2018 MLB Regular Season Thread II

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Where does this come from?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Pretty sure it started for NFL GDTs here.

Basically, when the game is COMPLETELY out of each (like a 35 point lead in a football game or 14 run lead in a baseball game), it's so bad that it's a clown pounding.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Poor guy. Can't catch a break.

Another Jarred Parker

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Pretty sure it started for NFL GDTs here.

Basically, when the game is COMPLETELY out of each (like a 35 point lead in a football game or 14 run lead in a baseball game), it's so bad that it's a clown pounding.

Well I’m just glad this forum would never do anything insane, like ban a poster, for using that image. Imagine how absurd that would be.

 

[tony d]

Couple good games on now between the Astros/A's and Rockies/Diamondbacks. 4 decent teams there, the A's are 52-41 which has to make them among the surprises in MLB this year.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Another Astros bullpen meltdown. They have to fix it.

Every time I read about how great the Astros bullpen ERA is, I scratch my head.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Couple good games on now between the Astros/A's and Rockies/Diamondbacks. 4 decent teams there, the A's are 52-41 which has to make them among the surprises in MLB this year.

The only surprise for me is the starting rotation. It was the weakness of the team going into the year and they currently have 5 guys on the dl, but they keep plugging in guys who give them quality starts. The hitting and bullpen were above average before the season started, so no surprise there.

A's were a couple Lucroy gaffes from 4-game sweeping Houston in their barn. 3 out of 4 is still fantastic with the way they've kicked our teeth in this year.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Severino vs Kluber is not living up to the hype as Indians score 2 early on.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Ridiculous 13 pitch AB by Betts ends with a grand slam.

 

[EpochLink]

How about those Oakland A's?!

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Severino vs Kluber is not living up to the hype as Indians score 2 early on.

You know who has lived up to the hype tonight? The Yankee bullpen! These guys are unreal.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Oh god, James Paxton just left his start in the 1st.

OK, probably nothing serious:

 

[hockeykicker]

bob nightengale just wow. jeez how does he even do that

heres his oops im sorry tweet

 

[BigMac1212]

Man, when your position players OUTPITCH your pitchers, you had a bad night at the ballpark. See the D-backs at Coors Field last night.

 

[JWK]

Major League Leaderboards » 2018 » Batters » Batted Ball Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball

Hosmer has hit 4 ground balls in this game btw.

 

[Fenway]

This was a joy to watch

 

[Duke33]

Oh god, James Paxton just left his start in the 1st.

OK, probably nothing serious:

Yeah the Astros said the same thing about Correa two weeks ago. Probably won't be back until after the ASG at the earliest.

 

[Duke33]

The only surprise for me is the starting rotation. It was the weakness of the team going into the year and they currently have 5 guys on the dl, but they keep plugging in guys who give them quality starts. The hitting and bullpen were above average before the season started, so no surprise there.

A's were a couple Lucroy gaffes from 4-game sweeping Houston in their barn. 3 out of 4 is still fantastic with the way they've kicked our teeth in this year.

Meh, again, the A's allowed a leadoff walk and a single setting up first and third with no one out before any of Lucroy's gaffes so they had already put themselves in a bad situation that game. Still, they've been red hot and the Astros have been meh the last couple weeks.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

guess he's retiring

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

The Toronto Blue Jays have played 2 innings so far tonight.
The Toronto Blue Jays have committed 4 errors so far tonight.

Yikes.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

The Toronto Blue Jays have played 2 innings so far tonight.
The Toronto Blue Jays have committed 4 errors so far tonight.

Yikes.

They need to fold.

Yankees are hot garbage again.

 

[John Price]

 

[BKIslandersFan]

AL East division race is over. Yankees are so bad pitching wise.

 

[Marcobruin]

Well I haven't posted here on this baseball thread for quite a while. The blue Jays are pretty much where I thought they'd be. It's incredible to me that a franchise that drew over 3 million people go into this season without any chance of coming even close if making the playoffs. I mean im just a very casual fan and I knew it so I hope they must have too. What do they do ? They bring in a bunch of stiffs . I know I know they've had some injuries like most other teams I suspect however this is a no match team for the Yanks and red Sox.
They do have Guerrero and bichette but they have way too many holes to categorize them as having a good future...surely not in the short term.
Red Sox have done well in drafting trading and signing FA's
They've drafted superstars like Betts( who I think is underrated) Bogaerts, benintendi, devers
Yanks : judge andujar traded for youngsters like Torres
With the amount of fans Tor drew last season id figure they'd make more of an effort in keeping up with the competition
Where is Anthopolous .? They should have kept him

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Nonsense