2019 MLB Season Thread - Baseball is Back!!!

[Patrick Chewing]

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To celebrate opening day, here's the most famous slide in Braves history, "Sid's slide" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgjIVvEQo_o


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[JohnnySic]

inb4 "baseball is boring and lame".

[AlternativeAcc.]

Its Trout season boyz!

:banana:

[Patrick Chewing]

By the way, that was Pre-Steroids Barry Bonds who couldn't throw slow-ass Bream out at the plate. :oldlol:

[Wally450]

Red Sox in 6.

[imdaman99]

Mets iz back :banana:

Said the same last year... they started out 11-1 and it was all downhill from there :lol

The difference this year is... well they have a few young guys and don't have to count on this shitty ass Cespedes. And obviously degrom is a stud :pimp:

[AlternativeAcc.]

Yelich is ****ing insanely good.


2nd best player in the world after Trout. Betts at 3rd.

[Patrick Chewing]

Yelich is ****ing insanely good.


2nd best player in the world after Trout. Betts at 3rd.


Marlins looking like the dumbest organization in all of sports.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Marlins looking like the dumbest organization in all of sports.
Dumb ****s traded the best player in the NL for peanuts and pine-tar :oldlol:

[Meticode]

I remember when I loved baseball when I was a teenager. It was my favorite sport. Now it's boring as **** and frustrating to watch. Frustrating to see these players get all this injuries when they stand around 75% of the time and do nothing then they go to explode off their gold ass muscles and pulling muscles and groins all day.

They don't keep themselves warm on the bench and just sit there and eat seeds and gum for half the game.

No doubt, getting a 90+ MPH baseball is one of the hardest things to do in sports, but sheesh. These contracts given out this off-season were and are a joke.

[SomeBlackDude]

These contracts given out this off-season were and are a joke.

not really.

the market dictates pay. many mlb teams signed lucrative tv deals recently, so naturally the players will get a nice % of that. same thing happened with the nba after they signed their mega deal with cable networks.

the angels signed a $3 billion tv deal, so it makes sense that the face of the franchise/best player in the game would get a massive pay raise.

[Meticode]

not really.

the market dictates pay. many mlb teams signed lucrative tv deals recently, so naturally the players will get a nice % of that. same thing happened with the nba after they signed their mega deal with cable networks.

the angels signed a $3 billion tv deal, so it makes sense that the face of the franchise/best player in the game would get a massive pay raise.
And yet baseball is at an all-time low in popularity. The contracts are laughable in my eyes.

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Since 1986 when it reached 36 millions viewers, World Series TV ratings have steadily declined.


Good article about baseball being dead...


Regardless of the inflated attendance figures, and the monumental local TV deals for teams like the Angels and Dodgers, this game will be little more than a niche sport by 2040 (very much like the NHL is today). It’s not extreme pessimism, just extreme realism. One needs to look no further than the ultimate bellwether of our modern society: television ratings.

For the past 30 years, national television ratings for both the Game of the Week, playoffs and World Series have been plummeting. In 1986, the Mets-Red Sox Series garnered nearly a 27 average share nationally. Game 7 alone came close to a 40 share. New York and Boston practically shut down that night. The average this century for the Series is between an 8 and 10 share. One game in 2008 received a 6.5. The inverse relationship is clear. As expanded cable television became ubiquitous, national baseball ratings dropped. Add the internet or mobile, and the choices became endless.

To be fair, the 2016 Series had some of the best ratings in years due in part to the Chicago Cubs nationwide following and there was a Game 7. Plus their opponent, the Cleveland Indians, had not won a World Series since 1948. So you had two fan bases crying out for a long-awaited victory. However, if you breakdown the ratings per game, they really were not very good. Ratings were in the teens with around 20 million viewers. Game 7 received a 21 rating with just over 40 million watching. Thirty years earlier, Game 7 between the Mets and Red Sox had over 56 million hanging on every pitch; times have changed.

