**2015 MLB Season Thread: This is how the chapter ends (2 Viewers)

[Raider Nation]

Cowboy Joe is a joke -- Torii can get his checkbook out.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Cowboy Joe is a joke -- Torii can get his checkbook out.

You missed the pitch immediately before that where Toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii checked his swing, and went around but it was called a ball.

 

[Raider Nation]

Cowboy Joe is a joke -- Torii can get his checkbook out.

You missed the pitch immediately before that where Toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii checked his swing, and went around but it was called a ball.

I did miss it. Are you saying Joe was doubly terrible or was it a make-up call?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Cowboy Joe is a joke -- Torii can get his checkbook out.

You missed the pitch immediately before that where Toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii checked his swing, and went around but it was called a ball.

I did miss it. Are you saying Joe was doubly terrible or is was a make-up call?

Yep, pretty much. Plus Toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii checking his swing on back-to-back pitches is obnoxious, I hate him.

 

[dparker713]

Cowboy Joe is a joke -- Torii can get his checkbook out.

You missed the pitch immediately before that where Toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii checked his swing, and went around but it was called a ball.

I did miss it. Are you saying Joe was doubly terrible or is was a make-up call?

Yep, pretty much. Plus Toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii checking his swing on back-to-back pitches is obnoxious, I hate him.

He's old. He's got to start swinging before he sees the pitch or he'll never catch up to a fastball.

 

[avoiding injuries]

It must be an old guy thing because that's the way I remember Jeter from the past couple of years.

 

[Treynwreck3]

Cowboy Joe is a joke -- Torii can get his checkbook out.

All I "aks" Toriiiiii is to speak English

 

[jfranco77]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

 

[Capella]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

They either hate their fans, or it's shtick or something. Bizarre.

 

[pantagrapher]

Home runs seem to be making a comeback.

 

[RnR]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

The Cardinals and Cubs should be playing a day game at Wrigley. Had yesterday off, and the lighting for a night game at Wrigley is a joke.

 

[the moops]

I see the whining is in mid-season form already!

 

[pantagrapher]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

The Cardinals and Cubs should be playing a day game at Wrigley. Had yesterday off, and the lighting for a night game at Wrigley is a joke.

Should definitely be a day game, but on the bright side this gives them more time to get some Port-A-Potties into Wrigley.

 

[Capella]

I see the whining is in mid-season form already!

No whining. They are perfectly fair observations.

 

[Wrigley]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

The Cardinals and Cubs should be playing a day game at Wrigley. Had yesterday off, and the lighting for a night game at Wrigley is a joke.

Should definitely be a day game, but on the bright side this gives them more time to get some Port-A-Potties into Wrigley.

Speaking of waiting, does this extra day count towards the Bryant wait?

 

[Annyong]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

The Cardinals and Cubs should be playing a day game at Wrigley. Had yesterday off, and the lighting for a night game at Wrigley is a joke.

Should definitely be a day game, but on the bright side this gives them more time to get some Port-A-Potties into Wrigley.

Speaking of waiting, does this extra day count towards the Bryant wait?

I think it's 9 games or something. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Eephus]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

The Cardinals and Cubs should be playing a day game at Wrigley. Had yesterday off, and the lighting for a night game at Wrigley is a joke.

Should definitely be a day game, but on the bright side this gives them more time to get some Port-A-Potties into Wrigley.

Speaking of waiting, does this extra day count towards the Bryant wait?

I think it's 9 games or something. Maybe I'm wrong.

It would have been sunny and 70 degrees in Chicago today if the Cubs had kept Bryant up.

 

[Annyong]

Padres looking for a SS. Castro, Tulo, Andrus?

 

[Annyong]

0% Chance of rain until 11pm in Chicago tonight

 

[Annyong]

All that fun watching baseball all day yesterday... and the first game today starts at 7pm. Strong work, MLB

The Cardinals and Cubs should be playing a day game at Wrigley. Had yesterday off, and the lighting for a night game at Wrigley is a joke.

Should definitely be a day game, but on the bright side this gives them more time to get some Port-A-Potties into Wrigley.

Speaking of waiting, does this extra day count towards the Bryant wait?

I think it's 9 games or something. Maybe I'm wrong.

I was wrong. April 17th is his first eligible day. That's a home game vs SD. I'm guessing the bring him up on the road

 

[Eephus]

Padres looking for a SS. Castro, Tulo, Andrus

Their farm system is depleted after all the trades. I don't see them putting together a package of prospects that would bring a major league regular back in return. I suppose Benoit is expendable now but he's 37 and makes $8M. If Preller moves somebody like Cashner or Kennedy, then he's more confident in his collection of sore armed pitching depth than I am.

