chicagocubsfan
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Yordano just needs to wear some zany suits and be managed by Joe Maddon. I'd take him on the Cubs as a setup guy.
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MLB 2016 Regular Season Official Thread - Do Not Attempt to Ketchup
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BFIB
Member
Ventura and Old Style. That's a bad idea.
Velcro Fly
Member
got em
chicagocubsfan
Member
Was it a good throw?
Velcro Fly
Member
The Elite
BOSS
Maddon will hug him until everything is ok.
Could be anything, but that sounds like a UCL tear.
MultiJhonny
Banned
I hope not. Apparently they noticed he seemed off in his warm ups, so I hope it was more precaution and nothing has happened to him yet.
Little Green Yoda
Member
Mediocre team is mediocre. Seems like my intuition they this season will be a bridge/reloading season is on point. Problem is, neither the Cubs nor the Pirates are going to stop being strong contenders anytime soon. Really need a great draft and a good offseason coming up.
The Elite
BOSS
And I'm at work. Fuck. How many at bats do you think he has?
It's the 5th inning so...
The Elite
BOSS
Silver Arrows
Banned
Oh and NOW the offense comes.
The Elite
BOSS
It's a big outfield in centre.
MultiJhonny
Banned
...
filtering out fangraphs now
I thought that was a joke post
Silver Arrows
Banned
...
filtering out fangraphs now
DEATH FROM ABOVE
CosmicQueso
Member
Coming into that at bat donaldson had a game score of 77 after 3 at bats. That's good.
Heyward looking lost at the plate in that at bat.
Heyward looking lost at the plate in that at bat.
Velcro Fly
Member
Cubs starting pitching has been unreal. I worried about Lackey at the start but he's been phenomenal lately. Amazing how this front office has seemingly hit on every FA signing the past couple years
as long as you don't care about Heyward not hitting much yet
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Ahhh ex giants players doing well finally when we could actually use him this year...
Tragicomedy
Member
The deal is, plenty of big game pitchers have a ton of attitude. Everyone in the Bay area loves Bumgarner, and that dude is jawing at other players all the fucking time. The difference is that unlike Ventura, he actually backs his shit up on the mound. He pitches incredibly well, so fans, teammates, and managers will always have his back. He isn't a "hot head," he's a "gritty pro." The narrative goes hand in hand with job performance.
Ventura has the attitude and is jawing off at dudes, but he is pitching like shit. When you aren't doing the thing a team is paying you to do, all the extracurricular stuff stands out that much more. He needs to drop the attitude and work on his mechanics.
CosmicQueso
Member
EDIT: On second thought, must be a post for troll effect. I'm not getting sucked into it this time!
[KoRp]Jazzman
Member
If the Royals themselves seem to be fed up with Ventura in the clubhouse... why go to his aid when he gets jumped by Machado?
Would that not finally send him the right message? Imagine if Hosmer/Perez/Gordon or someone got hurt in that brawl defending that idiot.
Would that not finally send him the right message? Imagine if Hosmer/Perez/Gordon or someone got hurt in that brawl defending that idiot.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Duvall's always had power, it was just a question on whether he'd be able to handle major league pitching consistently.
Silver Arrows
Banned
[KoRp]Jazzman;206109911 said:
Ultimately, even when your teammate is an asshole on the field, you have an obligation to defend your guy. Even though he started it and it's a product of baseball's macho man culture.
[KoRp]Jazzman
Member
I only hope Bautista doesn't retaliate if Ventura does plan to throw at him in July. I want to see him get hit, and do a massive bat flip and walk to first.
Frozenprince
Banned
Yay pickles!
I mean, Madbum also doesn't throw 96 at guys chests and heads on purpose, either.
Silver Arrows
Banned
[KoRp]Jazzman;206113439 said:
He won't. I would not be surprised if Gibby or even Shapiro has come out and said to Jose: "Keep your head down, don't be the matador with the red cape." in regards to Ventura's comments.
for you see, MadBum gets his anger out by hitting dingers
Perhaps publicly, but it's usually teammates and coaches that end up changing behavior. He'll never listen to the opposition or media, but when the team leaders tell him to get his shit together, he better listen or he's risking his future with the team.
Back to the hockey comparison, teammates and training staff have criticized or ignored players who dive or fake injuries. They're not defending that shit, even if the penalty would benefit the team.
Frozenprince
Banned
Akeel Morris is not the RP prospect he was a year ago.
FB hits mid 90's, CH in the 70's, but he has no control at all.
Barely a prospect anymore at this stage.
FB hits mid 90's, CH in the 70's, but he has no control at all.
Barely a prospect anymore at this stage.
Silver Arrows
Banned
I agree with this wholeheartedly. Still, ultimately when your guy is getting pummeled by an opponent with his fists, you kinda have to step in, defend and break it up.
Though it's pretty telling that Salvador Perez's first reaction was to simply let the event happen and didn't rush to Yordano's aid.
CosmicQueso
Member
Braves get to dump $750k or so in salary and no one in Atlanta cares about Johnson, so ticket sales won't move at all either way. Just don't know why the Mets would want to do this for any reason.
Frozenprince
Banned
We're playing Ty Kelly almost every day if we don't do this.
We had no depth left we needed a move for a body that can at least be not complete shit at PH/occasional 3B.
CosmicQueso
Member
Replacing shit in the sandwich with vomit.
I'd be ecstatic if he fell to us.
MultiJhonny
Banned
WHEW!!!
Sore bicep for Velasquez. Probably going to get a precautionary MRI tomorrow. Really hope that is all it is
Sore bicep for Velasquez. Probably going to get a precautionary MRI tomorrow. Really hope that is all it is
Frozenprince
Banned
Groome is asking for $5M.
Good luck young blood.
Good luck young blood.
Frozenprince
Banned
Bicep soreness/tightness is usually code speak for a torn UCL.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Everything is pointing the opposite though. Vince doesn't seemed worried at all neither does the Philly training staff apparently. So I am gonna trust them that they aren't pulling the wool over our eyes.
I used to get a sore bicep when I pitched, obviously not at this level, but I would have a day similar to what VInce had but since I wasn't getting paid millions I stupidly pitched through it...
Tragicomedy
Member
Exactly this. Every clubhouse comes to life when this stuff happens. It's silly. But as you said later, Sal just sort of left the first punch or two go. He's slow and recovering from a leg injury, but it felt like he took his sweet time getting to the mound. Sal is friends with everyone, so I don't think he particularly relishes the idea of getting into a scrap.
That's fair. I wasn't defending or excusing what Ventura did with the pitch at all. I'm saying he could get away with jawing at dudes or trying to one up guys if he was actually pitching well. Bumgarner talks mad shit at dudes, then heads to the mound and strikes out their side. Ventura talks mad shit and then gives up 5 runs in an inning.
It's pretty obvious which guy is going to have the full backing of the team and fans.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Cubs starting pitching is ridiculous. I hope Hammel and Hendricks can stay consistent throughout the season.
Don't know why he has to switch the commitment, since you can sign for both
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