MLB 2024

[Headache in a Suitcase]

also shout out to Ippei Mizuhara for taking the fall for so that MLB can have their Judge Ohtani circle jerk.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

From LOL to OMG: Why the Mets' incredible run is the start of something even bigger

When the next great powerhouse emerges in Queens, 2024 will be remembered as the year it all began.

www.espn.com

this made me feel slightly better.

 

[lazarus]

Gibby, meet Freddie!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Going into the 10th inning - Freddie Freeman was batting .645 with 4 homers over the last 2 years with the bases loaded, and Mookie Betts was a career 0 for 5 against Nestor.

So, obviously, big brains boone intentionally walked Betts.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

seriously though - MLB should ban them for life if the yankees (apparently) won't even ban them for a game. like - what are we doing here, folks? we're just going to let this go?

 

[phanan]

Seriously. And Betts could have been hurt on that play - notice how his wrist bends awkwardly while trying to hold on. Player safety anyone?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

looks like MLB is coming through after all, much to the chagrin of the Yankees and (apparently) ESPN.

 

[DaveC]

if they weren't both premium season-ticket buyers they would have been banned for life before they even got out of their seats.

 

[Hewson]

2 complete jackasses.

 

[lazarus]

They were literally bragging about it. No shame.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

espn also did this - or at least a reporter for them did



a beaut!

 

[DaveC]

congrats Dodgers - 36 years is a long time between championships.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It's time, Juan. It's time.

 

[DaveC]

It's time, Juan. It's time.

 

[MrPryck2U]

The Yankees had a pretty erratic season. This game was a microcosm of their entire season. If they're gonna get back to the World Series and win there should be plenty of changes. Aaron Judge is going to have the worst offseason of his career. All he'll think about is the error and the strikeouts. LA kicked their asses. They need to learn and grow from this. And so it begins: Will Soto sign with the Yankees?

 

[Hewson]

Fundamentals like who covers first on a grounder are the type of shit that gets worked on in spring training and becomes 2nd nature and pure reaction to properly prepared players. Don't see how Boone survives that disaster of a WS performance.

 

[phanan]

I'm so broken up that the Yankees lost...

 

[MrPryck2U]

Fundamentals like who covers first on a grounder are the type of shit that gets worked on in spring training and becomes 2nd nature and pure reaction to properly prepared players. Don't see how Boone survives that disaster of a WS performance.

Now that the Yankees have gotten a taste of the World Series again, Boone's firing could be a reality. But they've been playing it safe for years so I wouldn't be surprised to see him return. The question is who would replace him?

 

[MrPryck2U]

congrats Dodgers - 36 years is a long time between championships.

They won in 2020.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

They won in 2020.

Did they, though?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

NL is by far superior to the AL right now. The Yankees suck.

 

[lazarus]

That 5th inning meltdown by the Yankees was Chicago Cubs-level. Seemingly small mistakes all adding up to catastrophe.

Ironically, Garitt Cole didn't get charged with a single earned run. His failure to cover first base on that one play wasn't counted as an error, but surely he has to be responsible for at least one of those runs.

Baseball rules are weird.

 

[DaveC]

They won in 2020.

whatever that was, it definitely wasn't a world series championship.

 

[Hewson]

That 5th inning meltdown by the Yankees was Chicago Cubs-level. Seemingly small mistakes all adding up to catastrophe.

Ironically, Garitt Cole didn't get charged with a single earned run. His failure to cover first base on that one play wasn't counted as an error, but surely he has to be responsible for at least one of those runs.

Baseball rules are weird.

The runs are all unearned because without the errors, Betts would never have batted in the inning. If everything is clean, the Lux strikeout ends the inning. He theoretically could have given up 5 straight home runs to Betts through Kike Hernandez and all runs would still be unearned.

 

[lazarus]

What if he had been charged with an error, though? It's his fault the inning is prolonged, ergo he should be charged with runs that are scored after it?

 

[Hewson]

What if he had been charged with an error, though? It's his fault the inning is prolonged, ergo he should be charged with runs that are scored after it?

No. Again, in theory Betts (and actually Ohtani) should have not batted in the inning without the prior errors. Any runs after that point would be unearned no matter how they were scored.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Remember when Ohtani couldn't have known about his translator stealing money from him because he doesn't understand English?

 

[MrPryck2U]

That was totally 6 months ago. He don't need no stinkin' translator now.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Ok, so which team will Juan Soto sign with? I think it will be the Mets, but I wouldn't be surprised if he signed with the Yankees. The Yankees had all season to sell their organization to him. That was a huge advantage. The Mets owner is wealthy enough to land him. 60 mil a season?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I don't think Uncle Stevie will be out bid.

That's not to say he's definitely signing with the Mets. But I think they will put him in a situation where he'll have to turn down the most money to not sign with the Mets.