I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)

[UK Redsox]

Looks like my Sox might be getting their act together at last by sweeping the "Los Angeles Juan Pablos of Anaheim".

Next up, a weekend series against some bunch of nobodies from the Bronx.

[VillaZogmariner]

Excellent pitching was ok until the 8th, then they replaced Cliff with someone else and he was fucking useless.

[UK Redsox]

Excellent pitching was ok until the 8th, then they replaced Cliff with someone else and he was fucking useless.

To be fair to the Mariners, they were playing the Rays, who are the best team at the moment

[usav]

Looks like my Sox might be getting their act together at last by sweeping the "Los Angeles Juan Pablos of Anaheim".

Next up, a weekend series against some bunch of nobodies from the Bronx.

That will be a better test as the Angels are complete and utter rubbish at the moment.

[UK Redsox]

Looks like my Sox might be getting their act together at last by sweeping the "Los Angeles Juan Pablos of Anaheim".

Next up, a weekend series against some bunch of nobodies from the Bronx.

That will be a better test as the Angels are complete and utter rubbish at the moment.

First game didn't go too well for the Sox

[UK Redsox]

OK, this season's shot already

Paul, you have permission to gloat

[UK Redsox]

The A's Dallas Braden pitches just the 19th "Perfect Game" in MLB history. 27 up and 27 down.

Not only that, he did it against the Tampa Rays, the best team in baseball.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7936873


Take that A-Rod !!

[pmarachi]

The A's Dallas Braden pitches just the 19th "Perfect Game" in MLB history. 27 up and 27 down.

Not only that, he did it against the Tampa Rays, the best team in baseball.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7936873


Take that A-Rod !!

This Braden guy is annoying.  First he attacks arod and acts ike a baby over a made up rule, then he acts like "I showed him!" when he pitched a perfect game.

The thing is, Arod never had a beef with him.  The beef was ALWAYS Braden going after Arod.

Why?  He was trying to make a name for himself.

Well he pitched a perfect game, and now he has a name for himsef, so what des he do? He attacks Arod MORE?!?!?!

What a hack.

two things:

1) He wouldn't have done this to Jeter.  HE picked on Arod because he knew it was easy as Arod is disiked all over the league.  it's ike shooting a deer in a cage.

2) He pitched a perfect game and that is great, but did anyone see it?  68 mph fastballs?  Only 9 swinging strikes (I'm pretty sure it was 9, may have been 6)? more bats on balls than any game this year?  Sounds like he may owe a thank you to the fielders doesn't it?

[UK Redsox]

With regard to the Braden/A-Rod incident.

I'm struggling to see what A-Rod did wrong.

If Braden had actually been stood on the mound it might have been different.

The problem is that A-Rod has broken so many "written rules" .........

eg, slapping the ball out of Arroyo's hand, which was rightly called as interference.

eg, yelling to distract the Blue Jays fielder during a game I was at in Toronto.

........ that he'll never get the benefit of the doubt regarding "unwritten rules".

[Jon Crofts]

Going to a game Tuesday night Cubs v Rockies at Wrigley Field, Chicago, looking forward to it.

[UK Redsox]

Going to a game Tuesday night Cubs v Rockies at Wrigley Field, Chicago, looking forward to it.

The Cubs have finally carried out some basic maintenance at Wrigley, so its not the dump that it once was.

I was there last season for a couple of games and will be back there again in July.

[H00513R]

With regard to the Braden/A-Rod incident.

I'm struggling to see what A-Rod did wrong.

If Braden had actually been stood on the mound it might have been different.

The problem is that A-Rod has broken so many "written rules" .........

eg, slapping the ball out of Arroyo's hand, which was rightly called as interference.

eg, yelling to distract the Blue Jays fielder during a game I was at in Toronto.

........ that he'll never get the benefit of the doubt regarding "unwritten rules".

A-Rod is a prick, pure and simple. He should know better as those "unwritten rules" have a long and established position in baseball. That being said, some players (and I personally) don't agree with all of them. I've been having a big debate about when bunting is "allowed" during a perfect/No Hitter game. I feel like it's always allowed and the pitcher/team needs to earn every out. But some feel it's bad form. I guess each their own.

[H00513R]

Going to a game Tuesday night Cubs v Rockies at Wrigley Field, Chicago, looking forward to it.

Just watch for falling cement and you'll be fine.

[pmarachi]

A-Rod is a prick, pure and simple. He should know better as those "unwritten rules" have a long and established position in baseball. That being said, some players (and I personally) don't agree with all of them. I've been having a big debate about when bunting is "allowed" during a perfect/No Hitter game. I feel like it's always allowed and the pitcher/team needs to earn every out. But some feel it's bad form. I guess each their own.

ummm

I never heard of this particular unwritten rule and payers calling all the stations said the same thing.  Never heard the "rule".

The reason you have never seen a player do it before is because with dugouts diagnolly placed, the only chance for this to happen is when a plalyer needs to go from third to first, which is essentially never.

But I am down with this.  People who want to have a go at Arod are going to doo it no matter what.

The guy threw a temper tantrum because he wanted attention.


As for bunting, I think it IS "allowed" in a no hitter, because bunting is essentially about advancing a runner, and the player runs the 50/50 shot of being tagged out.

That being said, if I was a player, I wouldn't be comfortable doing it in the 8th or the 9th inning in a no hitter.  You are gonna get a lot of flack for it, and if the game isn't on the line, do you really need to?


I remember a few years ago, and I forget who they were playing, but the Phillies own Jimmy Rollins had his base hit streak going and he had not had a hit in this particular game, and he had walked twice.  Well it was his last at bat, and the pitcher was intentionally walking him.  Threw out two balls, real wide.  Again, I foroget who the manager was, but the manager came out to the mound and told the pitcher to throw a strike and give the guy a chance to at least hit the ball.
 Jimmy did get that hit btw.

[pmarachi]

Going to a game Tuesday night Cubs v Rockies at Wrigley Field, Chicago, looking forward to it.

The Cubs have finally carried out some basic maintenance at Wrigley, so its not the dump that it once was.

I was there last season for a couple of games and will be back there again in July.

You coming to see our new Death Star this year?