Official 2p2ers Playing Baseball Thread

[manupod]

Originally Posted by kyleb

Alright, alright. There's a 2p2er on this board who is a former MLB player and thinks highly of my hitting instruction. As a way to pay it forward (and make good on my advice), if you post a video here of your swing from the side, I will help you analyze it and give you some tips free of charge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qfpFwrqV_w

This is from today. I wasn't planning on doing this, but had my cell phone and figured I'd try to get something from the tee at the end of my session. Next time I go back I'll try to remember to get something from the cage (I guess I'd need to bring a buddy, or set up the camera in the cage?)

All disclaimers apply. It's early in the season. I'm tired because it's the end of my session. I'm fat. I'm coming off an injury. And more I cannot think of at the moment.

And fwiw the shirt says white sux. I had those bastards.

[SnotBoogy]

thats pretty cool that you guys play rec hardball. do games ever get edgy, with dudes throwing inside and stuff?

[KJS]

Originally Posted by SnotBoogy

thats pretty cool that you guys play rec hardball. do games ever get edgy, with dudes throwing inside and stuff?

Very rarely. In my 3 years I had only one real douchebag. Celebrating hits when we were up 8 runs, talking smack after a long foul ball while still at bat. Total DB. I had every intention of buzzing him when I came to pitch but of course he comes up with bases loaded. So I threw inside but on the plate because I didn't want a HBP or passed ball. Struck him out swinging

Had one incident last year where an opposing team thought our managers 17 year old son, who was coaching third for us, was heckling his pitcher. He wasn't. Guy threatened to throw at some of our guys but never did.

I play in an over 38 league so we are grown ups for the most part. And it is very rec, no real superstars, so egos are mostly in check.

[dlk9s]

Damn, I should get in shape and try to play again. I think it would take a while, though. As a former pitcher, I remember not throwing enough one offseason and being sore as hell during tryouts. The next season, my arm was pretty much never sore because I stayed in good shape year-round.

I was a finesse lefty pitcher. 12-6 giant curveball that nobody in HS could touch (lol HS hitters). Two-seam fastball that had a natural tailing action into righties, which made me effective against hitters from both sides of the plate (when I played outfield and made a throw to a base, I had to aim it left because it always tailed right). Not much velocity, but senior year, my fastball gained some noticeable steam. Probably topped out in the low-80's at best, which was probably why I never got attention from scouts or anything, even though all I did was get guys out on one of the best teams in the state.

I was really annoyed for a while that my varsity coach didn't let pitchers hit (except for one who could hit bombs), but I got over it. Batted once in my final two years. 1.000 BA, baby.

[SnotBoogy]

Originally Posted by KJS

Very rarely. In my 3 years I had only one real douchebag. Celebrating hits when we were up 8 runs, talking smack after a long foul ball while still at bat. Total DB. I had every intention of buzzing him when I came to pitch but of course he comes up with bases loaded. So I threw inside but on the plate because I didn't want a HBP or passed ball. Struck him out swinging

Had one incident last year where an opposing team thought our managers 17 year old son, who was coaching third for us, was heckling his pitcher. He wasn't. Guy threatened to throw at some of our guys but never did.

I play in an over 38 league so we are grown ups for the most part. And it is very rec, no real superstars, so egos are mostly in check.

How about going in hard on the basepaths, etc?

I played company softball, and the marines on our team were a little, uh, unafraid of seeking contact. It was almost embarrassing at times.

This is awesome though. Does anyone play rec football too? I've always wondered what the hell that would be like for adults. I see 'em practicing sometimes in shoulder pads / helmets at the nearby park, and know a few guys who do it, haven't talked to them for years tho, just see their pictures on facebook lol.

[KJS]

First game in 4 hours!

Like a kid on Christmas.

Sucks it is against the defending champs.

[kyleb]

I'll get to your post manupod later today or tomorrow.

1-for-2 with an opposite field double. 2 IP, 4 K, 2 BB, 1 H, 0 ER.

