Around Baseball 2025

[Laika]

Funny to see the Baltimore announcers call Canadian baseball fans low IQ for boo-ing the Baltimore P throwing to first. 

Don't fans jeer the visiting pitcher on throws over like, everywhere where the fans care at all? They boo it all the time in Fenway or Citizens Bank. 

[mphenhef]

4 minutes ago, Laika said:

Funny to see the Baltimore announcers call Canadian baseball fans low IQ for boo-ing the Baltimore P throwing to first. 

Don't fans jeer the visiting pitcher on throws over like, everywhere where the fans care at all? They boo it all the time in Fenway or Citizens Bank. 

I always laugh when the fans boo it on the second throw over.  They should be cheering that as it sets up an advantage for the team.  I suspect that was the situation the Baltimore announcer was making his comments on.

[Laika]

1 minute ago, mphenhef said:

I always laugh when the fans boo it on the second throw over.  They should be cheering that as it sets up an advantage for the team.  I suspect that was the situation the Baltimore announcer was making his comments on.

Yeah that's what they said "it helps your team, it's basically like booing a ball" 

I look forward to seeing the genius Orioles fans cheering the next time a Jays P throws over in Baltimore 

[Brownie19]

15 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

Can anyone explain to me the changes in where they measure pitch velocity from and how it compares between locations?

I can't seem to find anything conclusive on the internet and I see all kinds of conflicting information.  Some suggest current velocity is like 7+ MPH faster (measured from it's current location) than where it was measured in like the 90's.

I'm just curious and would like to know.  Thanks.

Anyone know?

[Laika]

13 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Anyone know?

Do you mean where in the ball flight the measurement is taken? I think your 7mph thing needs a decimal 

"The Pitch/FX system that MLB used in 2010 measured pitches at roughly 50 feet from home plate, which is where the 105.1 mph of Chapman’s fastball was measured. The current MLB Statcast system measures velocity as the pitch leaves the pitcher’s hand. MLB has gone back and recalibrated Pitch/FX pitches to convert them to their velocity at pitch release. That’s why Chapman’s fastest fastball found an extra .7 mph."

When you go back further it gets more wonky. I think some of the Nolan Ryan velos for example would have been taken at like, home plate? I've read that before. Those are just reported velocities though so whatever.

[John_Havok]

17 minutes ago, Laika said:

Do you mean where in the ball flight the measurement is taken? I think your 7mph thing needs a decimal 

"The Pitch/FX system that MLB used in 2010 measured pitches at roughly 50 feet from home plate, which is where the 105.1 mph of Chapman’s fastball was measured. The current MLB Statcast system measures velocity as the pitch leaves the pitcher’s hand. MLB has gone back and recalibrated Pitch/FX pitches to convert them to their velocity at pitch release. That’s why Chapman’s fastest fastball found an extra .7 mph."

When you go back further it gets more wonky. I think some of the Nolan Ryan velos for example would have been taken at like, home plate? I've read that before. Those are just reported velocities though so whatever.

This is correct. All the anecdotal stuff people say about "they took the readings at home plate in the 70s and 80's" is just stories and misunderstandings of where the radar was placed, which was behind home plate, but pointed nearly directly at the mound. 

Velo drops by about 9 or 10% (varies due to environmental factors) from when it leaves the pitchers hand to when it crosses the plate, so if Nolan Ryan in the 70s or 80s had a velo of 100+ when it crossed the plate, the velo out of hand would have been 110mph+. That's just not realistic. 

[John_Havok]

RIP to Robert Redford - aka The Natural. I know not technically related to "Around Baseball" , but i think that movie being such an icon in the baseball movie genre makes it relevant here. 

[Brownie19]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

Do you mean where in the ball flight the measurement is taken? I think your 7mph thing needs a decimal 

"The Pitch/FX system that MLB used in 2010 measured pitches at roughly 50 feet from home plate, which is where the 105.1 mph of Chapman’s fastball was measured. The current MLB Statcast system measures velocity as the pitch leaves the pitcher’s hand. MLB has gone back and recalibrated Pitch/FX pitches to convert them to their velocity at pitch release. That’s why Chapman’s fastest fastball found an extra .7 mph."

When you go back further it gets more wonky. I think some of the Nolan Ryan velos for example would have been taken at like, home plate? I've read that before. Those are just reported velocities though so whatever.

That is what I'm talking about, but I was hoping to go back further to compare where it was measured back in like the 90's and how that compares to today.  If anyone knows.

[Laika]

ChatGPT fail. Look at this mutant Jazz Chisholm 

 

[John_Havok]

7 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

That is what I'm talking about, but I was hoping to go back further to compare where it was measured back in like the 90's and how that compares to today.  If anyone knows.

