Baseball season is upon us with spring training is full swing and opening day just over a week away.
I'm a Marlins guy and the season is looking good. Stanton is a monster, one of the best young outfields in the NL, pitching is ok to decent with Fernandez hopefully coming back around the all star break. Looking for 10-15 more wins this year, maybe wild card contention? Ah, the optimism of spring!
Who's your team and how are they looking this year?
Quote from: armando on Mar 27, 2015, 08:37 AM
Baseball season is upon us with spring training is full swing and opening day just over a week away.
I'm a Marlins guy and the season is looking good. Stanton is a monster, one of the best young outfields in the NL, pitching is ok to decent with Fernandez hopefully coming back around the all star break. Looking for 10-15 more wins this year, maybe wild card contention? Ah, the optimism of spring!
Who's your team and how are they looking this year?
Yeah, I'm ready! Astros for better or worse. Can we fast forward to 2017? We have slowly been getting better, but we are still a ways off. At least it has been real easy to get good seats at the games. We are going to see MMJ at Red Rocks this year and are planning on squeezing in a Rockies game. Should be a good time.
Nats' fan. We're looking good...real good :grin:
Scherzer starts opening day, which is eight days away! It's going to be 24 degrees tomorrow night :angry:
You got some good young guys in Houston, Derek713. What do you think about Gattis playing for you guys now?
And Sassbox, your Nats are loaded. Best rotation in the majors, man. That Scherzer pick up was huge.
Quote from: armando on Mar 27, 2015, 09:47 AM
You got some good young guys in Houston, Derek713. What do you think about Gattis playing for you guys now?
And Sassbox, your Nats are loaded. Best rotation in the majors, man. That Scherzer pick up was huge.
As long as Gattis can stay healthy he will be an nice addition. It sounds like we are mainly going to use him in left and DH. Our left field is one of the easiest to play since it is short. Hell, we were able to have slowpoke Carlos Lee out there and not get hurt too bad.
Grew up in California a Dodger fan - moved to the Chicago area years ago and now I bleed Cubbie Blue.
Go Cubs! If they win it all, it will be the end of the world!
My friend, WHEN the Cubbies win, it will be a signpost that our collective reliance on the illusion of the material world has ended. Transcendence will abound. It has been written. Jesus talked about the cornerstone at Clark and Addison in the omitted versions of the Bible dating back to the reign of Tiberius.
Quote from: armando on Mar 27, 2015, 08:37 AM
Baseball season is upon us with spring training is full swing and opening day just over a week away.
I'm a Marlins guy and the season is looking good. Stanton is a monster, one of the best young outfields in the NL, pitching is ok to decent with Fernandez hopefully coming back around the all star break. Looking for 10-15 more wins this year, maybe wild card contention? Ah, the optimism of spring!
Who's your team and how are they looking this year?
Optimism of Spring is basically my motto as a lifelong Mets fan... but I love my team this year. Losing Wheeler was heartbreaking, but I still love our rotation. I really think we should contend for that second wildcard. You guys are definitely loaded as well and it should be a fun race between our two teams, but we all know this division is the Nats'. I wouldnt be surprised if they win 100+ games
Bah! Opening Day is 10 days, not 8. I'm ready!
Quote from: Murph on Mar 27, 2015, 02:59 PM
Quote from: armando on Mar 27, 2015, 08:37 AM
Baseball season is upon us with spring training is full swing and opening day just over a week away.
I'm a Marlins guy and the season is looking good. Stanton is a monster, one of the best young outfields in the NL, pitching is ok to decent with Fernandez hopefully coming back around the all star break. Looking for 10-15 more wins this year, maybe wild card contention? Ah, the optimism of spring!
Who's your team and how are they looking this year?
Optimism of Spring is basically my motto as a lifelong Mets fan... but I love my team this year. Losing Wheeler was heartbreaking, but I still love our rotation. I really think we should contend for that second wildcard. You guys are definitely loaded as well and it should be a fun race between our two teams, but we all know this division is the Nats'. I wouldnt be surprised if they win 100+ games
Mets fan as well. Love the rotation, hope the bullpen will be okay with Parnell coming off of TJ, Mejia finally getting healthy,and losing Edgin as a lefty option, but the lineup still leaves a lot to be desired IMO. Only power is Duda, who strikes out a ton, Wright should bounce back since he is fully healthy, Cuddyer(sp) will be another in a long line of FA bust since he was a power bat in a launchpad but is now in a major pitchers park. Hope that D'naurd (sp), and flores, improve with more time, Murphy will probably be traded as they aren't going to bring him back, unless they want the draft pick. Granderson can only get better right and I love the center fielder Lagares for his Glove and arm, hope he can get a little more consistent with the bat or a better eye and use his speed on the base paths. I really feel like 16 or 17 is when this club will really come around with Wheeler coming back and Noah and the other pitcher making their way up. That is if they ever improve the lineup.
