Last season during the playoffs and World Series, Rec started a baseball thread.  Recently, in the "Random Thoughts" thread baseball has been a recurring topic.

 

We've got some serious baseball fans here and I think the national pastime deserves its own thread.

 

All fans are welcome to step up to the plate (even Yankees fans) and talk about what your team is doing now or has done in the past.

 

I'll get things started.  This video has nothing to do with anything going on currently, but I never get tired of watching it.

 

The Night Sid Slid...

 

Edited April 21, 20188 yr by Boo

Not sure if my boys will be playing or have yet another fricking  postponement thanks to the rain but here's one I like:

 

 

@johnny5 remeber this???..... I only had to wait 22 years for it unlike many, many others...

 

 

Finally won one tonight after a 6-game losing streak. Let's go O's!

 

 

Whomp whomp whomp...

Edited April 22, 20188 yr by PeaceTrain

The Braves lost to the Mets in extra innings tonight.  Congratulations Whispers.

 

It wasn't the outcome I was hoping for.  On the bright side, anytime the Braves and Mets go into extra innings it gives the Atlanta announcing team an opportunity to reference Rick Camp.  A friendly reminder of perhaps the most unlikely homer in the history of Major League Baseball.

 

Is this where I confess there is a Yankees hat in my house???... ironically I spent more on it than any of my Cub's caps and it has only ever been worn once, by the kid, for a book week costume.

Good game Boo! Cespedes isnt hitting so great but hes been clutch.. Mets Atl have some memorable games for me, this being one of them

 

 

 

Its early but the Red Sox are on fire, down 3-0 now its 7-3 sox. If they hold on 17-2 and yanks would be 7 1/2 out (haha)

Don't wanna jinx us but the Cubbies bats are on fire.

Keeping an eye on the Reds-Cardinals game this afternoon.  A good friend of mine is a die-hard Reds fan.  He's been watching a lot of old videos of the Big Red Machine to help him keep his sanity this season.  Well, that and making his argument that Barry Larkin is the greatest shortstop of all-time to anyone that cares to listen.

 

And the Cards are up 2-0 in the top of the third.  

I had the yanks on but bronx bombers were out today up 9-1 now. I cant bust their chops today... Weather is getting nicer finally in NY, in the low 60's here

Tonight's #Mets Lineup: #LGM Michael Conforto CF Yoenis Cespedes LF Asdrubal Cabrera 2B Jay Bruce RF Todd Frazier 3B Adrian Gonzalez 1B Jose Lobaton C Jacob deGrom SP (2-0, 3.24 ERA) Jose Reyes SS

 

 

 

I'm not gonna question callaway as hes done great so far BUT, reyes batting .000 with over 20 abs starting over amed? Lets see how this works out later with jose...

15 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Don't wanna jinx us but the Cubbies bats are on fire.

 

Yep.  It is early but Javy Baez is starting to look like a superstar.  The talent has always been there but the consistency hasn't.

Reyes got a hit  and broke an 0-20... This worked for him lol

Mets got chopped! Good game boo, pen blew another one for degrom... Tomorrow for the split?

9 hours ago, johnny5 said:

 

Yep.  It is early but Javy Baez is starting to look like asuperstar.  The talent has always been there but the consistency hasn't.

Baez is looking good but it feels like Darvish was a big white elephant (dud deal, waste of money)... 5 run outing including 4 walks and we gave him a 6 yeaqqr contract... needs to pull his finger out his arse.

8 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Baez is looking good but it feels like Darvish was a big white elephant (dud deal, waste of money)... 5 run outing including 4 walks and we gave him a 6 yeaqqr contract... needs to pull his finger out his arse.

Yes, darvish didnt pitch well in playoffs and not sure what theo was thinking on this one. Arrieta not resigning was a surprise to me

11 hours ago, Whispers said:

Mets got chopped! Good game boo, pen blew another one for degrom... Tomorrow for the split?

 

A walk-off bunt for the win.  Good times.

 

Chicks dig the long ball, but Ender Inciarte was the man of the hour last night playing some well timed small ball.

 

 

12 hours ago, Whispers said:

Tomorrow for the split?

 

May be a long day at the park.  Rainy day here in the South.

 

Keep the tarp nearby.

15 minutes ago, Boo said:

 

May be a long day at the park.  Rainy day here in the South.

 

Keep the tarp nearby.

Mets are like chick fil a ... closed on sunday! Maybe a rain out is good news

47 minutes ago, Boo said:

 

A walk-off bunt for the win.  Good times.

 

Chicks dig the long ball, but Ender Inciarte was the man of the hour last night playing some well timed small ball.

 

 

On social media, yanks fans had a good night with a mets blown lead and redsox no hit

This is funny, Harvey clearly isnt the same but pissed? He should be, at himself for how he handled this

12 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Baez is looking good but it feels like Darvish was a big white elephant (dud deal, waste of money)... 5 run outing including 4 walks and we gave him a 6 yeaqqr contract... needs to pull his finger out his arse.

 

Darvish has been a disappointment so far.  I really wish we could have re-signed Jake Arrieta.  He's doing well for the Phillies.

 

@notsmokinjo Being a huge Cubs fan, you should check out Cub's Den.  It is an awesome blog covering the Cubs, their minor league affiliates, the baseball draft, and the international free agent market.

 

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/

Edited April 22, 20188 yr by johnny5

Probably the Toronto Blue Jay's greatest moment ever!

 

2nd World Series win in a row 1993 and that was the last one

 

Edited April 23, 20188 yr by reciprocity

Or, the famous Bautista "Bat Flip" incident in the 2015 American League Division Series against Texas Rangers that fueled an ongoing feud between Toronto & Texas!

It was great to see as a Blue Jays fan - not so much from the Rangers point of view - lol

 

2 hours ago, reciprocity said:

Or, the famous Bautista "Bat Flip" incident in the 2015 American League Division Series against Texas Rangers that fueled an ongoing feud between Toronto & Texas!

It was great to see as a Blue Jays fan - not so much from the Rangers point of view - lol

 

Joey bats now on the braves, i picked him up in my fantasy league for my bench. Worth a shot if he has anything left