ProudMary November 3 Share November 3 3 hours ago, DMK said: Well, no, just because Cole opted out doesn’t mean he’s a free agent yet. The Yankees can void the opt-out, it tacks on an extra year and $36M if they do. The Yankees will most likely add the extra year. We'll know by tomorrow night's deadline, but IMO, they should let him walk. His velocity is showing signs of dropping; I've already mentioned upthread that his swing-and-miss rate is down and, he had an elbow injury this year. They're heading into the back end of his contract, the declining part of it. They should take the opportunity he's handing them. Link to comment
ProudMary November 4 Share November 4 Deadline on Gerrit Cole is now Monday at 5 pm. Let him walk. Link to comment
ProudMary November 4 Share November 4 Gold Glove Awards announced live on ESPN's Baseball Tonight. AMERICAN LEAGUE Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Mariners. First base: Carlos Santana, Twins. Second base: Andrés Giménez, Guardians. Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals. Third base: Alex Bregman, Astros. Pitcher: Seth Lugo, Royals. Left field: Steven Kwan, Guardians. Center field: Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays. Right field: Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox NATIONAL LEAGUE Catcher: Patrick Bailey, Giants. First base: Christian Walker, D-backs. Second base: Brice Turang, Brewers. Shortstop: Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies. Third base: Matt Chapman, Giants. Pitcher: Chris Sale, Braves. Left Field: Ian Happ, Cubs. Center Field: Brenton Doyle, Rockies Right Field: Sal Frelick, Brewers 3 Link to comment
roamyn November 5 Share November 5 Gee no Yankee won a GG? 🤔 Color me surpised...not! 😆 1 Link to comment
DMK November 5 Share November 5 Honestly, I was surprised Juan Soto was a finalist. He wasn’t good out there. 1 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty November 8 Share November 8 (edited) He's only been there 8 years? Seems like much longer. Edited November 8 by Salacious Kitty Link to comment
Lantern7 November 8 Share November 8 25 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said: He's only been there 8 years? Seems like much longer. I never thought we'd associate "Yankee manager" to "longevity." 3 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty November 8 Share November 8 Just now, Lantern7 said: I never thought we'd associate "Yankee manager" to "longevity." Well, it certainly wasn't the case during Steinbrenner's tenure. The love/hate relationship with Billy Martin was hilarious to watch as an outsider. 😂 Link to comment
mojoween November 12 Share November 12 I am way behind on The LeBatard Show podcast (October 30, I am DREADING what comes next) and they talk regularly to former Marlins President David Samson. He was on that show talking about things he did with Miami. That was a long-winded intro to say that I am still stunned that the Marlins have two World Series rings. It’s preposterous. Also, personally infuriating (you with me, Cleveland fans?). 3 Link to comment
jennifer6973 November 14 Share November 14 If anyone's interested, the Rays are going to be playing their home games at Steinbrenner Field per the Tampa Bay Times. 3 3 Link to comment
bosawks November 14 Share November 14 With the plan to open Gas whatever stadium in 2028 it kind of makes sense to not fix the Trop, which is a dump. I went to the Vet so I know a dump. 2 Link to comment
DMK November 14 Share November 14 They are still fixing the Trop. It’s supposed to be fixed by the 2026 season. 1 Link to comment
shoregirl November 14 Share November 14 18 minutes ago, bosawks said: I went to the Vet so I know a dump. But it was our dump... It hard to believe they haven't played a game there in over 20 years 2 1 Link to comment
bosawks November 14 Share November 14 I was there in the early 90's when they threw out 3 tour buses full of Mets fans who had an entire section in the 700 level. We went to snoop about what was going on but the riot cops with the dogs showed up and it will forever be a mystery. 1 Link to comment
ebk57 November 14 Share November 14 1 hour ago, shoregirl said: But it was our dump... That's exactly what we said about RFK Stadium while watching the Nats. Link to comment
ProudMary November 15 Share November 15 Dave Sims replacing John Sterling in Yankees’ radio booth 1 Link to comment
grommit2 November 15 Share November 15 I recall listening to John Sterling covering the Nets basketball team...waaaaayyyy back. Link to comment
mojoween Saturday at 12:09 AM Share Saturday at 12:09 AM Camden Yards is lowering the left field wall and bringing it in and somewhere Giancarlo Stanton is like 4 Link to comment
mojoween Saturday at 04:22 PM Share Saturday at 04:22 PM Dwight Gooden turns 60 today. Man the “if only’s” are so strong with him. Also Lisa Bonet is 57 today, which doesn’t have anything to do with anything, except that she’s as beautiful now as she was 40 years ago, and she and Doc were a big part of the year 1986. 😀 5 2 Link to comment
roamyn Saturday at 05:07 PM Share Saturday at 05:07 PM 44 minutes ago, mojoween said: Dwight Gooden turns 60 today. Man the “if only’s” are so strong with him. Him and Darryl Strawberry. Such a shame the waste of talent. 4 Link to comment
