The MLB Thread

[daveshookme]

Minor league team won 100 games last year and took a cheating Houston team to game 7 of the ALCS.

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

Minor league team won 100 games last year and took a cheating Houston team to game 7 of the ALCS.

I don’t know how they did it. Extend DJ and Urshela for life.

[mr. testaverde]

the rules of baseball, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/dail...-baseball-2020

good for a few laughs

[Dannyyankou]

The Marlins have the best record in baseball 🤔

[Roose13]

So, who wants to be the new bench coach in Oakland?

https://twitter.com/TommySledge/stat...26542812680192

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by Roose13

So, who wants to be the new bench coach in Oakland?

https://twitter.com/TommySledge/stat...26542812680192

I’m sure he didn’t mean it. I’m sure he got his signals crossed and was just making sure no one touched hands.

But that is still inexcusable.

[mthawk07]

Marlins are 7-1, just give them the trophy now.

[K270]

I wonder what type of suspensions are going to be handed out for the bench clearing brawl between Oakland and Houston?

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by K270

I wonder what type of suspensions are going to be handed out for the bench clearing brawl between Oakland and Houston?

Have to think Laureano from the A's and Castro from the Astros will get the heaviest suspensions.

[Roose13]

I do enjoy everyone taking shots at Houston though

[mthawk07]

Originally Posted by K270

I wonder what type of suspensions are going to be handed out for the bench clearing brawl between Oakland and Houston?

Suspend Houston for the season, give the A’s guy a raise.

[Roose13]

I like that outcome.

[Ascf33]

I like the meme where MLB give Joe Kelly 8 more games.

[K270]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

I like the meme where MLB give Joe Kelly 8 more games.

Missed that one. Can you link it please?

[daveshookme]

Jose Altuve goes 1 for 5 and still brings his batting average up.

[Ascf33]

Originally Posted by K270

Missed that one. Can you link it please?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfB0vyuWAAU_U3K.jpg

[mposey34]

Did the Yankees cut Gerrit Cole yet for using a substance on his fingers? I thought sure this board would be up in arms with the way y'all regard cheating

[neumdogg]

Originally Posted by mposey34

Did the Yankees cut Gerrit Cole yet for using a substance on his fingers? I thought sure this board would be up in arms with the way y'all regard cheating

So this is your schtick?

[neumdogg]

Also, has there been a full investigation of Cole?

[daveshookme]

I don't see any evidence of that. One slow-mo replay where it really doesn't look like it.

Also, let me know when it's team wide, and then they're told to knock it off, and then they implement systems to do it again, and in the playoffs, and hide it, and then lie about it, and then get caught, and triple down.

Pitchers have used pine tar for decades. Pineda did it a few years back and I'm pretty sure we condoned it then.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

the thing is, all teams cheat to gain an edge and generally the opposition looks the other way because they're doing it too. but dont be blatant about it, like the astros are apparently.

and dont put a giant glob of pine tar on your neck for all the world to see in HD when you're pitching at fenway. looking at you, mike pineda.

Originally Posted by daveshookme

I can’t and won’t disagree with the “everybody does it” take but if you get caught you gotta pay the price. I speed. Everybody speeds. If I get a ticket I pay it though. If we got caught cheating and had the title taken away yeah I’d be pissed but thems the rules.

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[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

So this is your schtick?

Some people are really just hell bent on being dumb. It's getting old.

[Ascf33]

Originally Posted by mposey34

Did the Yankees cut Gerrit Cole yet for using a substance on his fingers? I thought sure this board would be up in arms with the way y'all regard cheating

https://images.daznservices.com/di/l...0&w=1280&h=720

[daveshookme]

[neumdogg]

[Lee3691]

I'm not sure why there are so many disagreements, frankly. The Astros cheated, and have paid and are paid the price through a punishment that MLB decided upon. I live in Houston, and I have the joy of reminding family & friends here of the * quite often, but the rules of what is allowable cheating and what is non-allowable cheating is quite silly.

[mposey34]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

So this is your schtick?

pointing out hypocrisy and sarcasm are some of my favorite things

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfB0vyuWAAU_U3K.jpg

That's hilarious

[Roose13]

I wonder how many more teams will have incidents with Houston. It wouldn't shock me if we see one or two more this season.

What makes me confident is it is just so worth it during a bullshit 60-game season to just say fuck it, throw at Altuve’s head and get suspended for the rest of the season so you don’t contract COVID.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by Roose13

I wonder how many more teams will have incidents with Houston. It wouldn't shock me if we see one or two more this season.

What makes me confident is it is just so worth it during a bullshit 60-game season to just say fuck it, throw at Altuve’s head and get suspended for the rest of the season so you don’t contract COVID.

It's going to be real fucking tough. Yankees won't face Houston until the playoffs, if at all. Very very risky to be starting shit then, but tensions will be high and I can see things taking off if, like, the umps are blowing calls and other things are contributing.

Dodgers/A's have already had their say, which could certainly carry over to ensuing series' or games.