2014 MLB Thread: No Noodles

[Yankee151]

Are you a Yankees fan too LC?

 

[Lloyd Carr]

Are you a Yankees fan too LC?

Yeah, I know there are a few of us on here.

 

[Yankee151]

Thought it was just me, Mills, and Sink.

 

[Plotty]

Chris Carter had two strikes on him and didn't strike out. Progress.

That's a bloody fucking miracle. He is black man rob deer.

 

[Lloyd Carr]

Thought it was just me, Mills, and Sink.

Nope. I grew up watching the Core Four.

My grandfather was/is a big fan, and the Yankees are the homestate team (not a Mets fan), so naturally I was inclined to follow.

 

[Yankee151]

Nice. I'm pretty much a token bandwagoner (Puerto Rican who grew up in Tampa) but my dad was raised in Brooklyn (despite being in a family of Mets fans) and he passed it on to me.

 

[Lloyd Carr]

Nice. I'm pretty much a token bandwagoner (Puerto Rican who grew up in Tampa) but my dad was raised in Brooklyn (despite being in a family of Mets fans) and he passed it on to me.

I'm not one to call anyone a bandwagon fan. Either you root for the team or you don't. When you started watching and why is irrelevant in my opinion. It's not a dick measuring contest.

Everyone has a reason for why they root for their team. I was born and live in NYS, wanted to be like my grandpa, and grew up watching those 90's World Series and followed along trying to fit in with my friends in grade school.

Then I stopped watching for a while in high school but got back into baseball a couple years back when I was in college and had the free time to watch probably 75% of the games (coincidentally they won the WS that year).

I find watching a day game on YES to be very theraputic. Hell, I even like Michael Kay at times.

 

[Wooly]

That's a bloody fucking miracle. He is black man rob deer.

Rob Deer! That brought back memories. I used to call my fantasy baseball teams the
Rob Deer All-Stars, and I sure drafted a ton of HR hitters too. AVG. be damned.

 

[Gatorfan4life]

I'm glad baseball is back. should be a better year for the marlins purely on the fact that it cant get much worse then last years debacle. the combination of a mostly solid starting staff and a pretty good bullpen should keep the marlins in alot of games. Jose Fernandez is just a beast, while there are some promising arms in eovaldi and alvarez (as well as some help on the way from the minors).

anemic offense will still be mostly anemic, but it does stand to reason that there can be some improvement. Combine this with the almost equally dysfunctional mets, and the decrepit phillies, and the fish could finish anywhere from last to third in the division. It would take a true miraculous case of everyone on the team putting the pieces together at the right time to expect anything more.

The opener on monday was mighty fun to watch. The marlins only managed to put up double digits 4 games last year. so it was definitely fun to see us come out firing, along with the usual brilliance from Fernandez.

 

[bruin]

A's getting their first home rainout since 1998. First ever day-night double header at the Coliseum is tomorrow.

that's nuts.

don't think the Dodgers have had a rainout since like 2000.

 

[fignuts]

Rob Deer! That brought back memories. I used to call my fantasy baseball teams the
Rob Deer All-Stars, and I sure drafted a ton of HR hitters too. AVG. be damned.

This has been the case every year for past 4-5 years. Don't kid yourself @Wooly.

 

[Plotty]

Rob Deer! That brought back memories. I used to call my fantasy baseball teams the
Rob Deer All-Stars, and I sure drafted a ton of HR hitters too. AVG. be damned.

I always remembered looking at the back of his beisbol cards wondering good fucking gracious, does the guy make contact besides hit for power? Then I look at tony Gwynn or George Brett, two complete different animals. Deer could have learned a little from the previously mentioned.

 

[Bucksin04]

 

[Packfan]

Soriano looked bad, which doesn't surprise me. I don't expect him to be on the team next year.

CC looked average, but that first inning was such a cluster that I'll wait until his next start before I critique him too much.

There was a lot of sloppiness in this game. I know the team will get better, but I don't expect much from this team.

Not shocking, his body doesn't loosen up until it gets warmer. I think last year he hit .230 with 0 HRs in MAR/Arpil then hit .290 with 18 HRs in May and June.

He is what he is at this point, but a slow start is pretty much the norm for him at this point.

 

[osick87]

How do you not get one run off of Aaron Harang? Fucking Milwaukee.

 

[Gooksta]

mlb.tv is heaven. watchin all the games simultaneously at work

 

[goblue96]

Between the Brewers and the Bucks, Milwaukee is a sad sports town.

