2022 MLB thread

[Sbbruin 21858]

Put the wood to Alcantara on Sunday, and Burnes tonight.  Dodger offense is lethal.

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Old school baseball 

 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

5 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

DeRo is the manager? jesus christ, good luck to those players. it'll be a miracle if the entire team hasn't completely tuned him out by day 3. may as well have chris rose as manager. 

Edited August 24, 2022 by shadow_operative

[Beau Vine 54236]

3 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

DeRo is the manager? jesus christ, good luck to those players. it'll be a miracle if the entire team hasn't completely tuned him out by day 3. may as well have chris rose as manager. 

He's gonna walk around the clubhouse in a suit, carrying a bat for no apparent reason, while he talks to the team.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4772]

9 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Surprised Jessica Mendoza isn’t hitting coach …

[Helobious 9454]

2023 schedule drops. For the first time ever, every team will play all the other 29 teams at least once. Errybody plays on opening day & July 4. Pretty cool imo. 
 

https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-mlb-schedule

[Beau Vine 54236]

 

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

2023 schedule drops. For the first time ever, every team will play all the other 29 teams at least once. Errybody plays on opening day & July 4. Pretty cool imo. 
 

https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-mlb-schedule

Ugh, I wish there wasn’t even interleague play at all.

I know, I know…

[Helobious 9454]

 

[Beau Vine 54236]

I sure am glad the Yankees traded for Montas so that they didn't need Montgomery any more!

[shadow_operative 15932]

Cards know what they're doing with pitchers. that's been true for as long as i can remember.

[ztejas 43455]

5 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

I wish there was a recording of my change in facial expression when I clicked on that and saw him hit that ball. 

[miguelito 11266]

[WBT 20580]

8 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

 

holy shit

[shadow_operative2.0 15985]

Dodgers are being awfully rude to ol’ boy Hoby. 

[Helobious 9454]

5 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

I sure am glad the Yankees traded for Montas so that they didn't need Montgomery any more!

There’s rumblings that Yankee medical team was convinced his arm is about to explode. That’s the same team that can’t keep players healthy though so what do they know. 

[Beau Vine 54236]

39 mph pitch on LAD-MIL

and now Gallo up.

Edited August 25, 2022 by Beau Vine

[InkaUtexas 25951]

I hope he goes over 700. 

 

[Sbbruin 21858]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Dodgers are being awfully rude to ol’ boy Hoby. 

41-9 in the last 50.  Is that good?  It seems good.

starting rotation has something like a 2.75 ERA.  Add the top offense in baseball to that, and it’s a good recipe.

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

The NL playoffs are going to be awesome. Could see any of the Dodgers - Mets - Braves winning the pennant. And I’d be surprised but probably not shocked if the Cardinals made a run too. 

Edited August 25, 2022 by Hank Chinaski

[Scraps 13561]

I don't care if Pujols gets to 700, but please fucking get more than Arod

[Guadaloopy 10973]

My feelings on Pujols:

Hope he makes 700 on the last day of the season. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

who hates Pujols? i'm a Cubs fan who watched him beat our asses for years, and i love the guy. easily one of the most likable superstars ever, both on and off the field.

[Helobious 9454]

15 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

who hates Pujols? i'm a Cubs fan who watched him beat our asses for years, and i love the guy. easily one of the most likable superstars ever, both on and off the field.

Astros fans don’t like him, hard to blame them. That ball he hit off Lidge is still circling the globe in orbit probably. 

[TonyTexas 10515]

Helo rant in 3…2…1

 

[Helobious 9454]

The Yankees are notorious for abusing the IL just to rest players. Clay holmes isn’t hurt right now for example, he’s just working to unfuck himself. The fact that this is happening right before a probably meaningless 10 game west coast road trip is no accident. Consensus is they’re just resting him, he’s already hit a career high in IP.

[Sbbruin 21858]

On 8/24/2022 at 11:22 AM, Beau Vine said:

 

I just now realized he too was a one-time Dodger.  Traded for lefty Tony Watson.  To be fair, Watson pitched some critical innings for us.  But please don't let this be Yordan redux.  Although really no spot for him.  He's a true SS, and we had Seager and now Turner, both of which are much better options, as is Lux if we need to go that direction next year.  Hoping we re-sign Turner though.

[Sbbruin 21858]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

who hates Pujols? i'm a Cubs fan who watched him beat our asses for years, and i love the guy. easily one of the most likable superstars ever, both on and off the field.

Yeah, he only played one year here, and he's a huge fan favorite.  Cheers for him were deafening when the Cards came to town.

[Helobious 9454]

This makes me sick. But it’ll be hilarious when NL pitchers figure out he can’t hit a high fastball to save his life. No one pitched him low when he was in the bronx. 
 

