MLB Thread - 2022

SLAB

SLAB

Hall of Famer
#421
#421
It’s kind of wild with as injured as the team has been, and as badly as they’ve played they’re still 5 games above .500. Completely agree with 90/2WC if they get (and stay) healthy.

I just hope they don’t do anything short-sighted like trade a decent prospect(s) for a catcher rental like Wilson Contreras. Caleb Killian is already in the bigs for the Cubs, and that hurts. Just stay the course… whatever happens happens, and our true future is in a couple seasons.
 
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The_Jamal

Hall of Famer
#426
#426
SLAB said:
Casali is just as bad as Bart when he isn’t on a hot streak. Catcher position is freakin’ dire right now.
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Came out after the game Casali was hurt and couldn't swing the bat on those "bunt" attempts. Had to be something like that, I couldn't believe they would actually force him to bunt lol
 
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The_Jamal

Hall of Famer
#429
#429
https://twitter.com/statuses/1536121760394883072

Probably jinxing it, but this absolutely feels like a turn-around series after a rough stretch. Every game was like a playoff atmosphere and the pitching was absolute nails. 4 runs in 3 games to the Dodgers is absolutely insane with how good their offense is. Get Belt, Wade and La Stella healthy and we have a great chance to get back to the playoffs and try to avenge last season.
 
SLAB

SLAB

Hall of Famer
#430
#430
The_Jamal said:
https://twitter.com/statuses/1536121760394883072

Probably jinxing it, but this absolutely feels like a turn-around series after a rough stretch. Every game was like a playoff atmosphere and the pitching was absolute nails. 4 runs in 3 games to the Dodgers is absolutely insane with how good their offense is. Get Belt, Wade and La Stella healthy and we have a great chance to get back to the playoffs and try to avenge last season.
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This team is bizarre. They’ll probably drop two to KC now. Lmao
 
QWERTYLICIOUS

QWERTYLICIOUS

Starter
#431
#431
SLAB said:
How did they win that?! Lol
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When you find your answer, please share with me.

The bullpen managing to get out of the late jams (both of them) is something I don't think I will ever be able to figure out. Color me impressed, though.

Any win against the Dodgies is a good win. Even if it is/was ugly as can possibly be.
 
Pokitren

Pokitren

Prospect
#436
#436
hrdboild said:
It's certainly evidence that something isn't working. I don't know that a team in first place (or close to it) would intentionally sabotage their chances of making the playoffs just because a guy rubs them the wrong way but if players don't like their roles, don't feel prepared game-to-game, and disagree with the lineups and pitching substitutions they're probably going to underperform and the effect is the same. So it could be a subconscious thing....

Or maybe it's just baseball and they've been unlucky. A first ballot hall-of-famer with nearly 5000 career ABs going 0 for 26 during the win-less streak just seems like bad luck to me. But as we've seen multiple times in Sacramento, it doesn't take much for an owner or general manager to fire a coach if they don't have a great relationship anyway,

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Subconsciously? I've heard such a term in psychology as passive-aggressive resistance. It looks like the team is resisting :)
Although I would not put the blame entirely on the team, because the game always starts with the coach.
 
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SLAB

SLAB

Hall of Famer
#440
#440
The_Jamal said:
Down 3 starters, def going to need the pen to continue on this 5-game streak.

After a downright awful May, pitching staff has really found it again here in June.
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Disco’s rehabbing, so we should get one back soon. Can’t say I have much faith in him though, last season screamed fluke to me.

Hjelle’s looked solid, I’d like to see him get a couple starts. Never have been sold on Sammy Long.
 
QWERTYLICIOUS

QWERTYLICIOUS

Starter
#449
#449
SLAB said:
These current Giants are the worst 10 game over .500 team I’ve ever seen. They freakin’ suck.
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I don't think they're "terrible" by any stretch of the imagination, so I will respectfully disagree with your assessment.

They're probably the most underwhelming 10 (now 9, actually) games over 0.500 team I've ever seen, though...
 
SLAB

SLAB

Hall of Famer
#450
#450
QWERTYLICIOUS said:
I don't think they're "terrible" by any stretch of the imagination, so I will respectfully disagree with your assessment.

They're probably the most underwhelming 10 (now 9, actually) games over 0.500 team I've ever seen, though...
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When they’re bad, they’re so bad though. Lol
 
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