Wedding Bells for Jones, Tillman, Machado and Webb

[scOtt]

I thought that was Markakis?

And Brian Roberts. What's he done since he was a daddy?

[BohKnowsBmore]

And Brian Roberts. What's he done since he was a daddy?

If I were Roberts I would spend as much time home as much time at home as possible...

[scOtt]

If I were Roberts I would spend as much time home as much time at home as possible...

I'm not even going to post the pic... BOY HOWDY!

[BohKnowsBmore]

If I were Roberts I would spend as much time home as much time at home as possible...

I'm not even going to post the pic... BOY HOWDY!

Yea, apparently I can't contain myself... Typing duplicate lines...

[Nevermore]

You think marriage is bad for production wait till the babies come ask Davis.

Or ask Zach Britton. The night after he flew to the west coast and back for his son's birth, he got clobbered in the ALCS.

[weams]

Or ask Zach Britton. The night after he flew to the west coast and back for his son's birth, he got clobbered in the ALCS.

Yes he did. But he'll have that memory. Long after the baseball career is over.

[El Gordo]

This is not good.

:cussing:

[Number5]

This is not good.

:cussing:

So, you think that getting married would actually increase the activity that causes this? :laughlol:

You must be single.

[El Gordo]

So, you think that getting married would actually increase the activity that causes this? :laughlol:

You must be single.

Markakis got noticeably slower after he married. Depends on what you think the activity is.

[DrungoHazewood]

In fact I always refer to it as the Jimmy Key effect!

If a player gets married and immediately tanks his career it will be known as the Jimmy Key effect.

In 1997 Key was married at the All Star break. Before the break he was 12-2, 2.55. After the break he went 4-6, 4.50. Key actually asked to be left off the All Star roster because of the wedding.

Although unnoticed at the time (at least by me) his K rate, K/BB ratio both got better the 2nd half, with his BABIP and HR rate going up. He probably didn't really pitch that much worse the 2nd half... but he was done the next year.