Around Baseball 2022

[Spanky__99]

Tex has the lead over Seattle...

[Ehjays]

Tex has the lead over Seattle...

 

Nice, last time i checked Seattle was up 3-0 now they are down 6 - 4 with Texas batting bases loaded 2 out in 7th

[Spanky__99]

Nice, last time i checked Seattle was up 3-0 now they are down 6 - 4 with Texas batting bases loaded 2 out in 7th

 

Going to the 8th now.

[G-Snarls]

Going to the 8th now.

 

1-2-3 for Chapman with 2K in the 8th

[Orgfiller]

Eric Hosmer is so f***ing bad.

[Spanky__99]

1-2-3 for Chapman with 2K in the 8th

 

He's found his command, he'll be the closer soon.

[Orgfiller]

So Scott Effross is just a less interesting Adam Cimber.

[G-Snarls]

He's found his command, he'll be the closer soon.

 

F'n Kiner-Falefa

[Spanky__99]

Huge baserunning error by Ohtani, just saved the game for the Twins, lol.

[Spanky__99]

Ward dinger walks it off...

[Brownie19]

I'm a few days behind on messages, so my apologies if this was already posted, but I thought it was funny.

 

[Brownie19]

Oof yeah he sucks lately

 

Their bullpen does NOT look good anymore.

 

Chapman and Loaisiga blow. Holmes is human. Green TJS. The guys they brought in aren't elite I mean Effross throws 91 and Trivino has a 5.10 ERA.

 

It's not better than Toronto's pen anymore. Might even be worse

 

FFS, the critics on here spent the last 2 weeks complaining that this FO doesn't know how to build a bullpen and how all the best teams in baseball, like the Yanks have lockdown bullpens and know what they are doing. That was right about the time I pointed out that Holmes' underlying stats actually weren't that good.

[AMS528]

Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, LA, San Fran, New York, St. Louis, Minnesota are a couple of s*** hole cities in the US.

 

Toronto has started to become a s*** hole. It's not the same city it was 5-10 years ago.

 

A lot of cities have bad parts and nice parts including Toronto. Like even San Fran, some parts are nice and outside of the city in Northern California is nice, but some parts of San Fran downtown is filled with homeless and drug addicts. In comparison to some big US cities though, Toronto is still pretty decent.

 

Still, there are some better US cities to play in for sure.

 

Besides the absurd cost of housing, by most measures Toronto is a really good city to live in. It consistently ranks up there with the best cities in the world and safest major cities globally. I really can't understand how anyone can see it as a s*** hole.

[jaysblue]

Besides the absurd cost of housing, by most measures Toronto is a really good city to live in. It consistently ranks up there with the best cities in the world and safest major cities globally. I really can't understand how anyone can see it as a s*** hole.

 

I said it has started to "become" a s*** hole. Toronto was a great city to live in 5-10 years ago. In terms of safety, yes its still relatively a safe city but gun violence, stabbings and car jackings have been increasing every year since 2015. Heading in the wrong direction which is worrisome. Those are the facts. As well, a lot more drug problems in the city now than 5-10 years ago. You walk in some areas or even in some underground parking lots and you see people shooting up or used needles on the street which is scary. Like every big city, there are good areas and bad areas.

[jaysblue]

FFS, the critics on here spent the last 2 weeks complaining that this FO doesn't know how to build a bullpen and how all the best teams in baseball, like the Yanks have lockdown bullpens and know what they are doing. That was right about the time I pointed out that Holmes' underlying stats actually weren't that good.

 

You're worse than Mike Wilner.

[AMS528]

I said it has started to "become" a s*** hole. Toronto was a great city to live in 5-10 years ago. In terms of safety, yes its still relatively a safe city but gun violence, stabbings and car jackings have been increasing every year since 2015. Heading in the wrong direction which is worrisome. Those are the facts. As well, a lot more drug problems in the city now than 5-10 years ago. You walk in some areas or even in some underground parking lots and you see people shooting up or used needles on the street which is scary. Like every big city, there are good areas and bad areas.

 

I do understand that those numbers are up, but I think in terms of relative safety as a major city it's basically still near the top even with those increases. And I think homicides are down from last year at least, while assaults and robberies are definitely up.

