Tim McG Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Hey Scott....saw your Royals last Friday in Oakland. Volquez was pitching and just plan handcuffed the A's.A rather, um...inebriated Royals fan was getting a bit obnoxious, so helpful guy that I am, I reminded him that he is in Oaktown. These may not be rabid Raiders fans, but they can get a little feisty at times. Best to tone it down just a tad. Lo' and behold, come the late innings the locals were getting a smidge testy...and he finally shut up.Real good ting...self preservation-wiseAcross the Bay in ATT, however, things were a tad mellower on Saturday. Giants won and everybody but the very polite Rockies fans went home happy. Edited June 30, 2015 by Tim McG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yeah, it's always best to remember you're in someone else's house. Sorry to hear you ran across one of our worst representatives. Sounds like you and your neighbor had a good time, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yes.Yes we did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Bobby Bonilla getting paid $1.2mil from the Mets today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Bobby Bonilla getting paid $1.2mil from the Mets today And every year through 2035. Either Bobby or his agent was a smart man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Or a very dumb Mets GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 The story of the Bonilla contract.http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/bobby-bonilla-baseball-contract/Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Amazing, indeed.But that whole business about athletes going broke, I dunno. I think I could manage on $5.9 million bucks.Mets got snookered. And Bonilla, if he was a fair man, would re-do the contract to help out a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Excited to see Rob Refsnyder's debut tonight against the Red Sox: Yankees calling up RefsnyderAn interesting and surprisingly enjoyable season for NY so far--clearly benefitting from the weakness of the AL East, to be sure. Very glad to see Brett Gardner make the All-Star team... He's been a joy to follow for the past seven years, one of my favorite players in the wake of the Core Four generation. Edited July 11, 2015 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Pete Rose should have run over Ray Fosse again tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I hope the Tribe can finish above the Red Sox in the standings in the 2nd half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Miami has a reliever from this area named Carter Capps. Take a look at this. It's a balk.http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article27416770.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 How is it a balk? He comes set, lifts his front foot first, and then delivers the ball to the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Scott, his foot is not in contact with the rubber when he releases the ball. That's a balk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 A LEGAL DELIVERYAs for the delivery, Major League Baseball has deemed it legal and Capps can go on using it. After all, no pitcher releases the ball with his foot still planted on the rubber. Capps just takes it to a new level.Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article27416770.html#storylink=cpyWhich makes zero sense to me, but there it is. It's one thing that all pitchers extend forward, pushing off (and losing contact with) the rubber before releasing the ball. This guy leaps two plus feet forward. It makes a mockery of the rule and for MLB to give it the "a-ok" is total BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) A LEGAL DELIVERYAs for the delivery, Major League Baseball has deemed it legal and Capps can go on using it. After all, no pitcher releases the ball with his foot still planted on the rubber. Capps just takes it to a new level.Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article27416770.html#storylink=cpyWhich makes zero sense to me, but there it is. It's one thing that all pitchers extend forward, pushing off (and losing contact with) the rubber before releasing the ball. This guy leaps two plus feet forward. It makes a mockery of the rule and for MLB to give it the "a-ok" is total BS.But if you read that closely, the problem becomes apparent. As it clearly states, no pitcher pitching from the stretch has their back foot on the rubber at the release of the ball. So if they were to call a balk on Capps for that reason, then no pitcher would ever be able to pitch from the stretch. So they either unfairly call it on every pitch from the stretch, or they unfairly only call it on Capps. I read elsewhere tht they said his move is legal ONLY if he drags his back foot. If it leaves the ground, then they would call a balk. It's really odd, I'll say that. It's a unique loophole situation, and I don't see how MLB could have ruled any differently. Edited July 19, 2015 by Scott Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 The Capps Conundrum. Calls for a new rule, I think, or at least a refinement of the current one. Because looking at that, it sure looks like a highly refined quick-step, which is most definitely called a balk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 This reminds me of the NBA ca. 1970 deciding not to call travelling, fouls and stepping off on the pivot foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 This reminds me of the NBA ca. 1970 deciding not to call travelling, fouls and stepping off on the pivot foot.But why didn't you feel that way when every other pitcher pitching from the stretch wasn't getting called for balking when their back foot left the rubber before the ball left their hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Ok, he's lunging and then beginning his forward delivery, not lunging while in the process of forward delivery. Kinf of a NFL-y fumble or incomplete forward pass thing going on.If that's legal now, it shouldn't be past this season...or even during this one, if they can change rules in the middle of a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) If I were an umpire, I'd call a balk or illegal pitch and let the leagues and the commissioner make a decision. And they would have to. Edited July 20, 2015 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Since they already declared it a legal pitch, the decision would likely cost you your job. Or at least a sizable chunk of change the first time around. If you're an umpire, you'd probably be well served to call the game the way your employers tell you to. Or keep a copy of your resume handy. Edited July 20, 2015 by Scott Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Have they declared what he does legal or are they just letting it go? It will be interesting to see what happens if another team files a protest. I bet that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Have they declared what he does legal or are they just letting it go? It will be interesting to see what happens if another team files a protest. I bet that will happen. yes, they have declared it legal. "According to MLB.com, the delivery is fine as long as Capps moves laterally and drags his back foot rather than jumping straight up." http://www.businessinsider.com/carper-capps-pitching-motion-2015-4 Also, as I mentioned before: "The problem is that everyone violates the first part of this rule. Every pitcher's foot comes off the rubber before actually releasing the ball, so it's a rule that is pretty much just ignored." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Paul, according to the article GA linked and I quoted from, MLB has determined that this pitcher is pitching within the rules. What I don't get is how this delivery was tolerated in the minors (though the article mentioned one or two times that minor league umps called 'illegal pitch') and no one ever forced him to adhere to the rules the way other pitchers do: Push off the rubber and if your foot is 18 inches from the rubber when you actually release it, fine.This guy's foot is about 60 inches from the rubber when he lets it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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