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MLB 2022: The Long and Winding Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Starman, Mar 18, 2022.

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  1. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    This headline drives me up a wall.
    It implies that the organization as a whole paid a price for the scandal. That didn't happen. The players all sucked and the team won the World Series in 2021 and is a threat to repeat. The only people who paid a price were the administrators.
    As for the text of the story, it neglects to tell us when the scandal broke. Not a trivial detail.
     
    tapintoamerica, Sep 19, 2022
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  2. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    Giants fans, what do @maumann and I need to know?

     
    Jake from State Farm, Sep 19, 2022
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  3. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    2019, 2020 and 2022 SF Giants roster and record.

    But the dude was basically anonymous with Farhan there but still
     
    Spartan Squad, Sep 19, 2022
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  4. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    Absolutely nothing going on in Milwaukee.

    But Scherzer out after 67 pitches and 6 perfect innings.
     
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    Gutter, Sep 19, 2022
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  5. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Mets TV just applied the jinx.
     
    tapintoamerica, Sep 19, 2022
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  6. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Tyler Alexander got through six no-hit innings in Baltimore, which forced me to find the password for the MLB TV subscription that I've ignored since May. Tigers up, 11-0 in the bottom of the ninth.

    Scott Harris already has a better win-loss record than Al Avila.
     
    maumann, Sep 19, 2022
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  7. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Um, maybe removing Scherzer from the game "applied the jinx," no? Also, once Scherzer was out, there was nothing left to jinx.
     
    bigpern23, Sep 19, 2022
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  8. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Well, they did reference the collective (five-pitcher) no-hitter earlier this season. Did not reference any perfections.
     
    tapintoamerica, Sep 20, 2022
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  9. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, sorry that post came across so snotty toward you. It was more directed at the Mets broadcast. I hate that the media and MLB are trying to sell us this bullshit combined no-hitter crap. They know that the no-hitter/perfect game is going the way of the dodo because of how they are using pitchers these days, so they're trying to gin up fan interest in "combined no-hitters."
     
    bigpern23, Sep 20, 2022
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  10. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St., Sep 20, 2022
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  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    That is the same team that Jonathan Papelbon pitched for. ... in a kilt. If it was anyone except Bill Lee, I'd say, "Have some dignity, man."

    I'm glad he is OK.

    The guy looks like he's having fun, and I know he isn't hurting anyone, but he has always bugged me so much.

    One of my most enduring memories as a kid is of the brawl in 1976 between the Yankees and Red Sox. Lou Piniella barrelled into Carlton Fisk on a play at the plate. The benches cleared. Graig Nettles made a beeline (there was history) for Lee and threw him to the ground. Lee had a separated shoulder, that didn't end his career, but it was the beginning of the end. Lee got up and walked around the outside of the crowd with his arm loosley hanging, looking for Nettles as things calmed down, then started yelling at him. ... and Nettles popped him in the face, adding insult to the injury.

    Ah, good times.
     
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    The Big Ragu, Sep 20, 2022
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  12. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Bill Lee walked out on the Expos when they released Rodney Scott, who was a good friend. From Wiki:

    His professional career ended in 1982, when he was released by the Expos after staging a one-game walkout as a protest over Montreal's decision to release second baseman and friend Rodney Scott.
     
    ChrisLong, Sep 20, 2022
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