[MLB] 2023 Major League Baseball Season (MLB Thread)

[jwhouk]

Bite me, Bucco Boy. You're still looking up the standings.

 

[DarkAudit]

Bite me, Bucco Boy. You're still looking up the standings.

For now. Marte is back, so the OF band is back together.

 

[DarkAudit]

Brewers throwing batting practice in DC today. Nats go back-to-back-to-back-to-back in the 3rd. Eight for the game, and it's still only the 5th as I type this.

 

[DarkAudit]

Sean Rodriguez returns to Pittsburgh. Team: you have 72 hours to report. Sean: I'll be there tomorrow. And then...

 

[DarkAudit]

Welcome to the bigs, kid! Hope you survive the experience!

 

[DarkAudit]

Rich Hill was perfect through 8. A no-hitter through 9. And then...

 

[PatrThom]

Wat.

--Patrick

 

[DarkAudit]

Wat.

--Patrick

That was just brawl #1 on the day.

 

[Celt Z]

Seriously, what was in the water yesterday?

 

[BErt]

 

[jwhouk]

Calling it right now: Astros win the AL pennant.

 

[Cheesy1]

Well, that last run given up by the Giants in today's game pretty much summed up their whole season.

 

[Tress]

Well, that last run given up by the Giants in today's game pretty much summed up their whole season.

I know man, I know. This is one of the worst Giants teams in my lifetime. Possibly THE worst of my life.

 

[Covar]

Intrepid reporters have managed to to figure out what's responsible for the Indian's 22 game winning streak.

Spoiler

 

[jwhouk]

 

[jwhouk]

Tress and Cheesy1 - I am a Giants fan right now.

 

[Tress]

Tress and Cheesy1 - I am a Giants fan right now.

Ugh. You sure you want to do that?

 

[jwhouk]

When they beat the team we're chasing, yes.

 

[Tress]

When they beat the team we're chasing, yes.

Don't get your hopes up. The team couldn't beat an egg to make an omelette.

 

[DarkAudit]

Bah. Watched live NPB this morning. far more entertaining than the last week of Pirates baseball. A 2-hit shutout in the biggest rivalry in the country needs no translation.

 

[jwhouk]

Hey, I only need 'em to win one more game, then they can go back to their level of suckitude.

 

[sixpackshaker]

I am just holding my breath hoping the Astros can get home field throughout.

 

[jwhouk]

Welp, this is where screwing the pooch back in early August cost us. Praying that the Dodgers put up some kind of a fight against the Roxx, while we handle the Cardinals.

 

[DarkAudit]

Come on you BayStars. Rooting for the Giants is too easy. Not those Giants, the other Giants. Not those, either. The OTHER, other Giants.

 

[jwhouk]

You mean the Kyojin?

 

[DarkAudit]

You mean the Kyojin?

That'd be them. It's like rooting for the Yankees. On the flip side, Hanshin may as well be the Red Sox.

I'd call my self a Central League guy, 'cause there's no DH.

 

[jwhouk]

I have a soft spot for the KBO, myself. For obvious reasons.

 

[DarkAudit]

I have a soft spot for the KBO, myself. For obvious reasons.

Grumble grumble.

 

[drifter]

I just found out Matt Cain is retiring. Damn, it's been 13 years already?

 

[Cheesy1]

I just found out Matt Cain is retiring. Damn, it's been 13 years already?

Yep, and The Giants couldn't even manage to pull off a win for his last start today.

 

[Tress]

Yep, and The Giants couldn't even manage to pull off a win for his last start today.

I had the same thought as I was watching it. Fuck, this team is depressing. Thank god the season is almost over.

 

[Celt Z]

Yay, wild card!

I don't know if it's going to be enough in the Post, but it's something.

 

[DarkAudit]

 

[Gared]

What's that? The Seattle Mariners didn't even break .500? Who could have guessed that would happen?! I really stepped back from baseball this year - in fact, I had to do some hard thinking about how much influence I was allowing sporting events, teams, and records to have on my mental health, so I stepped back from everything - so this year was amusing watching the still-diehard fans ride the rollercoaster of Mariners season emotions (We suck... we're great! We suck... we're great! We hit 500! We're back below 500! We're in the wildcard race! We're back below 500! Damnit! Why can't we lose during garbage time so we can get better draft picks?!). Hint: even if they got better draft picks, those morons wouldn't know what to do with them. So I think next year I won't even bother with the Mariners. If I get really desperate for some baseball, I'll start following the college teams around here, they seem to have a pretty big following.

 

[Piotyr]

Kyle Hendricks, everybody.