Mets are so fucked
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 February 2024 19:44 (three months ago) link
Speaking of, Sheehan has this to say about Pete Alonso
Hitters are losing value earlier and earlier in their careers, as power pitching and designer breaking balls put a premium on eyesight, reflexes, and hand-eye coordination. Lose even a tiny bit of that at 31, at 32, and you get run out of the league. Shortstops, center fielders, even catchers can make up for that with baserunning and defense. First basemen cannot.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 February 2024 19:45 (three months ago) link
Is he saying Alonso is already not ageing well? He’s projected to hit over 40 next year. Or is he suggesting this is why they haven’t extended him?
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 22 February 2024 19:52 (three months ago) link
i'd be slightly wary about extending him, just due to the fact that while he's a good guy to have, i think he's not as good as the counting stats might indicate. he's more a Schwarber than a Judge. ftr i like Pete, but maybe not at whatever he'll eventually get paid.
― omar little, Thursday, 22 February 2024 20:43 (three months ago) link
he hit .217/.318/.504 with 3 war in his age 28 season. the homers are lovely, but yeah that's edging into schwarber territory. i'd pay him a fair bit of money on a four-year deal, but i'm sure he'll want 8+
not to be all 'wahh, boras' but boras' clients almost never sign extensions before hitting the market. and considering the deals he's gotten bogaerts and kris bryant and eric hosmer, that seems pretty effective! it only takes one sucker
if being a met means that much to alonso, i'm sure they can get a deal done -- boras works for him, after all. but they're all just posturing now
― mookieproof, Thursday, 22 February 2024 22:52 (three months ago) link
I was looking at this looking for parks that are friendly to right handed pull hitters who might be looking for a first baseman whose main skill is hitting it out, and I didn’t realise Citi field is actually so unfriendly to Alonso!Also, now I understand why Alex Cora is always trying to get his left handed hitters to go oppo. Had no idea Fenway was that difficult for lefties.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 22 February 2024 23:00 (three months ago) link
yeah it’s a vast prairie out there in right for the most part
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 23 February 2024 08:05 (three months ago) link
Unless you’ve got like 70 or 80 power or are lucky enough to reach the pole, I guess? I was surprised that Ted Williams claims he only had four oppo homers there.Anyway, Alonso could do well in St Louis maybe? Goldy is still good but he’s a free agent at the end of 2024 at the age of 37, and they’d be able to pay Alonso if they want to.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 23 February 2024 08:47 (three months ago) link
so are they going to fix the uniforms?
― 龜, Friday, 23 February 2024 14:11 (three months ago) link
word on the street is that of universal concern is the pant
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 23 February 2024 19:46 (three months ago) link
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 23 February 2024 19:52 (three months ago) link
there is spring training baseball on tv!
― na (NA), Friday, 23 February 2024 20:06 (three months ago) link
New statement on the pants from an MLB official: “The uniform pants have the same material and thickness as the uniform pants used last season. There were changes to the fabric of the jersey, not the pants.”i.e. design and sizing changed but not the material, per the league. https://t.co/1km20Q3U3E— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) February 23, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 23 February 2024 22:53 (three months ago) link
They’re going to be laughing on the other side of their faces when there’s a rainy game at Citi or Fenway and having to see Kenley or Pete Alonso exposed to the eyes of children. Otoh maybe players will finally start wearing cups again?
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 23 February 2024 22:55 (three months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqEFzxpGQx0
― felicity, Saturday, 24 February 2024 07:03 (three months ago) link
Baseball.On at Australian prime time.Only 10 hours away?
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 00:25 (two months ago) link
We are so back
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:08 (two months ago) link
First AB of the 2024 MLB season ends with a pitch clock violated walk. Didn't have that on my bingo card
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:12 (two months ago) link
atmosphere sucks
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:42 (two months ago) link
Facts
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:44 (two months ago) link
Omg I love Ohtani
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:45 (two months ago) link
Look at his happy mother! Wholesome 🥰
Oof this padres catcher. Not quite the cannon arm is it?
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:46 (two months ago) link
I feel like Manny Machado's ears get even more elvish as the years go on
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:51 (two months ago) link
commentators keep going on about the passion of the fans in korea but all we see on tv are bored millionaires in half-empty leather seats looking at their phones
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:53 (two months ago) link
Tbf, that's the case behind homeplate for most games
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:54 (two months ago) link
maybe in LA lol
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:57 (two months ago) link
exactly the right pitch from darvish there
Well, they're full in la, and the bleachers make up for it.
Hyunjin ryu spotted. King
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:59 (two months ago) link
Wtf is that hat mullet yamamoto?!
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:02 (two months ago) link
Sheeeeeesh lotta spikes tonight on glasnow
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:03 (two months ago) link
And the first great AB and run of the year comes from: Tyler Wade?
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:05 (two months ago) link
Never doubt the -.6bwar guy
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:07 (two months ago) link
Tatis' cannon arm still blows me away
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:15 (two months ago) link
speaking of cannon arms, damn kim
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:18 (two months ago) link
Imagine having a functioning short stop
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:20 (two months ago) link
Okay wtf is this ump?
