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2018 MLB Regular Season Thread! Current thread batting average: .420 (2 Viewers)

strykerpks said:
I'm just a dumb fan, but does anyone think Ryan Braun is actually still using? Honest question. I'm a Brewer fan (obvi) and I'm still not sure. I'd like to think that the lawyers of a small market team could find a way out of his contract if they really had to with another positive test. He's not making the HOF anyway so what's his motive? He's stuck in Milwaukee. Like Cleveland but only kinda better. If he wants to head to LA or wherever via trade they would have to do their due diligence to accept. 

I dunno. Drunken rambling after he dropped a bomb in the top of 9 for the win in San Diego.
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LA media ran with this story

 
The Phillies played a shoddy brand of baseball (and that’s putting it mildly) in losing to the Atlanta Braves, 15-2, Saturday night.  Starting pitcher Vince Velasquez did not make it out of the third inning and the defense made four errors.

The sloppiness extended into the dugout and bullpen with what appeared to be an embarrassing lack of communication that resulted in reliever Hoby Milner being summoned to pitch without throwing any legitimate warm-up pitches in the bullpen.

The snafu happened in the third inning when manager Gabe Kapler went to the mound to remove Velasquez. There was only one problem, however. The Phillies did not have a reliever ready. As Kapler arrived at the mound, Milner frantically sprung into action and tried to get loose with a series of quick throws. Third base umpire Greg Gibson was not happy that Milner continued to throw after Kapler had called for the change. Gibson walked toward the bullpen and ordered Milner to come into the game even though the lefty had not completed a normal warm-up.

When Milner got to the mound, the umpires docked his warm-up tosses and shut him down after five.  Kapler appeared to ask Milner if he was OK to go and the pitcher said he was. He faced three batters and gave up a two-run single as the Braves pushed their lead to 7-2.

It was not immediately clear where the miscommunication occurred, but it did not reflect well on Kapler, who prides himself on being a bold leader and practitioner of “relentless communication.”
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Eephus said:
LA media ran with this story
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I'm lazy. Their conclusion? How about your conclusion? It was an honest question. I think he's not, but I'm also not that dumb to think he wouldn't. I was curious what others felt about it since it hasn't really been a topic lately.

 
Eephus said:
Phillies having to use a position player to pitch in game #3 symbolizes the first act of the Kapler era.
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MLB.tv presents an overload of choices. I gotta be honest, some night's "#### it, let's see how Kapler is going to screw this up" is going to win out on many nights.

 
there was concern last night that Kapler lost the team.

Turns out he took a piss between innings and made a wrong turn coming out of the john, wandered the bowels of suntrust for an hour

 
Reminder only 2 days to acquire a tmobile MLB.tv code from tmobile or get one on reddit or eBay or something.

For android there are now some great GPS spoofers that solve that issue on mobile. 

 
culdeus said:
Reminder only 2 days to acquire a tmobile MLB.tv code from tmobile or get one on reddit or eBay or something.

For android there are now some great GPS spoofers that solve that issue on mobile. 
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I have extra innings through verizon.  So I download this to my ipad and then get a gps spoofer to be able to watch the Sox?

 
Aaron Boone pulls Sonny Gray in the 4th with a 3 run lead, presummedly because he was at 89 pitches

Hurdle pulls Williams after 6 innings of no hit ball at 84 pitches

Modern baseball can really suck

 
Yasmany Tomas waived by the Dbacks, they still owe him $40 million. Someone in AL might try to DH him I guess but what a fall that was. 

 
@jaysonst: Sources: MLB will send warning to #Phillies that in the future they won't be given the leeway ump Jerry Layne gave last night when Gabe Kapler waved for a pitcher who hadn't warmed up

Layne was told he did the right thing under the circumstances. @Buster_ESPN was first to report

 
JaxBill said:
@jaysonst: Sources: MLB will send warning to #Phillies that in the future they won't be given the leeway ump Jerry Layne gave last night when Gabe Kapler waved for a pitcher who hadn't warmed up

Layne was told he did the right thing under the circumstances. @Buster_ESPN was first to report
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This is insanity. MLB instituted rules specifically to increase the pace of the game, a manager totally screws up, the umpire bails him out by allowing him to throw extra warmup pitches, the opposing team's manager rightly complains, and somehow the umpire throws THAT manager out of the game!?

