2024 MLB Season Corner

[JSngry]

Moot point now LOL ..

[ghost of miles]

Ohtani now 17-20 in his last 20 AB with RISP (setting an MLB record) and 0-21 with nobody on base.

Ohtani’s big blast punctuates historic run of clutch hitting

[sonnymax]

Temptations perform Lindor's classic walk-up tune

[ghost of miles]

Riveting last couple of games in Cleveland for the ALCS. Weird how just about every game in the NLCS has been a blowout. 

[Patrick]

Congrats to Yankees and Yankee fans. Given the massive payroll and talent difference, kind of pre-ordained. At least some fun, and the scrappy rebel alliance took down the Evil Empire once in glorious fashion. Overall NY took care of CLE 2 main strengths: bullpen and Jose Ramirez. CLE most definitely did NOT handle Soto/Stanton/Judge. 

But then Soto should still be a Nat and Lindor should still be playing next to Jose Jose. Oh well. NBA gets underway shortly. 

[Brad]

I’m hopeful but not overly optimistic that the Mets can take it to a game 7.  Teams that are down 3-1 and need to win the last two on the road to win the series seldom do. It’s only happened seven or eight times in baseball since the 1950s. It’s been a fun ride nevertheless. 

[ghost of miles]

  On 10/20/2024 at 4:01 AM, Patrick said:

Congrats to Yankees and Yankee fans. Given the massive payroll and talent difference, kind of pre-ordained. At least some fun, and the scrappy rebel alliance took down the Evil Empire once in glorious fashion. Overall NY took care of CLE 2 main strengths: bullpen and Jose Ramirez. CLE most definitely did NOT handle Soto/Stanton/Judge. 

But then Soto should still be a Nat and Lindor should still be playing next to Jose Jose. Oh well. NBA gets underway shortly. 

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Thanks so much, Patrick. The final series line does not reflect how close and hard-fought it was—much, much respect to Cleveland. Those were some great and memorable ALCS battles, with game 3 in particular an instant classic.

 

 

  On 10/20/2024 at 2:13 PM, Brad said:

I’m hopeful but not overly optimistic that the Mets can take it to a game 7.  Teams that are down 3-1 and need to win the last two on the road to win the series seldom do. It’s only happened seven or eight times in baseball since the 1950s. It’s been a fun ride nevertheless. 

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One thing the Mets have going for them: the decimated L.A. rotation, and Yamamoto and Flaherty unavailable to start today or tomorrow. It’s going to be an epic World Series match-up, whoever ends up emerging from the NLCS. I’ll definitely be listening to tonight’s game.

[Brad]

  On 10/20/2024 at 4:15 PM, ghost of miles said:

Thanks so much, Patrick. The final series line does not reflect how close and hard-fought it was—much, much respect to Cleveland. Those were some great and memorable ALCS battles, with game 3 in particular an instant classic.

 

 

One thing the Mets have going for them: the decimated L.A. rotation, and Yamamoto and Flaherty unavailable to start today or tomorrow. It’s going to be an epic World Series match-up, whoever ends up emerging from the NLCS. I’ll definitely be listening to tonight’s game.

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Well, it didn’t work out. In every facet of the series LA was better.  

[GA Russell]

Fernando Valenzuela has died at 63.  RIP.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/sports/fernando-valenzuela-dodgers-legend-dead-at-63/

[soulpope]

  On 10/23/2024 at 5:31 AM, GA Russell said:

Fernando Valenzuela has died at 63.  RIP.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/sports/fernando-valenzuela-dodgers-legend-dead-at-63/

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R.I.P   ....

[ghost of miles]

  On 10/23/2024 at 5:31 AM, GA Russell said:

Fernando Valenzuela has died at 63.  RIP.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/sports/fernando-valenzuela-dodgers-legend-dead-at-63/

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Sad news—he was such a baseball sensation in 1981. Eerie timing on the eve of the first Dodgers-Yankees World Series since that very year.

[ghost of miles]

Roberts: Ohtani will not pitch in WS

…not unexpected.

Edited October 25, 2024 by ghost of miles

[sonnymax]

If it was up to me, those two would have been arrested for battery.

[mjazzg]

They'd certainly be arrested and get lifetime bans for an equivalent action in a UK sports stadium, football, cricket or whichever sport. 

How much would they have paid for their tickets that close to the field?

[Dan Gould]

  On 10/30/2024 at 5:51 PM, mjazzg said:

They'd certainly be arrested and get lifetime bans for an equivalent action in a UK sports stadium, football, cricket or whichever sport. 

How much would they have paid for their tickets that close to the field?

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Not as much as they would have behind home plate, but for WS, probably $100 each, as a guess.

 

[JSngry]

  On 10/30/2024 at 6:19 PM, Dan Gould said:

Not as much as they would have behind home plate, but for WS, probably $100 each, as a guess.

 

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That little?

  On 10/30/2024 at 5:38 PM, sonnymax said:

If it was up to me, those two would have been arrested for battery.

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Feral hogs, between innings.

[soulpope]

Congrats to the Dodgers, well deserved .... the Yankees had their chanches though ....

[ghost of miles]

  On 10/31/2024 at 6:36 AM, soulpope said:

Congrats to the Dodgers, well deserved .... the Yankees had their chanches though ....

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Yes, congratulations to L.A., clearly the better team. I had voted for the Dodgers-in-six option on Pinstripe Alley’s pre-series poll, but even that proved to be overly optimistic. The Dodgers have set themselves up nicely for a potential stretch of dominance, what with Glasnow and Ohtani both in the rotation next year and all of their key players still in their prime. 
Glad that I got to hear John Sterling making his last Yankee calls in the postseason, that I got to follow Judge having one of the most spectacular offensive seasons I’ve ever seen, that Soto fit in so well in the Bronx (it’ll take a truckload of money and he won’t be handing out any hometown discounts, but I think he ultimately stays with New York), and glad to have enjoyed another season of baseball. In this most volatile of election years, it was a more welcome diversion than ever. In the meantime, fire up the hot stove! 

[soulpope]

  On 10/31/2024 at 1:49 PM, ghost of miles said:

Yes, congratulations to L.A., clearly the better team. I had voted for the Dodgers-in-six option on Pinstripe Alley’s pre-series poll, but even that proved to be overly optimistic. The Dodgers have set themselves up nicely for a potential stretch of dominance, what with Glasnow and Ohtani both in the rotation next year and all of their key players still in their prime. 
Glad that I got to hear John Sterling making his last Yankee calls in the postseason, that I got to follow Judge having one of the most spectacular offensive seasons I’ve ever seen, that Soto fit in so well in the Bronx (it’ll take a truckload of money and he won’t be handing out any hometown discounts, but I think he ultimately stays with New York), and glad to have enjoyed another season of baseball. In this most volatile of election years, it was a more welcome diversion than ever. In the meantime, fire up the hot stove! 

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Well said 👌👍 ....