Quote from: Murph on Mar 27, 2015, 02:59 PM
Quote from: armando on Mar 27, 2015, 08:37 AM
Baseball season is upon us with spring training is full swing and opening day just over a week away.
I'm a Marlins guy and the season is looking good. Stanton is a monster, one of the best young outfields in the NL, pitching is ok to decent with Fernandez hopefully coming back around the all star break. Looking for 10-15 more wins this year, maybe wild card contention? Ah, the optimism of spring!
Who's your team and how are they looking this year?
Optimism of Spring is basically my motto as a lifelong Mets fan... but I love my team this year. Losing Wheeler was heartbreaking, but I still love our rotation. I really think we should contend for that second wildcard. You guys are definitely loaded as well and it should be a fun race between our two teams, but we all know this division is the Nats'. I wouldnt be surprised if they win 100+ games
Yeah, Harvey being back and looking good is a bright spot after the Wheeler loss for you guys. Mets and Marlins will have to work together to beat up the Nats.
(http://www.11points.com/images/backtothefuture2wrong/cubswinworldseries.jpg)
I too am a lifelong Cubby fan. Grew up watching them on WGN in Florida. I love the young talent Epstein has been amassing on the northside and the hiring of Maddon might have been the best free agent signing in baseball over the off season! :cool:
I'm also a big Tribe fan as I've been living in NE Ohio for most of my adult life and things are surprisingly optimistic on the shores of Lake Erie as well. We have the returning Cy Young winner along with a promising young rotation that was lights out after the All Star break last season. And Terry Francona is arguably one of the best managers out there and seems to always get the most out of his team!
Can't wait for opening day!!! :beer:
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Mar 31, 2015, 04:43 PM
I too am a lifelong Cubby fan. Grew up watching them on WGN in Florida. I love the young talent Epstein has been amassing on the northside and the hiring of Maddon might have been the best free agent signing in baseball over the off season! :cool:
I'm also a big Tribe fan as I've been living in NE Ohio for most of my adult life and things are surprisingly optimistic on the shores of Lake Erie as well. We have the returning Cy Young winner along with a promising young rotation that was lights out after the All Star break last season. And Terry Francona is arguably one of the best managers out there and seems to always get the most out of his team!
Can't wait for opening day!!! :beer:
Michael Brantley was my second pick over the weekend for my fantasy team. Do you see him regressing at all this year?
Glad to see the Cubs are well represented here. Hoping this season is the start of a special time. God knows we need it.
Quote from: Murph on Mar 31, 2015, 05:27 PM
Michael Brantley was my second pick over the weekend for my fantasy team. Do you see him regressing at all this year?
I hope not. He seems to be a pretty steady hitter and I wouldn't see him as the type player to have a down year like we saw from Kipnis and Swisher last year.
I will say if Brantley regresses, so too will the Tribe's chances of contending this season...
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pitching is ok to decent with Fernandez hopefully coming back around the all star break. Looking for 10-15 more wins this year, maybe wild card contention? Ah, the optimism of spring!
I'm rather enjoying the recent nasty edge to the division rivalry between the Blue Jays and Orioles. I can never really hate the Os given we share the division with the two most disgusting teams in baseball and all of pro sports (although as organizations, I have the utmost respect for Boston and NY).
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I watched the first couple of innings of that game. Bizarre with no crowd.
Went to watch the first place Astros in action last night. Jose Altuve with the walk-off in the 10th! This dude is 5'-5" and UNSTOPPABLE!
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Quote from: walterfredo on Apr 29, 2015, 04:56 PM
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I watched the first couple of innings of that game. Bizarre with no crowd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72dxSi8yK54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72dxSi8yK54)
commentator using "his master's voice"
MMJ forum PUN
All is right in the baseball world. :thumbsup:
St. Louis Cardinals 18 6 .750 -
Chicago Cubs 13 10 .565 4.5
Cincinnati Reds 12 13 .480 6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 12 13 .480 6.5
Milwaukee Brewers 7 18 .280 11.5
first-place Astros :cool:
Correa!
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Jun 29, 2015, 04:11 PM
first-place Astros :cool:
Sitting up there with the most wins in the AL right now, too. Enjoy.
Chris Sale's streak of 8 straight starts with 10+ K's is one of the more impressive feats I can remember...
