:
| Quote: | The short version: Dombrowski is out because he spent a huge amount of money and was no longer delivering results.
The long version: Dombrowski’s job is to control and direct processes, which are often unseen. And those processes during Dombrowski’s tenure were sometimes chaotic. He did not take full advantage of the available information and resources. There were many days when functionality inside the Red Sox front office felt like a minor miracle to the people around him. That was true even as the 2018 World Series championship season unfolded. |
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | Shocking but not really surprising with the Red Sox these days. Its championship or bust, and they don't have a lot of patience like they used to. |
Getting ready to trade Mookie this winter |
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| Quote: | Milwaukee Brewers
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Christian Yelich left tonight’s game with a fractured right knee cap. He will miss the remainder of the season.
10:44 PM · Sep 10, 2019 |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | lakersken80 wrote: | | Shocking but not really surprising with the Red Sox these days. Its championship or bust, and they don't have a lot of patience like they used to. |
I wonder if there is something else going on behind the scenes. If it's simply that they are giving him the axe because of a mediocre season--one following a championship--it's beyond ridiculous. Especially since he's led previous franchises to World Series appearances and championships as well. |
They blew up their 2013 World Series team pretty quickly too. Either way I think the Red Sox ownership no longer tolerates long term mediocrity, if they gotta go the Florida Marlins approach to winning a championship they will do it. |
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| adkindo wrote: | | Quote: | Jeff Passan
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BREAKING: Dave Dombrowski is out as president of the Boston Red Sox. Assistant general manager Eddie Romero will take over as head of baseball operations.
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If I were the Anaheim Angels, I would bring him in the front office.....now theres a team that could use the help.... |
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | adkindo wrote: | | Quote: | Jeff Passan
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BREAKING: Dave Dombrowski is out as president of the Boston Red Sox. Assistant general manager Eddie Romero will take over as head of baseball operations.
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If I were the Anaheim Angels, I would bring him in the front office.....now theres a team that could use the help.... |
Dombrowski's M.O. is to trade prospects for stars. Eppler has spent the past 2-3 years building back up the Angels' formerly pathetic farm system. It's now middle-of-the-pack and climbing. Still, I wonder how much patience Arte Moreno has. Let's just say that the 1-year deals to Matt Harvey and Trevor Cahill didn't work. Of course, it's hardly Eppler's fault that an insane rash of injuries has befallen the pitching staff, and then, of course, you have Skaggs' death.
If Dombrowski were hired, I would expect some Angels prospects to be dealt in an effort to shore up the starting rotation, and I would also expect the team to go hard after Gerrit Cole. He's going to blow past what Patrick Corbin got, even in a free agent market that hasn't been quite as nice to players recently. (I doubt that even Dombrowski would trade Jo Adell, but probably everyone else could be on the table.)
For the record, I don't think that's the way to go. You have Trout under contract forever, so there's no need to get reckless. |
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| Seattle recently called up Kyle Lewis, and this young guy appears to have the tools to be very good. 24 years old....6'4" outfielder with power. He has been up 3 games, and hit a HR in each game. |
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Pirates' Vazquez jailed on child solicitation charge
| Quote: | | Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested in Pittsburgh on charges of computer pornography -- solicitation of a child, and providing obscene material to minors, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Tuesday. |
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| Yu Darvish has 11 K's through 4 innings in the game going on right now. He's down 3-2 to Sonny Gray and the Reds, but wow, 11 out of his 12 outs have been punchouts. He's fanned 8 in a row. Tom Seaver holds the MLB record (in a single start) with 9 straight strikeouts. (This isn't 9 straight outs via strikeout; we're talking 9 consecutive batters that came to the plate struck out.) |
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| ChickenStu wrote: | | Yu Darvish has 11 K's through 4 innings in the game going on right now. He's down 3-2 to Sonny Gray and the Reds, but wow, 11 out of his 12 outs have been punchouts. He's fanned 8 in a row. Tom Seaver holds the MLB record (in a single start) with 9 straight strikeouts. (This isn't 9 straight outs via strikeout; we're talking 9 consecutive batters that came to the plate struck out.) |
Peraza broke it up with a line drive out, then Sonny Gray got a single. Darvish was hit hard in the 1st inning, but has been dealing since. |
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| Though the Yankees have still had an unreal bullpen this season, they did suffer a blow tonight as Dellin Betances has been diagnosed with a partial tear of his Achilles tendon. It's a very rough set of circumstances for the hard-throwing reliever, as he is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this winter. |
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| With Kris Bryant's injury, the chances of Chicago getting back to the postseason are slim and as a fan of the sport that is disappointing to see. I had lamented whether the cubs' WS win would change the fan base's attitude like it did for the red sox, and am happy see that it was unfounded. I'm a bit surprised at their struggles since I felt they have a very good team and some intriguing prospects. They're really gonna have to rally around Bryant's loss to get back into postseason contention. |
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| LAkers 4 Life wrote: | | With Kris Bryant's injury, the chances of Chicago getting back to the postseason are slim and as a fan of the sport that is disappointing to see. I had lamented whether the cubs' WS win would change the fan base's attitude like it did for the red sox, and am happy see that it was unfounded. I'm a bit surprised at their struggles since I felt they have a very good team and some intriguing prospects. They're really gonna have to rally around Bryant's loss to get back into postseason contention. |
I think they are done, but you are right in that they clearly have a post season level roster and on paper should have won the NL Central. |
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| adkindo wrote: | | LAkers 4 Life wrote: | | With Kris Bryant's injury, the chances of Chicago getting back to the postseason are slim and as a fan of the sport that is disappointing to see. I had lamented whether the cubs' WS win would change the fan base's attitude like it did for the red sox, and am happy see that it was unfounded. I'm a bit surprised at their struggles since I felt they have a very good team and some intriguing prospects. They're really gonna have to rally around Bryant's loss to get back into postseason contention. |
I think they are done, but you are right in that they clearly have a post season level roster and on paper should have won the NL Central. |
But wait I thought Joe Maddon is a genius! Oh maybe not. |
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