/mlb/ general - Report In Edition

>>74206692
Toughest division?

Only the indians are good. Even then they might not repeat what they did last year. The ALC is weak as well.

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We might surprise you

Probably not, though

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jints

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Mariners!

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doyers

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>all the white sox pre spring training news is hyping up the new prospects to insane levels

N-no way this is going to backfire on us r-ight?

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giants

>>74206754
Yeah, Sox just decapitated their roster and Royals core is aging, not to mention their pitching staff being gutted by two hard losses.

>>74206793
Aside from memechado, who on the team plays defense?

Also, I don't trust lelington Castillo.

>>74206901
>cuba cubans
>Japan japanese

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>>74206898
Hardy still has a glove, so long as his back doesn't decide to be angry. Outfield is still a crapshoot. I still trust Jonesy, but he isn't getting any younger, and right is gets a minor upgrade from Trumbo with Smith.
I don't quite trust Lelington either. Or that Ice Cream Sandwich is in the pipeline now. It's a long shot but maybe Caleb will pick himself up and get an RBI again. Maybe even TWO.
D does seem weaker than before, and who knows how pitching will turn up. Just want one more watchable season before Manny hitting FA.

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>>74206870
>tfw no qt asian jints gf

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>>74206870
A's

>>74206947
Just go to Vancouver

>>74206976
she wouldn't be a jints fan tho

>le hongcouver all asians xddddd

I hate that place more than most but kys

>>74206907
Nice

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>>74206993

>>74206993
as soon as the chinese become 20% of the population they'll start to control all facets of local politics. They'll never let anyone close to touching any of the money or power and you will have just given your country away

>>74206907
NL Central division champs tbqh

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>>74206901
Group A
1. Israel 2-0
2. Chinese Taipei 1-1 (.157 R/9)
3. South Korea 1-1 (.222 R/9)
4. Netherlands 0-2

The Dutch have already been eliminated
Basically the winner of South Korea-Taiwan goes through unless the Dutch rebound and beat Israel and then it goes to a tiebreaker

Group B
1. Cuba 2-0
2. Japan 0-1
3. Australia 0-1 (.888 R/9)
4. China 0-1 (1.111 R/9)

Basically Cuba and Japan are the frontrunners we all thought they would be

>>74206914
It's for administrative purposes

>>74207046
t. insecure shut-in armchair demographic analyst

>>74207074
>>74206901
God bless you wbc bro

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>Jerry Remy (RemDawg) @Jerry_Remy 1h1 hour ago
>I've been diagnosed with cancer again but it's under control. If you would like to read the interview go to:

NESN is LITERALLY giving Jerry cancer (again) to make him retire.

On a serious note, Remy's had it rough. Cancer multiple times, son's a literal murderer...And now NESN has an excuse to shove Lyons in our face every chance they get.

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Here we are in the vital Game 6 between Korea and Taiwan
Winner moves on, loser goes home
It's 1-1 going into the top of the 9th

Also in Tokyo it's tied 2-2 between China and Australia in the middle of the 5th

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>>74207170
Bottom of the tenth now
Should I keep track to see how everything goes and retrospectively award the winner based on the new extra innings rule or just leave it as it is?

>>74206754
In 2014 it was the best division
Having the best teams In baseball, Cubs were bad, pirates were bad and so were the ALE

>>74207074
Israel is stacked

What is amazing is that the Indians rebuilt their team In only 3 years
From 2010-2013 they were bad, they rebuilt so quickly and with the right players they became the best AL team
Trades such as Jake Westbrook for Kluber, cliff lee for carrasco, sabathia for Michael Brantley, the team rebuilt its core in less than 2 years and just needed a manager to get them to the top, everyone they drafted in the past 7 years has worked out, the Indians front office is one of the best in baseball and has been for the past 10 years, Dolan may not have spent money, but he knew where to spend it and how much he should spend, the Indians are the model baseball team that every owner should look at for a rebuild

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Have you guys congratulated the Yankees on their newest top Shortstop prospect yet?