The 2017 Series also went seven games and was somewhat compelling, with two extra inning games. Having the Dodgers and Astros meant that MLB got the second and fourth biggest markets in the country. But overall ratings fell slightly with Game 7 attracting just over 28 million viewers. The game was played on a Wednesday night, which never helps. Also, the average duration of the games that year was over four hours. TV sets were being turned off gradually throughout the evening. In just over fifty years, the average length of a World Series game has doubled.

Sadly, the 2018 Series stopped hope in its tracks as ratings fell 23%. It only went five games, so that could be an issue. But the Dodgers made for frustrating viewing, as they struck out with men in scoring position like it was a habit.
https://howtheyplay.com/team-sports/Baseball-A-Changing-Landscape

[Patrick Chewing]

The ballparks are smaller, but the individual homerun numbers are down, and strikeouts are way up.


Bring. Steroids. Back.

[SomeBlackDude]

And yet baseball is at an all-time low in popularity.

completely irrelevant.

it's all about dollars and cents.

the angels have a $3 billion tv deal, are valued at $1.9 billion as a franchise, and bring in about $345 million in revenue every year.

now what are the angels without their players? you think fans are tuning in, buying tickets to watch the owners in their sky boxes while staring at an empty field?

the market dictates the compensation.

mlb teams are swimming in cash right now.

therefore the players are entitled to their cut of the revenue stream.

many analysts think that they actually got mike trout, who many are already proclaiming the goat, for a discounted price.


The contracts are laughable in my eyes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/19/mike-trout-baseballs-million-man-is-actually-underpaid/

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/03/19/mike-trout-los-angeles-angels-contract-extension-value

https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2019/3/19/18272925/mike-trout-record-extension-value-war-projections

https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2019/3/19/18272855/angels-just-got-a-430m-steal-in-mike-trout

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mike-trout-is-a-430-million-bargain/

https://nypost.com/2019/03/22/alex-rodriguez-430-million-for-mike-trout-is-incredible-for-angels/

^that's the general consensus in the baseball world.

looks like people whose opinions actually matter disagree with you. :ohwell:

[Meticode]

completely irrelevant.

it's all about dollars and cents.

the angels have a $3 billion tv deal, are valued at $1.9 billion as a franchise, and bring in about $345 million in revenue every year.

now what are the angels without their players? you think fans are tuning in, buying tickets to watch the owners in their sky boxes while staring at an empty field?

the market dictates the compensation.

mlb teams are swimming in cash right now.

therefore the players are entitled to their cut of the revenue stream.

many analysts think that they actually got mike trout, who many are already proclaiming the goat, for a discounted price.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/19/mike-trout-baseballs-million-man-is-actually-underpaid/

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/03/19/mike-trout-los-angeles-angels-contract-extension-value

https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2019/3/19/18272925/mike-trout-record-extension-value-war-projections

https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2019/3/19/18272855/angels-just-got-a-430m-steal-in-mike-trout

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mike-trout-is-a-430-million-bargain/

https://nypost.com/2019/03/22/alex-rodriguez-430-million-for-mike-trout-is-incredible-for-angels/

^that's the general consensus in the baseball world.

looks like people whose opinions actually matter disagree with you. :ohwell:
Baseball is dying and has been dying for the last 20 years if not more. Let them get their contracts. I don't care honestly. The only reason I know about the contracts is because my TheScore app shows the news breaking when they sign on my phone. Otherwise I wouldn't even know about them because I don't give a shit. :lol

[SomeBlackDude]

Baseball is dying and has been dying for the last 20 years if not more.

if baseball is dying, someone should inform the mlb's pockets.

they somehow keep getting fatter.

MLB Sees Record Revenues Of $10.3 Billion For 2018 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2019/01/07/mlb-sees-record-revenues-of-10-3-billion-for-2018/#7c2e66695bea)

the players are partners in the money-making scheme.

if the mlb is seeing record profits, then the players will see record profits.

doesn't get much simpler.

[Meticode]

if baseball is dying, someone should inform the mlb's pockets.

they somehow keep getting fatter.

