Around Baseball 2020

[Jonn]

Look, you may have not enjoyed the adventures of Teoscar in the outfield, Bo and Biggio occasionally botching a routine grounder, or Vlad struggling to keep himself balanced due to his weight. Just consider yourself lucky we don't have to witness this on a daily basis.

 

https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/730e95ab-deea-4122-9b70-2c881bba10f5.mp4

 

Lmao... if you have told me he was playing drunk I would have believed you. I died when be went into the stands despite having plenty of room to stop. He didn’t he look like he was moving that fast lol.

[Laika]

Look, you may have not enjoyed the adventures of Teoscar in the outfield, Bo and Biggio occasionally botching a routine grounder, or Vlad struggling to keep himself balanced due to his weight. Just consider yourself lucky we don't have to witness this on a daily basis.

 

https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/730e95ab-deea-4122-9b70-2c881bba10f5.mp4

 

It looks like Eloy thought he could bounce off the netting, wrestling ropes style.

[G-Snarls]

He's been excellent this season in all three of his starts. I'm rooting for him now that he's away from the Orioles, and god knows the Angels could use him healthy and pitching to his potential.

 

Nothing better than watching guys leaving the Orioles and winning Cy Young awards elsewhere while Ubaldo Jimenez toils away in their rotation

[P2F]

Nothing better than watching guys leaving the Orioles and winning Cy Young awards elsewhere while Ubaldo Jimenez toils away in their rotation

 

Ubaldo hasn't pitched since 2017, amigo, though I certainly agree with the general sentiment.

Edited August 7, 2020 by P2F

[Spanky__99]

Ubaldo hasn't pitched since 2017, amigo.

 

lol... G-Snarls wrecking himself in the last 24 Hrs.

[Orgfiller]

Nothing better than watching guys leaving the Orioles and winning Cy Young awards elsewhere while Ubaldo Jimenez toils away in their rotation

You haven't been paying much attention around the league, have you? lol

[Ziggyy108]

What the f*** was the point of this "taxi squad" if they have just cancelled every game as soon as there is one positive.

[jerb]

[G-Snarls]

Ubaldo hasn't pitched since 2017, amigo, though I certainly agree with the general sentiment.

 

Toiled away LOL

 

Arietta.

 

Just funny if the same happened wirh Bundy now

Edited August 7, 2020 by G-Snarls

[Brownie19]

Toiled away LOL

 

Arietta.

 

Just funny if the same happened with Bundy now

 

Bundy's fastball has always been super hittable. So far he's dropped it's usage way down (43% last year, 33% this year). It will be interesting to see if the Angels can unlock potential. He's velo is below average now so I'm not holding my breath.

[Krylian]

[Ex Player]

^^ interesting.

 

Fentanyl is scary, if you literally take 1 milligram too much it can kill you

[Deadpool]

^^ interesting.

 

Fentanyl is scary, if you literally take 1 milligram too much it can kill you

 

Original guitarist in my band died from Fentanyl laced "something" (probably coke, but you never knew with him...). It's really awful stuff

[BTS]

I'll ban myself if this gets into a Pol discussion, but it seems pretty clear that there's a sane interpretation and an insane interpretation:

 

Sane: The coach is not a nazi, but accidentally held his arm in the position of a nazi salute, then laughed at the coincidence with Hendriks after it was pointed out to him .

Insane: The coach is a nazi who decided to out himself to his co-workers with cameras running.

 

Almost everyone in the twitter thread believes that he's a nazi who should be fired immediately.

 

Social media was a mistake.

 

[Spanky__99]

Covid springs it's ugly head again...

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-cubs-game-postponed-on-august-7

[Boxcar]

I'll ban myself if this gets into a Pol discussion, but it seems pretty clear that there's a sane interpretation and an insane interpretation:

 

Sane: The coach is not a nazi, but accidentally held his arm in the position of a nazi salute, then laughed at the coincidence with Hendriks after it was pointed out to him .

Insane: The coach is a nazi who decided to out himself to his co-workers with cameras running.

 

Almost everyone in the twitter thread believes that he's a nazi who should be fired immediately.

 

Social media was a mistake.

 

 

I can't wait until Vox finally goes out of business

 

Also, the A's should not even have dignified that nonsense with a response.

[Orgfiller]

I'll ban myself if this gets into a Pol discussion, but it seems pretty clear that there's a sane interpretation and an insane interpretation:

 

Sane: The coach is not a nazi, but accidentally held his arm in the position of a nazi salute, then laughed at the coincidence with Hendriks after it was pointed out to him .

Insane: The coach is a nazi who decided to out himself to his co-workers with cameras running.

 

Almost everyone in the twitter thread believes that he's a nazi who should be fired immediately.

 

Social media was a mistake.

 

 

I think it's fine to make an apology in light of that being captured on camera, but I am totally in agreement that by no means did he intend to make a Nazi salute or believe that he is a Nazi because he made a joking gesture which he didn't realize was the Nazi salute. The man does not need to be fired or even disciplined further than issuing an apology as he did.

