2023 MLB thread

[Guadaloopy 11013]

13 hours ago, Scraps said:

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

[Scraps 13570]

[Guadaloopy 11013]

17 minutes ago, Scraps said:

 

Because most people innately understand the concept of unsustainable statistical anomalies.

[Scraps 13570]

Yeah didn't give a shit about his question was more posting the record difference

[Beau Vine 54412]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

Yeah didn't give a shit about his question was more posting the record difference

"You're never as good as you are when you're playing well, and you're never as bad as you are when you're playing poorly" or something like that.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

4 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

Because most people innately understand the concept of unsustainable statistical anomalies.

i think the more likely answer is 'because tampa bay'.  a name brand team would have a thousand articles about this.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[WBT 20662]

The Yankees should get a new hitting coach or something

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

 

 

[Helobious 9464]

11 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

 

The Yankees in 49 games with Judge: 30-19

In 49 games without Judge: 21-28

[Beau Vine 54412]

13 minutes ago, Helobious said:

The Yankees in 49 games with Judge: 30-19

In 49 games without Judge: 21-28

He should have signed with SF.

[WBT 20662]

Shohei gave up 4 HRs last night but the Angels won.  That has to be the anti-Tungsten Arm right?

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

Pretty good article on Ohtani:  https://sports.yahoo.com/hern-ndez-shohei-ohtani-says-150558663.html

I think Moreno already didn’t want to trade him, and now he’s backed up by Ohtani’s own public comments. So the Angels likely go for broke, and probably come up short. Wash, rinse, repeat. 
 

Ohtani is taking the Giannis Approach. I hope it doesn’t work out for him. 

[Beau Vine 54412]

Really excellent book to read on a summer weekend:

Laughed my ass off.  5 stars

Joe Bob sez Check it out.

[TonyTexas 10525]

6 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think Moreno already didn’t want to trade him

Yep   He’s terrified that he’ll be put in the same Wikipedia article as the Red Sox owner who traded Babe Ruth. 

[UTexasFight 9527]

Sal Frelick, making major league debut today for brewers, is batting 1.000 and just had two amazing catching against the wall in the 6th against the Braves 

[TheStoicPaisano 9937]

Not Emanski defense.

 

[UTexasFight 9527]

9 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Sal Frelick, making major league debut today for brewers, is batting 1.000 and just had two amazing catching against the wall in the 6th against the Braves 

Now 3 for 3

[Beau Vine 54412]

Begun, the Sal Frelick Era has.

 

 

[Beau Vine 54412]

16 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Yep   He’s terrified that he’ll be put in the same Wikipedia article as the Red Sox owner who traded Babe Ruth. 

That's just dumb.   The only way Ruth could have left was via trade.

[UTexasFight 9527]

4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

That's just dumb.   The only way Ruth could have left was via trade.

He’s also already better than Ruth.

it’s not like Ohtani is a guy that has a lot of talent but you don’t yet know if he’s going to develop in to one of the best of all time. He’s already there.

[Vic Mackey 47139]

Well damn

[Beau Vine 54412]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

He’s also already better than Ruth.

it’s not like Ohtani is a guy that has a lot of talent but you don’t yet know if he’s going to develop in to one of the best of all time. He’s already there.

There is literally no rational reason to not trade him. 

 

[InkaUtexas 26088]

15 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Begun, the Sal Frelick Era has.

 

 

Welcome to the Show kid! 

Love when they record these moments. The team's emotion. Manager played that one well! 

[Beau Vine 54412]

 

 

[UTexasFight 9527]

Please tell me Vogelbach’s necklace with the letters “FF” stands for “fat fuck” like I hope it does 

[Beau Vine 54412]

2 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Please tell me Vogelbach’s necklace with the letters “FF” stands for “fat fuck” like I hope it does 

That fatass reliever (#60) who was pitching for the Astros last night looks worse than Vogelbach.

 

[henrygandorf 29194]

 

[tx 3 putt 77376]

Old school baseball was the best. This might have been the game of the week ….

