General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[mul21]

3 hours ago, 17 Seconds said:

that Pat Murphy stuff with Uecker is weird as hell, right?

What's this about?

[17 Seconds]

25 minutes ago, mul21 said:

What's this about?

Murphy read the following made up letter when they clinched. some people thought it was really from Uecker, (he didn't clarify until later). i thought it was pretty obvious that it wasn't meant to be real, but i still think it's pretty horsefeathers odd.

https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-uecker-with-brewers-in-spirit-celebrating-playoff-berth

Quote

“Howdy boys, never a doubt you would get this invitation. You did it by believing. Really miss you guys and I wish I was there. Things are good. The God Almighty picked me to be on this team up here, albeit [as] the third catcher. It’s a great league, no day games after night games. No shadows, but you got all the sticky you need to have up here. Told the big guy about you guys. Play hard every night. Not afraid to play for each other. He’s obviously very interested with the group with this uncommon goodness. I know you guys don’t really need me, but I’ll tell you guys … I’ll be on the headset every night watching. And don’t forget to take it all in, enjoy, and keep it light, believe in each other.” 

Edited September 16, 2025 by 17 Seconds

[mul21]

That's certainly pretty bizarre.

[JHBulls]

Pat Murphy went full Abraham Lincoln meme, but in real life

[minnesotacubsfan]

Here here, Cal Raleigh

 

 

 

[JHBulls]

 

If ever there was a guy who should just be put into the HOF the day after retirement instead of waiting five years. 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

With all of the wonderful moments in his career, I will forever remember him for his reaction to Rizzo’s dong in the 2016 NLCS.

[minnesotacubsfan]

 

 

[gflore34]

Watching Dodgers national broadcasts is sometimes tedious, I know all announcing crews are homers.  Dodgers crew takes to a new level, all they do is blab about the Dodgers greatness.  Being crappy players such as Ben Rortvedt, Kiké Hernández and Conforto or not, doesn't matter, they're all the best.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

5 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Watching Dodgers national broadcasts is sometimes tedious, I know all announcing crews are homers.  Dodgers crew takes to a new level, all they do is blab about the Dodgers greatness.  Being crappy players such as Ben Rortvedt, Kiké Hernández and Conforto or not, doesn't matter, they're all the best.

Watching games like theirs gives me a much larger appreciation for the main trio we get. Joe Davis is such a knob.

[17 Seconds]

yeah i've soured on joe davis

[We Got The Whole 9]

So Ueck was a big weed guy or is sticky slang for something else 

[Derwood]

[Tryptamine]

So Oriole pitcher Trevor Rogers started the year recovering from injury and missed a good deal of the season. Since his return, in 106.2 IP he has posted a 1.35 ERA 2.31 FIP and 3.85 xFIP with with 3.6 fWAR going into tonight's 6IP 1H 0ER 2BB 7K performance. Does he show up on the Cy Young ballet despite the limited innings?

[Thurman Merman]

49 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

So Oriole pitcher Trevor Rogers started the year recovering from injury and missed a good deal of the season. Since his return, in 106.2 IP he has posted a 1.35 ERA 2.31 FIP and 3.85 xFIP with with 3.6 fWAR going into tonight's 6IP 1H 0ER 2BB 7K performance. Does he show up on the Cy Young ballet despite the limited innings?

Not to be confused with Taylor and Tyler Rogers, who are twins and are unrelated to this guy. 

[javy knows my name]

4 hours ago, Thurman Merman said:

Not to be confused with Taylor and Tyler Rogers, who are twins and are unrelated to this guy. 

Well I know at least one is a cub

[Stratos]

Rooting for Detroit and Cleveland to get into the playoffs.

[Stratos]

On 9/19/2025 at 10:47 PM, Thurman Merman said:

Not to be confused with Taylor and Tyler Rogers, who are twins and are unrelated to this guy. 

Identical twins apparently.  One throws LH the other RH lol.

[Stratos]

Tigers have a 3 game series vs Cleveland starting tomorrow.

[JHBulls]

https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/2026-top-50-international-prospects?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

[NorthsideAvenger]

Joint Competition Committe voting on ABS today. Sounds like it will be approved for 2026. If it is, I know of one Cubs DH that should be estatic. 

[Soul]

2 hours ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Joint Competition Committe voting on ABS today. Sounds like it will be approved for 2026. If it is, I know of one Cubs DH that should be estatic. 

The Age of Robot Umps has arrived.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I can't wait until some bonehead wastes a challenge in the 2nd or 3rd inning on an obviously good call.

[Derwood]

3 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

I can't wait until some bonehead wastes a challenge in the 2nd or 3rd inning on an obviously good call.

That bonehead is PCA, who has recently argued a lot of clear strikes

[squally1313]

Guardians/Tigers was nuts last night. The inning Skubal imploded reminded me of that 2017 Game 5 against the Nats, just went back and watched those highlights....truly the dumbest game ever.