Savage Henry Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 hour ago, jimmy boo said: Would you guys who post here regularly like me to change the thread title to something a bit less out of date? I’m from the Highlands. This thread is way into the future for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanetti Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Bob in Denny said: Different era.. The Babe wasn't a bad pitcher.... Babe Ruth's career pitching record was 94-46, 2.28 ERA. 147 Games Started, 107 CG, 17 Shutouts, allowing 7.2 Hits/9. His average Won-Loss record over 162 games is 21-10. 107 complete games with a 2.28 ERA is some going..... He then became too valuable to lose his hitting ability.. Today's pitchers, how many innings? It's all pitch counts nowadays... Arms must have been hanging off... It's an interesting debate, I think it's fair to say he would've exclusively pitched if he were coming through now. The standard of the game is also much improved now, but he'd also have access to better coaching so who knows!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 15 hours ago, Zanetti said: It's an interesting debate, I think it's fair to say he would've exclusively pitched if he were coming through now. The standard of the game is also much improved now, but he'd also have access to better coaching so who knows!? As mentioned, it's a tale of two worlds.. His ERA and the amount of complete games are what stand out to me.. it would have been interesting if they had speed guns in that era.. I must have a look and see what bat and ball regulations were then.. MLB has been 'juicing' or doing things to the balls in the last few years.... The Babe's stats are legendry.. to think of some of the greats who followed him still all fall short.. Link to his 10 best (MLB.com) HERE 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Darren Fletcher is ruining my rounders experience immensely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 19 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: Darren Fletcher is ruining my rounders experience immensely. He did that for the NFL as well. I understand the idea of a familiar voice for anyone watching for the first time, but he's fucking dreadful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: He did that for the NFL as well. I understand the idea of a familiar voice for anyone watching for the first time, but he's fucking dreadful Was half expecting a 101 on baseball stats featuring Steve McManaman. Edited June 24, 2023 by GNU_Linux 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) Presentation is dreadful. Dumbded down too much with too many comparisons to other sports. Josh is good on co-comms as always but not a fan of any of the other presenters. Wish there was an option to watch the US coverage Edited June 24, 2023 by Wile E Coyote 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, Wile E Coyote said: Presentation is dreadful. Dumbded down too much with too many comparisons to other sports. Josh is good on co-comms as always but not a fan of any of the other presenters. Wish there was an option to watch the US coverage I’ve currently got an American woman and David Eckstein on commentary. Not sure how I managed that. Boy the cards suck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 King Ralph is at the game! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Cards starting as they mean to go on, with a borderline error off the very first pitch of the game., and then another error on the stolen base. Edited June 25, 2023 by Savage Henry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 This has been one of the worst played games of baseball I’ve seen in a while. I guess I’m spoiled watching NL West games a lot (Rockies excepted) but these two teams are terrible. That base running at home by the Cubs was out by twenty feet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: This has been one of the worst played games of baseball I’ve seen in a while. I guess I’m spoiled watching NL West games a lot (Rockies excepted) but these two teams are terrible. That base running at home by the Cubs was out by twenty feet. The NL Central is dreadful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Hope the food today is better than the stuff that nearly made Craig Doyle sick yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanetti Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) On 25/06/2023 at 16:22, Sarto Mutiny said: The NL Central is dreadful. It's still better than the AL Central. Their 1st placed team current has a worse record than the Red Sox, who are 5th in the East! Edited June 27, 2023 by Zanetti 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just watched history this morning.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Bigger embarrassment - Padres or Mets? Bear in mind, the Dads have lost Home series to both the Royals and Nationals, and just got swept by the Pirates. 2nd fewest runs given up in the Majors, and still 8 games behind a WC spot because the half the lineup can't hit for shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Is Ohtani the best player of any sport in the world atm? Hard to argue for anyone else. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 11 hours ago, Boo Khaki said: Bigger embarrassment - Padres or Mets? Bear in mind, the Dads have lost Home series to both the Royals and Nationals, and just got swept by the Pirates. 2nd fewest runs given up in the Majors, and still 8 games behind a WC spot because the half the lineup can't hit for shit. Mets, no question. The Pads are in a much tougher division, and don’t have Steve Cohen. Both very funny though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 20 hours ago, Boo Khaki said: Bigger embarrassment - Padres or Mets? Bear in mind, the Dads have lost Home series to both the Royals and Nationals, and just got swept by the Pirates. 2nd fewest runs given up in the Majors, and still 8 games behind a WC spot because the half the lineup can't hit for shit. It's 100 percent the Mets. No bullpen, Verlander has been awful, Scherzer not much better. Tommy Pham is probably the best hitter. I'd be surprised if the Padres can out-minter that. It was a lot easier to watch them when they were shite under the Wilpons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 18 hours ago, The Golden God said: Is Ohtani the best player of any sport in the world atm? Hard to argue for anyone else. It's hard to think of anyone else at this point. He's ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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