Major League Baseball thread - Page 13

**Arturo2nd** · August 2nd, 2018, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian249x

I want to get behind the Oakland A's, I really do. It makes sense to build a team around the home run when you play in the Coliseum. It is a brutal park for hitters and you just aren't going to string a bunch of hits together for sustained rallies. They are fifth in runs scored & fourth in home runs. The team would really like to get a couple of guys going who could get on base often in front of their power guys. But damn, watching a bunch of .230 -.250 hitters and waiting for a home run is like watching paint dry.

Ten pitchers have started at least 5 games for the A's this year. Five of those guys are now on the DL, two are back in the minors, and one is Brett Anderson, back in the rotation until his next injury. Bob Melvin really earns his paycheck with this staff.

Wow, did this team ever make me wrong. They are 18-7 since Matt Chapman came off the disabled list. Oddly, they couldn't score runs in Colorado of all places. The starting pitching seems to like having a team that can score a bunch of runs for them and their bullpen is tough. Funny, Khris Davis doesn't look like Harmon Killebrew, but the numbers are eerily similar.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...aviskh01.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...illeha01.shtml

Meanwhile, the baseball gods continue to punish the Giants for lavishing $20 million a year long term contracts on Cueto and Samardzjia. One might have thought that the Matt Cain contract taught them something.

**tsunamiSD** · August 2nd, 2018, 08:17 PM

The Padres continue their nose dive, having gone 5 and 20 during July. They are on a pace now to end up with a 62 and 100 record...

**Arturo2nd** · August 3rd, 2018, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tsunamiSD

The Padres continue their nose dive, having gone 5 and 20 during July. They are on a pace now to end up with a 62 and 100 record...

They have really had buzzards' luck with injuries this year. Too many guys have wound up trying to gut it out with injuries, too. The baseball gods are still punishing A.J Preller for his hubris. Perhaps, you could burn him at the stake to appease them. I would be willing to throw in Brian Sabean and Bobby Evans for a real auto-de-fe

**Arturo2nd** · August 6th, 2018, 05:05 PM

The Padres cut bait with Tyson Ross and bring up a reliever from AAA El Paso. Time to see if the guys who've been better in small samples can be part of next year's rotation.

The Giants are still pretending that they're in the hunt, but they don't appear to have much left in the farm system. The talk shows are debating "Is it time to deal Madison Bumgarner for prospects?"

Damn, this is not going to be fun trying to compete with the Dodgers.

~~bigtrain45~~ · August 7th, 2018, 01:34 AM

I can't believe the way the A's are playing since I was on double secret probation. If the A's and Mariners keep the Yankees out of the playoffs I may have the greatest orgasm of my life. It was a little bit of heaven watching the Red Sox beat them every way imaginable the last 4 nights.

**Navvet** · August 7th, 2018, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian249x

They have really had buzzards' luck with injuries this year. Too many guys have wound up trying to gut it out with injuries, too. The baseball gods are still punishing A.J Preller for his hubris. Perhaps, you could burn him at the stake to appease them. I would be willing to throw in Brian Sabean and Bobby Evans for a real auto-de-fe

The Mets too, have been hit hard by injuries (just like last season). They started the season 11-1, and we fans had World Series fantasies running through our heads. Since then, and in part due to all the injuries, they've lost about twenty-five games more than they've won. The good news is;

The NFL season starts in a month!

**Arturo2nd** · August 7th, 2018, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by navvet

The Mets too, have been hit hard by injuries (just like last season). They started the season 11-1, and we fans had World Series fantasies running through our heads. Since then, and in part due to all the injuries, they've lost about twenty-five games more than they've won. The good news is;

The NFL season starts in a month!

The Mets could do a major auto-da-fe. Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz, Omar Minaya, John Ricco, and J.P. Ricciardi going up in smoke as an appeasement to the baseball gods, or Mets fans, at least. Sandy Alderson gets a pass since his cancer has returned.

As for the NFL, you realize that Vegas has the Giants projected at 7-9 and the Jets at 6-10, don't you? Just sayin'

They have the Raiders at 8-8, but somehow I don't think they will do that well. But then again, they do get two games against both Denver and the Chargers. Even the Chiefs are questionable.

**Navvet** · August 7th, 2018, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian249x

The Mets could do a major auto-da-fe. Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz, Omar Minaya, John Ricco, and J.P. Ricciardi going up in smoke as an appeasement to the baseball gods, or Mets fans, at least. Sandy Alderson gets a pass since his cancer has returned.

As for the NFL, you realize that Vegas has the Giants projected at 7-9 and the Jets at 6-10, don't you? Just sayin'

They have the Raiders at 8-8, but somehow I don't think they will do that well. But then again, they do get two games against both Denver and the Chargers. Even the Chiefs are questionable.

