TEX:Adrian Beltre could begin season on DL
TOR:Blue Jays sign Chris Coghlan to minors deal
TB:Rays designate Nick Franklin for assignment
SF:Samardzija fires five shutout innings Friday
MLW:Anderson tosses five shutout one-hit frames
TEX:Hamels fires six shutout innings vs Royals
PIT:Tyler Glasnow named as Pirates fifth starter
CIN:Reds release outfielder Desmond Jennings
SF:Matt Cain earns final spot in Giants rotation
CLE:Kipnis (shoulder) says he's 'turned a corner'
CLE:Tito confirms Brantley will be on OD roster
COL:Rockies designate Jason Motte for assignment
>Sunday
Yankees @ Rays (1:10 EST)
Giants @ Diamondbacks (4:10 EST)
Cubs @ Cardinals (8:35 EST)
Obligatory
Would any of you make out with a guy for free opening day tickets? No homo of course.
>If krause can get in a HOF, then so can I
>>74988039
It's not gay of you're receiving something out of the deal.
>>74988039
One guy is too little of a number. Make it
THREEEEEEEEEEEE
Hourly reminder
>>74988039
I'll be front row home plate at the brewers home opener
>>74988005
Rockies.
>>74988071
How much did you pay for those tickets?
>>74988039
It's only gay if it's four dudes and you're not the one taking advantage of them
>>74988063
>Don't be a passive aggressive pussy.
I'm not surprised you want to stay away from pussy
Reply to this post with your ACES Opening Day statline (Phillies, Padres, Twins, Angels, Reds, and Brewers fans don't need to reply)
>7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 SO, 1 BB
Mets are going to make it to the world series
>>74988071
Bring a sign that's says /sp/
>>74988080
5 dollars.
>6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 10 K, 2 BB
>>74988101
>barves
7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 10 SO, 4 SB
>>74988134
Post the reddit mlb meetup pictures
>>74988024
What the fuck
I can't wait desu.
>>74988101
7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 SO, 2 BB
No decision
>>74988071
Sit next to the girl with big tits
>>74988164
Hey Ecuador, would you make out with three guys for free beer.
>>74988148
Barves will beat you on opening day.
>>74988164
>another Cubs fan
What would you do for free alcohol?
>>74988140
He's going to have a good year I think, but he should seriously keep the pitch counts low. We don't want to see him tear his elbow
>>74988181
my dubs say otherwise
>>74988105
>that phrasing
Hey so seeing as you already lost a World Series title to an AL Comedy Central team, feel like doing it again this season?
>>74988080
nothing...a friend of mine invited me on short notice after one of the guys they usually go with bailed (they're all in their 50s-60s)
>>74988134
I'll think about it. Kind of hesitant to explain what /sp/ is to a bunch of older professional men though.
>>74988181
No. They'll lose from meme magic and Bruce having some actual power. Plus no familia to blow a game
>>74988151
>Using Reddit
>Ever
>Mr. mo'Lester, how many kisses from gay guys does it take to rack up a $200 tab at the gay bar in Boystown
>mo: Let's find out
>a one
>a two
>a THREE
>THREE
>>74988202
They won't lose to a AL central team. Indians will blow it this year to be fair. You may have Lindor, kluber, Bauer, Miller, and others, but the pitching is a mix
>>74988176
front row amy is like 5 seats to the left of these seats
>>74988177
Sure, if I don't know them then it isn't gay.
>>74988183
Rob a liquor store.
Manfred should ban corporate names for ballparks desu.
>The Mariners now have matte batting helmets
BASED
>>74988215
Just say it's a place where people around the world talk about sports, and mess around and crack jokes
>>74988266
>Cubs fans
>>74988181
interestingly enough the mets had the best opening day record in all of baseball at one point. i think we've since lost it though
Gary Sanchez uses steroids
>>74988282
Purely conjecture. You're obviously just jealous of him.
Steroids should be mandatory for all players.
>>74988266
>Sure, if I don't know them then it isn't gay.
>lifelong fans keep proving stereotypes true
>>74988252
Relief pitching maybe, if we're not talking about Allen and Shaw on their good days or Miller. Carrasco, Salazar, and Tomlin are solid, more than Bauer though I think he'll have a career year this season. Outside of injuries like last season I don't see how they blow it.
>>74988282
*stays clean for his career*
*breaks your home run record*
>>74988305
We'll see what real gays have to say about all this.
>>74988282
That's not how you spell "the entire Cubs roster" or "Pilates"
>>74988323
*loses ROTY*
lol @ all of these buttblasted autists. The Cubs are going to 3peat, while y'all try to paint the Cubs fanbase as homosexual but fail in the process, much like your favorite baseball team.
>>74988319
Encarnarcion could be a fluke and just be a waste like Bruce was during the stretch, but you could also have the injury bug. Plus Brantley being a very flimsy player of sorts and kipnis hurt, it could be a very shaky year for the Indians. But you should win the division
>>74988361
Fulmer is shit. So are the tiggers.
>>74988361
*misses playoffs*
>>74988362
>people pretending to be me now
Lmao this is getting pathetic
The Cubs are going to easily cruise to the NLCS again, at the very least.
>>74988327
>It's only gay if he isn't an alcoholic
What kind of thought process is that?
>>74988379
You've been really dedicated these past few months, it is a little surprising that I have such a fan, even if you're a raging faggot.
>>74988282
as does jash donaldson and most baseball players tbqh
>>74988372
that makes sanshit and the stankees: _____
>>74988377
are you memeing as fulmer or sanchump now? I can't tell
>>74988385
>Easily cruise
The Mets exist and swept the Cubs when they had the same core minus zobrist
>>74988362
>3peat
I fucking see what you did there
Oh yeah, and what'd I tell ya'll, Russell hitting bombs this spring, gonna make Tulowiski his bitch and come up as the #1 SS, all at the age of 23.
