2021 MLB Thread

[shadow_operative2.0 16013]

Chris Carter - 2.6 bWAR

Joey - 14.4 bWAR 

Edited September 1, 2021 by shadow_operative2.0
WBT, even you aren’t that fucking stupid.

[TonyTexas 10520]

11 hours ago, Helobious said:

Well he might not anyway by virtue of the Yankees never winning again. Bet the house on the sweep tomorrow. The winning streak took to much out of us, team is dead right now. We’ll lose 2 out of 3 to Baltimore, 3 out of 4 to Toronto, start heating up around mid-September for the playoff push. Qualify as the 2nd wild card. Anything is possible after that. Bookmark this shit.

Your team just came off a 21-8 month which included a 13 game winning streak. That’s amazing for what is, statistically, a very mediocre team. But keep whining. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16013]

More fun for the Mets. 

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New York Mets acting general manager Zack Scott will not join the team for its upcoming road trip after he was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, the team announced Wednesday.

Scott was arrested at around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday in suburban White Plains, New York. Police found him asleep at the wheel of his SUV at a traffic light and determined he was intoxicated, White Plains police Capt. James Spencer said. He said Scott refused a breathalyzer test.

The 44-year-old was booked and released and is due in court Thursday morning.

[Helobious 9464]

Starting to look like the influence of spider tack was a whole lot of nothing. Another dominant outing for Cole today. And I’m not aware of any other good pitcher in the league that just fell apart after the crackdown. 

[TornACL 7722]

21 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Knock knock, Giants.  1/2game back. Scherzer tomorrow, then up to the Bay for 3.

 

 

The Braves continue their tradition of fucking the Giants at every possible opportunity. 

[Sbbruin 21866]

2 hours ago, TornACL said:

The Braves continue their tradition of fucking the Giants at every possible opportunity. 

Order has been restored to the universe.  Dodgers take over 1st for the first time since April.  And best record in baseball. Scherzer 6IP, 0 runs.  Huge series this weekend

Edited September 2, 2021 by Sbbruin

[Helobious 9464]

Yankees spanish-language broadcaster apparently saved legendary Yankee radio man John Sterling from drowning in the NY floods today. 

[Underdog 28762]

I'm drowning!  I'm drowning!  I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm drowning! 

[TonyTexas 10520]

I think I’ll start posting all Astros news here, no matter how insignificant. 

[Helobious 9464]

13 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I think I’ll start posting all Astros news here, no matter how insignificant. 

I didn’t realize it was an everyday thing for an MLB team’s radio broadcaster to get pulled from floodwaters. My bad.

[TonyTexas 10520]

The payroll floor is good but the universal FA age is stupid. Let’s prevent our young stars from cashing in and reward the journeymen. 

 

[WBT 20649]

I'm sure that 29.5 shit got them laughed out of the room.

[TornACL 7722]

17 hours ago, Helobious said:

I didn’t realize it was an everyday thing for an MLB team’s radio broadcaster to get pulled from floodwaters. My bad.

You should start a Yankees blog or a Yankees podcast.

[txhorns 2413]

Or just commit seppuku over being a Yankees fan

[shadow_operative 15932]

On 9/2/2021 at 3:07 PM, Underdog said:

I'm drowning!  I'm drowning!  I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm drowning! 

 

 

[TornACL 7722]

I am in a glass case of emotions right now. 

I feel like these two teams are going to run reach other too hot all the way to October, and then the Brewers will get to the WS.

[TornACL 7722]

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO

[ztejas 43526]

45 minutes ago, TornACL said:

I am in a glass case of emotions right now. 

I feel like these two teams are going to run reach other too hot all the way to October, and then the Brewers will get to the WS.

 

8 minutes ago, TornACL said:

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO

Amazing. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16013]

Brutal fucking loss by Oak tonight. 

[Carl Spackler 3488]

Cubs and Pirates combined for 3 grand slams in today's game.  Think that ties the record.

[shadow_operative 15932]

it's too bad that Adalberto Mondesi can't stay healthy. the 2020 SB leader/best offensive player in baseball during the second half of 2020 has only been able to play in 13 games this season, totally sporadically, and here's what he's done:

17/49 (.347), 5 doubles, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 5 SB. extrapolate that for a season in which he plays 130 games and that's 50 doubles, 50 HR, 120 RBI, 100 R, and 50 SB. now i'm not saying that he would do that if he could simply stay healthy, because he wouldn't. i am however saying that he has the talent to be a top 5-ish offensive player in baseball, if only he could stay healthy, and i'd love to see what he could do with 500 healthy ABs.

[shadow_operative 15932]

to make this even more ridiculous, heres Mondesi over the final 22 games last season:

 

32 hits, 6 doubles, 6 HR, 2 triples, 19 RBI, 16 SB, .376 BA, .424 OBP, .706 SLG, 1.130 OPS

 

so, in his last 25 games across 2020 and 2021, Mondesi is 49/134 for a .366 BA, with 11 doubles, 11 HR, 31 RBI, 32 R, and 21 SB

 

extrapolating this to a season where he plays 150 games, this comes out to an absurd 192 hits, 66 doubles, 66 HR, 186 RBI, 192 R, and 126 SB. in one season.

