odessasteps Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 In a related matter @dansteinberg Damn that HBP left a mark on Daniel Murphy's wrist http://t.co/7xlK99AiHx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Mike Fiers proceeded to hit Stanton's pinch batter. Which somehow was called a fucking strike for the K to end the inning. Casey McGehee did his best George Brett impression. Mike Redmond then did his best Earl Weaver. Both are gone. Marlins retaliate the next inning and plunks Carlos Gomez and the DeSclafani gets tossed. Fucking bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Yeah I would not recommend watching Giancarlo Stanton getting hit the face tonight against the Brewers. Blood all over the place. I guess the only bright spot is that it was only 88 MPH pitch but damn that was ugly I can't imagine its makes that much difference in feeling between 88 and 93 when you get hit in the face by a ball. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 They ruled Johnson swung which, well, he did. Both benches were warned after that mess. Any plunking deemed intentional is an ejection. This ain't rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 They ruled Stanton swung too. Right call on both guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 And to show how much "luck" plays a part in it too Chase Headley took a 96 mph fastball off the chin last night too. He most likely suffered a broken jaw but didn't lose consciousness and walked off the field on his own power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Stanton has "lacerations, multiple facial fractures, and dental damage". Unknown how much time he misses. I'm assuming if he goes on the DL, he's done for the year, and so are the Marlins faint playoff hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Lost amongst the sadness, the Brewers somehow won another game. Stupid baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 If that's the extent of injuries Stanton suffered, he's lucky. They said no surgery would be required for the facial fractures, which is a huge step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 This is another angle of the HBP that Reed Johnson 'struck out' on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 looks like a strike to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 If a player swings at a ball that hits him, it's a dead ball and a strike. This isn't some sort of silly thing that never happens - Anthony Rizzo swung and missed at two pitches that hit him in the same at bat back in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 If a player swings at a ball that hits him, it's a dead ball and a strike. This isn't some sort of silly thing that never happens - Anthony Rizzo swung and missed at two pitches that hit him in the same at bat back in May. I love how outraged he was. If you get chumped that bad twice in a row, just let it go and hope everyone forgets. Don't stretch the moment out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhock Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Chris Davis of the Orioles just got suspended 25 games for amphetamines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 //grantland.com/the-triangle/st-louis-cardinals-infuriating-playoff-run/ I’d feel this way about the Cardinals even if they didn’t exude the smug self-entitlement that comes from their combination of winning and, at least from a narrative perspective, Playing the Game the Right Way. Their church was built on the rock of Tony La Russa, who is Elmer Gantry in a mullet and transition lenses. Doing TLR’s evil bidding: Scott Rolen, who combined greatness and prickliness in equal measure; Albert Pujols, who was the greatest player of the interregnum between Bonds and Trout, and who had the public personality of a bowl of oatmeal when he wasn’t being used as a political prop by Glenn Beck; Yadier Molina, who’s the greatest defensive catcher of his generation, and who has an idiotic neck tattoo; and Chris Carpenter, who was likewise great, but who was a goatee away from being the Roy Halladay of a dystopian multiverse. Though the names on the backs of the jerseys have changed, that character lives on today. The Cardinals are the kind of organization that would bend over backward to tell you it’s the name on the front that matters anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 You left out so much from that piece: - "They’re probably the best-run organization in the game," - "They’re so beautiful and so perfect" - "the Cardinals [are] too great to exist in our flawed universe" - "Cardinals fans probably aren’t as bad as Steelers fans, Cowboys fans, or fans of any team from New York, Philadelphia, or Boston," - "can you blame Cardinals fans for thinking that their team is touched by the hand of God?" - "A team doesn’t win as much as the Cardinals do unless it’s blessed." - "The Cardinals are a near-perfect organization with exciting players and truly bomb-ass uniforms," God I love this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Not a baseball fan, but I just saw the score for the Dodgers and Giants. I thought baseball had a mercy rule? When did Eli start playing baseball? Damn, that's rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 God bless the Colorado Rockies. They know how to play ball...if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Listening to John Kruk and Curt Schilling calling a Yankee game is absolute torture. They might as well just come out and say they hate the Yankees. John Kruk had the nerve to say that Kelly Johnson didn't hit with the Yankees because he was exposed by the rest of the lineup, not because Kelly Johnson is a light hitting utility player with some occasional pop. Kruk also knocked the Yankees for not having good speed on the bases while McCann and Teixeria were on base. Who the fuck is John Kruk to knock anybody for not having speed? Curt Schilling takes a dig questioning what Alex Rodriguez is without cheating. Schilling is the one of the last people that should question anybody about steroid use.They make no mention of the pitchers that have stepped up for New York, like Brandon McCarthy and Shane Greene while others have been injured, while verbally fellating the entire Orioles team. How about mentioning Chris Davis, who has hit .196 this year and just got popped for amphetamines or Ubaldo Jimenez and his disappointing 4-9 record and 4.96 ERA? I'm so glad I have the YES network and MLB network and don't need ESPN. In conclusion, Fuck Espn and their baseball coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have sworn I posted this earlier, but a Cleveland pitcher, while trying intentionally walk Kindler, threw a wild pitch to score a run today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Well, the Orioles are the team with the second-best record in baseball while the Yankees have been spending most of their time perfecting The Derek Jeter Experience. Maybe that's why they're giving Baltimore more attention and praise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It's an anti-New York bias. They talk as if the Yankees are a 60 win team. It isn't just this year. I watch a lot of out of market games thanks to MLB network and Fox Sports 1 and the Yankees tv announcers do a much better job than other teams of not coming off as homers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 An anti-New York bias from ESPN? You have GOT to be kidding. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Tigers sweep Cleveland and are back in first by 1-1/2, thanks in no small part to JD Martinez - possibly the greatest waiver wire pickup of all-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 JD Martinez's huge day helped get me into the finals of my fantasy baseball league along with a win and quality start from Jon Lester and Edison Volquez. Jonathan Papelbon's implosion didn't even effect my score thanks to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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