>>74207282
It's a girl

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>>74207186
Group A
1. Israel 2-1 (1-0 vs KOR)
2. South Korea 2-1 (0-1 vs ISR)
3. Chinese Taipei 1-2 (1-0 vs NED)
4. Netherlands 1-2 (0-1 vs TPE)

So even though they lost to the Dutch, Israel top the group
Korea won on a walkoff single in the 10th to move on to Pool E with Israel
Taiwan goes home but secures qualification for 2023 (if it happens)
Netherlands go home with only a moral victory

Group B
1. Cuba 2-0
2. Japan 1-1 (.277 R/9)
3. China 1-1 (.667 R/9)
4. Australia 0-2

>the city of shitposters

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>>74207286
>implying

>>74207312
It actually makes more sense than the show, the fact that a non Hispanic woman is in the MLB before a Hispanic woman makes no sense

>>74207166
>Remy and his wife Phoebe have three children, Jared, Jordan, and Jenna.
>Jared worked for the Red Sox as a security guard, but was fired in 2008 after another guard told the State Police that Jared had sold him steroids. On August 16, 2013, Jared was arrested in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel, a charge he pleaded guilty to on May 27, 2014. Remy was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole.
>Jordan was selected by the Red Sox in the 49th Round of the 1999 MLB draft. In 2010 he was charged with indecent assault and battery.
>Jenna was arrested on July 25, 2013, for disorderly conduct, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest, wanton malicious defacement, and misdemeanor breaking and entering after she broke into her ex-boyfriend's home.

i don't think this man is very good at raising children tbqh w/ u Joe

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>>74207312
>mfw she could realistically break into our current rotation

>>74207256
We were bad from 2008-2012. A lot of the current core that wasn't drafted came from trades around 2008-09. Even so, that rebuild came a year after being a win away from the WS in 07. 08 so many guys got hurt and basically forced a rebuild by 09 due to expiring contracts. Indians do have a lot of talent when it comes to scouting, drafting, and trading. Previously we went through a full rebuild from 2002-04. There's some good people in place behind the scenes

>>74207256
They also have the longest championship drought. Funny how that works eh?

>>74207367
That's mostly because of blowing games in the postseason, realistically the Indians have what it takes to win for the next 3 years

>>74207367
As far as this season goes, the Indians and the Mets are the only legitimate teams that can beat the Cubs. Maybe the Red Sox if their 7 aces don't diarrhea on the mound in the postseason.

>>74207445
Healthy mets > Indians > Red sox

That would be my order in who can beat the cubs. The red sox rotation is overrated as fuck. Don't get me wrong the red sox will be amazing but it won't be because of their rotation.

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I want to point out the ridiculous nature of the tiebreakers in the WBC

Instead of the double-elimination format they had in 09 and 13, they've got this shitty group play
Instead of relying totally on stupid tiebreakers, there's a playoff game, but it's only relevant if there's a tie between 3 teams, and the playoff is only between 2
To go from 3 to 2 there's stupid tiebreakers, including one about earned runs
How is that a relevant statistic for a tiebreaker?

>>74207467
Lol mets won't stay healthy especially now since Bartolo is gone

>canadian opinions

yawn

>>74207467
The Mets offense and bullpen are pretty weak compared to Cleveland's. The rotation is a tossup

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need to meme harder than ever before
i still believe

>>74207494
Let's see if carrasco can stay healthy

>>74207666
Why wouldn't he? He was hurt because he took a line drive off the wrist

>>74207700
Fuck I'm retarded I meant to say Salazar. Carrasco was a freak accident.

>>74207595
Who even is the ace of the Royals now? Or the Marlins, for that matter

>>74207712
Danny Duffy probably, he was pretty good until he got tired

i just moved to norcal

which team has the best qts

athletics or giants?

Who's the best pitcher in the league right now?

>>74207738
You're in luck if you like trannies or hobos

>>74207801
Hendricks

>>74207706
Salamander's arm concerns me a little. But we still have quite a few young guys who could step in if he's not 100%

I predict the Cubs will make the playoffs again.

>>74207831
That's a spicy take

Bryce Harper is the best player in baseball.

Try to disprove me without memes, shitposting, and him being 100% injured last season and still gutting through it as hard as he can by being a team player.

If you attempt to use stats you are only allowed to use his 2015 season for reference.

>>74207856

>100% injured

Athletes are almost never at 100%.

>>74207856
>guys look, I can shitpost about baseball

>>74207312
I love how the actress who plays this role is not even semi athletic looking.

> no apparent arm strength
> no thicc

>>74207866
But with all the work Bryce puts in his body is already hurting more than anyone else.

His training schedule is so intense I'd be surprised if any other player could keep up with him.

Must have faltered last year but I can guarantee another unanimous MVP this year and a World Series ring

>>74207856
> hitting the ball is the only part about baseball that matters

Hes a terrible defensive player. Thats why he plays right field. Generally speaking the weakest defender is in right. Exceptions: Ichiro and Heyward.

>>74207882
she is like Oral Hersieiser with tits.

i think they had he throw a screwball and coaches ban that IRL since it rapes kids arms

>>74207904
Except he's the best offensive player in the game and the best on the bases..