>>74988408
it was actually the most lopsided NLCS win ever lol
Rags t bh
I feel this year will be allot like 95 and next year 96
AL MVP: Jose Altuve
AL CYA: Chris Sale
AL ROTY: Andrew Benintendi
AL MOTY: AJ Hinch
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL CYA: Clayton Kershaw
NL ROTY: Dansby Swanson
NL MOTY: Dusty Baker
>Two mo'Lesters in this thread
One more, and there will be free beer for everyone
I know I said top five
But I'm top two.
>>74988431
I don't know what kinda gay shit you're talking about, but in apehoop, 3peat has a distinct meaning.
>>74988459
>>74988459
I bet you get hard visualizing 3 dudes making out, eh?
>>74988459
shut up TY
youre such a fucking idiot
i bet if i sucked your dick you would like it
>>74988368
it'll be a Red Sox-Indians ALCS, and the Indians will probably win because >Price.
>>74988368
Brantley is back to form though (thank you jesus) and Kipnis is just on the DL for precautionary measures. Not that lying about players' health hasn't happened before, I don't think that's the case. As for Encarnación, even if he doesn't put up career average numbers he'll still be an improvement at first/dh. Indians also have lots of promising talent outside of Lindor (Ramírez, Naquin, Pérez, Diaz, and Zimmer who will show up in June most likely).
of course I'm biased
choose
>>74988442
>Murphy
Fuck him, but minus his power, he was a drain at second. Defense by him cost us a World Series win. Also, the Yankees sox series in '04 is lopsided as power slid faster then my life from watching the mets
Mariners!
>>74988301
Daniel Tosh? What are you doing here?
>>74988504
Good to see you accepting reality. Except you've got one thing wrong, the Red Sox will lose the ALDS. It'll be a Houston-Cleveland ALCS.
Texas Yankee is the uncle tom of trips.
>>74988385
Cubs will easily cruise into the division title and will easily drop their money into Manfred's bank account, but won't be able to meme back into the LCS
>>74988458
AL MVP: Gary Sanchez
AL CYA: Corey Kluber
AL ROTY: Andrew Benintendi
AL MOTY: Scott Servais
NL MVP: Anthony Rizzo
NL CYA: Clayton Kershaw
NL ROTY: Robert Gsellman
NL MOTY: Bud Black
>>74988506
none
every food truck charges $11 for $5 worth of food
>>74988505
Well, enjoy your season AL fag. The DH is a waste anyway. You don't get to see pitcher hitting at all. But only in October shall we meet. Hopefully
>>74988529
Hi mo
>>74988509
yeah but he was really the biggest reason we were there in the first place. duda's error was the most pivotal imo, and he's still on the team.
>>74988458
Nice meme
>>74988504
Seattle and Red Sox ALCS for the massive memes, and the Mariners win in 7
>>74988540
...and ballpark concessions don't?
>>74988559
>>74988549
Actually, I'm not even using uncle tom as an insult here, i mean, we're anons, most of us like uncle tom. Uncle toms are liked by us.
Trips and anons aren't the same, you understand that, this is why none of us can stand mo, but we actually dont mind Texas Yankee.
He's kinda funny occasionally, and takes part in our shenanigans against other trips. Definitely the uncletom of /mlb/ trips.
>>74988556
They left Duda because he's the only first baseman with power that this team has. If anything, trumbo could have been logical, but there's enough power hitters on this team. Loney could be a replacement but he lacks rbis
>>74988541
Cleveland pitchers are pretty decent at the plate for some reason desu. Wish I had a webm of Bauer mimicking batters at that one Pirates game.
>not respecting the DH
I'm sorry
Steroids use Gary Sanchez
>>74988584
>we actually dont mind Texas Yankee.
speak for yourself lmao
>>74988564
just eat a good restaurant close to the park
then waste your $11 on a watery beer
>>74988575
>mfw Xfiles was taken off Netflix and I only got to season 7
>>74988559
Would KG Jr. bat DH in the World Series?
this place is turning into /nba/ with this retarded trip obsession
we need opening day now
>>74988541
Also have a good season Mesty
>>74988584
Ahh I see. TY, MMR and the Mets trip with the Moon runes are good people.
>>74988537
>Sanchode
>>74988604
>stopping at season 7
netflix did you a favor desu
>>74988598
>restaurant close to the park
i don't have that luxury
>>74988638
>>74988604
i defy anyone to name a better alien themed baseball episode with the KKK than x files
you literally cant
>>74988632
It's really not a stretch.
He put up 3.2 WAR in 53 games last year. If he plays a full season he could easily compete for MVP, especially if the Yankees get a wild card.
>>74988541
Oh the ironing. Indians have the best hitting pitchers in the AL and both outhit the Cubs pitchers in the WS and played better NL-style ball than them
>>74988638
>dat episode
It's actually one of the last of season 6.
>KKK aliens
>>74988589
what was so weird is that Duda's defense was actually improving that season. i'd expect bad defense from Yo in center field, and from Murphy anywhere, but Duda fucking up was a surprise.
i'm not advocating getting rid of him or anything, we need that offense. just saying i don't really blame murph for the WS, it was just a total team collapse outside of game 3 anyway
>>74988649
sorry buddy
life can be tough sometimes
>>74988528
>Red Sox
>Losing DS
Nice try. They have enough pitching to survive a Price meltdown in the ALDS regardless of opponent, and the Asstros will definitely lose in the DS. You read it here first.
>>74988608
>Would KG Jr. bat DH in the World Series?
In The Show 17, yes
2017 wildcards
AL: Yankees and Royals
NL: Cardinals and Nationals
>>74988613
Sure thing. I'll be yelling at the top of my lungs when familia blows a huge lead against a crap team
>>74988666
>Satans an x files fan
>>74988669
so he's gonna do that again for a whole season? he wasn't hot he was just that good?
>>74988638
Yeah, the last couple seasons were likely written by STNG writers who wrote holodeck episodes.
