[lex24]

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

Now we just need Angel Hernandez and C.B. Buckner to join him.

I have seen some support for Joe West for the Hall of Fame, he could show up on a committee ballot at some point.

He will get in the HOF.  Most games umped.  And the only PEDs he took involved large amounts of food…..

[lex24]

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

Now we just need Angel Hernandez and C.B. Buckner to join him.

I have seen some support for Joe West for the Hall of Fame, he could show up on a committee ballot at some point.

He will get in the HOF.  Most games umped.  And the only PEDs he took involved large amounts of food…..

[DC 86]

Mike McDaniel named new Miami Dolphins HC.

Big loss for the 49ers, in addition to him being perhaps the most entertaining coach in the league at press conferences.

Anthony Lynn presumably his replacement.

[DC 86]

Mike McDaniel named new Miami Dolphins HC.

Big loss for the 49ers, in addition to him being perhaps the most entertaining coach in the league at press conferences.

Anthony Lynn presumably his replacement.

[BostonCard]

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

Now we just need Angel Hernandez and C.B. Buckner to join him.

I have seen some support for Joe West for the Hall of Fame, he could show up on a committee ballot at some point.

He will get in the HOF.  Most games umped.  And the only PEDs he took involved large amounts of food…..

Raises the question, if there were such a thing as PEDs for umpires (say something that improved their visio-spatial discrimination), should it be banned? Required?

BC

[BostonCard]

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

Now we just need Angel Hernandez and C.B. Buckner to join him.

I have seen some support for Joe West for the Hall of Fame, he could show up on a committee ballot at some point.

He will get in the HOF.  Most games umped.  And the only PEDs he took involved large amounts of food…..

Raises the question, if there were such a thing as PEDs for umpires (say something that improved their visio-spatial discrimination), should it be banned? Required?

BC

[Mick]

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

He of the WTF! strike zone.

As bad as West was, I think Angel Hernandez takes the cake:

https://www.thecoldwire.com/worst-mlb-umpires/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel...%20leagues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsG3OBtWuA
https://www.thetoptens.com/baseball/wors...l-umpires/
http://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees-news-...e-problem/
https://www.sportscasting.com/how-angel-...b-history/
https://brobible.com/sports/article/ange...calls-bad/

[Mick]

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

He of the WTF! strike zone.

As bad as West was, I think Angel Hernandez takes the cake:

https://www.thecoldwire.com/worst-mlb-umpires/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel...%20leagues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsG3OBtWuA
https://www.thetoptens.com/baseball/wors...l-umpires/
http://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees-news-...e-problem/
https://www.sportscasting.com/how-angel-...b-history/
https://brobible.com/sports/article/ange...calls-bad/

[Phogge]

Some great ump stories in Robert Creamer’s 80’s bio of Casey Stengel.

And if you want to get tossed just call me Blue.

[Phogge]

Some great ump stories in Robert Creamer’s 80’s bio of Casey Stengel.

And if you want to get tossed just call me Blue.

[DC 86]

Raises the question, if there were such a thing as PEDs for umpires (say something that improved their visio-spatial discrimination), should it be banned? Required?

BC

Adderall?

Meanwhile, on the subject of PEDs, the lockout means that the Joint Drug Agreement has been terminated, so players are free to load up on PEDs as long as they are out of their systems by the time a new CBA is in place and testing resumes.

[DC 86]

Raises the question, if there were such a thing as PEDs for umpires (say something that improved their visio-spatial discrimination), should it be banned? Required?

BC

Adderall?

Meanwhile, on the subject of PEDs, the lockout means that the Joint Drug Agreement has been terminated, so players are free to load up on PEDs as long as they are out of their systems by the time a new CBA is in place and testing resumes.

[lex24]

Manfred. Besides Bowie Kuhn has their been a bigger idiot as Commissioner in the last 50 years.  What a twit.

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Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

He of the WTF! strike zone.

As bad as West was, I think Angel Hernandez takes the cake:

https://www.thecoldwire.com/worst-mlb-umpires/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel...%20leagues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsG3OBtWuA
https://www.thetoptens.com/baseball/wors...l-umpires/
http://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees-news-...e-problem/
https://www.sportscasting.com/how-angel-...b-history/
https://brobible.com/sports/article/ange...calls-bad/

Nice find.  He is atrocious.

