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David Price actually pitches a good game.
3 teams interested in Timmy the stoner
Syndergaard exploding elbows
Other news
http://mlb.mlb.com/home
http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/177769844/mets-noah-syndergaard-has-mri-on-elbow
I'm guessing this was discussed
Over/under 50 wins for the >barves this year?
how do we stop the phillies
Kershaw on pace to K 18 stupid motherfuckers tonight.
He's also 80-0 when having a 4 run lead.
Fck the mest
Phillies next homestand
>Resd
>Marlels
>Barves
dis gonna be a good homestand
Doesn't this dog look like RA Dickey?
>>67540497
Don't worry we'll trade away some talent and get a few timely injuries but it'll be fun while it lasts
>4th best team in the NL East would be leading the NL West
why are they so shit?
>>67540428
Where are the expos? This is a shit thread
A's tbqh
>>67540538
Gomez and Blanco could actually land this team some legit prospects tho
> Reddick
>>67540538
your rotation is going to be real fuggin good in a year or 2 if you get groome
>>67540505
Phillies also played the Reds in the opening series of the season. How did that turn out for you?
>>67540583
why not > Butler?
>>67540567
>Blanco
topkek, he's a career utility player. would any team actually be dumb enough to take him?
>red sux
>51 runs in the last 4 games
guess they don't suck anymore
Orioles
>>67540612
How's your bullpen?
>>67540597
I read the other day that apparently the Phillies brass are leery about drafting a pitcher out of high school.
Heard that Puk is an option if they go pitcher, but there's some OF named Kyle Lewis that they are apparently REALLY high on.
>>67540612
Ohio taking the bantz seriously
Geezus Trump calm down
>>67540696
spiffy so I give you this
even though my car was broken into at Camden yards by some nogs
>>67540701
why would they be apprehensive about that? Groome looks legit and hes a lefty.
>>67540612
>winning an opening series to start the season
How'd the rest of the games turn out for you?
lol
>shit
>cin
>nati
>>67540623
Reddick is a good meme name
its a name you can imagine and it makes /mlb's/ gay community happy
>>67540696
>>67540757
LOSE A FUCKING GAME YOU FUCKING REEEEE
>>67541102
u first
Can someone tell me how Dodger Stadium is the third oldest stadium behind Fenway and Wrigley but still looks leagues better?
>>67541173
I don't know. It's located in some shithole called Chicano Ravine or some such.
>>67541173
much less rain, humidity and no snow so the concrete, brick and steel doesnt rust or degrade as fast
>>67541022
>makes /mlb's/ gay community happy
I don't think Angels and Mariners fans are too fond of Josh Reddick, though.
>>67541432
>implying the Bay Area isn't the gayest fanbase
Miami would be up there too if Miami actually had a fanbase.
Ok i know this probably isnt the best place to rant about this. But i just want to vent the annoyance i have with the Twins in The Show right now.
>Make a RTTS pitcher and get drafted by the Twins.
>Figure it will be fun as the Uni's look nice and in terms of fit my player will be the strikeout pitcher they have needed since Liriano blew his arm up.
>All goes well in minors and make it to the majors a few weeks before the All-Star break. Team is 5 games back in the Central but holding the 2nd WC spot.
>First start goes well and during the sim to the 2nd one for some reason the team trades Sano to the Red Sox for 3 minor leaguers.
>"No thats stupid. Even for an AI" Restart the game so that trade does not happen.
>Next sim they deal Mauer to the Cards for 2 minor league guys. Restart again and lower the AI trades slider a few ticks down to stop this madness. The next day of the sim they trade my player to the Nats for Papelbon Petit and some minor leaguer when i never asked for one.
Never had an AI team so crazy on dealing its best players while in contention before in the game. So now im sitting here deciding if i want to restart again or just say fuck the Twins and play for the Natinals.
Anyway. Blog post over. Just ranting about sports games.
