DMK May 31 Share May 31 I see it all the time. You can tell when they understand because you can see their body language before the interpreter even translates. I’ll even see players being interviewed, where they’re asked a question, will immediately start answering in Spanish, then the interpreter answers in English. 1 Link to comment
baldryanr May 31 Share May 31 11 hours ago, twoods said: I wonder if that’s why Shohei always has his interpreter around him. He clearly understands most of what is said around him and his English is pretty good, but with how many endorsements and dollar signs attached to his image he can’t afford something to be screwed up in translation or context. Probably, but when you're viewed as the best (or at least one of the best) players then people are going to cut you a lot more slack. If he were to throw a tantrum then a lot of fans would be talking about how impressed they are by his passion. But if a marginal player does it? What a cancer, dump the bum. 5 Link to comment
morriss May 31 Share May 31 So Josh Gibson now holds the MLB record for highest batting average at .372. How many MLB games did he play? That would be ZERO. MLB records should be reserved for individuals who actually played in MLB. This sounds like something Manfred would think up to continue his destruction of baseball. Link to comment
NUguy514 May 31 Share May 31 29 minutes ago, morriss said: So Josh Gibson now holds the MLB record for highest batting average at .372. How many MLB games did he play? That would be ZERO. MLB records should be reserved for individuals who actually played in MLB. This sounds like something Manfred would think up to continue his destruction of baseball. Ty Cobb, is that you? 4 1 11 1 Link to comment
Moose135 May 31 Share May 31 49 minutes ago, morriss said: How many MLB games did he play? How many MLB games was he permitted to play? 3 13 3 Link to comment
Jane Tuesday May 31 Share May 31 This isn't the first time MLB has pulled in records from a long-gone league. From thehill.com... Quote A special committee on baseball records decided in 1969 to recognize six major leagues dating back to 1876: the National (which launched in 1876), the American (1901), the American Association (1882-1891), Union Association (1884), Players’ League (1890) and Federal League (1914-1915). 58 minutes ago, NUguy514 said: Ty Cobb, is that you? Cobb probably would have had no issue with this. Much of what is believed about him - spread far and wide in the Burns documentary - is suspect at best. 1 1 Link to comment
mojoween June 1 Share June 1 (edited) I just read Tony Posnanski’s “Why We Love Baseball” (EXCELLENT book, everyone should read it) and he mentioned that a lot of what was previously said about Ty Cobb has come under scrutiny. And Ty Cobb’s family was very gracious this week. Doesn’t mean there isn’t some truth there, but maybe not *quite* as bad as we thought. And I want to be friends with Josh Gibson’s great-grandson. Edited June 1 by mojoween 4 Link to comment
Mittengirl June 1 Share June 1 I don’t think bring in Negro League stats should be a problem. I mean we are comparing thousands of players, most of whom never directly competed against each other. Babe Ruth might have been a .200 hitter had his contemporaries been Bob Gibson or Nolan Ryan or Justin Verlander. Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson never played night games. Pre-1950 (at least), most players couldn’t train year ‘round because they had to work actual jobs during the off-season. Is it fair to compare stats from 154 game seasons with current longer seasons? The advances in equipment, playing surfaces, training facilities & methods, medical treatment, etc., make any comparison overs decades, let alone a century+, questionable. 12 Link to comment
ProudMary June 1 Share June 1 1 hour ago, Mittengirl said: I don’t think bring in Negro League stats should be a problem. I mean we are comparing thousands of players, most of whom never directly competed against each other. Babe Ruth might have been a .200 hitter had his contemporaries been Bob Gibson or Nolan Ryan or Justin Verlander. Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson never played night games. Pre-1950 (at least), most players couldn’t train year ‘round because they had to work actual jobs during the off-season. Is it fair to compare stats from 154 game seasons with current longer seasons? The advances in equipment, playing surfaces, training facilities & methods, medical treatment, etc., make any comparison overs decades, let alone a century+, questionable. I completely agree with all that you've said here, but I'd just like to add something to the part I put in bold letters. Babe Ruth might have been a lesser hitter if he would have had to face his actual contemporary pitchers of color like Satchel Paige or Martín Dihigo! You're right though, that there's no way to accurately compare across different eras. The time period of professional baseball where players of color were segregated from white players taints the entire sport irrevocably. Adding the statistics of the Negro Leagues to MLB statistics is one of the few measures available that can lessen the stench just a trifle. It's a no brainer. 11 Link to comment
