MLB 4th of July GDT - Celebrating Freedom, Liberty, and Crappy Hats

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Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

Today's Schedule

National Broadcasts _{All times Eastern}

11:05 am - Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals - MLBN / WGN America
3:10 pm - New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins - ESPN2
7:08 pm -Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers - ESPN

Today in Baseball History

1776 Continental Congress in Philadelphia ratifies the Declaration of Independence, separating the new United States from Britain.
1911 Armando Marsans and Rafael Almeida become the first Cuban natives to appear in a major league game as they both make their debut for the Reds
1912 On Independence Day, George Mullins of the Detroit Tigers throws a no-hitter, in addition to getting three hits and two RBI
1932 Bill Dickey of the New York Yankees punches and breaks Carl Reynolds�s jaw after the Senator outfielder collides with him on a close play at home plate. The Yankees Catcher is fined $1000 by the American League.
1939 In front of 61,808 fans at Yankee Stadium on Lou Gherig Day, the Yankees First Baseman becomes the first player in baseball to have his number, 4, retired, telling the Yankee Stadium crowd that he considers himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
1976 After hitting an apparent game-winning grand slam, Tim McCarver is credited with only a three-run single when he passes teammate Garry Maddox on the base paths in the Phillies' 10-5 victory over the Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium.
1982 Celebrating Independence Day at Mile High Stadium in Denver, 65,666 fans watch an American Association contest and enjoy a giant fireworks display after the game. The gathering is the largest crowd in minor league history.
1985 In a 19-inning game, which goes until just before 4 a.m. on July 5th, the Mets beat the Braves, 16-13. After the 6 hours, 10 minutes game, the 1000 fans left in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium are treated to pre-dawn fireworks which awaken and frighten many of the ballpark�s neighbors.
1999 Jose Canseco becomes the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs with four different teams, having done it with the Devil Rays, A's, Rangers, and Blue Jays.

Tedd_Not_Ed fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Jul 4, 2014

# ? Jul 4, 2014 15:24

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 07:00

Kevlar v2.0: Dec 25, 2003; =^•⩊•^=

Cubs BABIP'n their way into the lead! :toot:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 16:27

TenaciousJ: Dec 31, 2008; Clown move bro

Harper is swinging like a moron. I think Matt Williams put him right behind Span to force them to get along.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 16:53

TenaciousJ: Dec 31, 2008; Clown move bro

I hope Roark isn't planning on giving up a run each inning.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 17:17

Pastrymancy: Feb 20, 2011; 11:13: Despite Gio Gonzalez warning, "Never mix your sparkling juices," Bryce Harper opens another bottle of sparkling grape and mixes it with sparkling cider.

1:07: Harper walks to the 7-11 and orders an all-syrup Slurpee.

1:10-3:05: Harper has no recollection of this time. Aliens?

TenaciousJ posted:

Harper is swinging like a moron. I think Matt Williams put him right behind Span to force them to get along.

Nah he's just tinkering with swapping him and Rendon against righties.

Roark babiped to death once again by the Cubs. :sigh:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 17:19

TenaciousJ: Dec 31, 2008; Clown move bro

Pastrymancy posted:

Nah he's just tinkering with swapping him and Rendon against righties.

Roark babiped to death once again by the Cubs.

Harper swings at too many bad pitches to be in the 2 slot regardless

Pastrymancy posted:

Nah he's just tinkering with swapping him and Rendon against righties.

Roark babiped to death once again by the Cubs.

I dislike this experiment. Rendon is a lot smarter at the plate.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 17:35

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

That sailor has a hell of a voice :stare:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 17:54

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

Looks like the Cubs are gonna do what they do best.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 18:05

Santheb: Jul 13, 2005

Harper's pretty cool but there is just so drat much going on with that swing.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 18:27

Pastrymancy: Feb 20, 2011; 11:13: Despite Gio Gonzalez warning, "Never mix your sparkling juices," Bryce Harper opens another bottle of sparkling grape and mixes it with sparkling cider.

1:07: Harper walks to the 7-11 and orders an all-syrup Slurpee.

1:10-3:05: Harper has no recollection of this time. Aliens?

If Nats lose on July fourth do they get moved back to Montreal?

# ? Jul 4, 2014 18:46

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

Pastrymancy posted:

If Nats lose on July fourth do they get moved back to Montreal?

Bon Voyage! :quebec:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 19:01

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

I hate the Yankees as much as any decent person, but whoever decided to schedule them to be away on the 75th anniversary of Lou Gherig's speech is a bad person who should feel bad

# ? Jul 4, 2014 20:32

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Tim Kirkjan is a dork.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 20:47

LonesomeCrowdedWest: May 8, 2008

The Jays sure have an interesting lineup against lefties

# ? Jul 4, 2014 21:44

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

On this day that we celebrate America :911:

But today we also celebrate the Battle for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Vs.

Philadelphia

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:02

LonesomeCrowdedWest: May 8, 2008

Nice catch Melky

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:09

Chexoid: Nov 5, 2009; Now that I have this dating robot I can take it easy.

LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:

The Jays sure have an interesting lineup against lefties

is it really worth it to split the lineup that much. I'm not a Stat Guy but even if Lind and Colby suck against lefties, are Brad Glenn and Mastroianni really better? I'm not even sure Glenn knows what baseball is.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:17

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

What the hell were you thinking sending Marte home on a bloop that barely made it out of the infield?

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:26

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

E: and Joshua :swoon:

Tedd_Not_Ed fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Jul 4, 2014

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:33

achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

Tedd_Not_Ed posted:

On this day that we celebrate America

But today we also celebrate the Battle for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Vs.

Philadelphia

West side best side since we've done much more in the last 200 years :smug:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:49

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

What the hell happened with Byrd there?

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:51

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

Wait, who just got ejected from the A's game?

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:51

Stiev Awt: Mar 20, 2007

With Gibbons getting the boot so much lately, I wonder if he's been drinking rye before games.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 22:54

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

That was Seitzer, according to MLB

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:02

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

The Phillies outfield in ring one of the circus, ladies and gentlemen

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:03

Chexoid: Nov 5, 2009; Now that I have this dating robot I can take it easy.

poo poo Stromans Really Cool And Owns

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:17

canadianclassic: Nov 3, 2004

Holy poo poo guys Marcus Stroman is a really good pitcher

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:18

Chexoid: Nov 5, 2009; Now that I have this dating robot I can take it easy.

Gibbons Im glad you agree Stroman owns but uhhhh why is he still in.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:31

Stiev Awt: Mar 20, 2007

Quidnose posted:

That was Seitzer, according to MLB

Well Gibby's not averse to sharing at least.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:40

Lord Yod: Jul 22, 2009

Josh Donaldson :allears:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 23:43

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

They just took Cole out after 5 innings

# ? Jul 5, 2014 00:01

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

Oh god. Here we go again

# ? Jul 5, 2014 00:10