July 9, 201510 yr There was an inside-the-park home run by both teams in the Royals-Rays game last night. First time that's happened since '97.
July 9, 201510 yr ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 50m50 minutes ago Marcus Semien: MLB-leading 28th error of the season leads to 2 unearned runs for the Yankees. He has 8 more errors than anyone else in MLB.
July 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 03:47 PM) ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 50m50 minutes ago Marcus Semien: MLB-leading 28th error of the season leads to 2 unearned runs for the Yankees. He has 8 more errors than anyone else in MLB. Is that because he is playing out of position?
July 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 06:37 PM) Is that because he is playing out of position? The White Sox never believed in him as a SS and even when Saladino went down with an injury at AAA last year they didn't play Semien there as an everyday player. The Sox treated him as a utility player throughout his time in the minors, so he never really got to work on "be the best SS you can be". The White Sox may well have been correct in that assessment and Semien may simply not have the physical tools to be an adequate SS, the A's might give up and move him somewhere else in a year or two. OTOH, the A's also seem to believe he can handle that position, so they clearly seem to feel he can improve there given time. Basically, if Semien would never be able to be a good SS, he'd be struggling there this much, and if Semien needed practice to not be a terrible SS, he'd be struggling there this much.
July 11, 201510 yr Buehrle gave up a quick first inning run, but 23 pitches in 3 innings. Hope he gets his 10th win today in KC, even though we should probably be rooting for KC in the game. Edited July 11, 201510 yr by flavum
July 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 11, 2015 -> 01:02 PM) Buehrle gave up a quick first inning run, but 23 pitches in 3 innings. Hope he gets his 10th win today in KC, even though we should probably be rooting for KC in the game. Just 47 pitches through 5 innings. Dude is aging well. Hell, let's get him back in the offseason.
July 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 11, 2015 -> 08:24 PM) Just 47 pitches through 5 innings. Dude is aging well. Hell, let's get him back in the offseason. He's got the win in the bag. Add him to the all star roster NOW.
July 11, 201510 yr One of the worst calls you will see all year in the Pirates/Cardinals game 10 minutes ago. 2 strikes on Mark Reynolds. Burnett strikes Reynolds out swinging on a breaking ball with 2 outs. Inning is over. Ump rules that there is a foul tip. Replay clearly shows there is no foul tip. Ball never changes direction, no change in sound, absolutely terrible call, the bat misses the ball by an inch or more. Argument, no challenge. Reynolds homers on the next pitch. Free run for the division leading Cardinals. Should have been inning over with no extra pitch. Cervelli thrown out quickly, Hurdle thrown out after about a minute. Handed the Cardinals a cheap 1-0 lead. Obnoxious. Terrible, terrible, terrible call. I'm glad that didn't happen to Chris today because you'd have heard me B****ing about that in November.
July 12, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 11, 2015 -> 03:41 PM) He's got the win in the bag. Add him to the all star roster NOW. Which starting pitcher deserves to be replaced by Buehrle?
July 12, 201510 yr I wish I coulda known this game would go like this beforehand because this woulda been worth the pricey tickets. Pirates Cardinals in the 12th.
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 11, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) Which starting pitcher deserves to be replaced by Buehrle? Any starting today?
July 12, 201510 yr Pirates are looking for OF bench bats. Wonder if the Sox could talk them into Boni since Boni's style of play fits the NL. Could help the Pirates on the infield while Harrison is down. Boni would cost less to acquire than Revere or Francour. Not something I'm counting on, just throwing it out there. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/pira...-francoeur.html
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) Pirates are looking for OF bench bats. Wonder if the Sox could talk them into Boni since Boni's style of play fits the NL. Could help the Pirates on the infield while Harrison is down. Boni would cost less to acquire than Revere or Francour. Not something I'm counting on, just throwing it out there. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/pira...-francoeur.html I'm sure they could get him on the waiver wire in August for basically just money if that's what they wanted to do.
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 12:35 PM) I'm sure they could get him on the waiver wire in August for basically just money if that's what they wanted to do. They could do that right now
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) They could do that right now White Sox would have to actually put him on waivers. The way it would work right now IIRC they'd be on the hook for his full salary if he passed through waivers unclaimed.
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 01:22 PM) White Sox would have to actually put him on waivers. The way it would work right now IIRC they'd be on the hook for his full salary if he passed through waivers unclaimed. I just mean the sox would trade him for "cash".
July 12, 201510 yr Hector Santiago replaces Sonny Gray on the AS team. Edited July 12, 201510 yr by flavum
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) I just mean the sox would trade him for "cash". If we tried to dump his salary, why would another team give us more money on top of it?
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 03:07 PM) If we tried to dump his salary, why would another team give us more money on top of it? Hence the quotes around cash. They announce it like that or give us a 25 year old A baller. Point is the sox would be willing to dump him for nothing now.
July 12, 201510 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 01:49 PM) Hector Santiago replaces Sonny Gray on the AS team.
July 13, 201510 yr QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 12:00 PM) Pirates are looking for OF bench bats. Wonder if the Sox could talk them into Boni since Boni's style of play fits the NL. Could help the Pirates on the infield while Harrison is down. Boni would cost less to acquire than Revere or Francour. Not something I'm counting on, just throwing it out there. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/pira...-francoeur.html Even if we sent him there, we would pick up money, and get nothing for him.`
July 13, 201510 yr OK, may be a stupid question, but here goes. WHy do players take BP with a pitcher throwing like 50 mph or so instead of someone throwing game speed?
July 14, 201510 yr QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 13, 2015 -> 05:43 PM) OK, may be a stupid question, but here goes. WHy do players take BP with a pitcher throwing like 50 mph or so instead of someone throwing game speed? You're usually working on your swing mechanics, getting loose, etc. When the pitches are coming in at game speed, it's too difficult to be thinking about the minutiae of what you are doing while also managing to make contact. I'd also mention that the BP pitches usually are thrown from a lot closer than game pitches. So while it isn't a direct translation to MLB speeds, it is a bit more difficult than hitting a ~70mph (that's a normal BP speed) pitch from 60 feet. But the main thing is just that it isn't meant to help players work on pitch recognition or anything like that. Of course there is also the practical concern that you would need several pro-level pitchers to hang around and throw every day yet also not be good enough to need to be throwing in the pros and also not have their arms fall off from the effort.
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