2018 MLB Thread

[GhostMachine]

You're right. Hopefully he will strike out 5 times against the same team again. 

[Meacon Keaton]

What's gotten into you? Sure we haven't started undefeated, but it could definitely be worse than 4-2. Stanton is going help us. He's a good thing.

[Toe]

On 4/4/2018 at 20:35, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

What a weird review situation in the Jays/White Sox game. 

Bases are loaded. So the ball hits off the wall but Granderson catches it before it falls to the ground. The outfield ump says it's a catch. Castillo, who should have tagged up either way, returns to 3rd base. After a review, it's not a catch because it hit the wall and all the White Sox move up a base.

There was no reason for Castillo not to tag and go. If it was an out, he can still tag up. If it's not, he's totally fine. So him returning to 3rd should have actually just caused an out on the base path somewhere. 

So, really, the Jays should have thrown the ball home. 

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Yes, but the guy they would have been "getting out" had already been called out. 

[Toe]

10 minutes ago, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

Yes, but the guy they would have been "getting out" had already been called out. 

It was so confusing. I turned off my TV when that inning was over.

[The Buscher]

I have no idea why he's done this, but it is amazing.

[GhostMachine]

Tim Tebow's first bat at Double-A was a 3-run homer.

Bad news is, he's still property of the Mets. I'd think he'd have a better chance of getting called up if he was with an American League team (FUCK THE YANKEES! GO RED SOX!), because he could be used as a DH.

 

[Draevyn]

You can't say Fuck the Yankees and Go Red Sox in the same sentence. That is a horrible double negative if I've ever seen one.

[Maxx]

There isn’t a negative in either of those statements.  Double positive 

[gunnar hendershow]

The Yankees are the Empire and the Red Sox are the First Order.

[Meacon Keaton]

3 hours ago, damsher hatfield said:

The Yankees are the Empire and the Red Sox are the First Order.

Oh yeah? Well the Orioles are Hayden Christiansen!

[GhostMachine]

The Yankees are Jake Lloyd. The Red Sox are James Earl Jones.

[Your Mom]

I agree. The Yankees are cute and fun and get a bad rap from die hard "fans". Way to stick up for your squad GM!

[Draevyn]

God, I knew the Marlins were going to be bad but 20-1 loss to Philly today is just craziness.

[Meacon Keaton]

We need to remember this in September when the Nationals have 110 wins and everybody is jerkin' their dirkin' over them. They get to play the Marlins and the Phillies a loooooooot.

[ThrillhouseMAX]

Did everyone see the end of the Astros game? This shit is hilarious.

 

 

[Draevyn]

That feels like something that would happen at a little league game, not an MLB game.

[Meacon Keaton]

Gold Glover Eric Hosmer, eh? 

[The Buscher]

I'm trying not to get carried away about the Mets' 6-1 start, which is their best start since 2006.

Tough not to feel really good about winning a road series against a Nats team that dominated them the last two years.  That being said, the Nats are without Murphy who turns into Ted Williams when he plays the Mets.

If I have a concern it's that they're still a station-to-station, strikeout-prone team offensively.  And while the bullpen has been stellar so far, starters have only gone six innings twice so far which means the bullpen is on pace for a lottttttt of work.

The series against the Marlins this week is actually kinda important because I think the Mets simply can't afford to let games against the Marlins slip away if they're gonna have playoff aspirations this year.

[Meacon Keaton]

If the Mets stay healthy, a .667 winning percentage against Miami and a .600 winning percentage against Philadelphia should be attainable and that'll go a helluva long way toward getting the East. After the last couple seasons though, it's hard to bank on them staying healthy though.