OFFICIAL 2017 MLB THREAD

[FLS]

Wow, so sad. RIP

[ex-powderbroker]

Way too young. he was a great competitor, sad.

[SkiBall]

Phildo summed my feelings up exactly.

[neufox47]

thoughts and prayers to the family of Roy Halladay,
killed today in a small plane crash over the coast of Florida.

RIP man

RIP Roy. Too young.

Fucking small planes man. Flying in a large jet is one of the safest things you can do, but small planes... So many legends die in small planes.

[iceman]

RIP Doc.

About the plane: http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/us/a5-...day/index.html

[GeezerSteve]

So sad. Doc was a fantastic pitcher and an all-around good guy

[nutmegchoi]

https://youtu.be/ttf_EzEkxBk


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[nutmegchoi]

So...
What’s going on with Sammy Sosa?
He’s white now?

[SkiBall]

Yet the ears remain.
Creepy nonetheless.

[ex-powderbroker]

it's sailin' sammy!

[nutmegchoi]

I’m sure it’s skin condition just like Michael Jackson.

[FLS]

Altuve wins AL MVP...Noice!

MVP: Stanton by a nose, Altuve towers over AL

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/262040670/giancarlo-stanton-jose-altuve-win-mvp-awards/

[nutmegchoi]

And Judge was right there to congrats him.
Such a sweetheart!

[BmillsSkier]

Hot Stove League time.

Guess I should start by giving props to the near unanimous AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber. Congrats on #2 Klubot.

Not bad having fellow Tribe hurler Carlos Carrasco finish 4th in the Cy Young race, Yes-way-Jose Ramirez finish 3rd in the MVP vote in an extremely close race for 2nd.

HOF nominees announced today and (in my opinion) the greatest defensive SS of all time, Omar Vizquel is on the ballot for the first time alongside fellow teammate, and 500 HR hitter, Jim Thome-run.

84 days till pitchers and catchers report.

[Sirshredalot]

Hot Stove League time.

Guess I should start by giving props to the near unanimous AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber. Congrats on #2 Klubot.

Not bad having fellow Tribe hurler Carlos Carrasco finish 4th in the Cy Young race, Yes-way-Jose Ramirez finish 3rd in the MVP vote in an extremely close race for 2nd.

HOF nominees announced today and (in my opinion) the greatest defensive SS of all time, Omar Vizquel is on the ballot for the first time alongside fellow teammate, and 500 HR hitter, Jim Thome-run.

84 days till pitchers and catchers report.

It'll be interesting to see if either Vizquel or Thome gain traction with HOF voters. They both played a long time, which voters love, but Vizquel probably doesn't belong because he couldn't hit for shit even though he had a good glove. Thome probably has the numbers, but the HOF voters can't seem to stomach voting for a DH.

It'll be interesting to see Schilling's vote total. I think he'd be in if he'd stop publicly embarrassing himself in retirement.

I think Vlad is going in even though he's borderline by the numbers. He was so awesome to watch, I think that puts him over the edge.

[Danno]

I think Thome makes it. Hope Edgar does. No on Omar.

[Viva]

...Vizquel probably doesn't belong because he couldn't hit for shit even though he had a good glove.

Agree. If Mark Bellanger wasn't voted in back when he was eligible, I don't Vizquel making the cut in this hitting-happy era.

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[BmillsSkier]

11 Gold Gloves, most DPs turned out of any SS, him and Robbie still hold the best middle infield percentage (I believe), played for 24 freakin years!, 400 steals. Sure he wasn’t a hitter but no one was back then till Jeter came along. It’ll be interesting.

Thome is another one. 600+ HR and another very long career. Was never suspected of doping either which may be something the voters would like to use as a statement to the Bonds and Sosa’s of the era.

Chipper is a no-doubter first ballot inductee. I must have been blinded by my dislike of him back then but when I saw those stats yesterday I was blown away.

[Sirshredalot]

11 Gold Gloves, most DPs turned out of any SS, him and Robbie still hold the best middle infield percentage (I believe), played for 24 freakin years!, 400 steals. Sure he wasn’t a hitter but no one was back then till Jeter came along. It’ll be interesting.

Thome is another one. 600+ HR and another very long career. Was never suspected of doping either which may be something the voters would like to use as a statement to the Bonds and Sosa’s of the era.

Chipper is a no-doubter first ballot inductee. I must have been blinded by my dislike of him back then but when I saw those stats yesterday I was blown away.

You can make the argument that Chipper was the 2nd-best switch hitter of all time, and he played a good third base.

I'd like to see Rolen make it in, too, but the voters have a crazy high standard at 3b. We'll see.

[The AD]

Sure he wasn’t a hitter but no one was back then till Jeter came along

Cal Ripken and Alan Trammell have issued a formal protest to this statement.

It will be interesting to see the vote for Thome. You'd think a guy with over 600 career home runs and a career slash line of .276/.402/.554 would be a shoo-in, but I'm not so sure. I'm going to say he falls just short this year. He'll get in, I'm just not sure he's going to be a first ballot guy.

[ex-powderbroker]

vizquel and his 28 dWar is almost as impressive as his longevity. but his best season is only 6 war and he had a couple of fours. gold gloves are useless over that time period and the guy was never the best at his position. i think he’s a notable player within the hall of very good but that’s it.

[BmillsSkier]

If Joe Morgan has his way there might be some space on the ballot for a few more guys to get in

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ball-hall-fame

[Sirshredalot]

If Joe Morgan has his way there might be some space on the ballot for a few more guys to get in

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ball-hall-fame

For a guy who huffed a shit-ton of greenies in his day, that is some breathtakingly sanctimonious pearl-clutching.

[BmillsSkier]

He didn’t bring up Pete this year so that’s growth I guess.

[Viva]

He didn’t bring up Pete this year so that’s growth I guess.

That's because this past summer, Pete admitted to porking a teen back in the 70s. The entire organization is backing away slowly.

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