MLB Thread

[shoregirl]

Meh its some bullshit the Dick Allen didn't make.

 

[Lantern7]

With the Jets and Giants losing, I wouldn’t be shocked if Gil’s election isn’t the big story in tomorrow’s newspapers. Some people have been waiting on that for a long, long LONG time.

[shoregirl]

6 minutes ago, shoregirl said:

Meh its some bullshit the Dick Allen didn't make.

 

Quoting myself to add

It was already a shame that he didnt make it when he was alive.

[AimingforYoko]

Yay for Tony O. Long overdue.

[Lantern7]

Called it.

[Lamb18]

14 hours ago, mojoween said:

Minnie Minoso and Buck O’Neil are getting into the Hall so at least there’s one good thing.  Also Bud Fowler, Jim Kaat, Gil Hodges and Tony Oliva.

About time for Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat.

[grommit2]

Ok sports fans...a question for you:  Why do they allow professional baseball players to catch fly balls with one (casual) hand?  Whatever happened to "use two hands!" shouted by every coach from little league on up.  I know the gloves are big, and the chance of a pro actually flubbing a fly ball is quite low.  But...as we saw in the playoffs, a Red Sox outfielder made a terrific run to chase down a fly, only to have it hit the heel of his glove and fall to the turf.  Had he used TWO hands, he would have caught it.  

[Mittengirl]

I wonder the same thing about NBA players who can’t sink a free throw.  Maybe they are just “too cool” for the basics?

[smittykins]

Congratulations, Aaron and Samantha!

https://nypost.com/2021/12/12/yankees-aaron-judge-marries-samantha-bracksieck-in-hawaii/amp/

Edited December 13, 2021 by smittykins

[mojoween]

I am gearing up to get very angry and indignant when the final hall of fame ballots are revealed.

[mojoween]

If Ken Rosenthal was really fired from the MLB Network because he criticized Rob Manfred, that is absolutely beyond the pale.  Fuck Manfred.

[mojoween]

David Cone is joining ESPN for Sunday Night Baseball and if this means he is leaving YES I am NOT ok with that.

[Harry24]

2 hours ago, mojoween said:

David Cone is joining ESPN for Sunday Night Baseball and if this means he is leaving YES I am NOT ok with that.

Nooo!

Well, it’s not like the scheduling would be an issue.  But losing Kenny S and now Coney.  Not okay, Yes!  We’ll be stuck with Michael Kaye (who is overbearing and boring) and Paul O’Neill (who is charming but not interesting or insightful).  Sigh.

[smittykins]

Has it been confirmed that he’s leaving?  Al Leiter worked for YES and MLB Network concurrently for several years.

[mojoween]

I only saw the announcement about ESPN, nothing about YES yet.  *fingers crossed!*

[roamyn]

The Yankees have hired a female coach for one of their minor league teams.  
 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33031319/report-rachel-balkovec-manage-new-york-yankees-low-minor-league-affiliate

Edited January 10, 2022 by roamyn

[Lantern7]

*sigh* SNY has been airing stuff from last year in Mets Classics. The episode running now: August 31. The game I hit. The one I bailed on before the Mets rallied.

Yep . . . I still low-key hate myself for that. 🙄

Edited January 12, 2022 by Lantern7

[Moose135]

Games from four months ago are "classics"? Looks like SNY is having a hard time coming up with programming.

[Lantern7]

4 minutes ago, Moose135 said:

Games from four months ago are "classics"? Looks like SNY is having a hard time coming up with programming.

A few games per year air. It’s not an act of filling time.

Bigger news: the Mets are retiring Keith Hernandez’s number this season (should it play out). I could’ve sworn #17 was worn after he left the Mets.

[Moose135]

2 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

I could’ve sworn #17 was worn after he left the Mets.

A bunch of guys wore it after Keith, but it hasn't been used since 2010.

[smittykins]

On 1/8/2022 at 10:45 PM, mojoween said:

I only saw the announcement about ESPN, nothing about YES yet.  *fingers crossed!*

It looks like Coney is staying with YES, albeit with a reduced workload.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33012522/former-mlb-pitcher-david-cone-serve-sunday-night-baseball-analyst-alex-rodriguez-lead-simulcast-version

[mojoween]

David Ortiz is going to get in on the first ballot and I am going to SPIT.  Drugs are drugs and if one player is painted with that brush they all are.

[emmawoodhouse]

Start spitting. 

[Lantern7]

Heh . . . Pedro Martinez is with the Ortiz family, and he is having fun!

[cambridgeguy]

Well, at least next year Bonds, Clemens, Schilling, and Sosa won't be on the ballot, so less self righteous pontificating about that.

On the other hand, Carlos Beltran is far and away the most distinguished newcomer, so plenty of time to rehash the trash cans.