 

[osick87]

Top 10 in career K% since 1980

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[Corn Hawk]

Already annoyed by the Royals. Season's over, time to trade the veterans for prospects.

 

[Packfan]

White Sox baseball

 

[bruin]

Already annoyed by the Royals. Season's over, time to trade the veterans for prospects.

Being a Chiefs fan is already pretty rough. I don't know how I could handle being a fan of other Kansas City sports teams.

 

[Corn Hawk]

Being a Chiefs fan is already pretty rough. I don't know how I could handle being a fan of other Kansas City sports teams.

On the bright side, I got free tickets to next Tuesday's game. Hoping Ventura's UCL lasts that long.

 

[osick87]

bruin drinks like he's a Kansas City resident

 

[ZackMills]

White Sox baseball

Wow. Shameful.

 

[pavel]

was watching some games yesterday and attendance seems to be way down. Tampa and Milwaukee were almost deserted

 

[Lloyd Carr]

Wow. Shameful.

And I thought it was bad last night with the Yankees/Astros game and there were empty seats behind the plate.

 

[Schauwn]

That game was "Sold out" doe.

 

[osick87]

 

[Gooksta]

SO FUCKING WACK! My work computer has a ISP from the Midwest somehow and the cubs pirates game is blacked out!!

I am dvr'n the game at home but still. I want to watch now!

rant over

 

[osick87]

 

[ebarws6]

Going to be a fun year with Bartolo having to hit every game he pitches in

 

[osick87]

I have him on my player tracker

 

[Plotty]

Already annoyed by the Royals. Season's over, time to trade the veterans for prospects.

We will be fine. Sure the late inning losses suck but it's only 2 games in. :p

 

[ZackMills]

Is he laughing?

 

[Chase]

The Baltimore dew drinking crowd sure does love their O's. I think they're more popular than the Ravens down here.

 

[osick87]

Jose Bautista just crushed a ball.

 

[osick87]

 

[Corn Hawk]

We will be fine. Sure the late inning losses suck but it's only 2 games in. :p

Yeah that was tongue in cheek. I have concerns that Moose and Escobar are going to suck and that the bullpen will regress from last year, but that's no different from going into the season.

Really though, there's a fair chance I'll jump to conclusions too quickly on Ventura. The Royals really need him to thrive.

 

[Plotty]

Yeah that was tongue in cheek. I have concerns that Moose and Escobar are going to suck and that the bullpen will regress from last year, but that's no different from going into the season.

Really though, there's a fair chance I'll jump to conclusions too quickly on Ventura. The Royals really need him to thrive.

The key will be him kicking ass right from the get go. If he falters, we are fucked because the farm doesn't have major league ready arms...even Zimmer is a good year plus away.

Moose needs George Brett's foot in his ass like Gordon got a few years back and hosmer last year. Esky gonna esky, but infante has to be the constant catalyst for the offense to shine.

 

[Lloyd Carr]

Fowler had some good at bats. Otherwise, Kuroda has had a solid outting.

The Yankees's offense has been quite sluggish thus far. And there was some more sloppiness on defense tonight. They'll get sharper as the season goes on, hopefully.

 

[Lloyd Carr]

I spoke too soon about Kuroda.

 

[jdlikewhoa]

Preparing for an @R2D2 Phillies rant

Beltre looked like an 80 year old man lumbering from 1st to 3rd

 

[R2D2]

Of course fucking Papelbon blows the game. GJGE

 

[Yankee151]

Still not a terrible outing for Kuroda. Offense is leaky though, can't get stopped by Feldman and Cossart like that.

 

[goblue96]

Of course fucking Papelbon blows the game. GJGE

1/3 IP 4 H, 3 ER, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K

There's a reason why RAJ couldn't move Papelbum.

 

[R2D2]

Isn't he getting paid a shit ton too? Just cut the bastard ffs

 

[goblue96]

Isn't he getting paid a shit ton too? Just cut the bastard ffs

13 million this year AND next year. Vesting option for '16 (55 games finished in '15 or 100 games finished in '14 and '15). Vesting option is another 13 million.

 

[jdlikewhoa]

Closer has got to be the best role on any MLB team.

1) Have 1 or 2 good years
2) Sign monster deal
3) ?????
4) Break down like most fragile as fuck closers and still get dat guaranteed money (Profit)

 

[goblue96]

Closer has got to be the best role on any MLB team.

1) Have 1 or 2 good years
2) Sign monster deal
3) ?????
4) Break down like most fragile as fuck closers and still get dat guaranteed money (Profit)

3) Pitch like shit for 1/2 a season

 

[Gooksta]

come on veras. get a dp