Fuck you National League and your fuckng non-DH rule.
Chen Ming Wang had his entire rosy career destroyed by having to run the bases.
And now my man Tanaka is out for who knows how long because he had to run the bases.
And I believe that the NL is the one and only league in the entirety of organized baseball to make the pitcher bar.

Can we just dump the idea of pitchers hitting?

Great minds

Yeah, I said something along the same lines on the last thread.

I fucking hate the NL!

I hate this stupid fucking strike zone graphic bullshit they do.

good lord, jacoby has been terrible.

Wait, holy fuck, what about Tanaka????

harvey's on tonight.

[7] Grade 1 hammy strain. But it's always such fun to watch elite athletes risk injury doing something they aren't used to doing. Not

sigh

cc is not matt harvey.

Pitchers run more than anybody on the team. Players get hurt. Tanaka could break an ankle shagging balls during bp.

[9] Yeah, really.

Crap

bollocks.

[12] I was wondering about that. I mean, it's not clear to me why running the bases is such risky business for pitchers. They do actually work out and jog and do conditioning, right? It's not like they just pitch and neglect the rest of their bodies.

Fuck.

Oh, boy.

you know cespedes is gonna break out of his slump right here...

[12] Like, shouldn't it be WAY more likely they'd get injured fielding their position than running the bases anyway?

52 vs. 52

Base running is different as you've got to go zero to 60 in one second. And you're trying to beat a throw.

CC, he don't look too sharp.

[21] Yeah, I guess, but fielding a bunt or a tapper can involve great strain. And especially covering first, that's extremely risky but they're generally athletic enough to pull that off routinely. I'm not sure why running the bases should be any more dangerous than racing a runner to first, catching a throw, stepping on a bag and avoiding getting stepped on or collided with.

Oh, CC.

jesus. cc gonna reach his pitch limit in the first fucking inning.

[23] all true. I just want to eliminate one more risky situation. Fielding your position can't be eliminated

Finally.

30+ pitches & listening to kruk. ugh. amazing only 1 run scored.

CC really has very little left. 91 mph without great location get you hit hard.

Tanaka could have pulled his hammy covering first on a ground ball. Or jogging off the mound after pitching 8 perfect innings. Shit happens.

[26] Right.

holy fucking slow.

For example.

GI Joe!

Joe's pissed

Wow. He didn't get tossed?

Stick your rabbit ears up your ass, blue. If you don't like it don't make horseshit calls.

Joe might have pulled a hammy racing the length of the dugout. ; )

I understand how Joe feels. Watching CC, while being forced to listen to Kruk at the same time; my psychotic reaction has my wife about to toss me out of the house.,

[38] Girardi is probably the best conditioned member of the team.

that's better, sabs.

Nice play, CC.

[37]Hershbeck told Joe to "shut up". Totally disrespectful comment by an umpire to the manager and Joe told him off as he should have. To quote him " Don't you tell me to ___in shut up"

Damn. Didi shouldn't have tried to pull that pitch.

Good hustle.

[43] I'd like to see Hirschbeck miss another check swing call with the Mets up to really get Joe going.

Beltran should look away.

Damn it.

Fuck.

Don't try to pull that! Just look away and hit it where it's pitched!

Wild pitch would be nice. Or a hit.

I swear to God that's a good pitch to hit the other way. Please just stop trying to pull the ball.

No matter what a great AB from Beltron

Motherfucker.

That's Beltran...

Dang, but at least Carlos drove up the pitch count

Great AB. If CC can keep them in the game Harvey at 54 pitches will be out soon.

[56] A might big if, alas.

mighty

I hate to say this, CC is a ticking time bomb.

Biggest junk-baller in history.

Wow, nice work, CC.

Keep that shit up.

Hirschbeck sucked last night behind the plate, and now this. As someone here used to say, I'm feeling stabby right now. Here's Joe in action:

https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/mbojnfu1.gif

Hirschbeck was always known for having a big strike zone.

3 @#@$ games this week? Bollocks.

i'll ask this again over the next few games, but...

any chance any banterers will be at The Stadium this Thursday - 9/24 vs. Pale Hose? I'll be sitting in Section 215, behind Beli : )

wait. so GI Joe was ejected after all?

i went out to grab dinner... the umps were sucking and that "shut up" shit was a bunch o' bollocks.

will the IBB draw out RI?!

[67] it was a benign one to face the hitter, so maybe not...

Wow. Look at CC go!

I love NL baseball.

[66] actually in between innings.

[71] acha.

[70] ha!

FUCK!!!

FUCK FUCK FUCK.

crap.

what a drive!

i can see didi doing some special things in the postseason - in the field and at the plate.

i wouldn't have said that the first half of the season...

Collarbone? Second one today, and while I can't be happy about any injury, Romo going down hurts the Cowboys. I hate the Cowboys

Yay, Harvey is out

Harvey is a dick, sorry Mets fans.

I broke mine 2 summers ago. Bad flashbacks watching that putrid game earlier.

i don't think these flipping announcers have said anything about the yankees.

Nice work, CC!

ok. harvey's out, top of the order is up.

new ballgame!

GO YANKS!!!

But Jessica was a heckava softball player and much better looking than Kruk.

CC good tonight.

Off the edge, blue. Yay, me!

i'll take it! i bet jacoby will too.

must plate rbj!

The Muts!!!

FUCK.

God damn, that was close.

He was out.

Jesus, what a break.

Mutts!

i want a big inning here, not just a tie...

Come on, Carlos!!!

YAAAYYYY!!!!!!!!

BELI!!!!!

i've always loved that guy. fuck yeah! plate him too : )

I had no idea that ball was going to the wall off the bat.

that stadium is LOUD!

the announcers are sad and quiet...

Dang, had to go refreshen my drink

Yay!

http://gfycat.com/TangibleTerribleArgusfish

dammit.

Fuck.

Damn it.

You really couldn't just make contact?

[97] nice!