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Post by beavaristotle on Apr 25, 2023 11:24:13 GMT -8
A caller to the show asked how our entire pitching staff could collapse at the same time. Parker replied “ I am not free to say but I guarantee that weekend will be an outlier, and yes this is meant to be cryptic “. Very strange statement. Was he implying that ASU were stealing our signs ( banging on trash cans) or that the staff partied too much.
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Post by rgeorge on Apr 25, 2023 11:43:41 GMT -8
A caller to the show asked how our entire pitching staff could collapse at the same time. Parker replied “ I am not free to say but I guarantee that weekend will be an outlier, and yes this is meant to be cryptic “. Very strange statement. Was he implying that ASU were stealing our signs ( banging on trash cans) or that the staff partied too much. Really a BS comment overall. He has no biz sharing or insinuating anything other than the staff got rocked and will "most likely" be an outlier. Anything else is just unprofessional as an employee of OSU and just spurs on the rumor mill. Partying? If somehow against team policy, there should be suspensions, etc. Stealing signs? Then Dorman and MC are pretty clueless. It is not hard to pickup and then change up your calls/cards. Bottom line, the staff got rocked, certain players at the plate severely underperformed. Period. Move on and prep for this weekend. Effing Parker being Parker. Such a drama queen at times! |
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Post by wetrodentia on Apr 25, 2023 11:51:28 GMT -8
I agree he should have let that lie but please ease up on Parker. Dude's a treasure. For every misguided thing he might say he says a thousand that are thoughtful, smart and interesting. That last series reminded me to appreciate him that much more.
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Post by rgeorge on Apr 25, 2023 12:00:52 GMT -8
I agree he should have let that lie but please ease up on Parker. Dude's a treasure. For every misguided thing he might say he says a thousand that are thoughtful, smart and interesting. That last series reminded me to appreciate him that much more. When a "professional" acts unprofessionally they should be called out. As far as last series... comparing MP to those guys is unfair. They are NOT professionals. And, MP might have had his worst weekend ever as far as his mistakes combined with his pouty attitude. His "Eeyore" becomes tiresome... But, to each his own... |
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Post by rgeorge on Apr 25, 2023 12:02:06 GMT -8
Please re-read the OP post. In quotes is what Parker said..the rest is speculation by the OP. "... meant to be cryptic." Leaves the door WIDE open to such posts. That is the point... there was not need to go down that rabbit hole. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 25, 2023 13:02:46 GMT -8
 Mike Parker is a treasure. I agree 100% with what Parker said. I guarantee that Arizona State will be an outlier. Carry on. |
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Post by beavs6 on Apr 25, 2023 13:11:03 GMT -8
I agree he should have let that lie but please ease up on Parker. Dude's a treasure. For every misguided thing he might say he says a thousand that are thoughtful, smart and interesting. That last series reminded me to appreciate him that much more. When a "professional" acts unprofessionally they should be called out. As far as last series... comparing MP to those guys is unfair. They are NOT professionals. And, MP might have had his worst weekend ever as far as his mistakes combined with his pouty attitude. His "Eeyore" becomes tiresome... But, to each his own... Why don't you discuss it with him next time you *bump* into him in the Team's Hotel elevator. Just a suggestion. |
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Post by whocares on Apr 25, 2023 13:11:18 GMT -8
Like we've never gone down any rabbit holes here before. Skullcaps, anyone?
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Post by kersting13 on Apr 25, 2023 13:41:08 GMT -8
Like we've never gone down any rabbit holes here before. Skullcaps, anyone? I wouldn't call that a rabbit hole. That was one obtuse poster who wanted to octuple-down on his own stubborn-ness. |
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Post by rilesinnewberg on Apr 25, 2023 13:51:17 GMT -8
Aren't the signs received by the pitcher on the device on his wrist rather than from the catcher?
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Post by wetrodentia on Apr 25, 2023 14:40:29 GMT -8
I agree he should have let that lie but please ease up on Parker. Dude's a treasure. For every misguided thing he might say he says a thousand that are thoughtful, smart and interesting. That last series reminded me to appreciate him that much more. When a "professional" acts unprofessionally they should be called out. As far as last series... comparing MP to those guys is unfair. They are NOT professionals. And, MP might have had his worst weekend ever as far as his mistakes combined with his pouty attitude. His "Eeyore" becomes tiresome... But, to each his own... Oh I didn't realize they did that broadcast for free. OK then if they volunteered that makes sense and the comparison is somewhat unfair but I was just commenting that IMO our fan base is lucky to have Parker behind the mic. Mike's body of work speaks for itself. I'll agree on the "to each his own" because I love listening to him. |
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Post by tamatrix on Apr 25, 2023 15:43:26 GMT -8
Sounds like Parker wanted to let Beaver fans know that he has information that he can't share that leads him to strongly believe that this was a strong abnormality....to me, sounds like he's doing us fans right by sharing that with us and he's also doing his contact(s) right by not sharing something he's not supposed to.
People are very likely to rumor mill and make $hit up from that...that's not on Mike, that's on people (who are generally the worst).
I for one, appreciate the knowledge that something occurred this weekend that makes it less likely for us to give up that many runs again.
Would I like to know why? Sure I would. But I'd like to know why/how of 100's of other things too...if you don't want/like information that isn't 100% correct and verified 100% of the time, then I'd share that you probably shouldn't be on a sports board page.....
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Post by irimi on Apr 25, 2023 17:04:01 GMT -8
Let's just be happy that it will be an outlier.
I think it was interesting how well we pitched at GCU. Of course, it was a midweek game, so it's harder to judge, but the pitchers looked back to normal. So perhaps there was something funky with ASU. If they stole our signs, then good on them. We should be able to adjust and overcome whatever the opponent throws at us.
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Post by beavaristotle on Apr 25, 2023 17:58:03 GMT -8
My original post was more wondering if Mike would make that statement without some knowledge that something funny had gone on. I don’t think asu could steal pitch signs but they could definitely feed location to the hitters which is very helpful
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Post by alwaysorange on Apr 25, 2023 18:13:43 GMT -8
We haven't hit that well in a 3 game series in quite a while. Heck maybe we were stealing signs. Lol.
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