You think you can hit major league pitching?

[seawolf17]

Well, you can't, because you'll face this.



That's five Yu Darvish pitches overlapped as a gif. All with the same motion and release point, but all doing something completely different.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I didn't think I could hit mlb pitching before seeing that, but thanks for the reminder.

[Centerfield]

I don't think I could hit Darvish even if you made him throw 5 balls at once.

Awesome graphic.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

It's like the little blue birds in Angry Birds.

[metirish]

Thanks for killing the dream......



that was amazing.

[Ceetar]

I bet I could bunt that. all the different locations, something has to deflect fair.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: I bet I could bunt that. all the different locations, something has to deflect fair.

Perhaps with a canoe paddle you could.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: I bet I could bunt that. all the different locations, something has to deflect fair. Perhaps with a canoe paddle you could.

well yeah, isn't that what we meant?



I still think this would make a 'great' (it's a very very low bar) reality show for MLB Network. groups of 30ish year old men and woman that train for a couple of episodes and then try to hit major league pitching. Bring in recently retired pitchers to pitch. You know you'd be intrigued by watching some douchy jock trying to hit Pedro Martinez, who's hamming it up on the mound.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I think I could do it with a car, assuming the pitcher is one of those non-Panda-quick tubby dudes like Ryu or Rich Garces.

[metsmarathon]

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: I bet I could bunt that. all the different locations, something has to deflect fair. Perhaps with a canoe paddle you could. well yeah, isn't that what we meant? I still think this would make a 'great' (it's a very very low bar) reality show for MLB Network. groups of 30ish year old men and woman that train for a couple of episodes and then try to hit major league pitching. Bring in recently retired pitchers to pitch. You know you'd be intrigued by watching some douchy jock trying to hit Pedro Martinez, who's hamming it up on the mound.

meh, pros vs. joes was mostly a disappointment - i think i only watched like three episodes.

[seawolf17]

I guess Miguel Cabrera could hit Yu Darvish, then. Six home run swings, all over the plate.

[Lefty Specialist]

That's just awesome. Miguel Cabrera = Beast.

[Theoldmole]

Great video.

[Lefty Specialist]

That blonde behind him swishes her hair back the same way every time. I guess it's just what she does when Miggy hits a homer.

[Edgy MD]

Ungrateful spoiled brat is texting.

seawolf17 wrote: I guess Miguel Cabrera could hit Yu Darvish, then. Six home run swings, all over the plate.

The thing is that none of them are quite over the plate. All six are pretty much out of the strike zone, which tells me the place to pitch him is dead center.

What did the Marlins get for him again?

[Ceetar]

December 4, 2007: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for Dallas Trahern (minors), Burke Badenhop, Frankie De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo.

[Edgy MD]

Sounds like a Detroity win.

[Ceetar]

Think did flip Maybin for (scrub) and Ryan? Dunn who's still on the team.

So yeah, one of the best players in the game turns into a reliever.

[Frayed Knot]

But think of all the money they saved!

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: But think of all the money they saved!

Please, you know that guy spent it on some funky piece of 'art' that someone told him was worth a billion dollars.

And it does crazy things whenever[crossout]A Marlin[/crossout]Stanton hits a home run.

[Edgy MD]

Cue scoreboard photos.

[Lefty Specialist]

Damn, why can't Sandy do trades like that? Say, Mike Trout for Nieuwenhuis, Baxter and a couple of Brooklyn pitchers....

[seawolf17]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Damn, why can't Sandy do trades like that? Say, Mike Trout for Nieuwenhuis, Baxter and a couple of Brooklyn pitchers....

Ah, come on, that's crap. You have to throw in a huge, unmanageable contract too.

Santana, Kirk, Baxter, two minor leaguers for Trout. Done.

[Edgy MD]

Can't get our remaining obligation to Bay thrown in there also? LOSER!

[metirish]

Wasn't Miller going to be a star?

[Frayed Knot]

Wasn't Miller going to be a star?

Miller & Maybin both were highly touted at one point so it wasn't like that deal was denounced as stupid at the time, at least in the way of: well, if you're set on trading Cabrera for whatever reason, this wasn't a bad one to make.
This trade just goes as evidence of the adage about one in the hand being worth two in the bush.

Miller is currently doing OK in the Boston bullpen.

[Edgy MD]

Even if the one is a Mannysworth of trouble, to go along iwth a Mannysworth of righthanded clobbering ability.

[Zvon]

Can he Mannyrun?

[RealityChuck]

Hell, I can't even hit slow-pitch softball pitching.