2024 MLB Season Thread
Nobody wants these games to start more than Mannfred.
Shohei just spoke to the media for the first time. In a prepared statement, he said:
-He never bet on baseball, or any other sport,
-He didn't know that Ippei lied to him, and that Ippei took the money from Shohei's account to pay his gambling debts
-He'll continue to cooperate with the investigation, and play as the investigation plays out.
If all that's true, then this is probably the best possible outcome for his reputation going forward. He's a naive star athlete who trusted the wrong person. It happens.
In any event, these games are about start! Last year, just like we all predicted, "Someone Else" came on strong in the playoffs, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks for the World Series. Can that happen again?
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ugh
enough bullshit start the game!
no wonder prices are so high everyone wants to avoid Smoltz.
Jfc how don't they take the best home plate umpires for the world series
Wtf is this guy watching
Verdugo If you're gonna field like Soto then hit like Soto
This ump is horrendous.
im glad home plate is in the middle of the screen
Was anybody hoping to hear anything about the pitcher "staying connected to his front side?"
Right now I'm wondering about Smoltz's politics for some reason. Pretty sure I want more reasons to hate him.
BOOOOM
Why are you letting this guy go three times through lol?
Ha! I bet the Yankees +189 when they got down 1-0. Smoltz started this inning with "he's done absolutely nothing to be considered to be taken out of the game." Next pitch single by Soto. Now the dinger. Byootiful. When they start laying the BS on too thick, it's almost like foreshadowing in a novel.
In the playoffs Stanton turns into judge and judge turns Into Stanton
Smoltz the other night :Roberts has done a great job managing these playoffs
Smoltz tonight: this is gonna be the first time In a long time Roberts is gonna have to make a tough decision
Well then I don't think he ****ing **** managing these playoffs
"Hey guys go score 46 runs in a 6 game series"
Pure genius!
Stanton is Reggie Jackson.
Yeah Stanton's OPS's in post-seasons run out like .650, .850, 1.400, 2.250, .650, 1.200. Not bad. No titles yet, right?
How come Don Mattingly never comes home to the Yanks? Was there bad blood when he left?
Incredible these **** tards announcing haven't mentioned Torres ****ing that up royaly to let Ohtani the GOAT get to third
He coached under Torre for a while. Then went to manage the Dodgers when the Yankees hired Girardi.
Yeah but when he left not getting the head coaching job I wondered if there was some bad blood over it so now he's on the merry go round everywhere else. I thought I saw him in the dugout is why I brought it up.
I swear these guys giving up runs in 1-run World Series games trying to be cool and refusing to play sound baseball is a joke. Ohtani should have been on first, not third. Two missplays.
With Ohtani on first we would have been treated to stolen base situation for Game 1 maybe.
Flip pinch hit for Judge.
That guy wanted to be the next Steve Bartman but the umpire saved him with a great call.
Imagine having to sit there in the front row with that ball with everyone around you knowing you just have the Yanks a home run.
But to be fair, in the moment it would be way too easy to make that mistake.
