The Official 2017 Major League Baseball Thread

[Angel Oracle]

12 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Don't look now but the Phillies are in first place.

From 30+ games under .500 going into the 2015 ASB, to .500 ball after it to 1st place now....talk about reversing course.

[Homebrewer]

Arrieta is 8-0 on May 20th with a 1.29 era.

[Lou]

On May 19, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Mr Meeseeks said:

Harper with another 4 walks today. Teams are pussies for not challenging him.

Seeing how he's batting .256 and has more Ks than hits, it appears that some pitchers are challenging him

[Stradling]

But walks

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, elixir said:

Seattle is playing solid 1st place Jerry Dipoto baseball!

Imagine how good they'd be with Trumbo. 

[fan_since79]

Jackie Bradley Jr now has a 26-game hitting streak.

Once they hit 25, I start paying attention.

 

 

 

[Dick B Back]

4 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

Arrieta is 8-0 on May 20th with a 1.29 era.

And Chris Sale is 9-0 with a 1.58 ERA in the DH league.

[NrM]

Stanton in his last 5 games 0-17 15 K's

Yikes.

Edited May 22, 2016 by Mr Meeseeks

[totdprods]

Man, I really wanted the Angels to get Jackie Bradley for LF this past offseason.

[fan_since79]

14 minutes ago, cezero said:

The home plate ump for the Padres/Dodgers game REALLY wants to go home. Just called an obvious strike a ball with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th. 

Chin-Hui Tsao (who???) walked three straight batters and the Padres won.

With a little help from the ump.

Two straight walk-off losses for the Dogs.

[fan_since79]

On 5/17/2016 at 9:50 AM, Angel Oracle said:

Jim Brown was the ultimate going out in his prime, leaving the NFL after just 9 seasons and rushing for over 1,500 yards in a 14 game season in that 9th and final season.   Barry Sanders was close, retiring after his 10th season where he rushed for almost 1,500 yards in a 16 game season.

Ted Williams was 41/42 when he retired.   Elway played for some 16 seasons in the NFL.

Babe Ruth put up a .985 OPS in his 22nd season, at the age of 39. The following year (with the Braves) he fell apart, though he smashed three home runs in one of his final games, retiring at the end of May.

[Docwaukee]

Dallas Keuchel with a nightmare of a season so far. Another 7er in 6ip now with a 5.92era overall.  

[WeatherWonk]

Dipoto's new team just keeps on rollin'. 5-4 over the woeful Reds. 

If the Angels lose today (and a 6-0 lead is no sure thing), we could be 7.5 back, despite sweeping three games from them a week ago.

 

[nando714]

Just now, WeatherWonk said:

Dipoto's new team just keeps on rollin'. 5-4 over the woeful Reds. 

If the Angels lose today (and a 6-0 lead is no sure thing), we could be 7.5 back, despite sweeping three games from them a week ago.

 

Not sold

reds are bad 

[nando714]

4 minutes ago, elixir said:

Dipoto gm of the year so far 

It's too bad the season doesn't end in May , huh?

[Ender]

1 hour ago, nando714 said:

Not sold

reds are bad 

5-1 Road Trip. 18-7 on the Road. Took 2 out of 3 from the Royals, Rays and Orioles .... and shamefully swept by you all. 9 games above .500 .... 1 game back of best record in AL.

And in comes Oakland, Twins and Padres.

There aren't a ton of holes in this Mariners team. Wade Miley has been serviceable. Leonys Martin has been steal of the century from Texas. Iannetta has been serviceable. Nick Vincent and Cishek have been good in the bullpen.

I can't really be pissed at Dipoto for anything.

If you guys could sweep the Rangers I would deeply appreciate it.

Edited May 22, 2016 by Ender

[Angel Oracle]

On May 15, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Blarg said:

Bautista should have been suspended for this. He is not without his own blemishes.

 

It does kind of look like he is going all Johnny and sweeping the leg.

[Angel Oracle]

It's only a small sample, but I wonder if the home struggles for the M's will eventually become a mental thing as the season progresses.

[Stradling]

4 hours ago, nando714 said:

It's too bad the season doesn't end in May , huh?

If it did he would have quit on April 15th

[fan_since79]

Pirates beat the Rockies today 6-3. Ryan Vogelsong was hit in the head with a 92 mph fastball and carted off the field on a stretcher, taken to the hospital. No word yet on his condition.

 

Edited May 23, 2016 by fan_since79

[m0nkey]

Hambone out for the year 

[fan_since79]

9 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Hambone out for the year 

He should give some of Arte's money back.

Should...but won't of course.

 

[fan_since79]

Is it just me, or does he look crazy?

http://sportsdaydfw.imgix.net/1462231599-NS_19RangersAstros32.jpg?q=50&auto=format&w=900

 

[Inside Pitch]

21 hours ago, cezero said:

I'm not sold, either, but it's a little reductive to frame it like that.

Besides the sweep at your hands, the M's haven't lost another series in well over a month.

M's and Halos both start playing better teams next month. That's when things'll get interesting. 

Mariners SOS is .487.   They have played 15 out of 43 games .vs teams over .500 -- three .vs teams leading their division.   The Angels SoS is .514 -- they have played 32 of 44 games .vs teams over .500 including 15 games .vs teams leading their divisions.  Not a lot of similarity there.

To the Ms credit, they have been beating up the teams they should be beating.   The Halos...  not so much...

Edited May 23, 2016 by Inside Pitch

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Is it just me, or does he look crazy?

http://sportsdaydfw.imgix.net/1462231599-NS_19RangersAstros32.jpg?q=50&auto=format&w=900

 

Or high....