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Post by LA Times on Feb 17, 2020 14:01:02 GMT -5
Bellinger should be outraged. As should the whole league. Manfred needs to go. Now. He's a disgrace. It's blatantly obvious he did not want this to come out and wanted it buried. The Astros have no remorse and are waving their dicks in everybody's face, and why not? They stole a championship, likely cheated their way back to the WS last year, and got away scot-free. Probably will again this year. It's absolutely disgusting and it gets worse with every press conference and interview. How about this? If the commissioner just wants to ignore it, and it apparently had no proven impact, why not make it legal for all teams to steal signs with video technology? The Astros arent even going to make the playophs this year. I have Oakland winning the AL West with Tampa Bay and the White Sox as the 2 wild cards.
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Post by IRS on Feb 17, 2020 14:37:07 GMT -5
Bellinger should be outraged. As should the whole league. Manfred needs to go. Now. He's a disgrace. It's blatantly obvious he did not want this to come out and wanted it buried. The Astros have no remorse and are waving their dicks in everybody's face, and why not? They stole a championship, likely cheated their way back to the WS last year, and got away scot-free. Probably will again this year. It's absolutely disgusting and it gets worse with every press conference and interview. How about this? If the commissioner just wants to ignore it, and it apparently had no proven impact, why not make it legal for all teams to steal signs with video technology? The Astros arent even going to make the playophs this year. I have Oakland winning the AL West with Tampa Bay and the White Sox as the 2 wild cards. I mean, the commissioner of the sport just called the WS trophy a useless hunk of metal yesterday, so I guess it doesn't really matter in the end.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 17, 2020 15:05:18 GMT -5
The Astros arent even going to make the playophs this year. I have Oakland winning the AL West with Tampa Bay and the White Sox as the 2 wild cards. I mean, the commissioner of the sport just called the WS trophy a useless hunk of metal yesterday, so I guess it doesn't really matter in the end. The Yank already put a down payment for it.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 18, 2020 15:18:25 GMT -5
Nick Markakis says the Astros players deserve a beating He will do nuttin!
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Post by LK3 on Feb 18, 2020 17:26:41 GMT -5
They do.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 18, 2020 17:38:22 GMT -5
The Astros never cheated-PERIOD!
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Post by Chip on Feb 19, 2020 21:48:21 GMT -5
im getting really annoyed at boston people, etc trying to drag the Yankees into this shit-show because Beltran was on the team
there is ZERO chance the Yankees cheated. Zero.
all you need to do is look at their stats, especially in the postseason. you're not instituting this giant cheating scheme, but then dropping it once you make the post. its complete nonsense...and just a bunch of salty bitches trying to drag others down
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Feb 25, 2020 15:27:13 GMT -5
Severino needs Tommy John. Done for the year.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 25, 2020 18:19:20 GMT -5
Severino needs Tommy John. Done for the year. The yank still have a championship rotation with Cole, Tanaka, Paxton, happ and Montgomery
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Feb 27, 2020 8:57:26 GMT -5
Stanton hurt now, too. LOL
It's ridiculous at this point, but the good news is, this really doesn't make a difference. Severino and Stanton did not contribute last year. Both missed the entire season essentially (Sevy pitched in 3 games and Stanton played in 18 games). So realistically, the team that won 103 games is still in tact. Plus we ADDED Gerrit Cole, so the Yankees could actually be BETTER this year.
I'm assuming Judge will be the next to fall, and he will miss at least 2/3 of the season. But that opens up doors for contact hitters like Mike Tauchman, Miguel Andujar, and Clint Frazier to get opportunities. They may actually make the Yankees lineup better than the HR or strikeout approaches of Stanton and Judge.
Gerrit Cole Tanaka Paxton (he should only miss April) Happ (I believe he will be much better this year) Montgomery German (he can come back on June 5, was an 18 game winner last year even with an IL stint and being suspended most of September). Garcia Green as opener
We've got plenty of options for the rotation, and in June/July, the market will develop for trades.
