Running 2015 MLB Regular-Season Thread

Stephen Strasburg's last 13 starts: 1.76 ERA, 110 K, 12 BB, and probably a lot of other, more geeky stats that show he was great.

Good thing the rest of the team was dogshit.

 

Love that the playoffs have the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Cubs. First time ever, I think, being that it's the first time the Mets and Cubs have been in the playoffs in the same year.

 

Well, he was dogshit early, as well.

 

I don't disagree. I should have said "Good thing the rest of the team was dogshit in the second half."

 

Should the franchise stats/records of the New York Yankees include those of the 1901-1902 Baltimore Orioles:

1901-02 Orioles Removed from Yankees History » Sports Reference

I always thought they should, but it makes a fairly good argument for why they should not.

 

That subject came to mind to me too, and I agree, it's an interesting argument. Rules on things were quite a bit different back then. Were the few Orioles turned Highlanders technically free agents or were they assigned to the New York team, for instance?

The Yankees have never really said that they originally came from Baltimore. Come to think of it, the whole history of that Baltimore team is a fun history to read. Imagine you're a Baltimore fan who shows up to a game in July 1902 only to find out the team is forfeiting because they only have four players remaining.

 

I love this time of year, the playoffs getting ready. While a WC game might be sudden, its great theater for the fans, like me. I don't want the playoffs dragging into mid-Nov. One game is awesome (see Giants/Royals '14).

I love that the Mets, Cubs, Pirates, Royals and Jays are in (I could do without Dodgers and Yankees). Cards getting in again is amazing; are they going to fill the Giants' odd-year spot again?

As for the Rangers, Astros, Angels cliff-hanger, well I'd love to see Correa burst even brighter but I also enjoy Trout.

 

If things play out right, you might add the Angels to the big market mix.

 

This is awesome:
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More than 200 people have donated $2,500 in an effort to get Steve Bartman to the Cubs Wild Card game https://www.gofundme.com/ws56s2f8

 

Sale just passed Ed Walsh (1908) for most White Sox strikeouts in a season, 270 to 269.

Dick predicted this would happen.

 

Man, Pillar just made a serious dive. Superman just blushed.

 

Or was that yesterday?