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[RBP]

Sale's gonna miss his 2nd start in a row now though :|

I don't think he's hurt, I am guessing they are giving him 2 starts off to help make sure he doesn't fade.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I don't think he's hurt, I am guessing they are giving him 2 starts off to help make sure he doesn't fade.

Yeah, I'm hoping that's all it is too.

[RBP]

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https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/red-sox-on-pace-to-make-historic-run/c-289175226

[RBP]

Meanwhile, still no Darvish. :roll:

But, so far at least, Hamels looks awesome!

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They are chanting MVP for Baez at Wrigley these days.... ;)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It would be nice, but I would take another WS trophy over the regular season wins record any day of the week :lol:

9 game road trip starts today, we'll see how that goes. Will there be some kind of let down after sweeping the Yankees?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Meanwhile, still no Darvish. :roll:

But, so far at least, Hamels looks awesome!

http://i67.tinypic.com/2weatfq.png

They are chanting MVP for Baez at Wrigley these days.... ;)

It's not like you guys paid a lot of money for Darvish or anything :hand:


Oh wait :doh:

[RBP]

It would be nice, but I would take another WS trophy over the regular season wins record any day of the week :lol:

9 game road trip starts today, we'll see how that goes. Will there be some kind of let down after sweeping the Yankees?

I don't know, man, they are on fire.

Still not sure why Cora lost his mind over a bench warning in the Yankee series. Even stormed out of the press conference. :lol:

[RBP]

It's not like you guys paid a lot of money for Darvish or anything :hand:


Oh wait :doh:

https://i.imgur.com/SomIfXt.jpg?1

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I don't know, man, they are on fire.

Still not sure why Cora lost his mind over a bench warning in the Yankee series. Even stormed out of the press conference. :lol:

If you would have told me that Alex Cora in his first ever managerial job in MLB would have the Red Sox performing like this, I would have laughed at you. What he's done there is just phenomenal. We'll have to wait and see until next year whether it's a 'beginner's luck' fluke or not though.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

by Dakota Randall - NESN

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There’s bad umpiring, and then there’s what took place Monday night in the Southeast Regional tournament for the 2018 Little League World Series.

With Georgia leading Alabama in the second inning, Georgia batter Chase Fralick began trotting to first base after a 3-0 pitch missed high. Clearly displeased with Fralick’s premature exit from the batter’s box, the home plate umpire called a very late strike, prompting Fralick to turn around.

If that weren’t bad enough, the same thing happened on the next pitch, except the ball was even more outside and the umpire’s call was made even more egregiously late.

Listen, we understand umpires don’t want batters showing them up, and it’s not a bad idea to keep little leaguers in check. Those calls were complete garbage, though, and that Umpire should be ashamed of himself.

[RBP]

Yeah, I'm hoping that's all it is too.

Off the "DL" and starting Sunday.

[RBP]

My new Yu Darvish gif.

https://i.imgur.com/VLU1iju.gif

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He's saving himself for the playoffs :tup:

[RBP]

He's saving himself for the playoffs :tup:

Hopefully he does as well as he did for the Dodgers. Oh wait, crap. :|

[RBP]

Man, glad I watched that one to the end. Pitcher's duel ended with a rookie walk off grand slam.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

4 game sweep of the o's and now 50 games over .500 :woot:

Baltimore is now 49.5 games behind the Red Sox in the division, unreal :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY


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It's impressive enough to double up a runner with a 321-foot throw, but to do it by throwing out the runner at first base?

A's center fielder Ramon Laureano did just that in Saturday night's 7-0 victory against the Angels.

In the third inning, Laureano tracked down a drive from Justin Upton at the warning track in the left-center field gap, running 76 feet in 4.4 seconds, according to MLB.com.

After slamming on the brakes, Laureano turned and fired a strike on the fly to first baseman Mark Canha to double up Eric Young Jr., who had rounded second base when the ball was caught.
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"The catch, I know I've made it before, but the throw is pretty crazy," Laureano said after the game. "It was a crazy play, a crazy moment. I was shocked."

So were his teammates.

"That's the best throw I've ever seen," A's shortstop Marcus Semien said, "at least the farthest throw I've ever seen on the line."

According to Statcast, the throw was clocked at 91.2 mph.

A's outfielders have a recent history of making ridiculous throws against the Angels, specifically former Oakland outfielder Yoenis Céspedes.

Remember this one from June 10, 2014? The victim then was Howie Kendrick.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3br_geYFI

[RBP]

My thought when I saw that throw over the weekend was, "amazing catch...great fucking throw... but that's a shitty baseball play". That's an extremely low-percentage throw and probably slower than a hard relay. He should have been out by a mile, but was almost safe.

[RBP]

4 game sweep of the o's and now 50 games over .500 :woot:

Baltimore is now 49.5 games behind the Red Sox in the division, unreal :lol:

They have to pick up the pace to get to 117. :hand:

Sale looked amazing for having come off the "DL". wink wink.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My thought when I saw that throw over the weekend was, "amazing catch...great fucking throw... but that's a shitty baseball play". That's an extremely low-percentage throw and probably slower than a hard relay. He should have been out by a mile, but was almost safe.

I guess the only thing with a relay is you increase the chance of an error? I don't know what was going through his mind at the time, but man he has an arm on him.


They have to pick up the pace to get to 117. :hand:

Sale looked amazing for having come off the "DL". wink wink.

Pretty sure they won't come close to 117 wins :lol: They'd need to go 32 and 10 down the stretch to do it.

And they pulled Sale early, but he did fan 12 in 5 innings :shock:

[RBP]

And they pulled Sale early, but he did fan 12 in 5 innings :shock:

Yep, 5 innings, 1 hit, no ER, no BB, 12 Ks. Pure Fire.

[RBP]

Also, the ESPN announcers say some seriously stupid shit on those Sunday night games.

Jason Heyward is one of the best fastball hitters in MLB? The rooftops across the street from Wrigley field are the premier seats?

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After Bote's Slam to win the game...

ESPN: are you going out?
Bote: Just going to get some rest and enjoy the day off tomorrow
E: What are you going to eat?
B: I don't think I could eat right now
E: Where are you going to go to eat?
B: Im sure I'll just eat at home.

Yes, ESPN, the humble unassuming Christian Missionary with 2 small kids and a supportive wife at home is going to go tear the town up, you tone deaf motherfuckers.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I honestly think to be a sports reporter, a requirement is that you must be stupid/ignorant just by judging the questions they ask athletes. :wha:

And this was just a regular season game, it wasn't game 7 of the World Series FFS, sure it was a great moment, but in the grand scheme of things it was one game out of 162. :shakehead:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[RBP]

I honestly think to be a sports reporter, a requirement is that you must be stupid/ignorant just by judging the questions they ask athletes. :wha:

And this was just a regular season game, it wasn't game 7 of the World Series FFS, sure it was a great moment, but in the grand scheme of things it was one game out of 162. :shakehead:

Well, but you like to point out that the cycle is more rare than the no-hitter... what he did last night?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">David Bote: first ultimate grand slam (walkoff Grand Slam hit when down 3 runs) to erase 3-0 deficit since Sammy Byrd of the Reds 5/23/1936 vs Pirates.<br><br>Bote&#39;s was with 2 out though. Byrd&#39;s was with none out.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a></p>&mdash; Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) <a href="https://twitter.com/ckamka/status/1028843917117140992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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And 2 outs, and 2 strikes, and a rookie, and a pinch hitter....