Also, STNG >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X-Flies
>>74988698
AL: Angels and Jays
NL: Cubs and Mets
>>74988698
You don't honestly expect me to believe that the both the Giants and the Dodgers aren't going to be in the playoffs do you?
>>74988718
Comparing the two is like apples and oranges.
How did Scully get hotter as the series went on?
>>74988726
>Angles
>competing
>>74988677
This. It was a defensive issue, but also a lack of speed and having a reliable catcher. Nobody could throw, so that's why the royals kept running. Travis is a player who's absolute crap at throwing players out, so the team could have used lucroy, but he's a meme.
>>74988675
There's also the point of where the rbis were needed and who was batting
>>74988676
I wonder where they got the inspiration.
>>74988731
Giants miss it this year. Cardinals steal the WC spot from them.
>>74988677
That pitch is so filthy
>>74988715
Yes. Did you see his spring training numbers? I'm not even a Yankees fan and I'm convinced he is that good. And in that stadium he's going to hit a gorillion home runs.
All he has to do is stay healthy.
He's not a meme.
>>74988698
No, it goes like this
AL-Angels against Tampa
NL-Rockies against nats
does your team president have public office hours?
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/fan_forum/office-hours/
>>74988767
one can hope
>>74988784
>spring training numbers meaning anything
>>74988695
>enough pitching to survive a Price meltdown in the ALDS
Just like they did last year
>>74988769
It's just a 2-seam fastball senpai. Also
>Tommy John
>>74988698
al: mariners and orioles
nl: rockies and marlins
>>74988726
>>74988785
>Angels
with what? They have Mike Trout and a bunch of scrap.
>>74988786
>PLEASE COME TO OUR BALL PARK!
>>74988804
With serious mewvment.
>>74988786
how does it feel to know that Derek Carr will be winning his superbowl with the Las Vegas Raiders and not the Oakland Raiders.
>>74988817
Albert Pooholes?
>mo'Lester admits to making out with men to get free drinks
>Goes into full on damage control
>Literally a day later, the "real mo'Lester" comes out of hiding to pretend he never actually did what he admitted to
Really makes you think
>>74988817
Sometimes, you can make it from nothing.
>>74988850
He's really DG, Tiki, and every annoying tripfag rolled into one person.
>>74988850
You're just mad you have no fans haha. I don't care that he a faggot
>>74988803
Despite being swept that was a competitive series. Assuming Price doesn't cash in the post-season wins he's been reserving the Sox won't be swept.
>>74988817
They also play in the AL West.
>>74988753
small ball teams like the royals and giants have been the mets' kryptonite the past couple seasons. we were able to neutralize power hitting teams like the cusb in 2015 thanks to superb pitching, but d'arnaud can't throw out anyone to save his life and even the best pitchers give up singles eventually. i was really hoping the blue jays won the ALCS, they would have been a perfect matchup.
>>74988825
you could say that
Who will play in the playoffs? Who will win it all?
>>74988919
Barves will sneak into the playoffs as a wild card and endure many game 7s until they win the World Series in their new park.
>>74988803
Do you not realize >we have Chris Sale now, and that Price is the #3 guy instead of the #2?
>>74988847
Shadow of his former self, m8. He'll need 2 years to get 180 something hits for 3,000; good Pujols would get there by September.
>>74988883
I think the Mets need a small ball player. I think getting Dyson could have been a good addition, or getting a better catcher could have changed things, but no. Anderson is a idiot
>>74988948
>>74988959
Don't laugh. Let me have my dreams.
>>74988941
Did you touch the ass of the gay dudes as you made out?
>>74988957
it does worry me that the team is essentially unchanged from last year. duda and walker being healthy the whole year should help, but we still have a black hole at catcher, and no speed beyond reyes and cespedes. my hope is that we flip jay bruce for something at some point, and conforto gets to start. i feel like he's going to have a really good year if he gets the chance.
>>74988999
nice numbers
>>74988952
>Price is a #3
Not with that contract. Who would he even pitch behind, Porcello the #4? Rest of your rotation is trash if they even stay healthy. And you're still fucked when you face the Indians, Sale isn't good against them
>>74988957
>anderson
>>74988850
Go ahead and quote him and me if you actually want to back the shit you say up.
nobody responded to it in the last thread, so I'll try again
>The Rays's predictions of the final standing
wew
So I think we can guarantee that the opposite will happen.
>>74989007
>meme dickey knuckleball
Not surprised.
>>74989015
>him and me
lol, you're not fooling anyone mo'Lester.
At the very least, even if you are actually different people, you're both equally retarded.
>>74989007
I think Bruce will do well, but conforto can be a worthy replacement. He's a good player, plus he can drive in runs. Leftys just fuck him over
>>74989022
>please don't touch bats right under the Red Sox
Just like last year's playoffs
>>74989022
Actually it will happen. I have proof.
>>74989033
silver slugger, dude
>>74989037
Not nearly as retarded as you are.
>>74989011
On paper the Sox rotation is stacked. I do wonder about Price's and Sale's mentalities though.
>>74988810
>al: mariners and orioles
thats gonna give MMR a heart attack but i like it
>>74989022
Pretty sure PECOTA said they'd win the division last year too
>>74989011
#1 Sale
#2 Porcello
#3 Price
#4 Wright
#5 Rodriguez
And Wright isn't trash, either. He was pretty damn good until he got injured, and there's no reason to think he won't be as good, if not better, than last year.
>>74989016
pic related
>>74989051
crawford is not elite
no top 10 mvp finishes even
not elite
not even close
>>74989081
Sandoval is orange until he proves otherwise
I want to make a pitching staff made up entirely of closers.
>>74989108
What about set-up men?
>>74989114
Waituhsekkind
are we still doing these?
>>74989134
Every single dot should be red because you are the Mest.
>>74989106
he can't do much worse than last year, so I'm rating him. He should realistically be the DH, with Holt at third and Hanley at first, but the consensus seems to believe otherwise.
guess i'll repost mine
>>74989033
He has Crawford as elite??
