I have not seen any of the spring training , but a friend vacationed down where the Brewers play.
He stated the brewers look like a well oiled machine , !!!!
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I have not seen any of the spring training , but a friend vacationed down where the Brewers play.
He stated the brewers look like a well oiled machine , !!!!
Radio up here in Boston aren't getting up for the Sox this season, but I'm excited by the moves they've made. Despite being one of our better hitters, Rafael Devers is going to be a shit show at 3rd base. Let Alex Bregman play there, and swallow your pride and play DH. Hoping for 85-90 wins for the Sox.
central - I see the Cubs making a run at the brewers as well as the cards ...
Dodgers taught Yanks a lesson last year.
I expect dodgers to compete for a back to back.
$outh$ide o.d. kiLLuz
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Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees
First pitch: 3:05 p.m. ET on ESPN
The pitching matchup: Freddy Peralta vs. Carlos Rodón
Lineups
[B]Brewers[/B]
Jackson Chourio (R) LF
Christian Yelich (L) DH
William Contreras (R) C
Rhys Hoskins (R) 1B
Sal Frelick (L) RF
Joey Ortiz (R) SS
Garrett Mitchell (L) CF
Vinny Capra (R) 3B
Brice Turang (L) 2B
[B]Yankees[/B]
Austin Wells (L) C
Aaron Judge (R) RF
Cody Bellinger (L) CF
Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
Jasson Dominguez (S) LF
Anthony Volpe (R) SS
Ben Rice (L) DH
Oswaldo Cabrera (S) 3B
yawkees at it again ... foul on center fielder , cost brewers a run.
[url]https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/brewers-fans-outraged-after-yankees-break-the-rules-yet-again/ar-AA1BOCRD?cvid=6478936d86894fab9f007697c169b629&ei=56[/url]
This was a close game ...
He derby at yankee game. Judge has 3 of them. Sheesh
Send Devers down to Triple A. My goodness, 0-16 with 12 Ks to start the season. Dude is swinging at ghosts. Terrible plate appearances.
[QUOTE=Wally450;14989088][B]Send Devers down to Triple A[/B]. My goodness, 0-16 with 12 Ks to start the season. Dude is swinging at ghosts. Terrible plate appearances.[/QUOTE]
Come on now :lol
[QUOTE=GOBB;14988869]He derby at yankee game. Judge has 3 of them. Sheesh[/QUOTE]
Gotta pad those numbers for when he goes ghost in October
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar is being suspended for 80 games for violating MLB’s PED policy, sources tell ESPN.
[QUOTE=GOBB;14988869]He derby at yankee game. Judge has 3 of them. Sheesh[/QUOTE]
Do you think this is a product of the torpedo bats they are using?
The new bats should obviously be banned but it’s more a function of the short porch in right field. All left handed yankees have ate off that real good. If bonds played dh in yankee stadium would be standing at 900+ and that is being conservative. Would probably have over a thousand. Mays would beat the breaks off hank aaron if they counted negro leagues as well. Mays number one goat with barry a close second. If you try to argue against it you do not know baseball.
[QUOTE=warriorfan;14989212]The new bats should obviously be banned but it’s more a function of the short porch in right field. All left handed yankees have ate off that real good. If bonds played dh in yankee stadium would be standing at 900+ and that is being conservative. Would probably have over a thousand. Mays would beat the breaks off hank aaron if they counted negro leagues as well. Mays number one goat with barry a close second. If you try to argue against it you do not know baseball.[/QUOTE]
Willie Mays played 13 games in the Negro Leagues at age 17 and didn't hit a single homerun :lol
Looks like it's you who doesn't know baseball.
[QUOTE=warriorfan;14989212]The new bats should obviously be banned but it’s more a function of the short porch in right field. All left handed yankees have ate off that real good. If bonds played dh in yankee stadium would be standing at 900+ and that is being conservative. Would probably have over a thousand. Mays would beat the breaks off hank aaron if they counted negro leagues as well. Mays number one goat with barry a close second. If you try to argue against it you do not know baseball.[/QUOTE]
It's hard to compare someone like Babe Ruth or Lou Gerhig to Mays and Bonds but it's a little easier with Ted Williams, as he and May's careers overlapped by 9 years.
I think at his peak you could argue he was the better overall player and he certainly had better longevity, but Williams was absolutely the better hitter so it's really close to me. If he didn't lose 3 years of his peak to the military and didn't struggle with injuries in the middle back portion of his career he'd probably be sitting over 700 as well.