Back then, different radar guns were calibrated to take measurements at different locations. Some took them at release, some took them nearer to the plate... some were in between. There really wasn't a "standard"

[Omar]

14 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

That is what I'm talking about, but I was hoping to go back further to compare where it was measured back in like the 90's and how that compares to today.  If anyone knows.

They talk about this in the movie Fastball. Good watch. 

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5434972/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

[Spanky__99]

2 hours ago, Laika said:

Funny to see the Baltimore announcers call Canadian baseball fans low IQ for boo-ing the Baltimore P throwing to first. 

Don't fans jeer the visiting pitcher on throws over like, everywhere where the fans care at all? They boo it all the time in Fenway or Citizens Bank. 

Yes.

[max silver]

14 hours ago, Masterbather said:

Yeah he rolled his ankle. Those often end up looking a lot worse than they end up being so it might not be the end of the world.

Best case scenario he misses a game or two and sticks to DH'ing but with Yordan, it might not end up a best case.

Let me guess he's a pussy and needs his vagisil correct?

[Masterbather]

3 hours ago, max silver said:

Let me guess he's a pussy and needs his vagisil correct?

I expect players to play through pain, not necessarily injury, but pain. So if it's just a rolled ankle, if it's just pain management, yeah he's got to get out there because his team is on the brink.

 

[jaysblue]

Pretty much every player and pitcher right now is playing through pain. The grind of 162 games!

[Omar]

Can anyone explain Cal Raleigh this season.  The guy is about break Griffy Jr. franchise single season hr record.  He has unlocked the code: 34 hr last season to 56 and counting.  

[Brownie19]

1 minute ago, Omar said:

Can anyone explain Cal Raleigh this season.  The guy is about break Griffy Jr. franchise single season hr record.  He has unlocked the code: 34 hr last season to 56 and counting.  

It's an insane season.  One of the most incredible seasons we've seen in a long time...I love it.

[Omar]

7 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

It's an insane season.  One of the most incredible seasons we've seen in a long time...I love it.

Mariners are scary right now.

[G-Snarls]

Yankees are just cementing their spot as a wildcard team 

Even when they win they never make any gains in the division against us 

[Stangstag]

2 hours ago, Omar said:

Can anyone explain Cal Raleigh this season.  The guy is about break Griffy Jr. franchise single season hr record.  He has unlocked the code: 34 hr last season to 56 and counting.  

Big butt = big hits

[Terminator]

12 hours ago, Omar said:

Can anyone explain Cal Raleigh this season.  The guy is about break Griffy Jr. franchise single season hr record.  He has unlocked the code: 34 hr last season to 56 and counting.  

Steroids

[mphenhef]

21 hours ago, Laika said:

ChatGPT fail. Look at this mutant Jazz Chisholm 

 

More like ChatGPT win.  This is amazingly accurate for their year.

[mphenhef]

13 hours ago, Omar said:

Can anyone explain Cal Raleigh this season.  The guy is about break Griffy Jr. franchise single season hr record.  He has unlocked the code: 34 hr last season to 56 and counting.  

ADHD diagnosis and legal amphetamine usage?

[Spanky__99]

Speaking of Big Dumper, I hope he hits 4 more in his last 11 games here to reach 60.

[Brownie19]

21 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Speaking of Big Dumper, I hope he hits 4 more in his last 11 games here to reach 60.

while Seattle simultaneously loses a lot and misses the playoffs....yes.

[mphenhef]

19 hours ago, Spanky__99 said:

Speaking of Big Dumper, I hope he hits 4 more in his last 11 games here to reach 60.

I hope he hits 7 so judge no longer has the American League record.

[Orgfiller]

Since the previous scorecard got so much attention, I'm sure this one will be similarly received:

[mphenhef]

16 minutes ago, Orgfiller said:

Since the previous scorecard got so much attention, I'm sure this one will be similarly received:

"Well clearly the air in Colorado made for less movement on the balls and hence easier calls to make"   - Some doofus looking for an excuse probably to fit their women are bad narrative

[Terminator]

1 hour ago, Orgfiller said:

Since the previous scorecard got so much attention, I'm sure this one will be similarly received:

Was on my way to post this along with an apology!

Jen Pawol I was not familiar with your game

Someone get me her address and I will send her a Swiss Chalet gift card

Kudos to Jen that's a great game

[thatoneguy]

Looks like Kershaw is calling it a career after this year. First ballot HOFer obviously.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/clayton-kershaw-will-retire-at-the-end-of-the-2025-season-dodgers-announce-200613224.html