MLB Thread

[Carey]

Man, if there's a way to convince me that BoSox & Mets is a very lovely baseball game, that would be a miracle.  Maybe it's possible, but 7 consecutive hits is not cool.  Even Devers blunder was made up thanks to a wild pitch!

[Jane Tuesday]

Adam Wainwright is back on the bump tonight against the Snakes, no live BP, no rehab start.  He's one of my favorite - if not the favorite - players of all time, and I just want him to do well.  I honestly care more about that than the final score at this point.  This is a sentiment he would absolutely HATE, and the fact he would hate it is part of the reason I love him, if that makes sense.  LOL

It pisses me off that some "fans" are saying he's selfish and only cares about getting to 200 wins, when:

1. They would sell their souls for just one win in MLB;
2. Obviously, 200 is a big deal to him and he's never said otherwise;
3. The Cards suck this year, we're selling, and Waino getting 200 might be the only thing we have to look forward to for the rest of the season;
4. We have literally no one else, the bullpen is exhausted, everyone we've called up from AAA has tanked;
5. It's clear to me that he's taking the mound tonight at considerable risk to his own ego - with no live pitching, there's every chance it will be more of the same from his last few starts - to give the team whatever innings he can give them.

Basically, any Cardinals "fan" who isn't pulling for Uncle Charlie to find some devil magic and finish his last season with dignity and a few more wins can fuck right off and go "support" another team.

[Jane Tuesday]

Had the lead after 5, then the bullpen gave it up. This is the story of the 2023 Cardinals. 

#198andcounting

ETA - we got the win, so yay? But Gallegos, the "winning" pitcher is the one who surrendered Waino's lead. That just seems patently unfair (but I realize wins for relievers are basically nonsense). That's baseball for ya!

Edited July 25, 2023 by Jane Tuesday

[ProudMary]

@Jane Tuesday

I just looked at the box score for last night's game. I see that Wainwright gave up only 2 runs over 5 innings, and he kept the ball in the park. That's got to be encouraging for what was, in essence, a rehab start.

I hope he can continue to pitch well and can get those 2 wins he needs to reach 200 for himself and for his fans.

 

[Fukui San]

Uniform update that may only interest me:

IKEA Sox now 20-4 lifetime wearing these colors after tonight's victory over the Braves.

[NUguy514]

2 hours ago, Fukui San said:

Uniform update that may only interest me:

IKEA Sox now 20-4 lifetime wearing these colors after tonight's victory over the Braves.

They look like boxes of Lemonheads.

[Lantern7]

Yeah but then this happened. Article also shows the two “Little League Home Runs” the BoSox gave up. Even with them being over .500, that is sad. And if you’re a Mets fan, hilarious.

[mojoween]

Uhhhhhhh…

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-receives-4-year-extension-from-owners-191217907.html

[Lantern7]

5 minutes ago, mojoween said:

Uhhhhhhh…

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-receives-4-year-extension-from-owners-191217907.html

" . . . and to celebrate, we're adding a fifth base next year!"

[cleo]

Nm

Edited July 27, 2023 by cleo

[ProudMary]

Aaron Judge back in the Yankees' lineup batting second tonight against rhe Orioles.

 

[baldryanr]

If opposing teams are smart, they'll just walk Judge every single time.  Take away his numbers and the team has a combined .227 batting average.  So slightly better than the A's.

[ebk57]

It might look this cool outside my house, but I'm afraid to open the door.  You may have to wait a bit for the Judge return.

 

 

[ProudMary]

@ebk57 That photo looks apocalyptic! 😳

[ebk57]

The power went out and came back about 4 times.  My phone is charged in case the cable goes out.

I think the rain is stopping, but I still hear thunder...somewhere.  We'll see how this plays out. 

[DMK]

I smell a double header tomorrow…

[ebk57]

1 minute ago, DMK said:

I smell a double header tomorrow…

As long as it's not Sunday.  Bad enough that they moved the game to Sunday night.  I'd rather not have to deal with traffic leaving the first game. 

I'd actually rather not go at all, but the person I gave the tickets to at the start of the season can't do night games because of kids.  Sigh.

[ebk57]

And...I just got an alert that the game is about to start.  So no doubleheaders. 

[ebk57]

Well, that was worth staying up for.

[ProudMary]

The 2023 Yankees' offense: Coming to your town to reduce your team's ERA.

I was actually glad the Os walked it off in the bottom of the 9th. It was inevitable. Extra innings would only have prolonged the agony.

Congrats @ebk57. That was a great play by Santander in right.

[mojoween]

16 hours ago, ebk57 said:

Well, that was worth staying up for.

SANTANDER IS MY MORTAL ENEMY

[Lantern7]

15 hours ago, ProudMary said:

The 2023 Yankees' offense: Coming to your town to reduce your team's ERA.

I was actually glad the Os walked it off in the bottom of the 9th. It was inevitable. Extra innings would only have prolonged the agony.

Congrats @ebk57. That was a great play by Santander in right.

22 minutes ago, mojoween said:

SANTANDER IS MY MORTAL ENEMY

Your team will probably get into buying by Monday. My team sent off their primary closer for this year. My heart ain’t bleeding for the Yankees.

Bartolo Colon will be retiring . .  . as a Met. The team will be commemorating that on September 17. First 15,000 fans get a “BIG SEXY” long-sleeved shirt. I am not kidding about this.

[mojoween]

1 hour ago, Lantern7 said:

My team sent off their primary closer for this year.

