Friday, April 15: Yankees come to town

[mrbig1]

To make it fair. The MLB should let us hit off a batting tee.

[spiritof66]

15 minutes ago, jjnono said:

Good time to steal first. From Germany Schaefer's SABR biography:

On at least one occasion Schaefer stole first base. On August 4, 1911, in the bottom of the ninth, Schaefer stole second, hoping to draw a throw and allow teammate Clyde Milan, who was on third with the potential winning run, to steal home. White Sox catcher Fred Payne didn’t fall for the gambit, however, so Schaefer, now on second, took his lead toward the first-base side of the bag and promptly stole first on a subsequent pitch. Sox manager Hugh Duffy came out to argue, and while Duffy jawed with umpire Tommy Connolly, Schaefer scampered for second again. This time Schaefer got caught in a rundown, as had been his intention, and Milan dashed for home, where he was nipped to end the inning. Schaefer and his teammates then argued unsuccessfully that the play should be nullified because the White Sox had ten players on the field, although Duffy hadn’t been an active player since 1908. The official scorer credited Schaefer with only one stolen base, but he “had a perfect right to go from second back to first,” umpire Connolly insisted after the game. It has been widely reported that Schaefer also stole first base on another occasion, against Cleveland in 1908, although the details usually given are contradictory and the incident is almost certainly a fabrication.

[eddie83]

Big out. 

[spiritof66]

Who's this Judge guy?

[eddie83]

Where was that???

[Il BuonO]

Pitch is a strike.

[eddie83]

Misses back to back. Brutal. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Gutierrez is an outstanding fielder at 3B who can win the job permanently if he becomes an average hitter. 

[Il BuonO]

Two

[jjnono]

WTF?

[eddie83]

Worst pitch of 4 is a strike. 

[spiritof66]

Ball/strike calls are random.

[Il BuonO]

Great pitch there.

[nevadaO]

What is happening to the strike zone

[eddie83]

Strike 5 is called. One more out.