[2024] MLB Season Discussion Thread

[Fool's Requiem]

Guards ruined their shot on getting AL home field advantage.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Guards Astros game canceled.

Jose Ramirez is one HR and one double away from a 40/40/40 season.

Alfonso Soriano remains the only player to get 40 HRs, 40 Steals, and 40 doubles.

Couldn't even at least join the 40/40 club, which there are only 6 players in.

 

[MC74]

Of course it's coming down to the series vs Atlanta. Mets just had to make it dramatic or otherwise, it wouldn't be Mets.

 

[MC74]

Mets are finished.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Mets are finished.

not true

Braves are have no reason to try in game 2 if they win game 1.

They have to play tomorrow night. They'll definitely rest some important players.

 

[MC74]

not true

Braves are have no reason to try in game 2 if they win game 1.

I have my doubts about the Mets winning. It'd be so typical of them to be knocked out of a playoff spot at the last minute. They're infamous for these kind of late season collapses.

 

[MC74]

Now the offense starts to wake up? FFS, make the most of it!

 

[MC74]

TIE GAME! Runners on first and third, Jesus Christ!

 

[MC74]

METS HAVE THE LEAD! Prove me wrong, you sons of bitches!

 

[Fire Queen]

 

[Fool's Requiem]

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Edwin Diaz taketh away

 

[MC74]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? YOU HAD THE LEAD, YOU ASSHOLES!

 

[MC74]

It was right there for the taking. Oh my God, this might come back to bite the Mets.

 

[MC74]

Bah Gawd, Lindor may have just saved our asses.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

now tbe Mets are back on top

the Padres and Brewers are lapping this up. Both teams are using everything to try to win this game and there's still another to play

 

[MC74]

Mets have won, thank fuck.

 

[rktaker]

Playoff baseball finally starts today. here's the playoff bracket

 

[Jon]

As long as the Yankees and Dodgers lose, i don't care.

 

[BigDaddy]

Go Royals! Would have much preferred to play Cleveland than New York in the ALDS, but it would be great to even get there.

 

[rktaker]

Go Royals! Would have much preferred to play Cleveland than New York in the ALDS, but it would be great to even get there.

Royals and Mets have chance to have a rematch from the '15 world series not gonna happen but if it does Mets gotta finish the story

 

[BigDaddy]

Royals and Mets have chance to have a rematch from the '15 world series not gonna happen but if it does Mets gotta finish the story

Respectfully, I would be hoping for the same ending to that story.

 

[rktaker]

Respectfully, I would be hoping for the same ending to that story.

well fortunately the Mets don't have Yoenis, Daniel, and Lucas to forget how to field during the world series this time so hopefully that would mean a different ending

 

[BigDaddy]

well fortunately the Mets don't have Yoenis, Daniel, and Lucas to forget how to field during the world series this time so hopefully that would mean a different ending

Good point. Well, we don't have to worry about that, now do we? And when our teams (and the Tigers, sorry @Rick52 ) are promptly eliminated this week the three of us will at least be able to commiserate.

@Fool's Requiem @Quagmire @shortkut Any worry about the Guardians and Yankees gathering rust from waiting to see who their opponents will be?

Do we have any other members with rooting interests that I'm forgetting off the top of my head?

 

[MC74]

As long as the Yankees and Dodgers lose, i don't care.

If the Yankees happen to lose to Baltimore, we need a "Fuck you, Baltimore" parody featuring the Yankees. That would be so totally rad.

 

[shortkut]

Good point. Well, we don't have to worry about that, now do we? And when our teams (and the Tigers, sorry @Rick52 ) are promptly eliminated this week the three of us will at least be able to commiserate.

@Fool's Requiem @Quagmire @shortkut Any worry about the Guardians and Yankees gathering rust from waiting to see who their opponents will be?

Do we have any other members with rooting interests that I'm forgetting off the top of my head?

No worries because I cannot predict how they will play regardless

 

[BigDaddy]

@MC74 Very sorry, all that stuff I said to @rktaker regarding Mets fandom and commiserating with the rest of us Wild Card hopefuls was meant for you too; I realized after I posted that my brain just combined the two of you into one person.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Good point. Well, we don't have to worry about that, now do we? And when our teams (and the Tigers, sorry @Rick52 ) are promptly eliminated this week the three of us will at least be able to commiserate.

@Fool's Requiem @Quagmire @shortkut Any worry about the Guardians and Yankees gathering rust from waiting to see who their opponents will be?

Do we have any other members with rooting interests that I'm forgetting off the top of my head?

Rust isn't an issue. Poor starting rotation, inconsistent offensive performance, and poor performance against good teams are the concerns.

 

[BigDaddy]

We are just a big group of optimists in this thread.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

We are just a big group of optimists in this thread.

If we score a few runs and avoid allowing many before the bullpen enters the games, we should be good. Just need to avoid over using Clase like we did with Andrew Miller in 2016.

 

[Quagmire]

@Fool's Requiem @Quagmire @shortkut Any worry about the Guardians and Yankees gathering rust from waiting to see who their opponents will be?

More so worry about our lack of hitting depth, it's what killed is the last 4 years, losing like 2-1

 

[shortkut]

 

[Mark]

If the Yankees happen to lose to Baltimore, we need a "Fuck you, Baltimore" parody featuring the Yankees. That would be so totally rad.

