2017 MLB Thread

[Gil Dobie]

Astros falling like a rock. AL top seed now in jeopardy.

Which division of the NL are they in?

[89Hen]

Astros falling like a rock. AL top seed now in jeopardy.

Which division of the NL are they in?

I think they're in the AL now. Don't really know much about them other than they're falling fast.

[89Hen]

Scary moment this weekend.

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[AZGrizFan]

Doesn't matter, Hen. This WS is the LA Dodgers' to lose...

[89Hen]

Doesn't matter, Hen. This WS is the LA Dodgers' to lose...

History would say otherwise.

[CAA Flagship]

1. Those bases really are extremely slippery when wet, whether it is rainwater, hose water, or dew. It's time to come up with a better mousetrap.

2. You should know to never step on the top, or back side, of the base when lunging to beat the throw.

3. Bone bruise? I say it is more than that.

[89Hen]

1. Those bases really are extremely slippery when wet, whether it is rainwater, hose water, or dew. It's time to come up with a better mousetrap.

2. You should know to never step on the top, or back side, of the base when lunging to beat the throw.

3. Bone bruise? I say it is more than that.

Doubt it. No real strategy to downplay the injury. It was one of the most awkward falls I've ever seen.

The Nats execs (or whoever makes the call on whether or not to play) simply can't win this year. A couple weeks ago they had a two hour rain delay on a night when it didn't rain a drop.

[CAA Flagship]

1. Those bases really are extremely slippery when wet, whether it is rainwater, hose water, or dew. It's time to come up with a better mousetrap.

2. You should know to never step on the top, or back side, of the base when lunging to beat the throw.

3. Bone bruise? I say it is more than that.

Doubt it. No real strategy to downplay the injury. It was one of the most awkward falls I've ever seen.

The Nats execs (or whoever makes the call on whether or not to play) simply can't win this year. A couple weeks ago they had a two hour rain delay on a night when it didn't rain a drop.

I'm not suspicious of the public explanation. I'm suspicious of the diagnosis. I think it's likely something else happened as well.

[89Hen]

I'm suspicious of the diagnosis.

Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night Dr Flaggy?

The Nats, if anything, have a history of being overly conservative when it comes to injuries. They are not going to rush Harper into the lineup.

[Chizzang]

Astros falling like a rock. AL top seed now in jeopardy.

The Astros
Even after losing 7 of their last 10
Still have more wins than the Nationals

[89Hen]

Astros falling like a rock. AL top seed now in jeopardy.

The Astros
Even after losing 7 of their last 10
Still have more wins than the Nationals

Last time I checked, they're still scheduled to play 162 this year.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Doesn't matter, Hen. This WS is the LA Dodgers' to lose...

Oh they will lose it............

[GannonFan]

Doesn't matter, Hen. This WS is the LA Dodgers' to lose...

History would say otherwise.

See, now that's a troll post if I've ever seen one. 89Hen leaning on history.

[89Hen]

History would say otherwise.

See, now that's a troll post if I've ever seen one. 89Hen leaning on history.

C'mon, that was one of my best posts ever.

[Col Hogan]

They just haven't been getting any talk around MLB, so it came as a surprise to see them doing so well.

Watch any AL game and they get LOTS of talk...

I thought you were fairly informed...

[89Hen]

Watch any AL game and they get LOTS of talk...

I thought you were fairly informed...

Retirement isn't suiting you Col. Are you taking your ginseng?

[Chizzang]

The Astros
Even after losing 7 of their last 10
Still have more wins than the Nationals

Last time I checked, they're still scheduled to play 162 this year.

Thank god the National get to play the Phillies 19 times
and the rest of their below .500 division

as in EVERYBODY except the Nationals is below .500

[AZGrizFan]

Doesn't matter, Hen. This WS is the LA Dodgers' to lose...

History would say otherwise.

Well if we're gonna look "historically", the Nats can just hang it up right now, eh?

[GannonFan]

Last time I checked, they're still scheduled to play 162 this year.

Thank god the National get to play the Phillies 19 times
and the rest of their below .500 division

as in EVERYBODY except the Nationals is below .500

The NL East might be bad, but it's not been the NL East teams (well, not all of them) that have been losing to the Nationals.

The Nats are 70-46 (.603) overall
They are 7-8 (.467) versus the AL
They are 33-18 (.647) versus the NL not including the NL East
They are 21-17 (.553) against the Phillies (7-5), Braves (7-6), and the Marlins (7-6)
They are 9-3 (.750) against the New York Mets

So, the real anger needs to be against the rest of the NL outside of the NL East and against the stinkin' NY Mets.

[GannonFan]

See, now that's a troll post if I've ever seen one. 89Hen leaning on history.

C'mon, that was one of my best posts ever.

[89Hen]

Last time I checked, they're still scheduled to play 162 this year.

Thank god the National get to play the Phillies 19 times
and the rest of their below .500 division

as in EVERYBODY except the Nationals is below .500

GF beat me to it, but to pile on, Nats vs...

Arizona: 4-2
Chicago: 4-3
Colorado: 4-3
Los Angeles: 2-1

So that's 16-9 (.640) vs the teams currently in the playoffs. Last time I looked .640 is the second best record in baseball and that's counting all the scrub games.

The only NL team they have a losing record to is the Pirates (1-2), but since they won't make the playoffs...

[89Hen]

Astros falling like a rock. AL top seed now in jeopardy.

The Astros
Even after losing 7 of their last 10
Still have more wins than the Nationals

Stros lose again, now have same number of losses as Nats. I think they have a head to head coming up next week too.

[Jjoey52]

Chad Bettis made a huge comeback last night throwing 7 shutout innings in leading the Rockies to a 3-0 win. Not bad considering he was doing chemotherapy in May. The Rockies needed a pick me up, this could help.


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[Chizzang]

Thank god the National get to play the Phillies 19 times
and the rest of their below .500 division

as in EVERYBODY except the Nationals is below .500

The NL East might be bad, but it's not been the NL East teams (well, not all of them) that have been losing to the Nationals.

The Nats are 70-46 (.603) overall
They are 7-8 (.467) versus the AL
They are 33-18 (.647) versus the NL not including the NL East
They are 21-17 (.553) against the Phillies (7-5), Braves (7-6), and the Marlins (7-6)
They are 9-3 (.750) against the New York Mets

So, the real anger needs to be against the rest of the NL outside of the NL East and against the stinkin' NY Mets.

Not particularly inspiring performance characteristics
I probably wouldn't "BET" too hard on the Nationals

[Gil Dobie]

Minnesota Twins centerfielder ran the fastest inside the park homer in recorded history on August 18th. He circled the bases in 13.85 seconds, beating his old record of 14.05. Buxton is also a Gold Glove candidate this season.

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"I go back to my era and there are guys like Willie Wilson and Bo Jackson," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "There are some people that when they get going – it's hard to compare at that speed, but I don't know if many guys come close to that time from home-to-home."

According to MLB.com, the rest of the top five fastest home-to-home times measured since 2015 belong to Dee Gordon (14.24), Kevin Kiermaier (14.63) and Jarrod Dyson (14.72).