***Official - 2025 Major League Baseball Thread (5 Viewers)

[FreeBaGeL]

.301, 53 HR, 55 stolen bases, 160 strikeouts
.337, 41 HR, 73 stolen bases, 84 strikeouts

Ohtani's season is an all-timer for sure, but I feel like people are sleeping on Acuna by comparison. And it was only last year.

I mean chicks dig the long ball and all plus the 50-50 is a catchy term that people glob on to but what Acuna did last year was just as impressive to me considering he played a really solid OF as well. Playing in the field does take a bit of a toll over the course of a season much more than just DH-ing.

Bobby Witt Jr having a year too:

.334, 32 HR, 30 SB, 108 RBI, 206 Hits. WAR of 9.3

All the while playing a gold glove level shortstop and has played every game. And all of that with a lineup that is pure dog crap other than Salvy and Pasquantino, who has been hurt for a month.

Huge fan of him. We went to a Royals game at the start of the year for no other reason than we happened to be in KC and we like to check out the ballparks when we're in a new city. I immediately noticed that he hustled everything out. Ran on and off the field hard. If he hit a pop fly he ran it out so he was on 3rd if they dropped rather than half way to 1st, etc. Told my 9 year old to watch him and have the same attitude.

ETA: I forgot in that game he also had a standard base hit to right field and noticed the RF being lazy and stretched it to a double.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Smart guy - fan rejects paltry $300k offer for 50/50 ball.

 

[Todem]

Smart guy - fan rejects paltry $300k offer for 50/50 ball.

Will be calling Golden Auctions….or they will absolutely be reaching out to him lol….will make for another episode in their show.

 

[GroveDiesel]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

wtf

 

[ChiefD]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Thats some bs.

 

[kupcho1]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Lolz
I was listening pregame and was puzzled by the announcement. Of course the house shills didn't mention shorting him on the bonus. They tried to spin it that Peguero and Palacios (they also DFA'd Michael A Taylor; not sure what bonus he'd have earned) had done such a great job at AAA that they wanted to reward them.
Simply reprehensible.

 

[kupcho1]

Not that it matters much, but the article I saw had him 4 short of 525 and he'd already collected $200K each for 425 and 475
Still ****ty

 

[Grahamburn]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

They did pay him $3.2M for the season. They’re just supposed to light money on fire? Granted, $200k is nothing and it’s a bad look.

Don’t know why anyone would want to sign there doing that stuff.

 

[Grahamburn]

If they’re contending and they cut him nobody says anything, right? They’re a baseball team not a charity.

 

[FairWarning]

If they’re contending and they cut him nobody says anything, right? They’re a baseball team not a charity.

What’s $200k when they are getting money from the league? I think this is the goal that Reinsdorf is aiming for in Chicago.

Speaking of those ChiSox, they are now 1-94 when losing after 7. They scored 3 in the 8th and avoided their 121st loss (for a day).

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Triple play

 

[GroveDiesel]

If they’re contending and they cut him nobody says anything, right? They’re a baseball team not a charity.

What’s $200k when they are getting money from the league? I think this is the goal that Reinsdorf is aiming for in Chicago.

Speaking of those ChiSox, they are now 1-94 when losing after 7. They scored 3 in the 8th and avoided their 121st loss (for a day).

Right? The Pirates have a payroll of $85M for 2024. Teams get $100M just in tv money each year. Add in all their game day/merch/etc revenue plus the share they get from the teams paying cap penalties and the idea that they need to pinch pennies is absurd.

 

[Grahamburn]

If they’re contending and they cut him nobody says anything, right? They’re a baseball team not a charity.

What’s $200k when they are getting money from the league? I think this is the goal that Reinsdorf is aiming for in Chicago.

Speaking of those ChiSox, they are now 1-94 when losing after 7. They scored 3 in the 8th and avoided their 121st loss (for a day).

Right? The Pirates have a payroll of $85M for 2024. Teams get $100M just in tv money each year. Add in all their game day/merch/etc revenue plus the share they get from the teams paying cap penalties and the idea that they need to pinch pennies is absurd.

Not saying they need to, but at the end of the day they're still a business.

