MLB 2018 regular season thread

[heyabbott]

The Red Sox & Yankees were no doubt helped by having one of the worst teams of all time in their division. Boston went 16-3 vs Baltimore, New York went 12-7.

That the orioles suck is a small salve of karma for the Nats fans. Who are beholden to orioles ownership for their tv rights money. MASN forks the Nats, intentionally, by the Angelos regime. I look forward to reading Peter Angelos' obit, dementia and incontinence if there's a deity with a sense of humor and justice.

Royals also 100+. Yanks and Redsox 10-3 vs KC. KC a respectable 36-39 in the ALW for a 100 loss team.

 

[heyabbott]

RBI and wins are team dependent, but if a batter wins the triple crown or if a pitcher leads the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts,
gonna say they win the MVP and Cy Young almost every time.

Dependent is a strong word when it comes to RBI. I'm sure there is a metric for percent of baserunners driven in. Some players don't have opportunity to drive in lots of runs because, team dependent, there aren't a lot of runner on base when they get an PA.
But Mookie Betts has only left 20 runners scoring position after a PA, Mike Trout 26.

Rhys Hoskins has a respectable 95 RBI on the season but has left 52 in scoring position. Tied for 82nd in baseball.

 

[cjericho]

The Red Sox & Yankees were no doubt helped by having one of the worst teams of all time in their division. Boston went 16-3 vs Baltimore, New York went 12-7.

12-7 is a great record?

 

[cyclingwriter2]

12-7 is a .631 winning parentage and over a 162 game season translates to 102 wins.

 

[John B. Foster]

I just did. I love all the colorized old photos. But man, that guy retweets some unhinged stuff. Maybe I unfollow so I'm not getting his political crap?

Ya - I try not to pay attention to the other stuff.

 

[HanSenSE]

Giants and Nationals rolling over and playing dead.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Giants and Nationals rolling over and playing dead.

Yeah Giants are done with this season. I don't blame them but they could at least give a half of a darn against the Dodgers.

 

[Spartan Squad]

At least they actually have a couple of hits and at this rate the Dodgers are going to have to burn a pitcher before heading into the wild card (fingers crossed. Go Rockies!)

 

[Steak Snabler]

Update: Khris Davis went 0-for-2 today before being lifted for a pinch-hitter.

He finishes with a .247 batting average for the fourth straight season.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Who was it that reported this a few months ago and Scioscia called him a liar?

 

[Della9250]

Mauer to retire

They let him catch one pitch in the 9th.



With Utley done and if Beltre, Sabathia and Ichiro are done after this season, holy hell that's quite a group

 

[cjericho]

12-7 is a .631 winning parentage and over a 162 game season translates to 102 wins.

But against one of the worst teams, if you're a 100-win team, you should be better than 12-7.