Comments on: Great Moments in minor league baseball

By: geoknows

geoknows — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:06:08 +0000

I was wondering what happened in that game to get Myers thrown at AFTER the warning; now I know. To make matters worse for Tucson, he homered in that at bat, off the pitcher who replaced the one who was tossed. Pretty crazy.

By: stabonerichard

stabonerichard — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:58:29 +0000

The cup ritual doesn’t sound very eco-friendly. Better to come up with their own rendition of the *clap, clap, clap-clap-clap* thing, or even a little organized chanting like at girls softball.

By: sincitybonobo

sincitybonobo — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:59:54 +0000

I saw Omaha play in Las Vegas last night. As best I could tell, their cup ritual appears to have been discontinued. If ever such a ritual would infuriate a pitcher and his team, a 20 run pasting would be just such an occasion. With that much collective experience in professional baseball, it surprises me that the Storm Chasers apparently didn’t see the potential perils in their celebration. Not worth it- especially when your top prospect had to dodge a fastball up and in.

Omaha is a good team, though. Jake Odorizzi, part of the Greinke deal, tossed 7 shutout innings and allowed only two hits- one of which was an “oled” grounder to the hot corner that was changed to a hit after the game. So, for 6 2/3 innings, I was scoring a no-no. Pretty cool.

By: icanspeel

icanspeel — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:41:00 +0000

That’s pretty hilarious, but as for the reason Triple A Padres aren’t winning? Well with all the injuries and under performers the MLB Padres took just about every decent player from Triple A and brought them up. The manager should realize that’s how minor league farm teams work.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:31:56 +0000

You stabbed someone with a trident!