2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[dmxfury]

Had no idea Paul O'neill was on the 1990 Reds team that won the World Series.

Yes sir, cool to see some of that team even with the bad memories of beating Pitt

 

[onewearz]

Has Brett Hayes ever thrown out any base stealers? He's got a pause at the back end of his windup when runners are going that basically guarantees that someone like Rajai Davis will be safe.

don't know if any of you remember him but an old catcher for the Mets named Mackey Sasser was the worst at one point. dude developed some tick where he couldn't even throw back to the pitcher before tapping the ball in his glove. dudes were walking to 2nd on him, ruined his career ...

surprised there's a gif of him

 

[pacificnorsewst]

I remember the name, but I think I heard it from when Chuck Knoublach started going through his own yips.

 

[celticspride34]

Had no idea Paul O'neill was on the 1990 Reds team that won the World Series.

Neither did I ... Thanks for the random useless fact...

 

[pacificnorsewst]

I don't know who is calling this Cleveland/Detroit game on FS1, but they're clueless. After throwing up a stat about intentional walks for Miggy, they start questioning the home fans cheering that he was up to bat and the dude is like, "I don't know why they're cheering, they're not gonna pitch to him." Well, the pitcher threw a curve just off the plate and the guy back tracks with "well, they won't give him anything to hit." Two pitches later he gets a hittable pitch, but flies out. So dumb. 

 

[pacificnorsewst]

I love these Oakland home whites/hat combo. So clean.

 

[jewbacca2]

I remember the name, but I think I heard it from when Chuck Knoublach started going through his own yips.

It's crazy to me how the yips in a real thing

 

[pacificnorsewst]

 I'd usually wonder the same thing, but it's happened to me. It's ridiculous and embarrassing. 

 

[jewbacca2]

 I'd usually wonder the same thing, but it's happened to me. It's ridiculous and embarrassing. 

I pitch in slowpitch softball and went through a 3 week phase where I couldn't throw strikes cause I developed some weird hitch in my motion.

It was just like a mental block, but it's real

Edit: ironically never got the yips pitching baseball, but of course it happens in softball

 

[pacificnorsewst]

Yeah, it's a weird phenomena for sure.

 

[pacificnorsewst]

Harvey's got that glove. 

  Already a couple of plays made today from the mound. 

 

[d3si]

Plawecki!!!

LGM!!!!

 

[pacificnorsewst]

CC 

 

[nick.]

 

[pacificnorsewst]

Devon Travis at it again. 

 

Same can be said for Erasmo. He gets shelled every single time. Every time.

 

[jumpman ii]

Astros taking the A's behind the woodshed

 

[pacificnorsewst]

Brian Kenny and Byrnes going at it about the Mets leaving Harvey in to pitch the 9th. 

 

[mr marcus]

they left him in that long?

 

[pacificnorsewst]

Yeah. He only had 90 pitches prior to the 9th though. I get both sides of the argument.

 

[pacificnorsewst]

Byrnes is venting now. 

 

[jewbacca2]

Is Strasburg who we thought he was?

 

[jewbacca2]

Sabathia

 

[jewbacca2]

17 games into the season, the Astros have taken a series from every divisional opponent

 

[pacificnorsewst]

That's a good way to start the season. Mariners are still taking the division though.

 

[mr marcus]

Is Strasburg who we thought he was?

Who "I" thought he was? Yall gave me **** for criticizing him in the past