Even if you call him a bad defender (he isn't. fuck off Mike we all know it's you) he still makes up for it with his offense

Cubs fans, doesn't it feel good to no longer have to say, "There's always next year"?

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tfw your college team sucks ass this year

>>74207801
That's a stupid question. Log off and never return.

>>74207930
No he really is a bad defender. You must not watch his games. He struggles hard to make what would be routine for elite defenders.

> best on base
who is billy hamilton

>>74207930
Mike Trout is better than Bruce Hopper.

>>74207951
I watch all his at bats. I don't appreciate you calling out my baseball knowledge, Mike.

Who the fuck is Billy Hamilton lol
>>74207957
This is just a false statement that doesn't need an in-depth response from me.

>>74207966
> doesnt know who billy hamilton is
Literally the fastest guy in the mlb, was 2nd in stolen bases.

>>74207966
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2016-batting-leaders.shtml

see this. Everything says 'trout'

>>74207966
>I'm wrong so I'll just pretend like it's not true
laughingsluts.jpg

>>74207312

I'd give her a louisville slugger, if you understand what Im hinting at hear

>>74207940

>this year

>>74207988
Well he'll be 3rd when Bryce steal 149 this year lol
>>74208001
How many unanimous MVPs does Mike Trout have?
>>74208003
Stop changing your IP, Michael.

>>74208053
Unanimous NL MVPs***

>>74208053
According to my calculations Trout's 2 MVP > Hoppers 1. I'll admit it took me a little bit to do the math and double check my answer but I'm confident that it's correct.

>>74208072
My last name is Harper.

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one of these men is a former MVP, ROTY, the most marketable young player in baseball, and just asked for a $400million contract

the other is steve pearce

>>74207932
They wouldn't know, they haven't been here a year yet

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I kinda fucked up the Canada-Dominican Game, but I don't think it should matter that much

Also Mexico gets revenge on Italy for 2013

>>74208191
Kek

>>74208277
neato

Wait, did the world baseball classic start already?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SarV9ngeoh0

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Austfalia lost to China then mercy ruled Cuba. What the fuck?

Also Japan squeaked out a win against China to move on to Pool E

China somehow avoids last place and relegation again while Australia goes home with a nice win but full of regret

>>74208379
No, just my simulation

Is beer bucket catching an sport?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTNdljf-2ys

>>74208533
>that fucking ovation from the crowd

Will Schilling get into the HoF?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmd048WXK-8

>>74208620
HEY

There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're traveling with me....

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>>74208724
hey now, hey now
don't dream it's over...

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mlb.com/news/article/215288866/buster-posey-tops-top-10-catchers/

hmmmm

>>74208917

fuck, I though the m was just for mobile

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/215288866/buster-posey-tops-top-10-catchers/

I did it lads, I went the whole day yesterday without posting on /mlb/

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>>74208449
Pool C
1. United States 1-0 (.111 R/9)
2. Dominican Republic 1-0 (.222 R/9)
3. Colombia 0-1 (.555 R/9)
4. Canada 0-1 (.667 R/9)

The US played an uncomfortably close game with Colombia, which falls in every game in this meme tournament

Pool D
1. Venezuela 1-0 (.111 R/9)
2. Mexico 1-0 (.555 R/9)
3. Puerto Rico 0-1 (.222 R/9)
4. Italy 0-1 (.667 R/9)

Venezuela gets a leg up in the race for advancing

>>74208917
>>74208934
DG is seething right now

at long last, the Adam Lind sweepstakes is at an end

>>74209338
>yfw they trade him to the whos for drob

>>74209357
absolute madness

but in all seriousness, isn't there a rule against trading recently signed FAs?

>>74209425
You have to wait at least 3 hours after signing them before you trade them.

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Thoughts?

>>74209450
>Angels

>>74209450

>Rags

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>>74209450
>Angels

>>74209450
Angels wat?

>>74209450
This image is so fucking convoluted

>>74206864
Of course not, it'll be like that Philadelphia Eagles team that won the superbowl.

Reminder that all leafs are retarded casuals.

>>74206870
I'm gonna be in Tokyo soon as a study abroad program. I'm excited to see the Giants who are a short train ride from campus.

