2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[steelcity24]

Giants vs. Pirates, just sat down and turned on mlb.tv to watch this one, and I see the beautiful message. THIS GAME IS IN A RAIN DELAY STAY TUNED... NOT AGAIN

[Kev1080P]

Originally Posted by steelcity24

Giants vs. Pirates, just sat down and turned on mlb.tv to watch this one, and I see the beautiful message. THIS GAME IS IN A RAIN DELAY STAY TUNED... NOT AGAIN

you must be the definition of a "fan" if you watch Pirates games

[steelcity24]

Originally Posted by Kev1080P

you must be the definition of a "fan" if you watch Pirates games

Hehe I stick with my team, there is nothing worse in my mind than a fair weather fan.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by supersix4

No they are a big part as-well, but if you watch almost all the games like I do, I see plenty of management related problems almost everyday, from leaving guys in to long, bullpen issues, fundamentals that should be worked on, FALLING ASLEEP during games , questionable morale/ leadership abilities.

I'm not mentally challenged I know quite well how bad this staff is and how inconsistent the lineups are, so I don't expect this to be fixed in 1 to maybe 3 years, but I'm happy they acknowledged the glaring failure that Trembley was.

Huh? I hadn't heard about Orioles players falling asleep during games. Maybe Griffey didn't need to retire afterall. He could have been a successful Oriole.

Considering Leo Mazzone couldn't even improve the Orioles pitching during his stint there I doubt anyone can.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by steelcity24

Hehe I stick with my team, there is nothing worse in my mind than a fair weather fan.

I work with a lot of Pittsburgh sports fans. I always hear about the Steelers and Pens and they sport the gear of those teams on casual day but it's as though they don't even know the Pirates still have a team when it comes to baseball. Can't really blame them.

It's not like the ownership/management of the Pirates does anything to keep their fans loyal. Even low budget teams should be able to produce a playoff calibur team at least once or twice a decade. There's no excuse for 18 years without even a .500 record.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Huh? I hadn't heard about Orioles players falling asleep during games. Maybe Griffey didn't need to retire afterall. He could have been a successful Oriole.

Considering Leo Mazzone couldn't even improve the Orioles pitching during his stint there I doubt anyone can.

Nah it was Trembs who fell asleep, but I think based on that record they might do better sleeping

[Jellybeans]

Yanks lost 6-1 to Jays!

[Navster]

Originally Posted by steelcity24

Giants vs. Pirates, just sat down and turned on mlb.tv to watch this one, and I see the beautiful message. THIS GAME IS IN A RAIN DELAY STAY TUNED... NOT AGAIN

Rain Delay is Over!!!!... Go Giants

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Jellybeans

Yanks lost 6-1 to Jays!

Wow, looked at their lineup and Chad Moeller was starting at catcher. I didn't even know that guy was still playing. What happened, did their four best catchers all get injured for this guy to start?

[Master Charles]

Burnett was just giving up BOMBS! I switched to hockey in like the 5th inning.

There are no good games on my MLB.TV, guess I'm off to bed.

[steelcity24]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I work with a lot of Pittsburgh sports fans. I always hear about the Steelers and Pens and they sport the gear of those teams on casual day but it's as though they don't even know the Pirates still have a team when it comes to baseball. Can't really blame them.

It's not like the ownership/management of the Pirates does anything to keep their fans loyal. Even low budget teams should be able to produce a playoff calibur team at least once or twice a decade. There's no excuse for 18 years without even a .500 record.

No, there is not excuse for 18 losing seasons, but its not like it has been the same management. They are under new management right now, and they have unloaded their team over the past 2-3 years in order to stock up their farm system. Once your minor league system is rocking, you can build a team, something that they have not even attempted to do the past 18 years. Never have the Pirates unloaded their whole team before like they did last year, finally they did the rebuilding job right, and it is about to show. We have already seen some production of this rebuilding...(Andrew McCutchen Baseball America's ROTY, Garrett Jones). I can't wait until Pedro Alvarez, the #8 prospect in the nation right now, makes his debut.

Anyways, enough about my philosophy on the Pirates. The first pitch time of the game tonight was 7:05 Est. Due to the rain delay, the game ended a few minutes ago. Over five hours. We need a massive umbrella for PNC Park for the rest of this month, I don't know how I'm going to continue handling this onslaught of rain delays

[Hi-Def Steve]

Wow Jason Heyward struck out 5 times tonight!

[Kev1080P]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

Wow Jason Heyward struck out 5 times tonight!

he's still a stud, and still gonna be the RoY

[Batman1980]

Nice win in extra innings by the Twinkies over the A's!

[toef]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Wow, looked at their lineup and Chad Moeller was starting at catcher. I didn't even know that guy was still playing. What happened, did their four best catchers all get injured for this guy to start?

Haha, well they only have 2 guys ahead of Moeller. I guess they were giving Cervelli the day off, and they're slowly working Posada back from his injury by having him DH.

He was flying around the bases a couple days ago, and in a pre-game interview yesterday, one of the reporters joked with him about it, so he reminded the reporter that he was a plus runner in the minors, and was used as a pinch runner in the '95 playoffs.

But I guess they still don't want him squatting behind the plate yet. Maybe tomorrow?

Yankees looked horrible at the plate today. Cecil's changeup was fooling most of them. Cano's hitting streak was snapped at 17 games.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Wow, looked at their lineup and Chad Moeller was starting at catcher. I didn't even know that guy was still playing. What happened, did their four best catchers all get injured for this guy to start?

Thank you for helping us out, Toronto! Down with the Evil Empire!

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by Kev1080P

he's still a stud, and still gonna be the RoY

With the way Jon Ely has been pitching I'd throw him into that longshot category.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Kev1080P

he's still a stud, and still gonna be the RoY

Yes, that is out of character for Heyward. His number of strike outs isn't too terribly bad for a power hitter. He's still hitting .274 with a very good .402 OBP and is on pace for 31 HR/118 RBI and is in the top-10 in the NL in HR,BB,RBI,OBP and OPS. About the only way he's not ROY is if he gets injured..

[toef]

Teixeira struck out 5 times today, and depending on how long this game keeps going (currently in the bottom of the 14th), he could get even more.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by toef

Teixeira struck out 5 times today, and depending on how long this game keeps going (currently in the bottom of the 14th), he could get even more.

Another two home runs for Toronto today. I keep thinking sooner or later their torrid home run pace will go into a slump and it's just not happening. Pretty much their entire offense is based on the long ball.