MLB 2017 - August

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:44 am

Never to early to start, right? Should be a fun final 2 months!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:52 pm

Can't believe Stanton's on the A's

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:32 pm

That was widely rumored amongst those on the inside. The Cubs getting Verlander and Cabrera for Rizzo was a bigger surprise.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:52 pm

You girls are still watching this when there is preseason football on? LAME

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:57 pm

Whoa! Bellinger and Puig for Trout. Now that is bold.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:13 pm

Guess who just broke the trout trade news to a friend? This dumbass.

I hate you people.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 2:42 am

I suppose Angels fans may not fully appreciate Bellinger's potential, plus the value involved. Still, Trout is Trout. This is like trading Mantle at his peak. Simply hard to grasp how it could be a good thing. Give your friend a few days.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:37 pm

Seems like just last month I jinxed that Tanaka perfect game

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:11 pm

A_B wrote:Guess who just broke the trout trade news to a friend? This dumbass.

I hate you people.

Please tell me this is true.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 10:48 pm

Great news about Jeter coming back to play for the Marlins. The game needs him.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:19 am

mister d wrote:
A_B wrote:Guess who just broke the trout trade news to a friend? This dumbass.

I hate you people.

Please tell me this is true.

Totally true though I caught in pretty quickly.

Post by **brian** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:13 pm

Probably bad to admit but I just saw a guy in a Biggio shirtsey and immediately thought of MrD.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:09 pm

Gray goes with pinstripes.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 8:49 am

Its August now.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:56 pm

CBC has a feature about the guy who threw the beer can last year in Toronto

http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/ke ... blue-jays/

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:48 am

Hey, a black guy robbed a Red Sox home run last night and the Fenway crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Boy, they really hate lazy Hanley Ramirez

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:55 am

Ryan wrote:Hey, a black guy robbed a Red Sox home run last night and the Fenway crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Boy, they really hate lazy Hanley Ramirez

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/892554125199757312

Jesus Christ, Austin.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:43 am

Ryan wrote:Hey, a black guy robbed a Red Sox home run last night and the Fenway crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Boy, they really hate lazy Hanley Ramirez

He was wearing a racist depiction on his hat, so the crowd probably figured, "He's one of the okay ones."

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:50 am

(Gary Matthews Jr.'s catch was still a lot better.)

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:41 am

Cashman worked some serious magic to land Sonny Gray earlier this week. Prospects were good going back to OAK, but two of them may never live up to what they could become due to injury. Me thinks this was a case of Beane's love of the next big thing, and Cash's recognition when to cut bait on 'up side'.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:05 pm

How about some Phoenix relocation talk? That's something this forum has never discussed before, ever, right?

The Diamondbacks are embroiled in a lawsuit with Maricopa County over who is responsible for major repairs required at Chase Field. In court, a lawyer for the team threatened that MLB could step in and force the franchise to relocate if the situation got much worse.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loc ... 527199001/

Given the A's are still playing out of their literal sewage dump of a stadium, that's obviously an empty threat, but....

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:22 pm

Yeah, there doesn't seem to be too many markets making noises about really wanting an MLB team. (And to MLB's credit they haven't threatened any teams with the "threat" of certain markets like the NFL has for decades).

That said would be an interesting thought experiment to figure out most likely places for a team to go -- probably Charlotte, NC would be near top of the list. Montreal as well if they somehow got a stadium built.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:34 pm

EnochRoot wrote:Cashman worked some serious magic to land Sonny Gray earlier this week. Prospects were good going back to OAK, but two of them may never live up to what they could become due to injury. Me thinks this was a case of Beane's love of the next big thing, and Cash's recognition when to cut bait on 'up side'.

Yeah, was a must-do considering the two injured guys are bigger flags than usual. Kaprielian rose post-draft because of his increase in velo and that maybe killed his elbow, Fowler is a guy who probably doesn't have the bat to be a legit starting corner so he needs to come all the way back from a serious injury. Really shocked they got away without giving up Florial as a Barreto-esque pickup by Beane.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:59 pm

brian wrote:Yeah, there doesn't seem to be too many markets making noises about really wanting an MLB team. (And to MLB's credit they haven't threatened any teams with the "threat" of certain markets like the NFL has for decades).

That said would be an interesting thought experiment to figure out most likely places for a team to go -- probably Charlotte, NC would be near top of the list. Montreal as well if they somehow got a stadium built.

Can't see Charlotte getting it. They opened their downtown minor-league stadium in 2014 with a capacity of 10,200 (and broke ground the day before I left after spending two months there for work).

Frankly, I can't see them moving. Just squabbling with vague, open-ended threats about moving to squeeze local government when something goes wrong combined with a billionaire who knows he didn't become a billionaire by paying for things when he didn't have to.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:01 pm

Solo tonight (kids asleep) and DVRed Sonny's first start. This never goes well for me so let's see ...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:04 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:
brian wrote:Yeah, there doesn't seem to be too many markets making noises about really wanting an MLB team. (And to MLB's credit they haven't threatened any teams with the "threat" of certain markets like the NFL has for decades).

That said would be an interesting thought experiment to figure out most likely places for a team to go -- probably Charlotte, NC would be near top of the list. Montreal as well if they somehow got a stadium built.

Can't see Charlotte getting it. They opened their downtown minor-league stadium in 2014 with a capacity of 10,200 (and broke ground the day before I left after spending two months there for work).

Frankly, I can't see them moving. Just squabbling with vague, open-ended threats about moving to squeeze local government when something goes wrong combined with a billionaire who knows he didn't become a billionaire by paying for things when he didn't have to.

Probably couldn't move a west coast team that Far East either.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:05 pm

Not ready what AB wrote until I catch up but 2 errors in 3 batters feels hilariously right.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:06 pm

Good fucking god.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:06 pm

mister d wrote:Not ready what AB wrote until I catch up but 2 errors in 3 batters feels hilariously right.

You are in for a treat.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:25 pm

I guess Rafael Devers can hit.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:42 pm

Not his repertoire, but something about Sonny reminds me of Cone(y).

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 4:10 pm

Dodgers are 44-7 in their last 51.

Can't wait to see them lose in the first round of the playoffs.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:25 pm

TIL Atlanta had the highest elevation of any ballpark in baseball before expansion to Denver. Kind of mind blowing to me.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:42 am

Fulton County Stadium wasn't called The Launching Pad for nothing.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:36 am

What the how what who?

https://www.mlb.com/video/must-c-hamilt ... id=6479266

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:46 am

[nothing is fun anymore voice]That couldn't have been much tougher than a 50/50 ball.[/nothing is fun anymore voice]

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:07 am

Ryan wrote:What the how what who?

https://www.mlb.com/video/must-c-hamilt ... id=6479266

All the WELL ACTUALLY comments about him over-running the ball are lol. He can't hit, but good lord, can he field.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:15 am

If you can run to Kentucky and make it back in time to do that, I'm willing to overlook route efficiency

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:32 am

tennbengal wrote:All the WELL ACTUALLY comments about him over-running the ball are lol. He can't hit, but good lord, can he field.

Absolutely, but that wasn't the right example. Catching it weird doesn't mean it was an impossible ball for a major league CF to get to.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:53 am

mister d wrote:
tennbengal wrote:All the WELL ACTUALLY comments about him over-running the ball are lol. He can't hit, but good lord, can he field.

Absolutely, but that wasn't the right example. Catching it weird doesn't mean it was an impossible ball for a major league CF to get to.

I knew you would be "well actually" guy on this!