>>74209450
>analslime
>dbags
>open window

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Break this down for me, /mlb/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsl5KcQ0lEg

>>74209631
>US good
>Leafs bad
Pretty simple

>>74209450
>mariners
l m a o

>>74209631
dirty af slide
deserved to get a fist of fives

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>>74209017
Pool C:
1. United States 2-0
2. Dominican Republic 1-1 (1-0 vs CAN)
3. Canada 1-1 (0-1 vs DOR)
4. Colombia 0-2

Freddie Freeman demolishes Colombia while the US gets their first win over a upper tier opponent since beating Japan in 06

Colombia is not out just yet
The next games are DR vs Colombia and Canada at USA
Here's the scenarios:
>DR win, USA win
USA and DR advance
>COL win, USA win
USA advance, tiebreaker game between top 2 1-2 teams, likely DR vs Canada
>DR win, CAN win
3 2-1 teams tie, top 2-1 team advances (probably DR) and other 2 play tiebreaker (probably CAN at USA)
>COL win, CAN win
Canada and USA advance

This is unnecessarily complicated

Pool D:
1. Venezuela 2-0
2. Puerto Rico 1-1 (1-0 vs MEX)
3. Mexico 1-1 (0-1 vs PUR)
4. Italy 0-2

The advancement scenarios are similar to Pool C

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>>74209450
STOP FUCKING SLEEPING ON THE JAYS

THE TEAM IS BASICALLY UNCHANGED WE JUST ADDED STEVE "THE FUCKING GOAT" PEARCE AND A DUDE WHO HIT THIRTY BOMBS PLAYING AT THE ROYLELS AIRPORT-SIZED PARK

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>74209746
>beating the rags in the alds is an accomplishment in canadia

>>74209746
I'm sure that Morales's two weeks where he plays good will be phenomenal for the Jays

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DUDE WAR LMAO

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>>74208053
This is some quality shit posting leaf

>>74209769
he plays absolutely lights out for those two weeks. he bats .750 for those two weeks

then he bats .137 and hits into double plays for a month or two but that's why we extrapolate stats

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What's their endgame?

>>74209927
Trying to be competitive again by 2019 when the FA market will explode with talent.

That will all be bought by the yankees.

>>74209927
Move to Albuquerque

>>74209927
Win a world series
like every other team in the league

>>74209631

>rags

>>74209943
> White sox spending money
highest of laughs

>>74209961
Nah Reinsdorf wont move them.

He already said he wants to win another world series before he dies cause 2005 was so long ago now. He's putting all his chips in the sox now and forgetting the Bulls.

>>74209927
move to Montreal

>>74209979
Ita highest of laughs when KW was GM but now that Hahn is in and Jerry had more motivation to spend, it may be a different story when the big names like Machado, Donaldson, and others will be for the taking. Add them to a hopefully almost complete roster with guys like Moncada and Anderson and it gives them. A high chance of finally returning to the postseason for the first time since 08.

Hahn detailed and hinted towards this during Soxfest. It seems like a solid plan.

>>74209450
Are they trying to say that the playoff teams this year will be
>Angels
>Astros
>Mariners
>Indians
>Red Sox

>Mets
And whatever the fuck they're trying to say about the NL West and Central? 6/10 teams are legit playoff contenders my ass

>>74210048
At the very least, its a better plan for the future than the one theyve been having

>dunn
>roos
>smarch
>James "James Shields" Shields

What would be worse, a DH who can't hit? Or a shortstop who can't field

>>74210086
Shortstop who can't field

>>74210086
Id say both are equally pathetic

>>74210086
The shortstop.

>>74210086
A DH who can't hit. Derek Jeter was one of the worst fielding SS of all-time, yet his offense helped carry him to being a top ten SS of all-time (based on WAR). A DH that sucks at hitting doesn't have any other opportunities to prove his value.

>>74208573
No, he will be one of the few people that won't get in solely based on their caustic personality.

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>>74210086
Weve had both

>avishit
>coats
>alexei

Both pretty bad but SS who cant field is worse cause botched DPs can cause huge innings as we all know from experience

>>74209450
Bad.

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>>74209732
Japan and Korea get off to fast starts to second round action

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Mets

>>74210117
>speaks against and doesnt condone degeneracy
>this makes him caustic
wtf mlb hof

>>74210086
arcade league pls go

>it's a 'free outs babby league punches up' episode
cancel it

>>74210178
he got kicked off the little league world series broadcast team.
There's no coming back from that.

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>>74210268
> AL babies cant even win at their own game
SAD!
Plus as you saw this post season the cubs pitchers can hit the ball just fine. In fact if anything some DH's are free outs. Really makes you think.

>>74210315
you do realize the cubs only won the world series because of the DH, right?

>>74210325
> you in charge of reading comprehension
yes thats what I said you inbred low IQ no strategy having invalid.

