Around Baseball 2017

Pendleton · June 9, 2017

Ump in this afternoon game is just the straight up STAR of the show.

Who the hell is calling that game, Forest Whitaker?

Maahfaace · June 9, 2017

Haha, true.

Apart from fans and the media, imagine the reaction from the players with him joining a MLB clubhouse where half the players have young kids.

At the end of the day, how good of a player he is will ultimately determine whether or not he plays in the MLB. If he's a stud no doubt some team will roster him.

Boxcar · June 9, 2017

Who the hell is calling that game, Forest Whitaker?

Dammit, that is a better eye joke.

Maahfaace · June 9, 2017

Alright, time to get ready for a weekend long ball tourney. The diamond we are playing at has 270ft outfield fences, so I expect to be slugging over 1000 by Sunday.

Laika · June 9, 2017

Eating Subway all the time requires a lot less effort than playing baseball as far as full time jobs go. I'd actually argue that eating Subway was a catalyst to Jared's crime since I can't imagine ever feeling satisfied after eating one of their s***** sandwiches.

This is true. After all, Subway uses soy and little boy semen to fill out their "chicken" (fact).

Spanky__99 · June 9, 2017

Alright, time to get ready for a weekend long ball tourney. The diamond we are playing at has 270ft outfield fences, so I expect to be slugging over 1000 by Sunday.

lol

Spanky__99 · June 9, 2017

This ump is truly, awful. At least it's been that way for both squads, must be tough, though.

Orgfiller · June 9, 2017

So fangraphs redesigned their home page, and in a classic case of fixing what's not broken, they made it look way worse.

Spanky__99 · June 9, 2017

So fangraphs redesigned their home page, and in a classic case of fixing what's not broken, they made it look way worse.

As did fantrax... are they affiliated?

Orgfiller · June 9, 2017

As did fantrax... are they affiliated?

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure fantrax started changing their site a while ago and have slowly been implementing them.

P2F · June 9, 2017

So fangraphs redesigned their home page, and in a classic case of fixing what's not broken, they made it look way worse.

Speak for yourself. I love it. Massive improvements for mobile.

Spanky__99 · June 9, 2017

Ottavino's slider is filthy.

Sheeeit... he's on Osuna's tier. :eek:

TheHurl · June 9, 2017

That should help Scranton Wilkes-Barre immensely

lol

I actually have a wager with someone saying that Bird will have more minor league PA's than major league, and he better do it cause I don't want to wear that Yankees onesie to a game next year.

TheHurl · June 9, 2017

That should help Scranton Wilkes-Barre immensely

Ump in this afternoon game is just the straight up STAR of the show.

That's what they get for hiring one-eyed ups.

Spanky__99 · June 9, 2017

I actually have a wager with someone saying that Bird will have more minor league PA's than major league, and he better do it cause I don't want to wear that Yankees onesie to a game next year.

lol... you're toast. Also... what's your take on the diddler?

TheHurl · June 9, 2017

http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/cubs-luke-heimlich-off-draft-board-sex-offender-news/374743

Where was this kid supposed to go in the draft? Seems un-Cubs like to take him off their draft board if he's a top talent that might fall because of this.

after going to that talk with the Director of Mental Skills, it would seem that it's very Cub to not draft him. They actually have the Mental Skills team very involved in the draft and interview 100's of players. It didn't seem right to me but they really do view "fit" highly at all levels.

Orgfiller · June 9, 2017

Speak for yourself. I love it. Massive improvements for mobile.

I hate the mobile version. Just a bunch of scrolling and if you want to look up something you have to scroll all the way back up. I usually request desktop mode for most mobile sites anyway.

jaysfan2014 · June 9, 2017

Former Blue Jays farmhand Ryan Schimpf optioned to AAA El Paso.... even with 14 HRs, a 35% K rate/PA(well over 40% of his ABs) apparently equals a trip to the minors.. of course, San Diego is a tire fire..

Orgfiller · June 9, 2017

Former Blue Jays farmhand Ryan Schimpf optioned to AAA El Paso.... even with 14 HRs, a 35% K rate/PA(well over 40% of his ABs) apparently equals a trip to the minors.. of course, San Diego is a tire fire..

