2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[Clark Kent]

Are people aware that Adrian Gonzalez is on pace for 64 homers this year?

[hc666]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Are people aware that Adrian Gonzalez is on pace for 64 homers this year?

Isn't Johny Dahmon and Nick Swisher on pace for that as well? lol

EVERYTIME I watch a Yankee game or highlight, Dahmon goes deep...

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by hc666

Isn't Johny Dahmon and Nick Swisher on pace for that as well? lol

EVERYTIME I watch a Yankee game or highlight, Dahmon goes deep...

to the little league fence in right

[toef]

Originally Posted by supersix4

to the little league fence in right

No no no. There'll be no making fun of Damon. Make fun of Jeter's home runs, but most of Johnny's go into the second deck (not the upper deck, but the 2nd of the 4 levels in that ridiculous stadium).

He's hit so many up there that it's been dubbed Damon's Deck. Any ball hit up there would be a legit home run in any other stadium. It's the ones landing in the first row of the field level that are somewhat of a joke.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by toefer

No no no. There'll be no making fun of Damon. Make fun of Jeter's home runs, but most of Johnny's go into the second deck (not the upper deck, but the 2nd of the 4 levels in that ridiculous stadium).

He's hit so many up there that it's been dubbed Damon's Deck. Any ball hit up there would be a legit home run in any other stadium. It's the ones landing in the first row of the field level that are somewhat of a joke.

I know Im just kidding lol

[Jellybeans]

Yankees are coming around. I hope they win AL East pennant and go to playoffs to win World Series.

[hc666]

Jays playing well again, right in the thick of it still!

In other news, AJ Burnett pulled in the third, showing why he is the most overpaid .500 pitcher in the league lol

[supersix4]

GO sox beckett put his game face on for that yanks game Ortiz going long

And how about those O's Brad Bergeson looks like he could have big potential

[toef]

Originally Posted by supersix4

GO sox beckett put his game face on for that yanks game Ortiz going long

And how about those O's Brad Bergeson looks like he could have big potential

I hate that the Yankees allowed Ortiz to bump his HR pace up from 6 to about 9.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by toefer

I hate that the Yankees allowed Ortiz to bump his HR pace up from 6 to about 9.

Now he's surpassed Carlos Zambrano's season total, although Zambrano has played 43 less games and has a batting average that is .061 higher.

[toef]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Now he's surpassed Carlos Zambrano's season total, although Zambrano has played 43 less games and has a batting average that is .061 higher.

Haha. Boston was paying about $2 million per home run, but even now if it's closer to $1 million, that's still a lot.

Although it's certainly not as bad as what the Yankees paid for Carl Pavano.

~$40 million contract

26 starts as a Yankee over 4 years ($1.5 million per start)
9 wins as a Yankee ($4.5 million per win)

Or when they signed Clemens for half a season, for $17 million, which worked out to about $1 million per start, or $3 million per win.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by toefer

Haha. Boston was paying about $2 million per home run, but even now if it's closer to $1 million, that's still a lot.

Although it's certainly not as bad as what the Yankees paid for Carl Pavano.

~$40 million contract

26 starts as a Yankee over 4 years ($1.5 million per start)
9 wins as a Yankee ($4.5 million per win)

Or when they signed Clemens for half a season, for $17 million, which worked out to about $1 million per start, or $3 million per win.

Also Even though randy johnson won games ( I think like .663 Win%) with them I think that was a bust of a deal as well.

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by supersix4

GO sox beckett put his game face on for that yanks game Ortiz going long

And how about those O's Brad Bergeson looks like he could have big potential

Yeah good game last night, Beckett was on fire and Burnette just wasn't too good. Good smash by Big Poppy but damn, he's still batting 0.198. Ouch. Let's see how Wakefield manages against that tough lineup tonight, sometimes the Yanks can put a big hurtin' on him. Hopefully the knuckle ball is dancing!

