Major League Baseball Thread 2006 Season
Just saw the vid of Michea Barrett punching A.J. 
05-22-2006, 07:56 AM
#523
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Originally Posted by GIBSON6594
Good news is after his next HR the craze should die down for a while
The racial component will go away then, taking much of the steam out of his drive.
He will have made his point.... albeit with a little help.
"One pill makes you larger. The other makes you small. But the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all." -Jefferson Airplane
05-22-2006, 08:01 AM
#524
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Best games of the weekend were the NY and Chi-Town series. All NY games down to the wire and nothing beats a brawl and shit talking over in Chi-Town. The Yanks are struggling I'm hoping than stay pretty close till atleast Sheffield gets back hopefully make a trade down the road for starters. Chacon, Smalls, Johnson suck ass right now.
05-22-2006, 09:30 AM
#525
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Best games of the weekend were the NY and Chi-Town series. All NY games down to the wire and nothing beats a brawl and shit talking over in Chi-Town. The Yanks are struggling I'm hoping than stay pretty close till atleast Sheffield gets back hopefully make a trade down the road for starters. Chacon, Smalls, Johnson suck ass right now.
05-22-2006, 10:25 AM
#526
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Originally Posted by GIBSON6594
A-Rod is a plague, if I was a Yankee fan I would want him traded for an ace and some young talent as quickly as possible. He only hits when there is no pressure and he sucks ass when the at bats are meaningful.
05-22-2006, 11:12 AM
#528
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
It's difficult considering he is such a good player and is just going through a funk right now. He did suck big time yesterday and pretty much all of May so far, but remember Jeter started slow last year and didn't really pick up till June or July. Alex will get you 30+ homers and 100+ RBI guaranteed so it's difficult to let him go for a pitcher you never know what you gonna get ( Pavano ) . I'd get rid of Randy Johnson in a heart beat I wanted him gone last year.
05-25-2006, 03:46 PM
#529
Went to the Reds/Brewers game last night with my brother and brother-in-law...
Somehow they lost to the Brewers. I'm now 0-2 on games I've attended this year.
It was Felipe Lopez bobblehead night and he didn't even start
He finally came in about the 8th inning as a PH.
Anyways, I was impressed with their closer Derrick Turnbow. He hit 104 m.ph. twice during warmups and consistanly hit 96-99 while he was pitching with decent control from what I could tell.
I had no idea he could do that
Somehow they lost to the Brewers. I'm now 0-2 on games I've attended this year.
It was Felipe Lopez bobblehead night and he didn't even start
He finally came in about the 8th inning as a PH.Anyways, I was impressed with their closer Derrick Turnbow. He hit 104 m.ph. twice during warmups and consistanly hit 96-99 while he was pitching with decent control from what I could tell.
I had no idea he could do that
05-25-2006, 03:48 PM
#530
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Originally Posted by Scottman111
Went to the Reds/Brewers game last night with my brother and brother-in-law...
Somehow they lost to the Brewers. I'm now 0-2 on games I've attended this year.
It was Felipe Lopez bobblehead night and he didn't even start He finally came in about the 8th inning as a PH.
Anyways, I was impressed with their closer Derrick Turnbow. He hit 104 m.ph. twice during warmups and consistanly hit 96-99 while he was pitching with decent control from what I could tell.
I had no idea he could do that
Somehow they lost to the Brewers. I'm now 0-2 on games I've attended this year.
It was Felipe Lopez bobblehead night and he didn't even start
He finally came in about the 8th inning as a PH.Anyways, I was impressed with their closer Derrick Turnbow. He hit 104 m.ph. twice during warmups and consistanly hit 96-99 while he was pitching with decent control from what I could tell.
I had no idea he could do that
Thanks.
05-25-2006, 04:09 PM
#532
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I thought the record was held by Ryan. I think J.R. Richard of the Astros hit 100 in a game once and Mark Wholers(sp?) and Billy Wagner hit 101 but that was it.