I'd love to see the Mets get new ownership, but I don't see it happening anytime soon.

I'm not concerned about the Giants and the Jets. Even though I live in New York, I've been a Rams fan for decades. After the success of last season, I'm excited to see how far they can go this year.

**Arturo2nd** · September 3rd, 2018, 05:12 PM

The San Francisco Giants outfielders combined have produced about as many WAR as one legitimate starter. Most of that was provided by the recently traded Andrew McCutchen.

Hunter Pence is in the last year of his contract, thankfully. Pence wanted to play here and was a decent player for awhile, but the last 2 years have been ugly as he provided negative value.

I would feel better about the A's if the playoff starters were not Mike Fiers, Edwin Jackson, Trevor Cahill, and Daniel Mngden. That is, if they can stay healthy. But, the Astros are going to have to work hard to stay atop the division next year.

**Reclaimedwg** · October 18th, 2018, 07:08 AM

If the Houston Astros lose the next game and gets eliminated, it will be all because of this fan.

https://abc13.com/sports/fan-weighs-...call-/4506590/

Not the first time something like this has happened in a MLB game.

Fucking dumb asses fans.

It's like being on a public transportation bus: do not extend your arms and any other limbs outside of the bus through the windows.

If you continue to do so and ignore the instructions of the bus drive, you will be asked to disembark the bus.

Same thing should apply when they are in their seats at a MLB game:

any fans who extend their arms and limbs outside of the purview area of their seats and interfere with the outcome of the game or with the players on the field, they will be asked to leave and banned from ever attending another MLB game that season and if they have any tickets for any future games they have already purchased, not only do those tickets get voided, they also don't get a refund.

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August 2nd, 2018, 08:17 PM	#122
tsunamiSD Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 53,033 Thanks: 633,387 Thanked 640,372 Times in 53,115 Posts	The Padres continue their nose dive, having gone 5 and 20 during July. They are on a pace now to end up with a 62 and 100 record... __________________ Fortitudo, Fidelitas, Decus I can re-up all my celeb posts, most of my funny posts, and many of my misc funny posts.

August 6th, 2018, 05:05 PM	#124
Arturo2nd Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oakland, California, United States. I have a beautful view of the BART tracks and I-980 Posts: 8,955 Thanks: 103,061 Thanked 151,470 Times in 8,946 Posts	Monday in the NL West The Padres cut bait with Tyson Ross and bring up a reliever from AAA El Paso. Time to see if the guys who've been better in small samples can be part of next year's rotation. The Giants are still pretending that they're in the hunt, but they don't appear to have much left in the farm system. The talk shows are debating "Is it time to deal Madison Bumgarner for prospects?" Damn, this is not going to be fun trying to compete with the Dodgers.

September 3rd, 2018, 05:12 PM	#129
Arturo2nd Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oakland, California, United States. I have a beautful view of the BART tracks and I-980 Posts: 8,955 Thanks: 103,061 Thanked 151,470 Times in 8,946 Posts	Only 24 games until the playoffs start. The San Francisco Giants outfielders combined have produced about as many WAR as one legitimate starter. Most of that was provided by the recently traded Andrew McCutchen. Hunter Pence is in the last year of his contract, thankfully. Pence wanted to play here and was a decent player for awhile, but the last 2 years have been ugly as he provided negative value. I would feel better about the A's if the playoff starters were not Mike Fiers, Edwin Jackson, Trevor Cahill, and Daniel Mngden. That is, if they can stay healthy. But, the Astros are going to have to work hard to stay atop the division next year.

August 7th, 2018, 01:34 AM	#125
~~bigtrain45~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 16,142 Thanks: 47,756 Thanked 215,718 Times in 16,027 Posts	I can't believe the way the A's are playing since I was on double secret probation. If the A's and Mariners keep the Yankees out of the playoffs I may have the greatest orgasm of my life. It was a little bit of heaven watching the Red Sox beat them every way imaginable the last 4 nights.

October 18th, 2018, 07:08 AM	#130
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,946 Times in 3,089 Posts	If the Houston Astros lose the next game and gets eliminated, it will be all because of this fan. https://abc13.com/sports/fan-weighs-...call-/4506590/ Not the first time something like this has happened in a MLB game. Fucking dumb asses fans. It's like being on a public transportation bus: do not extend your arms and any other limbs outside of the bus through the windows. If you continue to do so and ignore the instructions of the bus drive, you will be asked to disembark the bus. Same thing should apply when they are in their seats at a MLB game: any fans who extend their arms and limbs outside of the purview area of their seats and interfere with the outcome of the game or with the players on the field, they will be asked to leave and banned from ever attending another MLB game that season and if they have any tickets for any future games they have already purchased, not only do those tickets get voided, they also don't get a refund.