MLB Sees Record Revenues Of $10.3 Billion For 2018 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2019/01/07/mlb-sees-record-revenues-of-10-3-billion-for-2018/#7c2e66695bea)

the players are partners in the money-making scheme.

if the mlb is seeing record profits, then the players will see record profits.

doesn't get much simpler.
The reason they keep getting fatter is because of the media deals they make in recent years. Not because more people are watching baseball than ever, because it's the opposite. TV rating wise and attendance wise baseball is less popular now than it's been in the last 20-30 years.

The combination of the markets, media deals nad the fact that the MLB has no salary cap lets these players get paid crazy amounts of money, when compared to the NFL and NBA less people watch these games than the other two sports.

So the contracts are laughable when less people watch these games no than ever.

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[SomeBlackDude]

The reason they keep getting fatter is because of the media deals they make in recent years...

...which is what i've been saying all along. :confusedshrug:

angels sign $3 billion tv deal. their franchise player gets a record $426 million deal.

pretty simple equation.

it's not a popularity contest.

it's a revenue sharing arrangement.

[Meticode]

...which is what i've been saying all along. :confusedshrug:

angels sign $3 billion tv deal. their franchise player gets a record $426 million deal.

pretty simple equation.

it's not a popularity contest.

it's a revenue sharing arrangement.
Still equates to :sleeping

[imdaman99]

I can't watch every game, but I will follow along if it's close. For instance, I got the alert that it's a close game after 8 innings (cbs app) so I said WHY THE HELL NOT, and put it on and BOOM Mets big inning including one of their youngin's first monster HR :banana:

No one should have the patience to watch 9 innings every day. Unless it's a playoff game. But I can try to watch an inning or 2 often enough... so it's up to the Mets to keep my interest.

[ShawkFactory]

Braves sign Acuna to a deal worth $100 million over 8 years. $17 million, 2 year team option after that.

Might end up being on of the greatest steals in baseball history.

[Patrick Chewing]

Degrom dominates the Marlins with 14 K's.


Best pitcher in baseball at the moment.



Yankees plagued by injuries.



Braves win 2 straight against the Cubs.

[Patrick Chewing]

Chris Davis 0-47 to start the season

[Rocket]

Boston or Houston will win it all.

[Smoke117]

I enjoyed playing baseball and was really good at it up until my college years, but it's a dreadful spectator sport unless it's the playoffs.

[SomeBlackDude]

mvp on mvp crime.

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this man trout just keeps getting better and better. :bowdown:

[Patrick Chewing]

Chris Davis Tracker: 0-49

[ShawkFactory]

mvp on mvp crime.

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this man trout just keeps getting better and better. :bowdown:
He's getting pretty stupidly good.

I mean...he already was.

But its now truly getting stupid.

If Willie Mays was a BETTER ballplayer I'd love to see it. He's technically just now entering his prime.

[Jasper]

Brewers won't be stopped , they are headed to the series

[Patrick Chewing]

Chris Davis Tracker: 0-53

[imdaman99]

Nice to see the Mets bounce back after degrom looked human. Helps that Pete Alonso is wreckin the ball :rockon: polar bear leggo :pimp:

[Patrick Chewing]

Chris Davis Tracker: 3-57


We have hits!!

[Patrick Chewing]

Red Sox: 6-12

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:


Chris Sale: 0-4 with an 8.50 ERA to start the season.

:eek:

[Wally450]

Sale is off to such a terrible start. The day after every one of his starts I hear on the radio about how we're going to regret this contract for a long time. :lol

[ShawkFactory]

Ronald Acu

[AlternativeAcc.]

[QUOTE=ShawkFactory]Ronald Acu

[bigkingsfan]

What a choke job.

[bigkingsfan]

Kershaw does it again. :roll:

[ROCSteady]

Rendon- Soto

Back 2 Back Jacks!!! Go Nats, eat shit Kershaw!!

[dazzer87]

Kershaw fvking trash......:facepalm

[bigkingsfan]

Holy fk :bowdown:

[imdaman99]

Kershaw and choking, name a more iconic duo :lol

[ROCSteady]

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[1987_Lakers]

Saw that the Dodgers were up 3-1 in the 7th inning so I thought they had it won. Checked back and it was 3-3 and immediately saw the grand slam.

