MLB September N/V: Smugbird Ascendant

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Mornacale: Dec 19, 2007; n=y where
y=hope and n=folly,
prospects=lies, win=lose,

self=Pirates

achillesforever6 posted:

Not being a Cubs or Pirates fan?

I would rather be a Cubs fan than a Brewers fan right now.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 07:11

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# ? May 22, 2024 02:39

Milovan Drecun: Apr 17, 2007; I masturbate in traffic.

If there's a god, Ron Gardenhire will be the next Astros manager.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 07:26

Gina like vagina: May 8, 2007; "Tears of the Mariners."

I think I read a review of that. Thought it was one of those baseball stories like "Pride of the Yankees", you know? But it's just about some crabby old sailors, stuck in this little town.

Mariners have utterly collapsed. It was a fun year though!

# ? Sep 2, 2014 08:31

Mr. Fix It: Oct 26, 2000; 💀ayyy💀

Krigen posted:

Mariners have utterly collapsed. It was a fun year though!

Not to say they won't stop sucking, but they're only 1.5 games behind the Tigers with one less game played.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 09:31

Gina like vagina: May 8, 2007; "Tears of the Mariners."

I think I read a review of that. Thought it was one of those baseball stories like "Pride of the Yankees", you know? But it's just about some crabby old sailors, stuck in this little town.

Mr. Fix It posted:

Not to say they won't stop sucking, but they're only 1.5 games behind the Tigers with one less game played.

I'm more referring to how worn-out the pitching rotation has been over the last week and a half than their actual table position. Felix, Iwakuma, Young etc. have all had either career or season worst starts lately.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 09:40

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

nerve posted:

Is there anything to look forward to as a Brewers fan?

Packers kickoff.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 12:59

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

Krigen posted:

Mariners have utterly collapsed. It was a fun year though!

I still believe.

The first round exit dream is alive.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:03

nerve: Jan 2, 2011; SKA SUCKS

Mornacale posted:

I would rather be a Cubs fan than a Brewers fan right now.

By like, a lot

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:03

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

I don't follow baseball as much as I'd like because of work but Felix is gonna win the Cy Young right?

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:05

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

nerve posted:

By like, a lot

No. Believe me, the grass is not greener on this side of the fence. I wouldn't wish being a Cubs fan on anyone.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:16

Gina like vagina: May 8, 2007; "Tears of the Mariners."

I think I read a review of that. Thought it was one of those baseball stories like "Pride of the Yankees", you know? But it's just about some crabby old sailors, stuck in this little town.

Austrian mook posted:

I don't follow baseball as much as I'd like because of work but Felix is gonna win the Cy Young right?

Prior to his last three starts I would have said probably but it's a little bit more open now I would think. Still definitely in the running.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:20

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

Krigen posted:

Prior to his last three starts I would have said probably but it's a little bit more open now I would think. Still definitely in the running.

Just like last year, huh? :sigh:

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:22

Gina like vagina: May 8, 2007; "Tears of the Mariners."

I think I read a review of that. Thought it was one of those baseball stories like "Pride of the Yankees", you know? But it's just about some crabby old sailors, stuck in this little town.

Austrian mook posted:

Just like last year, huh?

Apart from 2010, Felix always cools off a bit in September. The REAL problem is that somehow every other Mariners pitcher has decided to at the same time.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:28

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

Krigen posted:

Apart from 2010, Felix always cools off a bit in September. The REAL problem is that somehow every other Mariners pitcher has decided to at the same time.

It's cool, we're just going to have to rely on our offense to win games. :v:

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:29

Tony Phillips: Feb 9, 2006

I think Felix would still win it if it were voted on right now, but it's going to come down to the final month for sure. Really just looks like it's between him and Sale, and it's (Right now) hard to ignore Felix's big lead in innings pitched. Crap the bed too many more times and raise that ERA another .25-.50 runs and it's a hell of a lot harder to predict.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:50

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

Milovan Drecun posted:

If there's a god, Ron Gardenhire will be the next Astros manager.

Dusty Baker isn't doing anything, right?

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:50

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Haha, great thread title.

Speaking of which, the Giants resumed a suspended game from May today against the Rockies. There've been a lot of roster changes between then and now.

With the minor league regular season now over, small ballers are just getting warmed up. It's the most magical time of the year for tinkerers.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 14:18

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

The Royals called up Brandon Finnegan, making him the first 2014 draft pick to reach the majors.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 15:06

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

Soler owns and I love watching him mash dingers

# ? Sep 2, 2014 15:17

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

tadashi posted:

Dusty Baker isn't doing anything, right?

I think I'd hire Don Baylor back before Dusty. And that's saying something, because I loving HATED Baylor.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 15:20

the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

Everyone tells me the Cubs will grow more watchable, however, I wish to hell Jake Arrieta was back in Baltimore. O's screwed up on that one.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 15:52

Groucho Marxist: Dec 9, 2005; Do you smell what The Mauk is cooking?

