2015 MLB Season Thread

[buckchuckler]

Nope. No retaliation.

Heard an interesting note on this play, apparently in the Korean and Japanese take out slides are not allowed, so with Kang only playing about 60 games at SS in the MLB, he may not have been properly prepared to avoid the contact. 

[jesmu84]

Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Schwarber, Soler, Castro... This team is so fun and so young. And, obviously, one or more of them is going to get traded in the next 10 months.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Schwarber, Soler, Castro... This team is so fun and so young. And, obviously, one or more of them is going to get traded in the next 10 months.

Castro is gone.

[jesmu84]

The Cardinal Way...

https://twitter.com/StoolFrederic/status/645671632841932800

[buckchuckler]

What is the problem with that play?

[jesmu84]

What is the problem with that play?

Nothing wrong with this one either: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/matt-holliday-slide-marco-scutaro-injury-giants_n_1969469.html

[buckchuckler]

So your problem is that he slid past the bag?  Made contact with the fielder?  If youve ever watched a baseball game that happens pretty much every game.  Were you aghast when coghlan was 2.5 feet wide of the bag and broke kang's leg?

[GGGG]

New Brewers GM

http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/150715602

"A source confirmed to MLB.com Sunday that the Brewers are poised to fill their general manager vacancy with 30-year-old Harvard graduate David Stearns, who spent the last three seasons as the Astros' assistant GM. The choice was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network and Fox Sports."

[jesmu84]

So your problem is that he slid past the bag?  Made contact with the fielder?  If youve ever watched a baseball game that happens pretty much every game.  Were you aghast when coghlan was 2.5 feet wide of the bag and broke kang's leg?

Well, the Holliday slide is a bit much. But it's more just the cardinals continually saying they play "the right way", the "Cardinal way". You know, that same team caught hacking into other teams' computers

[wadesworld]

Well, the Holliday slide is a bit much. But it's more just the cardinals continually saying they play "the right way", the "Cardinal way". You know, that same team caught hacking into other teams' computers

Yeah, can you imagine what the reaction from Cards fans and players would've been if this was done to the Card's second baseman?

Was Roider Pujols on the team then?  If so, he might've been taking a piss in the dugout bathroom but you can bet your ass he would've ran straight from there out to 2nd to confront the guy and be applauded for backing up his teammate.  Then there would've been a plunking and maybe some complaining about the stadium panel board lighting.

Frack the Cards.

[JWags85]

There were people complaining today that Rizzo intentionally hurt Molina with his slide into home.  Unreal

[buckchuckler]

Well, the Holliday slide is a bit much. But it's more just the cardinals continually saying they play "the right way", the "Cardinal way". You know, that same team caught hacking into other teams' computers

So you have no problem with it then, well other than it was a Cardinal doing it.  Got it. 

[tower912]

Ausmus to return as Tiger's manager in 2016.    The rest of baseball celebrates while Tiger's fans jaws ache from dropping in disbelief.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm so lucky to see this guy play all the time.

Another insane play....amazing player

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/watch-angels-mike-trout-robs-mariners-jesus-montero-of-3-run-home-run-with-spectacular-catch/

[ChicosBailBonds]

[jesmu84]

Nationals finishing up the season strong.

[wadesworld]

Nationals finishing up the season strong.

Haha outstanding.  Can't blame Paplebon, and I don't even know what was said.

[GGGG]

Really?  Pappelbon is a prick.  Harper is the MVP.  I bet if you polled the Nationals they would be on Harper's side by a huge margin.

[wadesworld]

Really?  Pappelbon is a prick.  Harper is the MVP.  I bet if you polled the Nationals they would be on Harper's side by a huge margin.

Pappelbon is a prick, but Harper is a bigger prick, in my opinion.

[buckchuckler]

Pappelbon is a prick, but Harper is a bigger prick, in my opinion.

Probably because he is good?  Is this the same as the Cardinals hate? 

[wadesworld]

Probably because he is good?  Is this the same as the Cardinals hate?

Well, the fact that he is good magnifies it and brings it to the forefront.  Every level he has played on since high school he has been one of the most hated players (from skipping X amount of years of high school in order to play JUCO and prepare for the pros, all the way up to the pros).  He's a slightly more toned down version of Puig.

[🏀]

Harper really reeled it in this year, wades.

I didn't like him either, but I think he's over a lot of that crap. Also, an great player.

Papelbon has never been likable.

[wadesworld]

Harper really reeled it in this year, wades.

I didn't like him either, but I think he's over a lot of that crap. Also, an great player.

Papelbon has never been likable.

Fair enough.  I will admit when the Brewers are so far out of contention so early I pay very little attention to baseball, so he very well may have matured past most of his old fiery stuff.

[MU B2002]

Really?  Pappelbon is a prick.  Harper is the MVP.  I bet if you polled the Nationals they would be on Harper's side by a huge margin.

Pappelbon was busting his chops for dogging it to first in a 4-4 game in the 8th inning.  In this isolated event, I am not sure it would be so lopsided.  Harper is a great player, and yes the MVP of the team, but not above criticism.  And I believe he even encouraged Pap to "come at me bro."


Edit: Read a bad article.


Seems to be more to the story.

[JWags85]

I think a lot of the Harper criticism is outdated.  He was extremely cocky and had that Lebron of baseball thing going for him.  I thought he was a tool.  But starting last year, through his incredible year this year, he's great.  He and Trout have that same versatile skill set.  Big guys capable of a lot of power who hustle on the basepaths and are all around offensive threats.  Meanwhile Papelbon is a cancer and always has been.  I would imagine if that fight continued there would have been 20 dudes piling on Papelbon and shuttling Harper to safety.