2025 MLB Season Thread

[Slanter]

This is great fun.

Watching these inept offenses play themselves into a never-ending game? Feeling good about the ALCS!

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

Today I learned you can square to bunt, sacrifice all your fingers and gain a base.

Wtf

Yeah seems really stupid. Should be an automatic out if you try to bunt and it hits your hand, but instead you get rewarded.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Didn’t look like he pulled the bunt back. Isn’t that like a swing? You can’t be hit by a pitch if you offer at the pitch.

OK I’m glad I’m not the only one cause I thought I was losing my mind there. And by the time I tuned in they only showed the close-up of the ball hitting the bat and then his fingers but to me it should’ve been a moot point because he offered up to the pitch which means by definition it can’t be a hit by pitch.

[Scornfire]

I hope the Jays are just turning off the TV and going to bed, this could go on forever with these offenses

[Cortez]

Originally Posted by flamingred89

Both these teams are just embarrassing themselves. Ugly ugly baseball. I get there's nerves. But c'mon.

Wow.

Edit. Should say it's also kind of fun to watch haha.

huh?

[GirlySports]

He pulled the bat back so he didn't swing.

But it definitely hit the bat first.

[Dan02]

Maybe after he got hit, straight up wrong call on the field and off.

[flamingred89]

Originally Posted by Cortez

huh?

With the inability to execute any kind of bunt or small ball. So many baserunners just left stranded.

[dino7c]

haha, came to check because I was watching with the sound off and thought that was a horrible call

[Roof-Daddy]

How in the hell did we get through that 12th inning without a run being scored?

Haha wow

[dino7c]

at the risk of jinxing things I like the Jays chances either way

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

He pulled the bat back so he didn't swing.

But it definitely hit the bat first.

I saw the bat move back slightly but it still broke the plane of the plate IMO.

[bluejays]

I know the announcers are crowing over a great pitched game, and certainly Skubel had one, but it's become apparent by many here that it's more the offence not coming through, versus great pitching. The pitchers have thrown so many right down the middle and the terrible batters haven't contacted. Can't predict a sweep by the Jays but shouldn't be more than 5 games here.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by bluejays

I know the announcers are crowing over a great pitched game, and certainly Skubel had one, but it's become apparent by many here that it's more the offence not coming through, versus great pitching. The pitchers have thrown so many right down the middle and the terrible batters haven't contacted. Can't predict a sweep by the Jays but shouldn't be more than 5 games here.

Dude…no.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Combined 0/11 from their 4 and 5 is awful
Both guys don’t even swing on strike 3

[flamingred89]

Ump expanding the zone a bit there

[Matty81]

Yeah 2 very fortunate Ks there ump looks like he wants to go home

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

I saw the bat move back slightly but it still broke the plane of the plate IMO.

The bat broke the plane or the pitch?

Apparently whether or not the bat is over the plate is irrelevant, the batter has to actually make an attempt to hit the ball on a bunt for it to be considered a strike. I’ll be honest I didn’t know that. I thought you had to pull the bat back in time. But apparently you can just hold your bat over the plate and as long as you make no attempt to strike the ball it’s not considered offering at the pitch.

It looked to me like that ball was inside and he wasn’t making an attempt to hit the ball he was trying to pull the bat back.

So ignoring the fact that it hit the barrel first which makes it a terrible call it otherwise would’ve been a hit by pitch.

[Cortez]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Dude…no.

seriously

[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by flamingred89

Starting to think about travel too. If Seattle wins it probably doesn't matter. Theyll just stay home for the night and travel to Toronto tomorrow. But if Detroit wins do they fly to Toronto tonight? If so that's a try red eye and they won't get to Toronto until the morning.

Tigers radio commentators have said that the team will fly directly to Toronto.