MLB N/V April: Cub Your Enthusiasm

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IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

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# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:16

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 18:50

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxX_b-bZLIQ

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:30

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

N: Nick Burdi is out indefinitely with "forearm tightness".

V: Hope this isn't Karma returning to gently caress with the Twins for their incredible luck last season.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:31

Harlock: Jan 15, 2006; Tap "A" to drink!!!

I thought there was only one game on Sunday, well, whoo boy.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:32

bradzilla: Oct 15, 2004

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:42

DLC Inc: Jun 1, 2011

looks like the Hyung-Soo Kim experiment in Baltimore is going to end, he refused to be sent down to minors lol

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:42

Harlock: Jan 15, 2006; Tap "A" to drink!!!

For other nerds, here are all the uniform changes in 2016: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15099445/uni-watch-2016-mlb-season-preview-uniform-changes-alternates-patches-more

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:43

spanky69: Nov 5, 2004; I THINK sba HAS LOST HIS MIND. WOOOOOO DOGGIES PUPPIES KITTENS CRAP TURDS, love sba; Fun Shoe

MinibarMatchman posted:

looks like the Hyung-Soo Kim experiment in Baltimore is going to end, he refused to be sent down to minors lol

Knowing the Orioles they will probably keep him on the 25 man roster and have him work the Korean BBQ stand in the stadium

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:46

Moneyball: Jul 11, 2005; It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves.

Your team's ace has scheduled a visit with Dr. James Andrews and/or is being traded for Pablo Sandoval and/or has pissed hot for PED

spanky69 posted:

Knowing the Orioles they will probably keep him on the 25 man roster and have him work the Korean BBQ stand in the stadium

das rayciss

Moneyball fucked around with this message at 14:54 on Apr 1, 2016

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:51

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

Harlock posted:

I thought there was only one game on Sunday, well, whoo boy.

Me too, when I went to go get the image for the OP I had to take another five or so minutes going through team websites to make sure I wasn't being pranked.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:59

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Rob Manfred is pro-bat flip.

Rob Manfred for Commish of my Heart (now that Stern is retired)

# ? Apr 1, 2016 15:13

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Spoeank posted:

Rob Manfred is pro-bat flip.

Rob Manfred for Commish of my Heart (now that Stern is retired)

As far as commishes go, Manfred seems pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/JackCurryYES/status/715916887209730048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

SO either the Yankees actually got lucky with an injury for once or Jack Curry is playing the cruelest April Fools joke on us.

Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Apr 1, 2016

# ? Apr 1, 2016 15:14

The MUMPSorceress: Jan 6, 2012; ^SHTPSTS; Gary’s Answer

Harlock posted:

For other nerds, here are all the uniform changes in 2016: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15099445/uni-watch-2016-mlb-season-preview-uniform-changes-alternates-patches-more

I am overjoyed to see the brewers getting rid of that horrible gold jersey and making throwbacks more of a thing. even the 90s logo was way better than their current love-letter-to-beer-cans mess.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 16:11

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

Inspector_666 posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxX_b-bZLIQ

I'm growing concerned about the number of things I've liked about the Yankees over the past couple seasons.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 16:56

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Poque posted:

I'm growing concerned about the number of things I've liked about the Yankees over the past couple seasons.

Didi clearly studied tape for this, too.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:01

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

Inspector_666 posted:

As far as commishes go, Manfred seems pretty cool.

Manfred was the owners' point man in their efforts to break the union in 1994, so I'll wait and see how he approaches this round of labor negotiations before I even think of calling him "cool."

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:07

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

Timby posted:

Manfred was the owners' point man in their efforts to break the union in 1994, so I'll wait and see how he approaches this round of labor negotiations before I even think of calling him "cool."

I think everyone learned after the last couple work stoppages that they are super bad for baseball.

