LethalStriker Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I think the fact that Ichiro will eventually get to 3000 hits when he didn't join MLB until he was 28 will be a bigger overall accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 According to ichiro hit count twitter, 3000 will be around august 31 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Casey Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I've been seeing a lot of people pulling for the Bucs on this board and other more sport-centric ones. At first I thought it was just baseball fans being happy that our 20 year unfathomable run of misery has finally subsided.Now I've come to realize it's just that a whole lotta baseball fans hate the Cardinals. For me, it's more because piranesi's descents into madness are always entertaining, so I'm more poking him with a stick to get that reaction than hating on the Cards. Them, I'm completely neutral on since LaRussa retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I've been seeing a lot of people pulling for the Bucs on this board and other more sport-centric ones. At first I thought it was just baseball fans being happy that our 20 year unfathomable run of misery has finally subsided.Now I've come to realize it's just that a whole lotta baseball fans hate the Cardinals. There is a bit of feel-good to the Pirate.... Oh who the fuck am I kidding, I blasphemed like 15 different religions on this board the last time those fuckers were in the WS. Fuck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The Guardians are there to protect all of you. Even the ones who don't deserve it. I, too, hope the Pirates love catches fire. Pirates/Cards will be the baseball version of Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H. And we all know how that's going to work out. "Hey, Shield Guys!..." "...you know what to do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Happy Anniversary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Im a total Ichiro mark, so a great day for me.His poor attitude and performance dropoff the last couple years in Seattle dropped Ichiro a bit in TT eyes but I'm still a big fan. I just think the 4000 hits thing is a fake milestone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I don't like the Pirates, but I hate the Cardinals. I'm not pulling for either team though, as once again, much like I do for many lost Cubs seasons, I hope for the Braves or Indians to actually do something in the postseason. I like this Braves team much more than the ones from the previous two years. They're kicking ass in the regular season and they're built like a postseason contender. Regarding the Indians, I'm surprised they've hung on and are only a few games out of the Wild Card spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tele-Viper Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Are the SF Giants the worst defending WS champs ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Are the SF Giants the worst defending WS champs ever? Nah, but they could join the illustrious "first to worst" club. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/will-giants-join-the-first-to-worst-club/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'm really curious how the 4000 hits thing gets played in Hall of Fame voting. Like, in theory it's the baseball hall of fame. Not the MLB hall of fame. In practice if you're not an American who played in the Negro League that probably isn't true. I mean Ichiro will make the hall anyway, but I guarantee the "Japan is fake baseball" excuse is going to get played. I just want to see how widespread this sort of thinking is so I can expand my HoF hitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Its been played today already. Fortuneately, he will get 3000 next year and it will be moot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Its been played today already.Fortuneately, he will get 3000 next year and it will be moot. I dunno about next year, he's 278 away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Are the SF Giants the worst defending WS champs ever? Nah, but they could join the illustrious "first to worst" club. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/will-giants-join-the-first-to-worst-club/ They might be the worst WS champ that didn't intentionally gut their team the following year. The 1998 Marlins are the worst WS defending champs but they intentionally trashed their own team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'm really curious how the 4000 hits thing gets played in Hall of Fame voting. Like, in theory it's the baseball hall of fame. Not the MLB hall of fame. In practice if you're not an American who played in the Negro League that probably isn't true. I mean Ichiro will make the hall anyway, but I guarantee the "Japan is fake baseball" excuse is going to get played. I just want to see how widespread this sort of thinking is so I can expand my HoF hitlist. Japan isn't fake baseball but let's not pretend it's the same thing as MLB. Not even close. It's a nice AAA, maybe AAAA, but it's not MLB. And, for the record, the full title of the HOF is the "National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum". It's an American museum dedicated to American baseball. It's not like the basketball (or hockey) HOFs that are worldwide things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Canadians should consider themselves lucky we even let them into the building. Edit: Seems like every time I say shit like this without quoting, it ends up on a new page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Its been played today already.Fortuneately, he will get 3000 next year and it will be moot. I dunno about next year, he's 278 away.FWIW, the Ichiro Hit Count twitter has forever projected his 3000th hit as 8/31/14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Its been played today already.Fortuneately, he will get 3000 next year and it will be moot. I dunno about next year, he's 278 away.FWIW, the Ichiro Hit Count twitter has forever projected his 3000th hit as 8/31/14. I dunno what their methodology is, but that's an impossibility. Maybe they're equally weighting his entire career marks as opposed to his last three years. In fact, I'd be willing to put money on that being the case. He's not a .320-.330 hitter getting 650+ plate appearances anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I never put much thought into it. I just look every day and see he got a hit or two, which seems to keep the date the same. I hope he can get it next year, since i dont know if he will/wants to play two more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 He has 2722 hits and has 117 this year. He's projected to end up around 150 meaning he needs 240+, so he'll need 2 more full seasons assuming he's healthy and doesn't retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Isn't 1st place fun, Pittsburgh? Just keep going. You can make it! It's not like you're trying to outlast a soulless, immortal machine or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Do the street signs represent the Cubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The Cubs are Robert Prosky. They've Always been Robert Prosky: They are recognizable as made up of human parts, but with the parts just sort of piled together like an unbound book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Santa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Just keep breathing, Pirates....keep...going....Maybe they'll fall back...out....of....breathe....have to...stay...ahead...of...unstoppable...evil.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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