1. 05-16-18 11:41 PM #1
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    Bartolo Colon

    How does this guy keep doing it? Insane that he’s even still pitching. Let alone at a decent level. Unreal to me that he’s still out there. Rarely do I make a thread, but had to shout out the man.
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  2. 05-16-18 11:43 PM #2
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    45th birthday in a week. Insanity.
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  3. 05-16-18 11:45 PM #3
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    It takes a lot of guts,
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  4. 05-16-18 11:46 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
    It takes a lot of guts,
    You can say that again. Took a 101 MPH liner to the gut like a champ.
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  5. 05-17-18 12:39 AM #5
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    Truly loving his life right now
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  6. 05-17-18 12:43 AM #6
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    Cuse, good to see you still alive. Haven't seen you around lately.
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  7. 05-17-18 12:55 AM #7
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    unde0087 answer his question

    enlighten us o Colon expert.

    How?
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  8. 05-17-18 12:59 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by unde0087 View Post
    Cuse, good to see you still alive. Haven't seen you around lately.


    Thanks. Still kicking. Not doing much of anything at all, but mainly in a good way.
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  9. 05-17-18 01:05 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuse0323 View Post


    Thanks. Still kicking. Not doing much of anything at all, but mainly in a good way.
    Good to hear
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  10. 05-17-18 01:10 AM #10
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    Is it the fat fuk pitcher?


    If so, I have the same question.

    How????
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  11. 05-17-18 01:20 AM #11
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    Pinpoint control.
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  12. 05-17-18 01:42 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    Pinpoint control.
    The Giant, why did you not reply in the thread that dedicated to you today?

    That’s kinda disrespectful, man.
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    cant believe how long colon has been a big leaguer still needs a translator for interviews, sad
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    Quote Originally Posted by DiggityDaggityDo View Post
    The Giant, why did you not reply in the thread that dedicated to you today?

    That’s kinda disrespectful, man.
    Just found it, thanks brother. Love you.
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  15. 05-17-18 05:30 AM #15
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    no idea

    I fade him and lose a lot
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  16. 05-17-18 06:13 AM #16
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    people are funny perhaps as long as you apologize they will ignore your past ped use
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  17. 05-17-18 07:38 AM #17
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    Guy’s amazing, out of shape and still pitching well. Was fun when he pitched for the Twin’s last year. Twin’s even had a Big Sexy t-shirt promotion last fall. Hope he keeps pitching until he’s 50.
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  18. 05-17-18 08:49 AM #18
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    World class defense

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  19. 05-17-18 08:55 AM #19
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    Guys...have we ever seen Grimace from McDonald's and Colon together? NOOO! Are they the same person? MAYBE!
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  20. 05-17-18 06:43 PM #20
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    Slap Leather.
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    ...
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  22. 05-17-18 07:09 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    no idea

    I fade him and lose a lot
    Me too!
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  23. 07-06-18 10:11 PM #23
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    With a 2-R HR in the 2nd inning, James McCann became the 300th player to hit a HR off Bartolo Colon

    Colon and Jamie Moyer are the only pitchers in MLB history to allow a HR to 300 different players
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  24. 07-06-18 10:13 PM #24
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    He's good fade material when facing good teams.
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  25. 07-06-18 10:14 PM #25
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    Before the 2012 season, Jamie Moyer had faced 8.9 percent of all MLB hitters ever.
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  26. 07-06-18 10:23 PM #26
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    Most Home Runs Allowed - Career

    Jamie Moyer - 522
    Warren Spahn - 434
    Bartolo Colon - 428
    Frank Tanana - 422
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  27. 07-06-18 10:25 PM #27
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    I'm sure he will be playing on the same team as his grandson at some point.
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  28. 07-07-18 05:15 AM #28
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    He pitched well last night in a loss
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  29. 09-07-18 09:41 PM #29
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    Bartolo Colon will turn 46 next May, but the veteran right-hander told reporters this week that he’s nonetheless hoping for a return to the Majors next season (link via Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News). Specifically, Colon said he’d love to return to the Rangers, though Fraley suggests that could be a long shot.

    Given Colon’s recent results, it’s difficult to imagine anything other than minor league offers materializing for him in free agency this winter. While he came out of the gates with a strong 3.55 ERA and 40-to-7 K/BB ratio through his first 63 1/3 innings with the Rangers in 2018, his season has spiraled out of control. The righty has turned in a woeful 7.11 ERA over his past 15 starts with 41 strikeouts against 18 walks in 81 innings of work.

    Though this is more a statement about the Rangers and their rotation woes than it is about Colon, the veteran right-hander does lead Texas with 144 1/3 innings pitched in 2018. He’s remained a fairly durable rotation piece even at 45 years of age, though his fastball is averaging a career-low 87.4 mph. Meanwhile, his 1.87 HR/9 mark is the highest he’s posted since a brief, ill-fated run with the 2009 White Sox, though surely playing at Globe Life Park in Arlington doesn’t help him in that regard. Colon’s walk rate remains pristine (1.56 BB/9), and it’s also worth noting that fielding-independent pitching metrics feel he’s performed similarly, if not better than he did in 2017 when he managed to secure a minor league pact with Texas (4.64 xFIP).

    Colon already broke Juan Marichal’s record for wins by a Dominican-born pitcher earlier this season — he’s now at 247 in his career — and he’s spoken recently about wanting to top Marichal’s career innings mark as well. Colon is currently 47 1/3 frames shy of that distinction, so he won’t get there before the end of the current campaign.

    It’s certainly plausible that another club would put forth a minor league offer this winter — more anecdotally, Colon has pitched for 11 different teams, placing him two teams behind Edwin Jackson’s record of 13 — but “Big Sexy” would almost certainly have to earn his way onto a 2019 roster with a more encouraging Spring Training effort.
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