So yeah we're 35-50 and Stanton is out for a few more weeks, but 3 things:
1. Dee Gordon is an All Star (Stanton, too)
2. Stanton still leads in HRs even after being on the DL for the last 2 weeks
3. Jose Fernandez is back!
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RASMUS
i've been following baseball for as long as I can remember and I have never seen a crazier scene than last night. So awesome. Also #teambatflip
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 15, 2015, 03:22 PM
i've been following baseball for as long as I can remember and I have never seen a crazier scene than last night. So awesome. Also #teambatflip
That was one crazy inning indeed! I get so sick of so called baseball purists that get their panties all in a wad when ever someone flips their bat as if they are showing up the opposing pitcher! This is playoff baseball and emotions run high! So what if Bautista maybe went a little overboard?! His team had been on the brink of elimination for three straight games and he just crushed what ended up being a series clinching homerun after a very tense top half of an inning that saw his team fall behind on a questionable call. What do you expect him to do?
In other news, my Cubbies are now playing with house money as far as I'm concerned. After years of watching the Cards win and win some more and do so at the expense of the Cubs many times, what more could a Cubs fan ask than to knock them out of the post season after they came into the post season with the best record in all of baseball??? And to clinch the series for the first time ever at Wrigley? Man did I wish I was there for that! Now on to the Mets in what I think will be a very tough series. The Mets have some serious arms on that staff but the Cubs are really swinging their bats well so this NLCS should be a doozy! It sure would be a trip if the Cubbies could fulfill the Back To The Future II prophesy that the Cubs finally win a World Series in 2015 though!!! :thumbsup: :beer:
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Oct 16, 2015, 04:51 PM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 15, 2015, 03:22 PM
i've been following baseball for as long as I can remember and I have never seen a crazier scene than last night. So awesome. Also #teambatflip
That was one crazy inning indeed! I get so sick of so called baseball purists that get their panties all in a wad when ever someone flips their bat as if they are showing up the opposing pitcher! This is playoff baseball and emotions run high! So what if Bautista maybe went a little overboard?! His team had been on the brink of elimination for three straight games and he just crushed what ended up being a series clinching homerun after a very tense top half of an inning that saw his team fall behind on a questionable call. What do you expect him to do?
In other news, my Cubbies are now playing with house money as far as I'm concerned. After years of watching the Cards win and win some more and do so at the expense of the Cubs many times, what more could a Cubs fan ask than to knock them out of the post season after they came into the post season with the best record in all of baseball??? And to clinch the series for the first time ever at Wrigley? Man did I wish I was there for that! Now on to the Mets in what I think will be a very tough series. The Mets have some serious arms on that staff but the Cubs are really swinging their bats well so this NLCS should be a doozy! It sure would be a trip if the Cubbies could fulfill the Back To The Future II prophesy that the Cubs finally win a World Series in 2015 though!!! :thumbsup: :beer:
Joey Bats's bat-flip was nothing more than getting caught up in the heat of the crazy moment. My favourite sports team on the planet hasn't been to the playoffs in 22-years and my whole country has suffered with the Jays organization through this long drought. The Jays aren't just Toronto's team, they are Canada's team. No other pro team unites the country, even the Raptors. There are regional pockets of fans that support other teams (Southern Ontario has lots of Detroit Tigers supporters, the East Coast provinces have ties to the Yankees and Red Sox, etc.), but basically Canada is all Blue Jays; hockey teams don't have the cross-country support (the Leafs probably have the most fans across the country, but are also equally hated).
Go Cubs and Mets (I like them both)!
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Oct 16, 2015, 04:51 PM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 15, 2015, 03:22 PM
i've been following baseball for as long as I can remember and I have never seen a crazier scene than last night. So awesome. Also #teambatflip
That was one crazy inning indeed! I get so sick of so called baseball purists that get their panties all in a wad when ever someone flips their bat as if they are showing up the opposing pitcher! This is playoff baseball and emotions run high! So what if Bautista maybe went a little overboard?! His team had been on the brink of elimination for three straight games and he just crushed what ended up being a series clinching homerun after a very tense top half of an inning that saw his team fall behind on a questionable call. What do you expect him to do?
In other news, my Cubbies are now playing with house money as far as I'm concerned. After years of watching the Cards win and win some more and do so at the expense of the Cubs many times, what more could a Cubs fan ask than to knock them out of the post season after they came into the post season with the best record in all of baseball??? And to clinch the series for the first time ever at Wrigley? Man did I wish I was there for that! Now on to the Mets in what I think will be a very tough series. The Mets have some serious arms on that staff but the Cubs are really swinging their bats well so this NLCS should be a doozy! It sure would be a trip if the Cubbies could fulfill the Back To The Future II prophesy that the Cubs finally win a World Series in 2015 though!!! :thumbsup: :beer:
I can't wait to get this going tonight. I'm expecting a gem from Harvey. Now if we can just get Wright and Duda out of their slumps, watch out! God I love this team
Quote from: Murph on Oct 17, 2015, 10:17 AM
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Oct 16, 2015, 04:51 PM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 15, 2015, 03:22 PM
i've been following baseball for as long as I can remember and I have never seen a crazier scene than last night. So awesome. Also #teambatflip
That was one crazy inning indeed! I get so sick of so called baseball purists that get their panties all in a wad when ever someone flips their bat as if they are showing up the opposing pitcher! This is playoff baseball and emotions run high! So what if Bautista maybe went a little overboard?! His team had been on the brink of elimination for three straight games and he just crushed what ended up being a series clinching homerun after a very tense top half of an inning that saw his team fall behind on a questionable call. What do you expect him to do?
