04-03-2008, 10:49 PM | #201 | |
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Ya, there's no special rules about being a pitcher when it comes to substitutions, they're just like everyone else. Once they leave, they're gone. But managers can move guys who are in the game around at will, with no limitations. This technique definitely happened a lot more in the 80s - these days, with deeper, more specialized bullpens, it makes more sense to just pull the guy. And the defense shortcomings CAN be pretty great, depending on the skill of the batter, fielding skills of the pitcher. If you put Todd Jones out in right field, a good hitter can just send a routine fly ball out there and it'd be an adventure. |
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04-03-2008, 11:07 PM | #202 | |
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make your pitchers take fly balls once a week. Shit...they all did it in little league i'd be willing to bet |
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04-03-2008, 11:14 PM | #203 |
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I would think it could be an injury concern, I wouldn't want my pitcher running into the wall or pulling a hamy
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04-03-2008, 11:24 PM | #204 |
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*dances a jig about the Royals*
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04-04-2008, 01:34 PM | #205 |
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04-04-2008, 01:46 PM | #206 | |
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I was watching the Pirates feed of the game at the time, and a good question was posed - actually, the question came off-camera from Kent Tekulve - was it proper for the pitcher to be permitted additional warm-up tosses after he came back to the mound? It wasn't the beginning of the inning, it wasn't his first time in the game, and there was no injury. Not sure he should have been. If the Braves are going to try this more than once, someone ought to answer the question.
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04-04-2008, 02:05 PM | #207 | |
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04-04-2008, 02:06 PM | #208 |
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She took it better than ARod would.
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04-04-2008, 02:21 PM | #209 |
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JR Towles, the 'rookie' catcher for the Astros gets a 2 run homer to give them the lead over the hated Cubs. WooHoo. CF Bourn then gets all three outs in the bottom of the inning, with one a nice diving catch.
Those two are becoming two of my favorite players very quickly. I am loving the Astros more then ever with those two guys and Pence giving some new blood to the team. Berkman, Tejada, and Lee are good guys too. Just need some pitchers beside Oswalt to like now, hopefully someone steps up.
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04-04-2008, 03:01 PM | #210 |
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Since when do the Astros and Cubs have some big rivalry? Or do you just hate the Cubs?
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04-04-2008, 03:22 PM | #211 |
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I hate the Cubs, and pretty much the whole city of Chicago and anything to do with it.
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04-04-2008, 06:08 PM | #212 |
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04-04-2008, 06:29 PM | #213 |
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I consider any divisional opponent a rival, and that bastard Pyrzisnki(sic) is beyond hot...
Too bad for the kittens...that pitching staff is going to sink them... |
04-04-2008, 06:53 PM | #214 | |
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Yeah, Greinke has incredible stuff and I hope he's finally turned the corner. His numbers since the All-Star break last year and very strong. I've got him on my fantasy team and I suggest some of you guys do the same. I hope this is finally his breakout year!
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04-04-2008, 07:01 PM | #215 |
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Gonna have to wait another day to see my boy John Maine pitch
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04-04-2008, 07:02 PM | #216 |
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04-04-2008, 07:07 PM | #217 |
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Ian Kennedy getting hit hard...but the ump was absolutely screwing him on some pitches. Not that I'm complaining!
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04-04-2008, 07:11 PM | #218 |
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K, remind me again. Are you pro-Rays or anti-Yankees (or both)?
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04-04-2008, 07:14 PM | #219 |
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Definitely anti-Yanks. I think I'm going to enjoy watching the Rays - good young team. But even so, Kennedy was on the ropes and the ump absolutely hung him on a couple of pitches. He had a 2-1 pitch right down the middle called a ball, and with the bases loaded, he grooved the next pitch and the dude hit a bases-clearing double.
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04-04-2008, 07:27 PM | #220 |
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Decent pitcher's duel in Toronto right now.
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04-04-2008, 07:28 PM | #221 |
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Good start for the Royals here, lets keep this sole undefeated team in baseball going another day.
