Finished with 13K in 7IP. 2 H 1 BB 0 R. Rays win 4-0 to go to 5-1.12K thru 6
I was just coming to post this. Not often you see an ERA of INF after 3 outingsTrevor Rosenthal has three appearances for WAS so far this season and has yet to record an out, 7 batters faced, 4 hits, 3 walks, 7 runs scored. That's not so good.
Yeah, it's a major league first from at least 1908. Previous record was 2 straight appearances to have 0.0 IP, 1+ ER to start a season, by nine other pitchers, beginning with Lum Davenport of the 1921 White Sox.I was just coming to post this. Not often you see an ERA of INF after 3 outings
Was hoping someone else caught that. First thing that came to mind was the Bard - Nick Swisher pitch which I always thought was the single greatest pitch I've ever seen. That said this pitch from Alvarado just might have topped it. The late movement is just insane. Looks like a screwball but at 99MPH.
Bard-esque
“Less” movement I think, but a tighter and later break. The PitchFx for this half inning is pretty wild.Was hoping someone else caught that. First thing that came to mind was the Bard - Nick Swisher pitch which I always thought was the single greatest pitch I've ever seen. That said this pitch from Alvarado just might have topped it. The late movement is just insane. Looks like a screwball but at 99MPH.
dont u mean HOU/BALT WC lolThat NYY/BOS wildcard game is going to be a hoot.
That's definitely pathetic and goes a long way to show why officiating as a whole is so shitty. From that thread, I absolutely love this guy's proposal:This is infuriating and pathetic. Ron Kulpa power trip versus the Houston dugout>
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/b964z4/home_plate_ump_ron_kulpa_goes_on_a_power_trip/?ref=share&ref_source=link
This is infuriating and pathetic. Ron Kulpa power trip versus the Houston dugout>
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/b964z4/home_plate_ump_ron_kulpa_goes_on_a_power_trip/?ref=share&ref_source=link
Edit: Wrong thread.
Can’t wait to see absolutely nothing happen to Kulpa.
That's definitely pathetic and goes a long way to show why officiating as a whole is so shitty. From that thread, I absolutely love this guy's proposal:
"I completely agree. But I think the most fun way to implement that would be giving each manager one reverse throw out a year.
Ump: You're outta here!
Manager: No. YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!
Just one per year per manager. Each game has to have one back up ump on standby.
It would be beautiful."
I wish every manager in MLB would use it on Angel Hernandez. If somehow the stars aligned where Hernandez wasn't in the last game of the season and a manager had a suplex left, then C.B. Bucknor.
Deadspin has a write up of the Kulpa thing here.
All three were by Tim ‘Boot It Like’ Beckham.Seattle is so bad defensively. I can’t believe the Sox lost 3 of 4. Seattle has made three consecutive errors in the 1st inning. 16 errors on the season.
That guy is a curseAll three were by Tim ‘Boot It Like’ Beckham.
The way the starters were pitching, the offense had to hit the ball out of the park pretty much every time up, so there wasn't a lot of room for trying to force errors. If it wasn't for the three errors that one guy made in the 9th in the game they lost by a run it wouldn't have even been that close (thanks again, X).Seattle is so bad defensively. I can’t believe the Sox lost 3 of 4. Seattle has made three consecutive errors in the 1st inning. 16 errors on the season.
Hanser Alberto, who was picked up and released by 3-4 teams this winter, pinch-hit for him late yesterday and got a standing ovation from the BAL crowd.Just saw that Chris Davis is 0 for 17 with 11 Ks (four walks though). His contract has to be the all time champion worst, doesn't it? Even Sandoval was useful in comparison.
He's also something like 1-57 going back to last season. They should probably just eat the contract and sign me at this point. I will play for the minimum.Just saw that Chris Davis is 0 for 17 with 11 Ks (four walks though). His contract has to be the all time champion worst, doesn't it? Even Sandoval was useful in comparison.
Quoting myself from last night, tonight the Angels are up 3-1 late, two solo HRs by our hero and four hits for the rest of the team combined. I ask again...Current OPS of Mike Trout and the four guys hitting behind him tonight, why would anyone pitch to him ever?
Trout 1.151
Bour .322
Simmons .367 (left midgame, replaced by Fletcher, .462)
Pujols .611
La Stella .438
I'm reasonably sure I could do better than 1-57 just by bunting, if I manage to not get killed in the process.He's also something like 1-57 going back to last season. They should probably just eat the contract and sign me at this point. I will play for the minimum.
Maybe they know that walking him every time won't help the attendance issues?Quoting myself from last night, tonight the Angels are up 3-1 late, two solo HRs by our hero and four hits for the rest of the team combined. I ask again...
DeLeon coming back, too.Tampa is absolutely loaded in the minors too, top to bottom. If Honeywell comes back strong, that is all of a sudden a fourth rotation slot filled too.
By comparison the Sox are only at .291 / .372 / .576 - thanks for making me feel a bit better!Cubs pitching so far has allowed better overall numbers than Mike Trout's career:
Trout's career .307.,417/.575
Cubs opponents: .321/.428/.594
Most teams have an off day scheduled after the home opener in case the opener is rained out and needs to be rescheduled. The Yankees played in BAL on Thursday and had yesterday off similarly.What the hell? It's one thing to have the home opener be in such a shitty situation and lead to a predictable loss, but then having a day off the next day is stupid. It's not even like the attendance / gate receipts are going to be better Thurs than Fri night. I'm at a complete loss what the point of that was.