2020 MLB thread

[Jshep34 2,426]

Was at his mlb debut with Astros. Dude gave it a 110% all the time. Nothing but respect

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[shadow_operative 15,932]

21 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

trivia time:

name every MLB pitcher who has gone at least 8 innings three different times this year. 

anyone? 

[Scraps 13,812]

anyone? 

Justin Verlander

[Scraps 13,812]

But i am guessing the answer is Kyle Hendricks since you are asking lol

[shadow_operative2.0 16,294]

Lance Lynn might have. 

Edited September 27, 2020 by shadow_operative2.0
Negative, he did not.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

40 minutes ago, Scraps said:

But i am guessing the answer is Kyle Hendricks since you are asking lol

lol, nailed it. 

[WBT 20,998]

5 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

Was at his mlb debut with Astros. Dude gave it a 110% all the time. Nothing but respect

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yeah, I loved that goofy bastard

[Scraps 13,812]

Pence and me were both born April 13th /csb

[Beau Vine 55,893]

I saw Pence play several times in college.  He looked like a baby colt that was all legs and had just learned to run.  

[shadow_operative2.0 16,294]

Still a little drama for the last day. 

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WHO IS NEXT: The Brewers can clinch a postseason berth with a victory over the Cardinals. The Cardinals can clinch a postseason berth with a win over the Brewers. The Giants can clinch the No. 8 seed in the NL with a win over the Padres and a loss by the Brewers. The Phillies can claim the No. 8 seed with a win over the Rays and losses by the Giants and Brewers.

 

So that Mil/StL game at 2:15 is rather large. Brett Anderson v. Austin Gomber. No pressure, kid. 

[WBT 20,998]

Giants have pulled within 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th vs SD.  Milwaukee is about to bat down 5-2 in the top of the 9th at St Louis.  A Milwaukee loss and Giants win would put the Giants in.

[Beau Vine 55,893]

Cardinals beat Milwaukee.  

GET READY FOR YOUR ASS-WHOOPING, PADRES!!!

[Beau Vine 55,893]

SF loses.

MIL gets LA.  MIL's starting rotation is absolute trash right now.

[WBT 20,998]

That was a terrible called 3rd strike to end the game for SF.  Way low.

[clapclapclap 9,000]

^^^  Yeah, there were several terrible faux strikes called against the Giants today.  Ump must have stepped in homeless poop this weekend and held a grudge.

 

Pretty good final hour of the pre-tourney.

Edited September 27, 2020 by clapclapclap

[WBT 20,998]

Houston and Milwaukee become the first teams in MLB history to make the playoffs with losing records, both at 29-31.

[UTexasFight 9,819]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Houston and Milwaukee become the first teams in MLB history to make the playoffs with losing records, both at 29-31.

May they meet on the World Series.

[WBT 20,998]

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

May they meet on the World Series.

f bud

[shadow_operative2.0 16,294]

See ya, Billy. 

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The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler on Sunday, moments after the team concluded its fifth consecutive losing season.

The firing surprisingly comes with one year left on Eppler's deal; the Angels quietly extended Eppler through the 2021 season over the summer, a source confirmed to ESPN. Eppler, who finished his fifth season with the organization after joining in 2015, was on an expiring contract when the year began.

In a statement, Angels president John Carpino said: "The Angels organization would like to thank Billy for his dedication and work ethic over the last five years. We wish him and his family all the best."

The Angels finished the shortened 2020 season with a 26-34 record, a major disappointment for a team that carried a lot of hype after the hiring of manager Joe Maddon and the signing of third baseman Anthony Rendon.

Eppler played a lead role in recruiting Shohei Ohtani, was a big reason Mike Trout decided to spend basically his entire career with the Angels and took steps to rebuild the farm system. He added high-ceiling talent such as Jo Adell and Brandon Marsh. But Eppler consistently came up short addressing the pitching staff.

The manager he appointed in 2019, Brad Ausmus, lasted only one season.

Decorated executive Dave Dombrowski has been rumored inside and outside of baseball to be his successor.

The Angels have made the playoffs only once since 2012, even though Trout has been arguably the game's greatest player. The team went 80-82 in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018, Mike Scioscia's last two years with the organization, then lost 90 games in 2019 -- a season marked by the sudden death of young starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs from a drug overdose.

