MLB 2019 thread

[Benny B]

If conference tournaments are Thanksgiving and Christmas is the NCAA Tournament, then welcome to the New Year all you fans of the baby bears, red birds and the crew. 


Have you made your resolution yet?   Perhaps it's not losing Game 163?  Or maybe simply winning Game 1 will do?  How about just signing Kimbrel already?


Buckle up, kiddos.  This one's going down to the wire. 


Edit:  Fans of the other divisions are welcome to piss on the NL Central here.  It's an equal opportunity pissing match. 

[Dish]

Can I piss on the title of this thread since it should be an MLB pissing thread? Plenty of Sox fans on this board and other teams.

[Bad_Reporter]

Brewer fans, prepare for bad news shortly.  You heard it here first.

Speedy recovery

[withoutbias]

Brewer fans, prepare for bad news shortly.  You heard it here first.

Speedy recovery

everyone and their mom knows knebel is going to need tj surgery.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Can I piss on the title of this thread since it should be an MLB pissing thread? Plenty of Sox fans on this board and other teams.

Red Sox?

[#UnleashSean]

[jutaw22mu]

Indians best starting pitching in baseball.  Good luck.

[jsglow]

Brewer fans, prepare for bad news shortly.  You heard it here first.

Speedy recovery

Probably true but we'll see.  I do think they sign Kimbrel on a one year with a mutual.  Frankly, it wouldn't shock me if it's today so they can have a big splash for opening day.

Btw, I sincerely hope Crew fans don't panic if April doesn't go as well as we'd all like.  Brutal schedule.

[CreightonWarrior]

I know Stearns has faith in the starting pitching staff but I don't.

[jsglow]

I know Stearns has faith in the starting pitching staff but I don't.

Didn't everyone say the same thing last year?

[MUBurrow]

Btw, I sincerely hope Crew fans don't panic if April doesn't go as well as we'd all like.  Brutal schedule.

This is true, but heck, May looks the second toughest month from here, too.

I'm really hopeful - last year was a ton of fun. But I won't panic if this year turns out to be a bit of a swoon. Just about everything broke the Brewers way last year, and now the NL Central - and the NL as a whole - has improved a lot. 

[MUBurrow]

I know Stearns has faith in the starting pitching staff but I don't.

I like the long term outlook for the staff this year much more than last year. There was a lot of popsicle sticks and glue plastered on that thing last season, bound together by some otherworldly bullpen performances. I think the high bullpen usage trend is here to stay, but this looks like a staff that grow into a lot of high strikeout, if low innings guys - which really fits today's game. They're so young that there'll be some bumps in the road, but its a promising group.

[jsglow]

This is true, but heck, May looks the second toughest month from here, too.

I'm really hopeful - last year was a ton of fun. But I won't panic if this year turns out to be a bit of a swoon. Just about everything broke the Brewers way last year, and now the NL Central - and the NL as a whole - has improved a lot.

I hadn't looked at May.  They need to stay in contention until the ASB and then crank it up second half.  Kinda the reverse of what they often do.

[Jockey]

Time to head out to Miller Field!!

[MUfan12]

I'm really hopeful - last year was a ton of fun. But I won't panic if this year turns out to be a bit of a swoon. Just about everything broke the Brewers way last year, and now the NL Central - and the NL as a whole - has improved a lot.

This is where I'm at. They had a lotta magic last year. Regression would not surprise me one bit.

[CreightonWarrior]

Didn't everyone say the same thing last year?

Haha yeah, I worry about regression to the mean with some like Chacin though. I'm always skeptical so we'll see. The division is going to be absolutely cutthroat this season. if they model their playoffs like the NBA with top 8 teams i could see 3 or 4 getting in. Early injuries to the bullpen worry me.

[Anti-Dentite]

L. Cain, CF
C. Yelich, RF
R. Braun, LF
T. Shaw, 3B
J. Aguilar, 1B
M. Moustakas, 2B
Y. Grandal, C
O. Arcia, SS
J. Chacin, P

That is a solid lineup. Catch the fever!

[RJax55]

Can I piss on the title of this thread since it should be an MLB pissing thread? Plenty of Sox fans on this board and other teams.

For Dish and other White Sox fans, what are your expectations for Yoan Moncada this season?

[Dish]

For Dish and other White Sox fans, what are your expectations for Yoan Moncada this season?

That's actually a really good question, as this "should" be a breakout year for him. He has to get his K's down, as he led MLB in K's last year. I think their thought is his move to third should increase his OPS. I'll go conservative and hope he gets to 20 HR's, 800 OPS, and gets his K's below 200. I don't know if that's conservative or not, but it would show improvement year over year.

I don't think he'll be a superstar, but I'd like him to be a solid WAR guy, and he's still only 23.

[Bad_Reporter]

Brewers are fully aware that the beginning of the season will be difficult for many reasons. 

They expect the 2nd half to go better then the 1st. Can't wait to see how it plays out

[wadesworld]

Not today.

[jsglow]

ESPN showed the wrong game on national TV today.

[CreightonWarrior]

Love me some Cain and Yelich

[jsglow]

Cain not winning the Gold Glove last year was highway robbery.

[Anti-Dentite]

It's over, Brewers repeat, rest of Central playing for wildcards.