Around Baseball 2021

[Abomination]

Huh? They have an afternoon game BECAUSE they want to maximize viewership. How does it make sense to have 2 playoff games on at the same time when they can stagger them?

 

Its always been like this. I don’t think they’d get more viewers by having the games be at like 7pm and 8pm for example. They obviously know its better for them to do 4pm and 8pm

 

Well, I mean one of the games involves the Rays, so viewership will already by lower. If they're willing to overlap the evening games on Friday, there's no reason not to have the Rays play game 1 at like 6 est and the Astros at 8 est or something.

[Ryu In My House]

Kershaw may be toast

 

So glad he was part of winning a WS last year

 

Continued forearm tightness. Doesn't that usually foreshadow TJ? He's only 33-years old and had a ~ 3.4 fWAR campaign on the verge of FA. I don't know if he is quite done yet. For 2022 almost certainly.

[Brownie19]

Weekday game at 2pm maximizes viewership? What are you thinking? Why can't chisox/astros game 2 be on Saturday at 2pm? Or do people not work in your world? What about Astros/chisox fans in school? Does mlb want to grow the game with younger viewers?

 

The only people watching tv at 2pm eastern on a weekday are lonely housewives watching soap operas.

 

Isn't this because they play 2 games in Houston before needing a day to travel to Chicago? They need to play B2B days, travel, B2B, travel, Game 5 or it takes too long. You have to stagger the series or you have days with no baseball and they don't want teams playing at the same time.

 

Not everyone works 9-5. People working the night shift probably LOVE having an afternoon game to watch (instead of missing every night game). People live stream games, people record games and watch them later. Pretty sure MLB have smart people who do this for a living and know what's going on.

[glory]

Weekday game at 2pm maximizes viewership? What are you thinking? Why can't chisox/astros game 2 be on Saturday at 2pm? Or do people not work in your world? What about Astros/chisox fans in school? Does mlb want to grow the game with younger viewers?

 

The only people watching tv at 2pm eastern on a weekday are lonely housewives watching soap operas.

 

I'm not sure this is even MLB's call. They broadcast the AL on one network and the NL on the other. TBS and FOX are not going to want overlapping games against each other, and one network can't air two games at the same time, so you're left with having to spread the games out throughout the day. The other option is to extend the days between games so that each game can be on primetime, but then you're left with something like the NBA playoffs which run for 2+ months.

[Brownie19]

JD Martinez is OUT tonight after spraining his ankle tripping over 2nd base while running out to RF at the start of the inning.

 

What an idiot.

[Krylian]

JD Martinez is OUT tonight after spraining his ankle tripping over 2nd base while running out to RF at the start of the inning.

 

What an idiot.

 

Is it just me or does it feel like players get injured in the most idiotic ways way more often in Baseball than in other sports?

[BTS]

The Rockies just can’t help themselves. This won’t end well.

 

[wilko]

Is it just me or does it feel like players get injured in the most idiotic ways way more often in Baseball than in other sports?

 

[Brownie19]

Derrick Rose cut his arm, needing 10 stitches while trying to cut an apple - so it does happen in other sports.

[G-Snarls]

Is it just me or does it feel like players get injured in the most idiotic ways way more often in Baseball than in other sports?

 

Report: Mets' Yoenis Cespedes Suffered Ankle Fractures After Incident With Wild Boar

 

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2020/01/04/yoenis-cespedes-wild-boar-incident-cause-injury-mets

[G-Snarls]

Is it just me or does it feel like players get injured in the most idiotic ways way more often in Baseball than in other sports?

 

Brewers reliever Devin Williams out for year after punching wall, breaking hand

 

https://theathletic.com/news/brewers-reliever-devin-williams-out-for-year-after-punching-wall-breaking-hand/TbwlZt3gvbz1

[TheHurl]

[King]

The Rockies just can’t help themselves. This won’t end well.

 

Apparently, they are close to extending CJ Cron as well.

