General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[We Got The Whole 9]

I don't think I saw anyone discuss it but MLB has acknowledged that fly balls are traveling 4 feet less this year than any year in tracking history. The theory is the seams are wider and taller potentially.

 

Can they just horsefeathers stop it already. 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

9 hours ago, JHBulls said:

 

 

No grunting in the press box!

[JHBulls]

Roki’s year could be a lesson for Japanese players not to come over to the states too quickly. He’s had a miserable year on the mound and now he could get shut down for the rest of 2025. Had he stayed in Japan for the next 2 years, he could have dominated in Japan in that time and come over after having signed a big contract. That’s the risk I suppose. 

Edited June 16, 2025 by JHBulls

[imb]

just dont go to the dodgers meat grinder

[Transmogrified Tiger]

we're all trying to figure out who did this

[17 Seconds]

prior's revenge

[Outshined_One]

8 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

prior's revenge

How I imagine Mark Prior's conversation with Dusty Baker on the topic of pitcher health would go:

[We Got The Whole 9]

Acuna homered for the 8th time already. Hitting 400 with a 1.2 OPS so far. 

[PackLandVA]

Don't look now, but the Rockies have won 4 in a row and are 8 and 9 so far in the month of June!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

There are some healthy losing streaks going on right now.

5 - Mets
6 - Yankees, Twins, White Sox
11 - Nationals

Honorable mention to the Giants with 4.

[Derwood]

And the Cubs’ longest losing streak this season is 3

[Rcal10]

34 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

There are some healthy losing streaks going on right now.

5 - Mets
6 - Yankees, Twins, White Sox
11 - Nationals

Honorable mention to the Giants with 4.

There are 2 really good teams and one average team in this list. Which is something people should realize, happens. I am sure the Cubs will make a list like this at some point of the season. When they do, remember this list and try to relax. I am sure NY city isn’t on edge right now with neither team winning in a week…..😬😅

[Tryptamine]

19 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

There are 2 really good teams and one average team in this list. Which is something people should realize, happens. I am sure the Cubs will make a list like this at some point of the season. When they do, remember this list and try to relax. I am sure NY city isn’t on edge right now with neither team winning in a week…..😬😅

The Cubs have been weird this year. No long losing streaks and no long winning streaks, just consistently taking 2/3 in most series.

[cl smooth]

 

[mul21]

17 hours ago, cl smooth said:

 

The real story is that access was denied only because it was a game day.  ICE has apparently been staging in their parking lots on non-game days, so let's not allow the Dodgers to make themselves out to be heroes when they just told someone not to sing the national anthem in Spanish in the last two weeks.

[Sammy Sofa]

horsefeathers Twitter links; all my homies love using literally anything else.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Miseryowski with 5 more hitless innings.

[PackLandVA]

 

[Rcal10]

Reds are releasing Candelario. He has been bad this year and also hurt. Which might explain him being so bad. Is he someone the Cubs should look into. Doesn’t cost anything and at worst he could be a better bench bat. At best he can play 3rd and maybe hit 10 homers from now to the end of the season. 

[Backtobanks]

23 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Reds are releasing Candelario. He has been bad this year and also hurt. Which might explain him being so bad. Is he someone the Cubs should look into. Doesn’t cost anything and at worst he could be a better bench bat. At best he can play 3rd and maybe hit 10 homers from now to the end of the season. 

I saw that and had the same idea.  Switch hitter and adds some power off the bench.  As you mentioned, Ricketts would love the price.

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Candelario should be a hard pass. Lower back injuries on the wrong side of 30 are kind of a big deal.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I doubt that there's a team itching to give Candelario a MLB deal after he clears waivers, so giving him an audition to show he's healthy in Iowa seems like a pretty low risk move that could pay dividends if he is able to get right.  He's a fairly uniquely good fit if the bat returns to being playable.

[Rcal10]

14 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

I doubt that there's a team itching to give Candelario a MLB deal after he clears waivers, so giving him an audition to show he's healthy in Iowa seems like a pretty low risk move that could pay dividends if he is able to get right.  He's a fairly uniquely good fit if the bat returns to being playable.

That is my thought. Of course, if he is hurt he is no use. But as a free lottery ticket, why not see if he wants to go to Iowa a bit with the chance of coming back to Chicago? 

[Rcal10]

19 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

Candelario should be a hard pass. Lower back injuries on the wrong side of 30 are kind of a big deal.

You do know we are talking about checking him out for free, right? No one would suggest trading for him. But why not sign him to a minor league deal and see if he is healthy. If he is he is at the very least a bench bat. If not, nothing lost. 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

53 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

You do know we are talking about checking him out for free, right? No one would suggest trading for him. But why not sign him to a minor league deal and see if he is healthy. If he is he is at the very least a bench bat. If not, nothing lost. 

I know how it works