posty 2,315 Posted February 20, 2018 I read somewhere that there will be only six trips to the mound visits without a pitching change per game. That includes any player leaving their spot to talk to him, including the catcher. I read that as well... Dumb rule... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted February 20, 2018 I read somewhere that there will be only six trips to the mound visits without a pitching change per game. That includes any player leaving their spot to talk to him, including the catcher. Its going to be interesting, Willson Contreras makes a ton of mound visits.. 0 way to enforce it. Puts umpires in a bad position to have to play bad cop when Gary Sanchez wants to make that 7th mound visit in the 9th with 2 on and no one out. How do you stop him? Heard thr fines MLB can impose are laughable at best. Should just have a pitch clock. Let the players cry but thr average time of a 9 inning game was something like 3 hours 15 minutes and just a fee years ago it was under 3 hours. In a sport with little action, you can't have games dragging on that long. Baseball purists like to say "f the yonder generation, baseball is timeless", but he numbers don't lie and thise dinosaurs will be dead soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted February 20, 2018 Don't like or trust the JD Martinez signing. Why didn't anyone else want him? I hope I'm wrong Then again, who cares about baseball. What have they done to speed up the game? Arizona wanted him badly... just no one wants to gI've him the money and contract length he was looking for. Teams don't want to give anyone those deals. Martinez waned Boston, so ultimately they got it done with a front loaded deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,724 Posted February 20, 2018 Arizona wanted him badly... just no one wants to gI've him the money and contract length he was looking for. Teams don't want to give anyone those deals. Martinez waned Boston, so ultimately they got it done with a front loaded deal. Wanting him badly, means wanting to pay. Ergo, they didn't want him that badly. 29 HR in 56 games 16 at Chase field. Why wouldn't they want to keep him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 589 Posted February 20, 2018 0 way to enforce it. Puts umpires in a bad position to have to play bad cop when Gary Sanchez wants to make that 7th mound visit in the 9th with 2 on and no one out. How do you stop him? Heard thr fines MLB can impose are laughable at best. Should just have a pitch clock. Let the players cry but thr average time of a 9 inning game was something like 3 hours 15 minutes and just a fee years ago it was under 3 hours. In a sport with little action, you can't have games dragging on that long. Baseball purists like to say "f the yonder generation, baseball is timeless", but he numbers don't lie and thise dinosaurs will be dead soon. Or how about the times the ump gets hit by the ball and the catcher goes out to let him compose himself? Just sit there and watch him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 589 Posted February 20, 2018 Wanting him badly, means wanting to pay. Ergo, they didn't want him that badly. 29 HR in 56 games 16 at Chase field. Why wouldn't they want to keep him? Because he defense is non-existent? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted February 20, 2018 Wanting him badly, means wanting to pay. Ergo, they didn't want him that badly. 29 HR in 56 games 16 at Chase field. Why wouldn't they want to keep him? From everything I've heard, teams don't want to get stuck with contracts like pujols, ellsbury etc anymore. So unless it's mike trout or bryce harper, forget about it. It's not that teams didn't want JD, it's that his agent, Boras? Was setting the price too high. Notice how many players are still unsigned or how long it took many of the dominos to start to fall this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted February 27, 2018 Tim Lincecum, Texas Rangers nearing a deal https://www.yahoo.com/sports/finalists-tim-lincecum-dodgers-rangers-175201950.html UPDATE: Jeff Passan of Yahoo reports that Lincecum “is deep into talks with the Texas Rangers” on a one-year major league deal, and the expectation is it gets done soon. Passan says that it’d likely be for a job in the bullpen, and that Lincecum could challenge for the Rangers’ open closer role. 12:52 PM: Jon Heyman reports that Tim Lincecum is deciding between two or three teams and is expected to sign in the next day or two. Heyman names two of the finalists: the Rangers and Lincecum’s longtime rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heyman says Lincecum is preparing to fly to Arizona, so his decision appears imminent. It would be weird to see Lincecum in a Dodgers jersey after seeing him for so long with the Giants, but a job’s a job. At this point, of course, the free agent Lincecum is looking to get back to the big leagues any way he can. Lincecum has not pitched at all since 2016, and hasn’t pitched well for many, many years. He attracted a lot of attention earlier this month during a showcase in which he reportedly threw in the 90-93 mph range, however, and has since drawn considerable interest, with Heyman reporting that at least two clubs have offered him guaranteed major league deals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,724 Posted February 27, 2018 From everything I've heard, teams don't want to get stuck with contracts like pujols, ellsbury etc anymore. So unless it's mike trout or bryce harper, forget about it. It's not that teams didn't want JD, it's that his agent, Boras? Was setting the price too high. Notice how many players are still unsigned or how long it took many of the dominos to start to fall this year. COLLUSION Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted February 28, 2018 COLLUSION teams are finally getting smart. can't have all that dead money. Boston ultimately got JD by front-loading the deal, if I read correctly. It also helped that by all reports, Boston was where he wanted to play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,724 Posted February 28, 2018 Boston was where he wanted to play. helps when it's the only team willing to pay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 932 Posted February 28, 2018 Has one of the Mets starting pitchers blew his arm out yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted February 28, 2018 Tim Lincecum, Texas Rangers nearing a deal https://www.yahoo.com/sports/finalists-tim-lincecum-dodgers-rangers-175201950.html Omg - this team is racing from train wreck to clown show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted February 28, 2018 Has one of the Mets starting pitchers blew his arm out yet? Degrom is already hurt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted February 28, 2018 Royals sign Lucas Duda. Hey, he helped us win one championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted February 28, 2018 Royals sign Lucas Duda. Hey, he helped us win one championship. Can't wait to steal him from u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 932 Posted February 28, 2018 Degrom is already hurt Yeah well that figures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crackattack 513 Posted February 28, 2018 Omg - this team is racing from train wreck to clown show. David Wells is talking comeback with Rangers. Maybe Charles Nagy is next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted February 28, 2018 David Wells is talking comeback with Rangers. Maybe Charles Nagy is next? The Ballpark is going to be empty this year. I should get some great deals on close seats all year long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crackattack 513 Posted February 28, 2018 The Ballpark is going to be empty this year. I should get some great deals on close seats all year long. That's a positive way to look at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,948 Posted February 28, 2018 The Ballpark is going to be empty this year. I should get some great deals on close seats all year long. Enjoy the gun show when the Yanks roll in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted February 28, 2018 Enjoy the gun show when the Yanks roll in. For sure, I can't wait to see them... The Ballpark will have prolly more Yanks fans that Rangers fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted March 7, 2018 It's interesting to see what the Royals have done in the past few weeks. The one year signings of SS Alcides Escobar, 1B Lucas Duda and CF Jon Jay have firmed up all the questions with the roster and have given the Royals the opportunity to start SS Aldaberto (used to go by Raul) Mondesi, 3B/ 1B Hunter Dozier and CF Bubba Starling the year together at Triple A and come up later this season or all together next year. Lineup now probably looks something like this: CF Jay 2B Merrifield 1B Duda C Perez DH Soler LF Gordon RF Bonifacio 3B Cuthbert SS Escobar With Danny Duffy, Jason Hammel, Ian Kennedy, Nate Karns and Jake Junis starting the year in the rotation. For the Royals to have a shot at a wild card I think our #s 4 and 5 need to step up and look like legitimate #2 and #3 starters with Hammel and Kennedy eating up innings. This probably isn't a 100 loss team anymore, but I still don't see them competing for the division and more likely to end up with about 76 wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted March 9, 2018 Nevermind, moose is back accepting a deal well below the qualifying offer the Royals initially offered him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted March 24, 2018 Looks like the Royals broke Bumgarner :sadbanana: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted March 26, 2018 always so fockin sweet when your favorite teams' seasons overlap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted March 26, 2018 always so fockin sweet when your favorite teams' seasons overlap The Chiefs and Royals overlap every year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted March 26, 2018 The Chiefs and Royals overlap every year... that benchmark for me is whether or not the royals are playing meaningful baseball when the chiefs are playing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted March 26, 2018 Rangers starting rotation: Cole Hamels Doug Fister Mike Minor Matt Moore Martin Perez with Bartolo Colon waiting in the wings................ If that doesn't strike fear in the hearts of the League, I don't know what will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted March 26, 2018 Rangers starting rotation: Cole Hamels Doug Fister Mike Minor Matt Moore Martin Perez with Bartolo Colon waiting in the wings................ If that doesn't strike fear in the hearts of the League, I don't know what will. Colon got cut a couple of days ago... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted March 26, 2018 Rangers starting rotation: Cole Hamels Doug Fister Mike Minor Matt Moore Martin Perez with Bartolo Colon waiting in the wings................ If that doesn't strike fear in the hearts of the League, I don't know what will. Minor should be a decent #3 guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted March 26, 2018 Colon got cut a couple of days ago... Jeebus, that's how bad it is.. I didn't even keep up with this trash team over the weekend - how funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted March 26, 2018 Hey good news, Cruzer, they resigned him today... https://twitter.com/StevensonFWST/status/978358864914599937 #Rangers have re-signed RHP Bartolo Colon and INF Trevor Plouffe to Minor league deals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,948 Posted March 26, 2018 Bird out 2 months. Mount Crushmore will have to wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,970 Posted March 26, 2018 Phillies should play at or above .500 this year. They should have at least five everyday players who are promising rookies or 2nd year players. I havent been this excited for a baseball season in a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,145 Posted March 26, 2018 If Stanton or Judge were to make a run at 62 HR's, wonder what everyone will make of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted March 26, 2018 If Stanton or Judge were to make a run at 62 HR's, wonder what everyone will make of it. Considering that they would still fall 11 HR short of the record, just talk for them approaching 60... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,948 Posted March 26, 2018 If Stanton or Judge were to make a run at 62 HR's, wonder what everyone will make of it. In NY? Not much. Only interested in WS titles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,218 Posted March 27, 2018 Bird out 2 months. Mount Crushmore will have to wait. Greg Bird has to be in the top 10 of overrated players right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,948 Posted March 27, 2018 Greg Bird has to be in the top 10 of overrated players right? No. When he plays he's great. He just doesn't play much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites