The Bleachers

[Deezus]

Speaking of Bleachers, @Damage recently "freshened up" from what I hear!

@The Oi @bushwick_bill

 

[David.]

That idiot who runs the sportsplex is stepping down after 11 years.





Help us pick our next jerseys, they'll be based off one of the following. Team name is war machine

 

[sportscoach]

That idiot who runs the sportsplex is stepping down after 11 years.





Help us pick our next jerseys, they'll be based off one of the following. Team name is war machine

I'd go first one I think...

2nd one has a lot of potential, but what symbol would you use throughout the shirt?

 

[David.]

Bla

Placed 5/10 in a backyard tourney.

We got fucked in the bracket all day. Played a free agent team so our run differential was nuts, then the champs (all should be C chips). This put us at the worst seed in winners bracket.

Should have won game 3 but we made 2 errors and gave up 5 unearned for a walk off in the last inning.


Guys hit 750 which is phenomenal and the girls hit 400 which is trash. Sucks bc we worked hard on making this team gel and they may just not be the right parts.

Swing looking fucking gold tho ,5/6.

These had to be 350+

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

That's a damn nice swing.

 

[sportscoach]

That's a damn nice swing.

@David, he actually has a bit of room for more power since he doesn't use his hips enough in the swing...

 

[David.]

@David, he actually has a bit of room for more power since he doesn't use his hips enough in the swing...

First swing looks ok, second one im trying somethjng different. Second one is def more armsy, focusing on keeping the bat straight and shoulder level while taking a huge step forward allowing the load to be as long back as possible. The downside to that is there isnt a lot of hips bc you're focusing exclusively on upper body. The upside is, look how much faster that bat gets around on 2 vs 1

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

First swing looks ok, second one im trying somethjng different. Second one is def more armsy, focusing on keeping the bat straight and shoulder level while taking a huge step forward allowing the load to be as long back as possible. The downside to that is there isnt a lot of hips bc you're focusing exclusively on upper body. The upside is, look how much faster that bat gets around on 2 vs 1

It's a fairly tight swing either way, though. Nice.

 

[David.]

I haven't focused on power in a long time. Too many pop ups. Everything is either a chop swing or I'm pushing the ball oppo bc it evens the swing out. I don't hit hr anymore (some day I'll revisit the power swing) but I hit like 900. Just doesn't look as pretty

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

Putting this in here because he just died, and he should be remembered for this performance on the National Anthem at the 1994 All Star game. The whole thing is great, but that "free" he hits at the end -- with all that emotion behind it -- is just awesome. Love to have been in the bleachers that day.

 

[sportscoach]

Jack McDowell Releases Hilarious Song Calling Out "Metrics Nerds"

Former White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell has never been afraid to speak his mind. He has been very outspoken about wanting a real electronic strike zone, analytics ruining the game, and vaccines among other things. He also happens to be a talented musician. During his baseball career, McDowell...

www.sportsmockery.com

@Lee let's hear you sing this!

 

[sportscoach]

Putting this in here because he just died, and he should be remembered for this performance on the National Anthem at the 1994 All Star game. The whole thing is great, but that "free" he hits at the end -- with all that emotion behind it -- is just awesome.

We need more renditions like his honestly... so many "music artists" don't have good enough voices to actually sing it properly, but get to cause of their names...

 

[Mott the Hoople]

Nancy Score, Herb's wife, has passed away at 85 years old.
It's funny that while I listened to Herb for decades, I never had a chance to meet him.
My wife and son had a chance to meet Herb and Nancy a few times socially, and said they were wonderful people. Very friendly and welcoming. When Herb passed, Nancy even took the time to invite us to his funeral. She was a special person.

My thoughts are with the Score family and friends.

 

[The Oi]

Met Herb Score at the Bethpage Air Show in NY back in 1998. We were visiting one of my dad’s childhood friends and Herb must have some family up there.

A friend and I were throwing a frisbee near the beach when Herb walked by and asked if he could toss a couple with us.

I didn’t recognize him initially, but his voice sounded familiar. My friend’s dad nudged me and said, “do you know who that is?”

I said no, but that he sounded familiar. I used to listen to all the Indians games on the radio and he had that very distinguishable voice.

Herb introduced himself and talked with us for a couple minutes. Super nice guy.

As he was about to walk off, we asked if he wanted to still throw the frisbee. He said “if you’d have recognized me, maybe. But I guess you didn’t,” and slammed the frisbee right over his knee shattering it into four pieces. He threw one of them right into the ocean and laughed and signed the other three for me, my friend and his dad.

Then he just walked off into the sunset as the Blue Angels streaked over his head.

 

[Deezus]

Met Herb Score at the Bethpage Air Show in NY back in 1998. We were visiting one of my dad’s childhood friends and Herb must have some family up there.

A friend and I were throwing a frisbee near the beach when Herb walked by and asked if he could toss a couple with us.

I didn’t recognize him initially, but his voice sounded familiar. My friend’s dad nudged me and said, “do you know who that is?”

I said no, but that he sounded familiar. I used to listen to all the Indians games on the radio and he had that very distinguishable voice.

Herb introduced himself and talked with us for a couple minutes. Super nice guy.

As he was about to walk off, we asked if he wanted to still throw the frisbee. He said “if you’d have recognized me, maybe. But I guess you didn’t,” and slammed the frisbee right over his knee shattering it into four pieces. He threw one of them right into the ocean and laughed and signed the other three for me, my friend and his dad.

Then he just walked off into the sunset as the Blue Angels streaked over his head.

You're an idiot. ...and I love it!