The MLB Thread

Can't argue with those, really.

Congrats in particular to Scherzer for joining a small, small group (pitchers who have won a Cy Young in both leagues).

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Atlanta just made an extremely solid move, signing Sean Rodríguez away from the Pirates to an $11M, 2-year deal. So while the youngsters on the farm percolate, the parent team gets a super-utility infielder of the Prado/Zobrist-type, at no cost in prospects. The Braves would be foolish to bid for contention in 2017 (or '18, for that matter), but a .500 record keeps looking ever more achievable.

Well, I'm more interested in that they basically now have the oldest pitching rotation in the majors, with both R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon on it.

Hey, maybe Colon can hit another home run in their new park.

edited 26th Nov '16 3:51:13 PM by TotemicHero

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An extremely old rotation, but all under relatively short-term deals—they're unlikely to block any promising MLB-ready arms when the time comes. Since you mention it, though, I'll be interested to see how Sun Trust Park plays. Before Arizona and Colorado got franchises, Atlanta had the highest elevation in the majors. and it's traditionally been a good town for power hitters to increase their numbers.

Three new players were jsut voted into the Hall of Fame:

Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez, and Tim Raines.

About time Raines got in. Don't remember Rodriguez that well, and Bagwell is a solid choice.

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Rodriguez is quite likely the greatest defensive catcher ever while also being a very solid hitter. He's arguably the greatest catcher of all time.

edited 21st Jan '17 1:23:43 AM by Millardkillmoore

Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, and retired player Andy Marte were killed today in unrelated car accidents.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/royals-pitcher-ventura-former-mlber-marte-killed-crashes/

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

There's a good-sized flower pile at Kaufman Stadium that's growing at a pretty steady rate.

i. hear. a. sound.

I got a relatively new baseball stats and trivia book for Christmas, and finally got around to reading it. And then I found the passage that made me die a little inside.

That's the kind of talent that not teaching players to behave responsibly off the field kills. I really hope that the team management staffs were paying attention and take that lesson to heart.

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At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man (at the ripe age of 30), kids are going to be kids. Young idiots often do stupid shit, and there's no way to get them to stop short of letting them gain the experience to stop being young idiots. Which isn't to say that we shouldn't try, because the more you beat it into their head that they shouldn't do dumb crap, the less likely they are to do it, but you can't make people's decisions for them.

It's not like celebrities and athletes have a monopoly on dangerously bad behavior, after all. We just hear about it more often when it happens to them.

edited 30th Jan '17 10:00:42 AM by NativeJovian

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Double post, but Miami Marlins Claim To Have $1.6 Billion Handshake Agreement For Team. Loria's finally dumping the team! Hallelujah! Maybe we'll actually get a competent owner this time!

...oh god, it's Trump, isn't it.

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Make Miami Great Again.

Close, actually. Rumor has it it's a group led by Charles Kushner, though since all his money is 9in real estate he might have trouble getting the free cash up front for it

Thankfully it doesn't seem to be Kushner. (For those too lazy to click links, MLB denies haven't heard anything about Kushner and the Marlins, and MLB must be informed of any communication regarding the potential sale of a team.)

The other name I've heard floated as a possibility is Stephen Ross, who also fits the description and already owns the Dolphins.

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A fake beard and a real joke.

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Ha, that's pretty good.

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I think someone's being made fun of, but I'm not entirely sure who. (For context, this video is on the official MLB YouTube channel.)

edited 24th Feb '17 10:07:23 AM by TotemicHero

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Bartolo Colon is basically an MLB meme for a few reasons. For one, the dude is huge (thus the tongue-in-cheek nickname "Big Sexy"). He's also currently the oldest player in MLB (he's 43), and the last active player to play for the Expos (which moved from Montreal to Washington DC and became the Nationals in 2005). He was traded from the Mets to the Braves for this season (thus the "down south" line and the sadface emoji from Mets fans). He also hit his first career home run last year (that's the "the impossible has happened!" clip), at the age of 42 (also a record).

Plus, you know, he's actually a really good pitcher.

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You do know that I'm aware of most of that, right? (Scroll up the page, and you can see me commenting on him going to the Braves AND referencing his home run.)

To clarify my point: it seems like a parody of some kind of hype video, but again, I don't know who's being parodied.

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If you ask people to explain the joke, don't get annoyed with someone for explaining the joke?

If you're asking about the format rather than the content, then it's set up like a movie trailer, complete with "this trailer approved for all audiences" and "rated G for Glorious" at the start.

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Dunno if anyone's following the WBC, but how is Israel 2-0 already with one of them against South Korea?

Because due to shenanigans with the rules, players only need to be eligible for citizenship in the country they're playing for, they don't actually have to be citizens. Which means the Israeli team consists almost entirely of Americans.

edited 7th Mar '17 8:45:59 AM by NativeJovian

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USA defeats defending champs, the Dominican Republic. DR eliminated. US advances.

It's almost time for the 2017 MLB season to begin. Give your predictions for all 30 teams (In countdown fashion, from the least likely to win the World Series, to the most likely to win the World Series).