MLB 2015 Season Thread

Coeus · 17-04-2015 12:15am

jack presley wrote: »

Yeah cuddyer back in the line up last night but Wright gone to the DL. They're calling it a mild strain and saying he shouldn't be out too long but I've heard that from Mets trainers before and the guy ends up being out for months.

A plus for Mets fans has to be Harveys outings so far. He has 17:1 K/BB ratio so far which is pretty impressive for a guy coming back from TJS. Normally pitch control can be a problem. That said Wright is a big loss...

jack presley · 17-04-2015 9:49am

Coeus wrote: »

A plus for Mets fans has to be Harveys outings so far. He has 17:1 K/BB ratio so far which is pretty impressive for a guy coming back from TJS. Normally pitch control can be a problem. That said Wright is a big loss...

Yeah, Harvey's control has been great so far. And to be fair the whole starting rotation's ball to strike ratio has been good but like everything, early days yet!

Apparently Wright will be back in 3 weeks so hopefully his loss won't have too much of an impact on the season.

The schedule seem a bit weird this season. I don't know if it's like this for many other teams but the Mets are playing in-division games 23 out of the first 26 games. I don't remember anything like this in any other season.

jack presley · 17-04-2015 9:53am

So which Ubaldo do you think Baltimore will get tonight? The one who gives up a million hits or the one from the last time out where he was back to his old self? Hopefully it wasn't just a one off and he can get back to pitching great consistently.

jack presley · 17-04-2015 10:15am

Kris Bryant making his debut today too apparently and it's a day game so I'll be tuning into that to see what all the hype's about.

jack presley · 17-04-2015 9:43pm

Gotta love baseball fans. Someone shouted "you suck" at Bryant after his third strikeout.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/cubs-fans-are-already-heckling-kris-bryant-with-you-su-1698544054/+bubbaprog

MoyVilla9 · 17-04-2015 9:58pm

jack presley wrote: »

Gotta love baseball fans. Someone shouted "you suck" at Bryant after his third strikeout.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/cubs-fans-are-already-heckling-kris-bryant-with-you-su-1698544054/+bubbaprog

Send him back to the minors!

JONJO THE MISER · 18-04-2015 3:03am

Great scenes at kansas, hole ballpen ran out to the field:D
some collision

jack presley · 18-04-2015 10:38am

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Great scenes at kansas, hole ballpen ran out to the field:D
some collision

Should that not read "bullpens walked slowly out to the field"? There wasn't much urgency in that bench clearing...!!

Awful slide though.

MoyVilla9 · 19-04-2015 1:20am

jack presley wrote: »

Awful slide though.

Lawrie's side met a 99mph fastball this evening because of it.

Itssoeasy · 19-04-2015 8:42pm

Christ almighty the mets go up 7-1 in the 4th and it's now 7-6 in the 8th. Jaysus lads.

jack presley · 19-04-2015 8:49pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Christ almighty the mets go up 7-1 in the 4th and it's now 7-6 in the 8th. Jaysus lads.

Never mind the score today (even if they complete the implosion), the bigger disaster is Blevins and d'Arnaud both fracturing their arms today. Huge losses, both of them. Blevins hadn't allowed any of the 13 batters he faced in relief to reach base and d'Arnaud has been hitting quite well this first 2 weeks.

InTheTrees · 20-04-2015 12:54am

Exciting bottom of the ninth on right now in Seattle against Texas.

Tied at 10. Bottom of the ninth. Bases loaded. 2 outs.

...And then boom, the Mariners win it.

InTheTrees · 20-04-2015 3:06am

I was just watching Cincinatti vs St.Louis on ESPN and they have this awful graphic of the strike zone superimposed over the live action. Its not just for replays but is there for every single pitch. Horrible. Anyone else notice this on ESPN? I hadnt noticed before because local games are on Fox Sports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMzLJvdO2pM

jack presley · 20-04-2015 7:54am

InTheTrees wrote: »

I was just watching Cincinatti vs St.Louis on ESPN and they have this awful graphic of the strike zone superimposed over the live action. Its not just for replays but is there for every single pitch. Horrible. Anyone else notice this on ESPN? I hadnt noticed before because local games are on Fox Sports.

I don't like it either. We were discussing this around opening day on here and some hated it but others liked it.

JONJO THE MISER · 21-04-2015 1:19am

:eek: Woman hit in the back of the head with baseball in Pittsburgh, big delay.

rockonollie · 22-04-2015 2:32am

What's better than a grand slam?.......TWO grand slams!

jack presley · 22-04-2015 10:17am

rockonollie wrote: »

What's better than a grand slam?.......TWO grand slams!