![josh-reddick-boston-red-sox[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/rNCHsC3.jpg "josh-reddick-boston-red-sox[1].jpg")
>>67541432
>guys from cali don't like the sound of red dicks
ummmm got news for you buddy
>>67541173
It may be the 3rd oldest stadium but it was still built in the 60's. Fenway and Wrigley were built around a hundred years ago (Dont know the exact years). So its alot more wear and tear.
sorry roymemes, rally cat is ours now
https://mobile.twitter.com/halosheaven/status/730959794295578624
Scully just called Kershaw Koufax for the third time tonight.
Is there a greatest slip of the tongue?
Remember when the Tigers went on a little hot streak and everyone thought they were just getting started on their run to first place?
Good times.
You know the opposing manager a has willingly surrendered the game when he starts warming up the AA guy to come in to the 6th.
>>67540721
Just the Western part of the state.
>>67541899
His mind is reverting back to the 1950s, a sign of dementia which is pretty sad.
>>67540757
Last game I went to, some fucker broke my car window to steal an iPhone 3.
Fucking thing isn't worth anything, and I can brick it remotely anyway.
>>67542321
Baltimore is a shitty town
Can't walk 10 feet without some crackhead trying to hand you a deaf card wanting donations, nigga you ain't deaf
>>67542388
I mean, I've been going to O's games regularly for about half a decade now and always parked on the same street, this is the first time anything has happened. But it's still shitty and annoying.
I suppose I really ought to just leave my car unlocked.
>this but devastation from the mest broadcast booth
why is NY so salty when things don't go their way?
Why are they the only city in America that cant just take the L and move on????
Name a better first baseman.
>is a student of the game
>reads Ted Williams' book on hitting
>defense is insane, part of THE best 1st base and 2nd base tandems in baseball
>Had a 7.6 WAR last year
>had a 69 oRAR last year
>>67542452
Parked at a bowling alley there once and had some mongoloid break m window oout and you know what for.... some fuckin applebees leftovers
>>67542525
I'm not even a reds fan but I can't hate on Votto. Dude's insane. A pity he's stuck on such a shit team.
Goldschmidt might be a smidge better, though.
>>67542525
Can't desu w/ u.
Defensively I still put Goldy and Adrian ahead. He's certainly LEAGUES ahead of Rizzo.
>>67542532
>>67542452
Yo that's fucked up. I remember my gf's mom got her car stolen at dodger stadium like 5 years ago. Funny shit. It was found in the parking lot of the fish taco place a mile from the stadium.
>have Jonathan Papelbon
>is elite closer
>gets traded
>becomes good closer but not elite
>have Ken Giles
>has elite closer potential
>gets traded
>becomes poo poo
>have Jeanmar Gomez, who has never been a closer
>leads the majors in saves
what is with this team and their 9th inning pitcher luck?
y'all heard about Bruce? He wants to be a man again
>>67542498
But why should they think with a loser mentality?
>>67542532
Petty criminals are the fucking worst. It takes a certain kind of shitty person to cost someone else $300 to make $10.
>>67542695
u really never broken into a car just to spark up or smash ur chick for a quick 30mins??????
Why don't the angels trade trout for the biggest haul in mlb history and rebuild. They aren't gonna be able to compete for a while
>>67542739
No trade clause in his contract.
He would be smart to accept a trade though.
>>67542739
Which team not only has the pieces to trade for Trout but would actually be willing to trade them
>>67542739
What haul? Who is gonna give up the farm? Not the Dodgers, not the Cubs, not the Rangers.... Who????
You think theo is going to fuck with that roster? You think the Dodgers are gonna give up Seager, urias, Joc, Puig?
I'll wait until you give me a possible trade scenario
>>67542837
ryan flaherty for trout, straight up
>>67540428
>syndergaard
Pls stop. It's triggering me
>syndertear
>>67542837
>>67542805
bombston would do it instantly
Do the white sox need to sweep the Yankees to save their reputation?
>syndertorn
>>67542923
That would take at least the BBC outfield + Xander
Epic fucken L for Boston if they were to do that.
Fuck even if angels gave em Simmons it would be a fleece.
>>67542955
moncada, benintendi, velasquez, JBJ, and one of mookie or bustgarts plus another 1 or 2 minor leaguers would set the angels up for years
>tfw /sp/ will never, ever get rid of sad sox fans
>>67542998
That's an extreme fleece. Boston isn't that stupid.
