2018 MLB Thread

[thatshortguy]

6 hours ago, Meacxico said:

Yeah, Midget. Clean that crap up!

My campaign to replace it with a crowd singalong of Type O Negative's "Kill All The White People" continues to gain momentum.

[DMN in the House]

3 hours ago, Gabriel said:

I had to explain to my father in law, several times during the game, why it's not okay for a stadium of non-Native Americans to be doing the chant and chop. Then he went off about how all these teams are going to have to change their names, the world is too sensitive, and the names don't even really matter anyways. So I asked why it matters if the names change, and he got all mad about it.

I feel like we'll see most of these culturally insensitive names change over the next ten to fifteen years, but the older generations are still holding onto their closet racism and fighting it with what energy they have left.

Personally, I'm hoping for this:

 

Let's get a Pixar and Drew Carey connection going in MLB.

At least the Florida State Seminole Vesicles can claim they asked permission.

[The Buscher]

I can't say I'm surprised to see Cleveland lay an egg in the playoffs.  In a normal year, 91 wins is quite good - but in a year where nearly three teams in your division lost 100 games, not so much.

The division likely being bad next year is the only thing keeping me from saying their window of contention is closed.

[Schlitzbrille]

2 hours ago, thatshortguy said:

My campaign to replace it with a crowd singalong of Type O Negative's "Kill All The White People" continues to gain momentum.

More Type O Negative? I'm in.

[Meacon Keaton]

I’m trying to stay positive, but even if we get past the Red Sox, there ain’t no way of getting past the Astros.

[Your Mom]

I'll watch the World Series as long as the Brewers don't make it

[Draevyn]

Oh Manny, I love you but why ya gotta break my heart like that.

[Lowerdeck]

No lead seems ever comfortable enough when dealing with the Yankees.  Though a 10 run cushion is nice.

[Meacon Keaton]

Ok, Boston. You just used up your whole allotment of runs. You’re not allowed to score at all over the next two games now. 

[Malenko]

59 minutes ago, Meacxico said:

Ok, Boston. You just used up your whole allotment of runs. You’re not allowed to score at all over the next two games now. 

You wish 😛

[The Buscher]

The Dodgers are in serious trouble

[The Buscher]

The Mets are starting their first round of GM interviews. Apparently a dozen or so candidates will be interviewed this week, but they won't publicly disclose until they pare the list down next week.

Names that have leaked as being scheduled for interviews:

Gary LaRocque
Doug Melvin
Kim Ng
DeJon Watson

From that group, the only one I have any interest in is Ng. The other three are all old school baseball minds who are likely to ignore analytics. Unfortunately, all signs point to that being exactly what Fred Wilpon is looking for.  He repeatedly declined Sandy Alderson's requests to expand the Mets' analytics department because he's one of those "go with your gut, not the numbers" types that there are still far too many of in baseball.

Of course, no matter who is picked, the Wilpons are still going to require final approval on all baseball decisions.  That's why people like Ben Cherington and Thad Levine declined invitations.  In a weird way, I don't know if I can trust whoever they hire because whoever takes the job is clearly okay with dealing with ownership that will meddle and undercut. 

[GhostMachine]

Oh, I'm sure he's partially right.

They very well might not score any runs in their first game against the Astros. 

[The Buscher]

Remember how Angel Hernandez is in the process of suing MLB claiming that he hasn't been assigned to do playoff games because they're racist?



MLB's attorney should just present that graphic in court and say the defense rests.

[GhostMachine]

Hernandez and Joe West both should have been fired a long time ago. Hernandez's picture should be next to the word `incompetent' in the dictionary.

[Meacon Keaton]

This has not been a fun 24-hours.

[Meacon Keaton]

Ugh. I hate that I have to friggin' root for the god damn defending champions now.

[Lowerdeck]

That 9th inning was too close for comfort.

Yanks are out, so all is good in the world

[The Buscher]

I was gonna be rooting for the Astros in the ALCS regardless of who won this series.

Not a chance the Yankees aren't getting Harper this offseason.

[Meacon Keaton]

2 minutes ago, Busch Luck Fale said:

Not a chance the Yankees aren't getting Harper this offseason.

It's what you all deserve.