General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[NorthsideAvenger]

On 6/28/2026 at 8:13 PM, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Sonny threw a Maddux against the Cardinals - 1 hit 11:0 

 

Want.

Or Casey Mize. Either one is fine with me. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Miz gave up 2 HR and 5 runs but only 1 earned. We are likely picking up a half game today though. 

[Derwood]

11 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Miz gave up 2 HR and 5 runs but only 1 earned. We are likely picking up a half game today though. 

gained 1/2 game on Milwaukee and Philly

[JHBulls]

 

And we think Cubs players are bad at challenging. 

[Derwood]

Imagine if the Nationals had just league-average pitching

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Jesus LMFAO

[Rex Buckingham]

The throw from 1B... what?

[soccer10k]

3 hours ago, Rex Buckingham said:

The throw from 1B... what?

That was my biggest WTF of the video. That throw went midway between 3rd and home.

[Derwood]

Yankees lineup struck out 17 times in two consecutive 9 inning games. First time in history

[Bertz]

Saw this on Reddit:

The White Sox and Cardinals both have the same 47-43 record.  The Cardinals are two games out of a playoff spot, the White Sox are currently in line for a bye

The AL is so washed this year, what the horsefeathers

[Tryptamine]

15 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Saw this on Reddit:

The White Sox and Cardinals both have the same 47-43 record.  The Cardinals are two games out of a playoff spot, the White Sox are currently in line for a bye

The AL is so washed this year, what the horsefeathers

The White Sox hype in the media insane too. You'd think the Cubs weren't even competitive this year, let alone had a better record in a better league.

[mul21]

33 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Saw this on Reddit:

The White Sox and Cardinals both have the same 47-43 record.  The Cardinals are two games out of a playoff spot, the White Sox are currently in line for a bye

The AL is so washed this year, what the horsefeathers

Cubs have the 5th best record in baseball and 4th best in the NL.  It's crazy.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 hour ago, Tryptamine said:

The White Sox hype in the media insane too. You'd think the Cubs weren't even competitive this year, let alone had a better record in a better league.

I think it's fair. The White Sox have been a complete laughing stock for years, everyone loves a comeback story.

[Tryptamine]

Had no idea Cease was absolutely killing it this year and the results actually match the peripherals. I don't suppose the Blue Jays would like to unload that contract on the Cubs.

[Derwood]

I'm knocking another ballpark off the list in a couple of weeks when I head to the Rogers Center to catch a game

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Cease is a freak of nature, look at the durability. And the average velo keeps going up

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Cease is a freak of nature, look at the durability. And the average velo keeps going up

Yep. Insane that he almost never misses a start. You just never know sometimes. With his profile you would think hes had multiple TJ.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

He has a no-hitter through 8 against the Giants

[soccer10k]

4 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

He has a no-hitter through 8 against the Giants

115 pitches so we’ll see what they do in the 9th.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

115 pitches so we’ll see what they do in the 9th.

no handshakes and he's still sitting alone in the dugout. I think he's coming out

[Backtobanks]

2 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

Had no idea Cease was absolutely killing it this year and the results actually match the peripherals. I don't suppose the Blue Jays would like to unload that contract on the Cubs.

The Cubs had their chance to sign him, but they made their usual "competitive offer".

[Post Count Padder]

5 hours ago, Derwood said:

I'm knocking another ballpark off the list in a couple of weeks when I head to the Rogers Center to catch a game

Went once, in 2014. Saw Edwin Encarnacion crank 2 homers. Stadium isn't exactly beautiful but it was a fun time. Highlight was two guys bumping into each other near us and getting into a fight over who should have said sorry first. Most Canadian thing I've witnessed.

[Derwood]

8 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Went once, in 2014. Saw Edwin Encarnacion crank 2 homers. Stadium isn't exactly beautiful but it was a fun time. Highlight was two guys bumping into each other near us and getting into a fight over who should have said sorry first. Most Canadian thing I've witnessed.

It's a random Blue Jays vs. White Sox game but I've never been up there. Wife is seeing a concert on Friday night and suggested we see a game the next day. Why not

[Post Count Padder]

9 minutes ago, Derwood said:

It's a random Blue Jays vs. White Sox game but I've never been up there. Wife is seeing a concert on Friday night and suggested we see a game the next day. Why not

Fun city. We drove up for the heck of it and spent 3 days there. Across the way from Rogers is an old train terminal that has a brewery in it (Steam Whistle Brewery) for something else to do. I remember liking the Distillery District too (and the Hockey Hall of Fame).