Craig H Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm not going to lie. Every year I think back to 2003 and Rippa, Dean and maybe Ed saying to beware Dusty's love of veteran presence and that the team wouldn't hold up. This is the first time ever that anyone has confused Dean and Bill. I anxiously await more to come. But at least someone remembered me! Whee! Shit, was it Bill? I wanted to add his name too because I could swear Dean was also saying the same to me, especially after the game 6 loss. I was just like, "naw, they're gonna come back, they're fine!" For a second there, when Wood hit that homerun, I thought I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 *Pretends all the Nationals are secretly Montreal Expos* You could instead pretend that the Marlins are Expos! And this probably belongs in the hot stove-ish thread, but I hope the Nationals don't regress into an embarrassment again. As much fun as shit like printing "Natinals" on jerseys or Riggleman quitting midseason was, it's better for baseball if there's one less team that's a dumpster fire. Then again, man, it sure seems like the Nationals are drawn towards shooting themselves in the foot. For as much success as they've had, it's really hard to ignore shutting down Stras, signing Papelbon, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Endy Chavez never officially retired, so someone could sign him and there would be three! I recommend against this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 As for the Schwarber tape measure shot, this Dave Kingman blast is probably the closest to Schwarber's bomb I have ever seen. I'll always be partial to Sammy's nuclear bomb in Game 2 of the 2003 NLCS just for Lofton's reaction to where it landed (sadly not shown). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 For some reason, they aren't letting all of Canada out of work early today to watch the Blue Jays game, so I will be stuck at my desk for the first half of the game, and then I need to rush home to catch the final 3 innings, if traffic doesn't suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Glenallen Hill's bomb is still the high water mark, although KB's homer from a couple months ago comes close. At first, I thought Schwarbs homer would top them both and I'm still surprised they're stopping the distance at the sign. I thought a projection is made for how far it would travel. By the way, while not as impressive, Schwarber hit another monster shot late in game 3, but it wound up foul to the right of the foul pole. The nutty thing about that foul ball was that the ball left the park and it didn't have a lot of loft on it. It was a line drive shot that someone outside said cleared the buses parked on the street. And if we're talking playoffs, I'm partial to Sammy's homer in game 2, but Schwarber's shot was so impressive just for how high and far the ball traveled. That kid has got some Babe Ruth DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Also, the Cubs lost the NLCS that year so Sammy's bombs were ultimately meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 For some reason, they aren't letting all of Canada out of work early today to watch the Blue Jays game, so I will be stuck at my desk for the first half of the game, and then I need to rush home to catch the final 3 innings, if traffic doesn't suck. I bailed on a call for work. No way am I relying on DVRing it only for a student to spoil that shit for me. The joys of being on call. Wait, I thought Schwarber's HR cleared the sign? Did it hit the top of it? Looked like went well over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Also, the Cubs lost the NLCS that year so Sammy's bombs were ultimately meaningless. Wasn't that the case with Sammy usually though? That he was the king of the 8-0(either way) home run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Glenallen Hill's bomb is still the high water markGood grief - I'd forgotten about that one. The relatively low trajectory and incredible speed on Glenllen's shot are just...wow. What an amazing home run.For me, the two biggest home runs I can remember are: Mark McGwire, as a rookie, hitting a home run into the upper deck in straightaway center field at Tiger Stadium. 440 feet to the fence - into the upper deck. Unbelievable; and then Andres Galaragga taking Kevin Brown deep in Florida: There's also McGwire's "538 foot" home run off Randy Johnson at the Kingdome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 I was there for the Galarraga home run. We were convinced he'd hit it past the apocryphal 575' Mantle HR out of Tigers Stadium. There was a loud boo when it was announced at 529'. The best part was Galarraga's next AB was against Dennis Cook, who gave zero fucks. This is how it turned out: Cook threw straight at Galarraga's head. Twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 McGwire also had the moon shot into the FIFTH deck at the Skydome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I was there for the Galarraga home run. We were convinced he'd hit it past the apocryphal 575' Mantle HR out of Tigers Stadium.Mantle's was 565' and it was Griffith Stadium.Another favorite: Big Cecil hitting one out of Tiger Stadium, something only done something like 3 times by a right-handed hitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 A couple times this year they have replayed the Jose Canseco homerun at Skydome that he put into the upper, upper, upper, upper, upper deck, but that doesn't really count because he was probably running a chemistry experiment at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 And McGuire wasn't running similar chemistry experiments lol?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Bonds off Percival in the WS. Salmon says "furthest ball I ever seen hit" Bonds at the old Yankee Stadium. The speed and it looked like it was still on the way up. Yankee fans cheer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 4.38 million viewers for the Monday afternoon Jays-Rangers game on Sportsnet. Another new record for the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 For some reason, they aren't letting all of Canada out of work early today to watch the Blue Jays game, so I will be stuck at my desk for the first half of the game, and then I need to rush home to catch the final 3 innings, if traffic doesn't suck. I bailed on a call for work. No way am I relying on DVRing it only for a student to spoil that shit for me. The joys of being on call. Wait, I thought Schwarber's HR cleared the sign? Did it hit the top of it? Looked like went well over! It hit the "I" in the sign and the settled on top of the sign. The Cubs are going to leave it there throughout the postseason and will be going up today or tomorrow to place an acrylic container over it to protect it from the elements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 If you believe the True Distance on HitTrackerOnline, Schwarber hit it 438, Rasmus 439 (ALDS game 1), Cespedes 440, and the longest postseason homer? Eric Hosmer 442. Or as MLB Statcast called it. 453 feet. Because they said so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Mayor Rob Ford got front row seats to Game 5 in Toronto. Rangers up 2-0 at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Mayor Rob Ford got front row seats to Game 5 in Toronto. Rangers up 2-0 at the moment HAVEN'T THEY SUFFERED ENOUGH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 And McGuire wasn't running similar chemistry experiments lol?? WCW Scott Norton always reminded me of McGuire, I figure they took similar shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Also, I want a Halo 5 mod with a ship called Kevin Pillar of Autumn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 WOOOOOOWWWWW. I don't know. The ump stepped in front and started waving his hands. I don't think the run should count based on the ump stepping in the way he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The most Toronto sports moment in the history of Toronto sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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