NEWS/RUMORS/AROUND MLB Thread

Good point.
Yeah, it probably would've been easier for me to just say " Baez wasn't demoted last year " and leaving it at that.
Just thought I'd shine a light on the difference in their roles/production in the post and current stature within the game.
Said it before..shit, said it quite a bit, but if Puig can at least produce on a consistent basis like Mondesi did it'll go a long way in repairing whatever's he's fucked up.
Mondesi had his own issues, but wasn't nearly as clueless as Puig.
But it seems like management/the FO just wants Puig to stop being an embarrassment of a proud franchise, that they aren't even overly interested in him producing to the level of a Mondesi.
I know they are, though..he's outta here as soon as he does produce ala Kemp

 

But isn't classless just classless? Isn't there a "right way" to play the game? So because you win a ship it's ok to show dudes up?

Not buying that at all. Baez is a punk.. and doesn't nearly get enough shit for it.

 

No, /end convo

 

Baez receives positive reporting and is liked by his teammates because he just isn't the pathological cunt that Puig is.

He engages in showboating, but its seen as a genuine manifestation of 'enthusiasm for the game' because he doesn't have 4 years of consistent antagonism of teammates, managers, and general antisocial assholeness attached to his name.

 

Nevertheless, a bona fide scumbag in his own right.
Comparing him to Puig, or anyone else, who may or may not be "worse", doesn't diminish his douchebaggery.
Guy's a fucking asshole, all by his lonesome...

 

Just want to say I have no problem with the theatrics and players who get excited. And I don't think there is a "right way" to play the game.

But I sure like the American way of playing. I don't find it boring or stuck up. The Latin players have the right to play the way they do. So do the Americans.

I think the calm, measured celebration of the American team is damn cool, too. Different culture. I don't know why both can't be celebrated for what they are.

 

Agreed. I was just posing the question because I see his BS and wonder why nobody questions it. While puig bat flips and it's world news..

Been watching a lot of the WBC and pretty much all the Cubans bat flip. Even on singles and outs.. seems like a cultural thing..

But Baez pointing at Yadi before he even catches the ball and makes the tag is accepted and even applauded.. just a double standard that needs to be called out and talked about.. and if I'm being honest, I don't even care that he did it... I think it takes fucking ballz and skill do do it.. pretty bad ass actually.. but it's definitely not what you teach a kid to do..and not part of the " classy way to play the game ".

I don't post much.. but when I do...

 

Tired of the announcers acting like we are helpless underdogs. We have the best players in the world.

Great win. As long as the USA is in and the stadiums are filled, I like the tournament.

Airing ALL the games on MLBN is a fail though.

 

I'm not selling anything.
You asked why Puig didn't get away w/some of the things Baez does..I never said it was OK, but it's the reality.
Baez is indeed a punk and your approach in this post is >>> your initial plea involving Puig because nobody's buying that Puig is a victim anymore.
If you had gone in this direction from the start, just taking aim at Baez on his own shit instead of tying Puig into it, I think everybody would be on board with that.
However, you said the only reason Puig doesn't get away with it is because he's a Dodger and that's not really solid.
I think the only reason you give a damn about Puig is because he's a Dodger.
Basically, I don't think any other fans around MLB are wondering why Yasiel Puig gets more shit than Javier Baez.

 

Yeah, that's another thing.
Puig's all hunky dory w/fans on social media and lovable..and then he goes to work and is a headache.
I'd love to see a comparison of Puig's and Baez's work habits.
I'd be willing to bet that Baez knows how to come to work..on time and work hard..shit, he actually had to battle in the minors and prove himself a couple years before earning show trust

 

Don't get what a player had to do back in the day to get to the Show has anything to do with taunting and wise ass behavior...To categorize it as " enthusiasm" is a monster stretch, too, IMO.
If what they had to go through to wear a ML uni is a pass on douchebaggery, then who deserves one more than Puig?
Doesn't matter anyway, in the end. It's all "look at me" shit now anyway.
Funny how we don't see Trout and CK, best at their positions, doing shit like that though.

 

We should have a bat flipping emoji just for kicks. An his panic one and a white one...

Just business:rubhands:

 

The difference between how Puig is treated and Baez is treated is not because Baez is good and Puig is bad. People piled on Puig when he first came up. When he was good. When he had MVP potential. When he was >>> better than anything Baez has ever been. Meanwhile, Baez had his dick sucked before he did anything in the postseason.

My guess is it's because Baez was seen as a scrappy replacement player on the lovable losers. He's a fucking Cub, and there was no way to get your dick sucked faster than being a Cub in 2016. Period.

Meanwhile, Puig is seen as immensely gifted. No underdog status with Puig. So he will always be throwing his talent away if he as much cracks a smile.

There is no good reason for this double-standard. No matter what it is.