Moose135 June 2 Share June 2 6 hours ago, mojoween said: Aww! I absolutely love that! I still remember watching Straw's first game for the Mets as a young rookie called up all those years ago. 4 Link to comment
baldryanr June 2 Share June 2 14 hours ago, ProudMary said: You're right though, that there's no way to accurately compare across different eras. So you're telling me today's pitchers aren't a bunch of wimps because Cy Young threw 749 complete games in his career while the entire league only threw 35 last year? 2 7 Link to comment
mojoween June 2 Share June 2 Willmer Flores’s walk up song is “I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts because he learned English while watching “Friends”. That is adorable. 1 8 Link to comment
Black Knight June 2 Share June 2 11 hours ago, baldryanr said: So you're telling me today's pitchers aren't a bunch of wimps because Cy Young threw 749 complete games in his career while the entire league only threw 35 last year? If Cy Young were playing today, it's extremely unlikely he'd be throwing complete games. He benefited from an era in which hitters were far less prepared, for one thing. It's just much tougher to get through the order multiple times without giving up more runs, and a team's goal is to win games, not to get their starting pitchers complete games for pitchers' bragging rights. Pitchers don't throw complete games anymore not because they're wimps, but because it usually doesn't maximize win probability. 3 Link to comment
baldryanr June 3 Share June 3 Looks like someone is going to earn himself a lifetime ban Link to comment
mojoween June 3 Share June 3 I LOVE Aaron Judge. Love love love him. I have two Judge jerseys and none for anyone else. And yet. Yet. When I read this tweet, the first person I thought of was Derek Jeter. 2 Link to comment
bosawks June 4 Share June 4 Rhys Hoskins stealing a base then getting thrown out at home in his return to Philly is why we watch baseball. 2 1 Link to comment
shoregirl June 4 Share June 4 10 hours ago, bosawks said: Rhys Hoskins stealing a base then getting thrown out at home in his return to Philly is why we watch baseball. It was so good. Rhys looking right at Realmuto with a grin then Realmuto laughing when he got him out at home. Baseball is the Best.♥️ 3 Link to comment
Harry24 June 4 Share June 4 20 hours ago, mojoween said: I LOVE Aaron Judge. Love love love him. I have two Judge jerseys and none for anyone else. And yet. Yet. When I read this tweet, the first person I thought of was Derek Jeter. I totally adore Judge* and never warmed to Jeter as a person at all (even though he was undoubtedly a great player), but even I do a mental double take when they call Judge The Captain. *Judge is probably my third favorite baseball player after Eddie Murray (forever Number One) and Mariano Rivera, but he’s definitely the most exciting player I’ve rooted for. I also think he seems like a lovely, genuine guy. 5 Link to comment
Jane Tuesday June 5 Share June 5 I'm not even a Yankee fan, and I think of Jeter as "the Captain". (Probably because of an ad they run incessantly for MLB the Show when I stream games on MLB.) 😆 3 1 Link to comment
shoregirl June 6 Share June 6 (edited) I think Phillies and Mets fans can both agree this is a monstrosity. Edited June 6 by shoregirl 2 6 Link to comment
ProudMary June 7 Share June 7 3 hours ago, shoregirl said: I think Phillies and Mets fans can both agree this is a monstrosity. This must be merch in London, right? Commemorative or not, I can't imagine any one who's a fan of ANY team in MLB who would purchase a travesty like this! 3 Link to comment
DMK June 7 Share June 7 I have a pair of pants with ALL the logos from the MLB teams. 5 Link to comment
ProudMary June 7 Share June 7 Soto's been dealing with discomfort for a week, and they're just now going to send him for imaging? I see the crack Yankees' medical staff is in mid-season form. 🙄 3 Link to comment
voiceover June 7 Share June 7 We don’t have a cricket thread (that I know of), so am posting this found art from X, here. I almost married a guy who played it semi-pro, and I swear to God I said something very like this to him once: 1 1 10 Link to comment
mojoween June 7 Share June 7 I am ready to fly to New York right now and donate my forearm to Juan Soto. 1 2 2 Link to comment
ProudMary June 7 Share June 7 Apologies for swarming the thread with some additional Soto tweets from the Yankees' beat writers, but I know I can't be the only fan freaking out about a potential Soto injury. A little more info since my last post. 1 Link to comment
