Pariah Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 The acronym G.O.A.T. gets thrown around a lot in sports, but for Vin Scully, I think it's probably well earned. I don't know of any other broadcaster with his name recognition, with the possible exception of the late Harry Caray. There's a reason for that. Rest in peace, Mr. Scully. slikmar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Well, a quintessential Modern Baseball game today. A's at Angels. Angels blast 7 homers...and lose. Because all of em were solo shots. Because they only managed 9 hits total. They scored 7...leaving only 4 runners on base. Because the starter imploded in the 3rd...single, force out, walk, walk, double, double, home run. 6 runs. Couple more the next inning, 8 runs total, and they hold on for an 8-7 win despite the bombardment. Someone on MLB Network was criticizing their pitching, after Ohtani...but it's been a bit below middle of the pack. Not terrible. But their team OPS is 26th...with Ohtani, sometimes with Trout. I believe they've been hammered with injuries, ok, and Trout's still out, but they have squat for depth, and according to MLB.com's rankings, probably not gonna get any. And not getting much in their trade moves. Which points a finger squarely at the front office...again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Quote Janson Junk had the start and he lived up to his name. 2 and a third innings, 6 ER. ... 5 hits and 2 walks against 2 strikeouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Interesting little graphic here (twitter image link) showing origin of each team's top player, position by position. (First encountered this in a Seattle fanblog, decided to link the source.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Interesting. Scrolling down the comments, someone asked "how many times each logo appears. The OP did the counting...he's got to have younger eyes than me. Quote One thing I've always thought, but never done the numbers on, was that the Astros have been the source of more MLB regulars than any other team. This confirms it: HOU 19 STL 18 CHC 16 CIN/LAD 14 PIT 13 LAA/TEX/CLE/KCR/NYM/PHI 11 BAL/ATL 10 OAK/BOS/ARI 9 DET/CWS/TOR/TBR/SDP 8 Since this doesn't cover pitchers, except for the #1 starter, it's a little off, but it does offer an indication about each team's long-term draft efficiency. Some teams will trade draft picks, so it's not completely accurate...but quite often, it's trading prospects, and here, it's legit to look at how many do make it. It's probably dead wrong to try to read too much into it, but when has that ever stopped fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Don't look now.... But... Based on the standings showing Baltimore in 3rd, TB in 4th today? If the season ended today, the Orioles are the last playoff team. 22-30 on 1 June. 58-52 now. That's over .600 ball, for almost 60 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Cardinals prospect Chandler Redmond hits for home run cycle during four-homer, 11-RBI night Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Since they're playing the "Field of Dreams" game tonight, let me ask you this: What is your favorite baseball movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Pariah said: Cardinals prospect Chandler Redmond hits for home run cycle during four-homer, 11-RBI night WOW. Don't care that it was AA, that's insane. Favorite baseball movie: Major League. What can I say, I'm partial to Grumpy, rather than Cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Since they're playing the "Field of Dreams" game tonight, let me ask you this: What is your favorite baseball movie? It is, in fact, Field of Dreams. That's one of my favorite movies ever, baseball or otherwise. Bull Durham is a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 The Sandlot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Major League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Major League I'm also partial to Mr. Baseball - Tom Selleck as an aging former MVP who is forced to play in Japan. Surprisingly good. For the Love of the Game is also not bad. Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and The Natural are just ok for me. 23 hours ago, Pariah said: Cardinals prospect Chandler Redmond hits for home run cycle during four-homer, 11-RBI night This is just an unbelievable feat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 20 hours ago, Pariah said: Since they're playing the "Field of Dreams" game tonight, let me ask you this: What is your favorite baseball movie? For me it will always be The Natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Don't leave out the original Bad News Bears. Though honestly, I would put The Natural up at the top or near it. Field of Dreams to me isn't really a baseball movie, it is a movie with baseball in it, but it works either way. Also have a soft spot for quoting Major League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Fernando Tatis suspended 80 games for PED violation. This doesn't kill the Padres' playoff hopes but it's very damaging to making any deep playoff run. 80 games also stretches about 30 games into next season. So soon after signing Soto, too. This is Very Very Bad News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 And the Rockies have found another creative way to lose a ball game. After leading the Cardinals 4-3 late, they went into the bottom of the ninth tied 4-4. After the Colorado loaded the bases, St. Louis won the game on a walk-off hit by pitch. Let's hear it for the Rocky Horror Pitching Show. Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hm, I missed this when it came out. Secretive attempts to sell Angels Stadium sure smell like corruption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Cancer said: Hm, I missed this when it came out. Secretive attempts to sell Angels Stadium sure smell like corruption That smell forced the mayor out, and the sale has apparently been canned for now. Dodgers become the first team to reach 80 wins...and their magic number to clinch a playoff berth is 30. In mid August... Yankees continue their serious tailspin. 9 runs combined in their last 7 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 14 hours ago, Pariah said: And the Rockies have found another creative way to lose a ball game. After leading the Cardinals 4-3 late, they went into the bottom of the ninth tied 4-4. After the Colorado loaded the bases, St. Louis won the game on a walk-off hit by pitch. Let's hear it for the Rocky Horror Pitching Show. Angels once lost a game in the ninth against the A's when the throw back to the pitcher (Frankie Rodriguez, I believe) went off his glove and the man from third scored before the SS could get to it. They also lost, same season, when Scott Shields standing on the mound and a man on third, dropped the ball and it hit the edge and literally rolled all the way to the dugout. So loss by hit by pitch is mundane in comparison. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Quote Game Thread Comment of the Day, from mrhanusa (in an edited comment): Michelob Ultra is the Chone Figgins of beer For some reason this almost has me rofl & pmp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 References to "Tungsten Arm O'Doyle" seem be in vogue this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 11 hours ago, Cancer said: References to "Tungsten Arm O'Doyle" seem be in vogue this evening. The Rangers canned their president of baseball operations yesterday. Can the Angels be far behind? They've had a history of *awful* roster construction and seriously misguided contracts for quite some time. Coincidence or not? Angels won 94, 100, and 97 games 2007-9. Playoffs all 3 years. Lost in the DS in 07 and 08, then in the CS in 09....to AL East teams, when the AL East was dominant. (2 of those years, they were knocked out by the eventual WS champs.) Then in Nov. 2009, they name a new club president, elevating the VP for sales and marketing. And have made the playoffs once since then...and got swept. Granted, the Royals made the WS that year...and won their first 8 playoff games...so it wasn't unique. But that's the only year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Dennis Eckersley's "Hodgepodge of nothingness" joins my compendium of admirable expressions. Intended as a sneer about the Pirates, it could end up in an RPG as an ambiguous label for ... something ... the next time I GM something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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