[Krylian]

I think it's fine to make an apology in light of that being captured on camera, but I am totally in agreement that by no means did he intend to make a Nazi salute or believe that he is a Nazi because he made a joking gesture which he didn't realize was the Nazi salute. The man does not need to be fired or even disciplined further than issuing an apology as he did.

 

Twitter will probably call for him to be burned at the stake.

[Boxcar]

I think it's fine to make an apology in light of that being captured on camera, but I am totally in agreement that by no means did he intend to make a Nazi salute or believe that he is a Nazi because he made a joking gesture which he didn't realize was the Nazi salute. The man does not need to be fired or even disciplined further than issuing an apology as he did.

 

Why would he make an apology? Do you think anyone was actually offended? I don't. The woke whites just found another target, that's it. They are fueled by faux outrage. It's not like you saw large Jewish groups come out and denounce this horrid act.

 

The ironic part is that these same people kinda treat Jews like s*** too.

[BTS]

I can't wait until Vox finally goes out of business

 

Also, the A's should not even have dignified that nonsense with a response.

 

Yeah. Just publishing that shows a complete lack of journalistic integrity, and Oakland should have told anyone complaining to kick rocks. No paying customer was going to boycott them over this stupid s***.

[Orgfiller]

Why would he make an apology? Do you think anyone was actually offended? I don't. The woke whites just found another target, that's it. They are fueled by faux outrage. It's not like you saw large Jewish groups come out and denounce this horrid act.

 

The ironic part is that these same people kinda treat Jews like s*** too.

 

Because he made a stupid gesture that pretty much literally no one else ever uses for any other context. I think the outrage is stupid and believe his side of the story, but he did a stupid thing and it was caught on camera, so it's okay to admit "my bad". It's a part of the job when there are cameras all around you.

[bones10]

Why would he make an apology? Do you think anyone was actually offended? I don't. The woke whites just found another target, that's it. They are fueled by faux outrage. It's not like you saw large Jewish groups come out and denounce this horrid act.

 

The ironic part is that these same people kinda treat Jews like s*** too.

 

What people are you talking about LOL, you literally go looking for trouble consistently and then bitch when you find it, delete twitter, don't go on /r/politics, etc. Its a f***ing brain drain dude.

[Laika]

Why would he make an apology? Do you think anyone was actually offended? I don't. The woke whites just found another target, that's it. They are fueled by faux outrage. It's not like you saw large Jewish groups come out and denounce this horrid act.

 

The ironic part is that these same people kinda treat Jews like s*** too.

 

Hello.

 

As a new moderator I feel the need to point out that this post crossed a line.

 

To explain, I think you've moved it beyond a baseball-related discussion with some unnecessary generalizations. I don't see the need for typing "the woke whites... are fueled by faux outrage... [and ironically] treat Jews like s***".

 

I hope you can appreciate the line crossed.

 

Consider this a warning!!!

[Boxcar]

Hello.

 

As a new moderator I feel the need to point out that this post crossed a line.

 

To explain, I think you've moved it beyond a baseball-related discussion with some unnecessary generalizations. I don't see the need for typing "the woke whites... are fueled by faux outrage... [and ironically] treat Jews like s***".

 

I hope you can appreciate the line crossed.

 

Consider this a warning!!!

 

I apologize for being 100% correct. I know that is not encouraged and I will do my best to try to get my head back up my own ass where it belongs.

[Spanky__99]

Hah!

[Boxcar]

What people are you talking about LOL, you literally go looking for trouble consistently and then bitch when you find it, delete twitter, don't go on /r/politics, etc. Its a f***ing brain drain dude.

 

I don't. I barely do anything twitter related. I also thought I was pretty clear on who I was talking about.

[BlueRocky]

I'll ban myself if this gets into a Pol discussion, but it seems pretty clear that there's a sane interpretation and an insane interpretation:

 

Sane: The coach is not a nazi, but accidentally held his arm in the position of a nazi salute, then laughed at the coincidence with Hendriks after it was pointed out to him .

Insane: The coach is a nazi who decided to out himself to his co-workers with cameras running.

 

Almost everyone in the twitter thread believes that he's a nazi who should be fired immediately.

 

Social media was a mistake.

 

The problem is every possible gesture, topic, discussions can offend somebody even without intention.

It's so easy to express words without any thought or meaning on social media and it's a completely open platform.

 

A harmless gesture can offend 0.1% of the population and they become a vocal minority.

Twitter has 330 million registered accounts. Even 99.9% of them don't care about a topic, offending 0.1% of those people is still 330,000 people. It's absurd.

Even if just 5 people get offended, a voice that influences others & their tweet gets blown way out of proportion.

Edited August 8, 2020 by BlueRocky

[P2F]

The player names back in the day really were the best:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cannonball-titcomb/1013084/stats?position=P

[Deadpool]

The player names back in the day really were the best:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cannonball-titcomb/1013084/stats?position=P

 

And he played for both the Quakers and the Broncos! Quite the resume for ol' Cannonball Titcomb.

[BTS]

Trevor Bauer's resolve to sign only 1-year contracts is going to be tested with a $250M offer this offseason if he keeps this up.