In other news, my Cubbies are now playing with house money as far as I'm concerned. After years of watching the Cards win and win some more and do so at the expense of the Cubs many times, what more could a Cubs fan ask than to knock them out of the post season after they came into the post season with the best record in all of baseball??? And to clinch the series for the first time ever at Wrigley? Man did I wish I was there for that! Now on to the Mets in what I think will be a very tough series. The Mets have some serious arms on that staff but the Cubs are really swinging their bats well so this NLCS should be a doozy! It sure would be a trip if the Cubbies could fulfill the Back To The Future II prophesy that the Cubs finally win a World Series in 2015 though!!! :thumbsup: :beer:
I can't wait to get this going tonight. I'm expecting a gem from Harvey. Now if we can just get Wright and Duda out of their slumps, watch out! God I love this team
Agreed! I'll be at Citifield tonight. Let's Go Met's!
I still cant believe this... and how about, my boy, MURPH!!
Quote from: Murph on Oct 22, 2015, 09:53 AM
I still cant believe this... and how about, my boy, MURPH!!
:) :) :) LGM!
Quote from: Murph on Oct 22, 2015, 09:53 AM
I still cant believe this... and how about, my boy, MURPH!!
Hats off to your boy Murph! Dude is on a serious tear right now! And the Mets starters were just flat out dominating.
I think the youth of the Cubs finally showed and the pressure caught up to them. I have to say, overall I am very happy with where the Cubs ended up this season. As I stated prior to the start of the NLCS, this was like they were playing with house money as far as I'm concerned because no one expected this team to go this far this soon! The fact that all of these rookies can now take this valuable post season experience and learn from it and hopefully come back even better and ready to make a run for it all next season!
This has been a fun Instagram follow this year. Not a Mets fan but I will be pulling for the Mets in the series just because of the Duda-man.
https://instagram.com/wefollowlucasduda/
I've been waiting 15 years for another chance to watch this game. KC definitely scares me much more than the Blue Jays would have, but fuck it... LGM!!
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Oct 23, 2015, 04:46 PM
The fact that all of these rookies can now take this valuable post season experience and learn from it and hopefully come back even better and ready to make a run for it all next season!
the 2015 post-season was so exciting b/c there were so many teams who haven't been in the playoffs recently! it felt like every one had crazy momentum and drive. Mets! Jays! Cubs! Astros!
looking forward to 2016 spring training!
love that Dee Gordon got to shine with the Marlins!
even year!
As a lifelong Cubs fan, this is the most nervous I have been heading into the post season. It never seemed like the Cubs have ever been more expected to win than they are this year. But baseball is by far the most fickle sport when it comes down to the best teams actually winning it all. Saw a stat that less than 25% of the teams that have won the regular season have gone on to win the World Series. This is why I'm extremely nervous.
Oh and having to face the Giants in an even year doesn't help matters any either...
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Oct 07, 2016, 04:37 PM
As a lifelong Cubs fan, this is the most nervous I have been heading into the post season.
Oh and having to face the Giants in an even year doesn't help matters any either...
Ditto, not to mention that the first round is a five game series and anything can happen. Glad they don't have to see Cueto again on Thursday. On to the NLCS!
and w/ the NLDS going 5, it will throw off the rotation for whoever wins. If Nats win, Scherzer may not start til game 3.
Yeah, that win last night preserved Lester for game 1. Would love to see Scherzer only once. If it goes 7, that's not gonna happen. Dodgers win, probably looking at a game 1 matchup with a rested Kershaw.
Still need 4 more wins, but...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvbGfgXWEAEaE60.jpg:large)
It's fun to see Eddie sitting with Theo and celebrating with the team. I'm happy for him that he gets to do all that.
Quote from: Santo on Oct 23, 2016, 04:36 PM
Still need 4 more wins, but...
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I'll have to forward that pic to my wife!
Oh to have been able to be at Wrigley last Saturday night! I got emotional just watching it unfold in my living room!
Seeing that it just happened to fall on my twins' 13th birthday, I don't think I will have any trouble remembering where I was on 10/22/16 when the Cubs clinched their first WS since 1945!!!
Craziest game in the craziest pressure situation that I have ever seen.
