2018 Regular Season Thread

jack presley · 28-03-2018 3:32pm #1

30 teams, 2,430 games. Here’s the thread for the 2018 regular season.

Enjoy the season and hopefully your team’s hopes won’t be up in smoke by the end of April...!!!

28-03-2018 4:18pm

Cannot wait. In my excitement, I thought today was Thursday, and was ready for Baseball tonight

Anyway, lets go Dodgers

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 28-03-2018 4:53pm

Nats for all the glory ...

Bryce to hit 50, Turner to steal 70, Strasbourg to win a Cy Young and Max to throw a perfect game.

Not asking for much!

jack presley · 28-03-2018 6:58pm

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

Nats for all the glory ...

Bryce to hit 50, Turner to steal 70, Strasbourg to win a Cy Young and Max to throw a perfect game.

Not asking for much!

....but still lose in the 1st round of the playoffs again!!

circular flexing · 28-03-2018 8:16pm

First time in 5 years I won't be at an opening day game (thanks to them all starting on Thursday). I'll be at Indians @ Mariners on Saturday though.

krustydoyle · 28-03-2018 10:25pm

Im only wondering how many times Judge and Stanton will strike out this season???

ShyMets · 29-03-2018 6:31am

krustydoyle wrote: »

Im only wondering how many times Judge and Stanton will strike out this season???

A ton. But They'll also hit a ton of home runs. So it will all balance out

krustydoyle · 29-03-2018 9:15am

ShyMets wrote:

A ton. But They'll also hit a ton of home runs. So it will all balance out

Was watching ESPN last night when I came in from work and the over/under was 90 Home Runs.. Can't wait to get started today.. MLB TV is ready to go on my dodgy box so bring it on

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 29-03-2018 10:04am

jack presley wrote: »

....but still lose in the 1st round of the playoffs again!!

$%^& off!

You might be right though!

Except I did say for all the glory and my interpretation of that is the World Series!

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman · 29-03-2018 1:12pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ65DW_CqN8

Lets go Nats, except of course we dont play today

Lets win it all in 2018!!!

So fecking excited for baseball to be back!

ShyMets · 29-03-2018 1:19pm

Mets sweep the Astros to win the WS. With Tim Tebow scoring a grand slam HR to clinch the game.

Bring on the season!

jack presley · 29-03-2018 3:20pm

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

Lets go Nats, except of course we dont play today

I know why they have to do it but scheduling opening day games in the north always runs the risk of getting called off.

rebelyell99 · 29-03-2018 3:27pm

jack presley wrote: »

I know why they have to do it but scheduling opening day games in the north always runs the risk of getting called off.

Tigers pirates gone now aswell.

krustydoyle · 29-03-2018 5:40pm

Just sat down with a beer in hand... PLAY BALL!!!!

EDIT: WOW!!!! 1st ball... 1st HR!!!!

rebelyell99 · 29-03-2018 5:45pm

Ian Happ just homered for the cubs on the very first pitch of the 2018 season!! Oh baseballs back baby!!

Coeus · 29-03-2018 5:45pm

So the first pitch of the season is crushed for a leadoff homer. A sign of things to come for both the Cubs and the Marlins...

circular flexing · 29-03-2018 9:15pm

MLB went to a live look in for the first round of Judge/Stanton. Judge struck out, Stanton homered.

krustydoyle · 29-03-2018 9:15pm

Stanton's 1st AB and its a 2 Run HR

Welcome to the Yankees

Woo hoo!!!!

circular flexing · 29-03-2018 9:46pm

Ohtani got a single in his first AB.

Comic Book Guy · 29-03-2018 10:31pm

Inside the park home run for Eduardo Nunez.

Go Red Sox!

Comic Book Guy · 29-03-2018 10:59pm

Great start to season for Chris Sale.

1 hit in 6 innings with 9 strikeouts

rebelyell99 · 29-03-2018 11:08pm

Watching Yanks blue jays ,Yanks look really good .Stanton off to a great start and severino pitched 5 and 2/3 innings of scoreless ball!

krustydoyle · 29-03-2018 11:55pm

Another HR for Stanton.. What a start for him..

He goes 3-5 with 2 HRs and 4 RBI

Comic Book Guy · 30-03-2018 12:07am

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

Great start to season for Chris Sale.

1 hit in 6 innings with 9 strikeouts

And then Joe Kelly and Carson Smith undo all that giving up 6 runs in the 8th for the loss, bloody hell!

Waitsian · 30-03-2018 1:17am

Anyone see Donaldson in the Jays-Yanks game? Yikes. Ugly. When a third baseman can't throw across the diamond you have to wonder what he's doing out there. It was embrassing.

Anyway, it's one game. Get 'em tomorrow.

circular flexing · 30-03-2018 4:21am

mod9maple wrote: »

Anyone see Donaldson in the Jays-Yanks game? Yikes. Ugly. When a third baseman can't throw across the diamond you have to wonder what he's doing out there. It was embrassing.

Anyway, it's one game. Get 'em tomorrow.

He has a dead arm apparently. Probably should be the DL.

circular flexing · 30-03-2018 4:21am

Nelson Cruz homered the first pitch he saw.

ShyMets · 30-03-2018 10:07am

Syndergaard struck out 10 batters and looked lethal. The Offence was lively too.

Overall a soils start from the Mets

Igotadose · 30-03-2018 10:11am

ShyMets wrote: »

Syndergaard struck out 10 batters and looked lethal. The Offence was lively too.

Overall a soils start from the Mets

Mets are something like 37-20 all time in season openers. Still, it beats losing, and they did it without home runs.

Different question: any way to see the condensed games without having mlb.tv? I did this all the time since about 2013, now it wants me to have a membership. Could be they updated their software the rats, but I'm hoping there's a better link out there....

Mutter...Stanton...luck of the Yankees get the reigning NL MVP for like, money and a few guys who weren't going to make as much of a difference. Reminds me of Nettles and Chambliss to the NYY followed by the Cleveland GM...

boccy23 · 30-03-2018 10:26am

mod9maple wrote: »

Anyone see Donaldson in the Jays-Yanks game? Yikes. Ugly. When a third baseman can't throw across the diamond you have to wonder what he's doing out there. It was embrassing.

Anyway, it's one game. Get 'em tomorrow.

Saw the second one where he bare handed the ball. Not sure if he had a firm hold of it, but it was a brutal throw.

ShyMets · 31-03-2018 9:56pm

Swarzak left the Mets game with oblique soreness. And so it begins

rebelyell99 · 01-04-2018 10:45am

Nelson Cruz slipped on the dugout steps during last night's game and sprained his ankle,this team just can't catch a break!.

McLoughlin · 01-04-2018 1:27pm

Really miss the nightly Baseball tonight once a week just isn't enough.

Igotadose · 01-04-2018 2:51pm

rebelyell99 wrote: »

Nelson Cruz slipped on the dugout steps during last night's game and sprained his ankle,this team just can't catch a break!.

But still.... I CHI RO! I CHI RO!

http://sports.mynorthwest.com/432686/ichiro-finds-old-time-religion-with-hr-robbing-catch-for-mariners/

jack presley · 01-04-2018 7:27pm

ShyMets wrote: »

Swarzak left the Mets game with oblique soreness. And so it begins

And not turning up for Sunday afternoon games is carrying over from 2017 too it seems.

jack presley · 01-04-2018 9:20pm

1-2-3 1st inning for Ohtani in his first start.

Comic Book Guy · 01-04-2018 9:39pm

Joe Kelly with a nervy save to make up for Day 1 defeat against the Rays.

jack presley · 01-04-2018 9:39pm

jack presley wrote: »

1-2-3 1st inning for Ohtani in his first start.

Followed up by giving up a 3 run HR in the second.

Coeus · 01-04-2018 9:45pm

jack presley wrote: »

Followed up by giving up a 3 run HR in the second.

Yea, it was a bit of a batting practice pitch...centre of the plate, asking to be hit. This is my first time watching him, looks like he has some great stuff though...

jack presley · 01-04-2018 11:09pm

Coeus wrote: »

Yea, it was a bit of a batting practice pitch...centre of the plate, asking to be hit. This is my first time watching him, looks like he has some great stuff though...

Apart from that one blip, he was pretty good. Some of his pitches were great to watch. Leaves with the lead anyway.

He looks so young as well, much younger than 23 anyway.

circular flexing · 02-04-2018 2:57am

jack presley wrote: »

Apart from that one blip, he was pretty good. Some of his pitches were great to watch. Leaves with the lead anyway.

He looks so young as well, much younger than 23 anyway.

It'll be interesting to see how he is used going forward. He only DH'd in the first game, didn't play Friday or Saturday.

circular flexing · 02-04-2018 3:02am

Igotadose wrote: »

But still.... I CHI RO! I CHI RO!

http://sports.mynorthwest.com/432686/ichiro-finds-old-time-religion-with-hr-robbing-catch-for-mariners/

I was there for that and it was AMAZING. It looked completely gone , but what a play by Ichiro to first get there in time and then time the jump perfectly. He also went 2 for 4!

It's still pretty early days but there's a swagger about this Mariners team that I haven't seen this early on in the season before. Even yesterday when they went 4-0 down after 1 inning against a very good Indians team they never completely felt out of it. Today's was another good one, coming back from 2-0 down to win. And they were without Gamel, Zunino and Cruz today.

circular flexing · 02-04-2018 3:20am

In the last three games vs. Blue Jays, Stanton and Judge have a combined 1 for 20.

ShyMets · 02-04-2018 8:25am

circular flexing wrote: »

In the last three games vs. Blue Jays, Stanton and Judge have a combined 1 for 20.

It's going to be a case of feast or famine with those two. Still think they're going to end up hitting a crazy amount of Home Runs between them

ShyMets · 02-04-2018 8:27am

circular flexing wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see how he is used going forward. He only DH'd in the first game, didn't play Friday or Saturday.

His performance was uneven. But there was enough there to suggest that he can pitch at this level.

The jury is still out as to wheater he can be an effective DH

krustydoyle · 02-04-2018 9:57am

I'm gonna give the Judge and Stanton situation a few weeks before I overreact

jack presley · 02-04-2018 10:32am

krustydoyle wrote: »

I'm gonna give the Judge and Stanton situation a few weeks before I overreact

Ah come on, overreacting after 1 series is what makes baseball fans great....!!!!

I'd imagine callers on NY Sports Radio today will be calling for Judge to be sent to the minors.

rebelyell99 · 02-04-2018 11:24am

circular flexing wrote: »

I was there for that and it was AMAZING. It looked completely gone , but what a play by Ichiro to first get there in time and then time the jump perfectly. He also went 2 for 4!

It's still pretty early days but there's a swagger about this Mariners team that I haven't seen this early on in the season before. Even yesterday when they went 4-0 down after 1 inning against a very good Indians team they never completely felt out of it. Today's was another good one, coming back from 2-0 down to win. And they were without Gamel, Zunino and Cruz today.

Having watched all 3 mariners games this weekend ,I am quietly optimistic ,we are already mashing home runs ,playing good defense ,getting great pitching and some of our best guys are on the shelf.I feel the A.l west could be quite good this year .

jack presley · 02-04-2018 2:08pm

Rays/Yankees off today due to snow.

No word on Mets/Phillies yet although here's Citi Field at 9am local time this morning

https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/980791438354079745

circular flexing · 02-04-2018 4:31pm

jack presley wrote: »

Ah come on, overreacting after 1 series is what makes baseball fans great....!!!!

I'd imagine callers on NY Sports Radio today will be calling for Judge to be sent to the minors.

Or maybe calling for Boone to be sacked - he intentionally walked Josh Donaldson to get to Smaok, only for Smoak to hit a grand slam.

krustydoyle · 02-04-2018 4:58pm

circular flexing wrote:

Or maybe calling for Boone to be sacked - he intentionally walked Josh Donaldson to get to Smaok, only for Smoak to hit a grand slam.

I was gonna mention that earlier.. Such a poor error.. But he's lucky it was this early in the season

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