The issue is going to be that owners are getting a larger and larger share of revenue over time so I wonder if that is going to be a big issue in the next round of negotiations. At least, now that the majority of the hard line owners who were around when free agency started are gone, the two sides seem much more willing to work out differences or table them for later if they're not major.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:12

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

It's almost like the commissioner of baseball exists to serve the owners of the baseball teams

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:14

Moneyball: Jul 11, 2005; It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves.

Poque posted:

It's almost like the commissioner of baseball exists to serve the owners of the baseball teams

He exists to keep Pete Rose out of the hall of fame

Pete Rose's actions since the ban have nothing to do with it of course

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:17

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

tadashi posted:

I think everyone learned after the last couple work stoppages that they are super bad for baseball.

Well, we came pretty close to another one in 2002, so...

quote:

The issue is going to be that owners are getting a larger and larger share of revenue over time so I wonder if that is going to be a big issue in the next round of negotiations.

That's going to be an issue, the QO system is going to be an issue, service time gaming is sure to be big, but the biggest issue beyond the revenue share is almost certainly going to be MLB's desire for an international draft.

Poque posted:

It's almost like the commissioner of baseball exists to serve the owners of the baseball teams

Selig was the first real "head owner acting on behalf of the owners" commissioner, if we're talking historically.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:31

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

I didn't see intruder's dumb edit an hour after his initial post

IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Apr 1, 2016

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:44

bawfuls: Oct 28, 2009

tadashi posted:

I think everyone learned after the last couple work stoppages that they are super bad for baseball.

The issue is going to be that owners are getting a larger and larger share of revenue over time so I wonder if that is going to be a big issue in the next round of negotiations. At least, now that the majority of the hard line owners who were around when free agency started are gone, the two sides seem much more willing to work out differences or table them for later if they're not major.

It won't be an issue because the head of MLBPA has already public stated that "the player's share is as high as it's been in a long time" despite public information clearly demonstrating the reverse.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 17:56

Harlock: Jan 15, 2006; Tap "A" to drink!!!

The biggest fight will be the QO and nobody really knows how big of a fight that'll be

# ? Apr 1, 2016 18:07

TheIncredulousHulk: Sep 3, 2012

We're so close, friends

# ? Apr 1, 2016 18:47

Salvor_Hardin: Sep 13, 2005; I want to go protest.; Nap Ghost

Inspector_666 posted:

As far as commishes go, Manfred seems pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/JackCurryYES/status/715916887209730048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

SO either the Yankees actually got lucky with an injury for once or Jack Curry is playing the cruelest April Fools joke on us.

I dunno, even minor pain can gently caress up fine control. Even if you can consciously handle it, if your pitching motion results in pain your muscle memory will notice and adjust accordingly. We'll have to see how it works out I guess.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 18:54

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

Salvor_Hardin posted:

I dunno, even minor pain can gently caress up fine control. Even if you can consciously handle it, if your pitching motion results in pain your muscle memory will notice and adjust accordingly. We'll have to see how it works out I guess.

http://i.imgur.com/mlH2vfg.webm

This is going to be every plate appearance if the catcher has to toss it back gingerly

# ? Apr 1, 2016 18:59

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

Harlock posted:

The biggest fight will be the QO and nobody really knows how big of a fight that'll be

It's doing it's job in terms of bringing down the cost of free agents but I wonder how many GMs actually don't like it because they have to choose between that extra few wins that might be important and "My prospects".

