MLB 2022 Regular Season Thread

[geniusMoment]

It does make great baserunners very valuable. Even if that is the rule I think some very good baserunners will be able to fake going, causing the pitcher to step off a 3rd time, and get rewarded 2nd.

 

[alkeiper]

You get that kind of thing now. If a baserunner can get a pitcher to break their motion they force a balk. And lefty pitchers have their own gamesmanship over pickoff motions (god I wish this rule existed when Pettitte pitched).

 

[strummer]

Buck Showalter will not stop pitching Joely Rodriguez in high leverage situations. He gets burnt nearly every time.

Love Buck but his bullpen management scares the shit out of me

Please stop it, Buck.

 

[alkeiper]

Eighteen losses for Corbin

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Eighteen losses for Corbin

He's now gone 15-34 the last 2 seasons with an ERA+ of 66...

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Mike Trout now has a HR in 7 straight games, 1 away from tying the MLB record.

 

[alkeiper]

Trout didn't homer yesterday. HQ jinxed it.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Patrick Corbin is going for loss #19 tonight! Hopefully I am not a jinx like HQ!

 

[alkeiper]

The Nats are down four but Corbin left with a 2-1 lead. Better luck next time!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

he should still have at least three more starts. I got my fingers crossed. Mike Maroth has been through enough.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1570210278855553024

I could have done without this 10th Anniversary tribute to the 2012 Boston Red Sox.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

@King of Summer Kamala, come get your boy. I think he was a little off with these pre-season predictions

 

[alkeiper]

JT Realmuto 2nd half: 42 games. .320/.394/.620. Ten home runs, five steals in five attempts.

 

[strummer]

Sandy Alderson is out as Mets team president. Presumably after the season ends. Another great move by Steve Cohen

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Judge is sitting at an absurd 57 HR with 18 games left. 61 (and 62) are well within reach. More interestingly, Judge has an outside chance at challenging Sammy Sosa's 66 in 1998 and 64 in 2001.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

This was a great moment at the Mets game tonight. It was Gary Cohen bobblehead night, and these women brought a sign asking Gary to sign their bobbleheads. They were brought up to the booth, during the broadcast, and he signed them live on air. Very cool, and classy.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571290602045865984

 

[treble]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571330459501756418

Nice

 

[alkeiper]

Astros have clinched the AL West and looking at the standings they have also clinched a first round bye.

 

[strummer]

Mets have clinched a playoff berth as well with their win in Milwaukee tonight.

 

[strummer]

Hey Al, this would be the first time the Mets and Phillies both made the playoffs in the same season, right?

Although that wasn't possible till 1994.

Assuming Phils hold on (Brewers don't seem like a real threat tbh)

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

Mets have clinched a playoff berth as well with their win in Milwaukee tonight.

It's wild to think that this is only their 10th post season appearance in their history.

 

[alkeiper]

It's wild to think that this is only their 10th post season appearance in their history.

The expanded playoffs make it weird. Teams don't get credit for finishing in second place in a one division league in the '50s but now you can finish third in one of three divisions and make the playoffs.

The only expansion team with more than ten playoff appearances is the Houston Astros who will make their 16th appearance this season.

 

[alkeiper]

Three game series between the Guardians and White Sox starts tonight. Guardians are up four in the division, winning two of three essentially puts them in an unbeatable spot. But a White Sox sweep and it's competitive again.

We've also got Patrick Corbin sitting on 18 losses, starting against the Atlanta Braves.

 

[alkeiper]

Corbin faced three batters, didn’t give up a run and left with an injury. Twenty losses is in serious jeopardy.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Just insanity that Judge hit 60 HR regardless of whatever his final tally ends up being considering the names of guys who often couldn't hit 50+ in a season. Hank Aaron's career-high was just 47 while Griffey Jr topped 50 just twice with 56 in 1997 & 1998. Jim Thome did it once with 52 in 2001. Albert Pujols' career high was 49 in 2006.

No. 60! Judge sixth all time to reach HR plateau

NEW YORK -- This has been a remarkable season for Aaron Judge, a performance destined to be remembered among the most outstanding offensive campaigns in baseball history. And fans everywhere should “all rise” for this indisputable fact: The Yankees slugger isn’t close to done yet. Judge hit his...

www.mlb.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It's highly unlikely he'll surpass Bonds but with 14 games left, he's got a chance to surpass Sammy Sosa for 3rd for single season HR record and an outside chance at surpassing McGwire for 2nd. Only three of the games are against teams jockeying for the playoffs (and even if you count the Orioles as a playoff contender, it's still less than half). I bet Rob Manfred is praying constantly that Judge surpasses at least one of the steroid mooks.

 

[alkeiper]

Stray thought here. Aaron Judge leads in all triple crown categories. .316/60/128. We know no one else is hitting 60. Jose Ramirez is the only player with a shot at 128 RBIs, Ramirez has 115. It's possible (and perhaps likely) that Judge's batting average will drop. But if he stopped playing today he might have the triple crown in hand.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

For the NYC TSMers (or TSMers within reasonable driving distance of Yankee Stadium), there are still tickets for Yankees-Pirates tonight for as low as $10.

 

[alkeiper]

There's no such thing as reasonable driving distance to Yankee Stadium.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Sandy Alcantara is still the only pitcher sitting at 200+ IP on the year. Carlos Rodon has a crazy 220 K in just 167.2 IP.