MLB 2019 thread - Page 19

CBeisbol · 10-23-2019, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

If that was what I thought, then referring to you as Fox"News" would mean I don't think you have a right to exist. And that would be dumb, now wouldn't it?

No.

Saying that something shouldn't exist isn't at all the same as saying that it doesn't have the right to.

I, for example, don't think that people should smoke
I do think that people should have the right to smoke (I'm unsure if I think there should be a right to sell cigarettes).

Speaking of...

MLB not having a great week

There was the incident with the Astros.

Now an umpire went on a twitter rant about buying an AR-15 to fight in the upcoming civil war if the president is impeached.

Cobra Mgr · 10-23-2019, 11:06 PM

Astros getting knocked out of orbit.

Westheim · 10-23-2019, 11:39 PM

… an elaborate plan to ensure the Astros can win those rings at home …!

Uhm, yeah.

dkgo · 10-23-2019, 11:58 PM

so sad for the houston abusers

Westheim · 10-24-2019, 12:02 AM

What I find more worrying than the disappearance of all hitting and pitching for the Astros is the fact that I can't seem to be able to muster my usual dose of anger and resentment about the damn Gnats going up 2-0. What the heck? What is wrong with me? Am I … (gulp) … *mellowing*??

Bluenoser · 10-24-2019, 12:11 PM

Joe Girardi to manage Phillies - https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-girardi...illies-manager

What do the Phanatics think of this move?

Hrycaj · 10-24-2019, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Joe Girardi to manage Phillies - https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-girardi...illies-manager

What do the Phanatics think of this move?

Not a Phillie Phanatic or hater, but I think this is the right move by Philadelphia. He seems to be able to handle big egos and rosters that are pieced together through free agency.

Hrycaj · 10-24-2019, 02:00 PM

How will the judge see it?

The Game · 10-24-2019, 03:03 PM

I'm glad for Girardi. Part of me is happy that he didn't go to the Cubs so i can continue disliking them and hating their fans. i like Girardi too much to cheer against him as a Cubs MGR. I'll be indifferent towards him with the Phillies. i hate Harper so I dont care if he succeeds or fails there.

monkeyman576 · 10-24-2019, 06:58 PM

I'm not sure Giardi's success in New York will translate to Philadelphia. Similar to Phil Jackson moving to the Knicks from the Bulls, I feel like the success was as much a part of the players and the system in Yankeesville as it was about Giardi. Not saying it can't happen, but I wouldn't grade it as an "A" hire.

Westheim · 10-24-2019, 07:58 PM

Surprised he didn't get the Mets job. Not that I *wanted* him. But I thought that was a fine enough match to result in some sort of success.

Cobra Mgr · 10-24-2019, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

But I thought that was a fine enough match to result in some sort of success.

Probably what turned the Mets off.

Westheim · 10-25-2019, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Probably what turned the Mets off.

Replacing the muppet with a muppet would be a Metsian move indeed.

Cobra Mgr · 10-25-2019, 09:02 PM

Few things irritate me more in sports than the stupid network being allowed to interview the mgr WHILE THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How intrusive do we want TV to be? If I was a mgr I would answer every question with gibberish.

ukhotstove · 10-25-2019, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeyman576

I'm not sure Giardi's success in New York will translate to Philadelphia. Similar to Phil Jackson moving to the Knicks from the Bulls, I feel like the success was as much a part of the players and the system in Yankeesville as it was about Giardi. Not saying it can't happen, but I wouldn't grade it as an "A" hire.

No way of working it out but I've always wondered of what % of winning is down to say coach/manager, players, GM, scouts etc.

Cobra Mgr · 10-25-2019, 11:07 PM

I'm going to set my alarm for 7am so I can wake up in time for the 9th inning.

Westheim · 10-25-2019, 11:55 PM

(has an actual chance to stay up to his actual 7am thanks to the game going like glue)

ukhotstove · 10-26-2019, 01:21 AM

Nothing compared to 2005, I think I had about 4 hours sleep in 3 days. After that i started booking days off for the WS. Thank the Gods for retirement lol.

Westheim · 10-26-2019, 07:45 AM

I've been doing the whole time off since '12, draw all the blinds, and pretend I live on East Coast time.

thehef · 10-26-2019, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Few things irritate me more in sports than the stupid network being allowed to interview the mgr WHILE THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed. Stupid. Borrowed from the NBA's between-quarters interviews, I suppose...

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

How intrusive do we want TV to be?

In The Age of Kardashia, I think you know the answer

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

If I was a mgr I would answer every question with gibberish.

Though I don't like the mid-game interview, I actually credit the managers & coaches (that I have seen) for being cool about the intrusion. Unlike Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich, who would be absolute a-holes about the between-quarter interviews... Most coaches/managers politely state the obvious, and move on.

10-23-2019, 11:06 PM	#362
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 6,362	Astros getting knocked out of orbit. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

10-23-2019, 11:39 PM	#363
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,884	… an elaborate plan to ensure the Astros can win those rings at home …! Uhm, yeah. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-24-2019, 12:02 AM	#365
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,884	What I find more worrying than the disappearance of all hitting and pitching for the Astros is the fact that I can't seem to be able to muster my usual dose of anger and resentment about the damn Gnats going up 2-0. What the heck? What is wrong with me? Am I … (gulp) … mellowing?? __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-24-2019, 02:00 PM	#368
Hrycaj All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,361	Kris Bryant's Grievance Hearing How will the judge see it? __________________ Click on my signature to read about the great game of baseball in Normington.

10-24-2019, 03:03 PM	#369
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,803	I'm glad for Girardi. Part of me is happy that he didn't go to the Cubs so i can continue disliking them and hating their fans. i like Girardi too much to cheer against him as a Cubs MGR. I'll be indifferent towards him with the Phillies. i hate Harper so I dont care if he succeeds or fails there. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

10-23-2019, 11:58 PM	#364
dkgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,152	so sad for the houston abusers

10-24-2019, 12:11 PM	#366
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,680	Joe Girardi to manage Phillies - https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-girardi...illies-manager What do the Phanatics think of this move?

10-24-2019, 06:58 PM	#370
monkeyman576 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,939	I'm not sure Giardi's success in New York will translate to Philadelphia. Similar to Phil Jackson moving to the Knicks from the Bulls, I feel like the success was as much a part of the players and the system in Yankeesville as it was about Giardi. Not saying it can't happen, but I wouldn't grade it as an "A" hire.

10-24-2019, 07:58 PM	#371
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,884	Surprised he didn't get the Mets job. Not that I wanted him. But I thought that was a fine enough match to result in some sort of success. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-25-2019, 09:02 PM	#374
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 6,362	Few things irritate me more in sports than the stupid network being allowed to interview the mgr WHILE THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How intrusive do we want TV to be? If I was a mgr I would answer every question with gibberish. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

10-25-2019, 11:07 PM	#376
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 6,362	I'm going to set my alarm for 7am so I can wake up in time for the 9th inning. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

10-25-2019, 11:55 PM	#377
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,884	(has an actual chance to stay up to his actual 7am thanks to the game going like glue) __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-26-2019, 01:21 AM	#378
ukhotstove Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of England Gods Country Posts: 7,175	Nothing compared to 2005, I think I had about 4 hours sleep in 3 days. After that i started booking days off for the WS. Thank the Gods for retirement lol. __________________ Detroit Diesel Dynasty San Antonio Calzones of Laredo Dynasty

10-26-2019, 07:45 AM	#379
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,884	I've been doing the whole time off since '12, draw all the blinds, and pretend I live on East Coast time. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.