ghost of miles Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Maybe he shoulda said Willie Mays? ... play ball! ⚾️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Good news indeed .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Braves vs. Phillies in less than 2 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Indians fan here. My team lost some fine players in the off-season, so everyone is wondering how the season will go. Our ace (Bieber) not looking so good in the opener--for god's sake giving up a home run to 60-year-old Miggy Cabrerra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Braves vs. Phillies in less than 2 hours! Go Phitins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Inauspicious start. Red Sox home opener postponed due to weather. Mets opener called due to Covid concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Brewers win in 10th inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted April 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 I guess I might have read or heard about this happening before (it surely has), but I'd never seen it till today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Courage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 The Mets drive for a championship will have to wait until Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 9:45 PM, ghost of miles said: I guess I might have read or heard about this happening before (it surely has), but I'd never seen it till today: Google "Harvey Haddix perfect game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Long overdue for an update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, JSngry said: Long overdue for an update: There's a name from the past! Furman Bisher was the lead sports writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution when I was kid. I read his Braves coverage for years, but I was unaware of this book. ...They should've had it in the Argyle Elementary School library in Smyrna! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Furman Bisher was around - and already kind of a "senior figure" - when I was a kid! I think I got a first edition, for Christmas in 1966 or something. Couple of other books from this same series too. They were written for kids, but are fun for fans of any age! Check this out, Bill James writes and appreciation as well as that possible update that's never yet happened: https://www.billjamesonline.com/strange_but_true_turns_50/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 https://www.mlb.com/news/yermin-mercedes-5-hit-game A cinderella story for sure .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 hours ago, JSngry said: Furman Bisher was around - and already kind of a "senior figure" - when I was a kid! I think I got a first edition, for Christmas in 1966 or something. Couple of other books from this same series too. They were written for kids, but are fun for fans of any age! Check this out, Bill James writes and appreciation as well as that possible update that's never yet happened: https://www.billjamesonline.com/strange_but_true_turns_50/ Content for the revised edition: Jimmy Piersall running the bases backwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Old enough story to have been in the original, but mental health issues were not openly/freely discussed back then, especially not in what was ostensibly a "kid's book". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 https://www.mlb.com/news/yermin-mercedes-first-major-league-home-run As good as it gets .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 https://www.mlb.com/news/yermin-mercedes-485-foot-home-run-for-white-sox The cinderella story continues .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I hope neither the Mets nor Marlins make or miss the playoffs by a game because that call for a walk-off HBP was absolute horseshit. https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-walk-off-with-hit-by-pitch-in-home-opener?partnerId=zh-20210409-156906-MLB&qid=1026&bt_ee=VCzN5RyZ9Vuuy8pqbFTBhXrzJnPtKQ0vcHfl7vp3PGBWssu%2FPsG9nPbwi2D1PmJt&bt_ts=1617968339539 “The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone,” Kulpa told a pool reporter after the game. “I should have called him out.” Not to mention no effort to get out of the way, not to mention literally sticking his elbow pad into the flight of the ball. Lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I don’t think it was intentional on his part but be that as it may he should have been out. Even the Mets announcers thought so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Look at the video in the MLB story linked, from :28 - :33. His elbow literally moves laterally about two inches into the path of the ball. How is that not intentional? He says he tracks outside pitches? Wasn't outside, my man. It was close enough for you to stick your protected elbow in the way, though. Just BS on multiple levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) I just think it was a reflex move on his part but whether it was intentional or not, it was in the strike zone and should have been called a strike. Refs blow calls sometimes. It happens. I’m sure I’d be mad if I were the Marlins. A bad call no doubt. Edited April 9, 2021 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 https://www.mlb.com/news/yermin-mercedes-homers-against-indians .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Rodon was one errant pitch away from a perfect game. Oh well, the no-hitter will do. Rodon's college coach had him throwing way too much. A case of a guy that just wanted to wins and not what was best for the player. Hoping Rodon has his groove back after some rough years in recent past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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