2023 MLB Thread; Say Hey, everybody: Rest In Power, Willie

[JCMojica24]

Nasty collision on Cleveland with Altuve and Hernandez. :x

 

[Retroballer]

Nasty collision on Cleveland with Altuve and Hernandez. :x

Altuve looked to be ok. Took him out for concussion protocol. Hernandez, not so sure. It was his first game up too.
Keuchel was cooking tonight. Astros take game one of the ALCS preview.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

I have no idea if Thames is juicing, but the jumping to conclusions is absurd.


1. If PED's were this effective, way way more players would be on them.

If you could take what Thames is allegedly and gain .400 points of slugging AND pass Olympic drug tests way way more players would use it. There really isn't any evidence that there is any drug you could take that could account for Thames's improvement.


2. Biggest improvement Thames has made is his plate discipline.

Dude is 3rd best player right now in terms of fewest swings outside the strike zone. Before he went Korea he was below average in terms of plate discipline.

View media item 2416175
Dude was always a power hitter in the minors, he just couldn't translate that to the majors dude to lack of contact and poor plate discipline.

Giant PED's infused muscles aren't going to improve your vision and plate discipline.

3. Eric Thames was always pretty massive.
View media item 2416176rookie thames

View media item 24161772yrs later thames

View media item 2416178now thames.

Ever since dude made it to the majors, dude just kept getting bigger and bigger. If his performance is correlated to his muscle mass, then how come his performance didn't improve the first time around in the majors?

if bigger muscles = better perfomance he would have never had to go to Korea.

4. Pitchers have yet to adjust.

Once he gets around the league, pitchers will develop a book on him, and throw im less fastballs and his HR rates will fall.



I don't know if he's on PED's or not, but I remain skeptical that they are the reason he's mashing now.

 

[bsv2.0]

It's the tattoos bruh

 

[EddieDoyers]

It's the tattoos bruh

Plus a better beard

 

[macbk]

Thames again :x

 

[Mr.Guy]

Thames is must see TV.

 

[the collector]

Thames has 8 HR vs Cincinnati.

 

[EddieDoyers]

Barry Thames should be his new name

 

[a-friend]

Spoiler: Spoiler

I have no idea if Thames is juicing, but the jumping to conclusions is absurd.


1. If PED's were this effective, way way more players would be on them.

If you could take what Thames is allegedly and gain .400 points of slugging AND pass Olympic drug tests way way more players would use it. There really isn't any evidence that there is any drug you could take that could account for Thames's improvement.


2. Biggest improvement Thames has made is his plate discipline.

Dude is 3rd best player right now in terms of fewest swings outside the strike zone. Before he went Korea he was below average in terms of plate discipline.



Dude was always a power hitter in the minors, he just couldn't translate that to the majors dude to lack of contact and poor plate discipline.

Giant PED's infused muscles aren't going to improve your vision and plate discipline.

3. Eric Thames was always pretty massive.

rookie thames


2yrs later thames


now thames.

Ever since dude made it to the majors, dude just kept getting bigger and bigger. If his performance is correlated to his muscle mass, then how come his performance didn't improve the first time around in the majors?

if bigger muscles = better perfomance he would have never had to go to Korea.

4. Pitchers have yet to adjust.

Once he gets around the league, pitchers will develop a book on him, and throw im less fastballs and his HR rates will fall.



I don't know if he's on PED's or not, but I remain skeptical that they are the reason he's mashing now.

Great post.

If you just watch him at the plate you can tell he ain't playing, like at all.

Dude is going to smash a few records this year.

 

[trueprada]

 

[EddieDoyers]

Good lord I hope Jeter doesn't wear a chopper suit like that in real life

 

[DeadsetAce]

man Jeter can wear whatever he wants with that list of conquests he got

too bad he got herpes

 

[the collector]

Harper is 3rd in slugging currently. Nats up 4-0 early.

 

[checks grossman]

Chris Coghlan

 

[the collector]

Nats cookin tonight. 7-0 top of the 2nd.

 

[dland24]

Chris Coghlan

OH. MY. GOD.

 

[DeadsetAce]

NM

 

[Mr.Guy]

Great post.
If you just watch him at the plate you can tell he ain't playing, like at all.

Dude is going to smash a few records this year.

Dude yells at himself when he's at bat [emoji]128514[/emoji]

 

[dland24]

NM

Yeah. Nomar Mazara is a stud.

 

[a-friend]

 

 

Spoiler: Spoiler

 

Great post.
If you just watch him at the plate you can tell he ain't playing, like at all.

Dude is going to smash a few records this year.

Dude yells at himself when he's at bat [emoji]128514[/emoji]

Trust me, dude is not worried about being tested.

 

[a-friend]

Told you. They test dude like once per week. In all seriousness, tonight was like his 3rd test since spring training.

 @Haudricourt   9m9 minutes ago

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Random or not , Eric Thames was drug tested again tonight. Twice this month. "I've got plenty of urine."

 Tom‏ @Haudricourt 55s56 seconds ago

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Basically, #Brewers Eric Thames was telling drug testers, bring it on.” They took blood and urine tonight. Just urine in Chicago.

Tom‏ @Haudricourt   8m8 minutes ago
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You'd have hard time convincing Thames drug testing is random. He thinks MLB is listening to all the chatter.

 

[macbk]

NM

Yeah. Nomar Mazara is a stud.

Man you had me checking my fantasy team to see if he did something

 

[Retroballer]

All of his homeruns so far this year View media item 2416308

 

[gregzzy23]

Chris Coghlan

for that play, does he need to be tagged with the glove to be out? isnt he out on contact with the player or no?