[RBP]

Firsts can be few and far between deep into MLB careers.

But Chicago Cubs utility player Ben Zobrist, a 16-year veteran of the League, managed to snag one. He had never been ejected, at any level of professional baseball, ever – that’s 1,562 game in the majors alone – until the ninth inning of the Cubs vs. Brewers game Tuesday afternoon.

The mild-mannered 37-year-old couldn’t hold his anger in any longer after home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi made a couple of questionable strike calls throughout the game. So in the ninth inning, he unleashed the most Ben Zobrist burn of all-time, getting him booted.

Zobrist told Cuzzi: “That’s why we want electronic strike zones.” And that was that.

:lol:

[RBP]

BoSox win again. wow.

And the A's are 1.5 games behind Houston? What? :shock: The Astros have lost 5 straight. The A's have already surpassed the Vegas over/under for season wins. Shit's getting real! (not real enough for anyone to attend and A's game, but still)

[DemonGeminiX]

BoSox win again. wow.

The pricks. [-(

[RBP]

As a followup to the David Bote story.. I thought this was amazing.

They live near Wrigley. His wife after watching her husband hit the historic grand slam, walked out on their balcony to listen to the crowd roar at Wrigley Field.

The next morning, their 2.5 year old, who had slept through the excitement was shown the video. She was scared because those boys were beating up dad and tearing his clothes. "Are you okay, dad?" "will they get you a new sweater?"

Awwwwwwww... :)

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

BoSox win again. wow.

And the A's are 1.5 games behind Houston? What? :shock: The Astros have lost 5 straight. The A's have already surpassed the Vegas over/under for season wins. Shit's getting real! (not real enough for anyone to attend and A's game, but still)

Not to mention the fact that the Mariners are only 4-1/2 back oh Houston now too. It's nice to see that some divisions still have pennant races going.


The pricks. [-(

:empathy:


As a followup to the David Bote story.. I thought this was amazing.

They live near Wrigley. His wife after watching her husband hit the historic grand slam, walked out on their balcony to listen to the crowd roar at Wrigley Field.

The next morning, their 2.5 year old, who had slept through the excitement was shown the video. She was scared because those boys were beating up dad and tearing his clothes. "Are you okay, dad?" "will they get you a new sweater?"

Awwwwwwww... :)

Sounds like Fake News to me :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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And speaking of pennant races, just a little bench clearer last night in the Giants/Dodgers game.


“When I missed the pitch, I knew I thought it was the best pitch that Watson was gonna throw me,” Puig told reporters through a translator after the game. “So I was a little upset, and [Hundley] told me to stop complaining, get back into the box. And when I got in his face, he told me to also get out of his face. So that's when I got upset.

"I didn't like that he was telling me what to do, and then he said some words to me in English that I really can't repeat,” Puig added. “So that is why I was upset.”

[RBP]

I still don't see a punch. I have yet to see a single punch in a baseball game this year. Puig's little pussy shove is about as close as it's gotten. :lol: C'mon, man!

[RBP]

Sounds like Fake News to me :hand:

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/g7xtLMK.png?1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLmSRt1MMrw

:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I still don't see a punch. I have yet to see a single punch in a baseball game this year. Puig's little pussy shove is about as close as it's gotten. :lol: C'mon, man!

Yeah, I miss the good ol' days too :(

[RBP]

Yeah, I miss the good ol' days too :(

It was recently the 25th anniversary of the infamous Robin Ventura charges Nolan Ryan incident. Because Ventura was a White Sox player and Manager, it was on repeat all over TV here. And it's hilarious. :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdyeWgsa_R8

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Love that one, it's a classic :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

:cheers:

:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Even a blind squirrel gets lucky and finds a nut sometimes :dunno:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It was recently the 25th anniversary of the infamous Robin Ventura charges Nolan Ryan incident. Because Ventura was a White Sox player and Manager, it was on repeat all over TV here. And it's hilarious. :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEHAsZxRYo

Back in the day when players had real passion...I couldn't even imagine a player taking swing at an ump nowadays. :lol:

[RBP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEHAsZxRYo

Back in the day when players had real passion...I couldn't even imagine a player taking swing at an ump nowadays. :lol:

Fucking Billy Martin. :lol: If you haven't seen the MLB documentary "Billy", it's worth the watch.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Love him or hate him (I hate him) Billy sure was a character.

[DemonGeminiX]

Even a blind squirrel gets lucky and finds a nut sometimes :dunno:

:empathy:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:empathy:

I'm okay with 86-36 and a 10 game lead in the division :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

There are 5 teams in the AL with at least 70 wins....and no team in the NL yet with 70.

[DemonGeminiX]

And as crazy as baseball can be, watch an NL team win the World Series this year.

[RBP]

I'm okay with 86-36 and a 10 game lead in the division :lol:

117 and a WS win or the season has been a failure. :hand:

[RBP]

And as crazy as baseball can be, watch an NL team win the World Series this year.

I think the season resets in the playoffs. I never expect regular season dominance to matter. Except for the BoSox, just to pick at Lance. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

117 and a WS win or the season has been a failure. :hand:

:-s

Why stop there, why not just win out and go 126-36? :-k


I think the season resets in the playoffs. I never expect regular season dominance to matter. Except for the BoSox, just to pick at Lance. :lol:

:slap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Rockies rally from 2 down in the 9th with 3 runs to beat the Braves. You're welcome DGX :lol:

[RBP]

Rockies rally from 2 down in the 9th with 3 runs to beat the Braves. You're welcome DGX :lol:

The Phillies got pounded harder than Farrah Abraham's asshole in game one of the DH yesterday. :lol:

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At least they came back in the nightcap.

Love the Phillie's Tweet after the game. :lol:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Phillies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Phillies</a> 4, Mets &gt;4 <a href="https://t.co/QjXfGB3AdD">pic.twitter.com/QjXfGB3AdD</a></p>&mdash; Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1030230239350325250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Teh One Who Knocks]

Ouch, I didn't see the Phillies scores :lol:

And that tweet :rofl:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Texas Rangers did something that hasn’t been done since the Dodgers still played in Brooklyn, a loaf of bread only cost a nickel and the world was only two months removed from the Titanic tragedy.