Was curious to see how they blew the lead and of course it was none other than Kershaw who gave up back to back HRs. Are you kidding me??? The term "choke" gets thrown around when it shouldn't but I've never seen an elite player in ANY sport time and time again fall under pressure in crunch time like Kershaw does.

[bluechox2]

If yanks can get past astros, we got this.... hope Tampa loses as they have owned us

[ROCSteady]

Let's Go Nationals, the D.C. die-hards deserve this. Some profound heartbreaks in the recent past.

I'm on the bandwagon!! #Nationals

[bigkingsfan]

Dodgers need to trade Kershaw at this point, it's just hard to manage ego, he was the their third best pitcher in the playoffs and got to start the 2nd game. Manager tried to gave him a redemption type relief, that wouldn't happen to any other pitcher.

[JohnnySic]

If the Astros win tonight, they are winning it all. I hope they get ko'd.

[CelticBaller]

If the Astros win tonight, they are winning it all. I hope they get ko'd.
Yankees in 3

[imdaman99]

Yankees in 3
Yankees def look like the best team so far.

But they also played the worst team, a fraud team from a fraud division.

Stros are a different team at home. Let's get it done tonight, Cole :applause:

[Patrick Chewing]

The Braves broke my ****ing heart last night.


When does the NBA season start??

[Wally450]

The Braves broke my ****ing heart last night.


When does the NBA season start??

Its here breh.

[TheMan]

The Braves broke my ****ing heart last night.


When does the NBA season start??
Yeah that was tough, a ten spot in the first inning...ain't no way a team is coming from that far back...but let me get this straight, Chew, you're a Braves from from NY, not a Yankees fan but you are a Knicks fan...seriously, are you a masochist?

[TheMan]

Saw that the Dodgers were up 3-1 in the 7th inning so I thought they had it won. Checked back and it was 3-3 and immediately saw the grand slam.

Was curious to see how they blew the lead and of course it was none other than Kershaw who gave up back to back HRs. Are you kidding me??? The term "choke" gets thrown around when it shouldn't but I've never seen an elite player in ANY sport time and time again fall under pressure in crunch time like Kershaw does.
Peyton Manning, for as great a QB he was in the RS, had too many stinkers when it counted, Alex Rodriguez also had some really bad playoffs runs then he put up a few really good ones later in his careet but you're right, Kershaw is in a league of his own. Dodgers need to get rid of him, what good is your ace when he can't deliver in the clutch.

I hope the Yanks beat Houston, is there a more unlikeable team than the Astros? A bunch of arrogant douchebags.

[ROCSteady]

https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5d9f82ea4de04d7811947f8e

LoL was trying to post this last night

[Patrick Chewing]

Yeah that was tough, a ten spot in the first inning...ain't no way a team is coming from that far back...but let me get this straight, Chew, you're a Braves from from NY, not a Yankees fan but you are a Knicks fan...seriously, are you a masochist?


Braves fan before I moved to New York. Been watching them since their Worst to First season.

Never been a Yankees fan although my Dad is. I tolerate the Mets. Really like this Pete Alonso kid.

[Facepalm]

If the Astros win tonight, they are winning it all. I hope they get ko'd.
Yankees aren't going to roll over. They've had a lot of rest. Verlander and Cole won't pitch until they are in NYC. Whoever wins this series is going to take the World Series.

[Wally450]

Hoping for a Nationals World Series appearance.

Also, for people saying baseball is dying, 6 million people watched G5 of the Nationals Dodgers series.

[bluechox2]

Yankees took control... we need to weather out verlander and keep it close tomorrow

[CelticBaller]

Aint no stopping the bombers :applause:

[Patrick Chewing]

Cards manager talking all that shit after beating the Braves is looking pretty stupid now.

[bluechox2]

Judge baby

[Charlie Sheen]

Hoping for a Nationals World Series appearance.

Also, for people saying baseball is dying, 6 million people watched G5 of the Nationals Dodgers series.
lot fewer people caring about the 6 months of season before the playoffs

[Patrick Chewing]

Judge baby


Great avy. Can't wait.

