General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

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There are more teams in the AL Central at .500 or below (5) than there are in the entire NL(4)

A week ago my brother sent me a blurb that that division was 23-53 against teams outside the division. I can't imagine that has gotten much better.

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James Paxton wanted to top his 16K game (that the Mariners blew). Well, he did it by throwing a no-hitter. When he's on and fully healthy he is arguably one of the top 5 pitchers in the game. He only struck out 7 people in this game. Did it under 100 pitches too!

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/james-paxton-throws-no-hitter-in-canada/c-275847096

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

We didn't deserve Ichiro

 

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[bukie]

We're now over a month into the season, and the NL is 28-15 against the AL and neither Baltimore nor Texas has played any interleague yet.

[sweetpeteman]

Your current NL batting leader: Matt Kemp.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Your current NL batting leader: Matt Kemp.

Braves are Murderer's Row right now

[bukie]

Your current NL batting leader: Matt Kemp.

Braves are Murderer's Row right now

What does that have to do with Matt Kemp?

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Your current NL batting leader: Matt Kemp.

Braves are Murderer's Row right now

What does that have to do with Matt Kemp?

I think his point is that it is May.

[sweetpeteman]

Braves are Murderer's Row right now

What does that have to do with Matt Kemp?

I think his point is that it is May.

 

I think his point is that Matt Kemp is back on the Dodgers.

[SouthSideRyan]

Braves are Murderer's Row right now

What does that have to do with Matt Kemp?

I think his point is that it is May.

 

I'm pretty sure his point was he forgot they traded him.

[We Got The Whole 9]

horsefeathers, I did

[David]

so i kept hearing all this talk about the cubs regretting not re-signing arrieta and how he's doing great in philly and i looked at his numbers and...uh...no?

 

i mean i guess he hasn't given up many runs outside of getting shelled by the marlins, but he's not striking anyone out and he's still walking a lot of guys

[Sammy Sofa]

so i kept hearing all this talk about the cubs regretting not re-signing arrieta and how he's doing great in philly and i looked at his numbers and...uh...no?

 

This is a perfect example of Dave Attel's "drinking = time travel" bit.

[David]

so i kept hearing all this talk about the cubs regretting not re-signing arrieta and how he's doing great in philly and i looked at his numbers and...uh...no?

 

This is a perfect example of Dave Attel's "drinking = time travel" bit.

 

lmao

 

nah i was overhearing it at a restaurant as recently as 2 days ago.

[Sammy Sofa]

That person was probably the victim of vacation drinking, too.

[David]

this is horsefeathering stupid

 

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[Banedon]

Well that's one way to go....

 

[PackLandVA]

so i kept hearing all this talk about the cubs regretting not re-signing arrieta and how he's doing great in philly and i looked at his numbers and...uh...no?

 

i mean i guess he hasn't given up many runs outside of getting shelled by the marlins, but he's not striking anyone out and he's still walking a lot of guys

 

It’s really not about this year. I mean, he could be pretty good and it wouldn’t be shocking. The issue with Jake is how will he fare over the years of th me contract and will his production justify the dollars.

 

Good move in letting him walk.

[champaignchris]

Kelvin Herrera has a 14 to zero K/BB rate over 13.2 innings.

 

That's pretty good.

 

He's probably pitching himself onto a contender by the deadline and then to a pretty nice contract in the offseason.

[Bull]

There are more teams in the AL Central at .500 or below (5) than there are in the entire NL(4)

A week ago my brother sent me a blurb that that division was 23-53 against teams outside the division. I can't imagine that has gotten much better.

Yeah, but they are .500 against teams in the division, sooooo...

[Bryants Disco Ball]

so i kept hearing all this talk about the cubs regretting not re-signing arrieta and how he's doing great in philly and i looked at his numbers and...uh...no?

 

i mean i guess he hasn't given up many runs outside of getting shelled by the marlins, but he's not striking anyone out and he's still walking a lot of guys

 

It’s really not about this year. I mean, he could be pretty good and it wouldn’t be shocking. The issue with Jake is how will he fare over the years of th me contract and will his production justify the dollars.

 

Good move in letting him walk.

 

If he pitches well this year, he's only got two years left after this one. It's really not going to be a big deal at that point. The reason the narrative is out there about the Cub regretting not signing him is that Yu has been disastrous so far and the two are going to be compared to each other for the next six years.

 

So long as Yu turns out OK for the first four seasons of his contract, all is well.

[Omar]

this is horsefeathering stupid

 

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Yeah I don't understand this. Chase field is a fine facility, it would be a waste of money to move the team.

[Tim]

this is horsefeathering stupid

 

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Yeah I don't understand this. Chase field is a fine facility, it would be a waste of money to move the team.

Maybe they just don't want the dodgers swimming in the pool after clinching anymore.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

they’re probably trying to get the horsefeathers away from tgi fridays