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MLB 2015 Regular Season |OT| Pickin' Up the Pace of Play
- Thread starter Corran Horn
- Start date
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
thought he was already done!
Would be funny if the braves were in first after this nationals series. The East is a joke this year.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Felt like the narrative lately from press was to get him back in baseball, even if in a limited role.
demosthenes
Member
That's how I thought it was going.
Rome is reading "hundreds of thousands in debt to the mob".
HarryDemeanor
Member
Got my free pizza. All those non-baseball loving pieces of shit can go straight to hell.
GO DOYERS
GO DOYERS
I was pissed they couldn't sign him. Now I'm glad they didn't because he reeks this year. The PED's must have worn off.
Blue Jays getting surprising production from their role players and call ups. Everybody hits in that lineup.
Silver Arrows
Banned
Agreed. In hindsight, I'm glad that the Jays didn't, especially when you consider that the ENTIRE lineup can hit and especially mash. I mean, I loved Melky when he was here, considering that he was a fairly low risk signing that worked out, but we're better off without him if this offensive torrent continues.
Silver Arrows
Banned
Not the fake Canadian!
Frozenprince
Banned
Man that sucks, baseball was this close to letting him back in under tremendous pressure.
matthewwhatever
Member
Not that this is your point, but you think Gary Sheffield will be in the Hall of Fame? Even if he was one of the best hitters ever, he was abominable in the field and hated by the writers. If he ever breaks 25%, I'd be shocked.
Besides that, his fielding was so awful (if "awful" even covers -30 wins in the field), it wouldn't surprise me if claiming that it was all intentional was just a post-hoc justification.
Unfortunately, I think he is a lead pipe lock, which fucking sucks. I'll probably go to Coopertown to boo him.
Weird how these phantom notebooks turn up whenever MLB needs them, isn't it?
Frozenprince
Banned
I have no doubt that when Barry Bonds finally has the public behind him (and it's coming) they'll find some "evidence" to use to continue to blacklist him.
Baseball is such a joke with this stuff. Paul Hornig and Karras bet on football games while they were playing, got a year suspension, then CAME BACK AND PLAYED MORE. Hornig is in the HoF and Karras should be. It's a joke, baseball knows it's a joke but continues to do it anyway.
I mean hell Shoeless Joe is still blacklisted despite the overwhelming evidence of his innocence.
Baseball is such a joke with this stuff. Paul Hornig and Karras bet on football games while they were playing, got a year suspension, then CAME BACK AND PLAYED MORE. Hornig is in the HoF and Karras should be. It's a joke, baseball knows it's a joke but continues to do it anyway.
I mean hell Shoeless Joe is still blacklisted despite the overwhelming evidence of his innocence.
Silver Arrows
Banned
When the BBWAA get their head out of their ass about playing at Coors? We need more Canadian baseball icons!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Why would they?
Grover Cleveland
Member
Why retire his number?
Pedro right now could probably be the Sox third starter in the rotation.
Silver Arrows
Banned
Donaldson now 33,000 votes back of Moustakas for starting 3B
CANADA POWER!
SCREW YOU KC, NO ALL ROYALS AL TEAM!
CANADA POWER!
SCREW YOU KC, NO ALL ROYALS AL TEAM!
perfectchaos007
Member
All-Star 2015 |OT| NL All-Stars vs. KC Royals
Silver Arrows
Banned
pretty much
Coors field is a joke. I was looking at some stats for some Rockies players and the inflated numbers are just ridiculous compared to what they did with other teams.
Frozenprince
Banned
It's really not as tremendous an advantage as people think.
It makes a difference certainly, but it's not as if by going there you magically become a better offensive player by default. wRC+ tends to trend only 6-7 points higher at Coors.
I mean look at Vinny Castilla. Has 4 straight monster years with the Rockies, leaves and doesn't come close to 30 in like 5 years....comes back to Colorado and has a 35 hr 115 rbi year.
Like wtf.
Edit: it's not bad anymore since they introduced the humidor, but the 90's and early 2000's some of those Rockies like Walker, Helton, and Castilla aren't deserving of a lot of those power numbers.
CosmicQueso
Member
If Larry Walker and Todd Helton are going to get dinged for playing at Coors, Bagwell should get a big benefit for playing in Houston all those years.
Bullshit how this Coors effect isn't applied the other way as well.
(Still don't think Helton and Walker are HOF players. Bagwell, however, is).
Bullshit how this Coors effect isn't applied the other way as well.
(Still don't think Helton and Walker are HOF players. Bagwell, however, is).
Dominican Power
Member
WTF is the 3rd base coach doing? He keeps waving these old ass players home.
matthewwhatever
Member
Just turned on the Jays game. I see it's Crappy Hutchison today? If he could ever string together a few good outings in a row, he'd be a pretty valuable pitcher. Instead he's unhittable one start, and serving up meatballs the next.
he's a mess today
Worst ballpark in the world.
CheDominik
Member
Gary Sheffield has no chance in hell to get in the Hall of Fame. Hated by the writers, his numbers weren't otherworldy in his era and being named in the Mitchell Report. Shoeless Joe Jackson has a better chance than him.
Frozenprince
Banned
Shoeless Joe should have been in 50 years ago tbh.
If Biggio gets in with his throughly mediocre numbers, Sheffield can get it. He wont because everybody hates his guts, but his numbers wouldn't keep him out.
Still pissy Bagwell and Piazza aren't in.
chicagocubsfan
Member
This Cubs lineup tonight is absolutely disgusting.
Dominican Power
Member
Fucking Pineda.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Wada out with injury in the 2nd. Amaro is licking his chops.
brianjones
Member
dumbass puig
tiggerkiddo
Member
Numbers in Coors have gone down since they started using the humidor...not our fault we live at altitude...D:
Frozenprince
Banned
Turner is back in like a week so I doubt this changes much.