:applause:

[Facepalm]

Yankees in 3
Correa says hi

[bluechox2]

We ****ed up the game with all these relievers being used and then putting freaking happ

[Facepalm]

We ****ed up the game with all these relievers being used and then putting freaking happ
You guys have Cole and Verlander coming up

[imdaman99]

You guys have Cole and Verlander coming up
So Verlander pitches on Sunday 100+ pitches and pitches on 2 days rest on Wednesday? You must be out of your mind. If he even pitches on Thursday, he would get rekt in the Bronx with all the fly balls he gives up.

[ROCSteady]

Nationals So Littttttt


D.c.!

D.c.!

D.c.!

[Patrick Chewing]

Nats and Stros would be a nice series.

[Patrick Chewing]

LOL @ the Yankees

:lol

[imdaman99]

So Verlander pitches on Sunday 100+ pitches and pitches on 2 days rest on Wednesday? You must be out of your mind. If he even pitches on Thursday, he would get rekt in the Bronx with all the fly balls he gives up.
Lol so I guess I was wrong. Yankee bats have gone soft at home, so much for the mystique of Bronx. They can't hit with runners on. Twins suck so they don't count, lost both their games at home against Sox last year and now about to lose their first 2 to the Stros.

[Facepalm]

Yankees mistique is all East coast media bias. Just like the Knicks

[CelticBaller]

It’s not looking good yankee fam

[JohnnySic]

The Astros have been the best team for 3 years. The Red Sox played at a historically high level to beat them. You're not sneaking past them playing OK ball.

[imdaman99]

Yankees mistique is all East coast media bias. Just like the Knicks
I hate the Yankees and their smug ass fans. And I can only agree about so many of the Knick fans that are the same. I get it if you have 27 championships or at least won one recently but Knick fans that are so cocky are so damn annoying. They have literally 0 reason to be arrogant. But at the same time, this fgt Durant thinks he can take shots at the Knicks? Nets are on the shitlist, they will never live up to expectations. As a matter of fact, they won't even be as good as last year.

[Wally450]

Yankees win both games in Houston to advance to the WS. :banana:

[CelticBaller]

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Yankees win both games in Houston to advance to the WS. :banana:

Boston fans rooting for the Yankees? :wtf:

[Lakers Legend#32]

America hates the Yankees.

[Facepalm]

America hates the Yankees.
Agreed, but we have 2 Boston fans rooting for them which blows my mind. Must be an east coast thing?

[CelticBaller]

i live in CT and I lived in the bx...

**** the red sox

[Wally450]

Boston fans rooting for the Yankees? :wtf:

I'm rooting for them just to make the World Series to watch the Nats beat them.

[imdaman99]

Are you kidding me Chapman? :facepalm

After that dramatic HR to tie you let Altuve beat you????

[bluechox2]

Why the fuc k you didn’t walk him to face that shity hitter next... fuc king hell

[dude77]

hahahaha yankees get ethered

[Facepalm]

America hates the Yankees.

I wonder why
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[rezznor]

letssssssss go astrossssss!!!



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[dude77]

astros leave the bases loaded down 2 in the 7th ouch

[TheMan]

One sided World Series so far...

Go Nats!!!

[TheMan]

So the Astros were heavy favorites going into the WS, right?

Lost both games at home behind their two best pitchers...

As Captain Obvious would say...not good :lol

I really dislike this Astros team so Go Nats!!!

[Hey Yo]

"Nationals are first team to win the first two games of a World Series on the road since the 1999 Yankees. Of the last 18 teams to take a 2-0 lead, 17 went on to win the World Series (including 11 straight.)

[JohnnySic]

I wonder what Bryce Harper is thinking right now.

[Hey Yo]

I wonder what Bryce Harper is thinking right now.
Dan Patrick and crew were wondering during the NLCS if Bryce is rooting for or against the Nats.

I don't think anyone who follows baseball would say them winning is a direct result of getting rid of Harper. I mean they did start out like 17-30 or something along those lines this season.

[ROCSteady]

Tough game for Washington, ‘twas a dud for such hype back at home.

Left lots of RISP. Oh well, can’t win them all. I wanted them to keep breaking postseason records but just win the ship.