Man oh man...was that special. This Tom Verducci column is fantastic:
http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/11/03/world-series-cubs-indians-game-7?xid=socialflow_twitter_si
3 weeks until opening day 2017!
have any of you been watching the WBC? some of the games have been terrific. puerto rico and the dominican republic teams are strong! i thought venezuela would be doing better. at one time it felt like 10% of the SF Giants team was from venezuela.
Go Cardinals! Can't wait for the game tonight!
did anyone see that play in the Cards/Cubs game during which the ball got stuck in Yadi Molina's chest protector? is Cecil throwing a velcro-ball?
i love the weirdness of baseball!
i know it's the first week of april but the giants are killing me :tongue:
hahahahaaha! oh the hope of spring training. it's now mid august and the giants' 2017 season is to be remembered as a curiostity.
the dodgers are 51 games over .500. the NL Central race is tight. superstar/hair model bryce harper is out for the rest of the season.
we've got two months left. next year i will make a new thread.
maybe.
It ain't over til it's over! The O's are only 3 games out of the wildcard, along with 50% of the American League! :grin:
It's a bad year to be an orange team...
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Nice team names! I'd like to see what the Nationalists could do if they were ever healthy. Turner, Strasburg, Eaton, and Harper are all out. My buddy was at the Machado show at the O's game last night...... that could be a spark for the next month.
:grin: :grin: :grin:
great names, crispy! special notice goes to "miami merlins".
i notice that you've got the padres in brown and orange. giving them that old timey feel.
maybe we'll get to see wild card play-offs again this year. :thumbsup:
Thanks, y'all. My favorite is the California L.A. Angles of Orange County California, which you can't even see all of. :evil:
The Padres aren't brown anymore? :rolleyes:
The O's are toast me thinks. They don't have the pitching and hitting is all or nothing. Too many teams to leapfrog.
Quote from: Osistheones on Aug 22, 2017, 03:17 PM
The O's are toast me thinks. They don't have the pitching and hitting is all or nothing. Too many teams to leapfrog.
For sure, the O's are not the ones that are real. :grin: They're amongst the five worst pitching staffs in baseball, and that won't get them far even if they do get the wildcard by some miracle..
Quote from: Crispy on Aug 22, 2017, 03:31 PM
the O's are not the ones that are real. :grin:
BAM!
also, this Stanton run is happening. number 51 tonight!
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Quote from: Crispy on Aug 22, 2017, 03:31 PM
the O's are not the ones that are real. :grin:
BAM!
This can't be the first time that joke has been made here, is it?
:drum:
Also, Stanton -- very time I see that name, I think of this:
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Baby Bombers having a helluva fun post season run!
Gotta love Jersey Boy Todd Frazier being right in the middle of it all too. :cool: Crazy to think I saw that kid play in Little League, and watched him carry his team to a LL World Series title. Now here he is with the same little kid enthusiasm but on the biggest level, coming through in the clutch just like he did at 12 years old. :thumbsup:
i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable. I adopted the Stros for my post season since they have a pair of former Braves catching and an Old Dominion guy (Verlander).
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable.
I've heard that from a lot of my friends who are Yankee haters. :grin:
I'm a Yankee fan through and through but I adopted the Stros about 15 years ago as a team I root for. One of my clients played for them for years and was recently inducted into the HOF. A really great guy and wonderful family who treated me fantastic. I've been rooting for them ever since and he's still involved in the organization, so if my Yanks aren't in it, I'm pulling for them. (Obviously not this series though :wink:)
it's just crazy that the post-Jeter/ARod "rebuild" was like a season and half. The core is crazy young and the players they got in deals last year haven't even made it up. Gleyber Torres was top prospect in baseball until he had to get Tommy John or he would have been on the 40 man roster for sure. Great crowds for these games has made it fun to watch.
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 19, 2017, 09:08 AM
it's just crazy that the post-Jeter/ARod "rebuild" was like a season and half. The core is crazy young and the players they got in deals last year haven't even made it up. Gleyber Torres was top prospect in baseball until he had to get Tommy John or he would have been on the 40 man roster for sure. Great crowds for these games has made it fun to watch.
Those prime seats behind the catcher tend to be pretty empty at Yankee Stadium. I'm not surprised Marlin Man has been in Chicago instead of NY.
Quote from: APR on Oct 19, 2017, 11:55 AM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 19, 2017, 09:08 AM
it's just crazy that the post-Jeter/ARod "rebuild" was like a season and half. The core is crazy young and the players they got in deals last year haven't even made it up. Gleyber Torres was top prospect in baseball until he had to get Tommy John or he would have been on the 40 man roster for sure. Great crowds for these games has made it fun to watch.
Those prime seats behind the catcher tend to be pretty empty at Yankee Stadium. I'm not surprised Marlin Man has been in Chicago instead of NY.
there's a few empty seats but overall the crowd has been up and loud at the right times whereas the fans in Houston remain seated when there's 2 out and 2 strikes w/ their pitcher on the mound. And it just seems louder than any other crowd this postseason.
