MLB 2024 Off Season

Wobbie

mfc2006 said:

Super tough start for the Astros, which I know makes a lot of people happy. Offense is struggling....the injuries are brutal. Glad that Brantley, McCormick & Altuve will be back soon & fingers crossed on McCullers. Losing Urquidy & Garcia stings a lot. It's safe to say that they'll be looking for SP help at the deadline. I know it's a long season, but damn.

bruce bochy, man.

eeriepadave

The Yankees who are in last in the AL east would be in first place in the AL central. I believe 1/2 game ahead of Minnesota.

JeBurkhardt

Wobbie said:

jeebus…..just looked at the A’s stats…8-31, 16 games out (in may!), minus 146 run differential.

It is a disgrace, but it is doing what the owner wanted to do which was mess up the organization so bad that moving it to a new market will be declared as the only way they can compete. A competent owner could be successful in Oakland. This guy has brought the team so low that many of the fans just don’t care anymore or refuse to support the team because of the owner and his dealings. 

I am a patriot

FYI - free MLB TV this weekend. All games except games on other networks and blackout games.  If you have Prime, it should be included (just like their game of the day).

eeriepadave

JeBurkhardt said:

Wobbie said:

jeebus…..just looked at the A’s stats…8-31, 16 games out (in may!), minus 146 run differential.

It is a disgrace, but it is doing what the owner wanted to do which was mess up the organization so bad that moving it to a new market will be declared as the only way they can compete. A competent owner could be successful in Oakland. This guy has brought the team so low that many of the fans just don’t care anymore or refuse to support the team because of the owner and his dealings. 

They should definitely move to Vegas soon. Right now they are getting no-hitter thru 5 and I’d be shocked if there were 5,000 people in attendance.

F Me In The Brain

Unsurprisingly,  dick Mushnick is an old, white, guy.
Hilarious that he writes for this piece of shit publication.  (That anyone printing articles there can be judgemental of others.)
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vbnlwb3N0LmNvbS8yMDIzLzA1LzEzL3JheXMtcmFuZHktYXJvemFyZW5hLWpvaW5zLWdyb3dpbmctbGlzdC1vZi1zdGFnZS1ob2dnaW5nLWF0aGxldGVzLWRpc3Jlc3BlY3RpbmctZ2FtZS_SAXdodHRwczovL255cG9zdC5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMy9yYXlzLXJhbmR5LWFyb3phcmVuYS1qb2lucy1ncm93aW5nLWxpc3Qtb2Ytc3RhZ2UtaG9nZ2luZy1hdGhsZXRlcy1kaXNyZXNwZWN0aW5nLWdhbWUvYW1wLw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

tempo_n_groove

F Me In The Brain said:

Unsurprisingly,  dick Mushnick is an old, white, guy.
Hilarious that he writes for this piece of shit publication.  (That anyone printing articles there can be judgemental of others.)
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vbnlwb3N0LmNvbS8yMDIzLzA1LzEzL3JheXMtcmFuZHktYXJvemFyZW5hLWpvaW5zLWdyb3dpbmctbGlzdC1vZi1zdGFnZS1ob2dnaW5nLWF0aGxldGVzLWRpc3Jlc3BlY3RpbmctZ2FtZS_SAXdodHRwczovL255cG9zdC5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMy9yYXlzLXJhbmR5LWFyb3phcmVuYS1qb2lucy1ncm93aW5nLWxpc3Qtb2Ytc3RhZ2UtaG9nZ2luZy1hdGhsZXRlcy1kaXNyZXNwZWN0aW5nLWdhbWUvYW1wLw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

I liked the article after the Arozarena and women of sports put downs.  The other stuff was fine and warranted.  People give Megan Rapinoe a lot of shit because she dropped the flag one day and walked on it.