If they woulda won, it was the new record for consecutive playoff wins

[dude77]

astros will come back and win it all

[imdaman99]

astros will come back and win it all
Hoping on it. They showed heart last night. It would be funny if their 3rd and 4th pitchers did better than their 2 aces but sometimes it be like that :oldlol:

[dude77]

Hoping on it. They showed heart last night. It would be funny if their 3rd and 4th pitchers did better than their 2 aces but sometimes it be like that :oldlol:


looking like it now .. the rook is doing a solid job .. nationals shot their load in games 1,2 .. it's over .. congrats to the Houston Astros 2019 World Series Champions

[dude77]

no reason to take out urquidy there .. pitch count wasn't even that high .. slightly annoyed .. they better not give up any runs here

[dude77]

hinch looking like an absolute dumbass here .. wtf you take out urquidy .. dude was kicking ass, flowing and didn't even have a high pitch count .. now you just gave wash life .. 2 men on 1 out .. walking batters .. urquidy wasn't walking anybody ..

edit now bases loaded 1 out :facepalm

edit .. harris saves the day for now

[andgar923]

Lock him up!!!

:roll:

[SomeBlackDude]

Lock him up!!!

:roll:

booed the shit outta him (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCeFURxwjxg).

shoulda stayed home tonight.

[dude77]

washington itself knows what's up .. impeachment hoax isn't going anywhere :lol


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[TheMan]

booed the shit outta him (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCeFURxwjxg).

shoulda stayed home tonight.
:roll:

Dude never shows up at Yankee stadium either, knows he'll get booed the fukk out :roll:

[qrich]

How's my team doing fellas?

[SomeBlackDude]

:roll:

Dude never shows up at Yankee stadium either, knows he'll get booed the fukk out :roll:

prob not a good idea to attend any live events from now on.

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:(

[Hawker]

A town that is 95% democrat doesn't like Trump - imagine that.

[Hawker]

https://twitter.com/ReganKelseyy/status/1188646066071015425

Finally a reason to like baseball...

Tits were 8/10.

[SomeBlackDude]

A town that is 95% democrat doesn't like Trump - imagine that.

maga thought the reaction to the baghdadi news would be the same as it was to osama's

they were expecting cheers for the dear leader, massive chants of U-S-A, etc


Fans attending a nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball Major League Baseball game between two National League East rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia initiated U-S-A! cheers in response to the news, confusing players and officials alike because no official announcement was made until later.[8][9] Likewise, at WWE Extreme Rules 2011, a pay-per-view broadcast emanating from the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena announced the news to the audience following the event's conclusion, resulting in a massive "U-S-A!" chant from the crowd.[10][11] Students at Ohio State University celebrated by jumping into Mirror Lake, a tradition done before playing rivals Michigan in football. Hundreds of students at the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, spontaneously gathered and celebrated by setting off fireworks, yelling loud chants, and running through busy student centers and libraries, many screaming the entire way through and carrying American flags.[12] Students at the University of Southern California celebrated on USC's Greek Row, playing the national anthem and blasting fireworks.[13]

instead what they got was boos and chants of 'lock him up!'

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imagine if he threw out the first pitch... would've been a full on riot. :eek:

brutal.

[Facepalm]

A town that is 95% democrat doesn't like Trump - imagine that.
He is also despised in his home town and state. Has that ever happened before?

[Hawker]

maga thought the reaction to the baghdadi news would be the same as it was to osama's

they were expecting cheers for the dear leader, massive chants of U-S-A, etc



instead what they got was boos and chants of 'lock him up!'

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imagine if he threw out the first pitch... would've been a full on riot. :eek:

brutal.

No surprise from the town that views baghdadi as an austere religious scholar.

[TheMan]

He is also despised in his home town and state. Has that ever happened before?
Curiously the place that knows him the best :lol

I'm just saying...

[SomeBlackDude]

No surprise from the town that views baghdadi as an austere religious scholar.

the man was a doctor of religious studies, jussayin'


In 2014, American and Iraqi intelligence analysts said that al-Baghdadi has a doctorate for Islamic studies in Quranic studies from Saddam University in Baghdad.

and austere as phuck.

