MLB 2018 Season

[ZiggysFryBoy]

A question about Javy Baez occurred to me yesterday and I thought what better place to go to get an objective opinion than a fan bulletin board with a connection to Milwaukee.

I had never thought about the concept of "the best slider ever".  It's just sliding.  I have seen highlights of guys avoiding tags before they don't seem to happen often. Javy's Matrix-like slides over the last couple years have me wondering who, if anyone, was a better slider than him?  To simultaneously coordinate the location of individual limbs to avoid the tag while hurling your body onto the ground at full speed.  To me it's a much more impressive feat than say a diving catch.

I'm the best slider in my softball league.

[4everwarriors]

Eye due my slidin' sumplace udder dan da diamond. Unless its May 1 orr later, hey?

[TallTitan34]

A question about Javy Baez occurred to me yesterday and I thought what better place to go to get an objective opinion than a fan bulletin board with a connection to Milwaukee.

I had never thought about the concept of "the best slider ever".  It's just sliding.  I have seen highlights of guys avoiding tags before they don't seem to happen often. Javy's Matrix-like slides over the last couple years have me wondering who, if anyone, was a better slider than him?  To simultaneously coordinate the location of individual limbs to avoid the tag while hurling your body onto the ground at full speed.  To me it's a much more impressive feat than say a diving catch.

Most exciting player in baseball.  Not to sound like Hawk Harrelson but he is the best slider and tagger I have ever seen.

[Its DJOver]

A question about Javy Baez occurred to me yesterday and I thought what better place to go to get an objective opinion than a fan bulletin board with a connection to Milwaukee.

I had never thought about the concept of "the best slider ever".  It's just sliding.  I have seen highlights of guys avoiding tags before they don't seem to happen often. Javy's Matrix-like slides over the last couple years have me wondering who, if anyone, was a better slider than him?  To simultaneously coordinate the location of individual limbs to avoid the tag while hurling your body onto the ground at full speed.  To me it's a much more impressive feat than say a diving catch.

He may not be better than Baez, especially since it's so hard to measure an ability like sliding, but if this conversation is being made, Josh Harrison should be involved.  A lot of his tag avoidance's are due to bad base-running that leads to a rundown, but he does have a fair number of, to use your wording, Matrix like slides.   

[Dr. Blackheart]

When he learns to stay off a slider, he could be in the HOF. 

Ricky Henderson may be a comp for him.

[jsglow]

Better catch?  I don't remember one.

[Dish]

Most exciting player in baseball.  Not to sound like Hawk Harrelson but he is the best slider and tagger I have ever seen.

You're wrong. The answer is and always is Yaz.

[buckchuckler]

When he learns to stay off a slider, he could be in the HOF. 

Ricky Henderson may be a comp for him.

This is idiotic cub bs at its finest.

[GGGG]

When he learns to stay off a slider, he could be in the HOF. 

Ricky Henderson may be a comp for him.

Uh...no.

[TallTitan34]

You're wrong. The answer is and always is Yaz.

Hahahahaha yes!  Hell yes!

[TallTitan34]

Better catch?  I don't remember one.

Not even the best one this week.  Pillar had a 10' wall to deal with.

https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2018/07/01/video-kevin-pillar-climbs-the-wall-to-rob-nick-castellanos-of-a-home-run/

[jsglow]

Great catch too.

[Dr. Blackheart]

This is idiotic cub bs at its finest.

Let me clarify. The Ricky Henderson comp is in regard to the best at sliding, not the HOF.

My comment on the HOF is in regard to his inability to lay off the slider.  The guy has the potential to be a complete five tool player.  Whether he can complete his game or not is to be seen. He is sure fun to watch, however.

[TallTitan34]

Even without laying off the slider, he's batting .286 this season and .261 for his career.  He's only 25 so hopefully with more experience he can recognize when to layoff the pitch three feet outside the strikezone.

[TallTitan34]

I'm starting to come around the Vander Blue Man Group's line of thinking.  At this point the returns of Kris Bryant, Yu Darvish, and Carl Edwards are going to be like trade deadline acquisitions.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

This is idiotic cub bs at its finest.

Right!  I've never seen a White Sox fan make an outlandish comment about a player on his or her team.  Only Cubs fan constantly!! 

[rocket surgeon]

Better catch?  I don't remember one.

this one was nasty too-diving full extension-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGqTkajrWO4

these are his 3 homer stealers-

  https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/07/05/check-out-all-3-keon-broxtons-game-saving-homer-stealing-grabs/758601002/

now if he could hit 280 +

[jsglow]

It's all about plate discipline for Keon. 

[Anti-Dentite]

Keon patrols CF as well as Carlos Gomez in his prime.

[TallTitan34]

Carl Edwards has been activated from the DL.

[MU82]

Carl Edwards has been activated from the DL.

Championship assured!

[TallTitan34]

Interesting records within the NL Central:

Cardinals 25-16
Cubs 19-18
Brewers 19-20

[jsglow]

Interesting records within the NL Central:

Cardinals 25-16
Cubs 19-18
Brewers 19-20

Interesting.  The Cards have essentially split with the Crew.  Must be doing reasonably well against everyone else.

[withoutbias]

Or that the Cubs and Braves could do it in the same number of games.

could have. didnt. SAD!

[buckchuckler]

Right!  I've never seen a White Sox fan make an outlandish comment about a player on his or her team.  Only Cubs fan constantly!! 

Not only, but more than any others.