Noah Syndegaard
Steven Matz
Jacob deGrom
Matt Harvey
All severely at risk for arm injuries due to their mechanics
>mest about to get CGSO'd in back-to-back starts by clayton Kershaw
>3 combined hits in those starts.
Can't make it uo
>>67541899
dementia
>>67543029
its not though, trout will be worth around 10 war a season consistently for the next 5 or 6 years barring he gets popped for the PEDs he takes, moncada and beniwhatever are unproven in the majors, plus bostons farm is deep enough they can manage.
damn kershaw is good
>>67542987
>sharkie tries to play baseball.gif
How is oWAR calculated?
How is dWAR calculated?
>>67543202
top secret google formula
Congratulations to @ClaytonKersh22 (daddy) for becoming the active leader in CGSO with 14 (FOURTEEN)
9IP/3H/13K/1BB
73K's and 4BB on the year.
Leader in IP/K/BB
Soon to be the 2016 Cy Young.
God bless u all.
Fuck New York. Fuck the world Trade Center.
>>67543202
Smfh how do u now know this.
I bet you can't even calculate FIP without looking at the formula...
>LGTSS
>mest
>>67543232
go to bed DG
Can someone explain to me why these fucking hideous purple Diamondbacks uniforms exist?
how is Kershaw the active leader in CGSO when he only just started pitching in 2008?
>>67543287
muh 90s
Kershaw and Max need to have their children make babies together.
>>67543308
what goats do
>>67543287
whats ur teams jereys fag
>>67543287
They won a World Series in it so deal with it
>>67541167
Pffft, fuck no.
Tommy John surgery
>>67542837
Yankees making a dumb decision is holding on line 1
>>67542929
Taking 2 out of 3 would be nice.
>>67543413
The Yankees don't have enough talent to trade for Trout, at this juncture.
What's the pitch, coach?
Can't make it up.
Your thoughts???
>>67542604
He leads the majors in saves because the Phillies have so many close games.
>>67543438
100 mph fastball, high and inside
specifically in the helmet region
>>67543442
My thoughts? Kershaw chokes every year when it matters. Sandy was a kike.
The doyers are a dumb meme team and west coast baseball should be nuked.
Do the shit sox actually think they can come here and take a series?
We just manhandled the royals. We're back. Bawwwston and blowrioles on alert too.
>>67543442
right here fampai
>>67543442
He's the Tony Romo of the MLB. Looks nice and all until he chokes it all away.
>>67542739
Stop forcing this meme. You've been watching too much ESPN
>>67543470
>Red Sox 22-13
>Yankees 14-19
>>67543442
lmao koufax sucked
>>67543470
Barring a complete meltdown from Sale and Quintana, a series win is pretty much a foregone conclusion for the whos.
>>67543509
But we're back.
You didn't actually think THE yankees would stay in the basement did you?
>mad at clayton after ANOTHER record setting start
Cant make it up
Just watched Ken Burns' documentary on Jackie Robinson... it's amazing that Vin Scully broadcasted most of Jackie's career. He's been doing it since before most of our dad's were alive. It's sad to see him leave but amazing that he lasted this long.
As a Dodger fan it's just amazing that I got to hear him through my life.
>>67543509
they're due to get roughed up a bit desu, especially Sale, he's been pretty lucky. Q is elite though
>>67543509
All we have to do is get into their shitty bullpen who gave up 7 runs to the rags in the 8th inning and we'll be fine
>>67543470
Can't tell if this is false-flagging or not? Calm down. They won the series verses a struggling royals team. Might want to wait a bit more before thinking >we're a contending team.
>>67543572
>Q is elite but Sale who lead the AL in FIP I'm 2016 has been lucky.
