2021 MLB Regular Season Thread

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:02 pm

Was that guy born in 1988?

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:56 pm

This seems similar to when Howard Stern went more mainstream. There's outrage about the shitty things they've done, but they keep growing in popularity due to value beyond the attention seeking stuff. They have very popular baseball podcasts (barstool not Howard Stern) and popular personalities who have good access to many athletes. They also play the social media game really well with an enthusiasm to sports that other media lacks. When anything happens in baseball, I'll usually see a detailed breakdown/discussion/argument first from the likes of Jomboy and Jared Carabis (maybe Jomboy would have been safer than barstool, but I don't think they have a gambling connection). I don't really understand the gambling aspect at all, but I know barstool has been very aggressive in the online gambling market, and MLB seems very enthusiastic to tap into that. Anyway, there is a chance Portnoy fucks it all up unlike Stern who either matured or was smart enough to change his tone on the asshole/sexism stuff.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:59 pm

Plenty of N words from Portnoy in the not too distant past. That's who he is. What kind of rehab is needed to overlook that? And the rest of what his site is in terms of homophobia and misogny? And why in the fuck is MLB in the business of trying to rehab them? Or approving of that? Fuck Manfred.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:06 pm

Yeah, and fuck Howard Stern for normalizing Donald Trump, while we’re at it.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:12 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:59 pm Plenty of N words from Portnoy in the not too distant past. That's who he is. What kind of rehab is needed to overlook that? And the rest of what his site is in terms of homophobia and misogny? And why in the fuck is MLB in the business of trying to rehab them? Or approving of that? Fuck Manfred.

This.

Barstool makes its name by being a site for men - a modern He-Man Woman Haters' Club.

Which, fine, the First Amendment is a thing. But why the fuck would MLB associate itself with that? Are they trying to drive the last female fan away from the game?

It's like Trevor Bauer squared.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:13 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:59 pm Plenty of N words from Portnoy in the not too distant past. That's who he is. What kind of rehab is needed to overlook that? And the rest of what his site is in terms of homophobia and misogny? And why in the fuck is MLB in the business of trying to rehab them? Or approving of that? Fuck Manfred.

I bet(!!!) the incessant misogyny ends up being an even bigger hurdle.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:32 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:59 pm Plenty of N words from Portnoy in the not too distant past. That's who he is. What kind of rehab is needed to overlook that? And the rest of what his site is in terms of homophobia and misogny? And why in the fuck is MLB in the business of trying to rehab them? Or approving of that? Fuck Manfred.

MLB isn't trying to rehab anything. They're trying to tap into Barstool's demographic, social media, and gambling clout to make more money. Is there a better, safer way of doing that? I don't know. Maybe they balanced the risk of pissing off a lot of fans with the gains they could make and thought it was worth it. Or maybe they're just desperately trying stuff without research and hoping something sticks. I get people not wanting to look past Portnoys sins, but if you are able to, they do some things well that promotes sports fandom (and of course, making money).

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:47 pm

EdRomero wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:32 pm
tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:59 pm Plenty of N words from Portnoy in the not too distant past. That's who he is. What kind of rehab is needed to overlook that? And the rest of what his site is in terms of homophobia and misogny? And why in the fuck is MLB in the business of trying to rehab them? Or approving of that? Fuck Manfred.
MLB isn't trying to rehab anything. They're trying to tap into Barstool's demographic, social media, and gambling clout to make more money. Is there a better, safer way of doing that? I don't know. Maybe they balanced the risk of pissing off a lot of fans with the gains they could make and thought it was worth it. Or maybe they're just desperately trying stuff without research and hoping something sticks. I get people not wanting to look past Portnoys sins, but if you are able to, they do some things well that promotes sports fandom (and of course, making money).

I have a hard time getting behind that. Barstool sucks and it pains me that a national institution like MLB blithely looks past "their sins" and does a risk/reward analysis that only weights bad associations as a business risk.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:12 pm

For all the bleating about "cancel culture" Portnoy and Barstool are proof that they're no such thing if you're rich enough, straight enough and white enough.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:14 pm

Is “canceled upwards” a term yet?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:20 am

Wonder if this has ever been done from the 7th inning on. Every time NY scored, KC tied, for the 7th through the 10th.

