jlhoots Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Brewers 17 - Mets 6 Brewers 13 games above .500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Brewers best record in the NL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Aaron Judge becomes fastest player in MLB history to 70 career home runs .... https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2018/05/26/aaron-judge-fastest-70-career-home-runs/647908002/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 That's one of those statistics which seem meaningless to me. What is the significance in the overall scheme of things? Very little I expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, Brad said: That's one of those statistics which seem meaningless to me. What is the significance in the overall scheme of things? Very little I expect. Probably .... but after Judge was questioned as potential "one season wonder" this "stat" shows that he is well underway in his sophomore full season .... no more no less .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 I was one of those too but I've grudgingly come to realize he's the real thing. Those two throws yesterday were impressive. While I think Stanton's year last year was an anomaly, time will show that Judge's probably wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Red Sox are definitely winning the Martinez-vs.-Stanton upgrade war so far. What a comeback by the Tribe today! I had assumed another W was rolling along for the Astros, but then this happened: https://www.mlb.com/video/c-2090282483 ... and they went on to win it with a walkoff in the 14th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 4 hours ago, ghost of miles said: What a comeback by the Tribe today! I had assumed another W was rolling along for the Astros, but then this happened: https://www.mlb.com/video/c-2090282483 ... and they went on to win it with a walkoff in the 14th. A fantastic game for sure .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, soulpope said: A fantastic game for sure .... Normally I’d be ecstatic that the Indians softened up the Astros’ bullpen for us today, but unfortunately it’s Verlander’s turn in the Houston rotation. 😖 Edited May 28, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 It should be a very interesting series; I’m sure the Astros would like a little payback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Just like the Yankees planned it! The ol’ “Chapman throws 100 mph wild pitch that richochets off the backstop, Sanchez nails runner attempting to advance” play... works every time! 😄 Kemp thrown out after wild pitch ricochets Edited May 30, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 3 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Just like the Yankees planned it! The ol’ “Chapman throws 100 mph wild pitch that richochets off the backstop, Sanchez nails runner attempting to advance” play... works every time! 😄 Kemp thrown out after wild pitch ricochets Priceless .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Mildly nauseated this morning to find that a game the Astros had in hand when I went to bed had blown up. And now the Red Sox have signed Adam Lind as 1B protection. Yeah that makes sense, get rid of Hanley who can still hit and if need be slip Lind in there if someone gets hurt. UGGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 turn on MLB Network to see the worst "great" closer of all time fuck a game away. Four run lead down to two. No outs runner at second. The day this asshole becomes a free agent can not come soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 19 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Just like the Yankees planned it! The ol’ “Chapman throws 100 mph wild pitch that richochets off the backstop, Sanchez nails runner attempting to advance” play... works every time! 😄 Kemp thrown out after wild pitch ricochets Between that play, and the fact that the Yankees committed five errors and still managed to win, luck was certainly on their side. The Astros stranded too many runners on base, and with that many errors the game shouldn't have been as close as it was going into the late innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 16 hours ago, Dave Garrett said: Between that play, and the fact that the Yankees committed five errors and still managed to win, luck was certainly on their side. The Astros stranded too many runners on base, and with that many errors the game shouldn't have been as close as it was going into the late innings. No kidding—the last time the Yankees won a game in which they made five errors was in April 1997, 21 years ago. This is a really fun AND frustrating team to watch, that’s for sure. Andujar and Torres are almost certainly the best bottom-of-the-order hitting duo in MLB right now, but they’re quite an adventure in the infield. Torres is, I think, a superb fielder who’s experiencing rookie kinks; Andujar will probably improve at third but is never going to have great range there. On another note, Tuesday night was the fifth time so far this season that NY’s come back to win after being behind in the 8th inning. Last night’s solid W with Severino on the mound and only one error (Andujar again) was a little less nerve-wracking to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Tribe bullpen sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 RIP Bruce Kison 68YO 2 time WS Champ with the Pirates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 6 hours ago, Soulstation1 said: RIP Bruce Kison 68YO 2 time WS Champ with the Pirates RIP. He was currently a scout for the Orioles. He was the same age as I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Interesting analysis from FiveThirtyEight: The 2018 Brewers sure look a lot like the 2015 Royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) MLB has purchased Rawlings. I suppose the day will come that all MLB equipment will be made by Rawlings, so then MLB will not have to share the merchandise revenue. Anybody have a better guess? On 6/3/2018 at 0:03 PM, Soulstation1 said: RIP Bruce Kison 68YO 2 time WS Champ with the Pirates RIP. He pitched for the Pirates when I lived in Pittsburgh. Edited June 6, 2018 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) On 6/3/2018 at 9:03 AM, Soulstation1 said: RIP Bruce Kison 68YO 2 time WS Champ with the Pirates I loved those Pirates teams of the 1970s, so many interesting personalities. I think that's what I miss most, the personalities from the days gone by, nowadays, there seems to be only the cookie cutter mold of no emotion while playing, unwritten rules galore -- strangely enough, some those old-time managers like Danny Murtaugh seemed to be pretty chill about things, unlike today's over controlling managers. Edit: Yeah, I know, the above is really old geezer talk, but really, get off my lawn! Edited June 6, 2018 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Kluber Cy Young Winner this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Severino is having just a good a year as Kluber — his WL percentage is actually a little better — so you’re a tad premature. Stop reading the Plain Dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) I can’t see anybody beating out Verlander if he stays on his current pace or regresses only slightly. But Sevy is indeed having a fantastic season so far. With Jordan Montgomery lost to TJ surgery, I’ll be curious to see who the Yankees can get to replace him. Cole Hamels’ name comes up a lot, but he’s 34 and in some ways not having such a great season, statistically speaking, to date. Yankees fans would love to somehow peel Bumgarner away from the Giants or deGrom from the Mets, but both seem like longshot deals to me, especially Bumgarner. Edited June 6, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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