>>74989134
>Bruce has just
Last year he did Shit, but I think he will be a better player this year
>>74989164
>Cano and Cruz not dark blue
would you rather have the 2017 CY Young or MVP on your team?
for this lets assume Trout doesnt exist
and dont post that little mexican girl
>People seriously believe that outside of an act of God, like Trump getting America nuked, the Cubs won't make it back to the Worlds Eries.
>>74989179
The CY guy.
>>74989178
Cano is still an elite second basemen and Cruz is the best DH in the league since Ortiz retired.
>>74989168
we can only hope. i just can't get over the fact that we traded dilson for him. such a panic move by sandy to get fleeced by the fucking >resd
It should be legal to euthanize pitchers with a 6+ ERA
>>74989179
>The Red Sox had the Cy Young and MVP runner-up, yet still couldn't win a postseason game
>>74989178
Cano had over 7 war last season and Cruz is the best DH in baseball. Theyre older, but until they start to show that age they are both elite
>>74989204
Man I hated that move, but even then, there was nothing done with Bruce to help them get in besides astrubal and gsellman helping out
>>74989217
We were cheated out of the series by bum umps.
>>74989203
Wait until Schwarber signs a max contract in the AL.
>>74989243
>red sux excuses
>>74989252
It isn't an excuse we were the better team dickhead.
>>74989246
>max contract
i feel like im being baited but i cant resist
what kind of witchcraft is this
>As finally get lead over jints
>jints answer: Hundley salami
APRIL FOOLS GUYS
>>74989243
>MUH UMPS
>PATRIOTS NEVER CHEATED, PERFECT REFEREEING
Bawstonians are the most gigantic of faggots. It doesn't help that you have the worst accent of all time.
>>74989258
>literally could not win a single post-season game
>w were the better team dickhead
Can't make this up
>>74989269
Trust me on it, baseball teams will sell their entire farm system, including all of the hookers they bought for their DR and PR stars.
>>74989283
>>74989296
Oops, wrong pasta
All Boston fans, and, for that matter, all people from Boston are assholes.Seriously, a bunch of alcoholic, insecure, inferiority-complex, crypto-racist, self-styled "blue collar", self-regarding "underdog" morons.What they lack in brains, creativity or numbers they more than make up for in volume and insanely blind allegiance to the most overrated small market in sports.If New York or, to a lesser extent, Los Angeles were wiped off the face of the map, what would Boston fans do? They would have no earthly reason to go on, as they thrive on the antipathy they feel toward their perceived betters. If Boston suddenly disappeared, NYC and LA would still have plenty to work on. The "rivalries" that Boston fans have fostered have always had a passion gap, because they've always meant more to the Bostonians then they did to anybody else. Sort of like a drunk short guy in a bar picking fights with anybody over 6'2".And furthermore, Boston is actually kind of a shitty town after you've seen all the historical relics/ruins from way back when it was a relevant city. For my money, it's a poor man's Philadelphia, and it's tough to stomach either of those places after you've spent any real time in New York.Not to malign New England. Beautiful part of the country. But Boston, specifically, blows.
>>74989296
wrong thread?
>>74989296
>>74989315
>wrong pasta
And yet, somehow, these work well together
>>74989315
>being this mad at Boston winning all these championships in the 21st century
sad, really, and I'm not even from Boston or Massachusetts
How many men will Schwarber have to kiss to get a max contract?
mark kotsay is a good dude
Fuck all you guys, Boston is the GREATEST city I've never been to. I cheer for WINNERS! So I am a Cubs/Cavs/Patriots/Penguins fan. Fuck you all.
>>74989315
It's true pasta tho
>>74989371
Ask mo'Lester.
>>74989371
If he kisses more than 3 he risks outing himself as a homosexual
Philadelphia is a good city.
>>74989371
You would be first in line goatsxe-style if it meant he went to the Yankees. Youd prolly shave your taint too.
>>74989422
>>74988252
Their pitching is the strongest part
>>74989436
>>74989403
>Bullpen and Bench
wew
>>74989436
>>74989452
It's a city of Champions. Can your town say the same.
>>74989420
>:TIL:
thanks faggot, I'll keep that in mind
>>74989473
Looks like Ed grew up
>>74989458
https://twitter.com/OfficialOWG
>>74989492
>ron, ronnie and ronald
LOL
>>74988039
Only if he would take one of the tickets and watch the game with me.
Giants fan btw ;D
>>74989458
yes, because we actually are a city of champions.
>5 Patriots + 2 AFC titles
>3 Red Sox
>1 Bruins + 1 SC runner-up
>1 Celtics + 1 NBA Finals runner-up
>10 championships in 17 years
>any other city claiming the title "City of Champions"
>>74989458
Philadelphia was a mistake
>>74989528
Yeah? Well we have the PHILLIES!
>>74989528
>Boston attention span
>speaks in Boston
Hi
>>74989528
>literally only 1 that isn't from cheating/a fixed sport
kek
>this thread
>>74988948
>sneak in
>somehow have home field
>>74989570
THREEEEEE
thank you juiceman
>>74988063
>>74988493
>>74989570
FREE BEER FOR EVERYONE
Counterpoint: Philly is fine
>seth lugo to the DL
misutametto wat teh fug
You have ten seconds to name a worse announcer than Joe Buck, and why is it Matt Vasgersian
>>74989735
arm fatigue. faggot PR manager pitched him too much in the WBC.
After playing lots of the show I now think that changeups are more fun than breaking balls
>>74989747
Easy. The entire Chicago White Sox broadcasting crew.
>>74989756
>now montero is likely to get a spot start sometime early in the season
>>74989777
>According to these figures,......
>>74989762
Changeups are a vastly underrated pitch
>>74989777
he was tearing up spring training at least. at this point i trust him more than logan verrett or the other fucks we used to spot start last season.
matz being injured is the real shitshow. at least lugo wasn't projected to be a starter.
>>74989828
Kuckleballs are better bar none.
