2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[Jellybeans]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

It's Yanks vs. Mariners, not Dodgers. Not going to be an easy series. They have to face Lee the first game, then King Felix, then get a breather and face the horrid Ryan Rowland-Smith. I'd still expect the Yankees to take 2 of 3 though because the Mariners offense is horrible.

Yeah, i know! I don't know why i put the Dodgers again maybe because they were tralling them yesterday and came back to win in the 10th inning 8-6!

[toef]

Originally Posted by hc666

BJ Upton... discuss haha

I side with Longoria. They seemed to talk things out after the game, so I imagine it's settled, and won't continue to be a problem in the clubhouse for the remainder of the season.

But on replays, Upton seemed to be a bit too casual in his pursuit of those balls.

When I first heard about it, I thought it was a ball hit more toward left field that Joyce should've been able to get to, yet missed, and then Upton wasn't there for the backup. But the two hits I saw on SportsCenter were clearly for Upton to go after, and he took his sweet time getting to them.

I'm surprised Madden hasn't said anything about benching Upton for a game, but since they can't keep slipping in the standings, maybe sitting him would do more harm than good. A win is worth more than teaching Upton a lesson, and just hope he doesn't do it anymore.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Jack Nicholson was born and raised in New York/New Jersey so it makes sense for him to be a Yankee fan. However, he's lived in LA for about 50 years so it also makes sense that he became a Lakers fan.

Does Nicholson even care about other sports? I don't recall hearing anything about him attending games for non-NBA games.

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Jack Nicholson was born and raised in New York/New Jersey so it makes sense for him to be a Yankee fan. However, he's lived in LA for about 50 years so it also makes sense that he became a Lakers fan.

It would make more sense if he was a Nets/Knicks fan then. Lost some respect for him when I saw that. I know lots of fans on the Dodger boards did so as well.

[Hi-Def Steve]

I hope the Dodgers don't resign Joe Torre. I'm sick to death of the way he handles our bullpen.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

I hope the Dodgers don't resign Joe Torre. I'm sick to death of the way he handles our bullpen.

So i'll be visiting L.A in a few weeks.. How safe would i be walking around with my Giants hat.. Just curious

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

So i'll be visiting L.A in a few weeks.. How safe would i be walking around with my Giants hat.. Just curious

If you go to a Dodger game I would not sit in the bleachers if I were you. For real.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

If you go to a Dodger game I would not sit in the bleachers if I were you. For real.

Thanks for the heads up... I'll keep that in mind

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

I hope the Dodgers don't resign Joe Torre. I'm sick to death of the way he handles our bullpen.

I don't think the Dodgers will re-sign Torre, and I don't think Torre would re-sign. There's no way the Dodgers would be willing to pay Torre as much as he wants with their current ownership situation. I think Torre would rather retire or go to TV than stay with the Dodgers and not have any flexibility to sign players.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

It would make more sense if he was a Nets/Knicks fan then. Lost some respect for him when I saw that. I know lots of fans on the Dodger boards did so as well.

It makes sense to me. As a Yankee fan during the 40s and early-to-mid 50s, he would've learned to hate the Dodgers, and probably still keeps that rivalry in his mind. His favorite team was probably determined by which games he went to/which team his family liked, but professional basketball was still in it's formative years at the time, so it's conceivable that he never went to any Knick games, nor did his dad care about them.

By the time the NBA really got going in the 60s and 70s, Nicholson was already out in LA making movies. The Lakers showed up in 1960, when Nicholson was in his 20s, and had already been living in LA for a few years.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by toef

It makes sense to me. As a Yankee fan during the 40s and early-to-mid 50s, he would've learned to hate the Dodgers, and probably still keeps that rivalry in his mind. As a kid, he could easily go to Yankee games, because baseball was a big thing back then, but professional basketball was still in it's formative years at the time.

By the time the NBA really got going in the 60s and 70s, Nicholson was already out in LA making movies. The Lakers showed up in 1960, when Nicholson was in his 20s, and had already been living in LA for a few years.