Rangers teammates Jurickson Profar and Rougned Odor turned a triple play without retiring a batter for the first time since June 13, 1912, when those Brooklyn Dodgers did it against the Cincinnati Reds.

And, boy, was it confusing:
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Profar seemed to be the only one who knew right away what really happened. Everyone from players to managers, umpires, broadcasters and fans required an explanation, so here goes: Profar short-hopped David Fletcher’s liner down the third-base line, stepped on the bag, tagged out Taylor Ward and threw to Odor for another force-out at second. Bing-bang-boom, see you in another 106 years.

“Every runner thought it was a line drive, that’s why we got a triple play,” said Profar, who thought it was a double play in the moment before realizing Kole Calhoun never left first base, via MLB.com. “I wasn’t sure why the runner at first base didn’t run either, so they thought it was a line drive.”

The Angels were leading 6-3 and threatening to put another crooked number on the board with the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the fourth inning when Profar and Odor turned the triple play. The Rangers rallied with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull out the comeback win.

“That was a real game-changer,” added Angels manager Mike Scioscia, via MLB.com. “Profar made a great play on it. Fletch hit the ball hard, and they got out of the fourth inning with no damage at a time when we were going to pad our lead and hopefully get far enough in front.”

In addition to being the first triple play in which the batter wasn’t retired since 1912, it was also just the third 5-4 triple play since the expansion era began in 1961, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

[RBP]

How about those A's!! :shock:

[DemonGeminiX]

From last to 1st in two months? That's scary insane.

[RBP]

Pure fire!

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/q6Qiey0.mp4

[RBP]

Pure fire!

The A's were 10 games back of the Astros on July 10 but have gone 23-8 since then to tie the defending World Series champions atop the division. Oakland is now a season-high 25 games above .500 and owns a share of the division lead outside the month of April for the first time since Aug. 25, 2014.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[RBP]

The Nationals. "LOL" :rofl:

The probability charts are crazy. Here's the current AL v NL charts from http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/probability.jsp

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[DemonGeminiX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbwIXdu30E

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sox have lost 2 in a row, Sale is back on the DL....season is over. :|

[RBP]

Sox have lost 2 in a row, Sale is back on the DL....season is over. :|

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[DemonGeminiX]

Just watched Cole Hamels get his 17th complete game. Now I'm jealous he's not with the Phillies anymore.

[RBP]

Just watched Cole Hamels get his 17th complete game. Now I'm jealous he's not with the Phillies anymore.

First Cubs complete game of the year.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yu Darvish's disastrous first year with Cubs comes to an end due to stress reaction in elbow (https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yu-darvishs-disastrous-first-year-with-cubs-comes-to-an-end-due-to-stress-reaction-in-elbow/)

[RBP]

Yu Darvish's disastrous first year with Cubs comes to an end due to stress reaction in elbow (https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yu-darvishs-disastrous-first-year-with-cubs-comes-to-an-end-due-to-stress-reaction-in-elbow/)

yeah yeah yeah. Not even discussing that steaming pile any more. Let's move on to whether the gay community should boycott the cubs for hiring Murphy. :roll:

Me yelling at my radio every day: "CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT BASEBALL PLEASE?"

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Wait, what's going on? :lol:

[RBP]

:lol:

The media is ad nauseum re-litigating Danial Murphy's comment in 2015 about not agreeing with Billy Bean's lifestyle choice as a gay man. It's old news, the two are friends, the Cubs fully vetted it before the trade.

Wrigley is a few blocks from Boy's Town and they have a large gay following. Laura Ricketts is daughter of ownership, part owner, lesbian and a gay rights (and anti Trump) activist.

As for Darvish, I am not making this up. The Score was discussing Darvish being done for the year and said, "at least that's off the table so we can move on". "Finally" I said and went into the store. I finished shopping, came out, and they were STILL discussing the nature of unexplainable injuries and how the Cubs needed to listen to Darvish. SHUT UP!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Local sports talk radio, they always need something to fill the airwaves :lol:

[RBP]

One of the midday hosts is self-righteous pseudo-intellectual condescending liberal. He regularly makes me want to throw up on my dashboard.

[DemonGeminiX]

Sounds like your commentators aren't real baseball fans.

[RBP]

Sounds like your commentators aren't real baseball fans.

They just obsess on the ancillary issues a little too much.

But back to baseball. Alec Mills has a great start as a rookie, and David Bote walks off AGAIN!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Boston got swept for the first time this season and lost 5 games last week...the wheels are officially off the wagon and the ship is going down :|

[RBP]

Boston got swept for the first time this season and lost 5 games last week...the wheels are officially off the wagon and the ship is going down :|

Long way to go.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Red Sox swept the Braves for you DGX and your Phillies have the same 4-6 ten game stretch the Braves did :shakehead:

[DemonGeminiX]

:dunno:

[RBP]

The NL is still up for grabs! Cubs up 2 with a 3-game set against the brewers starting today.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sox lost 2 outta 3 to Houston over the weekend :meh:

[RBP]

Sox lost 2 outta 3 to Houston over the weekend :meh:

They are so hard to judge right now because Cora is resting players for the playoffs.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

They are so hard to judge right now because Cora is resting players for the playoffs.

Yeah, but still, you never want to go limping into the playoffs. Cora has been phenomenal so far, so who am I to second guess him though. We'll just have to wait and see.

And welcome back btw :tup:

[RBP]

Thanks, Lance! It was a great wedding and a great honeymoon. I'll post some detail later in the other thread.

[RBP]

They still haven't cancelled the make up game for the Cubs in Washington for Thursday? C'mon, man!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sale is supposed to start tomorrow for the BoSox :bounce:

[RBP]

Sale is supposed to start tomorrow for the BoSox :bounce:

He pitched last night. Cora pulled him after one inning.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He pitched last night. Cora pulled him after one inning.

The story I saw yesterday morning said he was supposed to pitch tomorrow :huh:

[RBP]

They still haven't cancelled the make up game for the Cubs in Washington for Thursday? C'mon, man!

So apparently the Cubs are flying to DC to play tomorrow. :shock:

They lost again to the Brewers tonight, back to a 1-game lead. The starting pitching has come around, but they have absolutely no bats. No idea why. That level of talent should be tearing the cover off the balls.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's just a little wind, suck it up :hand:

[RBP]

Baseball trivia time!

Name the 4 players in MLB history who have homered both as a teenager and after turning 40.


Ty Cobb
Rusty Staub
Gary Sheffield
Alex Rodriguez

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:-k

Pedro Cerrano
Willie Mays Hays
Roy Hobbs
Crash Davis

:thumbsup:

[RBP]

Nailed it!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol: I would have never guessed those without looking at the answers....maybe ARod, but I doubt I could have come up with the rest

[RBP]

The A's now have 90 wins which is more wins than any team in the National league. They are only 1.5 behind the Yankees for wild-card home field and only 2.5 off the Astros for the division.

