2019 Official Baseball Season Thread

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 287 HR in 150 games
NY Yankees 286 HR in 151 games

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 287 HR in 151games
NY Yankees 286 HR in 151 games

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 289 HR in 152 games
NY Yankees 287 HR in 152 games

[GannonFan]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 289 HR in 152 games
NY Yankees 287 HR in 152 games

The Twinkies better not lose this. I hate the Yankees and the Twins have a habit of collapsing for the Yankees in the past. Git 'er done.

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 289 HR in 153 games
NY Yankees 288 HR in 153 games

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 293 HR in 153 games
NY Yankees 292 HR in 154 games

Corrected # if games played.

[AshevilleApp]

Jordan Zimmerman is 1-12 (6.85 ERA) this year. He's being paid $25 million. May have been a mistake by the Tigers in signing him.

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 293 HR in 154 games
NY Yankees 294 HR in 155 games

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 294 HR in 155 games
NY Yankees 295 HR in 156 games

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 297 HR in 156 games
NY Yankees 298 HR in 157 games

[GannonFan]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 297 HR in 156 games
NY Yankees 298 HR in 157 games

Typical Twins - look good most of the way, and then near the end they find a way to lose to the Yankees. Come on Twinkies.

[Gil Dobie]

Nelson Cruz hits his 400th HR for the Twins this weekend and he also had hit his first HR against the Twins.

On top of the Mount

Most Career Home Runs by an Active player
1. Albert Pujols 656 - Age 39
2. MIguel Cabrera 475 - 36
3. Edwin Encarnarcian 414 - 36
4. Nelson Cruz 400 - 38
5. Curtis Granderson 343 - 38

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 297 HR in 157 games
NY Yankees 299 HR in 158 games

[GannonFan]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 297 HR in 157 games
NY Yankees 299 HR in 158 games

Choking. Big Time. Damn Twinkies.

[89Hen]

Is this HR chace really the biggest story in MLB?

[GannonFan]

Is this HR chace really the biggest story in MLB?

Right now it probably is. Division races are snoozes, only the AL wild card is in doubt and it's down to 3 teams for 2 spots, and no one really thinks any of the wild card teams have a shot against the biggies in either league (apparently the Astros are good again, who saw that coming?). Maybe the playoffs will wake up baseball but we might have to wait for the LCS's or even the World Series to wake things up. And even then if it's just launch angles and exit velocities it might sleep all the way to next season.

[dbackjon]

Is this HR chace really the biggest story in MLB?

Right now it probably is. Division races are snoozes, only the AL wild card is in doubt and it's down to 3 teams for 2 spots, and no one really thinks any of the wild card teams have a shot against the biggies in either league (apparently the Astros are good again, who saw that coming?). Maybe the playoffs will wake up baseball but we might have to wait for the LCS's or even the World Series to wake things up. And even then if it's just launch angles and exit velocities it might sleep all the way to next season.

I think the Nats, if they win the WC game, have the tools to beat the Dodgers.

[89Hen]

Right now it probably is. Division races are snoozes, only the AL wild card is in doubt and it's down to 3 teams for 2 spots, and no one really thinks any of the wild card teams have a shot against the biggies in either league (apparently the Astros are good again, who saw that coming?). Maybe the playoffs will wake up baseball but we might have to wait for the LCS's or even the World Series to wake things up. And even then if it's just launch angles and exit velocities it might sleep all the way to next season.

I think the Nats, if they win the WC game, have the tools to beat the Dodgers.

Yes, but they have a lot of baggage too. No lead safe with them.... either way.

[GannonFan]

I think the Nats, if they win the WC game, have the tools to beat the Dodgers.

Yes, but they have a lot of baggage too. No lead safe with them.... either way.

Until they show me they won't flameout in a playoff series, I'll habitually write them off. They've never come out of the wild card game before, so maybe this will be a year of new things for the Nats.

[89Hen]

Yes, but they have a lot of baggage too. No lead safe with them.... either way.

Until they show me they won't flameout in a playoff series, I'll habitually write them off. They've never come out of the wild card game before, so maybe this will be a year of new things for the Nats.

Same went for the Caps until two years ago.

Had the Nats not had the recent swoon and gotten beaten time and time again by the Bravos, I might feel like this is the year. But their only chance is to face the Dodgers then Cards. But even typing that makes me realize it aint gonna happen. 2012 still stings. One out away from NLCS.

[89Hen]

I will say as a Nats fan, there have been a LOT of great moments for the Nats even without the playoff series win. I saw all of these with the exception of a few of the double digit walk-offs:

- Scherzer 20 strikeout game...


- Scherzer no hitter that was really a perfect game (I doubt that asshole can sleep at night) and it was a game after a 1 hitter complete game. 18 innings, 1 hit, 1 BB, 1 hit by pitch, 0 ER...


- Strasburg 14 K debut...


- ZImmermann no hitter on a diving catch for the last out


- Tons of Ryan Zimmerman walk-off HR's...


- Harper home run derby at home...


- Werth walk-off in Game 4 of 2012 NLDS...

[Gil Dobie]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 299 HR in 158 games
NY Yankees 299 HR in 159 games

[AshevilleApp]

AL Wild Card is nearly set with Cleveland's loss last night. Tampa and Oakland both two games up on the Tribe with four to go.

[GannonFan]

HR Record Chase

Minnesota Twins 299 HR in 158 games
NY Yankees 299 HR in 159 games

They're teasing me now.

[GannonFan]

AL Wild Card is nearly set with Cleveland's loss last night. Tampa and Oakland both two games up on the Tribe with four to go.

That's part of the snooze-fest - besides there being no real races down the stretch, the only one involves the perfect trifecta of markets of Oakland/Tampa/Cleveland. Good teams, no doubt, but not markets that move the needle.