2021 MLB Regular Season Thread

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:45 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:45 am I think MLB nicknames in general are underwhelming in terms of iconography, and if it works for Cleveland, it seems good enough. Outside of the animal nicknames (Cubs, Tigers, and the bird teams) and maybe Pirates, none of the other nicknames seem like things that you can immediately picture in your head separate from the teams. Hell, I root for a team basically called the Philadelphia Philadelphias. Guardians is at least as good as that.

I listen to a podcast where they occasionally do a fantasy draft of things you'd like to have in a battle royale. They did one with MLB mascots and they found out quickly there's really not a lot of good ones.

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:56 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:45 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:45 am I think MLB nicknames in general are underwhelming in terms of iconography, and if it works for Cleveland, it seems good enough. Outside of the animal nicknames (Cubs, Tigers, and the bird teams) and maybe Pirates, none of the other nicknames seem like things that you can immediately picture in your head separate from the teams. Hell, I root for a team basically called the Philadelphia Philadelphias. Guardians is at least as good as that.
I listen to a podcast where they occasionally do a fantasy draft of things you'd like to have in a battle royale. They did one with MLB mascots and they found out quickly there's really not a lot of good ones.

I mean it would have to be Giants. They always win battle royals.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:58 pm

That was the 1.01.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:07 pm

PR-wise it's a genius move cuz it gives the faithful a unique & genuine reason to rally 'round the franchise.

I'm guessing they'll improve on the logo after it gets crowd-shared a bit. I seem to recall that happening with the Baltimore Ravens anyway.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:12 pm

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:04 pm The baseball makes it look like they should be called the Cleveland Thors

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:19 pm

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:29 pm

The 2021 Arizona Diamondbacks: .234/.311/.379
The Career of Kelly Stinnett: .234/.314/.379

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:14 pm

Padres broadcasters named him player of the game.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:19 pm

Domingo German going for a 28 out no-hitter, already through 7 innings. Hope he gets it! Very easy guy to root for!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:35 pm

😏😏😏

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:08 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:10 am Detroit has won their last seven games and are 38-27 (.585) since May 8.

This is also a team that had my internal monologue saying a couple weeks ago, "Ah, Eric Haase is coming up in the next half inning, I'll stick around for that."

Swept out of KC this weekend, which is more like it (along with the four-game sweep they suffered in MIN prior to the All-Star Break).

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:19 pm

Aren’t the Yankees the only team to have lost a game this year after being ahead by 4 or more runs in the 8th inning or later?

They’ve done this three times.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:28 pm

I believe that’s correct. I don’t know Cashman’s or Boone’s leash but I’d love to see atleast a bullpen sale at the deadline. Flip a (non-Torres) righty or two if you can but I kinda doubt that would be worth it.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:51 pm

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:19 pm Aren’t the Yankees the only team to have lost a game this year after being ahead by 4 or more runs in the 8th inning or later?

They’ve done this three times.

German's gotta be pissed off they blew his win. His girlfriend better go to a friend's house tonight.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:07 am

Astros sweep the Rangers while Aggies are losing their god damned minds at the possibility of UT joining the SEC. Great weekend.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:22 pm

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:49 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:07 am Astros sweep the Rangers while Aggies are losing their god damned minds at the possibility of UT joining the SEC. Great weekend.

Rangers have lost 12 straight. At one point they went 99 innings without holding a lead.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:11 pm

Unless there’s a late top piece add, that Gallo trade is absolute robbery. It’ll get panned on the whole 3TO nonsense but an elite lefty bat was by far the biggest need.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:29 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:11 pm Unless there’s a late top piece add, that Gallo trade is absolute robbery. It’ll get panned on the whole 3TO nonsense but an elite lefty bat was by far the biggest need.

Except Gallo is not that elite lefty bat.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:34 pm

Give me a list of more productive lefty bats in 2021?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:24 am

Joey Votto. Evergreen answer. Still banging!

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:39 am

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:34 pm Give me a list of more productive lefty bats in 2021?