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>legit top 3 rotation in the AL and no more dickey
>legit MVP candidate in Donaldson
>bullpen that can only have improved
>good depth across the board

>joey bats gonna bounce back and hit at least 40 bombs
>morales will be amazing for a full THREE weeks this year and bat only slightly worse than EE the rest of the time
>sanchize gonna win the sly young
>my boy zeke going to have an incredible breakout year
>steve pearce will break the hit streak record
>smoakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk permanently assigned to a dumpster

you literally cannot explain why the jays aren't a guaranteed wildcard lock if not division winners when the red cucks rotation inevitably implodes and dookie bustts joins bustgaerts and jackie bustley jr back in bustville. you faggots just hysterically want canada to be bad. you literally have no arguments as to why this team won't win at least 90 games

>the babby league thinks selecting a right or left handed batter to come off the bench is considered strategy
>IN THIS VERY THREAD
l m a o you c a n n o t make this shit up

Donaldson*

>>74210365
> red sox rotation imploding
Thats a pretty hopeful implication. With the yanks on the rise and orioles still competitive itll be tough for you guys. We shall see

>>74210365
Steve Pearce

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>>74210377
Remind me again what happened when righty david "grandpa" ross came in to hit against lefty Andrew miller?

>>74210395
>yanks on the rise
le extrapolated stats man and Me Crushem the wild swinging ogreboy
>on the rise

>>74210407
boys town

>>74210407
I didnt bother watching the world series. Got any other examples?

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>>74210414
How could you even argue the yanks wont be pretty good this year? they have the #1 rated farm system atm, some amazing prospects they just received and got throw really really fast man. Youre being willfully ignorant if you say otherwise.

>>74210435
>#1 rated farm system
brought to you by the same people who brought you WAR and UZR
it's a lateral move from dungeons and dragons at this point

>>74210395
stankees are fucking nothing. one good pitcher and a whole lot of impending busts. orilols only got by with an incredibly unsustainable amount of dingers and a closer very much overdue for regression.

look at the red sux rotation

>le angry jersey cutting man
>david price
>117 million gifted cry youngs
>le pinch running kekleballers
>le one pitch babby league man

yeah that shit's definitely gonna live up to expectations

>>74210433
miggy montero came in and hit a grand slam as a lefty off a righty in nlcs game 1.

The stats for LvR or RvL are astronomically in favor of those match up. You have to be retarded or know nothing about how breaking balls work.

>>74210435
the yankees have 1 (one) good starting pitcher and a pretty whatever lineup.

prospects and a good farm system is fine and dandy, but in the upcoming season they're going to be mediocre at best.

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>>74210170
Name a better sport than basedball

Pro-tip: you fucking CAN'T

>>74210455
Fuck off leaf youre just meme spouting and have no fucking argument. I fucking hate blue jays fans cause you have baseball knowledge like an 8 year old has political opinions. Cant wait to watch the jays get molly whopped this season. Fucking trash ass team cant even sign FAs properly.

>>74210483
>i can't argue so you're memespouting

canada's going to contend again and there's nothing you can do about it except cry

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>>74209732
>>74210169
Colombia was so close to causing some chaos but alas fell in 11 innings

Italy has managed to cause chaos however.
Got an 8 run lead in the 7th and had to hang on at the end. This advances Venezuela

Now it's Canada vs USA and Mexico vs Venezuela
Canada wins causes everything to go to a tiebreaker, otherwise the US and DR advance
Mexico advances with a win, and with a loss it goes to a tiebreaker which they and Puerto Rico advance over Italy unless Venezuela scores 16 runs.

>>74210491
Ive given my argument and all you have said was 'no' and made extremely bold implications which have no statistical basis behind other than you are upset. Please start arguing anytime.

Will the Winjuns win 100 games this season?

http://www.strawpoll.me/12333697
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>>74210491
>going to contend again
when has canada ever been in serious championship contention? the mid-90s?

your best hitter is in cleveland, your bullpen is full of question marks, and your outfield is an offensive graveyard. jash danulson can't carry your entire offense by himself

>>74210512
>the yanks are good

fantastic fucking argument retard, even your countryman called you out on your bullshit. nice statistical basis

stay very very mad, don't even @ me again

>>74210518
Kendrys Morales put up .9 WAR last season, that is ELITE

So what's with this pact between the Cubs and Royals to just swap players?