It seems to take celebrities all of 5 minutes to become a Laker fan once they become famous, even if they did have loyalty to some other team in the past. Probably just part of the Hollywood lifestyle. Considering the Lakers are always competitive I suppose it's an easy bandwagon to jump on.

I guarantee that if the Dodgers were anywhere near as successful as the Yankees you'd see all the celebrities at Dodger games too.

[toef]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I guarantee that if the Dodgers were anywhere near as successful as the Yankees you'd see all the celebrities at Dodger games too.

I was surprised at the amount of Yankee fans in attendance at the game last night. There was a good amount of cheering when the Yankees tied the game in the 9th, and took the lead on Cano's HR in the 10th. I thought for a second Cano was going to have a curtain call.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by toef

I was surprised at the amount of Yankee fans in attendance at the game last night. There was a good amount of cheering when the Yankees tied the game in the 9th, and took the lead on Cano's HR in the 10th. I thought for a second Cano was going to have a curtain call.

It's not surprising at all. The Yankees have more Championships than any team in American pro sports. They could probably draw a big crowd in Alaska if they played there. Bandwagon fans happen in every sport.

Has LeBron James EVER lived or stayed in NYC in his entire life? Because I recall even he was wearing a Yankee hat in Cleveland.

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by toef

I was surprised at the amount of Yankee fans in attendance at the game last night. There was a good amount of cheering when the Yankees tied the game in the 9th, and took the lead on Cano's HR in the 10th. I thought for a second Cano was going to have a curtain call.

Why does it surprise you? LA ain't exempt from having bangwagon fans. Plus I'm sure alot of people traveled from NY to see the game. It's a matchup that never happens. That said I wanted to throw a chair at my TV last night seeing all those Yankee fans overtake the Dodger fans as they had that rally in the 9th.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

Why does it surprise you? LA ain't exempt from having bangwagon fans. Plus I'm sure alot of people traveled from NY to see the game. It's a matchup that never happens. That said I wanted to throw a chair at my TV last night seeing all those Yankee fans overtake the Dodger fans as they had that rally in the 9th.

I doubt many traveled from NY. LA is just a big city and I'm sure there are a lot of bandwagon Yankee "fans" even that far away from NY. Most of them have probably never even been to NYC before.

You'd be surprised how many Yankee fans I come across in Florida that are not even from the northeast, yet alone NYC.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

Why does it surprise you? LA ain't exempt from having bangwagon fans. Plus I'm sure alot of people traveled from NY to see the game. It's a matchup that never happens. That said I wanted to throw a chair at my TV last night seeing all those Yankee fans overtake the Dodger fans as they had that rally in the 9th.

Since neither LA team is particularly terrible, I just figured a majority of the fans at the games would be in support of the local team. I'm not surprised Yankee fans showed up at the Dodger game, but that they drowned out the Dodger fans, at least at the end of the game.

It's quite possible with a 4 run lead, the Dodger fans packed it up to get a head start on traffic, while the Yankee fans figured this is their last chance to see the Yankees for a while, so they might as well stick around until the final out.

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I doubt many traveled from NY. LA is just a big city and I'm sure there are a lot of bandwagon Yankee "fans" even that far away from NY. Most of them have probably never even been to NYC before.

You'd be surprised how many Yankee fans I come across in Florida that are not even from the northeast, yet alone NYC.

Perhaps. I can take solace though in the fact those frontrunners had to spend hundreds of dollars on mini plans to see those games.

[ChadFL]

Can't wait for tonight. Strasburg pitching against my team for the first time. This is probably the best lineup Strasburg has had to pitch against thus far.

Washington @ Atlanta
Start time 7:10 PM EST

Stephen Strasburg
2-1, 1.78 ERA

vs.

Tim Hudson
7-3, 2.54 ERA

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Can't wait for tonight. Strasburg pitching against my team for the first time. This is probably the best lineup Strasburg has had to pitch against thus far.

I thought you were an FL fan?

[Batman1980]

How can you be 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA?