2019 MLB thread

[UpperWestside 6190]

23 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

You don’t understand, he’s a fairly reserved guy. Except when he’s beating on the dugout roof with his bat or throwing his helmet so hard it bounces back and splits his lip. Besides those incidents and also some others, he’s pretty reserved. 

 

He is still a fairly reserved guy overall. I can find instances of most players losing their shit at some point in a season. He is front and center because he plays for the Yankees. If he played for any other team in MLB no one would care. If I played a season as long as a baseball player does I'd probably destroy several dozen bats. His war on the dugout was pretty damn funny though. He really went apeshit for about 30 seconds.

He's easily the most fan friendly guy on the team. My mother is a lifelong fan of the Yanks going back to Mantle, but she loves watching Gardy so he's cool with me. Watching him and the rest of the team does wonders for her. She kicked cancer's ass once before 5 years ago and now she's taking on leukemia currently. The one thing she talks about most about besides her first grandchild, courtesy of my brother and his girlfriend this year, is the Yankees. My mother is a tough SOB who played fastpitch softball until she was 40. I love seeing Gardner do his thing and he makes my mom happy. If he played for anyone but the Yanks he'd be really well liked.

Edited August 11, 2019 by UpperWestside

[Beau Vine 54441]

3 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

Adrian Houser is the Brewers' best hurler:

If you can stomach the joke, these are the best tweets after Adrian Houser threw up on the mound ... again

Pukey Houser SP was definitely my favorite.  

[Beau Vine 54441]

3 hours ago, spystud13 said:

HRs in the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th for the immortal Aristides Aquino of Cincy. Will get one more AB. 

He's got that Tony Bautista stance:

 

[Beau Vine 54441]

The Orioles have given up 22 HR since Monday?  Did I read that correctly?  That can't be right, can it?

[gsoda3 3283]

25 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

 If I played a season as long as a baseball player does I'd probably destroy several dozen bats.

there's something wrong with you.

[UpperWestside 6190]

25 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

there's something wrong with you.

I'am not a professional athlete and I'd strike out every single time up just like you would. You think you'd handle getting your ass handed to you every at-bat with grace? I'd imagine you'd break some bats too if you Charlie Brown'd every pitch like everyone on this board would. Being a hitter in the majors is ridiculously tough and when an umpire screws things up for you it makes it that much harder.

I am honestly surprised these guys do not mentally break more often as much as they fail. Only in baseball can you succeed 30 percent of the time and be called great. 

[UpperWestside 6190]

41 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

The Orioles have given up 22 HR since Monday?  Did I read that correctly?  That can't be right, can it?

No that sounds about right. I would say that's incredible, but Baltimore is openly tanking in ways that would make even Sam Hinkie blush. 

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

51 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

He's got that Tony Bautista stance:

 

Trots like vlad senior

[formermav43 4606]

4 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

I'am not a professional athlete and I'd strike out every single time up just like you would. You think you'd handle getting your ass handed to you every at-bat with grace? I'd imagine you'd break some bats too if you Charlie Brown'd every pitch like everyone on this board would. Being a hitter in the majors is ridiculously tough and when an umpire screws things up for you it makes it that much harder.

I am honestly surprised these guys do not mentally break more often as much as they fail. Only in baseball can you succeed 30 percent of the time and be called great. 

So in this hypothetical, Ive got my current abilities but they somehow let me stay up all season and draw an MLB salary? I’d absolutely handle that with grace-that’s the opposite of frustrating. I’d probably just swing aimlessly at the first 3 pitches and go back to relax in the dugout.

[UpperWestside 6190]

5 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

So in this hypothetical, Ive got my current abilities but they somehow let me stay up all season and draw an MLB salary? I’d absolutely handle that with grace-that’s the opposite of frustrating. I’d probably just swing aimlessly at the first 3 pitches and go back to relax in the dugout.

And that is why you are not a professional athlete.

Chris Davis has gotten his ass handed to him once again this year. He could just take his 21 million and say nothing. Instead he lost his shit on his manager and damn near had a fist fight if not for teammates stopping it. 

We can all say all kinds of wonderful hypotheticals when we are just typing a message on a website, but if we are the guy getting embarrassed, like Davis day af6er day, we'd eventually break. Gardner lost his shit and by baseball player standards it's normal. They play 162 games. That is a ridiculous number of games. 

[WBT 20670]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

The Orioles have given up 22 HR since Monday?  Did I read that correctly?  That can't be right, can it?

