2026 MLB Thread

[Dish]

Tonight was as enjoyable a regular season game that I've experienced at the ballpark.

[MU82]

If the playoffs started today, the 27-28 Athletics would host the 27-28 Twins in the first round while the 29-25 Reds, 29-26 Pirates, 29-26 Cubs, 29-27 Nationals, and 28-27 Phillies watched them on TV.

Two weeks later ...

If it makes you feel better, the Twins are officially a disaster; the skidding A's wouldn't be in the playoffs if they started today; and the Mariners (36-32) have a better record than most NL Central teams.

Oh, and the Phillies have the best record in MLB since they fired their manager and replaced him with Don Mattingly.

We can check back again in another couple weeks!

[PointWarrior]

Congrats on the Mariners achieving a record that would land them 3rd place in the NL Central.

Two weeks later ...

If it makes you feel better, the Twins are officially a disaster; the skidding A's wouldn't be in the playoffs if they started today; and the Mariners (36-32) have a better record than most NL Central teams.

Oh, and the Phillies have the best record in MLB since they fired their manager and replaced him with Don Mattingly.

We can check back again in another couple weeks!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Two weeks later ...

If it makes you feel better, the Twins are officially a disaster; the skidding A's wouldn't be in the playoffs if they started today; and the Mariners (36-32) have a better record than most NL Central teams.

Oh, and the Phillies have the best record in MLB since they fired their manager and replaced him with Don Mattingly.

We can check back again in another couple weeks!

82,

I don't know how else to say this because you still seem to think i had some underlying point that I can promise you i didn't.  Theres nothing for me to feel better about. The single purpose of my post was to appreciate how wacky baseball can be sometimes. A third of the way through the season we had one division with more teams above .500 then the entire AL. I found that amusing and worthy of a post. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think that happens very often.  I was not trying to imply that it would stay that way or that anything was unfair. I just found it amusing. I fully expected the standings to even out and i assume water will continue to find its level.

[Jockey]

Two weeks later ...

If it makes you feel better, the Twins are officially a disaster; the skidding A's wouldn't be in the playoffs if they started today; and the Mariners (36-32) have a better record than most NL Central teams.

Oh, and the Phillies have the best record in MLB since they fired their manager and replaced him with Don Mattingly.

We can check back again in another couple weeks!

Wow. I thought the season was over.

[jficke13]

My parlay is counting on the game going off the rails.

Did it hit?

[MU82]

82,

I don't know how else to say this because you still seem to think i had some underlying point that I can promise you i didn't.  Theres nothing for me to feel better about. The single purpose of my post was to appreciate how wacky baseball can be sometimes. A third of the way through the season we had one division with more teams above .500 then the entire AL. I found that amusing and worthy of a post. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think that happens very often.  I was not trying to imply that it would stay that way or that anything was unfair. I just found it amusing. I fully expected the standings to even out and i assume water will continue to find its level.

Oh, I'm just playin' around, TAMU. We agree about baseball often being wacky.

Congrats on the Mariners achieving a record that would land them 3rd place in the NL Central.

Thanks, but I didn't have anything to do with it.

[Pakuni]

Tonight was as enjoyable a regular season game that I've experienced at the ballpark.

I'm just glad we're allowed to enjoy baseball again.

[Jockey]

I'm just glad we're allowed to enjoy baseball again.

I'm genuinely happy for Sox fans. Hope you guys get in the Playoffs.

[GB Warrior]

Did it hit?

It started off so beautifully and then the pitchers decided to start pitching

[wadesworld]

It started off so beautifully and then the pitchers decided to start pitching

The atmosphere changed.