witesoxfan Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 08:16 PM) R.A. Dickey for NL Cy Young! He is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 04:49 PM) Drabek to have the surgery tomorrow Pretty sure I heard that is tommy john surgery #2 for Drabek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 MLB Network quoting Sports Illustrated that Joey Votto has never pulled a ball foul into the stands during his entire MLB career. And just like a few years ago, he hasn't had an infield pop up all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:58 PM) MLB Network quoting Sports Illustrated that Joey Votto has never pulled a ball foul into the stands during his entire MLB career. And just like a few years ago, he hasn't had an infield pop up all year. I saw the no pop up thing yesterday. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320619120 Joel Peralta tossed for having a significant amount of pine tar on his glove, and Maddon calls it bush league that he was called out. I havent liked Maddon too much this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 20, 2012 -> 06:33 AM) http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320619120 Joel Peralta tossed for having a significant amount of pine tar on his glove, and Maddon calls it bush league that he was called out. I havent liked Maddon too much this season. Yeah, its still cheating and if he knows the other team knows why would he use that glove during a game? Maddon really is lookin like a crybaby this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 20, 2012 -> 10:15 AM) Yeah, its still cheating and if he knows the other team knows why would he use that glove during a game? Maddon really is lookin like a crybaby this year. old and cranky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 08:16 PM) R.A. Dickey for NL Cy Young! QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 09:23 PM) He is unreal. B&B were talking about this piece in Chicago Magazine on R.A. Dickey's pitching physics: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine...ys-Knuckleball/ He's essentially traded consistency in speed and magnitude of movement for increased control and a wider range of speeds. Instead of getting Wakefield's dead-solid 66-67 MPH knuckleball, they're getting pitches anywhere from 73-80, with the amount of unpredictable movement decreasing as velocity increases. So now pitchers are having to deal with both the random ball movement direction, the magnitude that movement will be and velocity of the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:58 PM) MLB Network quoting Sports Illustrated that Joey Votto has never pulled a ball foul into the stands during his entire MLB career. And just like a few years ago, he hasn't had an infield pop up all year. Once, according to Verducci. Oh, and 3 IFFB's in 2,138 PAs. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writ...reds/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 DKnobler @DKnobler Peralta gets 8-game suspension. He's appealing, but Davey's protest may help AL East more than it helped Nationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 03:22 PM) DKnobler @DKnobler Peralta gets 8-game suspension. He's appealing, but Davey's protest may help AL East more than it helped Nationals. Woah, that's hefty. I was expecting 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Interleague- AL 120 NL 90 Basically, after this coming weekend, an average AL team goes 10-8 in interleague. So the Sox need to sweep the Brewers. Let's do that. 12-3: Tex 11-4: NY 10-5: LAA, Det 9-6: Bal, Bos, Oak 8-7: KC 7-8: TB, Tor, Sox, Cle, Min, Sea No real bombs this year unless one of the 7-8 teams gets swept this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 03:49 PM) Woah, that's hefty. I was expecting 3 games. It used to be 10 games. Not sure why it was 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-spo...uiytV_blog.html Bryce Harper applies for ‘clown question’ trademark, Under Armour cashes in By Sarah Kogod Thanks to some quick thinking by someone in Bryce Harper’s camp, Under Armour can now cash in on the “clown question” phenomenon. According to Comcast SportsNet, Harper revealed on Thursday that Under Armour, with whom he has an endorsement deal, will be selling t-shirts bearing the phrase that is clearly destined to live on forever. A quick search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark database reveals that the day after he uttered the phrase “That’s a clown question, bro,” Harper (or more likely someone on his clearly savvy management team) applied for the trademark in Harper’s name for “wearing apparel, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, pants, shorts, hats, visors, gloves, shoes.” Which means that one day soon, you may be able to rock “clown question” from head to toe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 10:03 AM) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-spo...uiytV_blog.html That's a clown trademark, bro. Edited June 22, 2012 by chw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Great article on MLB's dumbass blackout rules http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb%E2%80%99s...-dark-ages.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 12:10 PM) Great article on MLB's dumbass blackout rules http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb%E2%80%99s...