Kys immediately and never post again you ridiculous faggot
http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/the-red-sox-are-literally-murdering-teams/
>when ur team is so based they are swagging out with a meme based on The Shining
suck my WASP New England cock
Syndergaard
Matz
Harvey
deGrom
Tommy John surgery
>>67543584
Sale's FIP: 2.76
Q's FIP: 2.12
Sale's babip: .206
Q's babip: .285
>>67543602
I meant to say 2015*
Sale lead the AL in FIP and is clearly past pitching for the K. He's only had like 1 10K game. He's all contact now. Q couldn't sniff Sales at his peak
>>67540428
is paul goldschmidt just a poor man's todd helton?
>>67543625
no shit
Should the mound be lowered again? How do we fix this?
>>67543622
ok, but this is 2016
Q has been better than Sale so far
Sale has gotten very lucky, he's giving up as much hard contact (more actually, since he gets less K's now) as last season but the babip is just insanely low
>go to dodger game
>back home before 10pm
tbkershaw
Well there's the mlb's solution to get 2 hour games
Just put the GOAT against a 20 year roided vet so there's no long at bats and between pitch time is nonexistent
>>67540493
I'd say over, but just barely
I think they'll finish only a few games from 50 wins, whether it be over or under
>>67543662
OK so u telling me u would draft Q over Sale if given the chance???
Because that's what you're saying.
>>67543681
no, I'm saying that if I had to pick one pitcher to play in fantasy this weekend I would pick Q
>>67543602
sales made an effort to pitch less and work on managing contact to go deeper into games, makes sense his FIP would go down
>>67543662
>I read a Fangraphs article on FIP so I understand literally every single principle to pitching and the concept of luck
That is not how it works
>>67543684
What a post.
Just take the L right now.
>>67543442
>using an overall pitcture of koufax
kek
he looks only pretty good if you do it like that. gotta separate those 3-4 super godgoat years and pretend the rest dont exist like all the old people like to do
>>67543685
i mean go up
>>67543659
>runs roughly the same
So you'd rather see groundouts than strikeouts? Dumbass.
>>67543438
I-is that MVP baseball 05? My favorite sports game ever
>>67543685
He had the second best FIP in behind Kershaw while also striking out like 270+ in 2015.
Nothing has changed. His pitch count is just lower and goes deeper.
are you guys seriously trying to tell me Sale has been a better pitcher in 2016 than Q? Are you just looking at the W-L record or something?
>>67543724
Yessir. Greatest sports game of all time.
>>67543740
I'm looking at the man who has the stuff to strikeout 300 men in a season while also having the lowest FIP in the American League.
>>67543750
I literally spent hours doing the batting training with all the ramps and stuff
>>67543731
he said in some preseason interview he was trying to pitch to contact more and lower his pitch count
>>67543457
>22 percent of US born Major League players are from California
>California baseball is a meme and should be nuked
hmmm, how bout no
>>67543771
I still play to this day. Both vanilla, and with updated mods.
Still the GOAT game man. Better than the 2k shit and the Show shit. Amazing game.
>5/5 with 5 HR for Nick Johnson
oh yeah baby
>>67543779
I know. I said that.
>>67543781
California should be nuked, irregardless of baseball. Horrific socialist Mexican state. Build the wall...with California.
Was PECOTA right about the Royals?
>>67543099
>a fucking leaf
no. that would be a horrible trade for boston. as good as trout is, he isn't worth all of those players. i don't think any individual player is worth that much
>>67543803
PECOTA is always right when it comes to regression. Except when it comes to Kershaws.....
>>67543785
Does that one have the Legends team you can unlock with all the old players and such?
I think I had the one with Pujols on the cover for GameCube, I'm not sure if that was '04 or '05 but it was pretty based and it had Kruk and Kuip as the announcers which was also pretty cool
>>67540534
yes
>>67543796
>irregardless
Just say regardless. Have you ever even been to California?
![5132VYY1AYL[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/vWzcn3j.jpg "5132VYY1AYL[1].jpg")
>>67543825
Yeah it has legends. And Polo Grounds and all that. But most of them probably did.
This one, at least for PC, had Manny on the cover. Legit the best baseball game of all time. It STILL has a huge following and modding community that updates the game every year with total conversions.
I've played baseball games my whole life, and own the new ones, but nothing competes with MVP 05 for gameplay.