And MLB's response is to say that the umpire handled the situation correctly!? Are you kidding me????

MLB shouldn't be saying that Layne handled the situation properly, they should be suspending him and offering Atlanta an apology. It's not the umpire's job to protect the health of a pitcher because his manager did not make sure he got warmed up.

And Kapler may be lucky to make it a month. 21 pitchers used in the first 3 games of the season including having to go to position players is totally bonkers. Add in calling for a pitcher who hasn't warmed up and it seems he has no business managing in the majors.

 
Love these Mariner's unis. They really need to go to these full time. As an added bonus, it would steal the Brewers' thunder in case they ever get their head on straight and ditch those stupid board room unis. Well, maybe the Ram's already stole that thunder.

 
GroveDiesel said:
This is insanity. MLB instituted rules specifically to increase the pace of the game, a manager totally screws up, the umpire bails him out by allowing him to throw extra warmup pitches, the opposing team's manager rightly complains, and somehow the umpire throws THAT manager out of the game!?

And MLB's response is to say that the umpire handled the situation correctly!? Are you kidding me????

MLB shouldn't be saying that Layne handled the situation properly, they should be suspending him and offering Atlanta an apology. It's not the umpire's job to protect the health of a pitcher because his manager did not make sure he got warmed up.

And Kapler may be lucky to make it a month. 21 pitchers used in the first 3 games of the season including having to go to position players is totally bonkers. Add in calling for a pitcher who hasn't warmed up and it seems he has no business managing in the majors.
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I agree.

What's the rule? What could the umpire have done differently? If the pitcher leaves the mound for the clubhouse and the bullpen pitcher just keeps warming up .. what can the umpire do?

 
Cowboysfan8 said:
I agree.

What's the rule? What could the umpire have done differently? If the pitcher leaves the mound for the clubhouse and the bullpen pitcher just keeps warming up .. what can the umpire do?
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After reading up on the new rules, apparently there was nothing he could do other than rule the pitcher in violation and MLB would then hand out "progressive penalties" to the player.

Although, after reading the MLB.com article on the new rules, it sounds like the umpire did actually make a call that he was allowed to make:

 The umpire believes the pitcher is at legitimate risk of injury if he does not receive additional time to throw warmup pitches
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So the umpire ruled that the pitcher was at a legitimate risk of being injured due to not having warmed up at all.

The whole thing is a farce really. Even if the umpire was allowed to make that call, it was absurd to eject the Braves manager for having a legitimate complaint. 

Bottom line, MLB's rules are still a joke and the Phillies' new manager is a clown.

 
I know it's only 4 games but Yankees bullpen has been horrible. I do think that there is something to bullpens being a total crapshoot. 

 
Epic Problem said:
Aaron Boone pulls Sonny Gray in the 4th with a 3 run lead, presummedly because he was at 89 pitches

Hurdle pulls Williams after 6 innings of no hit ball at 84 pitches

Modern baseball can really suck
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I'm fairly certain a Yankees starter hasn't thrown 100 pitches yet. I realize analytics say pitchers get less effective the third time through the order and that is why more teams rely on their bullpen but it's like they don't realize its a long season and bullpens get worn down over the long haul. This ain't the playoffs. It's April 1. Its gonna get old quick. 

 
Eephus said:
Phillies having to use a position player to pitch in game #3 symbolizes the first act of the Kapler era.
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He has his lineup cards set for the next 6 games (seriously), I wonder if that pitching move was just another part of the new wave thinking. He does want all of his players to be versatile.  :rolleyes:  What a fraud this guy is. 

 
Just heard a radio cut from the Phillies game after the bullpen fiasco ....

”It’s the start of the third inning, there’s no one warming up in the Phillies bullpen but there are nine guys doing jumping jacks.” 

:lmao:   :lmao:  

The material is endless @Eephus. 

 
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Billy Bats said:
He has his lineup cards set for the next 6 games (seriously), I wonder if that pitching move was just another part of the new wave thinking. He does want all of his players to be versatile.  :rolleyes:  What a fraud this guy is. 
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Is this mapped out in his head, or is it public knowledge within the dugout?