>>74210539
Roylels just signing Wood so they can trade him for a prospect probably

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>>74207940
bitch ( or if from middle east bich) we 16-1 in the conference, 9-0 at home. leading the confrence

>>74210523
That still doesnt explain the orioles and red sox you dumb ass moose fucker. Thats his opinion on the yanks. Like I said we shall see. Youre implying all grand things to happen like its probable, only then to get the jays into a wild card spot. Youre completely fucking deluded to the point of no arguing. Yanks have a shot to be good, saying theyre going to be total shit is a bold faced lie. Doesnt mean theyre winning a world series you dense cunt.

>>74210395
>>74210435
My posts

>>74210518
>2015 wasn't serious championship contention
>two straight ALCS appearances isn't serious championship contention

"contending" doesn't mean "win at least 3 games during a world series", it means have a solid shot to go the eries. baseball is wild and unpredictable as fuck, we could easily be living in a timeline where toronto just won 2 more back-to-back WS and where the cusb got knocked out by the jints in the NLDS. were the 2001 mariners not serious championship contenders?

>>74210550
enemy of my enemy is a friend.
> royals hate sox
> cubs hate sox
>cubs hate cards
> royals hate cards.

Pretty obvious

>>74210573
to be fair you monkeys were going 100% apey that you managed to beat a pedophile jackoff team
where's the rings jacques

>>74210571
wait so my predictions and implications are invalid and make you mad, but your implication that the stankees can possibly be good with 1 (ONE) decent starting pitcher is totally okay.

>saying a team with literally one starting pitcher is going to be bad is a bold-faced lie

like I said, don't @ me

>>74210573
>were the 2001 mariners not serious championship contenders?
they won one game in the ALCS and reached their record by beating up on the two trash teams at the bottom of the ALW. they were a massive paper tiger, so no, they were not serious championship contenders.

the blue jays choked to a small-ball team in 2015 and then got embarrassed by the indians, they were never realistically going to win the world series in either of those years. just because the AL is top heavy doesn't mean that the blue jays were EVER a threat to win it all.

>>74210585
we swept a literal pedo faggot team that spent the entire previous offseason getting mad at a bat flip and subsequently sucker punching the dude that flipped it thinking they weren't going to see us for the rest of the season. it felt pretty good tbqh

we will forever have more rings than the >rags

>>74210607
remember when half of your fans were happy to see le batflip man off the team this offseason

that was epic lulz for the win

>>74210593
nice revisionist history retard. they certainly could've realistically won in either of those years, just because you say so doesn't make one of the last 4 remaining teams a complete write off in any particular year.

the fucking dbags won the 2001 WS with a 92 win season against the stankees. shit is unpredictable as fuck

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If the Cubs win again this year do they go from good guys to bad guys?

>>74210638
Easily

>>74210630
The Blue Jays were an incomplete team, and got to the ALCS because they played another incomplete team in the Wild Card game, and a perennial choker in the ALDS. Don't act like they had any real chance at beating the Cubs.

>>74210593
The 2001 Mariners won literally every series they played that year up until the ALCS.

>>74210627
>ebin armchair GMs since 2015 glad to see a franchise icon just walk away

these are opinions I laugh at, not acknowledge

>>74210086
A SS who can't field is pretty useless unless he has a hell of a bat, plays in one of the media hubs of the country, and can convince his fans and reporters his negative value defense is good by doing pointless jump throws on routine plays

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>>74210498
In the end there's no chaos

Canada gets blown out while Mexico clinches a spot with a win

Canada gets to stay with the big boys while Colombia must go back to qualification

Meanwhile Italy stays in the top tier and Puerto Rico is relegated

>>74210315
Cubs pitchers got outhit in the Eries by the Indians'

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>>74210638
>tfw Soler is gone

At least he got a ring.

>>74210630
>revisionist history
>the blue jays couldn't beat a royals team with a worse pitching staff than the mets, so they would have won the world series
>the mets completely shut down the cubs' similar offense but they wouldn't have shut the blue jays
>the blue jays couldn't beat a dark horse team with a worse offense than the cubs, so they would have beaten the cubs who were a superior team in all facets of the game


what's it like being fucking retarded?

>>74210668
>rags

>>74210668
who said they would have? is everything set in stone? you're trying to deny the possibility that things could've played out entirely differently with extrapolated comparative stats? can you tell me what it's like to be fucking retarded?

>>74210638
Silly anon, the Cubs were never the good guys

>Me: Is that Soler behind the batting cage?
>Ned: They sell programs at the front gate, you know.
>Spring Training has begun.

ned yost best girl

the chicago cubs sent a man into the witness protection program because he caught a foul ball

>>74210724
This is revisionist history. He's still living in Chicago just fine. He even gets fan mail now.

>>74210738
>13 years after the fact

>things that literally happened are revisionism

wew

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>>74210701
>3-1

>>74206864
Anime?