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

Yeah good game last night, Beckett was on fire and Burnette just wasn't too good. Good smash by Big Poppy but damn, he's still batting 0.198. Ouch. Let's see how Wakefield manages against that tough lineup tonight, sometimes the Yanks can put a big hurtin' on him. Hopefully the knuckle ball is dancing!

yeah but I'll just keep letting ortiz take it one swing at a time. As for wakefield he's either on fire or just can't get that knuck working

[Mike53421]

Short and sweet, 27 second video of the Boston crowd letting A-Rod have it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0dQCKHjng

[toef]

Originally Posted by Mike53421

Short and sweet, 27 second video of the Boston crowd letting A-Rod have it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0dQCKHjng

I can't wait to see how they respond to Ortiz when something comes out about him.

Something tells me they'll forgive him. They gave him a standing ovation yesterday after he flew out to center field.

Boston fans are probably the most annoying of any team in any sport.

[hc666]

Originally Posted by toefer

I can't wait to see how they respond to Ortiz when something comes out about him.

Something tells me they'll forgive him. They gave him a standing ovation yesterday after he flew out to center field.

Boston fans are probably the most annoying of any team in any sport.

LOL

I think that varies by who you ask.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by hc666

LOL

I think that varies by who you ask.

lol yeah I have to go with yankee fan's as the worst we were at the hall of fame and my little brother had an O's hat on and some kid in a yankees shirt runs by and screams O's suck lol I tripped him

[hc666]

Originally Posted by supersix4

lol yeah I have to go with yankee fan's as the worst we were at the hall of fame and my little brother had an O's hat on and some kid in a yankees shirt runs by and screams O's suck lol I tripped him

I have to agree with hating the Yanks the most, Red Sox a close second but at the same time I do love passionate baseball fans

And just watched that clip finally, I have no remorse for any of the guys caught cheating. That includes any current or former Jays who ever get caught or named. Including Zaun and Glaus.

I hate how the fans welcome these guys back... A-Rod and Manny especially. You watch, in July the Dodgers fans will cheer his return. It's wrong.

[toef]

I understand the hate for Yankees fans as well, but I think Yankees fans show a tiny bit more class on rare occasions, so I give them an edge. Look at the way former players are treated when they come back to play against their old team. Damon was booed, even though he would've wanted to stay in Boston. I'm sure there are other examples.

Then there's someone like David Cone who left the Yankees to play with the Red Sox, and he's still loved by Yankees fans. He even survived a game or two sitting among the bleacher creatures, where he was treated like a hero, and not some sort of evil traitor.

Anyway, these Red Sox games of the last few days are a disaster.

-A-Rod got hit in the 1st inning by Penny, and it was clearly intentional. Very first pitch of the at-bat was inside, and almost hit him. The 2nd or third pitch ended up hitting him. The reasoning could be because NY has hit 9 players on Boston so far this year, and Boston had only hit 1 Yankee (A-Rod being hit made it 2).

-Nick Swisher got doubled-up on a flyout for the 2nd game in a row. Someone needs to teach him to run the bases, because he's drifting too far off of the base on pop ups.

-David Ortiz hit a solo HR, bumping his HR pace up to 15 or so this year. He had 2 home runs all season up until yesterday, and is now up to 4. Even sadder, the Red Sox fans were cheering for a curtain call. To clarify it... it was a solo HR hit in the 3rd inning, to make it a 1-0 game.

For all the crap they give A-Rod about doing steroids, it seems they are being delusional and don't want to acknowledge Ortiz likely was too, so they're going to stand behind him and hope he finds his swing again. And its not like Yankees fans are in love with A-rod. There are tons that have hated him since he joined the team, before any of the steroids news came out.

Anyhow, I agree that both teams fans can be pretty arrogant, but at least the Yankees fans seem like they had a reason to be. The Red Sox of the 2000s is not nearly as much to brag about as the Yankees of the 90s, or the Yankees in general.