yeah one of these days teams will learn to stop paying real sums (money/players) for established closers
one of these days
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 October 2013 04:00 (ten years ago) link
and the red sox are not exempt at all! they kinda just fell into it
catchers covered third all the time in my day.
i watched the first 6 innings with a hetero Red Sox fan from Texas, who said "This game has been v homoerotic"
...and not just bcz Anibal Sanchez is so fucking handsome
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 October 2013 04:01 (ten years ago) link
uehara was supposed to be a middle reliever lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:01 (ten years ago) link
was it when the home plate ump was perving on ross's beard xp
― 乒乓, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:02 (ten years ago) link
Keith Law said in a chat today that anytime you can trade an 'established' closer who has market value, DO IT.
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 October 2013 04:02 (ten years ago) link
anibal sanchez is a good looking dude
― 乒乓, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:03 (ten years ago) link
i love this guy
http://cjzero.com/gifs/KojiHugRossALCS5.gif
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 October 2013 04:03 (ten years ago) link
well what abt the ass slap Avila got after being crushed at home
also this series is basically Bears vs Twinks; if there are any gay sports bars where they find these hairy uglies hot, the walls are probly covered in come.
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 October 2013 04:04 (ten years ago) link
koji has so many feels
― 乒乓, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:05 (ten years ago) link
J0rdan you finally show yourself after 3 months and give us nothing but broken links?
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 October 2013 04:06 (ten years ago) link
hes a cool dude xp
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:06 (ten years ago) link
anibal's story is pretty amazing... threw a no hitter at a super young age and then couldn't stay healthy at all PLUS his infant son gets bit by a mosquito of dengue fever but then he gets healthy and becomes one of the 15 or so best pitchers in baseball
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 October 2013 04:06 (ten years ago) link
i dunno man, this is the gif https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/391050941769588736
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 October 2013 04:07 (ten years ago) link
four of five are one run games, nuts series
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:08 (ten years ago) link
http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1742911/miggy_pena_cookie2.gif
― am0n, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:08 (ten years ago) link
i haven't looked up the exact number but i believe the tigers have hit into 90 double plays in this series
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 October 2013 04:09 (ten years ago) link
anibal is sixth in fangraphs WAR for pitchers since 2010 (ahead of david price, hamels, greinke, halladay, wainwright, shields, cain etc). dude is wild underrated.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 October 2013 04:15 (ten years ago) link
seems wrong that the game didn't end with prince grounding feebly to second
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:24 (ten years ago) link
Morbs is right, these Red Sox are the ugliest playoff team in recent memory (I knew yr hate was about more than MASSHOLES and the payroll).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:41 (ten years ago) link
such hatersmuch jealous
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 04:45 (ten years ago) link
well my bro-in-law and his family are from MA, I get Bosox/Pats in my FB feed unless I hide em all.
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 October 2013 04:46 (ten years ago) link
http://joeposnanski.com/joeblogs/the-uehara-phenomenon/
posnanski on koji
― k3vin k., Friday, 18 October 2013 19:55 (ten years ago) link
A couple of interesting tidbits — at No. 11 on the list in Uehara again in 2011. No. 12 on the list? Pedro. That was 2000, his WHIP was 0.737. And when you consider he threw three times the innings of the rest of these guys, when you consider that his strikeout-to-walk that year was 284-well, it’s no wonder many believe Pedro’s 2000 season was the best season in baseball history.