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04-04-2008, 07:30 PM | #222 |
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Frick nice catch by Rolen's replacement!
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04-04-2008, 08:51 PM | #223 |
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bwahahahahahahahahaha...yankees bullpen.....bwahahahahahahahaha.....latroy hawkins blows....bwahahahahahahahahaha.
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04-04-2008, 08:51 PM | #224 |
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As a Yankee Hater, I know I'm going to have far more lows than highs this year. But tonight's one I'm glad to be watching. 6 runs off of Kennedy, then Sonnanstine immediately gave back 4, but he settled down and the Rays put up 7 (and counting) in the 8th. Haha!
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*virtual high five*
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04-04-2008, 08:52 PM | #226 | |
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the umps in this game have been horrible the entire game....the guy behind the plate has no idea what the strike zone is, and the upton "tag out" at first was an utterly horrendous call. |
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04-04-2008, 08:54 PM | #227 |
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04-04-2008, 08:57 PM | #228 |
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Yeah, Carlos Pena got screwed on a few calls, too. At one point, the Yankees announcers just gave up trying to pretend the calls were strikes and admitted they weren't.
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04-04-2008, 08:57 PM | #229 | |
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Interesting that Tekulve asked that question; since he was involved in such a situation during his career with the Pirates. Here's a link to other examples: http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/175
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04-04-2008, 09:07 PM | #230 |
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which blows...its one less game i will get for free...i may end up buying extra innings...i realized during the week that i am gonna be home every monday through thursday night all season long...do you have 200 bucks i can borrow? |
04-04-2008, 09:08 PM | #231 |
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Yeah, the comment from one of the announcers was, "He should know."
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04-04-2008, 09:11 PM | #232 | |
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no but I will be getting the internet package wink wink also always nice to see the yanks lose, point at your wife and laugh for me |
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04-04-2008, 09:13 PM | #233 |
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Married to a Yankees fan? God Lord, man! Have you no standards?!
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04-04-2008, 09:17 PM | #237 |
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I take back my previous comment
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04-04-2008, 09:17 PM | #238 |
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04-04-2008, 09:19 PM | #239 |
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Ha! I met my wife in South Florida. Lucky for her, she was an FSU fan and not a Hurricane fan. I probably wouldn't have agreed to the first date if she rooted for Miami.
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04-04-2008, 09:57 PM | #240 |
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Royals bats not great tonight and Bale gives up 4 in 6 and change, so there are no longer any unbeaten teams with the Royals losing 4-3.
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04-04-2008, 09:58 PM | #241 | |
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Of course Greinke has the ability. Need to see how his head is, tho. He could go anywhere from 7-15 with a 5.50 to 18-5, 2.50 and neither would surprise me. Nor would "walks off the mound in the middle of a game and decides he wants to sell stadium hot dogs for a living". SI
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04-04-2008, 10:06 PM | #242 | |
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04-04-2008, 10:13 PM | #243 |
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Well if you are going to get all sensative (and give me more fuel for the fire), then I will ease off a little and say I am sure there are a couple decent people there.
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04-04-2008, 10:32 PM | #244 |
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Ugh. The Nats left THIRTEEN on base.
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04-05-2008, 12:23 AM | #245 |
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We're not going to win this game, but it's fun to see my team try to come back from 11-0 in the ninth. 11-6 now (2 outs).
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04-05-2008, 12:26 AM | #246 |
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So is Billingsley now a MR pitcher?
The Dodgers new pitcher pitched pretty damn well tonight. 1 run, 3 hits over 7 innings? |
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He better not be. I didn't draft him to be a MR.
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Hunter got a single, Willits to third. GA flies out to deep, deep RF. Little more and it would have been 11-9. Fun while it lasted.
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04-05-2008, 02:36 AM | #249 |
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04-05-2008, 02:32 PM | #250 |
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Corey Patterson has a walk, a stolen base, and a homer today. Dusty now has him penciled into the leadoff spot until at least the all star break.
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