 

again, while he's never ever ever going to do that, it shows how much talent the guy has. man i wish he could just stay healthy.

[heso 2813]

3 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Cubs and Pirates combined for 3 grand slams in today's game.  Think that ties the record.

Crawl during the ND game said it was the first game with 3 go ahead grand slams. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16013]

Derk, you did see Aldaberto is moved to 3B, correct? 

[Sbbruin 21866]

Pujols in his first at bat back in St Louis

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTiqKcrlKdY/?utm_medium=copy_link

you can’t write this stuff

[ztejas 43526]

1 minute ago, Sbbruin said:

Pujols in his first at bat back in St Louis

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTiqKcrlKdY/?utm_medium=copy_link

you can’t write this stuff

I didn't realize he had 17 yacks. He's still a pretty good DH - or has been for the Dodgers at least. 

[huge 3795]

11 hours ago, ztejas said:

I didn't realize he had 17 yacks. He's still a pretty good DH - or has been for the Dodgers at least. 

HIs OPS+ for the Dodgers this year is 112.  First time it has been in triple digits since 2016.

Maybe he just needed to get back to the NL to be merely JAG instead of terrible.

[maninblack 7974]

[Beau Vine 54340]

5 hours ago, huge said:

HIs OPS+ for the Dodgers this year is 112.  First time it has been in triple digits since 2016.

Maybe he just needed to get back to the NL to be merely JAG instead of terrible.

He's getting fewer PAs against righties, who he can't hit at all, and more against lefties, who he has always hit well.  

The Angels just didn't realize that he was a perfect $25M platoon part at 1B.

[Vic Mackey 47103]

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[shadow_operative2.0 16013]

Strong head nod for the W. 

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

I once gambled with Jarrod Dyson's brother at a casino in Biloxi. /csb

[Helobious 9464]

I know how much this thread loves hearing about the Yankees, here’s an update:

We fucking suck. Like 2-10 in last 12 games suck. That is all.

[Beau Vine 54340]

39 minutes ago, Helobious said:

I know how much this thread loves hearing about the Yankees, here’s an update:

We fucking suck. Like 2-10 in last 12 games suck. That is all.

[Pimphand 5826]

The best part was how the Bronx Bombers led exactly 0 innings in that 4 game home sweep.

[Helobious 9464]

1 hour ago, Pimphand said:

The best part was how the Bronx Bombers led exactly 0 innings in that 4 game home sweep.

Broadcast said it’s the first time since 1908 that has happened. What historical thing have the Astros done lately? That’s what I thought. 

[Pimphand 5826]

4 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Broadcast said it’s the first time since 1908 that has happened. What historical thing have the Astros done lately? That’s what I thought. 

You can't even get that right...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32180111/toronto-blue-jays-deny-new-york-yankees-lead-four-game-series-first-1924

[Helobious 9464]

That’s Michael Kay’s fault he’s the one that said it I’m pretty sure. 

[Beau Vine 54340]

 

[Beau Vine 54340]

That jersey toss at the end makes it look like he realizes that he's done in Korea.

[TonyTexas 10520]

2 hours ago, Helobious said:

What historical thing have the Astros done lately? That’s what I thought. 

LMFAO @ Helo crowing that the Astros can’t match his Yankees for ineptitude. 

[Shoxthemonkey 1982]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

That jersey toss at the end makes it look like he realizes that he's done in Korea.

I"ll give 1000 rep points to the first Surl that can name that tune.

[Helobious 9464]

One of the worst tags you will ever see. Ever. Sanchez has the ball in this pic. The runner scored anyway. 
 

 

[Helobious 9464]

 

[Gourmand 7774]

That is hilarious.

[Beau Vine 54340]

I was watching that live at the time.  One of my pet peeves is how shitty guys are at tags, but that was a whole different level of apathy by Sanchez.  I could only conclude that he's still upset and distracted by not winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2016.

[Helobious 9464]

Fuck Michael fulmer. Surprised he’s still in the bigs, hasn’t heard about him in years. But if Sanchez had won he should’ve been forced to relinquish it for that play alone. Easily in the top 10 of worst effort plays I’ve ever seen in pro sports. Embarrassing. 

[Underdog 28762]

Is that video the equivalent of football's alligator arms?  Ray Fosse thinks Sanchez is a pussy.  

Shame ESPN didn't continue their coverage of the KBO, was kinda cool to wake up pre-dawn and watch some baseball before heading off to work. 

[WBT 20649]

I'm just impressed Sanchez caught a throw.

 

[wood 11231]

Pretty sure A-Rod had to look up "litany" in the dictionary before using it in his little speech there.