The boys of summer! (Baseball Thread)

[ACamp1900]

So Ricky Nolasco has been named my Halos opening day starter........

 

[wizards8507]

So Ricky Nolasco has been named my Halos opening day starter........

Could be worse. Boston is dealing with bullshit accusations that (reigning Cy Young Award winner) Rick Porcello is only starting over David Price because Boston is a racist city.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Could be worse. Boston is dealing with bullshit accusations that (reigning Cy Young Award winner) Rick Porcello is only starting over David Price because Boston is a racist city.

Boston should be dealing with the accusation they are a dumb city since Sale isn't starting.


I kid, I kid

 

[ACamp1900]

Home sick today, no really, but good news is I get to lay back and watch baseball...

 

[woolybug25]

I forgot to post yesterday to tell all you Cubbies fans to suck it.

Go Cards!

 

[ACamp1900]

That was a good game, DBacks Giants game was great too...

Go Cards!

 

[zelezo vlk]

I forgot to post yesterday to tell all you Cubbies fans to suck it.

Go Cards!

Yes, this. Grichuk coming through

 

[woolybug25]

Good to see Martinez dealing too. 10 SO's against that lineup is pretty baller.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Good to see Martinez dealing too. 10 SO's against that lineup is pretty baller.

Yeah, he definitely deserved to be the #1; he certainly played like it all of last year. I hope that Waino can have a slight bounceback this year. Friggin' Cardinals must have subscribed to the Longo S&C plan the past few years, with their injury luck. I really wanted to see Alex Reyes.

 

[wizards8507]

Question: Is there any better value in sports media than MLB's Gameday Audio subscription?

Answer: No.

 

[BobbyMac]

You Cards fans should just take a 3 year nap and wake up when the Cubs can't afford their line-up.

Actually, everybody should.

 

[wizards8507]

You Cards fans should just take a 3 year nap and wake up when the Cubs can't afford their line-up.

Actually, everybody should.

Dawg, you know David Price is our #3 starter, right (assuming he gets back to full health)?

We'll see you in October.

 

[zelezo vlk]

You Cards fans should just take a 3 year nap and wake up when the Cubs can't afford their line-up.

Actually, everybody should.

What are you going to do, sleep until the Sox get a new owner?

 

[ACamp1900]

Trout just went upstream......

 

[irishff1014]

I have a feeling another long season is in store for us braves fans. The bullpen is terrrrrrible.

Baseball season starts off good Yanks lose woot.

Bumgarner is a monster.

Manny Machado is probably the best defensive player hands down.

 

[wizards8507]

Manny Machado is probably the best defensive player hands down.

I don't know about "hands down." Defensive WAR leaders last year were Kevin Kiermaier and Mookie Betts.

 

[BobbyMac]

What are you going to do, sleep until the Sox get a new owner?

Et tu Brute?

How can you bust on the Chairman while you have his logo in your profile?

No owner alive in America has more championships. He gave me seven, once in a lifetime moments that your average sports fan only dreams about.

Whatever the Chairman does is fine by me. He's earned my gratitude.

 

[ACamp1900]

Trout has a great game, Angels lose... more of the same.

 

[ACamp1900]

btw, how is Khris Davis not some major household name??? From a Halo fan he's like Babe freakin Ruth... it really does seem like this guy goes yard 3-4 times every series against the Angels.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Et tu Brute?

How can you bust on the Chairman while you have his logo in your profile?

No owner alive in America has more championships. He gave me seven, once in a lifetime moments that your average sports fan only dreams about.

Whatever the Chairman does is fine by me. He's earned my gratitude.

Because it's a completely different sport. I see the misery my Sox fans friends go through and it's way worse than what's happened to the Bulls in the past few years. GarPax will end up flipping Butler for picks and a prospect and go full rebuild.

 

[ACamp1900]

I need to pickup up: Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Apparently it attempts to rewrite the history of Cobb, the maniacal racist, and dirty baseball player,... claims that the author states are complete fantasy made up by a discredited author named Al Stump after Cobb's death.

This I got to read as even I, a huge amateur baseball historian, took most of these stories as established history.

 

[NorthDakota]

Twins gon' win 80 games this year.

I can feel it in my sack

 

[woolybug25]

Twins gon' win 80 games this year.

I can feel it in my sack

That feeling is syphilis, not baseball excellence.

 

[BobbyMac]

Because it's a completely different sport. I see the misery my Sox fans friends go through and it's way worse than what's happened to the Bulls in the past few years. GarPax will end up flipping Butler for picks and a prospect and go full rebuild.

The Ventura era was brutal = true, but there are only a handful of teams that won more games and were as consistently good as the Sox from 1990-2012.

The Bulls... The NBA sucks so hard that I couldn't care less. And I'm a basketball guy.

 

[irishff1014]

I don't know about "hands down." Defensive WAR leaders last year were Kevin Kiermaier and Mookie Betts.

IMO war is a very overrated stat.

I'll take Manny over either one of those players every day. And i am not say they are bad at all either. Betts is a very interesting player.

 

[mango4]

Twins gon' win 80 games this year.

I can feel it in my sack

First opening day win in like 9 years, so we've got that going for us.. I do think they are going to be right around .500, maybe a little worse depending on their pitching staff and development of the kids.

 

[Crazy Balki]

The Ventura era was brutal = true, but there are only a handful of teams that won more games and were as consistently good as the Sox from 1990-2012.

The Bulls... The NBA sucks so hard that I couldn't care less. And I'm a basketball guy.

Meh, playoffs are what matter to me. White Sox were the kings of the Silver/Bronze medal in their division for years. Unfortunately, close only counts in horseshoes.

In those 23 seasons, they made the playoffs 4 times. During that time, the Yankees have over 4 times as many appearances than that. 14 teams have made the playoffs more times than that, and 6 others have made it 4 as well. And of the 10 teams that have made it less times, 3 of them weren't around in 1990, them being the Rays ('98), Rockies ('93) and Mah-lins ('93).

Not sure in terms of games, but plenty of teams have matched or exceeded the White Sox's postseason success. Simply put, an average of 1 playoff appearance every 5 or 6 seasons for an original AL franchise is unacceptable.

 

[ACamp1900]

It'd be nice if the Angels could avoid their usual terrible start this year.... just let me live a lie until the end of May.

 

[Irish2155]

Asking ChiSox fans...is Sale good enough to get the other Sox to the WS? I know he's had great numbers but haven't had much opportunity to see him deal. David Price I don't trust and think Parcello might have hit his ceiling last year.

 

[BobbyMac]

Meh, playoffs are what matter to me. White Sox were the kings of the Silver/Bronze medal in their division for years. Unfortunately, close only counts in horseshoes.

In those 23 seasons, they made the playoffs 4 times. During that time, the Yankees have over 4 times as many appearances than that. 14 teams have made the playoffs more times than that, and 6 others have made it 4 as well. And of the 10 teams that have made it less times, 3 of them weren't around in 1990, them being the Rays ('98), Rockies ('93) and Mah-lins ('93).

Not sure in terms of games, but plenty of teams have matched or exceeded the White Sox's postseason success. Simply put, an average of 1 playoff appearance every 5 or 6 seasons for an original AL franchise is unacceptable.

If there's 5 teams in your division, why is it unacceptable to win, on average, once every 5 years?