The OMNICHATTER, in ALL CAPS.
Anyway, today is filled with questions, but the biggest one is: Will either the Twins or Rockies actually be able to play for a change?
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40 is a blistering summer's day. They're looking at 23-degree temps and de-icing the warning track for Game 1 (1:10 MDT) in Denver, with a doubleheader night cap to make up the snow out last night.
8. Lassus
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 01:43 PM (#4423499)
40 is a blistering summer's day. They're looking at 23-degree temps and de-icing the warning track for Game 1 (1:10 MDT) in Denver, with a doubleheader night cap to make up the snow out last night.
With any luck, the Braves' tears from their horrible ordeal will freeze to their faces.
9. Northpaw
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 01:43 PM (#4423500)
On the Marlins-Twins broadcast, Blyleven said that Marlins ownership ordered Fernandez to start the day game just a couple of hours before the first pitch - and that Mike Redmond was very upset about the "demand" as Blyleven put it. Nolasco was supposed to go in the day game, Fernandez in the night game.
10. Gamingboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 01:45 PM (#4423509)
On the Marlins-Twins broadcast, Blyleven said that Marlins ownership ordered Fernandez to start the day game just a couple of hours before the first pitch - and that Mike Redmond was very upset about the "demand" as Blyleven put it. Nolasco was supposed to go in the day game, Fernandez in the night game.
I heard that too. It sounded... completely plausible.
On the Marlins-Twins broadcast, Blyleven said that Marlins ownership ordered Fernandez to start the day game just a couple of hours before the first pitch - and that Mike Redmond was very upset about the "demand" as Blyleven put it. Nolasco was supposed to go in the day game, Fernandez in the night game.
Was there a "why" given? Is it something about getting more tickets sold or is it a desire to have their live young arm pitching in slightly warmer and better conditions? Or maybe it's just the Marlins being the Marlins I guess.
13. Gamingboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 01:49 PM (#4423517)
"Glen Perkins fishing lure will look great in any tacklebox!"
It's almost like it's a self-parody of what you'd think a Minnesota Twins promotion would be.
14. Lassus
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 01:51 PM (#4423521)
I'll echo #12. What purpose?
15. Northpaw
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:00 PM (#4423535)
No "why" was given, at least at that time.
16. Gamingboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:17 PM (#4423565)
That was a disastrous 3 pitches for Fernandez.
17. Northpaw
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:19 PM (#4423569)
Oswaldo Arcia with his first MLB homer. Right after Blyleven said 'let's see if he's asked to bunt here' ...
"Glen Perkins fishing lure will look great in any tacklebox!"
It's almost like it's a self-parody of what you'd think a Minnesota Twins promotion would be.
On Saturday night, we're giving away cowboy hats to the first 1,000 fans.
19. JJ1986
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:26 PM (#4423584)
I found this:
By starting Fernandez, who’d been slated for start game two, in the first game, the Marlins get a marquee attraction for their Fox Sports Florida broadcast.
Only game one will be televised, with game two only on the radio.
20. Gamingboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:27 PM (#4423585)
By starting Fernandez, who’d been slated for start game two, in the first game, the Marlins get a marquee attraction for their Fox Sports Florida broadcast.
Only game one will be televised, with game two only on the radio.
TV rules everything around me.
21. Lassus
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:31 PM (#4423591)
I expected Fernandez to do better against this MN team, bah.
Dan Uggla just hit a homer to straightaway center. The Rockies have some trees planted there, and with the pine trees covered in snow it looked like a Christmas display.
23. Gamingboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:33 PM (#4423594)
I expected Fernandez to do better against this MN team, bah.
The Twins can hit fine (well, except for Hicks, who really should be sent to AAA), add in a last-minute switch of pitching assignments and playing in cold weather for probably the first time, and I'm actually thinking Fernandez is doing pretty well outside those three pitches/three hits (with the third being a homer).
24. Lassus
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:39 PM (#4423600)
I'm actually thinking Fernandez is doing pretty well outside those three pitches/three hits (with the third being a homer).
My fantasy team disagrees. Or rather, it doesn't care how well he doesn't outside of the times he doesn't do well. :-)
25. Tom Nawrocki
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:45 PM (#4423607)
Cuddyer has to take third on that, doesn't he? Grounder to second, no one out... you've got to get to third on that ball.
26. Gamingboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:46 PM (#4423608)
That breaks Rule #1, just as my comment about Felix Hernandez yesterday broke rule #1: nobody cares about your fantasy team.
27. Tom Nawrocki
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 02:49 PM (#4423611)
My sense is that the number of starts remaining in Jeff Francis' major league career is in the single digits.
The Braves have flashed some serious warning track power today.
44. Tom Nawrocki
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 04:27 PM (#4423738)
The Rockies' color guy is a total clown.
Is it George Frazier or Jeff Huson? They rotate, and Huson isn't totally worthless, but Fraizer is kind of incredible. Sometimes I think about transcribing some of his comments, because they are quite literally gibberish.
52. Dan
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 04:52 PM (#4423769)
Was that really a hit and run attempt against Kimbrel, one of the hardest pitchers to make contact against in MLB? There's no way that was a straight steal with the catcher running, right?
The Rockies' announcers were talking up Rosario's speed after he reached first. I guess it's possible Weiss figured Nelson had no chance in hell of touching Kimbrel's stuff, so try to steal a base and maybe the inexperienced catcher throws one into center field.
While watching MLB Network, the talking head pointed out Jose Fernandez committed the first balk of his career, which seemed like a reach since he's only 20.
But it did get me curious. Has any pitcher had a long career without balking?
55. cardsfanboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 05:05 PM (#4423784)
But it did get me curious. Has any pitcher had a long career without balking?
First pitcher I looked up Greg Maddux.
Edit:oops...somehow I was looking at his post season line...nevermind.
56. cardsfanboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 05:07 PM (#4423785)
Using PI... I get Wilbur Cooper with 3480 ip and no balks.
Kirk Reuter has most innings pitched among post 1950's pitchers without a balk. 1918ip.
57. cardsfanboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 05:10 PM (#4423787)
Post 1950 list of pitchers with 0 balks and over 1000 innings pitched. Biggest name on there is Trevor Hoffman.
58. Northpaw
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 05:20 PM (#4423794)
Dick Hall nearly went through his career without throwing a wild pitch, too. His only one came in his final season.
59. Willie Mayspedes
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 05:25 PM (#4423796)
I was at an Angels / Dodgers game when Billingsley gave up a steal of home to Orlando Cabrera. He didn't know what to do once he started his windup and saw Cabrera running.
OK, so yesterday the Cubs got a two-run homer out of Luis Valbuena - in the 13th inning, no less - and still lost. Today, they have a home run from Cody Ransom. If they lose this one too, I think I'm writing off the possibility of any good things happening to the team all year. Because if you can't win games in which Valbuena and Ransom are going yard, you really just can't win any games at all.
Why do people make such a big deal about Kozma here? Yeah, he had a good 82PA last year. He's never been a top prospect, he didn't light up the minors, and he's been barely replacement level this year. Meh.
82. SouthSideRyan
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 06:47 PM (#4423852)
Why do people make such a big deal about Kozma here? Yeah, he had a good 82PA last year. He's never been a top prospect, he didn't light up the minors, and he's been barely replacement level this year. Meh.
#### Pete Kozma
83. spike
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 06:49 PM (#4423853)
Because of his role in, and comments after, L'Affaire d'Infield Fly, for some
Why do people make such a big deal about Kozma here? Yeah, he had a good 82PA last year. He's never been a top prospect, he didn't light up the minors, and he's been barely replacement level this year. Meh.
#### you for asking that. also pete kozma. he can suck a dick.
87. cardsfanboy
Posted: April 23, 2013 at 06:55 PM (#4423859)
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"Fox turned into a hardcore p0rn channel so gradually, I didn't even notice."
With any luck, the Braves' tears from their horrible ordeal will freeze to their faces.
I heard that too. It sounded... completely plausible.
Was there a "why" given? Is it something about getting more tickets sold or is it a desire to have their live young arm pitching in slightly warmer and better conditions? Or maybe it's just the Marlins being the Marlins I guess.
It's almost like it's a self-parody of what you'd think a Minnesota Twins promotion would be.
On Saturday night, we're giving away cowboy hats to the first 1,000 fans.
TV rules everything around me.