>things happened and therefore other things were sure to happen

w e w

rougned odor sent a man to the hospital with one punch

>>74210764
He never went to WP, and he's a Chicago icon. This is revisionist, and blatantly false. I personally have sent him fan mail to help bring him back into the public sphere. We love him.

a manlet literally called stink sucker punching a dude is literally the greatest moment in rags history

>>74210800
An overrated old man flipping a bat is literally the greatest moment in jays history

>>74210810

wouldnt it be winning the world series?

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mfw da os win the ale

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tfw the rags and blowgays will both miss the postseason

>>74210810
>>74210800
Both your teams are shit.

>win something 4 decades ago
>think it still matters
baseball has a problem

>>74210810
no, that would be winning the world series. twice in a row. and walking off the second one with a home run

nice try though kek

>>74210830

>establish a team in 1961
>have literally never won a world series in that timespan

>>74210830
Whats the point of winning then?

AL > NL

>>74210838
Lol the Cubs have more rings than the blue jays faggot

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New to this board here can someone please explain to me what is the point of shaming fans who root for bad teams?

Is the endgame for them to stop rooting for their team and become a bandwagoners and switch over to your/or a winning team? What's the point of that?

Shouldn't fans of bad teams be praised for their loyalty and commitment while bandwagoners be constantly subjected to ridicule and vitriol because of their focus and attachment on only winning teams?

Why is this place so backwards?

Who is best girl /mlb/?

>>74210895

Rei

>>74210879
finally something we can all agree on

>>74210899
garbage taste faggot detected, probably a rags fan

>>74210893
Go root for the red sox rasy fan

>>74210893
it's called banter m7

>>74210913

wrong on both counts

>>74210893
It's just autism and people trying hard to fit in here. Most of them are handegg faggots.

>>74210893
I don't want more bandwagoners for my team. I just want to make them feel bad for choosing to root for their shitty team

>>74210893
a big red down arrow ahaha

>>74210920
I would never switch. Especially not afyer what we did to them during 77-1.

>>74210921
But whats the endgame?

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That red C Cleveland logo is so fucking boring. Wahoo is best logo

>>74207282
>>74207286
Is this a fucking joke?

>>74210939
>I don't want more bandwagoners for my team
>their shitty team

That doesn't make any sense

>>74210939
>choosing

>>74210772
Doesn't really bother me as much as lifelongs think it does. Reason being is we didn't blow leads late or fail to produce a bunch of key situations, we were just flat out of starting pitching. Too many injuries. I was amazed with how far we got as it was and am looking forward to a healthier 2017. And yes I get that lifelongs are new to sports and it's fun to meme about >3-1

>>74210954

I am TRIGGERED by this logo

Please delete it before I report you to the NAACP

>>74210952
See
>>74210931
Its autism.
Just worse now that handegg is over.

>>74210964
It's fucking sports, get used to it safe space cuck

>>74210939

>choosing

????

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>>74210954
This. Fuck Jewfred

>>74210975
mad af
>>74210966
>NAACP
>caring about anyone besides dindus

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>>74210954
wahoo is racist

bring back the cleveland spiders

>>74210983
>his team hasn't won an Eries since 1948

Not even mad bruh, just stating a desu that your shitty team got BTFO after 3-1, and therefore it will be memed accordingly.

Syndergaard lookin' t h i c c

>>74210943
Good post.

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>>74210939
>choosing to root for their shitty team
wat

>>74210995
Clearly you are mad though. It's ok lifelong, maybe after you watch your first baseball game you'll figure out it's not for you and go back to watching the Warriors and Cowboys

>>74210939
>choosing to root for their shitty team

What do you have against shitty teams, anon

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>>74210939
>I just want to make them feel bad for choosing to root for their shitty team
>choosing

>>74210939
>choosing
Lifelong gay cubs fan detected.

/mlb, Which expansion franchise is the most successful overall?

