2023 MLB thread

[Helobious 9,453]

AL EAST! AL EAST! AL EAST!

[Vic Mackey 47,037]

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[tx 3 putt 76,957]

Rays and Orioles about to be tied for first 

Rays have a lot of prospects to make moves 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,771]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Rays and Orioles about to be tied for first 

You don’t count percentage points? 🥳

[Beau Vine 54,228]

 

[Beau Vine 54,228]

 

[tx 3 putt 76,957]

Let the moves begin …

 

[Scraps 13,561]

That move ain't forcing anyones hand...dude sucks

[Valmy77 13,226]

26 minutes ago, Scraps said:

That move ain't forcing anyones hand...dude sucks
 

Hey! Let me enjoy them being in first place for a bit ok?

[Scraps 13,561]

I mean i guess the positive is they stopped starting him and let him only pitch 1 inning an outing so he hasn't been AS shitty lol

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,771]

Just now, Scraps said:

I mean i guess the positive is they stopped starting him and let him only pitch 1 inning an outing so he hasn't been AS shitty lol

… and situational relief in the middle innings is what the O’s need most.  Too often it’s a crap shoot getting to Cano and Bautista at the back end.

[Beau Vine 54,228]

42 minutes ago, Scraps said:

That move ain't forcing anyones hand...dude sucks
 

Just because he has an 8.57 ERA in late July doesn't mean he sucks!

Wait, yes it does...

[Beau Vine 54,228]

 

[Scraps 13,561]

Gave him 4 strikes too

[Scraps 13,561]

[TornACL 7,698]

27 minutes ago, Scraps said:

 

It's about time. It's usually the fans constantly kicking Yankees players in the dick.

[Beau Vine 54,228]

Confession: the one time in my life that I threw at a guy, he ducked, but his bat stayed up, ball hit his bat and rolled right back at me and I threw it to first..   I still feel kinda bad about it.  Sorry, Craig Harris.

[Beau Vine 54,228]

Excellent game going right now as the DBacks go for a sweep in Atlanta.  Gallon vs Strider!   Strider has struck out 5 through 2 innings.

[tokamak 6,430]

23 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Excellent game going right now as the DBacks go for a sweep in Atlanta.  Gallon vs Strider!   Strider has struck out 5 through 2 innings.

Just watching game tracker, but they are both dealing so far.

[Beau Vine 54,228]

Strider gave up a leadoff triple in the 4th and then struck out the side.  9 K's

[Beau Vine 54,228]

Gallon's perfect thru 4.  I wish I had been counting the number of 1st-pitch swinging strikes because it has to be an absurdly high number.  

Now perfect thru 5 thanks to a diving Thomas catch in CF.  Strider has fanned 6 in a row. 

Gallon gave up bomb to Arcia.  fluke double by Harris off 2nd base bag with SS standing right behind, picked off, Acuna single.  Strider with 13 K through 6, mostly on sliders. 1-0

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by Beau Vine

[tokamak 6,430]

Wow Strider 13 Ks through 6 innings. Is that good?

[tokamak 6,430]

LOL as I type Strider has 25 swinging strikes out of 83 pitches. 30%.

[Beau Vine 54,228]

And of course, Dominic Canzone (who got his first ML hit last night) takes Strider deep after a walk and HBP.  3-1 Snakes.

And a bomb by Manny Rivera makes it 4-1 and chases Strider.

Double off the wall by Riley and Olson's 31st HR make it 4-3.  Warning track FO and Braves are definitely seeing ZG better now.

Carroll just hit one a mile, over that weird RF seating section. 5-3

3-runn HR by Riley, 6-5 Braves B8

Olson 45-deg moonshot makes it 7-5 headed to 9th

Snakes strand 2, lose 7-5.  

Game of the year candidate.

 

So to recap...

Thru 6 innings, it was 1-0 with a perfecto for Gallon and 13 K for Strider.  Then the 7th inning saw 6 runs, Strider knocked out and Gallon completely gassed.

Edited July 20, 2023 by Beau Vine

[tokamak 6,430]

Wellp, I jinxed it all

[Beau Vine 54,228]

https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/2023-mlb-local-broadcaster-rankings.html

Edited July 20, 2023 by Beau Vine

[tx 3 putt 76,957]

That Mets broadcast team sucks, darling and hernadez are a beating

Edited July 20, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Huckleberry 32,860]

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Strider gave up a leadoff triple in the 4th and then struck out the side.  9 K's

My son lived the frustration of being stranded at third after a leadoff triple last night in his high school summer league game. So frustrating as you can feel it coming after the first out. Strikeout, shallow fly out, groundout. I mean just hit the ground ball first and there's probably a 50% chance it gets through (infield was in, it was a 1-0 game late).