 

https://safecities.economist.com/

 

The Economist still has it second amongst major cities. If those numbers keep heading in the wrong direction than sure but it's not really near that point even factoring in the increases. I think people underestimate what other major cities are like, in terms of homicides and crime.

 

Also as an aside, I can't find any numbers for this but I feel like auto thefts are up globally, cause car thieves have figured out how to completely get around these push to start vehicles. Like my friend was in Montreal the last month and saw a new model car get robbed in about ten seconds flat right in front in front of him. They get in, hook up to the ECU and hit the push to start and were off to the races. Sometimes certain tech advances are more of a disadvantage than advantage.

[jaysblue]

I do understand that those numbers are up, but I think in terms of relative safety as a major city it's basically still near the top even with those increases. And I think homicides are down from last year at least, while assaults and robberies are definitely up.

 

https://safecities.economist.com/

 

The Economist still has it second amongst major cities. If those numbers keep heading in the wrong direction than sure but it's not really near that point even factoring in the increases. I think people underestimate what other major cities are like, in terms of homicides and crime.

 

Also as an aside, I can't find any numbers for this but I feel like auto thefts are up globally, cause car thieves have figured out how to completely get around these push to start vehicles. Like my friend was in Montreal the last month and saw a new model car get robbed in about ten seconds flat right in front in front of him. They get in, hook up to the ECU and hit the push to start and were off to the races. Sometimes certain tech advances are more of a disadvantage than advantage.

 

The Economist is biased when it comes to some of those rankings such as Top Ranking Cities of 2021 and I take them with a grain of salt most of the time. A lot of those cities are ranked high because of free health care, green policies, and other politically motivated aspects. Tokyo and Singapore IMO are much better than Toronto, safer, cleaner, way better infrastructure and more thriving in terms of night life, entertainment etc. Sydney and Melbourne are also nice cities. Copenhagen never been but heard its really nice. Expensive and most people there are very well off and a smaller population in comparison to other bigger cities so which makes social and healthcare services more accessible. Toronto's infrastructure in comparison to Tokyo or Seoul or other major cities is really far behind. As well, Toronto's population is growing at a high rate, which is driving up real estate and renting prices, alongside we're already seeing a strain on social and health care services across the GTA and Ontario. More money needs to be invested in infrastructure here and health care (Provincial government), because it is lagging.

 

 

Yeah like I said, Toronto is relatively safe still for a big city in comparison to other major cities. LA, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Washington DC etc. are worse when it comes to overall violence. Still a little worrisome though how Toronto has been heading in the wrong direction since it's pretty easy for a city to be a thriving safe metropolis and then all of sudden have a complete 180. Also, depends on the area in the GTA. Some areas are obviously safer than others, though even still gun violence has reached the suburbs and what are considered safe areas. I remember last summer there was a shooting at Sherway right outside the Joey's. I was there the day before as well. Scary to think something like that would happen in broad daylight out in the west end.

 

Montreal I find is worse than Toronto. Vancouver I find is better though they have a huge homeless and drug problem. At the end of the day, each big city isn't perfect.

[Jonn]

The parts that people think are s*** holes in Toronto I don’t really consider Toronto. Take Scarborough for example… it basically doesn’t exist anymore people just call it Toronto. But its f***ing not. Even so its miles better than the vast majority of US Cities. Like if peoples only desire to live somewhere because the weather is nice you’re missing the full picture. Miami and LA are both s*** holes. If you’re rich as f*** its great to live there but for everyone else it sucks.

[Stangstag]

The parts that people think are s*** holes in Toronto I don’t really consider Toronto. Take Scarborough for example… it basically doesn’t exist anymore people just call it Toronto. But its f***ing not. Even so its miles better than the vast majority of US Cities. Like if peoples only desire to live somewhere because the weather is nice you’re missing the full picture. Miami and LA are both s*** holes. If you’re rich as f*** its great to live there but for everyone else it sucks.

 

I agree. Downtown Toronto is way better than most of the other big cities like NY, Chicago, LA, etc.

 

I just visited Vancouver (stayed downtown for like a week) and the amount of homeless/crackheads was very noticeably worse than Toronto. I didn’t even go anywhere near the supposed “bad parts” of downtown Vancouver.

