TitansFan777 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Welp this story just keeps getting bigger. Now players were supposedly wearing buzzers? Link to post Share on other sites
TitansFan777 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, JakePA_Titan said: MLB released a statement saying they found no evidence of that. Hours ago I believe Yup. They certainly did. ...and it’s about as believable as LSU saying Beckham’s cash was not real at first. Link to post Share on other sites
TitansFan777 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) I agree that it won't hurt MLB for the most part. For the most part, nobody is really surprised at what went down. They know people do anything to gain a competitive advantage, and may really just be surprised of how extensive this case of sign stealing really is. However, watching live, I wondered how in the hell Altuve was sitting on an 84mph offspeed pitch against Chapman, when you almost have to be geared up for 100+. I could see a reactionary slap hit or something, but he was timed up perfectly to smash offspeed. Either he guessed right on a 2-1 pitch, or he knew it was coming. He was perfectly squared up; he either knew what was coming, or it was one of the greatest guesses ever. Knowing what's been alleged now, his actions after the homer are highly suspect: from the preoccupation, after hitting an historic home run, of begging his teammates not to rip off his jersey, to leaving the field to change while his teammates celebrate, to his feeble answer to the question of why he asked his teammates not rip off his jersey ("uh, I don't know... um, I'm shy). MLB may not have found the fire, but there seems to be a lot of smoke. Edited January 17, 2020 by TitansFan777 Link to post Share on other sites
rns90 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Dusty Baker is the new manager. I'm kind of pulling for them to win the World Series since Baker has never won one as a manager. He really should have won the 2002 World Series..but well shit happens. Omar, and Oiler FANatic 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bink Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 23 hours ago, JakePA_Titan said: @Oiler FANatic seems a lot of players are upset. Why would they be if they all do it? It's kind of insane to see this lackadaisical attitude towards this cheating when baseball is so self-righteous about steroid use. Especially now that the owner and players are acting with a toxic level of defensiveness. Link to post Share on other sites
Oiler FANatic Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Dude is gonna end up dead in an alley somewhere with a rat in his mouth..... Link to post Share on other sites
Oiler FANatic Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 3:41 PM, rns90 said: Dusty Baker is the new manager. I'm kind of pulling for them to win the World Series since Baker has never won one as a manager. He really should have won the 2002 World Series..but well shit happens. And maybe the Astros can become the first team to ever win 100 games in four consecutive seasons and shove it down the media's throat!! Link to post Share on other sites
Oiler FANatic Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/18/2019 at 11:00 PM, Oiler FANatic said: So your pathetic excuse that Darvish is playing like shit in Chicago because he's in a tougher division than Cole is complete bullshit. Nice try. It's sad how Jake got himself banned and we can't make fun of him anymore for all the ridiculous bullshit he spewed around here every day. Like when he said that Yu Darvish was way better than Gerrit Cole, and it wasn't even close. Then the Yankees sign him to a $324M contract. Darvish gave up a grand slam today, and the poor Cubbies are still stuck with him for 3 more years after this one. At least they got their ring in 2016. I don't hope for Cole to enjoy a lot of success in NY, obviously. But I doubt the rest of his career will be as pathetic as what Darvish has shown in Chicago. Link to post Share on other sites
Oiler FANatic Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 1/24/2018 at 2:59 PM, rns90 said: On 1/23/2018 at 11:22 PM, JakePA_Titan said: Since you like career numbers.... Career averages Gerritt Cole WAR - 12.2 WHIP - 1.217 H/9 - 8.6 K/9 - 8.4 Cole has only had 1 season where he averaged at least 9 SO/9. It was 9 even. 197 strikeouts per 162 games Yu Darvish WAR - 19.4 WHIP - 1.179 H/9 - 7.3 K-9 - 11 Darvish has only 1 season where he averaged less then 10 SO/9 and it was 9.7. 265 strikeouts per 162 games Darvish has started at least 29 games 4 times. Cole has only done it twice. Then you factor in that Cole is NL and Darvish mostly AL. Less runs given up, less hits given up, and a shit ton more stirkeouts while playing in the league that features the DH. Please. Numbers across the board are superior. You are silly. I wonder if there is a single team in MLB that would rather have Darvish for $22M this season instead of Cole for for $36M. Link to post Share on other sites
Oiler FANatic Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Here we are in October and the Astros are back in the ALCS for the fourth year in a row! The question is will they face off against the Yankees for the third time, starting on Sunday, or will it be Tampa? smokeater 1 Link to post Share on other sites
smokeater Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Offense came to life-got hot at the exact right time and hopefully can stay that way. Correa is a monster right now. Will the young pitching be enough? Can the offense keep it up? Would have been nice to have Yordan and JV still around. Definitely feels like they're on a mission. Oiler FANatic 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Oiler FANatic Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 4 hours ago, smokeater said: Offense came to life-got hot at the exact right time and hopefully can stay that way. Correa is a monster right now. TB has great pitching, but Oakland also had the best bullpen in MLB and the Astros had little problem beating them in 4. I was far more worried about the Yankees hitters than I am about the Rays pitchers. Plus the Astros pitchers will be better rested. If Houston's starters can go at least 5 or 6 innings they'll be in great shape. I hope they go with Framber Valdez in game 1, he has been great. The fact that there will be no games off will force the Rays to use more than just 2 or 3 of their starters. Houston is better suited for this series. rns90, and smokeater 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rns90 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 I gotta admit I didn't see the Astros doing this well. With all the injuries and the other stuff, but I will be rooting for them. I really hope Dusty Baker wins his first World Series ring as a manager. Link to post Share on other sites
smokeater Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Offense has gone pretty cold, especially with RISP, for these first two games. 3 runs in 18 innings just isn't gonna get it done. Pitching has been good enough. Crazy game. Link to post Share on other sites
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