>>67543762
>>67543762
that's great and I'm looking at the man who has a .206 babip and due for some regression
fucking hell man, obviously he's an amazing pitcher, but he's undoubtedly been very fortunate this season.
I'm all for this new 'pitch to contact' Sale as long as he keeps making it work, whether by being lucky or not. I'm just glad that in his last start he showed that he can dial it up to the Sale of old if necessary. though tbf that was against the twinks and anybody can strike them out.
Besides, I'm of the opinion that Q was in fact better than Sale last season. other than that one stretch where he racked up a billion strikeouts in a stretch of about a month, Sale was pretty average last season. Q was consistently well above average
Sale just had the low FIP because of the strikeouts
And he's been just as good if not better this season so far as well
>Kershaw has outperformed PECOTA for every season of his major league career.
Can't make it up.
>>67543853
roids
The Dodgers have not won the pennant in 28 years
Can't make it up.
>>67543572
Can you fucking stop for once?
>>67543878
I do it for the sole purpose of making you angry
>>67543878
Do you need a safe space?
>>67543850
smfh what the fuck is wrong w/ u?
Get off that ni66a's cock.
>yfw Cueto was the steal of the offseason
>>67543853
he's good
>>67543900
I think you're the one sucking Sale's cock senpai
>muh strikeouts
he wasn't that great last season
>>67543914
cueto was a good sign, but steal of the offseason is daniel murphy by far
>>67543846
The Show has RTTS which is really fun but MVP still has the best gameplay I've ever seen. The batting mechanics were just soooo good.
>>67543888
>>67543892
Defeatist cuck Sox fans alert.
The Yankees offense isn't even Top 20 and they've played against some shitty ass pitching, if you think Sale is due for a roughing but not Quintana, you have to be shitting yourself. Not saying he'll win, but he's not going to get shelled like you're conditioned to believe.
B-but of course offense will now save us right? Just a week ago you faggots called this one the worst in baseball.
>>67543928
Cueto is gonna opt out lmao who even puts an opt out after year 1???
L for SF
>>67543928
>le .400+ BABIP 6 weeks into the season man
He and Fowler will fall back to Earth and end up merely ~4 WAR players
>>67543939
Memeiner fan actually. I am building up my alcohol stores for the chance the memes blow this and go back to their old selves.
>>67543934
Yessir.
omg did you guys see the cat on the field in the angels game :3
>>67543956
>merely ~4 WAR players
>>67543963
Yeah cute af
Did you Clay God's masterpiece against the defending NL champions?
>>67543959
Why would a mariners fan be so interested in Q?
Last I checked only we knew about him being good.
>>67543959
At least you guys seem to be happy with where you're going.
I don't know why White Sox fans think the same way, we have a better record and RD than you guys, yet on 4chan, almost all of their fans think they're going to fucking throw the year away solely based off the last game they've played after every damn loss.
Worse off, they embrace their fucking sadness like no other. It's pure kys tier.
>>67543939
you're putting words in my mouth
I didn't say I believe they'll get shelled, I said I believe they're due to get roughed up a bit, which means it may or may not happen and if it did, "roughed up a bit" is like 3 or 4 runs for them.
I then concluded saying Q is elite meaning I have faith that he'll be fine.
You're conditioned to believe that everything that I say is completely defeatist desu
and a few weeks ago the offense was the worst in baseball. just stats senpai
>>67543979
*worst besides the braves
of course
>>67543947
i'm a fan of opt-outs personally but one year is a bit of a heascratcher
>>67543956
obviously the babip is gonna drop, but the boost in iso is real (although not that real). even if he's 4 fWAR player the next 3 years that's 12 fWAR for 37.5 million with a very small chance that you're gonna run into the decline phase.
>mlb only promotes white players
>trout, harper are gods
>sosa, bonds are erased
Nice """"equality"""" you got there
Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, and Noah Syndergaard will all blowout their arms very soon
Can't make it up
Oh wait
>>67543974
I'm not. Just suggesting you find a safe space because you're getting triggered by shitposting.
