2017 Season General Discussion Thread

[Northern Star]

Blue Jays stiff Sanchez. Thanks pal, here's league minimum. And of course it's a punishment. I just don't understand why the initial offer is an offer? Sanchez doesn't have any say in what he gets paid the first three years.

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sanchez-no-hard-feelings-jays-renew-him-minimum-200828763--mlb.html

[mvp 78]

http://deadspin.com/starling-marte-suspended-80-games-after-positive-ped-te-1794426029

 

Starling Marte suspended for 80 games.

[User Name]

The Marte news saddens me greatly.

[Northern Star]

Way too many HRs already.

[Station 13]

Way too many HRs already.

 

The ball is definitely juiced up, started last season.

[Bellhorn04]

The ball is definitely juiced up, started last season.

 

Yeah, absolutely. That was exposed on a crazy play where Mike Napoli hit a high fly ball that wasn't caught and bounced up like a Superball off the warning track way up and into the stands for a ground-rule double. It just had much more bounce in it than it should have.

[Northern Star]

Kristie Ackert‏Verified account @Ackert_NYDN 10h10 hours ago

Harvey gave up eight homers in 92.2 homers last season. He’s given up 10 in 40 innings this year. #Mets

 

http://i.imgur.com/0mw1I8e.gif

[Northern Star]

Steven Pearce lays out with a great grab.

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v1380053283/seator-pearce-saves-a-run-with-a-beautiful-catch

[a700hitter]

Arrieta continues to suck this season.

[d-money]

Our old friend tazawa just gave up a grand salami lol. f*** you Junichi!

[Spudboy]

Tazawa was a work horse for the Sox.

 

I have nothing bad to say about him.

[a700hitter]

Tazawa was a work horse for the Sox.

 

I have nothing bad to say about him.

He was overworked to the point where he was no longer effective.

[Spudboy]

He was overworked to the point where he was no longer effective.

 

That is probably true.

[Jasonbay44]

I was a big Taz fan, he definitely got overworked and I wish him nothing but the best. Hard to hate on a guy who contributed positively to a world series winning team and left on good terms.

[Bellhorn04]

I was a big Taz fan, he definitely got overworked and I wish him nothing but the best. Hard to hate on a guy who contributed positively to a world series winning team and left on good terms.

 

Amen.

[Jack Flap]

Our old friend tazawa just gave up a grand salami lol. f*** you Junichi!

 

Why?

[Kimmi]

I was a big Taz fan, he definitely got overworked and I wish him nothing but the best. Hard to hate on a guy who contributed positively to a world series winning team and left on good terms.

 

Well said.

[Northern Star]

f*** you Junichi!

 

Nope.

[Jasonbay44]

So in my money fantasy league I tried an absurd strategy just to see if it would work in an auction draft. I went for literally all offense, literally 1 starting pitcher and a ton of low end s***** closers (guys like Jim Johnson, and waiver wire pickups like Matt Bush, Bud Norris. etc) and my team is in first place. I spent all my money on the likes of Trout, Mookie, Miggy, Cano, Turner, Gary Sanchez, Cargo (been a bust) and got a ton of late guys cheap (Brantley $1, Suarez $1, Cozart $1) and due to people incredibly impatient and dropping guys like Bumgarner, Bautista, and Nunez, my team is now:

 

C: Gary Sanchez

1B: Miguel Cabrera

2B:Cesar Hernandez

SS: Zach Cozart

3B: Eugenio Suarez

1B/3B: Cody Bellinger

SS/2B: Eduardo Nunez

OF: Mookie

OF: Trout

OF: Stanton

OF: Brantley

OF: Bautista

Util: Carlos Gonzalez

Bench: Robinson Cano (DL), Justin Turner (DL), Aaron Altherr

 

Pitching: Jim Johnson, Bud Norris, Tony Watson, Matt Bush, Justin Wilson, Corey Knebel, Hector Neris, Rick Porcello, Madison Bumgarner (He got dropped after his injury so the guy could stream AJ Griffin lol) and then I have an open spot where I just stream random guys, mostly guys who play the Padres.

 

I don't think I've ever had a team this stacked. I'm winning every offensive category except SB (A dude who has Hamilton and Gordon), and pitching I'm easily winning saves, K's and wins as I just stream good matchups since its a 10 team league and there is always decent guys on wire, and am basically punting ERA/WHIP. I can't believe there is money on the line in this league. I loved work leagues with casuals lol.

[a700hitter]

This ESPN Sunday Night announcing crew is insufferable. If you replaced them with 3 rocks, the intelligence in the booth would not go down a tick.

[a700hitter]

Ervin Santana shutout the O's on 2 hits tonight. He has been having an excellent season.

[a700hitter]

• It seems that righty Daniel Bard is back at a career crossroads, as he has been released by the Cardinals, according to Eddy’s report. Bard, once an elite bullpen arm with the Red Sox, ran up 19 walks in 8 2/3 outings at the Double-A level as he has continued to struggle to stay in the zone.
  

He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2013 and he only appeared in 2 games that year.

[mvp 78]

He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2013 and he only appeared in 2 games that year.

 

Bard's career hasn't been at a crossroads since he was let go from the Sox, it's just been circling the drain.

[a700hitter]

Bard's career hasn't been at a crossroads since he was let go from the Sox, it's just been circling the drain.

It was circling the drain while he was with the Red Sox.

[Northern Star]

"I got it, I got it....I don't got it."

 

[Northern Star]

What the hell's happened to Baltimore? Not complaining, it's just surprising.

[moonslav59]

What the hell's happened to Baltimore? Not complaining, it's just surprising.

 

Surprising they're 13th in runs allowed and 19th in runs scored.

[Kimmi]

What the hell's happened to Baltimore? Not complaining, it's just surprising.

 

Couldn't have happened to a nicer team.

 

Baltimore was playing over their heads earlier. They were outplaying their run differential, or in other words, getting somewhat lucky. They shouldn't be as bad as they're playing right now either, but they weren't as good as they were playing earlier.

 

This is why you can't judge a lot over a one month sample, good or bad. In baseball, things can change very quickly.

[Northern Star]

Stupid article. You swing at a pitch, it's a strike, moron.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/minor-leaguer-strikes-strangest-way-youve-ever-seen-195809302.html

[Northern Star]

Really, Hunter Strickland? You wait 3 years to get back at Bryce Harper for daring to watch a HR that was done the line? So what, he hit two massive bombs off you BUT YOU WON THE SERIES. What a bitch.