Dexter Morgan Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Tanaka's arm is about to fall off. What were you expecting from him? The fact that Tanaka is changing how he pitches to avoid uinjury shows he needs to get the surgery over with and come back full strength next year. His veocity is way down and he is going to get pounded. No it's not. PitchFX says Tanaka averaged 92.5 mph and 91.1 mph with his four-seamer and sinker yesterday, respectively, down negligibly from 92.7 mph and 91.4 mph last year. He did top out at 94.5 mph yesterday, so it’s not like he was out there with Jered Weaver velocity. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12617466/masahiro-tanaka-new-york-yankees-expect-fastball-velocity-return-2015No it's not.http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12617466/masahiro-tanaka-new-york-yankees-expect-fastball-velocity-return-2015 You could tell just by watching that it was. The batter's were able to (and did) watch the ball all the way in, rather than swinging in case it was a 95 mph heater on certain counts. The stats say his average wasn't much different but they don't really showcase the times he was able up the mph a few notches when needed. He wasn't able to do that the other day and it really showed in the 5 run inning in particular. That's nice, but the fact of the matter is.. numbers don't lie. He's throwing his fastball less thad last year, but the velocity on it when he did throw it isn't different. I watched everyone one of his starts last year he was always a low 90s guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFromMiami Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 what the f man, 0-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddthebucfan Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Steamer the Steam Train has announced his retirement Altoona Curve @AltoonaCurve 5h5 hours agoFans, after 16 seasons, Steamer has announced plans to retire. His letter appeared in today's @AltoonaMirrorPA (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCE7WxqUgAABsUx.jpg:large Shameless Self Promotion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Brett Lawrie struck out 4x last night on 12 pitches.Read that again. Put this in the "I can do that!" sports column..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 So, I don't know if you guys have heard this yet, but Major League Baseball is having fans vote on their favorite team's four most impactful players of all time. These players will be honored in a pregame ceremony before the All Star game. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/08/mlb-announces-the-franchise-four-campaign-seeking-the-four-most-impactful-players-per-franchiseFor my Tigers, I selected Ty Cobb, Charlie Gehringer, Al Kaline, and Alan Trammell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 So the Blue Jays bullpen blows.EDIT: For the Jays franchise four, I went Alomar, Delgado, Bautista and Halladay. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Picking the four best Tampa Bay Rays from the list they provided is kind of a hilarious exercise.For the record, Angels: Anderson, Guerrero, Ryan, Salmon. I'd pick Trout if we weren't just so early in the career. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cardinals: Musial, Pujols, Smith, Gibson Dean's #5. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Adrian Gonzalez just blasted his 3rd homerun of the night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wow Marlins. Your offense disappoints me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 So the Blue Jays bullpen blows.Take Papelbon off our hands. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 So the Blue Jays bullpen blows. Take Papelbon off our hands. Please.I would so love that. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl3 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I know the Twins aren't expected to contend, and its only two games into their season, but no runs at all for Minnesota so far??I suspect the offense will get in gear soon, because actually, this Twins team may not be so decrepit at scoring runs as many think...though you wouldn't know it by watching them against Detroit in the opening two games.....Better not get shut out a third time in a row, Twins.....Game 3 of 162 or not, that would just be embarrassing....get with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 So the Blue Jays bullpen blows.Take Papelbon off our hands. Please.Maybe.Castro has the goods though he & Osuna are on a mild pitch/appearance clock for 2015. Yes it is Alex & Gibbons' job on the line yet word is that call is not theirs to make.I've got both Cecil & Castro on my fantasy team, I'd love to see Castro win the job soon so I can ditch Cecil. Committee closing isn't good enough this year I'm afraid. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyTopper Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Atlanta completed the sweep of Miami last night. This solid opening for them was a pleasant surprise and I hope they keep up the good work for their first home series against the Mets. ☦ICXC NIKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smzimbabwe Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 These players will be honored in a pregame ceremony before the All Star game.If elected, will Pete Rose be allowed to attend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Probably. He was allowed to attend the All Century Team deal in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 These players will be honored in a pregame ceremony before the All Star game. If elected, will Pete Rose be allowed to attend?I wouldn't bet on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 These players will be honored in a pregame ceremony before the All Star game. If elected, will Pete Rose be allowed to attend?I wouldn't bet on it.http://cdn.alltheragefaces.com/img/faces/svg/troll-ba-dum-tss.svgGood one.The new commissioner already said Pete Rose would be able to participate in All-Star game ceremonies with it being in Cincinnati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Happy on Opening Day, but then I guess the wagon slowed down a bit as Anaheim (I refuse to call the Angels the 'Los Angeles Angels' because they don't play in Los Angeles, they play in Anaheim) took two out of three.I know it's early, but I can't help but think that maybe the hype might be a bad sign of things to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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