>>67543975
Hey >we are in first and that's a first in a long time. I'm just happy they're playing good ball for once. But I know the memes. Respect them. You should as well. Enjoy it while it lasts
>>67543979
>unintentionally throwing desu/senpai into your speech
Please fucking axe yourself. It's disgraceful and cringe tier.
Then this morning you said offense was the strong point of the team, while last week you said starting pitching and defense were the strong points.
Please make your damn mind up for once. There's literally nothing more beta than what you're doing.
>>67543993
Good thing the Mets can hit!
oh wait
>its a /mlb/ pretends to understand sabermetrics thread
>>67543997
>they should be as well
Ftfm
>>67543993
DeGrom is due for a second TJ.
Syndergaard got an MRI only a few hours ago on his elbow
And Matz has tightness/swelling/soreness on his forearm and elbow
Huge L
>>67543975
It's because the past several years and then some of white sox baseball had been nothing but disappointments no matter how promising they seem. It's almost like they've conditioned us.
But we do want to believe this year will be different. For one, we're seeing things we haven't seen much of in the part dark years, the players actually having fun out there. And they keep fighting back now instead of laying over and dying. Even the broadcast booth is seeing changes for the better with Benetti already raising Sox TV ratings by 63%.
The Nats need to trade for another plus hitter, aka Braun. If you disagree please explain why.
>>67543999
Smh senpai desu
Why was everyone so convinced that Cueto was just a meme in the offseason? He's been pitching like and ace so far.
>>67543999
but that was completely intentional, I type them out like that
and I think the problem here is that you're thinking me and the other sox poster here is the same person
>>67544002
best episodes
>>67543989
"Yeah, because once the Barves sweep us we're going to get swept and our season's going to be other desu senpai famalam. Notice how sad I am please pity me!!! ;_;"
-Every White Sox fan on 4chan.
>>67544010
>take out Hawk
>ratings improve
WHAT A SURPRISE, said no one ever
>>67543990
Even if they finish with ~.380 BABIP, they won't finish with such a high BABIP next year. Plus, their defense is declining. Over the next few years, they'll probably be somewhere in the 1-3 WAR range. Pretty solid, but not exactly spectacular.
>>67544022
Nobody said he was a meme. The guy was cy young runner up in 2014 to the eventual MVP that is Clayton. He's has outstanding numbers in that tiny Park in CINCY. It was his shit starts in KC that made everyone forget his greatness.
>throws 2 hit CG in the WS
>Somehow gonna be bad 5 months after.
>>67543947
It's a 2-year opt-out
>tfw we get his last 2 good years and some other team shells out 200 million for 7 years of hot garbage when he's in his mid-to-late thirties
>>67544023
Because you cucks probably know each other and jerk off to each other's sadness.
No wonder Cubs fans laugh at us.
>>67544011
>murphy, harper, and ramos have wRC+ >150
>no other regular has a wRC+ >90
lmao
>>67544044
>nobody said he was a meme
/mlb/ spent all offseason saying that senpai
>>67544028
Better than spamming memes like Royals and Cubs fans. Less obnoxious too. Also not delusional.
>>67544055
Exactly. The lineup is a pathetic joke.
>>67544050
literally who the fuck are you actually, you definitely weren't here more than a week ago
I've been saying the sox are going to win the world series since before the season started
I sometimes point out flaws in the team, like the awful defense that I went on a rant about earlier, which everyone called me out on for for some reason, but I still believe that in the crappool that is the AL central they would be good enough to win it.
>>67544058
>believing /mlb/ and thinking they know shit
There are people here who actually think the White Sox won't win the AL Central. Get your shit together.
>>67544010
The only promising year there even was, was the 2012 season. The past 3 years were rebuilding. I'm 100% sure Hahn's intention was to provide a blueprint for now, even with the Melky/LaRoche signings in 2015.
Everyone knew 2013-15 were not going to be winning seasons. I didn't even know 2016 would be a winning season. I thought we'd contend in 2017 no less, it's just that things are starting to click and Cooper's making the most out of reclamation projects and that our pitching and defense is boosting us quite a bit.
Whether or not we win the AL Central or make the playoffs is a question mark, but this team's headed places. Hahn built a nice farm system and so far he hasn't really flunked on acquisitions save Melky/LaRoche.
