MLB Hot Stove 2019-20

[4everwarriors]

Fookin' BrewCrew has yet ta hit a hit offa Darvish threw 6+ innin's, hey?

[Lennys Tap]

Fookin' BrewCrew has yet ta hit a hit offa Darvish threw 6+ innin's, hey?

Cubs have it going under rookie manager Joe Ross. Meanwhile phony genius/mad scientist Joe is flopping on the west coast.

[Pakuni]

If you thought Mike Clevinger was an idiot, I give you Zach Plesac.

"The last thing I would want to do put anyone at risk," he said, looking directly into the camera while driving down the road.

https://deadspin.com/bozo-zach-plesac-lists-all-the-rules-he-broke-then-bla-1844720927

[JWags85]

Cubs have it going under rookie manager Joe Ross. Meanwhile phony genius/mad scientist Joe is flopping on the west coast.

Joe Ross 

I made this comparison to my friend towards the end of his time with the Cubs...Joe Maddon is a lot like Jose Mourinho over the last 5-7 years. He has a different way of working philosophically. Can have immediate great short term results, but after a few seasons, the effect wears off and he becomes a detriment. The difference is that, while he's become a bit stubborn and inflexible lately to a bad degree, Mourinho was a tactical genius. Maddon never was. However, Maddon was and is a fantastic chemistry and locker room guy, which in the bizarre world of baseball is actually hugely valueable. But his approach doesn't work on a bunch of highly paid accomplished players who have the demand and pressure of expected success. He was the PERFECT guy for a young and developing Cubs team. And the exact wrong type of dude for an experience Cubs team that needed tactical skill and not goofy hijinks to keep them loose

[#UnleashSean]

Cubs have it going under rookie manager Joe Ross. Meanwhile phony genius/mad scientist Joe is flopping on the west coast.

Who is this Joe guy?

[Lennys Tap]

LOL. David, of course, not Joe (Nats pitcher). My bad.

[Mr. Nielsen]

MLB teams showing the greatest ratings increase among Men 18-34:

Athletics  +389%
Dodgers  +357%
Rays  +326%
Cardinals  +271% (only 5 games)
Rangers  +254%
Phillies  +163%
Cubs  +144%

[shoothoops]

Ken Rosenthal reports:  A Cincinnati Reds player has tested positive for COVID-19, and their game today with Pittsburgh has been canceled.

[jficke13]

So are the Cards actually going to play today?

[shoothoops]

So are the Cards actually going to play today?

The Cardinals and White Sox are scheduled to play two games today, one tomorrow. And the Cardinals are scheduled for 5 vs the Cubs this upcoming week. (All 10 games vs Cubs are scheduled to be played at Wrigley, none in St. Louis) I believe they have at least 7 upcoming doubleheaders scheduled in the next six weeks.

[shoothoops]

Speaking of the Cincinnati Reds, pitcher Sonny Gray continued his MLB record streak to 38 straight starts giving up 6 hits or less in a game.

[GooooMarquette]

Ken Rosenthal reports:  A Cincinnati Reds player has tested positive for COVID-19, and their game today with Pittsburgh has been canceled.

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Yep, this 'whole bunch of bubbles' concept is working great. I can't wait for college football, with way more teams and much bigger rosters....

[wadesworld]

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Yep, this 'whole bunch of bubbles' concept is working great. I can't wait for college football, with way more teams and much bigger rosters....

Huh?

Baseball isn't in a bubble...

[GooooMarquette]

Huh?

Baseball isn't in a bubble...

I know. That's why I said 'whole bunch of bubbles.' Plural. One for each team. And each team's individual 'bubble' is a lot looser than the single bubble being used by the NBA. And then one 'bubble' interacts with another, and well...

[wadesworld]

I know. That's why I said 'whole bunch of bubbles.' Plural. One for each team. And each team's individual 'bubble' is a lot looser than the single bubble being used by the NBA. And then one 'bubble' interacts with another, and well...

Each team isn't in a "bubble." Bubbles aren't being used in the MLB. At all. The NHL has multiple "bubbles." The MLB has 0 bubbles.

[wadesworld]

Maybe going from Joe Madden to David (or Joe) Ross has taken the Cubs from missing the Playoffs to the best team in baseball. Or maybe it's that the Cubs have played 17 games against the Brewers, Reds, Pirates, Royals, and Indians. Not exactly a murderers row right there. The only team over .500 they have played is a three game set against 10-8 Cleveland.

[wadesworld]

Does the runner starting at 2nd base to start an extra inning count as an earned run against the pitcher starting that inning?

Edit: simple way to find the answer is look at the box score. Jeffress only 1 earned run, so the answer is no.

[GooooMarquette]

Each team isn't in a "bubble." Bubbles aren't being used in the MLB. At all. The NHL has multiple "bubbles." The MLB has 0 bubbles.

Agree that they are not "bubbles" in the same sense as TBT, NHL or NBA. But I have heard people describe the MLB as 30 teams playing in their own version of bubbles (loosely followed rules on player behavior, limited numbers of people in the ballparks, etc.). But yeah - it is a joke regardless of what you call it.

[Dish]

I know injuries, weird season, but I didn't think this Sox team would suck, and so far they do.

Anderson, Moncada, Grandal, Abreu, Mazara combined 0-25 in today's doubleheader.

Mazara and Encarnacion can both leave town right now as far as I'm concerned.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Agree that they are not "bubbles" in the same sense as TBT, NHL or NBA. But I have heard people describe the MLB as 30 teams playing in their own version of bubbles (loosely followed rules on player behavior, limited numbers of people in the ballparks, etc.). But yeah - it is a joke regardless of what you call it.

Hears on the brewers broadcast last night that even the official scorer is working from home.  Thats a little much, imo.

[tower912]

Hears on the brewers broadcast last night that even the official scorer is working from home.  Thats a little much, imo.

Nah.   Choose safety when possible.

[GooooMarquette]

Hears on the brewers broadcast last night that even the official scorer is working from home.  Thats a little much, imo.

Are you kidding? Working in your underwear? Perfect!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Are you kidding? Working in your underwear? Perfect!

No one else would be at the stadium, could score in your skivvies.

[The Sultan]

When I had to dress up this summer, my go to was a dress shirt, suit jacket and gym shorts.

[#UnleashSean]

Hears on the brewers broadcast last night that even the official scorer is working from home.  Thats a little much, imo.

From what I've heard on the broadcasts, it seems that the Brewers radio team is doing it remotely, while pat and Ron seem to be traveling.