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Quote from: parkervb on Oct 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable.
I've heard that from a lot of my friends who are Yankee haters. :grin:
The struggle is real. :tongue:
Quote from: APR on Oct 19, 2017, 11:55 AM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 19, 2017, 09:08 AM
it's just crazy that the post-Jeter/ARod "rebuild" was like a season and half. The core is crazy young and the players they got in deals last year haven't even made it up. Gleyber Torres was top prospect in baseball until he had to get Tommy John or he would have been on the 40 man roster for sure. Great crowds for these games has made it fun to watch.
Those prime seats behind the catcher tend to be pretty empty at Yankee Stadium. I'm not surprised Marlin Man has been in Chicago instead of NY.
They're sold, but the thing with those seats is they come with club entry. Pretty much everything you could ever want to eat or drink is included in the cost of the seat. There's a bunch of big TV's in the club under the stands there so a lot of the people paying big bucks for those seats are getting their fill of prime rib,sushi, lobster, king crab legs, and Grey Goose!
You'll see those seats almost always empty in the heat of the summer as they'd rather sit in the cool AC, stuff their bellies, and drink away than sit out in the heat. There's also waiter/waitress service to those seats.
I guess if I was paying a grand + per ticket I'd be sure and eat like a king as well but I'd sure as shit do it early and be out in my seat for a playoff game! :wink:
Quote from: Crispy on Oct 19, 2017, 05:18 PM
Quote from: ericm on Oct 18, 2017, 05:20 PM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable.
I've heard that from a lot of my friends who are Yankee haters. :grin:
The struggle is real. :tongue:
Yeah, sorry man but I do not feel your pain or sympathize with ya. :evil: Just cave in already and join the fun. Plenty of room on the Baby Bomber Bandwagon but get on board soon as it's filling up. :wink:
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i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable.
I've heard that from a lot of my friends who are Yankee haters. :grin:
The struggle is real. :tongue:
Yeah, sorry man but I do not feel your pain or sympathize with ya. :evil: Just cave in already and join the fun. Plenty of room on the Baby Bomber Bandwagon but get on board soon as it's filling up. :wink:
HA! Though it would be pretty cool to see a Yankees/Dodgers series again. :bath:
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Quote from: parkervb on Oct 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable.
I've heard that from a lot of my friends who are Yankee haters. :grin:
Sorry, but 27 WS Titles makes it easy for me to continue hating the Yankees no matter who is on their roster. Oh and the fact that they most likely will be outbidding everyone for the services of Bryce Harper next season will make the rest of you fooled into thinking they are likeable to remember why we all hate the Yankees... :tongue: Sorry Eric! :beer:
Btw, fun fact regarding the Yankees and their payroll. Had they made it to the WS this year, it would have been the first time the Yankees made the WS as the lower payroll since 1976. :shocked: With the spending the Yankees are likely to do in the offseason, that stat looks to remain intact if they do indeed make it back to the WS next year.
PS, why did they part ways with Girardi? Who are they going to replace him with? ARod??? :grin:
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Quote from: ericm on Oct 18, 2017, 05:20 PM
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
i hate that this Yankees team is so likeable.
I've heard that from a lot of my friends who are Yankee haters. :grin:
Sorry, but 27 WS Titles makes it easy for me to continue hating the Yankees no matter who is on their roster. Oh and the fact that they most likely will be outbidding everyone for the services of Bryce Harper next season will make the rest of you fooled into thinking they are likeable to remember why we all hate the Yankees... :tongue: Sorry Eric! :beer:
Btw, fun fact regarding the Yankees and their payroll. Had they made it to the WS this year, it would have been the first time the Yankees made the WS as the lower payroll since 1976. :shocked: With the spending the Yankees are likely to do in the offseason, that stat looks to remain intact if they do indeed make it back to the WS next year.
PS, why did they part ways with Girardi? Who are they going to replace him with? ARod??? :grin:
It's all good man, I get it.
I will say though this looks and sounds like the new Yankees. Word is they're gonna keep their spending down, at least next year in hopes of getting under the payroll tax threshold. Seems as though there's a lot of benefits/flexibility that comes with that in addition to the obvious cash savings.
They'll be able to go hard after whoever they need/want in 18 if they do get that flexibility but I don't think Harper is in their sights. The young guys they have now have put fannies in the seats so I don't think they'll need Harper for that like they did with ARod.
