The Official 2018 Major League Baseball Thread

[jordan]

58 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

What's Law's point?  People who flip burgers help make McDonald's into a bazillion dollar company.  We all have to earn what we get.  This is a lame take IMO.

[Inside Pitch]

2 minutes ago, jordan said:

What's Law's point?  People who flip burgers help make McDonald's into a bazillion dollar company.  We all have to earn what we get.  This is a lame take IMO.

Some Minor league players end up making less than minimum wage when you factor in batting practice and everything else.   It's a jacked up system.

[Inside Pitch]

This is a pretty solid article about the wage issue and the minors -- from Forbes..

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2018/03/26/the-fragile-economics-between-mlb-the-minors-and-the-minimum-wage-exemption/#84a98473c219

[Blarg]

It’s not major league money, and many would say that $10,000 a month would allow you to live comfortably, but remember, the seasons in the minors are shorter than those in MLB.

That would be about $60k for the players over their 6 months. Now if you look at the median salary in the US it is right in line with those numbers except one small detail. The rest of America's wage earners work 12 months out of the year. 

No, it's not Major league money but they are not major league players and half the minor league teams can barely get fans in the stadium to watch them play. You might say they are being paid their actual market value. 

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Lou]

head region?

[Troll Daddy]

21 minutes ago, Lou said:

head region?

What’s weird was it was off the bat of Kyle Seager ... same guy who hit Matt Shoemaker in the head.

[IEAngelsfan]

6 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Hey, that's great!  I'm sure blind fans will appreciate that when they see the uniforms.

[Troll Daddy]

1 hour ago, IEAngelsfan said:

Hey, that's great!  I'm sure blind fans will appreciate that when they see the uniforms.

It was umpire appreciation day

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, Troll Daddy said:

It was umpire appreciation day

that's the most clever post you've ever made.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

9 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

.....are blind fans allowed to touch them?

[m0nkey]

If there’s a bright side to the dodgers making the playoffs, since apparently the Rockies and D-Backs don’t want to win, it’s that I’ll probably watch playoff baseball in person and be a die hard fan of the opposing team. 

[Lou]

44 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

I’ll probably watch playoff baseball in person and be a die hard fan of the opposing team. 

vaya con Dios 

[arch stanton]

10 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Next step is a radio broadcast in ASL

[mancini79]

Pure definition of a chowdah. Favorite part was when they realized they had no leverage since the Sox could just make a new $50 banner. I bet you that guy's stolen bracelet that they... stole the banner.

Oh, his name.... Louie Iacuzzi. Can't make this crap up. 

And of course they own a little yappy dog. 

[Blarg]

I'll bet two 4k big screens and a case of wiskey fell off the truck at the same time.

[Taylor]

14 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

What’s weird was it was off the bat of Kyle Seager ... same guy who hit Matt Shoemaker in the head.

Kyle Seager is trying to assassinate AL West pitchers.

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Lou]

52 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

[m0nkey]

MLB places Addisson Russell on administrative leave after his ex-wife posted details on the abuse he's alleged to have done.

 

In a pure baseball sense, I don't think it's a big hit to the cubs, if any.

[CDiaz27?]

Jeff Banister officially out.

[mancini79]

3 hours ago, m0nkey said:

MLB places Addisson Russell on administrative leave after his ex-wife posted details on the abuse he's alleged to have done.

 

In a pure baseball sense, I don't think it's a big hit to the cubs, if any.

It's easy to do the right thing when a player is hitting .250. Curious if the results would have been the same if he were hitting. 325.

Or they could just release him so the Astros can pick him up.

[m0nkey]

8 minutes ago, mancini79 said:

It's easy to do the right thing when a player is hitting .250. Curious if the results would have been the same if he were hitting. 325.

Or they could just release him so the Astros can pick him up.

MLB placed him on administrative leave, the Cubs support the decision, whatever that means.  

Then again they traded for Chapman, so who knows with them.

[WeatherWonk]

3 hours ago, CDiaz27 said:

Jeff Banister officially out.

From the article I just read, he has been let go, effective immediately. 

Strange timing with 9 games to go, and in last place.

Another potential job for Scioscia next year?

[WeatherWonk]

Cubs bats floundering against the White Sox. 4-1 in the sixth.

Honestly, the Cubs just arent that good this year. They could be caught.