>you only need a vpn when you start a blacked out mlb.tv stream
life changing
>>74989763
this. Hawk is unbearable to listen to
>>74989777
>>74989836
Ray Ramirez did nothing wrong guys...
>>74989843
Nah knuckleballs are too memey
Knuckle curve's aight tho
>>74989866
Better than before
The year I paid I was blacked out of games despite living a continent away
I want to relocate the Whos to Las Vegas. Is that okay with you guys?
>>74989777
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUpiwT2syqo&feature=youtu.be
>>74989905
you will get the A's and you will like them mister.
>>74989458
You made a statue for a fictional athlete.
how many mets pitchers are left?
>>74989915
genuinely kek'd.
one thing that does worry me is the loss of colon. aside from thor he was our most consistent pitcher all year, and we really don't have a workhorse like that on the current staff. the depth is good, so i guess we'll just have to have a revolving door in the 5th starter spot with gsellman/lugo/wheeler to make up the gap.
>>74989959
a few
>>74989964
Thanks for old/fat. He's great.
>>74989964
the barves only signed colon knowing they would get a mid-level prospect from us for him in june/july this year
>>74989964
Is an fat a athlete?
Hello, /mlb/. I'm from the future and I'm here to share some insider info with you.
Sports Illustrated's bold prediction from several years ago about the 2017 eries champs comes true.
George Springer wins AL MVP.
Yuli Gurriel wins ROTY.
Lance McCullers wins his first Cy Young.
Will Harris is reliever of the year.
Dallas Keuchel has a subpar April and May, but something clicks in early June and he posts a 1.97 ERA the rest of the year.
Jose Altuve bats .356 but doesn't win the batting title due to missing part of July and most of August with a leg injury.
Alex Bregman wins a gold glove at 3B.
Charlie Morton makes Jeff Luhnow look like a genius by winning 17 games with a 3.11 ERA
Carlos Beltran defies age with a 31 hr season and 94 mcribs.
Josh Reddick has a 21 game hitting streak in July.
Evan Gattis and Brian McCann combine for 28 homers at catcher.
Nori Aoki bats .208
Colin McHugh wins 19 games and finishes with a 3.4 ERA.
The Astros win the ALDS West by 9 games over Seattle.
Cleveland repeats in the Central.
Boston beats the Yankees by 2 games. Yankees are ALWC1.
Rays and M's tie for WC2. M's give up the lead in extras in game 163 but walk off, ending their playoff drought.
L.A. handily wins the NL west by 11 games over the surprise Rockies. Colorado is NLWC1.
Cubs win the central. Cardinals win WC2.
Washington finishes 4 games over the Mets in the East.
Playoff results forthcoming.
>>74989979
is he your #2 or your #3?
>>74989990
are you sure you don't mean kelly johnson?
>>74989905
why
>>74989747
Michael Kay
>people thinking the yankees will be good
lmao
The Sandlot sucked
>>74989747
SANTA MARIA
>>74989964
>Never got to feel the good side of the Bartolo experience cause he hated his time on the White Sox so much he almost quit baseball.
I blame Billy Koch
>>74990019
>WILD CARD
Cardinals beat the Rockies in an 11-8 slugfest at Coors.
Yankees edge the Mariners 16-7 in the WC game.
>DIVISION SERIES
BOS/CLE goes 5 games in the blue and red series, and PEDroia hits one over the green monster in the 8th inning of game 5 to put the Red Sox ahead for good.
Houston beats New York in 4 games.
WAS/LAD is a sweep for the dodgers, but all 3 games are decided by 2 or fewer runs.
STL/CHC takes the full 5 games. St. Louis wins game 5 by a score of 4-1 in the back-and-forth series.
>LCS
Boston goes up 2-0 in the ALCS, but the Astros, with clutch starts from Keuchel, McCullers, and Charlie Morton, shut down the Sox momentum and come back to win the 7-game series.
The Dodgers win their first 3 against St. Louis. The Cardinals respond with 2 straight wins of their own before being shut out in game 6.
I won't tell you the results of the Houston/Los Angeles World Series, but I will say this: it makes the 2016 contest look relaxed and predictable by comparison.
>>74990063
every year since 2013, "experts" always say they'll finish under .500. they'll probably finish with like 83 wins
>>74990074
>>74990095
>tardinals
>making the playoffs
>>74989747
Matty V > Joe "my adam's apple and hairline get further from one another every month" Buck
>>74990248
>doubting based spaceman
>>74990095
>tardinals vs lastros world series
>>74990309
Tards will win more games this season than the Chubs.
>>74990248
t. lifelong gay since 1999 and lifelong sucb fan since november 2015
>>74990309
>reading comprehension
or were you too busy making out with your multiple boyfriends to look at your phone long enough to read it all?
>>74990095
>>74988540
This. Don't even eat at a restaurant even. Just get some Mexican street food outside the park for like four bucks and spend the rest of your money on booze
>>74990389
>doubting the actual results brought to you by an exile from the future
>>74989270
>>74990460
>"salami"
>"O K"
>>74990350
bruh, you're a fucking idiot lol. Good job being a living stereotype of a typical Bawstonian.
>>74990531
"Bawstonians" have known more about sports than any fag from Chicago.
>>74990531
prove to us that you're the REAL mo'Lester or stop posting, idiot
>>74989747
>anyone is worse than Joe "let me slobber on Schwarber's cock" Cuck
test
icles
>>74990586
You're not my son; stop pretending
inside
>>74990586
>>74990608
>things that Rougned Odor and mo'Lester both love for $400, alex
>mfw /mlb/ has been taken over by tripfags
how do we claim back our general, lads?
>>74990649
Odor is GOD. GO RANGERS!
>>74990672
/mlb/ is the least tripfag-infested general there is. quit bitching
>>74990557
Lots of people got a kick out of me saying Addison Russell is clutch (which is true). I know you're just trying to get me to show you my veiny hairy sweaty cock, and I ain't about that, so that's all you're getting faggot.
>>74990672
You don't. this is how /mlb/ is meant to be.
fuck the giants lmao
Injuns desu ne
>rags
Soon
>>74990672
we need dg to return to disperse all the new ones
>>74990698
Enjoy Las Vegas.
>>74990698
but the A's are losing
>>74990711
>we need dg to return
please dont ever post here again
>>74990716
>raidniggers
couldn't be happier
even the memeiorrs are leaving soon
>>74990460
P R O S P E C T S
(Non-Roster Invitees)
Christian Arroyo
>fouls off 9 out of 15 pitches and drawas a walk
>later on ... steals 2nd (advances to 3rd on pick-off error)
Justin Ruggiano
>... with Arroyo at 3rd
>2-run homer
plus ... Tyler Beede
>strong start
The Sacramento RiverCats will have a strong team this year.
>>74990736
>implying I ever left
Which mascot is literally you, /mlb/?
>>74990757
>only successful team in oakland
>happy they are leaving
>>74990757
100% with you
>>74990780
The Phanatic. Who else?
McDoyers!!!
>>74990785
>handegg
>>74990822
Clayton Kershaw has a postseason ERA of 1.00 and I can prove it mathematically.
>>74990839
Under what sort of conditions?
>>74990825
Soon I will take your baseball team to Las Vegas and your broke ass city will have NOTHING lol.
why not put the A's in Sacramento?
>>74990860
Only the fairest.
>>74990885
Sacramento barely supports the team they have there. Move them to Hawaii.
>>74990839
>prove it
Why? Everyone already knows that he has a World Series ERA of 0.00 .
>>74990863
rude
>>74990916
u wut
the kings and rivercats have great attendance
>>74990785
>only successful team in oakland
athletics have a more recent ring than raiders
And twice as many rings when both teams were in oakland
>>74990780
What in the fuck is the Diamondbacks mascot supposed to be?
>Clayton Kershaw has never allowed a man on base in the World Series
Is he, dare i say it, the GOAT?
>>74990992
big deal, I havent either
>>74990985
depressed
>>74991019
Kershaw is still the best pitcher of ALL TIME. You cannot prove me wrong.
>>74991031
>>74991072
>Babe Ruth
can anyone deny this man was the GOAT? literally HoF tier at hitting AND pitching
>>74991072
>Babe had the 4th lowest ERA
>m-muh dead ball era
What do you guys think about those historical baseball leagues? Do you think they are cool or stupid?
soon
>>74991144
You have one more chance to win another World Series before you go another 108 seasons without one again.
VERY tempted to follow the Padres this year. I may tire of Benny Hill music tho
>>74991182
>implying the cubs wont be the top team in the league for the next decade
>>74988005
>Unironically making Matt Cain your fifth starter when you have good prospects as options
>>74990757
Hey! The *better* team just got swept ... HARD!
>>74990780
Mets, Orioles, A's and Arsenal are the only mascots I like there
Marlins' is kinda incredibly shit
>>74991340
Belvin Mupton Poonior.
Wait, why do disAstro fans think they will have a better record than the Rangers? That's like the most delusional shit to ever be said in this general.
>>74991410
Because Houston is vastly better than the Rags simply because they are not the Rags.
>>74991410
kys
>>74991410
says the guy who reposted the "2016 is the rangers year to win a WS" pasta a hundred times
>>74991410
>rags
>>74991410
Cubs won't make the World Series, sorry to break it to you. Now tell me how that dick taste
>updated
elbow/bone spurs/Tommy John/shoulder
elbow/arm fatigue
elbow/shoulder/bone spurs
elbow/Tommy John/forearm soreness/ulnar nerve
knee
shoulder/labrum tear
elbow tenderness
arm fatigue
>tfw no old/fat
>>74991410
>rags
>>74991428
>rags beat that ass all of last year
nice try hillfriend
>>74991625
your name makes me want to KMS
>>74990707
This senpaitachi
Yankees Fans, thoughts on this guy optioned to Triple-A?
>>74991410
>rags
>>74992039
I got nothing
*runs you over
>>74992231
>>74992291
>>74992291
based
>Blackhawks win the Stan Lee Cup
>Trump gets impeached and convicted
>Cubs win the Worlds Eries
On a scale of 10-11, how buttblasted would you be /mlb/?
>>74992291
>>74992360
>Papelbon
>Best known of shitting the bed in 2011 against the worst team in the AL and costing the Red Sox a playoff spot.
At least the Orioles were able to feel like they were going to the playoffs and celebrate for a few minutes.
>>74992526
i think he's probably best known for finishing the 2007 world series, retard
>>74992526
>>74992554
Papelbon should be jettisoned from the team for doing that to Bryce. Bryce is the face of the franchise and Jon is just a little faggot.
>Trump gets impeached and convicted
This is guaranteed
>>74992577
This is true.
>>74992291
tfw want to dislike Harper but he was the more likable one here
Just bought the Switch ama
>when mo'pisski is so assblasted about accidentally coming out that he drops his trip and name altogether
>>74992526
Vid of that is still amazing btw
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v19789807/the-2011-regular-season-ends-with-a-flourish
I, for one, welcome our new Bruce Hooper overlord.
>>74992622
were you born retarded or some kind of accident?
>>74992385
Papelbon was about to get his shit pushed in though, see how afraid he is
Bryce Harper will win a ring. Just not with the Nats. #FutureYankee
>>74992696
He'll win one this year or the next.
>>74992637
They don't even follow the best answers.
>And the Red Soxs just lost. That's the cheer you hear from the crowd. It'll go up on the board in a moment, everyone's checking with their PDA. Now it goes up and the crowd goes nuts.
It was the greatest night of baseball and shitposting for /mlb/ outside of game 6 of world series of that year or game 7 of last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeFvO69_oSE
>>74992696
>Implying Rickets and Epstein won't do a power play and bring Harper to the Cubs.