def the most ive ever enjoyed baseball was watching this era of pedro, only player ive seen who seemed better at baseball was bonds during those years where you had to walk him or hed hit a hr
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 19:59 (ten years ago) link
btw this piece has more on ueharas japanese career and its pretty interesting http://espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=9761870&city=boston&src=desktop
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link
oops http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/9761870/
I’m now going to give you Uehara’s numbers the rest of the season. Please hold your applause until the end.Innings pitched: 44 1/3Hits allowed: 14Hits allowed (seriously): 14Come on, how many hits did he allow?: 14That’s ridiculous: I know.Runs allowed: 3Home runs allowed: 1Strikeouts: 59Walks: 2OK stop it right now: 2 walks. Look it up.Batting average against: .097On-base percentage: .108Slugging percentage: .152WHIP: You sure you’re ready for this?Say it already: Ask nicely.WHIP: 0.358
Innings pitched: 44 1/3Hits allowed: 14Hits allowed (seriously): 14Come on, how many hits did he allow?: 14That’s ridiculous: I know.Runs allowed: 3Home runs allowed: 1Strikeouts: 59Walks: 2OK stop it right now: 2 walks. Look it up.Batting average against: .097On-base percentage: .108Slugging percentage: .152WHIP: You sure you’re ready for this?Say it already: Ask nicely.WHIP: 0.358
― k3vin k., Friday, 18 October 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link
Japan has a rigorous exam system for incoming university students. Uehara did not pass his exam. He spent the next year studying in advance of retaking the test. "It was a very difficult year," he said, "because I had to study all the time."
To make ends meet, he said through Matsumoto, he took the job as a security guard. Baseball? "I wasn't even playing at that point," he said. "My dream was to teach."
But he did read Ryan's "bible," and from it picked up some weight-training techniques that paid off in added strength when he entered Osaka University of Health and Sports Sciences, and returned to playing.
"My college was not really a baseball school," Uehara said, "so the manager told us just choose whatever position you want to play. The last year in high school, I pitched five innings and I thought it was fun. I thought pitching would be fun."
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 October 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link
The MLB clip of Iglesias's catch, three different calls. Love the second one from WXYT. Half-second before he catches it: "Iglesias on the run, he won't get there..."
http://wapc.mlb.com/play?content_id=31155161
― clemenza, Saturday, 19 October 2013 00:04 (ten years ago) link
eh, okay he's fast. i'm still trying to get over this one: http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29653669
― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 October 2013 00:09 (ten years ago) link
Fenway fans convinced that routine grounder was gonna score 2
forced to hear BuckCarver tnite
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:43 (ten years ago) link
i just realized that i don't have fox??
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:49 (ten years ago) link
home plate ump is crazy tonite
― 乒乓, Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:51 (ten years ago) link
Tim YOU SHOULDNT GET PITCHES LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE BALLS
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:55 (ten years ago) link
givin gifts to a pitcher who looks like he played Junkie Mugger in every episode of "Kojak"
update: i have fox
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:57 (ten years ago) link
i see we've played a scoreless inning and a half in an hour, good job everyone
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:58 (ten years ago) link
blame buchholz
― 乒乓, Sunday, 20 October 2013 00:59 (ten years ago) link
all games are like game seven, pretty much
jonny gomes gives the red sox lineup 'a different look' than it would have with daniel nava, a better hitter, in it
― mookieproof, Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:01 (ten years ago) link
game hasn't been on that long it start an hour ago now. all the other stuff was pre-game.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:06 (ten years ago) link
wow scherz
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:23 (ten years ago) link
wowww pedroia missed that by 6 inches
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:24 (ten years ago) link
hard to tell how much, maybe a foot
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:26 (ten years ago) link
As much as I'd like that to be a HR, this whole delay to review is just stupid
― Moodles, Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:28 (ten years ago) link
hope avila gets workmens comp
― 乒乓, Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:30 (ten years ago) link
― Moodles, Saturday, October 19, 2013 9:28 PM (4 minutes ago)
it was like 2 minutes. they could just have a replay official in the booth to speed things up i guess
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:33 (ten years ago) link
cannot handle buccholz hair in HD
― 乒乓, Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:34 (ten years ago) link
Adam J. Morris @lonestarball 4mMLB rules require a pitcher, with no one on, to deliver the ball within 12 seconds of receiving it. Buchholz is taking 18-22 seconds. Retweeted by robneyerExpand
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:43 (ten years ago) link
man, avila should try catching the ball in his glove instead of with his face, imo
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 October 2013 01:45 (ten years ago) link