 

[Gally]

If they’re contending and they cut him nobody says anything, right? They’re a baseball team not a charity.

What’s $200k when they are getting money from the league? I think this is the goal that Reinsdorf is aiming for in Chicago.

Speaking of those ChiSox, they are now 1-94 when losing after 7. They scored 3 in the 8th and avoided their 121st loss (for a day).

Right? The Pirates have a payroll of $85M for 2024. Teams get $100M just in tv money each year. Add in all their game day/merch/etc revenue plus the share they get from the teams paying cap penalties and the idea that they need to pinch pennies is absurd.

Not saying they need to, but at the end of the day they're still a business.

And it's bad business to just cut a guy to avoid a bonus. Bonuses such as that are to avoid paying out things for injury or for performance so bad they didn't earn the right to get those plate appearances. In this case the sole reason they cut him was to save on the bonus. That is bad business as it tells free agents across the league not to sign there because they will get screwed to save pennies by the organization. The ramifications of that are much worse than saving $200K.

 

[Gally]

Don’t know why anyone would want to sign there doing that stuff.

Exactly. That is why it is bad business

 

[FairWarning]

Hoping the cubs pick him up, get a slugger for nothing.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Hoping the cubs pick him up, get a slugger for nothing.

And some hits for free.

 

[General Malaise]

Hoping the cubs pick him up, get a slugger for nothing.

And some hits for free.

 

[dkp993]

Triple play

That was unreal. I think my entire neighborhood heard me screaming at the TV last night. Lol.

 

[3C's]

Edman way out in front of this Rowdy changeup. https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1831514585142087706

 

[Todem]

Smart guy - fan rejects paltry $300k offer for 50/50 ball.

Will be calling Golden Auctions….or they will absolutely be reaching out to him lol….will make for another episode in their show.

And this is officially happening.

3MM reserve for this ball. Goldin is auctioning it.

Lol that was so predictable.

 

[Todem]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

 

[Eephus]

And this is officially happening.

3MM reserve for this ball. Goldin is auctioning it.

Lol that was so predictable.

That's more than Ohtani's 2024 salary (excluding deferred money).

 

[Eephus]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

 

[Todem]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

 

[General Malaise]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

He's from Sacramento. That's not the Bay Area.

 

[Eephus]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

Tellez never has been able to handle lefties

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

Tellez never has been able to handle lefties

Laugh emoji

 

[CGRdrJoe]

white sox fans cheering on the angels hoping that their team can set the record for most losses in a season while chanting sell the team

 

[kupcho1]

Huge crowd at the Athletics game. You'd think it was the last game ever or something.

 

[thecatch]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

People from SF are extremely sensitive about the current state of the city.

 

[Todem]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

People from SF are extremely sensitive about the current state of the city.

I can understand that. I would be too if I lived there. And from what I read on this players thoughts about it…..was he that far off? He basically said things had drastically changed the last 10-12 years.

 

[Eephus]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

People from SF are extremely sensitive about the current state of the city.

I can understand that. I would be too if I lived there. And from what I read on this players thoughts about it…..was he that far off? He basically said things had drastically changed the last 10-12 years.

The area around Union Square hasn't recovered from the pandemic and the decline of the in-office population of the financial district. A lot of teams stay at the Four Seasons on Market Street so Tellez would see that first hand when he comes in to play the Giants. The rest of the doom loop stuff he just gets from the news. Cities change over time--some things get better and others get worse. I still love living here and wouldn't trade it for Elk Grove or wherever Tellez calls home these days.

My original post was a joke. Karmic justice is not a thing. I just think the whole rigamarole about Tellez getting cut short of hitting an incentive has been overblown. It's not an uncommon event for a sub-replacement level player to get DFAed and it's unlikely to have any significant long-term impact on the Pirates' future ability to sign free agents. Everybody knows Bob Nutting is cheap and will make their decisions accordingly.

 

[Todem]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

People from SF are extremely sensitive about the current state of the city.

I can understand that. I would be too if I lived there. And from what I read on this players thoughts about it…..was he that far off? He basically said things had drastically changed the last 10-12 years.

