MLB 2019

[Bobfoc]

I'd have liked to go to this match, but I missed out on the initial batch of tickets and the remaining ones were ridiculously expensive. Maybe one day.

[Meacon Keaton]

Well that was a messy as fuck game. Ten games ahead of Boston though so that is neat.

[Lowerdeck]

Boston's bullpen is trash.  Shouldn't be scoring 13 runs and losing like that.

Soon as we get back on this side of the Atlantic, the front office better be making phone calls over better relievers.

[Gabriel]

9 minutes ago, Lowerdeck said:

Boston's bullpen is trash.  Shouldn't be scoring 13 runs and losing like that.

Soon as we get back on this side of the Atlantic, the front office better be making phone calls over better relievers.

Ken Giles is available...

[Meacon Keaton]

I love that Boston had the chance to sign Ottavino as their closer and instead he’s our 7th inning guy.

[Your Mom]

1 hour ago, Meacon said:

I love that Boston had the chance to sign Ottavino as their closer and instead he’s our 7th inning guy.

And they let Kimbrel come to us. *Good team high five!*  

[The Buscher]

The Mets held a nice ceremony for the 1969 Mets team today,

During the ceremony, they did an in memoriam for all of the players and coaches from the 1969 team who had passed away in the last 50 years.

Two of the players that were featured on the in memoriam, Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson, are still alive.

This fucking organization can't do ANYTHING right.

[SeanDMan]

3 hours ago, Trent Buschetta said:

The Mets held a nice ceremony for the 1969 Mets team today,

During the ceremony, they did an in memoriam for all of the players and coaches from the 1969 team who had passed away in the last 50 years.

Two of the players that were featured on the in memoriam, Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson, are still alive.

This fucking organization can't do ANYTHING right.

They should have just did an in memoriam for their entire franchise.

[Your Mom]

After yesterday I can't imagine this game will be very well played but I mean it's Baseball at 9:00 on a Sunday morning!

[Meacon Keaton]

On 27/06/2019 at 08:40, Meacon said:

List of people I love:

1. My kids 

2. My wife

3. DJ LeMahieu

He’s now not far from surpassing my wife.  

[Lowerdeck]

On the bright side, at least there's the Patriots come September and October.

[Draevyn]

23 minutes ago, Meacon said:

He’s now not far from surpassing my wife.  

How long till you move the kids out and just move him in?

[Meacon Keaton]

Ive seen better umpiring at ten year old travel ball games. Jesus. He has no consistency at all. Well, consistently terrible.

[The Buscher]

And the official All Star rosters. Apparently they did away with the Final Vote this year, and the managers have zero say in the roster at all, the remaining spots are filled by the league.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Starters
C - Gary Sánchez, Yankees
1B: Carlos Santana, Indians
2B: DJ LeMahieu, Yankees
3B: Alex Bregman, Astros
SS: Jorge Polanco, Twins
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
OF: George Springer, Astros
OF: Michael Brantley, Astros
DH: Hunter Pence, Rangers

Reserves
C - James McCann, White Sox ^
1B: José Abreu, White Sox ^
1B: Daniel Vogelbach, Mariners *
2B: Tommy La Stella, Angels ^
3B: Matt Chapman, A's ^
SS: Francisco Lindor, Indians ^
OF: Mookie Betts, Red Sox ^
OF: Joey Gallo, Rangers ^
OF: Austin Meadows, Rays ^
OF: Whit Merrifield , Royals *
DH: J.D. Martinez, Red Sox ^

Pitchers
LHP: Aroldis Chapman, Yankees ^
RHP: Gerrit Cole, Astros ^
RHP: Lucas Giolito, White Sox ^
RHP: Shane Greene, Tigers *
LHP: Brad Hand, Indians ^
LHP: John Means, Orioles *
LHP: Mike Minor, Rangers *
RHP: Charlie Morton , Rays ^
RHP: Jake Odorizzi, Twins ^
RHP: Ryan Pressly , Astros ^
RHP: Marcus Stroman , Blue Jays *
RHP: Justin Verlander, Astros ^

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Starters
C - Willson Contreras, Cubs
1B: Freddie Freeman, Braves
2B: Ketel Marte, D-backs
3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies
SS: Javier Báez, Cubs
OF: Christian Yelich, Brewers
OF: Cody Bellinger, Dodgers
OF: Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves

Reserves
C - Yasmani Grandal, Brewers *
C - J.T. Realmuto, Phillies ^
1B: Pete Alonso, Mets *
1B: Josh Bell, Pirates ^
2B: Mike Moustakas, Brewers ^
3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs *
3B: Anthony Rendon, Nationals ^
SS: Paul DeJong, Cardinals *
SS: Trevor Story, Rockies ^
OF: Charlie Blackmon, Rockies ^
OF: David Dahl, Rockies ^
OF: Jeff McNeil, Mets ^

Pitchers
RHP: Sandy Alcantara, Marlins *
RHP: Walker Buehler, Dodgers ^
RHP: Luis Castillo , Reds ^
RHP: Jacob deGrom, Mets ^
RHP: Zack Greinke, D-backs *
LHP: Josh Hader, Brewers ^
LHP: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers *
LHP: Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dodgers ^
RHP: Max Scherzer, Nationals ^
LHP: Will Smith, Giants ^
RHP: Mike Soroka, Braves *
RHP: Kirby Yates, Padres ^

^ Player-elected
* Choice of MLB (after fan and player elections)

[SeanDMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhYbDs7MpOA

[The Buscher]

Happy Deferred Payment Day!

The Braves still paying Bruce Sutter remains my favorite

[Meacon Keaton]

All-star game is a joke. Gleyber Torres and Adam Ottavino should be in. And Jose Abreu over Luke Voit is also bogus.

[The Buscher]

Yeah I didn't understand Abreu over Voit at all.  It's so weird because when you look at who the players voted in,  they generally did a really good job in picking guys who had the numbers to make it.  I mean they put La Stella and Meadows in, so clearly they're paying attention to the numbers.

Ottavino should've made it but the league had to fill three of the four open pitching spots with Detroit, Toronto, and Baltimore reps, and I can't justify Ottavino over Mike Minor as starters are more valuable.  That said, he'll most likely make it anyway as a few of these pitchers tend to bow out.

[The Buscher]

The Mets put a statement on the scoreboard yesterday apologizing for erroneously declaring two players from the 1969 team as dead.  In this statement, they spelled one of the players' names wrong.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Tyler Skaggs has died.