Around Baseball 2017

[Abomination]

It would be pretty cool to see f***ing Jimmy Nelson win it. Right now, I'd say it's gotta be between Grienke, Scherzer, Strasburg and Nelson. I'd probably give it to Mad Max right now but it's a pretty tight race.

 

In the AL, it should be just between Kluber and Sale, and they are close enough that I think either one could win and I'd have zero issues.

 

I kinda feel like it's Kershaw's to lose in the NL. He leads in ERA, Wins, and for saber voters (if there are any) xFIP. It's really just innings and K's that he's behind on. Scherzer and Grienke are both having great seasons and deserve some recognition, but imo Kershaw has just been too good. The AL race is much more interesting. It probably SHOULD go to Kluber, but both really do deserve it.

[Spanky__99]

LETS GO YANKEES!!!

 

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[jays4life19]

Yankees4life19

[Spanky__99]

Jaimiw Garcia... 9 K's through 4!!!!

[Spanky__99]

Ruh-Roh...

[Spanky__99]

Woohoo... cash more in please!

[Orgfiller]

LETS GO YANKEES!!!

 

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Yankees4life19

 

Screw you guys. You should be ashamed.

[thatoneguy]

Stanton with 55 bombs now.

[Spanky__99]

Screw you guys. You should be ashamed.

 

Pffftttt... I need some cash!

[Spanky__99]

Not like this man????

 

lol... Yankee fans are ruthless!

[Spanky__99]

Phew... Yankees win! Chapman's a beast!

 

LETS GO PADRES!

[L54]

Stanton with 55 bombs now.

 

Unreal.

[G-Snarls]

[G-Snarls]

Harvey has zero trade value now

[G-Snarls]

Last night a new single season home run record was set

 

Most home runs collectively hit in one season in the history of MLB, with most teams having 11-12 games left to play

[burlingtonbandit]

Last night a new single season home run record was set

 

Most home runs collectively hit in one season in the history of MLB, with most teams having 11-12 games left to play

 

And it was Alex Gordon vs the Jays who did it. I was at the game so now I can say I witnessed history! lol

[G-Snarls]

It's not just the top 10 home run numbers that are up either even though Stanton is going crazy

 

The reason seems to be way more guys hitting 10-20 than ever before

[TheHurl]

Maybe I just missed it during the Indians streak, but how did Deck McGuire's debut not draw more buzz around here. His 0.1 career WAR has him ahead of 31 of the 50 players drafted in the first round that year. Averaging 93.4 MPH as a reliever after a pretty good season in AA this year.

[G-Snarls]

[BTS]

Labrum surgery for Jimmer Nelson, and he'll miss time in 2018

[Abomination]

Renfroe sure had himself a day. 3 home runs, two of them against Ray.

[Abomination]

And in other news, Raul Mondesi (the one that played for us) was sentenced to 8 years in prison and $1.27 million for corruption while serving as his town's mayor. I guess that career $66 million he made just doesn't go as far anymore ...

[G-Snarls]

Sale strikes out 300 in a season for the first time since 1999

 

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/255273560/red-soxs-chris-sale-reaches-300-k-plateau/

[G-Snarls]

Red Sox shut out the Orioles in that game and The Angels lost, and the Red Sox clinch a playoff spot

[G-Snarls]

I want a Houston vs Cleveland ALCS so badly

[Slade]

Red Sox shut out the Orioles in that game and The Angels lost, and the Red Sox clinch a playoff spot

 

Kluber and Sale have been phenomenal, I really miss having an automatic Ace like that.

 

I wonder who gets the Cy Young nod?

[Brownie19]

I'm starting to feel bad for Tyler Glasnow. He scraped the full windup after being sent down to AAA and the results were magical. Dropped his BB% and tore up AAA. Gets called back up and he allows 10 walks in like 3 innings. Time will tell if this guy will ever put it together.

[Abomination]

I'm starting to feel bad for Tyler Glasnow. He scraped the full windup after being sent down to AAA and the results were magical. Dropped his BB% and tore up AAA. Gets called back up and he allows 10 walks in like 3 innings. Time will tell if this guy will ever put it together.

 

I don't understand what the Pirates are doing. They're way out of the race, he has one bad start after being called up, and they immediately shift him to the pen? Talk about destroying his confidence. They should be running him out there the rest of the season to iron him out for next year.

[Brownie19]

After his known struggles in July/August, Judge has posted a wRC+ of 176 in September. His K% and BB% are much improved and he's basically the hitter we saw from March to the All-Star break.

 

Was his shoulder the issue? Did pitchers adjust and he's countered with another adjustment? It is just baseball's natural hot/cold swings?

[TheHurl]

I want a Houston vs Cleveland ALCS so badly

 

Minnesota vs. Houston (I have money on both winning both WS and AL for Minnesota)