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  1. Brownie19
    Yeah I'd love to see someone retaliate at Tepera and helicopter a bat off his head and then at the press conference talk about how that's just part of the players policing the game themselves. See if Tepera agrees or not.
  2. Brownie19
    https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2155139/cubs-tepera-surprised-by-3-game-ban-baseball-has-become-soft Tepera says "Back in the day, matters were settled on the field," Tepera said. "There was no malicious intent. It was a message that we'd had enough." I find this to be such ********. The act of throwing a baseball at someone else on purpose has ALWAYS been childish and stupid. No different then when a star player would get roughed up in hockey and the two enforcers would go fight. If you want to be tough and settle something - walk up and punch Woodruff in the face.
  3. Brownie19
    I think it's becoming pretty apparent that Jansen is a backup catcher. I'm leery on trading Kirk when we're in our competitive window (unless/until Moreno is ready and we know he's a starter).
  4. Brownie19
    That sounds perfect to me.
  5. Brownie19
    Hey man - I admitted I was wrong - no need to completely rip my inaccurate/s***** opinion to shreads
  6. Brownie19
    I agree with this. I definitely voiced my displeasure with Vlad - questioning whether a kid with a trust fund would care enough to put in the effort needed to maximize the talent he had and become a superstar. It wouldn't make a tangible difference in his life if he became a superstar, or just a good player. Vlad showed this offseason he could - I'm very impressed and happy to eat crow. I do hope he can continue with that motivation throughout this career (and honestly, it's probably still a real concern).
  7. Brownie19
    Vlad has arrived. Buckle up boys - it's going to be a hell of a ride.
  8. Brownie19
    7 feet outside you stupid f***.
  9. Brownie19
    Gotta see Kirk here.
  10. Brownie19
    Tabby just called Michael A. Taylor a good hitter. WOW - career wRC+ of 80.
  11. Brownie19
    No need to waste time responding to the troll (RobinThicc).....Martin could be playing 3rd for the Jays by September.
  12. Brownie19
    Boyz are fighting back.
  13. Brownie19
    And Tellez.
  14. Brownie19
    This is going about as expected.
  15. Brownie19
    People want to see stolen bases and more BIP. They don't want to see pitchers hit/bunt. These are mutually exclusive.
  16. Brownie19
    But he is as s***** as Roark. You may not understand what xERA is. Based on the exit velocity and angle off the bat - the ball hit to Palacios typically isn't caught. Zeuch was lucky it was right at someone (and then unlucky Palacios butchered it). Zeuch is awful.
  17. Brownie19
    I also wanted to ask the smrt people here. What's the reason for the change. I believe shifts are part of it, but the primary cause is the improvements in pitching isn't it? My friends all seem to blame hitters for not having a 2 strike approach, or for not adjusting to hit the ball the other way (or bunt of course) - but when everyone is throwing 95+....the batters simply don't have that luxury. Hitters have to eliminate certain pitches and locations right? They'll say I'm looking for the ball away and if a pitcher throws it 95+ on the inside corner, they tip their hat. The pitchers simply have too much of an advantage now. Amirite?
  18. Brownie19
    I'm bumping this because I think this board should have a bigger discussion on it. I think we all agree the game needs to change. The current product is hard to watch. 25% strikeouts is insane. Every team has like 6 guys in the pen throwing 95+ and there are too many pitching changes. What's the goal? I think everyone wants more BIP and more emphasis on defense and base running. What era of baseball are we aiming to replicate? After discussing it with a few friends, the correct answer might be the early 90's. Fewer home runs than the steroid era (where too many guys who shouldn't be hitting a ton of home runs were), fewer strikeouts, more base running, more defense - but still lots of offense. I'm also worry I'm getting dangerously close to becoming the old guy who thinks the baseball he grew up watching was the best and just complains about anything that's different.
  19. Brownie19
    what happened when they lowered the mounds before? perhaps nobody is old enough to really know - they also didn't document injuries as well back then.
  20. Brownie19

    NBA Thread

    Brownie19 replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Jamal? yeah - brutal stuff. Love that kid and I was rooting for the Nuggets in the west.
  21. Brownie19
    Bo is such a f***ing BOSS.
  22. Brownie19
    I applaud your chirping of Buck and Tabby sir.
  23. Brownie19
    can someone post those awesome videos of the Kirk an Bo home runs please? thanks.
  24. Brownie19
    When did they change where they measured MPH from, as I know that's increased what the gun reads also - but I generally agree. They need to find a way to reduce strikeouts dramatically, have more balls in play, increase the value of defense and base running and reduce the number of pitching changes. I wonder what the effect of lowering the mound would be (seeing as we've had that in baseball before already). I have to imagine they considered that first - also curious what the impact to injuries would be. What era do you guys think was best? I think baseball in the heart of the steroid era (late '90's early 00's) was the best. Guys were crushing home runs, but we also had guys stealing 50+ bases a year. Big time power guys were striking out in the low 20% range, with most others between 10% and 20%. Great pitchers were striking out 7 to 8 per 9 innings and you still had 25 starting pitchers with ERA's below 3.5. Maybe it's nostalgia, but for me - that's the type of baseball I want to see.
  25. Brownie19
    whoa - Rowdy and Kirk both got hits in one inning? The apocalypse is upon us!
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