February 6, 20214 yr Just what every defending World Series champ team needs -- last season's NL Cy Young award winner(!) Bauer and the Dodgers are in agreement on a three-year, $102 million deal that has opt-outs after Years 1 and 2, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Bauer is set to make $40 million in 2021 and $45 million in 2022, which would make him the highest-paid player in each of the next two seasons. According to Spotrac's MLB team payroll tracker, Bauer's $40 million salary for the 2021 season is higher than the projected 26-man payroll of the Pittsburgh Pirates ($30 million), Baltimore Orioles ($34.2 million) and Cleveland Indians ($36.5 million). https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30837079/trevor-bauer-signing-los-angeles-dodgers-sources-say
February 6, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, skiwest said: MLB is a joke. They might as well just reduce the league to teams in NY and LA. Those cites have 4/30 teams and have won 1 of the last 11 World Series
February 8, 20214 yr we know trevor's kyrptonite -- just send him the latest toy drone like a week before you play the dodgers. problem solved.
February 13, 20214 yr On 12/10/2020 at 9:32 AM, mrnyc said: after the big shakeout — these are all the new minor league teams for mlb: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30484549/minor-league-affiliates-tracker-how-mlb-restructure-shakes-out The new Minor League Baseball landscape is now officially official: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30887636/mlb-announces-changes-minor-league-structure-featuring-120-team-regional-alignment MLB has reorganized its minor leagues in a 120-team regional alignment that would create two Triple-A divisions, and three divisions each for Double-A, high-A and low-A. The new minor league divisions have not yet been named and it hasn't been decided whether to retain the traditional names of the leagues, such as the International and Pacific Coast at Triple-A, the Eastern, Southern and Texas at Double-A, and the California, Florida State and South Atlantic, which had been at Class A. For now, MLB is calling the minor league groupings Triple-A East and West, Double-A Central, Northeast and South, High-A Central, East and West, and Low-A East, Southeast and West. MLB ended the Professional Baseball Agreement that governed the relationship between the majors and minors. Now the minors are being run from MLB's office in New York, taking over from the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, which had governed the minors since 1901. Forty affiliates were dropped from 2019, the last season under the old minor league system. Some of those teams will continue in non-MLB affiliated independent leagues.
February 16, 20214 yr could you use some sign of spring? tomorrow, weds feb 17th, pitchers and catchers report for spring training for both the reds and the indians, err, cleveland baseball team.
February 27, 20214 yr they came for mr. potato head, is mr. met next? phil mushnick sports writer from the trashy nypost is worried about it. watch old mushy yell at clouds: Will Mr. Met be next to have to drop the Mr.? Make mine mashed: So last week they came for Mr. Potato Head. Seriously. The Hasbro toy is adding a gender-less version, a toy potato now of unknown sexual preference and identification. That should solve everything. What about between consenting adult non-gender toy potatoes? None of our business. Classic kids toy Mr. Potato Head gets new, gender-neutral name Next to go, according to unreliable sources, will be Mr. Met. Many beloved team mascots will be removed in order to enact social and historical re-education and revision — the secret to curing our ills. Some have already been forced to walk the plank. As Mr. Met’s employment and legacy are threatened, we remember that the comedian Emo Philips grew up with the nickname, Mr. Baseball, he explained, “because of the stitches in my head.”
February 28, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, skiwest said: I'm worried about Ken and Barbie. It's ok. If you undress them they are already gender neutral.
April 3, 20214 yr MLB moving 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31183822/mlb-moving-all-star-game-atlanta-georgia-voting-law
April 3, 20214 yr What specifically did MLB find so appalling with the new voting law? Is MLB opposed to voter integrity? And why are the Braves and the city of Atlanta being punished?
April 3, 20214 yr What I would like to see is NFL players (not the teams) boycott playing in GA (and especially TX if they similarly step on voting rights) and watch heads explode. May not work but it would be fun to watch.
