America Day edition
LINEUPS
>Cubs (45-42)
1. Kyle Schwarber (LF)
2. Javier Baez (SS)
3. Kris Bryant (RF)
4. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
5. Wilson Contreras (C)
6. Robel Garcia (2B)
7. David Bote (3B)
8. Albert Almora (CF)
9. Jose Quintana (P)
>Pirates (42-43)
1. Kevin Newman (2B)
2. Bryan Reynolds (LF)
3. Starling Marte (CF)
4. Josh Bell (1B)
5. Melky Cabrera (RF)
6. Jose Osuna (3B)
7. Jung-ho Kang (SS)
8. Elias Diaz (C)
9. Jordan Lyles (P)
cubs desu
Go, Cubs.
Cusb
>Another lead for shitty pitching to eventually give up
Gee, I can't wait
>bucs defense
>Cubes ALREADY running roughshod over this circus of a ballclub
and the Robel meme is now 0-for-5 in five plate appearances, with 5 strikeouts
who should >we call up next?
>Bryant with a solo home run.
Somebody will want him.
bryant woo hoo
*will be, rather
is Robel Garcia the first player to successfully move from European baseball to the Majors?
Fielding is way ahead of you.
GIDP, Buckaroos!
Reminder Cubs are fucking faggots who will continue to lose until Happ is back on the team.
alMOREa ding, 2-zip
pathetic
can he hit for the cycle today?
Almora reason to trade him!
WILLED
Almora for Eloy?
>first career hit is a triple
meme status confirmed
Based
damn they really exploited bote's biggest weakness
>still mad at shoes
>entirety of Major League Baseball wearing stars & stripes shoes or apparel
gabbernig str8 DABBED on
I thought we were seeing the end of Alex Cobb as a starting pitcher (his 0.63 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, 1.05 K/9, 3.14 FIP are the only numbers that suggest he might have the potential for the second option), but he certainly was a plus-pitching reliever at one point. Is he a better option now? I dunno.
That's an astonishing achievement, especially considering what it takes to do it. In his time in the English Major Leagues, Garcia played in the likes of Leicestershire and Hampshire — where he batted .297/.359/.459 with 33 homers in 669 games, most of which were spent as a pinch runner — but it takes at least a season to make the jump. It took him five full seasons of Major League baseball to really develop a reliable and dependable batting eye, and now he'll turn 26 during next August's regular season.
Before this, Garcia was considered to be a minor leaguer, and I think it's fair to say that he never received a chance to bat against the best hitters of his age group, a group that was dominated by Michael Saunders, Alex Rodriguez; Justin Upton, Jose Abreu, Chris Davis and Albert Pujols. That is, until now.
After his promotion to Leicestershire on January 26, 2013, it was not surprising that Garcia led the league in home run-to-fly-ball rate, and as a result was voted the league MVP. Then came the injury in late July 2014, as he suffered a lower back strain before his second game of the regular season against Sussex.
>NEWMAN!
I really like that hat
And here I was hoping Baez just got a four week vacation on the DL.
>Clevelindians colors
ugly
LET 'EM HEAR IT JOE
>English Major Leagues
obscure af fuck
im gonna try and find if any of the "Dutch" guys played in the Hoofdklasse
is there another Alex Cobb I dont know about?
the Orioles pitcher is ass-wine (10.95 ERA, 1.865 WHIP, and 9 HRs allowed in 12.1 innings)
On the radio they mentioned the Brewers have been suspected of cheating... I can’t find anything about it, anybody know what’s going on?
that's america's colors user
Here’s to the Army and the Navy and the battles they have won.
>im gonna try and find if any of the "Dutch" guys played in the Hoofdklasse
doesnt seem like it, but Didi Gregorius spent an (off)season in Australia playing for the Canberra Cavalry, when he was a 20-year old in the Reds system. he hit .189/.248/.283 in 36 games (140 PAs)
Gregorius' ability to hit is an absolute steal. His swing was one of the best in the entire Big League, and his ability to hit in the center of second base in the American League is a gift. His glove and defense will always remain an intriguing question as a player, but if you were to put him in your MLB lineup it is hard to believe that his bat will struggle against the best teams in baseball.
I am excited to see this guy at the plate.
>pitching change
Hurdle pulled a Maddon.
wtf
>head-beaning in a run
wow, theyre even scummy like real pirates
We suck but at least we’re not dirty.
Typical Pissburgh
>Jim Bean
lmao at these announcers imagine thinking someone intentionally hit someone with no outs and the bases loaded
Shittsburgh has left in this guy and he's been throwing high inside all day. It was bound to happen
SCHWARBIE RBI WALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>Pierat pitching
pffffffffffffffffffft
based
He finally throws a decent pitch and it costs them 2 runs. Lmfao
B I G inning
Is 6 enough of a margin for when Q eventually gives up a few runs and the pen gives up a few more?
THIRD BASE!
>According to WLUK-AM in Pittsburgh, Maddon went "out of line," and then "fumbled" to get into the dugout. He was taken to a nearby ambulance, as well as to the hospital.
>"I don't want to be the guy who makes a fool out of Joe because at times, it can get personal and personal and personal," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of the manager's ejection.
>It is not the first time Maddon has had problems with players in Pittsburgh, who have had a long history of arguing to get a point of view about Maddon. He has faced a number of players from various teams in his career, with the most notable being catcher Jonathan Papelbon.
>"We talked in the bullpen. And his face came, and he started crying, too," Maddon said. "We had talked about this all week. He wasn't going to hurt him. There were no words of support, no anything like that. He just started crying and yelling and throwing his hands up, yelling at me."
>Maddon has been a polarizing manager in the past.
>"I think I can explain it to you," Maddon said. "The way we do it. No question. He was there on the field. It was no different. We have a whole set of guys who are really passionate about this club, and if they don't step forward, that's just frustrating.
>After leaving Thursday's game, Maddon said, he "was kind of mad" about it and the team "is not going for fun anymore" after that. That also may have meant he was trying to take a page out of the Mets' own history that also includes trading Sandy Alderson.
whoa
RZO making a FOOL of these searats
>lightning right before the home run
Introducing, Robel Garcia
...
If she went to TFC without me then fuck her.
Did he fall or something? Can’t find anything about this.
unclear
why quintana still out there!!!
FUCK YOU THEO FUCK YOU...TRADE RIZZO FOR PITCHING
he's on a roll and sub-100 pitches
saw joe trending on twitter was hoping he got fired...
a [ W ] for the birthday boy America
>If an Infield Fly falls on the base of a runner who is not attempting home, it is a foul ball. Any ball with the potential to become an Infield Fly shall be declared dead balls at home. If a batted ball which is not declared dead ball is declared live in the field in play, it shall be classified as a home. If a batting practice is made to play "dead balls" and the batted ball is declared dead ball prior to playing the game, then the game will be played without a live bat.
>As a result, the fly ball that strikes a baselines runner is always deemed an Infield Fly. The fielding umpire of a batted ball must examine the ball and may, in certain circumstances, determine whether the baselines runner was alive or not before the runner scored from the baselines runner. If the baselines runner did not score, the fielding umpire shall review and change the call.