2018 All Star Game

[cl smooth]

It's especially glaring when compared to Trout, Betts, and Judge, which is maybe the best outfield of all time.

 

Slow down there. Many of the All-Star games in the 50’s had an NL outfield of Mays, Aaron, and Musial.

 

I don't care enough to dig into it, but I imagine the seasons Trout, Betts, and Judge are having would be tough to match, even for those 3.

 

quickly glancing at baseball reference for 1955:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays = 9.1 bWAR

aaron - 6.3 BWAR

 

or 1957:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays - 8.3 bWAR

aaron - 8.0 bWAR

 

as of today:

 

trout - 6.9 bWAR

betts - 5.4 bWAR

judge - 5.0 bWAR

[OleMissCub]

 

Slow down there. Many of the All-Star games in the 50’s had an NL outfield of Mays, Aaron, and Musial.

 

I don't care enough to dig into it, but I imagine the seasons Trout, Betts, and Judge are having would be tough to match, even for those 3.

 

quickly glancing at baseball reference for 1955:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays = 9.1 bWAR

aaron - 6.3 BWAR

 

or 1957:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays - 8.3 bWAR

aaron - 8.0 bWAR

 

as of today:

 

trout - 6.9 bWAR

betts - 5.4 bWAR

judge - 5.0 bWAR

 

[Post Count Padder]

I'm kinda shocked this is the first all star game for Markakis. He had some great years for the Orioles.

[OleMissCub]

I'm kinda shocked this is the first all star game for Markakis. He had some great years for the Orioles.

 

His stats have always been pretty workmanlike; nothing fancy enough to be noticed by All-Star voters. Those late 2000's Orioles teams didn't have too much though, so there might be some slight surprise that he was never sent as the obligatory pick. Looks like the Orioles had obligatory selections in 2008 (George Sherrill) and 2010 (Ty Wiggington).

[imb]

 

I don't care enough to dig into it, but I imagine the seasons Trout, Betts, and Judge are having would be tough to match, even for those 3.

 

quickly glancing at baseball reference for 1955:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays = 9.1 bWAR

aaron - 6.3 BWAR

 

or 1957:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays - 8.3 bWAR

aaron - 8.0 bWAR

 

as of today:

 

trout - 6.9 bWAR

betts - 5.4 bWAR

judge - 5.0 bWAR

 

 

pretty sure the 55 and 57 are full season lines

[Ding Dong Johnson]

 

quickly glancing at baseball reference for 1955:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays = 9.1 bWAR

aaron - 6.3 BWAR

 

or 1957:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays - 8.3 bWAR

aaron - 8.0 bWAR

 

as of today:

 

trout - 6.9 bWAR

betts - 5.4 bWAR

judge - 5.0 bWAR

 

 

pretty sure the 55 and 57 are full season lines

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I'm kinda shocked this is the first all star game for Markakis. He had some great years for the Orioles.

Looks like the Orioles had obligatory selections in 2008 (George Sherrill) and 2010 (Ty Wiggington).

 

this must be what it's like to be a fan of another team and read "bryan lahair, 2012 all star" cuz who the horsefeathers is george sherrill?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I'm kinda shocked this is the first all star game for Markakis. He had some great years for the Orioles.

Looks like the Orioles had obligatory selections in 2008 (George Sherrill) and 2010 (Ty Wiggington).

 

this must be what it's like to be a fan of another team and read "bryan lahair, 2012 all star" cuz who the horsefeathers is george sherrill?

he's one of those randos I actually remember. he had a ridiculous amount of saves in the first half even though he sucked

[itisallpartoftheplan]

I'm kinda shocked this is the first all star game for Markakis. He had some great years for the Orioles.

Looks like the Orioles had obligatory selections in 2008 (George Sherrill) and 2010 (Ty Wiggington).

 

this must be what it's like to be a fan of another team and read "bryan lahair, 2012 all star" cuz who the horsefeathers is george sherrill?