The Twins can hit fine (well, except for Hicks, who really should be sent to AAA), add in a last-minute switch of pitching assignments and playing in cold weather for probably the first time, and I'm actually thinking Fernandez is doing pretty well outside those three pitches/three hits (with the third being a homer).
My fantasy team disagrees. Or rather, it doesn't care how well he doesn't outside of the times he doesn't do well. :-)
Just got a nerd boner.
This is..... a good point.
The Marlins caveat applies.
It still technically counts.
Let's Baltimore-Oriole this thing all the way to the World Series!
Yeah, this is where the Braves miss the OBP machine that was Chipper Jones. Nice to have that guy in the middle who gets on base 40% of the time.
I expect the offense to be pretty inconsistent this year. Though I was surprised to see they were still 6th in the NL in OBP% (at .321).
Maybe someone should post this at the introduction to the thread.
Is it George Frazier or Jeff Huson? They rotate, and Huson isn't totally worthless, but Fraizer is kind of incredible. Sometimes I think about transcribing some of his comments, because they are quite literally gibberish.
Looking at the photos on the Rockies' website, I believe it's Frazier. He's spent the last six innings of the game talking about his moose hat.
Opduiken apparaat in his native tongue.
Without context, this may be the most glorious sentence in the history of humanity.
But it did get me curious. Has any pitcher had a long career without balking?
First pitcher I looked up Greg Maddux.
Edit:oops...somehow I was looking at his post season line...nevermind.
Kirk Reuter has most innings pitched among post 1950's pitchers without a balk. 1918ip.
Rk Player IP BK From To G GS GF W L W-L% SV ERA ERA+ Tm1 Kirk Rueter 1918.0 0 1993 2005 340 336 1 130 92 .586 0 4.27 97 MON-TOT-SFG
2 Sam Jones 1643.1 0 1951 1964 322 222 45 102 101 .502 9 3.59 108 CLE-CHC-STL-SFG-DET-BAL
3 Eric Milton 1582.1 0 1998 2009 271 270 0 89 85 .511 0 4.99 94 MIN-PHI-CIN-LAD
4 Alex Kellner 1581.1 0 1950 1959 270 222 23 81 100 .448 4 4.46 94 PHA-KCA-TOT-STL
5 Don Larsen 1548.0 0 1953 1967 412 171 132 81 91 .471 23 3.78 99 SLB-BAL-NYY-KCA-TOT-SFG-CHC
6 Tom Brewer 1509.1 0 1954 1961 241 217 10 91 82 .526 3 4.00 104 BOS
7 Dick Hall 1259.2 0 1955 1971 495 74 237 93 75 .554 68 3.32 111 PIT-KCA-BAL-PHI
8 Paul Lindblad 1213.2 0 1965 1978 655 32 258 68 63 .519 64 3.29 105 KCA-OAK-TOT-TEX
9 Mel Parnell 1194.2 0 1950 1956 200 167 21 81 57 .587 8 3.62 121 BOS
10 Steve McCatty 1188.1 0 1977 1985 221 161 32 63 63 .500 5 3.99 95 OAK
11 Chad Billingsley 1175.1 0 2006 2013 219 190 7 81 61 .570 0 3.65 110 LAD
12 Bill Travers 1120.2 0 1974 1983 205 168 16 65 71 .478 1 4.10 94 MIL-CAL
13 Trevor Hoffman 1089.1 0 1993 2010 1035 0 856 61 75 .449 601 2.87 141 TOT-SDP-MIL
14 Clem Labine 1079.2 0 1950 1962 513 38 288 77 56 .579 96 3.63 112 BRO-LAD-TOT-PIT-NYM
15 Dave Boswell 1065.1 0 1964 1971 205 151 13 68 56 .548 0 3.52 100 MIN-TOT
EDIT: No balk though
May Bryce Harper have a career half as good as Kozma's :)
Not nice
Guess that's why they get paid to do this and I don't.
(Wow: three double plays for the Cards in three innings!)
#### Pete Kozma
He's also Bucky Dent.
Am I the only person who imagines Terry Jones saying "Span Span and Span" whenever Denard bats?
#### you for asking that. also pete kozma. he can suck a dick.
Welp, I'm guessing it's game over now for the punchless Nats.
Hurt in what way? Arm?
That this isn't the name of the Wikipedia article on that game is a major disappointment.
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