The Vegas over/under at the start of the season was 74.5.

Wow :shock:

[deebakes]

i thought maybe ken griffey jr, but i guess he didn't play long enough :shrug:

[RBP]

Fuck. Now Morrow is out for the season. And Strop is out until at least the playoffs - and that one's on Maddon. :x

[RBP]

Nice job, Red Sox. Congrats.

[RBP]

Oh boy.

Addison Russell’s wife Melisa comes forward with details about years of abuse

Last year, Cubs shortstop Addison Russell‘s wife Melisa made an Instagram post in which she accused her husband of cheating on her. Melisa’s friend added a comment in which she alleged Addison had been physically abusive towards Melisa. Addison denied the allegations. Major League Baseball started an investigation, but Melisa chose not to cooperate. Addison was not punished and the issue mostly went away.

On Wednesday, Melisa posted on her WordPress blog, which is linked on her Instagram with over 44,000 followers. In the post, Melisa details years of emotional, verbal, and physical abuse from Addison. Addison’s behavior, as detailed by Melisa, checks many of the boxes listed by The National Domestic Violence Hotline. As the abuse went on, Melisa says she suffered from depression. Eventually, she filed for divorce and began to regain control of her life, ultimately gaining the courage to come forward with what she had been through.

Her full post (https://lifewithmelis310373032.wordpress.com/2018/09/19/site-settings-you-no-longer-have-a-secret-you-have-a-story-wordpress-com/)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

#MeToo

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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The Orioles are 59-1/2 games out of first place :lol:

[RBP]

The Cubs could still blow the division.

[DemonGeminiX]

The Cubs could still blow the division.

Will their lips get tired?

[RBP]

Will their lips get tired?

Probably. They sucked again tonight.

[RBP]

:facepalm:

Pirates 6, Cubs 0 (they have scored one run in 2 games - a solo HR by a pitcher) :|
Brewers 12, Cardinals 4
Rockies 10, Phillies 3
Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3

So, it's gets crazy!

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

Rox gained a game on the Dodgers last night :cheerlead:

[RBP]

Rox gained a game on the Dodgers last night :cheerlead:

And moved ahead of STL for the wild card.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I know the 'purists' hate it, but the 6 divisions and the 2 wild card teams make the home stretch of the baseball season so much better. Can you imagine if it was back to just 4 divisions? At least a couple of them would have been locked up months ago.

[RBP]

I know the 'purists' hate it, but the 6 divisions and the 2 wild card teams make the home stretch of the baseball season so much better. Can you imagine if it was back to just 4 divisions? At least a couple of them would have been locked up months ago.

I am a bit of a purist, but I don't mind the structure at all. It definitely makes the end wilder. It is possible for there to be several tie scenarios in the NL this year.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I am a bit of a purist, but I don't mind the structure at all. It definitely makes the end wilder. It is possible for there to be several tie scenarios in the NL this year.

I am too, to an extent on some things, but I love the playoff structure. So long as they don't try and add more teams to it and dilute it more.

[RBP]

What, you oppose the Mexico City Mariachis?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What, you oppose the Mexico City Mariachis?

I meant don't expand the amount of playoff teams :slap:

[RBP]

Ohhhhhhh.... :oops:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Damn, can the Rockies play the Phillies every day? :lol:

[RBP]

Cubs had to go 10 to beat the Pirates 7-6
Brewers 2, Cardinals 1
Rockies 14, Phillies 0
Diamondbacks 7, Dodgers 2

Atlanta, Chicago, Milwaukee have made the playoffs. Only Atlanta has clinched the division.

http://i64.tinypic.com/jzz240.png

Colorado and Chicago have 1/2 game leads with 4 to play.
Milwaukee and LAD have 3 games remaining.

Down to the wire.

[DemonGeminiX]

:sad2:

[RBP]

:sad2:

:empathy:

[RBP]

:whew:

Cubs win. 1 game lead going into the last weekend. Should be interesting.

[DemonGeminiX]

Oh wow, there's only 2 games left. That snuck up on me.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Rox up one with 3 to go :nervous:

Rockies finish with 3 at home against the Nats and the Dodgers finish with 3 on the road with the Giants.

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/HidvAoZ.gif

[RBP]

My cataclysmic predictions for the NL this weekend.

Brewers sweep 3 vs Tigers
Cardinals win 2 vs Cubs
Giants win 2 vs Dodgers

Brewers and Rockies win the division. Cubs Cardinals in the wildcard.

Although, the idea of a Cubs vs Dodgers wildcard game is pretty funny. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My cataclysmic predictions for the NL this weekend.

Brewers sweep 3 vs Tigers
Cardinals win 2 vs Cubs
Giants win 2 vs Dodgers

Brewers and Rockies win the division. Cubs Cardinals in the wildcard.

Although, the idea of a Cubs vs Dodgers wildcard game is pretty funny. :lol:

:woot:

[RBP]

You know I'll be totally wrong. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Has the postseason schedule been released yet?

[RBP]

Has the postseason schedule been released yet?

Wild card games Tuesday and Wednesday, Division series start Thursday and Friday. Subject to change if play-in games are required.

[RBP]

Cubs won 8-4 today.

[RBP]

Wow, wow, wow.

The NL central and the west are both dead even on the last day! :shock: All games start at 2-ish today.

After yesterday's 2-homer game, Yelich has a shot at the triple crown! :huh: No NL player has hit for a league triple crown since 1937.

http://i65.tinypic.com/nxrt39.png

[RBP]

Two ties!

Cubs/Brewers play-in tomorrow at noon CST.
Dodgers/Rockies play-in at 3p CST.

Losers play Tuesday in the wildcard.
Winners advance to the NLDS on Thursday.

[RBP]

My cataclysmic predictions for the NL this weekend.

Brewers sweep 3 vs Tigers {Correct}
Cardinals win 2 vs Cubs {2-1 Cubs}
Giants win 2 vs Dodgers {Dodgers Sweep}

Brewers and Rockies win the division. {TBD} Cubs Cardinals in the wildcard. {Cardinals Eliminated}

Although, the idea of a Cubs vs Dodgers wildcard game is pretty funny. :lol: {still possible}

I wasn't THAT far off. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I wasn't THAT far off. :lol:

You haven't gotten anything right other than the Brewers sweep so far....that's kinda far off :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Let's go Rockies! Beat LA! :cheerlead:

[RBP]

You haven't gotten anything right other than the Brewers sweep so far....that's kinda far off :lol:

https://i.imgur.com/MyoxbXe.png?1

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/MyoxbXe.png?1

:empathy:

[RBP]

yesterday at my place

#162

https://i.imgur.com/Q092Vbt.jpg?2

[DemonGeminiX]

So the two games today are tiebreakers and are afternoon games?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So the two games today are tiebreakers and are afternoon games?

Yes and yes.

