The boys of summer! (Baseball Thread)

[ACamp1900]

I’m far from a Yanks apologist, but they’ve had issues with starting rotation these past few years. Dellin Betances missed most of last year. Tanaka was injured. Severino is done for this year.

Yeah they've had injury issues in general. I'm not saying the Angels are the only ones but that they're abnormal... especially considering this is an ongoing thing for like five years running now... and that it's fairly exclusive to the starting rotation.

 

[Irishize]

Yeah they've had injury issues in general. I'm not saying the Angels are the only ones but that they're abnormal... especially considering this is an ongoing thing for like five years running now... and that it's fairly exclusive to the starting rotation.

No doubt. I understamd the frustration. Tommy John should have gotten the UCL reconstruction patented in his name.

 

[ACamp1900]

No doubt. I understamd the frustration. Tommy John should have gotten the UCL reconstruction patented in his name.

It's super defeating,.. all you hear is "The Angels are wasting Trout, they have no pitching" etc etc etc... Dude over the last four-five years, JUST Tommy John's off the top of my head and this is not even considering other injuries...

John Lamb
Garrett Richards
Keynan Middleton
JC Ramirez
Nick Torpeano
Blake Wood
Andrew Heaney
Tyler Skaggs
Shohei Ohtani
Jose Soriano

and now probably Griffen Canning and again that's just off memory.

Keep all those pitchers healthy and I'm positive the Angels have a pretty good rotation today... hard to build a staff when your young core constantly goes down year after year.

 

[NorthDakota]

All these Astros getting plunked makes my heart happy

 

[Rogue219]

All these Astros getting plunked makes my heart happy

It's kind of funny. I think deliberately throwing at batters is about as knuckle dragging stupid as anything other than hockey fighting, but in this instance, they're doing it to avenge the most advanced example of cheating using technology we've seen to date.

The balance takes care of itself.

It won't sustain itself over the regular season. It's going to be a mess.

 

[ACamp1900]

It's kind of funny. I think deliberately throwing at batters is about as knuckle dragging stupid as anything other than hockey fighting,....

You sound more and more fun with just about every post...

 

[Rogue219]

You sound more and more fun with just about every post...

You sound like my uncles.

 

[Rogue219]

So this Christian Yelich deal throws up two red flags for me:

1. Kris Bryant's next contract is going to look like, what, exactly knowing what Yelich is getting?

2. There is zero excuse for the Pirates, or any other small market team, not to sign a star player should they get one. The Brewers have broken that mold here.

 

[Irish2155]

Paging Acamp

Just pulled up Yahoo and this was the top story - “Angels fire staffer for aiding opposing pitchers”

Everyone knows pitchers have a history of doctoring the ball...ask Eddie Harris. But never heard of giving the Vaseline to the other team. And the Angels still can’t pitch...lol. The guy worked for the organization for over 30 years.

 

[ACamp1900]

Paging Acamp

Just pulled up Yahoo and this was the top story - “Angels fire staffer for aiding opposing pitchers”

Everyone knows pitchers have a history of doctoring the ball...ask Eddie Harris. But never heard of giving the Vaseline to the other team. And the Angels still can’t pitch...lol. The guy worked for the organization for over 30 years.

Saw that,... figures...

 

[ACamp1900]

Vin Scullys final opening day replay is starting right now on mlb network guys.... can’t get much better than that given the circumstance.

 

[gkIrish]

TIFWIW but my best friend who knows the CEO of a major partner of the MLB heard that the season is likely to be cancelled entirely.

 

[BobbyMac]

TIFWIW but my best friend who knows the CEO of a major partner of the MLB heard that the season is likely to be cancelled entirely.

My buddy works for one of the largest resorts in Scottsdale that hosts sports teams for Fiesta Bowl, Super Bowls, Spring Training and MLB reps were there on Monday going over logistics of having teams play real games in AZ. So they are still trying.