 

Lahair also wasn’t a forced entry since Castro made it too. Makes it way more hilarious.

[OleMissCub]

 

quickly glancing at baseball reference for 1955:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays = 9.1 bWAR

aaron - 6.3 BWAR

 

or 1957:

 

musial - 6.1 bWAR

mays - 8.3 bWAR

aaron - 8.0 bWAR

 

as of today:

 

trout - 6.9 bWAR

betts - 5.4 bWAR

judge - 5.0 bWAR

 

 

pretty sure the 55 and 57 are full season lines

 

That’s why I put that gif.

 

These guys are on a pace to pass those legends this season

[Regular Show]

Hopefully Baez does something amazing during the All-Star game. Other fanbases don't realize just how special a player he is.

 

I mean we're not even surprised when he steals home anymore...

[imb]

 

 

pretty sure the 55 and 57 are full season lines

 

That’s why I put that gif.

 

These guys are on a pace to pass those legends this season

 

my b

[Rob]

Hopefully Baez does something amazing during the All-Star game. Other fanbases don't realize just how special a player he is.

 

I mean we're not even surprised when he steals home anymore...

 

I think the Giants and the Dodgers kinda get it after the 2016 playoffs.

 

I will never forget him stealing home against the Dodgers. Maybe my favorite play of all time.

[ScrubMD]

Looks like the Orioles had obligatory selections in 2008 (George Sherrill) and 2010 (Ty Wiggington).

 

this must be what it's like to be a fan of another team and read "bryan lahair, 2012 all star" cuz who the horsefeathers is george sherrill?

he's one of those randos I actually remember. he had a ridiculous amount of saves in the first half even though he sucked

 

I recall the Cubs trying to trade for him or people wanting to trade for him or something.

[mul21]

Hopefully Baez does something amazing during the All-Star game. Other fanbases don't realize just how special a player he is.

 

I mean we're not even surprised when he steals home anymore...

 

I think the Giants and the Dodgers kinda get it after the 2016 playoffs.

 

I will never forget him stealing home against the Dodgers. Maybe my favorite play of all time.

 

Agreed. The absolute split second decision to deke like he was going back to the bag to draw the throw and immediately take off for home has to be the most ingenious play I've ever seen on a baseball field and he did it seamlessly.

[OleMissCub]

His slide against Toronto was the best “deal with it” slide of all time.

 

[Rob]

 

this must be what it's like to be a fan of another team and read "bryan lahair, 2012 all star" cuz who the horsefeathers is george sherrill?

he's one of those randos I actually remember. he had a ridiculous amount of saves in the first half even though he sucked

 

I recall the Cubs trying to trade for him or people wanting to trade for him or something.

 

Ah yes, the fabled Hendry-MacPhail connection that never materialized into anything worthwhile, but meant that all our trade chatter was constantly about the Orioles.

 

And then pretty quickly after we hire competent people for the front office, they traded Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger for Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop.

[soccer10k]

His slide against Toronto was the best “deal with it” slide of all time.

 

 

For sure. That slide is amazing. Just perfect.

[George Hayduke]

His slide against Toronto was the best “deal with it” slide of all time.

 

Every time this gif gets posted I watch it like 30 times in a row and it just never becomes any less majestic.

[Guancous]

I’m heading to the Futures Game. Remind me to post my notes.

[PackLandVA]

Lester slated to pitch Sunday per Cubs.com. Guess that means he can't pitch in the ASG, right?

[PackLandVA]

[Andy]

Lester slated to pitch Sunday per Cubs.com. Guess that means he can't pitch in the ASG, right?

Correct.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

 

 

Weird that it’s 7 NL players and 1 AL player. I saw Jose Ramirez declined. Probably a few others too.

[PackLandVA]

Lester slated to pitch Sunday per Cubs.com. Guess that means he can't pitch in the ASG, right?

Correct.

 

Good! Allows Joe to set up rotation the way he wants for the 5 game set against the Cards.