wait is the MLB the first American sports league (besides the WNBA maybe?) to explicitly *endorse* kneeling? pretty cool
Members of the @SFGiants kneel during the National Anthem. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/QbvAvCZiEs— MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2020
― frogbs, Tuesday, 21 July 2020 19:28 (four years ago) link
watched one inning of cubs-sox last night and did notice a catcher start/stop throwing down to third after a K -- figured it was just some scrub playing out of position at 3B and not paying attention
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 July 2020 19:35 (four years ago) link
vary proud of my Giants for how they handled kneeling and Farhan Zaidi put the whole thing best:
"We support those who knelt peacefully to protest racial injustice and those who stood to express love of country. We do not see these as mutually exclusive sentiments and believe the freedom to express both is what our country is about," the statement said. "As an organization, we reaffirm our denouncement of acts of discrimination and violence against members of the Black community and our pledge to work together with those who seek to end racial justice in America."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-francisco-giants-manager-several-team-members-take-knee-during-n1234447
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 01:42 (four years ago) link
not only that, they also made MLB history with a women coach at first base:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/us/woman-coach-san-francisco-giants-spt-trnd/index.html
"A woman made Major League Baseball history Monday by coaching first base for the San Francisco Giants during an exhibition game Monday.
Alyssa Nakken, the first female coach on a Major League Baseball staff in league history, became the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game on Monday."
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 01:44 (four years ago) link
The Dodgers are going to be good, but if Seager goes back to his pre-TJ surgery self... oh dear.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
assuming the quote there was “ending racial injustice” c’mon editors
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 08:38 (four years ago) link
Should we just use this thread to throw down some predictions? I feel like short season predictions will be fun.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:09 (four years ago) link
the Astros trash can scheme is gonna be real fuckin' obvious this year
― frogbs, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:12 (four years ago) link
Since they hit off BAL, TOR, and BOS for half their games, I suspect NYY will win at least 40.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:12 (four years ago) link
Hey no talkin' bad 'bout.... Dylan Covey, proud owner of a 6.54 ERA in the bigs
OK, talk away
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:33 (four years ago) link
wait, isn't that the guy the Brewers drafted a decade ago, only to drop out because he discovered he had diabetes? good for him
― frogbs, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:42 (four years ago) link
this is not a very hot take but i expect a strong white sox performance, especially bc they play the royals and tigers a lot. gonna predict a wild card spot for them.
― na (NA), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:54 (four years ago) link
i could see them finishing above the Twins for sure.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 14:58 (four years ago) link
dodgers 'closing in on extension' with mookie
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 16:39 (four years ago) link
Hunter Dozier is confirmed covid. He is symptomatic and was playing against the Astros on Monday.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 16:46 (four years ago) link
I prefer the now-with-Donaldson Twins, but I can see the White Sox finish above the Cleveland Naps. I think the Rays have one WC spot taken.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 16:48 (four years ago) link
A lot of their players last year had outlier-ish good seasons. And Even if their starting staff wasn’t a fluke, three of them are gone - tho the guys replacing them are ok, there’s no way their starting staff is as good this year.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 16:55 (four years ago) link
The outlier-good season applies to a lot of the hitters too.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 16:59 (four years ago) link
pending approval of the stae of PA, hohoho
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29515522/sources-blue-jays-expected-play-home-games-pnc-park-pittsburgh
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 18:27 (four years ago) link
HARRISBURG, Pa. (@AP) _ Pennsylvania Department of Health won't allow Toronto Blue Jays to play at PNC Park in Pittsburgh amid pandemic.— Marc Levy (@timelywriter) July 22, 2020
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
well that i did not expect
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 19:07 (four years ago) link
i'm sure having the pirates and phillies play at home is much safer
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link
rip PJays
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 19:10 (four years ago) link
I get why the Canadian government didn’t want a bunch of dudes from a country with out of control covid rates flying in on a weekly basis. I don’t understand what Pennsylvania thinks would be happening with the Jays that already isn’t happening there.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 19:46 (four years ago) link
infection rates are not evenly spread throughout the country and having more people moving in and out of the area from elsewhere is indeed not ideal
my question is, where is the line? preventing the pirates and phillies from playing would further protect pennsylvanians, after all. my guess is that the jays (and mlb) simply didn't have the political influence that the local teams do
supposedly andrew cuomo is willing to do 'anything' to have the jays play in buffalo, though, so that's nice
having this issue unresolved the day before the season starts is pretty half-assed all around!
