2024 MLB Season Thread - Catch All

[Gut Wagon 8101]

8 minutes ago, Helobious said:

He’s a great player, but would he even crack 30 SBs under the old rules? 

It's so easy to steal this year, even Judge has done it 10 times. 

[Guadaloopy 11034]

9 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Dude, you CANNOT diminish what he's done this year.  It is historic on all levels.

 

8 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Y’all got Helo’d.  

[Gil Bang 26071]

the MVP conversation is over, right?  He gets all the votes?

[UTexasFight 9572]

Today was a good day…. To have Ohtani like I do in my H2H fantasy league during the championship game/week

 

 

[Underdog 28832]

Death. 

Taxes.

Helo'd. 

[Sbbruin 21904]

8 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

the MVP conversation is over, right?  He gets all the votes?

It has to be unanimous.

[Helobious 9482]

I don’t think his SBs are a valid record, but I watched the highlights of his game today. His swing, the sound of contact, the crowd reactions… even the cynic in me realized I was watching magic.

[Sbbruin 21904]

Dodgers actually have ot root for the Snakes against the Brew crew tonight.  Only have like a 2.5 game lead to avoid a wild card series.

[gofuckyourself 8388]

Not a Dodgers fan, but it's awesome that Ohtani will finally be in the postseason. Fucking Angels nearly fucked up 2 amazing careers.

[Derka 6374]

6 minutes ago, Helobious said:

I don’t think his SBs are a valid record

if he played in the 80’s he’d have 75 sb, you are out of your element.

[The Dog 44176]

 

[Mittens 8313]

So gracious

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16046]

Strong math too. 

[Sbbruin 21904]

And one of his doubles he tried to stretch to a triple and got thrown out.  Had he been safe, he would’ve added a cycle to today.

[tx 3 putt 77667]

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

the MVP conversation is over, right?  He gets all the votes?

 

yep, lock it up 

[Sbbruin 21904]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

yep, lock it up 

But you know there’ll be some writers that will not vote for him because a DH has never won the MVP.  He could’ve been the worst defensive player in history and still won it.  So why does it matter?

[tx 3 putt 77667]

1 hour ago, Derka said:

if he played in the 80’s he’d have 75 sb, you are out of your element.

 

but would he refer to himself in first person ?

[Sbbruin 21904]

33 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

but would he refer to himself in first person ?

Ricky was pretty gotdam special.  But what was fascinating about Shohei is since he wasn’t pitching, he really spent a lot of time working on timing of steals.  His career high previously was like 26.  But not pitching allowed him to work on this.  Word is he was at Dodger Stadium nearly every day working on his legs and speed, knowing he couldn’t pitch.  It’ll be interesting at what point they say “let’s skip the pitching part.”  But he’s a damn good pitcher.  It will be interesting to see how his offense drops off next year.  It almost has to.

Edited September 20 by Sbbruin

[Pimphand 6007]

43 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

And one of his doubles he tried to stretch to a triple and got thrown out.  Had he been safe, he would’ve added a cycle to today.

Facts

I thought y'all were insane for paying him that much and I still think the amount is crazy but...

 

[Pimphand 6007]

I mean shit these are beyond video game stats lol

I thought Mike Scott throwing a no-hitter in 1986 to clinch the division was cool (and it is) but this is next level.

[David Dennison 18994]

3 hours ago, Derka said:

someone laughed, but shohei ohtani is the best baseball player who’s ever lived. there’s nobody else who has an argument.

Of course there is. Plenty, actually.

He's really good, though.

[Derka 6374]

3 HR games are rare; 6 hit games are rare; 10 rbi games are rare; and frankly, two SB games don’t happen every day. for this guy to do all of this in one day, knowing that he’s a top 5-8 pitcher in the league…he’s a human video game.

[UTexasFight 9572]

No one had ever had 3 HRs and 2 SBs in a game before today?

and it gets the guy that does it to the 50/50 club for the first time ever?

 

gotta love baseball 

[Derka 6374]

7 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Of course there is. Plenty, actually.

who? name every hitter who is this good at their peak, including base running. now name every pitcher who at their peak was/is as good as shohei. now tell me every name that’s on both lists.

you’re left with babe ruth as the only guy even in the conversation, and he didn’t do what shohei has done while pitching and hitting at the same time. forget about the base running.  pound for pound shohei is undoubtedly the best all around baseball player we’ve ever seen. a cy young caliber pitcher with 50/50 offensive skills. come on. this is a no-brainer.

Edited September 20 by Derka

[dcar00 14456]

2 hours ago, Derka said:

if he played in the 80’s he’d have 75 sb, you are out of your element.

very unlikely.  maybe before the advent of the slide step in the early 80's. the other issue is opportunities to be on first.  he's only been on first about 160 times.  hard to know how many times there was a runner on 2nd.  stealing 3rd is difficult.  not sure how many 3B steals he has this year.  the current rules help immensely.

The year Rickey stole 130 he was on first 220+ times and the guy had stealing 3rd down to a science.

regardless of the rules he is the first guy to do 50/50 and is crushing it.  dude is amazing.  the game today was ridiculous.

 

[David Dennison 18994]

5 minutes ago, Derka said:

who? name every hitter who is this good at their peak, including base running. now name every pitcher who at their peak was/is as good as shohei. now tell me every name that’s on both lists.

you’re left with babe ruth as the only guy even in the conversation, and he didn’t do what shohei has done while pitching and hitting at the same time. forget about the base running.  pound for pound shohei is undoubtedly the best all around baseball player we’ve ever seen. a cy young caliber pitcher with 50/50 offensive skills. come on. this is a no-brainer.

