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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 8, 2018 17:10:38 GMT -5
Great end to the Yankee game. NY was down 8-7 in the bottom of the 12th, but had the bases loaded with no outs and Judge/Stanton coming up. Judge grounds into a 1-2-5 DP, and Stanton K's to end the game. Stanton K'd 5 times today and went 0-7.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 8, 2018 16:38:21 GMT -5
I'm done with this argument. Promise?
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 8, 2018 16:33:12 GMT -5
His poor throw caused Xander to leave his spot. He showed off his magical arm in LF twice today. Just stop. JDM had nothing to do with X's injury today. Trying to say otherwise is just foolish.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 8, 2018 16:05:35 GMT -5
J.D. Martinez has looked awful in the outfield in the 3 or 4 games he's played in so far this year. Like he couldn't play the outfield any worse. Just keep him at DH. He has already cost them a number of runs with his fielding and now we can blame him for contributing to Bogaerts' injury with his horrendous fielding and throwing on the same play. Take away his glove and stick him to DH as he is a butcher in the outfield. No we can't.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 8, 2018 13:58:26 GMT -5
This feels like a game that leads me to the same old conclusion: Erod has great stuff, but he isn’t consistent. Today, he got killed by cheapies, but it hurts he couldn’t put some batters away. He had 7 strikeouts in 3.2 innings. His xFIP for the game was 1.48. Very weak contact against him, with one exception. Which is basically who he was last year. Great stuff, will get his strikeouts, but it takes him a ton of pitches to get there. Last year, for example, he averaged well over 100 pitches each start, but only managed to pitch into the 7th inning or later 2 times.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 8, 2018 13:31:10 GMT -5
Looks like he had plenty of time to wait for the ball to come to him and just step on the bag.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 7, 2018 13:15:17 GMT -5
Wait....They're allowed to hit a homer when the bases are loaded?
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 7, 2018 0:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 5, 2018 13:22:54 GMT -5
No really, I thought the baserunning was supposed to get better
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 3, 2018 19:39:53 GMT -5
Anger rising
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 3, 2018 19:36:43 GMT -5
Out
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 3, 2018 10:44:15 GMT -5
Wasn't there serious questions about Pujols' real age? I seem to remember something about that, and if he's older than we think then this large of a decline isn't all that surprising.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 1, 2018 22:38:54 GMT -5
Every team in baseball is going to lose games it should win, even the big, bad Yankees. I’m not worried about the loss, but I’m curious to see how this team responds to being punched in the gut. I can guarantee you that the Yankees will not blow a 4 run lead in the 8th all season. Does losing the lead on a grand slam in the 8th count?
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 1, 2018 0:35:43 GMT -5
We won, but letting Leon hit, with two catchers on the bench, is a pretty questionable decision by Cora. Luckily this one didn't come back to bite.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2018 19:58:23 GMT -5
Well that sucked.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 28, 2018 21:16:06 GMT -5
Brentz cleared waivers with the Mets. Any chance he refuses the assignment and comes back here? You need 5 years of MLB service time to refuse a DFA. That's not totally correct. Players can only be outrighted without their consent once in their career, which Brentz was last year. He can now choose free agency anytime a team tries to take him off the 40-man.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 24, 2018 10:36:35 GMT -5
It's not the extension we need right now, but it's the one we deserve.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 15, 2018 15:24:32 GMT -5
I can't even fathom watching Farrell manage NL games "What do you mean you've never pinch run before? You're a starting pitcher aren't you?"
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 14, 2018 21:39:00 GMT -5
I don't even know what to say about that. Embarrassing isn't nearly a strong enough word.