April 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, skiwest said: What specifically did MLB find so appalling with the new voting law? Is MLB opposed to voter integrity? And why are the Braves and the city of Atlanta being punished? That is the sad thing about this. MLB moves the game, issues some general statements about the voting law without actually citing any actual parts of the law they found offensive. At least have the fortitude to take an actual stand against something instead of just kow towing to the mob. It would have been respectable if they actually stated what they found so offensive about the law. You can actually try and engage In reasonable dialogue in that circumstance.
April 3, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, skiwest said: Is MLB opposed to voter integrity? There were 24 suspicious votes in the runoff election. The integrity was fine before this was passed, so that's certainly not what the MLB is opposed to. Edited April 3, 20214 yr by 10albersa
April 3, 20214 yr They are opposed to making voting harder instead of easier. Trump supporters that still believe the election was stolen and Biden cheated, which is where the GA law stemmed from cant be taken seriously. They are unreasonable at this point, like giving voters water in line is some major crime.
April 5, 20214 yr On 4/3/2021 at 1:53 PM, Brutus_buckeye said: That is the sad thing about this. MLB moves the game, issues some general statements about the voting law without actually citing any actual parts of the law they found offensive. At least have the fortitude to take an actual stand against something instead of just kow towing to the mob. It would have been respectable if they actually stated what they found so offensive about the law. You can actually try and engage In reasonable dialogue in that circumstance. Most people who have complained about this law don't cite any actual parts of the text because they haven't read it, and many don't care enough to bother. We're well past the point of absurdity when it comes to knee-jerk PC reactions like this. For many, it's more important to look the part than it is to think critically - and I think the reaction to this law is a perfect example of that phenomenon. As for the All-Star Game, who cares? I watch or listen to over 100 Reds games every year (well, except in 2020) and I think I've seen maybe 5 innings of All-Star games in the last decade. MLB reports millions in economic activity but I take that with a grain of salt. How much of that is just the MLB moving its own money around? A couple playoff games are almost certainly better for the local economy than the All-Star game is, especially if they fall on a weekend.
April 5, 20214 yr Glad to see the usual suspects here feigning outrage over an organization moving an exhibition event. Laughable claims about "election integrity" and "why won't this organization cite me a statute before they move their exhibition event." Good stuff. Very 2021. Very Stable Genius
April 5, 20214 yr Okay, now that the news about MLB moving the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law has been posted - and questions have been asked and answered about said Georgia voting law - let's move on to MLB discussion.
April 5, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, DarkandStormy said: Glad to see the usual suspects here feigning outrage over an organization moving an exhibition event. Laughable claims about "election integrity" and "why won't this organization cite me a statute before they move their exhibition event." Good stuff. Very 2021. And throw in a "failing New York Times" insult about the ASG not bringing in any money just for good measure. Not sure if the posters here remember the 2015 All Star game, but I'm sure Cincinnati's local businesses would agree it was a more profitable weekend than the playoff series in 2012. Edited April 5, 20214 yr by 10albersa
April 5, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, DarkandStormy said: Glad to see the usual suspects here feigning outrage over an organization moving an exhibition event. Laughable claims about "election integrity" and "why won't this organization cite me a statute before they move their exhibition event." Good stuff. Very 2021. Glad to see you’re perpetuating this information. That’s not exactly accurate in regards to the Georgia voting law, but I don’t expect Anything else from you
April 5, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Columbo said: Okay, now that the news about MLB moving the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law has been posted - and questions have been asked and answered about said Georgia voting law - let's move on to MLB discussion. Hey @Brutus_buckeye. Take it to a relevant thread.