[gsoda3 3283]

21 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

I'am not a professional athlete and I'd strike out every single time up just like you would. You think you'd handle getting your ass handed to you every at-bat with grace? I'd imagine you'd break some bats too if you Charlie Brown'd every pitch like everyone on this board would. Being a hitter in the majors is ridiculously tough and when an umpire screws things up for you it makes it that much harder.

I am honestly surprised these guys do not mentally break more often as much as they fail. Only in baseball can you succeed 30 percent of the time and be called great. 

 

well that's a revealing post.  first, don't think you know everyone on this board would strike out or fail as often as you would.  there are plenty of professionals who consider 30% a good rate of success and can be great at what they do professionally at that clip.  think sales... trading... whatever you're doing, when you fail you handle it with grace.  especially if you're being paid to do it. 

 

how old are you?

 

 

[UpperWestside 6190]

20 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

 

there are plenty of professionals who consider 30% 

 

 

Yeah that's exactly why I said succeeding 30 percent of the time is only considered successful in baseball. It can get you to Cooperstown. Nowhere else can you fail 70 percent of the time and retain your job. 

You would not get a hit off of a single major league pitcher. If your hubris honestly lets you believe you would then find the number for an area scout and try and secure a tryout. Baseball was my best sport, but I am not dumb enough to think I could face a major league pitcher and succeed. I'd love to believe I could hit one 450 feet off Verlander, but that's just dumb. 

Edited August 11, 2019 by UpperWestside

[Helobious 9465]

6 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

What Tom Tango is working on now is even cooler than what he usually does:

 

The middle 2 charts are easy to grasp. The outer 2 seem made up/stupid, because I don’t understand them. Is it saying Morton gives up 15 less runs than the average pitcher on pitches in the heart of the plate? It’s clear hitters swing less often when he pitches there compared to the average pitcher. But I just never understand where they get actual run values come from.

[gsoda3 3283]

9 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

Yeah that's exactly why I said succeeding 30 percent of the time is only considered successful in baseball. It can get you to Cooperstown. Nowhere else can you fail 70 percent of the time and retain your job.

i literally listed two professions in the next sentence.

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You would not get a hit off of a single major league pitcher. If your hubris honestly let's you believe you would then find the number for an area scout and try and secure a tryout. Baseball was my best sport, but I am not dumb enough to think I could face a major league pitcher and succeed. I'd love to believe I could hit one 450 feet off Verlander, but that's just dumb. 

i know plenty of people-  myself included-  who have hit off pitchers who made it the minors/majors.  i'm not talking about middle school or high school either. obviously not in a major league setting and i don't know why it's germane to your point, but since you feel compelled to bring it up again there you have it. 

 

[gsoda3 3283]

6 minutes ago, Helobious said:

The middle 2 charts are easy to grasp. The outer 2 seem made up/stupid, because I don’t understand them. Is it saying Morton gives up 15 less runs than the average pitcher on pitches in the heart of the plate? It’s clear hitters swing less often when he pitches there compared to the average pitcher. But I just never understand where they get actual run values come from.

the last chart on the right, what's going on there?  how does your "runs" go up +11 on a take? 

[UpperWestside 6190]

4 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

i literally listed two professions in the next sentence.

i know plenty of people-  myself included-  who have hit off pitchers who made it the minors/majors.  i'm not talking about middle school or high school either. obviously not in a major league setting and i don't know why it's germane to your point, but since you feel compelled to bring it up again there you have it. 

 

Feel free to contact an area scout and let them know of your prowess. If you are going to say you can do it then just do it.

Edited August 11, 2019 by UpperWestside

[gsoda3 3283]

12 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

Feel free to contact an area scout and let them know of your prowess. If you are going to say you can do it then just do it.

it's been done?  good talk. 

[mycox 582]

Jesus, how the hell do you fuck up a MLB thread? I didn't think it could be done, but surly never disappoints.

[Fudge Nuggets 19227]

9 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

7 HRs in 10 games.  Better start than Yordan Alvarez.    

Yes it is.

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28 HR in AAA this season in 323 PA.

Alvarez had 23 HR in 253 AAA plate appearances which is slightly better.

[Beau Vine 54441]

7 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

Yeah that's exactly why I said succeeding 30 percent of the time is only considered successful in baseball. It can get you to Cooperstown. Nowhere else can you fail 70 percent of the time and retain your job. 

No one who makes outs 70% of the time makes it to Cooperstown.

[Beau Vine 54441]

7 hours ago, Helobious said:

The outer 2 seem made up/stupid, because I don’t understand them.

Amazing and perfect.

[Goo Punch 4275]

8 hours ago, Helobious said:

 The outer 2 seem made up/stupid, because I don’t understand them. 