 

[Beau Vine 55,893]

[Beau Vine 55,893]

The White Sox went from a 2-seed to the 7-seed real quickly, didn't they?

[Guadaloopy 11,139]

36 minutes ago, WBT said:

Houston and Milwaukee become the first teams in MLB history to make the playoffs with losing records, both at 29-31.

‘81 Royals say hi.

[shadow_operative2.0 16,294]

We gonna do threads for all 8 series, or just an AL & NL one? 

[cochamps 1,887]

5 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

The White Sox went from a 2-seed to the 7-seed real quickly, didn't they?

Indeed.  CWS vs Oak seems like a good series for the first rd

[clapclapclap 9,000]

16 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

We gonna do threads for all 8 series, or just an AL & NL one? 

I vote AL & NL for this round, and then separate threads for the Rose, Holiday, Cotton, and Bluebonnet Bowls.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

On 9/18/2020 at 7:05 AM, Helobious said:

Yankees have hit at least 6 homers in 3 straight games, a new MLB record. Oh yeah and they’ve won 8 in a row.

 

On 9/18/2020 at 1:23 PM, shadow_operative said:

that's perfect. let's get the Yankees hype train running at full steam heading into the postseason, just so they can lose to the Indians a round or two shy of the WS.

 

On 9/18/2020 at 11:30 PM, Helobious said:

9 in a row. And lol at the Yankees ever losing to Cleveland again in the playoffs. Cle got those cheeks clapped in 2017 after being up 2-0. They aren’t a scary team in the slightest. They’re the next Twins in terms of being the Yankees’ gimp. The A’s & Rays are the biggest hurdles for NY this year. 

 

 

 

[Helobious 9,825]

Yeah, I’m still not remotely worried. It’s the fucking Indians. It sucks that Stanton came back, I thought he was done for the year. But despite him I think the Yankees have the right mix to go the distance if they get hot. 

[UTexasFight 9,819]

1 minute ago, Helobious said:

Yeah, I’m still not remotely worried. It’s the fucking Indians. It sucks that Stanton came back, I thought he was done for the year. But despite him I think the Yankees have the right mix to go the distance if they get hot. 

Looks forward to reaction after Bieber takes game 1 and Cole is burned for the WC round 

[Helobious 9,825]

He makes catchy songs but he’s not much of a pitcher. It’s pretty telling that I can’t name one Cleveland SP besides him. He might take 1 but I like our odds in the last 2 games.

[Beau Vine 55,893]

15 minutes ago, Helobious said:

It’s pretty telling that I can’t name one Cleveland SP besides him.

Yes, it is, but not about what you think it is.

[Helobious 9,825]

Well I take that back, I didn’t know they still had Carrasco. Legit never heard of the other guys though. Again, I’m not seeing how they’re some powerful force the Yankees can’t stop.

[clapclapclap 9,000]

I saw Tuesday and thought, "This is great, they're actually scheduling this early enough where schoolkids can watch all of this.

Then I saw Wednesday and that ESPN kinda screwed Milwaukee fans, because they don't want much competing with their precious Yankees & Dodgers and wanted to market a quadruple header instead of the late game on ESPN2.

Nevertheless, WednesDAY is going to be awesome.

Edited September 28, 2020 by clapclapclap
Super Regionals are finally here

[shadow_operative2.0 16,294]

Gonna be some crazy shit over those four days, let’s fucking go. 

[clapclapclap 9,000]

Wednesday is 'MLB Madness'

Also interesting is that there are no off days during the DS and CS rounds.  Gonna need 5 starters or go short rest.

Edited September 28, 2020 by clapclapclap

[shadow_operative 15,932]

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

It’s pretty telling that I can’t name one Cleveland SP besides him. 

lmao, indeed it is. can't wait for you to meet Zach Plesac and Carlos Carrasco. assuming the series goes three games. 

[WBT 20,998]

6 hours ago, clapclapclap said:

Wednesday is 'MLB Madness'

Also interesting is that there are no off days during the DS and CS rounds.  Gonna need 5 starters or go short rest.

