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Post by anthonyd46 on Jun 16, 2021 10:57:17 GMT -5
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Post by BillyBones on Jun 16, 2021 11:06:14 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Jun 16, 2021 12:07:30 GMT -5
I saw somewhere that offensive stats are already up the last two weeks or so since the controversy really ramped up. Hard to tell how much of that is the weather or small sample size, but I'm sure some of it has to do with pitchers not using the sticky stuff as much.
Also spin rates are down:
Without adjusting for velocity, 185 of 327 pitchers (56.5%) had spin losses over the last week, though some were just a few rpm. But 37 had losses of more than 100 rpm. Those declines raise a red flag. Yes, there can be some variance from pitch to pitch and from start to start, but a 100-rpm change is rare unless it's tied to a velocity drop.
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Post by inger on Jun 16, 2021 13:02:23 GMT -5
Glasnow’s claims would seem to be unfounded to me. The only way I could imagine the lack of stickum to injury would be if he changed something to attempt to continue to generate the extra spin. If he did, then he’s complicit in the injury as well. He’s often been injured through this career. Looking to plant the blame elsewhere served no real purpose except to crack a door open to sue MLB…He’s a turd…
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Post by BillyBones on Jun 16, 2021 13:21:01 GMT -5
Glasnow’s claims would seem to be unfounded to me. The only way I could imagine the lack of stickum to injury would be if he changed something to attempt to continue to generate the extra spin. If he did, then he’s complicit in the injury as well. He’s often been injured through this career. Looking to plant the blame elsewhere served no real purpose except to crack a door open to sue MLB…He’s a turd… albeit, a talented turd. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jun 16, 2021 16:04:35 GMT -5
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jun 17, 2021 9:44:15 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Jun 19, 2021 7:14:15 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jun 19, 2021 8:01:40 GMT -5
Looks like a reasonable solution to me. They might not be super-friendly to the split-ballers… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 20, 2021 8:53:24 GMT -5
lol
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 22, 2021 20:11:12 GMT -5
Do you really want to check this guy for sticky substances?
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 22, 2021 20:15:57 GMT -5
Good for Scherzer. Badass.
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Post by noetsi on Jun 22, 2021 22:02:32 GMT -5
Does blood count..
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 22, 2021 22:03:03 GMT -5
Wow, this is already getting out of hand.
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Post by kaybli on Jun 23, 2021 5:17:54 GMT -5
They've turned it in to a circus:
The trouble arrived in the fourth inning and was presaged by a high-and-tight Scherzer fastball that sent Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm diving into the dirt. The errant offering from Scherzer, according to the three-time Cy Young winner, was not a message. It was simply a 95 mph fastball that he could not control.
"If you watch the Bohm at-bat, I almost put a 95 mph fastball in his head because the ball slipped out of my hand," Scherzer said. "The whole night, I was sick of licking my fingers and tasting rosin. I couldn't even get sweat from the back of my head, because it really wasn't a warm night. So the only part that was sweaty on me was actually my hair, so I had to take off my hat to get any kind of moisture on my hand, to try and mix with the rosin. For me, that's the confusing part, because I'm just trying to get a grip of the ball."
Two pitches later, Scherzer struck out Bohm with another fastball. He then took off his hat and ran his hand through his hair, which was saturated with sweat. He replaced his cap and adjusted it. Girardi became animated, pointed toward Scherzer, spurring the umpires, led by home plate arbiter Tim Timmons, to confer on the field. They then approached Scherzer, who had been watching them and laughing ironically, and requested a mid-inning inspection.
"I've seen Max a long time, since 2010," Girardi said. "Obviously, he's going to be a Hall of Famer. I've never seen him wipe his head like he was doing tonight, ever. It was suspicious for me. He did it four or five times. It was suspicious. I didn't mean to offend anyone. I just got to do what's right for my club."
Scherzer responded by tossing his cap and glove onto the ground, then started to unbuckle his belt, as if to say, "Look at whatever you want." The umpires poked around as Scherzer yelled and gestured to the Philadelphia dugout. Girardi yelled back. Washington manager Dave Martinez got involved, advocating for his pitcher.
"There was no sticky stuff, let's just say that," Martinez said.
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