Probably afternoon games to give the teams the most 'rest' time possible before the next round starts.

[RBP]

Cubs/Brewers @ Noon CST in Chicago
Dodgers/Rockies @ 3pm CST in LA

Losers play again Tuesday night in the wildcard game. Winner of the wildcard game plays the winner of today's Cubs/Brewers game in the NLDS Thursday.

[RBP]

It will be interesting to see the strategies by the teams today. Do you burn the bullpen to win? If you do and lose, you're screwed for the elimination game the next night.

Or if you go down early, do you concede, and go full out the next night?

No idea what to expect.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Playoff teams ranked by one of the baseball writers at CBS Sports

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[RBP]

As a Chicago fan, of course I want to the Cubs to do well. But as a baseball fan, I am also cheering for the Brewers (never won), Rockies (never won), Indians (1948), and the A's (great underdog over-achievement).

[Teh One Who Knocks]

As a Chicago fan, of course I want to the Cubs to do well. But as a baseball fan, I am also cheering for the Brewers (never won), Rockies (never won), Indians (1948), and the A's (great underdog over-achievement).

Brewers haven't even been to the World Series since 1982, so they are definitely due. I can't get behind the A's though, they've won their share of titles and I hate the whole 'sabremetrics' BS.

[RBP]

You have a legit shot at Rockies vs Red Sox. Dream series for you, I assume!

[RBP]

http://i66.tinypic.com/hx3cz9.png

Rockies/Dodgers haven't posted yet. Marquez v Buehler for pitchers.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You have a legit shot at Rockies vs Red Sox. Dream series for you, I assume!

That would be the same as 2007....I'd rather the Rox not play the Red Sox because I want the Rox to win the World Series, but I can't root for the Rox against the Red Sox. Nope. :lol: It's always Red Sox #1 and the Rox #1A

[RBP]

After Cubs-White Sox, my dream series is Cubs-Red Sox. For this year, I'd enjoy Brewers-Indians.

[RBP]

Brewers 3 - Cubs 1

Milwaukee wins the NL Central.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Not looking good for the Rox right now either....it's 5-0 Dodgers :|

[DemonGeminiX]

So Rox-Cubs for the wildcard? You two should have fun talking shit on each other all the way up and through the game.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So Rox-Cubs for the wildcard? You two should have fun talking shit on each other all the way up and through the game.

I'll just be happy with a good game. :)

Good luck tonite RBP :thumbsup:

[DemonGeminiX]

The Rockies will face the Brewers.

Cubs... 2 years and counting. :shifty:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You honestly couldn't ask for more in the very first playoff game of the season. Great pitching, great defense, forcing extra innings, and a very unlikely hero for the Rockies. Well played game all around, the Cubs have nothing to hang their heads over, they played great. And I just have to say how impressed I was with Freeland pitching on 3 days rest, a shame that guy will get no pub for the Cy Young Award. He had one of, if not the greatest season for a pitcher in Rockies history.

[RBP]

:|

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:|

:empathy:

[RBP]

I told my neighbor, "Sorry about your Cardinals, but at least you'll have the satisfaction of watching the Cubs get eliminated tonight"
"Oh, you think so?"
"Yep. They can't hit."

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yeah, the whole second half of the season their offense kinda dried up. They were making a big deal that the Cubs only scored 2 runs in 22 innings the last 2 games, but that's how the season went more or less. They showed a stat that said the Cubs had 40 games this year where they scored either 1 or 0 runs, and that was tops in the Majors.

[RBP]

Yeah, the whole second half of the season their offense kinda dried up. They were making a big deal that the Cubs only scored 2 runs in 22 innings the last 2 games, but that's how the season went more or less. They showed a stat that said the Cubs had 40 games this year where they scored either 1 or 0 runs, and that was tops in the Majors.

That's why the run differential number was meaningless this year. 10 and zero doesn't mean 5 is great.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If it makes you feel any better, I don't see the Rox getting past Milwaukee.

[RBP]

If it makes you feel any better, I don't see the Rox getting past Milwaukee.

It doesn't. :lol: Good luck!

[DemonGeminiX]

At least the Cubs fought until the bitter end, the Phillies just kind of gave up 3 weeks ago. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

To be honest, I'm worried about Boston against either the A's or the Yankees. The Sox didn't play all that well down the stretch and I have no idea how Sale is going to pitch in the postseason :wha:

[DemonGeminiX]

It looked to me like the Red Sox peaked too early. And that kinda looks funny on the screen, because they were dominating for the majority of the season. I think the A's are on fire right now.

[DemonGeminiX]

I think the A's are on fire right now.

Looks like I jinxed them.

[RBP]

Good run, A's.

[RBP]

Cubs' Addison Russell suspended 40 games under the domestic violence protocol.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/QUU1GiX.png

[DemonGeminiX]

That NY-Boston series is gonna be all over the TV. The news is gonna cover that like nothing else. Look at the ticket prices compared to the others.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Rox score 2 whole runs in the entire series with the Brewers....and those both came in the same inning of game one. Pathetic showing. :|

[RBP]

I LOVE this story. Good for you, man.

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https://www.mlb.com/cut4/brewers-catcher-and-postseason-hero-erik-kratz-is-2018s-david-ross/c-297379536

https://i.imgur.com/cVM8rbz.jpg

The Brewers are moving on to the NLCS, thanks in large part to the remarkable play of 38-year-old catcher Erik Kratz, who became the oldest player to make his postseason debut since Lave Cross in 1905 and immediately made his mark with five hits in two games, including an adventurous double.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Erik Kratz MLB hits in ...<br><br>2015: five<br>2016: eight<br>2017: two<br><br>2018 NLDS: five</p>&mdash; Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSimonMLB/status/1049063803512664066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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A 38-year-old journeyman backup catcher making an impact for a team with World Series aspirations is truly a remarkable story. And yet, it all seems so familiar ...

Remember this guy?

https://i.imgur.com/kWMB5H3.gif

It's been two years since David Ross, then a 39-year-old catcher who never had more than 348 plate appearances in a season and was on his seventh Major League team, helped the Cubs end the 108-year World Series drought with an October for the ages. His home run off Andrew Miller was one of the many incredible moments of that legendary Game 7.

Ross immediately attained cult hero status, and with good reason. His 'Grandpa Rossy' persona meshed perfectly with the young core of the 2016 Cubs, and his infectious personality combined with his clutch on-field performance to become one of the faces of one of the most iconic teams in baseball history.

A David Ross-level outcome is certainly a lot to expect from Kratz and the Brewers, of course, and it is still early in October. But many of the same ingredients are in play. Nearly 40 years old? Check. On his seventh MLB team? Check. Exceptionally likable? Check.

As Milwaukee advances and Kratz continues to collect timely hits, his legend may grow similarly. And yet while Kratz's narrative may lack in terms of historical significance -- nothing can really top breaking the Cubs' World Series drought -- it is made up for in part by Kratz's personal journey to this point.