Fucker wants to Jew as much as possible for tickets and bulldoze all the apartments around Wrigley so he can build redevelop the entire area. I could see them doing it if Harper goes free agent.
>>74992554
>Sweeping the Rockies
>Impressive
It was such a boring series the only thing memorable about it was Colorado just making it to the World Series. No one remembers anything about it. And it's not like Papelbon did anything like Shilling who put ketchup on his sock.
>>74992850
Epstein will be gone after this season. I guarantee it.
>>74992879
Rockies would have won that series if they played right now. I fully believe so.
Bigger asshole?
Curt Schilling?
Ty Cobb?
>>74992977
Curt Schilling because no one here would know if Ty Cobb was an asshole.
Bye Lelvin, thanks for the dinger today, guess I'll see you striking out somewhere else
Maybe Pagan is coming to Jays now :0
>>74992977
ty cobb's views on black people were actually pretty normal for his time period. curt schilling's views on muslims are not very typical for this time period.
>>74993035
Except Cobb was famous for being an asshole
>>74993042
If I was the Jays GM I would extend Justin Smoak for 10 season at 80 million dollars and trade Jose Bautista for cash and nothing else.
>>74993080
Doesn't make Cobb less of an asshole, though. Shilling is worse though imo
>>74993105
>cash and nothing else.
100 million doll hairs
>>74993120
he was a cunt, but in the way i can respect. schilling just says retarded shit and then complains when people call him out for it.
I hope Schilling never makes the HoF.
cobb turned his whole racial ideology around
he ended his life as a champion for black ballplayers, literally
>>74993173
I hope for your sake he does.
>>74992936
>Thinking the Cubs will make the same fuck up the Red Sox did in firing Theo.
Here's here for at least 5 more years.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/the-cubs-reward-theo-epstein-with-a-lucrative-contract-extension-092816
>jays looking for trade partners for upton
>thinking a professional baseball team would be stupid enough to give up anything for upton much less accept a single dollar of his salary
look you got bamboozled by preller, theres no shame in it, he got multiple teams, waive him, eat the contract and move on
>>74993184
I was actually just looking things up on him and it's true. very cool desu
>>74990962
>>74990825
talking about the warriors
>tfw after the endless despair following the end of the season, opening day just kind of crept up on you
anyone else get this feel? it's like breaking up abruptly and then just as you're getting over it and moving on with your life, she comes back. I don't think this semen slurping sport is for me
>>74993297
it's why i hate when he gets the racist rap
like yes, he was a complete shithead during his playing days
but he did the best thing humanly possible and shed his ignorance
>>74993347
it feels like it's been an eternity just since the WBC ended
>>74993347
>opening day just kind of crept up on you
its been a long slow crawl but were almost there
>>74993392
You ready to miss the playoffs again?
>>74993431
Rude
>>74993347
I feel like it was just yesterday that Upton took a meatball down the middle on a 3-2 count to end the season
>>74993446
It's true though. GO RANGERS!
>>74993431
im ready desu
just like every year
>>74993452
who else /horrific end to the season/ here
>>74993457
>GO RANGERS!
>>74993487
Can't have a horrific end if you have a horrific beginning. -Braves, 2016.
So, it's official, Curt Schilling is the biggest fucking asshole to ever play major league baseball.
Remembered the mets and lol'd
>>74993476
me too
>people think Cobb's banter was him being an asshole
Sad!
>>74993535
He may have been an asshole, but he's one of the greatest players of our time.
>>74993578
>schilling
>great
>>74993578
bleeding into a sock doesn't make you good
>>74993535
Agreed, senpai
>>74993595
britbro you are my greatest ally
if you ever come stateside for a series, beer's on me
>>74993594
He won my team a ring. He's great.
>>74993431
>>74993487
>pitching staff and bullpen gives up 12 combined runs over 5 games
>lose 4-1
NO BUT DUDE REALLY JUST SWING REALLY HARD ON EVERY PITCH LMAO IT WILL WORK
>>74993738
What's wrong with dingers? It worked in the regular season.
>Cubs home opener will be against the Dodgers
>mfw Kershaw will be forced to stand on the field and watch as the Cubs raise their championship banner and get their rings.
>>74993794
The Cubs will have to do the same next year when they watch the Dodgers get their rings.
>>74993347
Welcome back bandwagoner
>>74992728
why would the nationals trade him so soon?
Gibbons gives me an extension heh
>>74993293
Trade him for Smoak. He's worth just as much.
>>74993826
Because the Nats will undergo a painful rebuild starting next season when Dusty Baker is fired.
AL East
1. New York (Home Field)
2. Toronto (WC)
3. Tampa Bay
4. Baltimore
5. Boston
AL Central
1. Cleveland
2. Detroit
3. Minnesota
4. Kansas City
5. Chicago
AL West
1. Texas
2. Los Angeles (WC)
3. Houston
4. Seattle
5. Oakland
NL East
1. Washington
2. Atlanta (WC)
3. New York
4. Miami
5. Philadelphia
NL Central
1. Chicago (Home Field)
2. Cincinnati
3. Pittsburgh
4. St. Louis
5. Milwaukee
NL West
1. Los Angeles
2. Arizona (WC)
3. Colorado
4. San Francisco
5. San Diego
AL Wild Card: Angels over Blue Jays
NL Wild Card: D-Backs over Braves
ALDS: Yankees over Angels, Rangers over Indians
NLDS: Cubs over D-Backs, Dodgers over Nationals
ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers
World Series: Rangers over Cubs
>>74993808
Kek
>>74993838
>Rangers
>>74993838
>2. Atlanta (WC)
>World Series: Rangers over Cubs
>>74993838
>rags
>>74993772
>It worked in the regular season.
we had to play in a WC game despite having the 2nd best pitching staff in the AL and like 4th best in the league and the entire league just figured us out and started throwing massive amounts of breaking pitches and minimal fastballs but nobody adjusted back. The entire season was frustrating to watch
>you now remember the jays went 19 innings against cleveland and went like 0/12 with RISP
>you now remember the jays unironically broke the strikeout record for a single game last season
>R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S
>A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R
>G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A
>S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G
>R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S
>A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R
>G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A
>S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G
>R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S
>A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R
>G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A
>S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G S R A G
What is it that separates the cream from the crop? What is that essence that makes teams like the Cardinals, Red Sox, Yankees, and Dodgers better than losers like the Rays, Phillies, and Giants? Truly if teams could capture that success everyone would win the World Series.