It's amazing what letting pitchers throw what they're good at throwing can accomplish.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 15:54

Gorman Thomas: Jul 24, 2007

Its going to be real funny when Jose Abreu wins the Triple Crown this year and beats out Trout for the MVP again.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 15:59

Abner Assington: Mar 13, 2005; For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry god. Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now, at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon.

Amen.

Aside from all the dinger mashing Abreu has done I hadn't really paid much attention to how his stats are to a Triple Crown and holy poo poo :stare:

# ? Sep 2, 2014 16:05

TheIncredulousHulk: Sep 3, 2012

Joey Gallo couldn't defend his Minor League Dinger Kingship. Lost to Bryant 43-42 :smith:

# ? Sep 2, 2014 16:33

Groucho Marxist: Dec 9, 2005; Do you smell what The Mauk is cooking?

jason heyward leads the nl in fwar

# ? Sep 2, 2014 16:33

Longpig Bard: Dec 29, 2004

Abner Assington posted:

Aside from all the dinger mashing Abreu has done I hadn't really paid much attention to how his stats are to a Triple Crown and holy poo poo

I wonder... Triple Crown winner on a losing team, crucially important 15 game winner on a winning team (Shoemaker), who is the ROY?

# ? Sep 2, 2014 16:58

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

Bumming Your Scene posted:

I wonder... Triple Crown winner on a losing team, crucially important 15 game winner on a winning team (Shoemaker), who is the ROY?

Do you really? Because it's going to be Abreu in a landslide. There have been plenty of RoYs on bad teams.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 17:05

AsInHowe: Jan 11, 2007; red winged angel

It'll be Abreu, no question.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 17:08

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

Bumming Your Scene posted:

I wonder... Triple Crown winner on a losing team, crucially important 15 game winner on a winning team (Shoemaker), who is the ROY?

Rookie of the Year doesn't have "valuable" in the name so they just give it to the best player instead of spouting dumb bullshit about not being valuable if you can't singlehandedly take your team to the playoffs.

If Springer had stayed healthy and kept up his pace then that would instead have been replaced by "is Abreu really a rookie??????" idiocy but (un?)fortunately that shouldn't be the case.

IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Sep 2, 2014

# ? Sep 2, 2014 17:15

Longpig Bard: Dec 29, 2004

Yes but Shoemaker got WINS against ACES. His WAA (wins against aces) is like 8 or 9. I'd have to check but I'm guessing that's a rookie record. Abreu on the other hand is facing pitchers with blowout leads simply pitching to the score (The Jack Morris method), of course he gets a lot of pitches to hit.

God I should have been a baseball writer. It's so easy to come up with this poo poo

# ? Sep 2, 2014 17:29

Pander: Oct 9, 2007; Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.

Here's why Abreu wins: because I haven't really heard of Shoemaker much. Abreu is a Story. Allstar.

Rookie of the Year is summed up with "which player that you haven't seen much in the MLB before gave you the biggest wood this year"

# ? Sep 2, 2014 17:33

Julio Cruz: May 19, 2006

AL RoY is a done deal. NL RoY looks much more interesting, is it going to come down to ERA (deGrom) vs steals (Hamilton)?

# ? Sep 2, 2014 18:00

Dr. Tommy John: Feb 20, 2004; "Just a few more ligaments and this baby can shoot 90!"

Julio Cruz posted:

AL RoY is a done deal. NL RoY looks much more interesting, is it going to come down to ERA (deGrom) vs steals (Hamilton)?

I feel like if it does come down to those two that it's Hamilton in a landslide just because of the joy that sportswriters get from "proving the preseason Ney-sayin' bloggers wrong" and it will therefore be Hamilton in a landslide.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 18:52

Groucho Marxist: Dec 9, 2005; Do you smell what The Mauk is cooking?

deGrom was a no brainer choice but then he died like any Met with promise

# ? Sep 2, 2014 18:54

Dubious: Mar 7, 2006; The Heroes the Vikings Deserve; Lipstick Apathy

Fire Gardenhire and Rick Anderson into the goddamn sun.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 19:03

Dingleberry Jones: Jun 2, 2008; If I'm posting a new thread, it means there is a thread already posted and I failed at using the forum search correctly

Hamilton will probably win but I think Alex Wood should be in the top 3.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 19:42

Pat Clements: Feb 10, 2008

deGrom also came out of absolutely nowhere. Even Mets fans who were bullish on him before the season figured he'd be a #4 guy at best, but then he magically developed a good change up. So he's lacking the requisite hype train I feel like most ROY candidates require.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 19:47

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

peepoogenderparts posted:

Hamilton will probably win but I think Alex Wood should be in the top 3.

He isn't a rookie

# ? Sep 2, 2014 19:54

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# ? May 22, 2024 02:39

Dr. Tommy John: Feb 20, 2004; "Just a few more ligaments and this baby can shoot 90!"

I haven't been following the rest of the AL with my usual fervor the last couple months, but I feel like Stroman would have had a shot if it weren't for the imports.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 20:22

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