Jearlpam0925

F Me In The Brain said:

Unsurprisingly,  dick Mushnick is an old, white, guy.
Hilarious that he writes for this piece of shit publication.  (That anyone printing articles there can be judgemental of others.)
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vbnlwb3N0LmNvbS8yMDIzLzA1LzEzL3JheXMtcmFuZHktYXJvemFyZW5hLWpvaW5zLWdyb3dpbmctbGlzdC1vZi1zdGFnZS1ob2dnaW5nLWF0aGxldGVzLWRpc3Jlc3BlY3RpbmctZ2FtZS_SAXdodHRwczovL255cG9zdC5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMy9yYXlzLXJhbmR5LWFyb3phcmVuYS1qb2lucy1ncm93aW5nLWxpc3Qtb2Ytc3RhZ2UtaG9nZ2luZy1hdGhsZXRlcy1kaXNyZXNwZWN0aW5nLWdhbWUvYW1wLw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

Yeah that dude has always sucked. Him and the Post have always been a perfect match, growing as garbage together. 

Arozarena is without question one of the league's best marketers of the game. Just a shame he plays baseball and does so in Tampa. Love that dude.

tempo_n_groove

Jearlpam0925 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Unsurprisingly,  dick Mushnick is an old, white, guy.
Hilarious that he writes for this piece of shit publication.  (That anyone printing articles there can be judgemental of others.)
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vbnlwb3N0LmNvbS8yMDIzLzA1LzEzL3JheXMtcmFuZHktYXJvemFyZW5hLWpvaW5zLWdyb3dpbmctbGlzdC1vZi1zdGFnZS1ob2dnaW5nLWF0aGxldGVzLWRpc3Jlc3BlY3RpbmctZ2FtZS_SAXdodHRwczovL255cG9zdC5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMy9yYXlzLXJhbmR5LWFyb3phcmVuYS1qb2lucy1ncm93aW5nLWxpc3Qtb2Ytc3RhZ2UtaG9nZ2luZy1hdGhsZXRlcy1kaXNyZXNwZWN0aW5nLWdhbWUvYW1wLw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

Yeah that dude has always sucked. Him and the Post have always been a perfect match, growing as garbage together. 

Arozarena is without question one of the league's best marketers of the game. Just a shame he plays baseball and does so in Tampa. Love that dude.

I do need to say I love bat flips, Alex Bergman’s brashness, Wander Francos ball flip and what Arozarena did.

I’ve said this before too, if you don’t mind getting beaned then light up the stage whenever you can.

tempo_n_groove

Fantasy guessed Trea Turner lighting up the league for 70 SB this year w all the new rule changes.

He killed it in the WBC and has been quiet so far.  

11 game hit streak and swiped 1 bag only?  Cmon man…

Jarod is hitting like crap.  Bichette is a hit machine like Arraez and McNeil.

Look at the teams doing good so far.  Orioles and Pittsburgh?  The Rays have been constantly good so no surprise with them.  That whole team is playing well.

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

JeBurkhardt said:

Wobbie said:

jeebus…..just looked at the A’s stats…8-31, 16 games out (in may!), minus 146 run differential.

It is a disgrace, but it is doing what the owner wanted to do which was mess up the organization so bad that moving it to a new market will be declared as the only way they can compete. A competent owner could be successful in Oakland. This guy has brought the team so low that many of the fans just don’t care anymore or refuse to support the team because of the owner and his dealings. 

They should definitely move to Vegas soon. Right now they are getting no-hitter thru 5 and I’d be shocked if there were 5,000 people in attendance.

Oakland had their lowest attendance at home since the 70's on Monday with something like 2,000 "fans" in attendance

Wobbie

manny machado, of the fourth place padres, said “we’ve got to trust the process.” where have I heard that before?

Jearlpam0925

Wobbie said:

manny machado, of the fourth place padres, said “we’ve got to trust the process.” where have I heard that before?

They were in the NLCS last year.

Wobbie

Jearlpam0925 said:

Wobbie said:

manny machado, of the fourth place padres, said “we’ve got to trust the process.” where have I heard that before?

They were in the NLCS last year.

yeah…. the “process” was to give 3 guys nearly $1B in contracts….and sign snell and darvish, too. fuck that team.

tbergs

tempo_n_groove said:

Look up A's announcer and "negro" league museum...

I think it's safe to say he won't have a job anymore.

And fired...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37709488/a-broadcaster-glen-kuiper-fired-using-racial-slur-air

tempo_n_groove

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Look up A's announcer and "negro" league museum...