As far a Girardi goes, I wish they would've kept him. Seems as though they want a different voice after ten years, but I think they want more of a "yes" man. Someone they can dictate to. I don't know who they'll end up with but no way in hell they want anything to do with ARod in the manager's chair. :grin:
What a game 5. That was an emotional rollercoaster :cheesy: :cheesy: :beer:
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What a game 5. That was an emotional rollercoaster :cheesy: :cheesy: :beer:
An instant classic. The type of game you might expect when both teams are pitching their number four or five starters but certainly not when their aces, and two of the best in the game are on the hill. :shocked:
This WS has been unbelievable! I thought Game 2 was crazy and then they go and have an even wilder Game 5??? :cheesy:
Altuve is one of the best hitters I have seen IMHO. How do you pitch to that guy???
Can't wait to see what Game 6 has in store for us!!!
Could this World Series be better than last year's unbelievable series? Verlander tomorrow night. It's going to be fun, but there can't be another crazy game like 2 or 5..... or can there be?
I don't know what Altuve gets paid, but whatever it is, it's not enough. It's amazing to see how small he is (especially when he stands next to Correa).
I'm enjoying the hell out of this series but there's something about all these HRs that seems to take the shine off a bit to me, but I can't quite put it to words. I don't think I'm old school by any means but it's just crazy how many they've hit. It would be so cool to see this series capped off with Jack Morris-John Smoltz duel ala Game 7 of the 91 World Series.
I'm just happy to see baseball capturing so much attention the last 2 years.
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I'm enjoying the hell out of this series but there's something about all these HRs that seems to take the shine off a bit to me, but I can't quite put it to words. I don't think I'm old school by any means but it's just crazy how many they've hit. It would be so cool to see this series capped off with Jack Morris-John Smoltz duel ala Game 7 of the 91 World Series.
I'm just happy to see baseball capturing so much attention the last 2 years.
If that happened, this series would go down as maybe the greatest and crazies. A duel like that won't happen again..... No more complete games let alone someone going all ten innings anymore. I'm glad the Astros got their first championship. It continues to be annoying that every NLCS, ALCS, and WS game starts (and ends) so late.
I'm just happy the Dodgers lost.
RIP Roy Halladay. Wow!
Quote from: walterfredo on Nov 07, 2017, 04:27 PM
RIP Roy Halladay. Wow!
Just heard this too. Tragic, R.I.P.
Quote from: walterfredo on Nov 07, 2017, 04:27 PM
RIP Roy Halladay. Wow!
at his peak, one of the best pitchers I've ever seen.
Quote from: walterfredo on Nov 07, 2017, 04:27 PM
RIP Roy Halladay. Wow!
When I still played I imitated his pitching style in every way I could. Sad to see an icon like him go so early. :cry:
Happy Opening Day folks! excited to see how this season goes for my Braves in a much tougher division this year.
Quote from: jttouch2 on Mar 28, 2019, 02:23 PMHappy Opening Day folks! excited to see how this season goes for my Braves in a much tougher division this year.
*ahem* OUR Braves ;)
I'm sadly not that optimistic about the Braves playoff chances even after winning the division. The bullpen is neglected and Folty/Gausman/Soroka/O'Day are all question marks. Don't get me wrong, I am EXTREMELY excited to watch this team with the great position players we have but I was not happy with the offseason. The team I've loved since I could talk is basically part of a real estate investment by Liberty Media and it sucks. But, hey we have Ronnie Beisbol and Freddie Freeman so its not all bad
Quote from: parkervb on Mar 29, 2019, 10:51 AMQuote from: jttouch2 on Mar 28, 2019, 02:23 PMHappy Opening Day folks! excited to see how this season goes for my Braves in a much tougher division this year.
*ahem* OUR Braves ;)
I'm sadly not that optimistic about the Braves playoff chances even after winning the division. The bullpen is neglected and Folty/Gausman/Soroka/O'Day are all question marks. Don't get me wrong, I am EXTREMELY excited to watch this team with the great position players we have but I was not happy with the offseason. The team I've loved since I could talk is basically part of a real estate investment by Liberty Media and it sucks. But, hey we have Ronnie Beisbol and Freddie Freeman so its not all bad
I didn't love our offseason but really our window is just opening and I don't blame AA for a lack of moves. We still have LOTS of time for these young arms to develop and I think we'd have a hard time competing anyway with Teheran/Gaus on the books and too many prospects needing innings at the MLB level for them to catch a groove. That said,the rest of the division got good this offseason and it's become a lot more difficult for us to succeed solely thanks to Phillies/Mets moves. Liberty Media is still a pretty crappy owner to have and even if we see our young pieces develop well, they might not make moves to keep us in contention cause they don't really care about the success of the team. So we'll see.
Quote from: jttouch2 on Mar 29, 2019, 12:27 PMQuote from: parkervb on Mar 29, 2019, 10:51 AMQuote from: jttouch2 on Mar 28, 2019, 02:23 PMHappy Opening Day folks! excited to see how this season goes for my Braves in a much tougher division this year.