[grommit2]

I would vote for Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants right-hander.
Most distinctive pitching motion since the windup was invented (or since Luis Tiant pitched for the Sox)
But...Lincecum did not get enough votes to stay on the ballot.
Oh well. 

[Lantern7]

I got something from the Mets that’s worth rooting for a regular regular season . . . they’re holding three bobblehead promotions based off the SNY announcers: Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez.

[ebk57]

20 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

I got something from the Mets that’s worth rooting for a regular regular season . . . they’re holding three bobblehead promotions based off the SNY announcers: Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez.

And which one of you lovely people will go to the games so you can send me the 'heads?  😄

[xaxat]

 

[Lantern7]

Brief essay on the White Sox and mascots.

[emmawoodhouse]

Trevor Bauer won't face criminal charges.

And gutless Manfred will probably let him get off as well. 

[Lantern7]

1 hour ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Trevor Bauer won't face criminal charges.

And gutless Manfred will probably let him get off as well. 

If there’s no season, then the joke would be on him.

Is it messed up that I think a lockout would nudge Fox Sports to run episodes of This Week In Baseball?

[smittykins]

RIP Gerald Williams.

[Lantern7]

Another reason to root for a resolution with the lockout: Mets are bringing back Old Timers’ Day. Lots of names already involved. I’m waiting to see how many people would go to see Frank Thomas, only to realize that guy isn’t “the Big Hurt.”

Heres the back page of the Daily News:

Edited February 10, 2022 by Lantern7

[mojoween]

According to Twitter Jeremy Giambi has passed away at his parents home.  That is so sad.

[smittykins]

Only 47!
RIP, Jeremy. 😢

[Moose135]

2 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Another reason to root for a resolution with the lockout: Mets are bringing back Old Timers’ Day. 

Fun fact - the very first Met game I went to was Old Timers’s Day in 1969. 

[Lady Whistleup]

Giambi's death is being reported as a suicide. Very sad.

[mojoween]

I felt so bad when they talked about it this morning on ESPN because they seemed to feel like replaying the audio from the A’s-Yankees game, where Giambi was sent around but tagged out, was a good way to memorialize him.

[theatremouse]

Did they think it was a good way to memorialize him, or did they think it was the thing most likely to prompt people to recall who he was? Still may have not been the best choice, but seemed kinda like a "if you don't think you know who this is, you might recall this?" sort of thing.

[emmawoodhouse]

I was at that game. Had he slid, he would have been safe. 

RIP Jeremy. 

Edited February 11, 2022 by emmawoodhouse

[mojoween]

1 hour ago, theatremouse said:

Did they think it was a good way to memorialize him, or did they think it was the thing most likely to prompt people to recall who he was? Still may have not been the best choice, but seemed kinda like a "if you don't think you know who this is, you might recall this?" sort of thing.

I think you’re right.  I think Max said something like “you might remember Jeremy from one of the most famous plays in baseball postseason history” before they played it. 

[cleo]

Cancelled my MLB TV subscription. Honestly I stopped using it as much as I did, the only reason I didn't cancel last year was laziness, and also bc it was pro rated or something across the 2 pandemic years so I gave in to the laziness. 

But it felt pretty good to cancel right now, for reasons I won't go into. 

That said, I really miss baseball. :(

[Moose135]

I'll have to see if I end up subscribing to MLB TV this season - whenever it starts. Last year, they had an offer for a single team for $99 for the year, discounted to $50 the first week of the season. Then I found they offered an additional discount for military/veterans/etc. so I ended up getting it for $35~. I figured for a season of the Mets, that wasn't a bad price. I usually watched two or three games a week, but down here in Charlotte I was in the "home" region for the Braves, Nationals, Orioles, and the Reds, so I couldn't see a bunch of Met games because of MLB's ridiculous blackout rules.

[shoregirl]

I get it with Tmobile . they usually have a week when you can the subscription for free. I wouldn't pay for it otherwise. I understand why they have blackout but it's still annoying especially because where I live they blackout the Phillies, Yankees, and the Mets

[Mittengirl]

So, pitchers and catchers should have reported today.  Is there any chance at all that the season will start on time?

[cleo]

I don't think so. I never thought so, but I'm a pessimist.

So this would be what the third shortened year? I can't remember when things were normal anymore.

 

[MissAlmond]

Former Los Angeles Angels executive found guilty of drug charges in death of Tyler Skaggs.

https://deadline.com/2022/02/los-angeles-angels-erick-kay-guilty-drug-charges-in-death-pitcher-tyler-skaggs-1234956285/

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33313355/jury-finds-eric-kay-guilty-

[mojoween]

If we have a season, this is fantastic news.

 

[smittykins]

Yankees to retire Paul O’Neill’s #21

Finally!