Unlike Kratz, who is making his postseason debut this October, Ross entered the 2016 postseason with four previous postseason appearances, including a run with the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox. He also had 883 games of Major League experience under his belt, compared to Kratz's 295 career games heading into this postseason. While Ross never made an All-Star team, he did have seasons of 21 and 17 home runs with the Reds in 2006 and 2007. Kratz has never hit more than nine in a season.

Ross was a seventh-round Draft pick in 1998 as a junior out of the University of Florida, one of the strongest Division I programs in the country. Kratz was a 29th-round selection by the Blue Jays as a senior out of Eastern Mennonite University, a small Division III school in Harrisonburg, Va. Ross made his MLB debut at age 25; Kratz debuted at age 30. Ross' journey to his postseason moment was unlikely. Kratz's was borderline inconceivable.

https://i.imgur.com/GJy4z4H.gif

While we knew Ross was retiring heading into the 2016 postseason, we do not know if this October run could be Kratz's last hurrah. But regardless of whether Milwaukee completes its run through the postseason with a World Series title, we'll be enjoying every Erik Kratz moment along the way. Because sometimes, the sequel can be just as good as the original.

[RBP]

The Yankees got embarrassed tonight. 16-1 at home.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I LOVE this story. Good for you, man.

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https://www.mlb.com/cut4/brewers-catcher-and-postseason-hero-erik-kratz-is-2018s-david-ross/c-297379536

https://i.imgur.com/cVM8rbz.jpg

The Brewers are moving on to the NLCS, thanks in large part to the remarkable play of 38-year-old catcher Erik Kratz, who became the oldest player to make his postseason debut since Lave Cross in 1905 and immediately made his mark with five hits in two games, including an adventurous double.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Erik Kratz MLB hits in ...<br><br>2015: five<br>2016: eight<br>2017: two<br><br>2018 NLDS: five</p>— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSimonMLB/status/1049063803512664066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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A 38-year-old journeyman backup catcher making an impact for a team with World Series aspirations is truly a remarkable story. And yet, it all seems so familiar ...

Remember this guy?

https://i.imgur.com/kWMB5H3.gif

It's been two years since David Ross, then a 39-year-old catcher who never had more than 348 plate appearances in a season and was on his seventh Major League team, helped the Cubs end the 108-year World Series drought with an October for the ages. His home run off Andrew Miller was one of the many incredible moments of that legendary Game 7.

Ross immediately attained cult hero status, and with good reason. His 'Grandpa Rossy' persona meshed perfectly with the young core of the 2016 Cubs, and his infectious personality combined with his clutch on-field performance to become one of the faces of one of the most iconic teams in baseball history.

A David Ross-level outcome is certainly a lot to expect from Kratz and the Brewers, of course, and it is still early in October. But many of the same ingredients are in play. Nearly 40 years old? Check. On his seventh MLB team? Check. Exceptionally likable? Check.

As Milwaukee advances and Kratz continues to collect timely hits, his legend may grow similarly. And yet while Kratz's narrative may lack in terms of historical significance -- nothing can really top breaking the Cubs' World Series drought -- it is made up for in part by Kratz's personal journey to this point.

Unlike Kratz, who is making his postseason debut this October, Ross entered the 2016 postseason with four previous postseason appearances, including a run with the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox. He also had 883 games of Major League experience under his belt, compared to Kratz's 295 career games heading into this postseason. While Ross never made an All-Star team, he did have seasons of 21 and 17 home runs with the Reds in 2006 and 2007. Kratz has never hit more than nine in a season.

Ross was a seventh-round Draft pick in 1998 as a junior out of the University of Florida, one of the strongest Division I programs in the country. Kratz was a 29th-round selection by the Blue Jays as a senior out of Eastern Mennonite University, a small Division III school in Harrisonburg, Va. Ross made his MLB debut at age 25; Kratz debuted at age 30. Ross' journey to his postseason moment was unlikely. Kratz's was borderline inconceivable.

https://i.imgur.com/GJy4z4H.gif

While we knew Ross was retiring heading into the 2016 postseason, we do not know if this October run could be Kratz's last hurrah. But regardless of whether Milwaukee completes its run through the postseason with a World Series title, we'll be enjoying every Erik Kratz moment along the way. Because sometimes, the sequel can be just as good as the original.

Fuck the Brewers :hand:


The Yankees got embarrassed tonight. 16-1 at home.

And Brock Holt of the Sox became the first person to ever hit for the cycle in a post season game :shock:

[RBP]

Crazy end to the NYY/BOS game. BOS wins 4-3. NYY eliminated.

Cora is an evil genius. I would have NOT left that bird-looking motherfucker Kimbrel in the game. :lol:

https://i.imgur.com/b6CQDJx.jpg

Caw! Caw!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yankees went down easier than a $2 hooker, I thought they would give the Sox more trouble really. Now Houston, they scare me. I think the winner of the BoSox/Astros series wins the World Series.

[RBP]

Yankees went down easier than a $2 hooker, I thought they would give the Sox more trouble really. Now Houston, they scare me. I think the winner of the BoSox/Astros series wins the World Series.

I am cheering for a BoSox vs BrewCrew World Series! :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And you know MLB is hoping for a Red Sox/Dodgers World Series because of the markets :lol:

[RBP]

And you know MLB is hoping for a Red Sox/Dodgers World Series because of the markets :lol:

Oh absolutely. But an Eric Kratz walk off in game 7 would be spectacular.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Oh absolutely. But an Eric Kratz walk off in game 7 would be spectacular.

You mean walking off the field crying in defeat after the Red Sox win the World Series :tup:

[RBP]

I see a bet and a lot of trash talking in our future. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's been 5 long years since Boston won the Series, they're due [-(

[RBP]

It's been 5 long years since Boston won the Series, they're due [-(

https://i.imgur.com/NmjT9Dl.gif

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Verlander v Sale is the tentative pitching match-up for game 1

[RBP]

Verlander v Sale is the tentative pitching match-up for game 1

Wow, that's awesome.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Bwahahahahaha...Yankees starter CC Sabathia was bitching about how Hernandez called the game last night and this is what Porcello had to say:


Asked after Boston's win about Hernandez's strike zone -- and Sabathia's critique of it -- Porcello was pointed in his response.

"Throw the ball over the plate, CC," Porcello said. "I thought Angel Hernandez called a good game. You gotta get the ball over the white part of the plate and then you get the strikes called."

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

554712521626816


http://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6408/L9GwuJ.jpg

:rofl:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

NLCS starts tonite....who do you like?

I like the Dodgers in 7 games

[DemonGeminiX]

Gio Gonzalez vs Clayton Kershaw? I don't know. It seems the Dodgers luck gets more hokey the further they get. At least that's the way it's been in the past. I think the Brewers are riding high. Still... Kershaw.

