2025 MLB Thread

[lordstanley]

6 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

It did kind of happen in the mid-1980s for the Tigers, but the hopes that this would be something that would last 10 years or so doesn’t seem possible, especially under the conditions of today of rampant inequality in what some teams can afford to spend and what other teams can’t. 

There are so many things wrong with this 1993 Seattle Mariners baseball card.

Edited August 5 by lordstanley

[CMU97]

1 hour ago, lordstanley said:

There are so many things wrong with this 1993 Seattle Mariners baseball card.

curiosity got the best of me, I had to go look up who wore #13 for the Mariners that year. It was Omar Visquel. And Lance did come over to the M's Mid-season after he was released by the Angels, so there was no chance he would wear 13 in Seattle.  He played 16 games at first in 1992. In his other 18 seasons he played 1st a combined 14 times. 

[IdahoBert]

As I think Lou Brock said or as I recall him being quoted as saying “in the end this game humbles everyone.“ 

[papalawrence]

Blue Jays just pounded out 63 hits in their 3 game series with the Rockies. That's the most hits in a 3 game series since 1900. Yowza!

[chasfh]

8 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Blue Jays just pounded out 63 hits in their 3 game series with the Rockies. That's the most hits in a 3 game series since 1900. Yowza!

As if 45 runs in three games weren’t remarkable enough!

[papalawrence]

Wonder why the Yankees haven't promoted Spencer Jones to the big club yet? Dude is crushing in aaa

Spencer Jones College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com https://share.google/0ug3XcFC8QP9Hhfle

[papalawrence]

The Brewers just had their best 60 game stretch in franchise history, 44-16

MLB-leading Brewers cap best 60-game stretch in club history https://share.google/PDtcuNXTEg4aNRw9n

[Tiger337]

On 8/5/2025 at 12:13 PM, lordstanley said:

There are so many things wrong with this 1993 Seattle Mariners baseball card.

I also notice how it looks like the ball got by him.  

[tiger2022]

11 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Wonder why the Yankees haven't promoted Spencer Jones to the big club yet? Dude is crushing in aaa

Spencer Jones College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com https://share.google/0ug3XcFC8QP9Hhfle

Judge, Grisham, Stanton, Bellinger, Dominguez.

If he isn't going to be starting, it doesn't make sense to bring him up.  

 

[chasfh]

 

[Edman85]

In what baseball sense does it make sense for a team having a snakebitten injury year with most of their core under contract to add money at the deadline?

[Sports_Freak]

Watching Skenes pitch for Pittsburgh. The announcer said he hasn't given up a 1st inning run since last August. Amazing.

[chasfh]

On 8/7/2025 at 2:40 PM, Edman85 said:

In what baseball sense does it make sense for a team having a snakebitten injury year with most of their core under contract to add money at the deadline?

I think the bigger point is that if the numbers are public and everyone knows exactly how much money they're making, that puts pressure on them to ratchet up player payrolls dramatically.

[sagnam]

I came across this on accident. Many of you probably knew this already, but I didn’t and holy crap.

 

 

[papalawrence]

2 hours ago, sagnam said:

I came across this on accident. Many of you probably knew this already, but I didn’t and holy crap.

 

 

I agree, that may be the greatest single season ever for a pitcher. But it's also important to factor in the higher-mound era as a context. Juan Marichal actually had 2 more complete games that year (30). He averaged 8.6 innings per start, while Gibson averaged nearly 9. But again, I do agree. And of course, Koufax had an amazing run just prior to 1968

I believe Pedro Martinez had even better seasons during his amazing 5-year run. Pedro's era was more than a full run less than any other pitcher in baseball. 

Edited August 10 by papalawrence

[tiger2022]

Old Hoss Radbourne, in 1884, was 60-12, 1.38 era, started 73 of the team's 114 games and appeared in relief in 2 more games.  He had 73 complete games and 678.2 IP.  He had a 19.2 WAR.  

The team had 2 ties that season, so that's why he had 73 CGs and 72 decisions.

The bullpen got a day off with Old Hoss out there.

 

[Sports_Freak]

Are we witnessing history in the making?

 

[chasfh]

4 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Are we witnessing history in the making?

 

Yes. Yes, we are.

[1776]

Justin Verlander became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 3500 batters. He came in to today’s game three K’s short of 3500. He got his three strikeouts in the first inning. Mission accomplished.

[Sports_Freak]

Dodgers bullpen gives up 2 home runs in the 8th and a home run in the 9th. Blue Jays bullpen walks 4 Dodgers in the 8th and 3 more walks in the 9th before striking out Ohtani. And then Mookie Betts made the final out. Absolutely terrible bullpens. Dodgers had 10 hits and 13 walks and lost the game 5-4. 16 Dodgers LOB. 

[papalawrence]

13 hours ago, 1776 said:

Justin Verlander became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 3500 batters. He came in to today’s game three K’s short of 3500. He got his three strikeouts in the first inning. Mission accomplished.

He needs 5 more to tie Walter Johnson at 3508. He is hoping to pitch next year. 

[IdahoBert]

1 hour ago, papalawrence said:

He needs 5 more to tie Walter Johnson at 3508. He is hoping to pitch next year. 

I can’t see what the point is by this time. When is enough ever enough? 

[IdahoBert]

The Giants scored only 26 runs in his first 16 starts so his 1-9 record is deceptive. 

[IdahoBert]

JV’s motivation just must be the edge he feels when he’s competing. In his defense, it’s probably not about money or even about pride. That “edge“ must be pretty alluring. Not wanting to give that up makes sense.

[1776]

34 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

The Giants scored only 26 runs in his first 16 starts so his 1-9 record is deceptive. 

My wife and I traversed to Pittsburgh last week to see the Giants and Pirates three game series. Verlander pitched last Monday and left the game after five innings with a 4-1 lead. The one run Pittsburgh had at that point was unearned. The bullpen blew the game and the Pirates won 5-4 in bottom of the ninth, walk off style. 
It’s been something all year with JV. He’ll pitch well, no run support. He’ll have games where he’s just really bad. And there have been four games that I recall, including last week, where the bullpen blows the game after he leaves. 

We did enjoy finally getting to attend some games in PNC Park. As Jim would say, “Nice area.” Nice folks there as well.