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[Olerud363]

Elly is tied with Varsho right now....so that means Varsho is ALSO on pace for 11 WAR

 

Ely and Varsho are barely top 10. The true greats are

 

1. Mookie Betts

2. Gunnar Henderson

3. Juan Soto

4. Shohei Ohtani

5. Jose Altuve

6. Bobby Witt Jr.

7. Salvador Perez

8. Ely De La Cruz

9. Daulton Varsho

10. Jordan Westberg

 

Gunnar Henderson is under-rated on this board because of ODS (Orioles Denial Syndrome)

[wilko]

He's been rushed every level. Just getting by on babip. He looks like a 14 year old and puts his whole body into his swing because he's not anywhere close to matured physically.

 

BuT hE's mAtT HoLliDaY's SoN!

[hanton]

They ranked top 5 FO's, this is fake news, folks.

 

You read the article? because I know some won't have access to it

[Spanky__99]

You read the article? because I know some won't have access to it

 

Yes.

[hanton]

Yes.

 

what's fake exactly? maybe I missed it

[Spanky__99]

what's fake exactly? maybe I missed it

 

Follow the thread.

[Spanky__99]

JD Martinez is back tonight.

[Jimcanuck]

Will Smith is on a nice heater, 9 hits in 12 AB

[hanton]

Will Smith is on a nice heater, 9 hits in 12 AB

 

and hitting clean-up

[hanton]

Some fans need educating, can't believe they were booing him every time he came to the plate

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/1cfab2y/this_ball_being_thrown_from_ohtani_to_jays_fans/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[Masterbather]

Some fans need educating, can't believe they were booing him every time he came to the plate

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/1cfab2y/this_ball_being_thrown_from_ohtani_to_jays_fans/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

 

Who cares? Don't know why anybody has a problem with that. It's sports, as long as they're not chanting anything inappropriate who gives a f***? It's not like the players care, if anything they enjoy it. I welcome any fan noise during the game. Better than them just sitting on their hands being indifferent.

[Masterbather]

White Sox sweep the Rays. Yuck for Tampa. Injuries, especially to that incredible staff, have really f***ed them. And of course the Franco ********.

 

I wonder if they will find a way to hold on until they get some reinforcements. Hard to count them out but damn they've had some s*** luck.

[HomeRunHomer]

Changes are coming to fix the crap uniforms.

 

[hanton]

White Sox sweep the Rays. Yuck for Tampa. Injuries, especially to that incredible staff, have really f***ed them. And of course the Franco ********.

 

I wonder if they will find a way to hold on until they get some reinforcements. Hard to count them out but damn they've had some s*** luck.

 

and without Franco and Tyler Walls they find Jose Caballero - who is filling in quite nicely

[Stangstag]

Changes are coming to fix the crap uniforms.

 

 

Literally just go back to the 2023 jerseys and all is good.

 

I don’t understand how Nike f***ed up this badly

[connorp]

Literally just go back to the 2023 jerseys and all is good.

 

I don’t understand how Nike f***ed up this badly

 

Like New Coke. Or trying new ways to sell beer. Some hipster in Design/marketing decided they knew how to make something that was just fine, better. Mlbpa laid it out.

[Masterbather]

Changes are coming to fix the crap uniforms.

 

 

The audacity of Nike to expect players to have to adjust to their crap. It's the other way around *******s, you make the uniforms that the athletes need to do their job. Not only was it bad for the players but who the f*** is going to pay a premium for the authentic jerseys when they're as crap as replicas.

[connorp]

Just checked Jo Adells Stacast page and it’s lit. 90% sprint speed, so obviously he needs to pick his spots a lot better. Probably trying to just make too much happen so he can stay on the field. Wish the Jays traded for him. If O’Neil was nothing, Adell probably would’ve cost a pick of gum.

[Ray]

A’s back of the bullpen is absolutely gross.

 

Mason Miller casually averages 100, but Lucas Erceg also throws heat.

[Masterbather]

and without Franco and Tyler Walls they find Jose Caballero - who is filling in quite nicely

Could you imagine what our team would look like without Gausman, Berrios and Kikuchi (who aren't even as good as their top three) on top of losing...well I was going to say Bo or Guerrero as substitutes for Franco but let's be honest we don't have any substitutes for Franco lol

 

We would be in competition with the White Sox for the top pick.

[HomeRunHomer]

yea the jerseys are so noticeably bad. How could they have thought anyone would be OK with them?

[G-Snarls]

Moved the uniform related posts to this thread

[Brownie19]

Maybe cotton uniforms would work better?

 

[Masterbather]

yea the jerseys are so noticeably bad. How could they have thought anyone would be OK with them?

I'm not a fan of major league baseball trying to deflect blame either, like isn't there a considerable process for something like this? It's Major League baseball, not Bob's Fish 'n Chips league. How can it slip through the cracks and get to this point?

[HomeRunHomer]

You would think so but this is a league run by a guy who describes their championship trophy as a piece of metal so maybe they just don't put as much thought into things that they should. It's also possible they just didn't think Nike could screw up this bad.

[L54]

You would think so but this is a league run by a guy who describes their championship trophy as a piece of metal so maybe they just don't put as much thought into things that they should. It's also possible they just didn't think Nike could screw up this bad.

 

Didn’t Nike pass the manufacturing to Fanatics but they’re still branded as Nike? Stupid and I think you’re right, nobody could’ve envisioned Nike screwing up the way they did

[connorp]

I'm not a fan of major league baseball trying to deflect blame either, like isn't there a considerable process for something like this? It's Major League baseball, not Bob's Fish 'n Chips league. How can it slip through the cracks and get to this point?

 

Well, they said the pants being see through, was noticed back in 2022 and was brought to their attention, but apparently not remedied. Some of other stuff, it’s like you have new sneakers and they look and feel good, but then you notice they don’t hold up. It didn’t make it too far past ST.

[Stangstag]

Just checked Jo Adells Stacast page and it’s lit. 90% sprint speed, so obviously he needs to pick his spots a lot better. Probably trying to just make too much happen so he can stay on the field. Wish the Jays traded for him. If O’Neil was nothing, Adell probably would’ve cost a pick of gum.

 

Adell still has a 3 IQ brain though idk

[connorp]

Adell still has a 3 IQ brain though idk

 

Just needs to the learn the game. Not strike out. Take better routes and made better choices on the paths. If some of those NFL linebackers that can’t spell can learn all those complex D assignments, he should be fine.

[Stangstag]

Just needs to the learn the game. Not strike out. Take better routes and made better choices on the paths. If some of those NFL linebackers that can’t spell can learn all those complex D assignments, he should be fine.

 

Right right yeah so same things we’ve been saying about Vlad