Josh Beckett being the voice of reason in the Padres/Dodgers brawl made me laugh.

4/12/2013 11:55:25 AM

A double switch certainly isn't hard, but only one league has to even contemplate it. There's just no thinking in the AL. Throw your pitcher til he gets in trouble. Hit your 9 best hitters. Who even needs a bench unless somebody gets hurt

4/12/2013 11:56:32 AM

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"PS - You couldn't just add more days off, the baseball season is already too long as it is. You can't extend it another few weeks."

Seriously. What are you even talking about? Year-long interleague play was the only option once they did the sensible thing and evened up the leagues.

[Edited on April 12, 2013 at 11:59 AM. Reason : a ]

4/12/2013 11:58:40 AM

DH is for pussies, but interleague play makes it an inevitability in the NL.

btw, DH means designated hitter, bdmazur

And btw means by the way

[Edited on April 12, 2013 at 12:36 PM. Reason : More off days means 2 or 3 or 4 off days in a row. Baseball teams play series, ya know.]

4/12/2013 12:35:11 PM

NL stands for National League

As in the National League in MLB (Major League Baseball)

4/12/2013 12:44:25 PM

I just want them to have a universal set of rules, either DH or not. It's one of those things that is unique to baseball, and idiotic.

4/12/2013 12:44:50 PM

4/12/2013 3:54:32 PM

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" Playing the field earns you the right to step up to the plate."

This.

And I would love fewer games in a season. Take an extra day or two between series, you'll see the best pitchers more frequently. Better rested players also means fewer injuries ruining a good season in August.

4/12/2013 4:29:49 PM

I mean we could also go down to like 16 teams.. That'd let you see the best pitchers and hitters

4/12/2013 6:28:06 PM

I'd rather see 16 teams per league like the NFL conferences.

4/12/2013 6:39:34 PM

4/16/2013 8:34:17 AM

^ That is a ridiculous catch. I assume that is Ben Revere?

As for the DH argument, I like the current setup with the NL not having it and the AL having it. It allows each league to be a little different and prolongs some player's careers.

Trying to take it out of the game completely will lead to a player strike, adding it in both leagues will lead to more traditionalists/fans to stop caring about baseball. With interleague, just continue with the current rules where NL teams use the DH in AL parks and vice versa.

I personally like NL play though as it lead to more strategy throughout the game.

4/16/2013 10:07:44 AM

^I agree with all of that on the NL/AL argument.

http://thechive.com/2013/04/15/go-ahead-heckle-tony-gwynn-jr-see-if-he-cares-video/

4/16/2013 2:18:01 PM

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"yes i'm all for having more one dimensional hitters with zero fielding ability getting a chance to shine. nothing like being good at only half the sport."

this mainly just applies to older players...nobody really comes up through high school, (college), minor leagues and doesn't have the ability to play 1B or RF...DH is nice because you can give a player like a Catcher the day off from catching but still have his bat...helps with wear and tear

4/16/2013 3:11:27 PM

Except plenty of people are told "if you can hit they'll find a place to put you" and a some people are really damn bad at fielding (brad hawpe comes to mind, like a -3 dwar)

And that tony Gwynn video is hilarious

4/16/2013 5:30:15 PM

Except that there have been players who are used 99% of the time as DH's always in the AL MVP discussion.

In my mind, if you can't help your team defensively then you aren't that valuable.

I also wouldn't give a pitcher any MVP votes because they only play in 1/5 of the games and rarely help at bat.

4/16/2013 5:39:30 PM

For what it's worth, a starting pitcher's batters faced is typically far higher than a batter's plate appearances, so you can argue that they have more effect than batters

[Edited on April 16, 2013 at 5:44 PM. Reason : s]

4/16/2013 5:43:35 PM

Yeah I mean, a pitcher throws about 1/7 of the innings (if they're around 200) and a hitter hits 1/9 or 1/10 of ABs.. Nobody's really worth a shit in baseball

4/16/2013 5:46:18 PM

4/17/2013 10:27:46 PM

pfffffffffffhahahahahaha

4/17/2013 11:25:25 PM

Revere's encore

4/18/2013 8:54:11 AM

Haha good.

Frazier is on my fantasy team. (the guy Revere robbed)

4/18/2013 8:57:38 AM

dear reds players

PLEASE STOP GETTING HURT

4/18/2013 12:35:23 PM

has anyone ever found the official New Era hats in Low Crown version in stores or are they only available online?

4/18/2013 1:53:05 PM

wtf is wrong with matt cain?

4/18/2013 3:54:42 PM

Typical phillies shit lol

4/18/2013 11:39:47 PM

CLE 18 HOU 6

4th inning

4/20/2013 8:58:58 PM

Every player in the Indians line up has at least one hit already too

4/20/2013 9:09:09 PM

Houston's pitching staff is so bad

4/20/2013 9:12:45 PM

dear God, how did Phil Humber throw a perfect game?

today's line: 0.1 IP, 8 hits, 8 earned, 1 walk, 0 K

4/20/2013 10:56:33 PM

My friend who works for the mariners thought he was doctoring the baseballs....but still no excuse.

Then again the mariners had the worst hitting team in mlb that year

4/20/2013 11:15:23 PM

Jean Segura steals first

http://espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/stark_jayson/id/9193265/baserunning-adventures-milwaukee-brewers-shortstop-jean-segura

4/21/2013 9:28:58 AM

4/21/2013 6:09:19 PM

KEVIN GREGG IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4/23/2013 10:22:51 PM

Did that say 8 errors by the Nationals??!!

4/23/2013 10:42:07 PM

No. Hits

4/23/2013 10:48:17 PM

That guy tried to use his popcorn the way that dude caught a ball in his beer.

Looks like it didn't go as well.

4/24/2013 5:18:50 AM

The reaction of the Astros player is awesome. He knows he should have made that catch and is like "fuck I suck".

4/24/2013 8:00:46 AM

I prefer the reaction of the woman in the front row, who goes from brave enough to try and barehand catch the homerun, to scared of the popcorn like its shrapnel

4/24/2013 10:50:04 AM

Is that Rick Ankiel?

Poor Rick Ankiel.

4/24/2013 11:04:46 AM

LOL that is Ankiel. That dude's whole life can be summed up in that one play.

4/24/2013 11:26:08 AM

4/25/2013 11:05:33 AM

that is tragic and beautiful

4/25/2013 11:47:31 AM

Nice weather today

[Edited on April 27, 2013 at 2:25 PM. Reason : E]

4/27/2013 2:08:34 PM

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4/27/2013 2:12:36 PM

Cubs want 6,000 sq ft jumbotron in the outfield. Threatening to leave Wrigley if they can't reach an agreement with rooftop owners.


http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/9230531/tom-ricketts-chicago-cubs-considers-leaving-wrigley-field-outfield-signage-not-approved

5/1/2013 12:48:42 PM

5/1/2013 1:19:17 PM

that darvish gif is bananas. the yahoo article said it didn't even show two of his other pitches

5/1/2013 2:56:53 PM

http://t.co/RQJh11jHwN

I could buy it. Average pitcher turned into un-hittable?

5/2/2013 8:57:46 PM

lol, current wiki entry on spitball:

Quote :

"A spitball is a (now illegal) baseball pitch, in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance. Current Red Sox Pitcher, Clay Buchholz, throws a spitter on a nightly basis and has yet to be reprimanded by the MLB."

5/2/2013 10:22:16 PM