MLB 2025 Season

1…291292294296297…1220

Comments

  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,274
    what a disgrace the padres are. beautiful stadium, perfect weather...perennial losers.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    imalive wrote:
    what a disgrace the padres are. beautiful stadium, perfect weather...perennial losers.

    could be worse, those people could be stuck in pittsburgh. at least SD has the weather.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,003
    Braves end the streak!
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,910
    And the White Sox roll into first place with their 7th in a row last night. Can't believe how good this team is playing right now...so happy that I have been 100% wrong about this season so far. The division looks weak so hopefully they can compete until the end...
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.

    makes sense ... all the big markets ... $$$ ... i know a lot of folks here doesn't think money plays a factor and they can point to teams like the rays and brewers but the reality is having significantly larger payrolls does make a difference ...

    just last week someone posted about how the top payroll teams weren't doing so good ... a week later and they are all on the rise ...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,274
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.

    nobody is really any good in the NL East :shifty:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    polaris_x wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.

    makes sense ... all the big markets ... $$$ ... i know a lot of folks here doesn't think money plays a factor and they can point to teams like the rays and brewers but the reality is having significantly larger payrolls does make a difference ...

    just last week someone posted about how the top payroll teams weren't doing so good ... a week later and they are all on the rise ...
    Eh, not quite 100% accurate there, polaris. 6 of the top 10 payrolls in baseball play out of the NL and AL East.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Eh, not quite 100% accurate there, polaris. 6 of the top 10 payrolls in baseball play out of the NL and AL East.

    uhhh ... all i'm saying is having a high payroll is gonna help ...
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    polaris_x wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Eh, not quite 100% accurate there, polaris. 6 of the top 10 payrolls in baseball play out of the NL and AL East.

    uhhh ... all i'm saying is having a high payroll is gonna help ...
    I'm not disputing that, but the early season success of teams like Tampa, Balty, Washington, Atlanta and Toronto has nothing to do with payroll. It's all about savvy player evaluation.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'm not disputing that, but the early season success of teams like Tampa, Balty, Washington, Atlanta and Toronto has nothing to do with payroll. It's all about savvy player evaluation.

    no ... i get that - it is possible to win without spending but the reality is that spending helps a lot ... when the shit finally settles in around end of august/early september ... you will see the teams with the highest payrolls in the hunt for playoff spots ... obviously, a few teams will also be in the hunt without a huge payroll ...

    i just find it absurd that you can have a league where the top team spends over 250% more than the bottom place team ...
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    imalive wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.

    nobody is really any good in the NL East :shifty:

    you could say that about the entire NL
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    polaris_x wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'm not disputing that, but the early season success of teams like Tampa, Balty, Washington, Atlanta and Toronto has nothing to do with payroll. It's all about savvy player evaluation.

    no ... i get that - it is possible to win without spending but the reality is that spending helps a lot ... when the shit finally settles in around end of august/early september ... you will see the teams with the highest payrolls in the hunt for playoff spots ... obviously, a few teams will also be in the hunt without a huge payroll ...

    i just find it absurd that you can have a league where the top team spends over 250% more than the bottom place team ...

    there is no correlation to winning and high payroll. see mets, cubs, mariners, etc
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    The Fixer wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.

    nobody is really any good in the NL East :shifty:

    you could say that about the entire NL

    that's what they said last year. :lol:
    81 is now off the air

    Off_Air.jpg
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    The Fixer wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I'm not disputing that, but the early season success of teams like Tampa, Balty, Washington, Atlanta and Toronto has nothing to do with payroll. It's all about savvy player evaluation.

    no ... i get that - it is possible to win without spending but the reality is that spending helps a lot ... when the shit finally settles in around end of august/early september ... you will see the teams with the highest payrolls in the hunt for playoff spots ... obviously, a few teams will also be in the hunt without a huge payroll ...

    i just find it absurd that you can have a league where the top team spends over 250% more than the bottom place team ...

    there is no correlation to winning and high payroll. see mets, cubs, mariners, etc

    if i had the energy, i'd do a quick cost per win...

    cubs shouldn't count in any stats tho. :lol:
    81 is now off the air

    Off_Air.jpg
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,003
    The Fixer wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    East > West > Central
    NL East + AL East = All 10 teams over .500
    Of the remaining 20 MLB teams in the West or Central, only 8 of them are over .500
    I can't remember the last time there was such a divide between the East divisions and everyone else.
    The difference between first and last in the AL East is 3.5 games and the NL East is 4 games.

    nobody is really any good in the NL East :shifty:

    you could say that about the entire NL

    Dodgers?

    Who is so great in the AL? Rangers are the only standout team in the entire league to me.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    The Fixer wrote:
    there is no correlation to winning and high payroll. see mets, cubs, mariners, etc

    c'mon man ... how can you say that? ... it's not guaranteeing one will win but it's a major factor ... look who has the worst record in baseball? ... which teams have been to the post season the most in the past decade? ...

    and why would you use those teams?? ... they all have below average payrolls ...
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    polaris_x wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    there is no correlation to winning and high payroll. see mets, cubs, mariners, etc

    c'mon man ... how can you say that? ... it's not guaranteeing one will win but it's a major factor ... look who has the worst record in baseball? ... which teams have been to the post season the most in the past decade? ...

    and why would you use those teams?? ... they all have below average payrolls ...

    cubs have a middle of the pack payroll ;)
    81 is now off the air

    Off_Air.jpg
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    nobody is really any good in the NL East :shifty:

    you could say that about the entire NL

    Dodgers?

    Who is so great in the AL? Rangers are the only standout team in the entire league to me.

    I don't see how the dodgers will keep up this pace. until this week they had ted lily in their rotation :lol: .

    I think tampa is pretty awesome...even with a ton of injuries they have played well.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    81 wrote:
    cubs have a middle of the pack payroll ;)

    ya ... according to USAToday ... cubs payroll $88 million ... average is $98 million ... obviously skewed a bit by the big spending teams ...

    you look at the top 10 teams in payroll - they all have made the post season recently and in many cases numerous times ... the marlins are an exception in that their payroll this year isn't reflective of their payroll the past few years ... and they are a great example ... they had near the lowest payroll last year and sucked ... now they have a huge payroll and they are near the top of a tough division ...

Categories