MLB Thread - Praise be to the greatness of Ohtani

[buff2.0]

He has passed Babe Ruth as having the most strikeouts (502) among players with 100+ home runs. 

In true Angels fashion, they lost the game to Houston 3-1.

[Snorts]

That is really cool. 

Meanwhile the Braves are having a fine start to the season.  Of course, all Braves fans realize it is simply to get our hopes up higher than usual before choking things away.
I know this. 
I've known it for decades.
I try not to get sucked in, every year.
I am helpless.

[DirkPiggler]

That is really cool. 

Meanwhile the Braves are having a fine start to the season.  Of course, all Braves fans realize it is simply to get our hopes up higher than usual before choking things away.
I know this. 
I've known it for decades.
I try not to get sucked in, every year.
I am helpless.

We exorcised those demons in 2021. 

Have faith.

[Usafhawg]

That is really cool. 

Meanwhile the Braves are having a fine start to the season.  Of course, all Braves fans realize it is simply to get our hopes up higher than usual before choking things away.
I know this. 
I've known it for decades.
I try not to get sucked in, every year.
I am helpless.

That Braves/Orioles series was great (especially the first one).
Seriously, those games were great. Looks like my O's are getting there.

[Ray Zorback]

With Fried and Wright out, Shuster & Dodd need to step up.

[Ray Zorback]

That Braves/Orioles series was great (especially the first one).
Seriously, those games were great. Looks like my O's are getting there.

They are playing great and have a loaded farm system. They should be fun the next few years.

[DirkPiggler]

That Braves/Orioles series was great (especially the first one).
Seriously, those games were great. Looks like my O's are getting there.

The Orioles were the best team the Braves have faced this year...not just saying that because of record either. 

That bullpen...damn.

[rzrbkfan69]

With Fried and Wright out, Shuster & Dodd need to step up.

I bet we see the return of Soroka.

[Snorts]

We exorcised those demons in 2021. 

Have faith.

Hey, been doing this since 1957, when I first played in organized baseball as a 6 year old.  The Milwaukee Braves, behind 3 game winner Lew Burdette, beat the Yankees in 7.  I was hooked.  Of course, next year they took a 3-1 series lead against the same Yankees, and pissed it away.

Aw well.  It could be worse.

[Usafhawg]

Here is a cool little nugget for you..

How good is the AL East? Yankees are in last .. and are 8.5 games out of first .. and are tied for 5th most wins in baseball

Also, to conserve our ellipse quota I only used 2 periods

[Snorts]

The AL East is tough as nails right now.

[Gambler]

That is really cool. 

Meanwhile the Braves are having a fine start to the season.  Of course, all Braves fans realize it is simply to get our hopes up higher than usual before choking things away.
I know this. 
I've known it for decades.
I try not to get sucked in, every year.
I am helpless.

All this and you're a Razorback fan too? You must be 90% scar tissue.

[Usafhawg]

That bullpen...damn.

I know Bautista just won AL relief pitcher of the month,  but Cano is the best reliever in baseball right now. The difference between last year and this year is unbelievable.

[DirkPiggler]

I know Bautista just won AL relief pitcher of the month,  but Cano is the best reliever in baseball right now. The difference between last year and this year is unbelievable.

I agree with that assessment. 

Starting pitching is the weakness right now.  Do you see them dealing some prospect capital (Silent J?) for starters at the deadline?

[Usafhawg]

I agree with that assessment. 

Starting pitching is the weakness right now.  Do you see them dealing some prospect capital (Silent J?) for starters at the deadline?

Eventually they will have to. They have too many to keep. I don't know if that will be this year though. They do have John Means due back (TJ surgery) around the trade deadline. Grayson Rodriguez seems to get better with every start too. You never know what Elias will do though.

[Usafhawg]

There is also this:

When the O's began a series in Atlanta Friday, their rotation ERA was 5.65 for the season. But in the six games versus Atlanta and Tampa Bay, the rotation ERA was 2.41, and five times O's starters allowed two earned runs or fewer.

[Thin Red Swine]

Here is a cool little nugget for you..

How good is the AL East? Yankees are in last .. and are 8.5 games out of first .. and are tied for 5th most wins in baseball

Also, to conserve our ellipse quota I only used 2 periods

Oh, the Sox will fall apart. I have no doubt.

It may have started last night. Jansen decided to join the Wheel of Gutless Bums club (a/k/a our bullpen). Spin the wheel, you don't know exactly what you'll get, you just know it will be bad.

[joebobhog]

Judge just ran THROUGH the right field fence to take a home run away from JD Martinez.

[Thin Red Swine]

Judge just ran THROUGH the right field fence to take a home run away from JD Martinez.

Prayers for the fence.

[egregious]

Thank God the Cardinals are far away from the AL East.

As bad as they have been they still are only 7.5 out because the leader is only 5 over .500.

This could be one of those years where they get hot at the end but to do anything in the playoffs will require someone not on the current roster.

I can't watch baseball any more, only check the highlights after.  That from a combo of residiual irritation at the BLM shit from 3 years ago plus boredom with 3 outcome baseball.