Around Baseball 2019

[King]

 

didn't realize trevor bauer is a hater of the gays.. that's new!

[Laika]

lol who is trying to make Trevor Bauer the face of baseball?

[King]

lol who is trying to make Trevor Bauer the face of baseball?

There has been a crusade against Travis Sawchik ever since he made this tweet:

 

[BTS]

 

didn't realize trevor bauer is a hater of the gays.. that's new!

 

Based on the twitter thread, I think she's just mad about Bauer supporting Trump.

[King]

There has been a crusade against Travis Sawchik ever since he made this tweet:

 

For example:

 

http://wordsabovereplacement.com/the-machine-is-already-broken/

 

Jessica Quiroli

@heelsonthefield

Jun 11

It's important that questions are addressed about Bauer's beliefs & bullying on social media, if you're going to recommend him as "the face of baseball"

@Travis_Sawchik. Can't be overlooked. And plenty of players, if asked--not just the white ones--likely don't agree with him.

 

Mike Gianella

@MikeGianella

Jun 8

how can you be an MLB reporter and not know how seriously f***ed up Trevor Bauer’s attitudes toward women and people of color are? It’s not a secret.

 

(thread) https://twitter.com/MikeGianella/status/1137509051263332352

[Laika]

For example:

 

http://wordsabovereplacement.com/the-machine-is-already-broken/

 

Jessica Quiroli

@heelsonthefield

Jun 11

It's important that questions are addressed about Bauer's beliefs & bullying on social media, if you're going to recommend him as "the face of baseball"

@Travis_Sawchik. Can't be overlooked. And plenty of players, if asked--not just the white ones--likely don't agree with him.

 

Mike Gianella

@MikeGianella

Jun 8

how can you be an MLB reporter and not know how seriously f***ed up Trevor Bauer’s attitudes toward women and people of color are? It’s not a secret.

 

(thread) https://twitter.com/MikeGianella/status/1137509051263332352

 

I wonder if these people could even cite ONE example of Trevor Bauer's "f***ed up attitude" towards women and non-white people.

[BTS]

I wonder if these people could even cite ONE example of Trevor Bauer's "f***ed up attitude" towards women and non-white people.

 

A bunch of posts in the Sawchik thread talk about Bauer bullying women online. Bauer is definitely an *******, so I don't have a problem believing that he's been an ******* to women and men on the internet. I'm not sure why a) anyone gives a f***, or why people seem much more angry about him being mean to women.

[Laika]

A bunch of posts in the Sawchik thread talk about Bauer bullying women online. Bauer is definitely an *******, so I don't have a problem believing that he's been an ******* to women and men on the internet. I'm not sure why a) anyone gives a f***, or why people seem much more angry about him being mean to women.

 

Yeah he's definitely an arrogant prick.

 

Basically, as far as I can tell, he went at one twitter heckler who was a younger woman pretty hard for a few days and because of that once instance he is now a Nazi in the eyes of nearly everyone employed by Fangraphs and BP.

[King]

I wonder if these people could even cite ONE example of Trevor Bauer's "f***ed up attitude" towards women and non-white people.

Sheryl Ring has been going off the past few days on Travis for this tweet.

 

 

Holy f***. One tweet suggesting MLB should promote his platform more (and I guess a chapter in his new book) is a crusade? I am raging mad right now.

[King]

Sheryl Ring has been going off the past few days on Travis for this tweet.

 

 

Holy f***. One tweet suggesting MLB should promote his platform more (and I guess a chapter in his new book) is a crusade? I am raging mad right now.

This is basically the same level of harrassment that Bauer put on that girl who was heckling him, lmao. GO OFF, Sheryl!

[BTS]

Sheryl Ring has been going off the past few days on Travis for this tweet.

 

 

Holy f***. One tweet suggesting MLB should proomote his platform more (and I guess a chapter in his new book) is a crusade? I am raging mad right now.

 

Jesus Christ what a psycho. 30-something years old and she still hasn't accepted the fact that not everyone shares her sensibilities. I hope Sawchik tells her to kick rocks.

 

Also, lmao at 'avowed bigot'.

[wk680]

Jesus Christ what a psycho. 30-something years old and she still hasn't accepted the fact that not everyone shares her sensibilities. I hope Sawchik tells her to kick rocks.

 

Also, lmao at 'avowed bigot'.

 

WOW, I just gained a whole new respect for Trevor Bauer. Yeah he is quite the 'character', but I don't know about all this anti-woman / anti-gay accusations. Seems to me he is just one of those very non-PC types in the public sphere, and his off the cuff statements can be ginned up into a mountain out of a molehill.

[Krylian]

Sheryl Cock Ring is the worst

[Boxcar]

Sheryl Ring has been going off the past few days on Travis for this tweet.

 

 

Holy f***. One tweet suggesting MLB should promote his platform more (and I guess a chapter in his new book) is a crusade? I am raging mad right now.

 

I just had no idea that black people and Dominicans stopped playing baseball as soon as Bauer made it into the majors.

[Boxcar]

Jesus Christ what a psycho. 30-something years old and she still hasn't accepted the fact that not everyone shares her sensibilities. I hope Sawchik tells her to kick rocks.

 

Also, lmao at 'avowed bigot'.