[Beau Vine 54,228]

furk

Edited July 20, 2023 by Beau Vine

[Beau Vine 54,228]

19 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

That Mets broadcast team sucks, darling and hernadez are a beating

I can understand that opinion coming from someone who likes Geoff Blum.

[Underdog 28,633]

Yeah, I think the Mets booth is solid also like the Jays booth.  Having recently watch a Tigers broadcast, Gibby sounded asleep/zombie like. 

[Beau Vine 54,228]

16 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Yeah, I think the Mets booth is solid also like the Jays booth.  Having recently watch a Tigers broadcast, Gibby sounded asleep/zombie like. 

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's a couple of years ago.

[Huckleberry 32,860]

Forgot to mention I appreciate seeing that you know the correct meaning of striking out the side. Have we had that debate here yet?

[Underdog 28,633]

Well shit, don't I feel like a heel.  Did not know that.  

[Beau Vine 54,228]

2 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Forgot to mention I appreciate seeing that you know the correct meaning of striking out the side. Have we had that debate here yet?

I still don't like it and used it reluctantly.

[Helobious 9,453]

6 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Forgot to mention I appreciate seeing that you know the correct meaning of striking out the side. Have we had that debate here yet?

That’s a debate? I thought everyone knew it means every out in an inning was a strikeout.

[Huckleberry 32,860]

Just now, Helobious said:

That’s a debate? I thought everyone knew it means every out in an inning was a strikeout.

Some people think it only means striking out the first 3 batters. Which is retiring the side in order and therefore striking out the side in order. 

Side means half inning, not team. A half inning is three outs. If all three outs are Ks then you struck out the side. Fight me. 

[Helobious 9,453]

Yeah that’s how I always interpreted it ever since I started pitching in little league. Who knew throwing 18 K perfect games every single time would get so boring.

[UTexasFight 9,447]

9 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Some people think it only means striking out the first 3 batters. Which is retiring the side in order and therefore striking out the side in order. 

Side means half inning, not team. A half inning is three outs. If all three outs are Ks then you struck out the side. Fight me. 

This is correct. As in “Ohtani, who homered in the top half of the inning, strikes out the side but in between gives up 2 singles and a homer, something that hasn’t been done since you know who.”

[UTexasFight 9,447]

Bigger question.

what does “they bat around” mean?

I know everyone will probably say 10 batters in an inning.

i say 9.

 

and also, gif is pronounced with a hard G

[UTexasFight 9,447]

The best part is the camera guy right there for the close up of shame.

 

[Huckleberry 32,860]

24 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Bigger question.

what does “they bat around” mean?

I know everyone will probably say 10 batters in an inning.

i say 9.

 

and also, gif is pronounced with a hard G

Here we disagree. I think bat around means the guy who led off the inning comes back around. But I'm not as particular about this one, in fact I can see viewing that guy's appearance in the on deck circle as coming back around. 

[Helobious 9,453]

32 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Bigger question.

what does “they bat around” mean?

I know everyone will probably say 10 batters in an inning.

i say 9.

 

and also, gif is pronounced with a hard G

To me it means the leadoff guy comes back up to bat. You went fully around the batting order. Sending 9 up is more like you just went through the batting order.
 

I feel dirty agreeing with Huck so much today. I need a shower.

[Huckleberry 32,860]

[InkaUtexas 25,939]

Big series starts tonight in the AL East. Rays vs. Orioles. 

[Scraps 13,561]

We were told in May by yall know who that the Rays could be crowned already as division champs

[miguelito 11,266]

If you keep score on a scorecard or in a book, there's a big difference between 9 batters and 10 in an inning. "Batting around" fucks up your inning and the next one.

You hope they go 1-2-3 in the next inning to get back on track.

[Helobious 9,453]

Yankees didn’t lose tonight.

[Pato del Muerto 52,498]

Batting around = all 9 spots bat in a half inning. 

[Guest]

11 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

The best part is the camera guy right there for the close up of shame.

 

Hit the wet spot...