Larry18
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I thought Fernandez had a bum knee when he pitched for the O’s.
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13 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:
Pitchers often have much less predictable career arcs than position players. But still, not many are dramatically better in their 30s than their 20s. And when it happens there is usually a clear reason. Martinez stopped drinking. Dazzy Vance broke off a bone spur hitting his elbow on a poker table, and after surgery was the best pitcher in baseball. Knuckleballers take a decade to figure out the pitch. Some early pitchers like Bill Hutchison who didn't start pro careers until very late because 1800s baseball was disorganized and chaotic.
Moyer is almost unique in that there was no precipitating cause. He just turned into a very good pitcher in his mid-30s.
Interesting side point: I made a list of the top old (32+) pitchers of all time. Just scanning that list there are at least nine knuckleballers in the top 100. The Niekros, Hoyt Wilhelm, Dutch Leonard, Eddie Cicotte, Charlie Hough, Tom Candiotti, RA Dickey, Tim Wakefield, and I'm sure I'm missing a few. In any given season today there are one, two, three knuckleballers out of 300+ MLB pitchers. So being a knuckleballer probably increases the odds of pitching well into your late 30s or even 40s by 10 or 20 times compared to a standard pitcher.
Jack Quinn should get a nod even though he threw a legal spitball.
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I can not imagine playing third on the AstroTurf of 40 years ago.
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20 hours ago, ArtVanDelay said:
You forgot Lefty Grove and Home Run Baker.
Grove played for the International league Orioles.
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I believe the status of our health care system will ultimately determine when events will be allowed to resume.
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1 hour ago, atomic said:
Premier league finally shuts down. I guess with all the players and coaches becoming infected. England's plan is for everyone to get infected as soon as possible and then deal with the results.
The NHS is largely staffed by Eastern Europeans Ironic
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2 hours ago, UpstateNYfan said:
Trey was fortunate enough to be in a situation where physicals were routine and had health care professionals that recognized the problem. Most young people(and many older) don't believe routine physicals are important and don't or can't afford them because of no insurance. I lost two cousins at early ages (26,32) due to colon-rectal cancer. If detected earlier the results would likely have been different. My father had the disease too, hence I get a colonoscopy every 3 years. There is a HUGE genetic link. For all who are so uncomfortable about the procedure, it is no big deal.....the cleansing process is worse than the procedure. Here's hoping Trey has a complete recovery. Here is also a good time to educate the masses on the disease and the need to have routine exams despite one's age.
I’ve taken to renting a room in the closest hotel for the prep. Last time I stayed less than a block from the facility it made the experience much better.
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Sid Fernandez
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9 hours ago, connja said:
Limited group of us folks here that will get this humor.
Jackie Mason would be proud.
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semaphore.
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On 1/29/2020 at 9:00 AM, atomic said:
Yeah this isn’t a surprise. Like I have said before , he takes pitches right down the middle and swings at balls in the dirt. So I don’t think there is any hope for him. Well unless the Orioles start stealing pitch type.
He probably has tinnitus.
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8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
Are you planning on putting an assortment of thin wafer mints on the pre-game buffet?
Just one
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7 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:
I wish to reiterate my desire for Davis to show up at ST looking like fat Thor.
I’d settle for Mr. Creosote
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38 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:
Though Moran was Surhoff’s nephew. Does he have more than one playing professional baseball?
Both Brian and Colin are his nephews. It’s on his BR player page
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39 minutes ago, interloper said:
Brian Moran was DFA'd by the Marlins.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/yankees-trade-stephen-tarpley-marlins.html
Older guy, but he's a lefty I could see getting a chance to shore up the 'pen.
Surhoff’s nephew
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He hasn’t even established residence in another country. Once that’s done he needs to get cleared by the State department. Neither of which appear to be a quick process.
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3 hours ago, Aristotelian said:
Any theories on why he went to Japan minor leagues out of Cuba instead of the U.S.?
He didn’t have to defect to play in Japan.
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Brett Lawrie is the player that caused an adjustment to dWAR
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I think the best way to get rid of Chris Davis is to have an event where players greet fans as they enter the park
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10 minutes ago, NCRaven said:
We don't do religion and politics at the Hangout. I think climate change qualifies as both.
I feel hot dogs fall in the religion category
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1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:
If we really wanted to jump-start the rebuild you'll want to wipe out the All Star game. The big teams would lose four, five, six of their best players, the O's are probably out a single 3-win guy.
Vote Chris Davis onto the All-Star team
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He has 5 years of service time.
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I didn’t like the process. I believe they put an artificial obstacle in their way ( non-tender deadline) which reduced their leverage. The absolute worst case scenario with tendering a contract would be 1/6 of his awarded salary. With free agency proceeding slowly, again, I would assume his market will heat up once the big contracts are settled.
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