MLB 2016 Season Thread Of Discussions

[Dave Garrett]

On 4/5/2016 at 5:14 AM, Scott Dolan said:

I thought they were tearing down that hill in CF before this season. 

That's just one piece of the center field renovation that's planned. They opted to postpone the renovations another season because they weren't going to be able to get everything done before the home opener this year. The timeline got shortened due to last season's playoff run and some other events that had previously been scheduled for the park. 

[Scott Dolan]

Hmmm...

So what happens when they go deep into the playoffs this year? 

[Tim McG]

Giants come backer to beat the hated Dodgers today. 12-6.

Woo-hoo!

[Soulstation1]

Is 1 game win and 2 rainouts = a sweep??

[paul secor]

Sounds like one to me.

[Dave Garrett]

On 4/7/2016 at 11:53 AM, Scott Dolan said:

Hmmm...

So what happens when they go deep into the playoffs this year? 

It wasn't just the playoff run last year that was an issue, it was the combination of the (unexpected) playoff run and other events that they'd already committed to. As part of reworking the project plan, they almost certainly assumed a deep playoff run this year and presumably haven't scheduled any other events that might impact the renovation timeline. 

[Scott Dolan]

So they had scheduled special events during the playoffs window? That wasn't very sensible on their part. 

[Brad]

Mets hitting woes have carried over from spring training. 

[Scott Dolan]

Still WAY too early to come to any conclusions on anything. 

[Tim McG]

Giants take 3-4 from the hated Dodgers.
 

Life is good.

[Brad]

Matz got lit up like a Christmas tree last night.  Offense is worst in majors. Team needs to wake up. 

[paul secor]

Girardi will burn out the Yanks' bullpen before the season is half over.

[Scott Dolan]

I thought the Yankees were intentionally going after the Royals bullpen model? Did they not load it enough? 

[paul secor]

They have a good number of good pitchers in the bullpen, but if you only trust your starters to go 5 innings or so, the bullpen won't last.

[Scott Dolan]

Only if you only have two or three go to relievers, Paul. The Royals have changed that dynamic with a wall-to-wall bull pen. We barely squeezed five or six innings out of our starters last year. 

How did our pen look in the postseason? Trust me, it can work. 

Edited April 13, 2016 by Scott Dolan

[paul secor]

For the Yankees sake, I hope so. Time will tell.

[Soulstation1]

Anyone see the Jackie Robinson doc on PBS?

 

[Larry Kart]

5 hours ago, Soulstation1 said:

Anyone see the Jackie Robinson doc on PBS?

 

Saw some of it. Like much of Burns' output, it put me to sleep in short order. That whole panning over photos thing, plus the narrator's voice and much of what he says. ZZZZZ.

[JSngry]

Panning over photos, yes, i am SO tired of that shit.

[JSngry]

Beltre.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/4/20/11466888/mlb-video-rangers-adrian-beltre-elvis-andrus-staredown

Kinsler.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/4/18/11450290/ian-kinsler-dropped-pop-up-which-was-really-smart

[Dan Gould]

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/175488010/david-ortiz-makes-good-on-home-run-promise

What a story. Shades of The Babe (or Paul O'Neil/Seinfeld).

[BERIGAN]

On 4/10/2016 at 5:54 PM, Scott Dolan said:

Still WAY too early to come to any conclusions on anything. 

That's right! The braves can completely win the NL EAST!

[Tim McG]

I was at the Giants vs the D-Backs get away game last week. The last game of a sweep. Bad guys got us. Ugh.

Still early.

[Dan Gould]

On 4/6/2016 at 8:21 PM, Tim McG said:

Sorry about Pablo Sandoval not working out for your guys.

I think now you now why my Giants didn't aggressively go after him. He was more box office sales than a legit talent. Great glove man, a fair bat but attitude up the yin-yang. Food me.

Funny how no one knew anything of a shoulder injury when he went on the DL, figured it was a case of "sucks - itis" and now he's facing shoulder surgery and likely gone for the season.

Here's to a successful rehab, a solid 2017 spring training, and godspeed at his next destination when the Sox unload his salary for a (small) bag of equipment.

[JSngry]

Rangers in Tease Mode already, not sure if my towel order for this year was sufficient.