MLB Daily Thread: 8/9/2017: Sale fans 13, Rangers sell reliever to Mariners for $1

[Rock Strongo]

This seems like a bit much IMO

Umpire West suspended for Beltre comments

yeah, but some of his comments...man, country joe loves him some country joe.

he said something about how if a rookie is on the mound, he will call his first strike a ball...to "be sure the kids head is in the game"

wtf?

also, was west the one who tossed beltre for moving the on deck circle?

 

[bksballer89]

hows CC's knee?

No reports yet. Just heard he went back to NYC. DL stint seems likely at best. I kinda hope they give Mitchell a chance to start in his place. Did a good job in his one start vs Minnesota last month and was pretty good last night.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

hows CC's knee?

Probably fucked

Team is awful

Seattle and Baltimore will pass them

 

[Rock Strongo]

Braves' Camargo injures knee running onto field

 

[soxfan1468927]

For me I look at value to the team

Where is Boston without Sale? Not in first place


Where is Houston without Altuve? First place


Sorta the same reasoning why I think Jordan and Lebron should win the MVP every single season

Steph Curry should never win an MVP on an all star team

And I totally get that argument. I simply look at MVP as "who has helped his team win the most"

 

[soxfan1468927]

yeah, but some of his comments...man, country joe loves him some country joe.

he said something about how if a rookie is on the mound, he will call his first strike a ball...to "be sure the kids head is in the game"

wtf?

also, was west the one who tossed beltre for moving the on deck circle?

I think that was John Smoltz talking about Joe West. I doubt Joe West would ever admit to doing that.

 

[Rock Strongo]

I think that was John Smoltz talking about Joe West. I doubt Joe West would ever admit to doing that.

no, smoltz talked about the music he would choose to walk out to the mound to, that would please joe west.

 

[soxfan1468927]

no, smoltz talked about the music he would choose to walk out to the mound to, that would please joe west.

“Joe was infamous, or famous for testing out a pitcher early in the game,’’ says Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz. “He would call a ball that was a strike to see if you were relaxed, or cool with it, to see how you’d react.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Legendary umpire Joe West dishes on players, managers and replay at 5,000th game

“Joe was infamous, or famous for testing out a pitcher early in the game,’’ says Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz. “He would call a ball that was a strike to see if you were relaxed, or cool with it, to see how you’d react.

ok...so it was smoltz...but thats what i said lol.

"He would call a ball that was a strike to see if you were relaxed, or cool with it, to see how you’d react."

 

[soxfan1468927]

Legendary umpire Joe West dishes on players, managers and replay at 5,000th game

ok...so it was smoltz...but thats what i said lol.

"He would call a ball that was a strike to see if you were relaxed, or cool with it, to see how you’d react."

Oh yeah I know, I'm just saying that Joe West never admitted to doing that. I think that would be a major controversy if he did.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Porcello this year has a 4.05 road ERA (18th among 45 qualified starters in the AL) compared to a 5.24 home ERA (7th worst). I'm just hoping he can go 6+ innings like he does 90% of the time. Bullpen would only be throwing 4 innings over 4 days going into the Yankees series (barring extra innings).

 

[apachef4]

yeah, but some of his comments...man, country joe loves him some country joe.

he said something about how if a rookie is on the mound, he will call his first strike a ball...to "be sure the kids head is in the game"

wtf?

also, was west the one who tossed beltre for moving the on deck circle?

That was Gerry Davis.

 

[PolarVortex]

MVP

EOP

(Eater Of Penis)

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Bargain bin: Rangers deal reliever to M's for $1

Why not? When you lose to the Mets, your season is over.

 

[PolarVortex]

Rock

Rented a cabin up in DeerMountain, Saturday to Friday

Woke up like 5am to go for a hike, gigantic black bear dragging my garbage up the mountain

Later in the day see the bear and her 2 Cubs hovering above the cabin

$600 a night, went to management and told them we are outta here

5 young kids, daughters and their cousins can't be outside playing with bears

Vacation ruined

You sure it wasn't Ezekial Elliott off on another one of his benders?

 

[PolarVortex]

Why not? When you lose to the Mets, your season is over.

Hi Hu,

It's me,

Santa Blade

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

“Joe was infamous, or famous for testing out a pitcher early in the game,’’ says Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz. “He would call a ball that was a strike to see if you were relaxed, or cool with it, to see how you’d react.

That's straight up horse excrement. Not the UMPIRE'S job to see if a kid has the mental makeup to cut it in the bigs, that's for his team to decide. Dude could be affecting the outcomes of games with this.

Time for the Robo Umps.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

You sure it wasn't Ezekial Elliott off on another one of his benders?

This city boy was scared shitless, even though the bear ran away as fast as he could as soon as he saw me.......Apparently her being with her cubs makes the situation entirely different......Big property, having the kids run freely on the grounds, I couldnt have that shit

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Hi Hu,

It's me,

Santa Blade

Hi Santa Blade, it's me, Hu

Baseball sure is dead, right? NO WAIT, baseball is awesome, I like the Bostins sooo much

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

That's straight up horse excrement. Not the UMPIRE'S job to see if a kid has the mental makeup to cut it in the bigs, that's for his team to decide. Dude could be affecting the outcomes of games with this.

Time for the Robo Umps.

Is it Joe West that is famously known for "always making the game about Joe West"?

I know there is an umpire that announcers always say that about