2024 MLB Season (1 Viewer)

[Kevin Hewell]

Curious as to why you think that?

Because it means that the ASG would actually mean something.

 

[Malcolm R]

Yes, it made the game worth watching by actually having something at stake. The meaningless all-star games in most professional sports are a joke. The score of the last NBA all-star game was 211-186 because there was no defense and players treat it like a joke. The NFL finally got rid of the actual game because it became so laughable with players that didn't want to actually play the game (no effort, no tackling). Now there's skill competitions and a couple flag football scrimmages.

The games need to just go away. Vote for the league all-stars, but just give them a trophy or something.

 

[MartinP.]

I think that if something being at stake was relevant to the players, the games actually would've felt more competitive. I don't happen to think awarding the WS home field advantage to the League winning the All Star game was any incentive to the players. Most of them knew by that time they were probably not going to be in it so who actually cared about that? (Some get traded after it as well.) Also, take the 2014 game when Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright suggested that he intentionally gave Derek Jeter some easy pitches to hit in the his final All-Star appearance before he retired at the end of that season. (He got 2 hits and scored a run.) Also, the All-Star games over time have been very streaky. There have been several times over the years when both leagues have had multiple streaks of winning it for a decade give or take.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Well, probably should just completely revamp the whole all-stars thing if you get rid of the actual ASG. IF you're gonna let the general fan/public do all the voting, then makes sense to have an ASG w/ not real stakes tied to it -- it's clearly just exhibition for the fans to see whom they wanted to be all-stars.

Although the final all-star voting results usually end up reasonable enough for the most, there are really no guarantees at all about the actual qualities and worthiness of the resultant voted all-stars. It's all just a popularity contest for the position players (plus DH), nothing more.

I rarely ever bothered watching the ASG even back when I was just a kid (and especially so since there were so stakes at all back then... and again now). I cared so little about the ASG that I didn't even realize they already stopped awarding the league of the winning side the WS homefield advantage several years ago, LOL.

_Man_

 

[Osato]

Diaz looks like he's about to finish hs suspension. Pirates just blasted Hrs off the Mets in last night's game -- after July 4 Fireworks and then 7 HRs yesterday , the stadium actually put a message up that they ran out of celebration fireworks. Actually pretty funny

Houston nearly pulled off an Anti-Miracle in the bottom of 9th -- going into the final half inning with a 13-5 lead, getting 2 outs quickly , but then ending up escaping with 13-12 lead. Hader finally came into the game at 13-8 with 2 outs, gave up a Grand Slam to Correa but finally got the final out for a scary save.

Great play earlier in the game

Great to have Diaz back and great for the Mets to take 2 out of 3 on the road in Pittsburgh!

Mets see ninth-inning win at Pirates as potential launching point

New York Mets SS Francisco Lindor, 1B Pete Alonso and manager Carlos Mendoza react to Sunday's 3-2 win at the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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[Osato]

Best broadcast team in MLB…..

 

[MartinP.]

Regarding the All-Star Game, I do enjoy it for the most part, for at least awhile. I also like the Stand Up to Cancer moment when everyone holds up a placard with someone's name who was close to them who's been affected by it. So many people. I suppose some who blessedly have had no one in their lives touched by this might not get it, but I have, a close friend who went to 10-15 games with me a year for a dozen seasons and I miss him greatly and the moment always brings both sadness and happiness in remembering him. So I stand, too, at home.

 

[MartinP.]

The Dodgers had a bad, let's say embarrassing, night in Philadelphia yesterday.

 

[Malcolm R]

The Dodgers had a bad, let's say embarrassing, night in Philadelphia yesterday.

Yeah, I flipped it on, saw the score, and kept on flippin'. No point in watching that (much like the similarly scored Red Sox vs. Oakland game last night (Sox won)).

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

The Dodgers had a bad, let's say embarrassing, night in Philadelphia yesterday.

I thought it was a fine game of baseball. I bet @TonyD did as well.

 

[TonyD]

I thought it was a fine game of baseball. I bet @TonyD did as well.

It’s true.
I did.
Tonight as well.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Yes indeed, tonight was an enjoyable match, but what was Ohtani doing here?

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[TonyD]

Language misunderstanding?

 

[Jeffrey D]

Skenes 7 no hit innings this afternoon- 1 walk, 11 strikeouts, 99 pitches. The manager didn’t let him start the 8th inning- fine. 99 pitches is a lot.

 

[MartinP.]

I thought it was a fine game of baseball.

Not for Bobby Miller.

After watching the worst start of his major-league career on Tuesday night, the Dodgers decided there was no place for Bobby Miller in their starting rotation – even depleted as it is. The 25-year-old right-hander was optioned to the minor leagues on Wednesday.​

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And pitching problems? Yikes!

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Tyler Glasnow was selected to his first All-Star team on Sunday. Two days later, lingering tightness in his lower back forced him to the IL, where he joined a who's who of Dodgers starters on the shelf -- Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Yamamoto, Emmet Sheehan, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin. (You could include Ohtani, there, too.) The Dodgers have a starting pitching problem. A pretty big one, actually. They're now counting on four rookies and one James Paxton to make up their rotation. Not to mention these other relievers on the IL: Joe Kelly, Michael Grove, Ryan Brasier, Brusdar Graterol, Connor Brogdon. Max Muncy is also out and Mookie Betts is out because of a pitcher!

This article was from 3 weeks ago: (chart for every team)

The Dodgers Have Been MLB’s Most Injured Team... And It’s Going to Get Even Worse.

Last weekend's injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will add to an already ailing roster.

neilpaine.substack.com

Mookie's been fine in the broadcasting booth a few times, though!

 

[MartinP.]

Some posters have been mentioning all the pitchers who've been sidelined lately. I saw this list as of today.
The number of pitchers on the IL and, in parentheses, the team's total number of players on the IL.

Dodgers, 12 (15)
Chicago Cubs, 9 (11)
Houston Astros, 9 (11)
Milwaukee Brewers, 9 (11)
Pittsburgh Pirates, 9 (10)
N.Y. Yankees, 8 (11)
Angels, 7 (9)
Atlanta Braves, 7 (10)
Miami Marlins, 7 (8)
Texas Rangers, 7 (9)
Boston Red Sox, 6 (9)
Arizona Diamondbacks, 6 (6)
Oakland A’s, 6 (10)
N.Y. Mets, 6 (8)
San Francisco Giants, 6 (8)
Baltimore Orioles, 5 (5)
Chicago White Sox, 5 (7)
Cincinnati Reds, 5 (11)
Colorado Rockies, 5 (7)
Minnesota Twins, 5 (8)
Philadelphia Phillies, 5 (6)
Tampa Bay Rays, 5 (5)
Washington Nationals, 5 (6)
Cleveland Guardians, 4 (4)
Seattle Mariners, 4 (6)
St. Louis Cardinals, 4 (6)
Kansas City Royals, 3 (3)
San Diego Padres, 3 (5)
Toronto Blue Jays, 3 (4)
Detroit Tigers, 2 (4)

 

[Malcolm R]

I don't think players tough it out like in yesteryear. Today, every little twinge of "discomfort" or "tightness" lands a player on the IL.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Connor Brogdon

It's okay if he stays on the IL.

 

[Osato]

Wow!!

https://www.mlb.com/news/paul-skenes-to-start-2024-all-star-game-for-national-league?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

 

[MartinP.]

^^^
Everyone else is on the IL.