Yeah, I love the lack of off days.  Teams will have to use their entire pitching staffs and won't be able to pull the extreme bullpenning that's become so popular in the playoffs.  Other than days between series, the only off day is between game 5 and game 6 of the world series.

[Guest]

so Trevor Bauer's season ends at MMP?

cool.

[TonyTexas 10,786]

8 hours ago, Helobious said:

He makes catchy songs but he’s not much of a pitcher. It’s pretty telling that I can’t name one Cleveland SP besides him. He might take 1 but I like our odds in the last 2 games.

Student of the game. 

Edited September 28, 2020 by TonyTexas

[Helobious 9,825]

10 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

lmao, indeed it is. can't wait for you to meet Zach Plesac and Carlos Carrasco. assuming the series goes three games. 

I can’t wait to meet a good Indians hitter not named Lindor or Ramirez. (Narrator: There are none)

[shadow_operative 15,932]

7 minutes ago, Helobious said:

I can’t wait to meet a good Indians hitter not named Lindor or Ramirez. (Narrator: There are none)

the yankees have one professional hitter on the team, and against pitching like the Indians have, that's not usually enough to just be out here acting like you're about to face a high school team. postseason baseball is different; hitting in the postseason is different. every single pitch matters, and with the stakes raised it can be hard to break shitty habits, of which your Yankee hitters have many. plus with Gerrit Cole serving up HR's like Bryce Harper's dad, you might find your team having to come from behind against Cleveland's admittedly mediocre bullpen. you might consider being more humble going into this thing. 

[Helobious 9,825]

Yu say that like the Yankees haven’t been to the postseason the last 3 years. And saberstats entirely disagree with you but ok. The Yankees offense is world’s above Cleveland’s. Also look at Plesaks last few starts. He’s not trending the right direction.

[C-Man 27,834]

I have to admit this gave me a chuckle:

[TonyTexas 10,786]

Helobrious started out denigrating Cleveland’s pitching. Then had it pointed out to him how much better their staff is than the Yankees so he pivoted to Yankees’ superior hitting. Which is accurate.  However, to claim this series is a mismatch is misguided. Yankees scored about a run more per game while the Indians gave up about a run less. I like pitching over hitting in the post- season. 

[UTexasFight 9,819]

14 hours ago, clapclapclap said:

Wednesday is 'MLB Madness'

Also interesting is that there are no off days during the DS and CS rounds.  Gonna need 5 starters or go short rest.

I find this all a bit ironic.

In a normal year:

 Regular season: need a solid 1-5 starting pitching rotation and a deep bullpen to get through the grind of 162 games to reach the playoffs.

Postseason: only need 2 or 3 solid starting pitchers and a few solid relievers thanks to all of the off days.

In 2020: 

Regular season: only need 2 or 3 solid starting pitchers and a few solid relievers to get in the dance.

Postseason: need a solid 1-5 starting pitching rotation and a deep bullpen to get through the mental and physical grind of, potentially, 22 playoff games in 29 days. 
 

 

(too bad my Astros have neither)

Edited September 28, 2020 by UTexasFight

[Beau Vine 55,893]

Athletic staff prediction article.  This one cracked me up:

[shadow_operative 15,932]

Yankees record this year against everyone except for the Red Sox and Orioles: 17-23

DOMINATION!!!

Edited September 29, 2020 by shadow_operative

[shadow_operative 15,932]

Who will start game 1 for the Blue Jays? You would think Ryu, obviously, but Walker has a 1.37 era in 6 starts since joining the Jays. Well, it's neither. The Jays are going with...Matt Shoemaker, who has 3 IP in the last month. The Rays are -220 for the game. 

[Sbbruin 22,147]

Man this best of 3 first round has me stressed.  The Dodgers were 15-1-4 in series this year, so hopefully we get through round 1 alive.  The longer the series, the better I like our chances.  mill-eh-wah-que hasn't named a game 1 starter.

[Helobious 9,825]

1 hour ago, shadow_operative said:

Yankees record this year against everyone except for the Red Sox and Orioles: 17-23

DOMINATION!!!

Indians record against everyone that isn’t the Royals, Tigers, or pirates: 18-16. DOMINATION

[Scraps 13,812]

In for drinking Yankees and Dodgers tears as usual