Why? He’s not an elite, lefty bat. If he were, TEX wouldn’t have given up on him at the ripe old age of 27. This is a guy who twice hit 40 HRs, but in those seasons, his OPS only reached .810 and .869. That’s because he’s below average at generating contact. Yes, he can punish mistakes, but how much is that going to payoff should they reach the postseason?

I’d have been happier if they dealt a similar/better package to Minnesota for Byron Buxton.

Frankly, if they can’t deal Stanton, they need to deal Judge to get better defensively elsewhere (C, 1B, SS). Fucking team’s a mess dude. Joey Gallo isn’t the answer.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:03 am

There's no answer including Buxton (who would fit given his righty bat and time spent injured). But a lefty bat that can fake CF and get on base was a pretty massive hole in the lineup, especially at that non-cost.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:21 am

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:03 am There's no answer including Buxton (who would fit given his righty bat and time spent injured). But a lefty bat that can fake CF and get on base was a pretty massive hole in the lineup, especially at that non-cost.

So…trading for a RF to play out of position in CF, who got hot in the first half of the season (so that his OBP looks passable) on a demonstrably lousy team is the answer? Because the players given up aren’t going to amount to much? Glenn Otto won’t be any good as a relief pitcher?

It’s fools gold.

I used Buxton as an example (injuries notwithstanding) of a taking the upside to find a complete player at a reduced cost. Gallo is an extreme example of a player who will accumulate stats vs inferior opponents (but not even hits, just home runs), and be outclassed by better teams.

This won’t end well.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:51 am

In the Tigers 17-14 win yesterday, every position player who played in the game had at least 1 run, 1 hit and 1 RBI. Wonder how many similar games there have been in MLB history?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:01 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:21 amThis won’t end well.

I don't see this (season) ending well either way, but it won't be because they acquired Gallo for depth prospects. Him and his passable (18th overall) OBP can't hurt when its replacing Brett Gardner.

(And don't worry too much about "Glenn Otto", we got Joely-Rod back in the trade.)

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:21 am

Oh Aaron.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:26 am

1. He's an idiot anti-vaxxer
or
2. He's an idiot "good teammate" keeping the heat off Higashioka

Either way he's an idiot.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:45 pm

Joey Votto is on one of his surface of the sun runs. HRs in 5 straight games, two HRs in each of the last two games to boot - he is beyond locked in. Also, when asked two days ago in post-game why he was pointing to his name on his back as he crossed homeplate he said that was for David Bell (manager) who keeps calling him Roy Kent. Votto keeps telling Bell he's Jamie Tart. Last night - during another 2 HR game...

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:00 pm

Which is kind of weird/funny because that song was (weirdly, IMO) the Nats little diddy during their W.S. run.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:49 pm

Oh, hey. Votto homered again. 6 games in a row now.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:51 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:00 pm Which is kind of weird/funny because that song was (weirdly, IMO) the Nats little diddy during their W.S. run.

With the Jamie Tartt part at the beginning? Ted Lasso wasn't released until 2020.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:55 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:49 pm Oh, hey. Votto homered again. 6 games in a row now.

BANG!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:58 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:00 pm Which is kind of weird/funny because that song was (weirdly, IMO) the Nats little diddy during their W.S. run.

Hey! "Seven Nation Army" is our song!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:07 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:51 am In the Tigers 17-14 win yesterday, every position player who played in the game had at least 1 run, 1 hit and 1 RBI. Wonder how many similar games there have been in MLB history?

Saw that this was the 3rd time the Tigers have done it in their history. So it's not unheard of, but still damn rare.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:07 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:58 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:00 pm Which is kind of weird/funny because that song was (weirdly, IMO) the Nats little diddy during their W.S. run.
Hey! "Seven Nation Army" is our song!

Wait, the white part of the jerseys are the stripes? I've been lied to all these years!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:04 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:36 pm

Uhh yeah but The Mick switch hit. Don't see Ohtani doin' that.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:42 pm

I don't understand how the Padres continually have good enough prospects to win these presumed bidding wars. Assume they had to give up either Abrams or Gore here which would be steep.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:21 pm