MLB 2022

[Lowerdeck]

Vin Scully died at 94

 

 

Tried to post the tweet from the Dodgers, but wasn't working for me.

Edited August 3, 2022 by Lowerdeck

[ThrillhouseMAX]

 

 

[The Buscher]

If there is an afterlife and the legends all gather to play, Bob Sheppard is the PA announcer and now Vin Scully is on commentary.

[The Buscher]

Mychal Givens is having a nice year and there’s no reason to think one outing means anything.

Still kinda funny and on the nose that the Mets’ lone relief acquisition came into the 9th inning of. a 9-0 game against the Nats and still couldn’t close it out.

[gunnar hendershow]

 

[Lowerdeck]

https://twitter.com/Pickswise/status/1554930991289991173

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Edited August 5, 2022 by Lowerdeck

[gunnar hendershow]

Gunnar has gone from a guy we thought would be a serviceable infielder to a guy we think might be a generational player in about 365 days. What an ascent.

[The Buscher]

I love reading different prospect lists - generally everyone agrees on who the top 8 or 9 should be but the order among them fluctuates completely depending on what you're looking for.

I still wonder if Francisco Alvarez is going to get to the big leagues this year.  His bat has really started to come around to AAA pitching in the last two weeks, it has to be tempting with how awful the Mets' catchers have been offensively.  Problem is Alvarez' defense is said to need a lot of work as pretty much everybody with even average speed is running on him.  With how good the pitching has been this year, might be hard to justify messing with.

[gunnar hendershow]

The Orioles called up Adley despite him being a defensive liability, and they don't seem to particularly care. Given how rarely teams want to have guys steal these days it makes a fair bit of sense.

[The Buscher]

I could get behind it if it were earlier in the season but I'm not sure doing it when your pitching is carrying you to the playoffs is the right call, and I say that as someone who salivates at the thought of Alvarez' bat in the lineup.  I wonder if maybe they add him to the 40 by August 31st (the playoff roster deadline) and give him a September call-up knowing they still have Nido and McCann to fall back on if it's clear he's not ready.  But making sure there is no adverse effect on the pitching is paramount with the playoffs looming.

Speaking of Mets pitching...as deGrom's debut kept getting pushed back I started preparing for the harsh reality that maybe they need to let him walk since he's clearly going to be gunning for more than Scherzer's $43 million AAV and paying that kind of money to two older pitchers might be tough unless Cohen fully intends on making a mockery of the "Cohen Tax".

Having watched deGrom in his first two starts back....yeah, no, give him $50 million AAV if you have to.  Seeing that guy anywhere else would be devastating.

[gunnar hendershow]

Oh my god the Cubs jerseys for this game are spectacular.

 

[METALMAN]

Just found out one of my friends from law school is now a lawyer for the MLS. I’m going to ask if she can not get me free tickets.

[LL!]

1 hour ago, METALMAN said:

Just found out one of my friends from law school is now a lawyer for the MLS. I’m going to ask if she can not get me free tickets.

That's great information, A! Thank you for letting us know. Unfortunately, MLS has nothing to do with MLB as they are completely different sports. 

MLS, or Major League Soccer, is actually the North American league for what your country calls football. MLB, Major League Baseball and the thread we are currently in, is for the sport of baseball which is similar to cricket but doesn't really require the players to be in any sort of physically great shape. 

I hope this was informative and will allow you to avoid making such mistakes in the future. 

[METALMAN]

12 hours ago, LL! said:

That's great information, A! Thank you for letting us know. Unfortunately, MLS has nothing to do with MLB as they are completely different sports. 

MLS, or Major League Soccer, is actually the North American league for what your country calls football. MLB, Major League Baseball and the thread we are currently in, is for the sport of baseball which is similar to cricket but doesn't really require the players to be in any sort of physically great shape. 

I hope this was informative and will allow you to avoid making such mistakes in the future. 

Could you be a m8 and fix this for me?

[LL!]

3 hours ago, METALMAN said:

Could you be a m8 and fix this for me?

Maybe if I was rightly made into a mod, I would. It would be the first thing I would've done to spare you the humiliation. 

[The Buscher]

Mets lead the league in getting hit by pitches and when somebody gets hit invariably the SNY cameras always show Buck looking flustered.  Now SNY has taken it to the next level.

 

[The Buscher]

So much for the Padres’ big 3.

[gunnar hendershow]

Doesn't the team and player find out and have a chance to appeal prior to it getting announced? Basically SD knew this was coming when they gave up a ton for Soto is my thought.

[Your Mom]

Baseball mostly just makes me sad these days but then I get reminders of why I love it more than any sport

 

[gunnar hendershow]

Look at it!