9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

Yeah, on and off rain. Also 12th inning.

Yeah, but it's Friday night and the team has the 2nd best record in baseball. Still kind of weird. You would THINK the fans are all geeked up about the team. I mean it looks like a home Astros game from 2 years ago.

[Speedy]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

There is NOT a more under appreciated star in MLB than Goldie.

Guy is an absolute 5-tool superstar

[bcruise]

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Marte walks off, Pirates win.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Welp. Can't ask the Reds to actually beat a Major League team at this point I suppose. Too bad.

Now the Cubs must go 2-0 and the Pirates must go 0-2 or it's at PNC.

[Majingir]

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Tropicana Field lol.

Jays player hit the ball so high, it hit one of the rings above. Then things got confusing. Ball bounced back on the field like 5 seconds later,and he got to 3rd after it all. Then they went to review for awhile,while commentators start explaining the rules of Tropicana lol.

It went something like "if it hit ring 1 or 2,the ball is still in play,if it hits ring 3,it's a home run".

The way the ball was hit, it was looking like a home run for sure. Though 5 minutes of review, and 30 seconds into the next batter...home run, so it made all this waiting and rule explaining completely useless.

They really got to get rid of Tropicana Field and have a new stadium. Special rules that only apply in a single stadium in the entire league cause of a horrible roof is stupid.

[redsox4evur]

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There is NOT a more under appreciated star in MLB than Goldie.

Guy is an absolute 5-tool superstar

I agree completely. I am wondering where he is going to land in MVP voting. He is doing great this year for a ****ty DBacks team. He is hitting .316 with 31 HR's over 100 RBIs, an OPS of .991, Slugging % of .559. I am going to say, he is the Best 1B in the league.

[redsox4evur]

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They really got to get rid of Tropicana Field and have a new stadium. Special rules that only apply in a single stadium in the entire league cause of a horrible roof is stupid.

By this logic they should also remove the ivy in Wrigley. Because there is a rule for that, and it only applies in Wrigley.

[Mabster]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

By this logic they should also remove the ivy in Wrigley. Because there is a rule for that, and it only applies in Wrigley.

Gotta get rid of Fenway too. There's a funky rule regarding a ball bouncing off the top of the ladder on the wall.

In fact I'd bet almost every stadium has at least one, that's why they are called ground rules. They apply to those grounds.

[redsox4evur]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

Gotta get rid of Fenway too. There's a funky rule regarding a ball bouncing off the top of the ladder on the wall.

In fact I'd bet almost every stadium has at least one, that's why they are called ground rules. They apply to those grounds.

There is no funky rule about the ladder. From the MLB.com website: Fair ball striking the ladder below top of left field wall and bounding out of park: Two Bases. Anything else the ball is still in play.

[Mabster]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

There is no funky rule about the ladder. From the MLB.com website: Fair ball striking the ladder below top of left field wall and bounding out of park: Two Bases. Anything else the ball is still in play.

That's a funky rule. Is there a ladder on the wall in any other park?

[Majingir]

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To be fair,I said cause of a horrible roof. Something like ivy walls has become synonymous with Wrigley. Ivy walls got clear cut rules. The roof in Tampa,it has diff rules depending on the ring it hits. And if a ball hits a certain ring,it could result in an out if the fielder catches it(so basically a ball that could be a home run,has all momentum killed due to the roof,and ends up being an out).

But changing gears...today was what could likely be the final start in the career of Mark Buehrle. He's about 2 innings away from getting 200 this season(making him just the 4th player ever to get 200IP in 15+ straight seasons). Jays likely giving him another start on Sunday(or at very least,come out of bullpen) just so he can reach that mark. Latroy Hawkins also probably gonna pitch on Sunday too since he's retiring at end of season. Ending his 21 year career. When he first played in the MLB,Kirby Puckett was a teammate of his.

[redsox4evur]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

To be fair,I said cause of a horrible roof. Something like ivy walls has become synonymous with Wrigley. Ivy walls got clear cut rules. The roof in Tampa,it has diff rules depending on the ring it hits. And if a ball hits a certain ring,it could result in an out if the fielder catches it(so basically a ball that could be a home run,has all momentum killed due to the roof,and ends up being an out).

But changing gears...today was what could likely be the final start in the career of Mark Buehrle. He's about 2 innings away from getting 200 this season(making him just the 4th player ever to get 200IP in 15+ straight seasons). Jays likely giving him another start on Sunday(or at very least,come out of bullpen) just so he can reach that mark. Latroy Hawkins also probably gonna pitch on Sunday too since he's retiring at end of season. Ending his 21 year career. When he first played in the MLB,Kirby Puckett was a teammate of his.

And the catwalks are synonymous with Tampa...

[kehlis]

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That's a funky rule. Is there a ladder on the wall in any other park?

The fact that a Red Sox fan would not find that to be an odd rule is incredulous to me. Par for the course I guess.

[Speedy]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

Kevin Kiermaier is rivaling Simba as the best defensive player in MLB. Obviously, it's subjective stats, but Kiermaier is miles ahead of everybody else in DSR and UZR.



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[TheMatrix31]

Re: 9/14 - 10/4 Game Discussion Thread

It's amazing how little attention Nolan Arenado gets.