ProudMary June 8 Share June 8 1 hour ago, mojoween said: Well fuck. Well said. At the beginning of the game, I noticed Teoscar Hernandez in the Dodgers lineup. I'd lost track of what team he was on but he's always been a Yankee killer. In my mind I was thinking, I'm not as concerned about Ohtani, Betts and Freeman; they've got to get Teoscar out. Sigh. I certainly didn't like the way it ended, but it was a pretty incredible game. 1 1 Link to comment
mojoween June 8 Share June 8 The “Let’s Go Dodgers” chants that were not shot down with a quickness last night were one thing. But to have a police escort for a bunch of Dodgers fans marching through THE BRONX? That shit should not happen. 4 Link to comment
ProudMary June 9 Share June 9 19 hours ago, ProudMary said: they've got to get Teoscar out. Sigh. Déjà vu. 😠 1 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty June 9 Share June 9 (edited) 50 minutes ago, mojoween said: The “Let’s Go Dodgers” chants that were not shot down with a quickness last night were one thing. But to have a police escort for a bunch of Dodgers fans marching through THE BRONX? That shit should not happen. Well, to be fair this is the most animated I've seen Skankee Stadium all season. They're usually so blasé, better than you. Nice to see they actually care. Although needing a police escort is a bridge too far. Edited June 9 by Salacious Kitty Link to comment
Jane Tuesday June 9 Share June 9 The Dodgers have achieved the impossible. They've made me root for the Yankees. 1 Link to comment
twoods June 9 Share June 9 21 hours ago, ProudMary said: Well said. At the beginning of the game, I noticed Teoscar Hernandez in the Dodgers lineup. I'd lost track of what team he was on but he's always been a Yankee killer. In my mind I was thinking, I'm not as concerned about Ohtani, Betts and Freeman; they've got to get Teoscar out. Sigh. WOW, you weren’t kidding. What a series so far for him. 1 Link to comment
mojoween June 9 Share June 9 I was rooting for Nick Castellanos, of all people, to be the hero. Link to comment
DXD526 June 9 Share June 9 Nice to see the Mets salvage a split across the pond. I can say, without reservation, after watching the two London games, that I hope never to see the Phillie Phanatic again. It got WAY TOO MUCH camera time, and maybe it's the Mets fan in me being cranky, but the whole act is just not funny. The announcers sure didn't agree with me, as they laughed like a bunch of meth addled hyenas the whole time. No sign of Mr. Met. He mustn't have made the trip... 1 Link to comment
mojoween June 10 Share June 10 I swear that I saw a pic of Mr. and Mrs. Met outside Buckingham Palace with the Phanatic. If anyone felt like making a movie of the Yankees and Dodgers series, Tyler Glasnow would be played by Cillian Murphy. Has anyone ever seen them in the same room at the same time? 2 Link to comment
ebk57 June 10 Share June 10 (edited) I think this is the first time I've "watched" Gameday on the MLB website and I see they have a drawing of the field with the positions in little rectangles and a small white dot being "thrown" around by the "rectangular" players with each play. And at the end of the inning, the little rectangles "run" off the field. It's hilarious. ETA: It's the first time I've watched this season, which is why I noticed the new stuff. It's labeled "beta" so maybe they're just testing it out. Whatever they decide, it amused me no end. Edited June 10 by ebk57 I've either clarified this, or made it worse... 3 Link to comment
shoregirl June 10 Share June 10 Why are so many of the city connects blue and yellow. Did Nike/fanatics just have an abundance of those colors? 2 1 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty June 10 Share June 10 Well, at least the blue makes sense here, honoring the 10,000 lakes. 3 Link to comment
DMK June 10 Share June 10 The really hilarious ones are for Detroit, with the tire treads on it, that make the players all look like they’ve been run over by a car. 6 Link to comment
DMK June 10 Share June 10 The Luis Robert to the Phillies one actually sounds plausible. Link to comment
Johannah June 12 Share June 12 On 6/10/2024 at 6:56 PM, ebk57 said: Gunnar Henderson is good at baseball. And with new ownership in place, the Orioles might actually keep him instead of selling him to the highest bidder. 1 Link to comment
shoregirl June 12 Share June 12 This kid is the best. His reaction to Trea Turner is great. It would be awesome if the Phillies could get him to Philly for a game . 6 Link to comment
smittykins June 13 Author Share June 13 Gerrit Cole will be pitching in Rochester tomorrow. And I’m not able to go. *sigh* https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/local-sports/gerrit-cole-is-coming-to-rochester/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0m8YaljLgCfsUT8vYMLYUTe8_cRIXiu9EES3d4LcmPq-K6rmhcQffAM90_aem_Afb4IClSC2z-4mTdwCx-sL6LqmEhXHIBm0wGSgoLjZxB-lZsVpfnk1hifpDGbnCtNfd9-8iY3jtPwEDnNu-9QoAT 3 Link to comment
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