The Official 2017 Major League Baseball Thread

[fan_since79]

Twins' pitching has allowed only 15 runs in their first seven games.

 

[Dick B Back]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Twins' pitching has allowed only 15 runs in their first seven games.

 

And Reds only 21 in their first 8. Surprising.

[Dick B Back]

Through today's game, Miggy hitting .107. That won't last.

[Homebrewer]

Lackey has 9 Ks through 4 innings. He also got into a yelling match with the umpire after the first pitch..the first pitch.

His pitch count is high so he wont be setting any K records or anything.

[fan_since79]

Chase Utley scored from first base on a dropped third strike and throwing error by Cubs' catcher Wilson Contreras.

And Hector Rondon was injured on the play in a collision with Utley at home plate.

 

Edited April 13, 2017 by fan_since79

[Troll Daddy]

14 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

Lackey has 9 Ks through 4 innings. He also got into a yelling match with the umpire after the first pitch..the first pitch.

His pitch count is high so he wont be setting any K records or anything.

Classic Lackey ... luv that guy

[Troll Daddy]

"The fourth-inning grand slam ended up being the difference in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. With two hits in each of his last three games, the 31-year-old brought his average up to .545 (6-for-11) on the season with three doubles and a home run."

Ex-Angel Andrew Romine was drug tested immediately after hitting his first career grand slam.  Lol

MLB.com

[meat]

14 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

Lackey has 9 Ks through 4 innings. He also got into a yelling match with the umpire after the first pitch..the first pitch.

His pitch count is high so he wont be setting any K records or anything.

I listened to a little of this game on the radio.  Charlie Steiner introduced Lackey as 'the old war horse'.  I thought that was haylarious.

[CanadianHalo]

Cespedes with 5 big ol'dongs this week already, damn is it a good thing we didn't sign him during the multiple chances we had.

Where are all the folks that kept screaming for Heyward that offseason?

[Stradling]

12 hours ago, CanadianHalo said:

Cespedes with 5 big ol'dongs this week already, damn is it a good thing we didn't sign him during the multiple chances we had.

Where are all the folks that kept screaming for Heyward that offseason?

I wanted either, but liked Heyward better.  I thought he was going to age more gracefully and had a more complete game of offense that could bat anywhere in a lineup based on his ability to draw a walk and hit line drives.  He also is/was a phenomenal defensive right fielder.  

I wantedCespedes because he was better than what we had and would be a great clean up hitter.  I thought he average defensively and I thought his production would fall off a cliff at some point.

i was wrong.  

[Dick B Back]

I love early season stats... as of this moment David Freese hitting .440.  

[Homebrewer]

"Where are all the folks that kept screaming for Heyward that offseason?"

Heyward had an off season, one in which he got himself a ring and was INSTRUMENTAL in pulling his teammates together when they were really down...and he has these numbers going for the year (top) and for his career (bottom)

 

BA

.290

.262

OBP

.353

.346

SLG

.355

.414

OPS

.708

.760

OPS+

94

108

Yeah...who would want that shit?

[fan_since79]

4 hours ago, Dick B Back said:

I love early season stats... as of this moment David Freese hitting .440.  

His Game 6 moments in 2011 are still some of the most tremendous I've ever seen in baseball.

 

[Dick B Back]

40 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

His Game 6 moments in 2011 are still some of the most tremendous I've ever seen in baseball.

 

Agreed, how exciting it was!

Unfortunately, that excitement did not carryover to his time with the Halos.

[Homebrewer]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

His Game 6 moments in 2011 are still some of the most tremendous I've ever seen in baseball.

 

I much prefer Sandfrog, Erstad, and Krod's game 6 moments..

[Dick B Back]

Ervin Santana one hitter through 6. PEDS?

[Homebrewer]

Tyler Chatwood has retired 15 straight Giants.

[Homebrewer]

6 HRs yesterday in Wrigley...and it's blowing out again today.

Bombs Away.

[Homebrewer]

1 hour ago, Homebrewer said:

6 HRs yesterday in Wrigley...and it's blowing out again today.

Bombs Away.

0-0 bottom of the 7th

lol

[Angel Oracle]

And I just saw that FA-to-be Moustakas has 5 HRs already, and is finally starting to hit LHP decently enough.

But of course, his agent.................the dreaded Scotty Bo-arse!

[Dick B Back]

Weaver putting his 4.91 ERA on the line tonight against the Braves.

[Troll Daddy]

Haniger was a great pickup in the Segura/Walker trade. The kid has major league skills.

[Troll Daddy]

Padres beat Greinke 1-0 on a Aybar HR

Chacin pitches 8 scoreless innings 

[Richard]

Bumgarner expected to miss 6-8 weeks because

 

[meat]

5 minutes ago, Richard said:

Bumgarner expected to miss 6-8 weeks because

 

I wonder if he's contractually allowed to ride a dirt bike?  You'd think not, especially with the Giants and the Jeff Kent 'truck washing' incident.