MLB Thread

[kathyk2]

2 hours ago, Jane Tuesday said:

They're making billions. It's not like some fledgling cricket league that can barely stay afloat. This is just greed.

NBA players have ads on their jerseys. I'm a NASCAR fan and they have ads all over their uniforms so it's nothing new for me.

[mojoween]

But baseball is supposed to be pure and NASCAR has had ads for nearly its entire existence.  I don’t like the NBA crap either.

A combined no-hitter is not a thing and neither would be a combined perfecto.

My mother always said if you don’t have anything nice to say, to not say anything, so I will just acknowledge that Apple TV+ is airing a baseball game and leave it at that.

[kathyk2]

4 minutes ago, mojoween said:

But baseball is supposed to be pure and NASCAR has had ads for nearly its entire existence.  I don’t like the NBA crap either.

A combined no-hitter is not a thing and neither would be a combined perfecto.

My mother always said if you don’t have anything nice to say, to not say anything, so I will just acknowledge that Apple TV+ is airing a baseball game and leave it at that.

I'm not that old but I remember when every game was on free tv. I pay enough for cable so I'm not going to subscribe to streaming services to watch sports.

[ProudMary]

@ebk57 I know it can feel that way when they're in a slump, but that's not going to last. They're too good a team. They're at least getting a wild card and I'd bet that when the Orioles come into Yankee Stadium the week after next, that three-game series may still decide the division. Look, as a Yankees fan, I don't want to be right about this, but I'm not ready to write off the Orioles as possible division champs just yet.

 

[ProudMary]

2 hours ago, mojoween said:

My mother always said if you don’t have anything nice to say, to not say anything, so I will just acknowledge that Apple TV+ is airing a baseball game and leave it at that.

I don't remember who it was on this forum who mentioned it back in April, but I'd very much like to thank the person who told us about the separate audio feed for the local team's radio broadcast. I was much happier listening to Suzyn Waldman than I was to the AppleTV people.

I did go back to the AppleTV feed when I saw Aaron Judge being interviewed by their on-field reporter. I was sorry I did. Her questions were cringe-worthy. Meredith Marakovits of the YES Network is so good at what she does, it spoils us as Yankees' fans.

[smittykins]

I’m just glad we don’t have to hear “Judge hasn’t hit a homer in X games!” anymore.

[mojoween]

I had no idea there was a Paw Patrol curse until the guy on Apple said it, and I still have no idea what that is.  Like I know Aaron did an animated dog show, but I have no idea what that has to do with a (16 game, they hammered that home) homerless streak.

My hubby did wonder why the Red Sox didn’t just walk him and give up one run, rather than pitch to him and risk giving up four.

Edited September 14 by mojoween

[smittykins]

2 hours ago, mojoween said:

My hubby did wonder why the Red Sox didn’t just walk him and give up one run, rather than pitch to him and risk giving up four.

That reminds me of a game against the Oakland A’s in 1999, when Bernie Williams trotted to first base, thinking he’d walked with the bases loaded, but it was only ball 3.(The look on Scott Brosius’s face was like “Bernie, what are you doing?”)

The next pitch?  Grand slam.

The whole Yankee bench lost it, Bernie laughed his way around the bases, and Tim McCarver said “The A’s should have taken the walk, it’s only one run!”

 

[mojoween]

I know today is Roberto Clemente Day, yet it still took me three innings to realize Aaron Judge (6’7”, 280 pounds, doesn’t look like anyone else playing baseball), was the guy wearing 21.  In my defense, baseball is playing on mute on the iPad.

[mojoween]

Aaron, Giancarlo and Juan are all wearing 21.  Since they are the only ones, are they former Clemente Award winners on the team?

[DMK]

6 minutes ago, mojoween said:

Aaron, Giancarlo and Juan are all wearing 21.  Since they are the only ones, are they former Clemente Award winners on the team?

It’s Clemente nominees and anyone from Puerto Rico or Latin descent.

Edited September 15 by DMK

[smittykins]

I completely forgot that today is Roberto Clemente Day.  I saw Judge wearing #21 and thought “Why is he wearing Paul O’Neill’s number?  Isn’t it retired? 🙄 

[mojoween]

I was irate on FB on September 17, 2017 and @ebk57 would know why - 

“The interwebs told me Ubaldo Jimenez is a terrible pitcher.  The interwebs LIED.”