*ahem* OUR Braves ;)
I'm sadly not that optimistic about the Braves playoff chances even after winning the division. The bullpen is neglected and Folty/Gausman/Soroka/O'Day are all question marks. Don't get me wrong, I am EXTREMELY excited to watch this team with the great position players we have but I was not happy with the offseason. The team I've loved since I could talk is basically part of a real estate investment by Liberty Media and it sucks. But, hey we have Ronnie Beisbol and Freddie Freeman so its not all bad
I didn't love our offseason but really our window is just opening and I don't blame AA for a lack of moves. We still have LOTS of time for these young arms to develop and I think we'd have a hard time competing anyway with Teheran/Gaus on the books and too many prospects needing innings at the MLB level for them to catch a groove. That said,the rest of the division got good this offseason and it's become a lot more difficult for us to succeed solely thanks to Phillies/Mets moves. Liberty Media is still a pretty crappy owner to have and even if we see our young pieces develop well, they might not make moves to keep us in contention cause they don't really care about the success of the team. So we'll see.
Man, fuck Liberty Media...we knew our bullpen would be weak this year. Profits are up from last year and the payroll is down. I wish we had an owner that cared/would be willing to spend money.
End rant. The NL East will be tough this year.
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a sweep of the Cubs on first home series is nice! Max Fried looked awesome last night
Damn. tough news with Tyler Skaggs today. really hate to see someone go so young, and for it to happen to the Angels franchise again after the incident ten years ago is heartbreaking.
Astros punishment is in-its a lot of punishment but at the same time, evidence was real damning and I don't know if its enough.
EDIT: Good on Astros owner for the dismissal of Hinch and Lunhow
i think there was an understanding bt Manfred and Crane that they both had to go. Just speculation.
Alex Cora may get the longest suspension if its found he also did this as manager of the Red Sox.
Quote from: parkervb on Jan 13, 2020, 04:48 PMi think there was an understanding bt Manfred and Crane that they both had to go. Just speculation.
Alex Cora may get the longest suspension if its found he also did this as manager of the Red Sox.
Yeah I can imagine that being correct, their release from the team makes the punishment a bit harsher.
Cora could definitely wind up banned for life if that same evidence is there-two well documented instances of cheating for two consecutive world series clubs is a pretty big crime to commit.
Quote from: parkervb on Jan 13, 2020, 04:48 PMi think there was an understanding bt Manfred and Crane that they both had to go. Just speculation.
Alex Cora may get the longest suspension if its found he also did this as manager of the Red Sox.
Not just that part Parker but it's being reported he was the brains behind this when he was a coach for the Stros.
Stick a fork in him, I think he's done.
I think for all intents and purposes just knowing the way baseball is, Hinch probably just effectively got a lifetime ban from being a manager.
The $5 mil cap on monetary penalty is way too low.
Quote from: Osistheones on Jan 13, 2020, 09:42 PMI think for all intents and purposes just knowing the way baseball is, Hinch probably just effectively got a lifetime ban from being a manager.
The $5 mil cap on monetary penalty is way too low.
It does seem low compared to what these teams are worth and the money they make but it's the maximum amount they're allowed to be fined under the MLB Constitution.
As for Hinch, I'm not so sure. By the report he didn't really have much to do with the cheating, wasn't happy it was going on and broke some of the monitors because he was pissed about it but then again he didn't stop it either.
I think he'll be forgiven at some point for this and it's going to depend on how he's viewed as an actual manager by owners.
I can't say the same for Cora though. It sounds like he was the mastermind, and continued it at the Sox even after the warning from MLB in 2017. That arrogance is what's going to get him hit pretty hard, and that's going to stick to him for a while.
Quote from: Osistheones on Jan 13, 2020, 09:42 PMI think for all intents and purposes just knowing the way baseball is, Hinch probably just effectively got a lifetime ban from being a manager.
The $5 mil cap on monetary penalty is way too low.
Eh, Hinch is a pretty well liked guy who's been a good manager and wasn't cast in the most unfavorable light in this report-yeah he didn't stop it, but he didn't approve of it and he did try to slow it down indirectly. I think he'll get another job bench coaching in a couple years and get another managerial shot down the road.
Lunhow on the other hand, idk. Dude is an asshole and I think the culture stuff will keep people away from him.
Yeah I kinda think the opposite. I don't like him, but Luhnow has shown what he can do for an organization so some cellar dweller will bring him on board after he lays low for a while. Hard to judge how good Hinch actually was as a manager and he didn't really do himself any favors in the playoffs the last couple years. And did he really avoid coming off in an unfavorable light? He was indignant when the Yankees accused the Astros of cheating and then lo and behold this all comes out right after. At the end of the day he let the cheating happen/continue. We'll see I guess.