Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 Continues Into Red October (2024 Edition)

[Flybynite]

Painter struck out 6 in his last Arizona Fall League appearance. Threw 53 pitches (most this of any of his appearances)

He finishes with a 2.30 ERA (2nd best in the league), a .189 BAAand 18 strike-outs to 4 walks in 15 2/3 innings.

He maxed out with a 99 MPH fastball, although it registered anywhere 94-99.

Change was in the low 90s. Slider was 86-92. The slider is a new pitch they have him working on and he threw it 15 times.

 

[Rebels57]

Ok what is threads? I would love to not pay attention to Twitter

Remember when Twitter first came out and it was useful and did not suck?

That is Threads now.

 

[Magua]

Remember when Twitter first came out and it was useful and did not suck?

Didn't you get perma-banned before Elon bought Twitter?

 

[Magua]

Danny Briere and Keith Jones think tonight’s Sixers lineup has all the star power they need.

WRONG THREAD DUMBASS

 

[GKJ]

Is Chisholm going to stay with the Yankees? I’d like them to look there if Soto doesn’t happen.

I worry about a fierce decline with Bregman

 

[DancingPanther]

Boggles my mind that people push for Teoscar and Chisholm after watching the ABs in the last 3 playoffs

 

[Rebels57]

Didn't you get perma-banned before Elon bought Twitter?

Yep . I was permabanned from Halloween of 2020 until late 2023 when Elon removed everyone's ban so he-who-must-not-be-named could get back on there. I used it sparingly for a few months and then deactivated once Musk went full Bond villain.

 

[Flybynite]

Rays will play in the Yankees minor league ballpark for 2025. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. (shade over 11K capacity)

Considering Rays had 16K a night last year it's not that big of a drop-off lol.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I wonder what the value is of some hypothetical player that never gets a hit but walks 100 times a year and is a master of driving up pitch counts by fouling balls off; like routinely 10-15 pitch at-bats

 

[FLYguy3911]

I wonder what the value is of some hypothetical player that never gets a hit but walks 100 times a year and is a master of driving up pitch counts by fouling balls off; like routinely 10-15 pitch at-bats

That was Rhys Hoskins for a bit and people hated him lol.

 

[Flybynite]

I wonder what the value is of some hypothetical player that never gets a hit but walks 100 times a year and is a master of driving up pitch counts by fouling balls off; like routinely 10-15 pitch at-bats

How about a little person like Eddie Gaedel? Who was 3'7" and then MLB banned people under 5 foot from playing lol. Of course he wasn't fouling anything off. He just went to the plate with a microscopic strike zone and would probably walk on 4 to 6 pitches every time. You're kinda screwed when he gets to first though. (in his only appearance they needed to remove him for a pinch runner)

It was Bill Veeck who owned the St. Louis Browns at the time who did that, he also later purchased the White Sox (and had previously owned part of the Indians). Veeck was actually a very progressive guy and tried to break baseball's color barrier much earlier.

It almost happened with the Phillies (which ironically ended up being one of the last NL teams to integrate), but the Phillies were looking to be sold in like 1942. Veeck agreed to buy the team and one of his partners was the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters. Veeck intended to put multiple negro league players on the Phillies, but right before he finalized the sale he talked to the baseball commissioner and let him know about it (there was no rule barring black players).

The commissioner had the NL take control of the Phillies and then sell the team to a different buyer.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

@JojoTheWhale

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

@JojoTheWhale

Damn I hope the Phillies do something like this for when Painter or someone comes up

 

[dragonoffrost]

I wonder what the value is of some hypothetical player that never gets a hit but walks 100 times a year and is a master of driving up pitch counts by fouling balls off; like routinely 10-15 pitch at-bats

If you asked some Reds fans that was Joey Votto for a while.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

@JojoTheWhale

I am afraid to read the replies because I would bet people think that’s a good deal. That card should be moved privately for cash and as quickly as humanly possible. Period.

There was a kid that pulled the only Sammy Sosa 1/1 in the middle of the ‘98 stretch run in Haddonfield. A bunch of people including me tried to tell them that no matter what they thought it was worth, they should take the best cash offer they could get before the season ended. The best cash offer of which I’m aware would have roughly paid for 2 years of college. They held firm to their number and ended up selling it for mid 3 figures a few years later. I’m 99% sure it’s still sitting in the display case in the store in which it was pulled. The guy just bought it because it was a good memory. People will never learn.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I am afraid to read the replies because I would bet people think that’s a good deal. That card should be moved privately for cash and as quickly as humanly possible. Period.

There was a kid that pulled the only Sammy Sosa 1/1 in the middle of the ‘98 stretch run in Haddonfield. A bunch of people including me tried to tell them that no matter what they thought it was worth, they should take the best cash offer they could get before the season ended. The best cash offer of which I’m aware would have roughly paid for 2 years of college. They held firm to their number and ended up selling it for mid 3 figures a few years later. People will never learn.

Yes, but while you mentioned reading replies... have you stopped to consider this?*



*I post this because it reminds me of the many times you've talked about how unbelievably awful it is to be a woman on social media. Good grief.

P.S. The worst human on earth responded in comments that he'd beat the Pirates offer.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Yes, but while you mentioned reading replies... have you stopped to consider this?*



*I post this because it reminds me of the many times you've talked about how unbelievably awful it is to be a woman on social media. Good grief.

I have read zero of these replies.

I would blindly support everyone who did reply being thrown in jail.

 

[trostol]

I am afraid to read the replies because I would bet people think that’s a good deal. That card should be moved privately for cash and as quickly as humanly possible. Period.

There was a kid that pulled the only Sammy Sosa 1/1 in the middle of the ‘98 stretch run in Haddonfield. A bunch of people including me tried to tell them that no matter what they thought it was worth, they should take the best cash offer they could get before the season ended. The best cash offer of which I’m aware would have roughly paid for 2 years of college. They held firm to their number and ended up selling it for mid 3 figures a few years later. I’m 99% sure it’s still sitting in the display case in the store in which it was pulled. The guy just bought it because it was a good memory. People will never learn.

if i pulled it ..i would ask for the cash value of what they are offering lol

 

[FLYguy3911]

30 years of Pirates games? Pass.

 

[Cody Webster]

Yeah, no chance would I take that deal. Who in their right mind would want to watch over 2400 Pirate games in person?

Here's a good reply

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857468329490776518

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I feel bad for the Pirates, at least the fans. This is the most excitement in years it feels like and it’s over a card lol

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Can you just give me money instead of subjecting me to watch that many Pirates games?

 

[Chinatown88]

$50 million and it's a deal

 

[Flybynite]

There was a 1/1 Jason Dominguez autograph card that sold for $474k.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

There was a 1/1 Jason Dominguez autograph card that sold for $474k.

But why? Sometimes I wonder if the card industry is a bit like the art industry where it’s often used for money laundering and stuff like that