 

Views were great and the weather was nice but its not worth it IMO

[jaysblue]

I agree. Downtown Toronto is way better than most of the other big cities like NY, Chicago, LA, etc.

 

I just visited Vancouver (stayed downtown for like a week) and the amount of homeless/crackheads was very noticeably worse than Toronto. I didn’t even go anywhere near the supposed “bad parts” of downtown Vancouver.

 

Views were great and the weather was nice but its not worth it IMO

 

East Hastings in Vancouver is pretty bad. Huge homeless and drug problem in that area but I find even now it has expanded a bit towards Downtown Vancouver last time when I was there two years ago. Me and my friend even noticed just walking down a street on a Saturday afternoon. More mild weather and not that humid, so that's why San Fran, Seattle, Portland and Vancouver have a huge homeless problem.

 

As for Toronto, the homeless/drug problem isn't as bad as Vancouver but it has got worse over the last 4 to 5 years. Walk around Parkdale, and you'll see a lot of homeless and crackheads. As well, two years ago I parked underground at City Hall and when I walked inside to catch the elevator, two homeless people shooting up needles outside the stairway. Also, Toronto allowed parks and along the Gardiner to be filled with homeless tents. Was becoming tent city everywhere downtown which was becoming too much.

[Orgfiller]

Once again, nobody f***ing cares. This is a thread about non Blue Jays baseball from around the league.

[Orgfiller]

Yankees-Red Sox has been a pretty good series. Both teams look awful right now but it's made for an entertaining series.

[L54]

Around Baseball has always felt like the coffee shop thread to me. Where conversations could be had that go off tangent as long as the discussion was civil and doesn’t break board rules. I see no issue with the above conversation.

 

The question is does off topic chatter take away from the board or does activity of almost any kind help to enhance the community?

[jaysblue]

Around Baseball has always felt like the coffee shop thread to me. Where conversations could be had that go off tangent as long as the discussion was civil and doesn’t break board rules. I see no issue with the above conversation.

 

The question is does off topic chatter take away from the board or does activity of almost any kind help to enhance the community?

 

Yeah I guess the original conversation was about professional players preferences on which cities to play in and some poster posed the question like why would Player A want to play in Baltimore or Cleveland instead of Toronto, which is a beautiful city. Or something along the lines of how many American big cities aren't as nice as Toronto. And yes, the conversation did go off tangent, though everything was civil and nothing was offensive.

 

It's not that hard to just scroll and skip a couple of posts if your not interested. Some posters need to chill.

[jaysblue]

Yankees-Red Sox has been a pretty good series. Both teams look awful right now but it's made for an entertaining series.

 

Boston is a far better city than New York. The seafood restaurants are amazing! Makes it good for a weekend baseball trip!

[G-Snarls]

Boston is a far better city than New York. The seafood restaurants are amazing! Makes it good for a weekend baseball trip!

 

Been to Boston many times for games ever since I was kid

 

Great place to spend a weekend wouldn't want to live there

[jaysblue]

Been to Boston many times for games ever since I was kid

 

Great place to spend a weekend wouldn't want to live there

 

Oh really? Out of all US big cities I've been to, I would say Boston ranks near the top for me if I had to live somewhere in the US. Overall, still a great city to spend a weekend in and watch sports!

[BTS]

Oh really? Out of all US big cities I've been to, I would say Boston ranks near the top for me if I had to live somewhere in the US. Overall, still a great city to spend a weekend in and watch sports!

 

Boston is my favourite city in America. I’ve really enjoyed myself every time I’ve been. Would easily live there if circumstances permitted.

[Jonn]

Around Baseball has always felt like the coffee shop thread to me. Where conversations could be had that go off tangent as long as the discussion was civil and doesn’t break board rules. I see no issue with the above conversation.

 

The question is does off topic chatter take away from the board or does activity of almost any kind help to enhance the community?

 

My thoughts exactly. I don’t know why people are afraid to branch off a bit in conversation. Its slightly off topic but it started with something on topic and we’re rounding back to the topic. It’s about living in other cities in America compared to Toronto and it was Baseball related post lol.

[L54]

I’ve never been to Boston but would love to go. Great sports town and great food