[RBP]

NLCS starts tonite....who do you like?

I like the Dodgers in 7 games

#brewcrew

11 straight. This is a team that is just playing baseball... they don't give a fuck and I love it.

Eric Kratz is the man.

[RBP]

Make that 12. Go Brewers.

[RBP]

Counsell was about to lose his mind, but he trusted Jeffress, who got into trouble, but cleaned it up. 2-1 Brewers.

[RBP]

I have been watching Manny Machado and reading about him. I have concluded he's a dick and have no interest in him in Chicago.

[DemonGeminiX]

He is an asshole.

Dodgers takes games 4 in 13, even the series 2 - 2.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I have been watching Manny Machado and reading about him. I have concluded he's a dick and have no interest in him in Chicago.


He is an asshole.

Sounds like he'll end up with the NY Yankees then.

[KevinD]

Astros have a chance to even series up tonight. I'll be watching.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

FOX Sports


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Kate Upton on Wednesday blasted commenters on Twitter for their "degrading" comments after she voiced her opinion about a fan-interference call during an Astros-Red Sox playoff game.
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In the first inning for the Houston Astros in Game 4, Jose Altuve was denied a two-run homer after fans reaching for the ball interfered with Mookie Betts attempt to make a leaping catch.

“So if a player is IN the stands fans are suppose to move over?” Upton tweeted. “If those are the rules MLB shouldn’t let fans sit there. They didn’t reach over the fence. @MLB”

After a barrage of replies in and hostile comments, Upton shot back at her critics. She called out people for addressing her as “princess”, “honey” or “terrible girl.”
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“Just because I have an opinion on the call doesn’t give you the right to be degrading & disrespectful because I’m a woman,” Upton tweeted.

Upton's husband is Justin Verlander, a pitcher for the Houston Astros.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[RBP]

Kate Upton is right, both on the call and the degrading comments. Joe West blew that one. I would not want to be Troy Caldwell (the fan in question) today.

[RBP]

Dodgers won 5-2 to go up 3-2 over Brewers. Day off and back to Milwaukee.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Kate Upton is right, both on the call and the degrading comments. Joe West blew that one. I would not want to be Troy Caldwell (the fan in question) today.

It was the correct call :nono:

And Kate Upton is a whiner :hand:

[RBP]

It was the correct call :nono:

And Kate Upton is a whiner :hand:

C'mon, man. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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"When he jumped up to reach for the ball, the spectator reached out of the stands and hit him over the playing field and closed his glove," West said to a pool reporter following Game 4. "He hit the ball to right field. He jumped up to try to make a catch. The man interfered with him over the playing field. That's why it's called spectator interference."

The play was reviewed by the umpires -- it was a crew chief review, not an Astros challenge -- and it was determined the call on the field "stands." Officially, that means MLB did not see enough evidence to overturn West's call.
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MLB rule 3.16 covers spectator interference. Here is the relevant text:


In every case of spectator interference with a batted or thrown ball, the ball shall be declared dead and the baserunners can be placed where the umpire determines they would have been without the interference. When a spectator clearly prevents a fielder from catching a fly ball by reaching onto the field of play, the batter shall be ruled out. But no interference is called if a spectator comes in contact with a batted or thrown ball without reaching onto the field of play -- even if a fielder might have caught the ball had the spectator not been there.

As noted, the replay crew in New York could not determine whether the fans in right field did actually reach into the field of play to interfere with Betts and prevent him from making the catch. Is that debatable? Absolutely. Given the evidence, it seems to me whatever was called on the field was going to stand, and in this case West called fan interference.

"He just said that there was fan interference on the field, and my argument was more about the fact that the ball was leaving the yard, the trajectory was there," said Astros manager A.J. Hinch to Lauren Shehadi of TBS during an in-game interview. "Jose paid kind of the ultimate price for something out of his control. I'm not sure if Mookie makes that catch, he's a great athlete, but how it's an assumed out is unbelievable."

[RBP]

His arm is over the wall. The "call stands" means they could definitively overturn West's mistake. It would have also stood if he called it a home run, which it was.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

His arm is over the wall. The "call stands" means they could definitively overturn West's mistake. It would have also stood if he called it a home run, which it was.

Exactly, the fan's arm is over the wall, therefore, spectator interference :agreed:

[RBP]

Exactly, the fan's arm is over the wall, therefore, spectator interference :agreed:

https://i.imgur.com/lwa7ov0.gif

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:dance:

[DemonGeminiX]

That was a home run.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Just because you two are siding with Kate doesn't mean she's gonna let you in her pants :rolleyes:

[DemonGeminiX]

I don't like Kate and I don't give a shit what she thinks. I watched the video you posted and made my own determination based on what I saw.

It was a home run.

[RBP]

Correct answer 2, Lance 1

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I don't like Kate and I don't give a shit what she thinks. I watched the video you posted and made my own determination based on what I saw.

It was a home run.

:blind:


Correct answer 2, Lance 1

:blind:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I just checked the box score, where is this "home run" in the bottom of the first you both speak of, because I don't see it? :confused:

[RBP]

It's in the error column, charged to Joe West.

[KevinD]

I saw the game, along with all the replays. To me, it looked like the fans were behind or on the wall. Mokie's glove was part the wall, into the stands. Had he caught the ball, out. Since he didn't, should have been hone run. In the end, dont think it would have mattered. Astros left way too many runners on. Crossing fingers for tonight.

[RBP]

There was a camera positioned perfectly to reach a definitive answer about the home run controversy.

Except for one problem.

https://i.imgur.com/c852qYl.jpg?1

[RBP]

My personal favorite from Wrigley.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebya0w2ifF4

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/1PwYSaA.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MjmIvk7.png

[Teh One Who Knocks]

David Price, my man. On short rest too. Got the monkey off his back and pitched a gem last night.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No Tweet from that bitch Upton on what happened last night :lol:

[RBP]

Same thing happened to the Cubs after Bartman. :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Same thing happened to the Cubs after Bartman. :hand:

They lost to the Red Sox in game 5 of the ALCS? :confused:

[RBP]

They lost to the Red Sox in game 5 of the ALCS? :confused:

:slap: collapse after fan interference.

https://i.imgur.com/KuQT00j.gif

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'm just glad it was her husband on the mound last night and he got zapped with all 4 runs.

[RBP]

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

NBC Sports Boston Staff


Remember Alex Bregman's controversial Instagram stunt before Game 3? David Price does.

Before Game 3, Alex Bregman trolled Nathan Eovaldi by posting a video of the Astros hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs off him in June. In the eighth inning of Game 5, Eovaldi got sweet revenge by striking out the Astros third baseman.

Price seemed to enjoy the moment even more than Eovaldi, as he can be seen appearing to tell "Post that!" from the dugout.
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Bregman probably should have learned a valuable lesson from Aaron Judge's boombox incident in the ALDS: Don't dare troll the Red Sox in the middle of a series.

