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Post by Elvado on May 7, 2012 17:24:48 GMT -5
Great to see that jackass Hamels get five games. Not for hitting Harper but for trying to sound like a tough guy afterward. When Cole Hamels talks about being "old school", I know the world is coming to an end. His old school prpbably had him wearing a plaid jumper.
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Post by Filo on May 7, 2012 23:16:36 GMT -5
As a Mets fan, I have to ask, "Is this frickin' season over yet?". As a Met fan for 45 years, I find the prospect of this season absolutely liberating. There is no expectation; no possibility of disappointment; and the opportunity to watch some young guys develop. Given the rest of the NL East, the Mets' shrinking payroll and current 40 man roster, if they win 75 games Terry Collins is a genius. That said, even bad Mets baseball is Mets baseball for me. Good call. Not expecting the playoffs or anything like that, but this is a fun team. Haven't been able to say that about the Mets in a long time.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on May 10, 2012 9:46:28 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on May 10, 2012 11:19:38 GMT -5
This is about as sure a thing as one will ever see. I place the odds on his breaking this record at a gazillion to one.
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Post by Elvado on May 10, 2012 12:26:22 GMT -5
Bill Stoneman was a pitcher. Apples/oranges anyone?
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Post by Elvado on May 10, 2012 12:26:48 GMT -5
Bill Stoneman was a pitcher. Apples/oranges anyone?
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 10, 2012 12:32:35 GMT -5
Eh, this record is about as relevant as someone grounding out for 40 games in a row.
Strikeouts are outs, and they can be an indicator, especially at the lower levels, that a player can't play, but I think we know what we have with Adam Dunn. He's bounced back from an abysmal year last year to be a pretty useful player again. He's doing a bit better now than I expected a 32 year old Adam Dunn to do.
Good for him.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on May 10, 2012 13:40:19 GMT -5
Bill Stoneman was a pitcher. Apples/oranges anyone? Isn't that kind of the point? Also, I'm not presenting this as some sort of useful metric or relevant mileston; just something interesting that hasn't happened in the sport in 40 years. It's a hackneyed sentiment, but I think part of being a baseball fan is having the chance to see something happen at the ballpark that hasn't happened/will not happen again for months/years/decades/centuries.
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Post by hoyarooter on May 10, 2012 16:05:49 GMT -5
Bill Stoneman was a pitcher. Apples/oranges anyone? Isn't that kind of the point? Also, I'm not presenting this as some sort of useful metric or relevant mileston; just something interesting that hasn't happened in the sport in 40 years. It's a hackneyed sentiment, but I think part of being a baseball fan is having the chance to see something happen at the ballpark that hasn't happened/will not happen again for months/years/decades/centuries. Yes, that's exactly the point. The record for an every day player is probably nowhere near 36. Not only has Dunn blown through that, but he's about to pass...all of the pitchers! And I don't mean that as a knock on Dunn at all. As a Chisox fan, I'm thrilled that he is back to performing at his past level after last year's nuclear meltdown. That said, I hope he hits 50 consecutive games with a K.
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Post by rosslynhoya on May 10, 2012 23:31:33 GMT -5
Yes, that's exactly the point. The record for an every day player is probably nowhere near 36. Not only has Dunn blown through that, but he's about to pass...all of the pitchers! And I don't mean that as a knock on Dunn at all. As a Chisox fan, I'm thrilled that he is back to performing at his past level after last year's nuclear meltdown. That said, I hope he hits 50 consecutive games with a K. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the previous record holder for a position player, struck out in 28 consecutive games from 2008-2009.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 1, 2012 20:56:31 GMT -5
As pigs circle the runway and hockey skates are laced in Hades, the New York Mets have a no hitter. I honestly never thought I would see it.
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Post by RDF on Jun 2, 2012 15:49:37 GMT -5
As pigs circle the runway and hockey skates are laced in Hades, the New York Mets have a no hitter. I honestly never thought I would see it. * How a major league umpire misses the ball going over the bag and hitting the chalk is a joke.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 2, 2012 17:05:21 GMT -5
So stipulated. Perhaps Jeffrey Maier obstructed his view...
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Post by RDF on Jun 2, 2012 22:41:19 GMT -5
So stipulated. Perhaps Jeffrey Maier obstructed his view... No argument from me that Maier interfered. What's that have to do with a horrific job of umpiring? A no hitter is when nobody gets a hit--not when someone gets a hit but an umpire misses a call because he's not qualified to do his job and incapable of making one of the easiest calls in the sport. Just have a problem with the inept umpiring that is allowed and has become the standard.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 3, 2012 4:04:20 GMT -5
So stipulated. Perhaps Jeffrey Maier obstructed his view... No argument from me that Maier interfered. What's that have to do with a horrific job of umpiring? A no hitter is when nobody gets a hit--not when someone gets a hit but an umpire misses a call because he's not qualified to do his job and incapable of making one of the easiest calls in the sport. Just have a problem with the inept umpiring that is allowed and has become the standard. So this was the reverse Gallaraga game?
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Post by Elvado on Jun 3, 2012 4:47:13 GMT -5
Santana pitched a game in which no hits were recorded by the opposition. Thus a no-hitter. The missed call is of no moment.
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Post by RDF on Jun 3, 2012 10:43:08 GMT -5
No argument from me that Maier interfered. What's that have to do with a horrific job of umpiring? A no hitter is when nobody gets a hit--not when someone gets a hit but an umpire misses a call because he's not qualified to do his job and incapable of making one of the easiest calls in the sport. Just have a problem with the inept umpiring that is allowed and has become the standard. So this was the reverse Gallaraga game? Yep. Ball goes over 3B bag, hits the line--leaves an imprint on the line and he rules it a foul ball. It's embarrassing how terrible the umpiring has been in MLB this year and what makes it worse--these guys are so confrontational and act above criticism. They aren't accountable and at least Jim Joyce felt bad about screwing Gallaraga over.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 3, 2012 11:01:35 GMT -5
The umpiring is awful; the call was bad. That said, Santana pitched, got 27 outs and did not allow a hit (tjat counted). I am happy for him and those who seek to minmize his accomplishment need to lighten up. Jordan pushed off Russell but still got the title.
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Post by RDF on Jun 3, 2012 14:15:02 GMT -5
The umpiring is awful; the call was bad. That said, Santana pitched, got 27 outs and did not allow a hit (tjat counted). I am happy for him and those who seek to minmize his accomplishment need to lighten up. Jordan pushed off Russell but still got the title. This has nothing to do with diminishing Santana's performance. He pitched a helluva game and it's nice to see him performing well after shoulder surgery--but I also think there is nothing wrong with telling the truth--which is the guy gave up a hit--the ump missed the call and it wasn't a very difficult call.
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Post by RDF on Jun 27, 2012 14:32:50 GMT -5
So now on the disgusting umpiring tour, we've got outs recorded that don't exist--how do you not ask to see the ball from an OF that goes into the stands? The ball that Dwayne Wise "caught" was coming out of his glove as he fell into the stands--but it's a catch/3rd out with 2 risp and something the use of replay could correct in 3 seconds. Add to that-Wise is living good life in this Indians-Yankees series as he was thrown out by 3 feet and called safe at 3rd the night before.
Fully understand human error and you see that more with balls/strikes but the plays being missed and fact the umpire ejected Jack Hannahan for pointing out he missed the call and didn't curse at him is just getting tiresome.
Accountability is a good thing and unfortunately it's not seen with MLB umpires.
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