[ebk57]

11 minutes ago, mojoween said:

I was irate on FB on September 17, 2017 and @ebk57 would know why - 

“The interwebs told me Ubaldo Jimenez is a terrible pitcher.  The interwebs LIED.”

Well, he was a terrible pitcher...most of the time.  However, sometimes he wasn't.  😉

[shoregirl]

Orioles have designated Craig Kimbrel for assignment. 

 

It wasn't this drastic last year but similarly he started of pretty solid then was pretty bad after the all star break. At least Orioles fans don't have to worry about him pitching in important games in October.

 

[ebk57]

Oh, wait - did I just clap for that?  That was mean of me...

 

[Calvada]

Brewers clinch the NL Central.  This is a fun team to watch.  Pat Murphy for NL Manager of the Year!

[ProudMary]

1 hour ago, Calvada said:

Brewers clinch the NL Central.  This is a fun team to watch.  Pat Murphy for NL Manager of the Year!

Congratulations! 

The Brewers have the highest run differential in MLB at +134. They are a formidable team.

[Lantern7]

I’ve been meaning to ask . . . has anyone complied a list and/or ranked the gimmicks that teams use in the dugout to celebrate? I’m still undecided about the Mets’ “OMG” cutout.

Edited September 19 by Lantern7

[DMK]

Ok, lemme think…

Mets - OMG cutout

Angels - light-up halo

Mariners - trident 

Orioles - hydration station

Blue Jays - resurrected home run jacket

Padres - Polaroids 

Tigers - pizza on a stake

Twins - Prince tribute 

Marlins - straw hat they got from the team store

Nationals - president powdered wig

Pirates - pirate cutlass

Rockies - hockey helmet and goggles

Red Sox - home run medal

The rest either don’t have one or I’ve not noticed it.

[Calvada]

The Brewers get the win against the Phillies and head inside to celebrate clinching the NL Central (thanks, Oakland) and there's all these non-alcoholic drinks in front of Jackson Chourio's locker  🤣🤣  The kid is only 20 years old. 

I didn't think they had a chance for this type of record after trading Burnes, the injuries to Devin Williams and other pitchers, and Yelich missing significant time.  But they keep fighting.  Like I said in my earlier post, they are a fun team to watch.  

[smittykins]

16 hours ago, shoregirl said:

Orioles have designated Craig Kimbrel for assignment

Please, can Clay Holmes be next?

 

 

Please? 🙏🏻 

[Carey]

2 hours ago, smittykins said:

Please, can Clay Holmes be next?

 

 

Please? 🙏🏻 

Clay Holmes next to be DFA?!  That guy should've been the first one!

[mojoween]

This is not breaking news, but oh my stars Julio Rodriguez is pretty.

[Carey]

This is not breaking news, but oh dear...it's National Talk Like A Pirate Day...not Lose Like A Pirate Day!

[ProudMary]

10 hours ago, smittykins said:

Please, can Clay Holmes be next?

 

 

Please? 🙏🏻 

I hope you're sitting down and not near any sharp objects.

 

[mojoween]

And across the United States a collective WOOSH sound was heard as Yankees fans sucked in their breath watching Juan Soto fall over.

[Lantern7]

ATTENTION METS FANS!

Tonight’s game will be airing on Fox . . . unless you live in the NYC area. The local affiliate will be running the Jets game off streaming. If you have Time Warner, you can see a Spanish-language broadcast on Channel 442. 

[twoods]

Congrats to Ohtani on 50/50. Never thought that would happen in my lifetime. Is it even worth it to have him pitch next season with how good of a DH he is?

Edited September 19 by twoods

[DMK]

That IS why the Dodgers paid Ohtani all those bucks, to hit AND pitch. Personally, I think they should utilize him as a closer, I think they’ll get more longevity out of him that way.

[twoods]

I agree, he would tire out as a starter and may get injured again. Not sure about a closer but maybe start with some bullpen work and do an occasional inning. 

[baldryanr]

You don't risk the health of your best offensive player so he can throw a few relief innings each week.  If he's not a starter then the risk isn't worth the reward.  Whether he should he be pitching at all when he's likely the best hitter who isn't named Aaron Judge is a separate discussion.  Yeah, he's getting paid a ton of money, but the publicity he brings in is well worth it regardless of whether he gets to pitch.

[twoods]

Your point is proven with how he’s killing it in Miami right now- 10 RBI’s, 3 HRs and 2 stolen bases. I don’t know how they’d risk him getting injured as a pitcher. Walker Buehler hasn’t been the same after his surgery, and now he has a hip injury. 

