2017 MLB Thread

[Meacon Keaton]

And, perhaps just as impressive, despite near 200 strikeouts, he still has like a .415 OBP.

[JPanare89]

...and there goes #50 as well!  I am so excited for the Wild Card game and hopefully a playoff run after that.  Yankees fans have been suffering for too long.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

7 minutes ago, JPanare89 said:

Yankees fans have been suffering for too long.

[thatshortguy]

11 minutes ago, JPanare89 said:

Yankees fans have been suffering for too long.

[Maxx]

Typical coward Yankee fan trying to run away.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Normally I love September baseball but this last week is going to be pretty boring. Unlikely that the Angels catch the Twins, so it's really just the second NL Wild Card spot up for grabs, but even that is surely going to go to the Cubs. 

[thatshortguy]

20 minutes ago, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

so it's really just the second NL Wild Card spot up for grabs, but even that is surely going to go to the Cardinals, Rockies (?!?!) or Brewers. 

FTFY

Arizona's playoff opener sold out in less than two hours.  Neat.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Oh yeah, oops. I am excited for the playoffs though. We have the Twins, Rockies and Diamondbacks all probably making it. 

[JPanare89]

Every divisional series could have been a very good, believable championship series round...

Boston/Houston, Washington/Chicago, LAD/Arizona or Colorado all are fantastic...and if it's Indians/Yankees as well that would be four fantastic first round matches. 

[thatshortguy]

While I'm not overly jazzed about the NL Wild Card game if it were to happen today, there really isn't a bad matchup possibility in this year's playoffs.  Every one of these series looks great on paper.

[gunnar hendershow]

This should be a fun playoffs. Outside of Minnesota I think every team has a legitimate shot at winning it all.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

The Twins would be such a fun underdog team to root for though.

[DMN in the House]

I just hope LA gets their shit together. If anyone's suffered, it's us. Nearly 30 years since our last title!

[gunnar hendershow]

2 hours ago, DMN said:

I just hope LA gets their shit together. If anyone's suffered, it's us. Nearly 30 years since our last title!

30 years, only 5 Lakers titles, 2 Kings titles, the UCLA title in 95, and the Pete Carroll USC dynasty in the 00s. It's been so rough in SoCal, I feel for you.

[DMN in the House]

1 hour ago, damshow said:

30 years, only 5 Lakers titles, 2 Kings titles, the UCLA title in 95, and the Pete Carroll USC dynasty in the 00s. It's been so rough in SoCal, I feel for you.

I count the USC dynasty as a negative, because fuck them. You also forgot the Galaxy's what, 5 championships? 6? Plus I think the Sparks have a couple.

Honestly, only three teams really matter in LA. The Lakers, the Dodgers, and Trojan football, not necessarily in that order. I think a Dodger World Series title would 'mean more' than another Lakers title, but both teams really bring the city together.

Also, I was kinda being facetious. I know that my teams have, historically, been better than most. Honestly, the worst team  I'm a fan of is UCLA football, and they're  still close to a top 25 program all-time. I just happened to be born at the tail end of success for a lot of them.

Edited September 26, 2017 by DMN

[Lowerdeck]

Even though the Dodgers haven't won a Series in 30 years, it's kind of hard to root for a team with the highest payroll in the league

I realize the Red Sox are third on the list, but there's quite a gap between them and the Yankees/Dodgers.

[Schlitzbrille]

All y'all get the fuck in line, ORIOLES 2018 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS

[Meacon Keaton]

1 hour ago, Lowerdeck said:

Even though the Dodgers haven't won a Series in 30 years, it's kind of hard to root for a team with the highest payroll in the league

I realize the Red Sox are third on the list, but there's quite a gap between them and the Yankees/Dodgers.

Our pay roll is $223 million. Yours is $222 million. 'Bout that gap...

28 minutes ago, Chuck Tingle said:

All y'all get the fuck in line, ORIOLES 2018 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS

 My mom's side of the family are Orioles fans and every year they swear it's their year. It's almost as adorable as Philly Eagle fans. 

[Maxx]

Look at Mr. Million Dollars Ain't No Thing over here

[Meacon Keaton]

48 minutes ago, Maxx said:

Look at Mr. Million Dollars Ain't No Thing over here

It's nothing when you consider it's just 1/25 of a CC Sabathia.