April 8, 20214 yr the all star game goes to denver: https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/rockies-denver-to-host-2021-mlb-all-star-game.html
May 6, 20214 yr so they say: All the Reasons Why It Has Never Been Harder to Be an MLB Hitter ZACHARY D. RYMERMAY 4, 2021 What happens in the first month of a given Major League Baseball season isn't necessarily indicative of what will happen in the next five months, yet the 2021 campaign has already birthed an alarming trend. Hitting, which was already notoriously difficult to begin with, is now basically impossible. After more than a month's worth of games, hitters are tracking toward yet another strikeout record by whiffing in 24.3 percent of their plate appearances. They're also maintaining a .233 batting average, the lowest mark in the league's 150-year history. more: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2942589-all-the-reasons-why-it-has-never-been-harder-to-be-an-mlb-hitter
May 6, 20214 yr 28 minutes ago, TBideon said: Where to next Pujols? St. Louis to sign a 1 day contract to retire as a cardinal. Can't really see many teams jumping to sign him given how bad he's been.
May 12, 20214 yr Oakland Athletics to start looking at relocating elsewhere The Oakland Athletics on Tuesday said they will start exploring the possibility of relocating with the blessing of Major League Baseball, a move that could put pressure on local government officials to greenlight a new stadium project that has spent years in limbo. The A's, who have played in Oakland since 1968, have prioritized building a waterfront stadium in downtown Oakland at the Howard Terminal site. But after years of failed stadium plans -- and weeks after the organization requested that the city council vote on the $12 billion mixed-use development before its late-July summer recess -- the long-anticipated specter of the A's looking into relocation became a reality on Tuesday. ( . . . ) The A's are the lone remaining major professional sports team in Oakland after the NBA's Golden State Warriors moved across the bay to San Francisco and the NFL's Raiders left for Las Vegas. Their pursuit of a new stadium to replace the now-55-year-old RingCentral Coliseum has included multiple sites in Oakland, dalliances with Fremont and San Jose, and two decades without a groundbreaking. MORE: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31427293/oakland-athletics-start-looking-relocating-elsewhere-sources-say
May 12, 20214 yr Hard to see them actually leaving Oakland, especially with the Raiders in Vegas and the Warriors across the bay now. But you never know. MLB is such a resource intensive sport--40,000 seats for 80 dates a year---and it's not growing in popularity, so I have to imagine there are not many places that would make much sense as a potential relocation site (assuming there's any possibility out of NoCal.) Portland, maybe? Vegas now has NHL and NFL--for that size market, it would be tough to add baseball. Ditto Salt Lake City. With under 1.3 million in the metro, that's hard to support NBA and MLB. Buffalo is a great minor league baseball city, but I don't see how a metro under 1.2 million could support NHL and NBA and NFL. The smartest play would be to go to one of the big Canadian markets--Vancouver or Montreal--but that seems incredibly unlikely. I assume they ultimately stay in the Bay Area, but maybe they end up playing in some other part of it.
May 12, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, jdm00 said: Hard to see them actually leaving Oakland, especially with the Raiders in Vegas and the Warriors across the bay now. But you never know. MLB is such a resource intensive sport--40,000 seats for 80 dates a year---and it's not growing in popularity, so I have to imagine there are not many places that would make much sense as a potential relocation site (assuming there's any possibility out of NoCal.) Portland, maybe? Vegas now has NHL and NFL--for that size market, it would be tough to add baseball. Ditto Salt Lake City. With under 1.3 million in the metro, that's hard to support NBA and MLB. Buffalo is a great minor league baseball city, but I don't see how a metro under 1.2 million could support NHL and NBA and NFL. The smartest play would be to go to one of the big Canadian markets--Vancouver or Montreal--but that seems incredibly unlikely. I assume they ultimately stay in the Bay Area, but maybe they end up playing in some other part of it. I doubt Portland would every pony up any public money for a stadium. Nashville and Charlotte are the 2 non MLB growth markets that I can think of.
May 12, 20214 yr Yeah, I thought of Nashville (not as much of Charlotte). Both are definitely growing. Charlotte already has NFL and NBA, but it's a pretty populated state. Nashville has NHL and NFL, adding MLB to a 2 million metro is a big ask. Plus I was more thinking western U.S., just so you wouldn't have to have realignment! Texas could probably support another team. Put them in San Antonio or Austin, and they're already in the same division with the Rangers and Astros. Instant Texas Triangle rivalry.