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 25, 2018 14:14:11 GMT -5
I'm not going to spend much time on this, because it has absolutely no chance of changing, but first of all, no one is guaranteed to make "a sh*t load of money" as an athlete. Every single player who plays NCAA anything, is one injury away from not only never playing their sport again, but also getting their scholarship revoked because the school that's supposed to look out for them, no longer has a use for them anymore. Big picture, just like any job, a person should be paid what someone else is willing to pay them. Most players would continue to play for only a scholarship, just as you said, but there are obviously other players that could and should be making money beyond what a scholarship can provide. Frankly, shame on anyone who insists that they should just shut up and gladly accept a scholarship while they also live below the poverty line. And just to point something out: there is at least one college sport where student athletes both receive scholarships to attend school, and are paid real money based on their ability in the sport. College Rodeo has allowed this for over 70 years, and somehow the fabric of the universe has remained intact. Well I'm one injury away from dying. I see this narrative come up every so often and I don't get it, speaking just about basketball how often does a top 10 player gets injured enough that it hampers the rest of their career? It happens what, every 5 years or so with one guy? I guess when you move that sample size to 1st round players it gets a bigger, but most of those guys wouldn't stick in the league anyways and the fact is that if they get injured while playing for a college they should be able to finish their studies and then have a career, which is much better than the alternative of going pro and making 1 year of salary and getting injured and having to start all over again. Of course the fact that NCAA could revoke their scholarship is absolutely wrong and it should not happen. If a guy gets in college with a sports scholarship then he should be able to finish his studies regardless of what happens. That's a different issue that indeed NCAA should fix. And good luck setting up any work field where some people get payed and most don't. It does not work and it's frankly ridiculous. Now people should make money out of endorsement deals, I can't think of any reason that would prevent them from doing so and it's honestly preposterous that they're not allowed to make money out of their image. If they're good enough to go pro, it shouldn't be difficult finding one of such deals. And save this hysterical rhetoric for political debates on twitter, they shouldn't "shut up and gladly accept" anything, if they feel it's their right to be paid by the college they go to then fine, protest and demand your money. Thing is, I don't agree with that. First and foremost these guys are students and they should remain so, you change whatever is wrong with society enough that it puts people "below the poverty line" with education. No college activity that you do for any academic reasons nets you any cash from the college itself and that's for a good reason. Because nothing is bigger than education, simple as that. When a college starts paying a few dudes for the ability to shoot some balls, it makes them their employee rather than a goddamn student. The trade-off of doing that is not worth it just so DeAndre Ayton can make a lot of money a year sooner than he would anyway. It's the "f*ck you, pay me" mentality that doesn't really work in real life, these guys aren't in that point yet. And the fact that you need to bring up rodeo of all thing as an example of civility and overall human decency is kind of sad, but I'll indulge. How much money does a rodeo dude makes? And if more people cared about his sport, like they do about college basketball, wouldn't he make more money out of endorsement deals? I got paid by the University I attended to work at the campus computer lab. Does that mean I wasn't a goddamn student too? And I'll have to ask the colleague I work with how much her daughter makes each week when she rodeos, and how she's able to live with herself for daring to accept money while also attending school. I'll try to put in as much condescension as you did when talking about College Rodeo, but I'm not sure I'm capable.
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 25, 2018 10:47:18 GMT -5
Lin in center is nice
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 25, 2018 3:28:05 GMT -5
I will absolutely never understand why some people think NCAA players should never get paid. Or, as we've seen in this thread, that they should be paid only enough to feed themselves, but not enough to buy a luxuries like cars or a plane ticket to see their family for the holidays**. How many people are having the chance to make a career for themselves thanks to playing sports even though they know they have no chance to go pro with it? Do you think everyone should receive a salary or only the players who are likely to make a sh*t load of money in the future anyways? I'm not going to spend much time on this, because it has absolutely no chance of changing, but first of all, no one is guaranteed to make "a sh*t load of money" as an athlete. Every single player who plays NCAA anything, is one injury away from not only never playing their sport again, but also getting their scholarship revoked because the school that's supposed to look out for them, no longer has a use for them anymore. Big picture, just like any job, a person should be paid what someone else is willing to pay them. Most players would continue to play for only a scholarship, just as you said, but there are obviously other players that could and should be making money beyond what a scholarship can provide. Frankly, shame on anyone who insists that they should just shut up and gladly accept a scholarship while they also live below the poverty line. And just to point something out: there is at least one college sport where student athletes both receive scholarships to attend school, and are paid real money based on their ability in the sport. College Rodeo has allowed this for over 70 years, and somehow the fabric of the universe has remained intact.
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 24, 2018 17:01:52 GMT -5
I will absolutely never understand why some people think NCAA players should never get paid. Or, as we've seen in this thread, that they should be paid only enough to feed themselves, but not enough to buy a luxuries like cars or a plane ticket to see their family for the holidays**.
Whatever, to each their own.... But it is a downright criminal that the NCAA is able to take away a person's ability to make money based on their likeness while they turn around and make billions doing the same.
**Actually, scratch that....playing games during the holidays makes more money for the NCAA, so we can't let these kids off during that time.
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 24, 2018 1:28:30 GMT -5
If you think he's going to be good enough to start, it's not an interesting debate at all.
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 23, 2018 23:20:36 GMT -5
I guess they get another year of control then at least. I'm not sure they will. Someone with more time/knowledge should confirm, but my understanding is that if a player on the 40-man roster gets hurt in spring training, he has to be put on the major league disabled list, which means his service time clock starts running. I know for sure that if the Rays need his spot on the 40-man roster, and place Honeywell on the 60 day DL, he will accumulate service time. I have no clue whether or not they are allowed to option and place on the minor league DL, but would also like to know.
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