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 20:07 (four years ago) link
Nats have asked Fauci to throw out the first pitch
New favorite team
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
I KNEW IT xxxxp
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
supposedly andrew cuomo is willing to do 'anything' to have the jays play in buffalo
Blue Jay Cuomo
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 20:58 (four years ago) link
http://theplayersalliance.com
― Andy K, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link
And not a bad one it is.
https://www.mlb.com/news/mookie-betts-extension-with-dodgers
― clemenza, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:47 (four years ago) link
In game interviews with one camera on the interviewee in his office miles away and the other camera on the broadcast booth that doesn't even have a line of sight on the field while an at-bat is going on is just not how you sell the game.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 23 July 2020 00:42 (four years ago) link
i don't think the average viewer has such demanding aesthetic standards
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 July 2020 01:06 (four years ago) link
hate all in-game interviews
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2020 01:08 (four years ago) link
this is apparently how you sell... stuff
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mlb-rumors-expanded-playoffs-2020-last-minute.html
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 July 2020 12:26 (four years ago) link
I feel like the A’s winning the World Series this year would be very A’sesque.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 23 July 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
MLB trying to expand the playoffs to 16 teams, when what they'd prefer is, let's expand the playoffs to however many teams it takes to get Mike Trout in.— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) July 23, 2020
― Andy K, Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:01 (four years ago) link
lol imagine seeing this graphic on a broadcast a year ago and trying to parse it pic.twitter.com/PvoU9mv7KZ— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 23, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:01 (four years ago) link
lol it is absolutely insane to drastically change the fundamental question of a season ('what does it take to make the playoffs?') on its opening day
iirc a while back the NBA announced, in late march, that the first round of its playoffs would suddenly become best-of-7 rather than best-of-5. that was more defensible
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
i would probably use "typically desperate" rather than insane
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
of course, in this season the fundamental question of the season has become "how many of your dudes will be standing at the end"
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
Plan for 16 teams, get 10 viable ones maybe
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
How about everybody gets a fucking participation trophy
I'm increasingly wondeirng if looking back it will have been these past few months that did in my baseball fandom
or the kind of fandom I've always had
― singular wolf erotica producer (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
Their grieving families can put it on the mantelpiece
"It was worth it lil' Bobby. That's a cool 300M your daddy's team has now that it wouldn't have otherwise had"
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:28 (four years ago) link
it takes a ton of suspended disbleief to hold onto this love in the 21st c
maybe I'll feel differently when the "season" is underway but I really wish MLB wasn't putting us through all this
― singular wolf erotica producer (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
I have been a Red Sox fan and season ticket holder since 1937. I was there when Teddy Ballgame homered in the ‘46 All-Star Game. I can’t feel my fingers anymore and only eat soup. My grandson is typing this tweet for me.— zak 🗣🍼💜💪 (@ZakKondratenko) July 23, 2020
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 23 July 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-official-zips-2020-projected-standings/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 July 2020 16:16 (four years ago) link
Had the city of DC not changed their rules, a positive test for Soto would have forced many others into a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Am told the team is doing its due diligence with contact tracing and Soto is doing "fine" all things considered.— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) July 23, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2020 18:38 (four years ago) link
The worst part is that Soto had been quarantined for 14-days prior to this because he was an exposure risk from another player who had tested positive.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 23 July 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
ffs
MLBPA and MLB have agreed on a $50 million postseason bonus pool for players with 16 teams for this year. In negotiations last month, MLB offered $25 million. Players have voted, now up to owners to ratify.— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) July 23, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link