2019 MLB thread

[clapclapclap 9,000]

Maria Conchita Alonso must be so proud.

[TheFlagship 432]

Nice play Gleyber

[Beau Vine 54,211]

Great play by the All-Star shortstop who won't play another game at SS this season.  

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

lol Jesus Christ McCann 

[Wishbone 4,759]

Was that Pressly they showed in the AL bullpen?

[spystud13 2,371]

Yep, he was coming in if Moose got on. 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

If Muncy had made the out there...

[Wishbone 4,759]

Any predictions for NL, AL MVP’S?

[spystud13 2,371]

Only one awarded. 

[WBT 20,561]

Going to be Gallo I would think unless the NL comes back.

[spystud13 2,371]

Strong AB, JT. 

[Trey3216 15,346]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

Going to be Gallo I would think unless the NL comes back.

Likely.  Game winning RBI wins the  MVP quite a bit.  

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

Yep.  It will be Gallo if this score stands just because of timing and margin of victory. Uncle Mike’s RBI knock was more “clutch” though.  

[Wishbone 4,759]

3 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

Only one awarded. 

Hmmm, thought they had one for each league. Have to go with Trey, barring something crazy from the NL.

[Trey3216 15,346]

Could go Chapman though for shutting their ass down 

[spystud13 2,371]

Drive home safely, NL. 

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

Uncle Mike!

[WBT 20,561]

Nope, they gave the MVP to Brantley for the Cleveland connection

[Wishbone 4,759]

Brantley!

[Trey3216 15,346]

Ok

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

Wait, wut?

[Firemans4Horn 18,046]

Marble mouth Chevy dealer is a great way to end the evening. 

[clapclapclap 9,000]

Enjoy your brand new Chevy!  (Except it will be broke down more than Carlos Correa.)

Edited July 10, 2019 by clapclapclap

[Trey3216 15,346]

Let’s see if there’s a Houston protest on how they were robbed of an MVP trophy.   

 

I mean, one of them aggy fucks was claiming Verlander’s ROY as part of their story on the Astros thread. 

[elfenix 34,230]

 

6 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Marble mouth Chevy dealer is a great way to end the evening. 

 

[clapclapclap 9,000]

Honestly, Gallo should have been the MVP. 

One pitch, one Ranger.

[Scraps 13,561]

Yeah it was a lame game.  Not much stood out, but might as well give it to the guy from the winning team that hit a homer.  

[WBT 20,561]

It should have been Gallo.  Bieber is the first in 20 years to win ASG MVP in his home park.  So why did they choose this year to pander to the home crowd and give it to one of the 7 AL pitchers to throw a shutout inning?

In the end though, who really cares about the ASG?

[Trey3216 15,346]

27 minutes ago, WBT said:

It should have been Gallo.  Bieber is the first in 20 years to win ASG MVP in his home park.  So why did they choose this year to pander to the home crowd and give it to one of the 7 AL pitchers to throw a shutout inning?

In the end though, who really cares about the ASG?

They took away Chief Wahoo, so they gave them an ASG MVP.  

 

If it wasn't Gallo, the only other logical options were Aroldis and Brantley.  

[Hank Chinaski 6,314]

Not every baseball game has an "MVP." 

[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

I like that the trophy is a bat

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

They took away Chief Wahoo, so they gave them an ASG MVP.  

 

If it wasn't Gallo, the only other logical options were Aroldis and Brantley.  

Other than just the obvious “he’s the home town guy, let’s make the home town happy” I don’t understand the logic in giving it to Bieber instead of Chapman. If you don’t want to give it to Gallo or Brantley, fine. But Chapman struck out the side on fewer pitches than Bieber, while doing it in a higher leverage situation. 

[Beau Vine 54,211]

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I like that the trophy is a bat

Handing the Ted Williams award to a pitcher would have made Ted roll over in his grave if he weren't just a head floating in liquid nitrogen somewhere in Scottsdale.   

[WBT 20,561]

In that case it probably made him spin in his liquid nitrogen bath.

[spystud13 2,371]

Billy Hamilton needs this rule. 

 

 

[Beau Vine 54,211]

My wife suggested that rule years ago.

She said, "We should you only be able to run when the catcher can't catch it on a third strike?  Why shouldn't you be able to run anytime the pitcher throws it to the backstop?"

I was like, "Uhhhh... I don't have a good answer for that."

[Beau Vine 54,211]

Jim Bouton died today.  If you read Ball Four now, you'll wonder what the big deal was, but that was literally the first book (even first stories) that anyone ever read about how players really behaved.  Before Ball Four, the media didn't report the truth; they created whitewashed fantasies to print.  

 

"You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time."

Edited July 11, 2019 by Beau Vine

[Cooder 37]

With the stealing 1st rule they’re testing in the Atlantic league, is it still a force out at 1st?

[spystud13 2,371]

Yes. 

Other new rules there... 

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One foul bunt is allowed with two strikes before it becomes a strikeout. 

Pitchers are required to step off the rubber to try a pickoff.

A relaxation on check swings to be more batter-friendly.

 

[Cooder 37]

I always thought being out on a foul bunt with 2 strikes was dumb. It’s hard as shit getting a bunt down in today’s game

[spystud13 2,371]

What a fucking disaster. 

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The Angels announced today that infielder Zack Cozart will undergo an “arthroscopic debridement of his left shoulder.” He has been shifted to the 60-day injured list, making roster space for today’s earlier transactions.

It’s not clear at the moment just what the expectations are moving forward for Cozart, whose tenure in Los Angeles has been an unmitigated disaster. There is no indication at present whether he will attempt to return later this season, though there does not appear to be much cause for optimism at this point.

Cozart had already been out for about a month when he revealed that his attempt to return without surgery had stalled out. After a few more weeks of waiting, he’ll now go under the knife. His three-year, $38MM contract expires at the end of the 2020 campaign.

When they signed him, the Halos hoped that Cozart would team with Andrelton Simmons on the left side of the infield to form an outstanding defensive and solid offensive pairing. Instead, Cozart has struggled to stay on the field and performed miserably when he has been able to suit up. The 33-year-old owns a meager .190/.261/.296 batting line in his 360 plate appearances in Anaheim.

 

[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

That’s a shame

[Sbbruin 21,842]

Lowest rated AS game ever I guess.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

Mike Clevinger started the season off like an absolute ace, but then a back injury sidelined him for 2.5 months. He got absolutely crushed in his first two starts off the DL, but his last two outings he's been back in form. His numbers on the year, excluding the two bombed starts after 10 weeks off:

4 starts

21 IP

10 H

6 BB

37 K

1 ER

he'll need to start going a bit deeper into games, but he could be a huge boost for the Indians in the second half. also of note, Jose Ramirez has been playing like his old self again ever since his child was born. despite all of their struggles (including/especially Carrasco's cancer), don't sleep on the Indians in the second half. 

Edited July 13, 2019 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4,275]

 

 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

dp

Edited July 13, 2019 by Goo Punch

[Helobious 9,448]

I know surly disagrees but holy fuck Edwin Encarnacion is terrible. Pulled another 0-4 today, BA with Yankees now sub .150

[spystud13 2,371]

Giles could be on the move, never even got up today with a 2-0 & 2-1 lead. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

Because of the shift, I just saw a 3-6-4 double play in the cws/oak game

[spystud13 2,371]

51 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

Giles could be on the move, never even got up today with a 2-0 & 2-1 lead. 

Nope, another goddamn massage injury.