 

[ACamp1900]

Yeah I’m hearing they are moving forward with Arizona only games by May

 

[irishff1014]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...-stunts-plane-crashed-had-amphetamines-system

And this is why people question the send offs these high profile people get when they die. Not only was her potentially putting himself in danger but other and their properties. No body had that facts and no that they are there he was being reckless.

I NEVER want to see anyone die in any means or Manor.

 

[ACamp1900]

Lots of smoke about a July 4th opening day,... let’s hope

 

[zelezo vlk]

Lots of smoke about a July 4th opening day,... let’s hope

July 4 opening day at the Field of Dreams would be perfect...

 

[Irish Joe]

Are we going to see baseball this summer? These two sides bickering about money during all this is not a good look. If they don't end up playing in 2020 the damage done may put a nail in the MLB coffin.

 

[T-Boone]

If they don't end up playing in 2020 the damage done may put a nail in the MLB coffin.

Haha. If MLB is even in the same room as a coffin, or even in the same building...then it is news to me.

NFL is at more risk than MLB.

 

[Legacy]

Yesterday's picks and will be updated for further picks.

2020 MLB draft tracker: Analysis and highlights of every first-round pick

 

[ACamp1900]

Halo fans are discussing how 2020 is in fact the end times as the Angels apparently took a pitcher in the first round finally,....

 

[Legacy]

If you are a baseball fan, this series has some great stories and insights into the Negro Baseball League, which started because AAs were banned from the Major Leagues. 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League beginning play. Their Museum is in KC and a great visit, if you are ever there. Ken Burns did a good series, too.

History of the Negro Leagues in KC, Part One
Our first World Champions.

- starts off with the Monarchs and also the history of the Negro BB League beginnings
- the 1920s

History of the Negro Leagues, Part Two
The depression years
- the 1930s

History of the Negro Leagues, Part 3
The golden years.
- early 40s

History of the Negro Leagues, Part Four
The end of the golden era
- 1946-49

History of the Negro Leagues, Part Five
The famous final scene
- the 50s-60s

Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson and Buck O'Neill played for the KC Monarchs, who sent more players to the MLB than any other team.

Earlier, Bullet Rogan was the league's first star. Casey Stengel called Rogan “one of the best, if not the best, pitcher that ever lived.” He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. Rogan also hit. His batting average was the fourth-highest in Negro League history. Said Buck O’Neil, “If you saw Ernie Banks in his prime, then you saw Rogan.”

In the 1937 exhibition against major league competition, Hilton Smith, who had developed into the League's finset pitcher, pitched 18 scoreless innings. After the series, Bob Feller said that Smith was a better pitcher than Satchel Paige. He really hit his peak in 1939, with a 25-2 record against all competition.

The 35 Negro League legends in the Hall of Fame

 

[Irishize]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fans, you’re getting 48 games of a season you probably could care less about at this point & I can’t blame you. The hopes of a season do NOT rest on the shoulders of the players & for that reason, I have no hope to offer. Just an apology. I’m sorry & I understand if you move on.</p>— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) <a href="https://twitter.com/DALLASBRADEN209/status/1272011047293968386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[NDdomer2]

so are we gonna get a 60 game season or nah? 4 hours til response deadline.

 

[Irishize]

so are we gonna get a 60 game season or nah? 4 hours til response deadline.

If history between the owners & MLBPA is any indicator, I would say emphatically....”Nope”

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Can't wait for my Tigers to win less than 15 games. I'll say 14-46

 

[Irishize]

I’m shocked they came to some agreement.

 

[irishnd31]

What about you Tanner, you want to quit?

Crud no, I wanna play ball.

 

[Irishize]

What about you Tanner, you want to quit?

Crud no, I wanna play ball.

I like that 1977 Topps style card

 

[ACamp1900]

The tragedy here is Great American Ballpark wasn’t even that old and was visually beautiful:

https://sports.yahoo.com/the-new-ra...wsTdTh2rOHx5qnent8j6YUwMsut9BoQKNP61V18tp3v1o