The area around Union Square hasn't recovered from the pandemic and the decline of the in-office population of the financial district. A lot of teams stay at the Four Seasons on Market Street so Tellez would see that first hand when he comes in to play the Giants. The rest of the doom loop stuff he just gets from the news. Cities change over time--some things get better and others get worse. I still love living here and wouldn't trade it for Elk Grove or wherever Tellez calls home these days.

My original post was a joke. Karmic justice is not a thing. I just think the whole rigamarole about Tellez getting cut short of hitting an incentive has been overblown. It's not an uncommon event for a sub-replacement level player to get DFAed and it's unlikely to have any significant long-term impact on the Pirates' future ability to sign free agents. Everybody knows Bob Nutting is cheap and will make their decisions accordingly.

That’s what I figured.

I live in South Florida ( city of Parkland in Broward county now grew up in Dade County Miami Beach in a then sleepy beach town called Surfside) and although there have been some shifts and changes….I would never live anywhere else.

 

[thecatch]

The Pirates are a poverty franchise.

Out of the playoffs, 6 games left in the season, and they cut a guy who is 4 plate appearances shy of a $200k bonus for getting to 425 PAs.

Quite frankly, it’s disgraceful. Just extremely bad business.

Karmic justice for Tellez' comments last off-season about the city of San Francisco

Oh a bay area native who expressed his opinion about his hometown?

Ridiculous post. He should not get his 200K because he said the city he lived in was bad.

Oh the horror.

People from SF are extremely sensitive about the current state of the city.

I can understand that. I would be too if I lived there. And from what I read on this players thoughts about it…..was he that far off? He basically said things had drastically changed the last 10-12 years.

The area around Union Square hasn't recovered from the pandemic and the decline of the in-office population of the financial district. A lot of teams stay at the Four Seasons on Market Street so Tellez would see that first hand when he comes in to play the Giants. The rest of the doom loop stuff he just gets from the news. Cities change over time--some things get better and others get worse. I still love living here and wouldn't trade it for Elk Grove or wherever Tellez calls home these days.

I have lots of friends who still love the city and good for you guys. There's been a ton of migration from your home county to Tellez's the last few years so it's a sentiment that fewer and fewer people seem to share.

 

[Eephus]

I have lots of friends who still love the city and good for you guys. There's been a ton of migration from your home county to Tellez's the last few years so it's a sentiment that fewer and fewer people seem to share.

People moving from the City to the exurbs is nothing new, it's not a post-pandemic or 10-12 year phenomenon. SF is an expensive place to live, especially if you're raising a family. We stayed when we had our kids and dealt with the challenges but a lot of our friends moved away. But there's always been young people who come here in their place which is one of the things that keeps the area vital.

Bringing it back on topic, even the A's are moving to Tellezburg so there's that.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

The kid who had his hands on Ohtani's 50th home run ball first has filed a lawsuit against the guy he claims wrestled it away from him. Auction is on hold pending this

 

[thecatch]

I have lots of friends who still love the city and good for you guys. There's been a ton of migration from your home county to Tellez's the last few years so it's a sentiment that fewer and fewer people seem to share.

People moving from the City to the exurbs is nothing new, it's not a post-pandemic or 10-12 year phenomenon. SF is an expensive place to live, especially if you're raising a family. We stayed when we had our kids and dealt with the challenges but a lot of our friends moved away. But there's always been young people who come here in their place which is one of the things that keeps the area vital.

Bringing it back on topic, even the A's are moving to Tellezburg so there's that.

There’s a lot of data showing that rate of migration has increased well beyond the traditional levels you are talking about. People handwaving that data away like you are doing is exactly what my original post was referring to. Anyway, that’s the last I’ll detail this thread on that topic.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The kid who had his hands on Ohtani's 50th home run ball first has filed a lawsuit against the guy he claims wrestled it away from him. Auction is on hold pending this

The last time we had a dispute like this (Bonds 73rd HR ball), it didn’t end well for either party.

 

[Eephus]

I have lots of friends who still love the city and good for you guys. There's been a ton of migration from your home county to Tellez's the last few years so it's a sentiment that fewer and fewer people seem to share.

