OFFICIAL 2018 MLB THREAD

**willywhit** · 10-29-2018, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by ticketchecker

^^and ended it with Machado spun out on one knee.

manny sucks. Red Sox are champs

**Brock Landers** · 10-29-2018, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Self Jupiter

As much as I love me some Steve Pearce superheroics, Price deserved the MVP

We had a big debate about that. Couple guys I know had prop bets on Price as mvp. I agree though he was the biggest factor in a 5 game series.

**neckdeep** · 10-29-2018, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

Yeah no doubt the Dodgers are good and I'd expect to see them back next year.

I didn't think they were really that good this year. They barely squeaked by a lesser Rockies team to win their division. The Brew Crew took them to seven games. My yardstick is the Cubs and the Cubs had a down year but they still beat the Dodgers 4-3 for regular season games. Just not a great year for the NL in general.

Cubs and Dodgers were kinda in the same boat this year. Neither team really looked like champion material. Neither team had a solid grip on their division. Both teams had to go big with rent-a-players to patch up big holes. Their engines rarely had all the cylinders firing and they'd go from looking great one week to just sputtering along the next.

**Supermoon** · 10-29-2018, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Self Jupiter

As much as I love me some Steve Pearce superheroics, Price deserved the MVP

Price was so solid all throughout, but Pearce had a much more dramatic impact which is what usually gets the nod.

I went back and forth on them.

No denying Pearce’s last six ABs were maybe the best 6 ABs ever in a World Series.

**Benny Profane** · 10-29-2018, 11:56 AM

Wouldn't it be a lot of fun if Machado showed up in pinstripes next year? Haha.

**iceman** · 10-29-2018, 12:10 PM

Good luck with that guy. What about Didi though?

**Timberridge** · 10-29-2018, 12:18 PM

For chrissakes, what's with all the scraggly beards? Looks like a TGR meetup.
I blame Brian Wilson.

**neckdeep** · 10-29-2018, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Wouldn't it be a lot of fun if Machado showed up in pinstripes next year? Haha.

Opening odds for which team Manny Machado will be on for the first game of the 2019 regular season (@BovadaOfficial):

Phillies +150
Dodgers +225
Yankees +300
Marlins +800
Angels +900
Braves +1400
Nationals +1400

— OddsShark (@OddsShark) October 29, 2018

**Meanfruit** · 10-29-2018, 01:26 PM

Best Sox Team ever? Hard not to love them.

**Woodsy** · 10-29-2018, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Good luck with that guy. What about Didi though?

out for at least the year.

**Sirshredalot** · 10-29-2018, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Good luck with that guy. What about Didi though?

Didi's a JAG who gets a few extra cheap homers by virtue of tiny Yankee Stadium. Machado is a star with on base skills. You replace Didi with Machado ten times out of ten if you are trying to win now and you don't have a glaring need to spend the money on elsewhere.

That was a fun Sox team to watch, and they got past some quality teams in the postseason. I'm glad that Price proved me wrong this fall.

**iceman** · 10-29-2018, 02:28 PM

Huh I think Didi fields the position a lot better, hustles, and is a net positive to the team. And he's not a cancer. Plus I think he's expected to be back by July. And he's under contract for 2 more years at like $2.5. Despite 10 less HR's and 20 less RBI's I'd keep him 11 times out of 10 over Machado (if he can play) myself but hey that's me.

**Timberridge** · 10-29-2018, 03:11 PM

Plus Yanks don't allow cornrows.

**Benny Profane** · 10-29-2018, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

Plus Yanks don't allow cornrows.

Yeah, there's that. But, amazing how many guys clean up their act when it means being a Yankee and getting paid a Kings ransom for the pleasure.

**irul&ublo** · 10-29-2018, 03:48 PM

No Machado. Focus on keeping Betances and getting another starter.

**hafjell** · 10-29-2018, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by acinpdx

Every time he came out, they’d list his size: 6-5, 275

I’m 6-5, 210...I’d have to tape a small child to my back to make 275...that’s a heckuva size for a pitcher

Ha!

**Brock Landers** · 10-29-2018, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by irul&ublo

No Machado. Focus on keeping Betances and getting a starter who doesn’t suck.

FIFY

**hafjell** · 10-29-2018, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsy

What a season.
....
Dodgers had a hell of a year. I think Roberts is getting killed for some of his moves that would have worked against any other team.

So difficult to reach the WS let alone in consecutive years. That will be lost in the defeat. Great team, great mgr, just ran up against one of the best teams in MLB history. No shame in that.

**BigDaddy** · 10-29-2018, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by irul&ublo

I tip my hat to Boston, as I will be dining on crow for the next several weeks. I was so wrong about this fantastic Red Sox team from the start. I so regret all of the stupid things I have said and promise try and be much less of a skankee homer. My life goal is to come to Boston for the parade, so I am looking into selling my Mantle rookie card and Beanie Baby collection for the air fare.

Wow, I thought Irul would just give a simple congrats and leave it at that?!

**neufox47** · 10-29-2018, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by BigDaddy

Wow, I thought Irul would just give a simple congrats and leave it at that?!

He’s a better man than we thought he was

**iceman** · 10-29-2018, 08:20 PM

He'd have to be.

**Viva** · 10-29-2018, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by hafjell

So difficult to reach the WS let alone in consecutive years. That will be lost in the defeat. Great team, great mgr, just ran up against one of the best teams in MLB history. No shame in that.

Dave Roberts is a paint-by-numbers manager, at best. He's also clearly a tool of the current Dodger's front office. Doyers had enough talent to beat the red socks, or at least provide some real competition. Someone posted a few days ago- why are they coming out with the scrub lineup? Trying to one-up Billy Ball without first understanding what Billy Ball was all about. This team will always suck under current leadership. If you really believe that los Doyers lost simply because the Red Socks are so great, you're seriously fucking stupid. Must admit, though, that they did lose to a better team.