Edited August 11, 2019 by Goo Punch

[Scraps 13581]

He is still a fairly reserved guy overall. I can find instances of most players losing their shit at some point in a season. He is front and center because he plays for the Yankees. If he played for any other team in MLB no one would care. If I played a season as long as a baseball player does I'd probably destroy several dozen bats. His war on the dugout was pretty damn funny though. He really went apeshit for about 30 seconds.

He's easily the most fan friendly guy on the team. My mother is a lifelong fan of the Yanks going back to Mantle, but she loves watching Gardy so he's cool with me. Watching him and the rest of the team does wonders for her. She kicked cancer's ass once before 5 years ago and now she's taking on leukemia currently. The one thing she talks about most about besides her first grandchild, courtesy of my brother and his girlfriend this year, is the Yankees. My mother is a tough SOB who played fastpitch softball until she was 40. I love seeing Gardner do his thing and he makes my mom happy. If he played for anyone but the Yanks he'd be really well liked.

No one gives a fuck*

 

*about Gardner....good luck to your mom

 

[Scraps 13581]

[Goo Punch 4275]

and then Osuna implodes and the O's walk it off.

[GopherRock 1769]

Twinkies are doing a brilliant job of proving that you can't play baseball with both hands wrapped firmly around your neck...

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

If any Rockies fans or other frequent Coors Field visitors could tell me here or PM any recs about the place or seating.  Thinking either high up near home plate or right behind the bullpens. 

Also, do Boston fans ruin games there as well?  The bos series would be easiest but we could do the braves makeup game that precedes it or the pirates game that follows. 

[spystud13 2371]

 

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

that sounds about right. 

[UpperWestside 6190]

8 hours ago, Scraps said:

*about Gardner....good luck to your mom

 

She needs it. She kicked Cancer's ass the first time five years ago, but this leukemia is a monster to deal with. Her medicine costs 12k a month, but the pharmaceutical company covers it because she wrote to them. 

[UpperWestside 6190]

1 hour ago, spystud13 said:

 

 

I was at a game with my girlfriend earlier this season. I tried to explain to her why no one likes him. It was a fun night. 

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

3 hours ago, spystud13 said:

 

 

I wanna say that’s unbelievable, but no. It’s very believable. I wonder what other umpires think of him. He gives them a bad name.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4781]

Orioles back on track. NYY hit 2 HR in the bottom of the first ... 4-1. 

[Trey3216 15365]

So all 30 teams will play on opening day for the first time since 1968: What a fucking novel idea.  

[TheFlagship 436]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

So all 30 teams will play on opening day for the first time since 1968: What a fucking novel idea.  

Except it’s on March 26 so expect snow in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincy, etc.

[Trey3216 15365]

2 minutes ago, TheFlagship said:

Except it’s on March 26 so expect snow in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincy, etc.

And that's fine.  I just think it's idiotic that teams haven't been playing on opening day.  Since it's at the end of March, when it's already a fun time to be in Vegas, it'll be even more fun in Vegas.  

Edited August 12, 2019 by Trey3216

[VirginiaLonghorn 4781]

1 hour ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Orioles back on track. NYY hit 2 HR in the bottom of the first ... 4-1. 

Two more HR by each team ... 7-3 after 6.

[WBT 20670]

22 hours ago, spystud13 said:

 

 

What was the other one he missed?  /Hinch

[TheFlagship 436]

 

[Helobious 9465]

The O's finally intentionally walked Gleyber when they were already down 5 runs. I've never seen a team just have absolutely no answer for 1 player like that. He's hit 13 of his 26 homers this year off Baltimore. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19227]

That’s up there in Khris Davis vs Arlington territory. 

[Pig Bellmont 8739]

 

[Sbbruin 21894]

Don't look now, but Gingergaard is throwing a perfect game...

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[dbecks 442]

Chris Sale hits 2000 K, in only 1,626 innings. Fastest in MLB history.

[TheFlagship 436]

2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Don't look now, but Gingergaard is throwing a perfect game...

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That game is going as expected. 

[UpperWestside 6190]

23 hours ago, Helobious said:

The O's finally intentionally walked Gleyber when they were already down 5 runs. I've never seen a team just have absolutely no answer for 1 player like that. He's hit 13 of his 26 homers this year off Baltimore. 

 Gary Thorne might need Gleyber's name on his headstone for all the pain he has caused him. It is absolutely incredible what he has done to just them this year. 

[spystud13 2371]

3-run yack by Marwin off Hader in top 8 to take a 2-run lead. 

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

Hader has given up a ton of hrs this year 

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

DP

Edited August 14, 2019 by youdunnf'dup