that’s amazing
― k3vin k., Thursday, 3 June 2021 16:51 (three years ago) link
it's pretty crazy that there are three players tied for the HR lead and they're all 23 or younger. wasn't the common thought that (generally) players peak around 26?
― na (NA), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:56 (three years ago) link
26-28 is the CW I'd say and honestly I think Tatis'll be even better then than he is now.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 4 June 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
i'd say a lot of player's peaks are around age 45-55, when they become broadcasters and are able to dispense wisdom and advice from above
― Karl Malone, Friday, 4 June 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
Re that fake-out play at the plate, I hate the "unwritten rules" as much as anybody but even I'm kinda like "damn that is rubbing it in with a 12-run lead in the 8th."
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 4 June 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
nahhhh
― k3vin k., Friday, 4 June 2021 16:56 (three years ago) link
three players tied for the HR lead and they're all 23 or younger
And all three are among the four next-best-player-in-baseball group; only Soto is missing. Reminds me of Thomas/Griffey/Gonzalez in '93 (not knowing they'd all, to one degree or another, fall short of expectations).
― clemenza, Friday, 4 June 2021 18:52 (three years ago) link
with a little (bad) luck, the day could end with just nine teams having positive run differentials
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 June 2021 19:33 (three years ago) link
didn't quite work out but we've got three divisions (AL central, NL east, NL central) with just *one* positive run-differential team
― mookieproof, Sunday, 6 June 2021 07:16 (three years ago) link
"The universe is too big for there not to be something else out there, especially for how long it's been around"-- Giancarlo Stanton to @Buster_ESPN on UFOsSO GOOD— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 7, 2021
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 June 2021 01:15 (three years ago) link
the arizona diamondbacks, who have lost 19 straight road games and 24 of their last 27 overall, have fired hitting coaches eric hinske and darnell coles
their pitching staff is worst in the majors in ERA and opponent's batting average
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 June 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
yasmani grandal has 10 homers and nine other hits
and 48 walks
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 June 2021 01:11 (three years ago) link
make that 49
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 June 2021 01:12 (three years ago) link
let him be himself
― ✖, Friday, 11 June 2021 03:50 (three years ago) link
I love how far the Mendoza line he is, while also having a great season.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 11 June 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
https://globalnews.ca/news/7880261/john-horgan-support-possible-major-league-baseball-team-vancouver/
i would be so stoked if we got an mlb team. i would not be excited having the oakland a's here, though
― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 11 June 2021 20:40 (three years ago) link
though thinking about it, baseball wouldn't survive here. i feel like we really need an nba team, though. i see tons of basketball fans
― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 11 June 2021 20:45 (three years ago) link
i saw bill murray sing the national anthem yesterday at wrigley. despite the agonizing cardinals loss (up 5-1, lost 8-5), that was a perfect day at the ballpark. and i have to admit, i wasn't prepared for how powerful/emotional it would feel to be in a packed stadium with 35k fans. it was LOUD! i haven't been to something that loud in a very long time.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 12 June 2021 15:20 (three years ago) link
I just don’t think Vancouver area has the population to maintain a mlb team. Montreal is the largest area by pop, outside of Mexico City, without a franchise and it makes the most sense, imho. Still a lot of ball fans out there. And even if you don’t want to go back there, Vegas, Portland and Charolette probably all make more sense. I think tormenting Seattle fans a couple times a year will have to suffice for Vancouver’s baseball fans.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 12 June 2021 23:46 (three years ago) link
o shit the d-backs might win a road game
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 03:50 (three years ago) link
Didn’t happen. Blew a 7-0 lead to lose their 12th straight.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 04:54 (three years ago) link
amazing.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 19:00 (three years ago) link
they're gonna win tonight
― ✖, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 19:41 (three years ago) link
giants have hit 99 homers in 68 games. in 2012, a year they won it all, they hit 103 all season
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:16 (three years ago) link
record-tying 22nd straight road loss for arizona; can’t imagine torey lovullo survives much more of this
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:27 (three years ago) link
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, June 12, 2021 7:46 PM (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink
I don’t think ‘maintaining’ is really a thing anymore considering the value’s growth of mlb franchises. Have a good ballpark and a good team and everything else is really just dependant on how much a billionaire is willing to spend.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 17 June 2021 17:21 (three years ago) link
― ✖, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 3:41 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
they're gonna win today
― ✖, Thursday, 17 June 2021 18:11 (three years ago) link
i believe it too. i feel a victory on the road this afternoon. against the giants.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 17 June 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
not looking good
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:32 (three years ago) link
uh i meant tomorrow
― ✖, Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:37 (three years ago) link
Turns out both the o's (19 games) and the dbacks (23 games) haven't won on the road since they had their no-hitters.
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-no-hitter-road-curse
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 19 June 2021 23:35 (three years ago) link
Calling it now they're gonna win this one
― ✖, Sunday, 20 June 2021 04:35 (three years ago) link
Down by 8 but I can feel it, today's the day
― ✖, Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:12 (three years ago) link
How has acuña hit 100 HRs already?!
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 20 June 2021 23:52 (three years ago) link
xp made it close!
― mookieproof, Monday, 21 June 2021 00:11 (three years ago) link
wander franco will be the first major leaguer born in 2001
― mookieproof, Monday, 21 June 2021 01:27 (three years ago) link
(xpost) From the MLB site:
Acuña's 100th homer comes in his 378th game. The only players to reach this milestone in fewer games were Ryan Howard (324), Gary Sánchez (355), Aaron Judge (371), Ralph Kiner (376) and Joey Gallo (377). It was also the fastest any player has gotten to both 100 homers and 75 stolen bases, by number of games.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 June 2021 14:58 (three years ago) link
So acuna is doomed is what im gathering
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 21 June 2021 15:03 (three years ago) link
100 HRs in 378 games = 43 HRs/16275 SBs in 378 games = 32 SBs/162
early 90s bonds-like
― Karl Malone, Monday, 21 June 2021 15:05 (three years ago) link
Still, not looking good for his HoF chances.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 21 June 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
Dumb list! he started younger than everyone there. He's the 9th youngest to reach 100, right in front of Pujols, Aaron and Griffey
― ✖, Monday, 21 June 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
I'd agree with that--age is far more significant than games played.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 June 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
I haven’t really been paying much attention this baseball season so maybe you lot can help me: Who the fuck is Wander Franco and why are his rookie cards going for like $10,000 on eBay?
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 21 June 2021 19:05 (three years ago) link
He's baseball's top prospect and is debuting tomorrow
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 21 June 2021 19:08 (three years ago) link
wander franco is the next vladimir guerrero jr. he can't miss, and he will definitely be a superstar on his first day in MLB as opposed to after a year and a half of merely average production as a 20-year-old
― Karl Malone, Monday, 21 June 2021 19:09 (three years ago) link
He's also the first MLB player who was born in the year 2001
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 21 June 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
Kelenic debuted with the same fanfare recently and struggled so mightily that they sent him back down.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 21 June 2021 19:29 (three years ago) link
Does anybody care that the Orioles are getting no-hit in the eighth
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 03:53 (three years ago) link
nope! is it a journeyman or a legend doing it
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 03:56 (three years ago) link
Ha ha I fixed it, Mikael Franco just whaled a two-run HR
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 03:58 (three years ago) link