piranesi Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Girardi already looks mostly undead. If posture is predictive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Dont recall it coming up here yet, but there are some in baseball making noise about the number of players available after September call-ups, since some teams max out the 40 man limit and some, like Houston, are closer to 30-32. They argue this is a competitive imbalance, allowing teams to have fresher players or can rest regular starters for pennant race games. On one level, it's your own fault if you dont want to pay/burn service time for 40 players. But Bt i can see the logic of having a 40 man roster but only being allowed to use 30 (which can change daily) during the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Dont recall it coming up here yet, but there are some in baseball making noise about the number of players available after September call-ups, since some teams max out the 40 man limit and some, like Houston, are closer to 30-32.They argue this is a competitive imbalance, allowing teams to have fresher players or can rest regular starters for pennant race games.On one level, it's your own fault if you dont want to pay/burn service time for 40 players.But Bt i can see the logic of having a 40 man roster but only being allowed to use 30 (which can change daily) during the game. Some teams also don't call players up straight away because the minor league seasons still have a few games left. I think your idea of only being able to dress 30 (yet keep up to 40) is a good one. Reminds me of hockey's system. We could have so much fun with media-created "Healthy Scratch" controversies! Oh wouldn't that be a grand time. Expanding the active Roster in the last month has long been one of baseball's odder rules to me, though. I suppose year long 40-mans would let the richer teams horde talent, but letting teams keep 30 up on the big club wouldn't be that unbalancing, would it? Maybe it's a union thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 So Billy Hamilton did it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 So Billy Hamilton did it again. It'll be fun to see if the potential for that one run is worth having him on their 25-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Sadly, an update: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I was dreading that post all weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 So Billy Hamilton did it again.It'll be fun to see if the potential for that one run is worth having him on their 25-man.Been done before:http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/washihe01-bat.shtml?mobile=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 If I you asked me on Friday what's the worst case scenario for the Cardinals series, what happened this weekend was even worse than I could've imagined. Huntington shouldn't have caved to fan pressure and made those trades for Byrd and Morneau. Nothing against those guys but every time the Bucs add players for a playoff push, a death spiral follows shortly thereafter. It's like the vengeful Baseball Gods smiting the Pirates down for the sin of hubris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 It's like the vengeful Baseball Gods smiting the Pirates down for the sin of hubris. Yessssssssssssssss! Embrace the prevailing metaphor! You have grown strong this summer, young Skywalker. But you have yet to know the true power of the Dark Side. You're rebel friends will soon be crushed. And they will be followed in due time by the luckless Braves. But you can live on. You can sit at my right hand of the thread and rule the Galaxy for all of October. All you have to do is renounce those sad fools and bow down to this Ozzie Smith bobblehead. DO IT!!!! CLICKING THE SPOILER WAS THE FIRST STEP!!!!!!! You didn't have to. BUT YOU DID!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Way too much going on tonight. Apparently Buck Showalter and Joe Girardi got into in between innings which lead to the benches clearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 R.I.P. The Bucs 20 Year Losing Streak. Born in Atlanta, Oct. 14, 1992, Died Sept. 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. And now, a promo that sums up the past 20 years for Pirates fans: And Cutch's reaction to the final out says it all: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Congratulations! Welcome back to mountaintop. Now. There's just that one. last. step. you need to take: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Casey Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Damn you, piranesi! I just got that damned yodeling out of my head from the post an interesting picture thread. Now it's all back and shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Congratulations! Welcome back to mountaintop. Now. There's just that one. last. step. you need to take: Sidebar. If you are EVER on the Price is Right and you get Mountain Climber, it's an instant win if you bid $20, $30, and $40. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I have a feeling that over the next few years, the narrative between bounce back and forth between "this extra wild card is awesome!" and "imagine if we only had one wild card!" Anyone who honestly likes the second wild card needs their head examined, or like selig, gently put to sleep. . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 If you ever need a reason why being a Pirates fan has been hell for 20 years, Deadspin decided to list them all for you: http://deadspin.com/every-shitty-thing-that-happened-to-the-pittsburgh-pira-1253433938 Thank god it is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 and the 2014 season schedules are out. Baseball returns to Montreal with the Jays and Mets playing 2 exhibition games in late March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I'd have laughed if it was Jays vs Nats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Meanwhile in Japan, erstwhile MLB'er Wladimir Balentein has tied Sadaharu Oh's season home run record at 55 with 21 games left in the season. Has a ball player ever been intentionally walked 100 times in a row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Add it to his career totals in MLB. They're the same thing, right? I mean, that's what ESPN tried to sell us regarding Ichiro... The guy hit 53 HRs in his first 107 games this year. Granted, that's an awesome achievement at any level of ball, but c'mon. By contrast, he hit 15 in 170 MLB games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Add it to his career totals in MLB. They're the same thing, right? I mean, that's what ESPN tried to sell us regarding Ichiro... The guy hit 53 HRs in his first 107 games this year. Granted, that's an awesome achievement at any level of ball, but c'mon. By contrast, he hit 15 in 170 MLB games. About as relevant as the AAA single season record, and the same level of competetion, except the minor leaguer who challenges that won't be walked so he can't tie and pass it. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I read a reporter say he is not as ostracized as Tuffy Rhodes was, since he has tried to ingrain himself in Japanese culture.he apparently speaks fluent Japanese. And basubaru fams have apparently warmed to American players, based on how wellichiro was received in the US when he started in 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Add it to his career totals in MLB. They're the same thing, right? I mean, that's what ESPN tried to sell us regarding Ichiro... The guy hit 53 HRs in his first 107 games this year. Granted, that's an awesome achievement at any level of ball, but c'mon. By contrast, he hit 15 in 170 MLB games. About as relevant as the AAA single season record, and the same level of competetion, except the minor leaguer who challenges that won't be walked so he can't tie and pass it. . . . Worth noting (again) that Japanese parks are smaller than their American counterparts and that the ball itself is smaller as well. They changed the ball this year, making it harder, which has led to a home run boom. Balentien has 21 games to break the record - and he missed the first 12 games of the season with an injury. Just for giggles, here's an article from Baseball America listing the single season home run records for every minor league: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/09/for-the-record-minor-league-home-run-leaders/ In the modern era, it's hard for me to wrap my head around a guy piling up 40, 50 home runs in a single season and not moving up. Ron Kittle set his record in just 127 games and got called up in time to play 20 games for the White Sox. But how the heck do you not call up a guy hitting .345 with tons of power sooner than that???? One guy on the list is a particular favorite of mine - Joey Gallo, who set the Arizona League record last year with 18 HRs. After he set that record, he got called up to the Spokane Indians. He has RIDICULOUS power. He hit a grand slam that went over a light pole in right field in Spokane that had to have traveled around 500 feet. Unreal considering how the ball simply doesn't carry here. He's hit 38 HRs in 106 games at A ball this year. Just 19 years old, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 re: Kittle. I'm assuming the argument would be that the White Sox didn't need him at any of the positions he could "play"...they had a couple of solid corner OF, a good DH, a fine 1B. Look at the roster. It would have been lovely to see him play third though... The Braves had a minor leaguer a few years ago named Cody Johnsno who had absurd power. He also struck out 150+ times in a season in four straight years, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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