OT: MLB 2020 Discussion Opening Day and beyond

[Billdo]

Let Cespedes rot at home, hes not worth playing anyway. Hes a quitter, a loser, and terrible at baseball all in one

He might be all of those EXCEPT terrible at baseball. He's an absolute head case who doesn't care about anyone but himself but he's a fine baseball player. Not the type of guy ANYONE should have on their team but he can play. When he wants.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I am not going to begrudge a player opting out due to Covid, but vanishing like that is really on brand for the Mets

 

[johnny pierogi]

I was working around the house today trying to tighten up some potential water infiltration zones ahead of the storm, and my coworker texted about Ces being MIA... i said, 'yeah and?' Not surprised at all. Hard to feel sorry for either side here, in fact I don't at all. I'll always love Ces for 2015, but if it wasn't for my vehement hatrid of Jeffy and Fred, Yoenis would be an even harder guy to root for.

 

[NJDevs26]

I am not going to begrudge a player opting out due to Covid, but vanishing like that is really on brand for the Mets

Not to mention the Mets goofing by making a public spectacle of the thing out of spite when if they didn't say anything they could have just told everyone after the game he opted out after they ostensibly found out, end of freaking story.

I was working around the house today trying to tighten up some potential water infiltration zones ahead of the storm, and my coworker texted about Ces being MIA... i said, 'yeah and?' Not surprised at all. Hard to feel sorry for either side here, in fact I don't at all. I'll always love Ces for 2015, but if it wasn't for my vehement hatrid of Jeffy and Fred, Yoenis would be an even harder guy to root for.

To a different degree Cespedes is like Harvey, toast of the town (justifiably) during 2015 and a little afterward, but injury and contreversy sent both their careers crashing down.

 

[Davegarri]

To a different degree Cespedes is like Harvey, toast of the town (justifiably) during 2015 and a little afterward, but injury and contreversy sent both their careers crashing down.

Harvey was a wasted talent. Dude cared more about hookers and blow than having a long lasting illustrious career. Idiot.

 

[johnny pierogi]

Harvey was a wasted talent. Dude cared more about hookers and blow than having a long lasting illustrious career. Idiot.

I agree with this mostly, but I think the TOS surgery is what finished him off. He was never the same after that. But yeah, he loved himself some Harvey. Hard to totally shit on him though because he legitimately was the first beacon of hope after several terrible years when he made his debut in Arizona.

 

[njdevils1982]

so…… i guess i'll see you f***in' yanks in the WS?

cubs forever vatos!

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

Things are tough for everyone these days!

 

[Patrik26]

Things are tough for everyone these days!

What are they supposed to do? They're paying their employees during these tough times so I'm sure it's stretching them thin financially.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

What are they supposed to do? They're paying their employees during these tough times so I'm sure it's stretching them thin financially.

Just think how embarrassing a report like this is for them. Imagine what their neighbors are saying behind their backs knowing they cannot just write a check out to by the Mets.

 

[NJDevs26]

As a Mets fan womp womp. As a Devils fan hoo boy. Although let’s be honest they’re spreading themselves too thin, they also own three teams in major sports plus a piece of the Steelers. There was no shot they would be able to outbid Cohen unless they put together a fifty man group like Arod.

 

[njdevils1982]

HAMMERED!

Cubs 2, Royals 13



edit: Why Cubs’ Alec Mills became first pitcher to hit since MLB added universal DH

 

[njdevils1982]

ya, straight up 'thanks' to the cards for the cancellation of the series….what? one or two people cant 'keep it together' and covid spreads like wild fire throughout the clubhouse……and now i got my team playing simulated games to keep the momentum going?

f*** them and their amateur hour operation

…and now………...bring on the cleveland baseball team ……


edit:sounds harsher than it should…still funny

 

[Emperoreddy]

What a coward the Astros hitting coach is.

 

[tr83]

What a coward the Astros hitting coach is.

He should be suspended the rest of the year

 

[NJDevs26]

What a coward the Astros hitting coach is.

And yet Laureano will be the only one to get a suspension for ‘starting’ a brawl after being plunked multiple times. Whoever wrote this sums it up well

 

[Emperoreddy]

He should be suspended the rest of the year

They will just give Joe Kelly another 7 games.

 

[NJDevs26]

Stroman opted out which I can't really fault him for, but this part is just so revealing lol



So basically he was probably not going to play to begin with but hung in long enough to get his needed service time.

 

[njdevils1982]

dig it.

NL CENTRAL	W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Cubs	12-3	.800	-	7-1	5-2	72	59	13	8-2	W2
2	Reds	8-10	.444	5.5	4-6	4-4	73	82	-9	5-5	L1
3	Brewers	7-9	.438	5.5	2-6	5-3	60	63	-3	4-6	L1
4	Cardinals	2-3	.400	5.0	2-1	0-2	18	19	-1	2-3	L3
5	Pirates	3-13	.188	9.5	2-6	1-7	64	94	-30	1-9	L3

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Patrik26]

dig it.

NL CENTRAL	W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Cubs	12-3	.800	-	7-1	5-2	72	59	13	8-2	W2
2	Reds	8-10	.444	5.5	4-6	4-4	73	82	-9	5-5	L1
3	Brewers	7-9	.438	5.5	2-6	5-3	60	63	-3	4-6	L1
4	Cardinals	2-3	.400	5.0	2-1	0-2	18	19	-1	2-3	L3
5	Pirates	3-13	.188	9.5	2-6	1-7	64	94	-30	1-9	L3

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

"Tough division." - Pete DeBoer

 

[njdevils1982]

darvish has been…..uh, unexpected decent……….not convinced the signing was good ……but maybe it will work for this season at least

Yu falls short of history, but keeps shining

13-3?

yep….mash on the division and take it to the playoffs at this point

….at least i hope………cant count chickens before they hatch, right?

 

[None Shall Pass]

Heh

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[njdevils1982]

3 straight losses to the brewers…….c'mon boys

 

[StvBroDan]

Yankees season right on plan Stanton Out - Judge Out - DJ Out - Pitchers Happ and Paxton S__K Bull Pen missing players.