2023 MLB Thread

[Jockey]

oops, the Cardinal way is under attack: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36069257/ex-cardinals-vp-terry-mcdonough-accuses-owner-cheating

You do understand that the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Cardinals are two different teams in two different sports?

But I still blame Yadi.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

oops, the Cardinal way is under attack: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36069257/ex-cardinals-vp-terry-mcdonough-accuses-owner-cheating

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[Spotcheck Billy]

You do understand that the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Cardinals are two different teams in two different sports?

But I still blame Yadi.

exactly, guilt by association

[PGsHeroes32]

Twins with one of the more embarrassingly awful game plans against the reigning Cy Young ive ever seen.

It was basically throw out your worst possible lineup and then swing at everything so that the Marlins dont even have to consider warming up the bullpen.

Correa the veteran leading the charge with that awful approach. 2 outs on 3 pitches. Then a 3 pitch K all swinging.

Sucks cause this is the one season where the Twins have the pitching to go to a pitchers duel. Maeda with a great return from TJ

[Uncle Rico]

Back to back to back off Scherzer for the Crew

[Uncle Rico]

Crew appears to be back to ‘18 sign stealing. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Back to back to back off Scherzer for the Crew

Impossible.  I was informed on opening day that the Brewers had crap offense. 

[CreightonWarrior]

Do the Brewers have the best offense in baseball?

Yes.

[Uncle Rico]

Impossible.  I was informed on opening day that the Brewers had crap offense. 

Don’t worry, the next losing streak, you’ll get told that again

[Jockey]

Don’t worry, the next losing streak, you’ll get told that again

Next Losing streak?

I think you meant next loss.

Doesn’t matter though. Celtics are so good they’ll win the NBA title and the World Series.

[MU82]

For the first time this season, I watched a few innings of a ballgame (Dodgers-Rockies) last night. The effects of the rule changes were evident and appreciated.

It was great that the pitcher didn't screw around on the mound and that the batter was ready to step in, time after time after time. Loved it. Even at-bats that stretched to 7, 8, 9 pitches were faster than 3- or 4-pitch at-bats used to be. There were no stolen base attempts but the action still prevailed.

Game time ended up being 2:25. So much better watching experience IMHO.
 

[PGsHeroes32]

For the first time this season, I watched a few innings of a ballgame (Dodgers-Rockies) last night. The effects of the rule changes were evident and appreciated.

It was great that the pitcher didn't screw around on the mound and that the batter was ready to step in, time after time after time. Loved it. Even at-bats that stretched to 7, 8, 9 pitches were faster than 3- or 4-pitch at-bats used to be. There were no stolen base attempts but the action still prevailed.

Game time ended up being 2:25. So much better watching experience IMHO.

Twins got Alcantara'd last night. And basically didnt even try to work a count the entire game.

It ended 1-0 Marlins and finished in sub 2 hours. Insane.

[Jockey]

Twins got Alcantara'd last night. And basically didnt even try to work a count the entire game.

It ended 1-0 Marlins and finished in sub 2 hours. Insane.

You don’t work the count on strike throwers. It just means you will be in the hole in almost every at- bat. Stats are easy to find on how BA goes way down when hitters are behind in the count.

[tower912]

At my first MLB game of the year.   Nationals-Rays.   Beautiful day for baseball.    Ahhhhhhhh.

[JWags85]

At my first MLB game of the year.   Nationals-Rays.   Beautiful day for baseball.    Ahhhhhhhh.

Even if we didn't know you were in DC, wouldn't even have to look to see the Nats were at home cause that has never been said by anyone in Trop Field.

[Jockey]

At my first MLB game of the year.   Nationals-Rays.   Beautiful day for baseball.    Ahhhhhhhh.

Enjoy. I's love to be there with you.

[tower912]

Something magic about a warm sunny day at the ballpark.

[PGsHeroes32]

You don’t work the count on strike throwers. It just means you will be in the hole in almost every at- bat. Stats are easy to find on how BA goes way down when hitters are behind in the count.

Yeah, incorrect.

Alcantara throws "strikes" because his pitches are nasty and he gets swinging strikes. He also has one of the two best pitches in the game with his change up that is near unhittable.

You dont go up there trying to ambush a guy with his pitches. Sit fastball and try to square one up early?? Sure, can do that a bit.

But swinging out of fear of being down 0-1 just gets you.......down 0-1. And continuing to chase against this guy. Or it creates one pitch pop outs on weak contact.

Alcantara isnt a innings limit guy. Hes going to throw 100 pitches. So continuing into the 5th inning to keep doing something that isnt working and having 4 pitch innings is a strategy no competent baseball mind would take.

He was always going to go 7 this game. Twins lineup is to weak(in current state at least) and hes too good. But they went with an approach that insured he goes 9 without breaking a sweat. Gave the themselves no chance to go at the pen.

[CreightonWarrior]

Better trade Burnes before he loses all his trade value.

[Uncle Rico]

Better trade Burnes before he loses all his trade value.

Good thing the front office held firm.  Going to complain about the business side of sports?  Don’t lay an egg right after

[PGsHeroes32]

Alcantara and Luzardo get 100 pitches each.

Lopez for Twins gets pulled after 86 pitches when he just struck out the side and had allowed 1 hit in his last 6 innings of work.

Classic Baldelli failure. Marlins immediately score 4. He cant feel out a game.

[Uncle Rico]

Walk off winner Garrett Mitchell

[GB Warrior]

Brewers are the best team of all time. Celtics better watch out or they'll come for the preordained NBA Finals title too

[Uncle Rico]

Brewers are the best team of all time. Celtics better watch out or they'll come for the preordained NBA Finals title too

It’s clear after 6 games they’re the best team since the 1903 Red Sox

[CreightonWarrior]

A cerebral move by CC putting Burnes out there to lose the season opener on purpose. Now they won't have the undefeated monkey on their back all season and can coast into the divisional round with a 161-1 record.