[Deadpool]

Is it just me or does it feel like players get injured in the most idiotic ways way more often in Baseball than in other sports?

 

Nothing will top this one for me:

 

https://www.sportscasting.com/former-tigers-pitcher-joel-zumaya-once-missed-the-alcs-because-of-a-guitar-hero-injury/

 

Remember when Guitar Hero was a huge deal? When was the last time anyone played one of those games?

[Brownie19]

Nothing will top this one for me:

 

https://www.sportscasting.com/former-tigers-pitcher-joel-zumaya-once-missed-the-alcs-because-of-a-guitar-hero-injury/

 

Remember when Guitar Hero was a huge deal? When was the last time anyone played one of those games?

 

Lionel Simmons missed 2 NBA games with tendinitis in his right wrist and forearm after playing on his Gameboy too much...

[Spanky__99]

JD Martinez is OUT tonight after spraining his ankle tripping over 2nd base while running out to RF at the start of the inning.

 

What an idiot.

 

DJ Lemahieu was put on the IL for a sports hernia, hadn't seen it posted on here. f*** me, why can't the Birds be playing tonight.

[RustyTrombone]

We gonna have a playoffs thread? Or is it all going in here?

[Spanky__99]

We gonna have a playoffs thread? Or is it all going in here?

 

I'll whip one up.

[G-Snarls]

Kershaw - no ligament damage. But they're not going to pitch him in the post season.

[Brownie19]

Apparently, they are close to extending CJ Cron as well.

 

2 years $14M I think for Cron. Rockies are really building a juggernaut.

[G-Snarls]

The Rockies just can’t help themselves. This won’t end well.

 

 

That's about the same amount of money they paid to get rid the best third baseman in the NL

[Slade]

 

f***ing Rays, why are you so good!

[Brownie19]

 

f***ing Rays, why are you so good!

 

But the Rays are bad for baseball right?

[Omar]

Doesn't seem right that the Dodgers could get the boot based on the season they just had. Has to be a better way.

[Krylian]

Doesn't seem right that the Dodgers could get the boot based on the season they just had. Has to be a better way.

 

Win more games during the regular season. That's the way.

[G-Snarls]

Rays ALDS roster

 

Fleming and Wisler in

 

Phillips and Yarborough are NOT

 

McLanahan and Baz are starting games 1 and 2

 

Edited October 7, 2021 by G-Snarls

[Stangstag]

Rays ALDS roster

 

Fleming and Wisler in

 

Phillips and Yarborough are NOT

 

McLanahan and Baz are starting games 1 and 2

 

 

This is why the Rays are a horseshit franchise. Win 100 games and who gets the start in game 2? A rookie with 13 innings pitched in the major leagues. Ridiculous.

[Brownie19]

This is why the Rays are a horseshit franchise. Win 100 games and who gets the start in game 2? A rookie with 13 innings pitched in the major leagues. Ridiculous.

 

Can you help me understand this mentality? It's horseshit that they have Baz? It's horseshit they didn't call Baz up earlier? It's horseshit they can win 100 games without using Baz? I mean I'm sure Glasnow would have been the Game 1 starter if he didn't get hurt.

 

I get that people don't think TB is 'good for baseball' because they never keep home grown talent, which may hurt their ability to appeal to the casual Rays fan. I don't understand why people hate TB because they look outside the box to find efficiencies that allow them to win year after year after year without a large payroll. You'd rather they just play traditional baseball and suck balls?

[Brownie19]

I remember people posting Richard Rodriguez trades. Guy put up a cool -0.5 WAR, 6 FIP and 3 K/9 in 26 innings with the Braves.

 

I believe he was Spider Tack's leading sponsor athlete.

[connorp]

This is why the Rays are a horseshit franchise. Win 100 games and who gets the start in game 2? A rookie with 13 innings pitched in the major leagues. Ridiculous.

 

Ian Anderson pitched 30 and that worked out pretty well