Maybe a manager having a meltdown is a way to spur an offence into action? Seems to have done the job in this case.

rockonollie · 22-04-2015 12:02pm

jack presley wrote: »

Maybe a manager having a meltdown is a way to spur an offence into action? Seems to have done the job in this case.

A couple of years ago, the Reds were on a losing streak when Brandon Phillips berated a reporter (the same reporter)....and the reds went on a 10&2 run.

Of course it may be more to do with playing the worst team in baseball.

InTheTrees · 22-04-2015 12:46pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

:eek: Woman hit in the back of the head with baseball in Pittsburgh, big delay.

Ow.

Right behind home plate. SHe really shold have been paying a little more attention though but she was heading for a seat.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/woman-hit-by-foul-ball-at-pirates-game-raises-questions-about-fan-safety-175519833.html

jack presley · 22-04-2015 1:07pm

InTheTrees wrote: »

Ow.

Right behind home plate. SHe really shold have been paying a little more attention though but she was heading for a seat.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/woman-hit-by-foul-ball-at-pirates-game-raises-questions-about-fan-safety-175519833.html

That looked sore alright. There are normally signs all over the place warning you to keep your eye on the game at all times as bats and balls can leave the field of play. Unfortunate timing for this woman.

rockonollie · 22-04-2015 1:09pm

jack presley wrote: »

That looked sore alright. There are normally signs all over the place warning you to keep your eye on the game at all times as bats and balls can leave the field of play. Unfortunate timing for this woman.

There's a combination of the backstop giving a false sense of security.....and another possible contribution is the fact that the occupants of those seats very often aren't baseball people.

jack presley · 22-04-2015 2:16pm

Nice 1-2-3 inning from Ike Davis for the Athletics last night. Always interesting seeing a position player throw an inning or two in a lost cause game and Davis got 3 groundouts and only had to throw 9 pitches to get out of the inning.

rockonollie · 22-04-2015 2:18pm

jack presley wrote: »

Nice 1-2-3 inning from Ike Davis for the Athletics last night. Always interesting seeing a position player throw an inning or two in a lost cause game and Davis got 3 groundouts and only had to throw 9 pitches to get out of the inning.

At that rate, he'll be challenging for the closer role.

mmarch2 · 22-04-2015 8:37pm

What inning is the brawl gonna break out between the Orioles and the Blue Jays tonight?

Between Darren O'Day and Jose Bautista's antics for the past few years and Jose Bautista's bush league last night, the possible tampering over the off season when Blue Jays tried to acquire Dan Duquette and lastly, Machado's beef with Josh Donaldson (A's last year) there's all sorts of bad blood.

I expect warnings to be given before the first pitch is thrown.. Jones will get plunked tonight and it's gonna be all bad news from there.

jack presley · 22-04-2015 9:56pm

mmarch2 wrote: »

What inning is the brawl gonna break out between the Orioles and the Blue Jays tonight?

Between Darren O'Day and Jose Bautista's antics for the past few years and Jose Bautista's bush league last night, the possible tampering over the off season when Blue Jays tried to acquire Dan Duquette and lastly, Machado's beef with Josh Donaldson (A's last year) there's all sorts of bad blood.

I expect warnings to be given before the first pitch is thrown.. Jones will get plunked tonight and it's gonna be all bad news from there.

Eventful past week or so on the brawl front anyway. Where's Brian McCann to sort everyone out when you need him?

JONJO THE MISER · 23-04-2015 6:14pm

Love the early evening games.

Madame_Diem · 23-04-2015 6:52pm

Folks, any Mets fans here. Do you think this run will last?

jack presley · 23-04-2015 7:02pm

Madame_Diem wrote: »

Folks, any Mets fans here. Do you think this run will last?

Yeah, big Mets fan here. Delighted with the start but I've been burnt too many times before with this team to get too excited. It's also way too early to start thinking that they're a serious team as it's such a small sample size. Although a 10 game win streak is a great achievement even against poor teams but that's all they've played on this streak.

But wins are wins and better being 12-3 than 5-10 or whatever but the injuries are going to catch up with them sooner or later. I know management took a lot of grief in the off-season for not trading for a shortstop and defensively, Flores is poor but keeping the depth intact has proven to be a wise move, considering how many players are on the DL already.

But I like the attitude of the team this year. They probably have more come from behind wins already than they did in the whole of last season!

Itssoeasy · 23-04-2015 7:10pm

Madame_Diem wrote: »

Folks, any Mets fans here. Do you think this run will last?

Yes and what run ? Shhhhh let's not jink it for jaysus sake.

JONJO THE MISER · 23-04-2015 7:26pm

We should be getting higher scoring games citi field this year as they have moved in centre and right center walls, it was one of the most pitcher friendly parks last few years.

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