Because you have teams like the Cubs who will sign a guy anyway and then just use the savings on his contract to invest more in international free agency or signing 5 more special advisors.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 19:00

ZenVulgarity: Oct 9, 2012; I made the hat by transforming my zen

TheIncredulousHulk posted:

We're so close, friends

I loving love baseball get here sooner

# ? Apr 1, 2016 19:09

howe_sam: Mar 7, 2013; Creepy little garbage eaters

Oh goody, Sandoval's agent is being pissy about Pablo's benching. This will end well I'm sure.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 19:32

St. Dogbert: Mar 17, 2011

Listening to the Rays/Braves game. Some kid in the ballpark is having a screaming tantrum so loud that the field microphones are picking it up, and the Braves' announcers have spent the entire sixth inning giggling and telling us that the crying is from some player getting cut.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 19:56

CubsWoo: Aug 17, 2005; Where the big boys RAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH FUCK YOU

ESPN EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR THE SEASON gently caress YEAH LETS GO

AL East:

Toronto: 19
Boston: 8
NY Yankees: 2
Tampa Bay: 2

AL Central:

Kansas City: 15
Cleveland: 11
Detroit: 3
Minnesota: 2

AL West:

Houston: 21
Texas: 10

NL East:

Washington: 16
NY Mets: 15

NL Central:

Chi Cubs: 27
St. Louis: 3
Pittsburgh: 1

NL West:

SF Giants: 20
Arizona: 7
LA Dodgers: 4

AL Wild Card:

Texas: 10
Houston: 9
NY Yankees: 7
Kansas City: 7
Toronto: 6
Boston: 6
Cleveland: 6
Detroit: 3
Tampa Bay: 2
Chi White Sox: 2
Baltimore: 2
Seattle: 1
LA Angels: 1

NL Wild Card:

St. Louis: 17
NY Mets: 11
Washington: 10
SF Giants: 6
LA Dodgers: 5
Pittsburgh: 5
Arizona: 4
Chi Cubs: 3
Miami: 1

ALCS Winner:

Houston: 9
Toronto: 8
Kansas City: 8
Boston: 4
Texas: 1
Cleveland: 1

NLCS Winner:

Chi Cubs: 19
SF Giants: 6
NY Mets: 3
Washington: 3

World Series Winner:

Chi Cubs: 14
Toronto: 4
Kansas City: 4
Houston: 3
SF Giants: 2
NY Mets: 2
Washington: 1
Texas: 1

# ? Apr 1, 2016 20:05

Good Dog: Oct 16, 2008; Who threw this cat at me?; Clapping Larry

Lacking in the EYB department on those predictions...

# ? Apr 1, 2016 20:07

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Good Dog posted:

Lacking in the EYB department on those predictions...

And the Cubs, Being, Cubs factor

# ? Apr 1, 2016 20:51

GoatSeeGuy: Dec 26, 2003; What if Jerome Walton made me a champion?

howe_sam posted:

Oh goody, Sandoval's agent is being pissy about Pablo's benching. This will end well I'm sure.

The Boston Media Backstab � is going to be glorious on his way out of town.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:09

bawfuls: Oct 28, 2009

CubsWoo posted:

ESPN EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR THE SEASON gently caress YEAH LETS GO
NL West:

SF Giants: 20
Arizona: 7
LA Dodgers: 4

These takes are on fire!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:11

Tony Phillips: Feb 9, 2006

GoatSeeGuy posted:

The Boston Media Backstab � is going to be glorious on his way out of town.

I'm assuming that they have articles pre-written just waiting for the inevitable. Like obituaries for famous people.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:19

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

Carlos Gomez swaps pants with Jose Altuve

http://m.mlb.com/video/?content_id=569835383&topic_id=8879000

lol

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:30

Dr. Fraiser Chain: May 18, 2004; Redlining my shit posting machine

The Twins need a loving miracle to bring my ridiculous prediction of Cubs / Twins WS to reality.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:38

TheIncredulousHulk: Sep 3, 2012

Goodpancakes posted:

The Twins need a loving miracle to bring my ridiculous prediction of Cubs / Twins WS to reality.

I wouldn't bet on it myself but it's not impossible at all, this is Major League Baseball my friend

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:45

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 18:50

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

Goodpancakes posted:

The Twins need a loving miracle to bring my ridiculous prediction of Cubs / Twins WS to reality.

Berrios is actually a Red Wing, the Miracle are one of the Single A teams.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 21:48

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