May 12, 20214 yr I think they stay in the bay area, even move down toward San Jose, but that is a challenge because San Fran has a claim on that part of the market and would certainly spur a court battle. I think it would be Las Vegas, Portland or Vancouver before they go East to a place like Nashville or Charlotte. It will be important to MLB to keep a team in that region. Otherwise, you essentially leave the Angels and Seattle on islands, especially Seattle. Keeping the team out West will be a priority for MLB
May 12, 20214 yr ^but seriously, i like that for sure, or vancouver or portland would work. i think they will stay put in the end, but its a worry, we got to admit oakland does not have a good track record for keeping their teams. i could see some people from austin, nashville or charlotte try to grab this team up, but i think mlb should wait for expansion for them. and in my old fashioned opinion vegas should never have any pro team of any level lol. Edited May 12, 20214 yr by mrnyc
May 14, 20214 yr well this is scary, breakthrough or variant covid is going around the yankees who have been vaxxed: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31439470/new-york-yankees-ss-gleyber-torres-miss-second-straight-game-sources-say
May 26, 20214 yr hmm, corey throws a no hitter for the yankees kluber becomes corey out for two months with a strained shoulder kluber: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-yankees-kluber-voit-20210526-wk33vthtufd7dnypi4rs6stsmi-story.html
June 15, 20213 yr so mlb is going to suspend pitchers caught using a foreign substance on the ball ... with pay!!!!!!
June 25, 20213 yr On 6/15/2021 at 7:14 PM, mrnyc said: so mlb is going to suspend pitchers caught using a foreign substance on the ball ... with pay!!!!!! No matter one's take on if MLB should implement rules on managers asking for and umpires conducting searches of pitchers during games - it probably makes alot more sense to implement those rules at the beginning of the season (and work out the details during spring training) instead of starting those rules in the middle of a season. But that's what MLB commish Rob Manfred did - and the new rules started Monday. So how's it going this week? "Very well", according to Manfred: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31696200/as-pitchers-decry-mlb-foreign-substance-crackdown-unfazed-commissioner-rob-manfred-says-changes-gone-very-well "Like a clown show", according to everyone else: https://www.sbnation.com/2021/6/23/22546885/mlb-sticky-stuff-scherzer-stripping This was after Phillies manager Joe Girardi called for THREE checks on Scherzer in four innings: And A's reliever Sergio Romo dropped his pants during his search(!)
June 26, 20213 yr It'll be interesting if stats change dramatically before and after this policy since it's being implemented mid season. Are the players being dramatic? Of course. Has almost every pitcher been using foreign substances the last few years? Absolutely. The pitchers are making a big scene of it to try to get fans on their side and reverse the decision asap in my opinion. They all know the enforcement change, so none of them are using it for the time being and so results of the checks are probably going to be pretty boring. There definitely needs to be a limit on how often pitchers can be checked. It's ridiculous to just allow it whenever. But I do think it needs to be addressed.
June 26, 20213 yr There need to be real, monetary stakes, which of course should have been worked out pre-season. Maybe one umpire check per game, and the managers have discretion but at $25,000 fines if they're wrong. And $50,000 pitcher fines if they're caught. Make it draconian so they can stop wasting the players and fans time with this nonsense.
July 21, 20213 yr vegas is still well in the mix for oakland: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31857137/the-oakland-athletics-continue-stadium-negotiations-stay-town-considering-las-vegas-option
August 13, 20213 yr field of dreams game highlights: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32011180/white-sox-yankees-field-dreams-remake-captures-baseball-fans-everywhere
August 13, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, GCrites80s said: It was cool! It is so nice to see opposing teams shaking hands and embracing the moment. We can only hope that all of America can do this again someday. Extremely moving.
