2016 Random MLB News & Notes Thread

[1992casey]

I think they did that for a while. For years, the deadline was June 15.

[jerichoholicninja]

Top of the first inning Aledmys Diaz gets hit on the wrist taking a partial swing and has to leave the game. Bottom of the first the Cardinals drill Stanton in the ribs on the first pitch of the at bat. Obviously intentional and Stanton stared down Carlos Martinez most of the way to first. And no warnings issued. How does St. Louis consistently get away with this crap?

[craigharmann]

Top of the first inning Aledmys Diaz gets hit on the wrist taking a partial swing and has to leave the game. Bottom of the first the Cardinals drill Stanton in the ribs on the first pitch of the at bat. Obviously intentional and Stanton stared down Carlos Martinez most of the way to first. And no warnings issued. How does St. Louis consistently get away with this crap?

 

Because they're the best organization in baseball.

[Matt Breen]

Former big league pitcher Dan Haren had a great tweet today:

 

The trade deadline just doesn't seem the same without me being every team's fallback option. Oh wait....

 

He then posts a ton of tweets ripping teams for acquiring him. Pretty funny.

 

[Patrick425]

Last 365 days:

 

Chris Davis: 45 HR, 143 hits, 111 RBI

Khris Davis: 45 HR, 143 hits, 111 RBI

[1992casey]

That's funny. How did you ever come up with that?

[Patrick425]

My son texted me a picture of the two players with that caption (looked like it was from Baseball Reference). Not sure if that was through yesterday's games or not.

[Matt Breen]

I really enjoyed the article strictly for the title:

 

Five things we learned Tuesday: Mike Matheny, still a bad tactical manager

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/72867/five-things-we-learned-tuesday-mike-matheny-still-a-bad-tactical-manager

 

Then I read the article and watch the video of the Reds walking off against the Cardinals and life we good

[Funketown]

There's a great deal on MLB.tv for the end of the season:

 

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/192399002/watch-baseball-live-with-mlbtv-price-drops/

 

$17.99 for two months of baseball is pretty affordable.

[3and2Fastball]

Trevor Story out for remainder of season w/ a thumb injury. Since he's a Rockies player I thought I'd look up his Home/Road splits. Looks like the Coors Field factor is in full effect:

 

Home Stats: .313/.393 /.693

 

Away Stats: .235 /.292/.454

 

Wow!

[trwi7]

The Reds were winning 4-0 in St. Louis with a runner on 1st and 2 outs. This is what happened after.

 

Walk

HBP

Single

Single

Walk

Walk

HBP

 

A 4-0 lead turns into a 5-4 loss.

[MoreTrife]

The Reds were winning 4-0 in St. Louis with a runner on 1st and 2 outs. This is what happened after.

 

Walk

HBP

Single

Single

Walk

Walk

HBP

 

A 4-0 lead turns into a 5-4 loss.

 

Woof. The Luck of the Cards.

[stoutdude04]

Apparently the Red Sox cancelled their David Ortiz bobblehead night because it was racially insensitive. I looked the bobble up and was kind of shocked by one portion of it. I'm glad they decided to not pass them out today and will pass out new ones for people with tickets to tonight's game at a later date.

[dlk9s]

Apparently the Red Sox cancelled their David Ortiz bobblehead night because it was racially insensitive. I looked the bobble up and was kind of shocked by one portion of it. I'm glad they decided to not pass them out today and will pass out new ones for people with tickets to tonight's game at a later date.

When I first saw the bobblehead, I didn't notice the problem, but it must have been something with the picture, because when I looked it up this morning, the issue jumped off the screen.

 

Yeah, that's pretty bad.

[jerichoholicninja]

Whoever gave the green light for that should be fired. Not because of any supposed "racial" issues but because it looks terrible. It looks like a Chinese knock-off knock-off.

[tmwiese55]

Well I would assume their artist's rendition didn't quite line-up with the product when it showed up from the factory. My guess is something innocently got screwed up in production

[Matt Breen]

Reminds me of the horrible Lucille Ball statue someone put a few years ago. Just hideous. I think it got replaced recently.

 

http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/styles/tout_image_612x380/public/i/2015/04/06/lucille-ball-statue.jpg?itok=Rm4XU4nD

[1992casey]

New Lucy was unveiled on Saturday. Scary Lucy was moved but still exists. Because of the uproar, people still want to see it.

[dlk9s]

It should be put next to the old lady in a rocking chair in the Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit at the museum. When I was a kid, she scared the bejeezus out of me.

[jerichoholicninja]

Matt Holliday got hit on the hand in the 10th inning of a tie game and broke his thumb against the Cubs last night. I assume Kris Bryant will be drilled today and it will be business as usual.

[jerichoholicninja]

Brad Ziegler's last two appearances for the Red Sox have resulted in 0 runs (earned or not) allowed and 2 blown saves.

[1992casey]

Thursday night was Jerry Garcia Tribute Night at the San Francisco Giants game.

[Matt Breen]

Has anyone noticed the season Zach Britton is having?

 

0.54 ERA, .082 WHIP, 37 saves, Zero blown saves, 59 K in 50 IP.

 

And it's not just this season. He had sub .200 ERAs in 2014 and 2015 (plus 36 and 37 saves, respectively).

 

He's produced 2.5, 2.5 and 3.1 bWAR over the last three years. Pretty impressive for a reliever. But you don't hear much about the guy.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brittza01.shtml

[madbad2000]

Has anyone noticed the season Zach Britton is having?

 

0.54 ERA, .082 WHIP, 37 saves, Zero blown saves, 59 K in 50 IP.

 

And it's not just this season. He had sub .200 ERAs in 2014 and 2015 (plus 36 and 37 saves, respectively).

 

He's produced 2.5, 2.5 and 3.1 bWAR over the last three years. Pretty impressive for a reliever. But you don't hear much about the guy.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brittza01.shtml

 

 

I live in the Baltimore area, so I hear about him all the time. He is having a fantastic season and should rightfully be in the discussion for AL Cy Young since it's wide open. He has given up 3 ERs this year in 50 IP. That's ridiculous. His sinker often gets mentioned as one of the most devastating pitches in the game. Chapman's has the headline heater, but Britton's sinker is a legend in it's own right.

[jerichoholicninja]

Mike Everitt ejected 4 different Tigers over 3 separate occasions yesterday. During the first ejection the announcers decided to talk about Everitt's father dying of cancer. Really weird.

 

After Ausmus and the hitting coach were ejected it appeared the "acting bench coach" was some guy in a polo shirt as he made the changes to the lineup card and handled the phone for replays.