 

[tx 3 putt 77376]

Damn, lot of hits at this table 

[Guadaloopy 11013]

On 7/22/2023 at 7:55 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

Not Emanski defense.

 

Too soon.

[Underdog 28768]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

Damn, lot of hits at this table 

Chipper:  GDit, Frank, enough with your Nugenix bullshit.  My bat works just fine. 

[hookemATL 11849]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

Old school baseball was the best. This might have been the game of the week ….

 

Brett’s rage out was Similar to my reaction to the news that Whataburger was discontinuing the jalapeño cheddar biscuit (yes I know it’s back now). 
 

[tx 3 putt 77376]

 

[tx 3 putt 77376]

Those lsu boys cashing in ….

 

[Beau Vine 54412]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Poor Giants, having to outbid Tennessee.

[Guadaloopy 11013]

6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Please sign, Roc, so I can continue to root against you in perpetuity.

[henrygandorf 29194]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Old school baseball was the best. This might have been the game of the week ….

 

i learned about that on hbo's "the not so great moments in sports" hosted by tim mccarver in the 80's.

i was there when george brett got into the hof and after he gave his acceptance speech, he left it on the podium.  a few min later we were up there with a group of people and it was right there.  still mad i didn't snatch it.

[Vic Mackey 47139]

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[UTexasFight 9527]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Damn, lot of hits at this table 

You give me that and I’m coming at you with:

Ripken SS

Walker LF

Jones 3B

Thomas C

Junior CF

Thome 2B

Winfield RF

McGriff 1B

Murray DH

for my old man beer league softball team and I’m run-ruling your ass every game 

[Beau Vine 54412]

54 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

McGriff 1B

Murray DH

[TonyTexas 10525]

This is how Twitter should be

 

[UTexasFight 9527]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

1) age. I decided to go with the 59 yo playing in the field over the 67 yo

2) handedness: I want a guy that throws left at first

3) i’m banking on McGriff still having at least a small bit of the fundamentals that produced back to back to back AAU national champions.

 

or is your beef with where they are slotted in the order? (Or something else glaringly obvious that I’m missing?)

[Beau Vine 54412]

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

1) age. I decided to go with the 59 yo playing in the field over the 67 yo

2) handedness: I want a guy that throws left at first

3) i’m banking on McGriff still having at least a small bit of the fundamentals that produced back to back to back AAU national champions.

 

or is your beef with where they are slotted in the order? (Or something else glaringly obvious that I’m missing?)

Can't argue with that.  Did you put Frank at catcher because he's the only one who can bend over repeatedly or so this cuck can stare at his ass all game?

[UTexasFight 9527]

I put Frank at catcher because

a) that’s where you put the guy that is in the worst shape on your team (Although on that note I am concerned about my centerfielder…and a 71 in RF. But if a guy gets drafted by three pro leagues in his 20s, I figure he can still play passable OF in his 70s ).

b) Frank has a TV talking-head gig so I figure that can be used to get in to a batter or two’s head each game behind the plate

[shadow_operative2.0 16021]

Schwarber blows a play in LF to likely lose the game. Meanwhile, Jake Cave, a natural OF, is playing 1B with Bryce back at DH. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4781]

13 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Schwarber blows a play in LF to likely lose the game. Meanwhile, Jake Cave, a natural OF, is playing 1B with Bryce back at DH. 

Blows the play?

 

 

Your point about a better LF option may be valid.  But, Schwarber busted his ass with a full layout trying to make the catch.

[shadow_operative2.0 16021]

I didn't fault his effort, but terrible defensive players tend to fuck up when it matters. Schwarber gonna Schwarber. 

[UTexasFight 9527]

This is so damn sexy.. the swing.

that camera angle…

the birds thinking they just heard a shotgun blast getting the fuck out of there 

 

Edited July 25, 2023 by UTexasFight

[VirginiaLonghorn 4781]

“… that ball had a family.”