05-25-2006, 04:12 PM
#534
I was wrong - Ryan was "officially" clocked at 100.9.
This page is confusing as hell: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/arti...baseball.shtml
This page is confusing as hell: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/arti...baseball.shtml
05-25-2006, 04:13 PM
#535
I'm pretty sure your Cubbies are coming to town next after Arizona, Yum. It's funny 'cause we were actually talking about going to see them. I want to see Zambrano pitch but I'm not even sure if he's scheduled...
And AD, don't tell me you've already forgot about Rob Dibble?
And I thought it might be wrong, too. But he was constantly hitting 100+ and like I said above topped out at 104 twice.
And a few years ago I saw Matt Anderson from the Tigers hit 105... I don't think he lasted very long in the majors though. Haven't heard anything about him lately...
And AD, don't tell me you've already forgot about Rob Dibble?
And I thought it might be wrong, too. But he was constantly hitting 100+ and like I said above topped out at 104 twice.
And a few years ago I saw Matt Anderson from the Tigers hit 105... I don't think he lasted very long in the majors though. Haven't heard anything about him lately...
05-25-2006, 04:18 PM
#538
Originally Posted by GIBSON6594
Billy Koch used to hit well above 100 in games on a consistant basis
05-25-2006, 04:19 PM
#539
Originally Posted by Yumchah
Cool. Can you go to all the games that your Reds play the Cubbies?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Me and my brother want to visit either Wrigley or Fenway sometime this summer when he has to travel there for work. It looks like it will probably be Fenway though. My cousin has been and said it's it's pretty badass up there
And besides, we have to taunt Wily Mo sometime this year
05-25-2006, 04:28 PM
#540
Originally Posted by Always Dirty
I was wrong - Ryan was "officially" clocked at 100.9.
This page is confusing as hell: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/arti...baseball.shtml
This page is confusing as hell: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/arti...baseball.shtml
And besides, I wonder if those on the list are in-game live-batting speeds and don't count warmups? I don't think pitchers risk sacrificing their control very much trying to throw as hard as they can while in a game
05-25-2006, 04:31 PM
#541
Originally Posted by AD
I was wrong - Ryan was "officially" clocked at 100.9.
This page is confusing as hell: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/art...-baseball.shtml
This page is confusing as hell: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/art...-baseball.shtml
The list above IS NOT a comprehensive breakdown of every pitcher to ever surpass the 100 mph barrier, but rather a list of pitchers we have seen on ESPN Game of the Week, SportsCenter, or in person eclipsing the century mark. If you want to share an another or provide an accurate game date for those we have in the chart please send us an email.
So who is the fastest pitcher in baseball? Baseball Almanac honestly does not know. Major League Baseball does not recognize radar speeds as an official statistic. The Elias Sports Bureau, Stats Inc and The Sporting News are all highly respected resources who publish some form of record book every season, yet none of them recognize any pitcher as the fastest ever. Nobody really knows, but we do hope this article has shed some light on the topic and at least provided you with additional material to argue with your friends about.
So who is the fastest pitcher in baseball? Baseball Almanac honestly does not know. Major League Baseball does not recognize radar speeds as an official statistic. The Elias Sports Bureau, Stats Inc and The Sporting News are all highly respected resources who publish some form of record book every season, yet none of them recognize any pitcher as the fastest ever. Nobody really knows, but we do hope this article has shed some light on the topic and at least provided you with additional material to argue with your friends about.
05-25-2006, 04:35 PM
#542
Originally Posted by Scottman111
You have to wonder how accurate these radar guns are though.
Take Billy Koch for example. People were showing up at the stadium just to watch him break 100mph. People showing up = ticket sales. It's a nice little gimmick a club can pull by just tweaking the inhouse radar gun a little to make a very fast pitcher look like he's breaking 100mph regularly.
