Brownie19

what a beautiful game.

Buck rhyming off Lou Brock counting stats made me look him up. I was surprised he actually wasn't that good. 43.2 career WAR. Of course he (probably undeservingly) made the HOF because of the stolen bases, which is....whatever, but to find out he was the 20th person ever to be inducted in his first year of eligibility was pretty alarming. Players with more career WAR: Mike Cameron Andrew McCutchen Matt Holiday Granderson Tony Phillips JD Drew Mark Grace Interesting stuff.

?? what's your deal?

Devin Williams was named the 2020 Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year. Williams bested fellow finalists Trevor Rosenthal and Jeremy Jeffress to earn the award. wha, hrmmm, why the f*** was Jeremy Jeffress a finalist? 6.56 K/9 4.62 BB/9 4.69 xFIP

Completely agree unfortunately. This game is shaping up to be a close one hopefully.

Buck continues his assult on the game of baseball. Catchers shouldn't try to frame the ball and cheat sheets are for pussies! Get this ******* off the air.

Walker is fun to watch.

Man - how amazing would it be to have a gorgeous ball park and a AA affiliate in your home town? That would be the tits.

Oh the Dodgers are soooooo good. Buck loves the safety squeeeeeze. This game is over.

Buck just couldn't resist. He says this year the Gold Glove winners should have an asterisk because managers couldn't vote. Says he hopes this is the last and only time that we only use statistics.

Dude - you're a Dodger homer who showed up to a Blue Jays message board. And you just complimented Buck Martinez. I don't know what you expect dude, but if you're looking for a Dodgers circle jerk on Buck's silver flow, you're in the wrong spot.

Fair enough. I definitely try and stay up to date on the top prospects (around the league + on each team), but this name just completely alludes me. I quit all fantasy sports back 3-4 years ago and I definitely am starting to see a decline in my general knowledge of new players around the league. I guess that exposed me to more ridicule. I did look him up (before posting) and saw he was the 24th overall pick. I guess there's supposed to be more in his bat moving forward (and he falls into the Nick Madrigal mold), but his bat looks pitiful so far.

This explains why a couple of players I've never even heard of are nominees (Mendick, Hoerner) and lot of players (including those 2) who didn't play that many games and make Ryan Goins look like a ML hitter. Historically, you've had to be a true stud defender to get nominated if you can't hit (not that I ever agreed with that). Would be nice to see Alex Gordon win one more in the year he retires. Otherwise - don't care.

Get out of the way Margot! f***. This is going to be a good finish.

yes I did. Board rules - you always mention how gorgeous KK is.

I'm curious to see how many more years Kevin Kiermaier remains a starter in the majors. Much like Pillar, he's now on the wrong side of 30 and you'd expect he'll turn into a 4th OFer the second his speed decreases. The good news for Kiermaier is the speed continues to be elite. He's an absolute joy to watch and I'll always root for him. Best defensive OFer in baseball and so handsome. I've met him a few times in Spring Training and have a great picture of him with my oldest son that was published in the local newspaper.

Is everyone in the MLB office 65 years old? Who the f*** thinks having Buck Martinez calling the WS is a good idea? All he does is s*** on the way the game is played.

Buck continues to jinx it...

It's a good make up call for the brutal check swing call by Laz Diaz on Renfroe in the 1st.

Wow - that's 2 bad calls on check swings already.

I'm so happy that MLB decided that on a global stage, we need Buck Martinez to talk condescendingly about shifts, launch angles, pitching analytics, etc. We really do need him out there insinuating this new school baseball is trash.

Of course Buck Martinez is broadcasting the World Series and talking about competitive pitches

Laz Diaz - f*** me man - that isn't a swing.

It's a good point and probably strategically aligned to avoid those 2 games - but FFS, nobody should want to watch Giants/Eagles on Thursday night. Barf.

It's interesting that people/players only complain about starting pitchers being removed. Why don't hitters complain when they get pulled for their platoon counterpart? Why don't relievers complain when they get pulled (especially before the 3 batter rule came into effect)? Isn't Zeigler pissed when he's pulled? Say it's 2019 and Zeigler strikes out the first to batters (both of whom are right handed) and there's a lefty coming up (which means statistically, he has a much lower chance of success) - doesn't Zeigler think he's pitching well and can get the next batter out? I suspect the answer is simply because it's more common and players are used to it. Players seemingly understand and accept the reasoning behind it more (ie, Zeigler knows he's statistically shittier vs. left handed batters and accepts why the manager is pulling him - even if he's dealing and struck out the first 2 batters). We just aren't there yet with starting pitchers - it will come with education and time. I have to imagine there were transitions when relievers started to be a thing - and then when 1 inning relievers transitioned into the game (instead of the multi inning reliever). Glory - I think we understand that players hate getting removed from the game. Their competitive nature is a huge component of their success. But there are lot of roles in baseball (and other sports) where players willingly come out of the game (even if they are playing well). That said, I am surprised hitters these days aren't losing their s*** because the number of platoon players seems to have skyrocketed over the past 5-10 years without huge complaints about not being full time starters, playing every day and getting paid.