*** VD 13 Commentary Thread ***

[heyelander]

I knew Utley use to get hit a lot... never realized he was 8th all-time

Hit By Pitch
2006 NL 14 (6th)
2007 NL 25 (1st)
2008 NL 27 (1st)
2009 NL 24 (1st)
2010 NL 18 (3rd)
2011 NL 14 (3rd)
2012 NL 12 (7th)
2014 NL 13 (7th)
Career 204 (8th)

[heyelander]

Top 10... (with Beckley thrown in for fun)

1. Hughie Jennings+ (18) 287 R
2. Craig Biggio+ (20) 285 R
3. Tommy Tucker (13) 272 B
4. Don Baylor (19) 267 R
5. Jason Kendall (15) 254 R
6. Ron Hunt (12) 243 R
7. Dan McGann (12) 230 B
8. Chase Utley (16) 204 L
9. Frank Robinson+ (21) 198 R
10. Minnie Minoso (17) 192 R
11. Jake Beckley+ (20) 183 L

[heyelander]

Ron Hunt got hit 50 times in 1971 .... no one else has more than 35 in a season post 1900

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-year-ron-hunt-got-hit-by-50-pitches/

[Bene Futuis]

We should just straight up trade Alabama for Puerto Rico.

[hacko]

Top 10... (with Beckley thrown in for fun)

1. Hughie Jennings+ (18) 287 R
2. Craig Biggio+ (20) 285 R
3. Tommy Tucker (13) 272 B
4. Don Baylor (19) 267 R
5. Jason Kendall (15) 254 R
6. Ron Hunt (12) 243 R
7. Dan McGann (12) 230 B
8. Chase Utley (16) 204 L
9. Frank Robinson+ (21) 198 R
10. Minnie Minoso (17) 192 R
11. Jake Beckley+ (20) 183 L

I wonder if Biggio knew he was that close to the record!

[Bene Futuis]

Freedom to travel more would be awesome.

Unless it was in Antarctica during the winter, or something.

Couldn't see anything but snow.

Kiss your toes goodbye from frostbite.

Or maybe your fingers, too, for that matter.

Freezing in a frozen wasteland, dying alone, unloved.

For what? A little unwise adventure.

Wow. The left wants to live in a world where people are expected to kiss their own toes.

Wow.

[Bene Futuis]

Walking is a really solid hobby to have.

Obviously I don't mean just like walking around your house --- more like "going for walks".

Whatever, just fucking sit around all day. See if I care.

[The Feral Slasher]

Arnold, the actor

Schwarzenegger, the big guy did this once too

Still it is kind of fun

[Kevin Seitzer]

Wow. The left wants to live in a world where people are expected to kiss their own toes.

Wow.

I love that I am now "the left" to JJ.

[heyelander]

I love that I am now "the left" to JJ.

Commie

That said, you're now probably "the left" to a lot of your family, no?

[Kevin Seitzer]

Commie

That said, you're now probably "the left" you a lot of your family, no?

To my parents and brother? Yes. They were appalled that I supported Obama. But they can't stand Trump, either.

My extended family is more of a mixed bag. I would say probably 75% conservatives but 25% progressives. Mennonites have a history that's kind of at odds with typical evangelical conservative Christians in America (or really at odds with most of the Christian church throughout their history). The majority of my extended family has fallen in with the evangelical American church thinking, but a significant minority have held onto the traditional Mennonite values.

[heyelander]

Jon send fairly progressive from his posts.

I miss him

[Bene Futuis]

Jon send fairly progressive from his posts.

I miss him

A24? Empire? Lil?

[Kevin Seitzer]

A24? Empire? Lil?

KK....

[Kevin Seitzer]

The other RJ Mennonite. Although Heye is an honorary Mennonite.