[RBP]

Impressive win by the Brewers. And without using Hader.

Game 7 tomorrow.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[DemonGeminiX]

Dodgers in 6.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Kershaw v Sale tonite...should be a good one. In his 10 years in the Majors, Kershaw has never pitched at Fenway and never faced the Red Sox.

Last time the Dodgers and Sox met in the WS was 102 years ago. :shock:

[DemonGeminiX]

102 years... wow.

Back when they were still the Brooklyn Dodgers, I assume.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nope, it even pre-dates their name change to the Dodgers. They were the Brooklyn Robins, named after their manager, Wilbert Robinson.

[DemonGeminiX]

Wow, first inning and the Sox are making Kershaw look... human.

[DemonGeminiX]

8 - 4

Brutal.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

by Pete Blackburn - CBS Sports


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It wasn't the best showing for Clayton Kershaw or the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday. The Dodgers' ace gave up five runs on seven hits in four innings in Boston and Los Angeles dropped the first game of the series by a score of 8-4. (To be fair, Chris Sale wasn't his best on the other side, either.)

After the game, Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt didn't seem thrilled about the bullpen situation at Fenway Park. Honeycutt discussed how close the bullpen is to the outfield bleachers and may have indirectly suggested that Kershaw's lackluster performance in Game 1 could have been affected by a tense pregame warmup session in the pen.

From Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci:


Kershaw felt the full-on Fenway effect the minute he took to the bullpen mound to warm up for World Series Game 1 Tuesday night.

"Brutal. Pretty brutal," said Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, making his first trip to the Fens since 2010. Not much has changed. The rubber of the pitching mound in the visitors' bullpen is but three feet from the bleacher seats. "What I don't understand is why baseball allows it. You've got the rubber right there and people literally standing over you."

Honeycutt's not wrong in that both of Fenway's bullpens are located in very close proximity to the right field stands, and that provides plenty of access for fans to heckle members of the opposing team. And he's also not wrong that it can be pretty brutal at times.

But that's also just the way it goes. One of the beautiful things about baseball is that all the ballparks have their own little quirks and sometimes they find a way to provide a little home field advantage. (The visitor's clubhouse at Fenway Park is also laughably small and dingy.) Boston certainly isn't the only place that presents these unwelcoming challenges, and every opposing pitcher who has ventured into Fenway over the years has had to deal with the "brutal" nature of Sox fans being right in their kitchen as they warm up in the pen. It's just part of the deal.

Complaining and suggesting that Major League Baseball should make the Red Sox change it seems like a little much. And, if we're being honest, doing so after Game 1 of the World Series is probably not what you want to see if you're a Dodgers fan. That just oozes loser's mentality.

Luckily, if we know anything about Red Sox fans, they will undoubtedly be much quieter and more polite during Game 2 on Wednesday now that they know they're bothering the opponent.


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[Teh One Who Knocks]

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No kidding....the fans are taunting you in the bullpen? :shock:

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

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"Me and Mookie work on our ballet a lot, especially in spring training"

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

What's this about the Bosox snubbing Schilling?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What's this about the Bosox snubbing Schilling?

Red Sox owner John Henry is a huge liberal and Schilling is an outspoken conservative, so that's your answer. Was it right? No, of course not, but that's the way the world has become. Schilling was pretty gracious though when asked about it.
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[DemonGeminiX]

I knew I was pulling for the Dodgers for some reason not entirely to do with baseball. What an asshole.

[Godfather]

Jesus it has been a good century to be a Boston sports fan :lol: 11 championships since 2001? I'm fucking jealous.

[DemonGeminiX]

Yeah, they've had enough. I'm starting to feel about them the way I feel about the St. Louis Cardinals or New York Yankees. :lol:

Congrats, Lance.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:woot: The long drought is over!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Jesus it has been a good century to be a Boston sports fan :lol: 11 championships since 2001? I'm fucking jealous.

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And I thought life was good back when I was in high school and saw the Celtics win 3 championships during the 80's :lol:

[RBP]

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

Free agency rumors: Phillies listed as favorites to land Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/free-agency-rumors-phillies-listed-as-favorites-to-land-bryce-harper-and-manny-machado/)

[RBP]

Free agency rumors: Phillies listed as favorites to land Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/free-agency-rumors-phillies-listed-as-favorites-to-land-bryce-harper-and-manny-machado/)

Cubs aren't even on the list for Machado. Good. I'll take Kershaw though.

[DemonGeminiX]

Free agency rumors: Phillies listed as favorites to land Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/free-agency-rumors-phillies-listed-as-favorites-to-land-bryce-harper-and-manny-machado/)


Favorites for Machado?!? Machado's a lazy asshole. Philly, you better riot over this. Harper's got an attitude problem but he produces... but Machado? Fuck that guy.

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And I thought life was good back when I was in high school and saw the Celtics win 3 championships during the 80's :lol:

I literally can't picture how good that must feel :lol: Which one felt the best? Which one did you get the most loaded to celebrate :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Cubs aren't even on the list for Machado. Good. I'll take Kershaw though.

Sox aren't on the Machado list either and that makes me happy. He's a cancer, despite what kind of numbers he's capable of putting up. I'd be on the fence about Kershaw. He's going to want a lot of money to leave LA and he's on the downside of his career. He can't afford to lose too much more velocity on his fastball. Unless he can become more like Greg Maddux was, a great junk ball pitcher.


Favorites for Machado?!? Machado's a lazy asshole. Philly, you better riot over this. Harper's got an attitude problem but he produces... but Machado? Fuck that guy.

I can't see any one team signing both of those guys really. You'd be looking at $500 million in contracts (or more) for what both of those guys are going to want. I've even see stories saying it might take a contract (long term) north of $300 million just for Machado. Don't know if a team would actually pay that though considering there is a fairly decent sized down side to him.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I literally can't picture how good that must feel :lol: Which one felt the best? Which one did you get the most loaded to celebrate :-k

Sox in '04, without question since it was their first championship since 1918. Then the B's in '11. It was nice to see the Celtics win because it had been awhile, but I'd seen them win championships with Bird and that was amazing. But the Sox and 'the curse' and all the close calls (I cried when they lost the 1986 World Series :lol: ), that was just amazing. Especially since they were down 0-3 to the vaunted Yankees and the Sox came back to slay that demon as well as get rid of that stupid 'curse' once and for all. And I've never been a Pats fan, not ever really. I mean the first Super Bowl for them in '02 was kinda cool because they were underdogs and no one really knew what a fucking tool Tom Brady was yet :lol: and they were huge underdogs in that one.

Growing up in New England and being a fan of baseball, the Red Sox were always it. Being a BoSox fan is almost a way of life there.

[RBP]

I cried when they lost the 1986 World Series :lol:

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

:fu:

4 world championships in 15 years makes that distant memory not hurt anymore :P