The Official 2018 Major League Baseball Thread

[fan_since79]

The Reds have hit bottom.

Scooter Gennett just grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded and the tying run on third. After four straight balls to Votto to load them, he goes after the first pitch and now the Reds are 3-17.

 

 

[101halo]

35 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

The Reds have hit bottom.

Scooter Gennett just grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded and the tying run on third. After four straight balls to Votto to load them, he goes after the first pitch and now the Reds are 3-17.

 

 

Joey Votto having less HRs than Ryan Schimpf may be a part of that. 

[Troll Daddy]

 

[fan_since79]

I'm guessing Miguel Cabrera and Joey Votto.

[101halo]

4 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I'm guessing Miguel Cabrera and Joey Votto.

Yep, beat me to it. Trout is a close 3rd, avg is only 306

[Troll Daddy]

Hope the Angels offense can break their pitching 

[fan_since79]

I hope we can scratch out a hit or two in Houston.

 

[Troll Daddy]

Looks like a hit ... on second thought, now it looks like a error 

[Troll Daddy]

BRYANT GUMBEL: “If you were tanking, would you tell me?”

DEREK JETER: “Tanking? What is– no– tanking?”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Tanking is — not trying your hardest to win ball games in — every day.”

DEREK JETER: “We’re trying to win ball games every day.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “If you trade your best players in exchange for prospects it’s unlikely you’re going to win more games in the immediate future–”

DEREK JETER: “When you take the field, you have an opportunity to win each and every day. Each and every day. You never tell your team that they’re expected to lose. Never.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Not in so–”

DEREK JETER: “Now, you can think — now– now, I can’t tell you how you think. Like, I see your mind.  I see that’s how you think. I don’t think like that. That’s your mind working like that.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “No, I get that. But I guess not in so many words–”

DEREK JETER: “But you don’t. But you don’t get it.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “I do.”

DEREK JETER: “You don’t. We have two different mi– I can’t wait to get you on the golf course, man. We got– I mean, I can’t wait for this one.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “No, I mean–”

DEREK JETER: “You’re mentally weak.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “No, I just– I’m– I’m realistic. You really expect this team–”

DEREK JETER: “I expect this team to–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “–as presently configured to contend–”

DEREK JETER: “–compete, to compete. To compete–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Compete is one thing–”

DEREK JETER: “Every sing–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Watch my lips. Not compete.”

DEREK JETER: “I see your–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Contend.”

DEREK JETER: “I see your lips. I see. I’ve been seeing ’em this whole interview. I see your lips moving constantly. You’d never tell your players that you are expected to lose. You don’t do that. You should take that as a slap in the face as a player. You should take that as a slap in the face.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “You expect them to contend?”

DEREK JETER: “I do. I do. If I don’t believe with the– in the players that we have on the field, who’s going to believe in them?”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “But as an executive, it looks like you’re delusional if you believe otherwise–”

DEREK JETER: “Well, call me delusional.”

[beatlesrule]

OMG!  How am I just finding out now that the Red Sox got no hit???  They destroyed the Angels and every team this year.  WOW!

[Taylor]

I hope the Red Sox go on a 10-game losing streak.

[Lou]

Good for Jeter. Gumbel was being a prick. 

[Lou]

15 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

The Reds have hit bottom.

Scooter Gennett just grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded and the tying run on third. After four straight balls to Votto to load them, he goes after the first pitch and now the Reds are 3-17.

Where was the pitch? 

[Troll Daddy]

Colon keeps getting sexier 

 

[Dick B Back]

1 minute ago, hangin n wangin said:

Just a normal play a pitcher has to make but it’s funny cause he’s fat.

Colon is sexy! Sandoval is fat.

[Homebrewer]

11 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

OMG!  How am I just finding out now that the Red Sox got no hit???  They destroyed the Angels and every team this year.  WOW!

They whip the halos 78-2 and then get no hit by Oak?

wtf?

[fan_since79]

5 hours ago, Lou said:

Where was the pitch? 

ESPN had it high in the zone...don't know the speed, though he was throwing in the high 90's. Gennett fouled off the first pitch, then grounded into the DP.

[Dick B Back]

Looks like Cron’s on one of his good streaks.

[Dick B Back]

Liriano no-hits through 5. Pitch count is up there though.

[Tank]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

Good for Jeter. Gumbel was being a prick. 

that conversation was hard to read. had ADHD all over it for both of them.

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Tank said:

that conversation was hard to read. had ADHD all over it for both of them.

as soon as Gumbel brought up the subject of tanking, Jeter had every right to respond the way he did. The "watch my lips" comment was amateurish and condescending.

He was fortunate Jeter only called him "mentally weak" 

[fan_since79]

Scary moment in Cubs game in Colorado. Kris Bryant hit in the forehead by a 96mph fastball. He was on his feet afterwards but unsteady. I assume they're taking him somewhere for tests.

 

Edited April 22, 2018 by fan_since79

[ten ocho recon scout]

15 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

BRYANT GUMBEL: “If you were tanking, would you tell me?”

DEREK JETER: “Tanking? What is– no– tanking?”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Tanking is — not trying your hardest to win ball games in — every day.”

DEREK JETER: “We’re trying to win ball games every day.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “If you trade your best players in exchange for prospects it’s unlikely you’re going to win more games in the immediate future–”

DEREK JETER: “When you take the field, you have an opportunity to win each and every day. Each and every day. You never tell your team that they’re expected to lose. Never.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Not in so–”

DEREK JETER: “Now, you can think — now– now, I can’t tell you how you think. Like, I see your mind.  I see that’s how you think. I don’t think like that. That’s your mind working like that.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “No, I get that. But I guess not in so many words–”

DEREK JETER: “But you don’t. But you don’t get it.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “I do.”

DEREK JETER: “You don’t. We have two different mi– I can’t wait to get you on the golf course, man. We got– I mean, I can’t wait for this one.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “No, I mean–”

DEREK JETER: “You’re mentally weak.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “No, I just– I’m– I’m realistic. You really expect this team–”

DEREK JETER: “I expect this team to–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “–as presently configured to contend–”

DEREK JETER: “–compete, to compete. To compete–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Compete is one thing–”

DEREK JETER: “Every sing–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Watch my lips. Not compete.”

DEREK JETER: “I see your–”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “Contend.”

DEREK JETER: “I see your lips. I see. I’ve been seeing ’em this whole interview. I see your lips moving constantly. You’d never tell your players that you are expected to lose. You don’t do that. You should take that as a slap in the face as a player. You should take that as a slap in the face.”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “You expect them to contend?”

DEREK JETER: “I do. I do. If I don’t believe with the– in the players that we have on the field, who’s going to believe in them?”

BRYANT GUMBEL: “But as an executive, it looks like you’re delusional if you believe otherwise–”

DEREK JETER: “Well, call me delusional.”

Its almost like Gumbel owes Jeets a gift basket after that.

[Troll Daddy]

Cool or uncool

 

[Homebrewer]

He did it against the Rangers.

VERY cool..