The duality of man those two tyler wade AB'S
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:27 (two months ago) link
Betts looking good at short so far
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:46 (two months ago) link
mookie betts is extremely good at baseball
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:10 (two months ago) link
how many ex red sox will come up big today?
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:36 (two months ago) link
welp defense doesn’t win ballgames but it can sure lose them
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:38 (two months ago) link
jay jaffe reports that every starting position player for the padres, except the catcher, was once a shortstop prospect
i guess this might be why they moved
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:46 (two months ago) link
tbf i guess it’s not cronenworth’s fault his glove failed
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:50 (two months ago) link
that is true
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:51 (two months ago) link
nice little ad for mlb’s owned and operated equipment mfg
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:52 (two months ago) link
I had to look at the replay after I saw Stats tweet this:
How does your glove break on a soft ground ball on opening day— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) March 20, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:53 (two months ago) link
Not me going through pictures of him like the Zapruder film trying to identify the glove
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:55 (two months ago) link
Wilson A2000, I apologise for my Rawlings slander
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:58 (two months ago) link
you sure? i thought i saw a rawlings logo
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 13:02 (two months ago) link
segrated = segregated
― clemenza, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 01:35 (four days ago) link
worst umpire of all time retiring!
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 16:30 (four days ago) link
https://x.com/MLB/status/1795827293937389738
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 16:43 (four days ago) link
how long to Angel H.'s podcast?
― Ippei's on a bummer now (WmC), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 17:27 (four days ago) link
tbh i'm not sure mlb *can* force angel out, due to the umpires union (and the fact that, as defector recently pointed out, he's not actually the worst umpire). they could maybe deny him plum assignments, but given his seniority that would probably just end up in court again
if mlb approached him, it was probably to point out 'you're 62, you've been in the majors for 25 years, and everybody hates you. how long do you really want to keep doing this?'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 18:38 (four days ago) link
also probably nagl to be seen as "forcing out" someone who sued you for racial discrimination
― na (NA), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 19:34 (four days ago) link
While Angel may not have been consistently the worst, he possessed this sort of high-leverage shittiness where the more was at-stake, the higher propensity he'd make the wrong call.
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 20:04 (four days ago) link
the timing of this is the oddest thing. why not wait til the season is over? makes me feel like mlb had something on angel
― 龜, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 20:25 (four days ago) link
There were a lot of recent videos about how bad he was this season, maybe it put some pressure on them
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 20:30 (four days ago) link
https://i.postimg.cc/Xv8RWYxb/IMG-1381.jpg
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 20:35 (four days ago) link
Is the love affair with Jared Jones.... over?
What do his analytics say?
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 20:58 (four days ago) link
That he’s a 23 year old with great stuff who’s two months into his big league career?
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 21:08 (four days ago) link
this skenes guy is a problem
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 21:08 (four days ago) link
Sorry he’s actually 22
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 21:09 (four days ago) link
absolute skenes
on his 22nd birthday no less
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 22:14 (four days ago) link
lmaoooo
Jorge López after today’s game pic.twitter.com/XNqXS6Lnhv— The Mike Francesa Podcast (@FrancesaPodcast) May 30, 2024
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 May 2024 04:02 (three days ago) link
Lol
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 30 May 2024 04:15 (three days ago) link
I was at that game. glasnow was doing his light calisthenics in thin workout wear before the game and let me tell you that dude is fucking HUGE and extraordinary to watch move
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 30 May 2024 04:18 (three days ago) link
Extraordinary, you say 😏
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 30 May 2024 10:50 (three days ago) link
Pat Burrell being the instigator for actual context is very, very funny
Funniest part about this whole thing is everyone just stared at each other until Pat Burrell started shoving for no reasonpic.twitter.com/oS7GD2vjA6— Dan Wilson (@dan_wilson4) May 29, 2024
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 30 May 2024 10:58 (three days ago) link
Contact my God autocorrect
I said what i said! Professional athletes are wild!
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 30 May 2024 15:14 (three days ago) link
I mean that I assumed you meant he was astoundingly hot
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 30 May 2024 17:03 (three days ago) link
it looks like the nats may have made out really well in the soto trade in the end
mackenzie gore has been awesome as of late and is now just putting up a great season -- both his ERA and FIP are under 3.00 and he's eighth among qualified SP in K/9 after mowing down the braves line up last night
cj abrams is on pace to put up a 3-4 WAR season after being a 2+ WAR player last year
and james wood is one of the 5 or 10 best prospects in the game
prospect guys think robert hassell looks like a bust now, but still even abrams and gore if they keep progressing at this rate would prob put them over the median return for this kinda trade let alone w/ wood waiting in the wings
― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 30 May 2024 17:56 (three days ago) link
Yep Abrams still needs work with the glove but he’s looking every bit like the kind of core piece you build a team around. Gore great as you said.
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 30 May 2024 18:24 (three days ago) link
I like Bobby Witt Jr. but why does he have the same haircut as Butthead
― na (NA), Saturday, 1 June 2024 01:56 (yesterday) link