 
GroveDiesel said:
After reading up on the new rules, apparently there was nothing he could do other than rule the pitcher in violation and MLB would then hand out "progressive penalties" to the player.

Although, after reading the MLB.com article on the new rules, it sounds like the umpire did actually make a call that he was allowed to make:

So the umpire ruled that the pitcher was at a legitimate risk of being injured due to not having warmed up at all.

The whole thing is a farce really. Even if the umpire was allowed to make that call, it was absurd to eject the Braves manager for having a legitimate complaint. 

Bottom line, MLB's rules are still a joke and the Phillies' new manager is a clown.
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I don't disagree about ejecting the other teams manager, but forcing the pitcher into action with a greater risk of injury because his manager is a dope is not the answer. Ump handled that part right. 

 
shadyridr said:
I'm fairly certain a Yankees starter hasn't thrown 100 pitches yet. I realize analytics say pitchers get less effective the third time through the order and that is why more teams rely on their bullpen but it's like they don't realize its a long season and bullpens get worn down over the long haul. This ain't the playoffs. It's April 1. Its gonna get old quick. 
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It sure seems like there are more postponed games in April, so knowing that allows teams to ease their arms into action. I didnt watch the game, but I imagine if he had that many at that point that they were more stressful pitches and he was experiencing some level of inconsistency too. 

That Trevor Williams call is an eyebrow raiser though. Was he not fully stretched out in March?

 
MAC_32 said:
It sure seems like there are more postponed games in April, so knowing that allows teams to ease their arms into action. I didnt watch the game, but I imagine if he had that many at that point that they were more stressful pitches and he was experiencing some level of inconsistency too. 

That Trevor Williams call is an eyebrow raiser though. Was he not fully stretched out in March?
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Williams had issued five walks and had just given up a couple of well hit outs

 
I was watching a little bit of the Mets/Cards game yesterday on ESPN and one of the coaches just made a visit to the pitching mound. I had to laugh when the little weasel from ESPN, Tim Kurkjian, said something like "I have to wonder how teams will manage these mound visits when they are only allowed 6 now."

Six?!?!? Are you ####### kidding me?  That's a lot. No wonder these games are going 4 hours plus.

 
Eephus said:
I'm no Dr. Andrews but his upcoming free agency complicates matters.  Donaldson is getting paid this year regardless.  At some point, it might make sense for him to shut it down so he'll be 100% for his new employers next year.

That would take PAs away from Smoak and Morales.  The Kendrys kontract was questionable at the time and the falling market for bats makes it look even worse now and for 2019.
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:angry: :angry: :angry: :(

 
Is Vasgersian completely out at MLB Central or just taking Monday's off after Sunday Night Baseball? Because Flores is just a complete :tfp:    

 
#### me....

MLB Central will prominently feature the perspectives of the show's hosts: Robert Flores, Lauren Shehadi and 16-year MLB veteran Mark DeRosa.
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A couple of hours a day of this guy force feeding his pro wrestling crap into the show, followed by Russo? This is awful

 
Northern Voice said:
Eephus said:
I'm no Dr. Andrews but his upcoming free agency complicates matters.  Donaldson is getting paid this year regardless.  At some point, it might make sense for him to shut it down so he'll be 100% for his new employers next year.

That would take PAs away from Smoak and Morales.  The Kendrys kontract was questionable at the time and the falling market for bats makes it look even worse now and for 2019.
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:angry: :angry: :angry: :(
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This is like a fantasy owner who fills all available UT and BN slots with first basemen

 
eoMMan said:
I was watching a little bit of the Mets/Cards game yesterday on ESPN and one of the coaches just made a visit to the pitching mound. I had to laugh when the little weasel from ESPN, Tim Kurkjian, said something like "I have to wonder how teams will manage these mound visits when they are only allowed 6 now."

Six?!?!? Are you ####### kidding me?  That's a lot. No wonder these games are going 4 hours plus.
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While I agree, doesn't this also include the catcher going to the mound?  Thought I heard that, but I could be wrong.

 
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