The Reds are the 6th team in MLB history to lose 3 straight games by a score of 1-0, joining:
1960 PHI
1917 PIT
1909 WAS
1909 SLB
1908 BRO
No team has done so in 4 straight
[QUOTE=Meticode;14989191]Do you think this is a product of the torpedo bats they are using?[/QUOTE]
I honestly can’t say. I watched Jimmy Rollins and Pedro speak on it. They explained the advantages and disadvantages. Pedro also said pitchers should adjust to placing pitches where it hits the end of the bat vs the sweet spot. It could’ve been just bad pitching honestly. Opening days, adrenaline flowing and meat balls were sold lol
I am curious what other teams/players are using it. And seeing numbers as the same sizes increase. And bein transparent I don’t follow baseball nowadays much. So I don’t have many strong opinions when it comes MLB. I tend to read what folks who do follow it say. I used to watch it more than any sport. If a million dollars was on the line to name the Phillies starting rotation? No million for me haha
Shohei is undeniably impressive.
Sad time for us Reds fans before today. A combined 36 innings and we scored only two runs with Del La Cruz in our lineup?
And we didn't score those two rungs until the 35th inning of us being scoreless.
MLB record I think is 48 consecutive innings to be scoreless.
[QUOTE=Doomsday Dallas;14989912]The Reds are the 6th team in MLB history to lose 3 straight games by a score of 1-0, joining:
1960 PHI
1917 PIT
1909 WAS
1909 SLB
1908 BRO
No team has done so in 4 straight[/QUOTE]
Innings are more impressive. Longest team scoreless streak is 45 innings. Longest streak ever is the '68 Cubs with 48 innings.
[QUOTE=GOBB;14989940]I honestly can’t say. I watched Jimmy Rollins and Pedro speak on it. They explained the advantages and disadvantages. Pedro also said pitchers should adjust to placing pitches where it hits the end of the bat vs the sweet spot. It could’ve been just bad pitching honestly. Opening days, adrenaline flowing and meat balls were sold lol
I am curious what other teams/players are using it. And seeing numbers as the same sizes increase. And bein transparent I don’t follow baseball nowadays much. So I don’t have many strong opinions when it comes MLB. I tend to read what folks who do follow it say. I used to watch it more than any sport. If a million dollars was on the line to name the Phillies starting rotation? No million for me haha[/QUOTE]
Del La Cruz was using it the day he had 7 RBIs and two homers. Said he loves the torpedo back. I think several Reds are using it, but that speaks about them using them becuase they just had the 4th longest scoreless inning streak in franchise history.
[QUOTE=BurningHammer;14989977]Shohei is undeniably impressive.[/QUOTE]
Yea I’ll never understand the people, although very slight in number, who downplay what he is as a player. If someone doesn’t understand how fvcking insane his skill set is then we don’t have much in common as baseball fans.
first three games brewers got squashed... since then they are motoring thru the league like they should
Judge might compete for the Triple Crown this year. He's leading the league in batting average, second in homers, second in RBIs, also he's tied first for hits.
It's early, but looks like this could be a MVP year for him.
Pete Rose has reinstated to be in the Hall of Fame after 36 years of being banned for betting on baseball. Shoeless Joe Jackson along with his teammates are reinstated. The next time Rose can be voted in according to Tim Kurkjian is in 2027 on a Classic Ballot. I believe he said 8 out of the 12 voters (Tony Perez being one of them) would have to vote Rose in for him to get in. Rose being banned is very polarizing to some former players. A former team-mate of Rose, Frank Robinson said, if Rose was voted in he would have nothing to ever do with the Hall of Fame again.
Source: [url]https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/sport/pete-rose-shoeless-joe-jackson-mlb-decision-spt[/url]
When I heard about this the first person I thought about was Trevor Bauer being blackballed by the MLB owners. Mostly because I knew he'd have something negative to say about the Rose situation linking it to his own situation. Which he just doesn't get it. The MLB isn't blackballing him for his sexual allegations which he seems to be proven innocent of. It's all his past behavior that caused team's headaches.
minny club'ing brewcrew who hassilent bats now in over 10 games
Juan Soto been ice cold lately. Hope the Sox can take advantage this series.
