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**Arturo2nd** · April 7th, 2018, 04:38 AM

Watching A's & Angels again tonight and took a quick look at some other clubs. There are going to be some truly ugly ERAs put up this year. Some of the big hitting guns have yet to get rolling this year.

~~bigtrain45~~ · April 7th, 2018, 10:04 PM

I did not pick up Ohtani in any of my fantasy leagues because he didn't look that good in the spring. I should have known he was sandbagging, like Ichiro did when he came here. He is really going to be fun to watch.

**Arturo2nd** · April 11th, 2018, 07:44 PM

Bumgarner, Cueto, Melancon, and Samardzjia all on the DL and 15th in the National League in runs scored. The Giaants are really lucky to be 5-5. We won't talk about the A's.

It's early yet, but it is not looking good for victory parades in the Bay Area this year.

**Navvet** · April 14th, 2018, 02:48 AM

The New York Mets just won their 9th straight, 6-5 over the Brewers.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/f...in-9th-in-row/

For several years we Mets fans have been waiting for all their starting pitchers (deGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey, Matz, and Wheeler) to be healthy, so that we could see what they could do. It's too early to tell, but if the first 11 games are any indication, then we're in for an exciting season.

~~bigtrain45~~ · April 14th, 2018, 05:36 PM

Enjoy it navvet, those pitchers will be back on the DL by the All-Star break.

**Arturo2nd** · April 15th, 2018, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navvet

For several years we Mets fans have been waiting for all their starting pitchers (deGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey, Matz, and Wheeler) to be healthy, so that we could see what they could do. It's too early to tell, but if the first 11 games are any indication, then we're in for an exciting season.

As a baseball fan, it is really good to see Harvey and Wheeler bounce back from their injuries. I am really hoping that Syndergaard gets really rolling again. He is like Kershaw in that it is usually a bummer when he pitches against your team, but if you truly love baseball, there is joy in watching their pitching.

We are also blessed with a new generation of Hall of Fame hitters. I was blessed to grow up Willie Mays, seeing those great A's teams in the 1970s, Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds, Dave Stewart, Bumgarner and those ridiculous World Series wins. Now, it is other teams' fans turn to be excited.

**tsunamiSD** · May 25th, 2018, 04:30 PM

MLB Admits Balls Are Different

Quote:

“is not due to either a livelier, ‘juiced’ ball, or any change in batter or pitcher behavior,” the report concluded. “It seems, instead, to have arisen from a decrease in the ball’s drag properties, which cause it to carry further than previously, given the same set of initial conditions — exit velocity, launch and spray angle, and spin. So there is indirect evidence that the ball has changed, but we don’t yet know how.”

I hope that more investigation is going to happen, so they can find out 'how' the ball has changed, if not in the inner composition of the ball.

**Arturo2nd** · May 26th, 2018, 10:05 AM

Gee, I am kind of hoping that they can get certain umpires to maintain a consistent strike zone. Then again, I am remembering how few walks were issued in night games at Candlestick Park. Damn, it got cold out there.

~~bigtrain45~~ · May 27th, 2018, 12:13 AM

Virtually every player swings like they are trying to hit the ball 500 feet, like getting singles and doubles is just not manly enough. As to the umpires and the strike zone, I got ejected from enough games that I should probably leave that one alone, but I am looking forward to the electronic strike zone taking over for them.

**Arturo2nd** · May 27th, 2018, 12:26 AM

Does Bryce Harper need lasix or something? I can't believe he's hitting .237.

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April 11th, 2018, 07:44 PM	#103
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	Early Returns from Oakland Bumgarner, Cueto, Melancon, and Samardzjia all on the DL and 15th in the National League in runs scored. The Giaants are really lucky to be 5-5. We won't talk about the A's. It's early yet, but it is not looking good for victory parades in the Bay Area this year.

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April 7th, 2018, 04:38 AM	#101
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	Watching A's & Angels again tonight and took a quick look at some other clubs. There are going to be some truly ugly ERAs put up this year. Some of the big hitting guns have yet to get rolling this year.

April 7th, 2018, 10:04 PM	#102
~~bigtrain45~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 16,142 Thanks: 47,756 Thanked 215,718 Times in 16,027 Posts	I did not pick up Ohtani in any of my fantasy leagues because he didn't look that good in the spring. I should have known he was sandbagging, like Ichiro did when he came here. He is really going to be fun to watch.

April 14th, 2018, 02:48 AM	#104
Navvet An Old Salt Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,092 Thanks: 71,662 Thanked 279,459 Times in 8,084 Posts	The New York Mets just won their 9th straight, 6-5 over the Brewers. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/f...in-9th-in-row/ For several years we Mets fans have been waiting for all their starting pitchers (deGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey, Matz, and Wheeler) to be healthy, so that we could see what they could do. It's too early to tell, but if the first 11 games are any indication, then we're in for an exciting season.

April 14th, 2018, 05:36 PM	#105
~~bigtrain45~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 16,142 Thanks: 47,756 Thanked 215,718 Times in 16,027 Posts	Enjoy it navvet, those pitchers will be back on the DL by the All-Star break.

May 26th, 2018, 10:05 AM	#108
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	Gee, I am kind of hoping that they can get certain umpires to maintain a consistent strike zone. Then again, I am remembering how few walks were issued in night games at Candlestick Park. Damn, it got cold out there.

May 27th, 2018, 12:13 AM	#109
~~bigtrain45~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 16,142 Thanks: 47,756 Thanked 215,718 Times in 16,027 Posts	Virtually every player swings like they are trying to hit the ball 500 feet, like getting singles and doubles is just not manly enough. As to the umpires and the strike zone, I got ejected from enough games that I should probably leave that one alone, but I am looking forward to the electronic strike zone taking over for them.

May 27th, 2018, 12:26 AM	#110
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	Does Bryce Harper need lasix or something? I can't believe he's hitting .237.