05-25-2006, 04:47 PM
#543
I believe that.And I'd like to see the Reds try that sometime.
flags would be flying everywhere. Sadly, I'm sure plenty of people would actually believe we have a pitcher right now that can throw that hard
05-25-2006, 04:59 PM
#544
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Originally Posted by Always Dirty
Take Billy Koch for example. People were showing up at the stadium just to watch him break 100mph. People showing up = ticket sales. It's a nice little gimmick a club can pull by just tweaking the inhouse radar gun a little to make a very fast pitcher look like he's breaking 100mph regularly.
05-25-2006, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
I thought the record was held by Ryan. I think J.R. Richard of the Astros hit 100 in a game once and Mark Wholers(sp?) and Billy Wagner hit 101 but that was it.
There's someone this year who's done it, but I can't remember who.
05-25-2006, 11:28 PM
#548
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Originally Posted by waTSX
There's someone this year who's done it, but I can't remember who.
05-26-2006, 06:57 PM
#549
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05-27-2006, 11:10 AM
#550
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
David Wells is going to be our savior 
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/...=.jsp&c_id=bos
http://www.bostondirtdogs.com/
05-28-2006, 08:48 AM
#551
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
Why can't the Red Sox get players like that ??
http://www.masslive.com/weblogs/leftfield/
Ex-Sox shortstops thriving
It's a good year to be a former Boston Red Sox shortstop.
Nomar Garciaparra, Edgar Renteria, Hanley Ramirez and Orlando Cabrera are all thriving in other cities (Nomar is playing first base, not shortstop, for the Dodgers), which makes it all the more painful to watch Alex Gonzalez's struggles at the plate in Boston
Check out the batting leaders in the National League.
Renteria is tied for fifth at .333. Ramirez is right behind him, seventh in the league with a .331 average (with 11 steals to go with it). Nomar missed time with injury and doesn't have enough at bats to qualify, but he's hitting a nifty .337 with five homers and 25 RBIs in only 23 games. Some scouts say he looks like the Nomar of old.
Meanwhile, in Boston, Alex Gonzalez has the fifth-worse OPS of any regular in the American League. The good news? He's playing the Gold Glove-caliber defense he was brought to Boston to play.
It's a good year to be a former Boston Red Sox shortstop.
Nomar Garciaparra, Edgar Renteria, Hanley Ramirez and Orlando Cabrera are all thriving in other cities (Nomar is playing first base, not shortstop, for the Dodgers), which makes it all the more painful to watch Alex Gonzalez's struggles at the plate in Boston
Check out the batting leaders in the National League.
Renteria is tied for fifth at .333. Ramirez is right behind him, seventh in the league with a .331 average (with 11 steals to go with it). Nomar missed time with injury and doesn't have enough at bats to qualify, but he's hitting a nifty .337 with five homers and 25 RBIs in only 23 games. Some scouts say he looks like the Nomar of old.
Meanwhile, in Boston, Alex Gonzalez has the fifth-worse OPS of any regular in the American League. The good news? He's playing the Gold Glove-caliber defense he was brought to Boston to play.
http://www.davideckstein.com/
David Eckstein wasn't considered much of a prospect, but he regularly produced averages in the .300s and on-base percentages in the .400s in the Red Sox' system. When Eckstein struggled in his first exposure to Triple-A ball in 2000, Boston put him on waivers and the Angels claimed him. He surprised Anaheim by claiming the shortstop job and producing a .355 on-base percentage as a rookie. The rest is history!
05-28-2006, 07:08 PM
#555
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
Bonds hit 715 if anyone cares
05-28-2006, 07:09 PM
#556
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Bonds = Greatest HR hitter since Carl Pavano.
05-28-2006, 07:19 PM
#557
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
Bonds hit 715 if anyone cares
Now that he's beat the white guy, I hope he retires
05-28-2006, 07:54 PM
#560
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Originally Posted by TLover
I'm trying to get the top editors to go with my A1 headline for Bonds hitting 715:
Thanks, BALCO
Thanks, BALCO