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The 2018 Major Leage Baseball Thread

Dodgers are a **** show. That is all.
 
Desert Storm said:
How exactly would a change of scenery add 4 to 5 mph on your fastball?? :confused:
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He wouldn't be the 1st athlete to 'tank it' a little because he was unhappy with his situation. And with Harvey it was no secret he had a cantankerous relationship with the Mets brass, AND there were plenty of rumors he wasn't liked in the clubhouse. Having problems with the brass is no big deal, that happens often on all teams in all sports. But the clubhouse? If true that's a problem, especially with the Mets over the last few years. All reports is their clubhouse has been pretty good, Bruce wanted to come back, as did Reyes and Cespedes.. So if everyone was getting along but him? That's a BIG problem.

BTW he didn't get along with the NY media either.
 
In first AB in his first time in an MLB line-up, Juan Soto homered. He's 19.
He had a pinch hit AB last night and struck out.
 
Cardinals have a rookie named Jordan Hicks who lights up the radar gun at 105MPH. Great movement too.
Only negative he has control issues and walks too many batters

 
Jack Hays said:
Are you old enough to remember Rhyne Duren?
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Never heard of him.

I have read about Steve Dalkowski though, he supposedly was the hardest thrower ever but he also had control issues

Steve Dalkowski

Stephen Louis Dalkowski Jr. (born June 3, 1939[1]), nicknamed Dalko,[2] is an American retired left-handed pitcher. He is sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph (160 km/h). Some experts believed it went as fast as 125 mph (201 km/h), others that his pitches traveled at 120 mph (190 km/h) or less.[3] As no radar gun or other device was available at games to measure the speed of his pitches precisely, the actual top speed of his pitches remains unknown. Regardless of its actual speed, his fastball earned him the nickname "White Lightning".[4] Such was his reputation that despite never reaching the major leagues, and finishing his minor league years in class-B ball, the 1966 Sporting News item about the end of his career was headlined "LIVING LEGEND RELEASED."

Dalkowski was also famous for his unpredictable performance and inability to control his pitches. His alcoholism and violent behavior off the field caused him problems during his career and after his retirement. After he retired from baseball, he spent many years as an alcoholic, making a meager living as a manual laborer. He recovered in the 1990s, but his alcoholism has left him with dementia and he has difficulty remembering his life after the mid-1960s.

Screenwriter and film director Ron Shelton played in the Baltimore Orioles minor league organization soon after Dalkowski. His 1988 film Bull Durham features a character named "Nuke" LaLoosh (played by Tim Robbins) who is based loosely on the tales Shelton was told about Dalkowski.[6][7] Brendan Fraser's character in the film The Scout is loosely based on him.[8][unreliable source?] In 1970, Sports Illustrated's Pat Jordan wrote, "Inevitably, the stories outgrew the man, until it was no longer possible to distinguish fact from fiction. But, no matter how embellished, one fact always remained: Dalkowski struck out more batters and walked more batters per nine-inning game than any professional pitcher in baseball history."
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Desert Storm said:
Never heard of him.

I have read about Steve Dalkowski though, he supposedly was the hardest thrower ever but he also had control issues
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Ryne Duren - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryne_Duren

Rinold George "Ryne" Duren (February 22, 1929 – January 6, 2011) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.[SUP][1][/SUP]
He was known for the combination of his blazing fastball and his very poor vision. With his thick Coke bottle glasses, few batters dared to dig in against Duren. Casey Stengel said, "I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense."


 
When I played there was a pitcher in our league who could crank it up to about 85 to 86 mph, and I thought that was fast.
I cant even imagine what 105mph must look like, let alone get hit by it.

For sure I'd be wearing one of these helmets:

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Juan Soto may be around for a while. He homered in his first MLB game. In his second he reached base four times and scored the winning run.
 
Like I predicted, Gleyber Torres is a bonafide superstar! And we get him for six years dirt cheap!

The Cubbies made a BIG mistake. Addison Russell has regressed and his contract is coming up.
 
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