Around Baseball 2023

[WryNGinger]

What the hell are the Orioles wearing tonight? Obviously it's a themed uni but what is it supposed to be?

[Jonn]

What the hell are the Orioles wearing tonight? Obviously it's a themed uni but what is it supposed to be?

 

Baltimore is a blackhole.

 

Maryland is a great state. Baltimore is an absolute s*** hole.

[Spanky99]

What the hell are the Orioles wearing tonight? Obviously it's a themed uni but what is it supposed to be?

 

City connect jersey.

[WryNGinger]

Baltimore is a blackhole.

 

Maryland is a great state. Baltimore is an absolute s*** hole.

 

City connect jersey.

 

Ahh...I see. I assume they don't have any designers in that city then? lol

 

I thought it might be autism or aspergers or something of that ilk so I was going to cut them some slack. Those are a tire-fire dipped in a s***-storm ugly.

[Spanky99]

Ahh...I see. I assume they don't have any designers in that city then? lol

 

I thought it might be autism or aspergers or something of that ilk so I was going to cut them some slack. Those are a tire-fire dipped in a s***-storm ugly.

 

lol... they're ranked dead last in every ranking I've seen.

[Jonn]

So looks like Verlander and Max both want out. But since they were so grossly overpaid it makes it impossible for the Mets to get any value for them unless they eat money.

 

No dobut Max is opting in to his f***ing $43 million dollar player option.

 

Verlander still has another 2 years next year at $43,333,333 and he vested his 35 million dollar option already for 2025.

 

Not many teams can absord those salaries. I don't know how the Mets can trade them without eating money.

[Spanky99]

Have a day Bobby Witt Jr!!!

[Terminator]

So looks like Verlander and Max both want out. But since they were so grossly overpaid it makes it impossible for the Mets to get any value for them unless they eat money.

 

No dobut Max is opting in to his f***ing $43 million dollar player option.

 

Verlander still has another 2 years next year at $43,333,333 and he vested his 35 million dollar option already for 2025.

 

Not many teams can absord those salaries. I don't know how the Mets can trade them without eating money.

 

Jays have been interested in Verlander the past couple of contracts he signed. Mets would need to eat a ton of money to make it work though.

[Spanky99]

So looks like Verlander and Max both want out. But since they were so grossly overpaid it makes it impossible for the Mets to get any value for them unless they eat money.

 

No dobut Max is opting in to his f***ing $43 million dollar player option.

 

Verlander still has another 2 years next year at $43,333,333 and he vested his 35 million dollar option already for 2025.

 

Not many teams can absord those salaries. I don't know how the Mets can trade them without eating money.

 

Well uhmm, of course they'll have to eat money if they want a good return, it's not rocket science here, bruh.

[Jonn]

Well uhmm, of course they'll have to eat money if they want a good return, it's not rocket science here, bruh.

 

Even eating money I don't see how they could possibly get a great return. Like how much they are going to eat? Eating half of the salary they are still 20 million dollar a year pitchers lol. And both are looking on the way down although they have been better recently

[G-Snarls]

Reds Sign Manager David Bell To Three-Year Extension

 

July 28th, 2023 at 8:03pm CST • By Anthony Franco

 

The Reds have signed manager David Bell to a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2026 season, the team announced. His current two-year deal was set to expire at the end of this season.

[G-Snarls]

Fine example of overly rewarding someone when the team is overperforming

 

And then you regret it a year or two later when the team falls back to earth and you want to fire them

[Spanky99]

Fine example of overly rewarding someone when the team is overperforming

 

And then you regret it a year or two later when the team falls back to earth and you want to fire them

 

Manager's are hired to be fired, part of the biz, not a big deal.

[BTS]

It’s not even august and RAJ just stole his 50th base of the season

[Spanky99]

Judge is back!

[Spanky99]

It’s not even august and RAJ just stole his 50th base of the season

 

Is that good?

[Jonn]

Judge is back!

 

Good we need the Yankees the beat the Orioles twice.

[Pendleton]

[Spanky99]

Severino getting rekt here in the 1st.

 

Boston were walked off by the Giants, not so bad.

 

Boone just leaving him out there to die.