[KJS]

Originally Posted by KJS

First game in 4 hours!

Like a kid on Christmas.

Sucks it is against the defending champs.

Opening Day starter. 3rd consecutive year.

6IP 8R 2BB 1K. We play seven and were visitors and lost 8-6 so I pitched the whole game. Hits and Earned runs are tough ones. I didn't look at the book after.

Had 3 run-scoring hits dropped in the outfield and one non-interference called when their runner ran right into our SS trying to field a routine 6-3. So instead of inning over it was 2nd and 3rd 2 out and of course I give up a hit to the next guy. Ump said after he got it wrong, thought our league had a rule that differed. We have a rule you cannot block bases/runners without the ball but not when you are going to field it. Pivotal play that would have made a huge difference in the game.

The 2 walks were to the first 2 batters. I was amped up and overthrowing. Calmed down and got into a rhythm and got a lot of ground outs the rest of the way. I had 4 1-3 put-outs and we should have had a 1-6-3 DP but the throw was high.

Batting line was 2-3, 1 2B, 1RBI, 2R. Not going to keep stealing stats. Catchers cannot stop the running game in our league. Already surpassed my XBH total from all of last year with my first AB where I put it over the CFers head.

We gave the defending champs a run for it. Had the tying run on in our last AB so a good first game overall

[KJS]

Originally Posted by kyleb

I'll get to your post manupod later today or tomorrow.

1-for-2 with an opposite field double. 2 IP, 4 K, 2 BB, 1 H, 0 ER.

Good game buddy. Love that K total.

[SnotBoogy]

i could use you guys in my fantasy team. good job

i got a straight red card in the last minute of my mens league soccer game. lost my cool for a sec with the idiot talking tons of **** and backing into me. shouldn't have pulled him back and tripped him. if hadn't started bleeding all over i mighta gotten away with a yellow

[nutshot2]

manupod, has nothing to do with your form or anything but move the tee back away from the net. when possible try to hit long ways in the cage, much more positive and negative reinforcement when you can see the ball's path travel ~45 feet instead of 2 feet. i'll let kyleb attack the hitting form.

[prohornblower]

Originally Posted by manupod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qfpFwrqV_w

Cool! I still plan on loading my swings on here but have been lazy. I don't think my camera is quality enough anyway. How tall are you? Your stance is pretty upright but it looks like you get your hands through really fast. What length/weight bat is that? I used a 33/28 when I played but technically I think it was supposed to be a -3 bat league. I've got an old 34/31 at my house that I could take some swings with but it wouldn't be the same.

Originally Posted by SnotBoogy

thats pretty cool that you guys play rec hardball. do games ever get edgy, with dudes throwing inside and stuff?

Not that I really saw. Every team has 1 or 2 dbs who think they should have gone pro or whatever and will hotdog things but even among separate teams it was pretty decent cameraderie.

Originally Posted by SnotBoogy

How about going in hard on the basepaths, etc?

I played company softball, and the marines on our team were a little, uh, unafraid of seeking contact. It was almost embarrassing at times.

Though I was threatened by a teammate who implied bazooka usage once through a team-wide email chain. It was so weird that my coach had the commish remove him from our team for fear of safety. I noticed some players were very successful in "the real world" and didn't take kindly to being called out about unforgivable mental mistakes. IMO, the field is a clean slate and you command respect on the field only.

[crow1713]

Our first game was last Thurs. I'm still gun-shy with my arm after last year so all I did was DH, went 0-2 with a BB and run scored but I liked both of my AB's on the outs. The first one was a hard line out to the left field wall and the last one was a line out to 3b. We ended up winning 8-4, so it was a good start to the season.

We play again tomorrow, so hopefully I get them to fall in then.

[fezjones]

lost so much mojo hitting from the right side in BP, will be switch hitting this season.

[Sandviper23]

Has anyone here played baseball outside of Continental America?