General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[CyHawk_Cub]

My beautiful dong master Jorge...if only.

[Derwood]

My beautiful dong master Jorge...if only.

He's definitely an all offense guy. .362 wOBA, 125 wRC+, but only a 2.2 fWAR

[CyHawk_Cub]

I don't care. Defense doesn't matter.






Really, I'm kidding about the last part. let me have my grief you monster.

[WrigleyField 22]

That's a really low franchise single season total.

[TomtheBombadil]

Dear Theo,

Please find a SP or two with this kind of fastball.

Thanks in advance and love,

Fan

[NonProfitCow]

Well, Cole’s a FA after this year.

[The Logan]

Former Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti just got a new job as a scout...

*record scratch*

for the San Jose Sharks

[TomtheBombadil]

Well, Cole’s a FA after this year.

Pretty much the only major FA I really want the Cubs to sign, maybe Gregorious, but lol

[Derwood]

Angels might back up the Brinks truck for Cole

[BigSlick]

Jorge Soler now has the Royals single season HR record.

I've always wanted the best for Soler. Glad he's had success there

[BigSlick]

That's a really low franchise single season total.

It took the franchise literally 50 years to have a 40 home run season, its legitimately astounding

[weis21]

Jorge Soler now has the Royals single season HR record.

I've always wanted the best for Soler. Glad he's had success there

I'd be legitimately happy if Soler is one day known as "Mr. Royal"

[javy knows my name]

Jorge Soler now has the Royals single season HR record.

I've always wanted the best for Soler. Glad he's had success there

I'd be legitimately happy if Soler is one day known as "Mr. Royal"

I don't think Soler would

[weis21]

i'm just saying i hope the best for him

[UMFan83]

Saw this tibdit on Reddit:

Bruce Bochy has managed the Padres and the Giants from 1995-2019. His regular season record over that time is 1995-2019

[TomtheBombadil]

Big fan of the LH 12-6 curveball...Fried's also the ultra rare pitcher I might like more post-TJ than before it. He seems like a guy who got hurt, responded correctly by taking his strength and conditioning to another level, and might still be getting better. I'm rooting hard for him to become LH AJ Burnett or whatever but without any success for the Braves as a franchise

[Little Slide Rooter]

Wow, just learned that Yelich’s out for the season. A team with a -27 run differential shouldn’t even be above .500, let alone in contention. Take away 7.1 WAR player, and they’re pretty much sunk.

I guess that essentially takes on one contender in our quest for an extra game.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Dodgers clinch 7th straight NL West title. Remember when we thought we were on their level long-term?

[Brian]

Astros are the team to be jealous of.

I'll take our last 7 years over the Dodgers last 7 100 out of 100 times.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Astros are the team to be jealous of.

I'll take our last 7 years over the Dodgers last 7 100 out of 100 times.

I'm old enough to remember when we collectively agreed that playoff results were a crapshoot and sustained success is what matters.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Heading into this season the Cubs had won 8 more games, one more World Series, and made the same number of LCS over the last 4 years.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Astros are the team to be jealous of.

I'll take our last 7 years over the Dodgers last 7 100 out of 100 times.

I'm old enough to remember when we collectively agreed that playoff results were a crapshoot and sustained success is what matters.

until you win a WS, sure

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Heading into this season the Cubs had won 8 more games, one more World Series, and made the same number of LCS over the last 4 years.

why stop there? Surely you can slice it down a little further to squeeze more of an advantage out for the Cubs

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Heading into this season the Cubs had won 8 more games, one more World Series, and made the same number of LCS over the last 4 years.

why stop there? Surely you can slice it down a little further to squeeze more of an advantage out for the Cubs

The Cubs having a relatively poor season this year and being poorly run more recently than the Dodgers doesn't change the fact they were a half step better over a very long time horizon. Defining 'long term' in a conversation with you is likely to be the 8th circle of hell but 4 consecutive years qualifies to me given that I've long thought that any roster planning beyond 2-3 years is basically absurd.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Heading into this season the Cubs had won 8 more games, one more World Series, and made the same number of LCS over the last 4 years.

why stop there? Surely you can slice it down a little further to squeeze more of an advantage out for the Cubs

The Cubs having a relatively poor season this year and being poorly run more recently than the Dodgers doesn't make the fact they were a half step better over a very long time horizon. Defining 'long term' in a conversation with you is likely to be the 8th circle of hell but 4 consecutive years qualifies to me given that I've long thought that any roster planning beyond 2-3 years is basically absurd.

You can spin this however you want, but if you get to set the starting point *and* still have to cut out some of the data, you know you’re stretching