2023 MLB Season (1 Viewer)

[Jeffrey D]

Never! Baseball deserves to be played outdoors on real grass. Save the domes for football.

Sorry, Toronto, and especially Tampa Bay.

I think neither sport should be indoors.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Deserves got nothing to do with it. Every stadium should have a retractable roof.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Well, sure, ideally, no roof would/should be needed, but climate/weather/environmental issues are real though. Baseball really isn't/wasn't meant to be a winter sport afterall (amongst other such potential issues), and Denver/Colorado's elevation (NVM other aspects like that hail storm) is just too drastically different from every other MLB market.

I definitely need to remember they started playing a couple real games in Mexico City too (probably every year going forward) to help promote MLB internationally -- that 1st game was pretty ridiculous even by Coors standards, LOL, and blasted one of my fantasy RPs (on the Friars)... so I sat Cobb for the next game after realizing (though he actually did alright enough, but definitely not great).

_Man_

 

[Kevin Hewell]

I love how my Braves have been on a kicking ass streak.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Reds win again. De La Cruz is hitting .308.
Exciting times at GABP.

Is Ohtani really a free agent after this season?

 

[MartinP.]

I'm getting really tired of umpires bad calls, out of the zone, in the last at bat of the 9th inning against the Dodgers, especially last night. Miquel Vargas the last batter up in the 9th inning. Two outs, two men on base. Two called strikes completely out of the zone. Video of eleven 9th inning called strikes, including the two noted.

Called Strikes on LA hitters in final inning | 07/05/2023

The Official Site of Major League Baseball

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And these are just in the 9th inning. The umpire screwed a call to Vargas in the 8th inning as well.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Elly still tearing it up- a big HR, and 2 doubles last night in Washington. A tad concerning that he posed on his HR- he’ll likely be getting some inside pitches if he keeps doing this.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Elly still tearing it up- a big HR, and 2 doubles last night in Washington. A tad concerning that he posed on his HR- he’ll likely be getting some inside pitches if he keeps doing this.

I don't blame him for posing since the Nationals manager was screwing with him by having the umpires inspect his bat just prior to that HR.

 

[Jeffrey D]

I don't blame him for posing since the Nationals manager was screwing with him by having the umpires inspect his bat just prior to that HR.

Yes I did read about that. It didn’t occur to me that Elly might have posed, in retaliation of the gamesmanship the Nats manager tried. Good point.

 

[TonyD]

I normally wouldn’t care for when a player poses after a homer especially a guy who hasn’t done anything yet but that one was merited after the Nats manager had his bat checked.

I’m old school but not that old school.
Pose, flip the bat. Do it. But earn it for more then a few weeks first.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Phils heating up. Big series in Miami this weekend- I think they can leapfrog the Marlins, if they sweep.

 

[TonyD]

Yes they’re 2.5 behind the marlins

 

[Greg.K]

This guy is amazing.

WATCH: Reds star Elly De La Cruz steals second, third and home in same inning to lead win over Brewers

De La Cruz is the first Reds player to steal second, third and home since 1919

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[ManW_TheUncool]

^Elly is certainly amazing (and extremely entertaining) and surely making believers out of all Reds fans by now.

Maybe the Reds will even become buyers at this year's trade deadline and finally get back to spending some $$$ this coming offseason perhaps...

_Man_

 

[Robert Crawford]

Dude's the real deal! Sure, he'll strike out a bunch, but so does everyone else.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Dude's the real deal! Sure, he'll strike out a bunch, but so does everyone else.

He’s hitting over .300, which to me negates a lot of strikeouts.

 

[Robert Crawford]

He’s hitting over .300, which to me negates a lot of strikeouts.

Everybody strikes out today. The old school mentality about striking out, doesn't apply to today's game. At least, not in the minds of those that run baseball.

 

[Robert Crawford]

He needs to walk more though, as 8 walks isn't enough as you want him on base as much as possible with his long strides and speed.

 

[Jeffrey D]

He needs to walk more though, as 8 walks isn't enough as you want him on base as much as possible with his long strides and speed.

Good point- a player with his speed and base stealing ability should at least try for more free passes.

I think it’s odd that he’s a 3B/SS at his size, and arm. I wonder if he ever played RF in the minors, but couldn’t defensively play the position (pick up the ball off the bat, be in position for ricochets off the wall, etc).

 

[Robert Crawford]

Good point- a player with his speed and base stealing ability should at least try for more free passes.

I think it’s odd that he’s a 3B/SS at his size, and arm. I wonder if he ever played RF in the minors, but couldn’t defensively play the position (pick up the ball off the bat, be in position for ricochets off the wall, etc).

Usually, the best athletes/players start off as SS. That's been my experience in following MLB player careers. Eventually, many of them can't handle that position as their baseball careers advance from high school and Little League and they move to other positions like other infield positions or even CF.