MLB 2019

[The Buscher]

Adam Ottavino:  1.74 ERA
DJ LeMahieu:  .311/.355/.459
Cost:  $51 million

Jeurys Familia:  7.81 ERA
Jed Lowrie:  Signs point to him not playing this season
Cost:  $50 million

And yet BVW is the one who talked all sorts of shit about the offseason the Mets had.  "Come and get us!"

[RoHitman Reigns]

So Mac Scherzer broke his nose thanks to a batting practice bunt and is not 100% guarantee for tomorrows game against Philly

[Meacon Keaton]

#DHsForAll

Seriously. How many more pitchers need to get hurt before you Neanderthal Leaguers learn?

[GhostMachine]

1. NL is original baseball.I prefer the strategy of having to decide whether to leave a pitcher who is doing well in to bat or yank them for a better hitter. Plus, I'm am amazed whenever a pitcher actually hits a Home Run. Or anything better than a single, to be honest.

2. DH sucks. As I said  before, it was added in 1973 to extend careers to players who were too old or busted up to field but could still hit. Not to give careers to people who can only hit.

 

Edited June 19, 2019 by GhostMachine

[Meacon Keaton]

You're old, GhostMachine. Get with the times. 

It's says a lot when you get excited when a pitcher gets something better than a single. You know who usually gets better than a single? A DH. 

It's coming. DH haters are going to have to get over it. And the sooner the better. The Yanks lost Tanaka for a few weeks last year because he pulled a hamstring while running the bases. Now the only good thing the Nationals have going for them just took a practice bunt to the face when he has no business being in the batters box in the first place. 

[Krabby]

Sounds like Big PAPI is improving

[Your Mom]

19 minutes ago, Meacon said:

You're old, GhostMachine. Get with the times. 

It's says a lot when you get excited when a pitcher gets something better than a single. You know who usually gets better than a single? A DH. 

It's coming. DH haters are going to have to get over it. And the sooner the better. The Yanks lost Tanaka for a few weeks last year because he pulled a hamstring while running the bases. Now the only good thing the Nationals have going for them just took a practice bunt to the face when he has no business being in the batters box in the first place. 

The only pleasure I took from this post is I momentarily misread Tanaka as "Tatanka" otherwise the DH rule just makes me sad  

[Meacon Keaton]

Tatanka doesn't have any business being in the batters box either, honestly. 

[RoHitman Reigns]

At todays Padres Game, San Diegos newest player on their Majors roster, Logan Allen shall receive a dollar from John Cena  publically.

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/padres-logan-allen-and-his-connection-to-john-cena

[GhostMachine]

15 hours ago, Meacon said:

You're old, GhostMachine. Get with the times. 

It's says a lot when you get excited when a pitcher gets something better than a single. You know who usually gets better than a single? A DH. 

It's coming. DH haters are going to have to get over it. And the sooner the better. The Yanks lost Tanaka for a few weeks last year because he pulled a hamstring while running the bases. Now the only good thing the Nationals have going for them just took a practice bunt to the face when he has no business being in the batters box in the first place. 

Oh, I know the DH is coming. I just don't like it.

And I also think the Hall of Fame needs to change things when it does. Either make it hard for a pure DH to get in (both 3,000 hits AND 500 Home Runs requirement, maybe?), or add an extra inductee when one does. A position player or pitcher shouldn't have to wait a year just because someone who doesn't do anything except wait for his turn to bat gets to go in.

 

[Meacon Keaton]

That’s stupid. Are you also gonna punish awful fielders if they get 3000 hits? 3000 hits is still 3000 hits. Adding stupid little extra qualifiers doesn’t negate the fact that they do that. Should they also have to switch hit? Wear their helmets backwards? Do a dance in between pitches? It’s baseball. It’s the MLB. I don’t care if you’re a DH or a slippery seal playing shortstop, if you get 3000 hits that’s elite and Hall of Fame worthy. 

Are you also saying that closers should have to do silly stuff to get in just because they pitch one inning a game? 

[The Buscher]

Baseball would get more over if seals were allowed to play.

[Meacon Keaton]

Millennials do love seals...

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

The problem is that they're playing the seals at shortstop when they clearly should be corner outfielders. 

[The Buscher]

In possibly the worst idea ever, the Rays have asked for and received approval to explore the potential for becoming a two team city with Montreal, with the team playing early season home games in Tampa and the rest in Montreal.

Just move the team to Montreal outright.  People in Tampa don't care about the team now, who the hell is going to care about them if they're only playing there through May?

[Maxx]

Nah fuck that, let's do it.  We call em the X-Rays

[Meacon Keaton]

Rapos 

[Maxx]

Really man?  Get that weak shit out of here.

[Meacon Keaton]

 

[The Buscher]

Mickey Callaway keeps his job while pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez get fired.  The Mets hope to get a shot in the arm by calling up 82 year old Phil Regan to be the new pitching coach.