2017 MLB Thread

[Your Mom]

USA! USA! USA! 

[ThrillhouseMAX]

I'll be rooting from Puerto Rico tonight. Good luck to both teams!

[MalaCloudy Black]

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I hope kids watching the W.B.C. can watch the way we play the game and appreciate the way we play the game as opposed to the way Puerto Rico plays or the Dominican plays. That’s not taking anything away from them. That just wasn’t the way we were raised. They were raised differently and to show emotion and passion when you play. We do show emotion; we do show passion. But we just do it in a different way.

Shut the fuck up, Ian Kinsler.

[Meacon Keaton]

My mom's crush on Brandon Crawford is making my mancrush on Brandon Crawford incredibly awkward. 

[Meacon Keaton]

Anyone else watching this? Not to sahyder it, but it's been total domination so far.

[Meacon Keaton]

USA! USA! USA!

[The Buscher]

[Meacon Keaton]

Stroman had a no-no through 7 and 1/3 innings, which is crazy against that kind of All-Star line-up. We ended up only giving up three hits for the game. 

[Your Mom]

10 hours ago, Meacon said:

Anyone else watching this? Not to sahyder it, but it's been total domination so far.

I actually didn't post or check this thread while watching because I was just that superstitious  

[Meacon Keaton]

As soon as I posted that, Puerto Rico got a base hit and I was like, "I swear to God, if they come back I'll never post on EWB during a game again."

[gunnar hendershow]

I caught some of the game from my hotel. Great birthday present for us to finally win the WBC. Very happy for Adam Jones to have been a part of it.

[Maxx]

Red Sox sent Rusney Castillo and Allen Craig to the minors, so now the Pawtucket Red Sox have a higher payroll than the Padres.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Jeurys Familia has been suspended for 15 games for his domestic violence arrest last November. 

[Maxx]

@thatshortguy could the Braves new ballpark be less inspired and generic?

[thatshortguy]

50 minutes ago, Maxx said:

@thatshortguy could the Braves new ballpark be less inspired and generic?

All the money for that park went to two things:  pockets and food amenities.  Nothing else.

Note that the farthest point on from plate to fence is 400 in center.  This is going to be a hitter's park, which makes me laugh even harder about how fixated the Braves are about acquiring pitchers.

[Lowerdeck]

On 3/27/2017 at 14:10, Maxx said:

Red Sox sent Rusney Castillo and Allen Craig to the minors, so now the Pawtucket Red Sox have a higher payroll than the Padres.

 

Pawtucket could probably beat the Padres too

[gunnar hendershow]

Well, got a few minutes to spare this morning so I'll throw together some predictions.

American League

East

1. Boston
2. New York (WC)
3. Toronto
4. Baltimore
5. Tampa Bay

Central

1. Cleveland
2. Kansas City
3. Detroit
4. Minnesota
5. Chicago

West

1. Houston
2. Seattle (WC)
3. Texas
4. Oakland
5. Los Angeles

National League

East

1. Washington
2. New York
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Atlanta

Central

1. Chicago
2. Pittsburgh (WC)
3. St. Louis
4. Milwaukee
5. Cincinnati

West

1. Los Angeles
2. Colorado (WC)
3. San Francisco
4. Arizona
5. San Diego

ALCS: Houston over Cleveland

NLCS: Los Angeles over Chicago

World Series: Los Angeles over Houston

AL MVP: Carlos Correa

NL MVP: Nolan Arenado

AL Cy Young: Aaron Sanchez

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

AL Rookie of the Year: Yoan Moncada

NL Rookie of the Year: Dansby Swanson

Home Run Champ: Brian Dozier

Batting Champ: Jose Altuve

E.R.A. Leader: Clayton Kershaw

Saves Leader: Jeanmar Gomez

[thatshortguy]

At the risk of being a homer, fifth in the NL East?  We got a long way to go, but there's enough raw talent to get to .500.  I'd say if we can keep around .500 by the Break, we've got a puncher's chance.  Plus there is no guarantee the Mets glass cannons make it an entire season.

FIfth?  Bah.  I rescind my Adrian Peterson prediction and double down on the Braves not finishing in last.  I'll buy someone a copy of The Show or OotP if they finish last, daggone it.

[Lowerdeck]

AL East

1. Boston

2. Baltimore (WC)

3. New York

4. Toronto

5. Tampa

 

Central

1. Cleveland

2. Kansas City

3. Detroit

4. Chicago

5. Minnesota

 

West

1. Texas

2. Houston (WC)

3. Seattle

4. Oakland

5. Anaheim

 

NL East

1. Washington

2. NY Mets (WC)

3. Atlanta

4. Philadelphia

5. Miami

 

Central

1. Chicago

2. St. Louis

3. Pittsburgh

4. Milwaukee

5. Cincy

 

West

1. Los Angeles

2. San Francisco (WC)

3. Colorado

4. Arizona

5. San Diego

 

Rangers over Red Sox in ALCS

Cubs over Nationals in NLCS

Cubs over Rangers in the World Series

[gunnar hendershow]

53 minutes ago, thatshortguy said:

At the risk of being a homer, fifth in the NL East?  We got a long way to go, but there's enough raw talent to get to .500.  I'd say if we can keep around .500 by the Break, we've got a puncher's chance.  Plus there is no guarantee the Mets glass cannons make it an entire season.

FIfth?  Bah.  I rescind my Adrian Peterson prediction and double down on the Braves not finishing in last.  I'll buy someone a copy of The Show or OotP if they finish last, daggone it.

NL East is surprisingly deep. I flipped between Braves and Phils a lot for the last place team in that division.