 

[Daywalker]

I don't know why MLB doesn't have an opening week with full slates of games on all day like yesterday. Opening week should be an event. They may lose money on day games at the gate but be creative and package the whole week to someone to offset the costs. If not make more money.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Padres looking for a SS. Castro, Tulo, Andrus

Their farm system is depleted after all the trades. I don't see them putting together a package of prospects that would bring a major league regular back in return. I suppose Benoit is expendable now but he's 37 and makes $8M. If Preller moves somebody like Cashner or Kennedy, then he's more confident in his collection of sore armed pitching depth than I am.

My link.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Mat Latos looks as if he couldn't hit the strike zone if it was the size of a UPS truck.

 

[RnR]

I don't know what everyone's crying about.... Braves look fine.

 

[Eephus]

Padres looking for a SS. Castro, Tulo, Andrus

Their farm system is depleted after all the trades. I don't see them putting together a package of prospects that would bring a major league regular back in return. I suppose Benoit is expendable now but he's 37 and makes $8M. If Preller moves somebody like Cashner or Kennedy, then he's more confident in his collection of sore armed pitching depth than I am.

My link.

Bossman Melvin Junior played SS as a rookie.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Mat Latos looks as if he couldn't hit the strike zone if it was the size of a UPS truck.

So everyone's hitting pitches outside of the strike zone all over the park?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

LATOS, WAITOS!!!!

 

[the moops]

mlb tv is so damn ####### sweet

 

[scoobus]

Padres looking for a SS. Castro, Tulo, Andrus

Their farm system is depleted after all the trades. I don't see them putting together a package of prospects that would bring a major league regular back in return. I suppose Benoit is expendable now but he's 37 and makes $8M. If Preller moves somebody like Cashner or Kennedy, then he's more confident in his collection of sore armed pitching depth than I am.

If they wanted to eat that whole contract I'll bet they could get Andrus for a reasonable amount.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Rain delay in LA? There is something that you don't see very often.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Steve Bartkowski to Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Rain delay in LA? There is something that you don't see very often.

Not as bizarre as the rain delay in Miami yesterday because they forgot to close the roof in time.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

"And so here is Jimmy Rollins. He settles for kind of a fu manchu mustache."

-Uncle Vin

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Adrian Gonzalez has single-handedly saved the Dodgers from a night of bad baserunning, bad defense and over managing.

 

[Eephus]

No $270M roster in history has had this bad of a bullpen

 

[Limp Ditka]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

 

[Limp Ditka]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Kimbrel is just silly.

 

[Northern Voice]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

All 12 breaking balls?

 

[pantagrapher]

Brandon Belt (groin) will undergo an MRI on Wednesday.

Belt strained his right groin while chasing a foul pop-up in the fourth inning of Tuesday's game versus the D'Backs. "It grabbed me pretty good at first," he said. "But honestly I don't think it's too bad." Belt noted that he can jog right now but would have issues making quick side-to-side movements. It sure sounds like a disabled list stint is in order, but we'll have to see what the MRI says. If Belt goes on the DL, Adam Duvall and Andrew Susac are options to replace him.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Rain delay in LA? There is something that you don't see very often.

Looked like you could see the players' breath, too. Crazy.

 

[Limp Ditka]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

All 12 breaking balls?

First pitch he saw was a fastball

Then

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[RnR]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

All 12 breaking balls?

First pitch he saw was a fastball

Then

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[MAC_32]

Jean Segura – 1-for-2, 1 run and stayed in the game after being hit in the head by a pitch. He likely figured it was safer on the field than near Braun on the bench, checking out bats.

 

[pantagrapher]

Jean Segura – 1-for-2, 1 run and stayed in the game after being hit in the head by a pitch. He likely figured it was safer on the field than near Braun on the bench, checking out bats.

Segura's nickname should be Sancho Panza.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Nowhere to go but up?

 

[Northern Voice]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

All 12 breaking balls?

First pitch he saw was a fastball

Then

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Seems about right. Patience isn't his strong suit.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

All 12 breaking balls?

First pitch he saw was a fastball

Then

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Curve

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[Limp Ditka]

@ Lawrie striking out 4 times on 12 pitches.

Breakdown

Looking - 6

Swing and miss - 5

Foul ball - 1

oof.

All 12 breaking balls?

First pitch he saw was a fastball

Then

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Curve

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It's like watching Gilda trying to be funny