Dolfan in NYC 17,461 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Btw the Marlins lost on an absolute horseshit call. Conforto leaned into strike 3 and got clipped by the ball. Of course it should never have gotten to that point, but fuck. Guessing he'll get one between the numbers tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
Craig H 14,659 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 To go back to Rube again... You're all doing yourselves a huge disservice if you don't listen to the Rube episode of the Dollop. West Newjohn from Cincinnati already said it himself, but it really is god tier. It's one of the funniest listens. Hey! Here you all go! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tabe 2,445 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Btw the Marlins lost on an absolute horseshit call. Conforto leaned into strike 3 and got clipped by the ball. Of course it should never have gotten to that point, but fuck. Guessing he'll get one between the numbers tomorrow. Just saw the replay. Home plate umpire needs to be suspended. He recognized the pitch was a strike and then called the HBP. That's not how the rule works. It's literally black & white rule that you can't get an HBP on a strike. Brutal. Just brutal. Link to post Share on other sites
Raziel 8,912 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I didn't look, but did the ump happen to be Angel Hernandez? Link to post Share on other sites
Dolfan in NYC 17,461 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 It was Ron Kulpa. Notable is that he himself said he got the call absolutely wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,335 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 He was Kulpa-ble? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,389 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 So MLB has decided that the first person they are going to try and go after with their new "doctored ball" rule is Trevor Bauer MLBPA has already announced they will absolutely challenge any sort of punishment MLB tries to hand down Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 17,203 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I have never actively liked the Dodgers (sorry Dad) but those unis are white-hot and they should get to wear them all year long. The rings OTOH... well... Not sure which is more ridiculous: the ring itself, or the box it came in that PLAYS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS of the World Series. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,335 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 The Phantom wished he had a ring that big to slam evil. Link to post Share on other sites
Tabe 2,445 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 12 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: It was Ron Kulpa. Notable is that he himself said he got the call absolutely wrong. I mean, good for him that he admitted he blew it. But...it should never have happened. He recognized it was a strike before ruling it an HBP. It's not just that he didn't recognize that Conforto leaned in instead of actively trying to get away, a rule violation itself. It's that Kulpa ignored the rule that says strikes override HBPs. Dude needs to be suspended. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hail Sabin 1,497 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Joe Musgrove threw the 1st No Hitter in the History of the Padres Franchise last night so now all 30 teams have at least one no Hitter. Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,389 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I am not sad that Domingo German is shitty Link to post Share on other sites
Raziel 8,912 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Now he can be shitty in the Alt Site and/or Scranton. Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,389 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, Raziel said: Now he can be shitty in the Alt Site and/or Scranton. Thank God 1 Link to post Share on other sites
elizium 2,504 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 hours ago, Raziel said: Now he can be shitty in the Alt Site and/or Scranton. That sounds super ominous. Like in Blaseball when a player is sent Elsewhere and they return weeks later with vowels missing from their name. Blaseball is great 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 17,203 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, elizium said: That sounds super ominous. Like in Blaseball when a player is sent Elsewhere and they return weeks later with vowels missing from their name. Blaseball is great I have never heard of this before. I am a better person for now having discovered it, and simultaneously a worse person for knowing this is going to take way too much of my precious time going forward. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
elizium 2,504 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Pete said: I have never heard of this before. I am a better person for now having discovered it, and simultaneously a worse person for knowing this is going to take way too much of my precious time going forward. I highly recommend Cat Manning's Blaseball writings (https://catacalypto.substack.com/people/7344-cat). Really helped me out when I was getting into it and was super confused as to why players were getting encased in giant peanut shells or just outright incinerated 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,389 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Dexter Fowler tore his ACL and will miss the rest of the season At 35 - that is gonna be a tough slog back Link to post Share on other sites
Tabe 2,445 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Replay officials are under fire for not overturning a safe call in the Philles/Braves game last night. Replays appear to show the Phillies' runner missing the plate. ESPN's announcer thinks the guy was safe anyway: https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-beat-braves-on-disputed-call-at-plate Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,389 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Red Sox/Twins postponed as the Twins chose not to play due to the current events happening in Minnesota.... again Link to post Share on other sites
Travis Sheldon 354 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 4/9/2021 at 4:03 PM, Pete said: Not sure which is more ridiculous: the ring itself, or the box it came in that PLAYS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS of the World Series. I really hope they never offer a collectible replica of that ring package. I might have to kill me before my wife does. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,389 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 MLB has moved the trade deadline up one day for this year. It is now July 30 The reason being that MLB tries to avoid having the trade deadline be on days when there are afternoon games and the 31st is a Saturday this year. (This i Most likely the deadline will be moved next year too (since the 31 is a Sunday - though based on what they did the last time it fell on a Sunday - they moved it to August 1) Link to post Share on other sites
Dolfan in NYC 17,461 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Freddy Freeman has, to date, put 26 balls in play. He has one (1) hit off those. (I should also note that his other 4 hits on the season are all HR's.) Link to post Share on other sites
Dolfan in NYC 17,461 Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Yadier Molina's next game will be his 2000th game as catcher for the Cardinals. He'll be the first player in baseball history to catch that many games for one team. Link to post Share on other sites
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