5/20 Cleveland Indians @ Boston

[Station 13]

Good Buchholz is a distant fond memory. He gives up too many multiple run bombs.

 

The good pitchers avoid damages like that. He flat out sucks. Ship him to Pawtucket.

[yankthis]

Ship him to K-K-K-K-K-K-Katmundu.

 

Fixed.

[a700hitter]

He needs to avoid bad innings, and he will be okay.

[iortiz]

So Larry to HOF?

[Northern Star]

Take a seat, *******.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I don't want to shock anyone with my opinion, but I have come to the reluctant conclusion that Clay Buchholz is not very good.

[Northern Star]

What the hell is there to discuss? He swung.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Take a seat, *******.

 

For Lonnie Chisenhall? Don't we usually reserve this sort of vitriol for when the Sox strike out A-Rod or Pierzynski or A-Rod again?

[Northern Star]

Sit the f*** down, Tito.

[Northern Star]

For Lonnie Chisenhall? Don't we usually reserve this sort of vitriol for when the Sox strike out A-Rod or Pierzynski or A-Rod again?

 

Rajah Davis swinging and getting hit.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Rajah Davis swinging and getting hit.

 

Oh. Still, Rajai Davis is pretty inoffensive, no?

[iortiz]

He supposedly got hit but swung, what proceeds?

[yankthis]

I'm puzzled that it wasn't ruled a foul ball on the swing.

[Northern Star]

I'm puzzled that it wasn't ruled a foul ball on the swing.

 

Is the hand an extension of the bat?

[mvp 78]

Not sure i guess. what do you think? I don't want to see the kid traded actually.

 

As long as he still gets work in at C, it should be ok.

[mvp 78]

if Buchholz pitches well, what do you think, picking up the option still make sense?

 

Nope. Not worth the risk.

[Northern Star]

I just love how Cherrington unloaded Lester and Lackey and kept the headcase. Thanks Ben.

[mvp 78]

Is the hand an extension of the bat?

 

I know that if a batter swings and misses a pitch and it hits him, it is a dead ball strike. However, what happens if he swings at the pitch and it hits his hand? Is his hand considered an extension of the bat and the ball is live, or is it a dead ball strike because it hit the body?

Thanks,

-- T. Albertina

 

Layne: Well, let me ask you a question. If he puts a bat in his hand, and he drops it, is his hand going to drop with the bat or his hand going to stick to his body? So is his hand part of the bat? So, it's kind of common sense. If he gets hit in the hands, that's his body, if he gets hit in his bat, that's his bat. And if he swings, he doesn't go to first base when he gets hit.

[mvp 78]

I just love how Cherrington unloaded Lester and Lackey and kept the headcase. Thanks Ben.

 

A no-brainer!

[Northern Star]

I know that if a batter swings and misses a pitch and it hits him, it is a dead ball strike. However, what happens if he swings at the pitch and it hits his hand? Is his hand considered an extension of the bat and the ball is live, or is it a dead ball strike because it hit the body?

Thanks,

-- T. Albertina

 

Layne: Well, let me ask you a question. If he puts a bat in his hand, and he drops it, is his hand going to drop with the bat or his hand going to stick to his body? So is his hand part of the bat? So, it's kind of common sense. If he gets hit in the hands, that's his body, if he gets hit in his bat, that's his bat. And if he swings, he doesn't go to first base when he gets hit.

 

I might be thinking of cricket where if the ball hits the hand and then gets caught, the batter is out.

[a700hitter]

Big out getting Uribe to pop up with one out and a man on third base. Good job getting out of the inning.

[a700hitter]

Is the hand an extension of the bat?

Hand is part of the ball in basketball. I am not sure that there is a similar rule with the hand and bat.

[a700hitter]

How is the Indian bullpen?

[Northern Star]

Oh good, Tommy Layne.

[a700hitter]

Let all the excuses Clay begin -- just one bad inning, one bad pitch. Puhlease!

[TylerD]

Howdy folks!!!! Just tuning into the game now. How did Clay look?

[a700hitter]

Nice play by Swihart on Napoli's liner.

[jad]

Hand is part of the ball in basketball. I am not sure that there is a similar rule with the hand and bat.

 

This covered by a specific rule, although I've never seen it happen: as a poster noted above, if you are hit while attempting to swing, it's a dead ball strike. (Doesn't matter where, apparently). So you can't, say, hit a fair ball if the ball touches your hand during the swing.

[Spudboy]

He needs to avoid bad innings, and he will be okay.

 

He's an Enigma.

[yankthis]

The bright side here is that they're not taking Buchholz off the hook tonight.