2022 MLB Season Thread

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Drake

@FOS:
A group led by 3x World Series champion Dave Stewart is preparing a $2 billion bid for an MLB expansion franchise in Nashville, per @ESPN.

The proposed 'Nashville Stars' would become the first majority minority-owned team in MLB history. https://t.co/wAjKK6eU9P

You have to think MLB needs to expand by two if they do expand. Does Montreal have a chance?

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

You have to think MLB needs to expand by two if they do expand. Does Montreal have a chance?

They have a chance but it comes down to the ownership group willing to pay the expansion fee. I think if that’s the case they welcome them with open arms as money talks. But really it should be the Marlins moving there. I question Montreals corporate support for any sport aside from hockey. But without a doubt their fans are really great.

[GirlySports]

yeah, i think Marlins or Rays to Montreal makes more sense and the 2nd expansion team in Mexico.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Schwarber was also rung up on an iffy pitch in the 6th, can't find it though.

Here we go!

[bluejays]

JOMBOY is really funny. He's getting better nowadays.

[Ducay]

Gorgeous (& rare) 1-2-3 double play to get out of a bases loaded 1 out situation. *chefs kiss

[transplant99]

Mike Trout with the check swing....homerun

https://twitter.com/user/status/1518793642529464321

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Mike Trout with the check swing....homerun

https://twitter.com/user/status/1518793642529464321

And this, too:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1518790988004827136

[bluejays]

Trout is something else. The best hitter in the league imo. Shame he’s never been on a good team.

[Hockey-and_stuff]

Those are both the same play except the first one is fake. The pitching team changes jerseys on the home run tweet.

Real play was the check-swing triple which is still amazing to me.

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[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Hockey-and_stuff

Those are both the same play except the first one is fake. The pitching team changes jerseys on the home run tweet.

Real play was the check-swing triple which is still amazing to me.

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Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by Hockey-and_stuff

Those are both the same play except the first one is fake. The pitching team changes jerseys on the home run tweet.

Real play was the check-swing triple which is still amazing to me.

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You mean you'd never changed your clothes completely during a pop fly?

Amateur!

[Drake]

Chris Bassitt called out MLB for not doing anything to help pitchers get a grip on baseballs.

"I had some close calls tonight. I've been hit in the face, I don't ever want to do that to anybody ever. MLB has a very big problem with the baseballs. They're bad. Everyone knows it. They don't care. MLB doesn't give a damn about it."

[KelVarnsen]

[flamingred89]

Originally Posted by Drake

Chris Bassitt called out MLB for not doing anything to help pitchers get a grip on baseballs.

"I had some close calls tonight. I've been hit in the face, I don't ever want to do that to anybody ever. MLB has a very big problem with the baseballs. They're bad. Everyone knows it. They don't care. MLB doesn't give a damn about it."

Every year it’s either the pitchers or the batters complaining about baseballs. It’s a little tiresome. Batting averages are at a historic low right now at .231 across the board. The next closest is .239 in 1968. The peak of the dead all era. Pitchers are pitching very well. So unless there is some crazy spike in HBP it sounds like sour grapes to me. Which is weird because his stats look good.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by flamingred89

Every year it’s either the pitchers or the batters complaining about baseballs. It’s a little tiresome. Batting averages are at a historic low right now at .231 across the board. The next closest is .239 in 1968. The peak of the dead all era. Pitchers are pitching very well. So unless there is some crazy spike in HBP it sounds like sour grapes to me. Which is weird because his stats look good.

The weight; texture; size; inflation; and slickness from one ball to the next isn't the same. Maybe it's the humidors installed in all parks this season?

Somebody is gonna get seriously hurt. Rob Manfred is a joke. He's gonna have to live with that.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

I remember many a little league game ending up like that. Wow...pretty terrible fundamental baseball.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I remember many a little league game ending up like that. Wow...pretty terrible fundamental baseball.

Reminds me in some ways of this Jays game I went to almost eight years ago:

[KelVarnsen]

[Drake]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

https://twitter.com/user/status/1518391505370632192

https://twitter.com/user/status/1518409589812834306

Joe West was on Jared Carrabis podcast said that Ángel Hernández was given a score of 96 by the league office for this night's performance because their grading system uses a different zone than what we see on TV. Seriously. Lol.