7/25 - 8/7 Game Discussion Thread

[Jeffx]

Quote: Originally Posted by reyes the roof

Those first 5 2/3 were as dominant as he ever looked. The way he can pinpoint his slider to his glove side is something I’ve never seen

102 mph fastball, followed by a 95 mph slider....that's f****** ridiculous.


Watching this cat pitch is an event, just like it was when I'd go to Shea and see Doc Gooden in his prime.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

I was wondering why Baldelli was yelling at the umpires on the field like a maniac. Dude, they called him out. You're yelling at the wrong guys. I thought it was a pretty clear example of a catcher blocking the plate. Had this been the 1980s, Sanchez would have been run over and someone would have been carted off the field.

That's exactly why rules like this existed.

If theres a guy from the 80s who is in favor of that rule change, it's definitely Buck Martinez.

https://youtu.be/kjHo1w_9WwM