August 13, 20213 yr 3 hours ago, mrnyc said: field of dreams game highlights: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32011180/white-sox-yankees-field-dreams-remake-captures-baseball-fans-everywhere I haven't watched very much MLB this season - but I watched last night's "Field of Dreams" game. If only for the novelty, I wanted to see it. Plus it reminded me of the NHL's Winter Classic events (particularly the 2021 pandemic game at Lake Tahoe!) which I've enjoyed. Fortunately the finish lived up to the unusual setting. The Yankees scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead into the bottom of the ninth. But then the White Sox won it with a walk-off two-run home run into the cornfield(!)
August 22, 20213 yr i know lindor had fallen off, but i didnt think it was so permanent. and i know the tribe could never have kept him, but was sorry to see him go because he was such a pleasure to watch play the game, but its rather bizzare how has he continued to do nothing with the mets. the tribe dodged that one! https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32061594/francisco-lindor-says-new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen-right-criticize
August 27, 20213 yr so francisco just hit one of the best triples i have ever seen - so he aint ded yet lol!
September 1, 20213 yr speaking of the mets, we just happened to walk in someplace in the neighborhood to randomly catch the ninth inning of the first game in yesterday’s doubleheader with the marlins. and what to you know it was one of the most exciting comebacks i have ever seen. you ever have one of those days where you were just lucky to catch something crazy like that? the whole place went berzerk. i still can’t quite believe it. check it out below. the mets also later won the second makeup game too. ho
September 12, 20213 yr On 2/5/2021 at 9:05 PM, Columbo said: Just what every defending World Series champ team needs -- last season's NL Cy Young award winner(!) Bauer and the Dodgers are in agreement on a three-year, $102 million deal that has opt-outs after Years 1 and 2, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Bauer is set to make $40 million in 2021 and $45 million in 2022, which would make him the highest-paid player in each of the next two seasons. According to Spotrac's MLB team payroll tracker, Bauer's $40 million salary for the 2021 season is higher than the projected 26-man payroll of the Pittsburgh Pirates ($30 million), Baltimore Orioles ($34.2 million) and Cleveland Indians ($36.5 million). https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30837079/trevor-bauer-signing-los-angeles-dodgers-sources-say Sometimes it doesn't work out - even for the Dodgers: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32183542/source-los-angeles-dodgers-p-trevor-bauer-season-administrative-leave-extended-postseason Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend Trevor Bauer's administrative leave through what remains of the 2021 season, a league official told ESPN. Bauer, who has been away from the Los Angeles Dodgers since MLB first began a separate investigation on July 2, will remain on administrative leave for the rest of September and all of October. MLB is not expected to decide on a potential suspension until the offseason. Bauer has been accused of sexual assault by a San Diego woman over the course of two encounters at his Pasadena, California, home on April 22 and May 16, the latter of which left her with injuries that prompted medical attention. ... The Pasadena Police Department concluded an investigation that spanned more than three months and turned evidence over to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office, which will ultimately determine whether to prosecute Bauer.
October 5, 20213 yr The 2021 regular season is in the books. Here is a rundown of the 10 teams in the post-season: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32304805/2021-mlb-playoffs-preview-everything-need-know-teams-battling-world-series-glory NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco Giants -- 107-55 | NL West champs | 20.4% World Series odds Milwaukee Brewers -- 95-67 | NL Central champs | 9.2% World Series odds Atlanta Braves -- 88-73 | NL East champs | 7.3% World Series odds Los Angeles Dodgers --106-56 | NL wild card | 14.8% World Series odds St. Louis Cardinals -- 90-72 | NL wild card | 1.7% World Series odds AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay Rays -- 100-62 | AL East champs | 17.4% World Series odds Houston Astros -- 95-67 | AL West champs | 14.2% World Series odds Chicago White Sox -- 93-69 | AL Central champs | 9.9% World Series odds Boston Red Sox -- 92-70 | AL wild card | 3.2% World Series odds New York Yankees -- 92-70 | AL wild card | 2.0% World Series odds
October 25, 20213 yr mlb work stoppage almost certain dec 2: https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/major-league-baseball-work-stoppage-dec-80759056
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