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When do yo think the MLB regular season will start?

On time
- 1 (33.3%)
Late, but on or before April 15th
- 0 (0%)
April 16th through April 30th
- 0 (0%)
May 1st through May 15th
- 2 (66.7%)
May 16th through May 31st
- 0 (0%)
Jun1st through June 15th
- 0 (0%)
June 16th through June 30th
- 0 (0%)
After June 30th
- 0 (0%)
No Season
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: February 13, 2022, 10:41:25 PM


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Hamilton Samuels

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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1155 on: November 09, 2018, 12:43:24 PM »

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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1156 on: November 09, 2018, 03:45:42 PM »

James lost his fastball and went to his screwball.
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« Reply #1157 on: November 09, 2018, 05:45:22 PM »

Cool stuff about JD helping other Sox hitters

But even THAT shouldnt get him 2 Silver Sluggers in one year.

Jeeeeeeeez
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« Reply #1158 on: November 10, 2018, 10:44:36 AM »

Agree

seems dumb.

But a guy who earned 2 Silver Bats really should be a voter's option as AL MVP finalist.

I'd vote for Betts, but Martinez IMO is a worthy candidate
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1159 on: November 10, 2018, 10:50:30 AM »

Joe Mauer calling it quits.

After his firsr 4-5 years seemed HoF was his destination.

But unfortunately a concussion changed his career and travel plans.

Always liked Joe Mauer.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1160 on: November 10, 2018, 06:19:37 PM »

Cool stuff about JD helping other Sox hitters

But even THAT shouldnt get him 2 Silver Sluggers in one year.

Jeeeeeeeez

I foresee a rule change in the near future.

And none too soon.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1161 on: November 12, 2018, 07:23:47 PM »

Ohtani-San!!

Congrats to Osuna as well.

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« Reply #1162 on: November 12, 2018, 07:39:03 PM »

Ohtani-San!!

Congrats to Osuna as well.
Acuna.
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« Reply #1163 on: November 14, 2018, 08:16:08 PM »

So, Jake DeGromme is handed a Cy Young, and he did not even have the most wins on his team!

Fucking joke. BBWAA is LOST!!!
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1164 on: November 14, 2018, 08:43:56 PM »

But he probably has his name mispelled more often than any other candidate.

I probably would have gone with Scherzer than deGrom.

But congrats to DeGromme and the Ray's Blake Snell.

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« Reply #1165 on: November 14, 2018, 09:55:26 PM »

But he probably has his name mispelled more often than any other candidate.

I probably would have gone with Scherzer than deGrom.

But congrats to DeGromme and the Ray's Blake Snell.

Snell deserves his. Jake the Fake? Uh, no. A joke.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1166 on: November 15, 2018, 08:36:09 AM »

Nola gets zero second place votes

But a nice year for the up and comer.  Hope he sticks around a while
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« Reply #1167 on: November 15, 2018, 10:34:18 AM »

deGrom, Scherzer and Nola all faced the Sox this year, Sox won all 3 games, (all were 1-run games, only Scherzer took the L) and IMO Nola pitched the best game of the 3 NL starters.  He impressed me.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1168 on: November 15, 2018, 10:50:11 AM »

Without diving into numbers the way Kiid does, it strikes me that if these same voters were choosing in the AL in 2016, Verlander (or Kluber) would have gotten the nod over Porcello. 
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« Reply #1169 on: November 15, 2018, 12:10:03 PM »

just took a quick look (real quick) at '16, and the #s for Porello/verlander/Kluber were all close, (ERA, ERA+, WHIP) with Verlander and Kluber having having more Ks (but also more walks) than Verlander, Porcello's record of "22-4" was noticeably better and a real differentiator.

Porcello's CY win sort of reminds me of Bob Welch over Clemens in '90. IMO Clemens was the best pitcher in baseball that year, but its hard to ignore 27 wins.
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