[DMK]

Meh, Miami isn’t exactly a fair sample size, they’re awful. How he does against a competitive team is more the median.

Dodgers don’t exactly have a great track record with pitcher health. I don’t what their training program is but it might do for some revamping or Shohei will be blowing out another elbow. Or maybe a big toe.

[Mittengirl]

21 hours ago, DMK said:

Tigers - pizza on a stake

An homage to the Little Caesar’s pizza mascot, as the Tigers are owned by the Illitch family.

[Lantern7]

Whoops, turns out WWOR/Ch. 9 is airing the game.

Edited September 20 by Lantern7

[Carey]

As far as Ohtani pitching in the future, if the outcome is a complete game with zero base runners and 27 batters at most, then I'll all for it

[mojoween]

Whatever.  The Dodgers are not a team I root for even a little bit so I don’t give a rip about Ohtani or his stupid stats.  Would have been more impressive if he did it in Anaheim before the rules changed and helped the Angels literally do anything of note.

And if you only have to think about hitting and running the bases, and not playing defense, you better be good at it.

Edited September 20 by mojoween

[baldryanr]

1 hour ago, mojoween said:

Whatever.  The Dodgers are not a team I root for even a little bit so I don’t give a rip about Ohtani or his stupid stats.  Would have been more impressive if he did it in Anaheim before the rules changed and helped the Angels literally do anything of note.

And if you only have to think about hitting and running the bases, and not playing defense, you better be good at it.

Well, bah humbug to you too.  (Just kidding, by the way).

If he had done this in Anaheim then people would have just bitched about how putting up big stats on a crappy team is useless - true greats (hello, Aaron Judge fans) do it for a winning team.  Baseball is a sport where one great player will have the least impact on overall success, otherwise the Giants would have won the WS all the time when Barry Bonds was at his steroid peak.

[AimingforYoko]

Most ridiculous stat (that mojoween will not care about), One player has had the following single game achievements occur in their career: 10 RBIs, 2SBs, 3HRs, 5 X-base hits, 6 hits. And that player just did it all in one game.

Best. Rehab. Ever.

[ebk57]

The best part of this (not that @mojoweenwill care about this either) is the anchor on BBC News-The Context who, in the middle of the report on Ohtani's game last night, said "not that I understand any of this".  And this was after the control booth had shown film of President Zelensky when she started reading the story, so she had to stop and start over again.  I was highly amused. 

[Mittengirl]

Surely I have misheard the AppleTV announcer - he couldn’t have said twice that the Tigers are too dumb to know they should’nt be there?  Why shouldn’t they be there?

[Carey]

 

[ebk57]

3 hours ago, Mittengirl said:

Surely I have misheard the AppleTV announcer - he couldn’t have said twice that the Tigers are too dumb to know they should’nt be there?  Why shouldn’t they be there?

Wow.  I guess I'm glad I wasn't paying close attention.  The AppleTV announcers are really quite bad.

[ProudMary]

I'll just leave this here.

 

[smittykins]

At least Ohtani is no longer in the American League.

[Jane Tuesday]

And Judge actually plays the whole game! 

I hate the fucking DH, and I will die on that hill. 

[mojoween]

The DH and I are the same years old, and I’ve always been fine with it.  But it’s amusing to see how suddenly the universal DH is just fine when it helps a guy put up stupid numbers.

[Carey]

Meh, I'm okay with the DH.  I was fine with the different rules before the change, but I guess I can respect the argument of not wanting to see pitchers hit.  Though the strategy from the NL was unique to see when it came to batting changes on the spot.

Earlier in the week, Colin Cowherd once again mentioned how much better Ohtani is over Babe Ruth.  This time, he widened the gap, basically saying it's not even close.  IIRC, he did mention it 2 years ago.  No way I agreed with him then!

While I still have to agree to disagree, I might actually respect it somewhat.  It's probably an "In The Moment" comment, and while it's impressive what the guy has done, I'm not labeling him as the GOAT without a title.

At least he'll finally get to play games in October, but it's no longer correct to put Aaron Rodgers, Joe Montana, & Peyton Manning ahead of Tom Brady, and I agree there.  You have to win a title, especially if you're going to rank someone over someone else you were alive to see play the game.

[DMK]

Yeah, I loathe seeing pitchers in the batters box. The one or two pitchers who can actually hit isn’t worth the endless parade of the other 99% of them who stand there awkwardly. It’s bad enough when a team has position players who can’t hit for shit.