The Official 2017 Major League Baseball Thread

[m0nkey]

Rhys Hoskins and Matt Olson may win me my fantasy league

[krAbs]

Watching the Padres game, and can't help but notice this guy Asuaje is having one heck of a breakout year. .278 with some pop (4 hr) in 80ish games, after doing not a lot in the minors. Plays 2B, 3B, and LF. Kiiiinda jealous of the Padres on that one.

[fan_since79]

Rhys Hoskins hit home run #17 last night, in his 33rd career game. It's the most HR's at the beginning of a career by nine full games.

Move over, Judge, you've been overruled.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Why does Rhys Hoskins sound like a new Monty Python member's name?

[Blarg]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Why does Rhys Hoskins sound like a new Monty Python member's name?

More like a condition caused by giving children aspirin.

[fan_since79]

Wow, Detroit is really bad. The lowly White Sox are pounding them, 12-4 in the 7th inning.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Current Detroit team as bad as their 2003 team?   

Impressive first rebuild step, going from 51-57 on August 4 to 9-29 (after today) since then 

And some think the schedule advantage isn't hugely in the Twins' favor?   I would say that 7 of your remaining 17 games coming against a AAA team, and already being up two games on the Halos, would constitute said advantage.

[fan_since79]

16-4 now. Avisail Garcia: 5-5, HR, 7 RBI

ERA's of Detroit's pitchers today, 6.42, 4.68, 6.23, 13.50, 11.37, 13.50

 

[fan_since79]

Maybe MLB should place an asterisk next to Cleveland's win streak, as seven of those 21 games were against the AAA Tigers.

 

[Dick B Back]

25 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

16-4 now. Avisail Garcia: 5-5, HR, 7 RBI

ERA's of Detroit's pitchers today, 6.42, 4.68, 6.23, 13.50, 11.37, 13.50

 

The White Sox need to score that many runs to guarantee a W for Shields.

edit to add: Victor Alcantara did his part by only giving up 3 ER in his one inning of work.

Edited September 14, 2017 by Dick B Back

[Troll Daddy]

Lol

 

[m0nkey]

Rhys hoskins with another homer

[Angel Oracle]

Hoskins is beyond being sick as a disease.

[ettin]

2 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Lol

 

And how many games was Gary Sanchez suspended for, after actually sucker punching an opponent in the head who was prone on the ground twice?

Edited September 15, 2017 by ettin

[WeatherWonk]

Cleveland ties it in the ninth, down to their last strike!  Going to X innings!

[fan_since79]

Just now, WeatherWonk said:

Cleveland ties it in the ninth, down to their last strike!  

Unbelievable!

 

[Blarg]

Watching the Cubs game. Top of the fourth, two outs, 3-2 count with a man on third and Lackey throws a hanging curve ball, belt high center of the plate. The batter doesn't swing and the umpire call ball four.

Lackey stomps off the mound yelling at the umpire and to his credit the umpire held up his hand and said no more but Lackey is not going to let it go and probably listed the umpires geneology in the primate world before getting tossed.

End of story? Nope, the Cubs catcher gets into it with the umpire and gets tossed and to double down on stupid he throws his mask at the umpires feet that will result in a suspension and fine. He completey melted down and had to be separated.

Best catcher meltdown I remember was Torrealba losing it against the Angels when Trout scores on a sac fly.

 

https://youtu.be/CF2r-L_w_7k

 

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

LOL, Torrealba acted like the Rangers just lost the WS.

[m0nkey]

I'm all for emotion but man is he a ****

[Homebrewer]

That ump sucked for both sides today...and it was a horrible call that cost runs in a crucial game. The batter (opposing pitcher) was walking to the dugout, resigned to striking out, when the ump called the pitch a ball. It was completely ludicrous. Pitch trax showed the pitch right over the heart of the plate.

That said.. the Cubs have scored like 50 runs in the previous 3 games, and won again today comfortably. The offense is en fuego.

Still...it was really entertaining to see Lackey melt down!

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

That was a horrible call by the umpire. Fuck umpires. 

[Troll Daddy]

Dogs have talked to AGon about his new role on the team ... $22M pinch hitter 

 

[fan_since79]

Kershaw allowed the first grand slam of his career and the Dodgers lose to the Phillies 4-3.

 

[fan_since79]

Matt Olson of the A's becomes the third rookie ever to hit 14 home runs in a 20-game span.

Rudy York and Mark McGuire are the others.

 

[m0nkey]

21 homers in 53 games, homering once every 8 AB's. 

He and Hoskins have been destroying the ball since they got up