The fire sale gets worse, so sorry!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/rangers-in-serious-talks-with-mets-about-max-scherzer-trade.html

Scuttlebutt is the deal to the Rangers is final.

[DMK]

It’s apparently still pending because Scherzer has a full no trade clause that he has yet to waive. 

[Lantern7]

1 hour ago, mojoween said:

The fire sale gets worse, so sorry!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/rangers-in-serious-talks-with-mets-about-max-scherzer-trade.html

Scuttlebutt is the deal to the Rangers is final.

The Mets had better get some good players, even if Texas is just gonna rent him.

[Salacious Kitty]

Scherzer has vetoed his no trade clause, so he's officially headed to Texas. 

Edited July 30, 2023 by Salacious Kitty

[mojoween]

Jon Smoltz is so annoying.  He yammers on so much it’s like the actual game he is getting paid to call is getting in the way of his story time.

And as always, the soothing tones of Kenny Albert make me long for the football.

[ProudMary]

I don't enjoy games on Fox either. 

And tomorrow night, we get ESPN. 😒 At least Coney's in that booth.

Edited July 30, 2023 by ProudMary

[ebk57]

Definitely should have gone to bed early for this one... 

Did Smoltz actually not know what a skipjack is?  Bless his heart.

[jennifer6973]

10 hours ago, ebk57 said:

Definitely should have gone to bed early for this one... 

Did Smoltz actually not know what a skipjack is?  Bless his heart.

I guess they didn't teach him that in school. 

[janeyjay]

For one night only, I need the Yankees to win. I don't have it in me to openly cheer, but I will be happy if they take this one at Camden. So all y'all Yankee fans have a Rays fan on your side. Just for tonight.

[cleo]

I would like both teams to lose. Or maybe a 14 inning game where they both burn through all their pitchers.

Sorry @ebk57!  You have me curious though- what is a skipjack?

[ebk57]

11 minutes ago, cleo said:

I would like both teams to lose. Or maybe a 14 inning game where they both burn through all their pitchers.

Sorry @ebk57!  You have me curious though- what is a skipjack?

The name of the minor league hockey team around here affiliated with the Caps for a while.  Named after the boat. 

I honestly missed most of the conversation (because I tend to tune out Smoltz whenever possible) so I'm not sure how they got to the point where he said he didn't know what a skipjack was and why the team would be named that.  That part of the convo caught my ear. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipjack_(boat)

 

[jennifer6973]

1 hour ago, ebk57 said:

The name of the minor league hockey team around here affiliated with the Caps for a while.  Named after the boat. 

I honestly missed most of the conversation (because I tend to tune out Smoltz whenever possible) so I'm not sure how they got to the point where he said he didn't know what a skipjack was and why the team would be named that.  That part of the convo caught my ear. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipjack_(boat)

 

I believe they were talking about one of the players on the team, which team I don't remember.  It came after a couple of pictures of young Kenny and young Ken R was shown.

[ebk57]

Huh... maybe I should have gone tonight.

[mojoween]

I can’t.

[ebk57]

8 minutes ago, mojoween said:

I can’t.

Don't despair.  It's still early... 

[mojoween]

3 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

Don't despair.  It's still early... 

If Sevy takes the mound after this commercial break I am selling my television.

WHAT THE HELL

Edited July 30, 2023 by mojoween

[Fukui San]

I’ll say this for Manfredball. A three hour game used to mean that you were still in the 6th inning of a Yankees Red Sox game. Now it means you just finished an 11 inning game. 

[mojoween]

Well…Saturday’s and Sunday’s Yankees/Orioles nine-inning games went over three hours.  It was weird.

Hey if there were no first inning last night the Yankees would have won 3-2.

[smittykins]

Or if Boone had taken Sevy out in the first inning(like Girardi did in the 2017 WC game).

Edited July 31, 2023 by smittykins

[Jane Tuesday]

Jays fans, please look after our boys, especially Pauly D. He may not have lived up to his big contract, but he has an even bigger heart.

 

So many Cardinals going to Toronto, I guess I know who to root for the rest of the season! (Barring Jack being traded to a team I don't hate.)

[Salacious Kitty]

Looks like Verlander is going back to Houston. 

[mojoween]

So Brian Cashman is going to sit in his office while Hal Steinbrenner wonders why the Yankees fans are mad while the AL West makes all of the moves?  Cool.  Cool cool cool cool.

Edited August 1, 2023 by mojoween

[ProudMary]

Harrison Bader is not in the Yankees' starting lineup for tonight's game. You can read into that what you will.

[cleo]

39 minutes ago, Jane Tuesday said:

Jays fans, please look after our boys, especially Pauly D. He may not have lived up to his big contract, but he has an even bigger heart.

It's a pretty good clubhouse I think, and at least he will have some other Cards there. I think most Jays fans are just upset about Bichette, but I for one am glad Jays got someone to fill in. I'm not sure it moves the needle in terms of the team being successful this season, but we need someone regardless if Bo is going to be out. 

Jays wore the cursed red unis yesterday, so I pretty much figured the night would be a disaster. 

ETA- I am not superstitious in any aspect of my life, but baseball- 100% lol. 

Edited August 1, 2023 by cleo

[mojoween]

39 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

Harrison Bader is not in the Yankees' starting lineup for tonight's game. You can read into that what you will.

Hamstring injury.  No offense to his thighs, but please be a hamstring flare up.

[Jane Tuesday]

@cleo I'm hearing Bichette is inflammation (day-to-day), so hopefully that's good news for y'all. 

[ProudMary]

Seems to be good news about Bo Bichette's injury. 

 

[ProudMary]