June MLB Thread
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#29 for Ohtani, 14 in June. I read he has the highest OPS among qualified hitters and second lowest OPS-against among qualified pitchers. Crazy stuff.
FWIW, Lovullo said the level of concern is “minimal”. Hopefully, just a scare. Would be terrible if it required a lengthy absence.
How far has Alek Manoh fallen? He struck out the side in his 1 ip in the 2022 All Star Game and less than a year later is getting pounded in the Florida Complex League.
Heard on the broadcast the Mets have been successful in their last 35 stolen base attempts. I guess they are doing one thing right.
The path to being a major league reliever is crazy. Just this week two years ago, Bautista was a 26-year-old getting his first promotion to AA.
Cleveland following up a season high 14 runs on Wednesday with 4 runs total in their last two loses is peak Guardians offense.
4 whole runs in only two games? How can we get that sort of offense in Boston??
The Braves score 5 in the 1st against the Marlins. Marlins only allowed 3 to the Red Sox in a 3 game series.
The Padres came back and tied the game in the 9th.
Now they’ve blown leads in the 10th and 11th innings.
Now they’ve blown leads in the 10th and 11th innings.
Really exciting extra innings in Cincy. I am not ashamed to admit I watched that live over the Red Sox game.
San Diego's pen is a tire fire, among other issues.
San Diego's pen is a tire fire, among other issues.
If Hader can’t/won’t pitch a second inning to end a five game losing streak, then the Padres should just trade him now. That was Nomar sitting in the dugout against the Yankees.
I honestly wonder what its like in that clubhouse right now. All that money spent in the offseason and your team is a literal dumpster fire
Ouch. Dave Robertson gives up a 3 run homer in the 8th. Giants lead 5-4. The Padres and Mets are mentally damaged at this point.
I wonder when the media will stop crowning the “offseason champions” as a guarantee lock to make it to the WS.
and i mean that for any sport as well.
Just because your team looks good on paper does not mean it looks good when the actual games start
View: https://twitter.com/sny_mets/status/1674960640073400321?s=46
and i mean that for any sport as well.
Just because your team looks good on paper does not mean it looks good when the actual games start
View: https://twitter.com/sny_mets/status/1674960640073400321?s=46
16-4 Braves over the Marlins. Braves hit 6 home runs. 2 by Olson, who also tripled and singled.
Acuna on pace for 40 HR/74 SB.
Acuna on pace for 40 HR/74 SB.
Patrick Bailey, SF's new wunderkind catcher (1/13 in the 2020 draft), is the one who hit that HR, then he threw out Starling Marte (who had a big jump) in the 9th.
The Mets continue to find new ways to lose, just now they were down 5-4 in the 9th, 1 out, and Marte pinch-running. With a 0-1 count on Nimmo, Doval fires 101 down the middle and Bailey guns out Marte. As with any important SB attempt, it is all a bit up in the air while the Mets check the replays and decide whether not to challenge or not, they don't, Doval fires 102 by Nimmo and the game is over.
But the crowd doesn't know that, the strike on the SB attempt wasn't on the scoreboard and it still said 0-1. It went from fast runner on 2nd with one out to game over in an eyeblink.
The Mets continue to find new ways to lose, just now they were down 5-4 in the 9th, 1 out, and Marte pinch-running. With a 0-1 count on Nimmo, Doval fires 101 down the middle and Bailey guns out Marte. As with any important SB attempt, it is all a bit up in the air while the Mets check the replays and decide whether not to challenge or not, they don't, Doval fires 102 by Nimmo and the game is over.
But the crowd doesn't know that, the strike on the SB attempt wasn't on the scoreboard and it still said 0-1. It went from fast runner on 2nd with one out to game over in an eyeblink.
Two things about the video on this
An actual crowd goes will in Pittsburgh
Those unis ... woof
View: https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/37941968
Mets made some history today (and not the good kind
View: https://twitter.com/anthonydicomo/status/1674974745089957890?s=46
View: https://twitter.com/anthonydicomo/status/1674974745089957890?s=46
If Ohtani retired today they’d have to change the rules for the HOF because he might be the best baseball player who’s ever lived.
I’m convinced Ohtani is the greatest MLB player of all time and a top 5 pro athlete of all time. What he is doing is extraordinary.
What is it about Tampa? Diekman completely flames out with the Red Sox and White Sox, then rattles off 15 straight scoreless appearances with the Rays.
Rusillo had Passan on his podcast this week and they were talking about how he may be the greatest mlb player of all time and up there with the greatest team sports player as well.
Everyone needs to watch Santana's celebration at the plate. How does one download gifs?
https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-rally-in-ninth-for-walk-off-against-brewers
They are my backup team, and far more disappointing than the Red Sox at this point.
They tried to replicate last year's team rather than improving it, basically. There were plenty of options in their price range to improve the offense - they would have been a great landing spot for Justin Turner, for instance! - and they instead went with AJ Pollock and Tommy La Stella.
This is an imperfect comparison, so I'm sure I'll get shredded for it, and I know more than a few people will defend this group's honor out of pointless and empty homerism even though it's 20 years and four WS titles later, but I get late-period Dan Duquette Red Sox vibes from them, like circa 98-01-ish. Those Red Sox teams were definitely good, and had some great players; these Mariner teams are good and have some great players. Both teams even had some decent tier-two pretty good players, but they're also relying on a stream of retreads, longshot upside plays, and other miscellaneous castoffs. The end result is they're demonstrably inferior to their biggest rivals - I hope I can say this without causing offense - only now with the rise of the Rangers, it's like if the Duquette Red Sox were competing with the dynastic Yankees and a Blue Jays team that signed A-Rod and Randy Johnson. EDIT: and the Orioles have John Smoltz and Vlad Guerrero Sr except they’re also the same person somehow.
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All right, settle down. Settle down... Now, before I begin the lesson, will those of you who are playing in the match this afternoon move your clothes down onto the lower peg immediately after lunch, before you write your letter home, if you're not getting your hair cut, unless you've got a younger brother who is going out this weekend as the guest of another boy, in which case, collect his note before lunch, put it in your letter after you've had your hair cut, and make sure he moves your clothes down onto the lower peg for you.
