Man in White was back today..according to Hamel

[joeyt618]

Hmm... look at all those cheaters in white. Honestly, either all our batters have extremely good eyesight, or we have a REALLY elaborate system that's fast enough to relay the information within seconds.

Just for kicks, the next time Hamels pitches at Rogers Centre, the team should hand out white t-shits and binoculars to everyone who attends. That'll surely mindf*** his ass.

[RapsFanInVA]

I bet Hammel thinks the NBA lottery is rigged too.

A lot of people think that.

And a lot of people from opposing teams believed the man in white theory last season. I mostly just wrote that because I was just over on the Raps board and was very surprised at how many people genuinely believe the lottery is rigged. Both are silly theories.

[tiger7]

OK to any idiot who gives an ounce of credence to the man in white theory. Think about this. Try after the catcher throws down the signs looking 370-400 feet in the outfield bleachers picking up a pitch in between when the catcher throws it down until the pitcher delivers the pitch. Impossible to do. Just admit you got your ass kicked just like the rest of the series. The 'man in white' story pisses me off every time I hear it. I worked at the Rogers Centre for 3 years there is no way this happens.

[tiger7]

If they did have someone relaying every pitch then we would have put up a lot more than four runs. More like the 21 spot Seattle put up against the Rangers. GTFO with that garbage Hammel.

[OldNo7]

Maybe, just maybe, Hammel isn't nearly as good as his start indicated.

[YogiStewart]

That's what I find ridiculous about the notion. Know what would happen if there was a psychic man who could tell the hitters the pitch type/location? Davis slashes at that pitch and tries to get a single, Lawrie does likewise with the outside fastball, and Rasmus lays off it entirely. No one in their right mind tries to hit a home run with any of those three pitches, if they know what is coming.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD8T5TmBauo[/youtube]

its a really long video, but for those of us who were alive in the early 80s, you will remember Press Your Luck. a guy basically figured out the "randomness" of their game board, memorized the patterns and won a large amount of money.

there are odds that someone looks at pitching history, calculates the odds of Pitch X being thrown in Scenario Y by Pitcher Z, and is communicating that to Batter A.

and if this is being done, it simply means that the Orioles were too dumb to change up their pitching sequences/signs and should learn from their errors.

but yes, its pretty far fetched that the Man in White made his appearance.


oh, and Davidi's chipped in with a story: http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/0 ... _stealing/

[Schad]

As mentioned previous, though, the fact that Rasmus swung at all speaks against the likelihood that he knew what was coming...he's not a good curveball hitter, and it's a pitch that more often that not will miss the zone. Stealing signs is easy, but how many players would put that information to use by golfing at a shin-high breaking ball?

[MGD24]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD8T5TmBauo[/youtube]

its a really long video, but for those of us who were alive in the early 80s, you will remember Press Your Luck. a guy basically figured out the "randomness" of their game board, memorized the patterns and won a large amount of money.
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c'mon no whammy, no whammy, no whammy

[satyr9]

As mentioned previous, though, the fact that Rasmus swung at all speaks against the likelihood that he knew what was coming...he's not a good curveball hitter, and it's a pitch that more often that not will miss the zone. Stealing signs is easy, but how many players would put that information to use by golfing at a shin-high breaking ball?

Despite all this, I'm rooting for Hammel in this case. How badass are the Jays if the ESPN article comes out last year and they keep doing it and not getting caught? And how are we always drafting and trading for guys with 20/0.00001 vision so they can read signs from centrefield? Hopefully the rest of the league hasn't caught on to our super eye vision test for the draft yet. And where do I go to apply for the man in white gig? That guy has some serious skills and I want them (I'm assuming it's like a batman thing where it's the costume rather than innate natural ability that allows him to only be seen by the Jays batters, with only the occasional mix-up where the other team catches a glimpse).

[CapeCrusader]

Hahahaha I love it.

[Graham's Cracker]

Griff burned Hammel pretty good in his mailbag.

Maybe the 29-year-old right-hander has seen it before –- like in 2011 when he allowed 21 homers, with a 4.76 ERA for the Rockies. Hammel has allowed 93 homers in 794 innings. There must be a whole lot of cheating going on wherever Hammel goes.

http://thestar.blogs.com/baseball/

[Skin Blues]

1 HR/9 isn't notably bad. Especially considering he pitched in Colorado most of his career. Weak burn, especially considering how good he's been this year.

[BigLeagueChew]

[MGD24]

looks like some want to start a campaign for everyone to wear white to the game on Sunday

@jaysfaninwhite https://twitter.com/#!/jaysfaninwhite

the man in white ‏@jaysfaninwhite
Who wants to stand up to @espn the #Yankees #whitesox and Jason Hammel? we are all the man in white. this Sunday: #OperationWhiteWash #Jays

the man in white ‏@jaysfaninwhite
#BlueJays fans let's get behind #OperationWhiteWash & show the world that we're all #Jays #FansInWhite. Our team doesn't cheat, they win!

[Mattd97]

looks like some want to start a campaign for everyone to wear white to the game on Sunday

@jaysfaninwhite https://twitter.com/#!/jaysfaninwhite

the man in white ‏@jaysfaninwhite
Who wants to stand up to @espn the #Yankees #whitesox and Jason Hammel? we are all the man in white. this Sunday: #OperationWhiteWash #Jays

the man in white ‏@jaysfaninwhite
#BlueJays fans let's get behind #OperationWhiteWash & show the world that we're all #Jays #FansInWhite. Our team doesn't cheat, they win half the time!

[duppyy]

GOnna be at the game saturday. I will wear white. lol.

[CanuckPete]

I tweeted this:

Hey @Orioles, if I wear a white shirt this morning, is it going to throw off Jason Hammel's day?

Bitches didn't reply.

[nonc]

the more #spydome and "i <3 BJs" material the better.

[Hamyltowne]

How much is Tom Wolfe getting paid for all this?

Twenty yards of high-quality linen, and the right to use a heavily-fictionalized version of Anthopolous in his next work.

White linen, to be sure.

I have been able to confirm that the working title to his next book is now The White Stuff. The main premise is still unknown. Wolfe will release the first few chapters in Vanity Fair. Christopher Hitchens is rolling over in his grave.