 

[Guadaloopy 10973]

14 minutes ago, Helobious said:

This makes me sick. But it’ll be hilarious when NL pitchers figure out he can’t hit a high fastball to save his life. No one pitched him low when he was in the bronx. 
 

 

The Yankees’ problem is that they traded for Joey Callo.  Everyone knows that Gallo is the guy you want.  

[ztejas 43455]

44 minutes ago, Helobious said:

This makes me sick. But it’ll be hilarious when NL pitchers figure out he can’t hit a high fastball to save his life. No one pitched him low when he was in the bronx. 
 

 

They've actually had interleague play for a couple years now.

[Sbbruin 21858]

53 minutes ago, Helobious said:

This makes me sick. But it’ll be hilarious when NL pitchers figure out he can’t hit a high fastball to save his life. No one pitched him low when he was in the bronx. 
 

 

[Helobious 9454]

10 minutes ago, ztejas said:

They've actually had interleague play for a couple years now.

Still, they’ve never regularly faced him. I give him a week before his numbers crash. We’re also talking about a 30 at bat sample here. 
 

I’ll give him this: he has talked about adjusting his swing in LA. When he got to NY he was all “this is who I am, I’ll never change anything”. Now that he’s truly seen what a shitty fucking hitter he is, I think it may have humbled him some and may serve him well in the future. We’ll see.

[Sbbruin 21858]

58 minutes ago, Helobious said:

This makes me sick. But it’ll be hilarious when NL pitchers figure out he can’t hit a high fastball to save his life. No one pitched him low when he was in the bronx. 
 

 

It would be a shame if the Dodgers faced the Yanks in the WS and Gallo was the hero.

[Beau Vine 54236]

Pretty impressed that the Yankees traded away a guy who has OPS'ed over 1.0 and a starting pitcher who has gone 4-0 with a 0.35 ERA!  

Good job, good effort!

[InkaUtexas 25951]

25 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Still, they’ve never regularly faced him. I give him a week before his numbers crash. We’re also talking about a 30 at bat sample here. 
 

I’ll give him this: he has talked about adjusting his swing in LA. When he got to NY he was all “this is who I am, I’ll never change anything”. Now that he’s truly seen what a shitty fucking hitter he is, I think it may have humbled him some and may serve him well in the future. We’ll see.

You read the New York Post don't ya?

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

[elguapo 4586]

What is going on here?

 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4772]

Rookie Kyle Stowers hit a 2 strike, 2 out, game tying HR in the bottom of 9 .. one pitch after the ChiSox LF dropped what would have been a game ending F7 in foul territory.

On to Houston …

[Scraps 13561]

On to Houston …

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[Hank Chinaski 6315]

6 hours ago, Helobious said:

Astros fans don’t like him, hard to blame them. That ball he hit off Lidge is still circling the globe in orbit probably. 

Meh, it’s more of a respect than hate, as he killed the Astros throughout his career (I mean, he pretty much killed everybody, but he played against the Astros soooooo much). It is kinda funny that he went to the angels and then the Astros moved to the AL West after being tormented by him for the previous decade in the NL Central.

Also, the Astros won that series when he hit that ball off Lidge. That was nothing compared to, say, the Howie Kendrick HR. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15985]

5-5, bot 9, bases loaded, no outs for Bos, don’t score. Impressive. 

[WBT 20580]

Toronto goes to a 5-man infield with bases loaded no outs at Fenway and escapes with a K and 5-3 DP.  On to the 10th.

[shadow_operative2.0 15985]

Jays win. 

[WBT 20580]

Jays win 6-5.  They've won 8 in a row at Fenway.

Edited August 26, 2022 by WBT

[Gut Wagon 8079]

7 hours ago, Helobious said:

Astros fans don’t like him, hard to blame them. That ball he hit off Lidge is still circling the globe in orbit probably. 

As an fan, I don't like anyone my team is playing. But Pujols is easy to like when he's not trying to send my guys home. 

[Helobious 9454]

The A’s are really, really horrible. When IKF is lighting up your pitching you have issues. 

[UTexasFight 9454]

1 hour ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Rookie Kyle Stowers hit a 2 strike, 2 out, game tying HR in the bottom of 9 .. one pitch after the ChiSox LF dropped what would have been a game ending F7 in foul territory.

On to Houston …

On an 0-2 pitch… off Hendricks

 

 

/that’s a shame.gif

[tx 3 putt 76979]

2 hours ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Rookie Kyle Stowers hit a 2 strike, 2 out, game tying HR in the bottom of 9 .. one pitch after the ChiSox LF dropped what would have been a game ending F7 in foul territory.

On to Houston …