[lex24]

Manfred. Besides Bowie Kuhn has their been a bigger idiot as Commissioner in the last 50 years.  What a twit.

---

Joe West retires. Finally

https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/statu...01856?s=21

He of the WTF! strike zone.

As bad as West was, I think Angel Hernandez takes the cake:

https://www.thecoldwire.com/worst-mlb-umpires/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel...%20leagues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsG3OBtWuA
https://www.thetoptens.com/baseball/wors...l-umpires/
http://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees-news-...e-problem/
https://www.sportscasting.com/how-angel-...b-history/
https://brobible.com/sports/article/ange...calls-bad/

Nice find.  He is atrocious.

[Mick]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

[Mick]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

[Phogge]

Maybe not. There are a few scenarios including a manager using up all of his positions players in an extra inning game and a pitcher having to hit.

[Phogge]

Maybe not. There are a few scenarios including a manager using up all of his positions players in an extra inning game and a pitcher having to hit.

[Giants]

Maybe not. There are a few scenarios including a manager using up all of his positions players in an extra inning game and a pitcher having to hit.

My favorite:  a screw-up by a manager that causes the DH to be removed from the game in favor of a pitcher.  

Webb won’t be the last P to hit an HR in a game….

[Giants]

Maybe not. There are a few scenarios including a manager using up all of his positions players in an extra inning game and a pitcher having to hit.

My favorite:  a screw-up by a manager that causes the DH to be removed from the game in favor of a pitcher.  

Webb won’t be the last P to hit an HR in a game….

[qwerty49]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

[qwerty49]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

[DC 86]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

You can't just compare raw AL and NL run scoring statistics because of the different parks, but in general the delta from having a DH is understood to be between 0.1 and 0.2 runs per team per game. Last five seasons the overall ERA in the AL (going backwards) was 4.32, 4.42, 4.60, 4.27 and 4.37 and in the NL was 4.20, 4.47, 4.38, 4.02 and 4.34, i.e. deltas of 0.08, 0.13, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.03.

[DC 86]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

You can't just compare raw AL and NL run scoring statistics because of the different parks, but in general the delta from having a DH is understood to be between 0.1 and 0.2 runs per team per game. Last five seasons the overall ERA in the AL (going backwards) was 4.32, 4.42, 4.60, 4.27 and 4.37 and in the NL was 4.20, 4.47, 4.38, 4.02 and 4.34, i.e. deltas of 0.08, 0.13, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.03.

[qwerty49]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

You can't just compare raw AL and NL run scoring statistics because of the different parks, but in general the delta from having a DH is understood to be between 0.1 and 0.2 runs per team per game. Last five seasons the overall ERA in the AL (going backwards) was 4.32, 4.42, 4.60, 4.27 and 4.37 and in the NL was 4.20, 4.47, 4.38, 4.02 and 4.34, i.e. deltas of 0.08, 0.13, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.03.

Hmmm.  It would seem a better comparison might be just within the AL, pre-DH vs with DH.  Or maybe not -- as the lowering of the mound is probably in there, along with the so-called "livelier ball."

[qwerty49]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

You can't just compare raw AL and NL run scoring statistics because of the different parks, but in general the delta from having a DH is understood to be between 0.1 and 0.2 runs per team per game. Last five seasons the overall ERA in the AL (going backwards) was 4.32, 4.42, 4.60, 4.27 and 4.37 and in the NL was 4.20, 4.47, 4.38, 4.02 and 4.34, i.e. deltas of 0.08, 0.13, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.03.

Hmmm.  It would seem a better comparison might be just within the AL, pre-DH vs with DH.  Or maybe not -- as the lowering of the mound is probably in there, along with the so-called "livelier ball."

[DC 86]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

You can't just compare raw AL and NL run scoring statistics because of the different parks, but in general the delta from having a DH is understood to be between 0.1 and 0.2 runs per team per game. Last five seasons the overall ERA in the AL (going backwards) was 4.32, 4.42, 4.60, 4.27 and 4.37 and in the NL was 4.20, 4.47, 4.38, 4.02 and 4.34, i.e. deltas of 0.08, 0.13, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.03.