He has a .145 BABIP and is still rocking a 90 wRC+. I don't get it, he's an extreme hitter but he proved last year that he could be very useful. Dumb move.

MunenoriKawasakiMVP · June 9, 2017

He has a .145 BABIP and is still rocking a 90 wRC+. I don't get it, he's an extreme hitter but he proved last year that he could be very useful. Dumb move.

Well I know he's valuable but with the Padres sucking this year it might not be too bad to send him back down to make some adjustments. But he'll come back up very soon I think.

Orgfiller · June 9, 2017

Well I know he's valuable but with the Padres sucking this year it might not be too bad to send him back down to make some adjustments. But he'll come back up very soon I think.

He's basically been the same hitter as last year. Don't really see what adjustments they'll want him to make unless they completely change his profile.

John_Havok · June 9, 2017

My first reaction was that no way in hell should any team even think about drafting him. But after giving it more thought I'm starting to back up a little bit. They'd have to interview him extensively, and if the team feels the rehabilitation program did help him, give him a shot. If this went down just the past couple of years I'd be more hesitant, but he was still a kid at the time so his brain wasn't done growing and the rehab might have helped him. He'll be under the microscope while playing baseball, which might be the best place for him actually.

Even if he doesn't get drafted and some team signs him as an undated FA... can you imagine the locker room aura with him around? Any player with kids would never ... ever give him the time of day. Talent or not the poison his situation could control in the locker room would be incredibly difficult to manage.

Let alone the public backlash... bring your kids to the ballpark! Child molester pitching tonight!

TheHurl · June 10, 2017

I agree. I think the guy should not be able to work in any capacity so that it's more likely he relapses or commits other crimes so we can prove that rehab doesn't work.

Or receive a $300,000 scholarship

Boxcar · June 10, 2017

I actually have a wager with someone saying that Bird will have more minor league PA's than major league, and he better do it cause I don't want to wear that Yankees onesie to a game next year.

His competition is Chris Carter...are you going senile?

KingKat · June 10, 2017

I thought the old Fangraphs look sucked. Unfortunately, I don't see this one as an improvement. That colour scheme is so drab and stale. I was hoping for a more significant change. Still better than Baseball Prospectus but that's damning with faint praise.

Brownie19 · June 10, 2017

So you commit a crime, and go to jail. You get out of jail (jail being your supposed complete punishment for said crime) and then are ostracized by society and literally no one will hire you. Are you really surprised so many become repeat offenders? I think what he did was bad but let's not equate it with something like rape or torture.

I assume there are countries that provide significantly more programs to rehabilitate criminals. Do the stats indicate there is a significant difference in the % of repeat offenders?

Even if it's true, it's hard to fathom pouring tax dollars into programs to try and fix these massive shitbags...many of which can't and won't be fixed....they'll simply go molest another helpless child.

IMO they deserve the same penalties as murders do. Molesting a child can seriously ruin their lives.

The Cats Ass · June 10, 2017

Even if he doesn't get drafted and some team signs him as an undated FA... can you imagine the locker room aura with him around? Any player with kids would never ... ever give him the time of day. Talent or not the poison his situation could control in the locker room would be incredibly difficult to manage.

Let alone the public backlash... bring your kids to the ballpark! Child molester pitching tonight!

That's the thing, locker room stuff would/should be a nightmare for him. I know i wouldn't associate with the guy

Edited June 10, 2017 by The Cats Ass

The Cats Ass · June 10, 2017

But then you also have guys "running the train"... According to dirk hayherst. Which i feel is just as bad.

Brownie19 · June 10, 2017

But then you also have guys "running the train"... According to dirk hayherst. Which i feel is just as bad.

Wat? Having an orgy with a consenting adult is the same as molesting a child? That's like saying shop lifting is the same as the 9-11 bombings.

And when was Dirk talking about orgy's on the air? That's awesome.

The Cats Ass · June 10, 2017

Wat? Having an orgy with a consenting adult is the same as molesting a child? That's like saying shop lifting is the same as the 9-11 bombings.

And when was Dirk talking about orgy's on the air? That's awesome.

In his book, not on air. Sounds like it might have not always been consensual..

http://www.gaslampball.com/2014/7/29/5948419/former-padre-dirk-hayhurst-exposes-sex-culture-in-baseball