MLB 2025 Season

Cliffy6745 said:

The Harper and Gossage stuff is awesome. For the record, Harper is correct.

Gossage is the pits. Go away.

What did he say about Harper?
I agree with Goose on Bautista. Fuck that bat throwing (yes, throwing, that was NOT a flip) son of a bitch. If that shit becomes the new "end zone dance" I'm gonna be furious as hell. And MLB is promoting it. I look forward to pitchers drilling every fucker that throws their bat this season. Although I admit, Bautista handled Goose's comments with grace.
Also agree with Goose on Ryan Braun & the sabermetric nerds. WAR is the dumbest fucking stat ever. It's not even a real stat, it's a theory that cannot be proven or applied.

HesCalledDyer said:

Cliffy6745 said:

The Harper and Gossage stuff is awesome. For the record, Harper is correct.

Gossage is the pits. Go away.

What did he say about Harper?
I agree with Goose on Bautista. Fuck that bat throwing (yes, throwing, that was NOT a flip) son of a bitch. If that shit becomes the new "end zone dance" I'm gonna be furious as hell. And MLB is promoting it. I look forward to pitchers drilling every fucker that throws their bat this season. Although I admit, Bautista handled Goose's comments with grace.
Also agree with Goose on Ryan Braun & the sabermetric nerds. WAR is the dumbest fucking stat ever. It's not even a real stat, it's a theory that cannot be proven or applied.

So you agree with Gossage on everything then?

Nothing about Harper, they just both had things come out the same day with very different opinions.

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/03/10/bryce-harper-baseball-is-a-tired-sport-because-you-cant-express-yourself/

It's a sport for gods sake. Have some fun.

Cliffy6745 said:

Pretty pretty sure if I hit that home run Bautista hit, I would be doing somersaults around the bases.

And just to add, I cannot stand Bautista.

Abso-fucking-lutely.

The antiquated hot takes of unwritten rules, how you're "supposed" to play the game, and all that bullshit, is what's holding the sport back. Make it a goddamn circus for all I care. ENTERTAIN ME.

I love hearing from these crusty old fucks like Gossage. Funny stuff

Cliffy6745 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Pretty pretty sure if I hit that home run Bautista hit, I would be doing somersaults around the bases.

And just to add, I cannot stand Bautista.

Abso-fucking-lutely.

The antiquated hot takes of unwritten rules, how you're "supposed" to play the game, and all that bullshit, is what's holding the sport back. Make it a goddamn circus for all I care. ENTERTAIN ME.

Bingo

Out of the four major sports I'd say baseball players are the least likely to laugh at themselves.

HesCalledDyer said:

Cliffy6745 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Cliffy6745 said:

The Harper and Gossage stuff is awesome. For the record, Harper is correct.

Gossage is the pits. Go away.

What did he say about Harper?
I agree with Goose on Bautista. Fuck that bat throwing (yes, throwing, that was NOT a flip) son of a bitch. If that shit becomes the new "end zone dance" I'm gonna be furious as hell. And MLB is promoting it. I look forward to pitchers drilling every fucker that throws their bat this season. Although I admit, Bautista handled Goose's comments with grace.
Also agree with Goose on Ryan Braun & the sabermetric nerds. WAR is the dumbest fucking stat ever. It's not even a real stat, it's a theory that cannot be proven or applied.

So you agree with Gossage on everything then?

Nothing about Harper, they just both had things come out the same day with very different opinions.

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/03/10/bryce-harper-baseball-is-a-tired-sport-because-you-cant-express-yourself/

It's a sport for gods sake. Have some fun.

Gotcha. I found the Harper article. I agree with him to an extent. There is a HUGE difference between celebrating an in-game achievement and being a complete jackass like Bautista with his bat throw, though.

Dude, that game. After what happened in the top half of the inning, to hit that home run, in that situation. Bananas.

I'm just of the mindset that its sports, have fun. Everything else in life is supposed to be serious. Let people show emotion in sports

Amongst the Ani said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Bring something for your kids if they like DatDudeBP Brandon Phillips at all. He is cool and talks with people alog the rail quite a bit usually.
I don't boo anyone except for Yadi Molina.
Hope Cueto is great for you.

He did spend a good 15 minutes at the rail. I couldn't make it over. I wanted to ask him why he keeps blocking trades? Does he like playing for a loser?

I think he built a house there and his family is settled there, he agreed to a long term deal there & loves it. I am a fan of his play and of some of the things he says. Love how open he is with the fans. He signed for my nephew two years in a row -- he and Todd Frazier were the only guys to stand there and sign as many as they could. Both came back to the rail a few times to sign more. Other guys signed but it wasn't a priority to them like it clearly was for Frazier and Phillips. Obviously I wasn't getting signatures. I got dugout seats so that I could be close and enjoy seeing my favorite team. My then 9 and 10 year old nephew? 2 of the coolest days of his life thus far thanks to guys like these.

Jason P said:

Adam LaRoche is retiring and turning down $13M because the Sox asked him not to bring his 14 year old son to the clubhouse every day.

usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/03/16/adam-laroche-retires-over-family-dispute-white-sox/81871856/

As a Sox fan, I am thrilled that LaRoche is retiring. He was fucking garbage last year. And I'm 100% with Kenny Williams telling him to dial it back a bit. Having your kid there every single day is absolutely ridiculous. The kid even had his own locker and would go on road trips!

Indifference71 said:

Jason P said:

Adam LaRoche is retiring and turning down $13M because the Sox asked him not to bring his 14 year old son to the clubhouse every day.

usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/03/16/adam-laroche-retires-over-family-dispute-white-sox/81871856/

As a Sox fan, I am thrilled that LaRoche is retiring. He was fucking garbage last year. And I'm 100% with Kenny Williams telling him to dial it back a bit. Having your kid there every single day is absolutely ridiculous. The kid even had his own locker and would go on road trips!

Yeah, I'm guessing management were giving each other high fives to clear that contract.

He is in the position where he can retire...and I agree that the organization should have cut that shit off a while back. Why would that be acceptable?!