MLB 2024 - AUGUST

[Hamhock]

23 hours ago, Pete said:

Aw yeah. Going all Polo Grounds in this bitch.

Sadly, no; I think it would take a loaded bat to hit a homer into the seats:

Edited August 9 by Hamhock

[NikoBaltimore]

Going by that concept picture if not for needing all kinds of stuff in the middle where the field is I would laugh if they tried a race while the game was going on.

[RIPPA]

So the Dodgers are moving Mookie Betts to RF when he returns from injury because sure why not 

[Dolfan in NYC]

Sometimes you can forget that while all major leaguers are certifiable psychopaths, some are at least cute about it:

 

 

[Joe vs the Algorithm]

lol, Mookie Betts is staying in an air bnb (again) during the Dodger’s Milwaukee road trip because he thinks the team hotel is haunted. I care not even a bit, but now I’’ve got the theme from Ghostbusters stuck in my head. Particularly the ‘I ain’t afraid of no ghosts” line.

Also, until someone corrected me at lunch, I thought the line was “I’m not afraid of no ghosts” and now I am a bit annoyed by the double negative.

Edited August 13 by Joe vs the Algorithm

[Dolfan in NYC]

1 minute ago, Joe vs the Algorithm said:

lol, Mookie Betts is staying in an air bnb (again) during the Dodger’s Milwaukee road trip because he thinks the team hotel is haunted. I care not even a bit, but now I’m got the theme from Ghostbusters stuck in my head. Particularly the ‘I ain’t afraid of no ghosts” line.

Also, until someone corrected me at lunch, I thought the line was “I’m not afraid of no ghosts” and now I am a bit annoyed by the double negative.

Just imagine how annoyed Huey Lewis was when he heard it.

[odessasteps]

Yesterday was the anniversary of Ghostbusters hitting #1.

[Kevin Wilson]

Hot take as I watch the Braves game, I think if the game is so out of hand that the team behind puts in a position player to pitch, then the other team should have the option to call the game as over right then. Its just silly and its waving the white flag, just end the farce so there isn't a risk of injury for no reason.

[RIPPA]

Aaron Judge hit his 300th HR becoming the fastest player to do so by A LOT (by both metrics of # of games and # ABs)

955th game (previous record - Ralph Kiner in 1087 games)

3,431st AB (previous record - Babe Ruth in 3831 ABs)

Oh and he hit it after the White Sox intentionally walked Juan Soto to pitch to Judge

[supremebve]

2 hours ago, RIPPA said:

Aaron Judge hit his 300th HR becoming the fastest player to do so by A LOT (by both metrics of # of games and # ABs)

955th game (previous record - Ralph Kiner in 1087 games)

3,431st AB (previous record - Babe Ruth in 3831 ABs)

Oh and he hit it after the White Sox intentionally walked Juan Soto to pitch to Judge

So, we just stopped testing again, huh?  At least test that he isn't actually a shaved sasquatch.

[Dolfan in NYC]

1 hour ago, supremebve said:

So, we just stopped testing again, huh?  At least test that he isn't actually a shaved sasquatch.

We stopped testing him* . 

BTW, this may total horseshit, but there's a report out there from Bleacher Nation that says MLB is considering a minimum 6 inning length for starters.   I, for one, can't wait for the league's first 72-3 game.

[Raziel]

15 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

We stopped testing him* . 

BTW, this may total horseshit, but there's a report out there from Bleacher Nation that says MLB is considering a minimum 6 inning length for starters.   I, for one, can't wait for the league's first 72-3 game.

Oh there's about a zero percent chance of Owners approving that, let alone MLBPA.

[BobbyWhioux]

just expand the active roster to 30 guys you cheap fucks [the owners]

just because the NFL comes up with stupid new rules every offseason and happens to be popular doesn't mean your sport is magically going to become more popular because you invent stupid new rules every offseason

[odessasteps]

You’d think Manfred was a mole for the other leagues to sabotage baseball. 