[QUOTE=Wally450;15007145]Juan Soto been ice cold lately. Hope the Sox can take advantage this series.[/QUOTE]
And he's not been hustling. Hits the ball off the Green Monster for only a single. Manager had to address it after the game.
Since my post a month ago Judge is still treading for a Triple Crown.
1st in the MLB in average .401
3rd in the MLB in homeruns 15 (1st in AL)
2nd in the MLB in RBIs 41 (1st in AL)
Unrelated to Triple Crown
1st in the MLB in hits 71
1st in the MLB in WAR
1st in the MLB in OBP
1st in the MLB in Slugging
2nd in the MLB in runs (1st in AL)
1st in the MLB in Total Bases
...as long as he doesn't get injured he'll probably end up being the MVP. Althoug Ohtani has finally started heating up the last few weeks.
[QUOTE=Wally450;14989088]Send Devers down to Triple A. My goodness, 0-16 with 12 Ks to start the season. Dude is swinging at ghosts. Terrible plate appearances.[/QUOTE]
Knew it was coming.
After a slow start Devers is slashing .362/.469/.691 for a 1.160 OPS over the last 25 games.
[QUOTE=ShawkFactory;15007652]Knew it was coming.
After a slow start Devers is slashing .362/.469/.691 for a 1.160 OPS over the last 25 games.[/QUOTE]
Yea, I knew he'd eventually get out of it. Took a bit longer than normal, especially with him essentially sitting out most of Spring Training.
But man, those first 15 games were rough to watch. Swinging late on everything, barely making contact. Glad to see him back to where we expected him to be.
Pirates streak of 26 straight games of 4 runs or less was snapped last night against the Brewers.
They tied the current MLB record with a handful of other teams who also accomplished 26 straight
What is Jazz Chisholm story? Thought he turn it around in NY.
[QUOTE=GOBB;15008991]What is Jazz Chisholm story? Thought he turn it around in NY.[/QUOTE]
Maturity is one. For whatever reason his contact rate is way way down this season. Strikes are up. He got a right oblique injury in late April and he's been out almost a month now. Then you have the issue of him getting ejected for calling balls and strikes then went promptly on social media to argue about it further and got fined. Just struggles all around mentality and physically.
[QUOTE=Meticode;15008992]Maturity is one. For whatever reason his contact rate is way way down this season. Strikes are up. He got a right oblique injury in late April and he's been out almost a month now. Then you have the issue of him getting ejected for calling balls and strikes then went promptly on social media to argue about it further and got fined. Just struggles all around mentality and physically.[/QUOTE]
Correct. He’s definitely talented but is always in his head. Which is not a great place to be as a baseball player.
If I asked who are the 5 best pitchers and positional players right now. Who would that be? I don’t follow baseball like I used too. Just curious at the top dawgs today. Aaron Judge looks to be having a great start.
[QUOTE=GOBB;15009101]If I asked who are the 5 best pitchers and positional players right now. Who would that be? I don’t follow baseball like I used too. Just curious at the top dawgs today. Aaron Judge looks to be having a great start.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about Top 5, but the Top 3 are Judge, Ohtani and Witt Jr.. Those three players can be swapped around by how well they're playing. 4 and 5 can be argued by multiple players. If Acuna Jr. is healthy he would be up there, but he just came back from being injured a whole year. Soto and Tucker should be considered as well.
For pitchers it's probably some combo of Skenes, Skubal, Webb, Brown and Yamamoto.
[QUOTE=Meticode;15009102]I don't know about Top 5, but the Top 3 are Judge, Ohtani and Witt Jr.. Those three players can be swapped around by how well they're playing. 4 and 5 can be argued by multiple players. If Acuna Jr. is healthy he would be up there, but he just came back from being injured a whole year. Soto and Tucker should be considered as well.
For pitchers it's probably some combo of Skenes, Skubal, Webb, Brown and Yamamoto.[/QUOTE]
I think you’re mostly correct here. Definitely have to replace someone with Garret Crochet on the pitching side though. He’s an animal.
[QUOTE=ShawkFactory;15011036]I think you’re mostly correct here. Definitely have to replace someone with Garret Crochet on the pitching side though. He’s an animal.[/QUOTE]
Yea no doubt. Ohtani is starting to heat up. He's the league leader in homeruns now after a semi-slow start. Judge is still in contention for the AL Triple Crown. 1st in batting, 2nd in homeruns 2nd in RBIs.