MLB Thread

[DMK]

Ha, I noticed that too. It was like Goldy was all, “screw that, I’m taking the stairs.”

2 hours ago, mojoween said:

It was amusing to watch all of the Yankees at the dugout rail jump over when Jaisson Dominguez hit the walk off … except for Paul Goldschmidt, who turned around and sedately went up the dugout stairs.  Old bones don’t always bend the way we want them to!

 

[smittykins]

Aww, I was kinda hoping that Jorbit Vivas would get the silent treatment. 😛

[Jane Tuesday]

Goldy doesn't engage in hijinks. 😀 

[shoregirl]

The Rockies watched the white Sox last year and thought sounds like fun...

 

They got swept by the Phillies and it doesn't get any easier as they play the Yankees Cubs and Mets in their next three series 

 

 

[Mittengirl]

I feel sorry for the Rockies players.  It must really feel awful to have the whole baseball world looking at you as colossal failures.

[Lantern7]

I get posts from teams in my Facebook feed because I've clicked baseball stuff. I few times, I wound up thinking, "Guys, you beat the Rockies. Is that worth bragging about?"

Meanwhile, while I wasn't noticing, the Phillies overtook the Mets for the NL East lead. Looks like the luster is starting to wear off. I hope it doesn't get to a point where fans start booing Soto. For one thing, that situation might end up like the one with Lindor, only without the impressive rebound in future seasons. For another, it would get Yankees fans all tingly. I don't want that.

Oh, and I saw the montage of Jacob deGrom's duel with Aaron Judge. Looking at his stats, I'm happy deGrom is achieving decent numbers. I also got a chuckle seeing an ESPN ticker and finding out Wilmer Flores homered. I can't believe "Walk Off Wilmer" was almost ten years ago.

[Carey]

17 hours ago, Mittengirl said:

I feel sorry for the Rockies players.  It must really feel awful to have the whole baseball world looking at you as colossal failures.

It sucks for Colorado, that's a fact...

...but?  Try having a team that is a game or two away from being under .500 as a franchise since Day One.  Not a big deal?  That same team was (roughly) 400 games OVER .500 as a franchise 45 years ago.

Therefore, I'd go with the opposite take.   They're still colossal failures, but there's another franchise that's saying, "Hold My Beer." Unless the Rockies had a 500-game swing in the wrong direction in terms of win percentage or the equivalent

[mojoween]

Colorado won eight times, they are capable.  This weekend is going to be nerve wracking and all I can hear in the back of my brain is Admiral Ackbar.

[AimingforYoko]

Ronald Acuña on the first live MLB pitch he's seen in a year:

 

[Lantern7]

Just now, mojoween said:

Colorado won eight times, they are capable.  This weekend is going to be nerve wracking and all I can hear in the back of my brain is Admiral Ackbar.

I heard about tonight. If it makes you feel better, the Mets will be following their series with the Dodgers against the White Sox and Rockies. Be honest: which New York baseball team is more prone to curses?

Speaking of the Mets . . . I've been looking at ESPN.com, and I thought they were cooked. Apparently, they show more life than the Knicks. Three runs in the bottom of the ninth . . . and I can't tune in for extra innings because the game is streaming on Apple, and I don't seem to have an account on my iPad. Fucking streaming.

Edited 9 hours ago by Lantern7

[Lantern7]

Still tied 5-5, middle of the 12th.

Idea for news story: tonight's game is on Apple, tomorrow's will air on Fox, Sunday's runs on ESPN. What do the Dodgers and Mets' respective broadcast teams do this weekend?

Update: G. F. D. They're going into the thirteenth inning.

Update #2: Dodgers win at 12:57 a.m., 7-5. Once again, at least the Mets went out fighting.

Edited 7 hours ago by Lantern7

[ebk57]

29 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

Still tied 5-5, middle of the 12th.

Idea for news story: tonight's game is on Apple, tomorrow's will air on Fox, Sunday's runs on ESPN. What do the Dodgers and Mets' respective broadcast teams do this weekend?

Update: G. F. D. They're going into the thirteenth inning.

Update #2: Dodgers win at 12:57 a.m., 7-5. Once again, at least the Mets went out fighting.

Hope it's not a matinee tomorrow...

[Salacious Kitty]

37 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

Hope it's not a matinee tomorrow...

Nah, it's the FOX Game of the Week. 

[Lantern7]

53 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

Hope it's not a matinee tomorrow...

15 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Nah, it's the FOX Game of the Week. 

Yeah. Three straight night games. No suffering after a night game with a rain delay AND extra innings. I imagine both bullpens won't be used heavily for the rest of the series.