[RIPPA]

Just to clear things up - the story came from ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40847173/mlb-rule-changes-2024-six-inning-starting-pitcher-injuries-tommy-john

And it is basically a "Here is one of the 100 different ideas people have had"

In the article - it basically explains how it would never happen and also presents some of the more likely alternatives

I also should note - in the one in a million chance it actually happens - there are things in place that would allow a pitcher to come out prior to 6 innings

• they throw 100 pitches
• they give up 4 or more earned runs
• injury (though if they leave injured - they have to go on IL

[BobbyWhioux]

7 hours ago, odessasteps said:

You’d think Manfred was a mole for the other leagues to sabotage baseball. 

Rob Manfred somehow being an even worse commissioner than Gary Bettman is the Ripken passing Gehrig of Being Dogshit. It should have been impossible.

[RIPPA]

Another Judge fact I saw - he becomes the 2nd MLB player to reach 300 HRs before getting to 1000 hits.

The only other person was Mark McGwire

[hammerva]

In the "sounds about right for the Mets" category,   they blow a 5 run lead  last night to the Athletics of all team but hey the good news is that they did a press conference with the Hawk Tuah girl 

[RIPPA]

3 hours ago, hammerva said:

In the "sounds about right for the Mets" category,   they blow a 5 run lead  last night to the Athletics of all team but hey the good news is that they did a press conference with the Hawk Tuah girl 

Take this for what it’s worth but

 

[Travis Sheldon]

I bet she broke an "unwritten rule" about raw dogging or some shit.

[NikoBaltimore]

I would think considering they're 9 games back from the Phillies (and 7 from the Braves) that Mets fans would have more important things to be upset about.  But sure why not go nuts over some woman from a meme?

[Tabe]

7 hours ago, RIPPA said:

Another Judge fact I saw - he becomes the 2nd MLB player to reach 300 HRs before getting to 1000 hits.

The only other person was Mark McGwire

Nothing will ever top Joey Gallo getting 100 homers before 100 singles. 

[hammerva]

One of the best E:60 shows debut today called '28 Outs: An Imperfect Story' about the Armando Galarraga Tigers legendary game in 2010 where a perfect game was taken away because of a terrible call by Jim Joyce.   Probably the only case in sports where the person who "screwed" a player with a bad call is almost more or equal level sympathetic than the player  because it the official knew almost immediately how bad he messed up and it devastated him.   While the story of Jim Joyce is a fascinating and sad one, the crux of the show was that this law school in Monmouth University discussed whether the MLB had legal rights to reverse the bad call and provide him the perfect game.  Using the Pine Tar Game and the Harvey Haddix game, they believed that it should be reversed and presented their arguments to Rob Manfred.  And being the asshole that he mostly is, he basically rejects it using almost word for word that Bud Selig did.  

https://twitter.com/E60/status/1825286660827083075

[Tabe]

19 hours ago, hammerva said:

One of the best E:60 shows debut today called '28 Outs: An Imperfect Story' about the Armando Galarraga Tigers legendary game in 2010 where a perfect game was taken away because of a terrible call by Jim Joyce.   Probably the only case in sports where the person who "screwed" a player with a bad call is almost more or equal level sympathetic than the player  because it the official knew almost immediately how bad he messed up and it devastated him.   While the story of Jim Joyce is a fascinating and sad one, the crux of the show was that this law school in Monmouth University discussed whether the MLB had legal rights to reverse the bad call and provide him the perfect game.  Using the Pine Tar Game and the Harvey Haddix game, they believed that it should be reversed and presented their arguments to Rob Manfred.  And being the asshole that he mostly is, he basically rejects it using almost word for word that Bud Selig did.  

https://twitter.com/E60/status/1825286660827083075

I have always said the outcome should have been changed. Yes, it would have set a precedent for overturning calls after the fact. In perfect games. After 26 outs. Where the next hitter made an out. I think that's an OK precedent to set and I hope the next commissioner rights the wrong and that both guys are alive to see it. 

[odessasteps]