Scherzer, Buehler, and Kershaw. that will be formidable in the playoffs
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Friday, 30 July 2021 02:40 (two years ago) link
Dodgers acting like they're in our fantasy league this year! this is nuts
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 30 July 2021 03:20 (two years ago) link
More trades happening.
― Andy K, Friday, 30 July 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
holy shit, nick madrigal for a year and 2 months of craig kimbrel
― ✖, Friday, 30 July 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
very consistent pattern this deadline of teams willing to give up touted prospects w/ many years of control for less than a few seasons of a high level player in order to try and win it this year. maybe a one year blip or perhaps a shifting in valuation a bit of what a push for a title is worth vs the allure of prospects w/ only a handful or so of teams really even trying to go for it
jesus luzardo for starling martejosiah gray & kiebert ruiz for scherzer/turnernick madrigal for craig kimbrelaustin martin & simeon woods richardson for jose berrios spencer howard for kyle gibson/ian kennedy
pretty much all current or ex top 100 prospects & a few of them much higher than that
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 July 2021 19:12 (two years ago) link
Orioles said to be demanding very high price for Tanner Scott and Paul Fry and at this rate, who knows, maybe they'll get it
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 30 July 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link
Goddamn Ricketts family. I expected two of the big three (Rizzo, Bryant and Baez) to be traded, but I never thought they'd blow all three. If I had any confidence that these cheapskates would be opening their wallets for free agents I'd feel a little better... but this fucking sucks.
While I'm glad I never subscribed to their bullshit Marquee platform, I kinda wish I did only to cancel it now.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 July 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
Giants do a move afterall and get Kris Bryant.
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
MLB Network has been the greatest thing today, this trading deadline has been the best since i became a MLB fan.
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
I was feeling a (very) tiny bit of solace in seeing that we might have at least gotten Bart out of the SF deal, but apparently not? Terrible trade.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 July 2021 20:25 (two years ago) link
RIP Chicago Cubes. it was a fun dynasty
― frogbs, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:27 (two years ago) link
seems better to get something for the dudes now and then possibly re-sign them. i'll miss baez the most, he was my favorite. but also maybe this is the push i need to stop paying attention to the cubs and being mixed up with the ricketts.
also the white sox are looking pretty good so who cares
― na (NA), Friday, 30 July 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
yeah the sox look great. annoying to see Baez go for a currently injured prospect to go.
i just have such little faith in the Ricketts opening the wallets for them again later. maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised. just harder to watch through the eyes of my 9 year-old, who literally cried when he heard the Rizzo news.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 July 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
awe, that sucks for kids. when i first heard it was Bart i was thinking Zaidi lost it and made no sense. of course the Giants were not giving up Bart for a rental.
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link
baez is a super-fun player but he also has a career 102 wRC+ and .303 OBP. a *lot* of his value depends on his defense. i'd be leery of signing him long-term.
it made sense for the cubs to trade those guys today; the real capitulation was when they dumped darvish.
i wonder if impending labor strife had any impact on all this? probably not much, because i don't think anyone knows what's going to happen
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:58 (two years ago) link
cannot remember a crazier deadline than that, i still can't keep everything straight
― ✖, Friday, 30 July 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
Cubs vs Nats starts in a hour and half and will be the saddest game of the season.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 July 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
Really hate the Berrios deal. A lot to cough up considering the Jays have three teams ahead of them for the last wildcard spot.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 30 July 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
- why did the cardinals acquire jon lester and j.a. happ?- did the rockies do nothing?
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 July 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
so, like, who's on the cubs now
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 30 July 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
jason heyward toils on
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 July 2021 22:03 (two years ago) link
willson contreras is still a cub, i am surprised to learn
rockies traded mychal givens
― ✖, Friday, 30 July 2021 22:35 (two years ago) link
Jon fucking Lester, maaaaaan
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Friday, 30 July 2021 23:20 (two years ago) link
I thought he wasn’t allowed to pitch without David Ross?
apparently they didn't
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 30 July 2021 23:35 (two years ago) link
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, July 30, 2021 5:41 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
He'll be a Blue Jay next season if I understand correctly.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 July 2021 23:39 (two years ago) link
He will (assuming no work stoppage)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 31 July 2021 00:19 (two years ago) link
hey everyone, check out the Cleveland Guardians website at https://www.clevelandguardians.com/
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Sunday, 1 August 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
sick
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 1 August 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
Big match against the Beekeepers on Sept. 1st.
― brownie, Sunday, 1 August 2021 22:09 (two years ago) link
I'm glad Rickett's f'ed up the Cubs. They can lose for another 100 years while those a'holes own the club.
― earlnash, Sunday, 1 August 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
I grew up watching the Cubs on WGN back in the 80s, but the Ricketts are scum. They make the McCaskey's seem lovable by comparison.
― earlnash, Sunday, 1 August 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
it’s the end of an era but nick madrigal is good! codi heuer is good! pete crow-armstrong is good!
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 2 August 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
with Hader on the Covid-19 list, the Brewers signed John Axford, one of the most beloved closers in Brewers history. 38 years old and now sporting a mostly-white beard, he came in with a 6-0 lead and went hit batter, flyout, single, single, RBI walk, exiting the game on what appears to be a torn UCL. it's, uh...what's the opposite of a fairy tale?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 04:09 (two years ago) link
that's the john axford i know
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 06:19 (two years ago) link
well I guess they got what they paid for (he was traded for a buck)
― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:31 (two years ago) link
in the meantime enjoy this
Victor Robles lets his praying mantis friend know there's one out. pic.twitter.com/7xHkgOtatP— Major League GIFs (@MajorLeagueGIFs) August 3, 2021
― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:34 (two years ago) link
― frogbs, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 3:31 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
which one?
― ✖, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link
Very nice eephus thrown by Brock Holt, I am proud to say
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 9 August 2021 04:06 (two years ago) link
ffs
MLB, Barstool Sports in significant talks to broadcast games
MLB and Barstool potentially could team up to create a new type of broadcast with a focus on in-game gambling.
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 August 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
This doesn't mean I have to find out what that is, right? I feel like I just have some general miasmic sense that it's an annoying site that likes crypto and broiness.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 9 August 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
An update from the Colorado Rockies regarding the incident at the end of yesterday's game: pic.twitter.com/4cCS8peKnU— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 9, 2021
― ✖, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 02:21 (two years ago) link
the yankees blew four saves last night — and won
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 13:24 (two years ago) link
man congrats to Jake Arrieta for signing that contract when he did
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 August 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
Corbin Burnes just struck out 10 in a row, which ties an MLB record
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 August 2021 02:37 (two years ago) link
wainwright threw a Maddux last night, a 2-hit shutout against the pirates. on 88 pitches!!
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 12 August 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
daaamn
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 12 August 2021 16:31 (two years ago) link
arrieta placed on unconditional release waivers
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 August 2021 16:35 (two years ago) link
I didn’t know about this, but he’s apparently a bit of an asshole.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 12 August 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
morbs was willing to overlook it
but yeah the cubs seem to be getting to 85% by cutting/trading away vaxxholes like arrieta and rizzo
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 August 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link