-dark-ages.html With the anti-trust exemption that MLB has, I don't see how that lawsuit can win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 12:10 PM) Great article on MLB's dumbass blackout rules http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb%E2%80%99s...-dark-ages.html I never realized Hawaii was blacked out to that many teams too. That's the most ridiculous of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 12:21 PM) With the anti-trust exemption that MLB has, I don't see how that lawsuit can win. Unfortunately, this is probably true. It's also why I don't give MLB $150 or whatever MLB.tv costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah, it blows...even the sports books out here can't get around the blackout rules, which really shocked me when I first moved to Vegas. If I bet on the A's or Giants or Angels or Dodgers, many times the book can't even show the game. When the Sox are playing the A's or Angels I often have to hope that it is being shown on Comcast Bay Area, or the SoCal FSN channel...I have no idea how the rules work, just that when I want to watch those teams, sometimes I can watch them but many times I cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Bill Hall @BillHall_III Just seen Livan Hernandez n the airport in Chicago.He's on his way 2 Milwaukee 2 help their starting rotation.Talked briefly sounded excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Great article on MLB's dumbass blackout rules http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb%E2%80%99s...-dark-ages.html Here is the map: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1133/bas...ritorialmap.jpg The biggest problem is when a team's blackout area does not coincide with the distribution of the channel carrying the team. For example, the Sox blackout area covers Indianapolis, yet the cable and satellite systems in Indy do not carry CSN, unless you buy the special sports package that is an extra $10/month or whatever and along with CSN includes 49 other channels that you'll never watch. So in Indy, you don't get to see Sox games on your regular TV lineup, but you also can't see them if you buy MLBEI or mlb.tv, because the Sox want to protect CSN's advertisers even though nobody in Indy gets CSN. Make it simple--take a look at where each team's primary channel gets distributed, and then set that as the blackout area. Then every team's games will be available either via your regular TV lineup or via MLBEI/mlb.tv. The other fan-friendly thing MLB can do is find a way to make FOX games available in the areas where they aren't on. Maybe there could be a special FOX package for MLBEI/mlb.tv that gets you access to all of FOX's Saturday games and FOX gets that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 02:17 PM) Here is the map: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1133/bas...ritorialmap.jpg The biggest problem is when a team's blackout area does not coincide with the distribution of the channel carrying the team. For example, the Sox blackout area covers Indianapolis, yet the cable and satellite systems in Indy do not carry CSN, unless you buy the special sports package that is an extra $10/month or whatever and along with CSN includes 49 other channels that you'll never watch. So in Indy, you don't get to see Sox games on your regular TV lineup, but you also can't see them if you buy MLBEI or mlb.tv, because the Sox want to protect CSN's advertisers even though nobody in Indy gets CSN. Make it simple--take a look at where each team's primary channel gets distributed, and then set that as the blackout area. Then every team's games will be available either via your regular TV lineup or via MLBEI/mlb.tv. The other fan-friendly thing MLB can do is find a way to make FOX games available in the areas where they aren't on. Maybe there could be a special FOX package for MLBEI/mlb.tv that gets you access to all of FOX's Saturday games and FOX gets that money. I believe this is the year the FOX contract is up, so hopefully all the angry emails I've sent to Fox and MLB over the years complaining about that specific blackout rule will have some impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I understand the rationale behind the rule--FOX has paid a lot of money to have exclusivity in their time slot. I just think there has to be a solution out there that gives FOX (or whomever succeeds them) what they want without blacking games out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 01:17 PM) Here is the map: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1133/bas...ritorialmap.jpg The biggest problem is when a team's blackout area does not coincide with the distribution of the channel carrying the team. For example, the Sox blackout area covers Indianapolis, yet the cable and satellite systems in Indy do not carry CSN, unless you buy the special sports package that is an extra $10/month or whatever and along with CSN includes 49 other channels that you'll never watch. So in Indy, you don't get to see Sox games on your regular TV lineup, but you also can't see them if you buy MLBEI or mlb.tv, because the Sox want to protect CSN's advertisers even though nobody in Indy gets CSN. bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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