People moving from the City to the exurbs is nothing new, it's not a post-pandemic or 10-12 year phenomenon. SF is an expensive place to live, especially if you're raising a family. We stayed when we had our kids and dealt with the challenges but a lot of our friends moved away. But there's always been young people who come here in their place which is one of the things that keeps the area vital.

Bringing it back on topic, even the A's are moving to Tellezburg so there's that.

There’s a lot of data showing that rate of migration has increased well beyond the traditional levels you are talking about. People handwaving that data away like you are doing is exactly what my original post was referring to. Anyway, that’s the last I’ll detail this thread on that topic.

There undoubtedly were a lot of people leaving in 2020-21 but the trend has reversed and there have been net population increases the past two years.

And the Giants are making a late run at a .500 season

 

[CGRdrJoe]

I have lots of friends who still love the city and good for you guys. There's been a ton of migration from your home county to Tellez's the last few years so it's a sentiment that fewer and fewer people seem to share.

People moving from the City to the exurbs is nothing new, it's not a post-pandemic or 10-12 year phenomenon. SF is an expensive place to live, especially if you're raising a family. We stayed when we had our kids and dealt with the challenges but a lot of our friends moved away. But there's always been young people who come here in their place which is one of the things that keeps the area vital.

Bringing it back on topic, even the A's are moving to Tellezburg so there's that.

There’s a lot of data showing that rate of migration has increased well beyond the traditional levels you are talking about. People handwaving that data away like you are doing is exactly what my original post was referring to. Anyway, that’s the last I’ll detail this thread on that topic.

There undoubtedly were a lot of people leaving in 2020-21 but the trend has reversed and there have been net population increases the past two years.

and all these people moving in seem to be golfer's because I can't get a ****ing tee time

 

[CGRdrJoe]

The kid who had his hands on Ohtani's 50th home run ball first has filed a lawsuit against the guy he claims wrestled it away from him. Auction is on hold pending this

The last time we had a dispute like this (Bonds 73rd HR ball), it didn’t end well for either party.

yeah, this one will be slightly different in that there weren't other people attacking the person who originally had the ball causing it to fall to somone who had already been knocked to the ground. The kid is claiming he had it and the other guy ripped it from his hands. I have a feeling the result will be the same and it will be a 50/50 split minus all the legal fee's.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

final out time in oakland

 

[Bob Loblaw]

This is such a hard day for us A's fans.

Watching the NBC Sports Bay Area post-game show, and it's rough. Bip Roberts is, understandably, crying on set. He couldn't even speak when they opened the show.

 

[whoknew]

This is such a hard day for us A's fans.

Watching the NBC Sports Bay Area post-game show, and it's rough. Bip Roberts is, understandably, crying on set. He couldn't even speak when they opened the show.

Are you a big A's fan?

 

[FairWarning]

This is such a hard day for us A's fans.

Watching the NBC Sports Bay Area post-game show, and it's rough. Bip Roberts is, understandably, crying on set. He couldn't even speak when they opened the show.

I watched the pre and post game, really feel for their fans. Finley was far from a great owner also.

Always followed them growing up. Charlie Finley had a big farm about 30 min from me.

 

[Eephus]

This is such a hard day for us A's fans.

Watching the NBC Sports Bay Area post-game show, and it's rough. Bip Roberts is, understandably, crying on set. He couldn't even speak when they opened the show.

I watched the pre and post game, really feel for their fans. Finley was far from a great owner also.

Always followed them growing up. Charlie Finley had a big farm about 30 min from me.

Walter Haas was a good owner after Finley and before Wolff and Fisher.

In retrospect, Haas shouldn't have ceded San Jose to the Giants but there still were opportunities to get it done in the East Bay if ownership wasn't so recalcitrant.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

God bless Rickey Henderson

Always had a positive feeling about the A’s due to their history in Philadelphia and some cosmic intangible connection, as well as their various interesting runs from the early 70s really through the late 2000s. Really ****ty job by the owners (in case you didn’t know) but maybe that franchise is just destined to be forever itinerant. At least the Sacramento-Kansas City bond can be further strengthened.

 

[Zow]

Smart guy - fan rejects paltry $300k offer for 50/50 ball.

I read that there's a Bonds-like lawsuit filed where some other fan claims he initially had it.