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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:25 am

Not often!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:56 am

Ok, so if that's only the 3rd and 4th time that teams have scored in 7th - 11th, its pretty reasonable to guess its the first time a home team has matched the away team in 7th - 10th. Even while I was saying stuff like "god dammit" and "jesus fucking christ" at midnight, I kinda felt like maybe I was seeing something rare.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:04 am

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:33 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:04 am

That game looked like it was going to be a great pitchers' duel between Scherzer (3.1IP, 6H, 0R, 0BB, 6K) and Nola (4IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 7K) until the skies opened up and they didn't come back after the rain delay. Dodgers bullpen v. Phillies bullpen ended exactly how you thought it would.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:15 am

Oldest made a fall ball team so I'm going to show her that Turner slide as what I expect ever time.

(She's semi-friends with the coach's kid and I'm thinking she may have made it as a non-disruptive bench/rotation kid who isn't out of place when she's out there and who could benefit from better instruction.)

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:47 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:04 am

Genuinely, truly, cool.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:55 am

It is. I've watched it 100 times and almost makes me forget Turner is a MAGA anti-vaxxer.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:40 am

Getaway day lineups are always a little messy but Boone seems to really embrace making outs as quickly as possible so today should be interesting. Would be all pitchers in the field if they'd won yesterday.

serrano · Post by **serrano** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:00 pm

Reaper wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:33 am
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:04 am
That game looked like it was going to be a great pitchers' duel between Scherzer (3.1IP, 6H, 0R, 0BB, 6K) and Nola (4IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 7K) until the skies opened up and they didn't come back after the rain delay. Dodgers bullpen v. Phillies bullpen ended exactly how you thought it would.

It was Nola’s first decent outing in a minute. Would have liked to have kept it close to the end.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 3:21 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:22 am

Oof.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:25 am

Steve your avatar has never seemed more appropriate

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:22 am Oof.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:56 am

Since there was the owners' meeting about Spider Tack on June 3:

Miguel Cabrera, before and after: .188/.263/.285 /// .308/.356/.476

He hasn't had an OPS over .746 in a full season since 2016.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:44 pm

Chris Davis retires effective immediately. The Orioles currently no longer have a single player on a contract for the 2022 season.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:13 pm

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:44 pm Chris Davis retires effective immediately. The Orioles currently no longer have a single player on a contract for the 2022 season.

Wow.

In kinda similar news, the Cubs released Arrieta today.

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:01 pm

Ohtani hits the free market in 2023. Assume no injuries and no significant loss of production. What’s his FA deal? I mean gotta be looking at something like 8 yrs, $400M or something close to $50M on average right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:10 pm

Dad gum these uniforms are badass.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:24 pm

John and Suzyn are laughing about which guys “really look like they could be from the 1920s” and guess what they all have in common.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:46 pm

Home run into the corn!

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:51 pm

If a player or manager gets ejected, does he walk into the corn?

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:11 pm

I was lucky enough three years ago to hit the Field of Dreams field during a stadium tour we did, and have a catch (yes, have a catch) with my dad on the field. What they're playing on looks nothing like where we were.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:14 pm

Reaper wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:11 pm I was lucky enough three years ago to hit the Field of Dreams field during a stadium tour we did, and have a catch (yes, have a catch) with my dad on the field. What they're playing on looks nothing like where we were.

Thank you.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:36 pm

I need a way to do this by where everyone lived from like 6-13 or something.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:43 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:36 pm I need a way to do this by where everyone lived from like 6-13 or something.

That's how I'm remembering it. "Let's go have a catch." Another way of saying it is if you've got a few kids..."Let's go throw the ball around."

Play catch? I think that's for selling the sport to a kid you don't want to spend his youth building model trains.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:44 pm

And btw, I kinda wish I spent more time building model trains as a kid. I had all the space I could've wanted in a carpeted basement.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:01 pm

That was an exciting 9th inning.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:03 pm

Fun baseball game.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:15 pm

So like one or two of those HR could have happened in the Field of Dreams era?