Come to Baltimore some time, then. I’ve seen “fuck the Yankees” chants start up in a section when they weren’t even playing because of some dude’s jersey choice. We don’t play with NYY down here.

 

[Jon]

Come to Baltimore some time, then. I’ve seen “fuck the Yankees” chants start up in a section when they weren’t even playing because of some dude’s jersey choice. We don’t play with NYY down here.

Having been to every stadium outside Yankee in the AL East, I can assure you that every stadium in the AL East will have at least one instance of "Fuck the Yankees" during each game, regardless of whether the Yankees are playing.

Hell, I'm sure Yankee stadium has that too.

 

[rktaker]

i remember during the Red Sox-Mets series at citi field last month there was a fuck the Yankees chant

 

[Mark]

Having been to every stadium outside Yankee in the AL East, I can assure you that every stadium in the AL East will have at least one instance of "Fuck the Yankees" during each game, regardless of whether the Yankees are playing.

Hell, I'm sure Yankee stadium has that too.

This is great to hear. The kind of unity this country needs.

 

[shortkut]

I know someone who was kicked out of Fenway like 15+ years ago for chanting “let’s go Yankees” during a Red Sox/Indians game

 

[Mark]

I know someone who was kicked out of Fenway like 15+ years ago for chanting “let’s go Yankees” during a Red Sox/Indians game

Inciting a riot. Totally justified.

 

[Jon]

I know someone who was kicked out of Fenway like 15+ years ago for chanting “let’s go Yankees” during a Red Sox/Indians game

Heat of their rivalry, yep, this happened a lot. but it's usually because it started a physical altercation.

 

[shortkut]

I remember being in Boston with friends at various times from the ages of 9-15 wearing Yankees hats/shirts and grown ass adults would curse us out. All it would take was a small chant of “1918” for their faces to turn dark red and for them them to get irrationally angry. Good times

 

[shortkut]

Heat of their rivalry, yep, this happened a lot. but it's usually because it started a physical altercation.

From the story she told me, there was no physical altercations, just people complaining to security and foul language thrown in her direction

 

[Jon]

I remember being in Boston with friends at various times from the ages of 9-15 wearing Yankees hats/shirts and grown ass adults would curse us out. All it would take was a small chant of “1918” for their faces to turn dark red and for them them to get irrationally angry. Good times

This is pre 2004. David Ortiz became a god.

 

[shortkut]

This is pre 2004. David Ortiz became a god.

Steroids, the new ambrosia

 

[Jon]

From the story she told me, there was no physical altercations, just people complaining to security and foul language thrown in her direction

That's fair. I wasn't referring to that specific incident, but typically, the Yankee fan was doing it to some die hard fan and it caused fights.

It was usually the Bostonian who started it, not the Yankee fan. Doesn't hit as hard since 2004.

 

[shortkut]

That's fair. I wasn't referring to that specific incident, but typically, the Yankee fan was doing it to some die hard fan and it caused fights.

It was usually the Bostonian who started it, not the Yankee fan. Doesn't hit as hard since 2004.

Yeah, but you guys are back to the bottom of the division, so all is right with the world

 

[Mark]

I remember being in Boston with friends at various times from the ages of 9-15 wearing Yankees hats/shirts and grown ass adults would curse us out. All it would take was a small chant of “1918” for their faces to turn dark red and for them them to get irrationally angry. Good times

That’s the stuff I don’t like, man. I’ve seen it at O’s games a lot, Baltimore fans are ruthless and don’t give a shit if you’re from out of town with your family. I will say, the O’s fans are much more behaved when it comes to that kind of shit than the Ravens fans. Football brings the failed high school athlete out of every beer-bellied dipshit. You can’t even go to a Ravens game as a Baltimoron without the potential for getting into it with someone.

 

[Jon]

Yeah, but you guys are back to the bottom of the division, so all is right with the world

Hey, they finished 3rd, didn't they?

(And don't lump me in with "them." I classify as neither a Red Sox nor Rays fan, lol)

 

[shortkut]

That’s the stuff I don’t like, man. I’ve seen it at O’s games a lot, Baltimore fans are ruthless and don’t give a shit if you’re from out of town with your family. I will say, the O’s fans are much more behaved when it comes to that kind of shit than the Ravens fans. Football brings the failed high school athlete out of every beer-bellied dipshit. You can’t even go to a Ravens game as a Baltimoron without the potential for getting into it with someone.

I’ve never had any issues with orioles’ fans. They’ve always been respectful and seemed more like baseball fans than psychopaths like they are in Boston or Philly

 

[Jon]

That’s the stuff I don’t like, man. I’ve seen it at O’s games a lot, Baltimore fans are ruthless and don’t give a shit if you’re from out of town with your family. I will say, the O’s fans are much more behaved when it comes to that kind of shit than the Ravens fans. Football brings the failed high school athlete out of every beer-bellied dipshit. You can’t even go to a Ravens game as a Baltimoron without the potential for getting into it with someone.

I went to Baltimore when I was a teen for a game because they were playing regular season finale series against the O's and that never happened. So my parents drove to Baltimore and we watched 3 of the 4 games that weekend. It was before the Orioles were better...

There were no Orioles fans.

 

[Jon]

I’ve never had any issues with orioles’ fans. They’ve always been respectful and seemed more like baseball fans than psychopaths like they are in Boston or Philly

They call them "passionate."