[QUOTE]aus

[dude77]

oh boy .. great hit by springer but it might be for nothing .. reddick needed to score there and tie it up .. watch strasburg get 2 outs here and leave reddick and springer on base


and there it is :facepalm

[imdaman99]

Verlander coming up small in the world series, some things never change.

[TheMan]

Crazy WS so far...visiting team has won every game so far...still got a ways to go for GM 7 but GO NATS!

[dude77]

also no way altuve is 5'6" dude looks like a midget .. at 5'6" your proportions don't look like that .. he looks way too tiny .. he's probably like 5'3" or maybe approaching 5'4" .. that makes it all the more incredible that he's a mlb player though .. crazy

[TheMan]

WTF, Scherzer warming up?


Ha, what a shit call, umps helping the home team :facepalm

[dude77]

oh damn .. umps just fkd the nationals lol and probably kept houston in the game


resident baseball experts .. is that a good call ?

[TheMan]

oh damn .. umps just fkd the nationals lol and probably kept houston in the game


resident baseball experts .. is that a good call ?
No

There was no intent on the part of Turner...shit call that could end up screwing the Nats

Dude is in his basepath, the fielder went into the runner...gotta reverse this shitty call

[dude77]

No

There was no intent on the part of Turner...shit call that could end up screwing the Nats

Dude is in his basepath, the fielder went into the runner...gotta reverse this shitty call


oh got it .. well we're about to see if this shit is rigged or not lol

[bigkingsfan]

Longest review ever. These umps don't even know the rules.

[TheMan]

Fukking ump POS pulled that shit call out of his ass :facepalm

[TheMan]

Ok, that homer kind of gets the shit ump off the hook...

Karma is a bitch :lol

[dude77]

wow lol .. nationals said 'oh it's gonna be like that ok boooooom'

that was the game right there .. no way strasburg gives up a 3 run lead

[egokiller]

Ok, that homer kind of gets the shit ump off the hook...

Karma is a bitch :lol

Should be 6-2

[TheMan]

Watching the game down here in MX, the announcers here are laying into Dave Martinez for getting ejected in between innings with his team in the lead but I totally understand what Martinez did there, he did that to rile up his club, a "it's us against the Astros and the umps"...

[dude77]

why not just let him finish the game .. let the man get his complete game .. he's earned it smh

[Facepalm]

also no way altuve is 5'6" dude looks like a midget .. at 5'6" your proportions don't look like that .. he looks way too tiny .. he's probably like 5'3" or maybe approaching 5'4" .. that makes it all the more incredible that he's a mlb player though .. crazy
Dudes legs are shorter than his torso :oldlol:

[JohnnySic]

I felt that Scherzer probably wasn't even injured. The Nats sat him to save him for game 7 because even if they lost game 5, they felt confident that Strasburg would beat Verlander in game 6. And here we are.

[ROCSteady]

Umps had me so hot!! That horseshit call could have decided the ducking World Series.

Rendon had me so hyped after my anger lol

[JohnnySic]

Yep, that call was crap.

[imdaman99]

Astros not hitting in the clutch only up 1-0. Don't like their chances going forward.

[dude77]

greinke showed up .. batters letting him down

[dude77]

yikes .. alvarez might be out .. shame but at least they got a little insurance run

wow interesting call .. that looked like he might've been out .. leg came off then as rendon was tagging him the other arrived at the bag

[1987_Lakers]

:eek: :eek:

Nationals might pull it off

[dude77]

probably overmanaging there .. panicked .. greinke was probably still good to finish the inning .. wow what a turn of events .. 3-2 nats with 3 innings left .. can they do it

[ROCSteady]

LET'S ****!NG GO!

Goonies Never Say Die!!

