Baseball thread

[.V.]

Who doesn't like watching position players pitch

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/4/...on-player-pitching-athletics-scoreless-inning

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/22/the-joy-of-six-baseball-managers-gone-wild

 

[.V.]

The Yankees bats, they're alive, THEY'RE ALIVE!!!

 

[WAP]

12 and 3!! Where has this come from.

 

[Toffee_Joe]

Our depth chart has 16, yes 16 injured players. Unbelievable.

 

[.V.]

There's no crying in baseball Joe

 

[Toffee_Joe]

There's no crying in baseball Joe

There is if you are the Royals!

 

[WAP]

So the seasons nearly a month in, whose everyones favourites for the World Series, MVP, Most HR's, Most Wins etc?

 

[.V.]

So the seasons nearly a month in, whose everyones favourites for the World Series, MVP, Most HR's, Most Wins etc?

We're 3 weeks in, far too early to say. But to play along I'll say Yankees, Arod, Arod and Eovaldi

 

[.V.]

http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2015/4/...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

[.V.]

Going back to the Rangers apparently.

 

[.V.]

In honour of the Mets playing in the Bronx I present my favourite subway series moment

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Total shitstorm of a 9th for the O's to let the good guys tie up. Every kind of error and lucky dribbler hit one could hope for.

Feels like the Red Sox have had a LOT of luck in that department so far this year.

> edit:

Meanwhile :-|

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

This "rotation of 5 average guys = could be pretty good!" thing really ain't working out, is it.

 

[Craig]

AJ Cole having a wonderful debut inning.

 

[Craig]

Poor bastard's having a mare.

 

[Toffee_Joe]

This "rotation of 5 average guys = could be pretty good!" thing really ain't working out, is it.

Surely you have to go for Hamels soon? Really don't understand the plan with that rotation.

 

[.V.]

Surely you have to go for Hamels soon? Really don't understand the plan with that rotation.

http://cbsprt.co/1EkLk2h

Apparently we have some pieces they like, but probably not enough.

Tanaka to the DL then for a month. At least it isn't his elbow.

 

[Toffee_Joe]

I reckon they way he is throwing to protect his elbow is putting stress elsewhere. Not that the Yankees need him to shut the Rays down. Whiteley ffs.

You have some nice pieces for Hamels. reckon you will end up giving them what they want for him. I am more than happy for you to carry on with what you have got.

 

[.V.]

Difficult to know if we should trade for Hamels. He obviously makes us better, but should we give up a lot of talent that should be major league ready in a few years. Guess it depends on which free agent pitchers hit the market later this year.

 

[.V.]

http://riveraveblues.com/2015/04/thoughts-following-masahiro-tanakas-injury-2-118459/

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

This O's game is... weird...

 

[.V.]

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/61743116.jpg

 

[.V.]

It doesn't count obviously, but Arod tying Willie Mays record, and scoring the winning run at Fenway, must have felt pretty sweet.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

A-Rod, fan interference fuckery, Hanigan done for a while. An all round great evening.

 

[RavenBish]

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha, might be my favourite thing in baseball ever this.

http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2015/05/02/14-414003-2015-05-02/web_cut/mlbtv_98303783_1200K.mp4

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

The perfectly timed cut to a stony faced Madden. The little yellow "error" sign emerging from the score bug. Thumbs up.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

It's bollax, baseball, really. Innit.

 

[.V.]

Oh I dunno, I'm enjoying it at the moment

 

[RavenBish]

Nah, this season it's shite. Unlike the Red Sox though Cincy are fucked long-term, not even sure what the answer is. Votto is on that ungodly contract but he's the best player. They dropped $100m on Bailey who...well, I called that one before they even gave him the deal. Cueto is gone in 2016...the farm system is shite outside of that Winkler fella who has been a hit machine for like 3 years but was a worse option than giving Marlon Byrd a healthy 1 year deal, we're told.

No real cause for optimism. Especially with Pittsburgh's decent roster, the Cards being the Cards and even the fucking Cubs are going to be really good for years looking at their situation. Just gonna have to keep hoping we can keep whipping poor Milwaukee.

but hey, Houston are 18-7, you never really know do you.