2021 MLB Regular Season Thread

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:26 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:36 pm Uhh yeah but The Mick switch hit. Don't see Ohtani doin' that.

check mate.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:35 pm

EYYY YESTADAY WE TRADED FOR JOEY GALLO AND TUHDAY WE’RE TRADIN FOR ANT-NY RIZZO EYYY FUHGGEDABOUDIT

🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:19 pm

How dumb do you have to be to be in contention and swap relievers with an also-in-contention Rays team?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:27 pm

Dodgers acquiring everybody in MLB.

Well, it seems like it. Scherzer, Trea Turner and Danny Duffy.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:37 pm

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:08 pm

wow. Jays gave up a lot for Berrios. Austin Martin is a phenomenal return for the Twins.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:34 pm

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:08 pm wow. Jays gave up a lot for Berrios. Austin Martin is a phenomenal return for the Twins.

Simeon Woods Richardson will likely develop to be a cog in the middle of a rotation with proper development, too.

The Jays aren’t pushing their chips in like this unless they feel they can catch Boston, or settle as the home team WC winner as the result of a balls-out September chase.

I love this kind of move.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:48 pm

oh yeah, me too - it clearly makes the Jays a lot better right now and into next season, but also a really good deal for the Twins. Just fascinating all around.

I know from reading some reports this year some are worried about Martin's lack of power but then again, it's his first year in the minors - pretty sure Mookie wasn't crushing it for a few years either. Then again, the Jays have built up a great system and if they decide to re-sign Semien this winter there's nowhere for Martin to play anyways.

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:34 pm
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:08 pm wow. Jays gave up a lot for Berrios. Austin Martin is a phenomenal return for the Twins.
Simeon Woods Richardson will likely develop to be a cog in the middle of a rotation with proper development, too.

The Jays aren’t pushing their chips in like this unless they feel they can catch Boston, or settle as the home team WC winner as the result of a balls-out September chase.

I love this kind of move.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:49 pm

Its a huge return, but atleast Berrios is the kind of pitcher you can feel good about using those prospects on. Already great with room to go up another tier and signed through next season.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:13 pm

New York (as well as Tampa Bay & Boston) be like

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:55 pm

Wild deadline.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:07 pm

Bryant and Longoria on the same team is giving me the feels

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:53 pm

man this was fun to follow today.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:19 pm

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:53 pm man this was fun to follow today.

Its said to see Mariners fans (what few they have left) tell themselves that Jerry DiPoto knows what he's doing, and he's rebuilt the farm system, and they are just a few years away from contending...

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:41 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:55 pm Wild deadline.

Just kill me now.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:47 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:29 pm

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:53 pm man this was fun to follow today.

I beg to differ.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:53 pm

I’m pretty stoked about the Kris Bryant trade. I keep wondering who else the Giants have to give up besides the two prospects announced.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm

Seven straight games with a HR for votto now

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:43 pm

Hey Enoch what’s NYY’s record with Gallo in the lineup?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:13 pm

They should see if his broken-ass approach at the plate works better at leadoff.

Seriously, Rizzo is the prototypical bat for Yankee Stadium.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:23 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Seven straight games with a HR for votto now

Coulda used one more. But still in touch for wild card. We will see.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:14 pm

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:42 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:23 pm
tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Seven straight games with a HR for votto now
Coulda used one more. But still in touch for wild card. We will see.

Six inches. It was, like, six inches from tying the record. Would have been a HR in 10 parks. Last night was really frustrating. Especially w/ Brewers and Padres having lost. Real missed opportunity.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:50 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:42 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:23 pm
tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Seven straight games with a HR for votto now
Coulda used one more. But still in touch for wild card. We will see.
Six inches. It was, like, six inches .... Last night was really frustrating

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:53 pm

heh - somewhere Mr. D and Rass are mad they didn't get the alert in time to get in first

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:29 pm

Cedric Mullins with the “too nice to play CF” error.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:15 pm

Not going to tie up the dead people thread, but here are the only non-active starting pitchers to average over 20 WAR per 1,000 innings (post 1947, min 1,000 innings):

Pedro Martinez: 29.9 (2,827)
Roger Clemens: 27.2 (4,917)
Randy Johnson: 26.7 (4,135)
Curt Schilling: 24.5 (3,261)
Roy Halladay: 23.8 (2,749)
Kevin Brown: 23.5 (3,256)
Sandy Koufax: 23.4 (2,324)
Roy Oswalt: 23.4 (2,245)
Greg Maddux: 23.3 (5,008)
John Smoltz: 22.9 (3,473)
Mike Mussina: 22.8 (3,563)
Johan Santana: 22.5 (2,026)
Brandon Webb: 22.4 (1,320)
Cliff Lee: 22.3 (2,157)
Yu Darvish: 21.9 (1,249)
Bret Saberhagen: 21.6 (2,563)
Bob Gibson: 21.2 (3,884)
Bert Blyleven: 20.7 (4,970)
Ben Sheets: 20.7 (1,597)
Jose Rijo: 20.6 (1,880)
Ron Guidry: 20.6 (2,392)
Andy Pettitte: 20.6 (3,316)
Dwight Gooden: 20.2 (2,801)
J.R. Richard: 20.2 (1,606)
Erik Hanson: 20.1 (1,555)

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:29 pm

Kevin Brown was criminally underappreciated.

And God, fucking cocaine, man. I really get bummed out how much of Dwight Gooden we missed out on.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:45 pm

Kevin Brown is a no doubt HoFer who wasn't nice and had a bad run at his most high profile stop.

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:28 pm

I was gonna say it's weird that the Tigers have the last two players to hit triples from opposite sides of the plate in the same game after it happened today and then I remembered they play in Comerica Park and it doesn't seem that surprising really. Still, it's only happened twice this century, both times at Comerica by a Tiger.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:28 pm

Votto's resurgence has been such a delight. Also, he still rules:

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

Not for nothing, but the Phillies are starting their most important series in a decade against the Metropolitans.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:55 pm

serrano · Post by **serrano** » Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:05 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm Not for nothing, but the Phillies are starting their most important series in a decade against the Metropolitans.

It has been a playoff atmosphere at CBP this weekend. Too bad it’s not October. But it does feel this team is starting to take things more seriously at the moment and is showing a little more fight since they salvaged a win in the Pittsburgh series.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:54 pm

So Anthony Rizzo contracts COVID. He’s a cancer survivor and he isn’t vaccinated. My wife is a cancer survivor and is vaccinated, btw.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:26 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:54 pm So Anthony Rizzo contracts COVID. He’s a cancer survivor and he isn’t vaccinated. My wife is a cancer survivor and is vaccinated, btw.

Florida Man.

Rizzo lost himself a lot of good will among Cubs Twitter for not getting vaccinated.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:24 am

I wish I had a way to bet on the Yankees missing the playoffs by 1 or 2 games, or whatever the right amount would be to blame the unvaxxed Covid cases.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:44 pm

Rob Manfred, in lieu of actually kicking me in the balls daily, keeps trying to do it virtually.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:57 pm

Gotta snag the whitest of sports who will allow it.