The Official 2019 Major League Baseball Thread

[Angel Oracle]

Hey Skanks fans, the Halos have as many WS appearances in the 2010's as the Skanks have.    

What's that?    ONE WS appearance for the Skanks from 2004-2019?      Stay classy! 

[T.G.]

How the post-season dead ball era is faking everyone out...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27853940/how-new-dead-ball-faking-players-fans-even-cameramen

 

[Inside Pitch]

9 minutes ago, True Grich said:

How the post-season dead ball era is faking everyone out...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27853940/how-new-dead-ball-faking-players-fans-even-cameramen

 

Fangraphs also had a story on the ball and it's performance/impact this postseason.

MLB really needs to stop playing games with the baseball..

[T.G.]

MLB said to be pushing for overhaul of minor leagues

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/sports/baseball/minor-league-changes.html

This is HUGE.

[T.G.]

and here's another article on the reduction of team in minor league baseball

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-floats-proposal-that-would-eliminate-42-minor-league-teams/

 

[Taylor]

51 minutes ago, True Grich said:

MLB said to be pushing for overhaul of minor leagues

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/sports/baseball/minor-league-changes.html

This is HUGE.

Interesting. If it allows minor league players to be treated as more than slave labor, I'm for it.

[Lou]

lol @ slave labor 

[Glen]

20 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Skanks fans being skanks.      Astros must be salivating at the prospect of shutting them up in game 5, with an ALCS clinching win. 

 

19 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Hey Skanks fans, the Halos have as many WS appearances in the 2010's as the Skanks have.    

What's that?    ONE WS appearance for the Skanks from 2004-2019?      Stay classy! 

If the Yankees go to the WS, I'm blaming @Angel Oracle

[T.G.]

 

[T.G.]

Eric Cooper (just 52), MLB umpire has died...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mlb-umpire-eric-cooper-dies-124951675.html

[T.G.]

 

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2019 at 5:54 AM, Glen said:

 

If the Yankees go to the WS, I'm blaming @Angel Oracle

I broke the jinx!

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

I broke the jinx!

[T.G.]

After clinching the AL pennant, an Astros staffer shouted “Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f------ glad we got Osuna!” at a group of female reporters.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/10/22/houston-astros-roberto-osuna-suspension

[T.G.]

I wonder if Wade Miley's dreams are coming true...

Probably not...  despite a decent season - he's not on the WS roster.

[Inside Pitch]

3 hours ago, True Grich said:

After clinching the AL pennant, an Astros staffer shouted “Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f------ glad we got Osuna!” at a group of female reporters.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/10/22/houston-astros-roberto-osuna-suspension

This situation is completely blowing up....   The Astros released a statement that did more to piss off the world than diffuse the situation.   The guy's "apology" in particular seems to have set off a ton of people.

[T.G.]

12 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

This situation is completely blowing up....   The Astros released a statement that did more to piss off the world than diffuse the situation.   The guy's "apology" in particular seems to have set off a ton of people.

They deserve the fire storm that's hitting them right now.

[Angel Oracle]

Do we smell an Osuna trade coming in the off-season?    

And yes, he does have a career 2.75 ERA and 0.91 WHIP (since 2015), along with being just in his mid 20s and with 2 years control .   He also brings significant baggage with him, especially in today's society. 

Look at former L.A. Kings player Slava Voynov.   He will finally be allowed to play in the NHL by January 2020, FIVE years after his domestic violence charge first surfaced.

[Tank]

On 10/17/2019 at 12:12 PM, Homebrewer said:

Post season wins ..
With Joe Maddon 11-5 (and a WS win)
Without Joe Maddon 10 -21 
Hmmmmmm.

this is a tired narrative. maddon was not the reason for the success of 2002.

you could just as easily say it was because mickey hatcher was one of the coaches, or alfredo griffin.

[Billy_Ball]

Sorry, Joe....(Girardi)

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

David Ross is kind of a cult hero in Chicago, retiring as a player after the 2016 WS title. 

[Claude]

Oh well, Dipoto is making new fans everyday. 

 

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/seattle-mariners-unsure-why-teams-still-playing-baseball-in-october

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

Good luck with clown clubhouse cancer boy, Joe.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27917974/reports-phillies-hire-ex-yanks-manager-joe-girardi

[Kevin]

On 10/22/2019 at 2:13 PM, Tank said:

this is a tired narrative. maddon was not the reason for the success of 2002.

you could just as easily say it was because mickey hatcher was one of the coaches, or alfredo griffin.

And Maddon was with us in 2004 and 2005. Our record? 4-9.

I love Maddon and glad he’s back but the way some people worship the dude (if you think he was the secret to success in 2002, then yes you worship him) is just dumb.

[Lou]

Padres to hire Tingler.

 

hehe