You can’t spell ‘no big contracts’ without RSN: 2024 regular MLB season thread!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q45L0wPTB8I

nice writeup gyac

listening to the game on the radio the mets booth was mentioning how the field was way bouncier than parks in the states

watching the replays and yeah, that's a bouncy and fast green

Yeah there was some play towards the end of the game where a ball hit the turf at the end and went SPROING that was hilarious. But there weren’t too many moments like that that impacted scoring. Also, Tracer Hand stood up and shouted ¡Vamanos, Vientos! in the worst Spanish I’ve ever heard in my life right before he drove in the tying run

the play at the plate where torrens missed the catch - definitely seemed like the ball bounced a bit higher than he was expecting

also bohm fumbling that vientos chopper

guess it all evened out in the end!

I think Bohm is kind of fraudulent because of stuff like that and I’ve seen him misplay balls like that even in non-circus turf situations

Was just skimming this year's players poll...For most overrated (which players were reluctant to answer, so a smaller sample size), Juan Soto and Yordan Alvarez both received votes, but Vlad didn't. Maybe someone can explain that to me. (The most obvious answer, I guess, is that Vlad isn't thought highly enough anymore to be considered overrated.)

I read the initial piece and two things in reference to your question:

1) the survey was taken in spring training before the season began
2) one of the Jazz comments references his MLB the Show cover. Literally it’s not a great analysis, it’s probably some player with their then current copy of the game saying it.

Now, based on that logic, you should expect to see Vladdy show up in next year’s survey. The Soto comment was dumb as well:

On Soto:

“Could be a spite pick, to be honest. I feel like all he does is walk and hit singles, and doesn’t hit for power like he’s portrayed. Also not a good fielder.”

That would explain it, thanks. I was going to post the Soto quote too--singles hitter with a lifetime slugging pct. of .531.

Buster Olney got hacked

Shohei Ohtani has been banned for life from the MLB, in connection to charges with gambling. His trial is on August 28th, it is speculated he could get life in prison

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) June 10, 2024

I Hate METS

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) June 10, 2024

lol

Who was that kid who was in the tor system with the huge lower half

Oh holy shit… he came over in the halladay trade iirc

I was close. The jays traded Michael Taylor (the other Michael Taylor), whom they had gotten in the halladay deal, to the A’s for him. Brett Wallace.

YES

I feel like I'll enjoy this Braves-Orioles series a lot more if I just switch allegiance now before first pitch.

Hope you listened to your best intentions

How bout these O’s huh

They're pretty good, and the barves are pretty bad.

skenes being v. slightly outdueled . . . by miles mikolas!

The Houston Astros released first baseman José Abreu. He is owed more than $30 million on the free agent deal he signed last year.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 14, 2024

oof but he's been so so bad

even (a little) worse than fellow former white sox star tim anderson

That organisation seems deeply cursed

don't worry i might be seeing them at candlestick in june - that'll be the turning point for a long slow slide back below .500

well they didnt need to wait for me it looks like

Braves are just getting one bad break after another. Honest miracle they haven’t gone full-on Mets yet.

I feel like that team generally has a horseshoe up their ass

This is cute af, however
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQNj0HzbQAAXhyL?format=jpg&name=large

Craig’s son

After yesterday's start, Skenes has a K/BB ratio of 53/7. How often do you see that with a 22-year-old starter? Going back to Jose Fernandez, his was 4.21 for his four seasons, and that was really impressive; Skenes is at 7.57.

Do we have the ILB equivalent of the "the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually still alive" thread, except "still playing"? Had no idea Dallas Keuchel was pitching for a Triple-A team right now (or that he pitched for the Twins last year).

What's the combined dad WAR

Willie Mays RIP

:(

Rockies - Dodgers. Absolutely BONKERS 9th inning. Score line doesn't do it justice.

oh man did they get hosed

I'm sure I'll surprise no one here by stating..... I actually thought the check swing was borderline. In a perfect world, probably should have gone to the Rockies, but calling it in the moment I don't think it was egregious by the umpire (RF Jake cave would disagree with me here). The call on Smith beforehand kinda balanced it out anyways.

The luckier element of that inning was the JayHey grandie staying fair. Off the foul pole to keep the dodgers in the game. That hit still only took the dodgers from .5% to a 8.7% chance of winning (which went back to 7.8% after the questionable Smith strike out). Absolute monster inning, prime television.

Brewers/Angels had an insane finish too, Angels nearly came back down 6 in the 9th but Sal Frelick caught what would've been the game tying homerun

We were at our local microbrewery for trivia night and the place exploded with that Jason Heyward grand slam. Then again utter pandemonium with Teoscar's homerun. I am so not a Dodger homer but it's fun seeing a game in that setting.

Xp wow just watched. Centimetre from tieing it.

Does sound fun. It was utter pandemonium, alone, at my place. Scared the cat off the couch. The grin didn't leave my face after the Hayward homer; just knew how it was going to end from that moment.

Kelenic’s having a nice season

Bring 👏 back 👏 Max 👏 Scherzer 👏

Max Scherzer will make his 2024 debut on Saturday starting for the #Rangers

— Jim Bowden⚾️🏈 (@JimBowdenGM) June 18, 2024

The Giants and Cardinals will get an extra position player for Thursday’s game at Rickwood, and like a doubleheader, they can call up a player without burning an option. The Giants appealed to the league to let them activate LaMonte Wade Jr. from the IL for a day and were denied.

— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) June 18, 2024

Cavan Biggio 4th lowest swing percentage (min 100 PA) and I am genuinely surprised it's not lower. Soto 2nd lowest, just a thing of beauty.

Reggie Jackson talking about the Negro Leagues and the racism he and others faced:

Full clip, about a minute and a half longer: pic.twitter.com/yaIcJwIC7K

— Ben Porter (@Ben13Porter) June 20, 2024

Reggie goes very in-depth into all that in the Prime documentary from a couple of years ago--really turned my head around as to how I viewed him specifically.

Bonds’s reaction here is too funny

Derek Jeter: Tell me right now on the spot, what would you do against Satchel Paige??

Barry Bonds: Me?! GONE. You lost your mind Jeter. Gone!

😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/CbKycyDyM3

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 20, 2024

St. Louis @Cardinals SS @MasynWinn joined @Ken_Rosenthal before today's game at Rickwood Field to discuss his emotions playing at the historic park, and talked on what it was like meeting former players of the Negro Leagues. pic.twitter.com/c0wqE5ENmb

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 20, 2024

I see Imanaga was just saving all his runs for one game

i’m supporting mookie and the pirates in their sheetz era

Watching cle/tor and my goodness the cleveland booth stinks