*drops a long fly ball*
>>74993907
put your trip back on, mo'Lester
>>74993907
>Red Sox
>winner
>Cubes will be getting BTFO in less then 24 hours
>yankees
>winners
>>74993916
*kills spectator*
Imagine how quickly mo'Lester will disappear after the Cubs get swept by the Tards
*sends a man into the witness protection program for catching a foul ball*
* makes out with several men for cheap domestic draft beer *
>>74989747
The entire CSN Philadelphia crew
>>74994004
Mopisski isn't going anywhere until the Cups lose in the post-season, which they're guaranteed to get to.
>>74993838
>rags
>>74990076
God that shit makes me cringe, it's so fake.
>>74994004
He will just go back to posting as DG
OK /MLB/, A CHALLENGE.
POST YOUR BEST FUCKING GATTISES
>>74993838
>5. Philadelphia
Fuck you fuck you FUCK YOU
The Phillies are literally GUARANTEED a WC spot this season
>>74994114
Phillies are, at best, the 3rd best team in the NLE, and two wildcards sure as shit aren't coming out of there.
>>74994114
>celshits jersey
>kid that literally can't dab
LMFAO
>>74994105
baseball?
>>74994183
>>74994226
not yet
>>74994242
b...b-baseball?
>>74994226
don't worry we are all going to collectively shitpost the la game in about 10 minutes
>>74994226
VERY
SOON
>>74994249
Not yet
>>74994275
;___;
b---bb---
>>74994288
Not yet, but soon. 14 hours.
>>74994275
BASEBALL!
>>74994226
Just 2/3 of a day left to go.
>>74990780
Has anyone noticed how the Orioles mascot is literally our guy? He has a shaky thumbs up, his face looks like its a smile where behind it he's the anon standing alone at a party meme.
"my feet hurt" etc
>tfw no more Dickey time
its an abstract kind of feel
>>74990780
>his team has a mascot
what absolute faggotry
>>74990780
>RedsGURL
>tfw no moustachioed crazy eyed Redsguy
How has Cincinatti not burned to the ground over this?
before opening day this is your polite reminder that games in april DO matters and ARE important, and will have an impact in september when WC spots and divisions are decided by a few games
so no its NOT okay for your ace pitchers to be garbage, its NOT okay for your best hitters to be absolute shit, and its NOT okay for your bullpen to blow games like its a contest in april.
>>74994374
we like rosie, mr. redlegs is already all over everything
everybody knows he's the best reds mascot anyway, we all just want to fucking napalm burn "gapper"
>>74994380
Yeah but by that standard every single game is just as important as every other game. I think what people mean when they say they "aren't important" is that there's an understanding that early in the season players are still finding their rhythm a lot of the time.
It's a long season, anon.
Dodgers will win 105 games this season and then Kershaw will have a great postseason and they will win the World Series.
>>74990780
the one that isn't in the picture ;_;
> cbs will never broadcast ballgames with nantz and jeter
>>74994374
shitstainati's real mascot is the creamer
>>74994451
> i mock the disabled to feel better about myself!
sorry about your 'life,' man
>>74994447
You can have the Expos back, but they will be cheated out of any success and purposefully ran into the ground and be relocated after 20 years. Are you okay with that?
>tfw too poor to afford the extra big-ass channels
>no baseball for me
>>74994475
skip a few meals and buy mlb.tv
>>74994473
but...but they already did that ;_;
>>74994472
agreed tbhwy
>>74994444
the astros would have made the playoffs last year if they simply played .500 ball in april instead of going like 6-20
>>74994484
Yeah but it will happen again when they come back. Can you handle it a SECOND time.
>>74994475
playstation vue is 35 bux a month lad
you can scrape together 35 bux a month
>>74994451
>it's real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIO2rRqC3Ws
>>74994500
can I choose a different timeline? or maybe phone a friend?
>>74994489
I'm not even disagreeing, but I think there's a caveat. Using last season, the White Sox would've been in the postseason if they had simply played as well as they did early on.
>>74994444
>every single game is just as important as every other game
that is correct. a loss in april counts the same as a loss in september
There exists footage of Bryce Harper driving a golf cart
>>74994508
The other timeline is that they never left, but they will be owned by Jeffrey Loria still.
>Cubs fan
>Grew up going to Cubs games every year
>Moved to Minnesota
>People in this state are telling me how much they like the Cubs when they see me wearing a Cubs shirt
Makes me mad :(
>>74994508
i can set you up in another timeline where the expos stayed and have won 3 rings
but in that timeline USA invaded and took full control of Canada
Montreal is now North Vermont
>>74994508
Epstein will quit as manager to go to Montreal and dump all of his money into the team. They will set a MLB franchise for regular season wins and sweep the postseason. They will go up 3-0, then lose 4 straight games, all one-run games.
>>74994520
none of these timelines sound appealing
>>74994506
im not the bad guy here, shame on the reds organization for parading around a retarded man each home game to entertain thousands, errr, hundreds of fans
>>74994555
you're just kind of pathetic tbqh
>>74994537
You should french kiss them and ask for free booze
That'll show em
>>74994568
it's not gay if you do it for Old Style
>>74994552
Forgot to add, Epstein gets into a scandal after a Chicago beat writer gets photographic evidence of Epstein sleeping in Boystown. When his wife leaves him and takes his money he's forced to sell the team. Can't tell you what happens after that the oracle won't allow it.
The Dodgers are god's gift to baseball.
>>74994598
too bad god doesn't exist
>tips fedora