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Wes Ferrell is the most recent pitcher I know of who was actually good at hitting (.797 OPS). He started 13 games in the outfield one year, and then never played in the field again, although he did pinch hit a lot. And it wasn't because his teams had particularly good hitters on them. Bob Lemon also only ever played a few games in the field. Don Newcombe never did. Neither did Mike Hampton. None of those guys had the chance to DH, but they weren't really good enough that they would have got the chance anyway. Man, pitchers really suck.
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I'm sure if Rick Ankiel didn't get the yips he could have done it. He could still throw strikes but he could only do it from deep centerfield.
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Dubious posted:Phil Hughes sucks, god bless
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If Pat Vendette was a starter, could he conceivably occupy 2 spots in the rotation, 1 for each arm?
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Retail Slave posted:We're 6 games up already. Houston was 6 games up at this point last season and St. Louis was 6.5 up at this point. Milwaukee was 6 games up on May 3rd in 2014.
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Salvor_Hardin posted:If Pat Vendette was a starter, could he conceivably occupy 2 spots in the rotation, 1 for each arm? He should also get two separate ERAs
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Salvor_Hardin posted:If Pat Vendette was a starter, could he conceivably occupy 2 spots in the rotation, 1 for each arm? It's not just arms that go into throwing pitches, it's the legs and hips too. Presumably he'd have to rest those anyway. Plus what's the point of taking away Vendette's biggest advantage (being able to throw to both lefties as a lefty and righties as a righty)?
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Houston was 6 games up at this point last season and St. Louis was 6.5 up at this point. Milwaukee was 6 games up on May 3rd in 2014. Milwaukee's run differential was also +12 on May 3, 2014
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Harlock posted:Remember when he walked 16 dudes in a season and people tried to say he was good The more I look at that year, the weirder it gets. And then I scroll down his B-R page and get reminded of what we're on the hook for in 2017-2020. 
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Poque posted:Milwaukee's run differential was also +12 on May 3, 2014 And the Rangers were +18 last year. The Cardinals were +16 in 2014. Orioles were +7 in 2012.  But yes, we get it, the Cubs have murdered teams through 26 games.
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May 5, 2016 18:57
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Good lord, the Cubs' Pythagorean W/L is 22-4.
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May 5, 2016 19:07
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Micah Owings had an >.800 OPS in 200 odd PA, but was just a touch above rotation filler.
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Walked posted:He should also get two separate ERAs Nah, I want to continue to get to drill down to the splits. But, yeah, you get really tired from pitching 6+ innings. I doubt anyone could do it effectively ever 2 days or so.
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William T. Hornaday posted:Good lord, the Cubs' Pythagorean W/L is 22-4. blow the team up, they're underachieving chumps.
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achillesforever6 posted:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/andrew-mccutchen-aims-frustration-at-official-scorer-after-error-221928664.html He's right. There's no way in hell that should've been called an error. It hosed over both Cutch and Rizzo.
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Shohei Otani DHs and hits in the middle of the lineup when he's not pitching When he does come over to the US, I hope he signs with a NL team
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William T. Hornaday posted:Good lord, the Cubs' Pythagorean W/L is 22-4. The entire team allowing a .250 babip is going to have that effect, yes.
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Fredi said either fire me, give me a vote of confidence or pick up my 2017 option. Hmm. . . wonder which of those things the Braves are gonna do. . ..
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Clog the toilet. Not the basepaths.
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Dingleberry Jones posted:Fredi said either fire me, give me a vote of confidence or pick up my 2017 option. "We are confident that you will not be employed by us for much longer."
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Tony Phillips posted:Clog the toilet. Not the basepaths. Never change Everett Herald.
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Poque posted:I'd be more worried about how somebody performs against offensive shits, personally well the Braves are 7-20
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I'm surprised the Cubs Pythag is only two games above their actual record considering their, what, +89 run differential?
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Well it's not like they can lose a negative amount of games
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Ice To Meet You posted:The entire team allowing a .250 babip is going to have that effect, yes. What do you mean? This isn't a sustainable defensive performance? 
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DeepDickPizza posted:Veeck as in Wreck is excellent. I read it too slow to discuss it in the Offseason Book Club thread, but everyone is right for hyping it. It's the best. How does he wear a hat
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DeepDickPizza posted:Veeck as in Wreck is excellent. I read it too slow to discuss it in the Offseason Book Club thread, but everyone is right for hyping it. It's the best. How does he wear a hat
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R.D. Mangles posted:How does he wear a hat very carefully
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R.D. Mangles posted:How does he wear a hat Clearly he just gets increasingly bigger hats made which is also obvious proof that he's using PEDs.
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Metsbros: goddamn is harvey fuckin garbage or what? Any idea what's going on with him? Thor and Co. are probably doing everything they can to stay away from him so the suck doesn't spread I'm honestly loving the dingers or nothing offense though
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I wonder why the other half of Jedward went undrafted.
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Waffles Inc. posted:Metsbros: goddamn is harvey fuckin garbage or what? No. quote:Any idea what's going on with him? No.
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Waffles Inc. posted:Metsbros: goddamn is harvey fuckin garbage or what? Any idea what's going on with him? Thor and Co. are probably doing everything they can to stay away from him so the suck doesn't spread He's throwing a 4.76 ERA in only 6 starts. How are Mets fans out doom and glooming Cubs fans? But yes, you guys should definitely DFA him.
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Popete posted:He's throwing a 4.76 ERA in only 6 starts. How are Mets fans out doom and glooming Cubs fans? Pitching this season has been a complete clusterfuck aside from a few dudes, it's amazing.
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Waffles Inc. posted:Metsbros: goddamn is harvey fuckin garbage or what? Any idea what's going on with him? Thor and Co. are probably doing everything they can to stay away from him so the suck doesn't spread Send that bum to the Bronx.
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Popete posted:He's throwing a 4.76 ERA in only 6 starts. How are Mets fans out doom and glooming Cubs fans? I have faith that he will get better, davecrazy is not the only Mets fan in existence 
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brandon moss hit a monster homer today http://m.mlb.com/video/v660780683/phistl-moss-crushes-a-436foot-home-run/?affiliateId=clubMEGAMENU
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I'm about halfway through The Arm by Jeff Passan. It's pretty good and it has Todd Coffey's Obama tweets in it
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Harvey's SIERA is almost as bad as his ERA, so I'd be pretty alarmed if I was emotionally attached to him
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