Tue June 05, 2018 9:52 pm
Balki wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:Would any of you in here have any objection to me just deleting Balki's posts in this thread?
This would be setting a dangerous precedent. My posts are on topic, relevant, and informative. Are you willing to offer this service in thread's of mine where I don't care for a certain person and/or their replies?
Tue June 05, 2018 10:34 pm
Wed June 06, 2018 1:27 am
philpritchard wrote:Balki banned from MLB thread!
Wed June 06, 2018 1:39 am
Wed June 06, 2018 11:57 am
Wed June 06, 2018 3:52 pm
Wed June 06, 2018 7:48 pm
Balki wrote:Venters gets his first career start for the Rays vs the Nats!
Wed June 06, 2018 8:33 pm
Electromatic wrote:Balki wrote:Venters gets his first career start for the Rays vs the Nats!
If Johnny Venters is starting a game for the Rays....... Tampa probably should not have a baseball team.
Love JV, but you're basically a step above pulling people from the stands to play. Just move the team.
American sports need relegation.
Wed June 06, 2018 8:42 pm
philpritchard wrote:Electromatic wrote:Balki wrote:Venters gets his first career start for the Rays vs the Nats!
If Johnny Venters is starting a game for the Rays....... Tampa probably should not have a baseball team.
Love JV, but you're basically a step above pulling people from the stands to play. Just move the team.
American sports need relegation.
Venters started in the same way that Sergio Romo has been starting this year: they're using him as a reliever but having him pitch an inning at the start of the game instead of at the end.
They weren't actually desperate enough to make him a real starter... it's just a new strategy they're trying. We're probably going to see more and more of it in the coming years.
Wed June 06, 2018 10:33 pm
cutuphalfdead wrote:philpritchard wrote:Electromatic wrote:Balki wrote:Venters gets his first career start for the Rays vs the Nats!
If Johnny Venters is starting a game for the Rays....... Tampa probably should not have a baseball team.
Love JV, but you're basically a step above pulling people from the stands to play. Just move the team.
American sports need relegation.
Venters started in the same way that Sergio Romo has been starting this year: they're using him as a reliever but having him pitch an inning at the start of the game instead of at the end.
They weren't actually desperate enough to make him a real starter... it's just a new strategy they're trying. We're probably going to see more and more of it in the coming years.
It's not a terrible strategy, but it only makes sense if you don't have really good starters. If you have Max Scherzer he's starting and hopefully going 8 or 9 innings. When you start with an opener you're conceding that the "starter" in the game isn't going to go 8 or 9.
Not that you need this explained.
Thu June 07, 2018 2:57 am
Thu June 07, 2018 3:13 am
Thu June 07, 2018 3:30 am
Thu June 07, 2018 12:16 pm
Thu June 07, 2018 1:31 pm
Thu June 07, 2018 1:32 pm
PHATJ wrote:Finger blaster?
Thu June 07, 2018 1:35 pm
Balki wrote:PHATJ wrote:Finger blaster?
....blister, folks
Thu June 07, 2018 1:38 pm
PHATJ wrote:Balki wrote:PHATJ wrote:Finger blaster?
....blister, folks
Finger blaster is my new favorite injury of all time.
Thu June 07, 2018 4:16 pm
Thu June 07, 2018 5:28 pm
Balki wrote:Royals send Jay to D-Backs!