Things about Baseball which could be interpreted as random

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 01:20:11

Barry Jive wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:For all the $#@! we give Anderson and Simpson, TBS has an excellent staff compared to, say, ESPN.

Ernie Johnson had the worst call in the history of baseball on Granderson's two run triple. Historically awful.

Didn't hear it. But Ron Darling is one of the best color guys in baseball probably. And having Ripken and Eck in the studio is freaking awesome.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12758399

Almost worse than I remembered

by **Barry Jive** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 01:22:40

it sounds like he doesn't even comprehend what's happening right before his eyes

by **slugsrbad** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 01:47:53

Holy crap, that is a horrendous call.

by **swishnicholson** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 08:09:46

slugsrbad wrote:Holy crap, that is a horrendous call.

No, it was a great call. It allowed me to suspend my belief that the Twins hadn't blown it for a few more seconds despite what I was seeing before my eyes. Plus it pissed off Yankees' fans.

by **Rev_Beezer** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 09:08:27

That was funny. Especially the random lengthy spaces between words.
I'm glad we booed Ernie Johnson last year at the NLCS ceremony.

by **Grotewold** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 09:13:44

jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:For all the $#@! we give Anderson and Simpson, TBS has an excellent staff compared to, say, ESPN.

Ernie Johnson had the worst call in the history of baseball on Granderson's two run triple. Historically awful.

Didn't hear it. But Ron Darling is one of the best color guys in baseball probably. And having Ripken and Eck in the studio is freaking awesome.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12758399

Almost worse than I remembered

Good lord...

by **Wheels Tupay** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 16:48:28

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOJM4N1m9A[/youtube]

Dave Cameron would not be happy if he saw what was said about his beloved Mariners.

by **Wheels Tupay** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 16:52:20

jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:For all the $#@! we give Anderson and Simpson, TBS has an excellent staff compared to, say, ESPN.

Ernie Johnson had the worst call in the history of baseball on Granderson's two run triple. Historically awful.

Didn't hear it. But Ron Darling is one of the best color guys in baseball probably. And having Ripken and Eck in the studio is freaking awesome.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12758399

Almost worse than I remembered

The game..... is tied...... And now the Yankees........ What an inning

by **Swiggers** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 16:57:08

jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:For all the $#@! we give Anderson and Simpson, TBS has an excellent staff compared to, say, ESPN.

Ernie Johnson had the worst call in the history of baseball on Granderson's two run triple. Historically awful.

Didn't hear it. But Ron Darling is one of the best color guys in baseball probably. And having Ripken and Eck in the studio is freaking awesome.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12758399

Almost worse than I remembered

It's a basketball call, basically. When a lead changes in the middle of a basketball game, it's not a huge deal because lead changes happen so frequently in the NBA.

He used the same cadence as he would for "Bryant hits the jumper for 2 and the Lakers have tied it up."

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 03:37:17

I don't know why it never occurred to me to make the analog before just this minute, and I'm sure someone else before me probably has made it, though I've never seen it done anywhere, but errors are baseball's turnovers. When you committ one, you give the other team what is essentially an extra "possession," or attempt at offense.

The Reds essentially committed four turnovers today.

by **kopphanatic** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:31:00

It's nice that MLBN replays every playoff game the next afternoon

by **BigEd76** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 13:31:00

Tony Gwynn has cancer

by 1 » Sat Oct 09, 2010 13:36:25

BigEd76 wrote:Tony Gwynn has cancer

by **kopphanatic** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:36:44

The Kid Rock playoff song reminds of those "Real Men of Genius" ads.

Similar voice. Funny that the latter is a joke and the former is supposed to be serious.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 09:27:32

The Simpsons Sabermetrics-themed episode from last night, MoneyBART:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/184048/the-simpsons-moneybart

by **FTN** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 13:31:33

Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin said Sunday that he is hoping to be considered for the Blue Jays' managerial opening.

Mackanin first wants to focus on guiding his Phillies as far as possible in this year's postseason, but he's familiar with Toronto's system and is hoping to be considered as a possible successor to Cito Gaston. "Toronto has a lot of good players," Mackanin told the Toronto Sun. "We don’t see them a lot, being in the other league. Everyone knows about their power potential. I really liked what I saw of Ricky Romero and Shaun Marcum."