ProudMary Monday at 04:21 PM Share Monday at 04:21 PM From AP News: Astros ballpark to be renamed Daikin Park from Minute Maid Park on Jan. 1 The Houston Astros’ home will get a new name on Jan. 1, becoming Daikin Park under an agreement through the 2039 season the team announced Monday. The new deal is with Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc., a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., which is based in Japan and is a leading air conditioning company. Minute Maid will remain an Astros partner through 2029, the team said. 2 Link to comment
mojoween Monday at 04:23 PM Share Monday at 04:23 PM That is a tough name for a ballpark. Like Heinz Field changing to whatever the hell it’s called now. 1 Link to comment
Carey Monday at 04:46 PM Share Monday at 04:46 PM Meh. It'll always be known as Heinz Field to me. That's like referring to Twitter as whatever people call it now. Though as mentioned, I'm more concerned about winning, and not what a stadium or ballpark is called. Especially if a team under performed. So if PNC Park's ballpark name was changed to Vecellio & Grogan Field, people would be more confused as to what that is and less pissed off since the Pirates lose more than they win. That being said, I probably will never call it Daikin Park. Probably not worth the change, and it'll be too much effort to say it. Better suited to just call it Astros stadium. Link to comment
ProudMary Monday at 08:08 PM Share Monday at 08:08 PM The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released. Fourteen newcomers, fifteen holdovers. 2 Link to comment
baldryanr Monday at 11:31 PM Share Monday at 11:31 PM Ichiro is guaranteed to get in, and Sabathia has the best chance among the rest of the newcomers. As for the holdovers, Billy Wagner will probably get the phone call too. 1 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty Monday at 11:35 PM Share Monday at 11:35 PM (edited) Agreed that Ichiro is a no-brainer. CC is a local guy, so I wish him the best. Edited Tuesday at 12:04 AM by Salacious Kitty 3 Link to comment
Carey Tuesday at 12:03 AM Share Tuesday at 12:03 AM Congratulations to Luis Gil & Paul Skenes! A great start to a story, and when all is said & done, a great one at that! 2 Link to comment
ebk57 Tuesday at 12:18 AM Share Tuesday at 12:18 AM Cow-man sooooo close... ah well. Moo Link to comment
Lantern7 Tuesday at 12:37 AM Share Tuesday at 12:37 AM I know NL MVP is a moot discussion topic, but I wonder if there's any validity to the argument that Francisco Lindor deserves first-place votes because he played in the field this year. Yeah, Ohtani will probably get the award unanimously because he's a unicorn, but I think Lindor deserves a little love for taking the Mets so far. 1 Link to comment
ProudMary Tuesday at 12:43 AM Share Tuesday at 12:43 AM Interesting stat: It's the first time since 1981 that both the NL and AL ROYs are starting pitchers! 5 Link to comment
smittykins Tuesday at 02:12 AM Author Share Tuesday at 02:12 AM (edited) I had a major brain fart. I momentarily forgot that each league has its own ROY, so when Skenes was announced, I thought “Aw man, I wanted Gil to win it.” Then when Gil was announced, I was like “Wha…?” Then I remembered. Is it time for me to make my reservation at the old folks’ home? Edited Tuesday at 02:15 AM by smittykins 3 Link to comment
ProudMary Yest. at 01:22 AM Share Yest. at 01:22 AM (edited) AL Manager of the Year - Stephen Vogt, Guardians. NL Manager of the Year - Pat Murphy, Brewers. Edited Yest. at 01:26 AM by ProudMary 2 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty Yest. at 02:43 AM Share Yest. at 02:43 AM We believe in Stephen Vogt! I was yelling that from the stands. 👍 6 Link to comment
roamyn Yest. at 01:54 PM Share Yest. at 01:54 PM (edited) Vogt definitely deserved it, but a case could be made for Quartaro. The main reason I believe Vogt won was that KC went out and got a bunch of guys this off season and Matt was the manager last season when they lost so many games. Also Vogt replaced a long time beloved HoF coach and got more out of them offensively. Edited Yest. at 01:54 PM by roamyn 2 Link to comment
ProudMary 20 hours ago Share 20 hours ago (edited) AL Cy Young Award - Tarik Skubal, Tigers. (Unanimous) Edited 20 hours ago by ProudMary Added graphic 1 1 Link to comment
Carey 19 hours ago Share 19 hours ago As awesome as Paul Skenes as a Cy Young winner would've been, I'm happy that the more deserving Chris Sale got it. The former did finish 3rd & that's great for the ROY. I tuned into local radio for a second (trying to get my music fix in during a rather rare radio listening segment before Friday when Christmas music starts 24/7 until the last Thursday of the year). The guy talking (sports radio here, no music outright) mentioned how he disagreed with Paul as the winner over Chris Sale. At first I wasn't happy since Sale basically earned a triple crown for pitchers. Then before I checked the results, I concluded that the guy talking was disagreeing with everyone that was upset that Paul didn't win it. Which isn't his fault. His debut was late in the year, and while was the best when he was up, I still think that Chris would've won the award. If all goes well, things might be positive for Skenes and company, but whew! The outcome was a total non-decision for the NL Link to comment
Salacious Kitty 19 hours ago Share 19 hours ago It was even more of a non-decisipn in the AL where Skubal was unanimous. 3 Link to comment
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