As far as the hitters and defense, I don't know what the order will be, but he're what I would do by position:
C: Gary Sanchez 1B: Luke Voit 2B: DJ LeMahieu SS: Gleyber Torres 3B: Gio Urshela CF: Brett Gardner RF: Mike Tauchman (after Judge gets hurt) LF: Clint Frazier DH: Miguel Andujar
Yanks 26 man opening day roster should be (hoping nobody else gets hurt):
Rotation: 1: Gerrit Cole (RHP) 2: Masahiro Tanaka (RHP) 3: J.A Happ (LHP) 4: Jordan Montgomery (LHP) ------------------- Starting Position Players: 5: Luke Voit (1B) 6: DJ LeMahieu (2B) 7: Gleyber Torres (SS) 8: Gio Urshela (3B) 9: Gary Sanchez (C) 10: Brett Gardner (CF) 11: Mike Tauchman (RF) 12: Clint Frazier (LF) 13: Miguel Andujar (DH) ----------------------- Bench 14: Kyle Higashioka (C) 15: Tyler Wade (IF/OF) 16: Mike Ford (1B) 17: Thairo Estrada (IF/OF) ----------------------- Bullpen: 18: Michael King (RHP) - long man 19: Jonathan Loaisiga (RHP) - Long man/potential starter/could team him with opener Chad Green 20: Jonathan Holder (RHP) - Middle relief 21: Luis Cessa (RHP) - long man 22: Chad Green (RHP) - Opener/Fire extinguisher 23: Tommy Kahnle (RHP) - Fire extinguisher 24: Adam Ottavino (RHP) - 7th inning guy 25: Zack Britton (LHP) - 8th inning guy 26: Aroldis Chapman (LHP) - Closer
Paxton will be back in May, German can come back in June, Hicks could be back in June, Deivi Garcia could be ready soon....We'll be fine.
If Stanton and Judge can get the sand out of their vaginas and actually be men enough to PLAY BASEBALL, then we'll give them a shot. But if not, we've done it without them before, we'll do it without them again. This is still a great team.
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Post by LA Times on Mar 2, 2020 12:01:52 GMT -5
Jose Bautista is trying to become a pitcher for the Dominican WBC team. A lot of guys will be looking to take him yard, then twirl their bat in the air like a helicopter
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Post by LA Times on Mar 24, 2020 15:04:30 GMT -5
Noah Syndergaard blew out his elbow with no baseball being played and needs Tommy John Surgery
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Mar 24, 2020 15:22:51 GMT -5
Noah Syndergaard blew out his elbow with no baseball being played and needs Tommy John Surgery I just heard about this. For an on and off Mets fan, I am shaking my head. It is like a basketball player blowing out his foot during the off-season.
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Post by LA Times on Mar 24, 2020 15:28:30 GMT -5
Noah Syndergaard blew out his elbow with no baseball being played and needs Tommy John Surgery I just heard about this. For an on and off Mets fan, I am shaking my head. It is like a basketball player blowing out his foot during the off-season. Looks like if the season got cancelled, it would benefit the Mets
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Post by bad guy™ on Mar 30, 2020 18:27:59 GMT -5
Basically.
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Post by King Richius on Apr 5, 2020 3:44:16 GMT -5
Serious question: with spring training just around the corner, how long before we get an announcement for how the MLB will handle the Corona virus situation? I can't see things getting better that soon so I expect that at the very least, everything will be delayed by 2-3 months with a shortened season -- and thats a best case scenario. I'd say its just as likely that there is no baseball in 2020.
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Post by LK3 on Apr 5, 2020 4:18:12 GMT -5
What do you mean, spring training just around the corner? The regular season would’ve started already under normal circumstances.
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Post by King Richius on Apr 5, 2020 7:28:20 GMT -5
Shows how much attention I pay in a normal year as I'm usually neck deep in my NBA watching this time of year. I always thought of April as spring training and season starts in May.
Still leaves my question unanswered though, bud. Will they even try a shortened season starting mid-summer or has baseball been officially cancelled for the year? And yes, I know I could Google this if I wasn't so lazy but the sports boards are freakin' dead so make with the conversation.
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Post by LK3 on Apr 5, 2020 15:49:02 GMT -5
They’ll certainly try. Hopefully they’ll be able to start by a reasonable date even if it means fans aren’t allowed in.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Apr 9, 2020 22:54:45 GMT -5
Shows how much attention I pay in a normal year as I'm usually neck deep in my NBA watching this time of year. I always thought of April as spring training and season starts in May. Still leaves my question unanswered though, bud. Will they even try a shortened season starting mid-summer or has baseball been officially cancelled for the year? And yes, I know I could Google this if I wasn't so lazy but the sports boards are freakin' dead so make with the conversation. The issue with MLB is their getting antsy with starting the season. MLB should not do what NPB was about to do. Two players from NPB came down with COVID-19 wich prompted the leage to postopone the season again. MLB is trying to take an unnecessary risk. I know their losing a ton of revenue but for once, take a loss. The health of the payers and fans comes first. You can recoup money but you can't recoup a life that was lost.
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