>>67544070
Who?
>>67543992
>Who are Derek Jeter, Miguel Cabrera, Jose Altuve, Jason Heyward, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, Andrew McCutchen, David Price, David Ortiz, Yadier Molina, Dellin Betances, Jose Abreu, Felix Hernandez, Masahiro Tanaka, Yu Darvish, Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Ichiro Suzuki, etc. etc. etc.
I know this is b8, but you at least need to try.
>>67544058
/mlb/ also thinks Clayton Kershaw isn't an all-time greatest LHP despite already surprising nearly every HOF live-ball era pitcher through 150 starts
/mlb/ is a bunch of fucking simp ass hating ass triple headed snake-ass ni66a.
Fuck all of you.
>>67544094
But that's Randy Johnson, senpai. He was actually great in the regular season AND the postseason desu.
>>67544094
It's past your bedtime DG. Sleeping off this anger should be good for you.
>>67544063
turner's probably won't set the world on fire, but he should be an upgrade over espinosa. at least werth's contract is done next year, shit.
>>67544070
>>67544069
I think the whos will win their division because of how shit it is and how they'll get to bottom feed off the twins and tigers like how the M's will feed off the Angels and Astros on their way to also winning their division. Only thing barring either is if they stumble late and a streaming Indians/Rangers team takes advantage
No chance for the whos in the world series though, too many other ultra talented and experienced teams out here right now with a much more higher and realistic chance.
>>67544069
Well the Series is a stretch, but playoffs are realistic if we're basing off projections alone. The AL Central is balls this year and we're taking the most advantage out of that. As we should be doing.
People called you out on ranting about how our defense is bad because you named defenders who are known around the league as top defenders. Even casual baseball fans know Frazier's a top defensive third baseman, he just makes mistakes from time to time, every player fucks up, even Vizquel in the past would fuck up time and time again.
>>67544118
Don't forget the A's feeding too. It's like God is smiling on the Mariners finally. All Seattle really has to do in their division is beat up the rags bullpen as they've already been doing.
We may finally see King Felix pitch in a postseason game this year. It will be history made.
>>67544106
Sleep off the anger?
I'm waiting for my homie to pick up at the pharmacy so I can get faded off some Barry Bonds hashish.
I smashed for the first time in 5 weeks on the same day Kershaw throws a CGSO
I ain't even tripping bro.
>>67544118
Yeah, the Indians of all the teams worry me the most. They're known for making a big run late. They've been unlucky at it though. But I think this year they're more complete than ever to really succeed at a run to the playoffs this time.
I think the Royals lack starting pitching and consistent offense, the Tigers are slightly better on offense, worse defensively but still have questionable pitching, the Twins are complete shit. They're contending again in 2018-19 at the earliest.
desu I'm just pissed off that some sox "fan" is calling me out as a whiny bitch when I've been fully on board the whole season, like I am every season, just because I point out a few flaws on the team like the good defense mostly just being Eaton or Sale's low babip
just a few weeks ago I was the one was calling the other sox fags out for being bitches, not that a fucking bandwagoner would know that.
>>67544120
he's a good fielder, I know that, I said he was a downgrade from Salad, which he is. And he's definitely not and never has been in the top tier of defensive third basemen like Machado, Donaldson, Beltre, Arenado
and yeah, they basically just have to play .500 to make the playoffs. I've said it a few times in the gamethreads, just gotta win 2/3 of Sale's and Q's starts, half of Latos', and a third of the rest. roughly
whos the best team in baseball right now, cubs/meme teams dont count
>Shitcago Cubes believe this is their year
>>67544144
The Blue Jays broke their league high postseason drought last year passing the Mariners that shameful crown. But now this year, the Mariners may also pass that crown.
What a time to be alive.
>>67544144
>M's make Post-season
>Félix vs Darvish ALDS game 1
>Félix takes a legendary L on his first start
How would this feel?
I hope it doesn't happen but tell me what you woukd feel.
>>67544144
>it will be history made
Hopefully he gets his shit back together ;_;
>>67544172
I actually met with a Cubs fan who solely based on April records (at the time) guaranteed they would win the world series.