[Stangstag]

Jesus man the Os wont stop. Really hoping to at least split the series this week but its gonna be tough

[G-Snarls]

Severino getting rekt here in the 1st.

 

Boston were walked off by the Giants, not so bad.

 

Boone just leaving him out there to die.

 

Severino is worse than Manoah

 

Discuss

[G-Snarls]

Rangers have the best run differential in the AL now at +145

 

Rays? +135

 

Orioles? +48

 

It's easy to hate the Orioles yet again. How the f*** do they lead this division with a +48 run diff????

[G-Snarls]

I know the actual answer. They win tight games with a good bullpen and lose some blowouts. Just venting...

[John_Havok]

I know the actual answer. They win tight games with a good bullpen and lose some blowouts. Just venting...

 

Yeah 23-11 in games that are either 1 run, or extra innings.

 

Jays... 20-14.

[tossingthiscoin]

I know the actual answer. They win tight games with a good bullpen and lose some blowouts. Just venting...

 

Plus, they are one of the best teams in risp.

[Terminator]

Rangers have the best run differential in the AL now at +145

 

Rays? +135

 

Orioles? +48

 

It's easy to hate the Orioles yet again. How the f*** do they lead this division with a +48 run diff????

 

Maybe with the additional baserunner in extra innings things have changed some but winning one-run games was always thought to be the result of random chance and not a sustainable skill.

 

Wouldn't a good offense be just as likely to help? For example, if you are down by a run heading into the 9th on the road, a good offense is your only chance to turn a 1 run loss into a 1 run win.

 

And I can think of scenarios where a bad bullpen could actually help your record in 1 run games as well. Say you are up by 4 runs after your starter exits the game. Insert a couple of s***** relievers to close it out who give up some runs and it turns that 4 run win into a 1 run win.

 

So I'm pretty sure they just have a horseshoe stuck up their ass. Hopefully it falls out this series.

[Terminator]

Plus, they are one of the best teams in risp.

 

That's also more luck than it is a sustainable skill.

[connorp]

Maybe with the additional baserunner in extra innings things have changed some but winning one-run games was always thought to be the result of random chance and not a sustainable skill.

 

Wouldn't a good offense be just as likely to help? For example, if you are down by a run heading into the 9th on the road, a good offense is your only chance to turn a 1 run loss into a 1 run win.

 

And I can think of scenarios where a bad bullpen could actually help your record in 1 run games as well. Say you are up by 4 runs after your starter exits the game. Insert a couple of s***** relievers to close it out who give up some runs and it turns that 4 run win into a 1 run win.

 

So I'm pretty sure they just have a horseshoe stuck up their ass. Hopefully it falls out this series.

 

What’s the Rays record in such games the last decade? It’s rare their offense is good

[Terminator]

What’s the Rays record in such games the last decade? It’s rare their offense is good

 

Not sure but they suck in 1 run games this year (15-19).

 

These standings include 1 run records. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of correlation between the good teams and their 1 run records.

 

https://www.mlb.com/standings/advanced-splits

 

-The Rockies are 16-13 and the Royals are .500 in 1 run games despite being 2 of the 3 worst teams in the league.

-Even the A's aren't that bad with a 16-22 record in 1 run games.

-The Dodgers have a losing record.

-Texas is 7-14 in 1 run games and they are leading their division.

-The Padres struggles could perhaps be explained almost entirely by a 0-9 record in extra innings and a 6-17 record in 1 run games and they have Josh Hader. If good bullpens mattered, certainly the best CL in baseball would prevent them from being this dogshit in these scenarios?

[Spanky99]

Maybe with the additional baserunner in extra innings things have changed some but winning one-run games was always thought to be the result of random chance and not a sustainable skill.

 

Wouldn't a good offense be just as likely to help? For example, if you are down by a run heading into the 9th on the road, a good offense is your only chance to turn a 1 run loss into a 1 run win.

 

And I can think of scenarios where a bad bullpen could actually help your record in 1 run games as well. Say you are up by 4 runs after your starter exits the game. Insert a couple of s***** relievers to close it out who give up some runs and it turns that 4 run win into a 1 run win.

 

So I'm pretty sure they just have a horseshoe stuck up their ass. Hopefully it falls out this series.

 

Agreed, that's also why we have the Pythagorean theorem. lol