Fish Oil

10 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

 Maybe the Rays pen got used heavily the night before or something.  

Yepper. Their pen had been used heavily the previous several games including a double header. They made a  prudent choice.

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Dangit. Hopefully Claude and Wonk don't see my post.

Isn't Wonk still hiding in the Guatemalan jungles ?

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

When do the "Adell is just going back to the East Coast when he's a free agent" narratives begin?

I believe you just started it.  

On ‎7‎/‎22‎/‎2019 at 5:51 AM, Dtwncbad said:

Is Jennie Finch available?

I hear Sid Finch in considering a comeback.

It seems like Greinke's declining fastball velocity is a valid concern. I understand he is still pitching very well, but his 4 seamer now sits under 90. How much lower will it drop over the next couple seasons and at what point will it become ineffective. That's a lot of money for a guy who might be about to fall off of the proverbial cliff.   

5 hours ago, Slegnaac said:

Six and seven is eleven.

Or

Six and seven are eleven.

?

 

Not a math major I see,

Trout being Trout.

GOAT

4 hours ago, Taylor said:

I heard that Craig is a fan of the Atlantic League.

Oops. I hadn't seen it so I though it was a safe topic .

I like this:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27168526/stealing-first-gets-tryout-atlantic-league

The bottom video you showed raises some doubt, enough to justify only giving him a two game suspension, but I firmly believe that when he stepped into a direct collision path the intention was there.

1 minute ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

He’s trying to slide head first. You have to lower your shoulders to that. Then he obviously turns his head because he’s about to face plant into Lucroy and doesn’t want to break his own neck. 

One must also lower their shoulder to knock the ball loose, no?

3 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Yeah, the bottom one is the one I am referring to. That seems to show what Marisnick said he saw. He said every time that he thought Lucroy was moving across the line. Obviously he didn’t, which is why there was a collision. 

Very well then. His big first step and his lowered shoulder tells me otherwise, but there is now room for doubt. Thank you for the perspective.

3 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

this is the one that I think shows how Lucroy starts shuffling his feet and reaches his glove toward the 3B line. I can see how Marisnick (who has a totally different view than any camera shows) may have read that as Lucroy getting ready to go that way. So he was going to Matrix and dive the other way (away from Lucroy’s glove side).

Still, what he should have done is just aim a little farther toward foul territory and if you end up being too far to touch the plate, then you can argue that Lucroy didn’t give you a lane. 

That, to me, is why it’s just a poor decision, and negligence, rather than being malicious. That’s why he got suspended for 2 games instead of 10 or 15.

You can be held responsible for something that’s an accident. Happens all the time with drivers. 

The top video: In which world was this "A very normal, direct, and unaltered path to home plate"? Not the one I live in.
The bottom video: Okay, now I see what you're referring to. I hadn't seen this before. This looks like an accident.

On a side note, why did the text turn green?

11 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I think I see the second shooter on the grassy knoll

To me it looks like he steps two feet to his left, lowers his shoulder, and intends to knock the ball loose.

7 hours ago, yk9001 said:

 

 

 

“I understand why it’s a strike. The top of the ball shaved the bottom of the strike zone. But it would be almost impossible to be consistent with [that pitch without Trackman] because it’s at the bottom of the zone, but also because catcher’s influence is real.”

 

 

 

 

The Umpires own words.

Understand that even the umpire admits the computer was right and he would have called it wrong. It wasn't a blunder or mistake. The ball entered the strike zone.

What else needs to be said about this?

1 hour ago, robblin17 said:

I'm going to miss all of the old school, manager-umpire arguments. : (

 

I won't. It will be an absolute pleasure to stop seeing games decided by idiotic calls. The players skill should determine who wins, not the umpires sight.

8 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

If were going robots, I want that to be the strikeout notification. And i want that as the robot ump.

Well, let's hope they don't start vaporizing people for disagreeing, lol.

I don't know. It looked like a strike to me too.

About darned time.

John Means is a young pitcher on the O's we might want to consider in a trade.

8 hours ago, tempe85 said:

This is the best angle for the collision I've found: 

https://imgur.com/gallery/X4iTYVP#dfb15yp

It seems pretty obvious to me that the outside of the plate is open the entire time he is running, Lucroy barely moves, and the runner unnecessarily sidesteps into him. 

I don't see how anyone can watch this and still maintain that it was unintentional.

Yepper. The back half of the plate was open. Dude changed his line to the plate in a manner that made a collision unavoidable, then put his shoulder into Lucroy's head.
Rather than speculate on his thought process, let the actions speak for themselves.

Be nice if we could pry John Means out of the O's. Kid looks pretty good.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meansjo01.shtml

Maybe he will get lucky.

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Imagine him putting up similar hitting numbers along with some sexy pitching stats.

Trout is showing he might be the GOAT, well.....
How lucky are we to have these two on an up and coming team?