I think it's safe to say he won't have a job anymore.

And fired...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37709488/a-broadcaster-glen-kuiper-fired-using-racial-slur-air

2-1/2 weeks later?  Really?  Did they have to do an investigation?

tempo_n_groove

In case you didn't know, Nolan Gorman has 13 damn HR's.

tbergs

tempo_n_groove said:

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Look up A's announcer and "negro" league museum...

I think it's safe to say he won't have a job anymore.

And fired...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37709488/a-broadcaster-glen-kuiper-fired-using-racial-slur-air

2-1/2 weeks later?  Really?  Did they have to do an investigation?

Sounds like it. The details aren't clear, but there's a mention they discovered other concerning information after doing interviews with people and that's why NBC decided to part ways. Wasn't the team's decision.

tempo_n_groove

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Look up A's announcer and "negro" league museum...

I think it's safe to say he won't have a job anymore.

And fired...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37709488/a-broadcaster-glen-kuiper-fired-using-racial-slur-air

2-1/2 weeks later?  Really?  Did they have to do an investigation?

Sounds like it. The details aren't clear, but there's a mention they discovered other concerning information after doing interviews with people and that's why NBC decided to part ways. Wasn't the team's decision.

I'm pretty sure this wasn't the first time he's used the word.

Glad they let him go.

eeriepadave

Oakland is now 10-40 🤣
They have a good shot at most losses in a season (not sure what that is though 

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

Oakland is now 10-40 🤣
They have a good shot at most losses in a season (not sure what that is though 

Well the all time record is held by the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 with 134 losses.
modern record is held by the New York Mets with 120 losses which is more doable.

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

eeriepadave said:

Oakland is now 10-40 🤣
They have a good shot at most losses in a season (not sure what that is though 

Well the all time record is held by the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 with 134 losses.
modern record is held by the New York Mets with 120 losses which is more doable.

Mets was 62 their first year, right?

xavier mcdaniel

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

eeriepadave said:

Oakland is now 10-40 🤣
They have a good shot at most losses in a season (not sure what that is though 

Well the all time record is held by the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 with 134 losses.
modern record is held by the New York Mets with 120 losses which is more doable.

Mets was 62 their first year, right?

I think Oakland definitely passes the Mets. In 2003 the Tigers needed a five-game winning streak in the final week to avoid to record and the A's don't appear to be capable of that.

mfc2006

I wanted to share this with the PJ community & the baseball thread seemed like the perfect place. We are honored that they interviewed us and hope it brings a bit more awareness to ALS.

https://alstexas.org/als-legacy-and-baseball-the-cluthe-family-story/

cutz

mfc2006 said:

I wanted to share this with the PJ community & the baseball thread seemed like the perfect place. We are honored that they interviewed us and hope it brings a bit more awareness to ALS.

https://alstexas.org/als-legacy-and-baseball-the-cluthe-family-story/

Quite a few emotions reading that story.

Thanks for sharing, Matt, and good luck to you and your wife with your Daughter.

markymark550

Great article. Thanks for sharing!

eeriepadave

cutz said:

mfc2006 said:

I wanted to share this with the PJ community & the baseball thread seemed like the perfect place. We are honored that they interviewed us and hope it brings a bit more awareness to ALS.

https://alstexas.org/als-legacy-and-baseball-the-cluthe-family-story/

Quite a few emotions reading that story.

Thanks for sharing, Matt, and good luck to you and your wife with your Daughter.

yeah definitely a lot of emotions going on there. Awesome story though with a great outcome!

tempo_n_groove

With he new rules and bigger bags it was believed that Trea Turner would light up the base paths and snag 70 or so SB's.

He has 7 for the year...

Jearlpam0925

mfc2006 said:

I wanted to share this with the PJ community & the baseball thread seemed like the perfect place. We are honored that they interviewed us and hope it brings a bit more awareness to ALS.

https://alstexas.org/als-legacy-and-baseball-the-cluthe-family-story/

Absolutely beautiful. Sorry for your loss, but also much love to your new addition to the family.

mfc2006

Thanks, everyone!