I dislike all All-Star games and activities in all US sports. They're just overhyped, boring spectacles now days.
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She's come out and said she was hammered and is going to check into rehab
I saw. It’s for the best… for all of us.
Alert! For those who care, the thing that can not be talked about is 3 outs away from happening in the SD/Was game.
Tough SOB, I saw the title and couldn't even stay in the thread.
Feck, that's gotta hurt
You'd think that we were White Sox-level bad, not 3 games out of the final WC with our jettisoning of Randy, Paredes, Eflin, Adam, & most likely Yandy. I've learned never to distrust our front office's moves as they largely pan out, but this is a tad unsettling.
But hey, they're getting that sweet stadium now so to hell with fielding a competitive squad!
Yay, Yandy stays.
Always a fun play...
Blake Snell finally threw a pitch in the ninth inning for the first time in his career last night.
I miss when I was growing up & the Atlanta trio of pitchers would vie against each other to see who got the most CGs in a season.
I miss when I was growing up & the Atlanta trio of pitchers would vie against each other to see who got the most CGs in a season.
Yuck...
Absolutely incredible game between the Braves & Mets with the season on the line
When baseball is good, it’s really fecking good.
Pete Rose has passed away.
I may be in the minority, but I think he belongs in the HoF. The Hall celebrates accomplishments on the field and Rose was one of the greatest hitters of all time.
I may be in the minority, but I think he belongs in the HoF. The Hall celebrates accomplishments on the field and Rose was one of the greatest hitters of all time.
TBH only Ty Cobb could really be considered as a rival for being the greatest ever hitter
Ted Williams belongs up there, along with Gwynn and Carew, but it’s a small group.
Unfortunately, the Mets just packed it in for game 2, just jogging on ground balls. Kind of hope the Mets end up playing the Braves and the Braves knock them out in the playoffs.
He was but he also risked the integrity of the game by gambling on baseball. I think MLB did the right thing, especially with gambling now so easy, you need to make the punishments severe.
I guess, but now that he is gone he should be enshrined. The HoF should be a record of the sports greatest players and he is absolutely one of them.
I feel similarly about Bond's and the rest of the steroid crew. MLB actively encouraged, in my mind, the use of steroids by players. The Sosa/Mcgwire HR chase was critical to baseballs recovery from the labor strike of 95 and Nike built an entire marketing campaign around the jump in power ("Chicks dig the long ball"). It's similar to the widespread usage of greenies (amphetamine) in clubhouses for years. Are those players banned? No, and they should not be.
I agree that the MLB had a double standard when it came to steroids. I also don't think the roided up players should be in the hall of fame.
I get it, and I also fully admit that I am biased as a massive Giants and Bonds fan. With the steroids he was likely the greatest player to ever play, without them he is still a first ballot HoFer. Everyone points to his 2001 season (73HR, .328/.515), but that 2004 season was absolutely bonkers (45HR, .363/.609!!!!!, 232BB's, 120IBBs
). For reference, Kyle Schwaber led baseball in with 106 this year.I saw Barry play for the Prince William Pirates in single A ball (Woodbridge, Virginia). He really was one of the best ever.I get it, and I also fully admit that I am biased as a massive Giants and Bonds fan. With the steroids he was likely the greatest player to ever play, without them he is still a first ballot HoFer. Everyone points to his 2001 season (73HR, .328/.515), but that 2004 season was absolutely bonkers (45HR, .363/.609!!!!!, 232BB's, 120IBBs
Bonds during that prime period was just bonkers, video game numbers, I don't think its repeatable ever (clean or not).
Ohtani is close from a power/speed level, but Bonds was also a gold glove defender till his early 30's. The one area he trumps all the current power hitters is strikeouts. The only year he had over 100 was his rookie year (102). For reference, of the 41 players who hit 25+ HR's this year only 5 had less then 100 K's, and only 2 had less than 90 (86 and 82). As you say, video game numbers.
I don't blame the mets, the MLB playoff schedule is the ridiculous. There is no justification for after a 162 game season the playoffs starting a day later
Do you think ohtani is on the roids?
The first and only time I ever saw Bonds play live was in that 2001 season, just after he hit HR 500, was vs the Brewrs at Pac Bell as it was know then, didn't get a hit in the game though I think they walked him a couple of timesI get it, and I also fully admit that I am biased as a massive Giants and Bonds fan. With the steroids he was likely the greatest player to ever play, without them he is still a first ballot HoFer. Everyone points to his 2001 season (73HR, .328/.515), but that 2004 season was absolutely bonkers (45HR, .363/.609!!!!!, 232BB's, 120IBBs
Nope, he's just that good
Same
Detroit with an early lead on the Astros.
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Those last two innings in the first game yesterday was unbelievable.
Nah.
It would have been the same in reverse if the Braves had one game 1 I think. Always thought it was highly likely both teams would progress with a win each rather than one team win both.
Orioles 192 wins in the last two regular seasons combined. 0-6 in the playoffs
Suck it, *stros.
Royals will be tough to beat for Yankees, I'm hoping for some Soto/Judge magic.
It's small-time to see a team popping champagne after a wild card round win. I'm looking at you, San Diego. Save it for when you actually win something.