All-Purpose MLB Thread! (2019-2021)

[Tetsujin]

The great thing about the Angels is that they have had some combination of the greatest player of his generation, a hall of gamer slugger, and the best two way player since Babe Ruth on their roster for the past ten or so years now and are almost a sure fire guarantee to barely be better than the Mariners who are sorta the Kings of baseball

 

[SLAB]

I think I’m starting to believe.

 

[SLAB]

18-1 Giants. They’re hot heading into a big showdown with LA.

 

[SLAB]

Ooof, laid an egg in game one. Wasted all their runs yesterday.

I’m going tomorrow. Hopefully it goes better.

 

[SLAB]

Big time egg laid for the whole series now.

Back to reality? Just a speed bump? Probably something in between.

 

[SLAB]

Great comeback and a big win. The Giants needed these wins after the LA beatdowns.

And now another series with them... let’s not get swept this time, that’s all I ask.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1398469127149293571

I swear Canha gets buzzed by more pitches than any other guy in the AL

 

[SLAB]

Yeah, trade them all. No match for the Dodgers.

—

Or not?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1398510829281099776

Never in doubt, obvs.

 

[SLAB]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1398818417893801987

Nineteen.

 

[SLAB]

I can’t wrap my head around Gausman transforming from a reclamation project to a full blown Cy Young contending ace.

The huge question... are you comfortable paying him the huge price tag he’s going to command after only a season-and-a-half of great work after he turned 30?

 

[SLAB]

3 of 4 from LA. I would have been happy just not getting swept!

 

[Telemachus]

3 of 4 from LA. I would have been happy just not getting swept!

They made it a bit too interesting in the 9th.

 

[SLAB]

The Giants close the month of May in first in front of LA and San Diego.

I keep waiting for this ride to end, but it isn’t happening.

 

[hrdboild]

Okay I was joking about the State of California finding some money in their budget to keep the A's in Oakland, but maybe it's actually going to happen???

https://oaklandnewsnow.com/state-of...in-oakland-as-howard-terminal-ballpark/94623/

 

[SLAB]

How did Brandon Crawford turn back into one of the best shortstops in baseball in his age 34 season?!

 

[Telemachus]

How did Brandon Crawford turn back into one of the best shortstops in baseball in his age 34 season?!

Had more time to rest his body due to the strange season last year.

 

[SLAB]

The old guys are good and fine, but how about Steven Duggar?! I’ve been ready to DFA this dude for like 4 seasons! Lmao

 

[SLAB]

Gausman’s going to get 9 figures this offseason. He’s absurd now.

 

[SLAB]

Johnny Cueto is the new Samardzija.

 

[SLAB]

Thoughts and prayers. Reading this, I got punched right in the gut.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1401947666003619840

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Thoughts and prayers. Reading this, I got punched right in the gut.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1401947666003619840

Get well soon, Kuip!

 

[SLAB]

This Brandon Crawford resurgence is incredible.

 

[Telemachus]

This Brandon Crawford resurgence is incredible.

Especially since he just became the Giants all time leader in games played at SS.

 

[SLAB]

The extra inning runner rule makes me so mad as a baseball fan. You should not be rewarded for a lazy fly out then a dropped pop-up.

Nor should you get a run from a single then a double play.

 

[LPKingsFan]

The extra inning runner rule makes me so mad as a baseball fan. You should not be rewarded for a lazy fly out then a dropped pop-up.

Nor should you get a run from a single then a double play.

Agreed. I’d gladly accept the universal DH if they also got rid of this extra inning runner rule.

 

[Telemachus]

This made me laugh.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1404650291392253953

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Agreed. I’d gladly accept the universal DH if they also got rid of this extra inning runner rule.

The extra inning rule is indeed awful. But there shouldn’t be any need to make a trade off to get rid of it.

Like the All-Star game deciding home field before it, just 86 the extra inning rule. It’s that simple.

As for universal DH — that’s seriously messing with the fabric of baseball and the good side of it’s history. The National League is the Senior circuit and has been around longer than not only the AL (25 years longer) but also their stupid DH rule (97 years longer) that was implemented in 1973.

In short, baseball has a much longer history of no DH than with it. To my knowledge the NL never had it for 145 years sans 1 pandemic season. And the AL didn’t have it for 72 years, which is longer than the 48 years they‘ve now played under the rule.

Honestly, I’m totally fine with the AL keeping it. It‘s one of the cool things that has made the leagues different and made interleague play interesting.

I just never want to see the National League adopt it permanently and mess with 145 years of history.

 

[SLAB]

MIKE FREAKIN YASTRZEMSKI!!!!

 

[hrdboild]

This is what winning feels like

https://twitter.com/x/status/1405026876469387268

 

[Tetsujin]

It really is absurd how good the A's are despite their ownership seemingly trying to actively torpedo their chances by refusing to re-sign their former MVP finalist shortstop and burning every single bridge possible with the city of Oakland.