He's not the best hitter in the game. He's not the best pitcher in the game. He doesn't play in the outfield.

But he's really freaking good and fun to watch.

[Gil Bang 26071]

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

And one of his doubles he tried to stretch to a triple and got thrown out.  Had he been safe, he would’ve added a cycle to today.

Meh. "the cycle" is a silly thing.  You know what's better than "the cycle"?  Two doubles, a triple, and a homer.  Or a single, two triples, and a HR.  Or a single and 3 HR.  you get the point I'm making.  
It's like "this weekend, I fucked a fat girl, and normal girl, and a hot girl".   

You can always do better. 

 

Shohei's got a double, a triple, and a homer...is he trying to hit a single to get "the cycle"?  Fuck no...he's trying to put one in the fucking upper deck of center. 

Edited September 20 by Gil Bang

[Beau Vine 54490]

10 minutes ago, Derka said:

you’re left with babe ruth as the only guy even in the conversation

Martin Dihigo

[Gil Bang 26071]

Just now, David Dennison said:

He's not the best hitter in the game. He's not the best pitcher in the game. He doesn't play in the outfield.

But he's really freaking good and fun to watch.

Tony Gwynn was the best hitter in the game for a decade, and the Padres drew shit, because Tony hit a grounder through a hole in the infield where nobody was standing and nobody gave a fuck.  I loved the dude, but you didn't see Tony go 2 for 4 on sports center.

Shohei's the most exciting player in my lifetime, and I've got saggy balls. 

[Sbbruin 21904]

9 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

He's not the best hitter in the game. He's not the best pitcher in the game. He doesn't play in the outfield.

But he's really freaking good and fun to watch.

He may be the best all around hitter in the game.  Average, power, rbis.  He does strikeout a bit much, but this season, I don’t know that there’s a better all around hitter.

[Sbbruin 21904]

8 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

Tony Gwynn was the best hitter in the game for a decade, and the Padres drew shit, because Tony hit a grounder through a hole in the infield where nobody was standing and nobody gave a fuck.  I loved the dude, but you didn't see Tony go 2 for 4 on sports center.

Shohei's the most exciting player in my lifetime, and I've got saggy balls. 

 

[Gil Bang 26071]

3 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

 

you could have gone with...

 

[Gil Bang 26071]

7 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

He may be the best all around hitter in the game.  Average, power, rbis.  He does strikeout a bit much, but this season, I don’t know that there’s a better all around hitter.

where are his RBI numbers if he bats 3rd or cleanup instead of leadoff?   He's insanely good. 

[ztejas 43609]

He went 50/50?

Are you fucking shitting me?

[ztejas 43609]

38 minutes ago, Derka said:

3 HR games are rare; 6 hit games are rare; 10 rbi games are rare; and frankly, two SB games don’t happen every day. for this guy to do all of this in one day, knowing that he’s a top 5-8 pitcher in the league…he’s a human video game.

I'm watching TNF and was in the other room and overhead Al Michaels mentioning his night and was like "um, I'm sorry. What?"

 

[David Dennison 18994]

14 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

He may be the best all around hitter in the game.  Average, power, rbis.  He does strikeout a bit much, but this season, I don’t know that there’s a better all around hitter.

Aaron Judge.

[ztejas 43609]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Aaron Judge.

Please guys. A little player named Leody Taveras still bats in Texas.

[Sbbruin 21904]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Aaron Judge.

No.

[David Dennison 18994]

1 minute ago, Sbbruin said:

No.

Well, his numbers are better. That's all.

[UTexasFight 9572]

Some amazing shots from this week. 
and it’s only Thursday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ChiTownDoc 21183]

59 minutes ago, Derka said:

who? name every hitter who is this good at their peak, including base running. now name every pitcher who at their peak was/is as good as shohei. now tell me every name that’s on both lists.

you’re left with babe ruth as the only guy even in the conversation, and he didn’t do what shohei has done while pitching and hitting at the same time. forget about the base running.  pound for pound shohei is undoubtedly the best all around baseball player we’ve ever seen. a cy young caliber pitcher with 50/50 offensive skills. come on. this is a no-brainer.

Yeah that’s ridiculous.  Plenty?  LOL

Maybe prime juiced Bonds.  And that’s only if you don’t take Ohtani pitching in to consideration.  WAR with both is just asinine.  

[Gil Bang 26071]

22 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Well, his numbers are better. That's all.

It's tough to pitch around the leadoff man.  

[aggie08 21569]

What recent rule changes supposedly make it easier to steal a base? Pitch clocks? I'm not following.

[dcar00 14456]

4 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

What recent rule changes supposedly make it easier to steal a base? Pitch clocks? I'm not following.

you can only pick off to a base twice per batter(unless a base is stolen or you have a passed ball)

pitch clocks help a bit too.

Edited September 20 by dcar00

[UTexasFight 9572]

And the bases are bigger.

that 6” makes a big difference (that’s what she said) 

[Derka 6374]

 

[closetohumping 17505]

[Pam Cummings 9694]

Ohtani is the best baseball player I've ever watched and likely the best ever.

[miguelito 11333]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

That kid's sign should have said, "I skipped math to watch history! 42/37."

 

(Math joke, not a baseball commentary).

[dcar00 14456]

9 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

And the bases are bigger.

that 6” makes a big difference (that’s what she said) 

forgot about that completely.