I told him it's only April, one month into the season. He said it doesn't matter, they're going to win.
What's wrong with these people? Should I show him examples of other April 1st placers who failed to win?
>shitcago
>not shitcongo
>Trevor "BB" Rosenthal
>>67544168
But he's not a downgrade from Salad, he's a plus hitter with nearly identical defensive stats, Salad's also been in the league much less and is a bench bat at best.
You're not including Rodon? Some time or another he'll get his shit together, potential is there, just needs to get his control up a bit, he's not even 25 yet. Sometimes it takes pitchers time in the bigs to reach their highest, especially in the AL.
Thank you, Based Javier
>>67544185
>>67544179
Just to see him pitch there even if he shits the bed would make me tear up. I think all Ms fans and even some baseball fans in general can be with me on that.
>>67544196
>should I show him examples of other April 1st placers who failed to win?
That literally won't do a thing
>>67541899
glitch in the matrix, fampai
>>67544173
>mariners 14 years
>next marlins 9 years
What chance do the fish have?
>>67544207
obviously I was talking about defense exclusively in a post about defense.
>>67544207
Rodon is part of the "rest". Hopefully he'll get his shit together sometime this season and be the guy he was at the end of last season. If that's the case then we'd be pretty set.
>>67544196
I met a guy similar, guy said only the NL matters for current records. Said we'd finish 83-79. He thinks the Tigers will win the AL Central.
>>67544169
who is this carbon based lifeform
>>67541880
Good luck with the cat magically making your crippled team win.
>>67544236
But the point is he also can hit. Which is somehow oe another, a plus either way. One tool players < Two or more tool players.
Only the Indians might have a more complete depth assortment than us in the AL Central, we'll be fine. The Indians can't hit for stretches, this is not us. Even when we lose, we can hit.
>>67544234
If the team doesn't all get suspended for Barry's "special coaching", maybe 2018+.
>>67544269
>>67544263
do you think I'm retarded? I'm just talking about the defense for fuck's sake
I was making a post responding to the guy, I don't know if it was you, that said defense is a strength of this team. So I went player by player describing how that definitely is not the case.
I know Frazier is far better than Salad overall
I don't think you know what depth means, every position player would have to be competent in the first place in order to have any depth after that
C, SS, and CF can hardly be called competent. Nor can the fifth starter. and fucking scott carroll has been in the bullpen the past few games
>>67544290
dindu nuffin desu
>>67544196
Remember a few seasons ago when the Brewers had 50 wins by late June, then completely collapsed, finished at like .500 and missed the playoffs?
>>67543750
>>67543724
Which was the one with the batting practice where you smashed things in a living room and cars in a city and hit balls in a castle area?
>>67544348
Nevermind I found it. Triple Play 2001 with motherfucking Buck Martinez.
>>67542929
Who is this fap fiend?
>kept the best upton
>myers and kemp still suck and reminders of the awful 2014 offseason
>first in team defense at the end of april by DRS
>preller got pomeranz for alonso thanks billy boy
>uniforms way better but maybe only for this year
>ASG
>handed cubs first consecutive losses and pissed off lester with a home run trot
>only 4 games under .500
feels lol man
>>67544379
Are you just memeing or what?
>>67544410
Kate Upton is the best Upton desu
>>67544379
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome girl
>>67544372
Sucks I can't get the game to work on my machine.
>>67544410
>Justin Upton currently slashing .221/.259/.321 with 2 HR's
THE CITY OF DETOILET
>>67544417
Hmm. That's A NIce Thought There, But What About This?
>>67544449
38% K rate
>>67544410
>lester
lackey is the hot head youre thinking bout
>>67544410
video of the trot?
>>67544469
JUST
>>67544480
oh you right thank you
>>67544491
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15513920/john-lackey-chicago-cubs-bristles-christian-bethancourt-hr-trot-san-diego-padres-win
sorry i don't got a better souce
>>67544410
preller is an underated gm
nigga is all about that farm just like his frat bro daniels over in texass
>>67544569
What a butthurt faggot.
