2025 MLB Season

[Dish]

Good thing the Orioles held onto all those prospects.

[dgies9156]

I hate the universal DH and I hate the ghost runner -- or whatever it's called. That's backyard baseball, not MLB.

I'm old enough to remember Bob Gibson jacking a home run in Game 7 of the 1967 World Series. Or pitchers who could bunt (and I know you are under 40 if you ask, "what's a bunt?). Or Rick Camp, a pitcher batting .067 breaking up an 18 inning game with a home run against the Mets.

Extra innings make the game interesting. There have been some great ones over the years and good teams find ways to win.

It's as if the ghosts of Charlie Finley and BilL Veeck are haunting the game too much.

P.S. -- How about my Cardinals? Wow, they're for real!

[Uncle Rico]

I hate the universal DH and I hate the ghost runner -- or whatever it's called. That's backyard baseball, not MLB.

I'm old enough to remember Bob Gibson jacking a home run in Game 7 of the 1967 World Series. Or pitchers who could bunt (and I know you are under 40 if you ask, "what's a bunt?). Or Rick Camp, a pitcher batting .067 breaking up an 18 inning game with a home run against the Mets.

Extra innings make the game interesting. There have been some great ones over the years and good teams find ways to win.

It's as if the ghosts of Charlie Finley and BilL Veeck are haunting the game too much.

P.S. -- How about my Cardinals? Wow, they're for real!

I remember when broads didn't wear trousers to ball games

[The Sultan]

I remember when broads didn't wear trousers to ball games

Give him a break. He's a Cardinals fan.

[cheebs09]

Jimmy Nelson's injury helped me see the light.

[dgies9156]

Give him a break. He's a Cardinals fan.

They're coming -- you watch.

[tower912]

They're coming -- you watch.

Ewwwwww

[Shaka Shart]

I'm glad the cubs have moved on from their days of Aroldis Chapman to a much more family friendly hero we can all cheer for like Reese McGuire

[tower912]

Just open up the checkbook and give Skubal what he wants.

[MU82]

Just open up the checkbook and give Skubal what he wants.

Maybe Javy will help by giving back some of the $$$ he "earned" while on his 3-year sabbatical.

[CreightonWarrior]

Brew Crew need more national TV games.

[GB Warrior]

Brew Crew need more national TV games.

Maybe it really was just a recovery year for Rhys last year

[Uncle Rico]

Diamondbacks about to learn the true price of paying for an ace

[Jockey]

Maybe it really was just a recovery year for Rhys last year

I think a lot of people expected a big jump this year (although maybe not this big). In my main fantasy league, he went for a lot more than anyone projected and this is a veteran league that has been around since 1991.

[tower912]

Some solace for Detroit fans... the Tigers activated Parker Meadows.

[18thandWells]

I think a lot of people expected a big jump this year (although maybe not this big). In my main fantasy league, he went for a lot more than anyone projected and this is a veteran league that has been around since 1991.

He's available in 52% of Yahoo leagues. Issac Parades, Gavin Sheets, Michael Busch, Carlos Santana, and the Yankees Ben Rice are all better options at 1B.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

George Webb unclenches

[The Sultan]

Looks like the White Sox are going to be sold to Justin Ishbia. Which means their next manager is whomever is managing the Michigan State baseball team.

https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3lqutqouqis2j
‪Rodger Sherman‬  ‪@rodger.bsky.social‬

Real monkey's paw situation:
Reinsdorf finally agrees to sell the White Sox
but it's to a private equity guy who helped flip the Phoenix Suns from a good team with a promising future to a bad expensive team with no future in like 3.5 years

[Pakuni]

Looks like the White Sox are going to be sold to Justin Ishbia. Which means their next manager is whomever is managing the Michigan State baseball team.

https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3lqutqouqis2j
‪Rodger Sherman‬  ‪@rodger.bsky.social‬

Real monkey's paw situation:
Reinsdorf finally agrees to sell the White Sox
but it's to a private equity guy who helped flip the Phoenix Suns from a good team with a promising future to a bad expensive team with no future in like 3.5 years

Someone should tell Rodger Sherman that Justin Ishbia and Mat Ishbia aren't actually the same person.

The catch here is that Justin - not Mat - Ishbia won't obtain a controlling interest in the team until 2029 at the earliest, and perhaps not until 2034.

[The Sultan]

Someone should tell Rodger Sherman that Justin Ishbia and Mat Ishbia aren't actually the same person.

The catch here is that Justin - not Mat - Ishbia won't obtain a controlling interest in the team until 2029 at the earliest, and perhaps not until 2034.

Yes, I am sure he will run the team materially differently. And the fact that it would take that long to get control of the team is actually not a good thing.

[Pakuni]

Yes, I am sure he will run the team materially differently. And the fact that it would take that long to get control of the team is actually not a good thing.

The guy clearly and erroneously thought Mat is the Ishbia buying the Sox, and your take is "Well, he'll do the same things because they're related."
OK.

[The Sultan]

The guy clearly and erroneously thought Mat is the Iahbia buying the Sox, and your take is "Well, he'll do the same things because they're related."
OK.

Or maybe I didn't put a lot of thought into it because I thought it was a funny throw away line about a team that does a lot of dumb things.

I will do a much more thorough analysis, including footnotes, for the dull pedants of Scoop in the future.

[Pakuni]

Or maybe I didn't put a lot of thought into it because I thought it was a funny throw away line about a team that does a lot of dumb things.

I will do a much more thorough analysis, including footnotes, for the dull pedants of Scoop in the future.

The funny, yet totally unsurprising, takeaway here is you made my comment all about you.

[The Sultan]

The funny, yet totally unsurprising, takeaway here is you made my comment all about you.

Yes. Thanks for noticing.

It was also about you as a point of contrast however. I hope you noticed that as well.

[Billy Hoyle]

Someone should tell Rodger Sherman that Justin Ishbia and Mat Ishbia aren't actually the same person.

The catch here is that Justin - not Mat - Ishbia won't obtain a controlling interest in the team until 2029 at the earliest, and perhaps not until 2034.

Both run the Suns, Mat is the majority owner, Justin the minority owner.

Justin echoed Mat's excitement stating, "We are thrilled about the opportunity to make a positive impact on the Phoenix sports ecosystem and community through a people-first, family approach.  My brother and I look forward to bringing our passion for basketball and competitive spirit to The Valley."