2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[proshares]

He can't hit unfortunately. No reason for him to be in the majors outside of fielding center.

 

[dland24]

Bench and depth not the same thing?

Ehhh yes and no.  We have nothing in AAA that is ready to contribute in a part time role either....and I consider that part of depth.  A lot of Major League teams who have good benches, also have a player or two in AAA that COULD be Major League bench players if said teams have good full benches to begin with.  The Giants dont have anything close to those players either.

 

[dland24]

He can't hit unfortunately. No reason for him to be in the majors outside of fielding center.

What pisses me off the most about Gary Brown is that the Mets wanted him instead of Wheeler in the Beltran trade of 2011.  WE were the ones that pushed Wheeler instead of Brown.  I know Wheeler has had bumps as a Major League starter so far, but Gary Brown is absolutely useless, and will never be a contributor to a ML team.

 

[proshares]

I wasn't gonna say anything felt like it was piling on a bit.

 

[grusumm18]

Yea, Gary is a aaaa guy at best. Solid fielder.

Think I read how he was against changing his plate approach...sweet, a kid that doesn't want to be coached up. Score!!!

 

[lpheat22]

I never understood that. You're a step away from the show and you don't want to do whatever it takes to get there I'd be listening to whoever to get me there.

 

[thekidgriffey24]

Yea Gary Brown has been a complete bust. Baseball prospects are hard to project, look at the Mets catcher Travis D'arnaud. They thought he was going to be Buster Posey and now he's 25 and back in the minors.

Is it just me or does baseball seem to take more shots from the national media than any other sport outside of soccer maybe and right now with the World Cup soccer is bigger than anything....it's like they really want baseball to die out.

 

[cincoseisdos]

I just chalk it up to the current generation being loaded with dumb folk who demand high scores in exchange for their 2-3 hours
A.D.H.D.

Baseball is the thinkin mans game

 

[CP1708]

 

[DeadsetAce]

**** off

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Detroit, man.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Walk Off Grand Slam

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Walk Off Grand Slam

They did that to us last year, too. In August, same exact way.

 

[grusumm18]

walk offs even at 1-1

well played, raj

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Walk Off Grand Slam

They did that to us last year, too. In August, same exact way.

I'm shocked! Doolittle threw that Sergio Romo hanger

 

[mfreshm]

Same old Mets gave us the win they made 3 errors in 8th inning. Braves

 

[grusumm18]

I'm shocked! Doolittle threw that Sergio Romo hanger

considering cast and avila got on with i think 1st pitch fbs that were center cut and not on corners, im not too mad at jaso

epic collapses happen 2-3 times a year...oak's done their share of winning games they had no business being in

wanna see how the rest of the series goes with #3-5 starters

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

They'll be fine

 

[denni5themenace]

when looking up stats on espn.com and mlb.com, why isn't josh beckett and clayton kershaw listed but rather considered unqualified on the list?

 

[CP1708]

Kris Bryant with a grand slam, and Manny Ramirez a two run shot. Both to Center.

Iowa Cubs might be my favorite baseball team right now.

 

[651akathepaul]

They're certainly entertaining though.

 

[DeadsetAce]

manny still crushing

 

[dland24]

when looking up stats on espn.com and mlb.com, why isn't josh beckett and clayton kershaw listed but rather considered unqualified on the list?

Not sure why you aren't seeing Beckett. Just checked and he's qualified. He has been as of his last start.

As far as Kershaw goes, he shouldnt be listed yet. To be qualified on league leaderboards for pitchers, a pitcher must have as many innings pitched as their team has games played. The Dodgers are currently 48-37 on the season, and Kershaw has only pitched 79.2 innings. He spent a lot of time on the DL, but he will be qualified after two or three more starts.

 

[denni5themenace]

when looking up stats on espn.com and mlb.com, why isn't josh beckett and clayton kershaw listed but rather considered unqualified on the list?

Not sure why you aren't seeing Beckett. Just checked and he's qualified. He has been as of his last start.

As far as Kershaw goes, he shouldnt be listed yet. To be qualified on league leaderboards for pitchers, a pitcher must have as many innings pitched as their team has games played. The Dodgers are currently 48-37 on the season, and Kershaw has only pitched 79.2 innings. He spent a lot of time on the DL, but he will be qualified after two or three more starts.

thanks for that clarification. repped.

 

[trueprada]

The RAYS set an MLB record by striking out 287 batters during the month of June,

the most by any team in any month.