The Hey its 2021 now guys MLB thread

[wadesworld]

Somehow I'm sure the Pirates will find a way to lose these games.

Hah.  Good catch.

[Jockey]

Don't underestimate the Cardinals.  With the veteran leadership of Yadier Molina, anything is possible

And even if they don't make it, they'll lose the right way.

[Uncle Rico]

Yadier Molina announces next year will be his last year.  Stickum sales will plummet in St. Louis but less umpires will be spit on

[MuggsyB]

I don't mind rooting for the Brewers even though I'm a Chi guy and bandwagoning.  I can't root for the Packers.  Frankly, having the Bucks/Brewers contending is good for MU imo.  It's a pretty good time to be sports fan in Wisconsin.  Now we need to find a way to turn the corner.  We'll have our ups and downs this year but I do think we have better potential than predicted.

[Dish]

I'm just going to skip watching White Sox 8th innings.

[CreightonWarrior]

Great bounce back outing for Woodruff, bats continue to do enough. Wong was a great signing.

The biggest piece of the contributions the whole lineup has given is it has afforded the brewers to be cautious with their injuries. Allowing Escobar two weeks to heal, Adames is a little banged up so they can give him a little extra time as well.

Huge series win.

[WI_Inferiority_Complexes1]

I don't mind rooting for the Brewers even though I'm a Chi guy and bandwagoning.

If the Cubs can't win, (and I'm beginning to think this isn't their year), my second choices always are:
2. Pirates
3. Brewers
4. Reds
5. Getting hit by a bus
1,640. Cardinals

I actively root against the White Sox. I blame that on Sox fans who won't let me root for the Cubs in peace.

[Dish]

Rain delay at Skydome.

[GB Warrior]

Yadier Molina announces next year will be his last year.  Stickum sales will plummet in St. Louis but less umpires will be spit on

I'm just glad he can have a farewell tour where all opposing teams can beanball him

[WI_Inferiority_Complexes1]

Rain delay at Skydome.

If I'm not mistaken, Miller Park has at least two rain delays.

[jsglow]

If the Cubs can't win, (and I'm beginning to think this isn't their year), my second choices always are:
2. Pirates
3. Brewers
4. Reds
5. Getting hit by a bus
1,640. Cardinals

I actively root against the White Sox. I blame that on Sox fans who won't let me root for the Cubs in peace.

Your post made me chuckle.  We're happy to have you on the bandwagon this year.  The Crew is historically good and a likable bunch of guys.  Cheer us on all the way to a pennant and beyond.

[MUBurrow]

I thought this was an awesome article that talks about a lot of the baseball fixes we kick around and how MLB is trying them out in the Atlantic League - https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/how-mlb-pushed-back-the-atlantic-league-mound-and-pushed-fed-up-players-to-the-brink-of-a-work-stoppage/

What's funny to me is the strong pushback a lot of the changes get, either individually or in the aggregate, only for the reaction after the fact to be "eh I guess it wasn't that big of a deal."  I get the frustration from the Atlantic League players on being guinea pigs, but I guess the only strong sympathy I feel for that is if there are changes that legitimately could cause increased injury risks.  For example, I'm kind of shocked that pushing the mound back wasn't a bigger deal.  I'm still against that as a change because I fear that it starts to look like Tiger-proofing golf courses after awhile and the knee jerk answer is to push the mound back everytime scoring and attendance are down.

[PGsHeroes32]

Andrew Albers and the Twins pen blank the Crew

That's a low point

[MUfan12]

That's a low point

Here we are, 7.5 games up and 27 over .500 with all these problems.

The real low point was Brian Gorman's performance behind the plate. Lordy he was awful.

[PGsHeroes32]

Here we are, 7.5 games up and 27 over .500 with all these problems.

The real low point was Brian Gorman's performance behind the plate. Lordy he was awful.

Yeah he was a huge reason for the 2-0 final score.

His zone started brutally tight early. And then expanded to anything and everything being a strike.

[CreightonWarrior]

Andrew Albers and the Twins pen blank the Crew

That's a low point

I went to the game last night. Probably 60/40 Brewers fans to twins fans.

[Jockey]

Andrew Albers and the Twins pen blank the Crew

That's a low point

It's one game out of 162. Meaningless.

[Dish]

Patrick Wisdom can play, impressed by that dude.

[PGsHeroes32]

It's one game out of 162. Meaningless.

The Twins and Charlie Barnes win again

[Jockey]

The Twins and Charlie Barnes win again

So what.

[PGsHeroes32]

So what.

So they won again. I couldn't have been anymore clear

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Safe to say that Javy Baez is the best booer in baseball?

[JWags85]

Safe to say that Javy Baez is the best booer in baseball?

Just another example of baseball taking themself entirely too seriously. Buster Olney clutching his pearls online over it, saying Baez is damaging his FA options, gimme a break.  He's a great locker room guy and very well liked.  Think what you will about Baez as a player and his free swinging style, but if he's not getting the money he wants in FA, it's not because of some hand signal celebration he and Lindor came up with cause they were annoyed with booing

[The Sultan]

Just another example of baseball taking themself entirely too seriously. Buster Olney clutching his pearls online over it, saying Baez is damaging his FA options, gimme a break.  He's a great locker room guy and very well liked.  Think what you will about Baez as a player and his free swinging style, but if he's not getting the money he wants in FA, it's not because of some hand signal celebration he and Lindor came up with cause they were annoyed with booing

Yeah the Mets' President issuing a press release was really dumb.

[MU82]

Just another example of baseball taking themself entirely too seriously. Buster Olney clutching his pearls online over it, saying Baez is damaging his FA options, gimme a break.  He's a great locker room guy and very well liked.  Think what you will about Baez as a player and his free swinging style, but if he's not getting the money he wants in FA, it's not because of some hand signal celebration he and Lindor came up with cause they were annoyed with booing

Agree about the pearl-clutching. And like you, I doubt this will cost Baez anything in FA ... but who cares if it does? It's his wallet.

But it was dopey and counterproductive by Baez and Lindor. You're not gonna "beat" the fans. You've sucked. Act like adults and take your medicine.