[imdaman99]

Gotdamn the Nats might do it :facepalm

What is up with these 2 they can't win at home??? Mets were smacking the Nats around at the end of the year home and on the road. Minus that one 6 run blown lead in the 9th :lol

[TheMan]

I heard that the Nats were the oldest team in baseball...get 'er done for us geezers :rockon:

[ROCSteady]

https://media0.giphy.com/media/Ve20ojrMWiTo4/giphy.gif


Let's #FINISHtheFIGHT


Close this shit down & become baseball LEGENDS

[MMM]

Come on Ex Expos

[1987_Lakers]

Gotdamn the Nats might do it :facepalm

What is up with these 2 they can't win at home??? Mets were smacking the Nats around at the end of the year home and on the road. Minus that one 6 run blown lead in the 9th :lol

It's baseball, the great teams with 100+ wins at the end of the day also lose around 60 games. That's only a 62% winning percentage. It's not like the NBA where the great teams usually win 75-80% of their games.

[dude77]

should've put in osuna instead of harris if you were gonna pull greinke .. this is all on hinch if they lose .. he fkd them .. greinke was fine

[Wally450]

6 out away. Let's go Nats!

[imdaman99]

Someone explain to me what inning were they planning on bringing Cole in? :lol this is over, good job never even using your best pitcher to get some maybe important outs :facepalm

[dude77]

hinch and his little fggt strut killed houston tonight .. managing is more important than people realize

[dude77]

suddenly nats getting on base with ease .. astros can't get anyone on smh lol nats about to steal this game .. this is all on hinch .. a close game like this comes down to pitching and he screwed the pooch

[1987_Lakers]

hinch and his little fggt strut killed houston tonight .. managing is more important than people realize

Stop melting down

[bigkingsfan]

Someone explain to me what inning were they planning on bringing Cole in? :lol this is over, good job never even using your best pitcher to get some maybe important outs :facepalm
That was more of a mind game than anything. Haven't relief since his college days. Ain't no mad bum.

[tontoz]

:rockon:

[dazzer87]

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[TheMan]

Congrats Nats :applause:

Eat shit, Astros...rest in piss :roll:

[imdaman99]

That was more of a mind game than anything. Haven't relief since his college days. Ain't no mad bum.
Well, he couldn't have been worse than the guys that were getting rocked as soon as they came in. Plus, Cole is leaving anyway so it doesn't matter if his arm falls off.

[Patrick Chewing]

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[TheMan]

One of my fondest sports memory...2005 when my White Sox won it all.

Feels good, don't it Washington :rockon:

[ShawkFactory]

The Braves went 11-7 against the Nats. And this after starting out 2-3.

Went 9-4 against them in the midst of Nats

[ROCSteady]

One of my fondest sports memory...2005 when my White Sox won it all.

Feels good, don't it Washington :rockon:

It really, really does. :rockon: :rockon:

:djparty :djparty :djparty

I'm going to the parade, joint finna be rockin

[stalkerforlife]

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:roll:

[TheMan]

It really, really does. :rockon: :rockon:

:djparty :djparty :djparty

I'm going to the parade, joint finna be rockin
Have fun, bro

:cheers:

[Hawker]

Both capitals and Nats won a title while Trump is in office. Skins next?

[TheMan]

Both capitals and Nats won a title while Trump is in office. Skins next?
What the hell does Trump have to do with any of those franchises?

[SaltyMeatballs]

What the hell does Trump have to do with any of those franchises?
Hawker is a known Trump ****-slobber. Let him be

[JohnnySic]

The Astros pulled Greinke too fast. He was dominating, pitching a 1 hitter, then he gives up a 2nd hit and they pull him. Dafuq? Were they worried about pitch count in game 7 of the ws? The stat nerds strike again, ruining sports. :lol

[ShawkFactory]

The Astros pulled Greinke too fast. He was dominating, pitching a 1 hitter, then he gives up a 2nd hit and they pull him. Dafuq? Were they worried about pitch count in game 7 of the ws? The stat nerds strike again, ruining sports. :lol
To be fair they pulled him after the home run and then a walk. He got hosed on that 2-1 pitch to Soto though.

I still would have left him in but hindsight is 20/20

[JohnnySic]

To be fair they pulled him after the home run and then a walk. He got hosed on that 2-1 pitch to Soto though.

I still would have left him in but hindsight is 20/20
True. More reasonable than I remembered it.

[Lakers Legend#32]

No baseball for 5 months!
Hold Me!