Hmmm.  It would seem a better comparison might be just within the AL, pre-DH vs with DH.  Or maybe not -- as the lowering of the mound is probably in there, along with the so-called "livelier ball."

As well as different parks being built, changes in dimensions and wall heights to existing parks, expansion, changes to the strike zone, use of performance enhancers which affects both pitchers and hitters, introduction of defensive shifts, etc. The DH was introduced 39 years ago and the game has undergone dramatic changes resulting in a much different run environment aside from the introduction of the DH itself.

You can simply compare aggregate hitting by pitchers and by batters in the DH spot and then extrapolate the run scoring effect using linear weights, which is why 0.1-0.2 runs per team per game is the currently accepted baseline. It may not sound like much but it's significant.

[DC 86]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

You can't just compare raw AL and NL run scoring statistics because of the different parks, but in general the delta from having a DH is understood to be between 0.1 and 0.2 runs per team per game. Last five seasons the overall ERA in the AL (going backwards) was 4.32, 4.42, 4.60, 4.27 and 4.37 and in the NL was 4.20, 4.47, 4.38, 4.02 and 4.34, i.e. deltas of 0.08, 0.13, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.03.

Hmmm.  It would seem a better comparison might be just within the AL, pre-DH vs with DH.  Or maybe not -- as the lowering of the mound is probably in there, along with the so-called "livelier ball."

As well as different parks being built, changes in dimensions and wall heights to existing parks, expansion, changes to the strike zone, use of performance enhancers which affects both pitchers and hitters, introduction of defensive shifts, etc. The DH was introduced 39 years ago and the game has undergone dramatic changes resulting in a much different run environment aside from the introduction of the DH itself.

You can simply compare aggregate hitting by pitchers and by batters in the DH spot and then extrapolate the run scoring effect using linear weights, which is why 0.1-0.2 runs per team per game is the currently accepted baseline. It may not sound like much but it's significant.

[BostonCard]

I was going to ask who the last AL pitcher to hit a home run was, and then I remembered this guy:

https://youtu.be/P6Jt6xkPrns

BC

[BostonCard]

I was going to ask who the last AL pitcher to hit a home run was, and then I remembered this guy:

https://youtu.be/P6Jt6xkPrns

BC

[Mick]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

One effect is that American League batters have been hit at a rate 10% to 15% higher than National League batters.

http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~lefre...ll_brj.pdf

[Mick]

Now that Manfred has agreed to the universal DH, Logan Webb has officially hit the last home run by a pitcher in the major leagues, which he did against San Diego on the last day of the year.  Shades of Madison Bumgarner.

https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/stat...sco-giants

Hey Mick, in general, how has the DH affected pitching stats? Intuitively it would seem that ERAs, for one, would be higher.

One effect is that American League batters have been hit at a rate 10% to 15% higher than National League batters.

http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~lefre...ll_brj.pdf

[newguy]

It appears that the Niners have been hacked by a ransomware gang.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/...m-82865844

[newguy]

It appears that the Niners have been hacked by a ransomware gang.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/...m-82865844

[lex24]

It appears that the Niners have been hacked by a ransomware gang.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/...m-82865844

Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday! Oh wait. Idiots…..

[lex24]

It appears that the Niners have been hacked by a ransomware gang.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/...m-82865844

Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday! Oh wait. Idiots…..

[newguy]

It appears that the Niners have been hacked by a ransomware gang.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/...m-82865844

Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday!  Oh wait.  Idiots…..

maybe the owners and players need to have a lock-in.

[newguy]

It appears that the Niners have been hacked by a ransomware gang.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/...m-82865844

Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday!  Oh wait.  Idiots…..

maybe the owners and players need to have a lock-in.

[Phogge]

The Niners need to engage Chris Hemsworth. He can find the hackers on the Dark Web, track them down and rain rolling thunder on their keisters.

[Phogge]

The Niners need to engage Chris Hemsworth. He can find the hackers on the Dark Web, track them down and rain rolling thunder on their keisters.