General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[Cubswin11]

Meet the #LOLMets

 

https://twitter.com/therendermlb/status/869733991867445248

[soccer10k]

In the latest installment of "Remember how good the Cubs were last year"...

 

The Astros are 37-16, only one game worse than the Cubs were through 53 games last year. However, the Astros RD is +79, which is second in the league (Dodgers are 1st) and they're outperforming their pythag by 3 games. The Cubs last year had a RD of +140 at this point and had a pythag of 41-12.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

[OleMissCub]

Wonder if the Reds front office is slightly pissed that they are actually contending this year (due solely to the ineptness of the other Central teams) because you know they are probably really wanting to trade Cozart right now.

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, it was a VERY short reign:

 

There’s a surprising new best team in baseball, and it doesn’t reside in Chicago, New York or L.A. Instead, it’s the Houston Astros, who are projected to finish with the majors’ top record according to both FanGraphs.com and FiveThirtyEight’s own Elo ratings. Those are lofty expectations, but if the Astros can meet them, they’ll complete a historic turnaround that few teams in major league history can match.

 

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/after-years-of-tanking-the-astros-are-now-the-best-in-baseball/?ex_cid=538fb

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[OleMissCub]

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[CaliforniaRaisin]

Spoilered because some might find a mascot flicking off fans NSFW.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Regular Show]

Spoilered because some might find a mascot flicking off fans NSFW.

 

 

 

 

 

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LOL. Can someone explain what is happening here? Like how could you rile up a mascot enough to get him to flip you the bird?

 

Wait a sec, I bet that Mets fan probably said something dirty about Mrs. Met...

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by Regular Show

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Well, it was a VERY short reign:

 

There’s a surprising new best team in baseball, and it doesn’t reside in Chicago, New York or L.A. Instead, it’s the Houston Astros, who are projected to finish with the majors’ top record according to both FanGraphs.com and FiveThirtyEight’s own Elo ratings. Those are lofty expectations, but if the Astros can meet them, they’ll complete a historic turnaround that few teams in major league history can match.

 

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/after-years-of-tanking-the-astros-are-now-the-best-in-baseball/?ex_cid=538fb

 

that's neat but they didn't do the real part yet

[We Got The Whole 9]

Snaggleteeth Hamilton is on pace for 86 steals and only 12 CS, an 88% conversion rate. That type of high volume and high efficiency is extremely rare. Like Rickey and Vince Coleman stuff.

[Splendid Splinter]

Snaggleteeth Hamilton is on pace for 86 steals and only 12 CS, an 88% conversion rate. That type of high volume and high efficiency is extremely rare. Like Rickey and Vince Coleman stuff.

 

Tim Raines, Eric Davis, Willie Wilson, maybe Tony Womack and a couple more all had a season "close" to that (depending on what's the cutoff would be for volume and/or %).

 

Still extremely rare like you said though.

[Cubswin11]

Pujols hit his 600th HR tonight, on a grand slam

[NewUserName]

Baseball was funner with people like Jimmy Piersall

[UMFan83]

Never change

 

[Sammy Sofa]

He's a gotdamn monster.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Well Yadi just gunned down Hamilton at 3rd

[javy knows my name]

Never change

 

 

Ugh

[davell]

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WHAT IN THE BLUE HELL

[We Got The Whole 9]

Wrong thread

[Tim]

Well Yadi just gunned down Hamilton at 3rd

I feel so conflicted about that.

[davell]

[soccer10k]

Never change

 

 

Behind only Sale, Archer and Porcello in the AL.

[Cubswin11]

Samardzija has 59 Ks and 1 BB since May 1st

[Brian]

Dusty needs to keep his job with the Nationals past Harper's free agency, so please slow down the arm shredding.