 

Maybe Sheryl will get better once he gets his dick removed

[Krylian]

Maybe Sheryl will get better once he gets his dick removed

 

Until that happens maybe we should call him Sherman

[Spanky__99]

That s***'s ugly, Sheryl is out of line, bar none. Is FG going to stop this nonsense, or the MLB for that matter!?

[Spanky__99]

Vendetta's against ball players have happened over the years, yet, nothing on this dude's scale, stop it, it's disingenuous.

[Spanky__99]

Let whatever gender or pronoun be shut down, when you vilify one, it's a Pandora's box... sorry leaffie. I think a court and men put to justice is fair, not by words. Lets find a proper medium, but this is far from it.

 

This s*** is disgusting.

[godJPA]

Long time lurker here.

 

Can we stop talking about Sheryl Ring in this thread please. Seems like there's a topic about him/her in this thread every week. We all know that he/she his dumb, move along.

[Boxcar]

Long time lurker here.

 

Can we stop talking about Sheryl Ring in this thread please. Seems like there's a topic about him/her in this thread every week. We all know that he/she his dumb, move along.

 

The problem is that if you ignore it, morons like Ring dig their claws in deeper and deeper. There needs to be resistance to their awful ideas.

[Jimcanuck]

The problem is that if you ignore it, morons like Ring dig their claws in deeper and deeper. There needs to be resistance to their awful ideas.

 

And BJMB will lead the way!

 

/sarcasm

[Boxcar]

And BJMB will lead the way!

 

/sarcasm

 

I guess you should stop bitching about Trump, then. You know, using your own logic.

[Ex Player]

Hit on Papi was for just $7,800: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-david-ortiz-shooting-20190612-orltce43inanrdtsncs42uvsna-story.html

 

They gotta be the worst hitmen in the world. Doing it in a crowded bar is just plain stupid.

I guess you get what you pay for.....LOL

Edited June 13, 2019 by Ex Player

[wilko]

MLB needs more non-men/POC/Queer fans! Why can't the MLB just have fans? Why do all of these lunatics have to bring up gender for everything. We're all humans.

[Carlos Danger]

Hit on Papi was for just $7,800: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-david-ortiz-shooting-20190612-orltce43inanrdtsncs42uvsna-story.html

 

They gotta be the worst hitmen in the world. Doing it in a crowded bar is just plain stupid.

I guess you get what you pay for.....LOL

 

 

How do I create a poll on here?

 

Was the Big Papi Hitman (sicario) better at killing people then Ex-Player was at Baseball? Mmmmm?

[Jimcanuck]

I guess you should stop bitching about Trump, then. You know, using your own logic.

 

Boxy logic fail.

 

I'm under no illusion commenting on trump on here will lead to change, not like you apparently do with respect to Ring

[Orgfiller]

Here's something to draw away from the awful talk over the last page. Joey Gallo did an interview with fangraphs and he comes across as a very intelligent player, knows his strengths and weaknesses well and has worked on diminishing the latter. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/joey-gallo-talks-hitting/

 

One particularly cool quote is this one:

Laurila: Which numbers on your stat sheet are the most meaningful to you?

 

Gallo: "I like Weighted Runs Created. I like OPS, because it tells a story of slugging, which is damage — creating runs, essentially — and getting on base. I've hit .200 before in the big leagues, but I had a .330 on-base percentage. In my head, I was essentially hitting .330, because I was getting on base 33% of the time. I like those numbers. They tell a truer story of how valuable a player is than average does. I think batting average is getting pushed out of the game, because it tells such a limited story. You can hit .300 and not be especially valuable if they're mostly singles. Not every hit is created equal. If I hit a home run, it has more value than if I hit a single."

 

Pretty smart dude, and it's nice to see that he recognizes how unique he is and doesn't try to be like any other hitter. Accepts his streakiness but obviously works on becoming more consistent.

[Orgfiller]

Other interesting quotes:

 

Gallo: “I think the shift is primarily a way to get guys like myself out of our game. They’ll take a single the other way. They don’t care. ‘That’s great; he didn’t hit a home run; he didn’t hit a double.’ If I play into their game and change my approach, suddenly I’m not a threat. I get that hitting a single the other way can be a good thing, but in today’s game, the other team will take that 10 times out of 10.”

 

Laurila: If I’m understanding correctly, your mindset is always to do damage, but on certain pitches, and in certain situations, it may be necessary to adjust and settle for less.

 

Gallo: “Yes, it’s a pitch-by-pitch thing. I’m not going up there thinking I want to hit a groundball the other way. It’s hard for me to get on board with that. And I know our team is definitely not on board with that.

 

“I think you’re going to see guys get better with the shift. With the shift, guys are taking more walks now. They’re telling themselves, ‘OK, I’m going to make sure it’s my pitch to drive, and if not I’m just going to take a walk.’ That’s kind of my philosophy. I’m three-true-outcome. For me, a walk is a single. I’m not even swinging the bat, but I’m getting on base. If I can stay stubborn to the zone, I’m going to be able to take my walks and do damage when I swing. That’s what I’m out there trying to do.”

[Olerud363]

How do I create a poll on here?

 

Was the Big Papi Hitman (sicario) better at killing people then Ex-Player was at Baseball? Mmmmm?

 

Big Papi Hitman - 7800 bonus

X - Player - ? Bonus

 

"Almost Drafted" = 0 bonus

Inter county league = ? bonus