>>74211033

for me, its the Phillies

yknow, theyve been around since the 1800s

>>74210939
2/10 heres your
>(You)

>>74211033
mets or royals
Marlins won 2 rings within 10 years of being a franchise but they've been shit for years

>>74211033
Marlins

>>74210992
>change the name
>uh, just have the block C
If they get rid of Wahoo they better change the name. If they change the name they better get a better fucking primary symbol than a goddamn C

>>74210939
>choosing

>>74210939
>choosing to root for their shitty team

Put your trip back on mo'Lester

>>74211033
1. Mets
2. Royals
3. Marlins
4. Angels
5. Blue Jays
6. Diamondbacks
7. Padres
8. Rangers
9. Astros
10. Rays
11. Rockies
12. Brewers
13. Mariners
14. Expos/Nationals

>>74210893

Because autism

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Injuns desu

>>74210960
>>74210963
>>74210980
>>74211012
>>74211020
>>74211029
>>74211046
>>74211081
>>74211085
t. samefagging whos """fans""" who can't justify why they hate their shitty team

get good faggots

>>74211087
rags are dead last and it's not even close
the way in which they lost 2011 puts them below the teams that haven't even gotten to an eries it was that bad

>>74211098
>lifelong is this mad that he deflects to the whos
l e l

>>74211098
>get rekt hard
>must be a samefag

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>>74211111

>>74211111
Quints confirm

Lifelongs btfo. Wonder what team they'll CHOOSE to be a fan of next year?

>>74211111
>REKTGET

How does it feel to be a fucking failure.

>>74211106
Because you're an irrelevant team that serves no purpose in the league. You have the worst ballpark AND ballpark name in baseball and your fans on /mlb/ are the most worst on /sp/ who use anime as a fucking coping mechanism, as if you couldn't be any more degenerate than that. If there was a team that we could contract for baseball, you'd be among the first in consideration, fucking faggot.

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>>74211129
>being this mad

>>74211129
I'm not even a who's fan
You're just extremely mad and incredibly butthurt

>>74211150
Guy looks like he hasn't even gotten laid in his life and he's above 30.

Are all Whos """fans""" this pathetic in life?

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>>74211000
nice trips

>>74211156
>when backed into a corner, the lifelong gay cubs fan will immediately and continously attack whos fans like a deranged obsessed lunatic

>>74211153
What shitty team do you root for then, faggot?

>>74211156
You sure love talking about a team you hate
Are you obsessed?

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>>74211129
>hating on anime
Problem?

>>74211166
My team has won a World Series, your team hasn't been relevant since 12 years ago.

You deserve to be bantered hard here. Literally no one but Whos fans like themselves for being the miserable sad sacks of shit they are. They're mocked for the best reason of all, because they're weeby losers IRL who have a losing team. It's the perfect punching bag for this general, that's you, get used to it, faggot.

>>74211190
>My team since October 2016
ftfy

>>74211190
>still being this mad
Someones triggered hard

Flat bill > Curved bill > Snap back

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Did mo'Lester forget his trip or something?

>>74207166
It paves way for ECK tho

>>74211170
Nope, just stating the truth desu.

>>74211184
Yeah, it's hilarious how a loser team is obsessed with loser things such as anime. You don't see Cubs fans act like virgins like Whos fans do. The only people who root for the Whos that have a chance at getting white women are South Side niggers who only wear Whos gear for fashion, which somehow you mistake as actual baseball fans.

>>74211208
t. Nigger/wigger

its like a concentrated form of autism

>>74211216
>nope, I'm not obsessed with the whos
>continues to talk about the whos
You sure showed me

I admire whos fans for actually showing their faces still despite their team being irrelevant. And they show up in their gamethreads too.

When's the last time you saw a twins or brewers or diamondbacks or padres fan anywhere here?

You have exactly 1 minute to tell me why the Cubs and Rangers won't both make it to the World Series.

Protip: No one can stop either of them.

>>74211226
This whole thread you mean? Or we just hit a level even higher than that?

>>74211241

the texas rangers got swept in 4 games by the toronto blue jays, with (if memory serves) Yu darvish being pulled before the 5th inning in his start

>>74211236
MAUER used to come here a lot. Don't know what happened to him though. The Padres have that new fan here now that chargers moved

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>my team just won the Eries
>and it only took them 108 years

>>74211236
Twins fan here, I'm one of the few who posts in game threads when they're up in support for them. Don't know why a lot of them are here though. Only one who likes baseball over handegg here.

Give props to M's fans too. There are always a lot of them here regardless how good or bad the team is and they have some of the comfiest gamethreads of any active team.

>>74211285
Meant to say

Aren't here***

Of any super active /mlb/ fanbase**

>>74211262
We got 1 Twins trip here (Firearm) and he's pretty cool but for some reason he isn't on so much

>>74211285
>M's fans
There's one guy that stayed for the offseason. All the rest of the Mariners """""""fans"""""" fucked off back to their true love in /nfl/ with the rest of the lifelong diehard 12s

What are the most active fanbases on /mlb/? The least active ones?

>>74211338
How come every time I come here during the offseasons there's like a lot of them here then?

>>74211262
>MAUER
DELET

I didn't need to remember that name.

>>74211343
There aren't